高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解41.doc

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1.some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. i would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the days events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. i did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but i gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. after all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?when i was thirteen years old, i went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well-equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. during the trip, i was busy recording every incident, name and place i came across. i felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. on my last night there, i wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. the sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. i automatically took out my penat that point, i understood that nothing i wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds i allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. all i remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations i had set down in my diary.now, i only write in my diary when i need to write down a special thought or feeling. i still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. i take pictures, but not very often-only of objects i find really beautiful. im no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when i grow old. i realize that life will simply pass me by if i stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.i dont want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. maybe i wont have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe ill forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. i dont live to make memories-i just live, and the memories form themselves.26. before thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of _.a. observing her school routine b. expressing her satisfactionc. impressing her classmates d. preserving her history27. on a journey at thirteen, the author _.a. nearly ignored the beauty of nature while busy making recordsb. hardly made preparations for a journal while appreciating naturec. suddenly felt it impossible and unnecessary to write everything downd. was entirely struck by nature and forgot to record anything28. what caused a change in the authors understanding of keeping a diary?a. a dull night on the journey. b. the beauty of the great valley.c. a striking quotation from a book. d. her concerns for future generations.29. what does the author put in her diary now?a. notes and beautiful pictures. b. special thoughts and feelings.c. detailed accounts of daily activities. d. descriptions of unforgettable events.30. the author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is _.a. to experience it b. to live the present in the futurec. to make memories d. to give accurate representations of it2.a mentoring program (导师制) is giving life changing opportunities to banbury youth. young inspirations was founded two years ago to provide mentoring sessions for students and unemployed young adults aged 11 to 21.alex goldberg, the programs founder, said: we set up young inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences which will potentially be life changing and broaden their outlook.”we try to create work experience opportunities that will really make a difference to our youth. for example, weve secured internships (实习) with world-famous firms such as honda.”at a time of funding cutbacks where schools are finding it more and more difficult to offer this kind of mentoring, it is extremely important that these opportunities are available both to help youth with their school work and grades and to give them opportunities which may help shape their futures. kieran hepburn, 14, is one of a group of banbury youth who has benefited from the program so far. in october the banbury school pupil was accompanied by young inspirations staff to paris where he was an observer at the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organizations (unesco) international youth forum (论坛).the event was held for young people from around the world, to seek their views on how the future of youth and education should look. kieran joined several hundred observers mostly in their 20s and was the only uk school pupil to attend the event. kieran thinks the trip was a life changing experience. before we left i didnt quite know what to make of it but when we got there we didnt stop, it was amazing, he said, we went to three or four hours of debates each day and then did something cultural each afternoon.the main theme of the forum was how youth can drive change in political and public life. it dealt with issues such as drug abuse, violence and unemployment.kieran said: it has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and i was voted most improved pupil at school in august.the young inspirations mentoring sessions take place each friday in banbury. for details visit .41.the young inspirations mentoring program aims to _.a. train staff for world-famous firmsb. offer job opportunities to young adultsc. provide youth with unique experiences d. equip the unemployed with different skills42.according to alex goldberg, it is difficult for schools to offer the mentoring due to _.a. the lack of support from firmsb. the cultural differencesc. the effect of unemploymentd. the shortage of money43.according to the passage, the forum focused on how youth can _.a. build up their confidence at schoolb. find work experience opportunitiesc. improve their social skills for the future d. play an active role in the change of society44.we can learn from the passage that _.a.the visit to the united kingdom was amazingb.kieran has made great progress in many aspectsc.the youth have found a way to solve their problemsd.the mentoring sessions are held every day except friday45.what would be the best tide for the passage?a.alex goldberg, founder of young inspirationsb.young people find a world of opportunityc.kieran, banbury school pupil to parisd.debates help youth with their grades3.humans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds outside of our own. we take delight in the existence of creatures and even whole societies beyond our everyday lives.this sense of wonder is universal. look at the efforts that scientists have made to find out whether life of some kind exists on mars, and the popularity of fantasy（幻想）literature or movies like the lord of the rings. this sense of wonder draws us to each other, to the world around us, and to the world of make-believe. but have we gone so far in creating worlds of fantasy that we are missing the pleasure of other worlds that already exist all around us?human beings, as biologists have suggested, possess an inborn desire to connect with and understand other life forms. however, people, especially in big cities, often lead rather isolated lives. in a study of british schoolchildren, it was found that children by age eight were much more familiar with characters from television shows and video games than common wildlife. without modem technology, a small pond could be an amazing world filled with strange and beautiful plants, insects, birds, and animals. when we lack meaningful interaction with the world around us, and sometimes even with our families and friends, we seek to understand and communicate with things that exist only in our imaginations or on a computer screen.the world of make-believe is not necessarily bad, but when the world of fantasy becomes the only outlet for our sense of wonder, then we are really missing something. we are missing a connection with the living world. other wonderful worlds exist all around us. but even more interesting is that if we look closely enough, we can see that these worlds, in a broad sense, are really part of our own.36. what man is curious about is mainly _.a. the unknown worldb. the unusual eventsc. the daily triflesd. the isolated