湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（52）

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 5252 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 A A The summer I was ten my mother decided to bring us to the world of art My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum Before each visit to the museum she made us read about artists and painting styles 风格 It was almost as bad as being in school Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool First we had to read about ancient Egyptians 古埃及人 and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum My 12 year old brother thought this was so funny but I was not interested Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly 鬈曲的 hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings I certainly couldn t see what was so great about art On our last visit to the museum something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary In it a woman was reading to a child The colors were soft and gentle and you could tell by the mother s expression how happy she was just to be with the child I couldn t stop looking at this painting I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much 1 The aim of the mother s plan was to A take them to visit the museum B introduce them to the world of art C ask them to read about artists D show them different painting styles 2 What was the writer s experience in the museum before the last visit A She came to feel her mother s love B She liked many paintings C She hardly enjoyed herself D She could understand the pictures of fat babies 3 What made the writer go through a change that summer A One of Mary s paintings B A strange way of painting C Artists in the Middle Ages D Her mother s instruction 4 From the text we can see A the importance of curiosity B the effect of art 用心 爱心 专心2 C the value of learning D the power of family education B I travel a lot and I find out different styles 风格 of directions every time 1 ask How can I get to the post office Foreign tourists are often confused 困惑 in Japan because most streets there don t have names in Japan people use landmarks 地标 in their directions instead of street names For example the Japanese will say to travelers Go straight down to the corner Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market The post office is across from the bus stop In the countryside of the American Midwest there are not usually many landmarks There are no mountains so the land is very flat in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles lnstead of landmarks people will tell you directions and distances In Kansas or Iowa for example people will say Go north two miles Turn east and then go another mile People in Los Angeles California have no idea of distance on the map they measure distance in time not miles How far away is the post office you ask Oh they answer it s about five minutes from here You say Yes but how many miles away is it They don t know It s true that a person doesn t know the answer to your question sometimes What happens in such a situation A New Yorker might say Sorry I have no idea But in Yucatan Mexico no one answers I don t know People in Yucatan believe that I don t know is impolite They usually give an answer often a wrong one A tourist can get very very lost in Yucatan 5 When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place they usually A describe the place carefully B show him a map of the place C tell him the names of the streets D refer to recognizable 可辨认的 buildings and places 6 What is the place where people measure distance in time A New York B Los Angeles C Kansas D Iowa 7 People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer A in order to save time B as a test C so as to be polite D for fun 8 What can we infer from the text A It s important for travelers to understand cultural differences B It s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly 用心 爱心 专心3 C People have similar understandings of politeness D New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors C C King sKing s CollegeCollege SummerSummer SchoolSchool King s College Summer School is an annual 每年的 training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English Courses are given by the teachers of King s College and other colleges in New York Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized This year s summer school will be from July 25 to August 15 More information is as follows ApplicationApplication 申请申请 datedate Students in New York should send their applications before July 18 2008 Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16 2008 Foreign students should send their applications before July 10 2008 CoursesCourses English Language Spoken English 22 hours Reading and Writing 10 hours American History 16 hours American Culture 16 hours StepsSteps A letter of self introduction A letter of recommendation 推荐 The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information CostCost Daily lessons 200 Sports and activities 100 Travels 200 Hotel service 400 You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city Please write to Thompson Sanders 1026 King s Street New York NY 10016 USA E mail KC Summer School yahoo com 9 You can most probably read the text in A a newspaper B a travel guide C a textbook D a telephone book 10 Which of the following is true about King s College Summer School A Only top students can take part in the program B King s College Summer School is run every other year C Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program 用心 爱心 专心4 D Only the teachers of King s College give courses 11 If you are to live with your relatives in New York you will have to pay the school A 200 B 400 C 500 D 900 12 What information can you get from the text A The program will last two months B You can write to Thompson only in English C As a Chinese student you can send your application on July 14 2008 D You can get in touch with the school by e mail or by telephone D D A guitarist was pleasantly surprised to hear from New York City police that his valuable guitar had been found It disappeared almost a year ago when he got out of a taxi and forgot to take the guitar with him Laurence Lennon 44 said he was running late that day He was talking to his manager on his cellphone when he rushed out of the taxi He said that he gave the driver 60 and told him to keep the change He walked through the front doors of the concert hall still talking on the phone to his manager Upon discovering his loss Lennon used his cellphone to call the police The policewoman asked him for the name of the taxi company the number of the taxi and the name of the driver He said that she must have been joking She told Lennon that he could apply for a missing item report online Lennon asked for address It was www nypd gov toprotectandtoserve haveaniceday She told him that finding the guitar might take a couple of years for finding guitars was not as important as finding murderers and marijuana 大麻 smokers Then she told him to have a nice day This year has been depressing said Lennon I had to put off the recording of two new CDs I ve been using borrowed guitars And I was losing hope of ever recovering my guitar Lennon was reunited with his 100 000 guitar yesterday The guitar had been discovered in the corner of a coffeehouse only two blocks from where Lennon had lost it Lennon had offered a 10 000 reward for its return He said he would give the reward to the coffeehouse owner who had informed the police 13 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage 用心 爱心 专心5 A Careless guitarist surprised B Valuable guitar found C Coffeehouse owner rewarded D Taxi driver still unknown 14 By saying she must have been joking in Para 2 the guitarist probably means A it was impossible for him to answer her questions B there must have been something she felt funny C she didn t believe at all that he had lost his guitar D she must have felt that his behavior was funny 15 In the policewoman s opinion finding the lost guitar A was not important at all B wouldn t be done online C could be a long time hunting D only depended on the driver 16 Which of the following NOT mentioned in the passage A Why the guitarist was in a hurry B What the police advised the guitarist to do C How the lost guitar affected its owner D How the guitar was moved to the coffeehouse E E If you ve been joining in chat room conversation or trading e mail with your e pals you have become one of the millions who write in a special short form of English And you ve got a sense of humor about short forms like SOHF sense of humor failure to describe Internet newcomers who understand you Across the globe every night teenagers and their elders are talking online many of them all talking at the same time It s fast try talking to six people at once It s brief three or four words per exchange It takes wit 诙谐 and quick fingers Want to enter a conversation Just type PMFJI pardon me for jumping in Interested in whom you re talking to A S L the nearly universal request to know your pal s age sex and location You may get 15 M NY as a response from your pal If something makes you laugh say you re OTF on the floor or LOL laughing out loud or combine the two into ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing And when it s time to get back to work or go to bed you type GTG got to go 用心 爱心 专心6 or TTYL talk to you later People want to write as fast as possible and they want to get their ideas across a