2012年新课标卷地区高考备考阅读理解限时专题训练.doc

高考英语第二轮复习专项训练 （三）阅读理解 2012年新课标卷地区高考备考阅读理解限时专题训练1.山西省晋中市2012年高三四校联考第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）（35分钟）第一节（共15小题； 每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项。A“Write All About It”Centerville High School Essay（论文）ContestRules1 Students are asked to hand in essays of 500 to 700 words of their own work Any essay containing material copied from another source will be disqualified2 Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced, with the students name, address, and grade level on a separate sheet of paper3 Essays must be turned in by 4:00 pm on November 30They can be brought to Mrs Elton in Room 104 or to Mr Markham in the school libraryEssay-Writing Tips1 Catch your readers interestYour opening should immediately pull your reader into your essay Asking a question or starting with a story, or surprising statement are some good ways to do this2 Create a picture Use active words that show your reader what is happening Instead of telling your reader that “the room was disordered,” paint a picture using active verbs and lively adjectives 3 Have a purpose Well written essays do more than just describe an event or express a viewpoint; they also communicate a message4 Check for mistakesRead your paper over to check for mistakes Ask another student to read your paper Another pair of eyes will often spot a mistake you have missed5 Format your essayNeatly type your essay on white paper Choose an attractive cover for handing in The computer lab will be open after school from 3:15 to 4:45 pm each day this month so that students can use the computersPrizesWinning essays will be published in the Centerville Times Everyone who takes part in it will also receive a free pass to enter one school activity this year First Prize: $ 50 savings bond Second Prize: Dictionary and reference book Third Prize: Pen set and journal56 Which of the following rules is set for the essay contest?A Students can write something exactly as it is written in other booksB Students personal information should be listed on another piece of paperC Essays must be brought to Mr. Markham in the computer lab on November 30D The students winning the second prize will be awarded a dictionary and a book 57 Which of the following writing tips is given in the passage?A Drawing a picture to go with the essayB Trying to communicate an important idea to readersC Asking a teacher to find the mistakes you havent foundD Making the essay short enough to hold the readers interest58 The article is written to _A explain how to write a good essay B show how to organize an essay contestC inform the students of the essay contest D convince the students of the prizes availableB There was a group called “the Fishermans Fellowship”. They were surrounded by streams and lakes full of hungry fish. They got excited about fishing! Someone said that they needed a philosophy of fishing, so they carefully defined and redefined fishing and the purpose of fishing. They developed fishing skills. Then they realized that they had been going at it backwards. They had approached fishing from the point of view of the fisherman, and not from the point of view of the fish. How did fish view the world? What did fish eat and when? These were all good things to know. So they began research on fishing and attended conferences on fishing. Some traveled to faraway places to study different kinds of fish with different habits. But no one had yet gone fishing. With meetings, conferences, and seminars (研讨会), they just simply didnt have time to fish. Jake was a newcomer to The Fishermans Fellowship. After the meeting of the Fellowship, Jake went fishing. He tried a few things, got the hang of it, and caught a big fish. At the next meeting, he told his story, and he was honored for his catch, and then scheduled to speak at all the meetings and tell how he did it. Because of all the speaking invitations and his election to the board of directors of The Fishermans Fellowship, Jake no longer had time to go fishing.But soon he began to feel restless and empty. He longed to fish once again. So he cut the speaking, he resigned from the board, and he said to a friend, “Lets go fishing.” They did. They caught a lot of fish.The members of The Fishermans Fellowship were many, and the fish were plentiful, but fisherman were few.59. The purpose of the text is to_. A. encourage people to put what they have learned into practice. B. prove that there are many people who dont know how to fish. C. invite more people to join The Fishermans Fellowship. D. show the importance of learning right fishing methods.60. We can conclude from the second paragraph that _. A. all the members of The Fishermans Fellowship worked very hard.B. all the members of The Fishermans Fellowship were treated equally. C. practice was ignored by the members of The Fishermans Fellowship. D. The Fishermans Fellowship divided work among its members well.61. No members of The Fishermans Fellowship went fishing because _.A. they were interested in studying the theories only.B. they were all busy doing the theory work.C. they were unwilling to go fishing alone.D. they were not sure of their fishing skills.62. Why was Jake honored by the group at a meeting? A. He was brave enough to go fishing alone. B. He was successful in doing practical work. C. He had better fishing skills than other fishermen. D. He knew more about fishing