高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解38

这是一份高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解38，共13页。
Then, during a training sessin, I nticed my visin was unclear in my remaining eye. I had an peratin and spent tw weeks with bandages ver my eyes. Sadly, it didn’t wrk, and the secnd peratin tw mnths later was als a failure. My wrld came crashing dwn. I had been flying high---- as well as my shining rwing career, I had been abut t take my finals and get a jb in the city. Nw, as my fellw graduates celebrated their results, I lay in my childhd bedrm, angry. I wuld wake up in the mrning and cnvince myself I culd see a shadw, but I felt bitterly angry when I realized I culdn’t.
Previusly, I had lts f assumptins abut blind peple, but nw I jined their ranks. I had n chice but t change my attitude. I started t realize that my challenge was nt abut seeing but abut creating a new life fr myself. The simple pleasure f just sitting in a café and watching the wrld g by r even making eye cntact with anyne is n lnger pssible. I had t rethink hw t engage with the wrld. As much as I disliked the things f blindness---- white sticks, talking cmputers and guide dgs---- I welcmed these as the tls that wuld enable me t regain my independence. I mved ut f my mum’s huse and gt a jb in entertainment. I als started seeking ut prjects that wuld help me get ut and mix with peple. A big part f my identity has always been abut the thrill f cmpeting---- success and failure. I am excited when I am giving it my all, s I started t cmpete again, first in rwing and then in extreme physical challenges such as cmpleting six marathns in seven days in Gbi desert. Filling my life with experiences helped t sweep the blindness t ne side.
It tk me 10 years really t deal with lsing my sight. When I walked t the Suth Ple in 2009, the first blind persn ever t g there, standing shulder t shulder with sighted peple, I felt “nrmal” again.
But tw years ag, my sense f “being nrmal” was challenged again. I was staying at a friend’s huse when I fell ut f a secnd-flr windw nt the grund belw. I have n idea hw it happened---- I was just ging t bed but ended up waking up in hspital. I hurt my brain, and my back in three places. I discvered that I culdn’t feel my legs. Dctrs said that there was a 12-week perid fr sensatin(知觉) t return, and when this came and went with n change in my legs, I began t despair.
I was due t get married, but n the day f ur wedding my fiancée(未婚妻) was sitting by my bedside as I prepared fr anther peratin t put metalwrk in my back.
I’m still in a wheelchair, but I refuse t accept that my stry ends here. I have gt invlved with a training prgram, which aims t redirect the nerve pathways in my legs thrugh training. I’m nw teaching myself t use sit-skis and a hand-pwered bike. I’m sure hw I’d manage emtinally withut a sprting gal t drive myself frward. It has saved my life in a way. I may never win a gld medal, but that desn’t stp me trying.
55. Thugh the writer was a sprts lver, he might be rarely invlved in ______________.
A. running B. skiing C. biking D. bxing
56. After the secnd peratin, the writer __________________.
A. was full f cnfidence B. fund a jb in the city
C. lst his sight cmpletely D. lay in bed sleeplessly
57. The challenge mentined in Paragraph 3 refers t ________________.
A. building a new life B. being unable t see any mre
C. using the things fr the blind D. making eye cntact with thers
58. As a blind persn, the writer was the first t _____________________.
A. win a gld medal B. get t the Suth Ple
C. finish six marathns in seven days D. cmpete in extreme physical challenges
59. Having fallen ut f a secnd-flr windw, the writer felt despaired because _______________.
A. his fiancée brke away frm him B. he didn’t knw hw it tk place
C. he might be unable t walk frever D. he had t put metalwrk in his back
60. We can learn frm the passage that _________________.
A. the writer is a persn wh never gives up
B. the blindness has made the writer lse heart
C. winning a gld medal is impssible fr the writer
D. the writer has never received any training in sprts
2.I had lunch with a friend f mine the ther day and she said smething that I fund surprising: "Wrk is paid slavery." My friend wanted mre cntrl ver her wrk hurs, incme, etc., but yu can imagine that if "wrk is serving smene," she wn't have much luck until that belief changes. When I asked her where that belief came frm, she said her father.
