浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解(3)

浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（22）阅读理解AIn November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity failure．The government officials promised that it would not happen again．Pessimists（悲观者）were certain that it would occur again within five years at the latest．In July 1977, there was a repeat performance which produced different degrees of disorder throughout the city of 8,000,000 people．In 1965, the failure occurred in the cool autumn and at a time of peace and good situation．In 1977, the failure was much more serious because it came when the number of people out of work was large and the city was suffering from one of its worst heat waves．In 1965 there was little stealing during the darkness, and fewer than 100 people were caught by the police．In 1977, hundreds of stores were broken into and stolen．They broke shop windows and helped themselves to jewellery, clothes or television sets, nearly 400 people were sent to the police but far more disappeared into the darkness of the night．The number of policemen at hand was far from enough and they were wisely stopped from using their guns against the mobs（暴徒）that were far more than them and that included armed men．Hospitals had to treat hundreds of people cut by glass from shop windows．Banks and most businesses remained closed the next day．The blackout started at 9:33 p．m．, when lightning hit and knocked out vital cables（关键的电缆）．Many stores were thus caught by surprise．The vast majority of New Yorkers, however, tried to help strangers, handed out candles, and tried to get through the dark world without traffic lights, refrigerators, water and electrical power．For 24 hours, New York realized how helpless it was without electricity．1．Look at the first paragraph．Who were right, the government officials or the pessimists?A．The government officials B．The pessimistsC．Both D．Neither．2．In what way was the blackout of 1977 different from that of 1965?A．There was much more disorder B．This time the electricity supply failed．C．It was quite unexpected D．It came in the cool autumn．3．Why did many persons manage to escape the police?A．Because the police could not see them in the darkness．B．Many of them carried guns．C．There were not enough policemen to catch them allD．They were hidden inside big buildings．4．The 1977 New York electricity failure lasted______．A．a whole week B．twenty-four hoursC．three days D．a whole night．BAfter giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student．An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him．I agreed．During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew．He hadmuscular dystrophy（肌肉萎缩症）．When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to ten．Now he was thirteen．He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my dreams．I spent over an hour talking to Matthew．Never once did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams．Obviously, he knew what he was talking about．He didn’t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different．He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me．When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck．I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would．He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me．He said, “You are a champion．You earned that medal．Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you．”Last summer I received a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away．They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before: Dear Rick,My mom said I should send you a thank you letter for the picture you sent me．I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live anymore．But I still smile as much as I can．I told you some day I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal．But I know now I will never get to do that．But I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too．When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you．Thank you for loving me ．Your friend Matthew．5．The boy wanted to meet the author because_______．A．he was interested in weight liftingB．he wanted to get a gold medalC．he admired the author very muchD．he wanted the author to know him6．The underlined part in the third paragraph probably means “_____”．A．Why do you come to see me?B．Why do I have to stay at home?C．Why does the disease fall on me?D．Why not give a gold medal to me?7．We can infer from the passage that_____A．Matthew is a determined boyB．Rick used to have the same diseaseC．Matthew became a champion finallyD．Rick regarded Matthew as normal8．The boy refused the author’s medal because______．A．he wanted the picture insteadB．he would not be pitied by othersC．he did not know he would die soonD．he himself could earn one in the futureCPeople associate colors with different things and feelings．Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life．People say red is an exciting and active color．They associate red with strong feeling like anger．Red is also used for signs of danger, such as stop signs and fire engines．Orange is the bright, warm color of leaves in autumn．People say orange is a lively color．They associate orange with appiness．Yellow is the color of sunlight．People say it is a cheerful color．They associate yellow, too, with happiness．Green is the cool color of grass in spring．People say it is a refreshing（使人清新的）color．In general, people talk about two groups of colors: warm and cool colors．The warm colors are red, orange and yellow．Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be active．Those Who like to be with others like red．The cool colors are green and blue．Where there are these colors, people are usually quiet．Some scientists say that time seems to go by more slowly in a room with warm colors．They suggest that a warm color is a good one for a living-room or a restaurant．People who are having a rest or eating do not want time to pass quickly．Cool colors are better for some offices where the people working there want time to pass quickly．9．In the passag e the word “associate” means____A．think B．dreamC．connect in mind D．imagine10．Cool colors are liked by the people working in the offices because they_____．A．want time to go by slowlyB．are scientists and enjoy the colorsC．often have a rest during the working hoursD．want to finish their work as soon as possible and then return home11．Warm colors are suitable for _______．A．offices B．a living roomC．toilet D．people who don’t like to be with others12．The best title for this passage should be “______”A．The Warm Color B．The Cool ColorC．Colors and People’s Life D．Colors and ScientistsDEverybody talks about the weather: it’s the most common subject of conversation, for example, “Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “ I think it is going to snow．” All these are the common ways of starting a conversation．Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like．But they hardly ever agree with each other．One man may say, “ Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It is going to rain tomorrow．” Another man will say, “ Yes, it’s cloudy in the east．We are going to have a fine day tomorrow．”People often look for the weather they want．When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it is going to rain; he won’t believe anything else．When friends have a picnic, they are so sure the weather is going to clear up very quickly that they won’t stop eating their lunch while it rains．Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says．But he does not always tell us what we want, and once in a while he makes a mistake．Still, he probably comes closer to being correct than anyone else．13．When we start a conversation with our friends, we usually______．A．ask their names B．talk about the weatherC．say hello to them D．ask their addresses14．When we talk about the weather, we usually say______．A．“Are you cold?”B．“Are you well?”C．“What day is today?”D．“What a fine day!”15．The weatherman________．A．tells us the weather we hope forB．never makes a mistakeC．comes closer to being correct than anyone elseD．Should be blamedEE-mail can be a powerful new tool in improving communication（交流）between patients and doctors, according to one expert．“Using the Internet, doctors can answer more questions from more patients in a shorter time,” writes Dr Basal Pal, a famous doctor in Manchester, UK．According to Pal, nearly 40% of American patients say they used E-mail to communicate with a doctor in the past．He notes, however, that although patients have such interests, only up to 2% of doctors in the United States offer E-mail service．Using E-mail, doctors can make sure of their advice and post patient information materials and other resources on the Internet．It’s said that more than 10,000 health-oriented websites（网站）already exist now．However, some people worry that widespread use of medical E-mail might set up two kindsof care---one for Internet “haves” and the other for the “have-nots”．But Pal points out that “by the year 2003 nearly every library will offer Internet and E-mail services in the United States”．That allows even low-income patients to use such means．Pal also talks about other possible barriers to the acceptance of medical E-mail．“Doctors may be unwilling to offer E-mail services for fear of increasing workload（工作量）and uncertainty about payment（付款）for the time they spent,” he explained, “and patients may worry that their medical information might be read by others．” “But these problems can all be solved,” he added．“E-mail may help us a lot in health care,” Pal concludes．“Patients want to know more than they can get in normal clinics,” he points out, “and they might find communication on the information superhighway（超级公路）less fearful than face-to-face dialogue with their doctors．”16．The article introduces a new way of patient-doctor communication_________ A．by E-mailB．by visiting websitesC．by searching the InternetD．by using the computer17．According to the text, some people worry that _______A．it might have to serve both those who have access（访问通道）to the Internet and those whose workload is not too heavy．B．it might meet double doubts from the doctors and patientsC．it might make trouble between those who can use the Internet and those who can’tD．it might make trouble between those who have Internet experience and those who haven’t 18．All the following points are advantages（优点）of using medical E-mail except that______ A．it is more convenientB．it is less frighteningC．it enables patients and doctors to understand each other betterD．it provides patients more choices of treatment（治疗）19．What does the underlin ed word “barrier” mean?A．possibility B．danger C．block D．secret 20．Which of the following is true about E-mail in the USA?A．Every patient cannot use it．B．Only doctors can use it．C．Patients needn’t pay for their treatment by using E-mail．D．No others can read the information sent by E-mail．41．D 42．A 43．C 44．B 45．C 46．C 47．A．48．B．49．C 50．D．51．B 52．C 53．B．54．D．55．C 56．A 57．B 58．D 59．C 60．A．。

浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（74）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A"Grandma, Grandma, tell us a story!" Four darling children sat by my feet, looking up at me expectantly.Suddenly, we were interrupted by clapping. "Terrific," the director said, stepping up to the stage from the aisle(过道）. “Except, could you kids face the audience a bit more?"The kids shifted to face the empty seats, which would be filled in a few days for the church play. "Perfect," the director said. "Now, Grandma, read to your grandchildren." A pang of sadness hit me. If only I could read to my real grandchildren!I had a granddaughter, but I'd never met her. Sixteen years earlier my son was involved in a relationship that ended badly. But out of it came a blessing: a baby girl named Lena. I hoped to be a grandmother to her-- but shortly after the birth, the mother moved without any address left. Over the years, I asked around town to try and find my son's ex-wife, but it seemed that she didn't want to be found.I'd just joined this new church a week earlier, and was at once offered the part of Grandma in the play. At least now I could pretend to be a grandma. The rehearsals went well, and finally the day of the show arrived. The performance was great. "You all looked so natural up there," one of my friends said.Afterward, we went to the church basement for refreshments. I walked over to one of the girls in the play. Rehearsals had been in such a hurry that we never really got to talk. "How's my granddaughter?" I joked." Fine!" she answered. Just then, someone else walked up and asked the girl her name.I wasn't sure I heard the girl's answer correctly. But it made me ask her another question. "What's your mother's name?"She told me. I was still in shock. "And what's your father's name?" I asked. It was my son.She'd only started going to that church a week before I did. Since that day of the play, we've stayed close. Not long ago, she even made me a great grandma.1. What was the author doing at the beginning of the story?A. Telling a storyB. Playing a game.C. Preparing for a play.D. Acting in a movie.2. Why did the author feel " a pang of sadness" at the words of the director?A. The director's words reminded her of her lost granddaughter.B. The director's words hurt her badly.C. She wished that she had a real grandchild.D. The director wasn't content with her performance.3. What happened in the church basement after the play?A. The author played a joke on Lena.B. Lena treated the author as a friend.C. The author got to know who Lena was.D. Lena mistook the author for her grandmother.4. We can infer that when writing the story, the author felt ______.A. light-heartedB. heartbrokenC. confusedD. anxiousBThe ability of falling cats to right themselves in midair and land on their feet has been a source of wonder for ages. Biologists long regarded it as an example of adaptation by natural selection, but for physicists it bordered on the miraculous. Newton's laws of motion assume that the total amount of spin(旋转) of a body cannot change unless an external force speeds it up or slows it down. If a cat has no spin when it is released and experiences no external force, it ought not to be able to twist(转动) around as it falls.In fact, the righting of a falling cat is similar to a magician's trick. The movements of the cat in midair are too fast for the human eye to follow, so the process is hard to understand. Either the eye must be speeded up, or the cat's fall slowed down for the phenomenon to be observed. A century ago the former was realized by means of high-speed photography using equipment now available in any drugstore. But in the nineteenth century the capture on film of a falling cat led to a scientific experiment.The experiment was described in a paper presented to the Paris Academy in 1894. Two series of twenty photographs each, one from the side and one from behind, show a white cat in the act of righting itself. Grainy though they are, the photos show that the cat was dropped upside down, with no spin, and still landed on its feet. Careful analysis of the photos reveals the secret. As the cat rotates the front of its body clockwise, the back and tail twist (扭转) counterclockwise, so that the total spin remains zero, in perfect accord with Newton's laws. Halfway down, the cat pulls in its legs before changing its twist in the opposite way and then extends them again, with the desired end result. The explanation was that while nobody can acquire spin without force, a flexible one can readily change its direction. Cats know this naturally, but scientists could not be sure how it happened until they increased the speed oftheir views a thousand times as much.5. