2013高考英语二轮(阅读理解)25分钟限时训练(3)及答案

2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）25分钟限时训练（5）及答案A 篇My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen（牛） that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I coul d. I’ve never been late for any job since. I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for. More important, I earned my pay; it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didn’t want to work.I was only six years o ld, but I was doing a man’s job. Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $ 18 a week. Our home was a three-room wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem(自尊心), one of the most important things a person can have. When I was seven, I got work at a golf course near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed, so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb(番石榴树枝) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion and intensity. I learned working in the field — except now I was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick.46. The word “tedious” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _______.A. difficultB. boringC.interesting D. unusual47. The writer learned that_______ from his first job.A. he should work for those who he liked mostB. he should work longer than what he was expectedC. he should never fail to say hello to his ownerD. he should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for48 _______ gave the writer self-esteem.A. Having a family of eight peopleB. Owning his own golf courseC. Bringing money back home to help the familyD. Helping his father with the work on the plantation49. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. He wanted to be a successful golfer.B. He wanted to run a golf course near his house.C. He was satisfied with the job he got on a plantation.D. He wanted to make money by guiding oxen with a broomstick.B篇Mexico City is truly one of the most amazing cities in the world with a mixture of both the old and new world. From the moment your plane starts to land in this vast city, you know that your trip will be quite an adventure.Once in your taxi and the moment you leave the airport, you are amazed at the large amount of slow traffic. The volume of the traffic can be stressful to some.The "Paseo de la Reforma (改革大道)", running southwest across the city, is one of the major tourist and business areas in Mexico City with many high quality hotels only walking distance from great restaurants and other tourist attractions. The only problem you will have is trying to see all of these sites during your vacation time. One of the most popular attractions in this area is the National Museum of Anthropology along the northwest part of the street. There are thousands of artifacts on display showing the history of the area and numerous items found from the many Aztec sites in the area. Walking southwest from the museum, you will soon reach the Mexico City Zoo, which is a great place to spend an afternoon.Across the street from the museum is the Chapultepec Castle, once an important site in the Mexican-American war. It's also a good idea to take the train up the hill to where the castle is located as the hill is steep (陡峭的). It's important to keep in mind that Mexico City is over 7,000 feet above sea level and some feel it difficult to breathe when walking.You can take a taxi to the Coyoacan market during the evening on a weekend. It's a great place to get some cheap souvenirs （纪念品）to bring back home and to enjoy some traditional Mexican cuisine. However, you must be careful where you eat and that the meat is well cooked.50. The tourists in Mexico City may not be satisfied with______.A. the high speed of the trafficB. the heavy traffic of the cityC. the polluted air in the cityD. their safety in the city51. Which of the following shows the correct positions of the following places? P = Paseo de la Reforma M = the National Museum of AnthropologyC = the Chapultepec Castle Z = the Mexico City Zoo52. Which of the following attractions may interest th ose who want to study the military (of the army) history of Mexico City?A. The National Museum of Anthropology.B. The Coyoacan market.C. The Chapultepec Castle.D. The Aztec sites.参考答案46-52 BDCA BDC****************************************************结束DSpring is the time to go out and enjoy the weather and scenery．Here are some events to attend in March of 2012 in Oregon!Oregon Country Fair（OCF）, 9 am to 7 pm on March 8 - 10OCF first started in 1969, and it’s blossomed into an outstanding example of what a non - profit should be. OCF is an event of shopping & atmosphere, and food ranging from Indian & Afghani cuisine to Italian & France cuisine．Wonderful craft & music never stop．From the time you get there until the time you leave, everyone has a smile on their faces, and they wave and say hello．For tickets, go and visit www．Oregoncountryfair．org．30th Annual Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament, 8 am to 6 pm on March 12 - 14 The Annual Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament is an amateur tournament that draws amateur volleyball players to the small town of seaside, as well as AVP Team players who are the best volleyball players．In the past years, it has drawn more than 700 teams playing on over 80 volleyball courts．Just go west, and you can’t miss it．It is about 20 miles south of Astoria．To learn more about it, visit the website www．Seasideor．com．Hood to Coast Relay, 3:30 am to 6:45 pm on March 26 - 27The Hood to Coast Relay is a 200 - mile - long relay that consists of 15, 000 runners and 4, 100 volunteers．It’s the largest relay in the world, which goes from Mt．Hood to Pacific Ocean in Seaside, Oregon．People of the Oregon coast fear Hood to Coast, because local towns and streets are flooded．There are audiences cheering riders on, and many people set up stations to give riders water．If you would like to get the race route maps, visit the website www. Hoodtocoast. com．Other event informationTo learn about other events, visit the website www. Aadfv. Blogspot. com．43．OCF covers the following EXCEPT ________．A．music B．dishes C．danceD．artworks44．When was the first Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament held in Oregon?A．In 1982．B．In 1986． C．In 1988． D．In 1992．45．If Lisa wants to learn more about an outing in Oregon, she may visit _______．A．www．Seasideor．com．B．www．Hoodtocoast．com．C．www．aadfv．blogspot．com． D．www．Oregoncountryfair．org．46．Locals of the Oregon coast are afraid of the relay because ________．A．the relay will last a long period B．they have to offer food and waterC．the weather is bad during the relay D．too many people will go there43—46 CACD****************************************************结束EAlthough credit cards are becoming a more acceptable part of the financial scene, they are still regarded with doubts by many as being a major part of the “live now pay later” syndrome（综合症）．Along with hire-purchase, rental and leasing schemes （租赁项目）, they provide encouragement to spend more money．Of course, it is only the hotheaded who give way to the temptation to live, temporarily at least, beyond their means, and such people would no doubt manage to do so even without credit cards．Advertising campaigns have, however, promoted a growing realization of the advantages of these small pieces of plastic. They prevent need to carry large amounts of cash and are always useful in emergencies．All the credit card organizations charge interest on a monthly basis which may work out as high as 25 per cent a year, yet sensible purchasing using a card can mean that you obtain up to seven weeks, interest-free credit．Using the card abroad, where items frequently take a long time to be included on your account, can extend this period even further．It is worthwhile shopping around before deciding on a particular credit card. It is necessary to consider the amount of credit granted; interest rates, which may vary slightly; the number and range of outlets（经销店）, though most cards cover major garages, hotels, restaurants and department stores; and of course, what happens if your card is lost or stolen．A credit card thief may be sitting on a potential goldmine particularly if there is a delay in reporting the loss of the card．However, if used wisely, a credit card can cost nothing, or at least help to tide you over a period of financial difficulty．47．The hotheaded are people who ________．A．spend more money than they have B．spend less money than other people C．save money D．make money48．The disadvantage of credit cards is ________．A．to enable you to buy things without carrying large amount of cashB．to encourage people to spend more moneyC．to be always useful in emergenciesD．to help people tide over a period of financial difficulty49．Deciding on a particular credit, you do not have to consider ________．A．the amount of credit grantedB．the number and range of outletsC．the possibility of loss of moneyD．the department stores where you are going to use your credit cards 50．The underlined words in the last paragraph probably means ________．A．floating with the tide of B．going through a difficult period of C．rising and falling with the tide of D．attempting to go against the tide of答案：47—50 ABCB***************************************结束。

