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2006-2015年全国各地10年高考英语试题分类汇编：说明文阅读
Passage 5
(06•广东B卷)
The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard. But in the rich world, children can   36   from a different kind of poverty—of the spirit.  37   , one Western country alone now sees 14, 000 attempted suicides (自杀)every year by children under 15, and one child   38   five needs psychiatric(心理)advice.
There are many good things about   39   in the Third World. Take the close and constant relation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbours for example.In the West,the very nature of worts distance between   40   and children.But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices.   41   ,the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbours working   42   and often shares in that work.
A child   43   in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community's   44   ：helping to dig or build,look after animals or babies--rather than   45   playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets   46   playing with dolls.
These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the   47   children. Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky. Children in the rich world,   48   , are provided with a watch as one of the   49   signs of growing up, so that they can   50   along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows…
Third World children do not usually   51   to stay indoors, still less in highrise apartments(公寓).Instead of dangerous roads,"keep off the grass" signs and "don't speak to strangers",there is often a sense of   52   to study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them   53   from ten floors up.
  54   , twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease.But childhood in the Third World is not all   55  .
36. A. come            B. learn               C. suffer             D. survive
37. A. As usual          B. For instance         C. In fact            D. In other words
38. A. by               B. in                 C. to                D. under
39. A. childhood         B. poverty            C. spirit             D. survival
40. A. adults            B. fathers             C. neighbours        D. relatives
41. A. Anyhow          B. However           C. Instead           D. Still
42. A. away             B. alone              C. along            D. nearby
43. A. growing up        B. living through       C. playing          D. working
44. A. activity           B. life                C. study            D. work
45. A. by               B. from               C. through          D. with
46. A. and              B. but                C. or               D. so
47. A. Eastern           B. good               C. poor            D. Western
48. A. at any moment     B. at the same time      C. on the other hand  D. on the whole
49. A. easiest            B. earliest             C. happiest         D. quickest
50. A. care              B. fear                C. hurry           D. worry
51. A. dare              B. expect              C. have           D. require
52. A. control            B. danger             C. disappointment   D. freedom
53. A. anxiously          B. eagerly             C. impatiently      D. proudly
54. A. Above all          B. In the end           C. Of course       D. What's more
55. A. bad               B. good               C. rich            D. poor
答案  36.C  37.B  38.B  39.A  40.A  41.C  42.D  43.A  44.D  45.C  46.C  47.D  48.C  49.B  50.A  51.C  52.D  53.A  54.C  55.A 
Passage 6
(06•安徽)
Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you  36  do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks(网络) have become a  37  for many people to shop without  38  having to leave their homes.
Some shoppers are  39  of department stores and supermarkets— 40  the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes   41  of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and   42  a friendly announcer describe a product   43  a model shows it. And they can   44  around the clocying something   45  by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-under companies are   46  to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy   47  their own TV channels(频道)to encourage TV shopping in the future.  48  can asestions about products and place   49  , all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television   50  take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so.  51  many people find shopping at a   52  store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to   53  or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s   54  specialists say that in the future, home shopping will   55  together with store shopping but will never entirely replace(取代) it.
36．A. must B. should C. shall D. can
37．A. programme B. way C. reason D. purpose
38．A. ever B. never C. still D. once