广东省2012高考英语二轮复习 专题限时训练 23 新闻报道型阅读理解

2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（英语广东卷阅读部分）II阅读(共两节, 满分50分)第一节阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

A“Have a nice day!” may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression. When my friend Maxie says “have a nice day” with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well.“Have a nice day. Next!” This version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words come out in the same tone (腔调) with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else’s is the management’s attempt to increase business.The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting is at an end. Sometimes the expressions save us when we don’t know what to say. “Oh, you just had a tooth out? I am terribly sorry, but have a nice day.”The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “have a nice day”to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you don’t know has tried to be nice to you.Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it’s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don’t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.26. How does the author understand Maxie’s words?A. Maxie shows her anxiety to the author.B. Maxie really wishes the author a good day.C. Maxie encourages the author to stay happy.D. Maxie really worries about the author’s security.27. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?A. The salesgirl is rude.B. The salesgirl is bored.C. The salesgirl cares about me.D. The salesgirl says the words as a routine.28. By saying “Have a nice day”, a stranger may _______.A. try to be polite to youB. express respect to youC. give his blessing to youD. share his pleasure with you29. According to the last paragraph, people say “Have a nice day” _______.A. sincerelyB. as thanksC. as a habitD. encouragingly30. What is the best title of the passage?A. Have a Nice Day—a Social CustomB. Have a Nice Day—a Pleasant GestureC. Have a Nice Day—a Heart-warming GreetingD. Have a Nice Day—a Polite Ending of a ConversationBI have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly. As a doctor, mother and scientist in child development I believe there is nothing to recommend it, from the baby’s point of view.Mothers, doctors and nurses alike have no idea of where a baby’s blood sugar level lies. All we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed. In this state, the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible. The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth.It is not just unkind but also dangerous to say a four-hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. The first of the experts to advocate a strict clock-watching schedule was Dr. Frederic Truby King who was against feeding in the night. I’ve never heard anything so ridiculous. Baby feeding shouldn’t follow a timetable set by the mum. What is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks.Well, at last we have copper-bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. The research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at school at age 5, 7, 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. By the age of 8, their IQ (智商) scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable. This research comes from Oxford and Essex University using a sample (样本) of 10,419 children born in the early 1990s, taking account of parental education, family income, a child’s sex and age, the mother’s health and feeling style. These results don’t surprise me. Feeling according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood sugar levels.I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeling practices.31. According to Paragraph 2, one reason why a baby cries is that it feels______.A. sickB. upsetC. sleepyD. hungry32. What does the author think about Dr. King?A. He is strict.B. He is unkind.C. He has the wrong idea.D. He sets a timetable for mothers.33. The word copper-bottomed in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _________.A. basicB. reliableC. surprisingD. interesting34. What does the research tell us about feeding a baby on demand?A. The baby will sleep well.B. The baby will have its brain harmed.C. The baby will have a low blood sugar level.D. The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8.35. The author supports feeding the baby_______.A. in the nightB. every four hoursC. whenever it wants foodD. according to its blood sugar levelI was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenage girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not like them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads. Coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something. “I’m awfully sorry.”I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drove away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.But on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; it seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.36. The girl refused to ask for help because she thought_________.A. she might be recognizedB. asking for help looked sillyC. she was normal and independentD. being found blind was embarrassing37. After the girl got off the bus that evening, she_________.A. began to runB. hit a person as usualC. hit a lamppost by accidentD. was caught by something38. At the request stop that evening, the girl___________.A. stopped a big lorryB. stopped the wrong busC. made no attempt to stop the busD. was not noticed by other people39. What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus?A. Other vehicles also stopped there.B. It was unreliable for making judgments.C. More lorries than buses responded to the girl.D. It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus.40. Finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop, hoping__________.A. to find people thereB. to find more buses thereC. to find the bus by herself thereD. to find people more helpful thereSports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies. Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular sections of the general public, and then they have sold audiences to advertisers.An attraction of sport programs for the major U.S. media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons—the slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing. Sport events are the most popular weekend programs, especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week. This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming.Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports. The people in the advertising departments of major corporations realize that sports attract male viewers. They also realize that most business travelers are men and that many men make family decisions on the purchases of computers, cars and life insurance.Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming. These sports attract few viewers, and the ratings (收视率) are unusually low. However, the audience for these sports is attractive to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States, including many lawyers and business managers. This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is sponsored by companies selling high-priced cars, business and personal computers, and holiday trips. This is also why the networks continue to carry these programs regardless of low ratings. Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousands of “company cars” and computers. With such viewers, these programs don’t need high ratings to stay on the air.41. Television sport programs on weekend afternoons .A. result in more sport eventsB. get more viewers to play sportsC. make more people interested in televisionD. bring more money to the television networks42. Why would weekend afternoons become dead time without sport programs?A. Because there would be few viewers.B. Because the advertisers would be off work.C. Because television programs would go slowly.D. Because viewers would pay less for watching television.43. In many families, men make decisions on .A. holiday tripsB. sports viewingC. television shoppingD. expensive purchases44. The ratings are not important for golf and tennis programs because .A. their advertisers are carmakersB. their viewers are attracted by sportsC. their advertisers target at rich peopleD. their viewers can afford expensive cars45. What is the passage mainly about?A. Television ratings are determined by male viewers.B. Rich viewers contribute most to television companies.C. Sports are gaining importance in advertising on television.D. Commercial advertisers are the major sponsors of sport events.第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

