2013高考英语阅读理解考前冲刺训练(9)

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高考英语阅读理解冲刺练习9

落堕市安心阳光实验学校高考英语阅读理解冲刺练习33As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping(录像) the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each othes Ner and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children’s IQ scores,” Lewis says. “And the more ch ildren there are, the less question-asking there is. ”The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings(兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are it’s the middle child. ” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event. ”66. The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to ______.A. show the relationship between parents and childrenB. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner tableC. report on the findings of a studyD. give information about family problems67. Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because ______.A. they are busy serving food to their childrenB. they are busy keeping order at the dinner tableC. they have to pay more attention to younger childrenD. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family68. By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3, Lewis means that middle children______.A. have to help their parents to serve dinnerB. get the least attention from the familyC. are often kept away from the dinner tableD. find it hard to keep up with other children69. Lew is’ research provides an answer to the question ______.A. why TV is important in family lifeB. why parents should keep good orderC. why children in small families seem to be quieterD. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life70. Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?A. It is important to have the right food for children.B. It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner.C. Parents should talk to each of their children frequently.D. Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner答案 66.C 67.B 68.B 69.D 70.C。

高考英语三轮冲刺阅读理解寓乐于练9

手惰市安逸阳光实验学校2014高考英语阅读理解寓乐于练阅读理解(2013·重庆，E)It is idely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr. Johnson's famous comment that “When two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson's observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weatherspeak.Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood. He argues that “To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English interest is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natur al phenomena. “The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather-speak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point.The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all. English weatherspeak is a system of signs, which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weatherspeak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank “fillers”. In other words, En glish weatherspeak is a means of social bonding.文章大意：本文为议论文，上来点题：英语对话往往从天气开始。

2013高考英语(阅读理解)冲刺训练(2) 及答案解析

2013高考英语（阅读理解）冲刺训练（2）及答案解析(第＊＊＊篇）Ruben lived in a small village. There was no school there and he had to study in a school in the town. It was nearly five kilometres away from his village. His father couldn’t buy a bike for him and he had to go to school on foot。

He got up early in the morning。

Usually he had to run there in order not to miss the first class. He kept running every day and it was helpful to him. He’s strong and tall now and he ran faster than any other man in his village。

He took part in several sports meetings and won some medals。

The young man is proud of and always wants to have a race with others.One day his mother was ill and his father told him to buy some medicine for headache in the town。

The young man got there soon. There were many people in the chemist’s shop while he was waiting there。

2013高考英语(浙江省)文章阅读限时训练(9)及答案

2013高考英语（浙江省）文章阅读限时训练（9）及答案Ⅱ.语法填空In the United States，there were 222 people 1.________________ (report)to be billionaire (亿万富翁)in 2003.The 2.____________ of these is Bill Gates，worth at least D|S 41 billion，who made his money 3.____________ starting the company Microsoft.Mr.Gates was only 21 years old 4.____________ he first helped to set 5.____________ the company in 1976.He was a billionaire by the time he was 31.6．____________，there are still some other people who have made lots of money at even 7.____________(young) ages.Other young people who have struck it rich include Jackie Coogan and Shirley Temple.8.____________of these child actors made over a million dollars 9.____________(act)in movies before they were 14.But the youngest billionaire is Albert V on Thurnund Taxis of Germany，10.____________ inherited(继承)a billion dollars when he turned 18 in 2001!1．解析：考查非谓语动词，与people是被动关系。

2013高考英语考前冲刺精选：阅读理解(9)及答案

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2013高考英语(阅读理解)考前冲刺训练(1) 及答案解析

2013高考英语（阅读理解）考前冲刺训练（1）及答案解析(第*＊*篇)Andrew Ritchie，inventor of the Brompton folding bicycle，once said that the perfect portable bike would be“ like a magic carpet。

.。

You could fold it up and put it into your pocket or handbag”. Then he paused：“ But you’ll always be limited by the size of the wheels。

And so far no one has invented a folding wheel。

"It was a rare—indeed unique-occasion when I was able to put Ritchie right. A 19th—century inventor，William Henry James Grout，did in fact design a folding wheel。

