备战2011高考英语历年真题详解8(2)

答案:BⅢ.阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案。

MONTREAL(Reuters)—Crossing the US-Canada border(边界) to go to church on a Sunday cost a US citizen ＄10 000 for breaking Washington’s strict new security(安全) rules.

The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert,who lives right on the Canadian border.Like the other halfdozen people of Township 15,crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert.The nearby Quebec village of St.Pamphile is where they shop,eat and go to church.

There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5530mile border between Canada and the US—which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings.

As a result,Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada,as usual.The US customs(海关) station in this area is closed on Sundays,so he just drove around the locked gate,as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May,following a tightening of border security.Two days later，Albert was told to go to the customs office,where an officer told him he had been caught on camera crossing the border illegally(非法).

Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed,but the US stopped a similar program last May.That forces the people to a 200mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint.

Albert has requested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine,but he has not attended a Sunday church since.“I feel like I’m living in a prison,” he said. 36.We learn from the text that Richard Albert is___________________. A.an American living in Township 15 B.a Canadian living in a Quebec village

C.a Canadian working in a customs station D.an American working in a Canadian church

提示:由第二段中的“Like the other half-dozen people of Township 15,crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert,”以及后文的“两天后，Albert被告知到美国海关去，一位海关人员告诉他摄像机拍下了他非法穿越边境的情况”可知，Richard Albert是一位居住在美加边界的居民，与Township 15地区的其他6个人一样，穿越边境对Albert来讲是常有的事。 答案:A

37.Albert was fined because he___________________. A.failed to obey traffic rules

B.broke the American security rules C.worked in St.Pamphile without a pass

D.damaged the gate of the customs office

提示:由第四段内容可知Albert在穿越边境时被拍摄下来，其行为属于违反了美国新的严厉的安全法规，违法必须要受惩罚所以应选择B项。

答案:B

38.The underlined word “detour” in Paragraph 5 means_____________________ . A.a drive through the town B.a race across the fields

C.a roundabout way of travelling

D.a journey in the mountain area

提示:由倒数第二段最后一个句子“That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint.”可知，此处detour指“绕远路”之意。 答案:C

39.What would be the best title for the text? A.A Cross-country Trip

B.A Special Border Pass C.An Unguarded Border

D.An Expensive Church Visit

提示:整篇文章以美国新的过境法规给人们的生活带来的影响作为叙述的主要内容，其中一个重要影响是星期日的做礼拜，以此为例说明新法规给人们带来的不便，以往很简单的一件事现在需花费$10 000。也由此来说明此法规的不合理性，所以答案应选择D项。A项意为“一次国境旅行”；B项意为“一个特别的边境法”；C项意为“一个不设防的边境”，均与文章叙述的主题不符。 答案:D

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