专题限时训练(二十三)[科普知识型阅读理解(二)](限时：25分钟)ALast night's meteor(流星)shower left many people in the community dissatisfied and demanding answers.According to Gabe Rothschild, Emerald Valley's mayor, people gathered in the suburbs of the city, carrying heavy telescopes, expecting to watch the brightly burning meteors passing through the sky.What they found instead was a sky so brightened by the city's lights that it darkened the light of the meteors passing overhead.‚My family was so frustrated，‛ admitted town resident Duane Cosby.‚We wanted to make this an unforgettable family outing, but it turned out to be a huge disappointment.‛Astronomers—scientists who study stars and planets—have been complaining about this problem for decades.They say that light pollution prevents them from seeing objects in the sky that they could see quite easily in the past.They call on people and the government to take measures to fight against it.There is yet a population besides professional and amateur star observers that suffers even more from light pollution. This population consists of birds, bats, frogs，snakes，etc.For example, outdoor lighting severely affects migrating (迁徙的)birds.According to the International Dark­Sky Association，‚100 million birds a year throughout North America die in crashes with lighted buildings and towers.‛Countless more animal casualties(伤亡) result from the use of artificial lighting.Clearly，people enjoy the benefits of lighting their evenings, but some scientists think it can be harmful for humans，too.They worry that exposure to light while sleeping can increase a person's chances of getting cancer.Emerald Valley is only one community that is becoming aware of the negative effects of light pollution.For years, Flagstaff, Arizona, has enforced lighting regulations in its city in order to assist astronomers at the Lowell Observatory.Similar efforts have been made worldwide, and a movement is underway to remind us to turn off lights when we are not using them, so that other creatures can share the night.1．It happened last night that ________．A. the city's lights affected the meteor watchingB．the meteors flew past before being noticedC．the city light show attracted many peopleD．the meteor watching ended up a social outing2．What do the astronomers complain about?A．Meteor showers occur less often than before.B．Their observation equipment is in poor repair.C．Light pollution has remained unsolved for years.D．Their eyesight is failing due to artificial lighting.3．What is the author concerned about according to Paragraph 4?A. Birds may take other migration paths.B．Animals' living habits may change suddenly.C．Varieties of animals will become sharply reduced.D．Animals' survival is threatened by outdoor lighting.4．Lighting regulations in Flagstaff, Arizona are put into effect to________．A．lessen the chance of getting cancerB．create an ideal observation conditionC．ensure citizens a good sleep at nightD．enable all creatures to live in harmony5．What message does the author most want to give us?A．Saving wildlife is saving ourselves.B．Great efforts should be made to save energy.C．Human activities should be environmentally friendly.D．New equipment should be introduced for space study.BStudying volcanoes is a demanding profession. Hazel Rymer frequently has to struggle through rainforests, climb to the top of mountains, then climb 200 metres into the crater of active volcanoes. But the 38­year­old volcanologist does her best to make it sound less alarming than it is. ‚Driving to work is more risky，‛she insists. ‚And the deepest I go into the crater of a volcano is about 300 metres，‛ she adds, trying to make it all sound as ordinary as taking the dog for a walk.Hazel has been studying volcanoes for a long time, so it's not surprising she is used to the danger. Her interest in volcanoes began at school. A teacher gave her a book about Pompeii. ‚I remember reading about the eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of the city，‛ she explains. ‚The thought of all those people just frozen in time had quite an effect on me and I am still excited by their dangerous beauty today.‛Nowadays, volcanoes are getting more and more unpredictable. There have been many changes in sea level caused by global warming and melting ice caps. These have resulted in some dormant volcanoes erupting, so studying them is more dangerous than ever before. Hazel says that although she doesn't take any unnecessary risk, she has had some frightening moments. Her worst experience was on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, when she was slowly surrounded by lava. ‚I had a choice of walking ten hours to get around the lava flow or just walking across it，‛ she explains. She chose to pick a path across the cooler rocks in the lava stream. ‚I guess it was five metres. The flow was 1，000°C, so if you hesitated, your boots would begin to melt. It was scary, but it really was a practical decision—there wasn't time to do anything else.‛And what about the future? ‚I haven't been to the volcanoes in Indonesia yet.And I would love to spend some time working in the Antarctic，‛ she says. ‚I would also like to know why quiet lava flows erupt from some volcanoes and why other volcanoes go bang.‛ In other words, Hazel Rymer won't be exchanging her volcanoes for the relative safety of driving to work just yet.1. Hazel's claim that ‚driving to work is more risky‛than exploring volcanoes shows that ________．A．people have exaggerated the dangers of volcanoes in the pastB．Hazel does not really understand the dangerous situations she puts herself inC．there are many bad drivers in the place where Hazel livesD．Hazel is being modest and understating the dangers she faces2. When did Hazel first become interested in volcanoes?A．When she was visiting Italy.B．When she was at school.C．When she was twenty.D．When she saw Vesuvius.3. The underlined word ‚These‛(in Paragraph 3) refers to ‚________‛．A．melting ice capsB．volcanic eruptionsC．changes in sea levelD．higher temperatures4. When Hazel was on Mount Etna, she had to ________．A．take a dangerous routeB．take an unnecessary riskC．leave her boots behindD．walk for ten hours around the mountain5. In the future, Hazel wants to ________．A．revisit volcanoes she knowsB．go on holiday to the AntarcticC．find a less dangerous jobD．discover new things about volcanoesCOnline clothes shoppers will be told exactly what size is best, for them using new software which combines with their webcam or smart phone to form a ‚3D tape measure‛.Scientists from Surrey University and design experts from the London College of Fashion are developing a programme which can take precise waist, hip, chest and other measurements from camera images.Using the person's height as a starting point, the software will be able to build up and estimate their size at various different points on the body, based on their overall proportions.The result will be a more accurate sizing guide than previous systems based on the waist size or a ‚small/medium/large‛scale, which rely on limitedmeasurements and the buyer's perception of their own body size.Shoppers and retailers(零售商) who choose to sign up for the project could save millions of pounds a year in postage costs by removing the need to order multiple sizes of the same garment(服装) and send back ill­fitting clothes, researchers claimed.The project, sponsored by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council(EPSRC), is expected to be brought to market within two years.After choosing an item, the shopper will activate the software, enter their height, stand in front of their webcam or smart phone in their underwear and take a photograph.The software will not store or transmit the image to the Internet, but will use it to judge the person's dimensions at various points on their body.Philip Delamore of the London College of Fashion said, ‚The potential benefits for the fashion industry and for shoppers are huge. Currently, it's common for online shoppers to order two or three different sizes of the same item of clothing at the same time, as they're unsure which one will fit best.‛1. What is the essential part of a ‚3D tape measure‛？A．A software.B．A webcam.C．A microphone.D．A smart phone.2. What can we learn about t he ‚3D tape measure‛？A．It will store or transmit the image to the Internet.B．It is based on the buyer's perception of their size.C．It will be a co­working production.D．It uses a person's weight as a starting point.3. Compared with the traditional sizing system, a ‚3D tape measure‛ is________．A．quicker B．more preciseC．more beautiful D．more vivid4. How can the ‚3D tape measure‛ benefit online shoppers?A．Online shoppers will get their ordered garment in time.B．Online shoppers will get their ordered garment more quickly.C．Online shoppers will get an ordered garment of high quality.D．Online shoppers will get an ordered garment to their measure.5. What is the right order for a shopper to form a ‚3D tape measure‛？①to take a photo with a webcam②to activate the software③to enter his/her height④to judge his or her size by analysing his or her imageA．①②③④ B．②①③④C．②③①④D．②③④①专题限时训练(二十三)A【要点综述】本文是一篇科普文，主要介绍了城市的光污染对日常生活、天文学家的工作以及动物的生活都产生了消极的影响。

