[高考英语]高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解 (2).doc

高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（72）阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。AIm from the South Bronx. At 7, my neighborhood was the beginning and end of my universe. It was a small town to me. Everyone knew each other, so if you got into trouble in school, chances are your mom knew about it before you got home. I felt watched over and safe.But just before I turned 8, things began to change. I watched two buildings on my block burn down. I remember seeing my neighbor Pito go up and down the fire escape to get people out. Where were the firemen? Where was the truck? Somebody must have called them.That same summer, after serving two tours in Vietnam, my brother was killed in the South Bronx. He was shot above the left eye and died instantly.People who could moved out of the neighborhood, and all I wanted to do was get out, too. I used education to get away from there and got good at avoiding the topic of where I was from. To be from the South Bronx meant that you were not a good person. It felt like a stain.After college, I didnt want to come back to the South Bronx, but in order to afford graduate school, I had to. I was almost 30 and could only afford to live at my parents home. It felt like a defeat, and I hated it.At the same time, the city was planning a huge waste facility here, and no one seemed to care including many of us who lived here. They were like, Well, its a poor community; whats the difference?I was very angry. It drove me to act. It moved my spirit in a way that I didnt know was possible. And it changed my beliefs it changed the way I felt about myself and my community. I worked hard with others who felt the same way, and together, we defeated the plan.After that, I realized its just as important to fight for something as it is to fight against something. So we dreamed up a new park on the site of an illegal waste dump and after many community clean-ups, along with $3 million from the city, we have one. And its a glory. It was the seed from which many new plans for our community have grown.Today, the South Bronx is no longer a stain; its a badge(象征) of honor for me. I believe that where Im from helps me to really see the world. Today, when I say Im from the South Bronx, I stand up straight. This is home, and it always will be.1. Paragraphs 2 and 3 make the readers believe _.A. the author felt watched over and safeB. he authors brother was a bad manC. the authors neighbor Pito was braver than a firemanD. the author felt his hometown was not a safe place to live in2. The author went back to the South Bronx after college because _.A. he couldnt afford to live without his parents helpB. he loved his hometown very muchC. he was defeated in studies at collegeD. he almost reached the age of 303. The underlined sentences(Paragraph 2) imply that _.A. the author wondered where the firemen and the truck wereB. the author wanted someone to call the firemenC. the firemen didnt come to help although calledD. the firemen didnt find a place to park the truck4. What does the author want to convey in the passage?A. Great changes have taken place in the South Bronx.B. The South Bronx is a beautiful place.C. You can make a difference to your hometown if you act.D. Everyone should love his hometown.B TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat is TEENSGIVING? TEENSGIVING is an exciting event where hundreds of New York City teens gather together annually for a remarkable day of community service. This year, TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010 participants will once again better New York City and impact thousands of lives! When is TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010? SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010 Where is TEENSGIVING? All over New York City. Everyone will meet at the 92nd Street Y (92nd and Lexington) at 9:00 AM for the event kick-off. Then, all TEENSGIVING volunteers will disperse across the city to work with our partnering agencies where they will make a HUGE difference (and have fun!). Who participates in TEENSGIVING? Hundreds of teenagers from around the city. Teens come from the 92nd Street Y, various city schools, youth groups, and organizations in the area. In addition, many adult volunteers (ages 21 and older) will donate their time to TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010. What projects do participants do at the agencies? Sample projects include painting park benches, planting gardens, visiting and playing with underprivileged children, assembling craft kits for children in hospitals, assisting at animal shelters, working at soup kitchens, delivering meals and celebrating with families at homeless shelters. Do I get anything for participating in TEENSGIVING? Yes! Everybody benefits! Teen volunteers will receive *6 hours* of community service credit, good towards honor society, high school graduation and college application requirements. Adult volunteers will be “thanked” with a light breakfast, a gift certificate for their troubles, and the satisfaction of helping our citys youth contribute to their community. In addition, all teen and adult volunteers will receive a cool TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010 T-shirt. This sounds awesome! How do I register for TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010? Interested teens and/or adults should e-mail the TEENSGIVING Coordinator Josh Hyman at jhyman92Y.org (subject: TEENSGIVING) to receive more information and to register for this fantastic event! *Teens can also contact their schools Community Service Advisor* TEENSGIVING is sponsored by the 92nd Street Y. 5. TEENSGIVING is an event held _.A. from time to timeB. every year C. every two yearsD. twice a year6. Teenagers may do the following in the event EXCEPT _.A. watering flowersB. cookingC. cleaning streetsD. taking care of animals7. An adult volunteer may get _ for his time devoted to TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010.A. community service credit and a T-shirtB. a high school certificate and a light breakfastC. a T-shirt and a gift certificateD. a gift certificate and community service credit8. The writers purpose in writing the passage is to _.A. inform readers of some frequently asked questionsB. introduce TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010 to readers C. encourage readers to ask more questions about TEENSGIVINGD. call on readers to participate in TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010CBritish and American scientists are raising genetically