2013高考英语(二月)阅读理解精选(13)

2013高考英语（二月）阅读理解精选（9）及答案维C 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：★★★★设题相似度：★★★难度系数：★★★When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you'll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me，and since then，for the past 33 years，I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself，“If today were the last day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today？”Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer.The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable，and that I would live no longer than three to six months.My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order，which is doctors' code for preparing yourself to die.I lived with that diagnosis all day.I was completely in ter that evening I had another biopsy and my wife told me that tumor turned out to be curable with surgery.I had the surgery and I'm fine now.This was the closest I've been to facing death.To tell the truth，no one wants to die.And yet death is the destination we all share.No one has ever escaped it.It clears out the old to make room for the new.Right now the new is you，but someday not too long from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.Your time is so limited that you shouldn't waste it repeating someone else's life.Don't be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people's thinking.Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.And most important，have the courage to follow your heart.It somehow already knows what you truly want to become.Everything else is secondary.Notes：①biopsy n．活组织检查②tumor n．肿瘤【语篇解读】这是苹果公司CEO乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上演讲的节选部分。

2013高考英语（二月)阅读理解精选(10)及答案维A1 阅读理解(每题2分,满分8分)难度系数：★★★★One of London 2012's promises to the local community is to be mindful of the effects of construction on the environment and on the people living around the Olympic Park.Before we start working on the Olympic Park site，we produced a report called the Environment Statement which was part of the approved planning application for the Olympic Park。

The Environment Statement mainly focused on the following aspects：the likely significant effects of the Olympic Park project on the environment and the measures necessary to manage its effects。

The report took issues such as air quality,noise,ecology，water quality，flooding and transport into consideration。

As part of the report,we also began to carry out several surveys to understand fully the existing environmental conditions on the site。

第一篇医生是著名‎的糟糕“引航员”，他们不需要‎听命于别人‎因为他们早‎已全部知道‎。

我很辛运：1970年‎我成为了一‎名引航员，差不多比我‎从药学院毕‎业早10年‎。

我之前并没‎有意识到这‎些，但是成为一‎名引航员让‎我成为了一‎名更好的外‎科医生。

我喜欢飞翔‎。

当我开着更‎大更快的飞‎机，在更为恶劣‎的天气的时‎候，我学到了机‎组资源管理‎，或者称为C‎RM，一种可以飞‎得更安全的‎方法。

这意味着机‎组成员应该‎听命并站出‎来为好的结‎果说话，忽略自己的‎地位1980年‎我第一次接‎触到CRM‎。

那不久之后‎，一名主治医‎师和我正在‎恶劣天气中‎飞行。

控制员让我‎们准备着陆‎时已经太晚‎了。

主治医生正‎在飞行，我是一个保‎证安全的引‎航员，由于一个糟‎糕的转弯他‎变得手忙脚‎乱，他忘记把起‎落架放下来‎。

他是一个不‎错的引航员‎——还有我的上‎级——所以为他们说好‎话会觉得很‎奇怪。

但是我必须‎这么做：我们的生命‎处于危险之‎中。

我把我的不‎容易抛到了‎一边然后说‎：“我们现在需‎要把起落架‎放下来！”这是我在C‎R M压力下‎第一堂真实‎的课程。

从那之后我‎就开始在手‎术室使用这‎招了。

CRM要求‎引航员/外科医生鼓‎励他人站出‎来说话。

这更要求当‎建议来自反‎方时，医生不会有‎可能阻止从‎属医生再次‎提出建议的‎过激反应。

所以呢，当我在手术‎室的时候，我从他人那‎里获取想法‎和帮助。

有时候他们‎不愿意站出‎来说话，但是我希望‎如果我继续‎鼓励他们，有一天某个‎人会组织我‎把起落架收‎起来。

第二篇1947年‎一群由一位‎澳大利亚管‎理者率领的‎来自艺术世‎界的名人决‎定在爱丁堡‎举办一场国‎际化的音乐‎、舞蹈和喜剧‎盛会。

在第二次世‎界大战之后‎，这个主意重‎组了欧洲。

“Fring‎e”这个单词作‎为官方节日‎的挑战出现‎了。

1947年‎，在每个人都‎有表在同一时间‎，演的权‎力的信念促‎使下，八个戏剧团‎没有被邀请‎，在一间废弃‎了很多年的‎屋子里他们‎也是这么做‎的。

2013高考英语(二月）阅读理解精选（3）及答案维B1 阅读理解(每题2分,满分8分）选材相似度：★★★★设题相似度:★★★难度系数：★★★★Boston College is a state。

supported college on the east coast of England which has been recruiting overseas students for over 20 years and now has almost 200 international students from more than 20 different countries.You and your parents can be sure you will receive the care and support you need to succeed at our college。

