2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习 阅读能力培养精品系列（三十五）

20122012 届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列 三十五 届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列 三十五 完形填空 When three of my grandchildren acquired a half grown dog I agreed to help them build a dog house As we began the 1 I knew that keeping them involved was going to be a 2 Much of my energy was spent calling them back to the job and finding 3 of the project that could be handled by small children I held to my initial 最初的 determination that building this dog house was to be a n 4 project Early in the project I had 5 the grandkids that we would roast wieners 香肠 in the back yard 6 we finished painting the dog house 7 three of the largest house painting brushes I could find I supervised 管理 the 8 of our homemade structure Kids and paint How could I have 9 the potential 潜 在的 harm that such a combination can create After cleaning up the paint 10 kids brushes carport 车棚 I 11 that we would probably eat earlier if we just asked Grandma to heat the wieners in water on the gas range A pain of 12 came over me as I realized I was trying to weasel 躲避 out of a n 13 promise As Jamie Jeffrey and Kimberley looked on I built a first class fire in our back yard pit cut some roasting sticks and prepared for the 14 cooking event When we 15 eating I leaned back on the cool grass and 16 the last remnants 残余 of our fire Six year old Jeffrey was leaning back against my chest and I began to think about what it meant to be a Grandpa The 17 was broken when Jeffrey quietly reflected Know what Grandpa And without breaking his 18 at the dying embers 灰烬 he continued This is the best day of my whole life After a few moments of 19 silence he glanced up and said Are you crying Grandpa You ve got a 20 on your cheek Clearing my throat I explained that it must be from the smoke 1 A plan B question C project D problem 2 A challenge B design C duty D job 3 A all B parts C none D most 4 A part time B group C interesting D difficult 5 A demanded B required C informed D promised 6 A so long as B in order that C as soon as D even if 7 A Selecting B Bringing C Washing D Arranging 8 A building B moving C painting D cleaning 9 A remembered B forgottenC regretted D prevented 10 A colour B drops C mess D dirt 11 A suggested B ordered C told D thought 12 A wound B body C head D guilt 13 A longer B bigger C better D earlier 14 A indoor B outdoor C field D kitchen 15 A began B finished C continued D liked 16 A watched B made C raised D kept 17 A fire B glass C silence D night 18 A words B gaze C mind D attention 19 A fixed B broken C mixed D continued 20 A tear B grain C dirt D leaf 阅读理解 A The city of Angkor was the capital of the Khmer Empire from the 9th to the 15th centuries The Khmer Empire was one of the most prosperous kingdoms in the history of Southeast Asia and its prosperity was expressed through a wide range of architecture The city of Angkor was founded on political and religious ideas adapted from India and the temples of Angkor were intended as a place of worship for the king and a way for him to ensure his immortality through identification with the Hindu gods Angkor Wat was first built by King Suryavarman in the 12th century as a vast funerary temple that would hold his remains symbolically 象征性地 confirming his permanent identity with Vishnu During its six centuries as imperial capital Angkor went through many changes in architectural styles and in religion The city of Angkor transferred itself from the Hindu god Shiva to the Hindu god Vishnu and finally to the Mahayana Buddhist goddess Avalokitesvara By the late 13th century the once frenzied 发狂的 pace of Angkor s architectural pursuits had begun to die down and a more restrained type of religion was on the rise under the growing influence of Theravada Buddhism At the same time Angkor and the Khmer Empire were increasingly threatened and attacked by invading armies By the 16th century the golden age of Angkor was over and many of the great temples began to move back into the jungle From the 15th to 19th centuries Theravada Buddhist monks cared for Angkor Wat and it is thanks to them that the temple remains mostly intact 完整的 Angkor Wat became one of the most important pilgrimage 朝拜 sites in Southeast Asia Angkor Wat is the best preserved example of Khmer architecture in Cambodia and is so grand in design that some rank it among the seven wonders of the world It appears on the Cambodian national flag a very rare instance of a flag with an image of a building 1 Angkor Wat was first built to A hold the remains of a king B serve as the royal palace C worship the gods D be the tomb for the king 2 Angkor Wat probably began to face real threat from A the 12th century B the late 13th century C the 16th century D the 15th century 3 Vishnu was the name of A a king in ancient Cambodia B a temple in Cambodia C an Indian god D a monk in ancient Cambodia 4 We can infer from the last paragraph that A Angkor Wat is widely accepted as one of the seven wonders of the world B Theravada Buddhist monks had fought against the outside invaders C Angkor Wat is not so important as it used to be D Angkor Wat has become a symbol of Cambodia 5 The passage mainly tells us A the history of Angkor Wat B the protection of Angkor Wat C the importance of Angkor Wat D the position of Angkor in Cambodian history B While the factors driving the modern family are many and complex from the explosion of technology to the influx 涌入 of mothers into the workforce parental fear may be at the heart of today s rushed 匆忙的 approach to child rearing 养育孩子 some experts say Parents fear everything from media exposure to violence to peer pressure says Alan Mirabelli executive director of Ottawa think tank Perhaps most of all there s the fear that their kids won t be equipped to compete in the future Some might argue that today s parents are micromanagers because unlike those who raised families during the Depression and World War they don t have enough real worries But Mirabelli says it comes down to a different context and a different set of challenges He notes that while parents 25 or 30 years ago had the modest goals of providing their offspring with more than they had the current driving force is the desperation to equip kids for a dog eat dog world They demand tougher schools a heftier 容量更大的 curriculum and standardized testing to measure performance Outside the school system they fill in the gaps with tutoring music lessons art classes gymnastics and hockey For those who can t afford it there s the additional stress and fear that their kids don t stand a chance David Elkind a renowned child psychologist and author of The Hurried Child says hyper parenting is a reaction to a world changing so fast and we have no idea how to prepare kids for it Parents can t envision the society their kids will inhabit as adults so they try to cover all the possibilities cramming in as much as possible and operating on the principle that earlier is better This works against the notion of let children be children said David Elkind 6 The biggest fear of parents is that their children A will change for the worse because of media influence B will get involved in violence C will fall behind in future competition D will compare themselves with peers 7 David Elkind holds the view that A parents should equip their kids for a changing world B parents shouldn t worry too much about their children C parents shouldn t destroy the childhood of their children D it s better for parents to foresee the future society 8 We can conclude from the text that A children today can t enjoy a real childhood B children today are better equipped for the future C parents today actually have no real worries D parents today face more challenges actually 9 What would be the BEST title for the text A Modern family is becoming complex B The harm of rushed approach to child rearing C How to equip children for the future D The parents are worried so the children are hurried 10 The underlined word it in the fifth paragraph probably refers to A the tough education B a good environment C a colourful after school activity D a rich and happy life 参考答案 1 解析 选 C 从前文 I agreed to help them build a dog house 可知 他们开始了 这项工程 2 解析 选 A 联系空后的 Much of my energy was spent calling them back to the job and finding 3 of the project that could be hand