2013高考英语二轮 阅读理解25分钟限时训练(3)
2013高考英语二轮 阅读理解25分钟限时训练(6)
2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）25分钟限时训练（6）及答案A 篇The Queen’s English is now soundin g less upper-class, a scientific study of the Queen’s Christmas broadcasts had found. Researchers have studied each of her messages to the Commonwealth countries since 1952 to find out the change in her pronunciation from the noble Upper Received to the Standard Received.Jonathan Harrington, a professor at Germany’s University of Munich, wanted to discover whether accent (口音) changers recorded over the past half century would take plac e within one person. “As far as I kno w, there just is nobody else for whom there is this sort of broadcast records,” he said.He said the noble way of pronouncing vowels (元音) had gradually lost ground as the noble upper-class accent over the past years. “Her accent sounds slightly less noble than it did 50 years ago. But these are very, very small and slow changes that we don’t notice from year to year.”“We may be able to relate it to changes in the social classes,” he told The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper. “In 1952 she would have been heard saying ‘thet men in the bleck het’. Now it would be ‘that man in the black hat’. And ‘hame’ rather than ‘home’. In the 1950s she would have been ‘lorst’, but by the 1970s ‘lost’.”The Queen’s broadcast is a per sonal message to the Commonwealth countries. Each Christmas, the 10-minute broadcast is put on TV at 3 pm in Britain as many families are recovering from their traditional turkey lunch. (传统火鸡午餐).The results were published (发表) in the Journal of Phonetics.46. The Queen’s broadcasts were chosen for the study mainly because ______.A. she has been Queen for many yearsB. she has a less upper-class accent nowC. her speeches are familiar to many peopleD. her speeches have been recorded for 50 years47. Which of the following is an example of a less noble accent in English?A. “duaty”B. “citee”C. “hame”D.“lorst”48. We may infer from the text that the Journal of Phonetics is a magazine on _________.A. speech soundsB. Christmas customsC. TV broadcastingD. personal messages49. What is the text mainly about?A. The relationship between accents and social classes.B. The Queen’s Christmas speeches on TV.C. The changes in a person’s accent.D. The recent development o f the Englis h language.B篇There was a story many years ago of a school teacher--- Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Th ompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水)。
高三英语二轮复习阅读理解限时强化练习25(含答案版)
新高考高中阅读强化限时训练25阅读理解+七选五（含参考答案）限时：35分钟满分：50分阅读（共两节，满分50 分）第一节（共15 小题；每小题2.5 分，满分37.5 分）AThe time may soon come when we say goodbye to most of the world’s languages. Today humans express themselves in over 6,000 different languages. But that is quickly changing. Many scientists say that over half of these languages will disappear within the next 50 years. After 100 years, the languages used in the world will not be more than 20.Why? It is because people from different cultures live and work together much more often than before. This brings changes. The languages of the world’s main culture are replacing the languages of the smaller cultures. Most international trade takes place in world languages such as English. People respect their own cultures and traditions, but when it comes to getting a job, knowing a world language is often necessary. It may mean the difference between success and failure.Technology works on the change of languages in an even more amazing way. Modern media such as radio and television give young people in developing countries much knowledge about the world. But this knowledge doesn’t come in words from the mouths of their parents or the elders in their neighborhood. It usually comes in the language of a different culture.People in different cultures think it good for them to share a popular language. They can quickly share ideas and work together. Knowing the same language means easier communication and is a basis for trust.Is the death of a small local language such a terrible thing? The answer is maybe. Many cultures may have words for many useful things we know nothing about. If their languages die, their valuable wisdom may be lost forever. The future of the world’s language depends on our actions now. Will we protect endangered languages or allow them to quietly disappear?Time will have the last word.( ) 1. Scientists say that within 50 years, perhaps, there will be only _______languages in the world.A. 4,000B. over 3,000C. around 3,000D. no more than20( ) 2. In “the languages of the world’s main culture s are replacing the languages of the smaller cultures.” the verb “replace” means “_______”.A. to put something back into a correct placeB. to use a second thing in place of the first thingC. to find good place for somethingD. to decide how important something is( ) 3. The passage says that if all the people in the world knew a major world language, _______.A. radio and television would all use the languageB. it would be easier for them to share their ideasC. lesson s at schools would be taught in the languageD. people would respect their own culture more参考答案：CBBBHave you wondered why different animals or pests have their particular colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.Birds, especially seagulls are very fond of locusts (飞蝗), but birds can’t easily catch locusts because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colour of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But when crops are ripe, locusts take on exactly the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are usually easily found and eaten by their enemies. So they have to hide themselves in terror for lives and appear only at night.If you study the animal life in any part of the world, you will find the main use of colouring is to protect them. Bears, wolves and other beasts move quietly through forests. They are usually invisible to the eyes of hunters, because they have the colour much like the barks of trees.An even more strange act remains to be noticed. A kind of fish living in seas can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid is over, its enemies cannot find it, and it quickly swims away. Thus, it has existed up to now though it is not powerful at all.( ) 4. Locusts are pests but they aren’t easily wiped out by their enemies because _______.A. they are powerful enoughB. they are dangerous to their enemiesC. they take on the same colours as cropsD. they fly very fast( ) 5. The pests that have different colours from plants usually appear at night because _______.A. their enemies can easily find them and eat themB. they have the habit of coming out in darknessC. it’s easy for them to destroy plants in darknessD. birds take their rests when night comes( ) 6. What does the underlined word “invisible” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Can’t be seen.B. Can be seen.C. Can’t move.D. Can’t change.( ) 7. A certain fish living in seas has lived through millions of years because_______.A. it is the most powerful in the seaB. no other fishes can swim as fast as it canC. it can send out a kind of liquid which makes its enemies unable to find itD. the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies参考答案：CAACCCaptain James Cook was a great explorer. Before he started exploring, maps of the Pacific Ocean were almost empty. He visited hundreds of islands across the Pacific Ocean and put them in the correct places on the map. He made maps of the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand. James Cook was born in England in 1728. His parents were poor farm workers. When James was 18, he found a job on a coastal ship. He worked on the ship until he was 27 years old, and then he joined the navy. He fought in Canada in a war against France, and he mapped some of the eastern coasts of Canada. In 1768 King George made him Captain of a ship and sent him to the Pacific. He was gone for nearly three years. When he returned, he was regarded as a national hero.He started his third voyage in 1776. On this trip he visited Hawaii. He was the first European to set foot on this beautiful island. Then he mapped the western coastof North America. After that he returned to Hawaii. Unfortunately there was some trouble between the Hawaiians and the white men and they started fighting. In the end Captain was killed in a clash with the local.( ) 8. In which order did James Cook do the following things?a. Fought against France.b. Made maps of some of the eastern coast of Canada.c. Mapped the coast lines of Australia and New Zealand.d. Mapped the coast of North America.e. Was made Captain of a ship.f. Work on a coastal ship.A. f a b e d cB. f a b d e cC. f a b e c dD. a b e c f d( ) 9. He started exploring when _______.A. he worked on a coastal shipB. he was 18 years oldC. he was sent to the PacificD. he served in the navy( ) 10. Which of the following is NOT true?A. He made the first maps of the Pacific Ocean.B. He went on three long important voyages in his life.C. He was the first English man to reach Hawaii.D. He was respected by his people.