高中英语真题:2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1.All the people have one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wi nd up his alarm clock. He tried to shave quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so h e had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean n eeded ironing, so he ironed it. While he was ironing it, there wa s a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity met er（表）. He showed him where the meter was, said good-bye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he h ad to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it w as very late, so he decided he couldn’t go to work by bus. He te lephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Har ry got in and began to read the newspaper.In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a kn ife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopp ed outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing ther e. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the policestation. He was kept till 3 o’clock in the afternoon before the poli ce were sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he fin ally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at hi m and told him to go away and find another job.46. Harry had . A. a lucky day B. an unlucky day C. a bu sy day D. a good day47. Put the following sentences into correct order according to t he passage.a. The man who read the electricity meter came.b. Harry ironed his shirt.c. Harry got blood all over his clean shirt.d. There was a knock at the door.e. Harry wore the shirt with blood on it.A. a, b, c, d, eB. b, a, d, c, eC. b, a , c, d, eD. c, b, d, a, e48. Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it?A. The iron had burnt a hole in his clean shirt.B. The only oth er needed ironing.C. He had only one shirt.D. He cut himself and got blood all over his shirt.49. Harry was taken to the police station because .A. his taxi stopped outside his office and a policeman happenedto be thereB. there was blood on his shirt and he was in a taxiC. a man killed a woman with a knifeD. the murderer was se en to run away in a taxi50. His boss told him to go away and find another job because .A. he had been kept by the policeB. th ere was blood on his shirtC. he was late for workD. he had killed a woman2.We know the famous ones—the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells —but what about the less famous inventors? What about the peo ple who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器)？Shouldn’t we know who they are?Joan Mclean think so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that she’s develo ped a course on the topic. In addition to learning “who” invented “what”, however, Mclean also likes her students to learn the an swers to the “why” and ”how” questions. According to Mclean,”When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try.”So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Ma ry Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to . The day was cold and stormy, but still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was stru ggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she fou nd herself wondering why there couldn’t be a built-in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this wh en she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, started draftin g out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever(操作杆)on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the o utside, became the first windshield wiper.Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations，It’s hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgan’s traffic lig ht. It’s equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgett’s innovation that makes glass invisible, Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?68. By mentioning “traffic light” and “windshield wiper”, the auth or indicates that countless inventions are .A. beneficial, because their inventors are famousB. beneficial, though their inventors are less famousC. not useful, because their inventors are less famousD. not useful, though their inventors are famous69. Professor Joan McLean’s course aims to_____.A. add colour and variety to students’ campus lifeB. inform students of the windshield wiper’s inventionC. carry out the requirements byD. prepare students to try their own invention70. Which 0f the following can best serve as the title of this pas sage?A. How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?B. How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window?C. Shouldn’t We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?D. Shouldn’t We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?3.When it comes to success in business and success in life, the re are few qualities as important as confidence.People naturally have different levels of confidence. Some ha ve a higher level of confidence than others do, but even those whose confidence is lacking can learn to build their level of conf idence and reach their most important goals. Increasing self co nfidence is one of the most common reasons people give for se eking the help of psychologists and other professionals.One of the many places where a greater level of confidence is u seful is in the workplace. We all know how difficult it can be, for instance, to ask the boss for a raise. This process can be extre mely difficult for those who lack confidence in their own abilities. After all, if you are unsure about your own abilities, how will yo u ever convince your boss that you deserve more money for the work you do?Even if you are not asking for that big raise, having plenty of confidence in your abilities is important to success. If you are ce rtain of your abilities, chances are that those around you, wheth er they are your coworkers, your colleagues or your superiors, will see that confidence, and that will help to assure them that y ou are the best at what you do.Being thought of as the person to go to, and being seen as an expert in your chosen field, is naturally very important to succe ss on the job. If you can make yourself the person people go to for guidance and advice, you will help to protect yourself from th e ever present danger of downsizing. After all, if you are a reco gnized expert at the office, you will be regarded as an indispens able member of the team.Having a high level of confidence, after all, does not mean ov erlooking the places