高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解42

这是一份高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解42，共11页。

1.We’re ne f the biggest ESL prfessinal rganizatins in Shanghai, China and we have 10 primary schls, 2 middle schls, and 5 kindergartens in Shanghai and 1 in Suzhu. Fr these schls, we nly need ral English teachers.
We als wn an internatinal schl whse name is Shanghai Wrld Freign Language Primary and Middle Schl. Fr this schl, we need classrm teachers and subject teachers t teach Science, PE, and Music in English.
We prefer t hire experienced teachers with TESOL r Teacher’s Certificate. If yu want t knw mre abut us, please visit ur website at
●Dates and Duratins
We need 1 teacher fr every psitin as belw:
1. Classrm Teacher Psitin in Shanghai Wrld Freign Language Primary Schl (Frm 17th Feb 2009, 12 mnths)
2. Subject Teacher Psitin in Shanghai Wrld Freign Language Middle Schl (Frm 1st Sep 2009, 10 mnths)
3. Oral English teachers in Shanghai Changning Experimental Primary Schl (Frm 3rd March 2009, 3 mnths)
●Basic requirements fr the Psitins
1. Native English speakers fr all f the abve psitins
2. Bachelr Degree at least (Psitin 1 and 2) with related teaching experience
3. TESOL r related certificate (Psitin 3)
●Wrking Cnditins and Envirnment
The schls are the tp schls in Shanghai with libraries and public cmputer rms. Every teacher will have the ffice desk, free access t the Internet. We prvide teaching materials and teaching guidelines.
●Salary, Internatinal Travel Allwance and Bnus
The salary ranges frm 6,000 RMB t 10,000 RMB per mnth accrding t the psitin yu apply fr, which can ensure yu have a cmfrtable life in Shanghai.
We will ffer yu part r full internatinal travel allwances depending n hw lng yu will wrk fr us. Generally, we will pay yu a return ticket fr ne year cntract.
60. The ESL prfessinal rganizatin in Shanghai wants t take n .
A. sme language teachers t wrk in Shanghai
B. sme native English teachers t wrk in Suzhu
C. sme language teachers t wrk in Suzhu
D. sme native English teachers t wrk in Shanghai
61. Thse wh are ging t wrk fr the rganizatin will .
A. prepare teaching materials themselves
B. get at least $6,000 a mnth
C. get internatinal travel allwances
D. buy their return tickets themselves
62. If yu want t be hired as a classrm teacher by the abve rganizatin, yu shuld
.
A. speak several languages
B. have Bachelr Degree
C. present gd teaching plans
D. knw hw t teach middle schl students
63. The passage is prbably taken frm a .
2.Family traditins were imprtant in ur huse, and nne was mre appreciated than the perfect Christmas tree.
“Dad, can we watch when yu trim(修剪) the tree?” My eldest sn, Dan, nine, and his seven-year-ld brther Jhn, asked.
“I wn’t be cutting this year,” my husband Bb said. “Dan, yu and Jhn are ld enugh t measure things. D it all by yurselves. Think yu bys can handle it?”
Dan and Jhn seemed t grw six inches in their chairs at the thught f such an amazing respnsibility. “We can handle it,” Dan prmised. “We wn’t let yu dwn.”
A few days befre Christmas, Dan and Jhn rushed in after schl. They gathered the tls they’d need and brught them ut t the yard, where the tree waited. I was cking when I heard the happy sunds as the bys carried the tree int the living rm. Then I heard the sund that every mther knws is truble: dead silence. I hurried ut t them. The tree was cut t shrt. Jhn crssed his arms tight acrss his chest. His eyes filled with angry tears.
I felt wrried. The tree was central t ur hliday. I didn’t want the bys t feel ashamed every time they lked at it. I culdn’t lwer the ceiling, and I culdn’t raise the flr either. There was n way t und the damage dne. Suddenly, a thught came t my mind, which turned the prblem int the slutin.
“We can’t make the tree taller,” I said. “But we can put it n a higher psitin.”
Dan ndded his head sideways. “We culd put it n the cffee table. It just might wrk! Let’s try it!”
When Bb gt hme and lked at the big tree n tp f the cffee table, Dan and Jhn held their breath.
“What a gd idea!” he declared. “Why didn’t I ever think f such a thing?”
