2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（21）外研版

1 20132013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选 高考英语二轮阅读理解精选 2121 及答案 及答案 A Millions of girls grow up with the hope of becoming a famous singer Some even win local talent competitions as children but only a few such early successes and dreams turn into reality Jessica Andrews is one of the few whose dreams have come true Andrews first taste of success came at the age of 10 She won a talent competition in her home town of Huntingdon Tennessee singing I Will Always Love You originally sung by Whitney Houston Houston s version of the song appeared on The Bodyguard sound track which happened to be the first album Andrews ever bought Within two years talk of Andrews had spread to Nashville and caught the attention of producer Byron Gallimore whose credits include work with Tim McGraw Faith Hill and Jo Dee Messina With Gallimore signed on to produce Andrews soon had a recording contract 合同 with Dream Works Nashville label Andrews professional career was launched with 1999 s Heart Shaped World recorded when she was 14 years old The album included the country hit I Will Be There For You which also appeared on The Prince Of Egypt She followed up the release of the album by touring as a support act for such country superstars as Faith Hill and Trisha Yearwood With the release of 2001 s Who I Am Andrews became a star in her own right The album was certified 证明 gold for sales of 500 000 copies Andrews returned in April 2003 with Now an album that she promised would show a new side of the young artist This album has a very different feeling for me she said It s a lot more personal and there s a confidence that wasn t quite there on the first two I feel especially connected to this group of songs 56 What s the meaning of the underlined word launched in the fourth paragraph 2 A Aimed B Sent C Started D Set 57 Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage A The Bodyguard was the first album Andrews ever bought B After Andrews sang Who I Am she became a star in her own right C I Will Always Love You was originally sung by Whitney Houston D Now expresses a new feeling of Andrews 58 Which of the following may NOT be Andrews album A Now B Heart Shaped World C The Prince of Egypt D Who IAnt 59 Which of the following is the best title of the passage A Jessica Andrews Life B Jessica Andrews Dream C Jessica Andrews Songs D Jessica Andrews Success as a Singer B The brightest object in the evening sky after the sun and the moon isn t a star but a planet It s Venus our closest neighbor and the second planet from the sun Venus is so bright that you can see it both at night and in the early morning This caused some conftision for ancient Egyptian 埃及的 and Greek 希腊的 star observers Because they saw Venus at two different times they thought it was two different planets What makes Venus so bright Huge clouds 20 miles thick completely surround it and reflect 75 of the light from the sun that strike them For a long time these clouds caused Venus to be a great mystery 谜 to the world s astronomers If like other clouds the ones on Venus were made up of water vapors 水汽 could there not be life hiding beneath them on the planet Were there Venusians 金星人 waiting to communicate with us on Earth It was an exciting thought but on that the Mariner recently landed to rest The Mariner thoroughly examined Venus and its atmosphere only to find that the cloud cover was made mostly of deadly carbon dioxide 二氧化碳 gas The atmospheric pressure was 15 to 22 times greater than on Earth which further disproved the theory of life on Venus 3 And what did the Mariner find under the clouds A world of great mountains and smooth areas dry as a bone The temperature is about 900 F That s hot Although the greatest mystery has been solved there are still others waiting for us on Venus Why does Venus rotate 自转 so slowly What is the inside of Venus like And most important of all why is there no water on Venus If as it was thought it was formed about the same time as our planet it should have water These questions and others may some day be answered Until then Venus will continue to be the brightest mystery in the sky 60 Venus is very bright because A the clouds surrounding it take in 75 of the sunlight striking them B the clouds surrounding it throw back 3 4 of the sunlight striking them C 75 of the clouds surrounding it are made up of water vapor D 3 4 of the clouds surrounding it are made up of carbon dioxide gas 61 The Mariner is probably the name of A an astronomer B a planet C a star D a spaceship 62 From the passage we can tell that A astronomers still wonder whether Venus is as old as the Earth B Venusians are trying to get in touch with us on Earth C there are many volcanoes and other natural wonders on Venus D whether there is life on Venus is still a question 63 What section of a newspaper is the passage probably taken from A Scientific