2012届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读理解部分之限时训练(四).doc

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高考英语二轮专题复习阅读理解之限时训练(四)

手惰市安逸阳光实验学校高考英语二轮专题复习精品阅读理解部分之限时训练（四）阅读理解A breathtaking trick potentially left over from our ancestors might be found in us — the ability to sense oxygen through our skin. Amphibians(两栖动物), animals such as frogs that can live both on land and in water, have long been known to be capable of breathing through their skin. In fact, the first known lungless frog that breathes only through its skin was discovered recently in the rivers of Borneo. Now the same oxygen sensors found in frog skins and in the lungs of mammals have unexpectedly been discovered in the skin of mice.“No one had ever looked,” explained Randall Johnson, a biologist researcher.Mice and frogs are quite distant relatives, so the fact they have these molecules (分子) in common in their skin suggests they might well be found in the skin of other mammals, such as humans.“We have no reason to think that they are not in the skin of people too,” Johnson said.These molecules not only detect oxygen, but help increase levels of vital red blood cells, which carry oxygen around the body. Normal mice breathing in air that is 10 percent oxygen—a dangerously low level similar to conditions at the top of Mount Everest, and about half that of air at sea level. However, mice that had the oxygen sensor HIF-1 a genetically removed from their skin failed to produce this hormone (荷尔蒙) even after hours of such low oxygen.These findings, if they hold true in humans, suggest one could raise the level of oxygen circulating inside the body. This could help treat lung diseases and disorders such as anemia (贫血症) without injecting drugs, which make up a multibillion-dollar market, Johnson said.Athletes also often try to get more oxygen delivered to their muscles in order to improve their performance. They often do this by training at high altitudes or in low-oxygen tents. The new study suggests they might want to expose their skin as well as breathing in low-oxygen air to improve their performance. “It’s hard to say what exactly might be done, however—there’s a lot we don’t know yet,” Johnson explained. The scientists detailed their findings in the April 18 issue of the journal Cell.64. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Johnson believes that oxygen sensors also exist in human skin.B. People have to surf the Internet to read detailed findings.C. It has been proved that these findings help treat lung diseasesD. It has long been expected oxygen sensors exist in mice’s skin.65. One of the functions of the molecules mentioned above is _______.A. carrying oxygen around the bodyB.improving athletes’ performanceC. detectingoxygenD. increasing level of oxygen66. What is Johnson’s attitude to the application of the findings to the athletes’ training?A. NegativeB. DoubtingC.Positive D. Hesitating67. The best title of the passage may be _______.A. Great Findings Benefit Athletes A LotB. Frogs And Mice Are Distant RelativesC. First Known Animal Breathes Through SkinD. Humans Might Sense Oxygen Through Skin完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A farmer had some puppies (小狗) he needed to sell. He painted a sign36 the puppies and set about nailing it to a post on the 37 of his yard. As he was 38 the last nail into the post, he felt a pull on his clothes. He looked down 39 the eyes of a little boy.“Mister,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies. ”“ 40 ,” said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, “these puppies co me from fine 41 and cost much money. ”The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching 42 into his pocket, he pulled out a 43 of coins and said to the farmer. “I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look? ”“Sure, ” said the farmer, and with that he 44 a whistle, “Here, Dolly! ” he called.45 from the doghouse ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy 46 his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with 47 .As the dogs made their 48 to the fence, the little boy noticed something else. Another little ball appeared, obviously 49 . In a somewhat 50 manner the little puppy began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up with others.“I want that one, ” the little boy said, pointing to it.The farmer 51 down at the boy's side and said, “Son, you don't. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs. ”52 that the little boy stepped back from the fence, 53 down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he exposed a steel brace(支持物) attaching itself to a 54 made shoe. Looking up, he said, “You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands. ”Yes, the world is full of people who need someone who 55 .36. A. introducing B. showing C. advertising D. explaining37. A. back B. edge C. center D. top38. A. driving B. pushing C. entering D. taking39. A. to B. on C. for D. into40. A. Certainly B. Well C. Sorry D. Likely41. A. parents B. friends C. relatives D. customers42. A. deeply B. deep C. wide D. widely43. A. number B. piece C. handful D. deal44. A. went out B. took out C. let out D. found out45. A. Away B. Far C. Out D. Into46. A. felt B. placed C. pushed D. pressed47. A. tears B. delight C. fear D. sorrow48. A. way B. direction C. path D. route49. A. whiter B. fatter C. thinner D. slower50. A. awkward B. forward C. smart D. interesting51. A. looked B. lay C. pointed D. knelt52. A. For B. In C. About D. With53. A. reached B. arrived C. lay D. put54. A. specially B. especially C. exactly D. naturally55. A. loves B. understands C. shares D. cares 任务型阅读：请认真阅读下面短文，在表格中的空格里填上最恰当的单词(每空1个单词)Since the beginning of human evolution, men have migrated（迁移）across continents in search of food, shelter, safety, and comfortable weather. People still move for these reasons, but new reasons for human migration are arising, such as job relocation(重新安置) and overpopulation. Three million migrants are moving from poor countries to wealthier ones each year, and increasingly, their destination is a neighboring country in developing parts of the world. People are moving within the developing world for the same reasons as they migrate to wealthier nations. People from poor countries are going to less poor countries, fleeing wars and conflicts. They are also responding to population pressures because some countries are densely populated, and they often have high population growth. Those people need to go somewhere else.There are three main reasons why people move. The basic categories and percentages are as follows, according to the Current Population Surveys (CPS):Family-related reasons account for 26.3%, including changes in marital （婚姻的） status, establishing a household and other family reasons; work-related reasons 16.2%, including job transfer, retirement, and other job-related reasons; housing-related reasons 51.6%, including new and better houses, better neighborhood, cheaper housing and other housing reasons; the remaining 5.9% of other reasons are attending college, the change of climate and health reasons.Americans have been migrating south and west for decades in search of better job opportunities and warmer climates. They have also been moving to places a little far from cities, in search of bigger yards and houses, lower crime rates and better schools. In 1950, nearly a fifth of the population lived in the nation’s 20 largest cities. In 2006, it was about one in ten. That’s why many American people say, “Big Cities Shrink as People Move South, West.”Between March 2005 and March 2007, 73.4 million Americans moved. Fifty-six percent of these moves were within the same country. Twenty percent were between counties but in the same state. Nineteen percent were moves to a different state. Some families even went abroad. Title: People on the 71参考答案阅读理解64----67 ACCD完形填空36－40 CBADB; 41－45 ABCCC; 46－50 DBADA; 51-55 DDAAB任务型阅读：71. move, 72. history, 73. increasing, 74.richer/wealthier, 75. Reasons, 76. majority, 77. related/linked, 78. for, 79. climate, 80. tendency/phenomenon/trend。

