高考英语二轮 阅读理解25分钟限时训练（6）.doc

2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）25分钟限时训练（6）及答案a 篇 the queens english is now sounding less upper-class, a scientific study of the queens christmas broadcasts had found. researchers have studied each of her messages to the commonwealth countries since 1952 to find out the change in her pronunciation from the noble upper received to the standard received.jonathan harrington, a professor at germanys university of munich, wanted to discover whether accent (口音) changers recorded over the past half century would take place within one person. “as far as i know, there just is nobody else for whom there is this sort of broadcast records,” he said.he said the noble way of pronouncing vowels (元音) had gradually lost ground as the noble upper-class accent over the past years. “her accent sounds slightly less noble than it did 50 years ago. but these are very, very small and slow changes that we dont notice from year to year.”“we may be able to relate it to changes in the social classes,” he told the daily telegraph, a british newspaper. “in 1952 she would have been heard saying thet men in the bleck het. now it would be that man in the black hat. and hame rather than home. in the 1950s she would have been lorst, but by the 1970s lost.”the queens broadcast is a personal message to the commonwealth countries. each christmas, the 10-minute broadcast is put on tv at 3 pm in britain as many families are recovering from their traditional turkey lunch. (传统火鸡午餐).the results were published (发表) in the journal of phonetics.46. the queens broadcasts were chosen for the study mainly because _. a. she has been queen for many years b. she has a less upper-class accent now c. her speeches are familiar to many people d. her speeches have been recorded for 50 years47. which of the following is an example of a less noble accent in english? a. “duaty” b. “citee” c. “hame” d. “lorst” 48. we may infer from the text that the journal of phonetics is a magazine on _. a. speech sounds b. christmas customsc. tv broadcasting d. personal messages49. what is the text mainly about?a. the relationship between accents and social classes.b. the queens christmas speeches on tv.c. the changes in a persons accent.d. the recent development of the english language.b篇there was a story many years ago of a school teacher- mrs. thompson. she told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. but that was a lie. there in the front row was a little boy named teddy stoddard. he didnt play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. she did not like him. then mrs. thompson got to know that teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. mrs. thompson was ashamed of herself. she felt even worse when, like all her other students, teddy brought her a christmas present too. it was his mothers perfume(香水)。teddy said, “mrs. thompson, today you smell just like my mom used to.” after the children left she cried for at least an hour. on that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. instead, she began to teach children.mrs. thompson paid particular attention to teddy. the boys mind seemed to come alive. the more she encourage him, the faster he improved. by the end of the sixth grade, teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.six years went by before she got a note from teddy. he wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole lift. he went to college. mrs. thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, theodore f. stoddard, m. d.(医学博士).the story doesnt end there. on his wedding day, dr. stoddard whispered in mrs. thompsons ear, “thank you, mrs. thompson, for believing in me. you made me feel important and showed me that i could make a difference.”mrs. thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “teddy, you have it all wrong. you were the one who taught me that i could make a difference. i didnt know how to teach until i met you.”50. what did mrs. thompson do on the first day of school?a. she made teddy feel ashamedb. she asked the children to play with teddy.c. she changed teddys seat to the front row.d. she told the class something untrue about herself.51. what did mrs. thompson find out about teddy?a. he often told lies. b. he was good at math. c. he needed motherly care. d. he enjoyed playing with others.52. in what way did mrs. thompson change?a. she taught fewer school subjects.b. she became stricter with her students.c. she no longer liked her job as a teacher.d. she cared more about educating students.53. why did teddy thank mrs. thompson at his wedding? a. she had kept in touch with him.b. she had given him encouragement.c. she had sent him christmas presents.d. she had taught him how to judge people.参考答案46-53 dbac dcdb*结束bbeijing-alarmed by the overreaching ambitions of many chinese provinces to grow at all costs, chinas top economic chief is calling on officials to calm down and spare a thought for the environmentzhang ping, who heads chinas national development and reform commission, the central economic planning agency, said only five or six of chinas 30 provinces are targeting annual economic growth of 8 percent or 9 percentthe remaining provinces are aiming for growth rates of more than 10 percent this year, with some wanting to double economic output in the coming five years“china has a planned energy supply of about 4 billion cubic tons of coal equivalent（等量的）for the next five years, and this is not enough to meet demands for economic growth to double,” he was quoted as saying on the news portal sinacombeijing is increasingly concerned with the ambitions of chinese provinces across the country to chase high growth despite the central governments urgent request for a more moderate and sustainable（可持续的）pace of expansionyears of rapid economic growth has taken a toll on chinas environment, with beijing trying to remove some of the damage nowit has an annual growth target of 7 percent for the next five years, well down from last years 10 percentzhang said beijing has asked local governments to take into account the supply of “energy, environment, water and land” to set more reasonable growth targets35which of the following statements is true according to the passage?amany chinese provinces are alarmed by beijingbzhang ping is an expert and economic chief from www. sina.comcthe supply of the coal in china is not sufficient(足够的) for the next five yearsdfew chinese provinces are aiming for economic growth rates of less than 10%36the underlined phrase “taken a toll on” in the sixth paragraph means “_”alooked forward to bpaid attention toccaused damage to dattached importance to37the general idea of the whole passage can be that _achinas economy is developingbchinas top chief places more emphasis on the environmentcall chinese provinces should slow down their economic growth ratesdeconomic high growth should go hand in hand with environmental protection38what could be the best title for the news?aeconomic development benergy supply csustainable development denvironment protection参考答案3538 dcdc cwhat should you think about when trying to find your career? you are probably better at some school subjects than others. these may show strengths that you can use in your work. a boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. a girl who spells well and likes english may be good at office work. so it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. on the other hand, you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. a knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. this is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. you may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. if you have had a part-time job on saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. if nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. you may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job.facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. you may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. it is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. you should not be apologetic(认错的) about