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The explanation of an interesting phenomenonB. Miracles in modern scienceC. The process in scientific researchD. The differences between biology and physics.6.Which of the following can be inferred about high-speed photography in the late 1800's?A. It was a relatively new technology.B. The necessary equipment was easy to obtain.C. The resulting photographs are difficult to explain.D. It was not fast enough to provide new information.7.The underlined word “rotates” in third paragraph is closest in meaning toA. dropsB. turnsC. controlsD. touches8.According to the passage, a cat is able to right itself in midair because it isA. frightenedB. smallC. intelligentD. flexibleCWhen people search online, they leave a trail that remains stored on the central computers of firms such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. Analyzing what we're looking for on the Web can offer a remarkable understanding of our anxieties and enthusiasms.UK writer John Battelle wrote on his blog, "This can tell us extraordinary things about who we are and what we want as a culture."Google's experimental service Google Trends, for example, compares the numbers of people searching for different words and phrases from 2004 to the present.According to these graphs, sometimes people's interests are driven obviously by the latest news: when the Spice Girls, a pop group, announce a reunion, there's an immediate rush to find out more about them. Other results are strikingly seasonal: people go shopping online for coats in winter and sandals（凉鞋）in summer.The most fascinating possibility is that search data might help predict behavior. Perhaps we search for a political candidate's name when we are thinking about voting for him or her. This information could clearly be useful to a marketer- it's already how Google decides which ads to show on its search results pages – or to a political campaign manager.Marissa Mayer, a Google vice-president, argues that Google Trends correctly "predicted" George Bush's victory over John Kerry in the 2004 election. The graph clearly shows that Bush continued his lead over Kerry, in terms of search volumes, even when polls(民意测验) suggested the race was on a razor's edge. However, that’s not always the case. For instance, the same approach predicted Hillary Clinton would beat Barack Obama in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 turned out to be wrong in the end.9. According to the passage, Google are able to see the trails of the people when they are ________ .A. using their computersB. surfing the InternetC. using its search engineD. connecting their computer to another one10. The search data can help foresee the following EXCEPT ______A. The different features of different culturesB. the better place to put advertisements inC. The victory of a politician in the electionD. The reunion of a pop group11. On the whole, the author holds a view towards the search trail that ______A. It is necessary to make rules about collecting the search trailsB. People are in danger of letting out their personal informationC. The search data is very useful to understand people in societyD. Search trails might cause a lot of disorder.12. The underlined expression in the last paragraph means_______A. The competition was a very close oneB. The competition was towards the endC. The competition showed a clear resultD. The competition was endlessDGadgets (小玩意儿）with education programs start to find a place in classroom.While most public schools don't allow the devices because they are considered distractions--and sometimes portable cheating tools--some school districts have started to put the technology to use. The key, educators say, is controlling the environment in which they are used.In St. Mary's, Ohio, a school district of 2,300 students is continuing a program where students are assigned PDAs, or personal digital assistants, for use as a learning tool in the classroom, and at home. They use applications created by a company to draw pictures and create sketches, journals and write essays, said Kyle, the district's technology coordinator(协调者）. Other applications create flash cards for spelling and math.Students took the phones on a museum field trip where they took photos, uploaded them to a server where the teacher could view the assignment and write comments on what they saw.In addition to the applications that students use, having the PDA teaches them responsibility, he said."Cell phones aren't going away. Mobile technology isn't going away, " he said. "Right now, what we're telling kids is 'You go home and use whatever technology you want, but when you get to school, we're going to ask you to step back in time.' It doesn't make any sense," he said.The district started the program last school year with $40,000 and 60 Palm personal data devices that were handed out to students. Kyle said teachers who used to wait weeks to use computer labs were now able to use technology right in their classrooms--and students love it.But there are many questions districts face before opening the door to allow cellphones: If children had their own fancier phones, would they be allowed those instead of school-issued devices? How would they fund PDAs in large districts? And do kids really need technology always at their fingertips?13. Students in public schools are forbidden to have the devices because ______A. the devices have bad effect on studentsB. the devices are considered poor qualityC. it makes no sense to use them at schoolD. it is a waste of money14. A school district uses the PDAs ______A. as a learning toolB. as an applicationC. to keep in touch with the studentsD. to watch the students in the exam15. From the last paragraph we can learn _______A. all the kids really need cell phones in schoolB. not all the kids really need cell phones in schoolC. there is no doubt for cell phones to be used in schoolD. there is still some doubt for cell phones to be used in school16. Kyle's attitude towards the use of PDAs in the classroom might be ______A. approvalB. dissatisfactionC. suspicionD. toleranceEIt is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. The meanings of thousands of everyday perceptions, the basis for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present by memory.Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep information available for later use. It not only includes "remembering" things like arithmetic or historical facts, but also involves any change in the way an animal typically behaves. Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffed something suspicious in the grain pile.Memory exists not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines. Computers, for example, contain devices for storing data for later use. It is interesting to compare the memory storage capacity of a computer with that of a human being. The instant access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 "words"—string of alphabetic or numerical characters—ready for instant use. An average U.S. teenager probably recognizes the meaning of about 100,000 words of English. However, this is but a fraction of the total amount of information that the teenager has stored. Consider, for example, the number of faces and places that the teenager can recognize on sight.The use of words is the basis of the advanced problem-solving intelligence of human beings. A large part of a person's memory is in terms of words and combinations of words. But while language greatly expands the number and the kind of things a person can remember, it also requires a huge memory capacity. It may well be this capacity that distinguishes humans, setting them apart from other animals.17. Which of the following is TRUE about memory?A. It helps us perceive things happening around us every day.B. It is based on the decisions we made in the past.C. It is rooted in our past habits and skills.D. It connects our past experiences with the present.18. According to the passage, memory is helpful in one's life in the following aspects EXCEPT that ________.A. it involves a change in one's behaviorB. it keeps information for later useC. it warns people not to do things repeatedlyD. it enables one to remember events that happened in the past19. What is the major characteristic of man's memory capacity according to the author?A. It can be expanded by language.B. It can remember all the combined words.C. It may keep all the information in the past.D. It may change what has been stored in it.20. Human beings make themselves different from other animals by _______.A. having the ability to perceive dangerB. having a far greater memory capacityC. having the ability to recognize faces and places on sightD. having the ability to draw on past experiencesCACA AABD CDCA AADA DCAB。

2012高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练专题3 任务型阅读20（25分钟）（A）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后图表的空格里填上最恰当的单词。

Host family accommodation means that hosts treat the students as a full member of the household, eating together with the students and sharing the common living areas with him/her. No more than three adult students or four junior students will be accommodated in host family accommodation at one time.Host family accommodation remains popular among international students. It is the most economical and beneficial accommodation for any student. It is also the best way to practice English and learn new cultures. As a result, it is often seen as the number-one choice for its advantages in language study, cultural communication and cost of living. Staying alongside host family enables students to get enough practice during the short time of their study so that their language acquisition is likely to become faster. Living in host families, students are able to spend a lot of time communicating with their “host parents”, who are often ve ry hospitable and friendly, and get to know the lacal way of life, people and culture. Most host families are always ready to help students out in any situation. Often the bonds that are made between international students and their host families endure many years, and are maintained through letters and e-mails. Another advantage is that host family accommodation can sometimes be the least expensive. It attracts students as it ensures them a family type of living at a low cost.The advantages, however, have not prevented host families,from worrying. On the one hand, some host families are losing their unique selling points. One problem is that the majority of hosts in big cities, now generally single and young, have less time available for international students, but the selling point for host family accommodation is communication practice. On the other hand, students’ expectations have risen. They are becoming more demanding and asking for more than ever from their accommodation, as they come mainly from high socio-economic groups in their own countries.To get out of the difficult situation, host families are now making efforts to improve thequality of service. They are trying to make living conditions better, including broadband Internet service, private bathroom, and access to plenty of hot water for long showers. Ther are also providing students with structured family activities.It is believed that host family accommodation will keep the popularity vote with international students.Title: Host Family Accommodation(1)________ Host family accommodation refers to a kind of accommodation in which thestudent is treated as a full member of the host family, eating together andsharing the living areas with the hosts.(2)________ Language study Students learn the language faster because they(3)_______ frequently enough.CulturalcommunicationIt is more convenient for students to communicate andget to know the local (4)_______ , people and culture. Cost of (5)________ Sometimes it is the least expensive and enablesstudents to live at a low cost.Problems Loss of the sellingpointHosts (6)_______ enough time to communicate withstudents.Rise in (7)_______ Students are demanding more from their host families.(8)_______ taken Improvement ofservice qualityHosts are (9)_______ living conditions. They are offeringstudents structured (10)_______ activities.Conclusion Host family accommodation will keep the popularity vote with international students.Definition Advantages/Benefits practise lifestyle living/accommodation lack expectation(s) Measures bettering/improving family（B）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（24）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AJacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was one of the most private women in the world, yet when she went to work as an editor in the last two decades of her life, she revealed (展现) herself as she did nowhere else.After the death of her second husband, Greek shipping magnate(巨头) Aristotie Onassis Jacqueline’s close friend and former White House secretary Letitia Baldrige made a suggestion that she consider a career in publishing. After consideration, Jacqueline accepted it. Perhaps she hoped to find there some ideas about how to live her own life .She became not less but more interested in reading. For the last 20 years of her life, Jacqueline worked as a pu blisher’s editor, first at Viking,then at Doubleday, pursuing（追求）a late-life career longer than her two marriages combined. During her time in publishing, she was responsible for managing and editing more than 100 successfully marketed books. Among the first books were In the Russian Style and Inventive Paris Clothes. She also succeeded in persuading TV hosts Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell to transform their popular television conversations into a book ,The Power of Myth. The book went on to become an international best-seller. She dealt, too, with Michael Jackson as he prepared his autobiography(自传)，Moonwalk.Jaequeliner may have been hired for her name and for her social relations, but she soon proved her worth. Her choices, suggestions and widespread social relations were of benefit both to the publishing firms and to Jacqueline herself. In the books she selected for publication, she built on a lifetime of spending time by herself as a reader and left a record of the growth of her mind. Her books are the autobiography she never wrote. Her role as First lady, in the end, was overshadowed by her performance as an editor. However, few knew that she had achieved so much.1.We can learn from the passage that Jacqueline ______.A. became fond of reading after working as an editorB. was in charge of publishing 100 booksC. promoted her books through social relationsD. gained a lot from her career as an editor2.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that ______.A. Jacqueline ended up as an editor rather than as First LadyB. Jacqueline’s life as First Lady was more colorful than as an editorC. Jacqueline was more successful as an editor than as First LadyD. Jacqueline’s role as First Lady was more brilliant than as an editor3.What can be inferred from the passage?A. Jacqueline’s two marriages lasted more than 20 yearsB. Jacqu eline’s own publishing firm was set up eventuallyC. Jacqueline’s views and beliefs were reflected in the books she editedD. Jacqueline’s achievements were widely known4.The passage is mainly ______.A. an introduction of Jacqueline’s life both as Fi rst Lady and as an editor.B. a brief description of Jacqueline’s lifelong experiences.C. a brief account of Jacqueline’s career as an editor in her last 20 years.D.an analysis of Jacqueline’s social relations in publishingBWhile most high school students spend most of their time worrying about who likes who, and different relationships between their classmates, I choose to focus on my school lessons and sports.When I was young, my mother encouraged me to develop and keep friendship with boys in order to build strong relationships. But she told me not to risk a good friendship with a boy with the title of boyfriend. It’ s indeed a wise choice to stay friends with those of the opposite sex. In my opinion, even though some high school relationship might continue after graduation, the probability of them lasting much longer is so slim that there really is not a point to it.Firstly you have to think about such a question— whether it is possible to hurt both of you, or even hurt both of your future husbands or wives. My second point is that you still can date if you hope marriage could possibly follow. Except this, there really is not any other reason for dating. Some students desire relationships for a chance to be romantic. While these are nice to have, there are many more important things at this point in our lives.The titles of boyfriend and girlfriend put too much stress on a relationship between high school students. Just staying as common friends may be the best choice for us. I strongly recommend we should deal with it in an appropriate way and follow our teachers’ advice if necessary.5. The author writes this passage probably for to read.A. high school studentsB. school teachersC. parents and teachersD. married couples6. Between sexes, the relationship of being good friends might be than that of being boy/girl-friends.A. weakerB. saferC. slimmerD. stronger7. How does the writer like the idea of dating among the students?A. Dating is a nice chance for students to be romantic.B. Studying is far more important than dating in school.C. In high school dating can surely lead to future marriage.D. Dating in high school is sure to hurt your future family.8. T he underlined word “it” in the last paragraph might refer to .A. the title of boyfriend or girlfriend at schoolB. advice given by both teachers and parentsC. the pressure from school lessons and sportsD. the relationship between students of opposite sexesCThe desire for a better life is sometimes so big that it makes people leave their countries and their families and work in other countries. They know that they will have to face difficult moments，that they won’t be able to communicate with thepersons around them，and that maybe they will have to work in illegal conditions to get the money they need for their families，but they all take these chances and they hope they will succeed.On the other hand，there are people who immigrate(移民)just for the sake of the people they love. They leave their families to make other families with the people they love. Women go to meet their men who have chosen other countries to start a new life，even if they miss their families and friends. Maybe they don’t have a place to work but they are able to wait to see what destiny(命运) has for them. There are also the cases of the people who are forced to leave their countries because of a war which threatens their lives. The y’d rather start from the very beginning again than risk putting their lives in danger.When well­developed countries see that their homeland is being “invaded” by lots of immigrants，they set new laws that make immigration harder. As a result of this，many illegal immigrants cross the borders and are eager to work，although they are paid only half the amount of money native workers receive for the same kind of job. The opinions of the local people are varied and they range from total refusal to complete acceptance. Immigrants in countries which have large communities of them are fighting for the recognition of their social rights and for equal treatment. Many immigrants have managed to be fully accepted by the communities where they live and have managed to change the opinions of the local people about them. 9. Which of the following reasons for immigration is NOT mentioned in the passage? A．