高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解48 .doc

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1.no plans for the holidays?special story time for all lower primary pupilsschool libraryreading roomjune 6, 2 p. m-3 p. m,mr. stephen keene will impress you with stories from his famous new kids next block series.free admission learn how to play the guitar in 4 easy lessons!venue: music roomtime: 9 a. m-12 p. mdates: june 6, 13, 20, 27instructor: miss katsumi from japanfees: $ 40 for 4 lessons *($ 20 for members of the school band and school choir)register with mrs. mary mi, the choir mistress, now.*it is compulsory(强制性的) for students who sing up to attend all four lessons.join the geography clubs twilight cruise(黄昏巡游)june 19, 5 p. m-8 p. mview singapores wonderful skyline by night.cruise past kusu island and pulau tekukor (dove island)enjoy a great dinner under the starlit sky.hurry! vacancies(空缺) only for the 1st 20 pupils who sing up. get your consent forms(同意书) from miss yu and return the forms with your payment($20) by 30 may.* if there are more than 20 pupils interested in the cruise, priority (优先权) will be given to geography club*60. a pupil who prefers not to spend any money can go for_. a. the cruise b. the guitar lessons c. the school choir d.story time61. who will conduct the guitar lessons? a. the band instructor. b. the choir mistress. c. mr. stephen keene. d. an invited guest.62. to go for the cruise, pupils need to _. a. be geography club members b. pay $30 c. have some form filled d. know how to swim63. if a pupil is going away for the holidays with his /her family from june 1 to june 7, he/she can still go for_.a. story time b. the cruise c. the school band d. the guitar lessons2.for about a decade, i knew that i needed to improve my handwriting, but i always put it off. “my typing skills are good, my communication skills are good, and all my other abilities are adequate for the job i do and the life i live. why would i need to improve my handwriting in such a modern world?” i thought. i was sort of hit by the fact that my handwriting needed improving quite suddenly in the form of a note from my boss. obviously one of the notes i had posted on the office message board had been misunderstood because of my handwriting. my boss demanded that i learn to write in a neat way, something i couldnt ignore any longer. i tried a lot of different methods to improve my handwriting. nowadays, there are more resources than before. you dont even have to go to the store and can buy handwriting training materials online. i tried out a lot of these, and my handwriting did improve somewhat. now i make sure i form every letter correctly. this is inconvenient and time-consuming, but it is better than having my comments misread. people come up to me and tell me how nice my handwriting is. i have never thought of that, but this is exactly what has happened. it really is a pleasure, but it isnt enough. in the long run, i actually have to go to a handwriting coach to improve my handwriting. it seems like i have years and years of bad habits that i have to break, and this isnt something i could handle on my own. i need someone to teach me how to write clearly from the ground up. 56. the underlined word “adequate” in the first paragraph probably means _:a. clear enough b. good enough c. common enough d. special enough57. the writer made the decision to improve his handwriting because .a. he had planned for that for a long timeb. he was shocked by his boss good handwritingc. his boss asked him to work on his handwritingd. he was often misunderstood because of his handwriting58. how did the writer try to improve his handwriting?a. he joined a handwriting training class.b. he practiced writing and typing at the same time.c. he practiced writing mainly on his own.d. he employed a coach to teach him online.59. what does the writer think of his handwriting at present?a. better. b. perfect. c. worse. d. unacceptable.3. if youre like a lot of married guys, you dont need to be reminded about men being from mars or women from venus. chances are that youre all too familiar with the feeling that you and your wife are from different worlds. when married people start noticing their fundamental differences, it can lead to a breakdown in communication. the way to have a successful marriage is through communication, common ground and understanding. here are some pointers to guide you in the right direction. rather than ending up in an endless back and forth, forget about the issue for a minute. instead, think about how you feel shes acting toward you and ask her if thats how she feels about you. if you think shes being unfair, ask her if she thinks youre being unfair. switching the focus to that shared feeling can help your wife see things from your point of view. its important to accept the fact that theres a two-way street between you and your wife. if you think she doesnt make enough of an effort to see things from your point of view, you have to ask yourself if youre making an effort to see it her way. realize nobody can wave a magic wand to make you and your wife completely understand each other all the time. many couples have an extremely close friendship and do almost everything together before theyre married. once youve tied the knot, you may begin to notice that youre not as alike as you once thought. it seems obvious, but some guys get fooled into thinking their wife will be as excited about all of their interests and hobbies as they are. dont be surprised when you find out that shes not just like one of the guys. sooner or later youll realize that she might be going along with some of your interests just to make you happy. rather than feel offended if you find out shes not as into your favorite hobby as you thought, appreciate the effort she put into making you happy. swallow your pride and try to take part in some of her hobbies, too, even if you might be a little put off at first. while youre not going to be trying on makeup with her, you could try baking a recipe together. if either of you is always giving everything and getting nothing in return, theres going to be bitterness. the best marriages are built on compromise. you knew you were going to have to give and take for your marriage to work; now its time to make it happen.71. what is the best title of the text?a. how to manage your marriage.b. how to make a good husbandc. how to make a good wife.d. how to get her to speak your language.72. the best subtitle of the 6th paragraph is _.a. swallow your pride (at least sometimes) b. find out her hobbiesc. dont get offendedd. try to make up73. which of the following is not good for keeping a successful marriage?a. focus on the feeling to get past the disagreement.b. dont play the blame game.c. she wont always understand you (but thats ok).d. try to understand each other all the way.74. according to the last paragraph, its important for the husband and wife to_.a. forgive and