2013高考英语二轮 阅读理解珍品训练(10)

2013高考英语二轮〔阅读理解〕珍品训练〔10〕与答案
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When we think about people who arc leaders, we often get a mental picture of someone who is older, smarter, and wiser than ourselves. Studies of leadership, though, have usually found that there is almost no relationship between skill as a leader and traditional measures of intelligence.
Some recent research by psychologist Red Fiedle and his colleagues showed that both intelligence and experience may be important but just now how important depends upon how stressful the work situation is and what kind of task is to be ac- complished. The researchers obtained measures of intelligence, experience, performance, and stress.
Overall, these variables did not relate to one another. Men with high and low intelligence were equally likely to give good performance, as were men with more and less experience, or more and less stress with their bosses. Howevcr, when you look separately at those men who have high stress with their bosses, thc picture changes. In high stress situations, there was no association between intelligence and performance, but there was between experience and performance. In other words, in difficuh situations, it was helpful to "know the ropes". In low stress situations, the find ings were just the opposite. Experience was not related to good performance, but intelligence was. That is. when things are going well, intelligence is very useful in leadership.
A study of fire fighters' performance under high and low stress conditions also found the experienced officers performed best under situations of stress. None of this is really very surprising. If you have ever had a supervisory job you probably found that at least as much energy went into handling (管理) people as went into handling the job itself. Tests of intelligence at least the ones we have now do not predict
success in handling people.
1. What kind of people can do the best job in stress situation?
A. intelligent people
B. experienced people
C. calm people
D. skilled people
2. In the third sentence of the last paragraph. "a supervisory job "refers to_______.
A. a management job
B. an advisory job
C. a teaching job
D. an organizing job
3. Which of the following statements is true according to thepassage.'?
A. In stress situations, there are no association between experience and performance.
B. Some recent research suggests that most leaders arc lack of intelligence.
C. In low stress situations, intelligence plays an important role in leadership.
D. Generally speaking, leaders are likely to be cleverer than ordinary people.
4. In the second sentence of the fourth paragraph, to "know the ropes"most probably means________.
A. to understand the situation
B. to control the situation
C. to get rid of the situation
D. to make sure what to do about thc situation
答案：D 指导：根据上下文可以推断本句意思是：换句话说，在困难的情况下经验有利于控制局势。

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Eat nuts every day, and you will keep heart disease away．
This is the conclusion some medical researchers have recently reached after a six - year studyon 34,000 people in California with focus on their dietary habits and
heart diseases．
Compared with someone who never cares for nuts, the one who eats nuts such as peanuts and walnuts 〔胡桃〕 at least once a day has only 47 per cent chance of having heart trouble, according toone of the researchers．
Another report states that 60 per cent of all those who eat nuts regularly like to chew peanuteither during or between meals．
This led the researchers to believe that the more regularly one sticks to the habit of eating nuts,the less will be his chance of getting heart disease．41．Scientists began to study the relation of people's dietary habits and heart diseases at least ____years ago．
A．three B．four
C．five D．six
42．Peanuts and walnuts are two kinds of ____ ．
A．plastics B．fruits C．animals D．flowers
43．The 34, 000 people are ____ people．
A．Chinese B．Japanese C．Italian D．American
B
The Touchstone
When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved．But it wasnot a valuable book, and so a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for very little money．
The book wasn't very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interestingindeed．It was a thin strip of vellum 〔上等皮纸〕 on which was written the secret of the "Touchstone" ! The touchstone was a small pebble 〔卵石〕 that could turn any common metal into puregold．
The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles thatlooked exactly like it．But the secret was this: The real pebble would feel warm,
while ordinary pebbles are cold．
So the man sold his few belongings, bought some simple supplies, camped on the seashore,and began testing pebbles．He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them downagain because they were cold, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times．So, when hefelt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea．He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone．Yet he went on and on this way．Pick up a pebble．Cold—throw it into the sea．Pick up another．Throw it into the sea．Pick up another．Throw it into the sea．
The days stretched into weeks and the weeks into months．One day, however, aboutmid-afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm．He threw it into the sea before he realizedwhat he had done．He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that whenthe one he wanted came along he still threw it away．So it is with opportunity．Unless we are careful, it's easy to fail to recognize an opportunitywhen it is in hand, and it's just as easy to throw it away．
44．The man bought the book because ____．
A．he wanted to read it B．it was very interesting
C．there was a secret in the book D．he wanted to find the touchstone
45．We can learn from the passage that the touchstone is ____ ．
A．pure B．cold C．magic D．big
46．Why did the man throw the pebbles into the sea?