than other fishermen. C The power of words becomes clear after listening to a powerful speech that leaves you feeling inspired, or when a moving passage from a novel brings tears to your eyes. But when it comes to causing pain, the power of words may still be vastly underestimated (低估). Kids who are always laughed at and called names can develop low self-respect and may grow up to be angry adults. “Hurtful words can haunt (萦绕) you all your life and may lead to heart disease, depression, stress,” said W. Penn Handwerker, a medical anthropologist. Not surprisingly, those that have the most effect are words that come from people we admire or who have some power over our lives : teachers, wives/ husbands, parents and friends.Studies have found verbal assaults (攻击) are even more painful than physical ones. “A bruise can eventually disappear, but words can hurt your soul. Words create fear and contain the promise of future violence. The emotional effect on victims can range from low-level anxiety to great fear,” said Stephen Wessler, director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Hate Violence at the University of Southern Maine.It is estimated that 160,000 students miss school every day because theyre afraid of being harassed (骚扰).Whats more, name calling and other forms of rude remarks are early signs of actual violence in schools. Wessler, who worked as a prosecutor (检察官),explained that when he was called into schools for cases of violence, it was typically the last stage of a much longer battle. “The violence had actually begun days or months after verbal harassment,” he said.63. Whats the main idea of the text? A. Verbal assaults are more likely to happen in schools. B. Verbal assaults are more painful than physical ones. C. Kids are usually much easier to be hurt by words. D. More and more people like to give verbal assaults.64. We can infer from the first two paragraphs that_. A. fewer and fewer powerful speeches are given now B. the effects of words are different on different people C. the power of words can also be negative D. few people pay attention to what others say65. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Verbal assaults are often not paid early enough attention to in schools. B. Students often try to end the violence in school by themselves first. C. Verbal assaults cause most of the violent cases in schools. D. More and more prosecutors are paying attention to verbal assaults.66. Why is the number of students who miss school every day mentioned in the text? A. To show the relationship between verbal assaults and physical assaults. B. To provide evidence of the harmful effects of verbal assaults on students. C. To tell those who often miss school that their behavior is wrong. D. To point out what a prosecutor can do to stop verbal assaults in schools. D Young women are more adventurous than young men when travelling abroad in gap yearsOne in three female backpackers visits more than three countries during a year out and travels alone, according to new researchBy contrast, the majority of their male counterparts visit only one country and tend to travel in groups, says a survey by the Gap Year company, which provides information and services for students considering taking a year outMore women than men say that their prime reason for taking time off is to see the world and experience different culturesMen are more likely to rank “having fun” higher on their list of prioritiesWomen are more likely to value the challenge of a foreign trip, and many cited reasons such as learning a language and meeting new peopleThe more adventurous gap years taken by women seem to work to their benefit; more than three quarters of those surveyed have reported increased confidence, self reliance and independence, whereas only half of the men had that experienceThe research also shows that women are more likely to do voluntary work while travelling, with more than one in ten helping with teaching or development projectsOne of the reasons given for this is a wish to see the country in an authentic lightA greater proportion of women than men face objections or criticism from their families over their gap year plansAmong the men surveyed, lack of money is the main barrier to travelCarolyn Martin, a doctor from London, is a typically confident female travellerStarting in Cape Town, she travelled around southern Africa and Australia with a string of unusual and sometimes dangerous jobs“I had one job chasing elephants off the runway in Africa by banging a stick against a pan，” she recalled“It was OK but one day I did get chased by one”She said that she had travelled alone because “you meet more people”67According to the article, _Amost of the women students will travel abroad during the summer holidaysBone third of the women students will travel abroad in a yearCwomen students are more likely to travel abroad alone in gap yearsDwomen students are willing to travel abroad in a group68In the third paragraph, the underlined word “priorities” most probably means _ Aselections Battractions Cpreferences Dprojects69Which of the following statements is TRUE?AMen students will travel less during the gap year because of their part time jobsBWomen students will travel more but face more objectionsCThe article suggests that women travelling alone will have dangerous experiencesDMen students prefer to travel inside their own country to going