2013年高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解60天42

1 阅读理解阅读理解 阅读下列短文 从每小题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出最佳选项 并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑 A Book 1 Brack Obama Grades 3 5 Our Price 8 95 His mother came from Kansas His father came from Kenya He grew up in Hawaii and Indonesia far from the center of American politics Few people had even heard of Brack Obama before 2004 Bt one powerful speech in Boston changed all that for the Illinois senator 参议员 In 2008 this inspiring leader ran for the country s top job President Book 2 Danica Patrick Grades 3 5 Our Price 8 95 Growing up Danica Patrick dreamed of racing in the Indianapolis 500 In 2005 her dream came true Danica finished the race in fourth place the best ever result by a woman Three years later she became the first female to win an IndyCar race As a woman competing in a sport dominated by men Danica faced many obstacles But she never stopped believing in herself no matter what the difficulties Book 3 Ellen Ochoa Grades 3 5 Our Price 8 95 Some people dream of becoming stars Ellen Ochoa dreamed of living among them She worked hard to make her dream of becoming an astronaut come true On April 8 1993 she strapped 用带子系好 herself in for the ride of her life 2 aboard the space shuttle Discovery Ochoa aimed high and boldly went where no Hispanic woman had gone before Find out about Ochoa s amazing journey in her own words and photos from her personal collection Book 4 LeBron James Grades 3 5 Our Price 8 95 Fans teammates and opponents know him as King James Many people consider LeBron James to be the most talented basketball Player of his generation But there is much more to his story He overcame hard times as a kid and rose to national fame as a teenager He then jumped right from high school to the pros Along the way LeBron never lost sight of where he came from or who he is 41 What do the four books have in common according to the passage A Their prices are the same and they are all about famous leaders B They are all about Africans and their contributions to society C They are written for the same grades and their prices are the same D They are for the same readers and printed by the same publisher 42 Emma is dreaming of being a car racer Who can be an example to her A Brack Obama B Danica Patrick C Ellen Ochoa D LeBron James 43 If John wants to learn something about becoming a basketball player which book should he read A Brack Obama B Danica Patrick C Ellen Ochoa D LeBron James 44 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage A Obama was popular with most of the people in America before he ran for president B In 2005 Danica Patrick became the first woman to win an IndyCar race C Ochoa is the first Hispanic woman to have gone aboard the space shuttle 3 Discovery for the ride D LeBron James is the most talented basketball player B Job sharing refers to the situation in which two people divide the responsibility of one full time job The two people willingly act as part time workers enough hours between them to fulfill the duties of a full time worker If they each work half the job for example they each receive 50 per cent of the job s wages its holidays and its other benefits Job sharing differs from conventional 常规的 part time work in that it occurs mainly in the more highly skilled and professional areas which require higher levels of responsibility and employee commitment Job sharing should not be confused with the term work sharing which refers to increasing the number of jobs by reducing the number of hours of each existing job thus offering more positions to the growing number of unemployed people Job sharing by contrast is not designed to address unemployment problems its focus rather is to provide well paid work for skilled workers and professionals who want more free time for other activities As would be expected most job sharers are women A survey carried out in 1988 by Britain s Equal Opportunities Commission showed that 78 per cent of sharers were female the majority of whom were between 20 and 40 years of age Subsequent studies have come up with similar results Many of these women were re entering the job market after having had children but they chose not to seek part time work because it would have meant lower status Job sharing also offered an acceptable shift back into full time work after a long absence The necessity of close cooperation when sharing a job with another person makes the actual work quite different from conventional one position jobs However to ensure a greater chance that the partnership will succeed each person needs to know the strengths weaknesses and preferences of his or her partner before applying for a position Moreover there must be a fair division of both routine tasks and interesting ones In sum for a position to 4 be job shared well the two individuals must be well matched and must treat each other as equals 45 In what way is work sharing different from job sharing A Work sharing requires more working hours B Work sharing is aimed at creating more jobs C Work sharing provides a more satisfactory salary D Work sharing depends on the employer s decision 46 According to Paragraph 4 young mothers preferred job sharing to conventional part time work mainly because A they sought higher social status B they were over ideal working ages C they had difficulty finding full time jobs D they had to take care of both work and family 47 In job sharing the partners should A enjoy equal social status B have similar work experience C keep in touch with each other D know each other very well 48 The main purpose of the passage is to A describe job sharing in general B discuss how to provide more jobs C recommend job sharing to women D compare job sharing with work sharing C I don t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it s like to work in a field dominated by men I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe the shape of space time and the nature of black holes 5 At 19 when I began studying astrophysics 天体物理学 it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom But while earning my Ph D at MIT and then as 3 post doctor doing space research the issue started to bother me My every achievement jobs research papers awards was viewed through the lens of gender 性别 politics So were my failures Sometimes when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus 相对于 right brain or nature versus nurture 培育 I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind Then one day a few years ago out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations I don t