湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（30）

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 3030 阅读下列短文 从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项 A B C和D 中 选出最佳选项 A The year 2009 is the Year of Ox The ox is a representative of the farming culture of China In the farming economy oxen are the major animals pulling plows 犁 Of course the good of oxen is not limited to plowing In fact they are seen as boats on land for their ability to carry loads Besides the whole body of an ox is full of treasures Their meat and milk are food full of nutrition and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes With all these qualities oxen are regarded as generous creatures In the past oxen played an important role in the spiritual life of the Chinese Even today oxen still play a special part in some folk activities For example some people who 1ive in southwest China will cook cattle bone soup and share it among family members when holding the ceremony for children who reach 13 They believe that the cattle bone soup represents the blood relationship among family members In order to express their love for oxen people in some other areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by the lunar calendar and during their run they will take their oxen along which indicates they regard the creature as human Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives the Chinese people are very grateful to the animal In addition the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen help to develop various traditional customs which becomes an important part of the folk culture of the Chinese nation 1 The words boats on land underlined in Paragraph 2 refer to A animals for taking goodsB creatures for pulling plows C treasures of the folk cultureD tools in the farming economy 2 From the third paragraph we know that A oxen are no more important today than in the past B ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soup C oxen are treated as human in some areas of China D people run with oxen to shake off diseases every month 3 Which of the following helps to develop traditional customs A The special role of oxen in farming B People s respect and love for oxen C The practical value of an ox s body D The contribution of oxen to the economy 4 Why does the author write the text A To stress the importance of oxen in farming B To introduce the Chinese folk culture C To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox D To explain how to develop agriculture with oxen B Some teenagers are crossing their dream colleges off their lists Others are thinking of skipping their senior trips or reducing prom 毕业舞会 costs Many are finding their work hours cut while their expenses rise So who exactly is punishing them Is it their parents teachers or 用心 爱心 专心2 employers No it s the economy If you are like most teenagers you probably don t understand what recession negative economic growth and subprime mortgages 次贷危机 actually mean And you probably don t spend your days watching the ups and downs of the stock market It s safe to say that most teens don t know much about the economy except for one thing it s bad But just how exactly is the economy affecting teens The single largest thing I have noticed is the recession s ability to affect my college choice said Heather Richars from Downey High School in California US With the economic situation the way it is I have thought less about going to a private or out of state university and more about public schools in California mainly because of the price of tuition said Richars I had been a fan of attending a private school up until this year The economy cuts into other areas of teenagers lives too Joey Camarda a student at Modesto High School in California who works at an ice cream store said Probably due to the economy I have been getting less hours at my job and because of that I am not getting enough money to help pay for college Tara Mooney a senior at Beyer High School has also begun to notice that money is tight Things are getting expensive she said When it comes to applying for colleges and wanting to go on senior trips I have to pick and choose instead of doing it all 5 The purpose of writing the passage is mainly to tell us A the economic recession has had a big offect on teens work life and study B teenagers are now having difficulty in deciding which colleges to apply for C teenagers don t know much about the economic recession D teenagers are considering giving up their senior trips to save money 6 Because of the bad economic situation Heather Richars will most probably A go to a private universityB attend an out of state college C attend a public college in CaliforniaD find a good university as he planned 7 How has Joey Camarda found the recession affects him A He has to find more part time jobs B He has to help his mother do more housework C He has found that he had more time to study D His plan to pay for college will be hard to realize 8 What can we conclude from the passage A Parents punish their teens by giving them less money B Most teens understand what negative economic growth means C Teenagers are finding it harder to do what they want than before D Teenagers have realized the importance of managing their own money C Cole Bettles had been rejected by a number of universities when he received 用心 爱心 专心3 an e mail from the University of California San Diego last month congratulating him on his admission and inviting him to tour the campus His mother booked a hotel in San Diego and the 18 year old Ojai California high school senior arranged for family to meet them at the campus for lunch during the Saturday tour They were like Oh my God that s so awful Bettles said Right before he got in bed he checked his e mail last time and found another message saying the school had made a mistake and his application had been denied In fact all 28 000 students turned away from UC San Diego in one of the toughest college entrance seasons on record had received the same incorrect message The students hopes had been raised and then dashed 破灭 in a cruel twist that shows the danger of instant communications in the Internet age UCSD admissions director Mae Brown called it an administrative error but refused to say who had made the mistake or if those responsible would be disciplined The e mail which began We re thrilled that you ve been admitted to UC San Diego and we re showcasing our beautiful campus on Admit Day was sent to the full 46 000 students who had applied instead of just the 18 000 who got in Brown said The error was discovered almost immediately by her staff who sent an apology within hours It was really thrilling for a few hours