2010-高考英语阅读精编-(江西卷.docVIP

2010年(江西卷 A Key words and phrase: promise [?pr?mis] vt. vi.允诺; 答应 unaware [??n??w??] adj.不知道的; 未察觉到的 draw [dr?:] vt. vi.引起, 吸引 present [?prez?nt] adj.出席的, 现在的, 目前的 curious [?kju?ri?s] adj.好奇的, 奇妙的 heaven [?hevn] n.天堂, 上帝, 天空 terrify [?terifai] vt.使恐怖, 使惊吓 swarm [sw?:m] n.蜂群, 一大群 buzz [b?z] vt. vi.发出嗡嗡声 mass [m?s] adj.许多的, 大规模的 opposite[??p?zit] adj.对面的，相反的 direction [di?rek??n] n.方向, 趋向 furious [?fju?ri?s] adj.狂怒的, 暴怒的 beat [bi:t] vi.(心脏等)跳动 rough [r?f] adj.粗糙的; 不平的 panic [?p?nik] vt. vi.(使)恐慌n.恐慌, 惊慌 sensitive [?sensitiv] adj.易受影响的; 敏感的 sting [sti?] vt. vi.螫伤; 刺伤 tight [tait] adj.牢的; 紧的 wave [weiv] n.波, 波浪vi.飘扬, 摇摆 race [reis] n.人种, 种族vt. vi.和…比速度 catch up with 追上, 赶上 spot [sp?t] n.斑点, 地点vt.看出, 认出 dam [d?m] n.坝, 堤 irrigate [?iriɡeit] vt.灌溉 savage [?s?vid?] adj.野蛮的，凶猛的 insect [?insekt] n.昆虫 drag [dr?ɡ] vt.拖, 拉, 拽 struggle [?str?ɡl] vi.搏斗; 挣扎 slope [sl?up] n.斜坡, 斜面 recover [ri?k?v?] vt.恢复; 重新获得 relief [ri?li:f] n.(痛苦等)缓解, 减轻 Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him. He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens. What he saw shocked and terrified him. A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him. With no time to waste, Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding furiously—but without knowing how to escape the swarm. With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously, he sped down the rough road. As the bees came closer, his panic increased. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings (蜇). The last sting had landed him in hospital—and that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bed for two whole days. Suddenly, his father’s words came to him. “When y