2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习 阅读能力培养精品系列（五十五）

用心 爱心 专心 1 20122012 届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列 五十五 届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列 五十五 完形填空 There is a Web site called the World Database of Happiness It combines and 1 the results of hundreds of surveys from around the world that have been conducted on life 2 Most of the findings are predictable but a few are 3 The database makes it 4 that there is not a strong connection between material wealth and general contentment It is a cliche 陈词滥调 to say that money 5 buy happiness but the old saying seems to be 6 by research Many people still cling to the belief that gaining riches will be the answer to all their problems yet they are probably 7 Studies have been 8 on people who acquired sudden wealth such as lottery winners In most cases after the initial joy had 9 people were not left with a sense of lasting happiness In fact they 10 to return to the way they felt before they became rich 11 contented people continue to be contented 12 those who were miserable in the past sink back into misery If material wealth does not bring happiness then 13 does Perhaps happiness has something to do with 14 you live The authorities at the World Database of Happiness have surveyed levels of happiness in different 15 Apparently people in America Canada and Singapore are very happy people living in India and Russia not surprisingly are not happy Other surveys consistently point to the importance of relationships Family relationships 16 seem to be the key to long term contentment The Web site suggests that 17 in love and having children are two of the situations that bring the greatest happiness Nowadays people look to 18 as an alternative source of satisfaction People increasingly spend more time alone watching TV or surfing the Internet 19 spending time with family Can technology truly make people happy It is too difficult to tell but one thing is sure If the Web site s research is 20 time spent with your family is a better investment than time spent making money 1 A gamers B analyzes C uses D collects 2 A condition B level C style D satisfaction 3 A surprising B exciting C interesting D annoying 4 A actual B true C real D clear 5 A can B may C can t D mustn t 6 A supported B carried C satisfied D served 7 A correct B mistaken C foolish D stupid 8 A carried away B carried on C carried off D carried out 9 A worn out B cut off C worn off D cut out 10 A intend B tend C desire D want 11 A Especially B Previously C Actually D Totally 12 A then B but C so D while 13 A which B who C what D when 用心 爱心 专心 2 14 A space B place C where D how 15 A cites B countries C towns D sections 16 A in surprise B in allC in fact D in particular 17 A dropping B feeling C falling D stepping 18 A entertainment B information C technology D study 19 A other than B more than C or rather D rather than 20 A reasonable B simple C adequate D accurate 阅读理解 A Yi So yeon an engineer from Seoul returned to Earth on Saturday after 11 days aboard the International Space Station ISS along with Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and US astronaut Peggy Whitson A technical problem turned a routine 常规 return to Earth into a sharper than usual descent 下降 that tested the group members stamina and courage They landed in the Kazakh steppes 大草原 about 420km 260 miles wide of their target During the descent there was some kind of fire outside the Soyuz capsule because we were going through the atmosphere Yi said At first I was afraid but the two other guys looked okay so I tried to look okay too Yi smiled and joked her way through a 10 minute news briefing at Star City the wooded Soviet era cosmonaut training centre on the edge of Moscow However Malenchenko and Whitson looked tired and thin after nearly six months in space Their answers were short and Whitson needed support to balance when she walked The 29 year old Yi has become famous in South Korea since the take off but she brushed this aside and said she has had little contact with friends or family since returning In fact they are the heroes right now Yi said referring to Malenchenko and Whitson I m just a beginner and a little ashamed to say that I am a hero She did though relate a more light hearted incident on the ISS I sang Fly Me to the Moon Yi said about the 1950s pop song It s my favorite song from university although at that time I didn t know I would be an astronaut The capsule s so called ballistic re entering made the group members face twice the usual pull from the centre of the earth The flames Yi described may have been caused by friction 摩擦 heating the capsule as it fell through the atmosphere Whitson told reporters that Saturday s ballistic landing was irregular but not an emergency The Soyuz has been through its history very reliable and there has obviously been some issue in the last couple of descents which went ballistic but I m sure the engineers will determine what the problems are and get them fixed she said 用心 爱心 专心 3 In October a Soyuz capsule carrying Malaysia s first space tourist touched down about 200 km 125 miles off course in a similar ballistic landing caused by a technical problem The Soyuz is the world s longest serving manned space capsule An early version of the craft the Vostok carried the first person into space in 1961 Whitson 48 has become the American with the longest amount of time in space with 377 days 1 What s the main idea of the passage A Flight in space is very dangerous B Not everybody can go into space C Fearful landing tests the Korean astronaut D Yi didn t know she would be an astronaut when she was young 2 The reason why Yi So yeon felt afraid at first was that A a fire was caused by the friction B she had no such experience before C she was not brave enough D the other two didn t help her 3 From the passage we can learn that A Yi So yeon a space tourist came from South Korea B Whitson became energetic when they landed on earth C the two other guys were not afraid during the descent D the Soyuz an unmanned space capsule had a long history 4 The underlined phrase in this passage means A out of work B out of control C in the wrong direction D in danger 5 We can conclude from this passage that A experience is very important for astronauts to ensure safety B Yi So yeon will never return to the space station C people are not willing to experience the space flight D we should draw a lesson from the accident B Jenny Bowen an American living in Beijing has been selected as the only American to carry the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch on Chinese soil She and seven other non Chinese winners were chosen from a pool of 262 applicants 申请者 from 47 countries in a contest organized by Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group and the official English language newspaper China Daily When Bowen runs with the Olympic torch she will not only be representing the United States but also be representing thousands of Chinese orphans 孤儿 Bowen a mother of two adopted Chinese daughters is the executive director of Half the Sky Foundation an organization which was founded in 1998 and aims to enrich the lives and improve the prospects for orphaned children in China In nearly 10 years Bowen and Half the Sky have touched the lives of over 13 000 children Half the Sky is now present in 36 welfare 福利 institutions in 28 Chinese cities About 4 000 children are active in the program which provides 用心 爱心 专心 4 trained staff educational tools medical support and nurturing love for orphans Bowen hopes that running with the Olympic torch will help draw attention to the children in China She will be among 19 400 runners who will carry the flame along an 85 000 mile 130 day route across five continents Beijing organizers say it will be the longest torch relay in Olympic history Like Bowen the seven other non Chinese winners including a German engineer and a Venezuelan graphic designer live in China Other countries represented will be the Philippines Colombia India Japan and Russia According to Olympic organizers candidates 候选人 were selected based on an online vote committee selection their love of Chinese culture and history and devotion to communicating information of a real China to their native countries Each runner will carry the torch for 200 meters on Chinese soil 6 According to the text Jenny Bowen A is interested in Chinese sports B founded Half the Sky an organization which aims to help Chinese orphans C has adopted 13 000 children during 10 years D loves Chinese culture and history 7