高中英语真题-2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选专练系列(15)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（15）及答案
A
If Confucius（孔子）
were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birt hday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d nee d a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his sp ecial day, few people in the United States will give him a passin g thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even re member the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confuciu s. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must c ross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have ga ined huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more th an 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language a nd culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include
d Chines
e art, history and philosophy(哲
学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy. Students in the United St ates, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese.
So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to underst and their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well.
Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to th e West.
As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.
56. The passage is likely to appear in ________.
A. a biography
B. a history paper
C. a newspaper
D. a philosophy textbook
57. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to________.
A. provide some key facts about Confucius
B. attract the readers’ interest in the subject
C. show great respect for the ancient thinker
D. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
58. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students____ ____.
A. have a great interest in studying Chinese
B. take an active part in Chinese competitions
C. try to get high scores in Chinese exams
D. fight for a chance to learn Chinese
59. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Forgotten Wisdom in America
B. Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
C. Chinese Culture for Westerners
D. Old Thinker with a Big Future
B
For those who are tired of doing the laundry, Samsung has foun d an answer: a washing machine that can tell you when your la undry is done via a smart-phone app(application).
Strange though it may seem —“my wife already does that” was a common response among attendees viewing the device whe n it was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show CES this week — Samsung is just one of many appliance makers racing to install(安装)a large number of internet-
connected features in machines in an effort to make them “sma
rt”.
Last year, it was a refrigerator that tweeted. This year, it’s Wi-Fi-
enabled laundry machines and fridges that can tell you when yo ur groceries are going bad.
The washers and dryers, available starting in the spring, conne ct to any smart-
phone through a downloadable application. The phone can then be used as a remote control, so the machines can be turned o n and off while their owners is at work or on the bus. Samsung says it’s not just something new — the app connectio n actually has some practical uses.
“If you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take th em out, you can go to your phone and restart your dryer for the time when you come home, so your clothes are refreshed and r eady to go,” said spokesperson Amy Schmidt.
The company also says that with electricity rate(电)varying dep ending on the time of day, more control over when the machine s are used can help save money.
Perhaps, but what they will probably really accomplish is what a ll good technologies do —
enable laziness. Rather than getting up to check on whether the laundry is done, users will instead monitor it on their phones w
hile watching TV.
60. What can be inferred from the common response of the atte ndees at the CES?
A. The machine will be a big success.
B. their wives like doing the laundry.
C. The machine is unrelated to their life.
D. This kind of technology is familiar to them.
61. We can conclude from Samsung’s statements that ________ ___.
A. the app connection makes life easier
B. it is better to dry clothes in the morning
C. smart-
phone can shorten the drying time D. we should refres
h clothes back at home
62. What can we learn about the new laundry machines?
A. They can tell you when your clothes need washing.
B. They can be controlled with a smart-phone.
C. They are difficult to operate.
D. They are sold at a low price.
63. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. The laundry should be frequently checked.
B. Lazy peop le like using such machines.
C. Good technologies also cause problems.
D. Televis
ion may help do the laundry.
C
If you want to get rich, leave New York City, Washington D.C. o r Los Angeles and head to Plano, Texas；
Aurora, Colorado or Omaha, Nebraska, where wages are high and life is good, a new survey showed.
A poll(民意测
验)that ranked 69 US cities with populations of more than 250,0 00 people showed the best places to build personal wealth and raise a family were in cities where some of the nation's largest c ompanies are headquartered.
The No.1 city, Plano, is the ninth largest city in Texas and home to company's headquarters including soft drink company Dr Pe pper Snapple Group, PepsiCo's snack foods company FritoLay and movie theater company Cinemark. “The city has a reputatio n as one of the best places in the country for employers to do b usiness and for families to live and work. Plano has a nationally acclaimed public education system and well-
educated, diverse residents.”
Aurora, the third most popular city in Colorado, came in second, according to the survey which said its economy is booming and it is a business leader in key growth industries such as biotech nology, aerospace and high technology.
