高考英语二轮 阅读理解精品训练（08）.doc

2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）精品训练（08）及答案 （*） robably you have seen photographs of the grand canyon (峡谷), the great valley in the desert country of arizona. but you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty. tie grand canyon is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. the colorado river formed the grand canyon over mil lions of years. slowly, the river cut down through hard rock. at the same time. the land was rising. today. the canyon is one and a half kilometres deep and 445 kilometres long. the el dest rocks at the bottom of the canyon are more than 1 billion years old. the width varies from about 200 metres to 29 kilo metres across. the rim (边缘) or top of the canyon is about 2, 300 metres above sea level tin the south rim, and about 3,000 metres on the other side, the north rink as a result, there are different kinds of plants and animals on opposite sides of the canyon. the south run is dry desert country. the north rim has tall forests.the canyon looks different at different times of day. and in different seasons and weather. at sunrise anti sunset the red. gold, brown, and orange colours of the rocks are especially dear and bright. in winter, the canyon is partly covered with snow. the view from the south rim of the grand canyon is the best. most visitors come to the south rim and stay in camp- grounds or hotels. every point along the canyon s edge offers a different view. the north rim of the canyon is quieter, h takes all day to drive there from the south rim because there is only one bridge across the colorado river. on the way, you go through navado indian lands, and a colourful pink desert called the painted desert.you can walk clown into the grand canyon, or you can go down oil the back of a mule (小型电动机车). you can also lake a boat trip down the colorado river, and camp on the bea ches at night. but whether you see the grand canyon from the top or the honom, it will be an experience that you will never forget. 1. the sea level on both sides of the grand canyou is_. a. the same b. changing with time c. various d. very low答案：c 指导：文中讲到：the rim or top of the canyon is about 2，300 metres above sea level on the south rim，and about 3，000 metres on the other side，the north rim由此可见，大峡谷两边的海拔是不同的，故c项正确。 2. from the passage we can know that the_of the can yon is different at different time. a. length b. scene c. width d. height答案： b 指导：文章第三段首句意：大峡谷在一天中的不同时间，不同的季节和天气里，看上去都是不一样的，由此可见，大峡谷的景象是多变的，在各个时期是不同的，故b项正确。 3. if you go to visit the canyon youd better go to_. a. the south rim b. the north rim c. the bottom i). the top of a tree答案： a 指导：从第四段的首句：the view from the south rim of the grand canyon is the best可知：大峡谷南端的景象的最美的，若你要观光，最好到thesouthrim故a项为正确选项。*结束aa study of a university in shanghai had found that many of the students there are using a quote （引语）from the italian poet dante as a kind of mottothe study of fudan university, one of chinas top universities, of 489 students, found that 82 had chosen dantes follow your own path and dont worry about what others say as their motto, out of 278 people who said they had a mottothis was followed by believe yourself and self-improvement without stopstudents also expressed a common hope for greater understanding and care and said they were always ready to give a hand to those in needsome researchers think that mottoes can play an important part in childrens growth and they say that a good motto can help children develop a better character41the study shows_awhich university should have mottoesbwhat poems are popularchow many students like the motto believe yourselfdthe majority of the students like to choose their favorite mottoes42of the students asked, _ students have mottoesaabout 78%babout 57%cabout 16%dabout 8%43the motto self-improvement without stop shares the similar meaning with _agoing on to improve rapidlybgrowing by oneself continuouslycmaking oneself better and perfect continuouslydbecoming better without having a break44the best title for the passage should be _amottoes and character developing bstudents and poetcmottoes and learning dunderstanding carebjenny bowen, an american living in beijing, was selected, as the only american to carry the 2008 beijing olympic torch on chinese soilshe and seven other non-chinese winners had been chosen from 262 applicants from 47 countries in a contest organized by chinese computer maker lenovo group and the official english-language newspaper, china dailywhen bowen ran with the olympic torch, she was not only representing the united states, but also representing thousands of chinese orphans（孤儿）bowen, a mother of two adopted（收养） chinese daughters, is director of half the sky foundation, an organization which was founded in 1998 and aims to enrich the lives of orphaned children in chinain nearly 10 years, bowen and half the sky have touched the lives of over 13,000 childrenhalf the sky is now present in 36 welfare institutions in 28 chinese citiesabout 4,000 children are active in the program, which provides trained staff, educational tools, medical support and care for orphansbowen hoped that running with the olympic torch would help draw attention to the children in chinashe was among 19,400 runners who carried the flame along an 85,000-mile, 130-day route across five continentsbeijing organizers say it was the longest torch relay in olympic historylike bowen, the seven othernon-chinese winners, including a german engineer and a venezuelan designer, live in chinaother countries represented were the philippines, colombia, india, japan and russiaaccording to olympic organizers, candidates （候选人） were selected based or an online vote, committee selection, their love of chinese culture and history and devotion to communicating information of a real china to their native countrieseach runner carried the torch for 200 meters on chinese soil45bowen hoped that being a torch runner would help _ _acollect educational tools, medical support, etcfor orphansbmake half the sky foundation well knowncdraw special attention to the children in chinadcommunicate information of america46the eight foreign torch relay runners_ awere selected by half the skybwon the contest organized by the committeecall lived in beijingdcarried the torch in the relay in china47we can infer from the text that jenny bowen _ _aloves chinese culture and historybfounded half the sky aimed at helping chinese orphanschas adopted 13,000 children during 10 yearsdis interested in chinese sports48whats the best title for the passage?ahappy life of a us woman in chinaba us woman carrying 2008 olympic torch in