Escaping from a war. B．Being reunited with the beloved people. C．Seeking a better life. D．Studying a foreign language.10. What’s the usual response to immigrants in well­developed countries?A．To accept them. B．To put limitations on immigration.C．To refuse them. D．To encourage them.11. The passage implies that ________.A．culture shock causes great anxiety in some immigrantsB．illegal immigrants cause great damage to developed countriesC．stricter laws should be set to prevent immigrationD．many people go to other countries with great determinationDAny foreigner who has tried to learn Chinese can tell how hard it is to master the tones required to speak and understand. And anyone who has tried to learn to play the violin or other instruments can report similar challenges.Now researchers have found that people with musical training have an easier time learning Chinese. Writing in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience，researchers from Northwestern University say that both skills draw on the same parts of the brain that help people discover changes in pitch(音调)．One of the study’s authors，Nina Kraus，said the findings suggested that studying music “actually tunes our sensory system”．This means that schools that want children to do well in languages should hesitate before cutting music programs，Dr.Kraus said. She said music training might also help children with language problems.Mandarin(普通话)speakers have been shown to have a more complex encoding(编码) of pitch patterns in their brains than English speakers do. This is because in Mandarin and other Asian languages，pitch plays a central role. A single­syllable word can have several meanings depending on how it is intoned.For this study，the researchers looked at 20 non­Chinese speaking volunteers，half with no musical background and half who have studied an instrument for at least six years.As they were shown a movie，the volunteers also heard an audio tape of the Mandarin word “mi” in thr ee of its meanings：squint，bewilder and rice. The researchers recorded activities in their brain stems to see how well they were processing the sounds. Those with a music background showed much more brain activities in response to the Chinese sounds.The lead author of the study，Patrick C．M.Wong，said it might work both ways. It appears that native speakers of tonal languages may do better at learning instruments.12. When learning Chinese，a foreigner will find ________.A．he has a difficult time learning music at the same timeB．he has an easier time learning music at the same timeC．it is hard to master the tones required to speak and understandD．it is easy to use the brain to help him discover changes in pitch13. Why does Chinese learning have something to do with music training?A．Because there is the same difficulty in learning Chinese and music.B．Because skills to learn the two make use of the same parts of the brain.C．Because music training might help people with language study.D．Because people who do well in Chinese study do well in music.14. The underlined word “intoned” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by the word “____”．A．created B．spelledC．seemed D．pronounced15. What would be the best title for this passage?A．Mandarin Speakers Are Smarter than English SpeakersB．Skilled Ear for Music May Help Language StudyC．Pitch Plays a Central Role in Chinese LearningD．Schools Need to Develop Music ProgramsDCCC ADBD DBD CBDB。

浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（99）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

AShe had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful brown haired, freckle-faced image of innocence. Outside, it was pouring so heavily.We all stood there just inside the door of the Wal-Mart. We waited, some patiently, others annoyed because nature messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world.Her voice was so sweet that it broke the hypnotic trance (昏昏欲睡) we were all caught in. “Mom,let’s run through the rain,” she said.“No,honey. We’ll wait until it slows down a bit,” Mom replied.This young child waited about another minute and repeated: “Mom,let’s run through the rain. ”“We’ll get soaked if we do,” Mom said.“No,we won’t,Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she tore at her Mom’s arm.“This mo rn ing? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said if God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!”The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I dare say you couldn’t hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child’s lifetime when innocent trust can be developed so that it will bloom into faith. “ Honey, you are absolutely right. Let’s run through the rain. If get wet, well maybe we just need washing, ” Mom said. Then off they ran.We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and they held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.You may lose your material possessions, your money and even your health, but no one can ever take away your precious memories. So don’t forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories.1. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word“ affirmation” ?A. happinessB. approvalC. disagreementD. love2. What do we know about the mother in the story?A. Her husband was cured of his cancer.B. She was strong-willed and considerate.C. She was in despair and pretended to forget what she said.D. Her daughter completely understood the situation her family was in3. Which of the following may the author agree with?A. The mother should not tell her child about the family misfortune.B. Parents should act more bravely than their children.C. Parents should grasp every opportunity to influence their children to grow well.D. Children should learn to show gratitude and understanding to their parents.4. The best title for the passage might be _ .A. Run Through the RainB. Be a Determined MotherC. Wait in the RainD. Have a wonderful experienceBFrom the health point of view we are living in an amazing age. We are free from many of the most dangerous diseases. A large number of once deadly illnesses can now be cured by modern medicine. It is almost certain that one day medicines will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases. The expectation of life has increased greatly. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the unbelievable killing of men, women and children on the roads. Man vs the motor-car! It is a never-ending battle which man is losing.Thousands of people all over the world are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen.It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel (方向盘), his car becomes the extension of his personality. There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man’s very worst qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind a steering-wheel. They say, they are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-year-olds and completely selfish. Their hidden angers and disappointments seem to be brought to the surface by the act of driving.The surprising thing is that society smiles so gently on the motorist and seems to forgive his behavior. Everything is done for his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable because of heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is ruined by road networks; and the deaths become nothing more than a number every year, to be easily forgotten.It is high time a world rule was created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are unbelievable lenient (宽容的) and even the strictest are not strict enough. A rule which was universally accepted could only have an obviously beneficial effect on the accident rate. Hereare a few examples of some of the things that might be done. The driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every three years or so; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through strict tests for safety each year. Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can damage a person’s driving ability. Present drinking and driving laws (where they exist) should be made much stricter. Speed limits should be required on all roads. Governments should lay down safety specifications for car factories, as has been done in the USA. All advertising stress power and performance should be banned. These measures may not sound good enough. But surely nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the number of deaths. After all, the world is for human beings, not motor-cars.5. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists.B. Thousands of people all over the world are killed each year.C. The laws of some countries about driving are to lenient.D. Only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents.6. What does the author think of society toward motorists?A. Society laughs at the motorists.B. Huge car parks are build in the cities and towns.C. Victims of accidents are nothing.D. Society forgives their rude driving7. What does the author mean by saying “his car becomes the extension of his personality” inParagraph 2?A. Driving can show his hidden qualitiesB. Driving can show the other part of his personalityC. Driving can bring out his characterD. Driving can represent his manners8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way against traffic accidents?A. Perfect the road networkB. Stricter driving testsC. Test drivers every three yearsD. Raise age limit and lay down safety specifications.9. The author’s attitude towards the traffic situation is ______.A. confusedB. discontentedC. appealingD. doubtfulCOne night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the opposite direction at about the same speed. As we passed each other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second. I wondered whether he might be thinking as I was. How dependent we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall asleep, not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden end. Thoughwe had never spoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way.Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world works. At some level, we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line. And sometimes it requires us to act cooperatively, with friends or even with strangers.As technology shrinks our world, the need increases for cooperative action among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which saved thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring team action by police and intelligence forces across the world. We must recognize that our fates are not ours alone to control.In my own life, I’ve put great stock in personal resp onsibility. But, as time has passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are mom ents when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others. so, while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a dark road, what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of trust.10. The author considers it very important ______.A. to drive with a companyB. to have personal independenceC. to gain certain responsibilityD. to share trust and cooperation11. The author said that they depended on each other in the same way because ______.A. the approaching car was very dangerousB. they both drove their car at a terrific speedC. he might be killed out of the other’s careless drivingD. it was dark and the road was not wide enough12. From the second paragraph, we know the author drew the important lesson from ______.A. only one experienceB. many similar experiencesC. a driver on a dark roadD. many friends and strangers13. The need for cooperation increases because ______.A. peoples’ fates can’t be controlled by themselvesB. certain viruses can spread in a quick wayC. terrorism can happen everywhere and every dayD. the world has become much more dangerous14. We can infer from the last paragraph that the author has ______.A. believed in one’s own personal responsibilityB. counted upon himself alone in everythingC. had no trust in others’ good faith and judgmentD. had accomplished a change on his viewpoint of lifeDWhen I was fourteen, I earned money in the summer by cutting lawns（草坪）, and within a few weeks I had built up a body of customers. I got to know people bythe flowers they planted that I had to remember not to cut down, by the things they lost in the grass or struck in the ground on purpose. I reached the point with most of them when I knew in advance what complaint was about to be spoken, which particular request was most important. And I learned something about the measure of my neighbors by their preferred method of payment: by the job, by the month--- or not at all.Mr. Ballou fell into the last category, and he always had a reason why. On one day, he had no change for a fifty, on another he was flat out of checks, on another, he was simply out when I knocked on his door. Still, except for the money apart, he was a nice enough guy, always waving or tipping his hat when he’d see me from a distance. I figured him for a thin retirement check, maybe a work-relayed injury that kept him from doing his own yard work. Sure, I kept track of the total, but I didn’t worry about the amount too much. Grass was grass, and the little that Mr. Ballou’s property comprised didn’t take long to trim (修剪).Then, one late afternoon in mid-July, the hottest time of the year, I was walking by his house and he opened the door, mentioned me to come inside. The hall was cool, shaded, and it took my eyes a minute to adjust to the dim light.“I owe you,” Mr. Ballou, “but…”I thought I’d save him the trouble of thinking of a new excuse. “No problem. Don’t worry about it.”“The bank made a mistake in my account,” he continued, ignoring my words. “It will be cleared up in a day or two. But in the meantime I thought perhaps you could choose one or two volumes for a down payment.He gestured toward the walls and I saw that books were stacked (堆放) everywhere. It was like a library, except with no order to the arrangement.