2007年广东高考真题 A. can hardly keep the value of your savings
B. will cost much of your savings
C. may increase your wealth
D. needs your bravery 41. According to the passage, collecting antique clocks ____ . 41. C
细节理解题。根据命题的顺序性原则，并用collecting antique clocks搜寻，在第一段第五句找互关键信息,
结合前一句即第四句,
可知收集古钟可以增值，故选C。 A. suggest human beings are controlled by a clock
B. describe why clocks can rule the planet Earth
C. tell readers what clocks look like
D. compare clocks to human beings 42. By quoting (引用) the remark of a being from another planet, the author intends to _____.
42. A
细节理解题。根据命题的顺序性原则，用a being from another planet搜寻，在第二段找到关键信息，特别是引号中的第一句The planet Earth is ruled by a mysterious creature和最后一句This creature is the real master of Earth，说明人的行动被钟所控制着。 A. Counting the beating of one’s own heart.
B. Making use of candles, sand and water. C. Observing shadows cast by the sun.
D. Keeping slaves busy day and night. 43. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to measure the time?
43. D
细节理解题。用measure the time在文中搜寻，可在第三段和第四段中找到关键信息。 由第三段第二句Certain men were very clever at measuring the time of day according to the beating of their own hearts可知选项A正确，应排除; 由第四段第三句They marked the hours on candles, used sand in hour-glasses, and invented water-clocks可知选项B正确, 应排除; 由第四段第二句They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun可知选项C正确，应排除；虽然第三段第一句中有kings kept special slaves to tell the time，但要同第三句Certain men were very clever at measuring the time…一起理解的，即“国王养一些能根据心脏跳动来计时的物殊的奴隶来告诉时间”, 选项D“让奴隶日夜忙碌”则是断章取义，错了, 故选D。 A. state-owned houses
B. houses in very good condition
C. grand houses open to the public
D. houses where statesmen meet regularly 44. The underlined phrase “stately homes” in Paragraph 4 means ____ . 44. C
词义猜测题。根据第四段最后一句, stately homes与palaces和museums并列，结合后面的不定式短语，不难推断出stately homes是“供人参观的地方”。 A. to introduce the culture of antique clocks B. to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks C. to compare different ways to make a future profit D. to explain convenient and reliable ways of telling time 45. The purpose of the passage is ____. 45. B
主旨大意题。由首尾两段，特别是第一段最后一句Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks和最后一段的最后一句why not invest in an antique clock and perhaps make a future profit?可知。 invest
vt. 投资
interest
n. 利息 personality
n. 个性
antique
adj. 古董的 creature
n. 人物
mysterious
adj.
神秘的 savings
积蓄；存款
reliable
adj. 可靠的 convenient
adj. 方便的(反义inconvenient) hour-glasses砂漏；水漏
the Stock Market证券市场
make a profit获利；赚钱 ［助读词汇］ ［难句理解］ Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques. 结构分析：which引导一个非限制性定语从句，先行词是antique clocks,
I personally consider是插入语。
汉语大意：我在这里提供一些有关收集古钟的建议，我个人认为，古钟在古董中是最有趣的。 A. self-respect
B. financial rewards
C. advertising ability
D. friendly relationship 46. According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our ____ . 46. A
细节理解题。由第五段第三句和倒数第二句Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased得知。 A. lying
B. stealing
C. cheating
D. advertising 47. The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to ____. 47. B
细节理解题。由第五段第一句和第二句Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief得知。 A. telling the truth to the clerk
B. offering advice to the clerk C. asking the clerk to be more attentive
D. reminding the clerk of the charged item 48. The phrase “bringing the error to the clerk’s attention” (in Para. 5) means _____. 48. A
词义猜测题。由in contrast可知, bringing the error to the clerk’s attention与前面we don’t tell the clerk是两种相反的情况。 A. We’ll be very excited.