where you could improve. Knowing what y ou do well and where you need help will help you enjoy increas ed success and confidence.64. What is the passage mainly about?A. The influence of confidence on one’s life.B. The import ance of confidence to success.C. The difference of people’s confidence.D. The judgme nt on one’s confidence.65. Psychologists and other professionals can offer help to those _____.A. who think their goals are hard to reachB. who expect t o give guidance to othersC. who want to ask the boss for a raiseD. who dream to be recognized experts66. What does the underlined word indispensable in Paragraph5 probably mean?A. importantB. attractiveC. outgoingD. energetic67. What message does the author want to convey in the last p aragraph?A. To overlook one’s disadvantages.B. To make full us e of one’s advantages.C. To have great confidence in one’s abilities.D. To make obj ective evaluations of one’s abilities.4.In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from , . I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车).I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no on e stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced hi mself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lif t, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me sta nding for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hu ngry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured （使…放心）me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home af terwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwich es. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town on e day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying t o hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someon e for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over an d picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “Youhaven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.” I co uldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.60. The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because .A. her work delayed her trip to SydneyB. she was going home for her holidaysC. the town was far away fromD. she missed the only train back home61. Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?A. He helped the girl find a ride.B. He gave the girl a ride back home.C. He bought sandwiches for the girl.D. He watched the girl for three hours.62. The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that .A. she realized he was GordonB. she had know n him for decadesC. she was going to the nearby townD. she wanted to r epay the favour she once got63. What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?A. Giving sometimes produces nice results.B. Those who gi ve rides will be rapid.C. Good manners bring about happiness.D. People should offer free rides to others.5.I recently had dinner with someone who told me that one of his best friends had been killed in a private plane crash, and somet hing happened at the memorial service that he’ll never forget. H e shared the story with me.At the memorial service, his friend’s wife walked to the platform to speak to the gathering. She said a friend had asked her the b est memory she had of their life together. At the moment, she h ad been too sad to answer, but she had thought about it since a nd wanted to answer the question.They were in their late forties when he died, and she began talk ing about a time in their life almost twenty years earlier. She ha d quit her job to obtain her master’s degree, and her husband n ever hesitated in his support.He held down his own job and also did the cooking, cleaning, a nd other housework while she studied for her degree.One time they both stayed up all night. She was finishing her pa per, and he was preparing for an important business meeting. T hat morning, she walked out of her study, leaned against the do or by the stairs, looked at her husband downstairs and just thou ght about how much she loved him. She knew how important th is meeting was to his future, and she was feeling guilty that she didn’t even have time to make his breakfast. He took his briefca se and hurried out. She heard the garage door open and close, but much to her surprise, she heard it open again about thirty s econds later. From above, she watched her husband dash into t he house and walk over to the forgotten coffee table. Marking th e surface of it with his finger through the dust with the words “I l ove you”, then he raced back to his car.The new widow then looked out at her audience and said, “Joh n and I had a wonderful life together. We have been around the world several times. We’ve had everything money can buy...bu t nothing comes close to that moment.”Hearing this, I was deeply moved. “Love makes life worthwhile.”56. The service was held to ______.A. listen to the woman’s storyB. feel sad for t he death of the woman’s husbandC. meet some old friendsD. share the woman’s sadness57. Why did the woman quit her job?A. She had to support her husbandB. She had too much housework to do.C. She wanted to travel around the world.D. She needed to c oncentrate on her studies.58. “He held down his own job…” in Paragraph 4 means that __ ____.A. he managed to keep his jobB. he needed help in his workC. he cancelled his jobD. he delayed hi s work59. The woman mentioned an incident 20 years ago to show___ ___.A. how busy their life wasB. how her husb and loved herC. how they improved their lifeD. how hard her hu sband worked6.Are children becoming addicted to the Internet ?Children are becoming addicted to the Internet and for many it i s one drug that can not be beaten . Not all children ,but an alar ming number of them are being swept up in this age of digital information .Websites like Myspace, Youtube, and Facebook, are becoming so popular that many kids can’t help but to be addicted to them just in order to fit . Why not become part of a society where you judged by how many friends on a friend list ? What has become of the world , when instead of calling your best friend on the ph one you send them a message electronically and wait around fo r hours to see if they get on and read it ?Often on the web there just aren’t enough adults setting kids straight and too many tee nagers causing trouble .However, it is biased (片面的)to claim all kids are addicted ,or even that all kids who are a ddicted to the web are negatively affected by it . While the web can be a large waste pool of negative influence ,it is also a weal th of positive knowledge ,friendly social networking ,and even g ateways to future employment. Perhaps it isn’t so important wh ether or not a child is addicted to the web and more important t hat parents know exactly what the kids are doing there .Many computers have optional parent controls that allow parent s to block the children from entering certain types of sites , or e ven individual ones . Such programs are unfortunately not used enough by today’s parents , who in many cases are caught up on computers themselves . All one needs to do is google search parental controls and you will be provided with any number of companies that can help with programs for tracing child activity and , if necessary , limit time spent on the Internet .67. The following can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT__ __________.A. the fact of the matter is that today’s kids are becoming addict ed to the Internet at an alarming rateB. many parents aren’t skilled enough at the computerC. many children are addicted some website because they wan t to follow the fashionD. all of the kids are negatively affected by surfing the Internet68. According to the second paragraph ,we know_____________ .A. many websites like Myspace , Youtube , and Facebook are s o popular but the kids won’t be addicted to themB. there are many adults teaching kids how to behave on the w ebsites like Myspace , Youtube , and FacebookC. the young prefer calling friends to sending them a message on some websites like Myspace , Youtube , and FacebookD. the young can’t resist the attraction of some websites like My space , Youtube , and Facebook69.According to the passage ,the author may agree that ____________.A. all of the kids are addicted to the InternetB. all of the websites are dangerous for the kidsC. we should keep the kids away from the InternetD. the kids can also benefit from the Internet70.The main purpose of the fourth paragraph is to ___________ _.A. give adviceB. make an explanationC. present opinionsD. provide information2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1.All the people have one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock. He tried t o shave quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so h e had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing, so he ironed it. W hile he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity meter （表）. He showed him where the meter was, said good-bye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the bloo d on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn’t go to work by bus. He tel ephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the n ewspaper.In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away ina taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there . He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o’clock i n the afternoon before the police were sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he final ly arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.46. Harry had . A. a lucky day B. an unlucky day C. a busy day D. a good day47. Put the following sentences into correct order according to the passage.a. The man who read the electricity meter came.b. Harry ironed his shirt.c. Harry got blood all over his clean shirt.d. There was a knock at the door.e. Harry wore the shirt with blood on it.A. a, b, c, d, eB. b, a, d, c, eC. b, a, c, d, eD. c, b, d, a, e48. Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it?A. The iron had burnt a hole in his clean shirt.B. The only other needed ironing.C. He had only one shirt.D. He cut himself and got blood all over his shirt.49. Harry was taken to the police station because .A. his taxi stopped outside his office and a policeman happened to be thereB. there was blood on his shirt and he was in a taxiC. a man killed a woman with a knifeD. the murderer was seen to run away in a taxi50. His boss told him to go away and find another job because .A. he had been kept by the policeB. there was blood on his shirtC. he was late for workD. he had killed a woman2.We know the famous ones—the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells —but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器)？Shouldn’t we know who they are?Joan Mclean think so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at in Range, feels so strongly abo ut this matter that she’s developed a course on the topic. In addition to learning “who” invented “wha t”, however, Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the “why” and ”how” que stions. According to Mclean,” When students learn the answers to these questions, they are bet ter prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try.”So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the id ea in 1902 after a visit to . The day was cold and stormy, but still wanted to see the sights, so s he jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow c overing the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldn’t be a built-in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmin gham, Alabama, started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever(操作杆)on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshie ld wiper.Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations，It’s hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgan’s traffic light. It’s equally impossible to pict ure a world without Katherine J. Blodgett’s innovation that makes glass invisible, Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?68. By mentioning “traffic light” and “windshield wiper”, the author indicates that countless invent ions are .A. beneficial, because their inventors are famousB. beneficial, though their inventors are less famousC. not useful, because their inventors are less famousD. not useful, though their inventors are famous69. Professor Joan McLean’s course aims to_____.A. add colour and variety to students’ campus lifeB. inform students of the windshield wiper’s inventionC. carry out the requirements byD. prepare students to try their own invention70. Which 0f the following can best serve as the title of this passage?A. How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?B. How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window?C. Shouldn’t We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?D. Shouldn’t We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?3.When it comes to success in business and success in life, there