( ) 11. He was considered a national hero because of _______.A. his experience in CanadaB. his being the first European to visit HawaiiC. his heroic deathD. his devotion to exploration on the Pacific Ocean参考答案：CDADDWhen you search Google or use Amazon, you might assume the results you see are the same as those viewed by your friends, family and other Internet users. But you’d be wrong. Websites and social networks track your location and search history and make assumptions about your age, race, sex and political views. They then show ads they believe to be the most relevant, in order to maximize clicks, but personalizewhich results you see by eliminating what they think is irrelevant.This is sold to the public as positive, making each web session relevant and interesting, yet it is leading researchers to fear this could widen divides between the North and South, rich and poor, and young and old. For example, in terms of wealth, if users are only ever shown particular products and job advertisements based on how much they earn or where they live, these users will never be given the opportunities to increase their wealth, or how much they spend on items.Princeton University has created bots（自动程序）, each with their own fake profiles. These bots have different fake ages and sexes, earn different levels of money, are virtually(虚拟地) based in various locations around the world and have different interests. By using these bots to scan and research the web, the researchers hope to create a picture of not only what each of them sees, but also what sites they are missing out on.According to lead researcher, Arvind Narayanan, “Our goal is a web privacy census（普查）which will be a comprehensive map of who are collecting what information, what they are inferring from it, and who they are sharing it with. It is an important step in our final goal of figuring out how users are treated based on that information.”Personalization also has its benefits. Shopping sites such as Amazon and eBay can scan a user’s search and purchase history to offer suggestions. This can help find similar, cheaper items or items that are more suited to their needs at a glance. It’s also possible to disable personalized ads and results. Google’s search engine lets you switch off personalization, for example.Researchers from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona and Yahoo felt the issue was so potentially damaging, and they have also created a way to “burst the filter(过滤) bubble”. They believe that just because people have opposing views on certain topics it doesn’t mean they won’t share interests with others.( ) 12. The underlined word “eliminating” in Paragraph 1 probably means“_______”.A. decoratingB. removingC. personalizingD. protecting( ) 13. Princeton University created bots to ______.A. explain why different websites are personalizedB. offer users some advice on how to protect privacyC. assess how personalization is affecting Internet usersD. stress the advantages and disadvantages of personalization of websites( ) 14. Which of the following websites have done something to cut off personalization?A. Google and YahooB. eBay and GoogleC. Amazon and eBayD. Amazon and Yahoo( ) 15. What is this passage mainly about?A. Different websites are doing something to offer quality service.B. Personalized ads and search results could be creating different web pages.C. Personalization of different sites will lead to users’ privacy being violated.D. Personalization of shopping sites makes online shopping more convenient.参考答案：BCAB第二节（共5 小题；每小题2.5 分，满分12.5 分）What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? 16 We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. 17 Mental exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. 18 If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.19 According to some psychologists, if parents are always tellinga child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or“20 ”A. A healthy body contributes to one's intelligence.B. Parents should also be careful about what they say to young children.C. What people want to express is like this.D. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent.E. It needs exercise.F. You are such a smart child.G. These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.参考答案：GEDBF。
2013高考英语二轮(完形填空)30分钟限时训练(3)及答案
2013高考英语二轮（完形填空）30分钟限时训练（3)及答案Ⅰ。
完形填空Words：323 难度系数：★★★建议用时:17分钟Oliver Twist，one of the most famous works of Charles Dickens，is a novel reflecting the tragic fact of the life in Britain in the 19th century.The author who himself was born in a poor family wrote this novel __1__ with a view to reveal the ugly masks of those cruel criminals and to __2__ the horror and violence hidden __3__ the narrow and dirty streets in London。
The hero of this novel was Oliver Twist，an orphan，who was thrown into a world full of __4__ and crime.He suffered enormous pain，__5__ hunger,thirst，beating and abuse。
__6__ reading the tragic experiences of little Oliver,I was shocked by his sufferings。
I __7__ the poor boy，but at the same time I detested the evil Fagin and the brutal Bill。
To my relief，__8__ was written in all the best stories,the goodness eventually conquered __9__ and Oliver lived a happy life __10__.One of the plots that attracted me __11__ is that after the theft，little Oliver was allowed to recover in the kind care ofMrs.Maylie and Rose and __12__ a new life。
无锡新领航教育特供(课程标准卷地区专用)2013高英语二轮复习 专题限时训练 3
小升初 中高考 高二会考 艺考生文化课 一对一辅导 /wxxlhjy QQ:1571710901 无锡新领航教育特供专题限时训练(三十五) [社会生活型阅读理解(一)](限时：25分钟)(一)Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and selfrespect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized (把……归类) as “honor” help you crea te this life of good feelings.Here is an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item.If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk's mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky (卑鄙的) ter we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune.On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty.We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?In the first case, where we don' t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen.Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief.In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and selfrespect.We would also demonstrate (演示) that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends.We damage our own reputations by telling others.In contrast, bringing_the_error_to_the_clerk's_attention causes different things to happen.Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable.Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our selfrespect is increased.Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions.Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions.Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence.And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy.While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it's easy to continue.Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.1．According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our________.A ．selfrespectB ．financial rewardsC ．advertising abilityD ．friendly relationship2．The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to ________.A ．lyingB ．stealingC ．cheatingD ．advertising。
2013高考英语二轮(单项选择)25分钟限时训练(3)及答案
2013高考英语二轮（单项选择)25分钟限时训练（3）及答案1. More than 1 million people in southern California and northern Mexicowere without electricity after _______ major power failure struck just before _______ afternoon rush hour。
A。
a; an B. a; the C. the; the D. the；an2. If not _______, you’re allowed to return everything within 10 daysfor a full refund and no further duties。
A. to satisfyB. being satisfied C。
satisfied D.satisfying3.—Have you finished the book？-NO. I've read up to _______ the children discover the secret cave.A. where B。
what C。
that D. which 4。
I n recent years, India and China ______ a growing middle class.A。
saw B. would see C. had seen D.have seen5. Lifelong musicians are less _______ to experience age-related hearingproblems than non-musicians，according to a new Canadian study.A。
possible B. possibly C。
2013高考英语二轮 单项选择25分钟限时训练(5)
2013高考英语二轮（单项选择）25分钟限时训练（5）及答案Ⅰ.单项填空1．(2012·福建湖雷中学月考)This morning traffic was________by an accident outside the town hall.A．held off B．held upC．held on D．held over解析：选B。
考查动词短语。
hold off“不接近”“拖延”；hold up“举起”“支撑”“继续下去”“阻挡”“拦截”；hold on“继续”“不挂断”；hold over“延缓”“推迟”。
2．The government work report by Premier Wen covers a variety of issues，and social justice________.A．in common B．in generalC．in particular D．in practice解析：选C。
考查词组辨析。
句意为：温总理的政府工作报告包含各种问题，尤其是社会公平。
结合a variety of issues与social justice可知表示强调，in particular意为“尤其是”。
3．Surely it doesn’t matter where the student associations get their money from；what________is what they do with it.A．counts B．appliesC．stresses D．functions解析：选A。
count在句中的含义为“有价值，有意义”。
句意为：“毫无疑问，学生会从哪儿弄到这些钱无关紧要，真正的价值是他们用这些钱来做什么。
”4．I can’t say which wine is best—it’s a(n)________of personal taste.A．affair B．eventC．matter D．variety解析：选C。