now he s crushed 压垮 said Cole s mother Tracy Bettles It s really tough on them The admissions director said she was in the office on Monday until midnight answering e mails and phone calls from disappointed students and their parents She said she took full responsibility for the error We accessed the wrong database We recognize the incredible pain receiving this false encouragement caused It was not our intent 9 A total of received an admission e mail from the University of California San Diego UCSD A 18 000 candidatesB 28 000 students C 46 000 applicantsD 18 students 10 From the text we can see that A Cole Bettles had been rejected by several universities but was finally accepted by a good one B Cole Bettles felt on top of the world one moment but the next he was flooded with bitter disappointment by the final message C Cole Bettles could hardly believe the fact that he was rejected by UCSD one of the best universities D Cole Bettles was disappointed that he couldn t go to tour the beautiful campus of UCSD with his family 11 Which of the following statements is TRUE about the wrong e mail message A The mistake was made on purpose to cause pain among the applicants B It was UCSD admissions director Mae Brown who made the mistake C UCSD admissions staff got information from the wrong database D Staff did not discover the mistake until next Monday 12 The admissions director Mae Brown did what she could to A make up for the mistake B punish herself for the mistake C protect the person who made the mistake D help the disappointed students enter the university 用心 爱心 专心4 D Around 500 000 years ago at the Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian in Beijing s suburban Fangshan district which is about 50 km from the city of Beijing there lived early human beings says a China history textbook The textbook now has to be revised New dating techniques suggest the remains of Peking Man found in the 1920s are over 200 000 years older than previously thought What s important about that date about 770 000 years ago is that this was an ice age on Earth Over Earth s long history there have been a number of times when ice and snow covered a large part of its surface Such periods are known as ice ages Earth is in an ice age now It started about 2 million years ago Despite the many warm periods since then scientists regard the whole time as one ice age because of the continuous existence of at least one large ice sheet the one over Antarctica The new discovery was made by Chinese and US scientists It suggests Peking Man is probably our oldest cold weather human being said Darryl Granger an atmospheric scientist at Purdue University whose research appears in Thursday s edition of the journal Nature The average yearly temperature at the time in that part of China was around the freezing mark but it was too dry for an ice sheet Granger said This raises a question How did Peking Man survive the cold weather Rick Potts a Smithsonian Institution human origins expert who wasn t involved in the research raised three possibilities First fire Early findings showed signs of a fire in Peking Man s cave But there has been debate about whether the fire was accidental or controlled Second fur There is no evidence that Peking Man used simple tools to make more form fitting clothes It s more likely he wore animal fur Lastly he may have developed gradually to handle the cold Peking Man may have experienced physiological changes that allowed more blood to flow to his hands and legs Potts said People in general who live in colder climates tend to be shorter and wider he explained Unlike the times of Peking Man today the global temperature is rising due to the greenhouse effect In the future could humans develop to handle the warmth just as Peking Man did to fight the cold 13 According to the new research Peking Man actually dates back to A around 500 000 years agoB over 200 000 years C about 770 000 years agoD about 2 million years ago 14 What is the most important standard for scientists to decide an ice age A The weather conditions B The continuous existence of any large ice sheets C The average yearly temperature D The long period of snowfall 15 Which of the following is true of Peking Man A He is the oldest human being B He used fire to keep warm C He wore form fitting clothes made from fur with simple tools D He might have been shorter and wider than previously thought 16 The passage can probably be found in A a history textbook B a scientific 用心 爱心 专心5 magazine C a research report D an entertainment newspaper E GPS or Global Positioning System must sound familiar to you In everyday life you can feel the presence of GPS everywhere You can even find it in cars or taxis GPS is a satellite based navigation 导航 system made up of 24 satellites put into space by the US In fact China has also been developing its own GPS system Beidou China sent the second Beidou satellite into orbit on April 15 after having put the first satellite into space in 2000 By 2015 China plans to have its own global positioning system made up of more than 30 satellites China is eager to get rid of its dependence on foreign positioning systems such as the US GPS the EU s Galileo Positioning System and Russia s Global Navigation Satellite System Now the Beidou system only provides navigation service within China By 2015 the system will offer a navigation service to the entire world To calculate a position first a signal is sent to the satellites by a terminal 终端设备 on Earth After each of the satellites receives the signal they send the exact time when they received it to a ground station The ground station calculates the longitude 经度 and latitude 纬度 of the terminal and determines its altitude Then the ground station sends the terminal s position to the satellites Finally the satellites send the position to the terminal The terminal can also communicate with the ground station via sending and receiving short messages The Beidou system can provide positional information for highway railway and marine transportation It can also offer useful navigation and positioning services for weather forecast oil production forest fire prevention disaster forecast telecommunications and public security In everyday life the system can help you know your location at any time and place Here are some of the system s practical uses in the near future When you are in trouble and call the police they will know exactly where you are if you have a cellphone that has Beidou technology Go to wherever you want to go faster by finding shortcuts and using correct directions Track your luggage laptops and anything of importance while traveling Find family and friends at a crowded con