高考英语二轮阅读理解精选专练系列（10）.doc

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选专练系列（10）及答案ai had made up my mind a long time ago that i would not give a homeless person money, because icould never be sure what that money would be used for. instead, i decided, i would buy them a sand-wich, a cold drink on a hot day, a cup of coffee, whatever i could manage.i was out recently and saw a homeless man outside of a starbucks. so i dropped another few coinsin and went into the starbucks. i decided i would buy this man lunch. i bought a sandwich and soda. just as i was leaving the store, two policemen were approaching the man. obviously the shop owners had complained of his wandering and the police were there to draw him away from the storefronts.just as they were ahout to wake him, i asked one of the officers if it was all right if i just gave the mansomething before he went. i was not sure why i asked the permission hut the policeman said sure and ijust left the bag in the mans cart, got in my car and drove off. as i was driving off i remember thinking, i hope people saw that. then i had to seriously askmyself why i hoped people had seen me give the man a sandwich from starbucks. was it because i wanted people to think, she s such a nice person! ? why did i hope others had seen me do it ?continued to wonder this all evening. the next moning it came to me. i wanted people to have witnessed that small act of kindness not so that i would receive credit and praise but so that they might be inspired to do the same and in so doing that others still would witness their acts of kindness. thus the whole spirit of pity and giving would be lasting.56. the underlined word starbucks in the second paragraph is the name of a _ a. shop . b. hookstore c. hank d. man57. when the author saw the homeless man, he was _ a. begging outside b. buying goods c. staying awake d. falling asleep58. whats the purpose of the passage? a. to show the author is great. .zxxk b. to encourage people to help others.c. to introduce an experience that changed the author. d. to call on people not to give money to a homeless man.59. the author can be best described as _ a. bad-tempered b. hard-working c. kind-hearted d. self-confidentb at the middle school level, there are many academic clubs in which students can participate. stu-dents can choose clubs that focus on an area of interest.mathcounts club mathcounts tries to increase excitement towards mathematic achievement. it hopes to provide stu-dents with the foundation for success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers.schools select individuals and teams to participate in competitions. local competitions are held infebruary with winners progressing to state competitions and then to the national level. mathcountsworks to challenge students math skills, develop self-confidence and give rewards for their achieve-ments.envirothon the envirothon program focuses on natural resources knowledge and exposes students to diverse(多种的 ) environmental issues, and ecosystem. the ecology field competition for five-memher mid-dle school teams offers competitions in wildlife, soil forestry, and current environmental issues. stu-dents work and learn in middle school clubs and can compete at the local and state level.future problem solvers future problem solvers is an academic club that uses a six-step process to solve problems thatmay happen in the future. students who are in the talented and gifted program, who like to think out-side the box or who enjoy thinking about futuristic problems may like this club. teams made up offour students read future scenes and write up solutions in a booklet using the six-step process. teamsthat score high enough can go to the state competition and then to the international competition.builders club builders club is open to any nuddle school student who wishes to perform community service.each builders club is co-sponsored hy a kiwanis club and a middle school. the members learn by do-ing, and they learn organization, team-work, and leadership. builders clubs can sponsor a teacherof the year program, provide a recycling collection point, and organize canned food and clothing tosupport local shelters. middle school academic clubs offer students a place to explore interests or talents. the club theyjoin in middle school can help guide choices in high school and beyond.60. students choosing mathcounts club could a. study wildlife and soil b. get help in science careers. c. perform community service d. enjoy solving future problems61. if you enjoy thinking about futuristic problems, _is a good choice for you. a. mathcounts club b. builders club c. envirothon d. future problem solvers62. the students who are not interested in competitions would like to choose a. builders club b. mathcounts club . c. future problem solvers d. envirothon63. what is the common feature of the four clubs? a. competitions. b. leadershipc. exploration of talents. d. scientific researches. c for thousands of years, the most important two buildings in any british village have been thechurch and the pub. traditionally, the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or town ,where the people gather together to socialize and exchange news. as a result, british pubs are often old and well preserved. many of them have become historicsites. the most famous example is the pub in the city of nottingham called the old trip to jerusa-lem. which dates hack to the year 1189 ad and is probably the oldest pub in england. however, british pubs are not just for kings and queens; they welcome people from all classesand parts of society. on a cold night, the pubs landlord or landlady can always find a warm place for you by the fire. there is always honest and hearty food and plenty of drink available at an affordable price. that s how things used to be. things are beginning to change. it is said that the credit crunch(信贷紧缩 ) is causing 39 british pubs a week to go out of