2013高考英语二轮(单项选择)25分钟限时训练(2)及答案
2013高考英语二轮（单项选择）25分钟限时训练(2）及答案第一组10分钟1。
Japan has been trying to bring its nuclear crisis under ____ control, but ____ spread of radiation has raised concerns about the safety of the nuclear energy。
A。
a；the B. the；/ C。
/; theD。
a；/2。
The new CRH train between Beijing and Shanghai ____ speed can reach about 380km/h will benefit ____ takes it.A。
whose; whoever B. which; whichever C. whose；whoD. where；whoever3. The English in this story has been simplified to make it easier _______.A. to be understoodB. understood C。
understanding D. to understand4。
A survey suggests that the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton _____ a great boost for British economy because a large number of visitors are expected to go。
A. will beB. has been C。
was D。
be 5。
The president was so absorbed in his work that not a sound _____.A. did she dare to makeB. dared she to makeC. she dared makeD. she did dare to make6. Chinese President Hu Jintao called for an immediate cease-fire in Libya_____ an even worse humanitarian crisis in the country at the BRICSSummit in Hainan Province。
2013高考英语二轮(阅读理解)25分钟限时训练(5)及答案
2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）25分钟限时训练（5）及答案A 篇My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen（牛）th at 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 co uld. 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 he lp my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem(自尊心), one of the most important things a person can have.When I was seven, I got work at a golf course near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed, so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb(番石榴树枝) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion and intensity. I learned working in the field — except now I was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick.46. The word “tedious” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _______.A. difficultB. boringC. interestingD. unusual47. The writer learned that_______ from his first job.A. he should work for those who he liked mostB. he should work longer than what he was expectedC. he should never fail to say hello to his ownerD. he should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for48 _______ gave the writer self-esteem.A. Havin g a family of eight peopleB. Owning his own golf courseC. Bringing money back home to help the familyD. Helping his father with the work on the plantation49. Which of the following statements is TRUE ac cording to the passage?A. He wanted to be a successful golfer.B. He wanted to run a golf course near his house.C. He was satisfied with the job he got on a plantation.D. He wanted to make money by guiding oxen with a broomstick.B篇Mexico City is truly one of the most amazing cities in the world with a mixture of both the old andnew world. From the moment your plane starts to land in this vast city, you know that your trip will be quite an adventure.Once in your taxi and the moment you leave the airport, you are amazed at the large amount of slow traffic. The volume of the traffic can be stressful to some.The "Paseo de la Reforma (改革大道)", running southwest across the city, is one of the major tourist and business areas in Mexico City with many high quality hotels only walking distance from great restaurants and other tourist attractions. The only problem you will have is trying to see all of these sites during your vacation time.One of the most popular attractions in this area is the National Museum of Anthropology along the northwest part of the street. There are thousands of artifacts on display showing the history of the area and numerous items found from the many Aztec sites in the area. Walking southwest from the museum, you will soon reach the Mexico City Zoo, which is a great place to spend an afternoon.Across the street from the museum is the Chapultepec Castle, once an important site in the Mexican-American war. It's also a good idea to take the train up the hill to where the castle is located as the hill is steep (陡峭的). It's important to keep in mind that Mexico City is over 7,000 feet above sea level and some feel it difficult to breathe when walking.You can take a taxi to the Coyoacan market during the evening on a weekend. It's a great place to get some cheap souvenirs （纪念品）to bring back home and to enjoy some traditional Mexican cuisine. However, you must be careful where you eat and that the meat is well cooked.50. The tourists in Mexico City may not be satisfied with______.A. the high speed of the trafficB. the heavy traffic of the cityC. the polluted air in the cityD. their safety in the city51. Which of the following shows the correct positions of the following places?P = Paseo de la Reforma M = the National Museum of AnthropologyC = theChapultepec Castle Z = the Mexico City Zoo52. Which of the following attractions may interest th ose who want to study the military (of the army) history of Mexico City?A. The National Museum of Anthropology.B. The Coyoacan market.C. The Chapultepec Castle.D. The Aztec sites.参考答案46-52 BDCA BDC****************************************************结束DSpring is the time to go out and enjoy the weather and scenery．Here are some events to attend in March of 2012 in Oregon!Oregon Country Fair（OCF）, 9 am to 7 pm on March 8 - 10OCF first started in 1969, and it’s blossomed into an outstanding example of what a non - profit should be. OCF is an event of shopping & atmosphere, and food ranging from Indian & Afghani cuis ine to Italian & France cuisine．Wonderful craft & music never stop．From the time you get there until the time you leave, everyone has a smile on their faces, and they wave and say hello．For tickets, go and visit www．Oregoncountryfair．org．30th Annual Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament, 8 am to 6 pm on March 12 - 14The Annual Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament is an amateur tournament that draws amateur volleyball players to the small town of seaside, as well as AVP Team players who are the best volleyball players．In the past years, it has drawn more than 700 teams playing on over 80 volley ball courts．Just go west, and you can’t miss it．It is about 20 miles south of Astoria．To learn more about it, visit the website www．Seasideor．com．Hood to Coast Relay, 3:30 am to 6:45 pm on March 26 - 27The Hood to Coast Relay is a 200 - mile - long relay that consists of 15, 000 runners and 4, 100 volunteers．It’s the largest relay in the world, which goes from Mt．Hood to Pacific Ocean in Seaside, Oregon．People of the Oregon coast fear Hood to Coast, because local towns and streets are flooded．There are audiences cheering riders on, and many people set up stations to give riders water．If you would like to get the race route maps, visit the website www. Hoodtocoast. com．Other event informationTo learn about other events, visit the website www. Aadfv. Blogspot. com．43．OCF covers the following EXCEPT ________．A．music B．dishes C．dance D．artworks44．When was the first Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament held in Oregon?A．In 1982．B．In 1986．C．In 1988．D．In 1992．45．If Lisa wants to learn more about an outing in Oregon, she may v isit _______．A．www．Seasideor．com．B．www．Hoodtocoast．com．C．www．aadfv．blogspot．com． D．www．Oregoncountryfair．org．46．Locals of the Oregon coast are afraid of the relay because ________．A．the relay will last a long period B．they have to offer food and waterC．the weather is bad during the relay D．too many people will go there43—46 CACD****************************************************结束EAlthough credit cards are becoming a more acceptable part of the financial s cene, they are still regarded with dou bts by many as being a major part of the “live now pay later” syndrome（综合症）．Along with hire-purchase, rental and leasing schemes（租赁项目）, they provide encouragement to spend more money．Of course, it is only the hotheaded who give way to the temptation to live, temporarily at least, beyond their means, and such people would no doubt manage to do so even without credit cards．Advertising campaigns have, however, promoted a growing realization of the advantages of thesesmall pieces of plastic. They prevent need to carry large amounts of cash and are always useful in emergencies．All the credit card organizations charge interest on a monthly basis which may work out as high as 25 per cent a year, yet sensible purchasing using a card c an mean that you obtain up to seven weeks, interest-free credit．Using the card abroad, where items frequently take a long time to be included on your account, can extend this period even further．It is worthwhile shopping around before deciding on a particular credit card. It is necessary to consider the amount of credit granted; interest rates, which may vary slightly; the number and range of outlets（经销店）, though most cards cover major garages, hotels, restaurants and department stores; and of course, what happens if your card is lost or stolen．A credit card thief may be sitting on a potential goldmine particularly if there is a delay in reporting the loss of the card．However, if used wisely, a credit card can cost nothing, or at least help to tide you over a period of financial difficulty．47．The hotheaded are people who ________．A．spend more money than they have B．spend less money than other peopleC．save money D．make money48．The disadvantage of credit cards is ________．A．to enable you to buy things without carrying large amount of cashB．to encourage people to spend more moneyC．to be always useful in emergenciesD．to help people tide over a period of financial difficulty49．Deciding on a particular credit, you do not have to consider ________．A．the amount of credit grantedB．the number and range of outletsC．the possibility of loss of moneyD．the department stores where you are going to use your credit cards50．The underlined words in the last paragraph probably means ________．A．floating with the tide of B．going through a difficult period ofC．rising and falling with t he tide of D．attempting to go against the tide of答案：47—50 ABCB***************************************结束。
