湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（91）

用心 爱心 专心1 湖北省湖北省 20122012 高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 9191 阅读下列短文 从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项 阅读下列短文 从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项 A A B B C C 和和 D D 中 选出最佳选项 中 选出最佳选项 A A The Lego Group had a very humble beginning in the workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen a carpenter from Denmark Christiansen began creating wooden toys in 1932 Two years later he came up with the name Lego by putting together the first two letters of the Danish words Leg and Godt which mean play well The name could be interpreted as I put together in Latin it is also similar to the Greek verb meaning gather or pick up In 1947 the company expanded to making plastic toys At first the use of plastic for toy production was not highly regarded by businessmen and consumers of the time Many of the Lego Group s shipments were returned following poor sales However Christiansen s son Godtfred Kirk Christiansen saw the great potential in Lego bricks to become a system for creative play As the junior managing director of the Lego Group he spent years trying to improve the locking ability of the bricks and made the bricks more flexible In 1958 the modern interlocking 连锁 brick design was finally developed and patented Today Lego is sold in more than 130 countries Every minute 33 824 Lego bricks are made and kids around the world spend 5 billion hours a year playing with Lego There will be more than 400 million people playing with Lego bricks this year On average every person in the world owns 62 Lego bricks and about seven Lego sets are sold every second This year Lego fans all over the world are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the tiny building blocks Though already 50 years old Lego is still the same product it was in the 1950s Bricks bought then can still match current bricks and that is probably the reason the toy has never fallen out of favor 1 Which of the following is true about the name Lego A It is a combination of Greek and Latin words B It was created by Ole Kirk Christiansen s son C It was created in 1947 for naming the plastic toys D It came from Danish words meaning play and well 2 When did the Lego brick become as a creative form of toy A 1934 B 1947 C 1958D 1932 3 What is most likely the reason why Lego still remains popular A Old Lego bricks may still be connected to new ones B The company hasn t changed its name since 1947 C The material for the bricks has proved to be safe D The price of the toy is relatively reasonable B B During my ninth grade year I suffered from anorexia nervosa It was 用心 爱心 专心2 not enough to be thin I had to be the thinnest Now however fully recovered I can reflect back and realize that my wishes were more complex than fitting into size five pants Many of my hidden emotions were related to my relationship with my father As I was growing up his work always came first Sometimes I would not see him for up to two weeks Not only did he devote his whole self to his work but he expected me to do the same You cannot get anywhere unless you go to the best universities Though consciously I never felt pressure to please him I began dieting after the first time he told me I looked fat At the time all I knew was that I had to be thin thinner than anyone else Every month my father went to Europe for a week or so and on the days he left sorrow and emptiness swallowed me Daddy was leaving Then I turned to focus on a mysterious weakness a helpless childlike emotion that came from starving I liked to know that I needed to be taken care of maybe Daddy would take care of me Now two years later and thirty eight pounds heavier I have come to realize that I cannot change my father s inability to express his feelings Instead I must accept myself I know that I am a valuable person who struggles to achieve and accomplish But I cannot struggle solely for others By starving I attempted to gain pride in myself by obtaining my father s approval or acknowledgment of my value as a person But the primary approval must come from me and I feel secure now that I can live with that knowledge safely locked in my mind 4 What is anorexia nervosa as mentioned in the first line of the passage A It is a situation of feeling self doubting B It is an inability to express one s feelings C It is someone who is emotionally unstable D It is an illness that makes one want to stop eating 5 Why did the writer suffer from anorexia nervosa A She was told by her father to take care of herself B She wanted to go to the best university C She wanted her father s attention D She grew up in a poor family 6 Which of the following statements is true about the writer A She has problems controlling her tempers B She is proud of herself for working hard to succeed C She has had great confidence in herself since childhood D She has changed her father s way of expressing himself 7 What s the writer s purpose of writing this passage A To blame her father B To report a case of child abuse C To reflect on a stage of growing up D To teach people how to lose weight 用心 爱心 专心3 C C In the Lincolnshire village of Burgh le Marsh there was once a large area of land called Bell String Acre It got its name the local legend tells because of a narrow escape On a dark winter s night early in the seventeenth century they say a ship s captain was guiding his ship to pass along this difficult distance of coast when he suddenly heard church bells If I can hear those the captain reasoned then I must be far too close to shore for comfort Swiftly he changed his position thus saving himself and his ship To show his thanks he soon afterwards bought a piece of land at Burgh le Marsh Rent on this Bell String Acre he ordered should go toward the maintenance of the church bell s pull rope so that it might ring out its helpful warnings he required firmly for ever Another less charming story tells how the townspeople refused to ring the bell for they all relished the idea of stealing goods from shipwrecks but that a minister ran to the tower and rang the bell His brave act saved the ship but then the minister died of extreme tiredness And then it is said the grateful captain married the clergyman s daughter In any case the captain s request is honored all winter long in Burgh le Marsh Beginning every October 10 the bell rings nightly