高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解12

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Fur years ag my sweet mm went t be with her Lrd．She did it her way．
I gt the call at wrk, and I headed hme quickly．Mm and Dad lived n a small farm that they had wned since I was seven．I hated ging there every weekend．There was nthing fr a yung girl t d but watch the ne statin n the ld TV set, if the weather allwed receptin．
My mm, n the ther hand, lved the peace and quiet f the land and lved t wrk in the garden amng her flwers and vegetables．The place was rustic, with n indr plumbing r heat．We had a big wd stve in the kitchen that did its best t heat the little farmhuse, but it always seemed cld and t quiet t me．
In the evenings, my mm and I wuld sit fr hurs singing in the little kitchen．I sang the meldy and Mm harmnized．Her favrite sng was "Mn River" and we sang it ver and ver．Mm tld me stries abut hw when I was a little girl, I culd sing befre I culd talk．She lved t tell hw my playpen（婴儿圈栏）sat in the kitchen next t the radi and there was ne sng I particularly lved called "Ivry Twer"．
As time passed, I had my wn children and went t visit every week r tw．The kids lved the farm and the tractr rides with my dad．Me, well, I still hated the silence f the farm．While my mm lved t sit at her kitchen table and lk ut at her garden and flwers and retell all the ld stries, I missed the hustle and bustle（喧闹）f my life at hme．But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced．
Nw, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening s I finally leaned ver t turn n an ld radi．Music always cmfrted me．
My heart skipped a beat．"Mn River" was playing n the radi．I sat there stunned, with a tear running dwn my cheek, as I listened t every familiar nte．
Then the radi annuncer f this ldie statin came n．"Here's ne we haven't heard in a while," and an unfamiliar sng began．I began t cry harder as I heard the wrds sung ver the airwaves．"Cme dwn, cme dwn frm yur Ivry Twer．．．．"
63．The writer didn’t like staying n the farm fr the fllwing reasns Except that ________．
A．it was t cld and quiet
B．she culd nly sing ne sng n the small farm
C．there was nthing mre that culd make her excited
D．The place was rustic, with n indr plumbing r heat
64．Frm the first paragraph, we knw that the writer’s mther ________．
A．passed away fur years ag B．left the small farm with Lrd
C. left fr Lrd t live her wn way D．preferred t be with Lrd
65．The underlined wrd reminisced in the fifth paragraph prbably means ________．
A．recalled B．cmfrted C. shuted D．sighed
66．Which f the fllwing statements is NOT true accrding t the passage _______．
A．The writer was able t sing befre she culd speak．
B．The writer preferred t live a busy life in the city．
C．The writer was still quite familiar with the sng "Ivry Twer"．
D．The writer treasured all her childhd memries in the small farmhuse．
67．Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr this passage? _______
A．Cherish life B．My happy childhd
C．Our small farmhuse D．Mm’s music
2.
Turism prbably started in Rman times．Rich Rmans visited friends and family wh were wrking in anther part f the Rman empire．But when the empire brke dwn, this kind f turism stpped．
In the early 17th century, the idea f the “Grand Tur” was brn．Rich yung English peple sailed acrss the English Channel（英吉利海峡）．They visited the mst beautiful and imprtant Eurpean cities f the time, including Paris in France, and Rme and Venice（威尼斯）in Italy．Their turs lasted fr tw t fur years, and the turists stayed a few weeks r mnths in each city．The “Grand Tur” was an imprtant part f yung peple’s educatin—but nly fr the rich．
In the 18th century, turism began t change．Fr example, peple in the UK started t visit sme twns, such as Bath t “take the waters”．They believed that the water there was gd fr their health．S large and expensive htels were built in these twns．
In the 19th century, travel became much mre ppular and faster．When the first railways were built in the 1820s, it was easier fr peple t travel between twns, s they started t g fr hlidays by the sea．And sme started t have hlidays in the cuntryside as cities became larger, nisier and dirtier．
Traveling by sea als became faster and safer when the first steamships were built．Peple began t travel mre t far-away cuntries．
The 20th century saw cars becme mre and mre ppular amng rdinary peple．Planes were made larger, s ticket prices drpped and mre peple used them．
Thus turism grew．In 1949, Russian jurnalist Vladimir Raitz started a cmpany called Hrizn Hlidays．The cmpany rganizes everything—plane tickets, htel rms, even fd—and turists pay fr it all befre they leave hme．The package tur and mdern turist industry was brn．
The first travel agency in China was set up as early as 1949．But turism did nt take ff until 1978．In 2002, the industry was wrth 500 billin Yuan and became an imprtant part f China’s scial develpment．
59．In the early times, the travelers __________．
A．all came frm Rman
B．had lts f mney
C．were very yung and strng
D．traveled by bat
60．Which f the fllwing is true？
A．The yung men learned little frm Grand Tur．
B．Turism became faster and safer when the first railways were built in the 18th century．
C．Mre peple chse planes fr its cheap price．
D．In 2002,turism became a significant part f China’s scial develpment．
61．_________played the mst imprtant rle in the turism develpment．
A．Educatin B．Transprtatin C．Mney D．Peple’s ideas
62．Mdern turism was brn ___________．
A．in 1978 B．in Rman times
C．in the early 17th century D．in 1949
3.