Mst f us spend many f ur waking hurs at wrk. Hw we think abut thse hurs will determine hw gd r bad we feel abut ur lives.
Hw wuld yu cmplete the sentence: "Wrk "? Hw many f us say that wrk is fulfilling? Hw many say wrk is fun?
Changing Limiting Beliefs
Almst everyne I talk t has limiting beliefs abut mney r wrk. I wrked with my friend using the walking belief change described in Debug Yur Mental Sftware. When it came time t cme up with a new belief, she struggled. She even asked me: "What's the ppsite f slavery?" S strng was the ld belief that she culdn't think f the ppsite.
What's Yur Wrk Belief?
If yu think wrk is bad, yu'll end up wrking in an unfulfilling jb regardless f hw much it pays. If yu think wrk is freedm, yu'll enjy yur wrk because it fulfills yu. I call it "sul wrk." If yu're ding the wrk yu lve, it will be energizing, freeing.
Much f ur wrk ethic(职业道德规范) starts in childhd by watching ur parents. Hw did they talk abut wrk? Did they hate it, r did they lve it? The truth is prbably smewhere in between. Many f us say we dn't want a jb "like my parent had" r a jb where they're stuck inside a small rm. But many f us end up with jbs like that. Smetimes it's hw we apprach the tasks f ur jbs that make the difference.
It's pssible t make even the mst rdinary jb meaningful and fulfilling. If it isn't pssible fr yu t d that, then it is time t think abut "evlving ut f the jb". Smetimes just quitting a jb because it's bring is the wrng thing t d, but thinking abut where yu want t be and if yu need mre educatin is a gd idea.
Sme yung peple seem t have truble starting jbs r finishing cllege. Has ur ecnmy discuraged them? A recent mvie I saw had a grwn man (ver thirty) telling his friends that he's a "stay-at-hme-sn." Truth is smetimes stranger than fictin.
I had breakfast at my lcal Perkins yesterday. Kristin tk my rder. She was bubbly and full f energy cmpared t the ther waitresses. I watched as she remembered everything a family f fur staying at a neighbring htel had rdered the day befre. Kristin lved peple and lved her jb. She has the kind f attitude and wrk ethic that emplyers crave.
What's yur wrk belief? Des it limit yu? Culd yu tune it up t live a better life right nw? If mst f us are ging t spend 30 years wrking, shuldn't we try t make it enjyable? Culd it be that wrk is freedm r right wrk is energizing r smething even better?
50. It's implied in the third paragraph that_________
A. thery always cmes frm a lt f practice B. few peple knw the real meaning f wrk
C. few peple feel pleased when they are at wrk D. the harder yu wrk, the deeper yu knw abut it
51. Accrding t the writer, what determines the nature f wrk?
A. Apprpriate pay B. Yur inner feeling
C. Yur life gals D. The envirnment arund yu
52. The underlined part “evlving ut f the jb”(Para7) prbably means ________.
A. leaving smene else t deal with the jb B. giving up the jb and finding a new ne
C. seeking smething utside the jb itself D. ding smething t imprve yurself
53.The writer’s attitude shwn in the eighth paragraph is _________.
A. supprtive B. disappinted C. satisfied D. indifferent
54. The writer thinks highly f Kristin because___________.
A. she treats every custmer equally B. she is gd at memrizing things
C. she is a clse friend f the writer’s D. she has psitive jb attitude
3.Enjy a museum visit with yur class!
Available Prgrams:
Art Tells a Stry: By lking at the subject matter and by drawing frm persnal experiences, students can find the stry in sme wrks f art. (All grades)
Learning t Lk: An interactive （互动的）tur that explres a variety f art using strytelling, mvements, music, games, and ther techniques helps intrduce children t a museum. (Preschl-Grade3)
Native American Cllectin: This prgram explre relatinships that exist between art, culture, the gegraphic lcatin and natural resurces. Students will see a bwl made by Maria Martinez, a Twa stryteller, a Nrthwest cast mask, and Inuit clthing. (Fr Grades2-5)
The Language f Art: Classes are welcmed int the museum t take part in an interactive tur f American Art. It gives participants a new set f vcabulary wrds while helping them feel cmfrtable. Art-n-the Mve: Teachers may brrw suitcases filled with art bjects. Free fr rganizatins with Educatin Membership.
