高考英语二轮阅读理解精选专练系列（09）.doc

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选专练系列（09）及答案adubai, the gulf desert city state, which is well-known for its huge projects before it was hit by the global financial crisis(危机), on saturday announced a new development to open the worlds biggest mall and a park larger than londons hyde park.the ruler of the gulf desert city state, sheikh mohammed bin rashid al-maktoum, announced the plan for a “new city within dubai”, according to an official statement, naming it after himself.no cost was stated for “mohammed bin rashid city,” to be carried out by his private companies, which developed many of dubais well-known projects, including burj khalifa, the worlds tallest tower.the “mall of the world” will attract 80 million visitors a year to become the “largest in the world,” said the statement, while its park will be “30 percent bigger than hyde park of london.”the mall will be connected to a family entertainment center to be developed in cooperation with universal studios international that will be the largest in the area, aiming to attract six million visitors a year.dubai already has countless malls and hotels, including the dubai mall, the worlds largest shopping and entertainment destination, with 62 million visitors this year. “the malls and hotels available at present in dubai need to be enlarged in line with the future ambitions for the city,” sheikh mohammed said in the statement.dubais tourism is growing by 13 percent a year, according to the statement, with hotel occupancy(入住率) hitting 82 percent in 2011 while hotel profits grew 22 percent last year, more than$4.4 billion.the city state rocked global financial markets in autumn 2009 over its debt crisis, but its economy has returned to growth.56. the “new city within dubai” will _.a. attract 62 million visitors a yearb. become the worlds tallest towerc. be named after the ruler of the stated. be the worlds largest family entertainment center57. all the followings are mentioned in the official statement except _?a. the name of the new city b. the developer of the new cityc. the cost of building the new cityd the number of the visitors the new city expects to attract58. which would be the best title of the news?a. tourism and hotel profits growing in dubaib. biggest mall to be developed in dubai c. global financial crisis hit dubaid. plan to rebuild dubai announcedbw taipeithe w hotel is among the citys big-name luxury(奢华) hotels. futuristic and fancy, the w taipeis setting is reminding you of a lady gaga video; perhaps that explains why the singer insisted on staying here on a recent visit.there are eight room types to choose from, with names such as fabulous and extreme wow. they vary wildly in style.10 zhongxiao e. road, sect. 5, xin yi area taipei city hall mrt; +886 2 7703 8888; from nt$8,900 (us$299); grand hotelif sleeping in landmarks is your thing, the taipei grand hotel is a must. the grand is an expression of classical chinese art mixed with western construction principles. the grand hotel is attractive and full of history, but rooms are aging, so dont expect the inside to be as “grand” as the outside. you can enjoy yourself at a driving range of golf, year-round pools and no fewer than eight restaurants.no. 1, lane 1, zhongshan n. road, section 4 shuttle from yuan shan mrt; +886 2 2886 8888; from nt$4,800 (us$165); dandy hotelfrom free drinks and snacks in the lobby(大堂) to seasonally themed decorations, this hotel takes care of the small touches. but what places the dandy hotel above others in the same price category（范围）are views over da-an park; theyre reminders of those of new yorks central park. rooms with views are worth the extra money paid, but book early - there are only two on each floor.no. 33, xin yi road, sect. 3, dongmen mrt; +886 2 2707 6899; from nt$2,340 (us$80); .tw homey hosteltaiwanese brother and sister josh and kelly make guests feel right at home at this bargain hostel. according to them, their motive in starting the hostel was to make friends, which is why they can often be found in the public area chatting with guests. theres a small kitchen, public computer, free coffee and tea, and luggage storage.1/f, no. 7, lane 180, tonghua street,) liuzhangli mrt; +886 91900 2116; dorms from nt$500 (us$17); 59. may is fan of lady gaga, and she may probably stay in _when in taipei. a. w taipeib. grand hotel c. dandy hotel d. homey hostel60. whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceoftheunderlinedword“touches”? a. ways b. details c. senses d. contacts61. if you are a backpack traveller with a low budget, which would be your best choice? a. w taipeib. grand hotel c. dandy hotel d. homey hostel62. which of the following statements is true according the passage? a. rooms in the w hotel are of the similar style but with different fancy names. b. the taipei grand hotel is an excellent mixture of classic and modern construction. c. it is the park-view rooms in the dandy hotel that make it quite unique. d. the desire of helping strangers drives josh and kelly to open the homey hostel.c“there are only four kinds of people in this world,” former first lady