We have excellent teaching staff,with time and patience to help you learn in a stimulating but relaxed atmosphere。

We are accredited by the British Council for the quality of our English Language teaching so you can be sure your learning experience will be good。

Our new modular English course is flexible and enables you to choose the best time to join us.Not only will you cover all aspects of the English Language but you will have the choice of option subjects such as IELTS Preparation,British Culture，Literature，Business English or StudySkills。

2013高考英语（二月）阅读理解精选（13）及答案维B2 阅读理解（每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：★★★★设题相似度：★★★难度系数：★★★★Whether you depend on your bike for transportation （交通) or exercise,you’ll enjoy these fun facts on this two。

wheeled vehicle (车辆)．＊In 1817，Karl von Drais from Germany invented a horseless carriage that would help him get around faster.The machine became known as the “draisine",and led to the creation of the modern bicycle。

* The term “bicycle” was not introduced until the 1860s,when it was created in France to describe a new kind of two。

wheeler。

＊Fred A．Birchmore circled the globe by bicycle at the age of 25 in 1935.The whole trip covered forty thousand miles.He rode about 25，000 miles and wore out seven sets of tires （轮胎)．＊There are over a half billion bicycles in China.They are the most common means of transportation.Bikes were first brought to China in thelate 1800s。

2013高考英语(二月)阅读理解精选（9）及答案维C 阅读理解（每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：★★★★设题相似度：★★★难度系数:★★★When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’ll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me,and since then，for the past 33 years，I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself,“If today were the last day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today？"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer.The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable,and that I would live no longer than three to six months。

My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order，which is doctors' code for preparing yourself to die。

2013高考英语（二月）阅读理解精选（8）及答案维C 阅读理解(每题2分,满分8分)选材相似度：★★★★设题相似度：★★★难度系数：★★★★Despite the popularity of school spelling competitions，adults in the US performed poorly in a survey comparing how English speakers on both sides of the Atlantic deal with commonly misspelt words.Sixty。

two percent of Americans got “embarrassed” wrong，against 54 percent of Britons who struggled with the word in a survey last year.Adults in the US performed less well on most of the ten words tested,including millennium (52 percent wrong，against 43 percent in the UK），liaison （61 percent to 54 percent）and “accommodation” （42 percent to 36 percent ）．Only “definitely" and “friend” were spelt correctly by more Americans。

Jack Bovill of the Spelling Society，which sponsored （发起) the research，said the high inaccuracy rates in both countries showed the need for the English spelling system to be modernized.“When asked,only aquarter of adults thought they had a problem with spelling。

2013高考英语(二月）阅读理解精选（6）及答案维A 阅读理解（每题2分，满分8分）(2012·江西卷)Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously。

Jason was determined not to go against their father's wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother。

He loved experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.“Dad will be really mad if he finds out you’ve been playing with his new computer." Jason said,“He told us not to touch it。

”“He won't find out，” Mark said，“I’ll just have a quick look and shut it down.”Mark had been scolded before for touching his father’s equipment。

But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him。

It was a strange.looking machine—one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked.“It’s an experimental model,” his father had explained，“so don't touch it under any circumstances。

2013高考英语（二月）阅读理解精选（15）及答案维A1 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：★★★★设题相似度：★★★难度系数：★★★The city of Angkor was the capital of the Khmer Empire from the 9th to the 15th centuries.The Khmer Empire was one of the most prosperous kingdoms in the history of Southeast Asia，and its prosperity was expressed through a wide range of architecture.The city of Angkor was founded on political and religious ideas adapted from India，and the temples of Angkor were intended as a place of worship for the king and a way for him to ensure his immortality through identification with the Hindu gods.Angkor Wat was first built by King Suryavarman Ⅱ in the 12th century as a vast funerary temple that would hold his remains，symbolically confirming his permanent identity with Vishnu.During its six centuries as imperial capital，Angkor went through many changes in architectural styles and in religion.The city of Angkor transferred itself from the Hindu god Shiva to the Hindu god Vishnu，and finally to the Mahayana Buddhist goddess Avalokitesvara.By the late 13th century，the once frenzied pace of Angkor's architectural pursuits had begun to die down，and a more restrained type of religion was on the rise under the growing influence of Theravada Buddhism.At the same time，Angkor and the Khmer Empire were increasingly threatened and attacked by invading armies.By the 16th century，the golden age of Angkor was over and many of the great temples began to move back into the jungle.From the 15th to 19th centuries，Theravada Buddhist monks cared for Angkor Wat，and it is thanks to them that the temple remains mostly intact.Angkor Wat became one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Southeast Asia.Angkor Wat is the bestpreserved example of Khmer architecture in Cambodia and is so grand in design that some rank it among the seven wonders of the world.It appears on the Cambodian national flag，a very rare instance of a flag with an image of a building.Notes：①symbolically adv.象征性地②frenzied adj.发狂的③intact adj.完整的④pilgrimage n．朝拜【语篇解读】本文是说明文。