能力提升限时训练完形填空+阅读理解+任务型读写(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.完形填空(对应学生用书第121页)(2012安徽皖北协作区高三年级联考) The wisdom my 77-year-old father has passed on to me came more through osmosis (潜移默化) than dad’s 1 shines through all my life.Old age hasn’t 2 him,mainly because he doesn’t t hink almost-80 is had ever trained for a charity (慈善) 3 across the Hudson River in New wore his custom-fitted divin g suit,but he still got so 4 .We warmed him and wrapped him in a sleeping bag.“Oh, 5 ,it isn’t that bad,” he’d say,“I am fine.” He alwa ys did 6 the Hudson swim a month later.If you ask my father whether or not his life has been hard,he will say he is 7 .He means the kind of happiness that comes from 8 a well-cooked family meal,taking a good long run or growing a perfect I mention that he used to run marathons before his knee replacement surgery? He’s the one who 9 me I could do it,too.“10 can run a marathon,” he said,“as long as you keep training.”My father was born in childhood took a 11 at the beginning of World War Ⅱ: H is father joined the French Army and was 12 by the Germans and spent the war in a prison dad and his mother and sister were shipped off to New Jersey to live with mother 13 from depression,and Dad went to boarding school in New England from the sixth grade in all Dad’s dinner table 14 ,there have been many times when he turned them into 15 stories.After a family dinner the other night,Papa Bob advised us to try the skydiving16 “Sixty-five seconds of free falling,” he said.“I 17 should have beena paratrooper”.He loves getting cards in the mail,and usually I’m 18 ,so instead I call him on Father’s this year I’ve 19 to be early for want to let him know how much he 20 to ,thank you—for all of it and mostly for your enduring faith that everything will be OK.out back over on语篇解读:作者的父亲用实际行动告诉作者——笑对人生的人比在挫折面前悲悲戚戚的人更能得到快乐的垂青,这让作者受益匪浅,对父亲深怀感激之情。

