山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解（69）

用心 爱心 专心1 山西省山西省 20122012 高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 6969 阅读下面短文 从短文后所给各题的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出可以填入空白处 的最佳选项 A Advertisement 1 The opening ceremony of this famous yearly competition will begin at 11 30 a m There will be music groups rappers and children s chorus 12 25 p m sees the introduction of the eaters who come from all over the world At 12 40 p m the historic 12 minute all you can eat competition will begin The world record stands at over 50 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes Will anyone beat the record this year Viewing is available on a first come first served basis Television crews are invited to use a two tiered 两层的 stage three meters from the main stage The area in front of the main stage is kept for photographers and television cameras without tripods 三脚架 Advertisement 2 Few periods in history are as exciting as the time when the Vikings 北欧 海盗 were known and sometimes feared throughout Scandinavia the British Isles Russia all the Mediterranean Africa and even America Frojel is a family based society which aims to relive 再体验 and describe the Vikings from a harbor Frojel on the Swedish island of Gotland Frojel was one of the richest trading centers in the Viking world The members of the society aim to recreate the clothing weapons tools jewellery games food and furniture of the long gone period They want to enjoy an escape to a simpler more relaxed time with like minded people They will also use the items they have made to relive that age at various public entertainments 1 According to Advertisement 1 the famous yearly competition is A a music competition B an eating competition 用心 爱心 专心2 C a cooking competition D a pleasure taking competition 2 The best title for Advertisement 2 would be A The Vikings B Reliving of the Vikings C Frojel D A Viking Reliving Society 3 From the advertisement we know that Frojel used to be A a Viking club B a family based society C a European island D a trading center B Success does not belong to a select 精挑细选的 group of individuals success belongs to those who are willing to go after it Success belongs to those who are willing to look fear in the face eyeball to eyeball and then do what they have to do Success belongs to those who realize that there is something more important than their fear Desire is the key to motivation Desire is the longing to achieve a vision without desire you have nothing If you ve lost your vision or if your desire is not strong work to clarify your vision use pictures write the vision down Habakkuk said Write the vision and make it plain Before you can run with desire your vision must be plain it must be clear it must be exciting Seventy percent of success in life is showing up You can t get your dream job if you re scared to turn in an application You won t get the sale if you don t try Showing up doesn t guarantee success but rest assured if you don t show up you won t succeed When it comes to your dreams and the things you desire to achieve in this life you have to show up Thomas J Watson said Would you like me to give you a formula 公式 for success It s quite simple really Double your rate of failure You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success But it isn t at all You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it so go ahead and make mistakes Make all you can Because remember that s where you will find 用心 爱心 专心3 success Never fear failure it is failure that will bring you success Embrace failure become a student of failure learn from failure and soon you will succeed Success is not about doing what the average person can t do it s about doing what the average person is unwilling to do And on a deeper level it s about creating habits that the average person is unwilling to create It s the habit of doing things with excellence that cause success Success is the enjoyment of the journey You have to enjoy the journey Someone once said Unless you change how you are you will always have what you ve got You have to change you will change you will succeed 4 If you want to succeed you should A make efforts to achieve it B be a special person C face it with fear D do everything important 5 What s Habakkuk s opinion A We should make our aims common B We should set up a clear target C We should have motivation D Desire is the key to motivation 6 The main idea of the third paragraph is that A success needs showing up B 70 of people can succeed C you should show your hope D you should fight for success 7 Thomas J Watson encourages us to A retire from failure B escape from failure C make double mistakes D grow from failure 8 Which is the best title of the passage A Success and Failure B Keys to Success C Several Critical Steps to Success D Importance of Success C 用心 爱心 专心4 Climber and record breaker Thomas Bubendorfer is used to facing death and this has driven him to think about the meaning of life The Austrian 49 began his climbing career at the age of 12 At 16 he was the youngest solo rock climber to conquer the Alps At 18 he scaled the 7 000 meter Pamir Plateau in Central Asia Bubendorfer climbed Aconcagua the highest peak in South America within 16 hours He is famed for conquering five mountains in the Dolomites Italy in just one day Beginning in 2010 and along with Chinese climbers he has now set his sights on mountains over 6 000 meters in Tibet autonomous region The lecturer and writer has published six books based on his climbing experiences and Life is Like Climbing was recently published by China Development Press Bubendorfer wrote it in German and it was translated by Tang Wenping In Bubendorfer s opinion the ultimate goal of mountain climbing is to search for and answer the big questions in life The peak is not the ultimate aim but the natural result of climbing an activity in which he puts his heart and soul he says He describes the feeling of standing on a ridge I seemed to get rid of time and the surroundings and enter a new world The world exists both internally and externally For the procrastinator he writes No decision no action If I don t make a decision I have to take action sooner or later His analysis of fear is It is the precondition for courage Fear is the protection against the hidden dangers that seemed safe Bubendorfer s life is full of wisdom and philosophy As he says Life is like a continuous mountain range with peaks and troughs 低谷 Only when you return to the bottom temporarily can you start climbing again 9 Which of the following is the correct order about Bubendorfer according to the text 用心 爱心 专心5 a conquering five mountains in the Dolomites b climbing Pamir Plateau c having Life is Like Climbing published d conquering the Alps A abcd B dcab C adcb D dbac 10 Which of the following is TRUE about Bubendorfer A He has published six books so far B He has a knowledge of German C His ultimate goal is to reach the peak D He is famous for conquering Aconcagua in one day 11 According to Bubendorfer fear A protects hidden dangers B is necessary for courage C usually leads to a sense of safety D is something you feel when you climb again 12 Which might be the best title for the text A A mountain climber s adventurous life B Some tips on how to clime mountains C Climber explores life s peaks and troughs D The goal of mountain climbing D Five people are at our table including myself I ve already learnt a great deal about them in the short time we ve been at sea although we rarely meet except at mealtimes First of all there s Dr Stone He s a man of about sixty five with gray hair and a friendly face He gave up his work a short while ago and is now traveling round the world before he retires to some quiet country village As a young man he served for many years as a doctor in the Army and visited many countries He s told us a great deal about the city to which we are going 用心 爱心 专心6 Then there s Grandmother I call her that because her name escapes me In spite of being a grandmother she looks remarkably young not more than fifty She s on her way to visit a daughter who went to Australia some years ago Naturally she is very excited at the thought of seeing her again and her three grandchild