2013年高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解60天55

1 阅读理解阅读理解 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项 A A B B C C 和和 D D 中 选出最佳选项 并在答题卡上将中 选出最佳选项 并在答题卡上将 该项涂黑 该项涂黑 A Today roller skating is easy and fun But a long time ago it wasn t easy at all Before 1750 the idea of skating didn t exist That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin Merlin s work was making musical instruments In his spare time he liked to play the violin Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams People called him a dreamer One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball 化装舞会 He was very pleased and a little excited As the day of the party came near Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party He had an idea He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll Finally he decided to put two wheels under each shoe These were the first roller skates Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin Everyone was astonished to see him There was just one problem Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates He rolled on and on Suddenly he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall Down fell the mirror breaking to pieces Nobody forgot Merlin s grand entrance for a long time 41 The text is mainly about A a strange man B an unusual party C how roller skating began D how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century 42 People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he A often gave others surprises B was a gifted musician C invited the roller skates D was full of imagination 43 Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to A impress the party guests B arrive at the party sooner C test his invention D show his skill in walking on wheels 44 What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph A The roller skates needed further improvement B The party guests took Merlin for a fool C Merlin succeeded beyond expectation D Merlin got himself into trouble B Sydney 2005 01 01 08 33 mother of two Jillian Searle had to choose between her children when she made a life or death decision Swept up by mountainous tsunami 海啸 waves at a Thai resort 旅游胜地 2 she couldn t hold on to both her young sons and survive Fighting to stay above the waters she had to choose which one would have to take his chances in the swirling torrent 漩流 I knew I had to let go of one of them and I just thought I d better let go of the one that s the older she told Sky News Television in a report broadcast on Thursday She said she was accompanied by the two boys Lachie 5 and two year old Blake and their father Brad who had watched the drama helplessly from their first floor hotel room when the waves struck and I was screaming trying to find him and we thought he was dead she told reporters on arrival back in Australia Lachie was found alive about 2 hours later clinging 扳住 to a door and looked uninjured as his mother spoke to reporters British surfer 冲浪运动员 Martin Markwell is also a lucky man He had always dreamed of catching that perfect wave but when it finally came along it was a nightmare 噩梦 He was on his surfboard when he was swept up by a tsunami wave It was really terrible because I was surfing I was really surfing on a wave I wasn t supposed to be on he said As an experienced surfer when I saw the wave come I realized something was wrong but I couldn t escape because my surfboard was tied to my ankle 脚踝 His wife Vicki and son Jake looked on in horror from a hotel balcony 阳台 as he crashed towards the shore Luckily he stayed atop his board until he reached the hotel jumped off and got to safety as the ocean rolled back to feed a much larger tsunami wave on its way The family regrouped and ran to safety just minutes before a giant tsunami wave 10 meters high 45 When the waves struck the father Brad A reported the disaster to Sky News Television B was watching a drama on TV in the hotel C tried to find his son lost in the waters D watched things going on unable to do anything 46 The underlined word him in the third paragraph refers to A an old man B Lachie C Brad D Blake 47 It s not true that Lachie and Martin A were both accompanied by their family when the disaster happened B both survived from the high waves when tsunami struck C were both travelers from Europe on holiday in Thailand D were both alive owing to their proper judgment and determination 48 The best title of this news story would be A Narrow escape B Disaster caused by tsunami C Exciting surfing experience D Struggle against tsunami C Over many years there has been an increase in the population of towns in many countries as millions of people have moved from the villages in search of 3 better jobs and facilities 设施 in the hope of getting a higher standard of living This development has led to huge expansions of towns both upwards into the sky and outwards into the surrounding countryside In spite of all the efforts of governments and private businesses many areas still suffer from a serious shortage of housing Now a new idea has been put forward which will utilize 利用 vt areas which have no other obvious commercial potential 商业潜能 These are the ponds small lakes disused docks 码头 and other areas of water many of which can be found near or even in the suburbs 郊区 of big towns A new style of construction has been designed which will provide a house for less than half the cost of the normal building The main saving is of course the land because the new houses