2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）25分钟限时训练（3）及答案阅读理解A篇Bayfield Shopping Coupons （赠券）If you spend $100 or more in our stores you will receive six hours of freeOffer until November 14.Win your choice of $1,000 worth of CDs from JB Music Store. Just buy any twoCompetition ends November 14. Prize drawn on November 21.Check store for more information.Buy one shirt or tie at Daniel’s Menswear, and get another shirt or tie of Choose from any of our dress shirts and we will give you another one at no Hurry! Offer ends November 14. Offer limited to one per customer.Present this coupon at The Book Store to get a 10We have lots of books to choose from, including children’s books, novels, enjoy. Shop now for Christmas. We have plenty of toys as gifts for you andOffer here until November 14.Buy any full-price movie ticket on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, and you can buy Offer good through December 1. Limit one per customer.Buy any meaYou won’t be disappointed! Free soft drink offer ends November 14.46．What are these ads for？A. Food you can order for delivery.B. Places to go on vacation.C. Special offers at a shopping center.D. Things on sale in a big store.47．Which of the following is true according to the ads？A. Spending $50 means 3 hours of free parking.B. One person can buy 4 tickets for the price of three.C. After buying two CDs, you can get another two CDs for free.D. At Mike’s Café, people can get a free drink after spending $6.48．Which of the following is NOT mentioned at this mall？A. Clothes store.B. Music store.C. Restaurant.D. Toy store.49．We can know from this passage __________.A. there are more than one theater in the centerB. if you buy a book there, you may pay less than half the priceC. you may get a free one if you buy a shirt, or a tie, or a pair of shoesD. you won’t get a free soft drink unless you spend more than 10 dollars on the MealB篇Plants are very important living things. Life could not go if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. So animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants don’t grow from seeds. They grow from spores. Spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as the seeds. When these spores fall on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.50. The main idea of the passage is that __________.A. plants are important for lifeB. plants cannot grow without airC. there are many plants around usD. we cannot live without water51. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. Plants can be divided into main types: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.B. All fruits have seeds in themC. Seeds are protected by the fruits.D. Some plants grow from spores.52. The word “non-flowering ” in this passa ge means __________.A. 开花的B. 有花的C. 多花的D. 不开花的53. In “shady” place there is __________.A. a lot of sunshineB. a lot of waterC. no waterD. little sunshine参考答案46-53 CDDAABDD******************************************************结束LLetter t o Editor of TV Weekly Dear Sir/Madam,I read Alison Burnham's review of When we were 12, and I do not agree with her.I thought the programme was wonder- ful--I found the old news pictures really interesting--they helped to bring to life the stories the people were telling.The programme reminds me of many things from my own childhood. For example, one day when I was about five, I was going to school on the bus by myself (this was the late 1960s). My mother had given me exactly the right money for a return ticket.I held out my hand with the money in it--one big coin on top of one little coin. The bus conductor took the big top coin only and she gave me a ticket, but it was a pink one for a single journey. I needed a white one for a return journey, but I was too frightened to say anything. When school finished for the day, I couldn't catch the bus home--I had to walk. As a grown-up, whenever I've been in a situation where I need to say something or take some action, this early memory of my bus ride comes back to me, and I'm able to take control of the situation.I would like to say to the director, Bret Ctfrysler, carry on making this kind of programme. Too much TV these days is quiz shows and so-called "reality programmes".I appreciate the human story that can make me laugh and cry. Yours faithfully, Chris Daniels1. What is Chris Daniels' purpose of writing this letter.A. To persuade Bret Chrysler to turn away from quiz shows.B. To entertain other readers with old news pictures.C. To express his appreciation of the programme.D. To have his story told on the programme.2. Chris Daniels tells the story about the bus ticket to_______.A. describe how painful his early experience wasB. draw a direct response from Alison BurnhamC. show how the programme made him thinkD. teach the readers of TV Weekly a lesson3. According to the passage, Chris Daniels had to walk home because_______.A. he hadn't got a return ticketB. he had lost his bus ticketC. he didn't like big crowdsD. he missed the bus home4. What does Chris Daniels now think about his experience on the bus?A. He should have told the conductor then.B. He should have been well treated.C. He regrets going to school alone.D. He wishes it hadn't happened.【解析】本文是作者为感谢TVWeekly节目而给编辑写的一封信，信中谈到自己童年时的真实经历和感受。