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解强化系列(13）及答案AWhen former American President Bill Clinton travelled to South Korea to visit President Kim Young Sam，he repeatedly referred to the Korean president's wife as Mrs. Kim。

By mistake，President Clinton’s advisers thought that Koreans have the same naming customs as Japanese. Clinton had not been told that，in Korea，wives keep their family names. President Kim Young Sam’s wife was named Sohn Myong Suk。

Therefore, she should be addressed （称谓）as Mrs. Sohn.President Clinton arrived in Korea directly after leaving Japan and had not changed his culture gears. His failure to follow Korean customs gave the impression that Korea was not as important to him as Japan.In addition to Koreans, some Asian husbands and wives do not share the same family names。

This practice often puzzles (使困惑）English －speaking teachers when talking with a pupil’s parents。

2013高考英语（二月）阅读理解精选（12）及答案维A 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)(2012·江西卷)Big Brothers Big Sisters is based on the simplicity and power of friendship.It is a program which provides friendship and fun by matching vulnerable_young_people (ages 7～17) with a volunteer adult who can be both a role model and a supportive friend.Volunteer tutors come from all walks of life—married，single，with or without children.Big Brothers and Big Sisters are not replacement parents or social workers.They are tutors：someone to trust，to have fun with，to talk and go to when needed.A Big Sister and Little Sister will generally spend between one and four hours together three or four times each month for at least twelve months.They enjoy simple activities such as a picnic at a park，cooking，playing sport or going to a football match.These activities improve the friendship and help the young person develop positive self­respect，confidence and life direction.Big Brothers Big Sisters organizations exist throughout the world.It is the largest and most wel l­known provider of tutor services internationally and has been operating for 25 years.Emily and Sarah have been matched since March 2008.Emily is a 10­year­old girl who has experienced some difficulties being accepted by her schoolmates at school.“I was pretty sure there was something wrong with me.”Emily's mum came across Big Brothers Big Sisters and thought it would be of benefit to Emily by “providing different feedback (反馈) about herself other than just relying on schoolmates to measure her self­worth.”Sarah wanted to get involved in a volunteer program.“I googled it and found out how to be a part of it.I thought it would be fun for me to get involved in making time to d o something because sometimes it's all work and no play.”Big Brothers Big Sisters has been of great benefit and enjoyment to both Emilyand Sarah.They love and look forward to their time together and the partnership has certainly helped Emily be more comfortable in being the wonderful，happy and unique girl she is!【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了Big Brothers Big Sisters这一活动的具体事宜及一些志愿者的反映。

2013高考英语（二月）阅读理解精选（7）及答案维B1 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：★★★设题相似度：★★★难度系数：★★★I Am a PencilChildren's book author Sam Swope took a job teaching writing to third­graders in the New York City borough of Queens.His students were immigrants or the children of immigrants from 21 countries，speaking 11 languages，having many different beliefs.But there were a few things they had in common.Family troubles，for one.Money struggles.And poetry.Every single student，with the help of this creative，break­all­the­rules teacher，made great progress in writing.Swope leaves the reader with the encouraging conviction that deep within each of us lives a poet，a genius—a child.Cover Price: $59.88Price: $19.95You Save: $39.93 (67%)What It Takes to Help Me OutAn editor for U．S.News& World Report, David L．Marcus takes us inside a boarding school for troubled teens.The great stresses are put on these teens，which makes them lose their nature.This should cause us a truthful，thought­provoking thinking.Cover Price: $35.86Price: $15.00You Save: $20.86 (58%)The Most Scenic Drives in AmericaUpdated and translated into several languages for the first time since 1997，this travel book includes over 200 brand­new photographs of the wonderful places along 120 selected routes.The updated volume also provides maps，the latestinformation on state parks，and lodging (住所) suggestions.Cover Price: $47.88Price: $23.88You Save: $24 (50%)Our Brother's KeeperAuthor Jedwin Smith spent 30 years trying to get out of all memories of his brother，Jeff，who was killed in Vietnam.But in Our Brother's Keeper he tells what happens when he met several of his brother's old Marine friends.Smith gets to know these men—all hurt by the past they share.Together the author and his new friends make a journey to Vietnam，to visit the place where Jeff died.Surprisingly，their Vietnamese guide was the former commander of the Viet Cong platoon carrying out the attack that killed Jeff.A powerful story of brotherhood，bravery and understanding...Cover Price: $59.40Price: $10.00You Save: $49.40 (83%)Notes：①conviction n．信念②thought­provoking adj.令人深思的【语篇解读】本文是四本书的广告。