Nebraska's largest city Omaha, home to famous US investor W arren Buffett, nabbed third place. Buffett, who is the richest man in the world according to Forbes magazine, is often called the “Sage of Omaha” for his successful investments(投资).
New York City came in last, behind Washington D.C. and Los A ngeles.
“These cities do have some of the highest average wages in th e country, but when it comes to increasing your dollar for the fut ure, it is difficult to do in these cities,” said.
64.According to the passage, if you want to become rich, you'd better go to________.
A.Washington D.C.
B.Omaha
C.Los Angeles
D.New York City
65.How many famous companies are mentioned in this passag e?
A.3.
B.5.
C.6.
D.10
66.Which of the following statements is RIGHT according to this passage?
A.The No.1 city, Plano, is the ninth largest city in Washington.
B.This poll was held in all American cities.
C.Aurora is the third most popular city in Nebraska.
D.Plano has a public education system and well educated diver
se citizens.
D
Below is a selection about some Guinness(吉尼
斯)World Records.
Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records
♦Fastest 100 m running on all fours
The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to CW R, their biggest day of record-
breaking ever, with more than 290,000 people taking part in rec ord attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Ito's record attem pt was part of this special day. He is just another example of Ja panese with "super powers". His "super power" is to run with gr eat speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.5 8 seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu S ogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.
♦Most people inside a soap bubble
The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, California celebrat ed this year the 15th anniversary of the Bubble 泡泡Festival. A bubble's math principles and science were presente d and demonstrated at the three-week-
long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program. Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience wit
h their awesome skills for bubble making. The Yang family coop erated with the Discovery Science Center to set a new Guinnes s World Record for most people inside a soap bubble and they succeeded.
The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 year s created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it. The record was set on April 4, 2011
♦Longest ears on a dog
A bloodhound from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured a dog. The right ear is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 i nches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is o wned by Christina and Bryan Flessner.
Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his ears measured approximately 11.5 inches long. His grandfathe r used to hold this amazing world record, but when he died Mr.J effries took over.
♦Most living generations
Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for mo st living generations in one family? Seven is the answer.
The ultimate authority on record-
breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great-great- great-
great grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung "aged 109 y ears 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89, her granddaug hter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52, her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-
great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her great-great-great-great grandson on January 21, 1989".
♦Most T shirts worn at once
Believe it or not, there is a record also for this category. Krunosl av Budiseli set a new world record on May 22,2010 for wearing 245 T-
shirts at the same time. The man from Croatia was officially rec ognized as the new record bolder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-
shirts in 1ess than two hours.The T-
shirts weighted 68 kg and Budiseli said he began struggling aro und T-
shirt No. 120. He dethroned the Swedish Guinness record hold er who wore 238 T-shirts.
♦Heaviest pumpkin
Guinness World Records confirmed on October 9, 2010 that a g igantic pumpkin(南
瓜)grown in Wisconcin was officially the world’s heaviest. It wei ghed 1,810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by Chris Steven
s at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota. Stevens' pump kin was 85 pounds Javier than the record, another huge pumpki n grown in Ohio. The proud farmer said his secret is a precise o f rain, cow mature, good soil, sea grass and fish emulsion. Som e of the world’s heaviest pumpkins, including the record holder, were on public display at the Bronx Botanical Gardens in New York for a dozen days.
67. Why is Kenichi Ito described a man with a “super power”?
A. He set a good example to all Japanese.
B. He made record attempts in 15 different countries.
C. He set a new record for “Fastest 100 m running on all fours”.
D. He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day ac tivities.
68. Jeffries is the name of______.
A. the owner of the dog with the longest ears
B. the grandfather of the dog with the longest ears
C. the present holder of the record for “Longest ears on a dog”
D. the former holder of the record for “longest ears on a dog”
69. How many T-
shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to g o on?