2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）25分钟限时训练（6）及答案A 篇The Queen’s English is now soundin g less upper-class, a scientific study of the Queen’s Christmas broadcasts had found. Researchers have studied each of her messages to the Commonwealth countries since 1952 to find out the change in her pronunciation from the noble Upper Received to the Standard Received.Jonathan Harrington, a professor at Germany’s University of Munich, wanted to discover whether accent (口音) changers recorded over the past half century would take plac e within one person. “As far as I kno w, there just is nobody else for whom there is this sort of broadcast records,” he said.He said the noble way of pronouncing vowels (元音) had gradually lost ground as the noble upper-class accent over the past years. “Her accent sounds slightly less noble than it did 50 years ago. But these are very, very small and slow changes that we don’t notice from year to year.”“We may be able to relate it to changes in the social classes,” he told The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper. “In 1952 she would have been heard saying ‘thet men in the bleck het’. Now it would be ‘that man in the black hat’. And ‘hame’ rather than ‘home’. In the 1950s she would have been ‘lorst’, but by the 1970s ‘lost’.”The Queen’s broadcast is a per sonal message to the Commonwealth countries. Each Christmas, the 10-minute broadcast is put on TV at 3 pm in Britain as many families are recovering from their traditional turkey lunch. (传统火鸡午餐).The results were published (发表) in the Journal of Phonetics.46. The Queen’s broadcasts were chosen for the study mainly because ______.A. she has been Queen for many yearsB. she has a less upper-class accent nowC. her speeches are familiar to many peopleD. her speeches have been recorded for 50 years47. Which of the following is an example of a less noble accent in English?A. “duaty”B. “citee”C. “hame”D.“lorst”48. We may infer from the text that the Journal of Phonetics is a magazine on _________.A. speech soundsB. Christmas customsC. TV broadcastingD. personal messages49. What is the text mainly about?A. The relationship between accents and social classes.B. The Queen’s Christmas speeches on TV.C. The changes in a person’s accent.D. The recent development o f the Englis h language.B篇There was a story many years ago of a school teacher--- Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Th ompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水)。

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（25)及答案AThe market investigation is indispensable to sales promotion．They are closely related as the lips and teeth，so to speak．What you produce is for sale on the market．It would be impossible to succeed in selling a product without first investigating the market．In the international market，goods on sale coming from different countries and suppliers are always facing fierce competition．Under such circumstances, they will try everything possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions．In making investigations，we ought to get information about what similar items the competitors are offering on the market，what prices they are quoting (报价），what features their products have，who are their regular customers, etc．Then, how can we obtain such information? There are many channels that we can make use of in doing this sort of work．The commercial counselor’s(顾问）offices of our embassies（大使馆）stationed（驻扎）abroad can help us in making market investigations．Nowadays, our import and export copmpanies send their trade groups abroad every now and then．One of their purposes is to make market surveys on the spot．Certainly，face—to—face talks with foreign businessmen are also important channels to get market information．The Chinese Export Commodities（货物）Fairs and some other fairs of similar nature as wellas visits of foreign businessmen provide us with such opportunities．Of course ，there are some other ways of making market investigations．56．In making market investigation ，one should_________．A．get enough information concerned B．advertise his productsC．produce high quality goods D．none of the above57．The underlined word “indispensable” in the first paragraph means_________．A．impossible B．necessary C．advisable D．available58．Which of the following statements is not true？A．The relationship between market investigation and sales promotion is just as that of the lips and teeth．B．It is impossible to succeed in selling a product without market investigation．C．There are various ways of making market investigation．D．Production goes before market investigation．59．All the following are channels to get market information except _________．A．to have commercial counselor’s office of our embassies s tationed abroadB．to promote the quality of our own productsC．to send trade groups abroad every now and thenD．to have face—to-face talks with foreign businessmenBAnimals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need．It has been shown that rats will，when given a choice over a period of time，prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles．When a fragrant（香的) flavor was added to the vitamin—enriched water，the rats did seem to prefer it and kept drinking it，even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water．In time, however, they broke the habit and went back to where the necessary vitamins were．In a classic experiment，babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria（自助）feeding arrangement，with a wide selection of baby food before them．They were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested in．We are told that at first they showed some unusual eating patterns，but over a period of time they managed to select well-balanced diet．So，in selecting food，rats and babies do seem to know and act on what’s best for them. Apparently, there is a kind of “body wisdom”，which humans soon lose．Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could．Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long—established habits．Some people eat fox，dog and。