2012届高考英语二轮专题强化阅读综合能力培养精选(四)

2012届高考英语二轮专题强化阅读综合能力培养精选（四）A(2011·沈阳六校诊断)I once had my Chinese MBA students brainstorming on “two-hour business plans”. I separated them into six groups and gave them an example: a restaurant chain. The more original their idea, the better, I said. Finally, fiveof the six groups presented plans for restaurant chains. The sixth proposed a catering(提供饮食及服务) service. Though I admitted the time limit had been difficult,I expressed my disappointment.My students were middle managers, financial analysts and financiers from state-owned enterprises and global companies. They were not without talent or opinions, but they had been shaped by an educational system that rarely stressed or rewardedcritical thinking or inventiveness. The scene I just described came in differentforms during my two years' teaching at the school. Papers were often copied from theWeb and the Harvard Business Review. Case study debates were written up and just memorized. Students frequently said that copying is a superior business strategy,better than inventing and creating.In China, every product you can imagine has been made and sold. But so fewwell-developed marketing and management minds have been raised that it will be a long time before most people in the world can name a Chinese brand.With this problem in mind, partnerships with institutions like Yale and MIT have been established. And then there's the “thousand-talent scheme”：this new government program is intended to improve technological modernization by attractingtop foreign-trained scientists to the mainland with big money. But there are worries about China's research environment. It's hardly known for producing independentthinking and openness, and even big salary offers may not be attractive enough toovercome this.At last, for China, becoming a major world creator is not just about settingup partnerships with top Western universities. Nor is it about gathering a group ofwell-educated people and telling them to think creatively. It's about establishinga rich learning environment for young minds. It's not that simple.语篇解读：作为培训讲师，作者深刻体会到中国的教育体制存在的弊端，人才激励机制和研究环境不容乐观，营造良好的学习环境是迫切而又艰难的任务。

2012高考英语二轮模拟新题分类汇编--阅读理解4-高考英语试卷与试题

2012高考英语二轮模拟新题分类汇编 --阅读理解 4
试卷总分：99 答题时间：60分钟
1)【 2012•潍坊三县联考】 For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very
If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play. 【答案与解析】假如你的情绪不佳，那就投入到大自然的怀抱吧!身体得到放松，童心得以萌发，可以尽情玩耍。
The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring wห้องสมุดไป่ตู้th rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制) our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.

2012届高考英语阅读理解限时训练题.doc

高三英语阅读理解限时训练（4）(A)My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. I’ve never been late for any job since. I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for. More important, I earned my pay; it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didn’t want to work.I was only six years old, but I was doing a man’s job. Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $ 18 a week. Our home was a three-room wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem(自尊心), one of the most important things a person can have.When I was seven, I got work at a golf course near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed, so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb(番石榴树枝) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion and intensity. I learned working in the field — except now I was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick.41. The writer’s first job was _______.A. to stand down the fairway at a golf courseB. to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fieldsC. to watch over the sugar-cane plantationD. to spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them42. The writer learned that_______ from his first job.A. he should work for those who he liked mostB. he should work longer than what he was expectedC. he should never fail to say hello to his ownerD. he should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for43. _______ gave the writer self-esteem.A. Having a family of eight peopleB. Owning his own golf courseC. Bringing money back home to help the familyD. Helping his father with the work on the plantation44. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. He wanted to be a successful golfer.B. He wanted to run a golf course near his house.C. He was satisfied with the job he got on a plantation.D. He wanted to make money by guiding oxen with a broomstick.(B)You’re out to dinner. The food is delicious and the service is fine. You decide to leave a big fat tip. Why? The answer may not be as simple as you think.Tipping, psychologists have found, is not just about service. Instead, studies have shown that tipping can be affected by psychological reactions to a series of different factors from the waiter’s choice of words, to how they carry themselves while taking orders, to the bill’s total. Even how much waiters remind customers of themselves can determine how much change they pocket by the end of the night.“Studies before have shown that mimicry (模仿) brings into positive feelings for the mimicker,” wrote Rick van Baaren, a social psychology professor. “These studies show that people who are being mimicked become more generous toward the person who mimics them.”So Rick van Baaren divided 59 waiters into two groups. He requested that half serve with a phrase such as, “Coming up!” Those in the other half were instructed to repeat the orders and preferences back to the customers. Rick van Baaren then compared their take-home. The results were clear — it pays to mimic your customer. The copycat(模仿者) waiters earned almost double the amount of tips to the other group.Leonard Green and Joel Myerson, psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis, found the generosity of a tipper may be limited by his bill. After research on the 1,000 tips left for waiters, cabdrivers, hair stylists, they found tip percentages in these three areas dropped as customers’ bills went up. In fact, tip percentages appear to plateau (达到稳定水平) when bills topped $100 and a bill for $200 made the worker gain no bigger percentage tip than a bill for $100.“That’s also a point of tipping,” Green says. “Y ou have to give a little extra to the cab driver for being there to pick you up and something to the waiter for being there to serve you. If they weren’t there, you’d never get any service. So part of the idea of a tip is for just being there.”45. Apart from service, how many other factors affecting the customers’ tipping arementioned in the passage?A. 1.B. 2.C. 3.D. 4.46. These studies show that _________.A. tipping can be affected by physical reactions to many different waiter ’s factorsB. people who are being mimicked usually tip less to the person who mimics themC. the mimic waiters can get almost twice as much money as the other groupD. mimicry makes the mimicker feel bad47. According to the passage, which of the following will be likely to show the rightchange of the tip percentages?A B CD48. We know from the passage that the writer seems to __________.A. object to Mr. Green ’s idea about tippingB. think part of Mr. Green ’s explanation is reasonableC. give his generous tip to waiters very oftenD. support the opinions of Mr. Green and Rick van Baaren about tipping(C)49. If you happen to be the 200th customer to buy Cholesterolblock, youwill .50 100 150 50 100 150 50 100 150 50 100 150A. be able to buy it at a low priceB. be the luckiest one onlineC. try it free of chargeD. change your diet50. Liptor®, Zocor®, Crestor® are .A. diseasesB. side effectsC. medicinesD.cholesterol51. Cholestrolblock TM has the following advantages EXCEPT that_____________________.A. it helps take cholesterol out of whatever food you eat.B. it has been proved useful in hospital testing.C. it helps people absorb at least 42% cholesterol.D. it sells best on Internet every month.52. Where can you most probably read this passage?A．In a travel guide book. B．On a university bulletin board.C．In a health magazine. D．In a doctor's prescription.(D)Have you ever listened to young children talking in the playground? They are always boasting. They say things like, “My Dad’s car is bigger than your Dad’s,” and “My Mom is smarter than yours.” They particularly like to boast about their families.There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, who were always boasting. Gavin was the worst. Everything about his family was always the best or the biggest or the most expensive.Whatever the others said, he could always go on better. One day when they were walking to school, Harry said, “My father had a bath twice a week,” Ted spoke next. “That’s nothing,” he said. “Having a bath twice a week is dirty. My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice a day.”Ted looked at Gavin. Now it was his turn. But what could he say? “This time,” Ted thought, “I’m going to win.” Gavin didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t say that his father had a bath three times a day. That was silly. He walked on in silence. Ted smiled at Harry, and Harry smiled back. They were sure that for once they had beaten Gavin. They reached the school gates. Still Gavin said nothing. “We’ve won,” Ted said to Harry, but he spoke too soon. On the way home, Gavin said, “My Dad is so clean that he doesn’t have to bathe at all.”53. According to the passage, the meaning of the word “boast” is __________.A. to sing a nice songB. to talk bigC. to go on betterD. to have a bath three times a day54. What did Harry boast about?A. The number of times his father had a bath every week.B. The size of the bathroom in his home.C. His father’s car.D. His mother’s family.55. Why did Ted think that Harry’s father was dirty?A. He had a bath every day.B. He had a bath only twice a week.C. Ted’s father often had a bath twice a day.D. He never had a bath.56. What does “he spoke too soon” in the last paragraph mean?A. He spoke quickly.B. He should have spoken earlier.C. He was wrong.D. He couldn’t be understood.(E)From now on, never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the most awesome machine ever created：the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You were born rich. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem. Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. They are the perennial(长期的) victims and martyrs. They are leaves tossed(摇摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. Successful people realize that they are responsible.Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence.If you associate with positive-thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks.In short, in all areas of your life, whether they be financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success.57. People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they ______________ .A. are ready to change their mindsB. are easily affected by windy weatherC. don’t have the power to face their fateD. can’t exercise control over themselves58. It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that .A. whether we will succeed depends on our attitudesB. developing confidence is the key to future successC. thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mindD. setting our expectations is essential before taking action59. The last paragraph serves as .A. the proof of the author’s pointsB. the conclusion of the argumentC. an introduction to another topicD. a comparison between two views60. Which is the best title for the text?A. Success is a choice.B. The secrets of success.C. Develop our confidence.D. How to achieve success.41-44 CDBD 45-48 CBAC 49-52 DACB 53-56 DACC 57-60 ADBD。

