2013高考英语二轮 阅读理解精品训练（11）

1 20132013 高考英语二轮 阅读理解 精品训练 高考英语二轮 阅读理解 精品训练 1111 及答案 及答案 Radioactivity is dangerous It may cause skin burns it may destory good tissues 组织 and it may cause illness that could be passed on to our children and grandchildren In case of exposure 暴露 it may even cause death In the early days of radioactivity scientists did not realize these dangers Marie and Pierre Curie after having worked for a while with radioactive materials noticed that their fingers were reddened and swollen 红肿 and the skin was peeling off Henry Becquerel carried a small tube with radium in it in his waistcoat pocket and was surprised to find a bum on his chest Other early workers also reported burns and harm of dif ferent kinds The strange fact is that it can harm without musing pain which is the waming signal we expect from harmfulness Pain makes up pull back our hands from a fire or a hot object but a person carrying radioactive materials had no way of telling whether he is touching something too hot for safety Besides the burns or other harm fulness that radioactivity produces may not appear for wceks A person may have been hurt without knowing it for some time 1 Which is the topic sentence for this passage A Radioactivity may ever cause death B Radioactivity does great harm to children C Radioactivity may do harm to people without being known D Radioactivity is dangerous 答案 D 指导 通读全文后 得知文章主要讲的是放射的危险性 再将选项进行比较 即 可推断出答案 2 A few people were mentioned in the passage They A were all famous scientists of great achievements B died of radioactivity C knew litde about radioactivity D did experiments on themselves to find the danger of radioactivity 答案 A 指导 文章所提到的人物皆为著名的科学家 3 According to the point of the passage pain A causes people to die B brings people suffering C is an important signal D is very much expected 答案 D 指导 从最后一段中可获信息为 放射不像烫伤与烧伤会有痛感 它是一种无痛 觉的伤害 4 The sentence in the third line of the second paragraph the skin was peeling off means A the skin was coining off B the skin was turning off C the skin was breaking away D the skin was fleeing 2 答案 A 指导 peel 的汉语意思为 剥下 结束 A He s an old cobbler 修鞋匠 with a shop in the Marais a historic area in Paris When I took him my shoes he at first told me I haven t time Take them to the other fellow on the main street he ll fix them for you right away But I d had my eye on his shop for a long time Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather I knew he was a skilled craftsman 手 艺人 No I replied the other fellow can t do it well The other fellow was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys while U wait without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys They work carelessly and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap 鞋 带 you might as well just throw away the pair My man saw I wouldn t give in and he smiled He wiped his hands on his blue apron 围裙 looked at my shoes had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said Come back in a week I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf See what I can do he said with pride Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work When I got back out into the street the world seemed brand new to me He was something out of an ancient legend this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly his very strange dusty felt hat his funny accent from who knows where and above all his pride in his craft These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line when you can do things any old way as long as it pays when in short people look on work as a path to ever increasing consumption 消费 rather than a way to realize their own abilities In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done 41 Which of the following is true about the old cobbler A He was equipped with the best repairing tools B He was the only cobbler in the Marais C He was a native Parisian D He was proud of his skills 42 The sentence He was something out of an ancient legend implies that A the man was very strange B it was difficult to communicate with this man C nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him D the man was too old 43 According to the author many people work just to A realize their abilities B make money C gain happiness D gain respect 44 This story wants to tell us that 3 A craftsmen make a lot of money B whatever you do do it well C craftsmen need self respect D people are born equal B Take Action for a Better World Volunteers Needed Six months preparation in Denmark Africa studies team work combined with social work with risk group teenagers Six months community work in Malawi in People to People Projects Child Aid HIV AIDS Fights and Teacher Training Qualifications 18 years hard working and social engagement Please contact us by e mail takeaction Part time work with Exchange Students YOUTH International is a non profit high school foreign exchange students organization We welcome teenagers from over 80 countries worldwide and provide host families The community Representative is a part time position designed for people with a strong desire to do something rewarding in the community and earn some extra money Applicants best suited for this work should enjoy teenagers have a strong interest in cross cultural communication and feel comfortable networking Full training and support will be provided through branch offices throughout the US Positions available in most states If interested please email staff youth org or call 888 123 9872 International Summer Job Hi I m an ESL student in China I m 20 quiet and polite and I speak reasonable English I m looking for a summer job in an English speaking country I can teach Chinese or do house and garden work and cook Chinese dished Can anybody offer me a job I don t need to earn much just enough in two months July August to pay for my return ticket to China My goal is to improve my English and see a bit more of the world My email is ram3462 Call for Native Speaker of English I am looking for native speakers of English to join in an experiment This experiment is carried out over the Internet You don t need any specific knowledge other than understanding and speaking English at a native level The first task will take you around 15 minutes After this task you can decide whether you want to continue the experiment The tasks involve reading texts and designing questions