新高考高中阅读强化限时训练25阅读理解+七选五（含参考答案）限时：35分钟满分：50分阅读（共两节，满分50 分）第一节（共15 小题；每小题2.5 分，满分37.5 分）AThe time may soon come when we say goodbye to most of the world’s languages. Today humans express themselves in over 6,000 different languages. But that is quickly changing. Many scientists say that over half of these languages will disappear within the next 50 years. After 100 years, the languages used in the world will not be more than 20.Why? It is because people from different cultures live and work together much more often than before. This brings changes. The languages of the world’s main culture are replacing the languages of the smaller cultures. Most international trade takes place in world languages such as English. People respect their own cultures and traditions, but when it comes to getting a job, knowing a world language is often necessary. It may mean the difference between success and failure.Technology works on the change of languages in an even more amazing way. Modern media such as radio and television give young people in developing countries much knowledge about the world. But this knowledge doesn’t come in words from the mouths of their parents or the elders in their neighborhood. It usually comes in the language of a different culture.People in different cultures think it good for them to share a popular language. They can quickly share ideas and work together. Knowing the same language means easier communication and is a basis for trust.Is the death of a small local language such a terrible thing? The answer is maybe. Many cultures may have words for many useful things we know nothing about. If their languages die, their valuable wisdom may be lost forever. The future of the world’s language depends on our actions now. Will we protect endangered languages or allow them to quietly disappear?Time will have the last word.( ) 1. Scientists say that within 50 years, perhaps, there will be only _______languages in the world.A. 4,000B. over 3,000C. around 3,000D. no more than20( ) 2. In “the languages of the world’s main culture s are replacing the languages of the smaller cultures.” the verb “replace” means “_______”.A. to put something back into a correct placeB. to use a second thing in place of the first thingC. to find good place for somethingD. to decide how important something is( ) 3. The passage says that if all the people in the world knew a major world language, _______.A. radio and television would all use the languageB. it would be easier for them to share their ideasC. lesson s at schools would be taught in the languageD. people would respect their own culture more参考答案：CBBBHave you wondered why different animals or pests have their particular colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.Birds, especially seagulls are very fond of locusts (飞蝗), but birds can’t easily catch locusts because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colour of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But when crops are ripe, locusts take on exactly the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are usually easily found and eaten by their enemies. So they have to hide themselves in terror for lives and appear only at night.If you study the animal life in any part of the world, you will find the main use of colouring is to protect them. Bears, wolves and other beasts move quietly through forests. They are usually invisible to the eyes of hunters, because they have the colour much like the barks of trees.An even more strange act remains to be noticed. A kind of fish living in seas can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid is over, its enemies cannot find it, and it quickly swims away. Thus, it has existed up to now though it is not powerful at all.( ) 4. Locusts are pests but they aren’t easily wiped out by their enemies because _______.A. they are powerful enoughB. they are dangerous to their enemiesC. they take on the same colours as cropsD. they fly very fast( ) 5. The pests that have different colours from plants usually appear at night because _______.A. their enemies can easily find them and eat themB. they have the habit of coming out in darknessC. it’s easy for them to destroy plants in darknessD. birds take their rests when night comes( ) 6. What does the underlined word “invisible” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Can’t be seen.B. Can be seen.C. Can’t move.D. Can’t change.( ) 7. A certain fish living in seas has lived through millions of years because_______.A. it is the most powerful in the seaB. no other fishes can swim as fast as it canC. it can send out a kind of liquid which makes its enemies unable to find itD. the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies参考答案：CAACCCaptain James Cook was a great explorer. Before he started exploring, maps of the Pacific Ocean were almost empty. He visited hundreds of islands across the Pacific Ocean and put them in the correct places on the map. He made maps of the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand. James Cook was born in England in 1728. His parents were poor farm workers. When James was 18, he found a job on a coastal ship. He worked on the ship until he was 27 years old, and then he joined the navy. He fought in Canada in a war against France, and he mapped some of the eastern coasts of Canada. In 1768 King George made him Captain of a ship and sent him to the Pacific. He was gone for nearly three years. When he returned, he was regarded as a national hero.He started his third voyage in 1776. On this trip he visited Hawaii. He was the first European to set foot on this beautiful island. Then he mapped the western coastof North America. After that he returned to Hawaii. Unfortunately there was some trouble between the Hawaiians and the white men and they started fighting. In the end Captain was killed in a clash with the local.