(完整版)高考英语汇编专题：阅读七选五.doc

A 组 2016～2014 年各省市高考题（改编） Passage 1 (2016 ·全国Ⅰ ) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 选项。 Secret codes (密码 )keep messages private.Banks, companies, and government agencies use secret codes in doing business, especially when information is sent by computer. People have used secret codes for thousands of years.__1__ Code breaking never lags(落后 ) far behind code making.The science of creating and reading coded messages is called cryptography. There are three main types of cryptography.__2__ For example, the first l  etters of  “ My elephant eats too many eels  ” spell out the hidden message  “ Meet me.  ” __3__You might represent each letter with a number, for example. Let  ’ s number the letters of the alphabet, in order, from 1 to 26.If we substitute a number for each letter,  the message  “ Meet me  ” would read “ 135520135. ” A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences.To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book.__4__ For example,  “ bridge  ” might stand for  “ meet ”  and  “ out stand for “ me. ” The message “ bridge out ” would actually mean  “ Meet me.  ” __5__However, it hard to keep a code book secret for long.So codes must be changed frequently. A ． It is very hard to break a code without the code book. B． In any language, some letters are used more than others. C． Only people who know the keyword can read the message. D． As long as there have been codes, people have tried to break them. E． You can hide a message by having the first letters of each word spell it out. F． With a code book, you might write down words that would stand for other words. G．Another way to hide a message is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of the alphabet. Passage 2 (2016 ·全国Ⅱ ) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 选项。 A garden that ’ s just right for you Have you ever visited a garden that seemed just right for you, where the atmosphere of the garden appeared to total more than the sum( 总和 ) of its parts ？ __1__． B