广东省2012届高三英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（5）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AAll Ric O Barry wants is to stop the dolphin-killing, so he is headed to this seaside Japanese town, Taiji．The American activist, who is the star of a new award-winning documentary that portrays the dolphin-killing here, got an unwelcome reception when he showed up here this week for the start of the annual hunt．His movie, The Cove（海豚湾）, directed by National Geographic photographer Louie Psihoyos, was released in the United States a month ago but has not yet to come out in Japan．Scenes in the film, some of which were shot secretly, show fishermen banging on metal poles stuck in the water to create a wall of sound that scares the dolphins—which have supersensitive sonar（声纳系统）—and sends them fleeing into a cove．There, the fishermen sometimes pick a few to be sold for aquarium shows, for as much as $150,000．They kill the others, spearing（刺）the animals repeatedly until the water turns red．The meat from one dolphin is worth about 50,000 yen, and is sold at supermarkets across Japan．Greenpeace and other groups have tried to stop the hunt for years．Activists hope The Cove will bring the issue to more people internationally—and eventually in Japan．Already, the Australian town of Broome dropped its 28-year sister-city relationship with Taiji last month, partly because of the movie．“Some regions have a tradition of eating dolphin meat,” said fisheries official Toshinori Uoya．“Dolphin-killing may be negative for our international image, but it is not something orders can stop．”The town government in Taiji—which has made whales and dolphins its trademark—refused to comment about The Cove, or the growing international criticism against dolphin-killing．Many in Taiji take the dolphin hunt for granted as part of everyday life．They are defensive about The Cove, seeing themselves as powerless victims of overseas pressure to end a simple and honest way of making a living．1．Ric O Barry made The Cove because he wanted to ．A．stop the dolphin-killingB．win an international awardC．support Green peace’s effortsD．make Taiji well-known in the world2．Viewers can learn from The Cove ．A．the advanced techniques to catch dolphinsB．the cruel and bloody dolphin-killingC．the beautiful Japanese seaside town TaijiD．the sale of dolphin meat around the world3．What is the response to The Cove on the Japanese side？A．Taiji broke up with its western sister-city Broome．B．Japanese officials decided to ban dolphin-killing．C．The town government in Taiji kept silent on criticism．D．Most Japanese people were against eating dolphin meat．4．What does the underlined word “defensive” probably mean?A．Feeling guilty for killing dolphins．B．Protecting themselves against criticism．C．Attacking those against dolphin-killing．D．Making the determination to change．5．What can we infer from the passage?A．Many people in Japan have seen The Cove in the cinema．B．The Cove has not influenced Japan’s international image．C．Taiji’s dolphin-killing industry has been seriously damaged．D．The Cove has brought international attention to dolphin-killing．BNearly all of today’s Native Americans in North, Central and South America can trace their ancestry to just six women whose descendants（后裔）immigrated around 20,000 years ago, a DNA study suggests．The finding does not mean that only these six women gave rise to migrants who crossed into North America from Asia in the earliest population of the continent．Rather, it suggests that only six left a particular DNA legacy that persists to today in about 95% of Native Americans, said study co-author Ugo Perego in Utah．“The women did not necessarily arrive together, nor even all live at the same time,” he said．Results indicate the women arrived sometime between 18,000 and 21,000 years ago．The work was published this week by the journal PLoS One．Perego is from the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation in Salt Lake City and the University of Pavia in Italy．The work confirms the previous indications of just six maternal（母系的）lineages, as well as a date of around 20,000 years ago when the first people in North America arrived after crossing a land bridge from Asia, Perego said．The researchers studied mitochondrial （线粒体）DNA, which is passed only from mother to daughter．They created a “family tree” that traces the different DNA lineages found in today’s Native Americans．By noting mutations（突变）in each branch and applying a formula for how often such mutations arise, they calculated how old each branch was．That indicated when each branch arose in a single woman．The six “founding mothers” obviously did not live in Asia because the DNA signatures they left behind are not found there, Perego said．So they probably lived in Beringia, the now-submerged land bridge that stretched to North America, he said．6．What is the passage mainly about?A．A study indicates that women arrived in America around 20,000 years ago．B．A study indicates six women gave rise to migrants of America．C．A DNA study tells about people who crossed into North America from Asia．D．A study indicates Native Americans can trace their ancestry to just six women．7．Which of the following is TRUE about the research?A．It shows that DNA is passed from parents to daughters．B．It concludes that the six women arrived individually but lived at the same time．C．It is a joint one conducted by Salt Lake City and an Italian university．D．It shows that only six women in 95% of present Native Americans have got a particular DNA legacy．8．Which of the following h as the closest meaning to the underlined word “lineages”?A．Classes．B．Varieties．C．Families．D．Findings．9．What didn’t Ugo Perego and his team do?A．They used a “family tree” to analyze the findings．B．They focused on life styles of the original women．C．They clarified genetic changes in the family tree．D．They studied how long each branch had developed．10．What can we infer from the finding?A．The six mothers probably lived on the present islands in North America．B．Most Native Americans have got the DNA legacy passed from the six women．C．Beringian DNA was found in the women who originally immigrated to North America．D．The research was not accepted by the previous scientists because of its contradiction．CEveryone knows about straight-A students．We see them frequently in TV situation comedies and in movies like Revenge（报复）of the Nerds．They get high grades, all right, but only by becoming dull laborers, their noses always stuck in a book．They are not good at social communication and look clumsy while doing sports．How, then, do we account for Domenica Roman or Paul Melendres?Roman is on the tennis team at Fairmont Senior High School．She also sings in the choral group, serves on the student council and is a member of the mathematics society．For two years she has maintained A’s in every subject．Melendres, a freshman at the University of New Mexico, was student-body president at Valley High School in Albuquerque．He played soccer and basketball well, exhibited at the science fair, and meanwhile worked as a reporter on a local television station．Being a speech giver at the graduation ceremony, he achieved straight A’s in his regular classes, plus bonus points for A’s in two college-level courses．How do super-achievers like Roman and Melendres do it? Brains aren’t the only answer．“Top grades don’t always go to the brightest students, ” declares Herbert Walberg, a professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who has conducted major studies on super-achieving students．“Knowing how to make the most of your innate（天生的）abilities counts for more．Much more．”In fact, Walberg says, students with high IQ sometimes don’t do as well as classmates with lower IQ．For them, learning comes too easily and they never find out how to get down．Hard work isn’t the whole story, either．“It’s not how long you sit there with the books open, ” said one of the many-A students we interviewed．“It’s what you do while you’re sitting．” Indeed, some of these students actually put in fewer hours of homework time than their lower-scoring classmates．The kids at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can readily learn．11．The underlined word “nerds” can probably be．A．dull bookworms lacking sports and social skillsB．successful top students popular with their peersC．students with certain learning difficultiesD．born leaders crazy about social activities12．What can we conclude from the first paragraph?A．Most TV programs and films are about straight-A students．B．People have unfavorable impression on straight-A students．C．Everyone knows about straight-A students from TV or films．D．Straight-A students are well admired by people in the society．13．Some students become super-achievers mainly because ．A．they are born cleverer than othersB．they work longer hours at studyC．they make full use of their abilitiesD．they know the shortcut to success14．What will be talked about after the last paragraph?A．The interviews with more students．B．The role IQ plays in learning well．C．The techniques to be better learners．D．The achievements top students make．15．What can we infer from the passage?A．IQ is more important than hard work in study．B．The brightest students can never get low grades．C．Top students certainly achieve all-around developments．D．Students with average IQ can become super-achievers．DBack in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children．In spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children, Albrecht Durer and Albert, had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art．After many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out an agreement．They would toss a coin．The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother who attended the academy．Then, when that brother who won the toss completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academy．Tossing a coin, Albrecht Durer won and went off to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, supported his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation（轰动）．By the time he graduated, he had earned considerable fees for his outstanding works．When the young artist returned to his village, the Durer family held a festive dinner to celebrate lbrecht’s triumphant（胜利的）homecoming．Albrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him to complete his dream．“And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turn．Now you can go to Nuremberg to look for your dream, and I will take care of you．”Tears streaming down his pale face, Albert sobbed, “No．．．no．．．It is too late for me．Look．．．look at what four years in the mines have done to my hands！The bones in every finger have been broken at least once, and lately I have been suffering from arthritis（关节炎）so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast, much less drawdelicate lines with a pen or a brush．”To show thanks to Albert for all that he had sacrificed, Albrecht Durer painstakingly drew his brother’s injured hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward．He called his powerful drawing simply “Hands”, but the entire world almost imme diately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed it “The Praying Hands”．The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, let it be your reminder—no one ever makes any success alone！16．Why did the two brothers work out the agreement？A．They were so curious as to make a joke．B．Their family couldn’t afford the academy．C．One of the brothers was supposed to go into mines．D．They wanted to support the other sisters and brothers．17．The underlined word “whose” in Para．2 refers to ．A．the Durer family’s B．the minersC．Albert’s D．Albrecht’s18．Which of the following statements is NOT true about Albrecht Durer？A．He began to earn his living after graduation．B．He did perfectly well at the academy．C．He wanted his brother to go to the academy．D．He created great masterpieces．19．Which of the following is the correct order of the story？a．Albrecht went to Nuremberg．b．Albert supported his brother．c．The Durer family held a festive dinner．d．Albrecht drew his brother’s injured hands．e．The brothers tossed a coin．A．b, a, c, d, e B．a, e, c, d, b C．e, a, c, b, d D．e, a, b, c, d20．What can we learn from the story？A．One can achieve success simply on his own．B．Any success requires the help of others．C．It’s other people who contribute to one’s success．D．Nobody could succeed without good guidance．A B C B D D C C B BA B C C D B D A D B。