His bike，predictably named the Grout Portable, had a frame that split into two and a larger wheel that could be separated into four pieces. All the bits fitted into Grout’s Wonderful Bag，a leather case。

Grout’s aim: to solve the problems of carry ing a bike on a train。

Now doesn’t that sound familiar? Grout intended to find a way of making a bike small enough for train travel: his bike was a huge beast. And importantly，the design of early bicycles gave him an advantage：in Grout's day ，tyres were solid，which made the business of splitting a wheel into four separate parts relatively simple。

2013高考英语(阅读理解)倒计时冲刺50天(9)及答案

2013高考英语(阅读理解）倒计时冲刺50天（9)及答案阅读理解-————-——-【推理判断题】易错点（2012·四川高考，A篇）On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land，we watch the lines of rain move across the scene，the moon rise over the hills，and the stars appear in the sky。

The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house.Every window in our wooden house has a view,and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before。

Each look reminds us where we are.There is space for our three boys to play outside，to shoot arrows,collect tree seeds，build earth houses and climb trees.Our kids have learned the names of the trees,and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation.As they tell all who show even a passing interest，maple(枫树)makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees.The air is clean and fresh。

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解强化系列(09)及答案

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解强化系列（09）及答案A（·福建质量检测）As demand for power and fuel grows steadily in the coming decades, we must consider every possible energy source on hand if we're to meet the world’s needs. And because clean natural gas is found in great plenty, there is little doubt that it will play a major role on the world energy stage in this century，much like oil did in the last。

But, like oil, gas reserves are concentrated in just a few places in the world, usually far from where they're needed most。

And that’s only part of the challenge. The world has had well over 100 years to search for oil and to build the necessary facilities（设施) to bring it to market；the natural gas facilities, particularly when it comes to liquefied(液化的）natural gas (LNG)，are not nearly as developed。

So what needs to be done？On the supply side, producing nations need policies that allow better development of their natural gas in an open，stable business environment，not one in which the rules of the game change without warning. The governments of consuming nations，on the other hand, must make policies for sustainable (可持续的)development to ensure they’ll have enough supplies in the future. That means building the related facilities，including LNG stations. This，in turn，will require coastal areas to allow these necessary，but not necessarily pretty, facilities to be built in their backyards. And energy companies have a responsibility to be good neighbors in those areas by operating these facilities responsibly and safely. They must also continue to put in the billions of dollars needed to build the complex transport and storage facilities required to bring more gas to market.Expanding and diversifying（使多样化）energy sources by using more natural gas could lead to lower fuel prices and to greater energy security。

2013高考英语(阅读理解)冲刺训练(3) 及答案解析

2013高考英语（阅读理解）冲刺训练（3）及答案解析（第*＊*篇）1970 was “World Conservation Year”. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world was in danger. They hoped that the governments would act quickly in order to conserve nature。

Here is one example of the problem。

At one time there were 1300 different plants，trees and flowers in Holland，but now only 860 remain。

The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We are changing the earth，the air and the water, and everything that grows and lives. We can’t live without these things. If we continue like this，we shall destroy ourselves。

What will happen in the future？Perhaps it is more important to ask “What must we do now？” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today。

A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are hoping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests and so on。

