高考英语二轮阅读理解训练07 .doc

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解训练07：（答案）热身训练if your boss asks you to work in moscow this year, hed better offer you more money to do so or even double that depending on where you live nowthats because moscow has just been found to be the worlds most expensive city for the second year in a row by mercer human resources consultingusing the cost of living in new york as a base, mercer determined moscow is 34.4 percent more expensive including the cost of housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainmenta two-bedroom flat in moscow now costs $4,000 a month; a cd $24.83, and an international newspaper $6.30, according to mercerby comparison, a fast food meal with a hamburger is a steal at $4.80london takes the no.2 place, up from no.5 a year ago, thanks to higher cost of housing and a stronger british pound relative to the dollarmercer estimates london is 26 percent more expensive than new york these daysfollowing london closely are seoul and tokyo, both of which are 22 percent more expensive than new york, while no.5 hong kong is 19 percent more costlyamong north american cities, new york and los angeles are the most expensive and are the only two listed in the top 50 of the worlds most expensive citiesbut both have fallen since last years study new york came in 15th, down from 10th place, while los angeles fell to 42nd from 29th place a year agosan francisco came in a distant third at no.54, down 20 places from a year earliertoronto, meanwhile, is canadas most expensive city but fell 35 places to take 82nd place worldwidein australia, sydney is the priciest place to live in and no.21 worldwide68. what do the underlined words “a steal” in paragraph 3 mean?a. an act of stealing b. something deliciousc. something very cheap d. an act of buying69. london has become the second most expensive city because of _a. the high cost of clothing b. the stronger pound against the dollarc. its expensive transportation d. the high prices of fast food meals70. which city is the third most expensive on the list?a. tokyo b. hong kong c. moscow d. sydney71. which city has dropped most on the list in north america?a. new york b. los angeles c. san francisco d. toronto67、cbad *结束*结束athe donkey mobile library it is a bright morning in the ethiopian countryside. yohannes walks beside a pair of donkeys that are pulling a two-wheeled cart. they arrive at the agricultural town of awassa where yohannes opens the sides of the cart to display, not the usual vegetables or tools, but childrens books. this is the donkey mobile library, the first of its kind in ethiopia and one of only a few in the world. yohannes was born in ethiopia, north africa, but trained to be a librarian in the usa and returned to ethiopia years ago. the cart is full of picture books donated by american libraries, teachers and school children. yohannes arranges small painted benches in the shade of the trees, and suddenly ethiopian children come shouting and racing down every road and path. its mobile library day! they circle the bookshelves with great excitement. until the donkey mobile library began its regular two-monthly visits, many of these children had never seen a book. “without books, education is very dull, like food without salt. you can survive but you cant really come alive,” says yohannes. “the ability to read is the basis for greater productivity, better health and longer life. even though the children lack material goods, with books they can imagine a world of possibilities.” yohannes first worked in the childrens section of the main library in america. surrounded by books he had never seen before, he realized how joyful and imaginative childrens literature is. he says, “i always thought of ethiopia. but how could i bring childrens books to my home country when it had almost no libraries to keep the books in?” he contacted jane kurtz, a writer born in america but brought up in ethiopia, and together they created the donkey mobile library. the children say that the library has given them ideas about what they might do in the future. a child called dareje wants to be a scientist and find a cure for life-threatening diseases. an eleven year-old girl, fikerte, wants to do research about the moon and discover new facts about outer space. tamrat, aged 10, comes every time. “what brings you back here time and time again?” the librarian asks him. “the stories,” tamrat replies instantly. 56. how do the children feel when they see the donkey mobile library？ a. curious. b. surprised. c. interested. d. excited.57. we can conclude from the passage that .a. ethiopian children have no idea about their futureb. yohannes and kurtz share similar life experiences c. donkey carts in awassa usually carry vegetables and toolsd. most books in the donkey mobile library were bought in america58. according to the passage, the donkey mobile library .a. visits the countryside every day b. benefits ethiopian children a lot c. was created by yohannes himself d. was the first of its kind in the world59. where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?a. a news report. b. a book review. c. a historical story. d. an advertisement.