forgetb. give and take c. live and let lived. get everything and return nothing75. the underlined phrase in the 6th paragraph probably mean_.a. delay sthb. arrange sthc. dislike sthd. worsen sth4.researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty. in fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old.the findings came from a survey of more than three hundred forty thousand adults in the united states. the gallup organization questioned them by telephone in two thousand eight. at that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.the researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. they also asked about mental or emotional stress.arthur stone in the department of psychiatry and behavioral science at stony brook university in new york led the study. his team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five.the findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. the people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties.the findings appeared in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences.researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older. one theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. they also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.professor stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry.the researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. but they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.the study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. however, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.66. what is the best title of the passage?a. the older a person is, the happier he grows.b. the more lighthearted a person is, the happier he is.c. the older a person is, the more clever he grows.d. the older a person is, the more stressed he feels.67. we can learn from the research that _.a. only when people get older, will they feel happierb. older people usually have no worries in their lifec. older people are more likely to be thankful in lifed. stress levels among the youngest are the highest of all 68. according to the researchers, what is probably the reason why people grow happier when they get older?a. when people get older, they cant remember bad experiences. b. when people get older, they have no young children to care about.c. when people get older, they dont care about their feelings.d. when people get older, they learn to adjust their feelings.69. what would the writer probably deal with in next paragraph?a. advice to the young people on how to keep happy.b. why women at all ages are more sad, stressed and worried.c. advice to the old people on how to live longer. d. why people will grow happier with their ages. 70. what do you think the proceedings of the national academy of sciences is?a. a gallup organization.b. a university in new york.c. a popular science magazine.d. a research institution5.a heartless thief is believed to have crashed a fund-raiser and made off with a bag of cash meant to help a new york city firefighter pay for life-changing surgery for his 9-year-old son. but little aidan sullivan - who was born with a facial defect and no right ear - yesterday put up a brave front, with a message for the crook(thief): im going to kick your butt!i want to look normal, said aidan, whose father, tim, is a firefighter in the bronx. the third-grader has hemi facial micro soma, in which one half of the face doesnt develop correctly.last weekend, family friend peter drake, a ridgefield, conn., firefighter, hosted a fund-raiser, collecting between $8,000 and $9,000. but when the party at a danbury, conn., irish cultural center was over, the money had disappeared.at the end of the night, all the money that was donated was put in a zippered bag, said tim sullivan. a bartender gave the bag to pete. he had it in his hands. he put it down to go do something, and when he came back, he saw that it was missing.sullivan said his longtime friend - who has had fund-raisers to pay for aidans 10 previous surgeries - is devastated.pete was so upset. he kept saying, i let aidan down, i let aidan down,” colleen sullivan, 40, recalled.we even went dumpster diving, in case it was thrown out. the sullivans plan to go ahead with the march 1 surgery led by specialists at nyus langone medical center in manhattan. the money would have offset the $10,000 to $15,000 that insurance doesnt cover. yesterday, aidan said hes not a fan of hospitals and doesnt like to be away from his sister, kaylee, 4. but hes willing to do it. im excited, he said. finally, an ear.61. where do you probably read this text from?a. a magazine.b. a newspaper.c. a book.d. an advertisement.62. how did little aidan sullivan feel when he knew the money was missing.a. he felt excited. b. he felt surprised.c. he felt upset.d. he felt annoyed.63. what is the money used for according to this text?a. to help aidan sullivan to have another operation.b. to help pay for aidan sullivans life insurance.c. to return the money the sullivans owed to the hospital. d. to help a firefighter who got hurt in the ear. 64. what is true of little aidan sullivan?a. he hates going to hospital. b. he will go to new york for the surgery.c. he didnt care too much about the lost money. d. he has received 10 surgeries before. 65. what can we infer about pete from the text?a. he was heartless.b. he was kind.c. he was caress.d. he was a firefighter. 6.lynn is the publisher of indiana living green magazine, a local indiana-based publication focusing on all issues related to leading a sustainable lifestyle. her knowledge, passion and unwavering dedication to this cause are both inspiring and admirable and are the reasons i nominate her for the heart of green local hero. lynns interest in sustainable living has expanded over the years from simple recycling and wildlife gardening to encouraging others to appreciate nature and do what each can to protect the environment. the creation of indiana living green comes from her belief that most individuals have an inner desire to do what is best for our environment and that each individual act truly does make a difference. lynn has been instrumental in bringing her green consciousness to indiana by way of indiana living green magazine over the past two years. indiana living green is the only local publication solely focused on green living and sustainability. in addition, lynns pioneering efforts also provide public educational forums via green scenes a series of three hour events, each focusing on specific topics teaching hoosiers how to lead greener lifestyles. she is a sought-after speaker, delivering topics such as greening your outdoor space, updating your home to green and greening your lifestyle to various businesses and organizations throughout central indiana. in addition, lynn has appeared regularly on indianapolis fox 59 morning shows living green segment, discussing various topics of interest ranging from grilling green and green baby buys