Jhn brke int a grin. Dan’s chest swelled with pride.
56. The underlined part “grw six inches” (Para. 4) implies the brthers felt .
57. What happened after the brthers mved the Christmas tree int the living rm?
58. Hw culd the shrt tree be turned int a perfect ne?
59. What Bb said in the last but ne paragraph shwed .
A. he was a little disappinted
B. he was t stupid t think f the idea
C. he appreciated what the brthers had dne
D. he shuld nt have given them the task
3.The first day f schl ur prfessr intrduced himself and challenged us t get t knw smene we didn't already knw.
I std up t lk arund when a gentle hand tuched my shulder. I turned arund t find a wrinkled，little ld lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said，“Hi, handsme. My name is Rse. I' m eighty－seven years ld. Can I give yu a hug？”I laughed and enthusiastically respnded，“Of curse yu may.”and she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are yu in cllege at such a yung，inncent age？”I asked. She jkingly replied，“I'm here t meet a rich husband，get married，have a cuple f children，and then retire and travel.”“N，seriusly？”I asked. I was curius what may have mtivated her t be taking n this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed f having a cllege educatin and nw I'm getting ne. ”she tld me. After class we walked t the student unin building and shared a chclate milk- shake We became instant friends. Every day fr the next three mnths we wuld leave class tgether and talk nnstp. I was always attracted listening t this “time machine” as she shared her wisdm and experience with me.
Over the curse f the year，Rse became a campus icn and she easily made friends wherever she went. She lved t dress up and she enjyed the attentin frm the ther students. She was living it up.
At the end f the semester we invited Rse t speak at ur ftball banquet. I'll never frget what she taught us. She was intrduced and stepped up t the pdium(讲台). As she began t deliver her prepared speech，she drpped her 3x5 cards n the flr. Frustrated and a little embarrassed, she leaned int the micrphne and simply said，“I'm srry I'm s nervus. I gave up beer fr Lent(一种威士忌的牌子) and this whisky is killing me. I'll never get my speech back in rder s let me just t ell yu what I knw.”
As we laughed she cleared her thrat and began：“We d nt stp playing because we are ld；we grw ld because we stp playing. There are nly fur secrets t staying yung，being happy，and achieving success.” “Yu have t laugh and find humr every day.” Yu've gt t have a dream. When yu lse yur dreams，yu die. We have s many peple walking arund wh are dead an d dn't even knw it.” “There is a huge difference between grwing lder and grwing up. If yu are nineteen years ld and lie in bed fr ne full year and dn't d ne prductive thing，yu will turn twenty years ld. If I am eighty－seven years ld and stay in bed fr a year and never d anything, I will turn eighty－eight. Anybdy can grw lder. It’s nn-ptinal but that desn't take any talent r ability. The idea is t grw up by always finding the pprtunity in change.” “Have n regrets. The elderly usually dn't have regrets fr what we did，but rather fr things we did nt d. The nly peple wh fear death are thse with regrets.” She cncluded her speech by curageusly singing “The Rse.” She challenged each f us t study the lyrics and live them ut in ur daily lives. At the year's end Rse finished the cllege degree she had begun all thse years ag.
One week after graduatin Rse died peacefully in her sleep. Over tw thusand cllege students attended her funeral in hnur f the wnderful wman wh taught by example that it's never t late t be all yu can pssibly be. When yu finish reading this, please send this peaceful wrd f advice t yur friends and family, they’ll really enjy it! These wrds have been passed alng in lving memry f ROSE.
The writer prvides the details abut Rse in Paragraph 2 t shw that_______.
she was an inncent and enthusiastic persn
she was an ptimistic and humrus persn
she was an aggressive persn with a strng sense f hnr
she was an intelligent persn with highly mtivated persnality
Why des the writer cmpare Rse t “time machine” in Paragraph 3?
T describe the friendship between Rse and her yung schlmates.
T stress her ld age and rich wisdm and experience.
T shw that she enjyed dressing up in spite f her ld age.
T emphasize that she tk n the challenge at such an ld age.
Which f the fllwing best explains the sentence ”We d nt stp playing because we are ld; we grw ld because we stp playing”(Paragraph 6)?
“If we lse ur dreams, we will regret fr what we did when yung.”
“If we dn’t laugh every day, we will easily get ld.”