2013高考英语二轮(阅读理解)25分钟限时训练(2)及答案
2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）25分钟限时训练（2）及答案阅读理解A 篇IS IT TIME TO GET MP3?Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time. Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC (personal computer) if they’re in the MP3 format.What is it?MP3 compresses music into small computer friendly files. You access MP3 music several ways : Mus ic can be downloaded from websites that have converted vast music libraries into MP3. Or you can prerecord CDs into your PC and convert songs in minutes into MP3. Once MP3 music is on your PC’s hard drive, you can play it through your computer’s speakers, “burn” it onto blank CDs or exchange MP3 files with friends using E-mail.How much?Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free. It comes preinstalled on most new computers or can be downloaded from many websites, including MP3. com. Some MP3 sites are free. Just type “MP3 sites” into any search engine. The popular MP3 players start at around $50and can hold hundreds of songs. A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar. AdvantagesMP3 turns your home PC into a tape recorder. Tiny MP3 players are the size of a card, making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you.DisadvantagesYou may find that music at many sites is limited. And some only allow you to listen rather than download offerings. Others let you d ownload music that then can’t be copied to MP3 players. Anda growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer.46. How can you get MP3 music?A. By turning your home PC into a tape recorderB. By taking your own music or songs with youC. By copying songs to a PC through the speakers.D. By downloading from websites which have converted music libraries into MP3.47. Which is NOT true to the passage?A. Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free of charge.B. MP3 music can be with friends by e-mail.C. MP3 music ca n be downloaded for free at any site.D. A greater number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer.48.The underlined word “burn” probably means_____.A. fireB. changeC. downloadD. play49. How much will you pay for a MP3 player?A. Free of charge.B. Free downloading.C. At least fifty dollars.D. About a dollar.B篇Toky o: The world’s oldest man, retired Japanese silkworm breeder Yukichi Chuganji, died in his home at the age of 114, on Monday. Family m embers found him dead on his mattress. Born on March 23, 1889, Chuganji worked as a silkworm breeder and bank employee after leaving school.He also served as a community welfare(福利) officer. He had been in god health, talking daily with his family members.Washington: Every American dislikes people who talk on cell phones while driving, even those who do that kind of act. In the State of New Jersey, 84 percent of 968 cell phone owners said in recent telephone survey that they would support a state ban(禁令) on the use of cell phones while driving. However, 42 percent of cell phone owners also said t hey used the devices “very often” or “sometimes” while driving. Although most agree that the banning is good, only 38 percent believed such a ban would be easy to enforce(实施).New York: A woman in the US who was being attacked by a dog said she was saved from further harm when her 13-year-old daughter distracted the dog by screaming “You want a piece of me?” and kicked it repeatedly in the head. Jane Howell said she and her daughter, Elizabeth, were taking a walk around the n eighborhood on Saturday evening when they came across he big dog, unchained.50. The main idea of the second news is _____.A. most Americans don’t like cell phoneB. a ban on the use of cell ph ones has been madeC. few people use cell phones while drivingD. using cell pho nes while driving will be banned because most Americans don’t like it51. The woman in the US ____.A. was not harmed by the dogB. raised the dog, which attacked her laterC. was protected from being seriously hurt by her daughterD. had escaped when her daughter was kicking the dog52. From the news we can infer ____.A. Chuganji was living alone when he diedB. the woman’s 13-year-old daughter was very braveC. cell phones are not g od devicesD. it’s easy to enforce the ban n th e use of cell phones while driving参考答案46-52 DCBC DCB********************************************************结束HIt was an early September day, cool and bright and just right for running, and I was in the first few miles of a 10-mile race over a course (路线) with a few high hills. Still, I felt energetic; despite the hills it was g oing to be a fine run.Just ahead of me was Peggy Mimno, a teacher from Mount Kisco, New York. She too was running easily, moving along at my speed. The pac e(步速) felt comfortable, so 1 decided to stay where I was; why pay attention to pace when she was setting such a nice one? I'd overtake (追上) her later on when she tired.So I ran behind her. The course headed north for five miles, wandered west for a hilly mile,then turned south again along a winding road. The race was getting harder. We had four miles left and already it was beginning to be real work.Peggy overtook a young runner. She seemed to know him, for they exchanged a few cheerful words as she passed him. Their exchange worried me. You don't chat during a race unless you are feeling good, and Peggy plainly was.Still, I was close enough to overtake her if she tired, so I didn't give up hope completely. We were getting nearer to a long punishing hill now and it would be the test. We were a mile from the finish line, so whatever happened on the hill would almost certainly determine who crossed it first.As I moved up the hill, my attention wandered for a few minutes. When I looked up, Peggy was moving away--first five yards, then ten, then more. Finally it was clear that there was no hope of catching her. She beat me soundly.There is an important lesson in that race. Women are thought to be weaker, slower and not nearly as skilled in sport. Yet as Peggy Mimno so clearly showed, the similarities between men and women runners are more important than the differences. I have run with a number of women, andI can say that it is often hard work.1. What did the writer think of the race in the beginning?A. It would be hard work.C. It would be an easy race.C. It would be a test of his strength.D. It would be a good learning experience.答案: B 指导：首先要审清题干，注意题干中的inthebeginning。
高考英语二轮 阅读理解25分钟限时训练(3)
阅读理解A篇Bayfield Shopping Coupons （赠券）1. Six Hours Free ParkingIf you spend $100 or more in our stores you will receive six hours of free parking. When you have spent $100 or more, just take this coupon and your receipts to the customer service desk on level 4. They will stamp your parking ticket to allow 6 hours of free parking.Offer until November 14.2. Win a $1,000 CD CollectionWin your choice of $1,000 worth of CDs from JB Music Store. Just buy any two CDs and your name will go into the competition. Select your own prize from our wide variety of rock, pop, jazz, and classical music.Competition ends November 14. Prize drawn on November 21.Check store for more information.3. Buy One, Get One FreeBuy one shirt or tie at Daniel’s Menswear, and get another shirt or tie of the same value free.Choose from any of our dress shirts and we will give you ano ther one at no cost.Hurry! Offer ends November 14. Offer limited to one per customer.4. 10％ OffPresent this coupon at The Book Store to get a 10％discount on any books you buy.We have lots of books to choose from, includ ing children’s books, novels, travel guides, and science works. You are sure to find something that you will enjoy. Shop now for Christmas. We have plenty of toys as gifts for you and avoid the rush.Offer here until November 14.5. Half-price Movie TicketsBuy any full-price movie ticket on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, and you can buya second ticket for a friend for only half price. The latest movies are here,showing in one of our five theaters at Bayfield Shopping Center.Offer good through December 1. Limit one per customer.6. Free Soft DrinkBuy any meal for at least $6 at Mike’s Café, and receive a free soft drink.We serve the best fast food in the Shopping Centre. Come in and try our delicious meals and our excellent service.You won’t be disappointed! Free soft drink offer ends November 14.46．