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解高效训练(9)及答案

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解高效训练（9）及答案第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Nowadays women appear to have a positive image of themselvesas safer drivers than men.In a survey done by insurer MetLife, 51% of women said theydrive more safely. The evidence is on their side: Men are 3. 4times more likely than women to get a ticket for careless drivingand 3.1 times as likely to be punished for drunk driving. “Womenare on average less aggressive and more law abiding (守法的) drivers, which leads to fewer accidents, ” the report says. However, not all male drivers share the same opinion. Of the men surveyed by MetLife, 39% claimed male drivers were safer. The findings did back them up on one point: automotive knowledge. The report showed that more men are familiar with current safety equipment such as electronic stability control, which helps prevent rollover accidents.Auto safety unavoidably matters to money. Insurance companies focus on what classes of drivers have the lowest dollar amounts of claims, and for now, that mainly includes women. In general, women pay about 9% less for auto insurance than men. A study by the website Insweb also showed that auto insurance rates are lower for women in most states. Among individual states, women get the greatest advantage in Wyoming (where they pay 20% less), South Dakota and Washington D. C. , where their insurance costs are 16% lower.“More than 11, 900 male drivers died in U. S. traffic accidents in 2009, compared with just under 4, 900 women drivers, ”according to the study. “Based on miles traveled, men died at a rate of 2. 5 deaths per 100 million miles traveled, vs 1. 7 deaths for women. ”16. According to the study, female drivers _______.A. are more aggressive while drivingB. are more interested in auto knowledgeC. are more likely to stick to driving lawsD. are more familiar with safety equipment17. Insurance companies focus on female driver clients probably because they _______.A. cause more accidents on the roadB. pay more money to the insurance companiesC. take the most part of the insurance clientsD. have the lowest amount of money on insurance claims18. We can infer from the passage that _______.A. men are 3. 1 times more likely to get tickets than womenB. all women in the USA pay the same for their auto insuranceC. more female drivers die every year than male driversD. women are generally safer drivers than the opposite gender19. The writer mainly develops paragraphs by _______.A. giving examplesB. making comparisonsC. drawing a conclusionD. presenting an argument【文章大意】调查表明，开车时女性要比男性更遵守交通规则，事故率更低, 开车更安全。

高中英语真题-2013届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解9

高中英语真题:2013届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解9Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition betwe en George and Richard.“I’ ll be the first millionaire in Coleford！” Richard used to boast.“And you’ll be sorry you knew me，” George would reply “beca use I’ll be the best lawyer in town！”George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made an y money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sid es of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from bo oks, which made the competition between them worse.Then Richard married a mysteriousgirl. The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast — but Ric hard never came back.The police found his wallet on a deserte d beach but the body was never found. He must have drowned. Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for G eorge. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gaz ed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival(竞争对手). Perhaps he missed him?George was very interested in old dictionaries. He’ d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book ha d been wrapped in. He was astonished — the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, Georg e started reading.“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans. The company, owned by multi[语篇解读] 本文讲述了Richard和George竞争的故事。

2013届高考英语实战演练专题阅读理解(6-10)《附详析》

2013届高考英语实战演练专题阅读理解（6-10）《附详析》(第6篇)July 21st,2007 was a typical English summer‟s day — it rained for 24 hours! As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. Nothing was amiss. By the time I left work at 5 pm, however，the road into our village was flooded. Our house had never been flooded but, as I opened the front door, a wave of water greeted me. Thank God the kids weren‟t with me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs. And the plaster had to be torn off the walls, ceilings pulled down.At first we tried to push on through. We didn‟t want to move the children out of home, so we camped upstairs. We put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from the damp. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we moved to a wooden house in a park. The house was small, but at first we were all just delighted to be in a new place. Unfortunately, things took longer than expected and we were there for 10 months. The life there was inconvenient. What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community (社区). We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbours，and I‟d never thought how much I‟d miss that.Although our situation was very bad, it‟s difficult to feel too sor ry for yourself when you look at what‟s happening elsewhere. I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought，“We didn‟t have a straw hut(茅草房) that was swept away, and our house is still standing. We‟re lucky.”We moved back home in August. With December coming，there‟s still reconstruction work to be done, so it‟s difficult to prepare for Christmas. But I can‟t wait—I‟m going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support. This year, I won‟t need any gifts — living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all our possessions. Although we are replacing things, there‟s really no rush—we have our home back, and that‟s the main thing.[语篇解读]洪水给生活带来了困难，但在灾害面前，也能获得更多对人生的认识。