广东省2012届高三英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（23）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AJean is a bright young lady who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything is good. But the problem is that Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good looking young man with big , happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!1. Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is _________.A. richB. youngC. lonelyD. talkative2. The reason why they even forgot their time is that they _________.A. talked in delight on QQB. hated studyC. fell in love with each otherD. had similar hobbies3. Why did Jean leave her home for San Francisco?A. To amaze David.B. To be on a business trip.C.To be invited to Jim's birthday party.D. To send some gifts to Jim.4. The following states are true about Jean EXCEPT that according to the passage.A. she is a university studentB. she was born in a wealthy familyC. she made a friend named Jim younger than herD. she uses her family name on her QQ5. We could believe that Jean was _________ when seeing Jim himself instead of David at his door.A. delightedB. disappointedC. regretfulD. confusedB“Today is the day I start the big healthy diet,” I told my wife as I raised my hand and promise，“No chocolate today!”“Oh, has the hospital gift shop stopped selling it?” she asked.“No,” I said. “I’ll just have to depend on my strong determination.”But when I arrived at the hospital, my little friend Benton had been there again. I knew my promise would quickly disappear. Because if Benton had things his way, I’d always be eating a piece of candy from the bottomless bag he often shared with me.Benton was an eight-year-old boy who was blind because of a kind of cancer, which caused him to live in the darkness, when he was fifteen months old. For the next twenty-six months, he was in and out of our hospital. For nearly four years, it seemed as though Benton could beat the disease, until one Friday afternoon in April 2011, when he developed a headache and lost movement on his right side. His mom rushed him to the hospital.Over the next several months, Benton came to our hospital many more times. Each time he came, we would say hello, while Benton answered the greeting by holding out a candy from his bag.So, on that first day of my diet, I went to his room and found Benton lying in his bed, his eyes opened but not looking into this world.“We brought his candy bag with us. Would you like to have some?” his mother asked.Without thinking of my diet, I reached into the bag and pulled out the first piece my fingers touched. It was my favorite as if Benton had saved one last piece for me. At home that evening, I answered a phone about Benton’s death. As I hung it up, I opened the candy and ate it.6. What did the writer promise to do?A. To begin a healthy diet without chocolate.B. To go on selling candy.C. To share chocolate with his wife.D. To eat a piece of candy.7. On what condition would the writer's promise be gone?A. If the shop had stopped selling chocolate.B. If he had reached hospital to see Benton.C. If he had shared chocolate with Benton.D. If his wife had seen him.8. Which of the following shows the correct order of the events about Benton?a. he lived in the darknessb. he lost movement on his right sidec. he was in and out of the hospital.d. his eyes opened, not looking into this worldA. a d c bB. d c b aC. a c b dD. d b a c9. What might the writer be?A. A doctor.B. A patient.C. A teacher.D. A cook.10. From the passage, it implies that _________.A. the writer was kind to BentonB. Benton preferred sweets rather than his lifeC. the writer loved candy beforeD. the writer has been aware of the danger of chocolateCSuccess does not belong to a select group of individuals; success belongs to those who are willing to go after it. Success belongs to those who are willing to look fear in the face, eyeball to eyeball, and then do what they have to do. Success belongs to those who realize that there is something more important than their fear.“Desire is the key to motivation….” Desire is the longing to achieve a vision; without desire you have nothing. If you’ve lost your vision, or if your desire is not strong, work to clarify your vision, use pictures, write the vision down. Habakkuk said, “Write the vision, and make it plain, ” Before you can run with desire, your vision must be plain, it must be clear, it must be exciting.“Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.” You can’t get your dream job, if you’re scared to turn in an application. You won’t get the sale, if you don’t try. Showing up doesn’t guarantee success, but rest assured if you don’t show up, you won’t succeed. When it comes to your dreams, and the things you desire to achieve in this life, you have to show up.Thomas J. Watso n said, “Would you like me to give you a formula（公式）for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, s o go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where you will find success.” Never fear failure, it is failure that will bring you success. Embrace failure, become a student offailure, learn from failure, and soon you will succeed.Success is not about doing what the average person can’t do, it’s about doing what the average person is unwilling to do. And on a deeper level, it’s about creating habits that the average person is unwilling to create. It’s the habit of doing things with excellence that cause success.Success is the enjoyment of the journey. You have to enjoy the journey!Someone once said, “Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you’ve got.” You have to change…you will change, you will succeed.11. If you want to succeed, you should _________.A. make efforts to achieve itB. be a special personC. face it with fearD. do everything important12. What's Habakkuk's opinion?A. We should make our aims common.B. We should set up a clear target.C. We should have motivation.D. Desire is the key to motivation.13. The main idea of the third paragraph is that _________.A. success needs showing upB. 70% of people can succeedC. you should show your hopeD. you should fight for success14. Thomas J. Watson encourages us to _________.A. retire from failureB. escape from failureC. make double mistakesD. grow from failure15. Which is the best title of the passage? _________.A. Success and FailureB. Keys to SuccessC. Several Critical Steps to SuccessD. Importance of SuccessDThe Tibetan Plateau(青藏高原) is the world's highest place. It's four times the size of France and home to most of the world's highest mountains.As you might expect, it's cold there. And it may be that the deep chill of the Tibetan Plateau played a role in the evolution of some of the world's most charismatic(魅力十足的) animals.That's the belief of a scientist who discovered the skull of a woolly rhino(长毛犀) on the Tibetan Plateau.The woolly rhino — two tons, two tusks, lots of hair and lots of attitude — was an Ice Age giant. It lived with other Ice Age beasts in Europe and Asia, starting about 2.5 million years ago.But Xiaoming Wang, from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, was shockedwhen he found a 3.5-million-year-old rhino skull(头骨化石) on the Tibetan Plateau. "It caught us by complete surprise that they are actually up in the high plateau well before the Ice Age has started," Wang says.That's about a million years before the Ice Age started, in fact. Wang thinks his discovery shows that at least some animals were prepared for the Ice Age. "At least in the case of the woolly rhino, it actually adapted itself in the cold environment in the Tibetan Plateau before the Ice Age has even started," Wang says."The animal actually used its head to sweep snow," Wang explains, "so they can get at the vegetation below the snow cover."So Wang thinks the Plateau was a sort of evolutionary cradle(摇篮) for cold-weather animals. When the rest of the world eventually iced up, they moved out of Tibet and took over.Anthony Barnosky, a paleontologist at the University of California, Berkeley, says even now, these isolated "cradles" are important for evolution(进化)."The interesting thing," Barnosky says, "is on Earth today we have biodiversity(生物多样性) isolated in certain spots, and we just never know which of those isolated places will be the cradle of evolution for the next big environmental change coming down the pike(出现)."The only problem is that to be ready, you have to know what the next environment will be like. Or just be very lucky.16. The underlined word "chill" in Para.2 could be replaced as ___________.A. holeB. coldC. shapeD. lake17. Which is NOTtrue about the woolly rhinos(长毛犀) on the Tibetan Plateau?A. They were Ice Age giants with two tusks, lots of hair and lots of attitude.B. They had lived on the Tibetan Plateau before the Ice Age has started.C. They were able to sweep snow with their heads.D. They hardly adapted themselves in the cold environment.18. What did Anthony Barnosky think of the isolated "cradles" ?A. They adapted the cold weather.B. They played an important role in evolution.C. It was hard to know whether they would change.D. It was luck to change the next big environmental.19. The research might appear in the .A. journal scienceB. newspaperC. English textbookD. blog20. From the passage, we can infer that _________.A. Facing the cold, the animals continuously evolvedB. Xiaoming Wang works in the USAC. Both Wang and Barnosky are paleontologistsD. A Chinese scientist discovered the skull of a woolly rhinoCAADBABCADABADCBDBAA。