What are these ads for？A. Food you can order for delivery.B. Places to go on vacation.C. Special offers at a shopping center.D. Things on sale in a big store.47．Which of the following is true according to the ads？A. Spending $50 means 3 hours of free parking.B. One person can buy 4 tickets for the price of three.C. After buying two CDs, you can get another two CDs for free.D. At Mike’s Café, people can get a free drink after spending $6.48．Which of the following is NOT mentioned at this mall？A. Clothes store.B. Music store.C. Restaurant.D. Toy store.49．We can know from this passage __________.A. there are more than one theater in the centerB. if you buy a book there, you may pay less than half the priceC. you may get a free one if you buy a shirt, or a tie, or a pair of shoesD. you won’t get a free soft drink unless you spend more than 10 dollars on theMealB篇Plants are very important living things. Life could not go if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. So animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants don’t grow from seeds. They grow from spores. Spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as the seeds. When these spores fall on wet and shady places, they usual ly grow into new plants.50. The main idea of the passage is that __________.A. plants are important for lifeB. plants cannot grow without airC. there are many plants around usD. we cannot live without water51. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. Plants can be divided into main types: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.B. All fruits have seeds in themC. Seeds are protected by the fruits.D. Some plants grow from spores.52. The word “non-flowering ” in this passage means __________.A. 开花的B. 有花的C. 多花的D. 不开花的53. In “shady” place there is __________.A. a lot of sunshineB. a lot of waterC. no waterD. little sunshine参考答案46-53 CDDAABDD******************************************************结束LLetter t o Editor of TV Weekly Dear Sir/Madam,I read Alison Burnham's review of When we were 12, and I do not agree with her.I thought the programme was wonder- ful--I found the old news pictures really interesting--they helped to bring to life the stories the people were telling.The programme reminds me of many things from my own childhood. For example, one day when I was about five, I was going to school on the bus by myself (this was the late 1960s). My mother had given me exactly the right money for a return ticket.I held out my hand with the money in it--one big coin on top of one little coin. The bus conductor took the big top coin only and she gave me a ticket, but it was a pink one for a single journey. I needed a white one for a return journey, but I was too frightened to say anything. When school finished for the day, I couldn't catch the bus home--I had to walk. As a grown-up, whenever I've been in a situation where I need to say something or take some action, this early memory of my bus ride comes back to me, and I'm able to take control of the situation.I would like to say to the director, Bret Ctfrysler, carry on making this kind of programme. Too much TV these days is quiz shows and so-called "reality programmes".I appreciate the human story that can make me laugh and cry. Yours faithfully, Chris Daniels1. What is Chris Daniels' purpose of writing this letter.A. To persuade Bret Chrysler to turn away from quiz shows.B. To entertain other readers with old news pictures.C. To express his appreciation of the programme.D. To have his story told on the programme.2. Chris Daniels tells the story about the bus ticket to_______.A. describe how painful his early experience wasB. draw a direct response from Alison BurnhamC. show how the programme made him thinkD. teach the readers of TV Weekly a lesson3. According to the passage, Chris Daniels had to walk home because_______.A. he hadn't got a return ticketB. he had lost his bus ticketC. he didn't like big crowdsD. he missed the bus home4. What does Chris Daniels now think about his experience on the bus?A. He should have told the conductor then.B. He should have been well treated.C. He regrets going to school alone.D. He wishes it hadn't happened.【解析】本文是作者为感谢TVWeekly节目而给编辑写的一封信，信中谈到自己童年时的真实经历和感受。
2013高考英语二轮(文章题)训练(25)及答案
2013高考英语二轮(文章题）训练（25）及答案阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AIt seems that some people go out of their way to get into trouble. That’s more or less what happened the night that Nashville Police Officer Floyd Hyde was on duty.“I was on the w ay to a personal-injury accident in West Nashville。
As I got onto Highway 40, blue lights and sirens（警笛）going，I fell in behind a gold Pontiac Firebird that suddenly seemed to take off quickly down the highway. The driver somehow panicked at the sight of me. He was going more than a hundred miles an hour and began passing cars on the shoulder. ”But Hyde couldn’t go after him。
Taking care of injured people is always more important than worrying about speeders, so the officer had to stay on his way to the accident。
But he did try to keep the Firebird in sight as he drove, hoping another nearby unit would be able to step in and stop the speeding car。
2013高考英语(阅读理解)25分钟冲刺训练(3) 及答案解析
2013高考英语（阅读理解）25分钟冲刺训练(3）及答案解析(第*＊*篇）LONDON （Reuters) - Quiet please — Britain' s Queen Elizabeth is preparing to have her swans counted.Buckingham Palace has announced that the annual Swan Upping，a tradition dating back to the 12th century which involves a census of the swan population on the River Thames, will be conducted by the Queen’ s official Swan Marker from July 20 24。
“With the assistance of the Queen’ s Swan Warden, Professor Christopher Perrins of the University of Oxford, the swans and young cygnets （小天鹅）are also assessed for any signs of injury or disease," Buckingham Palace said in announcing the count.The process involves the Swan Marker，David Barber, rowing up the Thames for five days with the Swan Warden in traditional skiffs while wearing special scarlet uniforms and counting，weighing and measuring swans and cygnets.It may seem eccentric, but it is very important to the Queen, According to custom, Britain’ s sovereign owns all unmarked，muteswans in open water, but the Queen now exercises the right only on stretches of the Thames and its nearby tributaries。
2013高考英语(成都市)完形填空25分钟限时训练(3)及答案
2013高考英语（成都市）完形填空25分钟限时训练（3）及答案(＊**＊*＊)I truly feel that my mother led me here,to Morzaine，and to my future as a happy wife and businesswoman. When Mum __1__ in October 2007，I was a cook. In December that year, while I was working for a wedding，a pearl necklace Mum had left me __2__. I was distraught（忧心如焚的). Some days later, I was __3__ that a guy who was working with us that day, “could probably have made a fortune __4__ the necklace he found.”__5__，he returned it。
Hearing how I’d __6__ Mum for six months before her death，he said,“Christmas is going to be __7__—why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks？"I came to Morzaine, a small，friendly village in the Alps and __8__ fell in love with it。
What was __9__ to be a stopgap （权宜之计) trip turned into a new life。
I kept travelling between London and here and felt __10__ than I had in months。
2013高考英语二轮(阅读理解)珍品训练(03)及答案
2013高考英语二轮(阅读理解)珍品训练（03)及答案(＊*＊＊＊*）Bond had walked for only a few minutes when it suddenlyoccurred to him that he was being followed. There was no evidence for it except a slight headache and a little knowing the people near him but believed in his sixth sense and he at once stopped in front of the shop window he was passing and looked occasionally back along 46th street。
Nothing but a lot of miscellaneous people moving slowly on the sidewalks, mostly on the same side as himself，the side that was back from the sun. There was no sudden movement into a doorway，nobody wiping his face with a handkerchief to avoid recognition, nobody bending down to tie a shoelace。
He went on and turned into the Avenue of the Americans, stopping in the—first doorway, the entrance to a woman’s un—derwear store where a man in a blue hat with his back to him was examining the black face paints on a particularly realistic dummy (模型）And then something grasped his arm and a voice came，”All right，Limey. Take it easy unless you want lead for lunch。
高考英语二轮 阅读理解分钟限时训练(3)1