定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校2013高考英语（二月）阅读理解精选（14）及答案维B2 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：★★★★设题相似度：★★★难度系数：★★★★★We're fortunate to live along a monarch butterfly migration path.Every fall，thousands of them fly through our backyard，headed south for the winter.We always thought that a butterfly with a broken wing was a sad sight，but one we could do nothing about.We were wrong! Jeannette Brandt was bike riding near Hadley，in the southern Adirondacks of New York，a few weeks ago when she spotted an injured monarch butterfly and took it home in an empty water bottle.Brandt and her partner，Mike Parwana，fed the butterfly rotting pears and water sweetened with honey.The butterfly survived，and fattened up.But what to do about the broken wing?The couple found an online video demonstrating butterfly wing repair which was posted by the nonprofit Live Monarch Foundation of Boca Raton，Florida.Tiny cardboard splints and contact cement did the trick.In another week，the butterfly was flying at the couple's home.But by then，it was too cold in upstate New York to release the monarch into the wild.Monarchs are known for their 3,000 miles migration from Canada to Mexico.But this migration is usually finished by the end of October，and it was mid­November.About a week ago，the couple put the monarch in a shoebox and went to Scotty's，a truck stop north of Albany，NY.Eventually，a good­natured trucker from Alabama，who was headed to Florida，volunteered to transport the monarch to the Sunshine st Tuesday，the trucker called.The butterfly with the mended wing had been released in Florida，now free to join millions of other monarch butterflies migrating south to the mountains of central Mexico.Note：cardboard splints and contact cement薄纸夹板和接触粘合剂【语篇解读】本文记叙的是一对夫妇和一位卡车司机救助一只在迁徙中翅膀受伤的帝王蝶的故事。

2013高考英语（二月）阅读理解精选（5）及答案维B1 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：★★★★设题相似度：★★★难度系数：★★★★There're no distractions when going skiing，but just fresh air and the challenge of learning a new sport.So­called “bad kids” can leave their reputations behind at school and forge a better one outdoors.That's the theory behind the Adventure Therapy program，which a high school counselor has developed to help small groups of students with behavior problems become more confident and socially adapted.The progressive program has seen 16 students go through it in its first two years，according to the founder Mike Reece of George McDougall High School.The former physical education teacher and ski instructor with a master's degree in psychology has seen troubled teenagers in the program develop healthy social habits before mastering an outdoor skill such as skiing.The program began in the fall of 2008，after Reece convinced school authorities there was a need for outdoor activities to help students struggling with their schooling and exhibiting behavior problems.“These are the kids who might be asked to leave the class，or be suspected of wrongdoings，you know，always getting a hard time in the regular school system，” Reece said.“So I brought them out and had them get involved in the planning.They felt part of the process and they felt special.”Students in the program join a group of seven peers facing similar difficulties every two weeks for an hour of group therapy with Reece over a pizza lunch supplied by the school.The pizza's nice，but the program's real point is the monthly outdoor­activity field trip，led by Reece and another teacher.“I'm trying to expand their horizons and show them that something is out there for them，” Reece said.“A major part of the program is goal­setting and makingplans.The overall goal would include fostering a sense of optimism，connectedness，and communicating skills.”【语篇解读】本文介绍了一位老师开展“冒险运动治疗”项目，帮助问题少年克服行为障碍的事迹。

2013高考英语〔二月〕阅读理解精选〔5〕与答案维B1 阅读理解(每题2分，总分为8分)选材相似度：★★★★设题相似度：★★★难度系数：★★★★There're no distractions when going skiing，but just fresh air and the challenge of learning a new sport.So­called “bad kids〞 can leave their reputations behind at school and forge a better one outdoors.That's the theory behind the Adventure Therapy program，which a high school counselor has developed to help small groups of students with behavior problems become more confident and socially adapted.The progressive program has seen 16 students go through it in its first two years，according to the founder Mike Reece of George McDougall High School.The former physical education teacher and ski instructor with a master's degree in psychology has seen troubled teenagers in the program develop healthy social habits before mastering an outdoor skill such as skiing.The program began in the fall of 2008，after Reece convinced school authorities there was a need for outdoor activities to help students struggling with their schooling and exhibiting behavior problems.“These are the kids who might be asked to leave the class，or be suspected of wrongdoings，you know，always getting a hard time in the regular school system，〞Reece said.“So I brought them out and had them get involved in the planning.They felt part of the process and they felt special.〞Students in the program join a group of seven peers facing similar difficulties every two weeks for an hour of group therapy with Reece over a pizza lunch supplied by the school.The pizza's nice，but the program's real point is the monthly outdoor­activity field trip，led by Reece and another teacher.“I'm trying to expand their horizons and show them that something is out there for them，〞Reece said.“A major part of the program is goal­setting and makingplans.The overall goal would include fostering a sense of optimism，connectedness，and communicating skills.〞【语篇解读】本文介绍了一位教师开展“冒险运动治疗〞项目，帮助问题少年抑制行为障碍的事迹。

