江苏省沭阳中学高考英语阅读理解专项训练6.doc

江苏省沭阳中学阅读理解专项训练6awhether you like it or not, i consider myself an honored member of east asian society.for the past 2 years, ive had the privilege of travelling to various countries in asia, specifically indonesia and china. these trips werent the typical vacations that last for roughly two weeks and consist of hurrying from one destination to the next. rather, i completely buried myself in the culture, staying in both indonesia and china forapproximately6 weeks. i befriended the man who made my breakfast every day in beijing.after two continuous years of escaping to the eastern hemisphere, however, im staying at home.every day, i long for the thrill of travelling, the thrill of trying a new asian dish, the thrill of bargaining with a vendor(小商贩) on the street for what caught my eye. i catch myself watching hours bizarre foods with andrew zimmern, and replaying the parts where he visits a small town in china or a quiet village deep in vietnam. occasionally, i go through the pictures from my travels, thinking of the ones where my memories origin from.my desire to travel, in fact, makes me incredibly impulsive. one day, i was watching my old friend andrew zimmern travel to cambodia. i watched him taste the special foods and float down a large man-made lake, staying with locals trying to find dinner. the second the show ended, i ran upstairs to my computer and looked up plane tickets to phnom penh. its pitiful, i know.i apologize for this unhappy story thats been a good portion of my article. let me try toturnthings around.though im upset about not being able to travel for the summer, staying in place does have its ups. i graduated from high school just recently. as i walked across the stage, reaching out for my high school principals hand with my right and taking mydiplomawith my left, i graduated. as i walked across the stage, suddenly, i realized i had just wrapped up one of the most important stages in my life. i was soon entering the real world, but i had one last summer that see-sawed in between the real world and the world my peers and i had just left. i had one last summer to make memories with high school friends that i would recall during old age.additionally, i am pleased to say i have found a job this summer. i work at the seneca hill animal hospital and resort where i look after dogs whose owners have left for summer vacation. the work may be hard, but at least it paid off.all in all, life at home so far has not been all that difficult. im spending time with old friends, and earning for myself, two things that could not be done outside the us. although i would have wanted to spend the summer in a magical land with foreign foods, languages, and people, i have to realize that life is what you make of it. thats why im going to make my time at home the best vacation ive ever had.41. according to the writer, a typical vacation is one _. a. that lasts about a fortnight during which you hurry between destinationsb. where you stay in some place for seven weeks c. where you can stay in east asia d. where you neednt hurry between destinations 42. the writer gives the example of andrew zimmern in paragraph 4 to _. a. explain his tiredness of trips to foreign countries b. express his disappointment with his friends holiday c. share with us his eagerness for trips d. display his skills of taking photos43. the underlined phrase “wrapped up” in paragraph 7 has a similar meaning to that in _. a. he received his christmas gift wrapped up in a boxb. the meeting wrapped up and we soon left the lecture hallc. she told the children to wrap up warm since it was so coldd. the manager is wrapped up in his business, so just wait patiently44. we can infer from the passage that _. a. in writers view, the two years in east asian was another way of vacation b. during his stay at home, the writer never thought about his travelling c. without much travelling, life has been difficult for the writerd. freed from trips, the writer actually gained much more than merely travelling45. the best title of the passage can be _. a. an honored member of east asian society b. the privilege of travelling to various countries c. life without travelling is not all that difficult d. memories to be called up during old agebonce again this year, like last, i have the honor of recommending a selection of books for the ted bookstore. below are this years picks, along with the original text that appears on the bookstore cards and the introduction.1. tiny beautiful thingswhen a journalist by the name of “dear sugar” introduced herself on the rumpus on march 11, 2010, she made her suggestions clear: a “by-the-book common sense of dear abby and the low quality of cary tennis and the rudeness of dan savage and” but in the two-some years that followed, she went on to deliver something brief, more honest, more profound(深刻的). collected in tiny beautiful things: advice on love and life from dear sugar, one of the best psychology and philosophy books of 2012, is her wholehearted wisdom on lifes trickiest contexts sometimes the simplest, sometimes the most complex, always the most deeply human. 