lives37. the popularity of the lord of the rings proves .athe close connection between man and the fantasy worldbthe wonderful achievements of fantasy literaturecthe fine taste of moviegoers around the worlddthe general existence of the sense of curiosity38. what can we infer from the underlined sentence in paragraph 3?apeople are far less familiar with the world of fantasy.bthe world around us could serve as a source of wonder.cthe world of fantasy can be mirrored by a small and lively pond.dmodern technology prevents us from developing our sense of wonder.39. if our sense of wonder relies totally on the world of make-believe, we will _.afail to appreciate the joy in our livesbbe confused by the world of make-believecmiss the chance to recognize the fantasy worlddbe trapped by other worlds existing all around us40. what is the main purpose of the passage?a. to show us the hidden beauty in our world.b. to warn us not to get lost in the fantasy world.c. to argue against the misuse of the sense of wonder.d. to discuss the influence of the world of make-believe.4.at one time, computers were expected largely to remove the need for paper copies of documents because they could be stored electronically. but for all the texts that are written, stored and sent electronically, a lot of them are still ending up on paper.it is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of use of internet-connected computers, although just about anyone who works in an office can tell you that when e-mail is introduced, the printers start working overtime. “i feel in my bones this revolution is causing more trees to be cut down.” says ted smith of the earth village organization.perhaps best sign of how computer and internet use pushes up demand for paper comes from the high-tech industry itself, which sees printing as one of its most promising new markets. several internet companies have been set up to help small businesses print quality documents from a computer. earlier this week, hewlett-packard co. announced a plan to develop new technologies that will enable people to print even more so they can get a hard copy of a business document, a medical record or just an on-line e-mail, even if they are nowhere near a computer. as the company sees it, the more use of the internet the greater demand for printers.does all this mean environmental concerns (环境问题) have been forgotten? some activists suggest people have been led to believe that a lot of dangers to the environment have gone away. “i guess people believe that the problem is taken care of, because of recycling,” said kelly quirke, director of the rainforest action network in san francisco. yet quirke is hopeful that high-tech may also prove helpful. he says printers that print on both sides are growing in popularity. the action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood, such as agricultural waste.31. which of the following statement is not true?a. computers effectively cut down the use of paper.b. documents can be stored in computers electronically.c. a large number of e-mails need to be printed in reality.d. printers are in a greater demand owing to the internet.32. the growing demand for paper in recent years is largely due to _.athe rapid development of small businesses bthe opening up of new markets cthe printing of high quality copies dthe increased use of the internet 33. hewlett-packard co. has decided to develop new technologies because _.apeople are concerned about the environment bprinters in many offices are working overtime csmall companies need more hard copies dthey see a growing market for printers 34. environmentalists believe one possible way of dealing with the paper situation is _.ato encourage printing more quality documents bto develop new printers using recycled paper cto find new materials for making paper dto plant more fast growing trees35. what would be the best title for the text?acomputers and printers be-mail and the business world cinternet revolution and environment dmodern technology and new markets 5.james cleveland owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. his family moved to cleveland when he was 9. there, a school teacher asked the youth his name. “j.c.”, he replied.she thought he had said “jesse”, and he had a new name.owens ran his first race at age 13. after high school, he went to ohio state university. he had to work part time so as to pay for his education. as a second-year student, in the big ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the olympic games a year later.a week before the big ten meet, owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. his back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. he refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event. he did try, and the results are in the record book.the stage was set for owens victory at the olympic games in berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic but also political. hitler did not congratulate any of the african-american winners.“it was all right with me,” he said years later. “i didnt go to berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”having returned from berlin, he received no telephone call from the president of his own country, either. in fact, he was not honored by the united states until 1976, four years before his death.owens olympic victories made little difference to him. he earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles, and dogs.“sure, it bothered me,” he said later. “but at least it was an honest living. i had to eat.”in time, however, his gold medals changed his life. “they have kept me alive over the years,” he once said. “time has stood still for me. that golden moment dies hard.”26. owens got his other name “jesse” when _.a. he went to ohio state universityb. his teacher made fun of himc. his teacher took “j.c.” for “jesse”d. he won gold medals in the big ten meet27. in the big ten meet, owens _.a. hurt himself in the backb. succeeded in setting many recordsc. tried every sports event but failedd. had to give up some events28. we can infer from the text that owens was treated unfairly in the us at that time because _.a. he was not of the right raceb. he was the son of a poor farmerc. he didnt shake hands with hitlerd. he didnt talk to the us president on the phone29. when owens says “they have kept me alive over the years,” he means that the medals _.a. have been changed for money to help him live onb. have made him famous in the usc. have encouraged him to overcome difficulties in lifed. have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs30. which of the following is a suitable title for the text?a. jesse owens, a great american athleteb. golden moment- a life-time strugglec. making a living as a sportsmand. how to be a successful athlete?6.sparrow is a fast-food chain with 200 restaurants. some years ago, the group to which sparrow belonged was taken over by another company. although sparrow showed no sign of declining, the chain was generally in an unhealthy state. with more and more fast-food concepts reaching the market, the sparrow menu had to struggle for attention. and to make matters worse, its new owner had no plans to give it the funds it required.sparrow failed to grow for another two years. until a new ceo, carl pearson, decided to build up its market share. he did a survey, which showed that consumers who already used sparrow restaurants were extremely positive about the chain, while customers of other fast-food chains were unwilling to turn away fromthem. sparrow had to develop a new promotional campaign.pearson faced a battle over the future of the sparrow brand. the chains owner now favored rebranding sparrow as marcys restaurants. pearson resisted, arguing for an advertising campaign designed to convince customers that visits to sparrow restaurants were fun. such an attempt to establish a positive relationship between a company and the general public was unusual for that time. pearson strongly believed that numbers were the key to success, rather than custome