浙江省杭州市外国语学校高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练29.doc

杭州外国语学校2013年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练29倒数第五周星期四aafter 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. she said, “i love you, but i know this other woman loves you too, and would love to spend some time with you.”the other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who had been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. that night i called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.“whats wrong, are you well?” she asked. my mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.“i thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,” i responded. “just the two of us.” she thought about it for a moment, and then said, “i would like that very much.”that friday after work, as i drove over to pick her up, i was a bit nervous. when i arrived at her house, i noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. she waited in the door with her coat on. she had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. she smiled from a face that was as radiant as angels.“i told my friends that i was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed.” she said, as she got into the car. “they cant wait to hear about our meeting.”we went to a restaurant that, although not clegant, was very nice and cozy. my mother took my arm as if she were the first lady. after we sat down, i had to read the menu. her eyes could only read large print. half way through the entries, i lifted my eyes and saw mom sitting there starting at me. a nostalgic smile was on her lips.“it was i who used to have to read the menu when you were small.” she said.“then its time that you relaxed and let me return the favor.” i responded.during the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each others life. we talked so much that we missed the movie.a few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. it happened so suddenly that at that moment, i understood the importance of saying in time : “i love you” and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till “some other time.”41what is the best title of the passage?areturn of the favorbbeing a mothercan agreeable conversationda surprise invitation42how did the mother feel when she received her sons date invitation?ashe felt a bit upset about the date.bshe was eager for the date.cshe hesitated to accept the date.dshe suspected the surprise date.43why does the author give a detailed description of the mothers dress up in para. 5?ato stress the significance of the date for her.bto create an atmosphere of happiness.cto show the importance of good manners.dto reflect the character of her mother.44what message does the author mainly intend to communicate in the last paragraph?aone grateful heart 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rolled, topped with a dozen ingredients (酥料) or served simply with tomato and cheese, there are few people who do not appreciate good pizza can be traced back to the 18 th century when sellers wandered in the streets of naples selling picces of flatbread to the poor.although it is commonly believed that italians invented the pizza, its orgins can actually date back to ancient times. the lsraelites, egyptians, and other middle eastern cultures ate flatbreads cooked in mub ovens similar to todays pita bread, and later the romans and greeks began topping this flatbread with olive oil and native spices. once the italians accepted the use of cooking with tomatoes, they perfected the pizza, and it developed into what we call pizza today.it is said that the famous margherita pizza from naples, considered the “true” pizza by many, came about when queen margherita, while traveling through italy, fell in love with the flatbreads being sold to the poor. she ordered a baker named raphelle to bake her a selection of pizzas to try. one type, consisting of tomatoes, mozzarella, became her favorite, and was named to honor her appreciation for pizza.pizza margherita is still a favorite pizza choice in ital today. although many cultures learned to back flatbreads with some type of topping, only southern italy had rich, creamy buffalo milk mozzarella and san marzano tomatoes, the most important ingredients for neapolitan pizza.the worlds first pizzeria is believed to have opened in naples, italy, although street peddlers (小) may have sold pizza for many years before that. by the beginning of the 1900s pizza made its way to the inner cities in the states, thanks to italian immigrants, particularly new york and chicago, which both have large italian populations. while living in italy. i learned to love the thin crusted pizza cooked in wood burning ovens that differs from the pizza sold in chain restaurants here in the us in any way. while the neapolitan pizza consists of a few, fresh ingredients on a tasty, thin crust, the american pizza consumed here, is often packed with various ingredients, topped with a layer of heavy cheese, and prepared with a much thicker crust. true italian pizza has a light, chewy crust, which may surprise those used to the taste of brick oven pizza in america.49the passage is intended to ashow the authors disapproval of american pizzabintroduce the popular italian pizzacdescribe peoples appreciation for pizzadexplain why piazza is so popular today50what is the third paragraph mainly about?ahow pizza margherita was named.bdifferences between pizza and pita.cthe history of pizza.ddifferent ways to cook pizza.51we can learn from the passage that .apizza has become popular in the us since the nineteenth centurybitalian pizza features a thin crust with fresh ingredientscflatbreads were first invented by the romans and greeksditalian people seldom use tomatoes when they prepare pizza52the last paragraph is developed .aby spacebby examplescby comparisondby timedthe great barrier reef is home to brightly colored fish, eye catching coral, and swaying seaweed. what else is hiding in the worlds largest coral reef? scientists recently dived into the water to find out. a team of scientists explored the reef, located along australias northeastern coast. they also checked out ningaloo reef on the countrys western coast. the searches turned up hundreds of animal species, including some that may be new to science. scientists spied worms shaped like trees, big clawed shrimp and jellyfish.