高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解34

这是一份高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解34，共12页。

1.
Western artist R.V. (Rn) Jahns creates his unique western wildlife paintings by tapping int (利用) his vast experience f true life. He had rich western experiences ut in the muntains in the great Nrthwest.
Rn paints frm the heart and his experience as a cwby in the west. He has a particular passin (激情) fr the muntains frm Eastern Oregn t Alaska and draws frm his many years f muntain adventures as inspiratin fr his western paintings. Brn and raised n a farm, this cwby artist is well knwledgeable with the subjects f his Western art. Rn struggles fr histrical accuracy in his western cwby paintings when an artist gives a false descriptin f the facts abut cwbys in the west!
Living in Alaska fr 17 years added a new factr t Rn’s western art. As a hunter and fisherman he bserved the wildlife in its natural setting and has cnveyed this spirit t his canvas. Rn’s western art can be viewed thrughut the United States, in Eurpe and thrugh ccasinal private shwings. Yu can find western wildlife paintings by Rn at varius art shws thrughut the year. Fr a list f art shws the Cwby Artist will be attending, visit his Art Shw page. Althugh a self-taught western artist, Rn himself has taught painting in clleges and thrugh private lessns. Rn is quite a stryteller and the last f an ld kind f cwby pets and western strytellers. If yu’ve met Rn at the Flea Markets in Sumpter, Oregn then yu n dubt have already had a taste f his knack (诀窍) fr telling tall tales and sharing his riginal cwby pems f true life n the ranch.
36. What is the best title f the passage?
A. A handsme cwby B. A cwby artist
C. An artist in the west D. A famus artist
37. Why can Rn truly present the facts abut cwby life in the west?
A. Because he has read a lt abut cwbys’ life.
B. Because he has seen many such paintings.
C. Because he has experienced such life.
D. Because he knws western styles well.
38. What des the underlined wrd “canvas” in the secnd paragraph mean?
A. A kind f clth. B. Blue jeans C. Thughts D. Paintings
39. Frm the passage we can see Rn is ______.
A. a gd artist as well as a stry teller and pet B. skilled at his teaching
C. a rich artist D. a British artist
40. Which f the fllwing is true?
A. Rn’s painting fcuses n city life. B. Rn learned a lt frm his teacher.
C. Rn was brn and raised n a farm. D. Rn’s paintings can’t be seen in Eurpe.
2.
A team f engineers at Harvard University has been inspired by Nature t create the first rbtic fly. The mechanical fly has becme a platfrm fr a series f new high-tech integrated systems. Designed t d what a fly des naturally, the tiny machine is the size f a fat husefly. Its mini wings allw it t stay in the air and perfrm cntrlled flight tasks.
“It’s extremely imprtant fr us t think abut this as a whle system and nt just the sum f a bunch f individual cmpnents (元件),” said Rbert Wd, the Harvard engineering prfessr wh has been wrking n the rbtic fly prject fr ver a decade. A few years ag, his team gt the g-ahead t start piecing tgether the cmpnents. “The added difficulty with a prject like this is that actually nne f thse cmpnents are ff the shelf and s we have t develp them all n ur wn,” he said.
They engineered a series f systems t start and drive the rbtic fly. “The seemingly simple system which just mves the wings has a number f interdependencies n the individual cmpnents, each f which individually has t perfrm well, but then has t be matched well t everything it’s cnnected t,” said Wd. The flight device was built int a set f pwer, cmputatin, sensing and cntrl systems. Wd says the success f the prject prves that the flying rbt with these tiny cmpnents can be built and manufactured.
While this first rbtic flyer is linked t a small, ff-bard pwer surce, the gal is eventually t equip it with a built-in pwer surce, s that it might smeday perfrm data-gathering wrk at rescue sites, in farmers’ fields r n the battlefield. “Basically it shuld be able t take ff, land and fly arund,” he said.