手惰市安逸阳光实验学校2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）35分钟限时训练（3）及答案阅读理解•Eat a variety of foods，especially fruits and vegetables.You may have a favorite food，but the best choice is to eat a variety.If you eat different foods，you’re more likely to get the nutrients your body needs.Some foods，such as green veggies，are more pleasing the older you get.Shoot for five servings of fruits and vegetables a day—two fruits and three vegetables.•Drink water and milk most often.When you’re really thirsty，cold water is the No.1 thirstquencher.And there’s a reason your school cafeteria offers cartons of milk.Kids need calcium to grow strong bones，and milk is a great source of this mineral.How much do kids need？About 800 milligrams each day if you’re 6 to 8 and 1,300 milligrams if you’re 9 or older.But try to limit sugary drinks，like sodas，juice cocktails，and fruit punches.They contain a lot of added sugar.Sugar just adds calories，not important nutrients.•Limit screen time.What’s screen time？It’s the amount of time you spend watching TV，DVDs，and videos，playing handheld computer games，and using the computer.The more time you spend on these sittingdown activities，the less time available for active stuff，like basketball，bike riding，and swimming.Try to spend no more than 2 hours a day on screen time.•Be active.Find ways to be active every day.Not everyone loves baseball or soccer.Maybe your passion is karate，or kicking ball，or dancing.Ask your parents to help you do your favorite activities regularly.You might even write down a list of fun stuff to do，so you can refer to it when your mom or dad says it’s time to stop watching TV or playing computer games!1．Every day you’d better eat a variety of foods to .A．satisfy all kinds of needs B．get enough vegetablesC．get enough nutrients D．get enough fruits2．Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?A．If you spend more time watching DVDs you’ll have less time for active stuff.B．You can live on two fruits and three vegetables each day.C．A tenyearold boy needs 800 mi lligrams of calcium each day.D．You must spend two hours watching TV each day.3．You should try your best to have less juice cocktails because .A．they contain too much calciumB．they contain too much sugarC．they don’t contain any nutrientsD．they just contain nothing useful4．The main idea of the passage is .A．some rules for you to live by if you want to be keep healthy B．milk is the most important if you want to keep strongC．some advice for you to follow if you want to keep happyD．you should eat a variety of foods if you want to keep fitⅡ. C 2．A 3．B 4．A***********************************************************结束The terrible college entrance exam is not only a big challenge (挑战) for Chinese high school students, but also a very important exam in the lives of South Korean students. Although the long, cold winter has already started in South Korea, the annual (一年一度的) national exams have made the atmosphere very heated.More than 675,000 South Korean high school graduates took the college entrance exam last Wednesday. They usually take exams in Korean, maths, sociology (社会学), history and foreign languages.Officially there is one college place for every 1.33 students. But because all the students want to go to the top universities in the country, the competition can reach one place for 10 students. The students want to attend these colleges for both their famous names and better job opportunities.Because students face fierce competition, they have to study very hard to realize their dreams. Park Seung said he and his classmates often go to school before 7:30 a.m. After school has finished at 6:30 p.m., most of them go to the library to continue their study instead of returning home. Since many libraries in South Korea are open 24 hours a day, they often stay long into the night. Many of the Senior 3 students only sleep for three to four hours a day. “I feel a lot of pressure, but I have to study very hard in order to make my dream come true. This is my lifetime goal and it will be a turning point in my life which could decide my future,” Park said.The exam day is a very serious day for the whole of South Korea. Vehicles are not allowed within a 200-metre radius (范围) of all the test sites to make sure the students have quiet surroundings. Tooting (吹奏) of horns is forbidden, even airplanes are ordered to avoid landing and take-off near the test sites during listening comprehension test hours.Students are told their scores in December before they apply for college. This is followed by face-to-face oral tests. There are public and private universities in South Korea. Many private universities are well-known, but their fees can be 18, 000 yuan each term. This has madea lot of students think again.68. We can infer that there are almost ________ college places for high school graduates.A. 675, 000B. 507, 520C. 500, 000D. 600, 00069. The students want to study in top colleges mainly because ________.A. they can succeed more easily in futureB. they can learn moreC. they can make more moneyD. it is interesting to study there70. Before students are allowed to colleges ________.A. they will be interviewedB. they will ask questions of collegesC. they will not be tested any moreD. first they will pay all the education fee at all 68、BAA***********************************************************结束ACountry singer and songwriter Adrienne Young brings together music and agricultural activities．She even included seeds in the album cover of her first CD．Adrienne Young wants people to know that she supports the movement in America to increase local farming．She offers information about agricultural issues on her Web site．And now part of the money from her third and newest release, “Room to Grow”，will be donated to help support community gardens．Adrienne Young’s family has lived in Florida for seven generations．Her ancestors helped develop the agriculture industry there．The state of Florida is the nation’s second largest producer of fruits and vegetables, 'after California．Adrienne Young has said that her interest in nature was shaped by the fact that she did not grow up on a farm．She grew up in a house her grandfather build on what had been farmland two generations ago．But the land was developed and was now part of a highway．Adrienne Young has teamed up with two organizations that support local farming and gardening efforts．One is the American Community GardeningAssociation．The other is FoodRoutes，a group she has represented for several years．Foo dRoutes says buying locally grown food is not only about taste and freshness．The group says buying locally also helps to strengthen local economies and protect the environment．Exports say food in the United States travels all average of more than three thousand kilometers from farm to store．56．The aim to write the passage is to _________ ．A．tell us a singer aims to grow interest in local farmingB．show Adrienne Young promotes her third CD albumC．praise Adrienne Young for her contributions to agricultureD．call on singers to learn from Adrienne Young57. Adrienne Young supports to increase local farming in _______ ways． A．two B．three C．four D．five58．It can be learned from the passage that ________ ．A．Adrienne Young’s parents used to be f armersB．Adrienne Young grew up on a farmC．Florida is good for farmingD．no old houses existing on the farm belongs to Adrienne Young 59. Buying locally grown food has many advantages EXCEPT _________ ． A．it is fresh B．it’s tasty C．it’s environmental protection D．it raises local production参考答案56—59 AACD***************************************************************结束。
高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练专题2 阅读理解25
高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练专题2 阅读理解25（35分钟）APapa’s jaw dropped when Mama told him that Sister had cheated on her final exams—not to succeed but to fail. “It’s unbelievable!” he said. “Sister has always been so proud of her good grades!”“Yes, she has,” said Mama. “But it’s not unbelievable. It just shows how badly she wanted off the swimming team.”“Wanted off the swimming team?” said Papa. “She never said anything about that to me.”“Of course she didn’t,” said Mama. “She was afraid you’d blow your top. You already had her getting a swimming sc holarship to college and winning gold medals at the Olympics. Can you imagine how much pressure she must have felt? For her, being on the team couldn’t have been much fun.”“Oh, my gosh!” Papa said, clapping a hand to his forehead. “I’ve been so stupid! I just thought she’d want to be a champion swimmer because she’s so good at it.”“It’s like anything else, dear,” said Mama. “No matter how good at it you are, if it stops being fun, you won’t want to do it anymore.”Papa put his head in his hands.“She must be really mad at me,” he mumbled. “Maybe I should say sorry to her.”Sister’s footsteps could be heard on the stairs. She came into the kitchen and looked hopef ully up at her parents.“Honey,” said Mama with a smile, “your papa and I have decided that there’s no reason for you to be on the swimming team if you don’t want to.”Sister’s face lit up like a Christmas tree. “Yippee!” she cried.“And,” added Papa, “there’s no need for any more drills. I’m sure you’ll bring your grades back up all by yourself.”Sister ran to Papa and jumped into his arms. She gave him a bi g hug. “I’m going to go play cards with Lizzy!” she said. “See you later!”From the kitchen window, Mama and Papa watched their daughter run down the sunny road toward Lizzy’s house.“It’s good to see her happy again,” said Mama.