2013年高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解60天54

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 A B C 和 D 中 选出最佳选项 并在答题卡上将 该项涂黑 A Recently my friend John lost his wife Janet For eight years she fought against cancer but in the end her sickness had the last word One day John took out a folded piece of paper from his wallet He had found it when he tidied up some drawers at home It was a small love letter Janet had written The note could look like a school girl s scrawls 乱涂 about her dream guy But the small letter was written by a woman who had had seven children a woman who fought for her life and who probably only had a few months left to live It was a beautiful recipe 秘诀 for how to keep a marriage together Janet s description of her husband begins thus Loved me Took care of me Worried about me John showed great consideration for Janet Sometimes he came home in the evening to find her in low spirits In no time he got her into the car and drove her to her favorite restaurant Helped me when I was ill the next line reads Perhaps Janet wrote this while the cancer was in the stage where everything is almost 一 as it used to be before the sickness broke out and where it doesn t hurt to hope that everything is over maybe forever Stood by my side Made sure I had everything I needed she goes on to write After that she has turned over the paper and added Warmth Humor Kindness Thoughtfulness And then she writes about the husband she has lived with and loved the most of her life Always there for me when I needed you 2 The last words she writes sum up all the others Good friend I stand beside John now and cannot pretend to know how it feels to lose someone who is as close to me as Janet was to him John I ask How do you stick together with someone through 38 years 一 not to mention the sickness How do I know if I can bear to stand by my wife s side if she becomes sick one day You can he says quietly If you love her enough 41 How did John get the love letter A Janet sent it to him when she was a girl B John cleared the drawers at home and found it C Janet hid the letter in his wallet before her death D the author handed it over to John after Janet s death 42 In Janet s mind her husband was a man A humorousB brave C thoughtlessD broken hearted 43 In the author s eyes Janet s love letter is A a song of praiseB the secret for marriage C the will of JanetD a concern for John 44 When Janet felt down John comforted her by A standing by her sideB telling her funny stories C taking her to eat outD driving her around in the car B Are you a media addict who would go mad after two hours without TV friend requests exciting online games and your mobile or would you easily survive Recently university students around the world were asked to volunteer in a global experiment called Unplugged It was designed to see how young people 3 would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban 禁令 by unplugging 切断 拨掉 all forms of media devices for 24 hours Unplugged is being run by Dr Roman Gerodimos a lecturer in Communication and Journalism at Bournemouth University Dr Gerodimos said there were already signs of how much the exercise affected volunteers They re reporting withdrawal symptoms 脱瘾症状 overeating feeling nervous lonely and disconnected During the 24 hour experiment three of the experiment s guinea pigs had to bear one intrusion 侵扰 from the media a BBC reporter and cameraman who followed them around for the day They were asked to write down 100 lines about their day offline but of course they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops Elliot Day wrote Today my whole morning routine 常规 was thrown upup into the air Despite being aware of the social importance of the media I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers And Charlotte Gay wrote I have to say the most difficult item for me to be without has been my mobile not only is it a social tool it s my main access point of communication Earlier in the year a UK government study found that in the UK we spend about half our waking hours using the media often plugged into several things at once So with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future 45 What s the purpose of the first paragraph A To ask for information B To entertain the readers C To lead to the topic D To present an idea 46 About Dr Roman Gerodimos experiment we know that A volunteers felt uncomfortable in it 4 B three pigs were included in it C a BBC reporter discussed the experiment D volunteers were allowed to take their laptops 47 The underlined expression Was thrown up into the air in the sixth paragraph means A went on normallyB was completely disturbed C turned out perfectD was badly designed 48 Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage A Surviving without the MediaB Unplugging Your Life C Valuing Social CommunicationD Setting Aside Time for Sleep C PALM COAST Agatha Lee described her reaction as disbelief when School Board Chairwoman Sue Dickinson called her name Last Thursday night at Flagler Auditorium Lee a second grade teacher at Belle Terre Elementary School was named Flagler County s Teacher of the Year today I was in such a great group of excellent teachers and I was just shocked Lee said in an interview after the announcement Every Flagler school names a Teacher of the Year once a year and those nominees 候选人 are considered for the district s award That winner along with winners from the state s other districts is then considered for the Florida Teacher of the Year award which is announced in July To be qualified for the teaching award teachers must encourage continuous learning show skillfulness in their subject area use creative teaching strategies 策略 show leadership and create a caring and respectful 5 environment Jill Stirling