“it is awe inspiring to know that so much of what we see has not yet been described,” says patricia hendricks, who took part in the expedition. that is a trip with a specific goal. “the reef is truly a beautiful place with so many mysteries.”scientists wanted to get a closer look at some of the underwater cities lesser known residents soft coral. using netted bags and their hands, the scientists searched the reefs. they found about 130 types of soft coral that may be new species. a lot is known about hard coral, but soft coral is more of a mystery. the creatures are very diverse, or varied. some are shaped like bushes or fans. others are whips that twist with the currents. they grow in rainbow of colors. despite the variety, some types of soft coral look very similar to one another, “this makes them a challenge to study, and so very little is known about them.” hendricks told er news. she and other researchers took samples of the soft coral. the scientists also zeroed in on what was living in and around the coral. they hope to identify the new species.the reef research isnt done yet. the scientists plan to return to same three spots annually for the next six years. they left 36 plastic “houses” stuck to the ocean floor. the scientists hope some of the coral reefs residents will move into the houses over time. that will make it easier for scientists to study the creatures on future trips.the scientists findings could give humans a hand. some marine life is used in medicine. researchers can also study how the creatures deal with pollution and climate change. that might give scientists ideas on how people could better adapt or change. knowing what creatures live in oceans is important, scientists say, because on third of the worlds coral reefs are endangered. “if we dont know what is present in the first place, how are we ever going to protect it properly?” asks hendricks. “learning about new species is an important step.”53whats the main idea of the passage?ascientists find surprises in the great barrier reef.bsoft coral no longer remains a mystery.cscientists left 36 plastic houses to the ocean floor.dscientists made explorations to deal with ocean pollution.54according to the passage, what makes the study of the soft coral a big challenge?athe diversity of the soft coral.bmany unknown species.cthe similar appearance.dvarious shapes and colors.55what does the writer mean by “that might give scientists ideas on how people could better adapt, or change.” (para.5)?aocean species may be of great medical value in the future.ba study of ocean creatures adaptation may assist scientists in their research.cresearch on ocean creatures will help solve the pollution problem.dstudying new ocean species will help improve peoples living environment.56it can be inferred from the passage that . athe scientists discovered many ocean species by accidentbcoral reefs in the world are endangered because of climate changecthe great barrier reef has been attracting more scientists attentiondthe samples of the soft coral enables scientists to further explore the oceaneit is, perhaps, no accident that many of the outstanding figures of the past were amazingly versatile men. right up until very recent times, it was possible for an intelligent person to be familiar with almost every branch of knowledge. thus, men of genius like leonardo da cinci or sir philip sidney, engaged in many careers at once as a matter of course. da vinci was so busy with his numerous inventions, that he hardly found the time to complete his paintings; sidney, who died in battle when he was only thirty two years old, was not only a great soldier, but a brilliant scholar and poet as well. both these men came very near to fulfilling the renaissance (文艺复兴) ideal of the universal man, the man who was expert at everything.today, we rarely, if ever, hear that a musician has just invented a new type of space rocket. knowledge has become divided and subdivided into countless, narrowly defined fields. the specialist is respected; the versatile person, far from being admired, is more often regarded with distrust. the modern world is a world of highly skilled experts who have had to devote the greater part of their lives to a very limited field of study in order to compete with their fellows.with this high degree of specialization, the frontiers of knowledge are steadily being pushed back more rapidly than ever before. but this has not been achieved without considerable cost. the scientist, who outside his own particular subject is little more than a fool, is a modern phenomenon; as is the man of letters who is hardly aware of the rapid progress that has been made in technology. similarly, specialization has indirectly affected quite ordinary people