2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习 阅读理解精选（一）

用心 爱心 专心 1 20122012 届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读理解精选 一 届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读理解精选 一 A Unless you take an interest in this wonderful game called chess you will never answer his question Why is chess so cool It is a game played in your brain where you just need to use some intelligent 聪明的 skills to play When a player sits to play this game he is expected to keep his brain cool to use chess skills It is a game for all ages but chess theory 理论 is difficult to understand It is a game which improves your concentration and sharpens 提高 your intelligence The main aim is to defeat the other player and become the winner Here are some examples of the beauty of chess and why chess is so cool Artistic value We all know that paining or writing poems or dancing are all forms of art so is chess Chess shows your imagination 想象力 cleverness and skill It is the art that sharpens your brain to achieve victory whenever it is required Practical value While playing chess you will find lots of difficult challenges whenever you try to improve your level of skill You need to think carefully in order to improve To play chess well you need lots of practice and study It is a game of new and interesting ideas So make sure you learn the right skills or you will lose the game Taking pleasure Chess is preferred by very few people compared to other games Whoever develops a taste for this fantastic game feels it to be a great source of joy and pleasure Education One of the greatest benefits 好处 in playing chess is developing educational values Chess helps you to develop your logical 逻辑的 thinking and planning So if you haven t started yet begin now to sharpen your skills and intelligence 本文介绍了国际象棋的魅力 1 By saying he is expected to keep his brain cool to use chess skills the author means A players like to play chess in a cold place B players should keep calm while playing chess C players play chess after they wash their heads D players are usually impatient while playing chess 解析 细节理解题 根据前面的 It is a game played in your brain where you just need to use some intelligent skills to play 可知 国际象棋是一项对智力要求较高的 活动 因此在下象棋的时候 需要保持冷静的头脑 文中第四段的 think carefully to improve 也是提示 答案 B 2 The practical value of chess proves that A it is never too late to learn 用心 爱心 专心 2 B a good beginning means success C it is easier said than done D practice makes perfect 解析 推理判断题 文章的第四段主要讲述下国际象棋需要大量的练习 再结合 To play chess well you need lots of practice and study or you will lose the game 可知 熟能生巧这个道理适用于下国际象棋 答案 D 3 Why did the author write this passage A To describe the difficulty in playing chess B To explain why chess is so cool C To teach how to play chess well D To introduce the rules for playing chess 解析 写作意图题 作者在本文中主要介绍了国际象棋的魅力 以及它所具有的几种价值 从这些价值方面介绍了它为什么这么酷 所以选 B 答案 B 4 Which section of a magazine is this passage probably taken from A Sports B Entertainment C Education D Travel 解析 文章出处题 该文介绍了国际象棋的魅力 最有可能从杂志的娱乐板块部分摘选 答案 B B Sydney 5 May 2010 BBC News An Australian girl called Jessica Watson is 16 years old She is nearly home after sailing around the world But she may not realise her dream to get the record as the youngest person to make the journey After more than six months at sea Jessica Watson is in the final part of her long and difficult journey around the world She is hoping to reach Sydney Harbor later this month a couple of days before her seventeenth birthday But although there is no question that she has sailed non stop without getting any help during the journey around the world sailing experts say she has not gone far enough to reach the record of being the youngest person to sail by herself The influential 有很大影响的 Sail World website has praised her heroic 英雄气概 的 achievement However it believes that rules are very important and must be followed exactly To have made the world record the youngest person to make a journey around the world it says the girl should not simply cross the equator and then return south Instead she should have sailed much farther north into the Atlantic to a point in line with France We don t want to take away from what the kid has done said the editor 编辑 of the website But it is one thing to be a hero and it is another thing to be a record holder If she had sailed three thousand seven hundred kilometers further she could have said that she had broken the record 本文是一篇新闻 报道了一位 16 岁澳大利亚女孩为了成为独自航行环游世界的最年轻的记 录保持者的壮举 5 When did Jessica Watson probably start her journey 用心 爱心 专心 3 A In October 2009 B In December 2009 C In January 2010 D In May 2010 解析 推理判断题 根据文章第一段新闻所提示的时间是 2010 年的 5 月 5 日以及文章第二 段提到的 After more than six months at sea 可以推断 她很可能是在 2009 年的 10 月开 始她的航行的 答案 