高考英语 热门考点强化专练 阅读理解（二）（含解析）.doc

2013高考英语热门考点强化专练：阅读理解（二）（含解析）1today, ultrasonic(超声的) waves are being put to work in laboratories and factories. if an ultrasound generator is placed in a liquid, the waves move the liquid back and forth hundreds of thousands of times each second. this causes materials to mix quickly or to dissolve(使分解，使溶解) in liquids. paint manufacturers(制造商) use ultrasound to do a better job of blending colors. the companies that make film for your camera find that mixing chemicals by the use of sound waves will produce a more sensitive film. the new lightweight(轻量的) type of washing machine uses ultrasonic waves to get clothes clean. its special ultrasound generator is put into a pail of soapy water containing the soiled clothes. the sound waves drive the soapy water back and forth through the cloth so fast that everything is soon clean. there is also a new kind of dishwasher that works in much the same way. ultrasonic waves can shake a liquid so fast that tiny holes form all through it. the liquid is actually torn apart by this action. almost as soon as these holes are made, they fall together again. the result is a powerful pounding action. in the dairy industry this is used for the double purpose of making homogenized(使均匀，使匀质) milk and sterilizing(使无菌) it at the same time. if you look at some raw milk with a microscope, you find that it is made up of little drops of butter fat floating around in a watery liquid. in order to make milk easier to digest, these fat droplets(微粒) may be broken up by forcing the milk through very small openings. the result is called homogenized milk. when the ultrasonic method is used, the sound waves not only break up the droplets but also kill the germs in the milk by pounding them to pieces. (from )1. why does a paint manufacturer use ultrasound to do a better job of blending colors?a. because it is cheap to use ultrasound to blend colors.b. because the waves move the liquid so quickly that it can make materials mix quickly or dissolve in liquids.c. because they can mix chemicals by the use of sound waves.d. because the waves can clean the paint.2. what properties does ultrasound wave have?a. homogenizes and sterilizes the milk. b. mix materials and break droplets.c. kill germs and sterilize milk. d. move liquids quickly.3. what exists in the raw milk?a. little drops of butter fat. b. small holes.c. fat droplets and germs. d. chemicals.4. where is ultrasound wave not used? a. in the paint manufacture. b. in the shop mixing bread flour.c. in the film-making company. d. in the dairy industry.2a punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment. the unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time. he is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. a lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained. time is more valuable than material things. in fact, time is life itself. the unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset as well as others. the unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls or keep appointments promptly. but the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it. he knows that he can not get through huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to. failure to be punctual in keeping ones appointments is a sign of disrespect towards others. if a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present.unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to doing ones duty, whether public or private. imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. a man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men. 5. what is an unpunctual person like?a. he always does a thing when it should be done. b. he is always very busy.c. he always does a thing at the wrong time. d. he always keeps the appointments.6. why is unpunctuality very harmful?a. because it makes a man lose many chances of doing important affairs.b. because it makes a man lose friends.c. because it makes a man work quickly.d. because it makes a man be more respected by others.7. according to the passage, which is right?a. the punctual person has no much work to do.b. the unpunctual person is very rich. (from )c. the unpunctual person is often respected by his friends.d. the unpunctual person loses what cant be regained again.8. according to the passage, what are good manners when you are invited to a party?a. arriving at the appointed time. b. arriving before all other guests.c. arriving after all other guests. d. keeping all other guests waiting.9. why is a person always unpunctual?a. he is too busy. b. he has too much work to do.c. he does care much about time. d. he doesnt manage his time properly.3what does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion? it means that we live among competing interests. your roommates need to study for an exam may take priority (优先) over pizza. your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade. and the object of your romantic/interest may have other choices.in such a world, persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our points of view. when we persuade, we want to influence how others believe and behave. we may not always prevail other points of view may be more persuasive, depending on the listener, the situation, and the merit of the case. but when we practice the art of persuasion, we try to ensure that our position receives the attention it deserves.some people, however, object to the very idea of persuasion. they may regard it as an unwelcome interruption into their lives. just the opposite, we believe that persuasion is unavoidable to live is to persuade. persuasion may be ethical (合乎道义的) or unethical, selfless or selfish, inspiring or degrading. persuaders may enlighten our mind or prey on our vulnerability. ethical persuasion, however, calls on sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners. such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make. therefore, the most basic part of education is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practice the other.beyond its personal importance to us, persuasion is necessary to society. the right to persuade and be persuaded is the bedrock of the american political system, guaranteed by the first amendment to the constitution (美国宪法).10. according to the passage, persuasion means _.a. changing others points of viewb. exercising power over other peoplec. getting other people to consider your point of viewd. getting people to agree with you and do what you want11. the underlined word in the second paragraph “prevail” means_.a. win b. fail c. speak d. listen12. the passage states that some people object to persuasion because they think it is _.a. a danger to society b. difficult to do wellc. unwelcome behavior d. never successful13. the passage mainly discusses _.a. how people persuadeb. why people persuadec. that persuasion is both good and badd. that persuasion is important and it is all around us【答案与解析】1. b 事实细节题。根据其上句 this causes materials to mix quickly or to dissolve(使分解，使溶解) in liquids 可知，答案选 b。2. d 事实细节题。根据文章最后一段的第 1 句 ultrasonic waves can shake a liquid so fast that tiny holes form all through it可知，答案选 d。3. c 事实细节题。根据文章最后一段的内容，特别是最后一句 when the ultrasonic method is used, the sound waves not only break up the droplets but also kill the germs in the milk by pounding them to pieces 可知，答案选 c4. b 推理判断题。根据文章第 1 段最后提到的 paint manufacturers(制造商)以及the companies that make film 两句排除选项 a、c，根据第 3 段第 5 句的 in the dairy industry this is used for 排除选项 d，从而得出答案是 b。5. c 事实细节题。根据文章第 2 段第 1 句 the unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what h