河北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解（7）

用心 爱心 专心1 河北省河北省 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 7 7 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出最佳选项 A A After a few days in Pittsburgh I was happy to leave the city and enjoy the harmony of the countryside I left my hotel early and drove south to the Bear Run Nature Reserve As I arrived I was immediately impressed by the charming Laurel Highlands and other natural sights However I was not there to enjoy beauty I was there to see a house one of the most famous houses in the world The house I had come to see is Fallingwater It is called Fallingwater because it was built over a waterfall As most houses are built on solid ground this house s location instantly made it famous When you approach the house surrounded by forest streams and mountains it looks as though the clear blue water were flowing through it since the stream rushes out from under the ground floor of the building The house was designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright for businessman Edgar Kaufman and his family As I toured the house I learnt that it took Wright three years to build the place The Kaufman family had asked him to design them a home in the middle of the countryside where they could enjoy the sights and sounds of the natural world Though they lived in the city they loved to come to the mountains to spend some time in the peace and quiet of nature where they could go camping in the forest and play in the stream with their children In fact they loved the water so much that they asked Wright to design a house that would let them view the beautiful waterfall every day Many people have suggested that this incredible 难以置信的 极好的 building is a work of art and I would agree that this beautiful house is a masterpiece of design It also shows how important it is to live side by side with nature and to respect it rather than try to destroy it 用心 爱心 专心2 1 impressed the author first as he arrived at the location of Fallingwater A The beauty of nature B The sight of the waterfall C The design of the house D The harmony of the countryside 2 Fallingwater quickly became famous because A a famous architect designed it B it was built over waterfall C blue water flowed through it D it was situated in the peace of nature 3 The Kaufman family had the house built there in order to A move to the countryside B live in the wild C enjoy the harmony of nature D create a new scenic spot 4 The text is mainly about A my pleasant trip to Pittsburgh B the charming city sights C a famous designer Frank Lloyd Wright D an incredible building Fallingwater B B Camping is popular as a cheap family holiday choice But if you want to save more money don t buy too many convenience foods Cook some quick and tasty camping meals instead Most of these meals can be cooked on a traditional camping gas stove a small barbecue or if you have an electric hookup EHU a slow cooker It s generally best to only run one heat producing tool at a time on an EHU You may trip the electricity supply and be pretty unpopular with the campsite 野营地 owner and other campers Before you go planning is the key to stress free campsite cooking 一 so think about what equipment you ll need If there isn t enough space in the car just take some basic food with you Freeze bottles of juice or water before you go and use these as extra ice packs in your cool box Net mums ideas For campers we find a sausage and maybe corn with salad is nice or we use chicken and vegetables etc to make our own kebabs 烤肉串 一 Zoe I cook fresh popcorn when we re camping Heat some oil in a pan and add a handful of corn and shake from time to time Once cooked just cover it with sugar and wait for the kids to arrive to eat it 一 Dawn 用心 爱心 专心3 I always pack my slow cooker so I can cook meat 一 Claire If you have room cook and freeze meals before you leave and take these in your cool box If the cool box stays cold or you have a camping fridge they ll stay fresh for several days and you just need to reheat them Donna 5 What s the purpose of the passage A To give us advice on where to find a campsite B To tell us how to prepare for camping C To offer advice on quick and tasty camping meals D To suggest choosing proper food for camping 6 According to the passage which of the following is necessary for Claire A Some convenience foods B Some ice packs C The corn D An EHU 7 Who offers you a way that you can cook most quickly during a camping A Zoe B Donna C Claire D Dawn C C NEW YORK 一 A New York City eighth grader s essay about a personal hero has landed him and his favorite teacher a role in a Superman book Thirteen year old Hakeem Bennett a special needs student at Public School 36 in Brooklyn won the Stone Arch Books national essay contest Students wrote about their real life heroes Hakeem chose his eighth grade teacher Matthew Brown Brown is blind in one eye and has problems in the other and uses a guide dog Hakeem writes in his essay that the courageous way Brown lives his life makes him a true hero although he is disabled The book is called The Kid Who Saved Superman In it students are trapped after an earthquake Superman comes to the rescue but needs help when he s weakened in the end Enters Hakeem who saves the day 扭转了局势 The Kid Who Saved Superman is part of a larger series of books called DC Super Heroes They feature new stories of Superman and Batman and original art by DC Comics In real life Hakeem got his first look at the book Tuesday Is this for real he asked as he held a copy I m excited to show everyone the book Now I ve got bragging 吹嘘的 用心 爱心 专心4 rights Hakeem said according to The New York Daily News I m proud of myself If you go to school and do good good will come out of it He was totally blown away Principal Jennifer Glidden said He has to take it all and digest it Hakeem s class graduated Thursday and he will be attending a special needs high school next fall said Glidden We really think he s going to be a real success This opportunity I personally feel really has increased his self esteem 自信心 Glidden said 8 Hakeem chose to write his teacher Brown because he A lived actively as a disabled person B saved him in an earthquake C encouraged him to live with courage D gave him a guide dog as a present 9 Who is the hero in the book The Kid Who Saved Superman A Superman B Hakeem C Jennifer Glidden D Matthew Brown 10 By saying he was totally blown away Glidden meant Hakeem A felt very surprised B was too proud of himself C defeated others in the contest D was too excited to accept it right away 11 What did the book bring to Hakeem A He made big money from the book B He could attend school for free C He became more confident about himself D He could become a famous writer D D In the computer age most of us think a broadband 宽带 Internet connection to be common Whether wired or wireless today connections are many times faster Videos play smoothly complex websites load quickly and the files are much bigger too But there s still a catch of course You have to live near enough to a major city to get broadband Internet If you don t it s slow for you to use dial up connection And for those living really far out there may be no Internet connection at all Technology experts often talk about the last mile problem which refers to the 用心 爱心 专心5 difficulty of making Internet available for remote places It is much more difficult to deliver connection to those living far from cities especially in developing countries Internet service providers for their part have been unwilling to provide connection to areas with smaller population where the Internet users wouldn t cover the expense But every year technological advancements allow of more and more Internet users Most broadband connections today run over existing cable TV and telephone lines although these technologies aren t available everywhere Some companies have delivered the Internet over standard power lines Advancements in cheaper more efficient fiber optics cables 光纤电缆 promise to bring extremely fast Internet connections to more users Still the last mile problem remains hard to deal with There will always be somewhere that doesn t have an affordable broadband connection But someday that might not matter If the rapid progress in cell phone technology i