2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习 阅读理解汇总（一）

用心 爱心 专心 1 20122012 届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读理解汇总 一 届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读理解汇总 一 1 The year 2009 is the Year of Ox The ox is a representative of the fanning culture of China In the farming economy 经济 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 who1ive 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 农历 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 60 The words boats an land underlined in Paragraph 2 refer to A animals for taking goods B creatures for pulling plows C treasures of the folk culture D tools in the farming economy 6l 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 62 Which of the following helps to develop traditional customs A The special role of oxen in frowning 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 63 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 2 Old wives tales are beliefs passed down from one generation to another For 用心 爱心 专心 2 example most of us remember our patents telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things Is there any truth in these teachings Some of them agree with present medical thinking but others have not passed the test of time Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40 Garlic 蒜 is good for you too It can kill the type of virus that causes colds Unfortunately not all of Mom s advice passed the test of medical studies For example generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so Do sweets cause tooth problems Well yes and no sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don t hold water there is still a lot of truth in the old wives tales After all much of this knowledge has been accumulated 积累 from thousands of our traditional beliefs don t hold water should respect this body of knowledge even as research for clear scientific support to proven it true or false 48 Which of the following is TRUE according to the text A Eating garlic is good for our eyes B Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth C Swimming after a meal is dangerous D Carrots prevent people from catching colds 49 The author develops the third paragraph mainly A by cause and effects B by order in space C by order in time D by examples 50 The phrase hold water in the last paragraph most probably means A to be believable B to be valuable C to be admirable D to be stable 51 What is the author s attitude toward old wives tales in the text A So objective B Objective C Dissatisfied D Curious 3 Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers Why read an article in the newspaper when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures Why read the life story of a famous man when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know Television has not killed reading however Today newspapers sell in very large numbers And books of every kind are sold more than ever before Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment Although some books with hard covers are expensive many books are printed today as paperbacks 平装本 which are quite cheap A paperback collection of short stories for example is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater and you can keep a book 用心 爱心 专心 3 for ever and read it many times Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home Every home should have a good dictionary A good encyclopedia 百科全书 though expensive is useful too because you can find information on any subject Besides you can have such books as history books science textbooks cookbooks and collections of stories and poems Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets 68 It can be inferred from the that A TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge B cinemas are the best choice in getting information C reading is a cheap way of learning and having fun D newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself 69 What does the sentence Television has not killed reading however underlined in the second paragraph suggest A People only need reading though B Reading is still necessary today C Reading is more fun than television D Watching television doesn t help reading 70 Which of the following is mainly discussed in the last paragraph A Types of books B Kinds of dictionaries C Lists of history books D Collections of stories and poems 71 What can we learn from the A Fewer and fewer people will buy books B A good dictionary should be kept in every home C Books with hard covers sell better than paperbacks D More people like TV programs about famous men 4 Intellectual property IP is a product of the mind that has commercial value The concept dates back to 1623 when the first patent law to protect IP rights was passed IP rights protect an artist from having his her creative ideas copied by another For example if somebody generates an idea for a novel that idea is protected by IP rights If someone else wishes to represent the idea or develop it further he she must consult the original artists who will normally be rewarded financially for its use Back in the 17th century IP rights were primarily carried out to protect newly developed manufacturing processes against stealing but today intellectual property rights are also enjoyed by those who create music art and literature In recent years IP rights have been the focus of a great deal of discussion because of a technology which looks set to weaken them altogether the Internet Many years ago if you wanted a recording of a song you would have to purchase it from a music store if a novel from a book store In those days IP rights were easily protected since it was very difficult to obtain intellectual 用心 爱心 专心 4 property without paying for it However a lot of IP including songs films books and artwork can be downloaded today free of charge using the Internet This practice has now taken the world by storm dramatically affecting the way in which we view IP rights 68 According to the writer in the beginning IP rights were mainly of use to A those creating music art and literature B novelists C engineers and inventors D those not receiving financial reward for their work 69 What do we know about the Internet according to the A It makes IP rights harder to protect B It sells songs and films C It does not affect the way we understand IP rights D It prevents the production of artwork 70 According to Paragraph 2 what has taken the world by storm A Intellectual property rights B The Internet C Free downloading D The large number of songs films and books 71 A possible title for this could be A A History of IP Rights B Ways to Protect Your IP Rights C The Present and the Future of IP D IP Rights and Our Attitudes 5 Photographs are everywhere They decorate 装饰 the walls of homes and are used in stores for sales of different goods The news is filled with pictures of fires floods and special events Photos record the beauties of nature They can also bring things close that are far away Through photos people can see wild animals cities in foreign lands and even the stars in outer space Photos also tell stories Reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism At times photojournalists tell their stories through a single picture At other times they use a group of pictures to tell a story Each picture is like a chapter in a book which can do more than record the facts It can also be a strong force for social change Jacob Riis was among the first photojournalists He took pictures of parts of New York City where the poor lived Riis believed that poverty 贫穷 caused crime and he used photos to help him prove his point A few years later the photos of small children working in factories by Lewis Hine shocked the public Hine s pictures helped bring about laws to protect such children Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good photos It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses feeling Photojournalists make an actual record of what they see A phot