2012届高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解部分之限时训练(十二)

用心 爱心 专心 - 1 - 2012届高考英语二轮专题复习精品阅读理解部分之限时训练（十二）

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The twenty-six-year-old went hiking alone in Canyon Lands National Park in the western

state of Utah. A huge rock became loose and sent him falling into a deep crack in

the canyon. His right arm was crushed between the rock and canyon wall. Aron Ralston

could not move. He knew his chances of survival were low because he had not told anyone

where he was hiking.

Aron Ralston spent one hundred twenty-seven hours trapped and alone. Finally, after

five days, he decided he had to cut off his arm in order to escape. The young climber

carried out the amputation using a small, unsharpened knife. Then he dragged himself

from his rocky prison and hiked out to safety. Aron Ralston wrote a book about his

experience called "Between a Rock and a Hard Place."

Aron Ralston struggled to survive in extreme conditions. "I have one hundred fifty

milliliters of water left which would keep me alive until tomorrow night if I'm lucky.

So, that's it." The young climber's suffering increases as he battles extreme heat,

lack of water and the threat of death. He eventually ran out of water, carved his

name, date of birth and presumed date of death into the sandstone canyon wall, and

videotaped his last goodbyes to his family.

Although he loses an arm, Ralston becomes a more complete person. Today, wearing a

prosthetic arm, Aron Ralston still climbs mountains and explores canyons. He also

travels the world as a speaker.

56. What is the proper meaning of the underlined word?

A. experiment B. examination C. cutting off a limb D. experience

57. Which of the following factors does not contribute to the difficulties of Aron

Ralston’s survival?

A. unsharpened knife B. lack of drinking water

C. unbearable weather D. losing touch with the outside world

58. Which statement about Aron Ralston is wrong according to the passage?

A. Aron Ralston got trapped in the crack because of a huge rock.

B. The book "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" is based on Aron Ralston’s true life.

C. Aron Ralston never gets the chance to climb again after the accident.

D. Aron Ralston’s family seldom care about his daily life.

59. The best title would be____.

A. Aron Ralston’ Life Story B. 127 Hours

C. The Greatest Mountain Climber D. An Unforgettable Experience

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On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees.

Rolling down the windows to 41 in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch.

Suddenly she 42 a big bald（秃顶的）man running through the parking lot. Before

she came to 43 what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window,

“Get out!”

Neilson 44.Pulling open her door, the man seized her 45 the neck and hair, and

threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed, 46 her purse and the keys. 用心 爱心 专心 - 2 - Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside

their office building on a 47, heard the screams and began running .

When they 48 Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and

was 49 searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged

the man out. The attacker 50 back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no 51

for the two athletic men.

Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed

back to the office to 52 the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes ——

used to tie up newspapers.

With his arms 53 tight behind him, the prisoner looked up and said 54 , “I hope

you guys feel good about yourselves—— you just caught one of the most wanted men.”

They 55 him and waited for the police.

Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the 56 carjacker （劫车者）and suspected murderer, whose 57—— but with a full head of hair—— had been

recently printed in their own newspaper.

Neilson considers herself lucky 58 she suffered injuries. She believes the story

might have had a 59 ending if those good people had not come to her aid.

“Unfortunately,” she said, “many people would 60 have done what they did, and

that’ the real truth.”

41. A. bring B. let C. gather D. send

42. A. recognized B. watched C. noticed D. met

43. A. realize B. understand C. imagine D. conclude

44. A. escaped B. struggled C. refused D. obeyed

45. A. by B. around C. with D. on

46. A. burying B. forgetting C. offering D. grabbing

47. A. trip B. visit C. break D. holiday

48. A. started B. stopped C. entered D. reached

49. A. carefully B. madly C. disappointedly D. patiently

50. A. fought B. turned C. jumped D. shouted

51. A. match B. target C. equal D. companion