2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读理解汇总(四)

2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读理解汇总（四）1Most people want to know how things are made. They honestly admit, however, that they hardly know a thing when it comes to understanding how a piece of music is made. Where a composer（作曲家）begins, how he manages to keep going – in fact, how and when he learns his trade – all are covered in complete darkness. The composer, in short, is a man of mystery（神秘）.One of the first things the common man wants to know about is the part inspiration （灵感）plays in a composer’s work. He finds it difficult to believe that composers are not much interested in that question. Writing music is as natural for the composer as eating or sleeping for all. Music is something that the composer happens to have been born for.The composer, therefore, does not say to himself: “Do I feel inspired?” He says to himself: “Do I feel like working today?” And if he feels like working, he does. It is more or less like saying to himself: “Do I feel sleepy?” if you feel sleepy, you go to sleep. If you don’t feel sleepy, you stay up. If the composer doesn’t feel like working, he doesn’t work. It’s as simple as that.57.What would be the best title for the text?A. Composer: a man of mysteryB. Practice makes good musicC. Relation between sleeping and musicD. Music: product of nature58.The words “covered in complete darkness” underlined in Paragraph 1 most probably mean ____.A. difficult to be madeB. without any lightC. black in colorD. not known59.Most people seem to think that a composer ____.A. finds it difficult to write musicB. considers it important to have a good restC. should like to talk about inspirationD. never asks himself very simple questions60.The author will most probably agree that composers ____.A. are born with a gift for musicB. are people full of mysteryC. work late at night for their musicD. know a lot about eating and sleeping2Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact (互动) these days. The term is “networked individualism”. This concept is not easy to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings. How can we be individuals (个体) and be networked at the same time? You need other people for networks.Here is what Professor Wellman means. Before the invention of the Internet and e-mail, our social networks included live interactions with relatives, neighbors, and friends. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time.A recent research study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced thisperson-to- person interaction. However, a lot of people interviewed for the Pew study say that’s a good thing. Why?In the past, many people were worried that the Internet isolated (孤立) us and caused us to spend too much time in the imaginary world of the computer. But the Pew study discovered that the opposite is true. The Internet connects us with more real people than expected — helpful people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important role in helping them make major life decisions.Thanks to the computer, we are able to be alone and together with other people —at the same time!60. The underlined phrase “networked individualism” probably means that by using computers people ________.A. stick to their own ways no matter what other people sayB. have the rights and freedom to do things of their own interestC. do things in their own ways and express opinions different from other peopleD. are able to keep to themselves but at the same time reach out to other people61. According to the Pew study, what do many people rely on to make major life decisions?A. Networks.B. Friends.C. Phones.D. Parents.62. It can be inferred from the Pew study that _______.A. people have been separated from each other by using computersB. the Internet makes people waste a lot of time and feel very lonelyC. the Internet has become a tool for a new kind of social communicationD. a lot of people regard the person-to-person communication as a good thing63. Which would be the best title for this passage?A. We’re Alone on the Internet.B. We’re Communicating on the Internet.C. We’re Alone Together on the Internet.D. We’re in the Imaginary World of the Internet.3Throughout the history of the arts, the nature of creativity has remained constant to artists. No matter what objects they select, artists are to bring forth new forces and forms that cause change-to find poetry where no one has ever seen or experienced it before.Landscape(风景) is another unchanging element of art. It can be found from ancient times through the 17th-century Dutch painters to the 19th-century romanticists and impressionists. In the 1970s Alfred Leslie, one of the new American realists, continued this practice. Leslie sought out the same place where Thomas Cole, a romanticist, had produced paintings of the same scene a century and a half before. Unlike Cole who insists on a feeling of loneliness and the idea of finding peace in nature, Leslie paints what he actually sees. In his paintings, there is no particular change in emotion, and he includes ordinary things like the highway in the background. He also takes advantage of the latest developments of color photography(摄影术) tohelp both the eye and the memory when he improves his painting back in his workroom. Besides, all art begs the age-old question: What is real? Each generation of artists has shown their understanding of reality in one form or another. The impressionists saw reality in brief emotional effects, the realists in everyday subjects and in forest scenes, and the Cro-Magnon cave people in their naturalistic drawings of the animals in the ancient forests. To sum up, understanding reality is a necessary struggle for artists of all periods.Over thousands of years the function of the arts has remained relatively constant. Past or present, Eastern or Western, the arts are a basic part of our immediate experience. Many and different are the faces of art, and together they express the basic need and hope of human beings.72. Leslie's paintings are extraordinary because .A. they are close in style to works in ancient timesB. they look like works by 19th-century paintersC. they draw attention to common things in lifeD. they depend heavily on color photography73. What is the author's opinion of artistic reality?A. It will not be found in future works of art.B. It does not have a long-lasting standard.C. It is expressed in a fixed artistic form.D. It is lacking in modern works of art.74. What does the author suggest about the arts in the last paragraph?A. They express people's curiosity about the past.B. They make people interested in everyday experience.C. They are considered important for variety in form.D. They are regarded as a mirror of the human situation.75. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?A. History of the arts.B. Basic questions of the arts.C. New developments in the arts.D. Use of modern technology in the arts. 4It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned. Fortunately, the moments are usually not obvious(明显的)to the listeners. Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say. If you Lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser. When such moment s occur, don’t worry about them. Just continue as if nothing happened.Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that don’ t really matter. If you have ever listen to Martin Luther King’ s famous speech—“I Have a dream ”, you may notice that he stumbles(结巴) his words twice during the speech, Most likely. however. you don’t remember. Why? Because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making.People care a lot about makings mistake in a speech because they regard speechmakingas a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication(交流). They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition. But, infect the listeners are not looking for a period performance. They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker’s ideas clearly and directly. Sometimes a mistake or he can actually increase a speaker’s attractiveness by making him more human. As you work on your speech, don’t worry about being perfect. Once you free y our mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely.72. The underlined part and the first paragraph means that no one will ______A. be smarter than youB. notice your mistakesC. do better than youD. know what you are talking about73. You don’t remember obvious mistakes in a speech because_____A. your attention is on the contentB. you don’t fully understand the speechC. you don’t know what the speaker plans to sayD. you find the way of speech-making more important74. It can be inferred from the passage that_____A. giving a speech is like giving a performanceB. one or two mistakes in a speech may not be badC. the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is madeD. the more mistakes a speaker makes, the more attractive he will be75. What would be the best title for the passage?A. How to Be a Perfect SpeakerB. How to Make a Perfect SpeechC. Don’ I Expect a Perfect SpeechD. Don’t Expect Mistakes in a Speech5Tell a story and tell it well, and you may open wide the eyes of a child, open up lines of communication in a business, or even open people’s mind to another culture or race.People in many places are digging up the old folk stories and the messages in them. For example, most American storytellers get their tales from a wide variety of sources, cultures, and times. They regard storytelling not only as a useful tool in child education, but also as a meaningful activity that helps adults understand themselves as well as those whose culture may be very different from their own.“ Most local stories are based on a larger theme,” American storyteller Opalanga Pugh says, “ Cinderella(灰姑娘), or the central idea of a good child protected by her goodness, appears in various forms in almost every culture of the world.”Working with students in schools, Pugh helps them understand their own cultures and the general messages of the stories. She works with prisoner too, helping them knowing who they are by telling stories that her listeners can write, direct, and act in their own lives. If th ey don’t like the story they are living, they can rewrite the story. Pugh also works to help open up lines of communication between managers and workers. “For every advance in business,” she says, “ there is a greater need for communication.” Storytelling can have a great effect on either side of the manager-worker relationship, she says.Pugh spent several years in Nigeria, where she learned how closely storytelling was linked to the everyday life of the people there. The benefits of storytelling arefound everywhere, she says.“I learned how people used stories to spread their culture,” she says, “ What I do is to focus on the value of the stories that people can translate into their own daily world of affairs. We are all storytellers. We all have a story to tell. We tell everybody’s story.”52. What do we learn about American storyteller from Paragraph 2?A. They share the same way of storytelling.B. They prefer to tell the stories from other cultures.C. They learn their stories from the American natives.D. They find storytelling useful for both children and adults.53. The underlined sentence (Paragraph 4) suggests that prisoners can _____.A. start a new lifeB. settle down in another placeC. direct filmsD. become good actors54. Pugh has practised storytelling with _____ groups of people.A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 555. What is the main idea of the text?A. Storytelling can influence the way people think.B. Storytelling is vital to the growth of business.C. Storytelling is the best way to educate children in school.D. Storytelling helps people understand themselves and others.参考答案1答案 57.A 58.D 59.C 60.A2答案 60.D 61.A 62.C 63.C3答案 72.C 73.B 74.D 75.B4答案 72.B 73.A 74.B 75.C5. 答案 52.D 53.A 54.B 55.D。