A．Because he didn't want to get the same pebbles．
B．Because he didn't want others to pick them up．
C．Because he didn't like their ordinary looks．
D．Because he didn't like the cold feelings．
47．What does the author want to tell us in the passage?
A．We should offer opportunities in our life．
B．We should seek for opportunities in the world．
C．We may seize opportunities when we are watchful．
D．We may discover opportunities when forming habits．
C
Catherine Destivelle is a rock star．She loves rock, but she can't sing or play the guitar t She isa rock climber and a big star in France and Italy．She is the most famous woman climber in theworld because she often climbs without ropes．She climbs in many countries but most often in theFrench Alps near Chamonix, where she lives．She started climbing near her home in Paris when shewas five．Then, at fourteen, she joined the French Alpine Club to learn more, but immediately sheclimbed better and more quickly than the older members of the club．She won her first competitionin Italy in 1995．
Three years ago she found a new route up the Dru Mountain near Chamonix．The climb tookeleven days and for four days the snow was so heavy that she could not move．Last year other climbers tried to follow the new Destivelle Route, but they failed．They are going to try again this year．
People always ask her about her climbing．She says, " I climb because I'm in love withmountains．I like touching the rock and reading the face of the rock．I like it a lot．I felt at home onthe side of a mountain．I prepare well before I go, so I'm never worried．"
Catherine chooses new mountains from books—like buying from a shopping catalogue! " I see a nice mountain and I go to climb it!" Her next mountain is in Pakistan．She is going there nextmonth．" It's much bigger than the Dru, so it's going to take longer to climb．An American climber,Jeff Lowe, is coming with me to help．" 48．Catherine Destivetle is called "a star" because ____ ．
A．she won a competition in 1995 B．she loves rocks C．she's a famous woman climber D．she found a new
route up to the Dru Mountain
49．She had great trouble finding a new route up the Dru Mountain because ____ ．A．she lost her way B．the climb took 11 days
C．she needed help from an American climber D．there was heavy snow
50．On the side of a mountain she feels ____．
A．worried B．easy and happy
C．like staying at home D．terrible
51．We can infer from the passage people often ask her " ____ "．
A．Why do you like climbing?
B．Are you in love with an American climber?
C．Do you enjoy reading books on mountains?
D．What do you do before you go climbing?
