2012届高考英语二轮专题复习 阅读能力综合培养训练集（二百八十二）

用心 爱心 专心 1 20122012 届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读能力综合培养训练集 二百八十二 届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读能力综合培养训练集 二百八十二 No No 1313 For more than twenty years scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planets Most of these searches have been done over the radio The hope is that someone in outer space may be trying to get in touch with us Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships traveling through space on the chance that someone may be receptive to such messages Scientists are using powerful radio telescopes to listen to signals from about 1 000 stars all within 100 light years of earth In addition they will scan 扫视 the entire sky to listen for radio messages from more distant stars Using a computer they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time Scientists are looking for any signal they stands out from the background noise Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy 银河星系 scientists find that five percent are like our sun Perhaps half of them have a planet like earth Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution 进化 of life Based on the inhabitable that can be lived in planets in our galaxy most scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some life However many scientists wonder whether intelligent 有智力的 life exists on other planets Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible messages shows that no one is out there They say that the evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikely Other scientists believe that our search hasn t been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxy Although our sun family is only about five billion years old our galaxy is about 20 billion years old In that time some scientists think it is likely that civilization 文明 much more advanced than ours have developed Perhaps these civilizations send us no signals perhaps we have not recognized the signals they have sent us If we hope to find intelligent life these scientists believe that we have to keep looking 48 According to the passage how many planets in our galaxy might be inhabitable A 5 billion B 10 billion C 15 billion D 200 billion 49 The first paragraph in this passage is mainly about A how scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets B why scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets C where scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets D when scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets 50 The underlined word monitor in the passage means 用心 爱心 专心 2 A find B follow C check D form 51 Which of these statements is true based on the information in the passage A The earth is one of the oldest planets in our galaxy B Most scientists believe that there is intelligent life on other planets C Scientists are trying different ways to find signs of life on other planets D Scientists don t believe that there might be life on other planets No No 1414 America is growing older Fifty eight years ago only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older To day 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65 The aging of the population will affect 影响 American society in many ways education medicine and business Quietly the graying of America has made us a very different society one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior 行为 is suitable 合适 at various ages A person s age no longer tells you anything about his her social position marriage or health There s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school get a job or stop working isn t as strong as it used to be It doesn t surprise us to hear of a 29 year old university president or a 35 year old grandmother or a 70 year old man who has become a father for the first time Public ideas are changing Many people say I am much younger than my mother or my father was at my age No one says Act your age any more We ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways 52 It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America A has made people feel younger B has changed people s social position C has changed people s understanding of age D has slowed down the country s social development 53 The underlined word one refers to A a society B America C a place D population 54 Act your age means people should A be active when they are old B do the right thing at the right age C show respect for their parents young or old D take more physical exercise suitable to their age 55 If a 25 year old man becomes general manager of a big firm the writer of the text would most probably consider it A normal B wonderful 用心 爱心 专心 3 C unbelievable D unreasonable No No 1515 The way people hold to the belief that a fun filled pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness But in fact the opposite is true more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain As a result many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage raising children professional achievement religious commitment 预担的义务 self improvement Ask a bachelor 单身汉 why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment For commitment is in fact quite painful The single life is filled with fun adventure excitement Marriage has such moments but they are not its most distinguishing features Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night s sleep or a three day vacation I don t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations It liberates time now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness It liberates money buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless And it liberates us from envy we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all 56 According to the author a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because A he is reluctant to take on family responsiblilities B he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single C he finds more fun in dating than in marriage D he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement 57 Raising children in the author s opinion is A a moral duty B a thankless job C a rewarding task D a source of inevitable pain 58 From the last paragraph we learn that envy sometimes stems from A hatred B misunderstanding C prejudice D ignorance 59 To understand what true happiness is one must A have as much fun as possible during one s lifetime 用心 爱心 专心 4 B make every effort to liberate oneself from pain C put up with pain under all circumstances D be able to distinguish happiness from fun 60 What is the author trying to tell us A Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain B One must know how to attain happiness C It is important to make commitments D It is pain that leads to happiness NO NO 1616 TheThe FourthFourth 21th Century Cup National English Speaking Competition is to be held in Shanghai Organizers Organizers China Daily and Shanghai Broadcasting Network Co ordinater Co ordinater China University English Speaking Association CUESA Co sponsorsCo sponsors 联办单位 English Speaking Union ESU Lotus Software China Co Ltd Times Publishing Group of Singapore Hilton Shanghai Pearson Education Foreign Language Teaching Research Press Date Date March 26 Friday 1999 Place Place Hilton Shanghai CompetitionCompetition FormatFormat 形式 Each student will present a prepared speech on the given topic followed by a three minute off hand speech and a three minute question and answer period with the judges PreparedPrepared speechspeech period period six minutes Q Q A A period period three minutes SpeechSpeech topic topic People and Nature In search of harmony 和谐 in a new age your personal opinion Topice for the off hand speech will be given on the day of competition Prizes Prizes Besides books and certificates 证书 the top two winners will be offered scholarships 奖学金 to travel to the annual international English speaking competition which will be held by the English Speaking Union in London in May 1999 The third and fourth place winners will be offered a study trip to Singapore sponsored by the Times Publishing Group The fifth through 10th place winners will be offered cash prizes All the competitors will receive certificates from the English Speaking Union and book prizes provided by Pearson Education and Foreign Language Teaching Research Press The teachers of the top winners will also receive a one year membership to the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language IATEFL 61 The main purpose of this passage is A to invite you to take part in the competition B to tell you some information of the competition C to help to improve your spoken English D to show you how to win the competition 62 Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Shanghai English Speaking Competition A Where and when it will take place 用心 爱心 专心 5 B Its program C What each winner will be offered D The number of its competitors 63 Suppose you get the sixth place you ll A travel to London for free B become a one year member of IATEFL C get some money some books and a certificate D get a chance to study in Singapore 64 An off hand speech is A a speech not longer than three minutes B a speech without preparation C a speech with a piece of paper in hand D a speech which is well prepared 48 A 49 A 提示 第一段讲的都是科学家所用的各种方法 所以为 how 50 C 提示 由上句可知此处为使用电脑监视 检查 51 C 提示 由第一段可知科学家用了各种各样的方法 52 C 提示 短文将美国社会拟人化 把 age 和 gray 这两个常用作名词的词当做动词用时 比喻美国社会人口的老龄化 并说明了人口老龄化给整个社会 特别是给人们对年龄问题的 理解带来的变化 53 A 提示 one 用以代替上文中所提到过的一个名词 a different society 是泛指 的用法 并不特指美国社会 54 B 提示 Act your age 就是第一段最后一句话中所提到的 idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages 在不同的年龄什么样的行为是合适的 55 A 提示 此题为一主观题 要求考生判断作者态度 第二段的最后两句话和最后一段 的最后一句都反映了作者的态度 It doesn t surprise us to hear of 和 We ve stopped looking with surprise at 由于人们对年龄问题的观点的变化 25 岁的年轻 人成为一家大公司的总经理已不再令人惊讶 56 A 提示 本文是一篇议论文 阐述了幸福的获得这一严肃话题 试图澄清人们在幸福 问题上的一些误解 本题要求学生判断单身汉拒绝结婚的主要原因 依据文章第 3 段第 1 行 Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment 害怕作出对义务的承诺 即不愿承担义务 A 项与之等同 故 正确 57 C 提示 依据文章第 4