A. 68.
B. 120.
C. 2.
D. 245.
70. According to the given information. which Guinness World Record was most recently set?
A. The record for “Most people inside a soup bubble”.
B. The record for “Most living generations”.
C. The record for “Most T-shirts worn at once”.
D. The record for “Heaviest pumpkin”.
参考答案
56-60CBADC, 61-65ABCBA, 66-70DCDBA
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2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选专练系列
（15）及答案
A
If Confucius（孔子）
were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there woul d be a lot of candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the Unit ed States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even rem ember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has becom
e a bridge that foreigners must cross i
f they want to reach a deeper understandin
g of China.
In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more th an 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲
学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chin ese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy. Students in the United Sta tes, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese.
So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. B usinessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understa nd their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well.
Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Conf ucius and Chinese culture to the West.
As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.
56. The passage is likely to appear in ________.
A. a biography
B. a history paper
C. a newspaper
D. a philosophy textbook
57. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to________.
A. provide some key facts about Confucius
B. attract the readers’ interest in the subject
C. show great respect for the ancient thinker
D. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
58. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students________.
A. have a great interest in studying Chinese
B. take an active part in Chinese competitions
C. try to get high scores in Chinese exams
D. fight for a chance to learn Chinese
59. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Forgotten Wisdom in America
B. Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
C. Chinese Culture for Westerners
D. Old Thinker with a Big Future
B
For those who are tired of doing the laundry, Samsung has found an answer: a washing machin e that can tell you when your laundry is done via a smart-phone app(application).
Strange though it may seem —“my wife already does that” was a common response among att endees viewing the device when it was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show CES this week — Samsung is just one of many appliance makers racing to install(安
装)a large number of internet-connected features in machines in an effort to make them “smart”. Last year, it was a refrigerator that tweeted. This year, it’s Wi-Fi-
enabled laundry machines and fridges that can tell you when your groceries are going bad. The washers and dryers, available starting in the spring, connect to any smart-
phone through a downloadable application. The phone can then be used as a remote control, s o the machines can be turned on and off while their owners is at work or on the bus. Samsung says it’s not just something new — the app connection actually has some practical us es.
“If you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take them out, you can go to your pho ne and restart your dryer for the time when you come home, so your clothes are refreshed and r eady to go,” said spokesperson Amy Schmidt.
The company also says that with electricity rate(电)varying depending on the time of day, more control over when the machines are used can help save money.
Perhaps, but what they will probably really accomplish is what all good technologies do —enable laziness. Rather than getting up to check on whether the laundry is done, users will inste ad monitor it on their phones while watching TV.
60. What can be inferred from the common response of the attendees at the CES?
A. The machine will be a big success.
B. their wives like doing the laundry.
C. The machine is unrelated to their life.
D. This kind of technology is familiar to them.
61. We can conclude from Samsung’s statements that ___________.
A. the app connection makes life easier
B. it is better to dry clothes in the morning
C. smart-phone can shorten the drying time
D. we should refresh clothes back at home
62. What can we learn about the new laundry machines?
A. They can tell you when your clothes need washing.
B. They can be controlled with a smart-phone.
C. They are difficult to operate.
D. They are sold at a low price.
63. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. The laundry should be frequently checked.
B. Lazy people like using such machines.
C. Good technologies also cause problems.
D. Television may help do the laundry.
C
If you want to get rich, leave New York City, Washington D.C. or Los Angeles and head to Plan o, Texas；
Aurora, Colorado or Omaha, Nebraska, where wages are high and life is good, a new survey sh owed.
A poll(民意测
验)that ranked 69 US cities with populations of more than 250,000 people showed the best plac es to build personal wealth and raise a family were in cities where some of the nation's largest c ompanies are headquartered.
The No.1 city, Plano, is the ninth largest city in Texas and home to company's headquarters incl uding soft drink company Dr Pepper Snapple Group, PepsiCo's snack foods company FritoLay and movie theater company Cinemark. “The city has a reputation as one of the best places in th e country for employers to do business and for families to live and work. Plano has a nationally acclaimed public education system and well-educated, diverse residents.”
Aurora, the third most popular city in Colorado, came in second, according to the survey which said its economy is booming and it is a business leader in key growth industries such as biotech nology, aerospace and high technology.