广东省2012届高三英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（42）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AKids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV, start their chores(杂事),or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions. Before you know it, you‟v e started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments, clean their room, or take out the trash. Rather than saying “Do your chores now.” you‟ll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed. So instead of arguing about starting chores, just say, “If chores aren‟t done by 4 pm,here are the consequences.”Then it‟s up to your child to complete the chores. Put the ball back in their court. Don‟t argue or fight with them,just say, “That‟s the way it‟s going to be.”It shouldn‟t be punitive(惩罚性的)as much as it should be persuasive. “If your chores aren‟t done by 4 pm, then no video game time until chores are done. And if finishing those chores runs into homework time, that‟s going to be your loss.” On the other hand, when dealing with homework, keep it very simple. Have a time when homework starts, and at that time, all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done. If your kids say they have no homework, then they should use that time to study or read. Either way, there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off.When a kid wears his iPod or headphones when you‟re trying to talk to him, make no bones about it；he is not ignoring you, he is disrespecting you. At that point, everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears. Don‟t try to communicate with him when he‟s wearing headphones — even if he tells you he can hear you. Wearing them wh ile you‟re talking to him is a sign of disrespect. Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing. Remember, mutual respect becomes more important as children mature.1．According to the passage, it seldom happens that ________.A．kids turn a deaf ea r to their parents‟ requestsB．parents‟ directions sound like a broken recordC．children are ready to follow their parents‟ directionsD．parents are unaware of what they are repeating to their kids2．Parents will be able to deal with their children more effectively if they ________.A．avoid direct ways of punishment B．make them do things at their requestC．argue and fight with their children D．allow their children to behave in their own way 3．When the kid is doing his homework, parents ________.A．should provide him with a good learning environmentB．can do whatever they likeC．can stay aside watching TVD．must switch off the power4．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.A．parents should take off his headphones when trying to have a talk with their childB．it will make no difference that a kid is wearing his earplugs while talking to his parents C．parents shouldn‟t give in to their kid when he shows no sign of respectD．kids‟ purposely talking to their parents with iPod gives them a sense of power and control5．The main idea of the passage is ________.A．that respecting each other is more important than anything elseB．how kids behave to ignore and disrespect their parentsC．that children should make choices and decisions on their ownD．how p arents can deal with their kids‟ behavior effectively[全解全析]1．答案 C解析细节理解题。

