高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解13

这是一份高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解13，共9页。
1.The aims f the Illustratrs’(插图画家的)Exhibitin, staged as part f the Blgna Children’s Bk Fair, rganized by BlgnaFiere and held frm 23t 26 December 2011,are t bring illustratrs and publishers tgether and t prmte illustratrs and their wrks amng publishers.
QUALIFICATIONS
•Individual illustratrs r grups f illustratrs f any natinality, if they were brn befre 31st December 1992, whse artwrk is intended fr use in children’s bks, are qualified t enter the Exhibitin, either directly r thrugh publishing huses r schls.
•Please state in the applicatin frm whether yu are entering wrk fr the Fictin r Nnfictin Categry．Illustratrs may nly enter ne categry.
•Artwrk previusly presented t the Exhibitin may nt be re-entered.
•The cnfirmatin(确认)frm must be filled in and a phtgraph attached, then presented tgether with illustratins n later than 15 Octber 2011.
SHIPMENT
Entries may be delivered by pst, express delivery service r by hand．Frm abrad, please use the fllwing frms: Frm “A” fr registered mail r pst by air; Frm “B” if using an internatinal frwarding agent r airline．T avid delays, material shuld nt be sent by nrmal pst．Material shuld be sent “carriage paid”, including any custms and delivery csts.
BlgnaFiere may nt be held respnsible fr the nn-arrival r late arrival f artwrk．all published wrks must be accmpanied by a declaratin bearing the ISBN number, publisher’s name and address.
REQUIREMENTS
The illustratins(i.e. the size f the sheet)must nt exceed(超过) the fllwing dimensins:
Fictin: 32×42 cm (r 42 × 32 cm)
Nn-fictin: 50 ×70 cm (70 × 50cm)
Illustratins in larger frmats will nt be cnsidered, nr will they be returned by BlgnaFiere．The illustratins must be n paper r flexible bard, maximum thickness 2mm ( fr scanner separatin purpses).
SELECTION PROCESS
All artwrk received by the stated deadline and meeting the specified requirements will be examined and selected by an internatinal grup (whse decisin is final), including five members (frm publishing huse and art schls) appinted each year by BlgnaFiere.
EXHIBITIONS ABROAD
After the Blgna event, the Illustratrs Exhibitin will travel t Japan under the supervisin f JBBY. The Illustratrs Exhibitin may afterwards be transferred t ther venues(场馆) in ther cuntries. The exhibitins f illustratins held abrad fllw the same rules and regulatins as the Illustratrs Exhibitin, and the prvisins (条款) f the regulatins are extended t the rganizers f the exhibitins held abrad.
RETURN OF ARTWORK
All the wrks will be returned t their wners by BlgnaFiere r directly by the rganizers f the exhibitins and held abrad by the end f July 2013.
55．Which f the fllwing f the Illustratrs’ Exhibitin is true?
A. It will last five days in all in July every ther year.
B. It is intended fr cllege students wh are gd at painting.
C. It is held by the Blgna Children’s Bk Fair in BlgnaFiere.
D. It can strengthen the relatinship between illustratrs and publishers.
56．The illustratrs f the Illustratrs Exhibitin __________．
A. shuld be at least 16 and n mre than 25
B. may re-enter their artwrk after it is returned
C. shuld state the categry f their artwrk clearly
D. may chse t attach a pht t the applicatin frm
57．Which f the fllwing is unacceptable fr delivering entries?
A. Nrmal pstB. Airline pstC. Registered mailD. Express delivery
58．What is BlgnaFiere respnsible fr?
A. Paying fr the delivery csts B. Late arrival f artwrk
C. Cnfirmatin f ISBN number D. Returning the illustratrs’ wrks
2.American researchers fund females are the mre talkative sex because f a special “language prtein(蛋白质)” in the brain.
The study, cnducted by neurscientists (神经学家)and psychlgist frm the University f Maryland, cncluded that wmen talked mre because they had mre f the Fxp2 prtein. The research, published in the Jurnal f Neurscience, fund that higher levels were fund amng humans that were wmen but in rats that were males. Their findings came after it was previusly claimed that ladies speak abut 20,000 wrds a day – ver 13,000 mre than men. “This study is ne f the first t reprt a sex difference in the expressin f a language-assciated prtein in humans r animals,” said Prf Margaret McCarthy, wh led the study. In their study, the researchers attempted t determine what might make male rats mre vcal than their female friends.