talk about that anymore It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn t want to deal with gender issues Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist After all I don t study sociology or political theory Today I research and teach at Barnard a women s college in New York City Recently someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer 45 I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children And I don t dismiss those concerns Still I don t tell them war stories Instead I have given them this the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science And that s a sight worth talking about 49 From Paragraph 2 we can infer that people would attribute 归因于 the author s failures to A the very fact that she is a woman B her involvement in gender politics C her over confidence as a female astrophysicist D the burden she bears in a male dominated society 50 What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph D and post 6 doctoral research A Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science B Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle C People s stereotyped attitude towards female scientists D Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurture 51 Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class A Female students no longer have to worry about gender issues B Her students performance has brought back her confidence C Her female students can do just as well as male students D More female students are pursuing science than before 52 What does the image the author presents to her students suggest A Women students needn t have the concerns of her generation B Women have more barriers on their way to academic success C Women can balance a career in science and having a family D Women now have fewer discrimination problems about science career D The first field season is now over at the hut village of the workmen who built the tombs in the Valley of the Kings However the archaeologists working on the excavation 挖掘 have found that they still have a great deal to do The sun the wind and tourists have left their mark on the village originally discovered by Bernard Bruyhre in 1935 From our modern perspective it is upsetting to see how the village was first excavated and then left to be destroyed Passers by have used the huts as rubbish dumps and restrooms says Jaana Toivari Viitala a teacher at the University of Helsinki Fortunately while we still have some surface cleaning to do conservation are off to a good start The hut village offers rare insight into everyday life in ancient Egypt In the early twentieth century archaeologists were only interested in the tombs of kings The workmen s huts they discovered were seen as a necessary evil in the quest for the real treasures 7 Now several international research groups on different excavations are examining everyday life and work in the Valley of the Kings This seems to be a trend in archaeology right now Toivari Viitala says Her research group wants to find out why the hut village was built on the slope of a mountain halfway between the construction site and Deir el Medina They are also interested in how many workers lived in the village at a time when they lived there and what their role was in the construction work Comparing the names found in the village and in Deir el Medina provides useful information Judging from the construction methods settlement in the village can be divided into two separate periods the initial settlement and a later one For the time being much is up to guessing but Toivari Viitala believes that the coming four field seasons three months each will see results The working conditions are not nearly as difficult as I thought they would be The cool winds in the mountains nicely alleviate the heat The research group working on the Workmen s huts in the Theban mountains project is planning to return to the Valley of the Kings in October 53 What does the passage mainly talk about A The hut village in the Valley of the Kings B The excavation of the tombs in the Valley C The archaeologists working on the excavation D Everyday life and work in the Valley of the Kings 54 Which of the following is NOT true of the hut village according to the passage A It has been damaged a lot B It can tell us something about ancient Egypt C It has attracted archaeologists attention D It has a lot of real treasures somewhere in it 55 What s the new trend in archaeology right now according to Toivari Viitala A Being interested in the tombs of kings 8 B Examining everyday life and work in the Valley of the Kings C Using the huts as rubbish dumps and restrooms D Guessing what the result will be beforehand 56 We can infer from the passage that A people know little about the hut village by now B the workmen s huts were not discovered until very recently C the research group working on the workmen s huts will suffer a lot D the hut village is much more valued by archaeologists than the tombs E I shall never forget the night a few years ago when Marion J Douglas was a student in one of my adult education classes He told us how tragedy had struck at his home not once but twice The first time he had lost his five year old daughter He and his wife thought they couldn t bear that first loss but as he said Ten months later God gave us another little girl and she died in five days This double bereavement was almost too much to bear I couldn t take it this father told us I couldn t sleep eat rest or relax My nerves were entirely shaken and my confidence gone At last he went to doctors one recommended sleeping pills and another recommended a trip but neither helped He said My body felt as if it was surrounded in a vice 大钳子 and the jaws of the vice were being drawn tighter and tighter The tension of grief 悲伤 if you have ever been paralyzed 使瘫痪 by sorrow you know what he meant But thank God I had one child left a four year old son He gave me the solution to my problem One afternoon as I sat around feeling sorry for myself he asked Daddy will you build a boat for me I was in no mood to build a boat in fact I was in no mood to do anything But my son is a persistent little fellow I had to give in Building that toy boat took me about three hours By the time it was finished I realized that those three hours spent building that boat were first hours of mental relaxation and peace that I had had in months I realized that it is difficult to worry while you are busy doing something that requires planning and thinking In my case building the boat had knocked worry out of the ring So I determined to keep busy The following night I made a l