2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读理解能力综合培养（三）：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AGoldie's SecretShe turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent heraway. No way, not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the nightbefore. "We're moving house.'; "No space for her any more with the baby coming." "Wenever really wanted her, but what could we have done? She was a present." People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautifuldogs I had ever seen.I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given hera more creative name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardlyate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could doto make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previousowner's. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by myside, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.That's why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were outfor a walk. We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting veryrestless. Eventually I couldn't hold her any longer and she raced off down the roadtowards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could.By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when Isaw her licking (舔) the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them. "We didn't know what had happened to her," said the woman at the door. "I took herfor a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared." "She must have tried to come back to them and got lost," added a boy from behind her.I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I've got Nugget now, and she looks just like hermother. And I've learnt a good lesson: not to judge people.1. How did the author feel about Goldie when Goldie came to the house?A. Shocked.B. Sympathetic.C. Annoyed.D. Upset.2. In her first few days at the author's house, Goldie ______.A. felt worriedB. was angryC. ate a littleD. sat by the fire3 Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she ______.A. saw her puppiesB. heard familiar barkingC. wanted to leave the authorD. found her way to her old home4. The passage is organized in order of ______.A. timeB. effectivenessC. importanceD. complexityBOpen Letter to an EditorI had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently --- one who works for you. In fact, he's one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume(简历) and photocopies of six stories thathe wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With great enthusiasm, he talked about how he finds issues(问题), approaches them, and writes about them,which tells me h e is one of your best. I'm sure you would hate to lose him. Surprisingly, your reporter is not unhappy. In fact, he told me he really likes his job. He hasa great assignment (分工), and said you run a great paper. It would be easy for youto keep him, he said. He knows that the paper values him. He appreciates the responsibility you've given him, takes ownership of his profession, and enjoys hisfreedom.So why is he looking for a way out?He talked to me because he wants his editors to demand so much more of him. He wantsto be pushed, challenged, coached to new heights.The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions, but his editorsusually ask how long the story will be, when it will be in, where it can play, andwhat the budget is.He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas intogreat ones. He wants someone to get excited about what he's doing and to help himturn his story idea upside down and inside out, exploring the best ways to reportit. He wants to be more valuable for your paper. That's what you want for him, too,isn't it?So your reporter has set me thinking.Our best hope in keeping our best reporters, copy editors, photographers, artists--- everyone --- is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demandingto reach their potential. If we can't do it, they'll find someone who can.5. What does the writer think of the reporter?A. Optimistic.B. Imaginative.C. Ambitious.D. Proud.6. What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks?A. Finding the news value of his stories.B. Giving him financial support.C. Helping him to find issues.D. Improving his good ideas.7 Who probably wrote the letter?A. An editor.B. An artist.C. A reporter.D. A reader.8. The letter aims to remind editors that they should ______.A. keep their best reporters at all costsB. give more freedom to their reportersC. be aware of their reporters' professional developmentD. appreciate their reporters' working styles and attitudesCPacing and PausingSara tried to befriend her old friend Steve's new wife, but Betty never seemed tohave anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didn't hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem hadto do with expectations about pacing and pausing.Conversation is a turn-taking game. When o ur habits are similar, there's no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before I'm finished or failto take your turn when I'm finished. That's what was happening with Betty and Sara.It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American.Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter andfound herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel.The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定式). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to livein an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department gottogether for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in --- and never found it. Although back home s he was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year,she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.That's why slight differences in conversational style --- tiny little things likemicroseconds of pause --- can have a great effect on one's life. The result in thiscase was a judgment of psychological problems --- even in the mind of the woman h erself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.9. What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her?A. Betty was talkative.B. Betty was an interrupter.C. Betty did not take her turn.D. Betty paid no attention to Sara.10. According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses betweenturns?A. Americans.B. Israelis.C. The British.D. The Finns.11. We can learn from the passage that ______.A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacingB. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the USC. one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimesD. one should receive training to build up one's confidence12. The underlined word "assertiveness" in the last paragraph probably means ______.A. being willing to speak one's mindB. being able to increase one's powerC. being ready to make one's own judgmentD. being quick to express one's ideas confidentlyDThe Cost of Higher EducationIndividuals (个人) should pay for their higher education.A university education is of huge and direct benefit to the individual. Graduatesearn more than non-graduates. Meanwhile, social mobility is ever more dependent onhaving a degree. However, only some people have it. So the individual, not thetaxpayers, should pay for it. There are pressing calls on the resources (资源) of the government. Using taxpayers' money to help a small number of people to earn highincomes in the future is not one of them.Full government funding (资助) is not very good for universities. Adam Smith workedin a Scottish university whose teachers lived off student fees. He knew and lookeddown upon 18th-century Oxford, where the academics lived comfortably off the incomereceived from the government. Guaranteed salaries, Smith argued, were the enemy ofhard work; and when the academics were lazy and incompetent, the students were similarly lazy.If students have to pay for their education, they not only work harder, but also demand more from their teachers. And their teachers have to keep them satisfied. If thatmeans taking teaching seriously, and giving less time to their own research interests, that is surely something to celebrate.Many people believe that higher education should be free because it is good for theeconomy (经济). Many graduates clearly do contribute to national wealth, but so doall the businesses that invest (投资) and create jobs. If you believe that thegovernment should pay for higher education because graduates are economically productive, you should also believe that the government should pay part of businesscosts. Anyone promising to create jobs should receive a gift of capital from thegovernment to invest. Therefore, it is the individual, not the government, who should pay for their university education.13. The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 2 refers to ______.A. taxpayersB. pressing callsC. college graduatesD. government resources14. The author thinks that with full government funding ______.A. teachers are less satisfiedB. students are more demandingC. students will become more competentD. teachers will spend less time on teaching15. The author mentions businesses in Paragraph 5 in order to ______.A. argue against free university educationB. call on them to finance students' studiesC. encourage graduates to go into businessD. show their contribution to higher education参考答案高BADAC DACCB CDBDA。