高中英语真题-2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选专练系列(09)及答案

高中英语真题:2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选专练系列（09）及答案ADubai, the Gulf desert city state, which is well-known for its huge projects before it was hit by the global financ ial crisis(危机), on Saturday announced a new development to open the w orld’s biggest mall and a park larger than London’s Hyde Park.The ruler of the Gulf desert city state, Sheikh Mohammed bin R ashid al-Maktoum, announced the plan for a “new city within Dubai”, acc ording to an official statement, naming it after himself.No cost was stated for “Mohammed bin Rashid City,” to be carri ed out by his private companies, which developed many of Dub ai’s well-known projects, including Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower.The “Mall of the World” will attract 80 million visitors a year to become the “largest in the world,” said the statement, while its pa rk will be “30 percent bigger than Hyde Park of London.”The mall will be connected to a family entertainment center to b e developed in cooperation with Universal Studios International that will be the largest in the area, aiming to attract six million vi sitors a year.Dubai already has countless malls and hotels, including the Du bai Mall, the world’s largest shopping and entertainment destina tion, with 62 million visitors this year. “The malls and hotels avai lable at present in Dubai need to be enlarged in line with the fut ure ambitions for the city,” Sheikh Mohammed said in the state ment.Dubai’s tourism is growing by 13 percent a year, according to th e statement, with hotel occupancy(入住率) hitting 82 percent in 2011 while hotel profits grew 22 percen t last year, more than$4.4 billion.The city state rocked global financial markets in autumn 2009 o ver its debt crisis, but its economy has returned to growth.56. The “new city within Dubai” will __________.A. attract 62 million visitors a yearB. become the world’s tallest towerC. be named after the ruler of the stateD. be the world’s largest family entertainment center57. All the followings are mentioned in the official statement EXCEPT __________?A. the name of the new cityB. the developer of the new cityC. the cost of building the new cityD the number of the visitors the new city expects to attract58. Which would be the best title of the news?A. Tourism and Hotel Profits Growing in DubaiB. Biggest Mall to be Developed In DubaiC. Global Financial Crisis Hit DubaiD. Plan to Rebuild Dubai AnnouncedBW TaipeiThe W Hotel is among the city’s big-name luxury(奢华) hotels. Futuristic and fancy, the W Taipei’s setting is remindi ng you of a Lady Gaga video; perhaps that explains why the sin ger insisted on staying here on a recent visit. There are eight ro om types to choose from, with names such as Fabulous and Ex treme Wow. They vary wildly in style.10 Zhongxiao E. Road, Sect. 5, Xin Yi Area Taipei City Hall MR T; +886 2 7703 8888; from NT$8,900 (US$299); www.wtaipei.comGrand HotelIf sleeping in landmarks is your thing, the Taipei Grand Hotel is a must. The Grand is an expression of classical Chinese art mix ed with Western construction principles. The Grand Hotel is attr active and full of history, but rooms are aging, so don’t expect t he inside to be as “grand” as the outside. You can enjoy yoursel f at a driving range of golf, year-round pools and no fewer than eight restaurants.No. 1, Lane 1, Zhongshan N. Road, Section 4 shuttle from Yua n Shan MRT; +886 2 2886 8888; from NT$4,800 (US$165); ww Dandy HotelFrom free drinks and snacks in the lobby(大堂) to seasonally themed decorations, this hotel takes care of th e small touches. But what places the Dandy Hotel above others in the same price category（范围）are views over Da-An Park; they’re reminders of those of New York’s Central Park. Rooms with views are worth the extra money paid, but book ea rly -- there are only two on each floor.No. 33, Xin Yi Road, Sect. 3, Dongmen MRT; +886 2 2707 689 9; from NT$2,340 (US$80); Homey HostelTaiwanese brother and sister Josh and Kelly make guests feel r ight at home at this bargain Hostel. According to them, their mot ive in starting the hostel was to make friends, which is why they can often be found in the public area chatting with guests. Ther e's a small kitchen, public computer, free coffee and tea, and lu ggage storage.1/F, No. 7, Lane 180, Tonghua Street,) Liuzhangli MRT; +886 9 1900 2116; dorms from NT$500 (US$17); www.homeyhostel.c om59. May is fan of Lady Gaga, and she may probably stay in ___ _______when in Taipei.A. W TaipeiB. Grand HotelC. Dandy HotelD. Homey Hoste l60. Which of the following words can best take the place of the underlined word “touches”?A. waysB. detailsC. sensesD. contacts61. If you are a backpack traveller with a low budget, which wou ld be your best choice?A. W TaipeiB. Grand HotelC. Dandy HotelD. Homey Hoste l62. Which of the following statements is