2012届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解部分之限时训练(十).doc

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）阅读理解I was working as a swimming coach when I met Anita for the first time. Seeing I was swimming, Anita coming to me and asked me if I could help her to swim as her personal trainer was not available. I have been a swimming coach for a club and there was no reason to deny her request.In few minutes we became good friends and I was told she suffers from back problem. Her doctor advised her to swim as it might be helpful to her. I took it easy as I have been sailing in the same boat and swimming was a good option.With my experience, I appreciated the thought and recommended her to swim on daily basis. Without any hesitation she said, “I suffer from spinal arthritis(脊椎炎), a bigger problem than yours.”As we discussed types of oral medications for back problem, she came closer to me and whispered, “I can make you feel better. My problem is more severe and requires a spinal injection on weekly basis rather than oral medication”. Her acceptance to her reality gave me strength to bear my pain. I was glad we met. Undoubtedly, she made me feel better.Arthritis has made my life difficult, one problem leading to another. It has made me treasure the people in my life. The days are getting harder and Anita is an inspiration for me. Anita is working for an architectural firm, irrespective of all her medical problems. Meeting Anita helped me to understand that there are three angles to every problem –my angle, your angle and the right angle. Right angle is the reality that you do not want to accept. I accepted the right angle in my life that my problem is big but others might have a bigger problem. If they can live with courage and determination, why cannot I?We always focus on ‘my angle’ and neglect the ‘right angle’. Life is easier and better once we understand the ‘right angle’.41．Why did the author accept Anita’s request?A．Because her personal coach wasn’t there.B．Because they had became good friends.C．Because the author was a swimming coach.D．Because Anita was a person hard to refuse.42．What does the unlined phrase “sailing in the same boat” mean here?A．Doing the same thing together.B．Suffering from the same disease.C．Swimming in the same swimming pool.D．Taking the same boat out for swimming.43．For the author, Anita was .A．an encouragement B．an eager traineeC．a happy patient D．an daily swimmer44．What is the “right angle” according to the author?A．courage B．determinationC．acceptance D．truth完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，共30分）When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could __36__ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 37 in class.When I took the first exam, I was 38 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 39 English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained_ 40 .I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that 41 because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again,I 42 with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his43 .One more test before the final exam. One more 44 to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time. 45 The meaning of the word “thorough”. But my 46__ did no good and everything 47 as before.The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what 48 I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the 49 goodbye.I stopped working head. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even 50 myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have 51__with a test.A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into professor Jayne’s office. He 52__ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you 53 , you wouldn’t continue to work as h ard.”I stared at him. 54 That his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct. I had worked my head 55 , as I had never done before.I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.36. A. take B. discuss C. cover D. get37. A. sought B. presented C. exchanged D. obtained38. A. shocked B. worried C. scared D. anxious39. A. but B. so C. for D. or40. A. unchanged B. unpleasant C. unfriendly D. unmoved41. A. reflected B. meant C. improved D. affected42. A. quarreled B. reasoned C. bargained D. chatted43. A. attitude B. mind C. plan D. view44. A. choice B. step C. chance D. measure45. A. memorized B. considered C. accepted D. learned46. A. ambition B. confidence C. effort D. method47. A. stayed B. went C. worked D. changed48. A. grade B. answer C. lesson D. comment49. A. scholarship B. course C. degree D. subject50. A. helped B. favored C. treated D. relaxed51. A. fun B. luck C. problems D. tricks.52. A. happened B. proved C. pretended D. seemed53. A. valued B. imagined C. expected D. welcomed54. A. remembering B. guessing C. supposing D. realizing55. A. out B. over C. on D. Off任务型阅读阅读下面的文章，根据语篇内容，用恰当的词完成题后表格中所缺单词。

2012届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读理解部分之限时训练(二)

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（二）阅读理解Post Login Register SupportSourcing assistant neededPosted On: Sunday, 28 March, 2010, 17:27Expires On: Monday, 27 September, 2010, 17:237Indian company’s Shanghai office is now looking for a local Chinese girl, who can speak fluent English, and has at least one year experience in trading business.Healthcare working experience would be an advantage.Main responsibilities are: sourcing for new suppliers, factory visiting, negotiating and orders following up…Interested candidates can email me you expected salary, resume and current photo to: sarah @ gate. com, Miss Sarah Wang for more details. Thanks.Senior Interior DesignerPosted On: Sunday, 10 January, 2010, 11:50Expires On: Wednesday, 09 June, 2010, 11:50Reply to: linette, killbourn @ rhdesign. Com. CnKHK Design is seeking a Senior Interior Designer for our corporate projects. Your primary role is to work closely with our American and European clients to deliverthe international design solution they require. You must have an ability to work with 8 individual managers to negotiate space needs and requirements, and communicate your designs to your design support team. Indepth knowledge of interesting and innovative （创新的）materials is required. Travel throughout China may be required.Customer Service AssistantPosted On: Monday, 01 February, 2010, 15:25Expires On: Tuesday, 31 August, 2010, 15:25Reply to: chinasemeste: @ gmail. ComCompensation（报酬）: RMB 8-10KType of job: Full-timeContract: One year contract or longerJob Category: Customer ServiceRequirements:—B.A, or B.S. degree; foreigners only:—1 year’s wo rking experience desired, preferably in customer service or hospitality industry—Responsible, pleasant personality and self-motivated.—Customer-oriented with good communication and interpersonal skills—Good command of both spoken and written English; Putonghua is an advantage but not a mustWork Load: 5-day-work; national holidaysMonthly Salary: Around RMB 8-10 KFemale English Tutor NeededPosted On: Tuesday, 05 January, 2010, 03:38Explres On: Friday, 01 October, 2010, 03:28Reply to: zsj123@ 163. comA girl is looking for an oral English tutorLocation: close to Metro Line SixTime: twice a week , in the evening and weekend, 1.5 hrs at a timeRate: 200/hStudent: 10 years oldRequirements: From America: female; experienced54．We can know from the first two ads that .A．KHK Design deals with business from European countriesB．to be a souring assistant, you need to be very persuasiveC．to work for KHK Design, you need to be very experienced in tradingD．a girl from Beijing is very likely to be employed by the Indian Company55．If you are an American woman l ooking for a part-time job, you can contact .A．sarah@ gste. comB．linette. killboum@ rhkdesign. com. cnC．zsj123@ 163. comD．chieasemester@ gmail. com56．For one who doesn’t min d traveling a lot, which of the positions above can be considered?A．Senior Interior Designed.B．Female English Tutor.C．Sourcing assistant.D．Customer Services Assitant.57．Which of the following statements about the third position is TRUE?A．Nationalities are not required for the position.B．There’s a requirement of maximum service period.C．The deadline for application is July the 31st.D．Communication skills are requested a must.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)Tom J ankowitz finally got into the airport lounge. He sat down and opened up his laptop computer, keeping one 36 on the small television which showed the departure times of all the 37 from the airport.Tom was tired and bored. It was Christmas, nearly. Tom 38 Christmas. He onlyremembered that it would be Christmas tomorrow 39 there were Christmas decorations all over the airport. Tom had been to a business meeting in New York andhad to take a plane back home. The meeting had been 40 . He had decided to closea lot of his company’s offices and a lot of people were 41 about his decision.Tom thought that he would rather 42 Christmas on his own in a hotel room with hiscomputer.Tom hardly 43 as the television screen with the departure times on it went off.He looked up just 44 to see it before all the lights in the airport went off,too. Soon, 45 was totally, completely and utterly black. The only light came from the tiny little lights on the wings of the aeroplanes, and the light 46 his ownportable computer screen. Soon, there was an 47 , “Ladies and gentlemen, we 48 to inform you that there seems to have been a power cut. All flights for the momentare 49 . Thank you.”A man sat down next to Tom. “Looks like w e’re not going anywhere tonight”he said. Tom didn’t reply, but nodded in 50 . “Not going anywhere”, he thought. “I’m not going anywhere. Not tonight, not 51 . The only places I ever go are officesof Global Power International.”Tom watched the lights going 52 on again in the airport and heard the sound ofpeople cheering. He 53 as well, and smiled at the man who was sitting next tohim. He felt like someone had turned a 54 on in him too. He was looking forwardto being home. “I’m going 55 ”, he thought.36. A. ear B. eye C. hand D. leg37. A. flights B. planes C. passengers D. pilots38. A. missed B. forgot C. suffered D. hated39. A. though B. unless C. because D. until40. A. long B. difficult C. boring D. successful41. A. unfair B. unfortunate C. unhappy D. unkind42. A. keep B. save C. spare D. spend43. A. noticed B. doubted C. moved D. stopped44. A. in order B. in time C. in return D. in case45. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything46. A. on B. with C. from D. by47. A. advice B. announcement C. advertisement D. apology48. A. decide B. forgive C. regret D. begin49. A. delayed B. checked C. prepared D. cancelled50. A. agreement B. surprise C. anger D. excitement51. A. yet B. really C. only D. ever52. A. over B. back C. up D. straight53. A. heard B. watched C. celebrated D. cheered54. A. light B. radio C. heater D. heart55. A. nowhere B. everywhere C. anywhere D. somewhere任务型阅读请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格的空格处里填人最恰当的单词。

