2011年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题(新课标卷,解析版)

been practical to have a delivery service.可知，由于大公司生产出更便宜和更实用的牛奶，人们已经不用送奶工人送牛奶了。也就是送牛奶已经被赶出了这个市场。选B。 59.答案A。推理题。由最后一段So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.可知，选A。

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While 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 for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants. Beds that are too small, showe 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-tall whose needs are not being met. The average night of the population has been increasing ye 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 6′6″(6 feet and 6 inches) is falling short for 25% of men, while the standard 6′3″ bed caters for less than half of the male population.” Said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy, “seven-foot beds would work fine.”

Sililarly, 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 elsewhere.

Some have already taken note, however. At Queens Moat Houses′Caledoman Hotl in Edinburgh, 6′6″beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors, particularly Americans. 60. What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign? A. To provide better services. B. To rebuild hotels and restaurants.

C. To draw public attention to the needs of the tall. D. To attract more people to become its members.

61. Which of the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heinricy? A. 7′2″. B. 7′ C. 6′6″ D. 6′3″ 62.What may happen to restaurants with small tables? A. They may lose some customers. B. They may start businesses elsewhere.

C. They have to find easy chairs to match the tables. D. They have to provide enough space for the long-legged. 63. What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh? A. Tall people pay more for larger beds. B. 6′6″beds have taken the place of 6′3″beds. C. Special rooms are kept for Americans. D. Guest rooms are standardized.

61. C

Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husband’s income. So this year she did something more than a hobby: She planted vegetables in her yard. For her fist garden, Ms Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants, and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The family’s old farm house has become a chicken bourse ,its residents arriving next month. Last year, Ms.Rita Gartin kept a small garden. This year she has

A. chickens B. tomatoes C. gardens D. people

65. Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular? A. More Americans are dong it for fun. B. The price of oil is lower than before. C. There’s a growing need for fruits. D. The cost of living is on the rise.

66. Which of the following might be the best title for the text? A. Family Food Planning B. Banking on Gardening C. A Belt-tightening Move D. Gardening as a Hobby

【解题导语】美国人由于生活成本价格的上涨，开始回归园艺，种植水果蔬菜来减少家庭的开支。

64.答案A词义猜测题。从上文The family’s old farm house has become a chicken bourse可知，residents指代chickens。

65.答案D细节理解题。由文章第二段They are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(经济)可知由于美国人由于