“It sure is,” Papa agreed. “As for the swimming team, there’s always next year.”“If?” Mama prompted him.“Oh, right,” said Papa. “If she wants to.”Mama smiled. “At least you’re learning, dear,” she said. She kissed him.“Well, you know what they say,” Papa said. “Better late than never.”1. Sister wanted off the swimming team because _____.A. she was not as good at swimming as ever beforeB. she intended to improve her grades in her studiesC. she wanted to play cards far more than swimmingD. she felt it boring t o struggle for Papa’s expectation2. Mama insisted that the child should do _____.A. what she was willing toB. what she felt easy toC. what she was able toD. what she felt right to3. What do you think of Papa?A. Cruel but reasonable.B. 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Which of the following statements about the book is WRONG?A. It contains information about specific foods.B. It has been poorly evaluated by its readers.C. It is useful for people with diabetes.D. It was publish ed in September, .7. The underlined word “combat” in the last paragraph probab ly mean s “_____”.A. discussB. identifyC. fightD. presentCSYDNEY—Australia’s economic boom is encouraging a steady stream of unexpected visitors looking for work: Americans.U.S. citizens are heading to Australia in small but growing numbers as near-10% unemployment at home drives more to look for jobs Down Under, where China’s thirst for iron ore (矿石) and energy is transforming the Pacific nation into an economic powerhouse.A bricklaying st udent from Silver Trowel, a leading provider of quality education and training in the building and cons truction industry, apprentices (当学徒) on a building project in Western Australia, where workers are in short supply.Daniel Davila, a 23-year-old floorer from Camarillo, California made the 14-hour move across the Pacific two years ago. He had been forced to take a job stocking shelves at a local grocery store for $8.90 an hour when he couldn’t get work fixing floors.On a good day in Australia, he now makes as much as 50 Australian dollars (US$50.21) an hour—about twice the amount for a typical flooring job in the U.S. He plans to start his own flooring business.“I can make what I did in a week in the U.S. in less than a day here,” said Mr. Davila, who lives near a mining boom town in Western Australia.Australian government figures show just under 7,000 Americans currently working on long-term visas, an 80% jump over the past five years. U.S. citizens are now the third-largest group applying for so-called 457 work visas, after British and Indian nationals. Americans with degrees in areas such as accounting or mine engineering, as well as other skilled workers, can obtain a nonrenewable(不可续期的) permit for as much as a three-year stay. After that, they can apply for the renewable 457, which allows up to a four-year stay.The need for workers is particularly pressing in Western Australia. The mining state’s unemployment rate was 4.5% in November, below the national average of 5.2% . Drivers of heavy trucks can pull in six-figure salaries while experienced crane (起重机) operators can earn hundreds of thousands a year. Attracting skilled workers is a shift for Australia, which historically sent many of its most highly educated to the U.S. and Europe, according to migration data.8. _____, a growing number of Americans go to work in Australia.A. As a result of the encouragement of AustraliaB. As a result of high unemployment in the U.S.C. Out of their ambition of finding valuable resourcesD. Out of their determination to realize their dreams9. It can be inferred from the passage that 457 work visas are _____.A. for skilled workers in some fieldsB. for students on the building projectC. especially for American workersD. especially for those out of work10. It is implied in the passage that _____.A. foreigners have to give up their original professional jobs when working in AustraliaB. it is possible for foreigners to earn more money in Australia than in their owncountriesC. there are more U.S. citizens hoping to work in Australia than from other countriesD. Australians think it fair to exchange their talent with American skilled workers11. In which of the following cities are workers probably most needed?DScientists have longunderstood the key role that oceans play in regulatingthe Earth’s climate. Oceans cover 70 percent of the globe and store a thousand timesmore heat than the atmosphere does. What’s newer is the understanding of how this keycomponent of our climate system responds to global warming.A brake on global warming—for nowOne of the ocean’s most important climate functions is absorbing heat and carbondioxide (CO2), one of the gases that cause global warming. Acting as a heat sponge (海绵), the oceans have absorbed huge amounts of heat and CO2 in the last forty years.Fujita explains that “the oceans are saving us from faster climate change—they area big flywheel that delays rapid overheating of the earth, putting a brake on the climatesyst em.”“That’s the good news,” he adds. “The bad news is that the oceans only slow theatmospheric warming. Once the oceans come to balance with a greenhouse-gas warmedearth, the extreme heat will remain in the atmosphere and things will get much hotter.”But where and how the oce ans release this accumulated (积累) heat is uncertain. Andas the ocean stores heat, fragile underwater ecosystems are struggling.The most recent scientific report from the Intergovernmental Panel on ClimateChange (IPCC) also notes with concern that the ocean is acidifying because ofincreased absorption of atmospheric CO2, and thus causing a threat for shell-formingspecies. Sharp increases in carbon dioxide levels will cause further acidification of theocean.Currents distributing heatAnother important role the oceans play is that of distributor. Oceans deliver heatand life-sustaining nutrients around the globe. Just as blood vessels bring oxygen andnutrients to cells in the human body, the ocean’s currents carry oxygen, nutri ents andheat throughout the Earth. The ocean distributes 25 to 50 percent of the energy the planet receives from the sun. For example, the Gulf Stream carries heat across the Atlantic. This warm current gives northwestern Europe a milder climate than it would normally have so far north. A change to the ocean’s circulation (循环) patterns could throw Europe into a colder period, even as the rest of world experiences warmer temperatures.12. We can infer from the passage that _____.A. the oceans cause global warmingB. the oceans stop global warmingC. the oceans release nutrients and heatD. the ocean ecosystems face more dangers13. From the passage we can learn that the ocean’s currents _____.A. produce oxygen and nutrients everywhereB. absorb 25~50% of the energy from the sunC. distribute heat and nutrients aroundD. change the ocean’s circulation patterns14. Which of the following is NOT the result of the ocean absorbing heat and carbon dioxide?A. It causes further acidification.B. It affects shell-forming species.C. It makes the atmosphere hotter.D. It regulates the Earth’s climate.15. This passage mainly talks about ______.A. the roles of oceansB. global warmingC. ocean currentsD. carbon dioxideDADCD BCBAB DDCCA。
【导与练】2013版高考英语二轮专题能力提升限时训练 完形填空阅读理解任务型读写(含解析)
能力提升限时训练完形填空+阅读理解+任务型读写(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.完形填空(对应学生用书第121页)(2012安徽皖北协作区高三年级联考) The wisdom my 77-year-old father has passed on to me came more through osmosis (潜移默化) than dad’s 1 shines through all my life.Old age hasn’t 2 him,mainly because he doesn’t t hink almost-80 is had ever trained for a charity (慈善) 3 across the Hudson River in New wore his custom-fitted divin g suit,but he still got so 4 .We warmed him and wrapped him in a sleeping bag.“Oh, 5 ,it isn’t that bad,” he’d say,“I am fine.” He alwa ys did 6 the Hudson swim a month later.If you ask my father whether or not his life has been hard,he will say he is 7 .He means the kind of happiness that comes from 8 a well-cooked family meal,taking a good long run or growing a perfect I mention that he used to run marathons before his knee replacement surgery? He’s the one who 9 me I could do it,too.“10 can run a marathon,” he said,“as long as you keep training.”My father was born in childhood took a 11 at the beginning of World War Ⅱ: H is father joined the French Army and was 12 by the Germans and spent the war in a prison dad and his mother and sister were shipped off to New Jersey to live with mother 13 from depression,and Dad went to boarding school in New England from the sixth grade in all Dad’s dinner table 14 ,there have been many times when he turned them into 15 stories.After a family dinner the other night,Papa Bob advised us to try the skydiving16 “Sixty-five seconds of free falling,” he said.“I 17 should have beena paratrooper”.He loves getting cards in the mail,and usually I’m 18 ,so instead I call him on Father’s this year I’ve 19 to be early for want to let him know how much he 20 to ,thank you—for all of it and mostly for your enduring faith that everything will be OK.out back over on语篇解读:作者的父亲用实际行动告诉作者——笑对人生的人比在挫折面前悲悲戚戚的人更能得到快乐的垂青,这让作者受益匪浅,对父亲深怀感激之情。
