高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解36 .doc

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1.below is a housing guide for students going to london.university accommodation (住所)officesmany university accommodation offices have their own list of registered landlords (房东). others also provide information on accommodation agencies and other housing organization. the advantage of using your university accommodation office is that you can get some support if you have a problem. the disadvantage is that they are unluckily to have enough registered landlords to houses all their students. property papers: loot and rentingloot is an important source (来源) of information about private housing for co-renters. the offers are from private landlords, agencies and individuals looking for other co-renters. they also have a website: . the advantage of using loot is that there are some excellent bargains. the disadvantage is that there is no quality control over the offers. renting is another useful paper. the offers in this paper are mainly from accommodation agencies. their website is at www. renting.co.uk.accommodation agenciesthe majority of rented accommodation in london is probably advertised through accommodation agencies. the advantage of using accommodation agencies is that you will have access to a large number of accommodations. a good agent will listen to your requirements and can save you time in looking for the right accommodation. the disadvantage is that they will make a range of charges to potential renters. noticeboards around the universities you will find a number of noticeboards where offers of accommodation will be posted. these will either be from landlords or from students. some universities will also have online noticeboards where students can advertise to other students. advertisements from students can be an excellent way to find accommodation. however, advertisements from landlords can be problematic. word of mouth some of the best housing in london is never advertised but is passed on from one group of students to another by word of mouth. it might be that you can find out about good offers from final year students. however, dont suppose that just because you have found out about housing from a friend it is necessarily going to be better than that found through any other source. family faced with the very high rents charged in london, some students and their parents will consider buying as an alternative. in some cases this might be a good choice. 【小题1】 what is the advantage of using loot?a. it has more offers from accommodation agencies than renting. b. it gives you personal information about other co-renters.c. their website is designed mainly for students. d. there are some good bargains.【小题2】the information passed on by word of mouth is important because .a. it is better than that found through any other sourceb. it helps you find some of the best housing never advertised c. the landlords have little valuable informationd. the final year students always offer better information 【小题3】for students going to london for the first time, which of the following provides the most reliable information?a. university accommodation offices. b. loot and renting. c. notice boards. d. family.2.the world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted peoplewe meet them every day. a few days ago, my car was not running welli pulled it into a garage and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minuteshe knew what was wrong by simply listening to the enginei was amazedthe sad truth is that great talent is not enoughi am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. i heard the other day that less than 5 percent of americans earn more than $100,000 a year. a business consultant who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially. it was this business consultant who gave me the phrase, “they are one skill away from great wealth”there is an old saying that goes, job means just over broke（破产）and unfortunately, i would say that the saying applies to millions of peoplebecause schools do not think financial intelligence is intelligence, most workers live within their meansthey work and they pay the billsinstead i recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earnwhen i ask the classes i teach, “how many of you can cook a better hamburger than mcdonalds?” almost all the students raise their hands. i then ask, “so if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come mcdonalds makes more money than you?” the answer is obvious: mcdonalds is excellent at business systems. the world is filled with talented poor people. they focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.【小题1】the author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph to show that a. he is just one of the talented people b. he is ready to help others c. he has a sharp sense of hearing d. he knows little about car repairing【小题2】the underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by_ a. spend more than they can afford b. 1ive within what they earn c. 1ive in their own circle d. do in their own way 【小题3】why do talented people earn so little according to the author? a. they dont work hard enough b. they have no specialized skills c. they dont make full use of their talentsd. they lack financial intelligence 【小题4】the main purpose of the author is to tell us_ a. how young people can find a satisfactory job b. what schools should teach about financec. why so many talented people are poord. how mcdonalds makes much money3.“ive changed my mind. i wanted to have a telescope, but now i want my dad back.” lucien lawrences letter to father christmas, written after his father had been knifed to death outside his school gate, must have touched everyones heartlucien went on to say that without his father he couldnt see the stars in the sky. when those we love depart from us, we cannot see the stars for a whilebut lucien, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone, you will see them again. and, in a strange way, i expect that you will find your father there too, either in your mind or heart. i find that my parents, who died years ago, still linger （留连） in many of my dreams and that i think of them perhaps more than i ever did when they were alivei still live to please them and im still surprised by their reactionsi remember that when i became a professor, i was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself that i couldnt wait to cable my parents. the reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all my mother said was “i hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!” i havent forgotten. the values of my parents still live onit makes me pause and think about how i will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom i carewould i have been as ready as philip lawrence has been to face the aggressors（入侵者）, and to lay down