2012届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解部分之限时训练(十二)

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）阅读理解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. experimentB. examinationC. cutting off a limbD. experience57. Which of the following factors does not contribute to the difficulties of Aron Ralston’s survival?A. unsharpened knifeB. lack of drinking waterC. unbearable weatherD. losing touch with the outside world58. 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 StoryB. 127 HoursC. The Greatest Mountain ClimberD. An Unforgettable Experience完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）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.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 look ed 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. send42. A. recognized B. watched C. noticed D. met43. A. realize B. understand C. imagine D. conclude44. A. escaped B. struggled C. refused D. obeyed45. A. by B. around C. with D. on46. A. burying B. forgetting C. offering D. grabbing47. A. trip B. visit C. break D. holiday48. A. started B. stopped C. entered D. reached49. A. carefully B. madly C. disappointedly D. patiently50. A. fought B. turned C. jumped D. shouted51. A. match B. target C. equal D. companion52. A. remind B. phone C. invite D. beg53. A. rolled B. folded C. bent D. tied54. A. angrily B. kindly C. coldly D. warmly55. A. caught B. thanked C. comforted D. ignored56. A. ordinary B. professional C. honest D. outstanding57. A. picture B. background C. character D. story58. A. and B. but C. though D. when59. A. ridiculous B. similar C. strange D. different60. A. sometimes B. never C. often D. Forever任务型阅读：请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填上最恰当的单词。

2012届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读部分精选系列(二)

2012届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读局部精选系列〔二〕该题型的测试目的是从多方位多角度考查考生通过阅读获取信息、处理信息并进展书面表达的能力。

比传统的阅读理解题型更具综合性和主观性，更能表现对考生的综合语言运用能力的考查。

1、主旨概括：主要考查考生对文章内容的整体把握能力。

要想答好该题，考生必须有很强的概括能力或归纳能力，要善于寻找能够概括全文的主题段落或者主题句，剔除文中的细节事实或者作者所用的论据，即要分清主旨和细节，概括出来的中心意思一定要能够覆盖全文或整个段落，绝对不可太笼统离题太远或者以偏概全；文中标题格式可以是完整的句子，简洁的短语，也可以用问题的形式，同时要注意字数要求。

具体的表达可以先根据文章内容找出关键词，再在此根底上确定文章标题或者文章的main idea。

2、同义句替换：只有准确理解所给句子的意义，才能准确快速地找出原文中意义一样的句子。

3、填空：回答此类问题时，一定首先注意弄清楚上下文的逻辑关系，如递进、转折、并列、比照、因果等等；然后根据上下文的含义搞清楚空白处该填句子还是短语或者单词，再读上下文，最后确定答案。

4、翻译句子：在该类题目中要求翻译的句子往往是结果较为复杂或者包括一些特定习语的句子。

因此再翻译之前一定要先分析句子结构，并结合文章中心思想以与上下文弄清句子所在的语境，同时还要注意英、汉两种语言与其问题特征的差异，最后在忠实于原文的根底上，把画线局部的句子翻译成符合汉语表达习惯的句子。