at 8 p m April 7 is the last night of the bells that is till the next October 8 What does the first paragraph mainly tell us A Where Bell String Acre is B A story about a brave captain C The origin of Bell String Acre D It is dangerous to sail along the coast 9 It can be inferred from the passage that A it was very cheap to buy a piece of land in Lincolnshire B The church in Burgh le Marsh was very close to the coast C The townspeople refused to ring the bell because of lack of money D The church couldn t afford to keep the bell s pull rope in good condition 10 The underlined word relished in the second paragraph probably means A preferredB disliked C competedD warned 11 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage A There was no way that the minister would attend the captain s wedding B Bell ring from the church warned the ship of its dangerous course C There was no bell at night for the sailors for about half a year D The minster s daughter was forced to marry the captain D D 用心 爱心 专心4 Kiss of Death is a romantic detective story whose basic theme focuses totally on dogs Whitney Marshall had just gone through a divorce appearing practically penniless while her husband a promising plastic surgeon was left with the property and the debts and his new wife Whitney seeks help from her cousin Miranda who had lived with them as a child Miranda is operating a dog walking business and lives in the caretaker s cottage of one of her employers Calvin Hunter Whitney s approach is timely as Miranda is getting married and leaving for a two week honeymoon She leaves her house and the dogs in Whitney s care Living next door is Adam Hunter an expert of the Iraqi war who had suffered a battle injury During his recovery his uncle Calvin had asked Adam to his home in Greece telling him that he was certain someone was likely to murder him His uncle Calvin recently died of an apparent heart attack and Adam has come to Calvin California home to straighten out his affairs and to further investigate the death Adam is from the area and was previously called up in the security business with his former police partner Immediately after Calvin s death his home had been broken into and the only things stolen were his computer and related things Adam has an accountant trying to sort out his uncle financial affairs His uncle had become fascinated to a pet dog who had taken Westminster by storm and had caught the dog show fever spending his time judging and attending shows To the surprise of all however there does not seem to be any money in his accounts Whitney and Adam meet when he catches her in the house Whitney is merely dealing with Calvin s dog one of her new responsibilities They continue to meet as outside causes throw them together and romance starts Whitney s former husband Ryan tries to persuade her to sign a deal over to him that he claims he had not been properly taken care of in the divorce She is hesitating waiting to see a lawyer Then Whitney s dog is missing kidnapped 绑架 by Ryan s new wife s personal trainer the caretaker s cottage is bombed and most importantly they find the man that Miranda was to marry had never heard of her and she seems missing The plot seems to circle among all these people heading nowhere until the end of the book when it picks up speed and all is exposed Kiss of Death will be unforgettable only to readers who enjoy learning mysterious facts about dogs 12 Which of the following is TRUE about Whitney Marshall A Her cousin asked her to look after the dogs while she was away B Adam set traps so that he could meet Whitney frequently C She s going to get married to Adam Hunter D Her former husband hopes to marry her again 13 What is the relationship between Whitney and Calvin Hunter A She is his neighbor B She is his employee 用心 爱心 专心5 C She is a cousin of one of his employees D She is the future to be daughter in law of him 14 Which of the following is NOT true about Calvin Hunter A Calvin Hunter s death caused some doubt and disbelief B People expect there to be a lot of money in his accounts C He once had a fever because of his dog D He likes dogs very much 15 This passage is most probably part of A life story of the author of Kiss of Death B an article by a literary reviewer C a book seller s advertisement D a diary by a real detective E E Your particular relationships with your parents not God or genes determines your academic performance In my case it was my father who made the difference I had three sisters and my father never showed much interest in their success He took no notice of the school reports of one of them They all made it to university But this was largely because of my mother s encouragement However badly I did and it was usually very bad he always told me I was clever and that I could do well When I was eight and remained at the bottom of my class he tried to coach me in Latin and maths His main goal was to show me that if I could make myself concentrate on the dull tasks I could do them He chose the head of my house at public school with great care He found a man who made a huge effort to teach the backward raw material with which he started when I was 13 Together they convinced me to take exams seriously But the most important factor was that I knew my dad loved me He expressed this in many kind letters When we were together he would take me in his arms He encouraged me to think for myself and to enjoy what I enjoyed He once watched me eating a huge amount of chocolate and said Eat as much as you like you won t always enjoy it that much So I started working hard I agreed with his own clever ways And I started to enjoy the learning of knowledge and the expression of ideas Although exams gave little opportunity for that I could sort of see the point A lot of parents do not realize how important the emotional aspect of the relationship is It determines their child s performance I recently heard a parent discussing what school their child might get into I don t know how bright he is she said Many parents are troubled by their children s marks at school Their relationship with the child is almost wholly built around this It was not at all like that with my dad Until I was eight he did not seem to worry about 用心 爱心 专心6 marks And after that it was never exam performance that he was concerned with Rather he concentrated on my self perception 自我感知 He constantly showed me that I