abroad70Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?AGirls Get the Best out of Gap YearsBBoys Lack Courage in Gap YearsCFor Fun or for Adventure?DYoung Women Are More Adventurous 第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 _71_Home can be a great place for children to study. Its important to provide a workspace of their own where they can read books or just write a letter to their friends.Location _72_ Kitchen and dining room are not so well suited for regular study, since books and pens get in the way of the day-to-day uses of those areas. Set up a place where a child can settle in and leave papers and pens at hand without having to clear everything away each night. For a child that likes being alone, set aside a corner of his bedroom, but keep it separate from things like games, music and other hobbies not related to studying.Keeping Things in OrderParents should encourage their child to spread out, but to leave it neat and orderly when he isnt using his workspace. Ownership is very important for self-respect. _73_ The workplace should be personal, but not another part of the playroom._74_Encourage the whole family to help build a supportive environment that children need for success in school. Give them a good example of how to deal with problems, how to manage time and get things done in the right way._75_ Study will be more enjoyable and effective when supported by the whole family.A. Attitude is everything B. Bring Organization into Your HomeC. Here are several ways to choose a location.D. Building a Good Home Learning EnvironmentE. Hold a can-do attitude and your child will follow your example.F. Setting up a space in a common area of your home can be a good idea for children.G.A child who learns to organize his space will carry organization into every corner of his life.ANSWER:5658 BBC 5962 ACBB 6366 BCAB 6770 CCBA 7175 DFGAE2.河北省2012年五校联盟模拟考试第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）（35分钟）第一节（共15小题：每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。AWASHINGTON It is announced Friday that White House visitor records will be opened up on a regular basis for the first time in modern history, providing the public an unusually detailed look at who gets the opportunity to help shape American policy at the highest levels.“Americans have a right to know whose voices are being heard in the policymaking process,” the president said in a written statement issued by the White House while he vacationed with his family at Camp David. By the end of the year, the White House will begin posting online every month the names of the people who visited in the last 90 to 120 days. Each persons full name will be listed, along with the date and time they entered and left and the name of the person they visited. About 70,000 to 100,000 people visit the White House each month, and the records will include tourists as well as people conducting business.The White House pointed out several exceptions to the policy: “purely personal guests” of the Obama family; those cases in which the disclosure(透露) of visitors names “would threaten national safety interests”; and those who come for “particularly sensitive meetings,” like candidates for a Supreme Court nomination(提名). Officials said only a “small number” will fit in the latter category, and their names would eventually be disclosed after they are no longer secret, like after a nomination is publicly announced. Moreover, they said, the number of undisclosed visitors will be disclosed, to make clear how few they are.56. Why will the White House visitor records be open to the public?A. To attract more visitors to the White House. B. To allow people to know more about the life of the Obama family. C. To let the public know who are influencing the policies. D. To ask the public help correct the policies made by the government. 57. From the passage we can learn that _. A. All the visitors names will be posted online soon after their visits B. Not all visitors are allowed to visit the White HouseC. Some visitors names can be found online until theyre not secretD. The records of the visitors will be kept for at least 4 months58. According to the passage, whose name might be kept secret for some time?A. A tourist. B. A businessman. C. A foreign student. D. A foreign minister. 59. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. The White House will open the records of the visitors to the public. B. In America more and more people are becoming policy makers. C. The Americans have a right to know who are making policies. D. President Obama has announced a new policy while on holiday. BMr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape routethrough the boot(行李箱). Mr. Johnsons car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” Mr. Johnson said. “I couldnt force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.” Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape. Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.” It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench(扳子) and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up.” His hands and arms cut and bruised(擦伤), Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmers wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddled in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like hours.” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch. 60. What is the best title for this newspaper article?A. The Story of