5、封闭性问题：封闭性问题是指答案是固定或唯一的问题，一般可在文章中找到明确的答案或依据，包括常见的wh-questions。

6、开放性问题：开放性问题是阅读表达中主观性最强的试题，要求考生结合个人的观点、经验来回答相关问题。

下面通过一篇阅读表达实例对各种类型问题的答题技巧进展说明。

An American friend of mine who was high up in a big corporation had worked out a way of handling a flood of e-mails before most of us hadeven heard of the concept. If any information he was sent was vital enough, his lack of response would ensure these nder rang himup, if the sender wasn’t important enough to have his private number, the communication couldn’t be that important, my friend is now even more senior in the same company so the strategy must work.Almost every week now there seems to be a report suggesting that we are all being driven crazy by the bother of e-mail. If this is the case, it’s only because we haven’t developed an appropriate discrimination in dealing with it._________. Firstly, you junk nothing with an exclamation mark or a string of capital letters, or from any addres s you don’t recognize or feel confident about. Secondly, e-mails don’t a ll have to be answered. Because e-mailing is soeasy, there’s a tendency forcorrespondence to carry on for ever, but it is permissible to stop an endless discussion or to accept a point of information sent by a colleague without acknowledging it.Thirdly,a reply e-mail doesn’t have to be the same length as the original. We all have e-mail pals who send long, chatty e-mail, which are nice to receive, but who then expect an equally long reply. The charm of e-mail can consist in the simple, incomplete sentence, totallyregardless of the format of the letter sent by post. You are perfectly within the bounds of politeness inresponding to a marathon e-mail with a better reply.1．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one? The possible existence of annoyance results from our inability to sort out e-mails ___________________________________________________________________2．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper sentence.(within 10 words )___________________________________________________________________3．What advice is given in the last paragraph? (within 10 words)____________________________________________________________________4．For what purpose does the author mention his American friend in Paragraph 1 ?(within10 words)____________________________________________________________________5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.____________________________________________________________________答案与解析：1．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one? The possible existence of annoyance results from our inability to sort out e-mails 1. 答案：If this is the case, it’s only because we haven’t developed an appropriate discrimination in dealing with it.解析：该题为同意句替换题，细读所给句子，不难得出其意义“这些令人恼火的情况之所以存在，是因为我们没有对电子邮件进展分类的能力〞。

2012届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读理解

高三英语试题分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

AThe story begins in 1801. Mr Lockwood has rented a house in Yorkshire, so he goes to visit his new landlord, Mr Heathcliff, at his house on the moors nearby, Wuthering Heights. He is not welcomed and the house is full of frightening dogs, but he decides to return the following afternoon, although asnowstorm is beginning.This time he is met by an old servant, Joseph, and a beautiful young woman. He thinks she is Hea thcliff’s wife, but she does not invite him to tea, and when Heathcliff comes in, asks his permission before pouring Lockwood a cup. When Lockwood mistakes her for Heathcliff’s wife, he is told she is his daughter-in-law, so he supposes she is married to a rough young man who has come in and is sitting silently in the background. This makes the young man angry, and Heathcliff says he is not his son. No one makes the mystery clear, so Lockwood asks for help to find the way home. Since no one will do anything for him, he takes a lantem to light his way over the moors but is attacked by the dogs. Heathcliff just laughs, but the maid Zillah, rescues him and puts him in a bedroom in the house without telling her master.56．Mr Lockwood has rented a house in Yorkshire, .A．but he knows nothing about his landlordB．and he wants to find out some of the landlord’s secretsC．although he hates the cold weather thereD．because he will stay there for a long time57．Bes ides frightening dogs, the landlord’s house is full of .A．servants B．strangers C．laughter D．mystery58．In the landlork’s house, Mr Lockwood finds most people there .A．helpful B．rude C．calm D．funnyBSafeburnPlanning a home demands great care. The fireplace should be distinctive (有特色) and elegant （美观）, with a fire that looks like a fire, giving your family the warmth and protection they need.Every year 7,000 people die in fires in Britain, and hundreds of them are little children. Thousands more are disfigured for life.When you choose a fire, choose Safeburn. It gives you the atmosphere of home comfort you are looking for, and sets your mind at rest.Caithness PrideCaithness Pride. The ninth Duke of Caithness would only drink the best whisky. So he built his own private still, in the heart of the Highlands, with the fresh water running in the stream nearby. When we came into possession of the still, we paid the Duke’s heirs（后嗣）a lot of money for it. But it was worth it. After all, what was good for the Duke is too good to be kept a secret.59．The above two passages are .A．the covers for two booksB．the descriptions about two picturesC．the advertisements for two picturesD．the advice on home planning and whisky drinking60．Fire can provide people with all the following except .A．heat B．home comfort C．great care D．peace61．In most British houses, you won’t miss seeing fireplaces in their sitting rooms, whi ch suggests in British people’s family life fire is very .A．warm B．important C．dangerous D．distinctive and elegant 62．From the second passage we’ve learnt that to make good whisky people need .A．a famous person’s name B．a private stillC．good water D．good land63．In the second passage, they are trying to make it clear that .A．their whisky was once drunk by a very famous personB．their whisky still was built by the ninth Duke of CaithnessC．their whisky is not expensiveD．