高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解(69).doc

山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（69）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AAdvertisement 1The opening ceremony of this famous yearly competition will begin at 11:30 am There will be music groups, rappers and childrens chorus12:25 pmsees the introduction of the eaters who come from all over the worldAt 12:40 pmthe historic 12-minute all-you-can-eat competition will beginThe world record stands at over 50 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutesWill anyone beat the record this year?Viewing is available on a first-come-first-served basisTelevision crews are invited to use a two-tiered （两层的） stage three meters from the main stageThe area in front of the main stage is kept for photographers and television cameras without tripods （三脚架）Advertisement 2Few periods in history are as exciting as the time when the Vikings （北欧海盗）were known ?and sometimes feared ?throughout Scandinavia, the British IslesRussia, all the Mediterranean, Africa and even AmericaFrojel is a family-based society, which aims to relive （再体验） and describe the Vikings from a harborFrojel, on the Swedish island of GotlandFrojel was one of the richest trading centers in the Viking worldThe members of the society aim to recreate the clothing, weapons, tools, jewellery, games, food and furniture of the long-gone periodThey want to enjoy an escape to a simpler, more relaxed time, with like-minded peopleThey will also use the items they have made to relive that age at various public entertainments1According to Advertisement 1, the famous yearly competition is _Aa music competition Ban eating competitionCa cooking competition Da pleasure-taking competition2The best title for Advertisement 2 would be _AThe Vikings BReliving of the VikingsCFrojel DA Viking Reliving Society3From the advertisement we know that Frojel used to be _Aa Viking club Ba family-based societyCa European island Da trading centerBSuccess does not belong to a select （精挑细选的） group of individuals; success belongs to those who are willing to go after itSuccess belongs to those who are willing to look fear in the face, eyeball to eyeball, and then do what they have to doSuccess belongs to those who realize that there is something more important than their fearDesire is the key to motivation Desire is the longing to achieve a vision; without desire you have nothingIf youve lost your vision, or if your desire is not strong, work to clarify your vision, use pictures, write the vision downHabakkuk said, Write the vision, and make it plain, Before you can run with desire, your vision must be plain, it must be clear, it must be excitingSeventy percent of success in life is showing up You cant get your dream job, if youre scared to turn in an applicationYou wont get the sale, if you dont tryShowing up doesnt guarantee success, but rest assured if you dont show up, you wont succeedWhen it comes to your dreams, and the things you desire to achieve in this life, you have to show upThomas JWatson said, Would you like me to give you a formula （公式） for success? Its quite simple, reallyDouble your rate of failureYou are thinking of failure as the enemy of successBut it isnt at allYou can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakesMake all you canBecause remember thats where you will find success Never fear failure, it is failure that will bring you successEmbrace failure, become a student of failure, learn from failure, and soon youwill succeedSuccess is not about doing what the average person cant do, its about doing what the average person is unwilling to doAnd on a deeper level, its about creating habits that the average person is unwilling to createIts the habit of doing things with excellence that cause successSuccess is the enjoyment of the journeyYou have to enjoy the journey!Someone once said, Unless you change how you are, you will always have what youve got You have to changeyou will change, you will succeed4If you want to succeed, you should _Amake efforts to achieve it Bbe a special personCface it with fear Ddo everything important5Whats Habakkuks opinion?AWe should make our aims common BWe should set up a clear targetCWe should have motivation DDesire is the key to motivation6The main idea of the third paragraph is that _Asuccess needs showing up B70% of people can succeedCyou should show your hope Dyou should fight for success7Thomas JWatson encourages us to _Aretire from failure Bescape from failureCmake double mistakes Dgrow from failure8Which is the best title of the passage? _ASuccess and Failure BKeys to SuccessCSeveral Critical Steps to Success DImportance of SuccessCClimber and record breaker Thomas Bubendorfer is used to facing death and this has driven him to think about the meaning of lifeThe Austrian, 49, began his climbing career at the age of 12At 16, he was the youngest solo rock climber to conquer the AlpsAt 18, he scaled the 7,000 meter Pamir Plateau, in Central AsiaBubendorfer climbed Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America, within 16 hoursHe is famed for conquering five mountains in the Dolomites, Italy, in just one dayBeginning in 2010 and along with Chinese climbers, he has now set his sights on mountains over 6,000 meters in Tibet autonomous regionThe lecturer and writer has published six books, based on his climbing experiences, and Life is Like Climbing was recently published by China Development PressBubendorfer wrote it in German, and it was translated by Tang Wenping In Bubendorfers opinion, the ultimate goal of mountain climbing is to search for and answer the big questions in lifeThe peak is not the ultimate aim, but the natural result of climbing, an activity in which he puts his heart and soul, he saysHe describes the feeling of standing on a ridge: I seemed to get rid of time and the surroundings, and enter a new worldThe world exists both internally and externallyFor the procrastinator, he writes: No decision, no actionIf I dont make a decision, I have to take action sooner or laterHis analysis of fear is: （It） is the precondition for courageFear is the protection against the hidden dangers that seemed safeBubendorfers life is full of wisdom and philosophyAs he says: （Life is） like a continuous mountain range with peaks and troughs （低谷）Only when you return to the bottom temporarily, can you start climbing again9Which of the following is the correct order about Bubendorfer according to the text?aconquering five mountains in the Dolomitesbclimbing Pamir Plateauchaving Life is Like Climbing publisheddconquering the AlpsAabcd Bdcab Cadcb Ddbac10Which of the following is TRUE about Bubendorfer?AHe has published six books so farBHe has a knowledge of GermanCHis ultimate goal is to reach the peakDHe is famous for conquering Aconcagua in one day11According to Bubendorfer, fear _Aprotects hidden dangersBis necessary for courageCusually leads to a sense of safetyDis something you feel when you climb again12Which might be the best title for the text?AA mountain climbers adventurous lifeBSome tips on how to clime mountainsCClimber explores lifes peaks and troughsDThe goal of mountain climbingDFive people are at our table, including myselfIve already learnt a great deal about them in the short time weve been at sea, although we rarely meet except at mealtimesFirst of all, theres Dr StoneHes a man of about sixty - five, with gray hair and a friendly faceHe gave up his work a short while ago and is now traveling round the world before he retires to some quiet country villageAs a young man, he served for many years as a doctor in the Army and visited many countriesHes told us a great deal about the city to which we are goingThen theres GrandmotherI call her that because her name escapes meIn spite of being a grandmother, she looks remarkably young, not more than fiftyShes on her way to visit a daughter who went to Australia some years agoNaturally she is very excited at the thought of seeing her again, and he