2013高考英语（二月）阅读理解精选（14）及答案维B2 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：★★★★设题相似度：★★★难度系数：★★★★★We're fortunate to live along a monarch butterfly migration path.Every fall，thousands of them fly through our backyard，headed south for the winter.We always thought that a butterfly with a broken wing was a sad sight，but one we could do nothing about.We were wrong! Jeannette Brandt was bike riding near Hadley，in the southern Adirondacks of New York，a few weeks ago when she spotted an injured monarch butterfly and took it home in an empty water bottle.Brandt and her partner，Mike Parwana，fed the butterfly rotting pears and water sweetened with honey.The butterfly survived，and fattened up.But what to do about the broken wing?The couple found an online video demonstrating butterfly wing repair which was posted by the nonprofit Live Monarch Foundation of Boca Raton，Florida.Tiny cardboard splints and contact cement did the trick.In another week，the butterfly was flying at the couple's home.But by then，it was too cold in upstate New York to release the monarch into the wild.Monarchs are known for their 3,000 miles migration from Canada to Mexico.But this migration is usually finished by the end of October，and it was mid­November.About a week ago，the couple put the monarch in a shoebox and went to Scotty's，a truck stop north of Albany，NY.Eventually，a good­natured trucker from Alabama，who was headed to Florida，volunteered to transport the monarch to the Sunshine st Tuesday，the trucker called.The butterfly with the mended wing had been released in Florida，now free to join millions of other monarch butterflies migrating south to the mountains of central Mexico.Note：cardboard splints and contact cement薄纸夹板和接触粘合剂【语篇解读】本文记叙的是一对美国夫妇和一位卡车司机救助一只在迁徙中翅膀受伤的帝王蝶的故事。

2013高考英语〔二月〕阅读理解精选〔1〕与答案维A1 阅读理解(每题2分，总分为8分)选材相似度：★★★★设题相似度：★★★难度系数：★★★★The modern British Empire first took shape in the early 17th century，with the British settlement of the eastern colonies of North America，which would later become the original United States，as well as Canada's Maritime provinces，and the colonizations of the smaller islands of the Caribbean such as Trinidad and Tobago，the Bahamas，Barbados，and Jamaica.These sugar plantation islands，where slavery became the basis of the economy，were at first Britain's most important and successful colonies.The American colonies providing tobacco，cotton，and rice in the south and naval material and furs in the north were less financially successful，but had large areas of good agricultural land and attracted far larger numbers of British immigrants.Britain's American empire was slowly expanded by war and colonization.The ever growing American colonies pressed westward in search of new agricultural lands.Conflict arose with the Dutch over trade and empi re; First Anglo­Dutch War (1652～1654); Second Anglo­Dutch War (1665～1667); Third Anglo­Dutch War (1672～1674); Britain gained control of New Amsterdam，which was renamed New York，but ceded Suriname.They defeated the French，first expanding their hold over the maritime provinces.Then during the Seven Years War the British defeated the French at the Plains of Abraham and captured all of New France in 1760.This gave Britain control over almost all of North America.Fourth Anglo­Dutch War (1780～1784); Anglo­Dutch T reaty of 1814；Anglo­Dutch Treaty of 1824.In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century a series of technological advances led to the Industrial Revolution.Britain's position as the world's pre­eminent trader helped fund research and experimentation.The nation was also gifted by some of the world's greatest reserves of coal，the main fuel of the new revolution.Notes：①naval adj.海的②cede vt.放弃③treaty n．条约④pre­eminent adj.卓越的；优秀的长短句分析：The American colonies providing tobacco，cotton，and rice in the south and naval material and furs in the north were less financially successful，but had large areas of good agricultural land and attracted far larger numbers of British immigrants.句法点睛：本句中，“providing tobacco，cotton，and rice in the south and naval material and furs in the north〞为定语，修饰colonies；but连接两个谓语。