and answers If you are willing to help me then please email us club3864 45 Who is suitable to work as a Community Representative in YOUTH International A One who enjoys working with teenagers from different countries 4 B One who hopes to take action in fighting against diseases C One who has a strong desire to improve his or her English D One who wants to earn some pocket money in the program 46 Where will jack a volunteer receive the training before he is sent to work in Malawi A In some local offices in the US B In a preparation program in Demark C In an ESL organization in China D In an exchange student center in Africa 47 If Mrs Black in the US hopes to learn some Chinese at home she may contact A takeaction B club3864 C ram3462 D staff youth org 48 What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do A To interview people online B To do some house work C To offer advice on Child Aid D To provide language exercises C Welcome to Ontario Parks a new body set up to manage Ontario s most treasured special places the parks in our area We are entering a very exciting year for Ontario Parks Last season we asked some 15 000 visitors in 45 parks how we could improve our programs and services We also looked at the thousands of comment cards we received As a result new comfort stations have been added the number of campsites has been increased and we ve made other facility 设施 improvements In addition we ll be providing more educational programs This year for example more than 40 parks will offer special day and evening activities to excite your curiosity about nature and history Through the Internet you ll be happy to know that you can now explore all 270 parks on line Let your family plan your park vacation study a map of canoe routes listen to the call of a loon or find up to date information about programs services and facilities So come and discover what Ontario Parks has to offer Our parks are places to go with families and friends for relaxation and fun or simply to get away from it all They are places where we can enrich our souls and recharge our internal 内部的 batteries They provide chances to explore nature see wildlife swim canoe camp hike picnic ride a bike You ll enjoy some of the best outdoor experiences available anywhere in the world We urge you to make 2006 the year that you come out and have an Ontario Parks experience 49 The writer s purpose in writing the text is to A tell more people the improvements in Ontario Parks B attract more people to explore the parks on line C praise the beauty of nature in Ontario Parks D have more people visit the parks 5 50 The facility improvements of Ontario Parks include A new programs and services B comfort stations and special activities C new comfort stations and campsites D new campsites and educational programs 51 From paragraph 4 we know that Ontario Parks offers visitors A The world s new sports and games B the most exciting adventures in the world C many choices to relax and refresh themselves D chances to experience all the outdoor activities 52 According to the text we can safely say that A some visitors suggested more campsites B about 15 000 people visited 45 parks last season C many more people will visit Ontario Parks in 2006 D the manager of Ontario Parks worries they will have fewer visitors D It s 2035 You have a job a family and you re about 40 years old Welcome to your future life Getting ready for work you pause in front of the mirror Turn red you say Your shirt changes from sky blue to deep red Tiny preprogrammed electronic are rearranged in your shirt to change its color Looking into the mirror you find it hard to believe that you are 40 You look much younger With amazing advances in medicine people in your generation may live to be 150 years old You re not even middle aged As you go into the kitchen and prepare to pour your breakfast cereal into a bowl you hear To lose weight you shouldn t eat that from your shoes They read the tiny electronic code on the cereal box to find out the nutrition details You decide to listen to your shoes Kitchen what can I have for breakfast A list of possible foods appear on the counter as kitchen checks its food supplies Ready for your trip to space You ask your son and daughter In 2005 only specially trained astronauts went into space and very few of them Today anyone can go to space for day trips or longer vacation Your best friend even works in space Handing your children three strawberries each you add The doctor said you need these for space travel Thanks to medical advices vaccination shots are a thing of the past Ordinary foods contain specific vaccines With the berries in their mouths the kids head for the front door It s time for you to go to work Your car checks your fingerprints and unlocks the doors My office Autopilot you command Your car drives itself down the road and moves smoothly into traffic on the highway You sit back and unroll your e newspaper The latest news downloads and fills the viewer Looking through the pages you watch the news as video films rather than read it 53 What changes the color of your shirt A The mirror B The medicine C The counter D The shirt 6 itself 54 How do the shoes know that you shouldn t eat the breakfast cereal A By checking the nutrition details of the food B By listening to the doctor s advice C By testing the food supplies in the kitchen D By pouring the breakfast into a bowl 55 The strawberries the children eat serve as A breakfastB lunchC vaccines D nutrition 56 How is the text organized A In order of time B In order of place C In order of preference D In order of importance E When a storm is coming most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm These people are willing to risk 冒 危险 being killed by floods or 100 kilometer an hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up Storm chasing 追逐 is becoming an increasingly popular hobby 喜好 especially in the Midwest of the United States where there are frequent storms between March and July A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports and then drives up to 1 000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop Although anyone can do it storm chasing is extremely dangerous The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain If you are a beginner it is much safer to join a group for storm chasing vacations d