modified(转基因的) pigs in the hope of providing organs for transplant(移植) to humans, the project leader wrote in a newspaper Sunday. Scientists in London and California have begun conducting the genetic experiments to find a solution to recordlong waiting lists for organ transplants, Robert Winston said in an opinion piece written for Britains Sunday Times. In Britain alone, around 8,000 patients are waiting for a transplant. People needing a new heart or liver are waiting for someone else to die usually a violent death in a traffic accident, Winston wrote in the newspaper. He said his team was trying to modify pigs so their organs might save the lives of humans. The scientists are introducing human genes into the animals to reduce the chances of the organs being rejected by patients, as has been common in previous attempts to use animal tissues, said Winston, who heads the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology at Londons Hammersmith Hospital. Working with Dr. Carol Redhead of the California Institute of Technology, Winstons team has injected human genes directly into male piglets(猪仔), adding them to the animals sperm(精子). He said that pigs involved in experiments had successfully produced transgenic sperm, but acknowledged that British and European laws had prevented the team from using the pigs to mate. The Sunday Times newspaper reported that the experiments would be moved to the United States following difficulties with funding and regulations in Britain. It said the pigs would be bred in Missouri. Our U.S. friends will benefit from our technology and the income we might have produced for Britain will be lost, Winston wrote. Some scientists have previously blamed the idea of using animal organs for human transplant, saying the technique risks spreading animal viruses to humans. Winston said his research project is attempting to breed virus-free pigs. 9. Scientists are introducing human genes into the animals to _.A. make the organs healthierB. reduce the pain of animalsC. make the organs live longerD. reduce the chances of rejection10. Some scientists have blamed the idea of using animal organs for human transplant because _.A. the technique is not perfect nowB. humans may be infected with animal virusesC. it is against laws and regulationsD. it may cause a conflict between humans and animals11. According to Winston, it seems _ to Britain to move the experiments to the United States. A. a pityB. a prideC. a disasterD. a good idea12. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. animal organs are commonly used for human transplant nowB. lots of patients need animal organ transplants nowC. examples of the animal tissues being rejected have happenedD. it is not safe to use animal organs for human transplantDFiftyeight percent of the teachers interviewed in the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) questionnaire had come across copying among their pupils. Gill Bullen from Itchen College in Southampton, for example, said, Pieces handed in by two students were identical and significantly better than either of them could have done. Not only that, the essays handed in didnt quite answer the title question I had set. A teacher from Leeds said, I had one piece of work so bravely cut and pasted that it still contained ads from the web page.Connie Robinson from Stockton Riverside College said, With less able students it is easy to spot copying as the writing style changes in the middle of the assignment, but with more able students it is sometimes necessary for tutors to carry out Internet research to identify the source of the copy.Mary Bousted, general secretary of the ATL, said, Teachers are struggling under a mountain of cut-and-pasting to spot whether work was the students own or copy. She called for policies to stop copying, and asked for help from exam boards and the government in providing resources and techniques to detect cheats.But there was another side. I have found once students clearly understand what copying is, its consequences and how to reference correctly so they can draw on published works, copying becomes less of a problem, said Diana Baker from Emmanuel College, Durham.I think the majority of students who engage in copying do it more out of ignorance than the desire to cheat. They really want to succeed on their own.13. The passage mainly wants to tell us _.A. the benefits of the Internet for studentsB. web copying is a serious problem in the UKC. the ways to find web copying for teachersD. how we can use the Internet to do homework14. The underlined word “identical” (Paragraph 1) probably means _. A. excellentB. contrastingC. the sameD. complex15. What is TRUE according to Connie Robinson? A. Its not easy to find the less able students copy from the InternetB. Its difficult to find whether the more able students have copied.C. The less able student will not change their writing style when copying.D. The more able students neednt copy from the Internet.16. Whats the writers attitude towards “copying”?A. The writer doesnt tell us.B. The writer feels angry about it.C. The writer thinks it doesnt matter.D. The writer approves of it.EIf Barack Obamas wife and kids thought theyd be getting his undivided attention during their long-awaited summer holiday, perhaps they should think again.The US President kicked off his vacation by revealing that, in addition to endless games of tennis and golf, he plans to spend the week ploughing through five books, weighing in at an astonishing 2,300 pages. His summer reading list, unveiled(透露) by the White House, contains two heavyweight works of nonfiction and three novels.On top of the presidents table is Hot, Flat and Crowded, by New York Times columnist, Thomas Friedman. Subtitled why we need a green revolution, it makes a leftish（左倾的） call to arms regarding the future of the planet.Mr Obamas second choice is historian David McCulloughs biography of John Adams, the often under-rated second US president, who was the subject of an award-winning HBO docu-drama（纪实剧）last year.The novels include two crime thrillers: Richard Prices Lush Life, and The Way Home, a novel by George Pelecanos set in Washington, DC which, much like Obamas best-selling autobiography（自传）, explores the relationship between a father and his son.Completing the set is the novel Plainsong, by a little-known writer called Kent Haruf. Set in a small town on the Colorado plains, its existence on the reading list may reassure voters that Middle America has not been ignored by their commander-in-chief.Publishers are keeping an eye on whether the famous Obama bounce which has helped sales at the first familys favouri