( ) 8. In which order did James Cook do the following things?a. Fought against France.b. Made maps of some of the eastern coast of Canada.c. Mapped the coast lines of Australia and New Zealand.d. Mapped the coast of North America.e. Was made Captain of a ship.f. Work on a coastal ship.A. f a b e d cB. f a b d e cC. f a b e c dD. a b e c f d( ) 9. He started exploring when _______.A. he worked on a coastal shipB. he was 18 years oldC. he was sent to the PacificD. he served in the navy( ) 10. Which of the following is NOT true?A. He made the first maps of the Pacific Ocean.B. He went on three long important voyages in his life.C. He was the first English man to reach Hawaii.D. He was respected by his people.( ) 11. He was considered a national hero because of _______.A. his experience in CanadaB. his being the first European to visit HawaiiC. his heroic deathD. his devotion to exploration on the Pacific Ocean参考答案：CDADDWhen you search Google or use Amazon, you might assume the results you see are the same as those viewed by your friends, family and other Internet users. But you’d be wrong. Websites and social networks track your location and search history and make assumptions about your age, race, sex and political views. They then show ads they believe to be the most relevant, in order to maximize clicks, but personalizewhich results you see by eliminating what they think is irrelevant.This is sold to the public as positive, making each web session relevant and interesting, yet it is leading researchers to fear this could widen divides between the North and South, rich and poor, and young and old. For example, in terms of wealth, if users are only ever shown particular products and job advertisements based on how much they earn or where they live, these users will never be given the opportunities to increase their wealth, or how much they spend on items.Princeton University has created bots（自动程序）, each with their own fake profiles. These bots have different fake ages and sexes, earn different levels of money, are virtually(虚拟地) based in various locations around the world and have different interests. By using these bots to scan and research the web, the researchers hope to create a picture of not only what each of them sees, but also what sites they are missing out on.According to lead researcher, Arvind Narayanan, “Our goal is a web privacy census（普查）which will be a comprehensive map of who are collecting what information, what they are inferring from it, and who they are sharing it with. It is an important step in our final goal of figuring out how users are treated based on that information.”Personalization also has its benefits. Shopping sites such as Amazon and eBay can scan a user’s search and purchase history to offer suggestions. This can help find similar, cheaper items or items that are more suited to their needs at a glance. It’s also possible to disable personalized ads and results. Google’s search engine lets you switch off personalization, for example.Researchers from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona and Yahoo felt the issue was so potentially damaging, and they have also created a way to “burst the filter(过滤) bubble”. They believe that just because people have opposing views on certain topics it doesn’t mean they won’t share interests with others.( ) 12. The underlined word “eliminating” in Paragraph 1 probably means“_______”.A. decoratingB. removingC. personalizingD. protecting( ) 13. Princeton University created bots to ______.A. explain why different websites are personalizedB. offer users some advice on how to protect privacyC. assess how personalization is affecting Internet usersD. stress the advantages and disadvantages of personalization of websites( ) 14. Which of the following websites have done something to cut off personalization?A. Google and YahooB. eBay and GoogleC. Amazon and eBayD. Amazon and Yahoo( ) 15. What is this passage mainly about?A. Different websites are doing something to offer quality service.B. Personalized ads and search results could be creating different web pages.C. Personalization of different sites will lead to users’ privacy being violated.D. Personalization of shopping sites makes online shopping more convenient.参考答案：BCAB第二节（共5 小题；每小题2.5 分，满分12.5 分）What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? 16 We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. 17 Mental exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. 18 If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.19 According to some psychologists, if parents are always tellinga child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or“20 ”A. A healthy body contributes to one's intelligence.B. Parents should also be careful about what they say to young children.C. What people want to express is like this.D. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent.E. It needs exercise.F. You are such a smart child.G. These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.参考答案：GEDBF。