Charlie Bswell has always been a great her. He has inspired thusands f peple t rise abve circumstances and live ut true meaning f life.
He was blinded during Wrld War II while rescuing his friend frm a tank that was under fire. He was a great athlete befre the accident. In rder t prve his talent and determinatin, he decided t try a brand new sprt, a sprt he never imagined playing, even with his eyesight – glf! Thrugh determinatin and a deep lve fr the game he became the Natinal Blind Glf Champin! He wn that hnr 13 times.
One f his heres was the great glfer Ben Hgan, s it truly was an hnr fr Charlie t win the Ben Hgan Award in 1958.
Upn meeting Ben Hgan, Charlie was respectful and stated that he had ne wish and it was t have ne rund f glf with the great Ben Hgan. Mr. Hgan agreed that playing a rund tgether wuld be an hnr fr him as well, as he had heard abut all f Charlie’s accmplishments and truly admired his skills.
“Wuld yu like t play fr mney, Mr. Hgan?” asked ut Charlie.
“I can’t play yu fr mney, it wuldn’t be fair!” said Mr. Hgan.
“Aw, cme n Mr. Hgan…$ 1,000 per hle!”
“I can’t, what wuld peple think f me, taking advantage f yu and yur circumstance?” replied the sighted glfer.
“Chicken, Mr. Hgan?”
“Okay,” replied the embarrassed Hgan, “but I am ging t play my best!”
“I wuldn’t expect anything else,” said the cnfident Bswell.
“Nw that yu’re n. Mr. Bswell, yu name the time and the place!”
The very self – assured Bswell respnded, “10 ’clck … tnight!”
56．Why didn’t Mr. Hgan want t play Charlie fr mney?
A．He was wrried he wuld lse the match.
B．He thught it was unfair fr Charlie.
C．He didn’t care abut mney.
D．He preferred chicken t mney.
57．It can be inferred frm the text that .
A．Mr. Hgan was nt gd at playing glf
B．Charlie did well in ther sprts befre playing glf
C．Mr. Hgan didn’t try his best t play
D．Charlie Bswell was brn blind
58．Which f the fllwing can best describe Charlie?
A．Cmpetitive and generus B．Energetic and reliable
C．Careful and cnsiderate D．Cnfident and smart
4.Belw is a discussin n a website.
68. Wh wuld miss his r her family mst?
A. Jaime B. Jayne C. Mik D. Pala.
69. Which f the fllwing peple wuld feel mst uncmfrtable withut the news media?
A. Steve. B. Jaime C. Rger. D. Tmas
70. Hw many f them mentined that they wuld miss fd r drink?
A. One B. Tw C. Three D. Fur
5.D yu knw that wmen’s brains are smaller than men’s? The average wmen’s brain weighs 10% less than men’s. Since researches have shwn that the bigger the brain, the cleverer the animal, men must be mre intelligent than wmen. Right? Wrng. Men and wmen always scre similarly n intelligence tests, despite the difference in brain size. Why? After years f study, researchers have cncluded that it’s what’s inside that matters, nt just the size f the brain. The brain cnsists f “grey matter” and “white matter”. While men have mre f the latter, the amunt f “thinking” brain is almst exactly the same in bth sexes.
It has been suggested that smaller brain appears t wrk faster, perhaps because the tw sides f the brain are better cnnected in wmen. This means that little girls tend t learn t speak earlier, and that wmen can understand srts f infrmatin frm different surces at the same time. When it cmes t talking t the bss n the phne, cking dinner and keeping an eye n the baby all at the same time, it’s wmen wh cme ut n tp every time.
There are ther imprtant differences between tw sexes. As white matter is the key t spatial(空间的) tasks, men knw better where things are in relatin t ther things. “A great ftballer always knws where he is in relatin t the ther players, and he knws where t g,” says ne researcher. That may explain ne f life’s great mysteries—why men refuse t ask fr directins … and wmen ften need t!
The differences begin when fetuses(胎儿) are abut nine weeks ld, which can be seen in the actin f children as yung as ne. A by wuld try t climb a barrier (障碍物) befre him r push it dwn while a girl wuld attract help frm thers. These brain differences als explain the fact that mre men take up jbs that require gd spatial skills, while mre wmen speech skills. It may all g back t ur ancestrs, amng whm wmen needed speech skills t take care f their babies and men needed spatial skills t hunt, accrding t ne research.
If all this disappints yu, it shuldn’t. “The brain changes thrughut ur lives accrding t what we d with it.” says a bilgist.