2. big questions from little people the questions children ask are often so simple, so basic, that they turn unclear yet profound philosophy into requiring apple-pie-from-scratch type of answers. to explore this simplicity and expansiveness, elwin harris asked thousands of primary school children between the ages of four and twelve to send in their most restless questions, then invited some of todays most well-known scientists, philosophers, and writers including tedsters like alain de botton, mary roach, and richard dawkins to answer them. the result is big questions from little people & simple answers from great minds, among both the best childrens books of 2012 and the years overall reader favorites. part of the money from the book benefits save the children.3. where the heart beatsin where the heart beats, which was also one of the best philosophy books of 2012, longtime art critic and practicing buddhist kay larson constructs an intellectual, creative, and spiritual biography of john cage one of the most influential composers in modern history, yet also one of historys most misunderstood artists , whose impact reaches beyond the field of music and into art, literature, cinema. fifteen years in the making, this superbly researched, beautifully written masterpiece weaves together a great many threads of cultural history into a whole understanding of both cage as an artist and zen as a lens on existence. 4. advice to little girls in 1865, mark twain did something unexpected he penned a childrens story, in which he challenged kids to digest the intelligent humor that was, and still is, known for among his adult audiences. nearly a century and a half later, beloved russian childrens artist vladimir radunsky and brooklyn independent publisher enchanted lion are bringing advice to little girls to life, imagined in the style of the scrapbooks and small albums that children of twains time used for doodling（乱涂乱画） and collecting various curious things.46. the passage is mainly intended as _.a. an advertisement of the booksb. a brief introduction of some best-sellersc. a recommendation of bookstoresd. an introduction of some well-known writers47. which book helps with charity (an organization for helping people in need)?a. advice to little girls b. tiny beautiful thingsc. where the heart beats d. big questions from little people48. books _ have been based on children.a. 2 & 4b. 1 & 3c. 1 & 2d. 3 & 449. which of the following statements is not true?a. both where the heart beats and tiny beautiful things deal about philosophy.b. advice to little girls is used by children for doodling（乱涂乱画） and collecting various curious things. c. reading the book of big questions from little people will benefit parents.d. mark twain was once worried that it was difficult for young children to understand the humor in advice to little girls.csix people have kept themselves inside a white dome in hawaii to have an eight-month test of how their mental health might experience during a mission to mars.the nasa-funded project involves three men and three women who have no access to fresh food and limited access to internet that requires 20-minute intervals between click and response, as it might be in deep space.they are allowed to step outside their igloo-like enclosure which measures 11 meters in diameter and six meters tall only if wearing a space suit.“we are surrounded by basaltic lava(玄武岩火山石) and living on the slopes of mauna loa where there is little evidence of plant or animal life,” wrote crew member jocelyn dunn, a doctor at purdue universitys school of industrial engineering, after her first day in the dome on october 17. “the training wheels are coming off as our new reality is setting in,” dunn wrote on her blog, , which she plans to update throughout the mission.nasa is spending $1.2 million on a series of three such projects known as hawaii space exploration analog and simulation (hi-seas) to determine the potential risks of sending people together to spend long periods on a distant planet.nasa is aiming for a human mission to mars by the 2030s, but experts are still not sure if humans can with-stand the radiation that the journey would involve.it could take eight months to reach the red planet, not to mention time spent on it with a thin atmosphere and no known food source, followed by an attempt at returning to earth.one recent study found that with the current limits of technology, adventurers to mars would start dying in 68 days. another study this week said the risk of radiation-induced cancer would limit any trip to one year.nasa considers it just as important to study whether peoples mental states could hold up under the pressure of a mars journey, said principal investigator kim binsted.both crew psychology and radiation are considered “red risks” for mars, “which means essentially, until we solve these problems, we are not going,” binsted told afp. binsted is coordinating the experiment from the outside the dome. those inside are healthy, educated people in their 20s and 30s, each with a keen interest in science and space. “it is kind of the opposite of a reality show. we select against drama.” explained binsted. “we try to pick a crew that will get along with each other. we pick generally level-headed and easy-going