广东省2012届高三英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（8）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ADuring the summer holidays there will be a revised schedule(时刻表) of services for the students. Changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged will be posted each Wednesday outside of the student club.In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. The dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00 pm on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 pm.All students who want to use the library borrowing services must have a new summer card. This announcement will also appear in the next week’s student newspaper.1.The main purpose of this announcement is to ________.tell students of important schedule changes B. show the excellent services for studentstell students of new bus and library services D. ask students to renew their library cards2. At which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall?A. 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00B.8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30C. 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00D. 8:00, 9:30, 11:00, 12:303. Times for films and concerts are not listed in this announcement because ________.they are not to be announced B. the full list is not readyC. they are hard to arrangeD. the full list is too long4. In the summer holidays, the library will have __________.no special hours B. special hours on weekdaysC. special hours on weekendsD. special hours both on weekdays and weekends5. We may infer that during the summer holidays ________.The library will continue its usual hours on weekdaysB. students will stay in the universitythere will be a concert or film once a weekD. no breakfast will be served on weekendsBMr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape route—through the boot(行李箱).Mr. Johnson’s car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,”Mr. Johnson said. “Icouldn’t force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.”Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn (喇叭) and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape.Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew (扭下) the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.”It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench (扳钳) and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled(爬行) clear as the car filled up.”His hands and arms cut and bruised(擦伤), Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer’s wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddled in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like hours.”Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.6 What is the best title for this newspaper article?A. The Story of Mr. Johnson, A Sweet SalesmanB. Car Boot Can Serve As The Best Escape RouteC. Driver Escapes Through Car BootD. The Driver Survived A Terrible Car Accident7. Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr. Johnson?A. The hammer.B. The coin.C. The screw.D. The horn.8. Which statement is true according to the passage?A. Mr. Johnso n’s car stood on its boot as it fell down.B. Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam.C. Mr. Johnson’s car accident was partly due to the slippery road.D. Mr. Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat.9. “Finally it gave” (Paragraph 5) means that _______.A. Luckily the door was torn away in the endB. At last the wrench went brokenC. The lock came open after all his effortsD. The chance was lost at the last minute10. It may be inferred from the passage that _______.A. the ditch was along a quiet country roadB. the accident happened on a clear warm dayC. the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditchD. Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attendedCWhy play games? Because they are fun, and a 1ot more besides. Following the rules, planning your next move, acting as a team member…these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek. Such games are entertaining and fun. But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating (合作) .Many children’s games have a practical side. Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups. For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones, which sharpens the hand-eye coordination（协调）needed in hunting.Many sports encourage national or local pride. The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition. People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it. For countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an Olympic win can mean so much.Sports are also an event that unites people. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. People on all continents play it—some for fun and some for a living. Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to spread hope through soccer. He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.11. Through playing hide-and-seek, children are expected to learn to ________.A. be a team leaderB. obey the basic rulesC. act as a grown-upD. predict possible danger12 The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can________.A. describe life in an exciting wayB. turn real-life experiences into a playC. make learning life skills more interestingD. change people’s views of sporting events13 According to the passage, why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging?A. It inspires people’s deep lov e for the country.B. It proves the exceptional skills of the winners.C. It helps the country out of natural disasters.D. It earns the winners fame and fortune.14 Iribarne’s goal of forming the foundation is to _______.A. bring fun to poor kidsB. provide soccer balls for childrenC. give poor kids a chance for a better lifeD. appeal to soccer players to help poor kids15.What can be inferred from the passage?A．Games benefit people all their lives. B．Sports can get all athletes together. C．People are advised to play games for fun. D．Sports increase a country’s competitiveness. DAn increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to （归因于）the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A. spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.Professor john Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecture at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures-which are open to students from all departments—were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250.“There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary （当代的）events in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done. ” He added. University applications rose 7% last year. But there were rises above average in several subjects.Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed interest in caters in the pubic sector（部门）, which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.A. recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’s financially wiser and bet ter equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.”16. Professor John Beath’s lectures are .A. given in a traditional wayB. connected with the present situationC. open to both students and their parentsD. warmly received by economics17. Incomes in the public sector are more attractive because of their .A. greater stabilityB. higher payC. fewer applicationsD. better reputation18. In the opinion of most parents, .A. eccentrics should be the focus of school teachingB. more students should be admitted to universitiesC. the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened.D. children should solve financial problems themselves19. According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters .A. wiser in money managementB. have access to better equipmentC. confide about their future careersD. get jobs in Child Trust Funds20. What’s the main idea of the text?A. Universities have received more applications.B. Economics is attracting an increasing numbers studentsC. college students benefit a lot from economic uncertaintyD. parents are concerned with children’s subject s election.ABBCD CBCCA B C A C A BACAB。

专题限时训练(二十三) [新闻报道型阅读理解](限时：25分钟)(一)SHANGHAI—Health experts in Shanghai are calling for more protection for young children as the latest research shows about half of the youngsters are suffering from second hand smoke.About 45 percent of children suffer passive smoking in families, 50 percent in public places, and almost 6 percent on public transportation, shows a research released by the Shanghai Children’s Medical Center on Tuesday.“Not only adults but also children and newborn babies are at risk for the adverse effects of passive smoking，” said Tang Jingyan, a doctor at the Shanghai Children’s Medical Center.“Actually, those young children whose bodies are still growing and developing are more sensitive to the effects of second­hand smoke.”Research has shown that children who are expose d to second­hand smoke will suffer from more colds, coughs and sore throats, and they are more likely to suffer from bronchitis, pneumonia and will have a higher risk of developing cancer.Doctors even suggested that children suffering passive smoking are more likely to have behavioral problems and may not develop mentally as quickly as their peers.Other research by the Shanghai Children’s Medical Center has found that more than 80 percent of child patients in the center live in a smoke­filled household, where one or both parents smoke.“Though doctors have stressed the harm of passive smoking over and over, it is still hard to reach a totally smoke­free home，” said a pediatrician named Zhang Yiwen, noting that parents are often tempted to smoke even though they have learned the harmful effects of second­hand smoke.China has 540 million people suffering from passive smoke, 180 million of them younger than 15.The age of smokers is also getting lower, earlier reports said.“There are more young smokers than b efore.You can see young people wearing a school uniform and carrying a schoolbag light a cigarette on the street.Some of them are even female students，” said Jing Xingming, a professor of children’s developmental behavior at the center.“Children like to imitate adults, especially their parents.If parents often smoke at home, it is very likely children will develop a smoking habit, which cancause a vicious circle，” Jin said.Reports from the Ministry of Health said China has about 350 million smokers, of whom 15 million are underage smokers.Also, around 40 million of the country’s 130 million children aged between 13 and 18 had tried smoking, and 15 million had become addicted to tobacco.( )1.What is the main idea of the passage?A．About half of the youngsters are suffering from second­hand smoke.B．Experts are calling for more protection for youngsters from smoking.C．More and more youngsters are picking up the habit of smoking.D．Smoking does great harm to the health of the youngsters.( )2.What kind of the youngsters most possibly develop a habit of smoking?A．Children of non­smoking mothers.B．Children of non­smoking fathers.C．Children of heavy smokers.D．Children from some smoking centers.( )3.Which of the following disease may not be connected with second­hand smoking?A．Cancer. B．Behavioral problems.C．Sore throats. D．Coughs.( )4.The underlined word “vicious” in the eleventh paragraph mo st probably means ________.A．complete B．simpleC．great D．bad( )5.What can be inferred from the passage?A．About 80 percent of the children in the Shanghai Children’s Medical Center smoke heavily.B．About 45 percent of children suffer passive smoking in the Shanghai Children’s Medical Center.C．About 540 million people are heavy smokers in China.The new sensor system seeks to avoid this problem by developing trees into a self­sustaining power supply.Each sensor is equipped with a battery that can be slowly recharged using electricity produced by the tree.“A single tree doesn’t generate a lot of power, but over time the ‘trickle (细流) charge’ adds up, just like ________”， said Shuguang Zhang, one of the researchers on the project and the associate dire ctor of the MIT’s Center for Biomedical Engineering (CBE)．The system produces enough electricity to allow the temperature and humidity sensors to wirelessly send out signals four times a day, or immediately if there’s a fire.Each signal spreads from one sensor to another, until it reaches an existing weather station that sends the data by satellite to a forestry command center in Boise, Idaho.Scientists have long known that trees can produce extremely small amounts of electricity.But no one knew exactly how the energy was produced or how to take advantage of the power.( )1.What are the disadvantages of the remote automated weather stations?a．They cost too much.b．They are of poor quality.c．They are not enough.d．They can’t reach remote places.A．a, b B．b, dC．a, c D．b, c( )2.Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank?A．far water does not put out near fire.B．all rivers run into sea.C．a dripping faucet can fill a bucket over time.D．it never rains but it pours.( )3.What Shuguang Zhang said in Paragraph 4 means that ________.A．a single tree is enough to generate much powerB．the power from the tree can’t be storedC．trees can generate enough power for our lifeD．a tree can produce the electricity to meet the needs of a sensor( )4.What would the author talk about after the last paragraph of the passage?A．The amount of electricity trees produce.B．How trees produce electricity.C．Trees’ contribution to society.D．The research process of tree power.( )5.What would be the best title for the passage?A．Preventing forest fires with tree powerB．Trees can produce electricityC．Tree power in daily lifeD．Developing new energy(三)The crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Dai­Ichi nuclear energy center has raised questions about the future of the nuclear energy industry.Arjun Makhijani is president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research in the United States.He says the disaster in Japan is historic.This week, the chairman of America’s nuclear agency said there is little chance that harmful radiation from Japan could reach the United States.Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko also said America has a strong program in place to deal with earthquake threats.No new nuclear power centers have been built in the United States since 1979.That was when America’s worst nuclear accide nt happened at the Three Mile Island center in Pennsylvania.The accident began to turn public opinion against nuclear energy.To support more clean energy production, the Obama government has been seeking billions of dollars in government loan guarantees to build new centers.Presently, about twenty percent of electricity in the United States comes from nuclear energy.But critics say nuclear power is too costly and dangerous to be worth further expansion.German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany would close all seven nuclear power centers for a moment while energy policy is reconsidered.The European Union is planning to test all centers in its twenty­seven member nations.Developing nations are less willing to slow nuclear expansion.China said it would co ntinue with plans to build about twenty­five new nuclear plants.And India, under a cooperation agreement with the United States, plans to spend billions on new centers in the coming years.Japan has made nuclear energy a national priority since the 1970s.Unlike many major economies, Japan imports eighty percent of its energy.The Nuclear Energy Institute says twenty­nine percent of Japan’s electricity came from nuclear sources in 2009.The government planned to increase that to forty percent by 2017.Nuclear plants supply fourteen percent of global electricity.Nuclear energy is a clean resource, producing no carbon gases.But radioactive waste is a serious unresolved(未解决的) issue.So_is_the_presence_of_nuclear_power_centers_in_earthquake_areas_like_the_ one_near_Bushehr,_Iran.( )1.Which of the following countries is the least likely to expand its use of nuclear energy?A．China. B．India.C．Iran. D．Germany.( )2.The government of Japan intended to increase its nuclear energy in 2017 by ________ compared with 2009.A．29% B．40%C．69% D．11%( )3.Which of the following statements about the use of nuclear power in the U．S.is TRUE?A．Most of the electricity comes from nuclear energy in the U．S.B．The Obama government is against building nuclear power plants.C．A small number of nuclear power plants have been built since 1979.D．A serious nuclear accident happened in America at the end of the 1970s.( )4.What’s the main idea of this passage?A．The nuclear crisis in Japan has spread to other parts of the world.B．The situation of the world nuclear power development after the crisis in Japan.C．Japan’s nuclear disaster will slow the expansion of nuclear plants all over the world.D．Japan’s nuclear disaster won’t affect the nuclear energy production in other countries.( )5.From the last sentence of the passage, we can see the writer’s attitude towards building a nuclear power plant near Bushehr, Iran is ________.A．supportive B．optimisticC．negative D．uncertain专题限时训练(二十三)(一)【文章大意】本文为新闻。