their whisky is second to noneCRay Charles was born on September 23rd, 1930 into a poor family in Georgia, U.S.A. His father was a railwayman who had to travel a lot, so Ray was brought up mainly by his mother, who, though not very well educated, was full of common sense. When he went blind after a serious sickness at the age of seven, it was his mother who helped him to face up to the situation. She told him he was blind, not stupid, and that he had lost his eyes but not his mind, she made him sweep floors and chop wood to show him he was by no means helpless. She used to tell him that some day she would not be there to help him, and that then he would have to look after himself.Soon after he went blind, Ray began to take an interest in music. A neighbour showed him how to play simple tunes on the piano, and he had a love for the music he heard, played and sung in the local church. In the blind school the schoolteachers encouraged him to study a variety of instruments, Then, one more blow came. His mother died suddenly, and Ray, who loved her deeply, was so shocked that for two weeks he was unable to eat. It was another neighbour who finally managed to persuade him that his mother would have wanted him to go on, and reminded him of how she had believed in him. When his father died a year later, Ray knew he was strong enough to keep going on his own.Between the ages of fifteen and seventeen, Ray worked with bands in Florida, but in 1948, while still only seventeen, he decided that there wasn’t much future for him there and decided to go to Seattle, in the north-west of the U.S.A.Ray arrived in Seattle and went to a small hotel to sleep. When he woke up, he was hungry. It was two o’ clock in the morning, and everywhere was closed. Ray managed to find a sm all club and knocked on the door. A man on the door said they had no food, but “we’ ve got a talent night on here,” he added. Ray saw his chance and told the man he could play the piano and sing. The man tried to discourage him, but he was finally guided to the piano and sang a song. As he came off the stand, a man stopped him and said, “I’m from the Elks Club. I think you’ve got a weekend job.” That was Tuesday. By Friday he was working regularly, and after that he never looked back. It was the beginning of his climb to stardom. 64．Although he was blind, Ray’s mother made him sweep floors and chop wood for the purpose of making him .A．helpless B．independent C．encouraged D．useful65．What played the most important part in Ray’s life?A．His interest and talent in music.B．His work with bands in Florida.C．His neighbours’ help and his teachers’ encouragement.D．His mother’s training.66．What happened that made him extremely sad when he was a teenager?A ．He went blind.B ．He lost his mother.C ．He became fatherless.D ．The man tried to discourage him. 67．Ray got his big opportunity to success . A ．in Georgia B ．in the blind school C ．in Florida D ．in SeattleDElectric shockInjuries caused by electric shock are fairly common. When a person has received an electric shock, no one should go near him/her until the current has been turned off. If a shock occurring at work or at home causes someone to lose consciousness （知觉）, electrical connection must be broken before anyone tries to give assistance. You should either turn off the switch at the mains or, if that is not possible, push the person away with a dry piece of wood. Treatment of shockLook out for signs of shock. People who have been injured or who may have lost a lot of blood, or those who have had heart attacks, may be in deep shock. The signs to look for are faintness, paleness, a moist, sticky skin, shallow, rapid breathing and a fast but weak heartbeat.Shock can prove fatal, and it is essential to do something to prevent its developing. The best way to treat or prevent shock is to keep the patient lying down, better with the legs higher than the head; if possible, raise the lower part of the body on a rolled-up packet or similar object. Make the patient as comfortable as possible, loosening any tight clothing, and comfort him/her because fright increases the effects of shock.68．Match the pictures with the passages. A ．Picture 2. Electric shock; Picture 3. Treatment of shock B ．Picture 1. Electric shock; Picture 4. Treatment of shock C ．Picture 4. Electric shock; Picture 2. Treatment of shock D ．Picture 3. Electric shock; Picture 1. Treatment of shock69．The above passages and pictures have something to do with . A ．how to deal with difficulties B ．how to do first aid C ．how to face danger D ．how to match pictures with passages70．What would happen if you didn ’t turn off the current when you had to treat an unconsciousperson who had just received an electric shock? A ．He would regain his consciousness soon. B ．He would die soon. C ．Electrical connection would be broken.D ．You would be in danger of getting the shock yourself.71．Of the following adjectives chosen from above, which one has the meaning of “causing death”? A ．Fatal. B ．Sticky. C ．Essential. D ．Unconscious.ESir,The majority of your readers must have been surprised and shocked to read a letter from Mr R. Hogg, published in last Wednesday’s Herald. Mr. Hogg seems to think that his own convenience and that of motorists in general are the only things that matter in our city.I would have more sympathy （同情）with Mr Hogg if he just made suggestions to improve the situation. No doubt his problems would be partly solved if the local government built a multi-storey car park in the city center, instead of encouraging motorists to use public transport. All the same, judging from the tone of Mr Hogg’s letter, I suspect that motorists who are so careless of pedestrians’（行人）safety that they would rather park their cars on the pavement than hold up the traffic would probably be too lazy to use a multi-storey car park if they had to walk a few hundred yards to their destination （目的地）afterwards.My main reason for writing, however, is much more important. Does Mr Hogg realize that, according to figures issued by the Department of Transport, 13,000 people were knocked down in Britain last year because of cars being illegally parked either on the pavement or on crossings? In fact, although the total pedestrian casualty （伤亡事故）rate has fallen over the last ten years, there has been an increase in accidents caused when pedestrians have to step out into the road to avoid parked cars on the pavement and cannot see oncoming traffic.I cannot share Mr Hogg’s view that the government have paid little attention to “long -suffering motorists”; and I think the punishment for dangerous parking should be made severe enough to stop all motorists from breaking the law in this way.A. WALKER,Proudfoot Lane, Carchester 72．The letter above is written in answer to the letter by . A ．an editor B ．a certain Mr R. Hogg C ．some readers D ．some motorists 73．The topic for the two letters is . A ．parking problems in the city center B ．building a multi-storey car park in the city center C ．public transport D ．the increase in accidents caused by parked cars on the pavement74．What Mr. A. Walker does want to make known in his letter is that . A ．the total pedestrian casualty rate has fallen B ．careless parking may cause serious traffic accidents C ．the convenience of motorists in general matters much D ．the safety of pedestrians matters little75．In Mr A. Walker’s opinion, serverer punishment should be given to . A ．all the careless motorists B ．all the law breakers C ．all who step out into the road D ．all who do dangerous parking第Ⅱ卷（共35分）第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。