A 6 Why did Jessica Watson make the journey around the world A To be a world record holder B To know more about the world C To be praised by the world D To become famous worldwide 解析 细节理解题 根据第一段中的 her dream to get the record as the youngest person to make the journey 可知 Jessica Watson 是想成为记录保持者 答案 A 7 The Sail World website thinks A what Jessica Watson has done is perfect B Jessica Watson should have done better C Jessica Watson has made the world record D Jessica Watson has sailed into the Atlantic 解析 细节理解题 根据第四段和第五段可知 Said World 网站表扬了 Jessica Watson 的 壮举 并同时指出 为了成为世界记录保持者 她不应该刚刚跨过赤道就返回 而应航行得 更远 故 B 正确 答案 B 8 What would be the best title for the passage A Failure is the mother of success B An Australian girl s coming birthday C A hero but not a record holder D Success means working harder 解析 标题归纳题 本文是一篇新闻报道 主要讲述了澳大利亚女孩虽有英雄壮举 但并没 有成功地成为世界记录保持者 本文对其环游世界的举动进行了描述和评论 答案 C C I d always dreamed of exploring Africa ever since I read my first Tarzan 人 猿泰山 comic as a child Finally in 2004 to celebrate my 60th birthday I went to Tanzania to experience a safari 东非游猎 and climb Mount Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa Seated next to me on the flight was Tanzania s minister of water and wildlife development We talked for thousands of miles and he arranged me to visit a school When I toured the school I was shocked The leaky 漏的 roofs turned the dirt floors into mud during the rainy season and the walls couldn t keep out the heat cold or bugs 小昆虫 The school was in need of all material goods but the kids possessed great human spirit It broke my heart that these children had to struggle to survive so I asked the 用心 爱心 专心 4 headmaster what it would cost to feed them As little as 20 cents per child per day he told me Immediately I got home I founded Kids of Kilimanjaro Since then we ve grown to provide hot lunches for nearly 13 000 schoolchildren every day The free lunch program has eased a major problem the youngsters face I know a good education could really make a difference in these children s lives My parents always stressed the importance of education I paid my own way through college in Tokyo by teaching English to students and businesspeople After attending university I moved to San Francisco when I was 25 years old In 1978 I realized my American dream when I founded my own company My success all started with a good education It s amazing that something as simple as a nutritious lunch can change and enrich so many lives Giving young people a better healthier life can inspire them to go all the way through college and lead a movement that transforms their country 本文是一篇记叙文 从小就梦想到非洲旅行的作者 在 2004 年实现了梦想 在了解到当地 一所学校学生的疾苦后 他回到美国创建了 Kids of Kilimanjaro 以帮助解决那里的学生 中午吃饭的问题 1 Why did the author go to Tanzania to celebrate his 60th birthday A He was curious about what Africa was like B He was concerned about the Africans miserable life C He wanted to get an idea of the area s wildlife D He hoped to lead a movement that would transform his country 解析 推理判断题 根据文章第一段中的 I d always dreamed of exploring Africa 及 to celebrate my 60th birthday I went to Tanzania to experience a safari 可知 作者 为了庆祝六十岁的生日去非洲是为了看一看非洲到底是什么样子 答案 A 2 After his tour to the school the author found that the kids there were A in need of help B not interested in studies C not used to the rainy season D in low spirits 解析 细节理解题 根据文章第一段中的 The leaky roofs turned the dirt floors into mud during the rainy season and the walls couldn t keep out the heat cold or bugs 可知 学校的条件很简陋 孩子们需要帮助 故答案选 A 答案 A 3 What is the main purpose of Kids of Kilimanjaro A To make sure the African kids are mentally healthy B To spread knowledge among the African kids C To build new schools for the African kids D To protect the African kids from hunger 解析 细节理解题 根据文章第二段可知 作者回到美国成立该组织的主要目的就是筹措资 金帮助坦桑尼亚的孩子 使他们有热腾腾的午饭吃 故答案选 D 答案 D 用心 爱心 专心 5 4 What is the correct sequence of the following events a I founded my first company b I founded Kids of Killimanjaro c I read my first Tarzan comic d I moved to San Francisco A a c d b B a d c b C c a d b D c d a b 解析 事件顺序题 由文章第一段第一句话可知 作者是在儿童时期第一次阅读 人猿泰山 由第三段可知 作者 25 岁的时候搬到圣弗朗西斯科 由第一段可知 作者 2004 年的时 候是 60 岁 由此可推断 作者搬到圣弗朗西斯科的时候是 1969 年 由第三段可知 作者 是 1978 的成立自己的公司 由第二段可知 作者是 2004 年创建了 Kids of Kilimanjaro 故本题答案为 D 答案 D D The Ford Foundation is a charitable organization that calls itself a partner for social change It has a study program available to college graduates in 22 countries and territories in Asia Africa and Latin America The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program offers graduates a chance to continue their studies The aim is to help them learn ways to solve problems in their own countries Joan Dassin the executive director of the program said Let s say you have an