湖北省高考英语二轮复习 专题升级训练卷十 五阅读理解(三).doc

2013年高考第二轮复习英语湖北版专题升级训练十五阅读理解(三)(2012武汉四月调研)arafting the grand canyon welcomes you!for an exciting，fun and challenging white water tours，rafting the grand canyon is here to help you plan the right tour for you.whether you want to travel for two days or ten，hike in or not，go on an oar raft or motorized trip，we will help you find the trip that meets your needs.for those who will be vacationing on the offseason a trip on the native american red river rafting is available year around or a oneday trip is available on the colorado river from diamond creek to pierce ferry (about three hours from las vegas)most of the trips depart from lees ferry，arizona (approximately 21/2 hours from the south rim of the grand canyon)we offer partial trips which allow you to get on or off at phantom ranch located at the bottom of the grand canyon national park south rim.requiring a hike in or out，with proper planning the horse ride up or down is also an option.most trips occur between april and october.since all rafting on the colorado requires a permit，planning and reserving your trip requires reservations well in advance.please let us know when you would like to go and we will contact all the river concessionaires (特许权获得者)to help you find the best trip for you.for planning your trip，questions，concerns or to make your reservations，please email or call the toll free number below.since these trips are limited we highly recommend you make your reservations months in advance.to talk to a live person call us toll freer 7026556060if you have any questions regarding a trip，please click_here to fill out our form.this will speed up the process of getting you accurate information regarding your trip.if you would like to send us an email other than about an upcoming trip you can contact us at .we look forward to helping you plan your trip! (please no travel agents)1if you dont want to take an alldistance trip，you can start at _.adiamond creekblees ferrycphantom ranchdpierce ferry2on the trip on the grand canyon，you are not recommended to enjoy _.aoar raft rowingbtraveling on footcanimal ridingdswimming entertainment3at which time of the following is an offseason trip on the grand canyon?ajune.bfebruary.coctober. dseptember.4rafting the grand canyon doesnt suggest the reader contact them in the way of _.acalling at it in personbfilling a formcsending an emaildmaking a callbbody image is a persons opinions，thoughts，and feelings about his or her own body and physical appearance.having a positive body image means feeling pretty satisfied with the way you look，appreciating your body for its capabilities and accepting its imperfections.body image is part of someones total selfimage.so how a guy feels about his body can affect how he feels about himself.recognize your strengths.different physical qualities and body types are good for different thingsand sometimes the things you did well as a kid can change during puberty (青春期)what does your body do well？maybe your speed，flexibility，strength，or coordination leads you to excel at a certain sport.or perhaps you have some nonsports skills.just exploring talents that you feel good about can help your selfrespect and how you think of yourself.a good body doesnt always translate into athletic success.too often，the way guys see their body image is closely associated with their performance on a sports field or in the gym.but what if you dont like team sports or you got cut from a team you really wanted to make?if you dont like team sports，find another form of physical activity that gets you going.this will help you stay in shape and help you to appreciate the skills you may not have realized you had in a team environment.if you like team sports but didnt make a particular team，use this as an opportunity to discover what youre good at，not to regret what you arent best at.look into starting a strength training program.exercise can help you look good and feel good about yourself.good builds dont just happenthey take hard work，regular workouts，and a healthy diet.theres no need to work out too much.a healthy routine can be as simple as exercising 20 minutes to 1 hour three days a week.another benefit of working out properly is that it can cheer up yourselflifting weights can lift your spirits.dont harm your body，respect it！