They separated fur-day-ld rats frm their mthers and then cunted the number f times they cried ut in the “ultrasnic range”, the frequencies higher than humans can hear, ver five minutes. While bth sexes called ut hundreds f cries, the males called ut twice as ften, they fund. But when the pups were returned t their mther’s cage, she fussed ver her sns first. Tests cnducted n the parts f the brain knwn t be assciated with vcalcalls shwed the male pups have up t twice as much Fxp2 prtein as the females. The researchers then increased the prductin in the brains f female pups and reduced it in males. This led t the female rats crying ut mre ften and their mthers shwing mre interest t them. In cntrast, males became less “talkative”.
The researchers then tested samples frm ten children, aged between three and five, which shwed that females had up t 30 per cent mre f the Fxp2 prtein than males, in a brain area key t language in humans.
“Based n ur bservatins, we assume higher levels f Fxp2 in girls and higher levels f Fxp2 in male rats is an indicatin that Fxp2 prtein levels are assciated with the mre cmmunicative sex,” said Prf McCarthy. “Our results imply Fxp2 as a cmpnent f the neurbilgical basis f sex differences in vcal cmmunicatin in mammals. “
51．Frm the secnd paragraph, we can learn that ________.
A. wmen always speak mre wrds than men
B. men and male rats have lw levels f language prtein
C. wmen and male rats have similar levels f Fxp2
D. McCarthy isn’t the first t find females mre talkative
52．The underlined phrase “fussed ver” in the third paragraph prbably means______.
A. paid attentin tB. related tC. put pressure nD. cunted n
53．The researchers carried ut the experiments n rats in rder t _______.
A. test which part f the brain is key t language in rats and humans
B. prve the levels f Fxp2 prtein in humans and rats are different
C. determine the reasn why female rats are mre talkative than male rats
D. discver the assciatin between Fxp2 prtein and vcal cmmunicatin
54．Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the passage ?
A. Tests n humans and rats
B. Why wmen are the talkative sex
C. Sex differences in Fxp2 prtein
D. Fxp2 prtein determines ral ability
3.I prefer Lynne Truss’s phraselgy: I am a grammar “sticker”. And, like Truss – authr f Eats, shts & Leaves – I have a “zer tlerance” apprach t grammar mistakes that make peple lk stupid.
Nw, Truss and I disagree n what it means t have “zer tlerance”. She thinks that peple wh mix up basic grammar “deserve t be struck by lightning, hacked (砍) up n the spt and buried in an unmarked grave”, while I just think they deserve t be passed ver fr a jb – even if they are therwise qualified fr the psitin.
Everyne wh applies fr a psitin at either f my cmpanies, iFixit r Dzuki, takes a cmpulsry grammar test. If jb hpefuls can’t distinguish between “t” and “t”, their applicatins g int the bin.
Of curse, we write fr a living. iFixit.cm is the wrld’s largest nline repair manual (指南), and Dzuki helps cmpanies write their wn technical dcumentatin, like paperless wrk instructins and step-by-step user manuals. S, it makes sense that we’ve made a strng strike against grammar errrs.
But grammar is relevant fr all cmpanies. Yes, language is cnstantly changing, but that desn’t make grammar unimprtant. Gd grammar is credibility, especially n the Internet. And, fr better r wrse, peple judge yu if yu can’t tell the difference between “their” “there” and “they’re”.
Gd grammar makes gd business sense – and nt just when it cmes t hiring writers. Writing isn’t in the fficial jb descriptin f mst peple in ur ffice. Still, we give ur grammar test t everybdy, including ur salespeple, ur peratins staff, and ur prgrammers.
Grammar signifies mre than just a persn’s ability t remember high schl English. I’ve fund that peple wh make fewer mistakes n a grammar test als make fewer mistakes when they are ding smething cmpletely unrelated t writing – like stcking shelves r labeling parts. It is the same with prgrammers. Applicants wh dn’t think writing is imprtant are likely t think lts f ther things als aren’t imprtant.
