高考英语二轮阅读理解精选专练系列（13）.doc

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选专练系列（13）及答案atourism wasnt as important as it is today. in the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. more people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. special plane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before. one person doesnt travel for the same reason as another. but most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. they also like to meet new people and to taste new food.tourism causes many changes in a country and in peoples lives. people build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors around interesting places. therere new nightclubs and other amusements. international tourism is clearly a big business.56. in the old days _ could travel to other countries.a. boys and girls, men or women, young or oldb. either kings or queensc. both the poor and the richd. nobody but those who had money57. more people travel today than in the past because_.a.people have become interested in travelingb.traveling today is easier than in the pastc.people now have spare money for traveld.great changes have taken place in the world58. what makes travel more attractive than before?a. travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today.b. more guides are being trained to show beautiful spots.c. modern telegraph lines make travel less expensive.d. new hotels and restaurants have been built.59. what is the best title of the passage?a. the change of tourismb. tourism c. the importance of tourism d. the cause of tourism change bmovie makers at one time worried that they might be put out of business by television. recently, however, more and more people have been going to the movies. this may be partly because the economic situation in america has worsened. when at the movies, people forget their troubles, as they get involved in the story on the screen. also, directors have recently been producing pictures that large numbers of people want to see. americans in the millions are returning to their love affair with the movies. motion picture industry experts see two main factors responsible for this: an increased need by americans to escape from economic worries and a large number of new movies with broad audience appeal.movie makers admit that their rising popularity is partly the result of poor economic conditions, which traditionally bring an increase in theater attendance. “when people are fearful about the future, they look for escape,” comments jack valenti, president of the motion picture association of america. “in a shaded theater, with a 65-foot screen, you lose yourself for two and a half hours and people find this beneficial.” 60. what did movie makers worry about before? a. that no one would go to the cinema. b. that movies couldnt be a business any more. c. that their movies might be played on television. d. that people preferred watching tv to seeing films.61. why are so many people going to see movies now? a. because people now have much more money. b. because people have troubles. c. because people wanted to escape from real life. d. because watching movies is now much cheaper than watching tv.62. what does the underlined word mean in the first paragraph?a. become bad b. become popular c. become attractive d. become amazingca new survey finds that more than eighty percent of internet users in the united states search for health information onlinethe survey found that searching online is one of the leading ways that people look for a second opinion though doctors are still the main source of health informationforty-four percent of people are actually looking for doctors or other providers when they search for health information onlineanother finding of the survey: two-thirds of internet users look online for information about a specific disease or medical conditionthe internet has also become an important source of emotional support for people with health problemssusannah fox says one in five internet users has gone online to find other people who have the same conditionit was more popular among people with more serious health issuesone in four people living with chronic diseases （慢性病）and it was basically off the charts with people living with rare diseasethey are so eager to find other people online who share their health concernsa disease is considered rare if it affects fewer than two hundred thousand people worldwidethe rise of social networking has made it easier for people with rare diseases to connect with each other and feel less alonesocial networking is also changing the way some doctors and patients communicate with each otherdrjeff livingston operates a medical center for women in irving, texashis office uses password-protected software to share information with patients“we provide the patient full access to their medical careanything i can see, the patient can seeall of their notes, all of their doctor visits are right thereall of their lab work is right there” drlivingston says the software has increased efficiency, reduced costs and improved relations with patients63from the first paragraph, we can know _amost online health information is reliablebmore people now turn to the internet for medical advicecpeople shouldnt rely on the internet for medical adviceddoctors are no longer the patients first choice64the underlined words “off the charts” in paragraph 3 mean _avery popularbnot accessiblecfar away fromdnot attractive65by using social networking, patients with rare diseases can _afind effective curesbget emotional comfortcask for financial supportdconsult doctors anytime66which of the following is not true of drlivingstons software?ait cuts down medical expensesbit decreases the time spent on medical carecit takes doctors closer to their patientsdit gives patients a medical test onlinedhow often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again. each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets. childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. if a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. it is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. whats more, life is always presenting new things to the child things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. but a child has his parents. he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong. when the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. if he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. and if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. if, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.67. according to the second paragraph, the writer thinks that _. a. life for a child is comparatively easyb. a child is always loved whatever he does c. if much is gi