TRUE according the pa ssage?A. Rooms in the W Hotel are of the similar style but with differ ent fancy names.B. The Taipei Grand Hotel is an excellent mixture of classic a nd modern construction.C. It is the park-view rooms in the Dandy Hotel that make it quite unique.D. The desire of helping strangers drives Josh and Kelly to op en the Homey Hostel.C“There are only four kinds of people in this world,” former first la dy Rosalynn Carter once wrote. “Those who have been caregiv ers, those who currently are caregivers, those who will be careg ivers, those who will need caregivers.” Her comment is true no w more than ever before. This is a nation of caregivers. You ca n see it in the numbers: Approximately 50 million Americans pro vide the majority of the help needed by relatives or friends who are elderly, ill, or disabled. And those figures are only going to g row—the number of people 65 and over is expected to double in the next 40 years, and the number of those over 85 will more than t hree times.But the reality of caregiving is best understood not with figures but through the following stories of spouses(配偶), children, siblings (兄弟姐妹), and friends who have stepped forward when a loved one n eeded them. Their experiences explain what’s new about caregi ving these days, and what never changes.What’s new: an economic climate that makes the cost of caregi ving harder than ever to bear; an increasingly mobile society in which families may be separated by a continent when a crisis u nfolds; and the effects of divorce（离婚） and the increasing numbers of people who are choosing to stay single, which mean that many people are reaching their mi ddle years and beyond without a spouse or child at hand. What never changes: the fact that neither fame nor fortune nor physical gifts protects against sickness and old age. And the fa ct that no difficulty will keep family and friends from doing what t hey can to help. We will meet some of the caregivers who have risen to the challenge here. For all of them, the experience has been stressful. But it has also brought their lives new meaning and strengthened their power to love.63. The main idea of the first paragraph is that__________.A. Former first lady Rosalynn was a wise womanB. People in the world can be divided into four typesC. A large number of Americans are caregivers in a wayD. America is a fast aging nation with 50 million in need of care giving64. We can see from the third paragraph that__________.A. more and more American people use mobile phonesB. more and more American people work harder due to the cli mate changeC. more and more middle aged American people do not want to get marriedD. more and more American families tend to live in different pl aces in the world65. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means_____ _____.A. everyone can be rich or famousB. everyone needs to be taken care ofC. everyone should protect the sick and the oldD. everyone will fight against sickness and old age66. What is the writer most likely to write about after the last paragraph?A. The stories of some caregivers.B. The changes of American society.C. The reason why something has changed about caregiving.D. The reason why something has not changed about caregiv ing.DIn our deep mind, we all talk to ourselves — an inner monologu e(独白) that might seem rather pointless. But as a study shows, the act of giving ourselves mental messages can help us learn and perform at our best. Researchers have identified the most effect ive forms of self-talk, collected here — so that the next time you talk to yourself, you know exactly what you should say.Self-talk isn’t just motivational messages like “You can do it!” or “Alm ost there,” although this inside cheering section can give us con fidence. A review of more than two dozen studies, published las t year in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, fou nd that there’s another kind of mental message that is even more useful, called “instructional self-talk.” This is the kind of running description we engage in when we’re carrying out a difficult task, especially one that’s unfamilia r to us. Think about when you were first learning to drive. Your self-talk might have gone something like this: “Foot on the gas peda l(踏板), hands on the wheel, slow down for the bend here, now put your blinker on…”Over time, of course, giving yourself instructions becomes unne cessary — but while you’re learning, it does three important thin gs. First, it promotes our attention, focusing us on the imp ortant part of the task and keeping out distractions. Second, it h elps us manage our effort and make decisions about what to do , how to do it, and when. And third, self-talk allows us to control our cognitive(认知)and reactions, making us stay on tasks.In a recent study of students learning to throw darts(飞镖) in a gym class, Athanasios Kolovelonis and his colleagues a t the University