汕頭市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)09屆高三畢業(yè)考試高考模擬壓軸英語題

2009-06-22 18:50:27 　來源：本站原創(chuàng) 文章作者：匿名

　　About 1 in 15 households drink bottled water today, spending about $ 4 billion a year on it. Although the reasons for the trend are many, bottled water's health benefits fall near the top of the list. Surveys have found that about 25 percent of bottled water drinkers choose the beverage for health and safety reasons; another quarter believe it is pure and free of contaminants(雜質(zhì)).

　　Regardless of its pristine image, bottled water is not necessarily any purer or more healthful than what flows right out of the tap. Consider that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the bottled water industry watchdog, does not require that bottled water meet higher standards for quality, such as the maximum level of contaminants, than public water supplies regulated by the EPA. For the most part, the FDA simply follows EPA's regulatory lead. Granted, bottled water is often filtered(過濾) to remove chemicals such as chlorine that may impart a certain taste. But that doesn't make it any safer. In fact, about 25 to 40 percent of bottled water comes from the same municipal water supplies as tap water. Furthermore, some bottled waters do not contain any or enough of the fluoride(氟化物) needed to fight cavities. The only way to determine whether a certain water contains the mineral is to check with the company that bottles it.

　　This is not to say that bottled water is necessarily any better or worse, from a health standpoint, than tap water. It's certainly preferable to tap water for those who like its taste. The problem is that many consumers pay 300 to 1,200 times more per gallon for bottled water than for tap water because they think bottled water is the more healthful of the two. Bottlers add to the confusion by sprinkling terms such as "pure", "crystal pure" and "premium" on labels illustrated with pictures of glaciers, mountain streams, and waterfalls, even when the water inside comes from a public reservoir. However, the FDA has set forth regulations requiring clear labeling of bottled waters. The miniglossary of bottled waters explains what some of the terms used on bottles really mean.

　　68. What conclusion can we draw from the passage?

　　A. Most bottled water drinkers buy it for the taste.

　　B. Labels on bottled water are used to mislead consumers.

　　C. The FDA sets high standards for bottled water.

　　D. Only wealthy people can afford bottled water.

　　69. According to the passage, removing chlorine from water____________

　　A. does not make the water safer B. is required by the FDA

　　C. makes the water less expensive D. is necessary for good health

　　70. According to the passage, one valid reason for drinking bottled water is the __________.

　　A. convenience B. cost. C. minerals D. taste

　　71. What’s the main idea of this passage?

　　A. Bottled water may be preferable to tap water in taste.

　　B. Bottled water is always safer to drink than tap water.

　　C. Consumers should consider carefully the reason for buying bottled water.

　　D. The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for the bottled water.

　　(E)

　　The art of living is to know when to let hold fast and to let go for life is a paradox(自相矛盾的事物).People always say:“ A man comes to this world with his hand clenched(握緊),but when he dies, his hand is open.”

　　Surely we ought to hold fast to life, for it is wondrous, and full of beauties. We know that this is so, but all too often we recognize this truth only in our backward glance when we remember what was and then suddenly realize that it is no more.

　　A recent experience re-taught me this truth. I was hospitalized following a severe heart attack and had been in intensive care for several days. It was not a pleasant place. One morning, I had to have some tests. The required machines were located in a building at the opposite end of the hospital, so I had to be wheeled across the courtyard on a gurney(蓋尼式床).As we emerged from our unit, the sunlight hit me. That’s all there was to my experience. Just the ________ of the sun. And yet how beautiful it was------how warming, how sparking, how brilliant! I looked to see whether anyone else loved the sun’s golden glow, but everyone was hurrying, most with eyes fixed on the ground. Then I remembered how often I do the same, life’s gifts are valuable------but we are too careless of them.

　　Here then is the first pole of life’s paradoxical demands on us: never too busy for the wonder and the awe of life. Be reverent(虔誠的) before each dawning day. Hug each hour. Seize each golden minute.

　　72. What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 8 words)

　　____________________________________________________________

　　73. Please fill in the blank in paragraph three with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(Please answer within 5 words)

　　_____________________________________________________________

　　74. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

　　The machines needed were located in a building at the other end of the hospital.

　　_____________________________________________________________

　　75. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

　　______________________________________________________________

答案：

　　B A D C

　　72. The Art of Living(文章先進(jìn)句點(diǎn)題：生活的藝術(shù)是知道什么時(shí)候抓緊，什么時(shí)候該放手。較后一句與之呼應(yīng)：既不要太匆忙也不要太散漫。)

　　73. light(前面提到the sunlight hit me這里再一次強(qiáng)調(diào)just the light of sun,作為一個(gè)重癥病人陽光顯得那么的溫暖，耀眼，明亮)

　　74. The required machines were located in a building at the opposite end of the hospital.

　　75. 一個(gè)人出生時(shí)手是緊握的，而死亡時(shí)手是松開的。

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