高考英语二轮专题能力提升限时训练阅读理解(综合考查)(含解析)

高考英语二轮专题能力提升限时训练阅读理解（综合考查）（含解析）阅读理解(综合考查)(限时40分钟)( A )(对应学生用书第131页)【逸闻趣事类】Once when I was a teenager,my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus.One family between us and the ticket counter made a big impression on me.There were eight children,all probably under the age of 12.The children were standing in line,two-by-two behind their parents,holding hands.They were excitedly jabbering about the clowns(小丑),elephants and other acts they would see that night.The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted.He proudly responded,“Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.”The ticket lady told him the price.The wife’s head dropped,and the man leaned a little closer and asked,“How much did you say?”The ticket lady again told him the price.The man didn’t have enough money.How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus?Seeing what was going on,my dad put his hand into his pocket,pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground.(We were not wealthy in any sense of the word!) My father reached down,picked up the bill,tapped the man on t he shoulder and said,“Excuse me,sir,this fell out of your pocket.”The man knew what was going on.He wasn’t begging for money but certainly appreciated the help in a difficult,embarrassing situation.He looked straight into my dad’s eyes,took my dad’s hand in both of his,and he replied,“Thank you,thank you,sir.T his really means a lot to me and my family.”My father and I went back to our car and drove home.We didn’t go to the circus that night,but we didn’t go without.1.The underlined word “jabbering”( in Para.1) can be best replaced by“”.A.imaginingB.talkingC.expectingD.asking2.When the ticket lady told the price,the wife .A.hardly heardB.hardly understoodC.was disappointedD.was relaxed3.Which of the following words can be best used to describe the writer’s father?( )A.H onest.B.Kind.C.Wise.D.Faithful.4.We can infer from the last paragraph thatA.The author and his father returned home with regret.B.The author and his father were unhappy about missing the circus.C.The author and his father were very happy with helping a man in a circus.D.The author and his father returned home with another kind of joy and comfort.5.Which of the following is true according to the text?( )A.The author and his father bought the tickets at last.B.The author and his father went home unhappy.C.The author and his father didn’t see the circus.D.The author got nothing at last.语篇解读:作者叙述和父亲买票看马戏表演时发生的事,作者得到了很大的收获:帮助他人得到了快乐、真情和满足。

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