“Once we stp seeking and wrking fr ur dreams, we will really becme ld.”
“Once we stp exercising, we will get weaker physically and mentally.”
It can be inferred frm Paragraph 6 that________.
thse wh dn’t have dreams are as gd as dead
grwing ld is uncntrllable but grwing up is ptinal
the elderly usually feel regretful fr what they did
ur talent and ability decline with age
The methd the writer uses t describe the character f Rse is________.
A. making cmments B. making cmparisns
C. prviding arguments D. giving examples
80. Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the passage?
A. Meeting challenges B. Secrets t success
C. Dream in heart D. My best friend
4.This winter, the air quality ver the nrth China plain was s bad that it was actually ff the standard scale. The air pllutin reached levels that the Wrld Health Organizatin describes as dangerus. On Thursday, heavy smg blanketed mst f nrthern and eastern China again.
It is reasnable t ask why the air pllutin is s bad this winter. Weather cnditins and tpgraphic(地形学的) factrs have been given as reasns, but, althugh cntributing factrs, these are nt t blame. The wrsening air pllutin is linked t an energy mix that relies heavily n cal and t mtr vehicle emissins(排放). But despite the astnishing grwth f mtr vehicles in ur cities, it is the burning f cal that is the biggest cause f air pllutin. Mre than half f the cuntry's pwer plants are lcated in the eastern regin and China's cal cnsumptin has mre than dubled in the past decade, reaching 3.8 billin tns last year, accunting fr almst half the wrld's ttal cal cnsumptin. And with cal ccupying nearly 70 percent f the cuntry's primary energy cnsumptin, it has becme critical t reduce the use f cal if we are t slve the natin's verall air pllutin prblem.
In the face f the pisnus air recently, ne citizen said, "we have nthing but ht air t purify the skies". In fact, the gvernment plans t have 350 billin yuan ($55.67 billin) investment in imprving cal-fired facilities and limiting the use f yellw-label cars that d nt meet the Eur I emissins standard and s n.
Hwever, it wuld be far mre effective t reduce emissins at the surce, which means that the biggest challenge currently facing gvernment departments is saying "n" t the cuntry's air plluting ffenders. Accrding t the Jint Preventin and Cntrl Plan n Air Pllutin in Key Regins released recently by the State Cuncil, the amunt f cal the natin cnsumes is set t rise by 30 percent during the perid f the 12th Five-Year Plan. This is nt ging t let anyne breathe easier.
This highlights a key prblem when it cmes t envirnmental issues in this cuntry - ecnmic develpment cmes first. The fundamental cause f the wrsening air pllutin is the idea f ecnmic grwth at any cst, which has resulted in ever-wrsening pllutin. And the pririty(优先权)given t ecnmic grwth presents anther prblem, namely the failure f existing envirnmental prtectin plicies and regulatins t cntrl pllutin. Fr instance, the current weak regulatins cvering emissins wuld suggest there has been a significant reductin in emissins when clearly this is nt the case. Als thse enterprises fund breaking the regulatins are still far lwer than the cst f treating the pllutin they prduce. This means even if many large-scale enterprises with lagging prductin capacity(能力) fail t meet the requirements fr envirnmental prtectin, the envirnmental prtectin department is incapable f shutting these enterprises dwn r frcing their relcatin.
Dealing with air pllutin requires taking actin at the lcal level t reduce vehicle emissins and at the reginal level t reduce industrial emissins. But it als requires giving mre pririty t envirnmental issues in plicymaking. Our hpe is that the envirnmental prtectin department will be truly capable f saying "n" t pllutin, and it will raise standards and effectively enfrce them, and that gvernments at all levels will priritize quality f life nt just ecnmic grwth.
The writer mentins the heavy smg in parts f China in Paragraph1 in rder t_____.
remind peple t stay in drs because f the bad air quality
shw peple’s cncern abut the pririty t ecnmic grwth
intrduce the issue abut the serius air pllutin
highlight the imprtance f gvernment’s plicies and regulatins
Why is it a big challenge fr the gvernment t say “n” t the air plluting ffenders in China?
Because enterprises are encuraged t develp ecnmy at the cst f the envirnment.
Because much emphasis has been laid n ecnmic grwth regardless f the cst.