Wd says the design ffers a new way t study flight mechanics and cntrl at insect-scale. Yet, the pwer, sensing and cmputatin technlgies n bard culd have much brader applicatins. “Yu can start thinking abut using them t answer pen scientific questins, yu knw, t study bilgy in ways that wuld be difficult with the animals, but using these rbts instead,” he said. “S there are a lt f technlgies and pen interesting scientific questins that are really what drives us n a day t day basis.”
41. The rbtic fly prject has been cnducted __________.
A. just by accidentB. within a decade
C. just by a prfessrD. fr mre than ten years
42. The difficulty the team f engineers met with while making the rbtic fly was that __________.
A. they had n mdel in their mind
B. they did nt have sufficient time
C. they had n ready-made cmpnents
D. they culd nt assemble the cmpnents
43. It can be inferred frm paragraphs 3 and 4 that the rbtic fly __________.
A. cnsists f a flight device and a cntrl system
B. can just fly in limited areas at the present time
C. can cllect infrmatin frm many surces
D. has been put int wide applicatin
44. Which f the fllwing can be learned frm the passage?
A. The rbtic flyer is designed t learn abut insects.
B. Animals are nt allwed in bilgical experiments.
C. There used t be few ways t study hw insects fly.
D. Wd’s design can replace animals in sme experiments.
45. Which f the fllwing might be the best title f the passage?
A. Father f Rbtic Fly
B. Inspiratin frm Engineering Science
C. Rbtic Fly Imitates Real Life Insect
D. Harvard Breaks Thrugh in Insect Study
3.
Hw culd we pssibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural envirnments－mstly fr entertainment purpses－is fair and respectful?
Z fficials say they are cncerned abut animals. Hw ever, mst zs remain “cllectins” f interesting “things” rather than prtective habitats. Zs teach peple that it is acceptable t keep animals bred, lnely, and far frm their natural hmes.
Zs claim t educate peple and save endangered species, but visitrs leave zs withut having learned anything meaningful abut the animals’ natural behavir, intelligence, r beauty. Zs keep animals in small spaces r cages, and mst signs nly mentin the species’ name, diet, and natural range. The animals’ nrmal behavir is seldm nticed because zs dn’t usually take care f the animals’ natural needs.
The animals are kept tgether in small spaces, with n privacy and little pprtunity fr mental and physical exercise. This results in unusual and self-destructive behavir called zchsis. A wrldwide study f zs fund that zchsis is cmmn amng animals kept in small spaces r cages. Anther study shwed that elephants spend 22 percent f their time making repeated head mvements r biting cage bars, and bears spend 30 percent f their time walking back and frth, a sign f unhappiness and pain.
Furthermre, mst animals in zs are nt endangered. Captive breeding (圈养繁殖) f endangered big cats, Asian elephants, and ther species has nt resulted in their being sent back t the wild. Zs talk a lt abut their captive breeding prgrams because they d nt want peple t wrry abut a species dying ut. In fact, baby animals als attract a lt f paying custmers. Haven’t we seen enugh cmpetitins t name baby animals?
Actually, we will save endangered species nly if we save their habitats and put an end t the reasns peple kill them. Instead f supprting zs, we shuld supprt grups that wrk t prtect animals’ natural habitats.
36. Hw wuld the authr describe the animals’ life in zs?
A. Dangerus.B. Unhappy.C. Natural. D. Easy.
37. In the state f zchsis, animals _________.
A. remain in cagesB. behave strangely
C. attack ther animalsD. enjy mving arund
38. What des the authr try t argue in the passage?
A. Zs are nt wrth the public supprt.
B. Zs fail in their attempt t save animals.
C. Zs shuld treat animals as human beings.
D. Zs use animals as a means f entertainment.
39. The authr tries t persuade readers t accept his argument mainly by _____.
A. discussing the advantages f natural habitats
B. using evidence he has cllected at zs
C. questining the way animals are prtected
D. pinting ut the faults in what zs d
40. Althugh he argues against zs, the authr wuld still agree that _______.
A. zs have t keep animals in small cages
B. mst animals in zs are endangered species
C. sme endangered animals are reprduced in zs
D. it’s acceptable t keep animals away frm their habitats
4.