of Thessaly in Greece found that self-talk is most effective when involved in a cycle of thought and ac tion. First comes forethought, when you set a goal for yourself a nd make a plan for how to get there. That’s followed by performance, when you enact the plan to the best of your ability. Last c omes self-reflection, when you carefully evaluate what you’ve done and a djust your plan for the next time.Self-talk can play a key part in this cycle. During the forethought sta ge, consider carefully what you’ll say to yourself. You can even write them down. Repeat these self-instructions during the performance stage. With practice, you m ay find that your self-instructions become shorter; research has found that these wor ds can become powerful signals.After the action is over, consider how you might change your se lf-talk to improve your performance next time — so that at the mo ment it matters, the right words are ringing in your ears.67. The main idea of the third paragraph is__________ while yo u are learning.A. that self-talk has three stagesB. in what ways self-talk will benefit youC. that self -talk promotes your attentionD. that it is not necessary to give yourself instructions68. According to the passage, what are you supposed to say to yourself first if you are learning to ride a horse for the first time?A. How can I speed up?B. No problem! I can make it!C. What a big horse! I am scared!D. Hold the rein(缰绳) and get on the horse！69. According to the author, being able to use self-talks is__________.A. a key part of the forethought stageB. a skill to deal with difficult problemsC. a final result of carrying out a difficult taskD a useful method to help us improve our performance70. The author explains the self-talk by__________.A. setting down general theories onlyB. presenting research findingsC. using examplesD. Both B and C参考答案56-58 CCB 59-62 ABDC 63-66 CDDA 67-70 BDDD********************************************************结束2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选专练系列（09）及答案ADubai, the Gulf desert city state, which is well-known for its huge projects before it was hit by the global financial crisis(危机), on Saturday announced a new development to open the world’s biggest mall and a park lar ger than London’s Hyde Park.The ruler of the Gulf desert city state, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, announced the plan for a “new city within Dubai”, according to an official statement, n aming it after himself.No cost was stated for “Mohammed bin Rashid City,” to be carried out by his private companies , which developed many of Dubai’s well-known projects, including Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower.The “Mall of the World” will attract 80 million visitors a year to become the “largest in the world,”said the statement, while its park will be “30 percent bigger than Hyde Park of London.”The mall will be connected to a family entertainment center to be developed in cooperation with Universal Studios International that will be the largest in the area, aiming to attract six million vis itors a year.Dubai already has countless malls and hotels, including the Dubai Mall, the world’s largest shop ping and entertainment destination, with 62 million visitors this year. “The malls and hotels avail able at present in Dubai need to be enlarged in line with the future ambitions for the city,” Sheik h Mohammed said in the statement.Dubai’s tourism is growing by 13 percent a year, according to the statement, with hotel occu pancy(入住率) hitting 82 percent in 2011 while hotel profits grew 22 percent last year, more than$4.4 billion.The city state rocked global financial markets in autumn 2009 over its debt crisis, but its econo my has returned to growth.56. The “new city within Dubai” will __________.A. attract 62 million visitors a yearB. become the world’s tallest towerC. be named after the ruler of the stateD. be the world’s largest family entertainment center57. All the followings are mentioned in the official statement EXCEPT __________?A. the name of the new cityB. the developer of the new cityC. the cost of building the new cityD the number of the visitors the new city expects to attract58. Which would be the best title of the news?A. Tourism and Hotel Profits Growing in DubaiB. Biggest Mall to be Developed In DubaiC. Global Financial Crisis Hit DubaiD. Plan to Rebuild Dubai AnnouncedBW TaipeiThe W Hotel is among the city’s big-name luxury(奢华) hotels. Futuristic and fancy, the W Taipei’s setting is reminding you of a Lady Gaga video; p erhaps that explains why the singer insisted on staying here on a recent visit. There are eight ro om types to choose from, with names such as Fabulous and Extreme Wow. They vary wildly in style.10 Zhongxiao E. Road, Sect. 5, Xin Yi Area Taipei City Hall MRT; +886 2 7703 8888; from NT$ 8,900 (US$299); Grand HotelIf sleeping in landmarks is your thing, the Taipei