Technology B Science Fictions C Brief News D Science Discovery C Read these unusual news articles 4 64 A Swiss school teacher A went back to school happily after his retirement B lost his job because he was not young C was asked to attend school because of a computer mistake D was ready to have further education 65 15 000 pairs of trousers were A made for the police B damaged by a female worker C designed for men who cheated on their wives D too tight and itchy to wear 66 Boverall A liked firing guns 5 B wanted to die in a gun fight C kept his ashes in a gun box D wanted his ashes to be fired from a gun 67 What can we learn according to the above news A Married couples in France worry about money B American families use more toilet paper now C Queen Elizabeth II has some naughty pet dogs D Bugs Bunny will be protected in the coming films D Bad teeth can be painful and worse They can even be deadly Infections 感染 of the gums 牙龈 and the teeth can cause bacteria 细菌 to go into the blood system Those bacteria can increase the chance of a heart attack and worsen the effects of other diseases And adults are not the only ones at risk For example in 2007 doctors in the Washington area said a boy died when a tooth infection spread to his brain They said it might have been prevented had he received the dental care 牙齿 保健 he needed He was twelve years old Experts at the National Institutes of Health say good dental care starts at birth Breast milk they say is the best food for the healthy development of teeth Breast milk can help slow the growth of bacteria and acid production in the mouth But dentists say a baby s gums and early teeth should be cleaned after each feeding Use a cloth with a little warm water Do the same if a baby is fed with a bottle Experts say if you decide to put your baby to sleep with a bottle only give the child water When baby teeth begin to appear you can clean them with a wet toothbrush Dentists say it is important to find soft toothbrushes made especially for babies and to use them very gently The use of fluoride 氟化物 to protect teeth is common in many parts of the world For example it is often added to drinking water supplies The fluoride 6 mixes with enamel 法琅质 the hard surface on teeth to help prevent holes from forming 68 Which of the following can be used as the title of the passage A Concerns for Healthy Teeth of the Young B Importance of Healthy Teeth of All C Causes of Teeth Problem D Solutions to Teeth Problem 69 What s the main idea of paragraph 4 and 5 A How to develop babies teeth B Why to protect babies teeth C How to keep babies teeth clean D Why to keep babies teeth clean 70 The passage indicates that A Enamel is most widely used to protect teeth in the world B Bad teeth may affect the health of adults and the young C Breast milk can cure babies bad teeth D Babies teeth should be brushed once per day 71 The writer uses the boy s death as an example to show that A not only adults but the young may suffer from teeth problem B babies with bad teeth can easily die C the doctors should be responsible for the case D the boy was not fed with his breast milk E For my grandmother s 70th birthday my family and I visited South Korea While there I was attentive to Korean high schools and students I was surprised by how different Korea s public high schools are from America s Korean high schools can be all girls all boys or co ed 男女同校的 unlike our standard co ed high schools There are three grades go 1 10th go 2 1 lth and go 3 12th Go is the first syllable of the word go deung hakkyo which simply translated is high school In America unless you want to go to a private school you don t have to take an 7 entrance exam In Korea however students must take a test to get in because of the many choices of schools Another diffe rence I couldn t help but notice was the students appearance With very few exceptions all wear uniforms A name tag 标牌 with the student s name grade and homeroom number must also be worn Girl s skirts can t be above the upper part of the knee and it is forbidden to dye 染 your hair or wear accessories 装饰品 except small earrings There are strict regulations for appearance to achieve neatness and it seems the only freedom students have is with their choices of hair style socks and shoes The final difference was the setup of the classes There may be 40 students in a classroom but the number can be less or even more depending on the population of the town or city Although there are many students per classroom they are very close which I think is a result of not changing classrooms for different subjects There are no levels in the subjects and the teachers are the ones who switch classrooms They just have ten minute breaks between subjects In each class students are ranked by their grades This causes strict competition and Korean students do a lot of studying To help them all schools have extra study classes after school One other fact that helped me app