to help improve your view of your body，take care of it.treating yourself well over time results in a healthier，stronger bodyand that contributes to a better body image.practicing good living habitsregular showering; taking care of your teeth，hair，and skin; wearing clean clothes，etc.also can help you build a positive body image.be yourself.your body is just one part of who you are long with your talent for comedy，a quick wit，or all the other things that make you unique.your talents，skills，and beliefs are just as much a part of you as the cover they come in.so try not to let minor imperfections take over.5the most important point of body image lies in it that it is closely associated with _.aones physical appearancebones athletic achievementscones body abilitiesdones selfconfidence6which of the following statements is true?aones abilities developed in his childhood will stay on all ones life.ba good body is certain to lead to a good sport performance.ca good body image results mainly from extreme workouts.dexploring nonsports talents matters equally as sports skills in building selfrespect.7it can be inferred from the passage that _.alifting weights is the best sport in lifting ones spiritsbkeeping good living habits does good to body imagecone should try not to let minor imperfection take overdany activity out of team sports can lead to ones discovery of ones potential skills8this passage mainly deals with _.awhat body image isbwhy body image is importantchow body image should be improveddwhat makes up body imageca new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world.web holism，a twentieth century disease，affects people from different ages.they surf the net，use email and speak in chat rooms.they spend many hours on the computer，and it becomes a compulsive habit.they cannot stop，and it affects their lives.ten years ago，no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users.this obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students.they are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.they become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation.they spend all free time surfing and dont concentrate on homework，so this addiction influences their grades and success at school.because they can find everything on the websites，they hang out there.moreover，this addiction to websites influences their social life.they spend more time in front of computers than with their friends.the relation with their friends changes.the virtual life becomes more important than their real life.they have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.because of the change in their behavior，they begin to keep themselves apart from the society and live with their virtual friends.they share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life.although they feel confident on the computer，they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life.it is a problem for the future.this addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.9the authors attitude towards web holism is that of being _.aoptimistic bdisapprovingcpositive dacceptable10what is the main idea of the passage?athe influence of web holism.bthe advantage of web holism.cthe popularity of web holism.dthe cause of web holism.11what does the underlined word “obsessional” in the second paragraph most probably mean?aattractive. bprofessional.caddictive. dpotential.12we can infer from the passage that _.aweb holism has the greatest effect on teenagersbstudents can hardly balance real and virtual lifecpeople are addicted to games on the internetdvirtual life is more vivid and attractive anywaydsteve jobs made technology fun.the cofounder of apple died last wednesday at the age of fiftysix.he had fought for years against cancer.mourners gathered outside his house in palo alto，california，and apple stores around the world.tim bajarin，president of a hightech research and consulting company，said，“if you actually look at a tech leader，theyre really happy if they have one hit in their life.steve jobs has the apple ，the mac，the ipod，the iphone，the ipad and pixar.”steve jobs was a college dropout.he was adopted by a machinist and his wife，an accountant.they supported his early interest in electronics.he and his friend steve wozniak started apple computernow just called applein nineteen seventysix.they stayed at the company until nineteen eightyfive.that year，steve wozniak returned to college and steve jobs left in a dispute(分歧)with the chief executive.mr.jobs then formed his own company，called next computer.he rejoined apple in nineteen ninetyseven after it bought next.he helped remake apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable companies in the world today. steve wozniak，speaking on cnn，remembered his longtime friend as a “great visionary and leader”and a“marketing genius(天才)”president obama said in a statement，“by building one of the planets most successful companies from his garage，he exemplified the spirit of american ingenuity.by making computers personal and putting the internet in our pockets，he made the information revolution not only accessible，but intuitive and fun.”david carroll is a professor at parsons school of design in new york city.he says steve jobs not only revolutionized technology，he also revolutionized american business.