a kindergarten teacher Flagler s 2010 Teacher of the Year said she also met winners from throughout the state to share teaching strategies and best practices I often think of those little people that have made me the teacher I am and the person that I am Stirling said Lee the following new winner who is now in her thirteenth year of teaching came to Flagler County in 2004 after working in Pasco and St Johns counties She worked at the former Indian Trails K 8 school and came to Belle Terre Elementary when it opened in fall 2005 Lee who comes from a family of teachers said she has always enjoyed being with children I love watching their faces when they have that aha moment she said 49 How did Agatha Lee feel when she was crowned Flagler County s Teacher of the Year A Excited B Astonished C Satisfied D Proud 50 What did you know about Agatha Lee from the passage A Her parents are probably also teachers B She woiiced in four counties altogether C She has taught in Flagler County since 2005 D She once shared teaching strategies with Jill Stirling 51 To be a Flagler Teacher of the Year one is required to A perform life long learningB show ability of leadership C be careful and respectfulD share teaching strategies 52 Which of the following is correct in order of time according to the passage Lee came to Flagler County 6 Lee taught in Indian Trails K 8 school Lee was named Flagler County s 2010 Teacher of the Year Lee worked in Pasco and St Johns counties Lee was named as Teacher of the Year by Belle Terre Elementary School A B C D D Yonge Dundas Square 40 Dundas Street West Toronto ON M5G2C2 Opened in 2002 the Yonge Dundas Square provides impressive stonework surfaces a raised stage and 22 amazing computer programmed fountains The square holds events displays or concerts of various sizes including very large events by closing part of Yonge Street When not used for special events the square becomes an open space for the public to enjoy CNCN TowerTower 301 Front Street West Toronto ON M5V 2T6 Visitors can test their courage by walking across the glass floor 113 stories above the ground with only 2 Vi inches of glass holding you 342m in the air The tower s rotating 旋转的 360 Restaurant offers an award winning wine list and fantastic view for any romantic evening If you re not wild about heights at the base of the tower there is plenty to shop for in the 10 000 sq foot Marketplace Tips Have A Sky High Birthday The CN Tower now offers birthday parties To 7 book your birthday party please call 416 601 4704 or email us at birthday cntower ca OntarioOntario ScienceScience CentreCentre 770 Don Mills Rd Toronto ON M3C1T3 If you talk to anyone who has visited the centre they ll talk wildly about the hair raising electrical ball and the simulated 模拟的 Rain Forest With hundreds of exhibits in a variety of exhibition halls plus visiting exhibitions Communication Sport Human Body and The Living Earth are a few of the in depth exhibits worth exploring along with a film at OMNIMAX theatre and KidSpark a learn through play area that is specifically designed for kids eight and under Royal Royal OntarioOntario MuseumMuseum ROM ROM 100 Front Street Toronto ON M5S2C6 Generations of children and adults have visited the museum since it opened in 1914 th six million objects in its collections and 40 galleries 陈列室 of art archeology and natural science the ROM offers a whole world to explore Four giant carved totem poles 图腾柱 rise in the centre of the stairwells the largest is 24 5 metres tall The Hands on Biodiversity gallery offers families a fun interactive experience about the interdependence of people animals and plants 54 If your classmates would like to explore the secrets of natural science they should go to A Yonge Dundas SquareB CN Tower C Ontario Science CentreD Royal Ontario Museum 55 At CN Tower you can do the following EXCEPT A test your courageB enjoy a conceit 8 C do shoppingD celebrate your birthday 55 sites on Front Street are introduced in the passage A TwoB ThreeC FourD Five 56 This passage may appear in a A business newspaperB guide book C geography magazineD science report E My students often tell me that they do not have enough time to do all their homework My response often is You have as much time as the president I usually carry on a bit about there being twenty four hours in the day for everyone and suggest that not enough time is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done Once in graduate school I tried to prove to my professor that I was working hard His answer was That s irrelevant 不相干 What s important is the quality of your work That led me to a new idea the quality of the work which is perhaps best explained in a sign Don t work harder Work smarter If you can t get more time as few of us can the only solution is to improve the quality of your work That means improving ways to get more out of the same time That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits which for students should be read as study habits Then as a smart student you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study chiefly reading and writing If you can it will pay off in all your subjects As to improving reading one suggestion is to take a quick nap when you feel reading puts you to sleep which later helps you read better The second solution is to speed up 9 But there are other issues First you need to find a place where you can work without unnecessary disturbances Second you need to take control Success depends on realizing that you have to take active control over what you are doing Third you might as well get hold of a good book on reading and master the reading skills that pay off in all your classes Talking about advice on good writing habits you simply have to master the writing skills Increasing your effici