business. people do not have enough spare money to spend on beer. recently, the uk government banned (禁止) smoking in all pubs, and that may also have affected the number of customers going to pubs. this decline(衰退) is happening despite the fact that in 2005 the uk government started to allow pubs to stay open after 11 p.m. previously, with 11 p.m. as closing time, customers would have to drink quite quickly, meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they would if allowed to drink slowly. the british habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as binge drinking, and it causes long-term health problems for people and problems with violent crime for communities.in order to save their businesses, pubs are trying to change with the market. british pubs now offer something for everyone. a lot of pubs used to be working mens clubs, meaning that women could not usually enter. today, however, women can freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems. perhaps things are changing for the better after all.64. the passage mainly tells us something about _ a. the long history of british pubs b: the decline of british pubsc. the past and present of british pubs d. the importance of british pubs65. which may not be the cause of the decline of british pubs? a. the credit crunch. b. the present closing time. c. the ban of smoking. d. having no spare money.66. we can infer from the passage that_. a. binge drinking means drinking less beerb. british people used to like drinking slowly c. closing the pubs early will reduce social problemsd. british government aims to discourage people from binge drinking67. we can see from the last paragraph that the author _. a. holds an optimistic attitude towards the british pubsb. is against the admission of too many women to the pulbs c. thinks that women in the pubs will cause less social problems d. thinks that british pubs should offer everything you need d with only two weeks to go before christmas, buying presents is a lug priority for a lot of people. however, this year not so many people are leaving their homes to browse around the shops. these days lots of people do their shopping in the comfort of their own home with the help of the internet. online shopping is becoming more and more popular for a number of reasons: prices are often lower online, you dont have to queue up in busy shops and you can buy almost any product imagin- able with just a few clicks of your mouse. computer trends are often man-dominated but this year women are expected to do more shop-ping on the internet than men. it seems .that women are now more attracted to the convenience of on-line shopping than they used to be.average spending online this christmas by women will rise to $240 compared to the slightly lower average $233 for men, while the average spending per person on the high street is only $197. 70% of lnternet users, male and female, are now buying their christmas gifts online. in the past a lot of people were unwilling to shop online. many were worried about the security of entering their card details on the intemet and the reliability of the internet but as shopping; online has become more widespread, these worries have begun to disappear. 45% of internet users still do have security worries but it hasnt slowed the ever-increasing numbers of online shoppers. one victim of the online shopping boom is the uk high street. christmas trading can represent up to 60% of turnover for some stores. many companies are concerned that not enough shoppers are coming through their doors in the run-up to christmas. as a result there are lots of special offers in the shops. most shops traditionally have sales after christmas but this year the bargains have come early.68. why dont people browse around the shops to buy christmas presents thus year? a. because they dont have enough time. b. because christmas is two weeks away. c. because they go shopping on the lnternet. d. because it isnt convenient for them to leave their houses. 69. which of the following is not the reason for people liking online shopping? a. lower prices. b. using the bank cards. c. saving time. d. buying almost whatever you want.70. why were people unwilling to shop online in the past? a. because men were against shopping online. b. because there were fewer goods on the internet. c. because people worried about the safety of their bank cards. d. because they didnt trust the quality of the goods on the internet.71. many companies on the uk high street have special offers before christmas a. to beat online shops b. to attract more customers c. to reward the customers d. to reduce the competitions among theme berlin-with the crisis in japan raising fears about nuclear power, germany and switzerland said on monday that they would reassess(重新评估) the safety of their own reactors. doris leuthard, the swiss energy minister, said switzerland would put off plans to build nuclear plants. she said no new ones would be permitted until experts had reviewed safety standards. germany will put off the recently decided extension of the running time of cerman nuclear plants, chancellor angela merkel told reporters. this moratorium (延缓) will run for three months and it will allow for a thorough exanunation of the safety standards of the countrys 17 nuclear power plants. the european union called for a meeting on tuesday of nuclear safety authorities to assess europes preparedness. germanys foreign minister, cuido westerwelle, called for a new risk analysis of the counitry snuclear plants, particularly regarding their cooling systems. he is the leader of the free democratic party, which strongly supports nuclear power. a previous government,led by the social democrats, passed a law in 2001 to close all the countrys nuclear plants by 2021. but mrs. merkel s government changed that decision last year to extend the lives of the plants by an average of 12 years. in switzerland, doris leuthard sai