“Take your time,”Mr. Ballou encouraged. “Read, borrow, keep. Find something you like. What do you read?”“I don’t know.” And I didn’t. I generally read what was in front of me, what I could get from the paperback stack at the drugstore, what I found at the library, magazines, the back of cereal boxes, comics. The idea of consciously seeking out a special title was new to me, but, I realized, not without appeal-- so I started to look through the piles of books.“You actually read all of these?”“This isn’t much,”Mr. Ballou said. “This is nothing, just what I’ve kept, the ones worth looking at a second time.”“Pick for me, then.”He raised his eyebrows, cocked his head, and regarded me as though measuring me for a suit. After a moment, he nodded, searched through a stack, and handed me a dark red hardbound book, fairly thick.“The Last of the Just,”I read. “By Andre Schwarz-Bart. What’s it about?”“You tell me,” he said. “Next week.”I started after supper, sitting outdoors on an uncomfortable kitchen chair.Within a few pages, the yard, the summer, disappeared, and I was plunged into the aching tragedy of the Holocaust, the extraordinary clash of good, represented by one decent man, and evil. Translated from French, the language was elegant, simple, impossible to resist. When the evening light finally failed I moved inside, read all through the night,To this day, thirty years later, I vividly remember the experience. It was my first voluntary encounter（接触、遇到）with world literature, and I was stunned (震惊) by the concentrated power a novel could contain. I lacked the vocabulary, however, to translate my feelings into words. So the next week when Mr. Ballou asked, “Well?”I only replied, “It was good?”“Keep it, then,” he said. “Shall I suggest another?”I nodded, and was presented with the paperback edition of Margaret Mead’s Coming of Age in Samoa ( a very important book on the study of the social and cultural development of peoples--- anthropology (人类学) ).To make two long stories short, Mr. Ballou never paid me a cent for cutting his grass that year or the next, but for fifteen years I taught anthropology at Dartmouth College. Summer reading was not the innocent entertainment I had assumed it to be, not a light-hearted, instantly forgettable escape in a hammock (吊床) ( though I have since enjoyed many of those, too). A book, if it arrives before you at the right moment, in the proper season, at an internal in the daily business of things, will change the course of all that follows.15.The author thought that Mr. Ballou was ______________.A. rich but meanB. poor but politeC. honest but forgettableD.strong but lazy16. Before his encounter with Mr. Ballou, the author used to read _____________.A. anything and everythingB. only what was given to himC. only serious novelsD. nothing in the summer17. The author found the first book Mr. Ballou gave him _____________.A. light-heated and enjoyableB. dull but well writtenC. impossible to put downD. difficult to understand18. From what he said to the author, we can gather that Mr. Ballou _______________.A. read all books twiceB. did not do much readingC. read more books than he keptD. preferred to read hardbound books19. The following year the author _______________.A. started studying anthropology at collegeB. continued to cut Mr. Ballou’s lawnC. spent most of his time lazing away in a hammockD. had forgotten what he had read the summer before20. The author’s main point is that _____________.A. summer jobs are really good for young peopleB. you should insist on being paid before you do a jobC. a good book can change the direction of your lifeD. a book is like a garden carried in the pocket.1--4 BBCA 5--9 DDAAB 10--14 DCBAD 15--20 BACCBC。

浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：单项选择（106）从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.The train for Changchun was delayed because of _____absence of _____ informationabout _____ snow there.A. /; /; theB. the; /; theC. the; the; /D. the; the; the2. ---Have you read the novel Twilight?---Yes, and I am surprised that a beautiful girl should fall _____ in love witha vampire(吸血鬼).A. unwillinglyB. hopefullyC. involuntarilyD. hopelessly3. John is a common student, _____, I think, that will be found in every school.A. whomB. whoC. oneD. he4. He is the scientist _____ great contributions to the development of science andtechnology a 5,000,000-yuan prize was awarded to him by the central government.A. for whomB. about whomC. for whoseD. about whose5. A group of tourists reached a remote small village, at the west end of which _____,and expected to meet a countryman.A. stood an old templeB. standing an old templeC. did an old temple standD. an old temple stood6. The costs for things such as laundry and cell phone service fall underpersonal_____. Keep careful track of these when they quickly add up.A. budgetB. financeC. economicsD. expense7. If not _____, you can return everything on the spot and no further duties whenyou purchase goods at .A. to satisfyB. being satisfiedC. satisfiedD.satisfying8. No matter what you say of him, I still think much of him, or else I _____ himto do that.A. won’t allowB. hadn’t allowedC. wouldn’t be allowedD. wouldn’t have allowed9. We appeal to all countries to _____cooperation on climate change, food securityand the prevention of natural disasters.A. build upB. put onC. show offD. hold out10. All the books in the list, _____otherwise stated, will be available.A. asB. ifC. althoughD. unless11. The hole in the ground was three feet deep, making it difficult, if not impossible,_____the bus out.A. gettingB. getC. to getD. got12. ---Can I get out at noon?---No. The school rules state that no student _____be allowed out at lunchtime, unless he has a request form.A. shallB. willC. mustD. can13. ---How long have you been here?---Only about three minutes. Xiaoming and Mary _____here with me.A. walkB. have walkedC. had walkedD. walked14. We prefer to measure the school’s teaching quality _____how well the graduatesdevelop rather than how many students are admitted to key universities.A. in terms ofB. in spite ofC. in charge ofD. in favor of15. We left the small town, _____clearly _____no need to stay.A. it; wasB. it; beingC. there; wasD. there; being16. The cave is _____to the public, high up the face of a cliff which no one canclimb.A. inadequateB. inconvenientC. impossibleD. inaccessible17. Some students find certain grammar points and structures very difficult; _____,teachers need a reliable source of practice material to get these points across effectively.A. howeverB. as a resultC. even soD. what’s more18. The lectures delivered by excellent teachers across the province _____a fairlywide range about English teaching and I can’t sum them up in a few sentences.A. conveyedB. coveredC. consideredD. commanded19. The possibility never occurred to us _____ such an old man killed two women formoney.A. howB. whenC. whatD. that20. ---Want me to give you a ride?---I can walk myself.---_____.A. With pleasureB. Suit yourselfC. It dependsD. Never mind1-5 BDCCA 6-10 DCDAD 11-15 CADAD 16-20 DBBDB。

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，共50分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该选项标号涂黑。

AEaster (复活节) is still a great day for worship, candy in baskets and running around the yard finding eggs, but every year it gets quite a bit worse for bunnies.And no, not because the kids like to pull their ears. The culprit is climate change, and some researchers found that rising temperatures are having harmful effects on at least five species of rabbit in the US.Take the Lower Keys Marsh rabbit, for instance. An endangered species that lives in the Lower Florida Keys, this species of cottontail is a great swimmer -- it lives on the islands! -- but it is already severely affected by development and now by rising sea levels. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, an ocean level rise of only 0.6 meters will send these guys jumping to higher ground and a 0.9-meter rise would wipe out their habitat (栖息地) completely.The snowshoe hare, on the other hand, has a color issue. Most of these rabbits change their fur color from white in the wintertime to brown in the summer, each designed to give them better cover from predators (捕食者). As the number of days with snow decreases all across the country, however, more and more bunnies are being left in white fur during brown dirt days of both fall and spring, making them an easier mark for predators. Researchers know that the color change is controlled by the number of hours of sunlight, but whether the rabbit will be able to adapt quick enough to survive is a big question. The National Wildlife Federation has reported that hunters have noticed their numbers are already markedly down.American pikas or rock rabbits, a relative of rabbits and hares, might be the first of these species to go extinct due to climate change. About 7-8 inches long, pikas live high in the cool damp mountains west of the Rocky Mountains. As global temperatures rise, they would naturally migrate (迁徙) to higher ground --- but they already occupy the mountaintops. They can’t go any higher. The National Wildlife Federation reports that they might not be able to stand the new temperatures as their habitat heats up.The volcano rabbit has the same problem. These rabbits live on the slopes of volcanoes in Mexico, and recent studies have shown that the lower range of their habitat has already shifted upward about 700 meters, but there are not suitable plants for them to move higher, so they are stuck in the middle. Scientists are concerned about their populations.Native to the US, pygmy rabbits weigh less than 1 pound and live in the American West. They are believed to be the smallest rabbits in the world. Their habitats have been destroyed by development. Several populations, such as the Columbia Basin pygmy, almost went extinct and were saved by zoo breeding programs. Pygmy rabbits also rely on winter cover by digging tunnels through the snow to escape predators, but lesser snowfall is leaving them exposed.All of this gives new meaning to dressing up in a giant bunny costume this Easter.41. The writer mentions Easter at the beginning of the passage in order toA. show the importance of Easter DayB. introduce the issue about bunniesC. remind people of Easter traditionsD. discuss the relationship between Easter and bunnies42. The word “culprit” (Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to_________A. criminalB. judgeC. victimD. producer43. According to the passage, some rabbits can now be easily discovered by predators becausethey ________.A. are exposed to more skillful huntersB. have moved to habitats with fewer plantsC. haven’t adapted themselves to climate changeD. can’t change their fur color into white in the fall and the spring44. The problem faced by volcano rabbits and rock rabbits is that ________.A. both are affected by less snowB. both are affected by rising sea levelsC. neither can find enough foodD. neither can migrate to higher places45. Which best describes the writer’s tone in the passage?A. Approving.B. Concerned.C. Enthusiastic.D. Doubtful.BBelow is a selection about Guinness（吉尼斯）World Records.Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records♦Fastest 100 m running on all foursThe 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to CWR, their biggest day ofrecord-breaking ever, with more than 290.000 people taking part in record attempts in 15 differentcountries. Kenichi Ito’s record attempt was part of this special day. He is just another example ofJapanese with “super powers”. His “super power” is to run with great speed on all fours. KenichiIto ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu SogoUndojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.♦ Most people inside a soap bubbleThe Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, California celebrated this year the 15thanniversary of the Bubble (泡泡) Festival. A bubble’s math principles and science were presentedand demonstrated at the three-week-long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part ofthe program. Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills forbubble making. The Yang family cooperated with the Discovery Science Center to set a newGuinness World Record for most people inside a soap bubble and they succeeded.The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubbleand got 118 people inside it. The record was set or. April 4, 2011.♦Longest ears on a dogA bloodhound from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured a dog. The right ear is 13.75inches long and the left one 13.5 inches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and isowned by Christina and Bryan Flessner.Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his ears measuredapproximately 11.5 inches long. His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record, but whenhe died Mr. Jeffries took over.♦Most living generationsDid you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generation in onefamily? Seven is the answer.The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngestgreat-great- great-great grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung “aged 109 years 97 days,followed by her daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52, her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her great-great-great-great grandson on January 21, 1989.♦Most T shirts worn at onceBelieve it or not, there is a record also for this category. Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world record on May 22, 2010 for wearing 245 T-shirts at the same time. The man from Croatia was officially recognized as the new record bolder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-shirts in 1ess than two hours. .The T-shirts weighed 68 KG and Budiseli said he began struggling around T-shirt No. 120. He dethroned the Swedish Guinness record holder who wore 238 T-shirts.♦ Heaviest pumpkinGuinness World Records confirmed on October 9. 2010 that a gigantic pumpkin （南瓜）grown in Wisconsin was officially the world’s heaviest. It weighed 1,810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota. Stevens’ pumpkin was 85 pounds Javier than the previous re I, another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio. The proud farmer said his secret is a precise mixture of rain, cow manure, good soil, sea grass and fish emulsion. Some of the world’s heaviest pumpkins, including the record bolder, were on public display at the Bronx Botanical Gardens in New Yost for a dozen days.46. Why is Kenichi Ito described as a man with a “super power”?A. H e set a good example to all Japanese.B. He made record attempts in 15 different countries.C. He set a new record for “Fastest 100 m running on all fours”.D. H e participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.47. Jeffries is the name of _________.A. the owner of the dog with the longest earsB. the grandfather of the dog with the longest careC. the present holder of the record for “Longest care on a dog”D. the former holder of the record for “ longest care on a dog’48. How many T-shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on?A. 68.B. 120.C. 238.D. 245.49. According to the given information, which Guinness World Record was most recently set?A. The record for “Most people inside a soup bubble”.B. The record for “Most living generations’“.C. The record for “Most T-shirts worn at once”.D. The record for “ Heaviest pumpkin”.CTwo friends have an argument that bleaks up their friendship forever, even though neither one can remember how the whole thing got started. Such sad events happen over and over in high schools across the country. In fact, according to an official report on youth violence, “In our country today, the greatest threat to the lives of children and adolescents is not disease or starvation or abandonment, but the terrible reality of violence”. Given that this is the case, why aren’t students taught to manage conflict the way they are taught to solve math problems, drivecars, or stay physically fit?First of all, students need to realize that conflict is unavoidable. A report on violence among middle school and high school students indicates that most violent incidents between students begin with a relatively minor insult (侮辱). For example, a fight could start over the fact that one student eats a peanut butter sandwich each lunchtime. Laughter over the sandwich can lead to insults, which in turn can lead to violence. The