undergraduate law degree but you really want to be able to bring international human rights standards to your part of the world In that case we would send you to a program in Geneva on international human rights So we work very closely with students not so much about what they want to study but more about About two thirds of the fellows study in the United States Canada or Europe The others study in their home country or region Fellows are chosen by independent local committees They get advice about which schools and programs could help them reach their goals The foundation says 95 are accepted into a university graduate program within one year of getting a fellowship Almost 4 000 fellows have been chosen since the first were named in June of 2001 As of last December almost half had completed their fellowships The Ford Foundation says the goals include strengthening democratic 民主的 values reducing poverty and increasing international cooperation Another goal is to make sure fellows return home to use their educations The program pays all costs including support services like training in computer skills academic writing and a foreign language Partner organizations in the home countries stay in contact with the fellows throughout the program Joan Dassin says the fellowships are aimed especially at those with the fewest resources available He also said People from all walks of life and particularly from rural areas or marginalized 落后的 communities can have access to higher education at the most advanced levels and our program provides that opportunity 用心 爱心 专心 6 本文是一篇说明文 介绍了福特基金会国际奖学金项目 5 The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program is aimed at A helping graduates handle problems in their own countries B calling on Asian students to learn in the US C making best use of educational resources D spreading knowledge on human rights protection 解析 细节理解题 从第一 二段可知 福特基金会国际奖学金项目的主要宗旨是帮助来自 亚 非 拉 22 个国家和地区的大学毕业生继续留在大学深造 从而帮助解决其所在国家或 地区存在的问题 答案 A 6 Which of the following can best be filled in the blank A where they want to study B what they are more interested in C what problem they are trying to solve D where they are from 解析 推理判断题 由第二段 Joan Dassin 列举的事例可推断出此处上的答案为 C 答案 C 7 The graduates chosen by the Ford Foundation International Fellow ships Program are mostly from A countries facing conflicts B undeveloped countries and regions C North America D European countries 解析 细节理解题 从第一段可知 与福特基金会国际奖学金项目建立合作关系的是亚洲 非洲及拉丁美洲的 22 个国家和地区 基本上属于发展中或不发达国家或地区 由最后一段 首句中的 the fellowships are aimed especially at those with the fewest resources available 也可推断出应选 B 项 答案 B 8 The main purpose of the passage is to A call on readers to donate to the Ford Foundation B tell readers how to increase international cooperation C inform readers of what the program is trying to achieve D ask readers to help poor countries in the world 解析 写作目的题 本题文章的目的是让读者了解更多有关福特基金会国际奖学金项目的运 作情况 答案 C E After Maggie Doyne graduated from high school she decided to spend a year traveling the world before she started college The journey changed her life and the lives of hundreds of orphaned children forever In 2006 Doyne took a trip in Nepal Asia Having grown up comfortably in New Jersey Doyne was shocked to see so many orphaned children living on the streets She wanted to do something about it Doyne used her savings of 5 000 to buy an acre of land Then she built the kids a home the Kopila Valley Children s 用心 爱心 专心 7 Home Now the Do Something foundation is doing something for Doyne The youth organization provides resources and support for teens that want to make a difference in the world On Thursday night the foundation named Doyne the 100 000 prize winner of the 2009 Do Something Award The Kopila Valley Children s Home officially opened its doors in 2008 Doyne now 22 years old cares for 26 kids at the home She has helped more than 700 other orphans find families She also runs a program that provides scholarships for needy families to send their children to school The children learn basic skills such as sewing and cooking They also grow their own food in their garden and raise farm animals Doyne admits that she didn t have it all figured out when she first arrived in Nepal I just felt that there was something there for me she said She settled on building a children s home after speaking with the community about what they needed Doyne says that her parents were supportive of her But it was a challenge to convince other adults that an 18 year old girl could accomplish such a big project Still Doyne never gave up on fund raising In just over a year she had enough money to build her dream home Seeing the finished project was emotional for Doyne When all the kids are sitting at the table for breakfast or the