Because it’s impssible t relcate the enterprises fr lack f mney.
Because the prductin capacity f enterprises falls behind the required speed.
It can be learned frm the passage that the essential reasn fr the wrsening air cnditins in China is_______.
the sharp grwth f cal cnsumptin in recent years
the rapid increase f mtr vehicles in cities
the building f pwer plants in nrthern China
the pr weather cnditins caused by cmplex gegraphical factrs
Accrding t the writer, which f the fllwing is the key t slving the air pllutin prblem?
Giving pririty t ecnmic develpment in plicymaking.
Making envirnment-friendly plicies and carrying them ut effectively.
Increasing investment in the cnstructin f cal-fired facilities.
Limiting the use f cars nt meeting the required emissin standard
Which best describes the writer’s tne in the passage?
A. Pessimistic. B. Cnvincing. C. Dubtful. D. Cncerned.
5.This site , all-birds. cm , is abut bird watching. Enjy yur brwsing. There is much t learn and see.
Bird Watching Equipment
Sme items that might make bird watching mre enjyable are binculars （ 双目望远镜） , a camera, sme kind f system fr keeping ntes, and maybe a back pack． Birders ften keep lists f the birds they see alng with ntes abut the habits． There is sme great bird lg sftware that will let yu keep recrds n yur cmputer． Fr mre details n chsing binculars see ur Bincular -Optics page．
Clthes
If yu are walking thrugh a wded area just wear clthes yu wuld wear n any hike r field trip． Yu are best ff wearing clthes with dull clrs that mix int the backgrund． Greens, brwns, and grays are gd． Avid fabrics that rustle（沙沙响）easily． Depending n the birds yu are watching yu may want t get rain gear, rubber bts and warm clthing． Fr birds such as wls that yu might lk fr in the evening a strng flashlight is als handy．
Chsing a Bird Field Guide
Take a gd field guide t identify birds． Lk fr clear clr pictures that make it easy t recgnize ne bird frm anther． Next t each picture shuld be detailed descriptins f each bird's anatmy, habits, and what it eats． The guide shuld have infrmatin abut what habitat each species uses． Many guides have maps shwing the range f different birds alng with their migratin patterns．
Where and When t see Birds
Learning the habitats f birds in yur area will increase the number f birds yu see, and make yur birding mre enjyable． If yu knw that Meadw larks are likely t be in pen grassy areas, and dippers are frage alng stream beds, yu may be lking fr them if yu are in thse types f habitats． Edge areas where different types f habitats meet will likely have mre species in them． Yu are mre likely t see specific birds at certain times f the day． Fr example sngbirds are easier t see tw t three hurs after dawn, r just befre sunset． This is when sngbirds are mst actively feeding． Many small birds will be silent r even hidden during the rest f the day． After sunup is the best time t see eagles and hawks． Visibility is best fr hunting at this time, and they can sar n the thermal currents frm the warmed air． Birds like wls are mre likely t be seen in the evening． Many shrebirds and waders rest at high tide and feed when the water rises r falls．
Phtgraphing Birds
Patience in Bird Phtgraphy
Mst birds are afraid f peple, and all species have their wn cmfrt zne． With a little time yu can learn the cmfrt zne f the birds yu are phtgraphing． Once they knw that yu are nt a threat yu may be able t get clser．
Type r Style
Yur reasn fr phtgraphing birds may determine yur style and the kind f equipment yu use． If yu are just recrding the kinds f birds yu see yu dn't need t get as clse, and yu can use less expensive equipment, then yu need fr high quality prints.
Phtgraphing Birds in Flight
Phtgraphing birds in flight can be fun． Many digital cameras have a tracking functin． With these yu fcus n the bird, and then as yu track it the lens will keep fcus．
Use Yur Yard
Chse an pen area where the birds will get direct sunlight, shwing ff their magnificent clrs．
Try using prps
Birds will ften land n a stick r pst near a seed feeder befre ging t the feeder． The backgrund was just an ut f fcus fence but yu can use anything yu want fr a backgrund, and then wait fr a bird t perch.
66．The main purpse f the passage is t _____.