B. We’ll feel unfortunate. C. We’ll have a sense of honor.
D. We’ll feel sorry for the clerk. 49. How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake? 49. C
推理判断题。由第五段的最后三句，特别是we feel honorable可知。 50. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage？
A. How to Live Truthfully
B. Importance of Peacefulness C. Ways of Gaining Self-respect
D. Happiness through Honorable Actions 50. D
主旨大意题。文章第二段(Here’s an example to show how honorable actions create happiness)就是全文的主旨。 ［助读词汇］ sneaky
adj. 暗中的
demonstrate
vt. 表明advertise
vt. 使……尽人皆知 reputation
n. 名誉；声誉
nobility
n. 高尚contribute to促成；导致(cause) broadly categorized as大体上归类为…… good fortune好财运 a sense of honor荣誉感
in the first case 首先；在第一种情况下 in contrast相反
a positive cycle一个良性循环 do good deeds做好事 ［难句理解］ While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it’s started, it’s easy to continue. 结构分析：while相当于although，引导一个让步状语从句；once引导一个时间状语从句“一旦”。
汉语大意：尽管良性循环很难开始，但是一时开始，就很容易继续下去。 51. According to Paragraph 1, many people don’t seek care because ____. A. they are too poor
B. they can remain unaffected for long C. it is unusual to seek care
D. there are too many people suffering from the disease 51. A
细节理解题。用don’t seek care搜寻，在第一段第二句找到，接着读第三句It is not unusual for a family earning less than two hundred dollars a year…no longer works，可知他们不寻求治疗是因为太贫穷。 A. have to kill female mosquitoes
B. have the ability to defend parasites C. have their red blood cells infected
D. have sudden fever, followed by chills 52. People suffering from malaria ____. 52. C
细节理解题。由文章第二段第三句Malaria parasites live by eating the red blood cells they infect(疟原虫靠吞噬其感染的红血细胞而生存)得知“疟疾患者的红细胞被疟原虫感染了”，故选C。用female mosquitoes搜寻，在第二第六句可找到，讲的是雌蚊将疾病传给人们，与“疟疾患者必须杀死雌蚊”不符，断章取义，应排除；由第二段第一句可知，选项D将“畏冷”与“发烧”的顺序颠倒了，故排除；由第二段倒数第三句可知，疟疾有保护自己的能力，而不是疟疾患者保护寄生虫的能力，故选项B是张冠李戴，应排除。 A. Its resistance to global warming.
B. Its ability to pass on the virus frequently. C. Its outbreaks in cities with large populations.
D. Its ability to defend itself and resist new drugs. 53. Which of the following may be the reason for the wide spread of the disease? 53. D
细节理解题。由文章第二段倒数第三句话(its ability to change rapidly to defend itself and resist new drugs has made it nearly impossible to control)得知。 A. no drugs have been found to treat the disease B. the alternative treatment is not easily available to most people C. malaria has developed its ability to resist parasites D. nobody knows what will be the drug to treat the disease 54. It can be inferred from the passage that ____ . 54. B
推理判断题。由最后一段的第三句(…but they have been in short supply and are very expensive)得知。 A. How can we know one is suffering from malaria? B. How many people are killed by malaria each year? C. Why are there so many people suffering from malaria? D. What has been done to keep people unaffected for long? 55. Which of the following questions has NOT been discussed in the passage? 55. D
主旨大意题。根据全文所讨论的内容得知，选项A, C在第二段讨论到了，选项B在第一段讨论到了。 intense
adj. 非常的
assess
vt. 确定；估计
chill
n. 寒冷
multiply
vi. 繁殖
species
n. 种类
virus
n. 病毒 resistant
adj. 抵抗的
mosquito
n. 蚊子 available
adj. 可得到的
alternative
n. 供选择的东西;替代物 seek care寻求治疗
red blood cells红血球；红细胞 malaria parasites疟原虫
attach oneself to依附于
blood vessels血管 ［助读词汇］ ［难句理解］ Malaria has five thousand genes, and its ability to change rapidly to defend itself and resist new drugs has made it nearly impossible to control. 结构分析：全句是and连接的并列句，and后的分句，其主语是its ability，不定式短语to change rapidly to defend itself and resist new drugs作主语的定语, has made是谓语，it是形式宾语，真宾语是to control, 形容词短语nearly impossible作宾补。
汉语大意：疟疾有五千个基因，它迅速变化来保护自己和抗新药的能力使得人们几乎无法控制。 * * * *