64. Which f the fllwing is true accrding t the first paragraph?
A. Wmen’s brain is 10% less than men’s
B. Grey matter plays the same rle as white matter.
C. Grey matter cntrls thinking in the brain.
D. Bth sexes have the same amunt f white matter.
65. What can we infer frm the secnd and third paragraphs?
A. Wmen prefer ding many things at a time.
B. Men d better dealing with ne jb at a time.
C. Wmen d nt need t tell directins.
D. Men have weaker spatial abilities.
66. Which f the fllwing d yu agree with accrding t the furth paragraph?
A. Yung bys may be strnger than yung girls.
B. Mre wmen take up jbs requiring speech skills.
C. Wmen may have strnger feelings than men.
D. Our ancestrs needed mre spatial skills.
67. What is the writer’s attitude in writing this passage?
A. Defensive. B. Persuasive. C. Supprtive. D. Objective.
6.D yu knw f anyne wh uses the truth t deceive (欺骗)? When smene tells yu smething that is true, but leaves ut imprtant infrmatin that shuld be included, he can give yu a false picture.
Fr example, sme might say, “I just wn a hundred dllars n the lttery (彩票). It was great. I tk that dllar ticket back t the stre and turned it in fr ne hundred dllars!”
This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, maybe nt. We then discver that he bught $200 wrth f tickets, and nly ne was a winner. He’s really a big lser!
He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left ut imprtant infrmatin n purpse. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are nt technically lies, but they are just as dishnest.
Sme pliticians ften use this trick. Let’s say that during Gvernr Smith’s last term, her state lst ne millin jbs and gained three millin jbs. Then she seeked anther term. One f her ppnents(对手) said, “During Gvernr Smith’s term, the state lst ne millin jbs!” That’s true. Hwever, an hnest statement wuld have been, “During Gvernr Smith’s term, the state had a net gain f tw millin jbs.”
Advertisers will smetimes use half-truths. It’s against the law t make false statements s they try t mislead yu with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine ut f ten dctrs advised their patients t take Yucky Pills t cure tthache.” It fails t mentin that they nly asked ten dctrs and nine f them wrk fr the Yucky Cmpany.
This kind f deceptin happens t ften. Lies are lies, and smetimes the truth can lie as well, which is a sad fact f life.
60. Hw much did the lttery winner lse?
A. One hundred dllars. B. Tw hundred dllars.
C. Three hundred dllars. D. Fur hundred dllars.
61. We may infer that the authr believes peple shuld _______.
A. buy lttery tickets
B. make use f half-truths
C. nt take anything at face value
D. nt trust the Yucky Cmpany
62. What d the underline wrds “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. final increase B. big advantage
C. large share D. ttal saving
63. What can we knw frm the example f the Yucky Pill advertisement?
A. False statements are easy t see thrugh.
B. Half-truths are ften used t mislead peple.
C. Dctrs like t act in advertisements.
D. Advertisements are based n facts.
试卷答案
1.BAACD
2.BDBD
3.BBD
4.BCC
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5.CBBD
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6.ACAB
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Stuck n a desert island?
Started n 23rd April by Steve Psts 1 – 7 f 42
Pst 1
Steve
USA
Hi, everyne. What wuld yu miss mst and least if yu were stuck n a desert island? Fr me, it wuld be the changing seasns in New England. I guess this will sund stupid but I’d prbably miss the rain, t. I wuldn’t miss getting up at six every day t g t wrk, thugh! What abut yu?
Pst 2
Tmas
Germany
Gd questin. Steve, I think I’d miss different types f bread, and shpping at the supermarket. I’d miss the fd mst. What wuld I miss least? My mbile phne. I’d like t be cmpletely quiet, at least fr a little while.
Pst 3
Pala
Italy
I wuld miss the cmpany f peple because I knw I’d like t have smene t share experiences with. I’d g mad n my wn. And I surely wuldn’t miss junk mails(垃圾邮件). I hate cming hme every evening with a pile f junk mails in my pst bx.
Pst 4
Mik
Japan
Hi, I wuld miss Manga cartn, the internet and Japanese fd, like sushi. I’d als miss TV shws and shpping fr clthes… In fact, I’d miss everything.
Pst 5
Rger
UK
I wuld miss my daily newspaper and listening t the news n TV and radi. I’d feel very cut ff if I didn’t knw what was happening in the wrld. What I’d miss least wuld be traffic jams in the city, particularly my jurney t wrk.
Pst 6
Jayne
Why hasn’t anyne mentined their family? I’d be lst withut my husband and tw kids. They’re the mst imprtant fr me. And I can’t get started in the mrning withut a cup f black cffee. I wuldn’t miss ding the husewrk!
Pst 7
Jaime
Mexic
It wuld have t be music. I culdn’t live withut my music. I wuldn’t miss ging t schl at all r ding hmewrk!