In mdern sciety there is a great deal f argument abut cmpetitin. Sme value it highly, believing that it is respnsible fr scial prgress and prsperity. Others say that cmpetitin is bad; that it sets ne persn against anther; that it leads t unfriendly relatinship between peple.
I have taught many children wh held the belief that their self-wrth relied n hw well they perfrmed at tennis and ther skills. Fr them, playing well and winning are ften life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit f success, the develpment f many ther human qualities is sadly frgtten.
Hwever, while sme seem t be lst in the desire t succeed, thers take an ppsite attitude. In a culture which values nly the winner and pays n attentin t the rdinary players, they strngly blame cmpetitin. Amng the mst vcal are yungsters wh have suffered under cmpetitive pressures frm their parents r sciety. Teaching these yung peple, I ften bserve in them a desire t fail. They seem t seek failure by nt trying t win r achieve success. By nt trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lst, but it desn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” What is nt usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lst, that wuld mean a lt. Such a lss wuld be a measure f their wrth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that f true cmpetitrs wh try t prve themselves. Bth are based n the mistaken belief that ne’s self-respect relies n hw well ne perfrms in cmparisn with thers. Bth are afraid f nt being valued. Only as this basic and ften trublesme fear begins t disslve (缓解) can we discver a new meaning in cmpetitin.
31. What des this passage mainly talk abut?
A. Cmpetitin helps t set up self-respect.
B. Opinins abut cmpetitin are different amng peple.
C. Cmpetitin is harmful t persnal quality develpment.
D. Failures are necessary experience in cmpetitin.
32. Why d sme peple favr cmpetitin accrding t the passage?
A. It pushes sciety frward.
B. It builds up a sense f duty.
C. It imprves persnal abilities.
D. It encurages individual effrts.
33. The underlined phrase “the mst vcal” in Paragraph 3 means __________.
A. thse wh try their best t win
B. thse wh value cmpetitin mst highly
C. thse wh are against cmpetitin mst strngly
D. thse wh rely n thers mst fr success
34. What is the similar belief f the true cmpetitrs and thse with a “desire t fail”?
A. One’s wrth lies in his perfrmance cmpared with thers.
B. One’s success in cmpetitin needs great effrts.
C. One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills.
D. One’s success is based n hw hard he has tried.
35. Which pint f view may the authr agree t?
A. Every effrt shuld be paid back.
B. Cmpetitin shuld be encuraged.
C. Winning shuld be a life-and-death matter.
D. Fear f failure shuld be remved in cmpetitin.
5.
In the fall f 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading ff t Hward University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming f sitting n a Supreme Curt bench smewhere. Twenty-ne years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and ne with quite a different tale t tell.
My grandma, an amazing wman, graduated frm cllege at the age f 65. She was the first in ur family t reach that gal. But ne year after I started cllege, she develped cancer. I made the chice t withdraw frm cllege t care fr her. It meant that schl and my persnal dream wuld have t wait.
Then I gt married with anther dream: building my family with a cmbinatin f adpt and bilgical children. In 1999, we adpted ur first sn. T lay eyes n him was fantastic—and very emtinal. A year later came ur secnd adpted by. Then fllwed sn N. 3. In 2003, I gave birth t anther by.
Yu can imagine hw fully ccupied I became, raising fur bys under the age f 8! Our hme was a cmplete z—a jyus z. Nt surprising, I never did make it back t cllege full-time. But I never gave up n the dream either. I had nly ne chice: t find a way. That meant taking as few as ne class each semester.