32. The authr agrees with Lynne Truss in that ________.
A. grammar mistakes can’t be tlerated
B. bks n grammar make peple stupid
C. peple need t learn basic grammar
D. grammar mistakes are abslutely unavidable
33. What’s the authr’s “zer tlerance” apprach t these jb seekers wh mix up basic grammar?
A. They shuld be left ut fr a jb. B. They have t crrect their mistakes.
C. They aren’t qualified fr their jbs.D. They must be severely punished.
34. Which f the fllwing is TRUE f iFixit and Dzuki?
A. Only ne f them has a cmpulsry grammar test.
B. They are cmpanies where ne learns grammar.
C. Grammar is quite imprtant fr their existence.
D. They depend n grammar crrectin fr a living.
35. What can we learn frm the text?
A. Cmpanies giving grammar tests may have n gd business sense.
B. Grammar becmes unimprtant as language is cnstantly changing.
C. A “zer tlerance” apprach t grammar errrs might seem a little unfair.
D. Peple wh pay attentin t writing may pay attentin t ther things.
4.Christmas, Easter and birthday parties can be difficult times fr grandmthers and parents as they rush arund trying t arrange the perfect celebratin r making everyne as happy as pssible! What’s better than a birthday party that makes yur grandchild smile thrughut r a celebratin that impresses relatives and clse friends?
That is why Granny Lk has supplied in this sectin, ne f the mst cmprehensive guides t making these special ccasins that happen perhaps nce a year a real success.
Frm a selectin f Advent calendars t party planning r Christmas-stcking fillers we have all the pssibilities cvered s that yur children and grandchildren will really have a memrable time with attractive gifts and riginal ideas.
Bring that festive spirit t all thse traditinal days, and ensure yu are always ready fr any pssibility. Granny Lk’s extensive links are bund t make every special ccasin an entirely different experience frm the year befre and allw everyne t feel entertained and cntent.
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Lk n further! Granny Lk helps the family t prepare in time fr FATHER CHRISTMAS. Give SANTACLAUS sme ideas. He can fill all the children’s Christmas-stckings with gdies! Unique Christmas gifts fr children –– stcking fillers.
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ADVENT CALENDARS
All children lve the build-up t CHRISTMAS! What is better than chsing ne f Granny Lk’s selectin f Advent Calendars! Here yu will find a list f websites t buy traditinal r fun Advent calendars fr children at Christmas time.
A Granny Lk favrite!
BIRTHDAYS
LOOKING fr a SPECIAL BIRTHDAY GIFT? Explre Granny Lk’s selectin f PRESENTS, PARTYPLANNING, PARTY TOYS and PARTY GAMES fr yur Children and Grandchildren’s BIRTHDAYS.
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CHRISTMAS
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29. If yu want t send sme invitatins t yur daughter’s classmates, where will yu search fr the infrmatin?
A. At Christmas.B. At Birthdays.
C. At Advent Calendars.D. At Christmas–stcking fillers.
30. Accrding t the passage, we can infer _______.
A. yu can nly get special ideas fr Christmas, Easter and birthday parties
B. in Granny Lk yu can buy many traditinal r fun Advent calendars fr children at
Christmas time
C. there is n persnalized invitatin in Granny Lk fr yu t select
D. Granny Lk prvides a wide range f links fr peple t prepare fr special ccasins
31. Frm the text, we knw that “Granny Lk” is ______.
A. a website that helps yu t prepare fr special ccasins
B. a cmpany that sells all srts f prducts n the Internet
C. a persn wh guides yu t make yur yearly celebratin a real success
D. a magazine that helps the family t prepare fr special ccasins
5.Tw new studies suggest that mdern running shes culd increase the risk f injuries t runners.
One study invlved sixty-eight healthy yung wmen and men wh ran at least twenty-fur kilmeters a week. The runners were bserved n a treadmill machine (跑步机). Smetimes they wre running shes. Other times they ran bareft (赤脚).
Researchers frm the JKM Technlgies cmpany in Virginia, the University f Virginia and the University f Clrad did the study.
They fund that running shes create mre stress that culd damage knees, hips and ankle jints than running bareft. They bserved that the effect was even greater than the effect reprted earlier fr walking in high heels.
The study appeared in the fficial scientific jurnal f The American Academy f Physical Medicine.
The ther study appeared in the jurnal Nature. It cmpared runners in the United States and Kenya. The researchers were frm Harvard University in Massachusetts, Mi University in Kenya and the University f Glasgw in Sctland.