Grand Hotel is a must. The Grand is an expres sion of classical Chinese art mixed with Western construction principles. The Grand Hotel is attr active and full of history, but rooms are aging, so don’t expect the inside to be as “grand” as theoutside. You can enjoy yourself at a driving range of golf, year-round pools and no fewer than eight restaurants.No. 1, Lane 1, Zhongshan N. Road, Section 4 shuttle from Yuan Shan MRT; +886 2 2886 8888; from NT$4,800 (US$165); Dandy HotelFrom free drinks and snacks in the lobby(大堂) to seasonally themed decorations, this hotel takes care of the small touches. But what place s the Dandy Hotel above others in the same price category（范围）are views over Da-An Park; they’re reminders of those of New York’s Central Park. Rooms with views are worth th e extra money paid, but book early -- there are only two on each floor.No. 33, Xin Yi Road, Sect. 3, Dongmen MRT; +886 2 2707 6899; from NT$2,340 (US$80); www Homey HostelTaiwanese brother and sister Josh and Kelly make guests feel right at home at this bargain Hos tel. According to them, their motive in starting the hostel was to make friends, which is why they can often be found in the public area chatting with guests. There's a small kitchen, public comp uter, free coffee and tea, and luggage storage.1/F, No. 7, Lane 180, Tonghua Street,) Liuzhangli MRT; +886 91900 2116; dorms from NT$500 (US$17); 59. May is fan of Lady Gaga, and she may probably stay in __________when in Taipei.A. W TaipeiB. Grand HotelC. Dandy HotelD. Homey Hostel60. Which of the following words can best take the place of the underlined word “touches”?A. waysB. detailsC. sensesD. contacts61. If you are a backpack traveller with a low budget, which would be your best choice?A. W TaipeiB. Grand HotelC. Dandy HotelD. Homey Hostel62. Which of the following statements is TRUE according the passage?A. Rooms in the W Hotel are of the similar style but with different fancy names.B. The Taipei Grand Hotel is an excellent mixture of classic and modern construction.C. It is the park-view rooms in the Dandy Hotel that make it quite unique.D. The desire of helping strangers drives Josh and Kelly to open the Homey Hostel.C“There are only four kinds of people in this world,” former first lady Rosalynn Carter once wrote. “Those who have been caregivers, those who currently are caregivers, those who will be caregi vers, those who will need caregivers.” Her comment is true now more than ever before. This is a nation of caregivers. You can see it in the numbers: Approximately 50 million Americans provi de the majority of the help needed by relatives or friends who are elderly, ill, or disabled. And th ose figures are only going to grow—the number of people 65 and over is expected to double in the next 40 years, and the number of those over 85 will more than three times.But the reality of caregiving is best understood not with figures but through the following stories of spouses(配偶), children, siblings (兄弟姐妹), and friends who have stepped forward when a loved one needed them. Their experiences e xplain what’s new about caregiving these days, and what never changes.What’s new: an economic climate that makes the cost of caregiving harder than ever to bear; an increasingly mobile society in which families may be separated by a continent when a crisis un folds; and the effects of divorce（离婚） and the increasing numbers of people who are choosing to stay single, which mean that m any people are reaching their middle years and beyond without a spouse or child at hand. What never changes: the fact that neither fame nor fortune nor physical gifts protects against si ckness and old age. And the fact that no difficulty will keep family and friends from doing what t hey can to help. We will meet some of the caregivers who have risen to the challenge here. For all of them, the experience has been stressful. But it has also brought their lives new meaning a nd strengthened their power to love.63. The main idea of the first paragraph is that__________.A. Former first lady Rosalynn was a wise womanB. People in the world can be divided into four typesC. A large number of Americans are caregivers in a wayD. America is a fast aging nation with 50 million in need of caregiving64. We can see from the third paragraph that__________.A. more and more American people use mobile phonesB. more and more American people work harder due to the climate changeC. more and more middle aged American people do not want to get marriedD. more and more American families tend to live in different places in the world65. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means__________.A. everyone can be rich or famousB. everyone needs to be taken care ofC. everyone should protect the sick and the oldD. everyone will fight against sickness and old age66. What is the writer most likely to write about after the last paragraph?A. The stories of some caregivers.B. The changes of American society.C. The reason why something has changed about caregiving.D. The reason why something has not changed about caregiving.DIn our deep mind, we all talk to ourselves — an inner monologue(独白) that might seem rather pointless. But as a study shows, the act of giving ourselves mental m essages can help us learn and perform at our best. Researchers have identified the most effecti ve forms of self-talk, collected here — so that the next time you talk to yourself, you know exactly what you shou ld say.Self-talk isn’t just motivational messages like “You can do it!” or “Almost there,” although this inside c heering section can give us confidence. A review of more than two dozen studies, published las t year in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, found that there’s another kind of m ental message that is even more useful, called “instructional self-talk.” This is the kind of running description we engage in when we’re carrying out a difficult task , especially one that’s unfamiliar to us. Think about when you were first learning to drive. Your s elf-talk might have gone something like this: “Foot on the gas pedal(踏板), hands on the wheel, slow down for the bend here, now put your blinker on…”Over time, of course, giving yourself instructions becomes unnecessary — but while you’re lear ning, it does three important things. First, it promotes our attention, focusing us on the imp ortant part of the task and keeping out distractions. Second, it helps us manage our effort and m ake decisions about what to do, how to do it, and when. And third, self-talk allows us to control our cognitive(认知)and reactions, making us stay on tasks.In a recent study of students learning to throw darts(飞镖) in a gym class, Athanasios Kolovelonis and his colleagues at the University of Thessaly in G reece found that self-talk is most effective when involved in a cycle of thought and action. First comes forethought, w hen you set a goal for yourself and make a plan for how to get there. That’s followed by perform ance, when you enact the plan to the best of your ability. Last comes self-reflection, when you carefully evaluate what you’ve done and adjust your plan for the next time. Self-talk can play a key part in this cycle. During the forethought stage, consider carefully what you’ll say to yourself. You can even write them down. Repeat these self-instructions during the performance stage. With practice, you may find that your self-instructions become shorter; research has found that these words can become powerful signals .After the action is over, consider how you might change your self-talk to improve your performance next time — so that at the moment it matters, the right words are ringing in your ears.67. The main idea of the third paragraph is__________ while you are learning.A. that self-talk has three stagesB. in what ways self-talk will benefit youC. that self -talk promotes your attentionD. that it is not necessary to give yourself instructions68. According to the passage, what are you supposed to say to yourself first if you are learning t o ride a horse for the first time?A. How can I speed up?B. No problem! I can make it!C. What a big horse! I am scared!D. Hold the rein(缰绳) and get on the horse！69. According to the author, being able to use self-talks is__________.A. a key part of the forethought stageB. a skill to deal with difficult problemsC. a final result of carrying out a difficult taskD a useful method to help us improve our performance70. The author explains the self-talk by__________.A. setting down general theories onlyB. presenting research findingsC. using examplesD. Both B and C参考答案56-58 CCB 59-62 ABDC 63-66 CDDA 67-70 BDDD ********************************************************结束。

2013高考英语二轮(阅读理解)能力提升演练(09)及答案

2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）能力提升演练（09）及答案（＊＊*＊＊*）In the United States the most popular form of folk dancing since the earliest days has been squa,redancing。

In early times, when men and women worked in gr6ups to build a bam(牲口) or harvest crops, they danced when the work was done. The music coming from a violin formed the most part，but if there was no one to play an instrument, clapping was used to produce the rhythm by which to dance. The early settlers danced in a store, in a Dam, or in a farm kitchen。

A square is formed by four couples who stand facing the center of the square，Each couple stands on one side of the square, the boy on the left and the girl on the right。

The caller is an important part of the dance, since he tells the dancers which steps to do。

If the dancers do not know the steps, he teaches them。

It takes time to learn to be a good caller, and good callers are always in demand.These are the names of some of the steps the dancers do: Form a square; Circle; Honor your partner; Promenade (walk about slowly）; Swing your partner; Form a star。