problem isn’t in the sandwich, but in the way students deal with the conflict.Once students recognize that conflict is unavoidable, they can practice the golden rule of conflict resolution (解决) stay calm. Once the student feels calmer, he or she should choose words that will calm the other person down as well. Rude words, name-calling, and accusation only add fuel to the emotional fire. On the other hand, soft words spoken at a normal sound level can put out the fire before it explodes out of control.After both sides have calmed down, they can use another key strategy for conflict resolution: listening. Listening allows the two sides to understand each other. One person should describe his or her side, and the other person should listen without interrupting. Afterward, the listener can ask non-threatening questions to clarify the speaker’s position. Then the two people should change roles.Finally, students need to consider what they are hearing. This doesn’t mean trying to figure out what’s wrong with the other person. It means understanding what the real issue is and what both sides are trying to accomplish. For example, a shouting match over a peanut butter sandwich might happen because one person thinks the other person is unwilling to try new things. Students need to ask themselves questions such as these: How did this start? What do I really want? What am I afraid of? As the issue becomes clearer, the conflict often simply becomes smaller. Even if it doesn’t, careful thought helps both sides figure out a mutual solution.There will always be conflict in schools, but that doesn’t mean there needs to be violence. After students in Atlanta started a conflict resolution program, according to Educators for Social Responsibility, “64 percent of the teachers reported less physical violence in the classroom; 75 percent of the teachers reported an increase in student cooperation; and 92 percent of the students felt better about themselves”. Learning to resolve conflicts can help students deal with friends, teachers, parents, bosses, and coworkers. In that way, conflict resolution is a basic life skill that should be taught in schools across the country.50. This article is mainly about _.A. the lives of school childrenB. the cause of arguments in schoolsC. how to analyze youth violenceD. how to deal with school conflicts51. From Paragraph 2 we can learn that________ .A. violence is more likely to occur at lunchtimeB. a small conflict can lead to violenceC. students tend to lose their temper easilyD. the eating habit of a student is often the cause of a fight52. Why do students need to ask themselves the questions stated in Paragraph 5?A. To find out who to blame.B. To get ready to buy new things.C. To make clear what the real issue is.D. To figure out how to stop the shouting match.53. After the conflict resolution program was started in Atlanta, it was found that______.A. there was a decrease in classroom violenceB. there was less student cooperation in the classroomC. more teachers felt better about themselves in schoolsD. the teacher-student relationship greatly improved54. The writer’s purpose for writing this article is to_______.A. complain about problems in school educationB. teach students different strategies for school lifeC. advocate teaching conflict management in schoolsD. inform teachers of the latest studies on school violenceDAs a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mill carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.In the spring, Dad delivered boxes full of baby chickens, and when 1 was a boy it was such a fun to stick your finger ‘through one of the holes of the boxes and let the baby birds peck on your fingers.On Dad’s final day of work, it took him well into the evening to complete his rounds because at least one member from each family was waiting at their mailbox to thank him for his friendship and his years of service. “Two hundred and nineteen mailboxes on my route.” he used to say, “and a story at every one.” One lady had no mailbox, so Dad took the mail in to her every day because she was nearly blind. Once inside, he read her mail and helped her pay her bills.Mailboxes were sometimes used for things other than mail. One note left in a mailbox read. “Nat, take these eggs to Marian; she’s baking a cake and doesn’t have any eggs. “ Mailboxes might be buried in the snow, or broken, or lying on the groom: but the mail was always delivered. On cold days Dad might find one of his customers waiting for him with a cup of hot chocolate. A young wrote letters but had no stamps, so she left a few button on the envelope in the mailbox; Dad paid for the stamps. One businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for Dad to take to the bank. Once, the amount came to 8 32,000.A dozen years ago, when I traveled back to my hometown on the sad occasion of Dad’s death, the mailboxes along the way reminded me of some of his stories. I thought I knew them all, but that wasn’t the case.As I drove home, I noticed two lamp poles, one on each side of the street. When my dad was around, those poles supported wooden boxes about four feet off the ground. One box was painted green and the other was red, and each had a long narrow hole at the top with white lettering: SANTA CLAUS, NORTH POLE. For years children had dropped letters to Santa through those holes.I made a turn at the comer and drove past the post office and across the railroad tracks to our house. Mom and I were sitting at the kitchen table when I heard footsteps. There, at the door, stood Frank Townsend, Dad’s postmaster and great friend for many years. So we all sat down at the table and began to tell stories.At one point Frank looked at me with tears in his eyes. “What are we going to do about theletters this Christmas?” he asked. “The letters?” “I guess you never knew.” “Knew what?” “Remember, when you were a kid and you used to put your letters to Santa in those green and red boxes on Main Street? It was your dad who answered all those letters every year.”I just sat there with tears in my eyes. It wasn’t hard for me to imagine Dad sitting at the old table in our basement reading those letters and answering each one. I have since spoken with several of the people who received Christmas letters during their childhood, and they told me how amazed they were that Santa had known so much about their homes and families.For me, just knowing that story about my father was the gift of a lifetime.55. It can be inferred from the passage that the writer regarded his travels with Dad as_____.A. great chances to help other peopleB. happy occasions to play with baby chickensC. exciting experience with a lot of funD. good opportunities to enjoy chocolate cookies56. The writer provides the detail about the businessman to show that_____.A. Dad had a strong sense of dutyB. Dad was an honest and reliable manC. Dad had a strong sense of honorD. Dad was a kind and generous man57. According to the passage, which of the following impressed the writer most?A. Dad read letters for a blind lady for years.B. Dad paid for the stamps for a young girl.C. Dad delivered some eggs to Marian.D. Dad answered children’s Christmas letters every year.58. The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph 4 is______.A. offering analysesB. providing explanationsC. giving examplesD. making comparisons59. What surprised the children most when they received letters in reply from Santa Claus everyyear?A. Santa Claus lived alone in the cold North Pole.B. Santa Claus answered all their letters every year.C. Santa Claus had unique mailboxes for the children.D. Santa Claus had so much information about their families.60. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. The MailB. Christmas LettersC. Special MailboxesD. Memorable Travels第二节下面文章中有5处（第61~65题）需要添加小标题，请从以下选项中选出符合各段意思的小标题，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑,选项中一项为多余选项.A. Slow Down Your LifeB. Escape Now and ThenC. Separate Your ActionsD. Allow Yourself to Be WeakE. Relieve Pressure by Firmly Saying “No”F. Stop Expecting Everything to Be PerfectHow to Simplify Your LifeLess is more. This is why we say: reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junk instead of piling it up, relax instead of stressing, slow down instead of speeding up. Apply these principles in your everyday life in a conscious way. You will then find yourself well along on your journey to simplification.61. ____When you concentrate on one task, you find you have energy that you didn’t even know you had. Just imagine: you are at a fair and you have to carry two heavy pigs over 100 yards. If you keep grabbing one and then the other, it will take forever, because one of them will keep slipping out from under your arm and running off. But if you tie one pig in a place, pick up the other, gather all your strength and make a dash for the finish line, pause for a moment, run back and get the other one, and with great determination, carry the second pig to the finish line, then you can be sure of success.62. ______The pressure at work is on the increase in all occupations. In the modem nuclear family, the expectations that formerly would have been shared among all the relatives are now concentrated on the individual partner.If you have the feeling that 24 hours per day are not enough for all the things you need to do, then it’s not because the day has too few hours, but because you have too many activities. A simple fact that overloaded people often tend to forget. The solution is equally simple; refuse to accept so many work assignments in your private life or your working life.63. ____“I can handle stress” is regarded as a positive statement in the world of work. People who can handle stress are given more and more to cope with — until one day they break.Pay careful attention to the signs that tell you that you arc under more stress than you can cope with. These signals came from various areas of life. You become ill, or your work efficiency decreases.If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. Say quite openly, “I can’t manage that.”64. ____“If only I were slimmer, more beautiful, richer, more clever, then I would be happier.” This is a dream that makes a lot of people ill, depressed, and unhappy. Life has its flaws, defects, comets, and edges. Only those who accept this reality can lead a really full life.Of course there are activities in which errors are dangerous; driving a car, crossing the road. But life doesn’t consist entirely of these things. In among them there is a lot of room for small and large mistakes.65. ____Successful people all have their own places where they can withdraw in order to work. Find out which places improve your creativity. For me it’s the train. When I know that I’m going to be traveling for four hours without phone calls and people knocking on my door, I find my mind is free and I can read or write complex articles. There can be problems working on the train, of course: if the person sitting opposite you keeps talking away, or if train trips make you tired (some people fall asleep after a few miles).第二部分阅读理解：41. B 42. A 43. C 44. D 45. B 46. C 47. D 48. B 49. A 50. D 51. B 52. C 53. A 54, C 55. C 56. B 57. D 58. C 59. D 60. A 61. C 62. E 63. D 64. F 65. B。

2012浙江高考英语真题及答案(全word版)2012年浙江高考英语试题选择题部分，（共80分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：（共20小题；每小题0．5分，满分10分）1. ----- Is there anything else to discuss?------ _________, I guess.A. Not at allB. No ,that’s allC. Yes , I ‘m sureD. Yes , of course2. The development of industry has been _______ gradual process throughout ______human existence from stone tools to modern technology.A, / , the B, the , a C, a, / D, a, a3. No matter how bright a talker you are , there are times when it ‘s better ______ silent.A, remain B, be remaining C, having remained D, to remain4. I made a promise to myself _______ this year, my first year in high school , would be different.A, whether B, what C, that D, how5. Studying Wendy’s menu , I found that many of the items are similar to ______ of McDonald’s .A, those B, ones C, any D, all6. _______ all the animals I ‘ve ever had ,those two dogs are the most sensitive to spoken word.A. FromB. OfC. ForD. With7. Your _______ as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of reflecting on how you learn.A, opinion B, growth C, performance D, character 8. I think Tom, as the head of a big department, should either study regualrly or ______ his job.A, quits B, to quit C, quitting D, quit17. Ellen was a painter of birds and nature, _______, for some reason, had withdrawn from all human society.A, which B, who C, where D, whom18. Mike was usually so careful, ________this time he made a small mistake.A, yet B, still C, even D, thus19. Had they known what was coming next, they ________ second thoughts.A, may have B, could have C, must have had D, might have had20. ----- I’m going to San Francisco for a coup le of days.------ ________, I wish I could get away for a while.A. It doesn’t matterB. Forget it.C. I really envy youD. I can’t agree more第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）“Just sign here, sir,” the d eliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.The package consisted of a long , narrow box___21____ wrapped in brown paper. __22___ the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside—— a very old one with a beautifully carved handle. ____23___He had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it ____24____.Oscar was 16 when he first saw the ___25____ umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. Impressed by its ____26____, Oscar felt a strong desire to find its ___27____.Oscar ___28____ the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a name matched the seat ____29___ Oscar had found the umbrella . The name was Mrs. Katie O’brien.Oscar talked his grandparents into going by MrsO’brien’s ___30____ on their way home. He rang the bel l, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. “May I __31___ you ? “she asked.“I’d like to return it if its yours,” Oscar said,____32____ the umbrella as if presenting a ___33___ that had long been wished for.“Why , yes! it’s mine, “replied Mrs. Brien with a___34____ smile and shining eyes. “ It was given to by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your ____35____ ? ““ No, ma’am , “ he said “ my grandmother says a good deed is its own rewar d.”“ Well, that ‘s ____36_____ my father used to say. What is your name , Young man ?”Years later, Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remember Mrs. O’ Brien . It was in perfect condition, considering how__37__ it was. Why had it arrived here today?As if ___38____, a note fell from the paper. It read: Mrs O’brien wanted you to ___39___ this umbrella as a present for a kind, __40___gesture long ago.21. A. strictly B. carefully C. roughlyD. casually22. A. opening B. seizing C. observing D. searching23. A. After B. When C. Since D. Although24. A. clearly B. fully C. immediatelyD. suddenly25. A. average B. unusual C. plain D. typical26. A. beauty B. shape C. origin D. history27. A. designer B. seller C. user D. owner28. A. convinced B. forced C. encouragedD. advised29. A. until B. before C. which D. where30. A. family B. theater C. house D. neighborhood31. A. invite B. help C. bother D. know32. A. putting up B. turning out C. picking upD. holding out33. A. chance B. fact C. gift D. result34. A. wide B. confident C. proud D. shy35. A. patience B. kindness C. courage D. determination36. A. obviously B. naturally C. exactlyD. probably37. A. old B. rare C. precious D. nice38. A. in contrast B. in return C. in exchangeD. in answer39. A. possess B. accept C. carry D. value40. A. attractive B. significant C. unselfishD. sympathetic第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，共50分）A Easter (复活节) is still a great day for worship, candy in baskets and running around the yard finding eggs, but every year it gets quite a bit worse for bunnies.And no, not because the kids like to pull their ears. The culprit is climate change, and some researchers found that rising temperatures are having harmful effects on at least five species of rabbit in the US,Take the Lower Keys Marsh rabbit, for instance. An endangered species that lives in the Lower Florida Keys, this species of cottontail is a great swimmer -- it lives on the islands! -- but it is already severely affected by development and now by rising sea levels. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, an ocean level rise of only 0.6 meters will send these ~ys jumping to higher ground and a 0.9-meter rise would wipe out their habitat (栖息地) completely.The snowshoe hare, on the other hand, has a color issue. Most of these rabbits change their fur color from white inthe wintertime to brown in the summer, each designed to give them better cover from predators (~I~’) ~ As the number of days with snow decreases all across the country, however, more and more bunnies are being left in white fur during brown dirt days of both fall and spring, making them an easier mark for predators. Researchers know that the color change is controlled by the number of hours of sunlight, but whether the rabbit will be able to adapt quick enough to survive is a big question. The National Wildlife Federation has reported that hunters have noticed their numbers are already markedly down.American pikas or rock rabbits, a relative of rabbits and hares, might be the first of these species to go extinct due to climate change. About 7-8 inches long, pikas live high in the cool. damp mountains west of the Rocky Mountains. As global temperatures rise, they would naturally migrate (J~2~) to higher ground -- but they already occupy the mountaintops. They can’t go any higher. The National Wildlife Federation reports that they might not be able to stand the new temperatures as their habitat heats up.The volcano rabbit has the same problem. These rabbits live on the slopes of volcanoes in Mexico, andrecent studies have shown that the lower range of their habitat has already shifted upward about 700 meters, but there are not suitable plants for them to move higher, so they are stuck in the middle. Scientists are concerned about their populations.Native to the US, pygmy rabbits weigh less than 1 pound and live in the American West. They are believed to be the smallest rabbits in the world. Their habitats have been destroyed by development. Several populations, such as the Columbia Basin pygmy, almost went extinct and were saved by zoo breeding programs. Pygmy rabbits also rely on winter cover by digging tunnels through the snow to escape predators, but lesser snowfall is leaving them exposed.All of this gives new meaning to dressing up in a giant bunny costume this Easter.41. The writer mentions Easter at the beginning of the passage in order toA. show the importance of Easter DayB. introduce the issue about bunniesC. remind people of Easter traditionsD. discuss the relationship between Easter and bunnies42. The word “culprit” (Paragraph 2) is closest inmeaning to_________A. criminalB. judgeC. victimD. producer43. According to the passage, some rabbits can now be easily discovered by predators because theyA. are exposed to more skillful huntersB. have moved to habitats with fewer plantsC. haven’t adapted themselv es to climate changeD. can’t change their fur color into white in the fall and the spring44. The problem faced by volcano rabbits and rock rabbits is thatA. both are affected by less snowB. both are affected by rising sea levelsC. neither can find enough foodD. neither can migrate to higher places45. Which best describes the writer’s tone in the passage?A. Approving.B. Concerned.C. Enthusiastic.D. Doubtful.BBelow is a selection about Guinness（吉尼斯）World Records.Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records♦Fastest 100 m running on all foursThe 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to CWR, their biggest day of record-breaking ever, I- h more than 290.000 people taking put in record attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Ito's record attempt was port of this special day. He is just another example of Japanese with "super powers". His "super power" is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.♦Most people inside a soap bubbleThe Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, Califomia celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of the Bubble (泡泡) Festival. A bubble's math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at the three-week-long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program. Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making. The Yang family cooperated with the Discovery Science Center to set a new Guinness World Record for mow people inside a scup bubble and they succeeded.The family that has been working with soap bubbles for27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it. The record was set or. April 4, 2011.♦Longest ears on a dogA bloodhound from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured a dog. The right ear is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by Christina and Bryan Flessner. Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his ears measured approximately 11. 5 inches long. His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record, but when he died Mr.Jeffries look over.♦M ost living generationsDid you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generation in one family? Seven is the answer.The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great-great- great-great grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung "aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52, her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her great-great-great-great grandson on January 21, 1989"♦M ost T shirts worn at onceBelieve it or not, there is a record also for this category. Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world record on May 22, 2010 for wearing 245 T-shirts at the same time. The nun from Croatia was officially recognized as the new record bolder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-shirts in 1ess than two hours. . The T-shirts weighted 68 KG and Budiseli said he began struggling around T-shirt No. 120. He dethroned the Swedish Guinness record holder who wore 238 T-shirts.♦ Heaviest pumpkinGuinness World Records confirmed on October 9. 2010 that a gigantic pumpkin （南瓜）grown in Wisconcin was officially the world’s heaviest. It weighed 1,810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota. Stevens' pumpkin was 85 pounds Javier than the previous re I, another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio. The proud farmer said his secret is a precise of rain, cow mature, good soil, sea grass and fish emulsion. Some of the world's heaviest pumpkins, including the record bolder, were on public display at the Bronx Botanical Gardens in New Yost for a dozen days. 46. Why is Kenichi Ito described «s a man with a "superpower"?A. H e set a good example to all Japanese.B. He made record attempts in 15 different countries.C. H e set a new record for "Fastest 100 m running on all fours".D. H e participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.47. _________ Jeffries is the name of .A. _________ the owner of the dog with the longest earsB. _________ the grandfather of the dog with the longest careC. _________ the present holder of the record for "Longest care on a dog"D.the former holder of the record for " longest care on a dog'48. How many T-shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on?A. 68.B. 120.C. 238.D. 245.49. According to the given information. which Guinness World Record was most recently set?A. T he record for "Most people inside a soup bubble".B. The record for "Most living generations'".C. T he record for "Most T-shirts worn at once".D. T he record for " Heaviest pumpkin".CTwo friends have an argument that bleaks up their friendship forever, even though neither one can remember how the whole thing got started. Such sad events happen over and over in high schools across the country. In fact, according to an official report on youth violence, "In our country today, the greatest threat to the lives of children and adolescents is not disease or starvation or abandonment, but the terrible reality of violence". Given that this is the case, why aren't students taught to manage conflict the way they are taught to solve math problems, drive cars, or stay physically fit?First of all, students need to realize that conflict is unavoidable. A report on violence among middle school and high school students indicates that most violent incidents between students begin with a relatively minor insult (侮辱). For example, a fight could start over the fact that one student eats a peanut butter sandw ich each lunchtime. Laughter over the sandwich can lead to insults, which in turn can lead to violence. The problem isn't in the sandwich, but in the way students deal with the conflict. Once students recognize that conflict is unavoidable,they can practice the golden rule of conflict resolution (解决) stay calm. Once the student feels calmer, he or she should choose words that will calm the other person down as well. Rude words, name-calling, and accusation only add fuel to the emotional fir On the other hand, soft words spoken at a normal sound level can put out the fire before it explodes out of control.After both sides have calmed down, they can use another key strategy for conflict resolution; listening. Listening allows the two sides to understand each other. One person should describe his or her side, and the other person should listen without interrupting. Afterward, the listener can ask non-threatening questions to clarify the speaker's position. Then the two people should change roles.Finally, students need f. consider what they are hearing. This doesn't mean trying to figure out what's wrong with the other person. It means understanding what the real issue is and what both sides are trying to accomplish. For example, a shouting match over a peanut butter sandwich might happen because one person thinks the other person is unwilling to try new things. Students need to ask themselves questions such as these: How did this start?What do I really want? What am I afraid off As the issue becomes clearer, the conflict often simply becomes smaller. Even if it doesn't, careful thought helps both sides figure out a mutual solution.There will always be conflict in schools, but that doesn't mean there needs to be violence. After students in Atlanta started a conflict resolution program, according to Educators for Social Responsibility, "64 percent of the teachers reported less physical violence in the classroom;75 percent of the teachers reported an increase in student cooperation; and 92 percent of the students felt better about themselves". Learning to resolve conflicts can help students deal with friends,. teachers. parents, bosses, and coworkers. In that way, conflict resolution is a basic life skill that should be taught in schools across the country.50. ___________ This article is mainly about .A. the lives of school childrenB. the cause of arguments in schoolsC. how to analyze youth violenceD. how to deal with school conflicts51. ______________ From Paragraph 2 we can learn that________ _____ .A. ______________ violence is more likely to occur atlunchtimeB. ______________ a small conflict can lead to violenceC. ______________ students tend to lose their temper easilyD. ______________ the eating habit of a student is often the cause of a fight52. Why do students need to ask themselves the questions stated in Paragraph 5?A. T o find out who to blame.B. To get ready to buy new things.C. T o make clear what the real issue is.D. To figure out how to stop the shouting match.53. ____________________________ After the conflict resolution program was started in Atlanta, it was found that______.A. there was a decrease in classroom violenceB. there was less student cooperation in the classroomC. m ore teachers fell better about themselves in schoolsD. t he teacher-student relationship greatly improved54. _________________ T he writer’s purpose for writing this article is to_______.A. complain about problems in school educationB. teach students different strategies for school lifeC. advocate teaching conflict management in schoolsD. inform teachers of the latest studies on school violenceDAs a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mill carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.In the spring, Dad delivered boxes full of baby chickens, and when 1 was a boy it was such a fun to stick your finger 'through one of the holes of the boxes and let the baby birds peck on your fingers.On Dad' s final day of work, it took him well into the evening to complete his rounds because at least one member from each family was waiting at their mailbox to thank him for his friendship and his years of service. "Two hundred and nineteen mailboxes on my route." he used to say, "and a story at every one. " One lady had no mailbox, so Dad took the mail in to her every day because she was nearly blind. Once inside, he read her mail and helped her pay her bills.Mailboxes were sometimes used for things other than mail. One note left in a mailbox read. "Nat, take these eggs to Marian; she's baking a cake and doesn't have any eggs. " Mailboxes might be buried in the snow, or broken, or lying on the groom:. bat the mail was always delivered On cold days Dad might find one of his customers waiting for him with a cup of hot chocolate. A young wrote letters but had no stamps, so she left a few button on the envelope in the mailbox; Dad paid for the stamps. One businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for Dad to take to the bank. Once, the amount came to 8 32,000.A dozen years ago, when I traveled back to my hometown on the sad occasion of Dad’s death, the mailboxes along the way reminded me of some of his stories. I thought I knew them all, but that wasn't the case. As I drove home, I noticed two lamp poles, one on each side of the street. When my dad was around, those poles supported wooden boxes about four feet off the ground. One box was painted green and the other was red, and each had a long narrow hole at the top with white lettering: SANTA CLAUS, NORTH POLE. For years children had dropped letters to Santa through those holes.I made a turn at the comer and drove past the post officeand across the railroad tracks to our house. Mom and I were sitting at the kitchen table when I heard footsteps. There, at the door, stood Frank Townsend, Dad's postmaster and great friend for many years. So we all sat down at the table and began to tell stories.At one point Frank looked at me with tears in his eyes. " What are we going to do about the letters this Christmas?" he asked."The letters?"'I guess you never knew. ""Knew what?"" Remember, when you were a kid and you used to put your letters to Santa in those green and red boxes on Main Street? It was your dad who answered all those letters every year. "I just sat there with tears in my eyes. It wasn’t hard for me to imagine Dad sitting at the old table in our basement reading those letters and answering each one. I have since spoken with several of the people who received Christmas letters during their childhood, and they told me how amazed they were that Santa had known so much about their homes and families.For me, just knowing that story about my father was thegift of a lifetime.55. ____________________________ I t can be inferred from the passage that the writer regarded his travels with Dad us_____.A. great chances to help other peopleB. happy occasions to play with baby chickensC. exciting experience* with a lot of funD. good opportunities to enjoy chocolate cookies56. ______________________ The writer provides the detail about the businessman to show that_____.A. Dad had a strong sense of dutyB. Dad was an honest and reliable manC. Dad had a strong sense of honorD. Dad was a kind and generous man57. According to the passage, which of the following impressed the writer most?A. Dad read letters for a blind lady for years.B. Dad paid for the stamps for a young girl.C. Dad delivered some eggs to Marian.D. Dad answered children's Christmas letters every year.58. The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph 4 is______.A. offering analysesB. providing explanationsC. giving examplesD. making comparisons59. What surprised the children most when they received letters in reply from Santa Claus every year?A. Santa Claus lived alone in the cold North Pole.B. Santa Claus answered all their letters every year.C. Santa Claus had unique mailboxes for the children.D. Santa Claus had so much information about their families.60. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. The MailB. Christmas LettersC Special Mailboxes D. Memorable Travels第二节下面文章中有5处（第61~65题）需要添加小标题，请从以下选项中选出符合各段意思的小标题，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑,选项中一项为多余选项.A. S low Down Your LifeB. Escape Now and ThenC. S eparate Your ActionsD. A llow Yourself to Be WeakE. Relieve Pressure by Firmly Saying " No"F. Stop Expecting Everything to Be PerfectHow to Simplify Your LifeLess is more. This is why we say: reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junk instead of piling it up, relax instead of stressing, slow down instead of speeding up. Apply these principles in your everyday life in a conscious way. You will then find yourself well along on your journey to simplification.61. _When you concentrate on one task, you find you have energy that you didn't even know you had. Just imagine: you arc at a fair and you have to carry two heavy pigs over 100 yards. If you keep grabbing one and then the other, it will take forever, because one of them will keep slipping out from under your arm and running off. But if you tie one pig in a place, pick up the other, gather all your strength and make a dash for the finish line, pause for a moment, run bock and get the other one, and with great determination, carry the second pig to the finish line, then you can be sure of succcss.62. ______The pressure at work is on the increase in all occupations. In the modem nuclear family, the expectations that formerly would have been shared amongall the relatives are now concentrated on the individual partner.If you have the feeling that 24 hours per day are not enough for nil the things you need to do, then it’s not because the day has too few hours, but because you have too many activities. A simple fact that overloaded people often tend to forget. The solution is equally simple; refuse to accept so many work assignments in your private life or your working life.63. _“I can handle stress” is regarded as a positive statement in the world of work. People who can handle stress are given more and more to cope with —until one day they break.Pay careful attention to the signs that tell you that you arc under more stress than you can cope with. These signals came from various areas of life. You become ill, or your work efficiency decreases.If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. Say quite openly, "I can't manage that. "64. _"If only I were slimmer, more beautiful, richer, moreclever, then I would be happier. " This is a dream that makes a lot of people ill, depressed, and unhappy. Life has its flaws, defects, comets, and edges. Only those who accept this reality can lead a really full life.Of course there are activities in which errors are dangerous; driving a car, crossing the road. But life doesn't consist entirely of these things. In among them there is a lot of room for small and large mistakes.65.Successful people ail have their own places where they can withdraw in order to work. Find out which places improve your creativity. For me it's the train. When I know that I'm going to be traveling for four hours without phone calls and people knocking on my door, I find my mind is free and I can read or write complex articles. There can be problems working on the train, of course: if the person sitting opposite you keeps talking away, or if train trips make you tired (some people fall asleep after a few miles).（非选择题，共40分）第三部分:写作（共二节,满分40分）第一节:短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（40）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AGoing to school means learning new skills and facts in different subjects. Teachers teach and students learn, and many scientists are interested in finding ways to improve both teaching and learning processes.Sian Beilock and Susan Leving, two psychologists at the University of Chicago, are trying to learn about learning. In a new study about the way kids learn math in elementary school, Beilock and Levine found a surprising relationship between what female teachers think and what female students learn: If a female teacher is uncomfortable with her own math skills, then her female students are more likely to believe that boys are better than girls at math. “If these girls keep getting math-anxious female teachers in later grades, it may create a snowball effect on their math achievement,” Levine told Science News. The study suggests that if these girls grow up believing that boys are better at math than girls are, then these girls may not do as well as they would have if they were more confident.Just as students find certain subjects to be difficult, teachers can find certain subjects to be difficult to learn—and teach. The subject of math can be particularly difficult for everyone.The new study involved 65 girls, 52 boys and 17 first-and second-grade teachers in elementary schools in the Midwest. The students took math achievement tests at the beginning and end of the school year, and the researchers compared the scores. The researchers also gave the students tests to tell whether the students believed a math superstar had to be a boy. Then the researchers turned to the teachers: To find out which teachers were anxious about math, the researchers asked the teachers how they felt at times when they came across math, such as when reading a sales receipt.A teacher who got nervous looking at the numbers on a sales receipt, for example, was probably anxious about math.Boys, on average, were unaffected by a teacher’s anxiety. On ave rage, girls with math-anxious teachers scored lower on the end-of-the-year math tests than other girls in the study did. Plus, on the test showing whether someone thought a math superstar had to be a boy, 20 girls showed feeling that boys would be better at math—and all of these girls had been taught by female teachers with math anxiety. According to surveys done before this one, college students who want to become elementary school teachers have the highest levels of anxiety about math. Plus, nine of every 10 elementary teachers are women, Levine said.1. Sian Beilock and Susan Levine carried out the new research in order to ___________.A. know the effects of teaching on learningB. study students’ ways of learning mathC. prove women teachers are unfit to teach mathD. find better teaching methods for teachers2. The underlined part in paragraph 2 most probably means that girls may ___________.A. end up learning math anxiety from their teachersB. study the ways their female teachers behaveC. have an influence on their math-anxious female teachersD. gain unexpected achievement in such subjects as math3. In the study, what were the teachers required to do?A. Prepare two math achievement tests for the students.B. Tell their feelings about math problems.C. Answer whether a math superstar had to be a boy.D. Compare the students’ scores after the math tests.4. What is the finding of the new study?A. No male students were affected by their teachers’ anxiety.B. Almost all the girls got lower scores in the tests than the boys.C. About 30% of the girls thought boys are better at math than girls.D. Girls with math-anxious teachers all failed in the math tests.5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. 117 students and teachers took part in the new study.B. The researchers felt surprised at the findings of their study.C. Beilock and Levine are interested in teaching math.D. Men teachers are better at teaching math than women teachers.BThe space shuttle Columbia flared and broke up in the skies over Texas on Saturday, February 1, 2003, killing the seven astronauts on board in what NASA and President Bush called a tragedy for the entire nation. NASA launched an investigation into the disaster and began searching for the astronauts' remains. It said that although there had been some data failures it was too early to nail down a precise cause. The break-up, 16 minutes before the shuttle was due to land at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spread possibly toxic debris(有毒的残骸) over a wide area of Texas and neighboring states.Dramatic television images of the shuttle's descent clearly showed several white trails(痕迹) streaking through blue skies after the shuttle suddenly fell apart. It was almost 17 years to the day that the Challenger shuttle exploded on Jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven astronauts on board.Take-off and re-entry into Earth's atmosphere are the most dangerous parts of a space mission. In 42 years of US' human space flight, there had never been an accident in the descent to Earth or landing. Challenger exploded just after take-off.Rescue teams scrambled to search for the remains of the crew, which included the first Israeli to fly on the shuttle, former combat pilot Col. Ilan Ramon. There were warnings that parts of a vast 120-mile-long corridor of debris could be toxic because of poisonous rocket propellant(推进器)."We are not ready to confirm that we have found any human remains," Nacogdoches County Sheriff Thomas Kerrs said. He added that among the roughly 1,000 calls reporting debris, some people said they found remains of crew members."The Columbia is lost. There are no survivors, …Their mission was almost complete and we lost them so close to home. … America's space program will go on," said a grim-faced Bush in a message broadcast on television, which included condolences（同情）to the families of the dead astronauts.6. The word “descent” in the passage means ________.A. taking offB. landingC. orbiting(绕轨运行)D. walking down7. Which is true of the Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon?A. He was the first Israeli astronaut to fly on the shuttle.B. He was the first foreign astronaut to fly on the American shuttle.C. He used to be a passenger plane pilot.D. He was the only survivor in the Columbia disaster.8. The Columbia disaster and the Challenger disaster were similar in that ________.A. there were seven astronauts killed on boardB. both the shuttles exploded when they took offC. Both the shuttles exploded when they were about to landD. no human remains were found9. Which of the following is wrong according to the news?A. The U.S.A. will give up the space program because of the accident.B. NASA hasn’t found the cause of the Columbia disaster.C. Before the Columbia disaster, no shuttles had exploded in the course of landing.D. Take-off and re-entry into Earth's atmosphere are the most dangerous parts of a space mission.C“Glad to find you so merry, my girls,” said a cheery voice at the door, and actors and audience turned to welcome a tall, motherly lady with a “Can I help you”look about her which was truly delightful. She was not elegantly dressed, but a noble-looking woman, and the girls thought the gray cloak（斗篷）and unfashionable bonnet（宽檐帽）covered the most splendid mother in the world.“Well, dearies, how have you got on today? There was so much to do, getting the boxes ready to go tomorrow, that I didn’t come home to dinner. Has anyone called, Beth? How is your cold, Meg? Jo, you look tired to death. Come and kiss me, baby.”While making these maternal（母性的）inquires, Mrs. March got her wet things off, her warm slippers on, and sitting down in the easy chair, drew Amy to her lap, preparing to enjoy the happiest hour of her busy day. The girls flew about, trying to make things comfortable, each in her own way. Meg arranged the tea table. Jo brought wood and set chairs, dropping, over-turning, and clattering everything she touched. Beth trotted (小跑) to and fro between parlor(客厅) and kitchen, quiet and busy, while Amy gave directions to everyone, as she sat with her hands folded.As they gathered about the table, Mrs. March said, with a particularly happy face, “I’ve got a treat for you after supper.”A quick, bright smile went round like a streak of sunshine. Beth clapped her hands, regardless of the biscuit she held, and Jo tossed up her napkin, crying, “A letter! A letter! Three cheers for Father!”“Yes, a nice long letter. He is well, and thinks he shall get through the cold season better than we feared. He sends all sorts of loving wishes for Christmas, and an especial message to you girls,” said Mrs. March, patting her pocket as if she had got a treasure there.“Hurry and get done! Don’t stop to quirk your little finger and simper (傻笑)over your plate, Amy,”cried Jo, choking on her tea and dropping her bread, butter side down, on the carpet in her haste to get at the treat.Beth ate no more, but crept (蹑手蹑足地走) away to sit in her shadowy corner and brood (细想)over the delight to come, till the others were ready.“I think it was so splendid in Father to go as chaplain（牧师）when he was too old to be drafted (被征入伍), and not strong enough for a soldier,” said Meg warmly.“Don’t I wish I could go as a drummer? Or a nurse, so I could be near him and help him.” exclaimed Jo, with a groan.“It must be very disagreeable to sleep in a tent, and eat all sorts of bad-tasting things, and drink out of a tin mug,” sighed Amy.“When will he come home, Marmee?” asked Beth, with a little quiver in her voice.“Not for many months, dear, unless he is sick. He will stay and do his work faithfully as long as he can, and we won’t ask for him back a minute sooner than he can be spared. Now come and hear the letter.”They all drew to the fire, Mother in the big chair with Beth at her feet, Meg and Amy perched on either arm of the chair, and Jo leaning on the back, where no one would see any sign of emotion if the letter should happen to be touching. Very few letters were written in those hard times that were not touching, especially those which fathers sent home. In this one little was said of the hardships endured, the dangers faced, or the homesickness conquered. It was a cheerful, hopeful letter, full of lively descriptions of camp life, marches, and military news, and only at the end did the writer’s heart overflow with fatherly love and longing for the little girls at home.10. What did the girls do after their mother arrived home?A. They asked her to make dinner.B. They told her about their day.C. They got boxes ready to go for the next day.D. They tried to make her comfortable.11. The girls’ father had not been drafted because he ______________________.A. was too oldB. had been injuredC. was a chaplainD. had children12. What was most likely keeping the girl s’ father away from home?A. A storm.B. A battle.C. A sickness.D. A job.13. Why did Jo most likely sit with her back toward everyone while listening to the letter?A. To show her sisters that she is angryB. So that she can sit more comfortablyC. So that she has enough light to readD. To hide her feelings from her sisters14. The letter is compared to a treasure to show ____________________________.A. that mother was teasing the girlsB. the value of the letter to the girlsC. that mother had money in her pocketD. the mother’s love for the girls15. In paragraph 3, the word “inquiries” means ___________.A. scoldingB. questionsC. lessonsD. arrivals16. A visitor can apply for a free audio tour _________.A. in the CourtyardB. in the State ApartmentsC. at the Admission CenterD. at St George’s Chapel17. What is specially offered to visitors with kids?A. security guard.B. A pushchair.C. A free toy.D. A baby carrier.18. Who can get re-entry permits?A. Visitors wishing to eat outside the Castle.B. Visitors buying gifts in the castle shops.C. Visitors buying water from the Courtyard.D. Visitors eating outside St George’s Chapel.19. Why are visitors required to turn off their mobile phones?A. To ensure the safety of others.B. To ensure the security of the Castle.C. To prevent them from disturbing others.D. To prevent the use of the built-in cameras.20. In the last part, a “working royal palace” refers to one _________.A. still being constructedB. still used by the royal familyC. where the Queen usually worksD. where works of art are on showB D BC B B A A AD A B D B B C D A C B。

浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（37）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

