2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习 阅读能力培养精品系列（七）

20122012 届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列 七 届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列 七 阅读理解 A A Tour City Pompeii Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii Italy They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for its stadium 运动场 and theatres its shops and restaurants The tourists do not however see Pompeii s people They do not see them because Pompeii has no people No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2 000 years Once Pompeii was a busy city of 22 000 people It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius a grass covered volcano 火山 Mount Vesuvius had not erupted 喷发 for centuries so the people of Pompeii felt safe But they were not In August of AD 79 Mount Vesuvius erupted The entire top of the mountain exploded and a huge black cloud rose into the air Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii When the eruption ended two days later Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes Almost all of its people were dead For centuries Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash Then in the year 1861 an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii Slowly carefully Ginseppe and his men dug The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79 There were streets and fountains houses and shops There was a stadium with 20 000 seats Perhaps the most important of all there were everyday objects which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine They liked bread too Metal bread pans were in every bakery In one bakery there were 81 round flat loaves of bread a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today Tiny boxes filled with a dark shiny power tell us that women liked to wear eye makeup Ginseppe has died but his work continues One fourth has not been uncovered yet Scientists are still digging still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii 1 Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year A To visit the volcano B To shop and eat there C To watch sports and plays D To see how Pompeiians lived 2 Why had so many people remained by volcanic Mount Vesuvius A The city nearly offered all kinds of fun B The area produced the finest wine in Italy C Few people expected the volcano to erupt again D The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass 3 Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79 A Because Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully B Because the city was buried alive and remained untouched C Because scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects D Because nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted 4 What s the meaning of the underlined word exploded in the third paragraph A 爆发 B 震动 C 倒塌 D 爆裂 5 What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2 000 years ago A They lived more or less the same as Italians now do B They liked women wearing all kinds of makeup C They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating D They went back to Pompeii after the eruption in AD 79 B ISLANDS in the world are famous for different things But Hawaii is special for its variety of features Beautiful sandy beaches active volcanoes a great canyon and special history and culture add up to create its famously romantic atmosphere Formed by volcanoes at the bottom of the sea the Hawaii islands are like a necklace 项链 in the middle of the Pacific Ocean 6 000 kilometres off the west coast of Mexico There are eight main islands in the group Hawaii or Big Island Maui Kahoolawe Lanai Molokai Oahu Kauai and Niihau The youngest and biggest island also called Hawaii was formed 430 000 years ago and is still growing Kauai the oldest was formed 5 1 million years ago For tourists the sight of the lava that still flows from some of the volcanoes down to the sea is a major attraction Hawaii is the newest and smallest state in the US In 1900 the islands joined the US In modern history it will always be remembered for the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese air force 1941 About 1 000 years ago the islands were settled by Polynesians Captain James Cook led the first group of Westerners there in 1778 Native Hawaiians have a special culture and languages Although nowadays English is the official language of Hawaii folk music and dancing are still widely practiced The traditional dance of the islands is the hula a Hawaiian word that means dance Hawaii s reputation for romance was spread when Hollywood started to use its typical music in movies in the 1960s Today Hawaii is famous for its mix of cultures Chinese Japanese and Filipinos all live there Chinese arrived in the islands as early as the late 18th century Dr Sun Yat sen the famous Chinese revolutionary grew up there Everyone in Hawaii is a member of an ethnic minority and generally they exist in a pleasant harmony of races and cultures 6 Which of the following directly led to the formation of the Hawaii islands A The sea B The volcanoes C The violent meeting of the earth s different plates D The nonstop turning of the earth 7 Which of the following shows the correct order of the listed events a Japan attacked Hawaii b The Hawaii islands became part of the US c Hawaii began to be known for romance d First group of Chinese settled there A d b c a B b d a c C d b a c D b a d c 8 What s the official language of Hawaii nowadays A English B Japanese C Polynesian D Chinese 9 Native Hawaiians come from A Asia B the West C South America D Polynesia 10 The main idea of the story is about Hawaii s A history B geography C culture D features 参考答案 1 解析 选 D 推理判断题 通读全文可知 Pompeii 是一座被火山吞没的城市 由于 火山突然喷发 人们来不及逃避 而保留了当时人们生活的遗迹 所以参观者来的目的是看 一看 Pompeiians 当时是如何生活的 2 解析 选 C 细节理解题 由第二段后两句 Mount Vesuvius had not erupted for centuries so the people of Pompeii felt safe But they were not 可知 几乎没有 人想到火山会重新喷发 3 解析 选 B 细节理解题 从第二 三段可知 Pompeii 位于 Mount Vesuvis 脚下 Mount Vesuvis 是一座火山 但有多个世纪没有喷发了 人们以为它不会再喷发 但是 在 公元 79 年 8 月火山突然喷发 整个城市被埋葬在石头和灰尘下 由于火山突然喷发 人们 在毫无思想准备的情况下被埋