2013高考英语二轮（完形填空）30分钟限时训练（3)及答案Ⅰ。

完形填空Words：323 难度系数：★★★建议用时:17分钟Oliver Twist，one of the most famous works of Charles Dickens，is a novel reflecting the tragic fact of the life in Britain in the 19th century.The author who himself was born in a poor family wrote this novel __1__ with a view to reveal the ugly masks of those cruel criminals and to __2__ the horror and violence hidden __3__ the narrow and dirty streets in London。

The hero of this novel was Oliver Twist，an orphan，who was thrown into a world full of __4__ and crime.He suffered enormous pain，__5__ hunger,thirst，beating and abuse。

__6__ reading the tragic experiences of little Oliver,I was shocked by his sufferings。

I __7__ the poor boy，but at the same time I detested the evil Fagin and the brutal Bill。

To my relief，__8__ was written in all the best stories,the goodness eventually conquered __9__ and Oliver lived a happy life __10__.One of the plots that attracted me __11__ is that after the theft，little Oliver was allowed to recover in the kind care ofMrs.Maylie and Rose and __12__ a new life。

小升初 中高考 高二会考 艺考生文化课 一对一辅导 /wxxlhjy QQ:1571710901 无锡新领航教育特供专题限时训练(三十五) [社会生活型阅读理解(一)](限时：25分钟)(一)Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self­respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized (把……归类) as “honor” help you crea te this life of good feelings.Here is an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item.If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk's mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky (卑鄙的) ter we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune.On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty.We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?In the first case, where we don' t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen.Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief.In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self­respect.We would also demonstrate (演示) that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends.We damage our own reputations by telling others.In contrast, bringing_the_error_to_the_clerk's_attention causes different things to happen.Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable.Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self­respect is increased.Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions.Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions.Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence.And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy.While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it's easy to continue.Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.1．According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our________.A ．self­respectB ．financial rewardsC ．advertising abilityD ．friendly relationship2．The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to ________.A ．lyingB ．stealingC ．cheatingD ．advertising。

2013高考英语二轮（单项选择)25分钟限时训练（3）及答案1. More than 1 million people in southern California and northern Mexicowere without electricity after _______ major power failure struck just before _______ afternoon rush hour。

A。

a; an B. a; the C. the; the D. the；an2. If not _______, you’re allowed to return everything within 10 daysfor a full refund and no further duties。

A. to satisfyB. being satisfied C。

satisfied D.satisfying3.—Have you finished the book？-NO. I've read up to _______ the children discover the secret cave.A. where B。

what C。

that D. which 4。

I n recent years, India and China ______ a growing middle class.A。

saw B. would see C. had seen D.have seen5. Lifelong musicians are less _______ to experience age-related hearingproblems than non-musicians，according to a new Canadian study.A。

possible B. possibly C。

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解强化系列(03)及答案ANo one knows where the phrase “Indian summer” got started. We are sure that the phrase was well－known by the year 1778，because Crevecoeur，an American writer, described it like this: “A hard frost(霜冻)follows the autumn rains. This prepares the ground to receive the snows of winter。

But before the snows come, the earth turns warm once again and there are a few days of smoke and mildness called Indian summer.”There is a story about Indian summer that goes back to the very first settlers of the New World。

The first frost meant winter was coming。

Snow would soon follow.The Indians，seeing the settlers preparing for winter, told them not to hurry. The weather would turn warm, mild breezes would blow and the sky would turn soft and smoky。

And so it did。

The sun became hotter，and a bright warm smoke flowed over the fields and woods。