Planning Yur Visit:
Bking: Bking is necessary fr all turs and prgrams. Please bk at least a week in advance. Teachers are encuraged t rganize self-guided visits fr their classes during public hurs.
Tur Hurs: Turs can be rganized between 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. n weekdays. Prgram Fees: Turs are free fr thse with Educatin Membership. There is a charge f $6 per student f nn-member rganizatins. Turs with art activities cst $12 per student (nn-members) r $10 per student (members).
Chapernes（保护人）：We require ne adult chaperne fr every 10 children. Chapernes help t make yur museum visit a success. A chaperne must pay $5 admissin.
Lunch: We regret that n lunch facilities are available at the museum.
Museum Rules: Dn’t tuch wrks f art. Dn’t take phtgraphs.
Ask questins. Lk, and then LOOK again!
Enjy!
46.If teachers want their students t learn abut what a museum is , they will chse_________.
A Art Tells a Stry B. Learning t Lk
C. The Language f Art D. Native American Cllectin
47.Why des the museum feel srry?
A. Taking phts is nt allwed at the museum.
B. Visitrs can’t tuch wrks f art at the museum.
C. Visitrs are nt able t have lunch at the museum.
D. Visitrs can’t take part in all the activities at a time.
48.Hw much shuld the museum charge a class f 60 students with Educatin Membership fr a tur with art activities?
A. $600 B. $630 C. $720 D. $750
49.What d teachers need t d befre leading their classes t the museum?
A. T make bkings ahead f time. B. T try t get Educatin Membership
C. T learn abut the histry f the museum. D. T ask fr the permissin f self-guided visits.
4.My name is Amy. I’m a 25-year-ld graduate student wh likes yga, hme-decrating shws and eating spnfuls f peanut butter straight frm the jar. Oh yeah, and I’m an iPhne addict.
I wasn’t always an addict. In fact, fr many years I tld myself I didn’t want a fancy cellphne. They seemed like t much wrk, always ringing and demanding attentin. I was perfectly cntent with my simple cellphne, and I didn’t feel like changing my mind any time .
Hwever, abut a year ag, I fund myself envius f all thse prud iPhne wners, hlding their shiny new phnes and shwing them ff t all their friends. I started t eavesdrp n cnversatins abut “iPhne apps”, feeling like a turist listening t a language I culdn’t speak.
Eventually I culdn’t ignre my iPhne instinct (本能) any lnger, and I welcmed my new iPhne int my life. I instantly fell in lve with the little bundle f jy, and culd n lnger imagine a life withut it.
T my surprise, I suddenly fund myself with a whle new circle f friends—ther iPhne wners I culd g t fr advice and supprt as I learned the varius functins f my new device. They respnded t my iPhne-related queries when my ther friends culdn’t, and didn’t rll their eyes when I bragged（吹牛）abut all the things little Elise (yes, I named her) culd d.
Fr a cuple mnths I built my new life with Elise. Hwever, I realized I had a prblem when ne day I fund myself Ggle-mapping my way t my mailbx, which happens t be right utside my frnt dr.
When I reflected upn the past few mnths, I culdn’t believe I didn’t see this cming. All the warning signs were there. Elise slept right beside me and was the first thing I reached fr in the mrning. I checked my e-mail abut 20 times a day. I als experienced attachment anxiety when I left pr Elise in the changing rm at the gym. What if she rang and needed my respnse? Or, even wrse, what if a careless gym-ger kncked her ut f my bag and caused her screen t crack?
Once I admitted I had a prblem, things started t change. What used t feel like friendly messages nw felt like cnstant cmplaining t respnd. I hated that I culd n lnger leave the huse withut Elise in my hand. Eventually, I felt angry with Elise s much that I wanted t thrw her at the wall.
