高考英语重庆八中二轮阅读理解精选训练（02）.doc

2013高考英语重庆八中二轮阅读理解精选训练（02）及答案 a wherever she goes, molly leaves her mark. without saying a word, she speaks to people with her kind eyes. even when she walks away, she leaves an impressionmollys mark is a smile, stamped into the ground by the horseshoe at the bottom of her false lega few years ago, molly was badly attacked by a dogthe dog bit all four of mollys legs and left large cuts in her face. mollys owner, kate harris, took her to an animal hospitaldoctors there were able to save mollys life, but soon one of her legs became very infected(感染). at first, doctors thought molly would have to be put to sleep foreverbut molly changed their minds. this pony, doctors noticed, shifted her weight, and rested her good leg from time to time. doctors knew that molly had amazing intelligence, and that she wanted to live. several doctors operated on molly, and removed her infected leg. a false leg was made for her. the leg was a hollow cast with a pole at the bottom for balance. doctors gave molly a special horseshoe at the bottom of the leg. this horseshoe she had had a stamp of a smile face in it! after the operation, molly walked around on all four legs, as if nothing had ever happened to her! now, with every step she takes, she stamps a smile in the dirtbut she leaves her mark in other ways, too.kaye harris took molly to the false leg center. there were children there,who like molly, had artificial arms or legs. they were amazed to see a pony with a false leg. molly made them smile and gave them hope. soon, molly began to visit schools, nursing homes, army bases and hospitals. a book was even written about molly!56molly is the name of a _. . adogbhorsecparentdchild57which of the following is true according to the text? amolly can speak to people in kind words. bkay harris took molly to a childrens hospital after the attack. cin the beginning, doctors had planned to end mollys life. dmolly sometimes leaves smiling marks on peoples faces.58what is unique about molly? amolly has a false leg with a horseshoe shaped like a smiling face. bmolly ran a race and won the first prize. cmolly often visits places such as schools and parks. dmolly has become a symbol of hope for people of all ages.59which is the best title for the passage? aa book on mollyba false leg ca successful operationdleaving her mark bsunday, october 5clear, 69fmy wife, eleanor , and i took the train from paris to strasbourg, where we were met by our driver and guide. and the minibus which goes along with the boat. we stopped off in barn for an hour on the way. then we were taken to nancy where the boat was kept.after the other passengers arrived, we had our first dinner on the boat. after dinner we walked into downtown nancy, a village with a large square and wooden houses.monday, october 5rained last night, cloudy in the morning, 69fwe spent about two hours in nancy, then sailed on the canal de la marne au rhine. kind of a lazy day. eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner, after dinner we watched a tape on baccarat, where we will visit tomorrow.it was pleasant to sit out on deck （甲板）and watch the scenery go by at about 3 mph.monday, october 7light rain, 64fthis morning we drove over to baccarat and toured its museum and the church , which has this unbelievable lamp that is going on a world tour the next day. we did lots of shopping , then walked across the bridge to see a very , very modern catholic church with special baccarat windows.we drove to the top of the voges mountains and started down the eastern side. later we drove to sorrenbourg to see the 13th century church at the cordeliers. it contains the largest window by marc chagall-24 feet wide by 40 feet high.wednesday, october 8cloudy.65 ftoday we sailed from schneckenbush to saverne. we went through two caves, an extremely unusual part of the journey. this river scenery is very different. we were in a mountain valley with grassland on one side and a forest beginning to show some color on the other.60. where did the author get off the train? a. paris b. strasbourg c. nancy d. barn61. from the text, we learn that baccarat and sorrenbourg are the names of a. towns b. churches c. museums d. mountains62. what does the author think of the tour? a. tiring b. expensive c. enjoyable d. boringcit may be obvious, but the best way to get better at a language is to speak it. even if there is no one around to speak to, talk to yourself. name things as you pass them chair, television, cat, tree, school. learn basic phrases like it is cold today or it is sunny today and use whichever is appropriate when you first look out of the window. this simple language learning tip will help this everyday vocabulary sink in and become second nature. even if they dont speak the language, talk to the people you know in your new language. warm them in advance before you are practicing your new knowledge and they will know whats coming. even a simple good morning or see you later in your new language will make those phrases more natural to you. your friends may even start to pick up a few phrases as well. listen to music in your new language. youll hear the language used in a real context and this will help you pick out the rhythm and the pronunciation even better. you will also come to further understand and better appreciate the culture as well as the language. the easiest language learning tip is to try! go ahead and speak and write! dont be afraid to make mistakes, because i guarantee you will! in fact, you will learn as much from your mistakes as you will learn from your success. never let the fear of making any mistakes hold you back. without making any mistakes, how will you ever be fluent or even comfortable with the language?when you are ready, try to find a language club in your area. speaking with other people who have already gone through or are still going through the process of learning the language can be extremely helpful. they will give you lots of language learning tips and helpful advice.63. if you want to keep everyday vocabulary in your mind, youd better _. a. try to find a language club in your area b. talk to yourself and name things as you pass them c. not to be afraid to make mistakes d. listen to music in your new language 64.according to the passage , we know _ a. the more mistakes we make, the more fluent our english might be b. talking to yourself is the best way to learn a language c. if someone doesnt speak your new language, you should not practice with them. d. not all language clubs are helpful. 65.you will master the usage of your new language if you _ according to the material. a. talk to yourself b. talk to friends c. listen to music d. find a language club66.the main idea of this passage is _ . a. the more practice, the better your english will be b. practicing speaking english in different ways c. language learning tips d. some advice on english learningdandrew ritchie, inventor of the brompton folding bicycle, once said that the perfect portable bike would be “like a magic carpetyou could fold it up and put it into your pocket or handbag”. then he paused: “but youll always be limited by the size of the wheels. and so far no one has invented a folding wheel.”it was a rare indeed unique occasion when i was able to put ritchie right. a 19th-century inventor, william henry james grout, did in fact design a folding wheel. his bike, predictably named the grout portable, had a frame that split into two and a larger wheel that could be separated into four pieces. all the bits fitted into grouts wonderful bag, a leather case.grouts aim: to solve the problems of carrying a bike on a train. now doesnt that sound familiar? grout intended to find a way of making a bike small enough for train travel: his bike was a huge beast. and importantly, the design of early bicycles gave him an advantage: in grouts day, tyres were solid, which made the business of splitting a wheel into four separate parts relatively simple. you couldnt do the same with a wheel fitted with a one-piece inflated （充气的） tyre.so, in a 21st-century context, is the idea of the folding wheel dead? it is not. a british design engineer, duncan fitzsimons, has developed a wheel that can be squashed into something like a slender ellipse （椭圆）. throughout, the tyre remains inflated.will the young fitzsimonss folding wheel make it into production? i have no idea. but his inventiveness shows two things. first, people have been saying for more than a century that bike design has reached its limit, except for gradual advances. its as silly a concept now as it was 100 years ago: theres plenty still to go for. second, it is in the field of folding bikes that we are seeing the most interesting inventions. you can buy a folding bike for less than 1,000 that can be knocked down so small that