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2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（27）及答案achina in the 21st century is making great progress in space technology. in 2003, the country sent up the manned spacecraft shenzhou-v. four years later, change-i went into orbit (轨道) around the moon. in 2008 a chinese man did the countrys first spacewalk.these achievements would have been unthinkable without the contribution of qian xuesen, a key scientist on space programs and rocketry (火箭技术) of the peoples republic of china. this pioneering scientist passed away in beijing on october 31 in 2009 at the age of 98. once called “the father of our space industry”, qian began working on chinas missile and space technology in 1956, when china had little technology. when asked by general chen geng whether the chinese could develop their own missiles, qian said chinese could do anything that foreigners could. his research helped lead to the explosion of chinas first atomic bomb (原子弹) in1964, as well as to its first man-made satellite in 1970 and its first manned spacecraft in 2003. qian was born in shanghai. he graduated from shanghai jiaotong university in 1934.then he studied in the us at the massachusetts institute of technology and later at the california institute of technology. during world war, qians research contributed to the development of rocket technology that the us military (军队) began using in the 1940s. he was once prevented from leaving the country because it was decided that he knew too much about certain military matters. it was not until in 1955 that qian returned to china with the help of the late premier zhou enlai. “i plan to do my best to help the chinese build a nation where they can live with dignity (尊严) and happiness, ” qian told reporters before sailing for china in 1955. the great scientist devoted all his life to keeping the promise. 56. what is the article mainly about?a. it gives a short history of chinese missile and space programs.b. it is about how qian contributed to the chinese space program.c. it lists important events that qian experienced.d. it is a brief introduction to qian, a famous chinese scientist.57. which statement about qian is true?a. he was born in china and brought up in america.b. he went to america for further study after graduation from university.c. he returned to his hometown right after finishing his education. d. he had worked on missiles in the us military before coming back to china.58. qian was personally involved in many historic events in china except .a. the first spacewalk b. the first man-made satellitec. the development of missiles d. the explosion of an atomic bomb59. from the article, we can conclude that .a. the us military had hoped to take full advantage of qians talent b. qian had an important position in the us military in the 1940sc. when world war broke out, qian was studying at shanghai jiaotong universityd. it was not easy to get qian back from the usbits good to make mistakes, and here is why.first of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. its always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing. if you never try anything new, how can you improve? how can you expand? the simple answer is “you cant”. look around you. with very few exceptions, either everything you see in your physical world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new.another good thing about mistakes is this: when you are making mistakes, you are learning. consider this: edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb. when asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadnt failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didnt workfinally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success. why?because when all is said and done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeeded. every time you make a mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer.but this all doesnt mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake. quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesnt work out the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again.we all have limited resources in the form of time and money so dont blow them all on one approach to a problem. realize that it probably wont be perfect the first time and allocate (分配) these resources appropriately so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again. only by accepting and using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your business and your careerthere is an old saying that goes, “if youre not making mistakes, youre not trying hard enough”so go forth and make mistakes. and learn. and grow. and prosper（成功）60. from the second paragraph, we can conclude that _a. mistakes are unnecessary for developmentb. we are afraid of trying new thingsc. its common for people to make mistakesd. mistakes are better than not trying61. the underlined word “eliminate” means _a. avoid b. remove c. accept d. solve62. according to the article, one thing you should pay attention to about making mistakes is a. avoiding making the same mistakes b. accepting the punishment willinglyc. taking consequences into account d. trying things out one by one63. what would the writer probably suggest we say to ourselves when we make a mistake?a. never mind, i can always try again b. id better stay out of troublec. ok! now i can learn something d. look at this mess. anyone would be upset cmaineby j. courtney sullivan, fiction, $26the kellehers are a big, disorderly family who sometimes seem to have only one thing in common: love for their beach house in maine. lie there with this novel and listen to a summers worth of secrets, quarrels, and misunderstandings.what i learned when i almost diedby chris licht, nonfiction, $23the energetic co-creator of msnbcs “morning joe” was unprepared for the pain, fear, and helplessness he felt after suffering a brain bleed. but as he detailed in this outspoken, thoughtful book, the lessons he took from the event surprised him the most.fire and rainby david browne, nonfiction, $26this book transports you back to a year the 1970 of apollo 13, the first earth day and the turning point of albums by the beatles, james taylor, and crosby, stills and nash that provided the sound for a new decade. rolling stone contributing editor browne artfully describes the creation of these classic songs.long drive homeby will allison, fiction, $22a moment of anger has life-and-death consequences in this beautifully written novel. being angry with a speeding teenage driver, dad glen bauer makes a turn of his car in response, causing an accident in which the other driver dies. its a story about guilt, responsibility, and how mistrust can tear a loving family apart.jessica lostby bunny crumpacker and j.s. picariello, memoir (回忆录)，$25two authors a woman who gave up a baby for adoption and the child herself write alternating chapters in this memoir, which takes readers on a 50-year journey through their separate lives, their meeting, and their following relationship. its account is both original and heartbreaking.64. which of the following is ture according to the text?a. maine talks about a loving happy family. b. what i learned when i almost died is a novel. c. jssica lost is about a mother and her daughter. d. long drive home is written in the first person.65. which of the following may be favored by music lovers?a. maine. b. fire and rain. c. long drive home. d. jessica lost.66. the text is most probably a(n) _.a. advertisement. b. literary research report.c. collection of novels d. book reviewdthe occupy wall street movement gained more support on wednesday as unions and students joined in. with the protests developing from a group of young peoples camping out near the new york stock exchange on september 17 to large-scale (大规模的) movements across the country and around the world, people cant help asking: what has led to occupy wall street? three years after the severe economic crisis, the u.s. economy now is stuck again. protesters are not satisfied with the present economic situation since unemployment rate is above 9 percent and economic growth has slowed. the housing market is still struggling for a recovery three years after the bubble (泡沫) burst. people are losing their houses even after they have paid a large amount of mortgage(抵押). it is getting difficult for young people to find jobs. people feared that a similar crisis like the one in 2008 may be already on its way. it is wall street that possessed the most riches. it is wall street greed that, at least partly, led to the financial crisis in 2008. it was wall streets fat cats who take taxpayers aid money as their own big bonus (奖金). with the growing economic crisis around the world, people realize that wall street is responsible for it. so they try to target people who created the crisis.the majority of the protesters are young people under 30. many of them are unemployed. some are students with mountains of loans (贷款). some are hard-working people about to lose their houses even if they have paid a large amount of mortgage. they are complaining that the hard-working middle class is getting poor, yet wall street stays wealthy. william cohan, author of money and power: how goldman sachs came to rule the world, wrote recently that wall street not on