高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解49.doc

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1.in a recently published book, i came across some exercises with interesting names such as fishbone diagrams, lotus flowers and clustering. as i used these exercises in my classes, i noticed that students were interested. they said more and wrote more. they enjoyed expressing their ideas and sharing them in groups. they were no longer passively waiting for the bell , but actively taking part in the lesson. i find that creativity can act as a way to increase participation and improve fluency.creativity has become a popular word in recent years. scholars in arts, psychology, business, education and science are all working to get a deeper understanding of it. robert j. stemberg is a creativity specialist and yale professor of psychology. he defines creativity as “the ability to produce work that is both new (original） and appropriate(applicable to the situation ） ”. this definition is useful, as we want our students to use language in a new way and to use it correctly and properly. mot scholars say there are two types of creativity: big “c” creativity and small “c” creativity. big “c” creativity refers to genius level thinking that results in artistic masterpieces and scientific breakthroughs. small “c” creativity refers to everyday level thinking that can be used in any situation our emphasis is on the latter. while it goes without saying that any of our students could go on to be the next picasso or edison, our aim is to help students produce more ideas and use language in a new way.47. the underlined words “waiting for the bell ” in the first paragraph probably means_.a. longing for a phone call b. hoping to have a bellc. expecting the end of the class d. waiting to speak in the class48. it can be inferred from the passage that the author thinks the exercises in the book were _.a. popular b. useful c. scientific d. creative49. when you use a familiar word in a new way, you are _.a creative in the sense of big “c” creativity.b. creative in the sense of small “c” creativity.c. not creative in the sense of big “c” creativity.d. not creative in the sense of small “c” creativity.50. the main purpose of the passage is to _.a. show how useful the book isb. explain what creativity isc. discuss how one can be creatived. tell what teaching aims at2.how many people have i met who have told me about the book they have been planning to write but have never yet found the time? far too many.this is life, all right, but we do treat it like a rehearsal (排演）and, unhappily, we do miss so many of its best moments.we take jobs to stay alive and provide homes for our families always making ourselves believe that this style of life is merely a temporary state of affairs along the road to what we really want to do. then, at 60 or 65, we are suddenly presented with a clock and several grandchildren and we look back and realize that all those years waiting for real life to come along were in fact real life.in america they have a saying much laughed at by the english：“have a nice day” they speak slowly and seriously in their shops, hotels and sandwich bars. i think it is a wonderful phrase, reminding us, in effect, to enjoy the moment: to value this very day.how often do we say to ourselves, ill take up horse-riding (or golf, or sailing） as soon as i get a higher position, only to do none of those things when i do get the higher position.when i first became a reporter i knew a man who gave up a very well paid respectable job at the daily telegraph to go and edit a small weekly newspaper. at the time i was astonished by what appeared to me to be his completely abnormal (反常的） mental state. how could anyone turn his back on fleet street in central london for a small local area？i wanted to know.now i am a little older and possibly wiser, i see the sense in it. in fleet street the man was under continual pressure. he lived in an unattractive london suburb and he spent much of his life sitting on southern region trains.43. the first paragraph of the passage tells us that_ .a. we always try to find some time to write a bookb. we always make plans but seldom fulfil themc. we always enjoy many of lifes best momentsd. we always do what we really want to do44. the underlined phrase turn his back on (paragraph 6） most probably means .a. leave for b. return to c. give up d. rely on45. the man ( paragraph 6） left his first job partly because he was_.a. in an abnormal mental state b. under too much pressurec. not well paid d.not respected46. what is probably the best title for the passage?a. provide homes for our family b. take up horse-ridingc. value this very day d. stay alive3. childhood was an illusion (错觉）and the illusion was this: everything was bigger. no, i mean everything, not just houses and shops and grown-ups, but colors and flowers and journeys, especially journeys which seemed endless. “are we there yet, daddy?”funfairs (游乐场） were huge things that spread for miles around you with noise and lights and exciting danger. rainy days at home when you were ill seemed to last for ever. being a grown-up yourself was an unthinkable distant possibility. every sound was louder, every game was grander, every pain unbearable. as ive grown old, life has become smaller. tastes have dulled. surprises have turned into shocks. days go by unnoticed. how can i regain childhood when it was an illusion? i have only one repeatable and wonderful way and even in this way i can regain only part of that larger world. i can play upon the stage like a child and make the crowd laugh and laugh with them, sometimes helplessly like a child, and then, even though im a sixty-one-year-old man, i can almost catch the colors and sounds and stillness of those bigger years when i was little.39. how does the author feel about his childhood?a. it was endless. b. it was unpleasant.c. he is glad that it is over. d. he misses it as a grown-up40. the author thinks that everything was bigger in childhood because_a. children could not make proper judgments.b. children were curious and eager about lifec. things appeared really big in childrens eyesd. to grow up seemed so long for children41. the world seems to have become smaller to the author because_.a. life is disappointing b. time goes by too fastc. he has had too many surprisesd. foods no longer taste delicious42. the author enjoys playing on the stage so as to_.a. act like a child b. live an unusual