*结束bsir,just over six months ago, i saw an advertisement in the morning mail for a set of the complete works of william shakespeare. your company, cosmo books ltd., offered this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a remarkable price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. i had wanted a set of shakespeares plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so i sent for them.two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of charles dickens which i had not ordered. so i returned the dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of shakespeare. two more weeks passed. then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of shakespeare, the same set of novels by dickens and a six book set of the plays of moliere, in french. since i do not read french, these were of no use to me at all. however, i could not afford to post all these books back to you, so i wrote to you at the end of august of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that i did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice.you did not reply to that letter. instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds, and a set of the plays of schiller, in german. since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of goethe, the poems of milton, the plays of strindberg; i hardly know what i have. the books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.i have no room for any more books, and even if i read from now until the last judgment, i should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of shakespeare for which i have paid. yours faithfully, simon walker60. simon walker wrote the letter to _ a. show his anger to cosmo books ltd. b. complain about getting books he didnt want. c. advise readers not to order books from cosmo books ltd. d. urge for the final solution to the problem with the unwanted books. 61. the advertisement that mr. walker saw in the morning mail was for _ a. unlimited number of cosmo books. b. a set of 10 books of the works of shakespeare. c. fifteen pounds and fifty pence. d. a book containing all the plays and poems of shakespeare.62. mr. walker answered the advertisement because _a. he wanted a set of shakespeares works which was a good bargain b. he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price. c. he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time. d. the set he already had was not particularly attractive.*结束c in addition to affordable, flexible classes and greater convenience, students also have access to the online learning resources of many of the worlds top educational institutions. they can also communicate with their tutors no matter what time it is or whether either party is away for any reason. this has opened up the possibility of getting a qualification from a university or college that many students could only have dreamed of in the past. it also allows specialists to get the precise qualifications and focus on their studies. as well as seeing the increase of applicants from lower-incomes and housewives, studying online in the us is even becoming popular with younger people of college age. employers have become increasingly welcome and positive to online qualifications as more candidates earn them, especially if theyre properly approved by the us department of education. us institutions have led the way in online education provision. many top us colleges and universities offer a range of online programs that are highly respected and in every way perfectly fit for adults who need to combine their studies with a working life. 63. according to paragraph 1, many us colleges and universities . a. have begun to lift the barriers to financial investment b. have begun to run an internet-based program c. have had a dream of offering online education d. have gained financial investment 64. why do people choose online education? a. they can find jobs more easily than on-campus graduates. b. they can get qualifications from us department of education. c. they can save money and arrange their time and courses freely. d. they can invest money in different courses provided online. 65. the underlined word “disruption in the third paragraph probably mean . a. dissatisfaction b. attention c. attraction d. interruption 66. which would be a good title for the passage? a. adult education online b. the best of usas online education c. top us universities offering online educationd. online education taking the place of campus education*结束d sometimes you may have a strong desire to do something strange or terrible. however, chances are that you dont act on your impulse (冲动), but let it pass instead. you know that to take the action is wrong in some way and that other people will not accept your behavior. perhaps the most interesting thing about the phenomenon of taboo behavior is how it can change over the years, how certain behavior and attitudes once considered taboo can become perfectly acceptable and natural at another point in time. topics such as death, for example, were once considered so upsetting that it was a taboo to even talk about them. now with the publication of important books such as on death and dying and learning to say goodbye, people have become more aware of the importance of expressing feelings about death and, as a result, are more willing to talk about this taboo subject. one of the newest taboos is the topic of fat. unlike many other taboos, fat is a topic that people talk about constantly. its not taboo to talk about fat; its taboo to be fat. the “in” look is thin, not fat. in the work world, most companies prefer youthful-looking, slim manager to sell their image as well as their products to the public. the thin look is associated with youth, vigor, and success. the fat person, on the other hand, is thought of as lazy and lacking in energy, self-discipline and self-respect. after all, how can people permit themselves to become fat? in an image-conscious society, thin is in”, fat is “out”. it s not surprising that millions of people have become obsessed (着迷) with staying slim and “in shape”. the pursuit of a youthful physical appearance is not, however, the only reason for peoples obsession with diet and exercise. recent research has shown the importance of diet and exercise for person