chinacdevelopment of chinese welfare institutionsdthe longest torch relay in olympic historycfat tirebike tours（formerly mikes toursparis）day bike tour（reservations （预订） not needed for this tour to visit parisyou will love this tour!）whether youre new or experienced, our goal is not to provide you with mind-bending dates and boring storiesinstead, we offer you the famous sites, all the education 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both tours and we hope you will tooalso, be sure to eat something before coming or the wine may give you an unexpected hit! （45 hours）$26 students, $28 adult （day & night combo$44 student, $48 adult）march 1may 31sunday, tuesday, thursday 7pmapril 1october 31steveryday 7pmnovember 1november 15sunday, tuesday, thursday 7pmno tours june 21 & july 14our headquarters0156581054/ www fntrire bike tnurs pariscom/infofat tire bike tours pariscom?49according to the schedule, which day might be appropriate for a day & night combo?aa saturday in november bany day in juneca friday in march da monday in may50 if a teacher and his five students plan to visit paris during daytime, they must pay .a$268 b$158 c$134 d$14251one may taste the best ice cream and enjoy free wine in .athe day bike tour bthe night bike tourcthe tour on the seine dthe tour to the louver52the following statements are true except afor further information, one can call 0156581054bone can attend free concert on the boat trip on the seinecthe route of the day bike tour is totally different from that of the night bike tourdno reservations are needed for attending both the bike toursdin late march, southwest university became the first school in china to open a 24-hour hotline providing suicide-prevention counselingcollege suicide is a heart-breaking and controversial topicchinese college students have long been the focus of public attention: their youth, education andmost importantly, bright futures make them the envy of societyhowever, in recent years, weve read more reports of student suicidesperhaps thats simply because of societys attention with youthbut it could also signify the increasing troubled mental state of young peoplemany studies have sought to find out the causes of student suicidesnot surprisingly, the top factors usually include psychological and physical sickness, emotional trouble and peer pressure despair about their futures is also quickly becoming a leading factor: many students say they feel hopeless and confused about the direction of their careers in a crowded job marketthankfully, more and more universities and colleges are providing counseling services to address students mental and psychological problemsthese at least offer some comfort to students facing tough job prospects and personal difficultiesfrom appointing in-house student counselors to setting up hotlines and recruiting students to help their troubled peers, many universities are making efforts to fight student depressionthere is no denying that much remains to be done, but such efforts are already working, helping students and saving liveshowever, the most important front in this battle lies with the students themselveswhatever efforts school officials make, it is up to students to realize their problems and ask helpunfortunately, many students considering suicide refuse to seek helpby shutting themselves away, they can easily fall into vicious cycles （恶性循环） , becoming even more easily hurt to personal difficulties and the pressures of the outside worldwhile establishing better on-campus psychological education and outreach programs as a step forward, students themselves must actively reach out for helpthese dangers are a reality for every student, not only those who feel confused and depressed53why are there so many students that commit suicide?abecause of psychological and physical sicknessbbecause they feel hopeless and confused about their futurecbecause of the emotional troubledall of the above54according to the article, all of the following are right except_ _ano university in china had a whole day hotline providing suicide-prevention counseling before marchbmany people envy the college students their bright futurescthe students who feel confused and depressed may have psychological problems and need psychological educationdthe problems of student suicides indicate the increasing troubled mental state of young people55the key to avoid student suicides is that _aparents communicate with their children and understand thembcolleges and universities oner more help to studentscstudents themselves realize their problems and seek help from othersdfriends give more comfort and show more understanding to the problem students56which of the following can be the best title for the article?ahelp is at hand for suicidal studentsbmore college students commit suicidechow can students avoid committing suicide?dwhy do college students feel depressed?ei told my friend graham that i often cycle two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the routehe replied, you mean fortunatelyhe explained that i should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill providedmy attitude to the hill has now changedi used to grumble as i approached it but now i tell myself the followingthis hill will exercise my heart and lungsit will help me to lose weight and get fitit will mean that i live longerthis hill is my friendfinally i comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when i call get the same value for freei have a smile of satisfaction as i reach the top of the hillproblems are there to be faced and overcomewe cannot achieve anything with an easy lifehelen keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university degreeher activism and writing proved inspirationalshe wrote? character cannot be developed in ease and quietonly through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achievedone of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity (逆境）from time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents, afflictions and difficultiessome are of our making but many confront us through no fault of our ownwhile we cannot choose the adversity we can choose our attitude towards itdouglas bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs cut off following a flying accidenthe was deter-mined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces in the battle of britain with 22 aerial victories over the germanshe was an inspiration to others during the warhe said, dont listen to any-one who tells you that you cant do this or thatthats nonsensemake up your mind, youll never use crutches（拐杖）or a stick, then have