They divided the runners int three grups. One grup had always run sheless. Anther grup had always run with shes. And the third grup had changed t sheless running.
Runners wh wear shes usually cme dwn heel first. That puts great frce n the back f the ft. But the study fund that bareft runners generally land n the frnt r middle f their ft. That way they ease int their landing and avid striking their heel.
Harvard’s Daniel Lieberman led the study. He says the way mst running shes are designed may explain why thse wh wear them land n their heels. The heel f the she is bigger and heavier than ther parts f the she, s it wuld seem mre likely t cme dwn first. Als, the heel generally has thick material under it t sften landings.
But the researchers d nt suggest that runners immediately start running bareft. They say it takes sme training. And there can be risks, like running when yur feet are t cld t feel if yu get injured.
The study was partly supprted by Vibram, which makes a kind f ftwear that it says is like running bareft. The findings have gtten a lt f attentin. But the researchers say there are many prblems in the way the press has reprted in their paper. S they have tried t explain their findings n a Harvard Website.
25. What’s the main idea f the passage?
A. Walking in high heels culd cause less serius effects than running bareft.
B. Tw new discveries encurage peple t run in high heels.
C. Running in shes is partly gd t runners.
D. Tw new studies prve running withut shes is beneficial t runners in mst cases.
26. Which part f ur bdy culd be injured if we run in running shes?
A. Tes.B. Hips.C. Feet.D. Legs.
27. What can we learn frm the passage?
A. The way that we run by landing n the frnt r middle f ur ft culd avid damaging ur heel.
B. We shuld start running bareft in n time.
C. Running in mdern running shes culd cause mre serius effects than running in high heels.
D. We wn’t be injured if we run bareft.
28. What is the writer’s attitude twards the use f the mdern running shes?
A. Persuasive.B. Negative. C. Objective.D. Supprtive.
6.“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a chice. Gifts are easy – they’re given after all. Chices can be hard.” –– Jeff Bezs
I gt the idea t start Amazn 16 years ag. I came acrss the fact that the Internet usage was grwing at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen r heard f anything that grew that fast, and the idea f building an nline bkstre with millins f titles was very exciting t me. I had just turned 30 years ld, and I’d been married fr a year. I tld my wife MacKenzie that I wanted t quit my jb and g t d this crazy thing that prbably wuldn’t wrk since mst start-ups dn’t, and I wasn’t sure what t expect. MacKenzie tld me I shuld g fr it. As a yung by, I’d been a garage inventr. I’d always wanted t be an inventr, and she wanted me t fllw my passin.
I was wrking at a financial firm in New Yrk City with a bunch f very smart peple, and I had a brilliant bss that I much admired. I went t my bss and tld him I wanted t start a cmpany selling bks n the Internet. He tk me n a lng walk in Central Park, listened carefully t me, and finally said, “That sunds like a really gd idea, but it wuld be an even better idea fr smene wh didn’t already have a gd jb.” That lgic made sme sense t me, and he cnvinced me t think abut it fr 48 hurs befre making a final decisin. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult chice, but ultimately (最后), I decided I had t give it a sht. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I wuld always be haunted by a decisin t nt try at all.
After much cnsideratin, I tk the less safe path t fllw my passin, and I’m prud f that chice. Fr all f us, in the end, we are ur chices.
21. What inspired the authr with the idea f building an nline bkstre?
A. His dream f being an inventr.
B. The supprt f his wife.
C. The greatly increasing usage f the Internet.
D. Millins f exciting titles.
22. Which f the fllwing is clsest in meaning t the underlined sentence?.
A. The idea f nt trying wuld keep cming t his mind and disturb him.
B. He wuld be very excited if he tried it ut.
C. He wuld be always having a dubt if he didn’t try.
D. The decisin t nt try the nline bkstre wuld terrify him.
23. We can knw frm the passage that _______.
A. the bss thught the idea was suitable fr the authr
B. the authr wanted smene else t try the idea
C. the authr might nt regret if he failed the idea
D. the authr might g back t his bss if he failed
24. Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A. Cleverness and KindnessB. The Starting f Amazn
C. Fllwing My PassinD. We Are What We Chse
试卷答案
1.DCAD
2.DADB
3.AACD
4.BDA
5.DBAC
6.CACD