2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选(25)及答案
2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（25)及答案AThe market investigation is indispensable to sales promotion．They are closely related as the lips and teeth，so to speak．What you produce is for sale on the market．It would be impossible to succeed in selling a product without first investigating the market．In the international market，goods on sale coming from different countries and suppliers are always facing fierce competition．Under such circumstances, they will try everything possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions．In making investigations，we ought to get information about what similar items the competitors are offering on the market，what prices they are quoting (报价），what features their products have，who are their regular customers, etc．Then, how can we obtain such information? There are many channels that we can make use of in doing this sort of work．The commercial counselor’s(顾问）offices of our embassies（大使馆）stationed（驻扎）abroad can help us in making market investigations．Nowadays, our import and export copmpanies send their trade groups abroad every now and then．One of their purposes is to make market surveys on the spot．Certainly，face—to—face talks with foreign businessmen are also important channels to get market information．The Chinese Export Commodities（货物）Fairs and some other fairs of similar nature as wellas visits of foreign businessmen provide us with such opportunities．Of course ，there are some other ways of making market investigations．56．In making market investigation ，one should_________．A．get enough information concerned B．advertise his productsC．produce high quality goods D．none of the above57．The underlined word “indispensable” in the first paragraph means_________．A．impossible B．necessary C．advisable D．available58．Which of the following statements is not true？A．The relationship between market investigation and sales promotion is just as that of the lips and teeth．B．It is impossible to succeed in selling a product without market investigation．C．There are various ways of making market investigation．D．Production goes before market investigation．59．All the following are channels to get market information except _________．A．to have commercial counselor’s office of our embassies s tationed abroadB．to promote the quality of our own productsC．to send trade groups abroad every now and thenD．to have face—to-face talks with foreign businessmenBAnimals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need．It has been shown that rats will，when given a choice over a period of time，prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles．When a fragrant（香的) flavor was added to the vitamin—enriched water，the rats did seem to prefer it and kept drinking it，even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water．In time, however, they broke the habit and went back to where the necessary vitamins were．In a classic experiment，babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria（自助）feeding arrangement，with a wide selection of baby food before them．They were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested in．We are told that at first they showed some unusual eating patterns，but over a period of time they managed to select well-balanced diet．So，in selecting food，rats and babies do seem to know and act on what’s best for them. Apparently, there is a kind of “body wisdom”，which humans soon lose．Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could．Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long—established habits．Some people eat fox，dog and。
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2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）25分钟限时训练（3）及答案阅读理解A篇Bayfield Shopping Coupons （赠券）If you spend $100 or more in our stores you will receive six hours of freeOffer until November 14.Win your choice of $1,000 worth of CDs from JB Music Store. Just buy any twoCompetition ends November 14. Prize drawn on November 21.Check store for more information.Buy one shirt or tie at Daniel’s Menswear, and get another shirt or tie of Choose from any of our dress shirts and we will give you another one at no Hurry! Offer ends November 14. Offer limited to one per customer.Present this coupon at The Book Store to get a 10We have lots of books to choose from, including children’s books, novels, enjoy. Shop now for Christmas. We have plenty of toys as gifts for you andOffer here until November 14.Buy any full-price movie ticket on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, and you can buy Offer good through December 1. Limit one per customer.Buy any meaYou won’t be disappointed! Free soft drink offer ends November 14.46．What are these ads for？A. Food you can order for delivery.B. Places to go on vacation.C. Special offers at a shopping center.D. Things on sale in a big store.47．Which of the following is true according to the ads？A. Spending $50 means 3 hours of free parking.B. One person can buy 4 tickets for the price of three.C. After buying two CDs, you can get another two CDs for free.D. At Mike’s Café, people can get a free drink after spending $6.48．Which of the following is NOT mentioned at this mall？A. Clothes store.B. Music store.C. Restaurant.D. Toy store.49．We can know from this passage __________.A. there are more than one theater in the centerB. if you buy a book there, you may pay less than half the priceC. you may get a free one if you buy a shirt, or a tie, or a pair of shoesD. you won’t get a free soft drink unless you spend more than 10 dollars on the MealB篇Plants are very important living things. Life could not go if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. So animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants don’t grow from seeds. They grow from spores. Spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as the seeds. When these spores fall on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.50. The main idea of the passage is that __________.A. plants are important for lifeB. plants cannot grow without airC. there are many plants around usD. we cannot live without water51. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. Plants can be divided into main types: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.B. All fruits have seeds in themC. Seeds are protected by the fruits.D. Some plants grow from spores.52. The word “non-flowering ” in this passa ge means __________.A. 开花的B. 有花的C. 多花的D. 不开花的53. In “shady” place there is __________.A. a lot of sunshineB. a lot of waterC. no waterD. little sunshine参考答案46-53 CDDAABDD******************************************************结束LLetter t o Editor of TV Weekly Dear Sir/Madam,I read Alison Burnham's review of When we were 12, and I do not agree with her.I thought the programme was wonder- ful--I found the old news pictures really interesting--they helped to bring to life the stories the people were telling.The programme reminds me of many things from my own childhood. For example, one day when I was about five, I was going to school on the bus by myself (this was the late 1960s). My mother had given me exactly the right money for a return ticket.I held out my hand with the money in it--one big coin on top of one little coin. The bus conductor took the big top coin only and she gave me a ticket, but it was a pink one for a single journey. I needed a white one for a return journey, but I was too frightened to say anything. When school finished for the day, I couldn't catch the bus home--I had to walk. As a grown-up, whenever I've been in a situation where I need to say something or take some action, this early memory of my bus ride comes back to me, and I'm able to take control of the situation.I would like to say to the director, Bret Ctfrysler, carry on making this kind of programme. Too much TV these days is quiz shows and so-called "reality programmes".I appreciate the human story that can make me laugh and cry. Yours faithfully, Chris Daniels1. What is Chris Daniels' purpose of writing this letter.A. To persuade Bret Chrysler to turn away from quiz shows.B. To entertain other readers with old news pictures.C. To express his appreciation of the programme.D. To have his story told on the programme.2. Chris Daniels tells the story about the bus ticket to_______.A. describe how painful his early experience wasB. draw a direct response from Alison BurnhamC. show how the programme made him thinkD. teach the readers of TV Weekly a lesson3. According to the passage, Chris Daniels had to walk home because_______.A. he hadn't got a return ticketB. he had lost his bus ticketC. he didn't like big crowdsD. he missed the bus home4. What does Chris Daniels now think about his experience on the bus?A. He should have told the conductor then.B. He should have been well treated.C. He regrets going to school alone.D. He wishes it hadn't happened.【解析】本文是作者为感谢TVWeekly节目而给编辑写的一封信，信中谈到自己童年时的真实经历和感受。