D
The weather predictions for Asia in 2050 read like a story from a doomsday movie．Many experts and green groups fear they will come true unless there is a united global effort to hold back greenhouse gas outpouring．In the decades to come, Asia—home to more than half the world's 63 billion people—will change from one climate extreme to another, with tired farmers battling droughts, floods, disease, food shortages and rising sea levels．
"It's not a pretty picture," said Steve Sawyer, climate policy adviser with Greenpeace in Amsterdam．Global warming and changes of weather patterns are already occurring and there is morethan enough carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to drive climate change fordecades to come．
Already, changes are being felt in Asia but worse is likely to come．Sawyer and top climatebodies say, and could lead to mass migration and widespread human disasters．According to predictions, icebergs will melt faster, some Pacific and
Indian Ocean islands will have to evacuate or buildsea defenses, storms will become stronger and insects and water-borne diseases will move into newareas as the world warms．
All this comes on top of rising populations and earnest demand for food, water and other resources．Experts say environmental worsening such as deforestation and pollution will likely enlargethe results of climate change．
In what could be a sign of the future, Japan was hit by a record of 10 typhoons and tropicalstorms this year, while two - thirds of Bangladesh, parts of Nepal and large areas of northeastern India were flooded, affecting 50 million people, destroying livelihoods and making tens of thousandsill．
The year before, a winter cold strike and a summer heat wave killed more than 2,000 people inIndia．
52．This passage is mainly about ____ ．
A．what kind of weather we like best
B．the weather predictions for Asia in the future and the reasons
C．how to improve our environment
D．that the world will not be suitable for us to live in
53．In the future the Asian farmers will have to face the following except ____ ．A．food shortages B．droughts
C．wars D．floods
54．The underlined word "doomsday" in the first paragraph may give us the feeling of ____ ．
A．happiness B．sadness C．peace D．excitement
55．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Asian climate will change greatly．
B．Some islands may be flooded in the future．
C．More than 50 million people have been killed in Asia the year before．
D．People may meet with some new diseases borne from water．
E
Running like the wind, roaring like thunder, tigers have long been feared and respected as aking of the animal world．But last week a report said that there are no more than 30 wild tigers leftin south China．
This was the conclusion of a team of scientists from China's State Forestry Administration andthe World Nature Fund．
The South China tiger, also known as the Chinese tiger, is native to southern China．In the1950's, there were over 4000 tigers found in mountain forests in the country．But due to the destruction of their natural habitat 〔栖息地〕 and uncontrolled hunting, it has been pushed on to the list ofthe world's top ten most endangered species．Sixty - six of the big cats can be found in the cages of a dozen zoos around China．But they arenothing like their wild cousins．They have lost their natural skills such as hunting and killing．Ifthey were set free they could not look after themselves．"Breeding has damaged the quality of the species" , said Pei Enle, deputy director of theShanghai Zoo．
To reintroduce the species into the wild, the country started a programme to send five to tenyoung tigers to South Africa．Four of them have already arrived．Progress has been made as two elder tigers have recovered some of their instincts 〔本能〕and can hunt wild animals by themselves atthe African base．
" South Africans are very experienced in reintroducing big animals to the wild．The country hasvery good natural conditions for the tigers to learn in" , said Lu Jun, office director of the NationalWildlife Research and Development Center．"We tried in Fujian Province, but it was not successfulas there was not a complete eco - chain and there was a lack of space．"
The tigers should return to China in 2012 when the reservations in Fujian are ready．
56．What is the main reason for the South China tiger becoming one of the world's top ten most endangered species?
A．Because it has lost its natural instincts．
B．Because there is not a complete eco - chain．
C．Because there is no space for it．
D．Because uncontrolled hunting has destroyed its natural living conditions．57．How is the programme of sending several tigers to South Africa getting on?
A．Its effect still remains to be seen．
B．Two tigers can already compete with their wild cousins．
C．Some of the tigers are already on the road to recovering their natural skills．D．The tigers should be able to recover their instincts completely by 2012．58．By saying " But they are nothing like their wild cousins．" , the writer means that ____．
A．they are no longer feared by other wild animals
B．they are good at hunting and killing
C．a complete change has resulted in the species because of breeding
D．to reintroduce them into the wild has become an urgent task
59．What is the purpose of sending young tigers to South Africa?
A．To help the tigers recover their ability to live in the wild．
B．To provide them with a better environment．
C．To get the tigers to go on a tour．
D．To find a complete eco - chain for them．
60．Which one is NOT the reason for South Africa being chosen as the training place?
A．Because the tigers can hunt wild animals by themselves at the African base．B．Because South Africans are skilled at dealing with the tigers．
C．Because there is a complete eco - chain and enough space there．
D．Because the country has good natural conditions for the tigers to learn in．
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51～55 ABCBC 56～60 DBAAB
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