AA three-year independent investigation into the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagonresearchers who conducted the investigation conclusively (and unfortunately), establishes as a historical fact that the violence which took place in Arlington that day was not the result of a surprise attack by suicide hijackers, but rather a military black operation involving a carefully planned and skillfully executed deception."A CNN Reporter at the scene states that there is no evidence that a 757 hit the Pentagon.What hit the Pentagon? A Boeing 757 loaded with passengers and fuel right? Who was on Flight 757? According to the Flight Information there were No Arabs on it. That makes me wonder if Flight 757 actually existed at all.From the pictures and the videos, people can find that there are several doubtful points that need to be taken into consideration, for example the marker line on the grass in the satellite and ground pictures, the different colors of the smoke, the hole which the plane impacted, and the standing pylons (架线塔).Also, from the comparison of the different pictures, people can find some other strange points. For example, the gear (齿轮) is not the matching one. The wreckage of the plane is not the one from the American Airlines. The glass on the pavement of the pole is another doubtful point. The last thing that need considering is about the collapse. One of the gif video shows the plane impacting the Pentagon. The only problem with this video footage is that it has been altered (改变) and can not be fully trusted.These crash photos and videos shown here clearly have been doctored (篡改) and don't even match the physics of what happened. So where is the real video? It leaves me many questions. Is this a missile? It is a real enigma.1. Where can you possibly read this article?A. In a newspaper.B. In a book.C. In a magazine.D. On a website.2. What the word “yielded” mean in the first sentence?A. given inB. surrenderedC. producedD. given away3. Which of the following doubtful points is not mentioned in the passage?A. the colors of the smokeB. the marker line on the grassC. the standing pylonsD. the model of the plane4. What is the author’s attitude towards the 911 investigation?A. Positive.B. Skeptical.C. Neutral.D. NG.BThere is increasing evidence that the impacts of meteorites (陨星) have had important effects on Earth, particularly in the field of biological evolution. Such impacts continue to pose a natural hazard to life on Earth. If an impact is large enough, it can disturb the environment of the entire Earth and cause an ecological catastrophe. The best-documented such impact took place 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period (白垩纪期) of geological history. This break in Earth's history is marked by a mass extinction, when as many as half the species on the planet became extinct. While there are a dozen or more mass extinctions in the geological record, the Cretaceous mass extinction has always intrigued paleontologists (古生物学者) because it marks the end of the age of the dinosaurs. For tens of millions of years, those great creatures had flourished. Then, suddenly, they disappeared.The body that impacted Earth at the end of the Cretaceous period was a meteorite with a mass of more than a trillion tons and a diameter of at least 10 kilometers. Scientists first identified this impact in 1980 from the worldwide layer of sediment (沉积物) deposited from the dust cloud that enveloped the planet after the impact. This sediment layer is enriched in the rare metal iridium (铱) and other elements that are relatively abundant in a meteorite but very rare in the crust (地壳) of Earth. Even diluted (稀释) by the terrestrial (地球的) material excavated (挖掘) from the crater, this component of meteorites is easily identified. By 1990 geologists had located the impact site itself in the Yucat region of Mexico. The crater, now deeply buried in sediment, was originally about 200 kilometers in diameter.This impact released an enormous amount of energy, excavating a crater about twice as large as the lunar crater Tycho. The explosion lifted about 100 trillion tons of dust into the atmosphere. Such a quantity of material would have blocked the sunlight completely from reaching the surface, plunging Earth into a period of cold and darkness that lasted at least several months. The explosion is also calculated to have produced vast quantities of nitric acid (硝酸) and melted rock that sprayed out over much of Earth, starting widespread fires that must have consumed most terrestrial forests and grassland. Presumably, those environmental disasters could have been responsible for the mass extinction, including the death of the dinosaurs.Several other mass extinctions in the geological record have been tentatively identified with large impacts, but none is so dramatic as the Cretaceous event. But even without such specific documentation, it is clear that impacts of this size do occur and that their results can be catastrophic. What is a catastrophe for one group of living things, however, may createopportunities for another group. Following each mass extinction, there is a sudden evolutionary burst as new species develop to fill the ecological niches opened by the event.Impacts by meteorites represent one way that could cause global catastrophes and seriously influence the evolution of life all over the planet. According to some estimates, the majority of all extinctions of species may be due to such impacts. Such a perspective fundamentally changes our view of biological evolution. The standard criterion for the survival of a species is its success in competing with other species and adapting to slowly changing environments. Yet an equally important criterion is the ability of a species to survive random global ecological catastrophes due to impacts.5. In paragraph 2, why does the author include the information that dinosaurs had flourished fortens of millions of years and then suddenly disappeared?A. To support the claim that the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous is thebest-documented of the dozen or so mass extinctions in the geological record.B. To explain why as many as half of the species on Earth at the time are believed to havebecome extinct at the end of the Cretaceous.C. To explain why paleontologists have always been intrigued by the mass extinction at theend of the Cretaceous.D. To provide evidence that an impact can be large enough to disturb the environment of theentire planet and cause an ecological disaster.6. According to paragraph 3, how did scientists determine that a large meteorite had impactedEarth?A. They discovered a large crater in the Yucat region of Mexico.B. They found a unique layer of sediment worldwide.C. They were alerted by archaeologists who had been excavating in the Yucat region.D. They located a meteorite with a mass of over a trillion tons.7. According to paragraph 4, all of the following statements are true of the impact at the end of theCretaceous period EXCEPT:A. A large amount of dust blocked sunlight from Earth.B. Earth became cold and dark for several months.C. New elements were formed in Earth's crust.D. Large quantities of nitric acid were produced.A. identified without certaintyB. identified after careful studyC. occasionally identifiedD. easily identified9. Paragraph 6 supports which of the following statements about the factors that are essential forthe survival of a species?A. The most important factor for the survival of a species is its ability to compete and adapt togradual changes in its environment.B. The ability of a species to compete and adapt to a gradually changing environment is notthe only ability that is essential for survival.C. Since most extinctions of species are due to major meteorite impacts, the ability to survivesuch impacts is the most important factor for the survival of a species.D. The factors that are most important for the survival of a species vary significantly from onespecies to another.CPassage 1 is from the introduction to a Zen Buddhist(禅宗的佛教僧侣) manual on the art of “mindfulness”, the practice of paying close attention to the present moment. Passage 2 is from an essay by a United States author.Passage 1Every morning, when we wake up, we have 24 brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in a way that these 24 hours will bring peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and to others.Peace is right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. The question is whether or not we are in touch with i t. We don’t have to travel far away to enjoy the blue sky. We don’t have to leave our city or even our neighborhood to enjoy the eyes of a beautiful child. Even the air we breathe can be a source of joy.We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available. We are very good at preparing how to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with joy, peace, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.Passage 2The argument of both the hedonist (享乐主义者) and the guru (印度教的宗师) is that we were but to open ourselves to the richness of the moment, to concentrate on the feast before us, we would be filled with bliss. I have lived in the present from time to time and can tell you that it is much overrated. Occasionally, as a holiday from stroking one’s memories or brooding (担忧) about future worries, I grant you, it can be a nice change of pace. But to “be here now,” hour after hour, would never work. I don’t even approve of stories written in the present tense. Ads for poets who never use a past participate, they deserve the eternity they are striving for.Besides, the present has a way of intruding whether you like it or not. Why should I go out of my way to meet it? Let it splash on me from time to time, like a car going through a puddle, and I,on the sidewalk of my solitude (孤独), will salute it grimly like any other modern inconvenience.If I attend a concert, obviously not to listen to the music but to find a brief breathing space in which to meditate on the past and future. I realize that there may be moments when the music invades my ears and I am forced to pay attention to it, note for note. I believe I take such intrusions gracefully. The present is not always an unwelcome guest, so long as it doesn’t stay too long and cut into my remembering or brooding time.10．The author of Passage 1 would most likely view the author of Passage 2 as _______.A. attaching too much importance to the views of othersB. advocating an action without considering the consequencesC. squandering (浪费) a precious opportunity on a daily basisD. failing to respect the feelings of other people11. The author of Passage 1 would most likely respond to the “argument” (line 1 Passage 2) with_______.A. complete agreementB. partial acceptanceC. absolute neutralityD. surprised disbelief12. In Passage 1 line 11, the list (“a job…house”) presents things that most people ________.A. assume they will eventually obtainB. eventually realize are overratedC. are unwilling to make sacrifices forD. see as worth much effort to acquire13. In Passage 2 lines 8—10, the “present” is characterized as _________.A. a dangerous threatB. an unsolvable puzzleC. an unavoidable imposition (强加)D. a burdensome obligation14. Which of the following phrases from Passage 2 would the author of Passage 1 most likelychoose as a title for Passage 1?A. “the hedonist and the guru” (line 1)B. “the feast before us” (line 2)C. “a brief breathing space” (line 11)D. “an unwelcome guest” (line 14)DTom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He stopped by the fence in front of the house where he lived with his aunt Polly. He looked at it, and all joy left him. The fence was long and high. He put the brush into the whitewash and moved it along the top of the fence. He repeated the operation. He felt he could not continue and sat down.He knew that his friends would arrive soon with all kinds of interesting plans for the day. They would walk past him and laugh. They would make jokes about his having to work on a beautiful summer Saturday. The thought burned him like fire.He put his hand into his pockets and took out all that he owned. Perhaps he could find some way to pay someone to do the whitewashing for him. But there was nothing of value in his pockets —nothing that could buy even half an hour of freedom. So he put the bits of toys back into hispockets and gave up the ideaAt this dark and hopeless moment, a wonderful idea came to him. It filled his mind with a great, bright light. Calmly he picked up the brush and started again to whitewash.While Tom was working, Ben Rogers appeared. Ben was eating an apple as he walked along the street. As he walked along, he was making noises like the sound of a riverboat. First he shouted loudly, like a boat captain. Then he s aid “Ding-Dong-Dong”, “Ding-Dong-Dong” again and again, like the bell of a riverboat. And he made other strange noises. When he came close to Tom, he stopped.Tom went on whitewashing. He did not look at Ben. Ben stared a moment and then said: “Hello! I’m going swimming, but you can’t go, can you?”No answer. Tom moved his brush carefully along the fence and looked at the result with the eye of an artist. Ben came nearer. Tom’s mouth watered for the apple, but he kept on working.Ben said, “Hello, old fellow, you’ve got to work, hey?”Tom turned suddenly and said, “Why, it’s you, Ben! I wasn’t noticing.”“Say —I’m going swimming. Don’t you wish you could? But of course you’d rather work —wouldn’t you? Of course you would.”Tom looked at the boy a bit, and s aid “What do you call work?”“Why, isn’t that work?”Tom went back to his whitewashing, and answered carelessly.“Well, maybe it is, and maybe it isn’t. All I know is, it suits Tom Sawyer.”“Oh come, now, you don’t mean to say that you like it?”The brush continued to move.“Like it? Well, I don’t see why I shouldn’t like it. Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?”Ben stopped eating his apple. Tom moved his brush back and forth, stepped back to look at the result, added a touch here and there, and stepped back again. Ben watched every move and got more and more interested. Soon he said,“Say, Tom, let me whitewash a little.”Tom thought for a moment, was about to agree; but he changed his mind.“No —no —it won’t do, Ben. You see, Aunt Poll y wants this fence to be perfect. It has got to be done very carefully. I don’t think there is one boy in a thousand, maybe two thousand, that can do it well enough.”“No —is that so? Oh come, now —let me just try. Only just a little.” “Ben, I’d like to, b ut if it isn’t done right, I’m afraid Aunt Polly … ”“Oh, I’ll be careful. Now let me try. Say —I’ll give you the core of my apple.”“Well, here —No, Ben, now don’t. I’m afraid …”“I’ll give you all of it.”Tom gave up the brush with unwillingness on his face, but joy in his heart. And while Ben worked at the fence in the hot sun, Tom sat under a tree, eating the apple, and planning how to get more help. There were enough boys. Each one came to laugh, but remained to whitewash. By the time Ben was tired, Tom sold the next chance to Billy for a kite; and when Billy was tired, Johnny bought in for a dead rat —and so on, hour after hour. And when the middle of the afternoon came, Tom had won many treasures.And he had not worked. He had had a nice idle time all the time, with plenty of company －and the fence had been whitewashed three times. If he hadn’t run out of whitewash, Tom would have owned everything belonging to his friends.He had discovered a great law of human action, namely, that in order to make a man or a boy want a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to get.15. How many characters are mentioned in this story?A. 4B. 5C. 6D. 716. Why did Tom take all his bits of toys out of his pockets?A. Because he is tired and wanted to play with his toys.B. Because he wanted to throw his toys away.C. Because he wanted to give his toys to his friends.D. Because he wanted to know if he could buy help with his toys.17. Tom was about to agree to let Ben whitewash when he changed his mind because ______.A. Tom wanted to do the whitewashing by himselfB. Tom planned to make Ben give up his apple firstC. Tom was unwilling to let Ben do the whitewashingD. Tom was afraid Ben would do the whitewashing better.18. We can learn from the passage that ________.A. Tom was interested in whitewashing the fence.B. Tom had a lot of friends who are ready to help others.C. Tom was unwilling to whitewash the fence, but he managed to let other boys do it for himD. Tom was good at whitewashing the fence, so he looked at the result of his work with theeye of an artist.19. What made Ben Rogers eagerly gave up his apple and offer to brush the fence for Tom?A. His warm heart and kindness to friends.B. His curiosity about Tom’s brushing job.C. Tom’s threat.D. Aunt Polly’s idea.20. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?A. The Happy WhitewasherB. Tom And His FellowsC. Whitewashing A FenceD. How To Make The Things Difficult To Get1-4 DCDB 5-9 CBCAB 10-14 CADCB 15-20 BDBCBA。