2012届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读局部精选系列〔二〕该题型的测试目的是从多方位多角度考查考生通过阅读获取信息、处理信息并进展书面表达的能力。

比传统的阅读理解题型更具综合性和主观性，更能表现对考生的综合语言运用能力的考查。

1、主旨概括：主要考查考生对文章内容的整体把握能力。

要想答好该题，考生必须有很强的概括能力或归纳能力，要善于寻找能够概括全文的主题段落或者主题句，剔除文中的细节事实或者作者所用的论据，即要分清主旨和细节，概括出来的中心意思一定要能够覆盖全文或整个段落，绝对不可太笼统离题太远或者以偏概全；文中标题格式可以是完整的句子，简洁的短语，也可以用问题的形式，同时要注意字数要求。

具体的表达可以先根据文章内容找出关键词，再在此根底上确定文章标题或者文章的main idea。

2、同义句替换：只有准确理解所给句子的意义，才能准确快速地找出原文中意义一样的句子。

3、填空：回答此类问题时，一定首先注意弄清楚上下文的逻辑关系，如递进、转折、并列、比照、因果等等；然后根据上下文的含义搞清楚空白处该填句子还是短语或者单词，再读上下文，最后确定答案。

4、翻译句子：在该类题目中要求翻译的句子往往是结果较为复杂或者包括一些特定习语的句子。

因此再翻译之前一定要先分析句子结构，并结合文章中心思想以与上下文弄清句子所在的语境，同时还要注意英、汉两种语言与其问题特征的差异，最后在忠实于原文的根底上，把画线局部的句子翻译成符合汉语表达习惯的句子。

5、封闭性问题：封闭性问题是指答案是固定或唯一的问题，一般可在文章中找到明确的答案或依据，包括常见的wh-questions。

6、开放性问题：开放性问题是阅读表达中主观性最强的试题，要求考生结合个人的观点、经验来回答相关问题。

下面通过一篇阅读表达实例对各种类型问题的答题技巧进展说明。

An American friend of mine who was high up in a big corporation had worked out a way of handling a flood of e-mails before most of us hadeven heard of the concept. If any information he was sent was vital enough, his lack of response would ensure these nder rang himup, if the sender wasn’t important enough to have his private number, the communication couldn’t be that important, my friend is now even more senior in the same company so the strategy must work.Almost every week now there seems to be a report suggesting that we are all being driven crazy by the bother of e-mail. If this is the case, it’s only because we haven’t developed an appropriate discrimination in dealing with it._________. Firstly, you junk nothing with an exclamation mark or a string of capital letters, or from any addres s you don’t recognize or feel confident about. Secondly, e-mails don’t a ll have to be answered. Because e-mailing is soeasy, there’s a tendency forcorrespondence to carry on for ever, but it is permissible to stop an endless discussion or to accept a point of information sent by a colleague without acknowledging it.Thirdly,a reply e-mail doesn’t have to be the same length as the original. We all have e-mail pals who send long, chatty e-mail, which are nice to receive, but who then expect an equally long reply. The charm of e-mail can consist in the simple, incomplete sentence, totallyregardless of the format of the letter sent by post. You are perfectly within the bounds of politeness inresponding to a marathon e-mail with a better reply.1．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one? The possible existence of annoyance results from our inability to sort out e-mails ___________________________________________________________________2．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper sentence.(within 10 words )___________________________________________________________________3．What advice is given in the last paragraph? (within 10 words)____________________________________________________________________4．For what purpose does the author mention his American friend in Paragraph 1 ?(within10 words)____________________________________________________________________5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.____________________________________________________________________答案与解析：1．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one? The possible existence of annoyance results from our inability to sort out e-mails 1. 答案：If this is the case, it’s only because we haven’t developed an appropriate discrimination in dealing with it.解析：该题为同意句替换题，细读所给句子，不难得出其意义“这些令人恼火的情况之所以存在，是因为我们没有对电子邮件进展分类的能力〞。