高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（36）外研版.doc

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（36）及答案aeveryday we talk about and use the internet, but how many of us know the history of the internet? many people are surprised when they find that the internet was set up in the 1960s at that time, computers were large and expensive computer network didnt work well if one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped so a new network system had to be set up it should be good enough to be used by many different computers if part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part in this way computer network system would keep on working on the timeat first the internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too however, computers were still very expensive and the internet was difficult to use by the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” in the internet more convenienttoday it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the internet every day sending e-mail is more and more popular among studentsthe internet has now become one of the most important parts of peoples life56 the internet has a history of more than _ yearsa sixty b forty c fifty d twenty57 a new network system was set up to _a make computers cheaper b make itself keep on working all the timec break down the whole network d make computers large and expensive58 _ made “surfing” the internet more convenienta computers b hardware c software d information59 which of the following is true?a in the 1960s, computer network worked wellb in the early 1970s, the internet was easy to usec today its still not easy to get on-lined sending e-mail is now more popular among students than beforebevery country has its traditional festivals the chinese new year is now known as the spring festival because it starts from the beginning of spring though there are some sayings about its origin, all agree that the word nian, which in modern chinese means “year”, was originally the name of a beast that started to eat people the night before the beginning of a new yearone story goes that the beast nian had a very big mouth that would take in a great many people at one time people were very afraid one day, an old man came to their help and said he would stop all this he said to nian, “i hear that you are very strong, but can you eat up all the beasts on earth instead of people who are too weak to be your enemies?” “yes,” nian agreed with him and went to kill many of the beasts on earth people were very happy because those beasts also did bad things to people and killed their farm animals from time to timeafter that, the old man, who was a god, rode on the beast nian and left nian was gone, and other beasts also went into forests; people began to enjoy their happy life before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper-cuts on their windows and doors at each years end to drive nian away, because red is the color the beast felt most afraid offrom then on, every year at the beginning of spring, people prepare to “guo nian” the word “guo nian” means “go through the nian safely” putting up red paper-cuts to drive nian away and making dumplings for a better new year are still an every-year doing by the chinese people however, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, they just feel the color and the food make the new year very enjoyable60 how did the old man stop nian from eating people?a by putting red paper-cuts on windows b by eating up beastsc by talking to him d by riding on him61 why did people put on red paper-cuts instead of those of any other color?a because nian liked the color red b because the color red could kill nianc because the old man like the color red d because nian was afraid of the color red62 the best title of this passage is “_”a the origin of the chinese new year b the old man and the beast nianc how to go through the nian safely d what nian was like63 which of the following statement is true?a nian can eat up all the beasts on earth at one timeb nian is a tall beast that likes to eat farm animalsc nian is afraid of red paper-cuts d nian doesnt like to use his own mindchave you ever listened to young children talking in the playground? they are always boasting they say things like, “my dads car is bigger than your dads,” and “my mom is smarter than yours” they particularly like to boast about their familiesthere were three little boys, harry, ted and gavin, who were always boasting gavin was the worst everything about his family was always the best or the biggest or the most expensivewhatever the others said, he could always go on better one day when they were walking to school, harry said, “my father had a bath twice a week,” ted spoke next “thats nothing,” he said “having a bath twice a week is dirty my father has a bath every day, sometimes twice a day” ted looked at gavin now it was his turn but what could he say? “this time,” ted thought, “im going to win” gavin didnt know what to say he couldnt say that his father had a bath three times a day that was silly he walked on in silence ted smiled at harry, and harry smiled back they were sure that for once they had beaten gavin they reached the school gates still gavin said nothing “weve won,” ted said to harry, but he spoke too soon on the way home, gavin said, “my dad is so clean that he doesnt have to bathe at all”64 according to the passage, the meaning of the word “boast” is _a to sing a nice song b to talk bigc to go on better d to have a bath three times a day65 what did harry boast about?a the number of times his father had a bath every weekb the size of the bathroom in his homec his fathers car d his mothers family66 who boasted the most?a ted b harry and ted c harry and gavin d gavin67 what does “he spoke too soon” in the last paragraph mean?a he spoke quickly b he should have spoken earlierc he was wrong d he couldnt be understooddif you ask most americans, they would say their favorite season of the year is summer the weather is warm they do not have to wear heavy clothes to keep warm young people do not have to go to school they can do many activities outside, like playing sports and swimming at the beach or the pool they like the sunshine during the day and the warm summer nights people have written and recorded hundreds of songs about summer these are some of our favoritesone of the most famous songs about summer is from george gershwins opera “porgy and bess” he wrote the music in nineteen thirty-five the opera takes place in the southern united states it opens with these words: “summertime and the living is easy fish are jumping and the cotton is high” leontyne price sings the songthe nineteen fifties and sixties produced many songs about teenagers enjoying their summer vacation from school the songs are about having fun, swimming in the ocean, driving in cars h