A. attract mre peple t phtgraph birds
B. help birders learn hw t identify and understand birds
C. call n peple t set sme cmfrt znes fr birds
D. infrm birders f the results f a scientific research n birds
67. Clthes in ______ are highly recmmended when yu are ging bird watching．
A. red B. yellw C. brwn D. blue
68. ________ are likely t be seen at 7 in the mrning．
A. Owls B. Shrebirds C. Sngbirds D. Larks
69．Which f the fllwing statement is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. A stick in the yard may scares birds ff when yu are phtgraphing them．
B. It will be wise fr birders t hire a guide fr themselves．
C. Birders have t bring sme ntebks t keep recrds f birds' habits．
D. A flashlight will cme in handy when yu lk fr wls．
6. Half f the wrld’s ppulatin is affected by Asian mnsns（季风）, but mnsns are difficult t predict. American researchers have put tgether a 700-year recrd f the rainy seasns, which is expected t prvide guidance fr experts making weather predictins.
Every year, damp air masses，knwn as mnsn，prduce large amunts f rainfall in India, East Asia, Nrthern Australia and East Africa. All this wet air is pulled in by a high pressure area ver the Indian Ocean and a lw pressure area t the suth.
Accrding t Edward Ck , a weather expert at Clumbia University in New Yrk., the cmplex nature f the climate systems acrss Asia makes mnsns hard t predict. In additin, climate recrds fr the area are t recent and nt detailed enugh t be f much use. Therefre, he and a team f researchers spent mre than fifteen years traveling acrss Asia, lking fr trees ld enugh t prvide lng-term recrds. They measured the rings, r circles, inside thusands f ancient trees in mre than 300 places.
Rainfall has a direct link t the grwth and width f rings n sme kinds f trees. The researchers develped a dcument they are calling a Mnsn Asia Drught Atlas. It shws the effect f mnsns ver seven centuries, beginning in the 1300s.
Prfessr Ck says the tree-ring recrds shw perids f wet and dry weather. “If the mnsn basically fails r is a very weak ne, the trees affected by mnsns at that lcatin might put n a very narrw ring. But if the mnsn is very strng, the trees affected by that mnsn might put n a wide ring fr that year. S, the wide and narrw ring widths f the chrnlgy that we develped in Asia prvide us with a measure f mnsn variability.” With all this infrmatin, researchers say they can begin t imprve cmputer climate mdels fr predicting the behavir f mnsns.
“There has been widespread famine and starvatin and human dying in the past in large drughts. And n the ther hand, if the mnsn is particularly heavy, it can cause extensive flding.” said Eugene Wahl, a scientist with America’s Natinal Oceanic and Atmspheric Administratin. “S, t get a sense f what the reginal misture patterns have been, dryness and wetness ver such a lng perid f time in great detail, I wuld call it a kind f victry fr climate science.”
61.What’sthe passage mainly abut？
A. The effects f Asian mnsns. B. The necessity f weather frecast.
C. The achievements f Edward ck. D. A breakthrugh in mnsn predictin.
62. It is difficult fr experts t predict Asian mnsns because _______.
A. it is hard t keep lng-term climate recrds.
B. they are frmed under cmplex climate systems.
C. they influence many natins.
D. there is heavy rainfall in Asia.
63. What can be inferred frm the passage?
A. Lng and details climate recrds can ffer useful infrmatin fr mnsn research.
B. The Mnsn Asia Drught Atlas has a mnsn recrd fr abut 1,300 years.
C. The trees affected by mnsn grw fast if the mnsn is weak.
D. The rainfall might be lw althugh the mnsn is strng in mnsn-affected areas.
64. Accrding t Prfessr Ck, the rings f the trees _______.
A. determine the reginal climate.
B. have a great influence n the reginal climate.
C. ffer peple infrmatin abut the reginal climate.
D. reflect all kinds f reginal climate infrmatin.
65. Which f the fllwing best describes the tne f this passage?
A. Matter-f –fact B. Pessimistic C. Humrus D. Friendly.
试卷答案
1.DCBD
2.ADCC
3.75-80 BBCBDC
4.
5.
6.
A. nvel
B. travel guide
C. news reprt
D. website
A. prud
B. nervus
C. embarrassed
D. scared
A. They rushed t schl.
B. They began t decrate the tree.
C. They gt angry with each ther.
D. They fund the tree was cut shrt.
A. By making the tree taller.
B. By lwering the ceiling.
C. By placing it n a cffee table.
D. By raising the flr.