will float on water There will be no need for foundations instead the house will be built on a frame 框架 made of steel which is expected to cost about 5 000 Above this the builders will make a house with two three or four bedrooms and all the usual modern conveniences as well as a roof garden Each house will be joined to the main services supplying water gas and electricity and they will have a vacuum sewage disposal 真空污水处理 system All the service links will have enough flexibility 灵活性 to allow for small differences in the water level caused by wet and dry periods of weather The first houses to be built are expected to cost between 20 000 and 30 000 according to size and it is already clear that there is a very good potential market for the new system As the cost is comparatively low young people and common citizens would like to buy 49 So many people have moved into towns because A they enjoy the facilities B they expect to live a better life C they expect to get better jobs D there is a shortage of jobs in villages 50 What is the main advantage of the new idea A It will help relieve 缓解 the housing shortage B It will utilize disused areas of water C It will provide jobs D It will help the suburbs 51 The new houses will be built on A waterside areas B a stone foundation C lakes and rivers D a steel frame 52 The price of the new houses will A encourage private and government builders B attract ordinary people in the towns to buy C vary in different areas according to the policy D help the housing market in the countryside D 4 Animals seem to have the sense 本能 to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need It has been demonstrated that rats will when given a choice over a period of time prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles When a fragrant 香的 flavor 味道 was added to the vitamin enriched water the rats did seem to prefer it and kept drinking it even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water In time however they broke the habit and went back to where the necessary vitamins were In a classic experiment babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria 自助 feeding arrangement with a wide selection of baby food before them They were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested in We are told that at first they showed some unusual eating patterns but that over a period of time they managed to select well balanced diet So in selecting food rats and babies do seem to know and act on what s best for them Apparently there is a kind of body wisdom which humans soon lose Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long established 长期养成的 habits Some people eat foxes dogs and blackbirds while we eat cows and pigs So what people eat and how much they eat seems to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them 53 The expression the habit in paragraph 1 refers to drinking water which A has no smell B is tasteless C has vitamins D is flavored 有味 道的 54 According to the passage adults eating habits differ from those of babies because A adults know better than babies what kind of food are good for their health B adults usually cannot resist 抵制 the temptation 诱惑 of various delicious foods C adults eating habits are closely related to the social and cultural customs D adults have more choices of food than babies in eating patterns 55 The author implied in the passage that most of us A eat a balanced diet B choose the food that is of nutrition C have the habits influenced by the surroundings D like to eat the food with a fragrant flavor 56 As far as their eating habits are concerned babies and rats are similar in that A both have the wisdom to choose a balanced diet B both prefer flavored food and drink C both have the same eating patterns D both develop a taste for the same kinds of flavors E 5 Bill Javis took over our village news agency at a time of life when most of us only want to relax He just thought he would like something but not too much to do and the news agency was ready made The business produced little enough for him but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity 简单 and order 秩序 and regularity 规律 of the job He had been a long serving sailor and all his life had done everything by the clock Every day he opened his shop at six a m to catch the early trade 买卖 the papers arrived on his door step before that Many of Bill s customers were city workers and the shop was convenient for the station 邮局 Business was tailing off by 10 o clock so at eleven sharp Bill closed for lunch It was hard luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the afternoon for most likely Bill would be down on the river bank fishing and his nearest competitor was five kilometers away Sometime in the afternoon the evening paper landed on the doormat and at 4 o clock Bill reopened The evening rush lasted till seven and it was worthwhile He lived in a flat above the shop alone Except in the very bad weather you always knew where to find him in the afternoon as I have said Once on a sunny afternoon I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village By my watch it was three minutes past four so I was astonished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the water He had had no luck I could see but he was making no effort to move What s wrong Bill I called out from the path For answer he put a hand in his jacket and took out a big golden object For a moment I had no idea what it could be and then it suddenly went off wi