I decided smething had t be dne. But, as I quickly realized, iPhnes are like cigarettes and nt easy t quit.
Then, while taking the bus t wrk ne day, I was unexpectedly frced t quit—at least temprarily. When I reached int my purse t grab Elise, I fund her vercme by fever. My head swam with panic as I attempted t slve the prblem, but withut result. I culdn’t call anyne fr advice. I culdn’t Ggle whether this had happened t any fellw iPhne wners. The Apple Stre was clsed by the time I finished wrk, s I headed hme with fear int an Elise-less night. But, after a cuple hurs withut any text alerts, push ntificatins, r even gd ld-fashined phne calls, I felt ... calmer. Withut my electrnic bed partner, I drifted ff int the deepest sleep I’d had in mnths. The next mrning, I read the news frm the simplicity f the newspaper, instead f frm my iPhne. I even nticed the cherry blssms blming.
My gdness, what had I been missing?
41. The passage is mainly abut ___________.
A. hw I changed my attitude twards iPhne B. why I was cntent with my iPhne
C. hw my simple cellphne changed my lifestyle D. why I stpped using iPhne unwillingly
42. The phrase “ eavesdrp n” ( Paragraph 3) is clser in meaning t _____________.
A. switch suddenly t B. jin actively C. listen secretly t D. interrupt rudely
43. IPhnes’ __________ can nt be listed amng the reasns why the writer was addicted t it.
A. diverse applicatin B. excellent service C. bundle f jy D. gd cmpany
44. When did the writer get t knw that she had t tear herself away frm her iPhne?
A. She needed her iPhne t lead her t the mailbx.
B. She slept with her iPhne beside her every night.
C. She checked and read her e-mails t frequently.
D. She dared nt leave her iPhne alne at the gym.
45. What message des the writer pass n at the end f the passage?
A. She cnsidered thrwing away her iPhne.
B. She lked frward t starting her wnderful life with Elise.
C. She thught it f great benefit t have a simple cellphne.
D. She was aware that she had t kick the habit f being addicted t her iPhne.
5.While nly abut 200 astrnauts have had the excitement f lking dwn at Earth and cmmanding systems n the Internatinal Space Statin, actually thusands f everyday middle­schl students have experienced by Middle Schl Students, r EarthKAM, a camera system.
EarthKAM is an educatinal activity and utreach(扩展)investigatin that als results in remte Earth sensing and bservatin. Using the Internet, the students cntrl a special digital camera fixed abard the space statin, enabling them t phtgraph the Earth's castlines, muntain ranges and ther gegraphic items f interest frm the unique advantage pint f space.
While EarthKAM ffers a pwerful way fr students t investigate Earth frm the unique perspective f space, it is als inspiring the next generatin f flight cntrllers fr space prgrams—invlving university students t cntrl and perate the camera system and related activities frm the grund.
In the interview, Brin Au, ne f the investigatin develpers at NASA's Jhnsn Space Centre, said，“EarthKAM is a paylad(有效载荷)by students, fr students. They are in charge. This system prvides a viewpint that the astrnauts 's just awe­inspiring！”S far, students have captured mre than 40,000 phts f the Earth frm the space statin as it rbited the Earth nce every 90 minutes, traveling at 17,500 miles an hur. The team at EarthKAM psts these phtgraphs nline fr the public and participating classrms arund the wrld t view.
Au explains that this educatin investigatin is inspiring students t explre the wrld by examining Earth, while prmting scial studies, art, gegraphy, science, technlgy, and math, amng ther imprtant lessns invlving research and teamwrk. EarthKAM was started by Dr. Sally Ride, riginally flying n the shuttles. The camera is lcated in the windw Observatinal Research Facility, als knwn as the WORF, ne f many the statin's research facilities.
【小题1】Hw have thusands f students experienced similar excitement as astrnauts?
A．In the space statin. B．In the spaceship.
C．Using a camera system. D．Teaming up with astrnauts.