“the fact that he was able to redesign american commerce top to bottom and across is really stunning (令人惊奇的)he probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of thomas edison and henry ford，so one of the greats of all time.”david carroll said. steve jobs stepped down as apples chief executive in august because of his health.he died a day after the company released a new iphone version that met with limited excitement.apples new chief，tim cook，will also have to deal with the new kindle fire tablet computer from a.it costs less than half as much as an ipad but also does less.13why did people all over the world mourn steve jobs?ahe was very courageous in the face of cancer.bhe became very rich though dropping out college.che released a new iphone version before death.dhe revolutionized technology and made it enjoyable.14which of the following can easily prove that jobs is a “marketing genius”？aafter apple，he founded next computer.bhe made apple very valuable once again in the world.che developed a series of apple products.dhe was considered the greatest industrial figure of all time.15what does the underlined part in paragraph 7 mean?ajobs was a typical example of american spirit of creation.bjobs enriched the american spirit of science and freedom.cjobs eventually realized his american dream.damerican people are good at inventing things.16which of the following is true according to the text?ajobss parents discouraged him from working on electronicsbjobs stayed in apple as chief executive for about 24 years.cjobs started his career in his family garage.drun unsuccessfully，apple was sold to next computer.ein a world where your iphone comes with a woman who answers your questions，reads your texts aloud，and gives directions，it may not seem like a big deal that computers are now writing stories.in fact，it is.a software company has essentially taught computers to write short news stories through artificial intelligence.if we can teach a computer the elements of story telling，why cant we teach our students the same thing?remember the fiveparagraph essay？its still around，still being promoted as if it were a literary form.in fact，it is an unnatural invention，one that must have been produced by academics who dont write much themselves.writers engaged in the act of trying to say something on paper dont write artificial thesis statements (中心论点)they neednt avoid using “i”，especially when telling about a personal experience or expressing an opinion.yet many english teachers forbid the use of our favorite pronoun in expository(说明文)writing.these are the folks who teach kids not to use the same word twice，so that if youve described a box as “small” in paragraph one，it must become “diminutive”if it shows up in paragraph two.many teachers also disapprove of using dialogue in essays.but why so？the problem with teaching writing as if it were disconnected from speech is that students start to see it simply as an unnatural activity they do in school.and yet we all tell stories and engage in long “hesaid/shesaid” conversations.if we start from it with students，we can help them see the links that exist between speech and text.students can learn a lot，for example，by being asked to tell a family story aloud and then to write it down.daniel pink，in his bestselling book，a whole new mind says that american society s enthusiasm with leftbrain rational thinking is finally giving way to a more balanced approach，one where we start to value and reward rightbrain thinkersthe artists，the designers，the entertainersthe people who know how to tell stories，the future belongs to the storytellers.so lets give kids an early start.lets help them learn the craft of writing in a way thats natural，expressive，and human.it will be a lot of fun.and if we have to break up a few topic sentences along the way to allow a story to come into being，so be it.and that，dear reader，is my thesis statement.17. the writer believes that the fiveparagraph essay is _.aan unnatural writingban effective writing methodcwritten by scholarsdused by storytellers18the example of “small” and “diminutive” is used to show _.ahow a good essay uses wordsbhow different a speech is from textchow students should use words in storytellingdhow ridiculous some school rules of writing are19what does “it” in para.5 refer to?aan essay. bstorytelling.cwriting. da thesis statement.20the writer intended to tell the readers that _.athe power of storytelling is greatbwriting stories is a good way to learn writingccomputers can be taught to write stories easilydhuman being is smarter than computer in writing 参考答案专题升级训练十五阅读理解(三)a【解题导语】这是一则广告，介绍到大峡谷漂流的相关信息。1c细节理解题。由第三段中的“we offer partial trips which allow you to get on or off at phantom ranch.”可知，如果你不想从头到尾地参加这次旅行，你也可以在phantom ranch这个地方加入或离开，只参加部分的旅行。2d推理判断题。本题可用排除法，a项与文中的“.go on an oar raft or motorized trip.”一致，b项与文中的“requiring a hike in or out .”一致，c项与文中的“.the horse ride up or down is also an option.”吻合，只有d项swimming entertainment文中没有提到。3b细节理解题。根据第四段中的“most trips occur between april and october.”可知，b项february是旅游淡季。4a细节理解题。根据文章后半部分可知，只有a项calling at it in person文中没有提及。b【解题导语】 body image是个体对自己整个身体的看法和态度，是一种“个体对自己身体的独特感知”。5d推理判断题。根据第一段尤其是最后一句“so