people.”they include allen mirkadyrov, an aerospace engineer for nasa and neil scheibelhut, a microbiologist and former soldier in iraq.sophie milam is an expert in robotics who is pursuing a masters degree in engineering, and zak wilson is a mechanical engineer. the commander is canadian-born martha lenio, who earned a doctor degree in engineering and has worked in the sustainable building industry, according to her biography.as time wears on, experts want to see how they get along with each other, and how they relate to mission control.one potential problem may come late in the game, when a depression known as “third-quarter syndrome” kicks in. there is also the issue of communication breakdown between the crew and ground control, which happens often in these kinds of missions, binsted said. 50. “ a white dome” in paragraph 1 is the same place as _.a. “deep space” in paragraph 2 b. “their igloo-like enclosure” in paragraph 3c. “the slopes of mauna loa” in paragraph 4 d. “purdue universitys school of industrial engineering” in paragraph 4 51. what is the aim of hawaii space exploration analog and simulation (hi-seas)?a. to reduce the time to reach mars to less than 8 months.b. to make sure if humans can with-stand the radiation involved in the journey. c. to find out the possible risks of having people travel to mars and stay there.d. to aim for a human mission to mars by the 2030s.52. it can be inferred from the passage that _.a. it is likely to take a year for adventurers to have a to-and-back trip of marsb. most adventurers-to-be are healthy, educated people in their 20s and 30s, each with a keen interest in science and spacec. if possible, the crew will have a canadian-born man-commander, martha leniod. should the “red risks” not be solved, nasa would never try the exploration of mars53. why do you think has the laboratory been located in hawaii? a. because nasa lies there. b. because most of the scientists are living there.c. because it has similar geology conditions to that of mars.d. because it is the center of hi-seas.54. the passage is intended _.a. for informing us of a new research project b. as an introduction of some great adventurers c. for informing us of the exploration of mars d. as a report of the latest space voyage the first half-time of the football match was full of excitement. the two teams, vernon park looked worried and steelhouse were talking excitedly. it was 1-1,but steelhouse were on their way. they had del, who got a goal.the second half started with del playing back in defence. del drifted back, back and back. this meant that del was there to stop vernon park scoring. but steelhouse didnt score either.now, there was ten minutes left of the game. something had to happen. then a vernon defender kicked a high ball downfield. the ball skidded off a steelhouse knee.corner!“back, lads!” yelled harry. “five minutes left! get ready for the corner.”del got into position and glanced up again, no dad!the kick was taken just as dels dad walked to the edge of the field. the ball came hard and low across the goal mouth.it hit the side of someones heel and jumped up to dels hand.penalty! the ref was pointing at the penalty spot and the whole field were shouting.“you duck egg, del!” cropper was face to face with him. he looked ready to hit him.“it hit meright? im not superman!” said del as he walked away with his back to everyone.“give me strength!” roared harry.in went the penalty. 2-1 to vernon park.“five more minutes”, thought del, as he got back to the center, “then its over, no more football for me.” just then his dad came over and patted del on the shoulder. “ dont worry, son. never mind. it wasnt your fault. show them what you can do!”as del walked back to the middle, the eyes of all his teammates arrowed into him. he could almost felt their angry thoughts. this was why he wasnt going to play again. ever.then as he came up to the center circle, spanner ran over to him. poor spanner! thered no winners medal for him today after all. but he wasnt angry with del. “it wasnt your fault, del!” he said loyally. “youll show them, wont you? look, their keeper is off his line again!” del took a look. spanner was right. the vernon keeper had run out cheering when they scored the penalty. he was still way out, joking with the defenderthe idiot!now, with three minutes remaining, there was no time for skills or tricks like before.the laughter of the crowd got around in dels head. suddenly, he was angry. yes, hed show them. “touch it to me, span!” he said. spanner kicked off. del took the ball and he was away. five steps inside the vernon half, he smashed the ball over the keepers head. and into the back of the net! 2-2! the teams kicked off again. and before the vernon team had finished arguing, spanner sent del his first straight pass of the evening. with the ball under perfect control, del turned left and then right, past four defenders. then he fooled the goal-keeper into diving the wrong way and ran neatly past him. del could easily have put the ball into the open net. but he didnt, he stopped. the defenders of the other team, vernon park, all ran at del, desperately. spanner was charging up alone on the other side like a