lifec. make the crowd laugh d. regain his childhood4.instead of hitting the beach, fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments.the high school research program offers high school students guidance with researchers in texas a&ms college of agriculture and life sciences. jennifer funkhouser, academic adviser for the department of rangeland ecology and management, directs this four-week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential.several considerations go into selecting students, including grades, school involvement and interest in science and agriculture. and many students come from poorer school districts, funkhouser says, “this is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they never would have a chance to do in high school.”warner ervin of houston is interested in animal science and learned how to tell male from female mosquitoes(蚊子）.his adviser, craig coates, studies the genes of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever. coates thought this experience would be fun and helpful to the high school students.the agricultural research at a&m differs from stereotypes. its “molecular(分子）science on the cutting edge,” funkhouser says. the program broadened students knowledge. victor garcia of rio grande city hopes to become a biology teacher and says he learned a lot about chemistry from the program.at the end of the program, the students presented papers on their research. theyre also paid $600 for their work-another way this program differs from others, which often charge a fee.fourteen students got paid to learn that science is fun, that agriculture is a lot more than milking and plowing and that research can open many doors.35. the research program is chiefly designed for _.a. high school advisers from houstonb. college students majoring in agriculturec. high school students from different placesd. researchers at the college of agriculture and life sciences36. it can be inferred from the text that the students in poorer areas _ .a. had little chance to go to collegeb. could often take part in the programc. found the program useful to their futured. showed much interest in their high school experiments37. when the program was over, the students _.a. entered that college b. wrote research reportsc. paid for their research d. found way to make money38. the underlined expression “on the cutting edge” in paragraph 5 means “on the most _ position”.a. important b. favorablec. astonishing d. advanced 5.when a swedish ship that sank in 1628 was recovered from the port of stockholm, historians and scientists were overjoyed with the chance to examine the remains of the past. the ship construction showed how ships were built and operated during the seventeenth century. in this way, artifacts, objects made by human beings, provided a picture of daily life almost 400 years ago.underwater archaeology-the study of ships, aircraft and human settlements that have sunk under large bodies of water-is really a product of the last 50 years. the rapid growth of this new area of study has occurred because of the invention of better diving equipment .besides the swedish ship wreck(残骸），underwater archaeologists have made more exciting discoveries such as the 5000-year-old boats in the mediterranean sea.underwater archaeology can provide facts about the past. in ancient ports all over the world are ships sunken in the past 6,000 years. there are also sunken settlements in seas and lakes telling of peoples way of life and their systems of trade in ancient times. underwater archaeologists want to study these objects to add to the worlds knowledge of history, but they have to fight two enemies. one enemy is treasure hunters who dive for ancient artifacts that they can sell to collectors. once sold, these objects are lost to experts. the second enemy is dredging machines(挖掘机）often used to repair ports. these machines destroy wrecks and artifacts or bury them deeper under sand and mud. by teaching the public about the importance of underwater “museums” of the past, archaeologists are hoping to get support for laws to protect underwater treasures.31. what purpose does paragraph 1 serve in the passage?a.to provide background information of the topicb.to attract readers attention to the topicc.to use an example to support the topicd.to offer basic knowledge of the topic 32. the aim of underwater archaeology is to_. a. exploit water bodies b. search for underwater lifec. study underwater artifacts d. examine underwater environment33. underwater archaeologists are worried because_.a.sea hunters have better diving equipmentb.their knowledge of world history is limitedc.dredging machines cause damage to the portsd.sold artifacts can hardly be regained for research34. what is the main purpose of the passage?a.to introduce a young branch of learning.b.to discuss the scientists problems.c.to explain peoples way of life in the past.d.to describe the sunken ships.6.all around the world, shoppers flock to wal-mart to buy everything. in texas, they come for another reason: to see the wind turbine（涡轮机）, which supplies 5% of the stores electricity. it along with other facilities, such as exterior walls coated with heat-reflective paint, makes this wal-mart a green giant.the laws of economics suggest that wal-mart, with 5, 200 stores worldwide, influences everything including the price of all kinds of goods. it throws its weight behind environmental responsibility, and the impact could be amazing. “one little change in product packaging could save 1, 500 trees,” says wal-mart ceo lee scott“if everybody saves 1, 500 trees or 50 barrels of oil, at the end of the day you have made a huge difference.”scott wants wal-mart to do its part too. he has promised to cut the existing greenhouse-gas emissions（排放）over the next few years and promised to construct new stores that are more efficient. he wants wal-marts fleet of more than 7, 000 trucks to get twice as many miles per gallon by 2015. factories that show wal-mart theyre cutting air pollution will get preferential treatment in the supply chain. wal-mart says its working with consumer-product manufacturers to reduce their packaging and will reward them if they do so.some people may doubt it is a bid to attract attention from wal-marts controversial labor and health-insurance practices. but its not just window dressing, because wal-mart sees profits in going green. scott says, “this is a business philosophy, not a social philosophy. we dont go where we d