my life for those in my care? how many people would want me back for christmas? its a serious thought, which gives me pausei pray silently, sometimes, in the dead of night, that ancient cry of a poet “deliver my soul from the sword and my darling from the power of the dog” yet i know death comes to us all, and sometimes comes suddenlywe must therefore plan to live together, but live as if we will die tomorrowwe live on, im sure, in the lives of those we loved, and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasureif more parents knew this in their hearts to be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today67. according to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph _. a. puts forward the subject of the textb. shows the authors pity on the kidc. makes a clear statement of the authors viewsd. serves as an introduction to the discussion 68. what feeling did the authors mother express in her reply?a. proud b. disappointed c. worriedd. happy69. in the authors opinion, the value of a persons life is _. a. to leave a precious memory to the people related b. to have a high sense of duty to the whole society c. to care what others will remember and treasure d. to share happiness and sadness with his family 70. what does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem? a. call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns. b. try to keep violence and murder far away from society. c. spend every day meaningfully in memory of death. d. advise parents to stay with their children safely at home. 4.do american children still learn handwriting in school? in the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting. but studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it. one study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10-15 minutes a day, and then other teachers who basically teach it for 60 to 70 minutes a day which is really pretty much for handwriting.many adults remember learning that way by copying letters over and over again. todays thinking is that short periods of practice are better. many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself. instead, they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. after all, that is why we write.handwriting involves two skills. one is legibility, which means forming the letters so they can be read. the other is fluency writing without having to think about it. fluency continues to develop up until high school.but not everyone masters these skills. teachers commonly report that about one fourth of their kids have poor handwriting. some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.but steve graham at vanderbilt says word processing is rarely done in elementary school, especially in the early years. american children traditionally first learn to print, and then to write in cursive, which connects the letters. but guess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the college board, which administers the sat college admission test. more than 75 percent of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive.63. from paragraph 1, we can learn _.a. teachers spend little time in teaching handwritingb. most teachers prefer to teach handwritingc. teaching handwriting is a basic requirement in teaching jobd. a keyboard has taken the place of the handwriting entirely64. the underlined word “legibility” in paragraph 3 means _.a. unreadableb. complex c. unexpected d. easy to read65. the best title for the passage is _.a. how to improve handwriting in schoolb. handwriting involves two skills c. right or wrong: the death of handwritingd. handwriting lessons are on the way out66. the authors attitude towards whether still to learn handwriting in school is_.a. objective b. negative c. critical d. optimistic5.corned beef & cabbage.from quick cooking“ive been making this meal for more than 40 years,” remarks ruth warner of wheat ridge, colorado. “it is so easy and so delicious. its especially good served with a salad of peaches and cottage cheese.”ingredients（原料）4 cups water1 corned beef brisket with spice packet (2 pounds)1 medium head cabbage , cut into 8 wedges2 large red potatoes , cut into 2-inch chunks1 can (141/2 ounces ) chicken broth4 large carrots , cut into 2inch chunks1 medium onion , cut into 2inch piecesservings, 46category , main dishprep , 10 min.method, pressure cookercook, 45 min.total, 55 min.directions in a 6-qt. pressure cooker ,combine water and contents of corned beef seasoning packet; add beef. close cover securely ;place pressure regulator on vent（排气）pipe .bring cooker to full pressure over high heat .reduce heat to medium-high and cook for 45 minutes .(pressure regulator should maintain a slow steady rocking motion; adjust heat if needed.)meanwhile ,in a large saucepan ,combine the cabbage ,potatoes and broth .bring to a boil. reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes .add carrots and onion. cover and simmer 2025 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender ;drain.remove pressure cooker from the heat; allow pressure to drop on its own. remove beef to a serving platter. discard cooking liquid .serve beef with cabbage ,potatoes ,carrots and onion.yield: 46 servings.for more recipes ,click here. 59. which of the following materials are not needed in this course?acabbage and onionbcarrot and potatocbeef and waterdflour and vinegar60. when cooking corned beef ,one thing you should pay attention to is .ato use the seasoning packetbto bring cooker to full pressurecto adjust heat from time to timedto place it on vent pipe61. how long will it take to get cabbage ,carrots and other materials cooked?aabout 10 minutes.babout 60 minutes.cabout 55 minutes.dabout 35 minutes.62. where can you probably find this passage?ain a newspaper.bin a magazine.cin a book.don the internet.6.it was the afternoon of december 24, the day before christmas; and as the newest doctor in our office, i had to work. the only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated christmas tree in our waiting room and a gift sent to me by a fellow i was dating a dozen long-stemmed red roses. as i was cleaning my office, i was told a lady urgently needed to speak with me. as i stepped out, i noticed a young, tired-looking woman with a baby in her arms. nervously, she explained that her husband a prisoner in a nearby prison was my next patient. she told me she wasnt allowed to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. her request was for me to let the boys father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible before i called him for his appointment. since my schedule wasnt full, i agreed. after all, it was christmas eve. a short time later, her husband arrived with chains on his feet and hands, and two armed guards as bodyguards. the womans tired face lit up like our little christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. i kept glancing out to wa