【正文】 s rich culture of both the past and today, is one of the best kept secrets in the world,said Joel Bartsch, director of the Houston museum.The sixyear tour will also go to Washington, New York. Denver and Chicago. Officials said six other . cities may be on the tour. But they said plans had not yet been worked out.Traveling with Lucy will be 190 other fossils. Lucy, her name taken from a Beatles song that played in a camp the night of her discovery, is part of the skeleton of what was once a 3189。 nest(巢)and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax (蜂蠟) in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees’ nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.63. What can be the best title for the text?A. Wild Bees B. Wax and Honey C. Beekeeping in Africa D. HoneyLover39。s, a wellknown department store.61. What does the writer dislike most about dinner parties in New York? A There is a strange mix of people. B. The restaurants are expensive. C. The bill is not fairly shared. D. People have to pay cash63. What is the author39。m booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you can39。高考重點(diǎn)：同義詞及詞組辨析專題六動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)及語(yǔ)態(tài)“時(shí)”和“體”的概念：一般過(guò)去時(shí)和現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)的區(qū)別2013高考英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法復(fù)習(xí)計(jì)劃2013年高考在大家翹首以盼中紛然而至，當(dāng)日歷翻過(guò)舊歲，高考倒計(jì)時(shí)的鐘聲也開始滴答做聲。、人稱代詞、it、人稱代詞的基本用法高考重點(diǎn)：語(yǔ)境的真實(shí)性和復(fù)雜性、語(yǔ)義較豐語(yǔ)法復(fù)雜的不定代詞的考查專題三形容詞和副詞了解形容詞、副詞的比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)的用法及常用句型t afford and we39。s opinion of some New Yorkers from her experience？ A. Easygoing. B. Selfcentred. C. Generous. D. Conservative.【2012四川卷E篇】So far, efforts to cut emissions（排放）of planetwarming greenhouse gases are not seen as enough to prevent the Earth heating up beyond 2℃ this century — a point scientists say will bring the danger of a changeable climate in which weather extremes are mon, leading to drought, floods, crop failures and rising sea levels.60. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs about the world’s temperature?A. It has risen nearly ℃ since 1979.B. Its change will lead to weather extremes.C. It is ℃ higher in 1979 than that of 1990.D. It needs to be controlled within 2℃ in this century.【2012四川卷A篇】The seasons change just outside the door. We watch the maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars’（楊樹）putting out the first green leaves of spring. The rainbow smelt fills the local steam as the ice gradually disappears, and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter. A family of birds rules our skies and flies over the lake.43. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A. The change of seasons is easily felt.B. The seasons make the scenes change.C. The weather often changes in the forest.D. The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons.【2012陜西卷C篇】The authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for healthy people and certainly modest pared with other risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure. However, it is important to be aware of these dangers because everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices. So stricter regulation by the EPA of pollutants may not only improve environmental air quality but could also bee necessary to protect public health.55. What can we learn from the text? A. Eating fatty food has immediate effects on your heart.B. The EPA conducted many studies on air quality.C. Moderate air quality is more harmful than smoking,D. Stricter regulations on pollutants should be made.【2012江西卷D篇】For those who make journeys across the world, the speed of travel today has turned the countries into a series of villages．Distances between them appear no greater to a modern traveler than those which once faced men as they walked from village to village. Jet plane fly people from one end of the earth to the other, allowing them a freedom of movement undreamt of a hundred years ago.　　Yet some people wonder if the revolution in travel has gone too far. A price has been paid, they say, for the conquest (征服) of time and distance. Travel is something to be enjoyed, not endured (忍受). The boat offers leisure and time enough to appreciate the everchanging sights and sounds of a journey. A journey by train also has a special charm about it. Lakes and forests and wild, open plains sweeping past your carriage window create a grand view in which time and distance mean nothing. On board a plane, however, there is just the blank blue of the sky filling the narrow window of the airplane. The soft lighting, inflight films