2013年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测33

1 20132013 年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测 3333 阅读理解阅读理解 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的阅读下列短文 从每题所给的 A A B B C C D D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 A A Welcome to your future life You get up in the morning and look into the mirror Your face is firm and young looking In 2035 medical technology is better than ever Many people your age could live to be 150 so at 40 you re not old at all And your parents just had an anti aging 抗衰老的 treatment Now all three of look the same age You say to your shirt Turn red It changes from blue to red In 2035 smart clothes contain particles 粒子 much smaller than the cells in your body The particles can be programmed to change clothes color or pattern You walk into the kitchen You pick up the milk but a voice says You shouldn t drink that Your fridge has read the chip 芯片 that contains information about the milk and it Knows the milk is old In 2035 every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip It s time to go to work In 2035 cars drive themselves Just tell your smart car where to go On the way you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve Such smart technology is all around you So will all these things come true For new technology to succeed says scientist Andrew Zolli it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already The Internet is one example what will be the next 56 We can learn from the text that in the future A people will never get old B everyone will look the same C red will be the most popular color D clothes will be able to change their pattern 57 What can be inferred from Paragraph 4 A Milk will be harmful to health B More drinks will be available for sale C Food in the grocery store will carry electronic information 2 D Milk in the grocery store will stay fresh much longer 58 Which of the following is mentioned in the text A Nothing can replace the Internet B Fridges will Know what people need C Jacked sleeves can be used as a guide D Cars will be able to drive automatically 59 What is the text mainly about A Food and clothing in 2035 B Future technology in everyday life C Medical treatments of the future D The reason for the success of new technology B B If English means endless new words and difficult grammar you are wrong Haven t you noticed that you have become more smarter since you started to learn a language According to a new study by a British university learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter 中枢神经系统的灰质 This is the area of the brain which processes information It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles The study also found the earlier people learn a second language the greater the effect A team of experts from London took a group of Britons who only spoke English They were compared with a group of early bilinguals 能说两种语言的人 who had learnt a second language before the age of five as well as a number of later learners Scans showed that grey matter density 密度 in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language the smaller the difference Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language said the scientists It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Walse has researched the link between bilingualism and math skills Having two languages dives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible 灵活的 He said You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English 3 as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34 Reading writing and comprehension were all tested The results showed that the younger they started to learn the better Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world explained the scientists 60 What does the underlined word grey matter in Paragraph 2 refer to A grey hair B material of the brain C intelligence D difficult situations 61 The experience of learning a second language can A change one s brain completely B improve one s maths skills C make one smarter than others D increase the ability to learn 62 We can learn from the passage that A the researchers from UCL did another study in Italian B a similar study was done on native Italian speakers who learn English as a second language C the research done on the Italians shows a totally different result D it will be easier for one to travel around the world by learning a second language 63 What s the main idea of the passage A Learning a foreign language can help improve your brain power B You should learn a second language if English is not your native language C If you want to learn a second language you should do it at a ecrtain age D The research done by the researchers from UCL is very successful C Welcome to one of the lagest collections of footwear 鞋类 in the world that will make you green with envy Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits 展品 from all over the world You can find out about shoes worn by everyong from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars RoomRoom 1 1 The celebrity 名人 footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum Started in the 1950s there is a RoomRoom 2 2 Most of our vistors are amazed and shocked by the collection of special purpose shoes on 4 wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors Most visitors find the celebrities choice of footwear extremely interesting Exbibition here at the Museum of Footwear For example there are Chinese shoes made of Silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much RoomRoom 3 3 As well as shoes and boots the museum also exhibits shoe shaped objects The variety is unbelievable For example there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair lf shoes and Greek wine bottles that like legs TheThe footwearfootwear LibraryLibrary People come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library Designers and researchers come here to look up Information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear 64 Where would you find a famous singer s shoes A Room1 B Room2 C Room3 D The Footwear Library 65 All exhibits in each room A share the same theme B have the same shape C are made of the same material D belong to the same social class 66 Which of the following is true according to the text A The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s B Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum C Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two D Researchers come to the Footwear Library for data 67 The purpose of the text is to get more people to A do research B design shoes C visit the museum D follow celebrities D D I Went Skyping at 84 As a young girl growing up in the 1930s I always wanted to fly a plane but back then it was almost unheard of for a woman to do that I got a taste of that dream in 2011 when my 5 husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday But the experience turned out to be very dull Around that time I told my husband that I wanted to skype So when our retirement community 社区 announced that they were having an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have I decided to write about my dream In the essay I wrote about my desire to skype stating George Brush Sr did it at age 80 Why not me I was just 84 and in pretty good health A year went by and I heard nothing But then at a community party in late April 2009 they announced that I was one of the winners I just couldn t believe it Inspired by this I deeided to realize my dream even though some of my family members and my doctor were against it On June 11 2009 nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where I would land while I headed up in the airplane My instructor Jay guided me through the experience The plane was the noisiest one I had ever been in but I wasn t frightened I was really just looking forward to the experience When we reached 13 000 feet Jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane When we first hit the air the wind was so strong that I could hardly breathe For a second I thought What have I gotten myself into But then everything got calmer We were in a free fall for about a minute before Jay opened the parachute 降落伞 then we just floated downward for about five minutes Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever felt much better than the ho