【小题2】What equipment shuld the students need fr the research?
A．Cmputer. B．Recrder. C．Telephne. D．Radis.
【小题3】What desn't belng t the next generatin f flight cntrllers fr space prgrams?
A．University students' cntrlling the camera system.
B．University students' perating the camera system.
C．University students' related activities frm the grund.
D．University students' investigating Earth frm space.
【小题4】Wh are respnsible fr EarthKAM?
A．The astrnauts. B．The students.
C．The investigatin develpers. D．The teachers.
【小题5】What's the main idea f the last paragraph?
A．DR.Sally Ride explains the details f EarthKAM
B．Why the team at EarthKAM psts these phtgraphs nline.
C．EarthKAM prvides a viewpint that the astrnauts have.
D．Brin Au explains the details f EarthKAM.
6.Jckeys(职业赛马骑师) are the smallest athletes. They are rarely ver five feet six, r 120 punds. The lighter the weight n the hrse, the faster it can g.
Riding fast hrses n the track is tugh n the small jckeys. The jckey desn’t“sit”n the hrse. He leans frward n his legs. The strain is n his thighs(大腿) and calf(小腿) muscles. As jckeys age, their legs“g”first. Jckeys als need arm strength. It’s a strain hlding a 1000-pund racehrse.
On muddy days, jckeys get a punding f mud. The mud cmes flying ff the hves(蹄) f the hrses in frnt. “It feels like smene is punching yu all ver,”says ne rider.
And a jckey can be hurt. A jckey can have a leg jammed between tw hrses. Or it can get caught between hrse and the rail. The wrst accidents are frm falls. A hrse may fall n his rider. Or hrses behind may trample if he hits the track. In ne year abut 240 riders are hurt badly. That’s ne ut f six jckeys.
But the jckeys are well-paid. A jckey keeps abut ten percent f the mney his hrses win. Jacint Vasquez, a five-ft-three cmer, has ridden hrses t ＄7,000,000 in wins in the last eight years, which means he des almst ＄100,000 a year.
Why d sme jckeys d better than thers? “It isn’t the way a by sits n a hrse r uses the reins r the whip,”says Cnn McCreary. McCreary was a tp jckey f the 1950’s. He rde tw Kentucky Derby winners. “Mst jckeys d this the same. It’s the ‘feel’ he has fr the hrses.”
“When yu cme right dwn t it, it just seems that hrses run better fr sme riders,” McCreary says. “A real gd jckey desn’t lse with the best hrse. And smetimes he’ll win with the secnd r third best.”
Many Latin-American riders, like Jacint, seem t have the knack. “Maybe it’s because we grew up with hrses,”says Jacint. “Maybe it’s because we like t ride. There was a strike at Aqueduct last year. We, Jrge Velasquez, and Angel Crder (tw ther tp Latin riders) went t a park. We rented hrses, and rde arund the bridle path(骑马专用道)!”
【小题1】The main idea f Paragraph 1 is abut ______________.
A. the size f jckeys. B. the age f jckeysC. the size f the hrse D. the speed f the hrse
【小题2】 When a jckey is riding a fast hrse, he desn’t __________.
A. really sit n the hrse B. lean frward n his legs
C. use much arm strength D. get any mud n wet track
【小题3】 The mst dangerus prblem fr a jckey arises __________________.
A. when his leg is jammed between tw hrsesB. when his clthes are splashed ver with mud.
C. when the jckey’s hrse falls n the jckeyD. when the jckey is nt well paid
【小题4】A really gd jckey can ften win a race ____________.
A. nly when he rides n the best hrse B. even when he rides the secnd best hrse
C. when he rides n a rented hrse D. if the hrse is just a Kentucky Herby
【小题5】 The underlined wrd “Knack” in the last paragraph prbably means__________________.
A. special skill B. dangerus hbby C. riding culture D. excellent hrses.
试卷答案
1.55—60 DCABCA
2.50—54 CBDBD
3.46—49 BCBA
4.41—45 ACBAD
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