rosalynn carter once wrote. “those who have been caregivers, those who currently are caregivers, those who will be caregivers, those who will need caregivers.” her comment is true now more than ever before. this is a nation of caregivers. you can see it in the numbers: approximately 50 million americans provide the majority of the help needed by relatives or friends who are elderly, ill, or disabled. and those figures are only going to growthe number of people 65 and over is expected to double in the next 40 years, and the number of those over 85 will more than three times.but the reality of caregiving is best understood not with figures but through the following stories of spouses(配偶), children, siblings (兄弟姐妹), and friends who have stepped forward when a loved one needed them. their experiences explain whats new about caregiving these days, and what never changes. whats new: an economic climate that makes the cost of caregiving harder than ever to bear; an increasingly mobile society in which families may be separated by a continent when a crisis unfolds; and the effects of divorce（离婚） and the increasing numbers of people who are choosing to stay single, which mean that many people are reaching their middle years and beyond without a spouse or child at hand. what never changes: the fact that neither fame nor fortune nor physical gifts protects against sickness and old age. and the fact that no difficulty will keep family and friends from doing what they can to help. we will meet some of the caregivers who have risen to the challenge here. for all of them, the experience has been stressful. but it has also brought their lives new meaning and strengthened their power to love.63. the main idea of the first paragraph is that_.a. former first lady rosalynn was a wise womanb. people in the world can be divided into four types c. a large number of americans are caregivers in a way d. america is a fast aging nation with 50 million in need of caregiving64. we can see from the third paragraph that_. a. more and more american people use mobile phones b. more and more american people work harder due to the climate change c. more and more middle aged american people do not want to get married d. more and more american families tend to live in different places in the world65. the underlined sentence in the last paragraph means_. a. everyone can be rich or famous b. everyone needs to be taken care of c. everyone should protect the sick and the old d. everyone will fight against sickness and old age66. what is the writer most likely to write about after the last paragraph? a. the stories of some caregivers. b. the changes of american society. c. the reason why something has changed about caregiving. d. the reason why something has not changed about caregiving.d in our deep mind, we all talk to ourselves an inner monologue(独白) that might seem rather pointless. but as a study shows, the act of giving ourselves mental messages can help us learn and perform at our best. researchers have identified the most effective forms of self-talk, collected hereso that the next time you talk to yourself, you know exactly what you should say.self-talk isnt just motivational messages like “you can do it!” or “almost there,” although this inside cheering section can give us confidence. a review of more than two dozen studies, published last year in the journal perspectives on psychological science, found that theres another kind of mental message that is even more useful, called “instructional self-talk.” this is the kind of running description we engage in when were carrying out a difficult task, especially one thats unfamiliar to us. think about when you were first learning to drive. your self-talk might have gone something like this: “foot on the gas pedal(踏板), hands on the wheel, slow down for the bend here, now put your blinker on”over time, of course, giving yourself instructions becomes unnecessary but while youre learning, it does three important things. first, it promotes our attention, focusing us on the important part of the task and keeping out distractions. second, it helps us manage our effort and make decisions about what to do, how to do it, and when. and third, self-talk allows us to control our cognitive(认知)and reactions, making us stay on tasks.in a recentstudy of students learning to throw darts(飞镖) in a gym class, athanasios kolovelonis and his colleagues at the university of thessaly in greece found that self-talk is most effective when involved in a cycle of thought and action. first comes forethought, when you set a goal for yourself and make a plan for how to get there. thats followed by performance, when you enact the plan to the best of your ability. last comes self-reflection, when you carefully evaluate what youve done and adjust your plan for the next time.self-talk can play a key part in this cycle. during the forethought stage, consider carefully what youll say to yourself. you can even write them down. repeat these self-instructions during the performance stage. with practice, you may find that your self-instructions become shorter; research has found that these words can become