are few qualities as important as confidence.People naturally have different levels of confidence. Some have a higher level of confidence t han others do, but even those whose confidence is lacking can learn to build their level of confid ence and reach their most important goals. Increasing self confidence is one of the most comm on reasons people give for seeking the help of psychologists and other professionals.One of the many places where a greater level of confidence is useful is in the workplace. We all know how difficult it can be, for instance, to ask the boss for a raise. This process can be extre mely difficult for those who lack confidence in their own abilities. After all, if you are unsure abou t your own abilities, how will you ever convince your boss that you deserve more money for the work you do?Even if you are not asking for that big raise, having plenty of confidence in your abilities is im portant to success. If you are certain of your abilities, chances are that those around you, wheth er they are your coworkers, your colleagues or your superiors, will see that confidence, and that will help to assure them that you are the best at what you do.Being thought of as the person to go to, and being seen as an expert in your chosen field, is n aturally very important to success on the job. If you can make yourself the person people go to f or guidance and advice, you will help to protect yourself from the ever present danger of downsi zing. After all, if you are a recognized expert at the office, you will be regarded as an indispensa ble member of the team.Having a high level of confidence, after all, does not mean overlooking the places where you could improve. Knowing what you do well and where you need help will help you enjoy increased success and confidence.64. What is the passage mainly about?A. The influence of confidence on one’s life.B. The importance of confidence to success.C. The difference of people’s confidence.D. The judgment on one’s confidence.65. Psychologists and other professionals can offer help to those _____.A. who think their goals are hard to reachB. who expect to give guidance to othersC. who want to ask the boss for a raiseD. who dream to be recognized experts66. What does the underlined word indispensable in Paragraph 5 probably mean?A. importantB. attractiveC. outgoingD. energetic67. What message does the author want to convey in the last paragraph?A. To overlook one’s disadvantages.B. To make full use of one’s advantages.C. To have great confidence in one’s abilities.D. To make objective evaluations of one’s abiliti es.4.In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from , . I w as looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车).I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November h eat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured （使…放心）me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at hi s house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man stan ding in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfo rtable on the back seat and offered him some water.After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.” I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.60. The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because .A. her work delayed her trip to SydneyB. she was going home for her holidaysC. the town was far away fromD. she missed the only train back home61. Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?A. He helped the girl find a ride.B. He gave the girl a ride back home.C. He bought sandwiches for the girl.D. He watched the girl for three hours.62. The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that .A. she realized he was GordonB. she had known him for decadesC. she was going to the nearby townD. she wanted to repay the favour she once got63. What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?A. Giving sometimes produces nice results.B. Those who give rides will be rapid.C. Good manners bring about happiness.D. People should offer free rides to others.5.I recently had dinner with someone who told me that one of his best friends had been killed in a private plane crash, and something happened at the memorial service that he’ll never forget. Heshared the story with me.At the memorial service, his friend’s wife walked to the platform to speak to the gathering. She s aid a friend had asked her the best memory she had of their life together. At the moment, she h ad been too sad to answer, but she had thought about it since and wanted to answer the questi on.They were in their late forties when he died, and she began talking about a time in their life alm ost twenty years earlier. She had quit her job to obtain her master’s degree, and her husband n ever hesitated in his support.He held down his own job and also did the cooking, cleaning, and other housework while she st udied for her degree.One time they both stayed up all night. She was finishing her paper, and he was preparing for a n important business meeting. That morning, she walked out of her study, leaned against the do or by the stairs, looked at her husband downstairs and just thought about how much she loved him. She knew how important this meeting was to his future, and she was feeling guilty that she didn’t even have time to make his breakfast. He took his briefcase and hurried out. She heard t he garage door open and close, but much to her surprise, she heard it open again about thirty s econds later. From above, she watched her husband dash into the house and walk over to the f orgotten coffee table. Marking the surface of it with his finger through the dust with the words “I l ove you”, then he raced back to his car.The new widow then looked out at her audience and said, “John and I had a wonderful life toget her. We have been around the world several times. We’ve had everything money can buy...but nothing comes close to that moment.”Hearing this, I was deeply moved. “Love makes life worthwhile.”56. The service was held to ______.A. listen to the woman’s storyB. feel sad for the death of the w oman’s husba ndC. meet some old friendsD. share the woman’s sadness57. Why did the woman quit her job?A. She had to support her husbandB. She had too much housework to do.C. She wanted to travel around the world.D. She needed to concentrate on her studies.58. “He held down his own job…” in Paragraph 4 means that ______.A. he managed to keep his jobB. he needed help in his work。