The hardest part was feeling guilty abut the time I spent away frm the bys. They ften wanted me t stay hme with them. There certainly were times I wanted t quit. But I knew I shuld set an example fr them t fllw thrugh the rest f their lives.
In 2007, I graduated frm the University f Nrth Carlina. It tk me ver 21 years t get my cllege degree!
I am nt special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when yu’re lking at a big challenge frm the utside it lks huge, but when yu’re in the midst f it, it just seems nrmal. Everything yu want wn’t arrive in yur life n ne day. It’s a prcess. Remember: little steps add up t big dreams.
26. When the authr went t Hward University, her dream was t be ________.
A. a writerB. a teacherC. a judgeD. a dctr
27. Why did the authr quit schl in her secnd year f cllege?
A. She wanted t study by herself.
B. She fell in lve and gt married.
C. She suffered frm a serius illness.
D. She decided t lk after her grandma.
28. What can we learn abut the authr frm Paragraphs 4 and 5?
A.She was busy yet happy with her family life.
B.She ignred her guilty feeling fr her sns.
C.She wanted t remain a full-time husewife.
D.She was t cnfused t make a crrect chice.
What dse the authr mstly want t tell us in the last paragraph?
A.Failure is the mther f success.
B.Little by little, ne ges far.
C.Every cin has tw sides.
D.Well begun, half dne.
30. Which f the fllwing can best describe the authr?
A.Caring and determined.
B.Hnest and respnsible.
C.Ambitius and sensitive.
D.Inncent and single-minded.
6.
Rck stars and their mney
Arund the wrld yung peple are spending unbelievable sums f mney listening t rck music. Frbes reprts that at least fifty rck stars have incmes between tw millin and six millin dllars per year.
"It desn't make sense," says Jhnny Mathis, ne f the lder music millinaires, wh made a millin dllars a year when he was ppular in 1950s. "Perfrmers aren't wrth this kind f mney. In fact, nbdy is."
But the rck stars' admirers seem t disagree. Thse wh lve rck music spend abut tw billin dllars a year fr recrds. They pay 150 millin t see rck stars in persn.
Luck is a key wrd fr explaining the success f many. In 1972 ne f the luckiest was Kn Mclean, wh wrte and sang "American Pie". Mclean writes his wn music, s he earns an additinal tw cents n every single recrd f the sng.
Neil Yung wh perfrms in trn blue jeans, smetimes sings t an audience f 10,000, each f whm has paid five dllars fr a ticket. After paying expenses, Yung leaves with abut $ 18,000 in his blue jeans at the end f an evening.
Hw d the rck stars use their mney? What d they d when the mney starts puring in like water? Mst f the yung stars simply shw the mney arund. England's Eltn Jhn gave smene a $ 38,000 Rlls car and bught himself 5,000 pairs f eyeglasses, then lighted up and spelt E-L-T-O-N. He als bught himself tw cars, "ne fr each ft".
Many rck stars live like Grace Slick and Jeffersn Airplane. Thse perfrmers return frm a tur, pay their bills, and buy new tys. Then when they need mney again, they d anther tur. They save n mney and live frm hand t muth.
In the end the rck stars' life is unrewarding. After tw r three years riches and fame are gne. Left with his memries and his tax prblems, the lnely star spends his remaining years trying t attract strangers. New stars have arrived t take his place.
48. This passage is mainly abut .
A. the success f a rck star B. the way rck stars live
C. rich rck stars D. the admirers f rck stars
49. Hw much expense des Neil Yung pay fr a perfrmance?
A.$10,000 B.$33,000 C.$32,000 D.$38,000
50. Accrding t passage, the underlined phrase "frm hand t muth" means .
A they have t earn mney by hand
B They knw hw t spend mney in a reasnable way
C they earn mney nly fr their immediate enjyment
D they steal t feed their muth when they need mney
试卷答案
1.BCDAC
2.DCBDC
3.BBADC
4.BACAD
5.CDABA
6.BCC