Nebraska's largest city Omaha, home to famous US investor Warren Buffett, nabbed third place . Buffett, who is the richest man in the world according to Forbes magazine, is often called the “Sage of Omaha” for his successful investments(投资).
New York City came in last, behind Washington D.C. and Los Angeles.
“These cities do have some of the highest average wages in the country, but when it comes to i ncreasing your dollar for the future, it is difficult to do in these cities,” said.
64.According to the passage, if you want to become rich, you'd better go to________.
A.Washington D.C.
B.Omaha
C.Los Angeles
D.New York City
65.How many famous companies are mentioned in this passage?
A.3.
B.5.
C.6.
D.10
66.Which of the following statements is RIGHT according to this passage?
A.The No.1 city, Plano, is the ninth largest city in Washington.
B.This poll was held in all American cities.
C.Aurora is the third most popular city in Nebraska.
D.Plano has a public education system and well educated diverse citizens.
D
Below is a selection about some Guinness(吉尼斯)World Records.
Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records
♦Fastest 100 m running on all fours
The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to CWR, their biggest day of record-breaking ever, with more than 290,000 people taking part in record attempts in 15 different coun tries. Kenichi Ito's record attempt was part of this special day. He is just another example of Jap anese with "super powers". His "super power" is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sog o Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.
♦Most people inside a soap bubble
The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, California celebrated this year the 15th anniversar y of the Bubble 泡泡
Festival. A bubble's math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at the three -week-
long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program. Fan Yang and Deni Y ang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making. The Yang family coop erated with the Discovery Science Center to set a new Guinness World Record for most people inside a soap bubble and they succeeded.
The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble a nd got 118 people inside it. The record was set on April 4, 2011
♦Longest ears on a dog
A bloodhound from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured a dog. The right ear is 13.75 inc hes long and the left one 13.5 inches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is ow ned by Christina and Bryan Flessner.
Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his ears measured approximately 1
1.5 inches long. His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record, but when he died Mr.J effries took over.
♦Most living generations
Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generations in one fami ly? Seven is the answer.
The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great-great- great-
great grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung "aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her da ughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52, her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-
great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her great-great-great-
great grandson on January 21, 1989".
♦Most T shirts worn at once
Believe it or not, there is a record also for this category. Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world reco rd on May 22,2010 for wearing 245 T-
shirts at the same time. The man from Croatia was officially recognized as the new record bolde r by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-
shirts in 1ess than two hours.The T-
shirts weighted 68 kg and Budiseli said he began struggling around T-
shirt No. 120. He dethroned the Swedish Guinness record holder who wore 238 T-shirts.
♦Heaviest pumpkin
Guinness World Records confirmed on October 9, 2010 that a gigantic pumpkin(南
瓜)grown in Wisconcin was officially the world’s heaviest. It weighed 1,810 pounds 8 ounces an d was unveiled by Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota. Stevens' pump kin was 85 pounds Javier than the record, another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio. The proud far mer said his secret is a precise of rain, cow mature, good soil, sea grass and fish emulsion. So me of the worl d’s heaviest pumpkins, including the record holder, were on public display at the Bronx Botanical Gardens in New York for a dozen days.
67. Why is Kenichi Ito described a man with a “super power”?
A. He set a good example to all Japanese.
B. He made record attempts in 15 different countries.
C. He set a new record for “Fastest 100 m running on all fours”.
D. He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.
68. Jeffries is the name of______.
A. the owner of the dog with the longest ears
B. the grandfather of the dog with the longest ears
C. the present holder of the record for “Longest ears on a dog”
D. the former holder of the record for “longest ears on a dog”
69. How many T-shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on?
A. 68.
B. 120.
C. 2.
D. 245.
70. According to the given information. which Guinness World Record was most recently set?
A. The record for “Most people inside a soup bubble”.
B. The record for “Most living generations”.
C. The record for “Most T-shirts worn at once”.
D. The record for “Heaviest pumpkin”.
参考答案
56-60CBADC, 61-65ABCBA, 66-70DCDBA
**************************************************结束。