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1、- 1 -2011 年高考英语试题汇编年高考英语试题汇编阅读理解阅读理解2011 年年 (全国卷全国卷)第三部分第三部分 阅读理解（共阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 40 分）分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen milk arrived on the doorstepWhen I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His n
2、ame was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldnt take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs
3、 and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically（魔术般）appear.All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relati
4、onship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldnt freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and tell
5、ing stories about his delivery.There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete (竞争). Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practiced to have a delivery service.Recently, an
6、old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. 1 took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊). Every so often my sons friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.56. Mr. Basil
7、le gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer .A. to show his m agical power B. to pay for the deliveryC. to satisfy his curiosity D. to please his mother57. What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boys house? A. He wanted to have tea there. B. He was a respectable
8、 person. C. He was treated as a family member.D. He was fully trusted by the family.58. Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now. B. It has been driven out of the market. C. Its service is getting poor.D. It is forbidden by law.- 2 -59. Why did the author bring
9、 back home an old milk box?A. He missed the good old days.B. He wanted to tell interesting stories. C. He needed it for his milk bottles.D. He planted flowers in it.60.What was advertising like in the Middle Ages?A. Merchants were employed to promote products.B. Ad messages were shouted out in publi
10、c places.C. Product information was included in books.D. Ad signs were put up in towns.61. What does the word “This” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Advertising in newspapers.B. Including pictures in ads.C. selling goods in markets.D. Working with ad agencies.62 The 18th century advertising was special i
11、n its_A growing spending B printing materialsC advertising companies D attractive designs63 Which of the following might be the best title for the text?A The Story of AdvertisingB The Value of Advertising DesignsC The Role of Newspaper Adve rtisingD The Development of Printing for AdvertisingCWhile
12、small may be beautiful，tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems，particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.The Tall Persons Club Great Britain(TPCGB)，which was formed six months ago to campaign(发起运动)for the needs of the tallhas turned its attention to hotels and resta
13、urants Beds that are too small，shower heads that are too low ,and restaurant tables with hardly any leg-room all make life difficult for those of above average height it says.But it is not just the extra-tail whose needs are not being met. The average height of thepopulation has been increasing yet
14、the standard size of beds，doorways，and chairs has remained unchanged“The bedding industry says a bed should be six inches larger than the person using it ,so even a king-size bed at 66“(6feet and 6 inches) is falling short for 25of men，while the standard 63“ bed caters for(满足需要)less than half of the
15、 male(男性)population，“said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy ,“Seven-foot beds would work fine.“Similarly ,restaurant tables can cause no end of problems Small tables，which mean the long-legged have to sit a foot or so away from them are enough to make tall customers go elsewhereSome have already taken n
16、ote，however At Queens Moat HousesCaledonian Hotel inEdinburgh66“ beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors,particularly Americans.- 3 -64 What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign?A To provide better servicesB To rebuild hotels and restaurants来源:学_科_网C To draw public attention to the needs of the tallD To attract more people to become its members65 .Which of the following might be a bed of prope
