重庆市2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选训练（18）

1 20132013 高考英语重庆八中二轮阅读理解精选训练 高考英语重庆八中二轮阅读理解精选训练 1818 及答案 及答案 A I think it was my mother who taught me the meaning of honesty Not because she actually was honest but because she lied all the time She felt that the easiest way out of any given situation was generally the best way out And for her that generally meant telling a little white lie As a young child I thought it was kind of cool And naturally when I would come to her with a concern or question wondering what I should do she generally advised me to lie Mom I told Theresa that I would go over to her house but now I would rather go to Sue s house to play Tell Theresa you re sick she would advise And generally I did But I didn t seem blessed with her lack of conscience On many painful occasions Theresa would find out that I really went to Sue s house without her These occasions taught me that it is more painful to be caught in a lie than it is to tell the truth in the first place I wondered how it was possible that my mother had never learned that lesson I started thinking of all the lies that I d heard her tell I remembered the time she told someone that her favorite restaurant had closed because she didn t want to see them there anymore Or the time she told Dad that she loved the lawn mower he gave her for her birthday Or when she claimed that our phone lines had been down when she was trying to explain why she hadn t been in touch with a friend of hers for weeks And what bothered me even more were all the times she had involved me into her lies Like the time she told my guidance counselor that I had to miss school for exploratory surgery when she really needed me to babysit And it even started to bother me when someone would call for her and she would ask me to tell them that she wasn t there So I started my own personal fight against her dishonesty When I answered the phone and it was someone my mother didn t want to talk to I said Louise mom is here but she doesn t want to talk to you The first time I did it she punished me but I refused to apologize I told her that I had decided that it was wrong to lie And the next time it happened I did the same thing Finally she approached me and said I agree that lying is not the best thing to do but we need to find a way to be honest without being rude She admitted that her methods weren t right and I admitted that mine were a bit too extreme Over the past few years the two of us have worked together to be honest and yet kind Honesty should mean more than not lying It should mean speaking the truth in kindness Though I started by trying to teach my mom the importance of honesty I ended up gaining a deeper understanding of the meaning of the term 56 The author s mother A thought white lies were not lies B helped the author get out of trouble with white lies C told the author to lie when in trouble D taught the author the importance of being honest 2 57 The author A was thankful to her mother s advice B felt more awkward when being caught lying C found that telling the truth hurt more than telling a lie D felt guilty when hurting people with her honesty 58 It can be inferred that the author s mother A met her friends in the same restaurant regularly B didn t get along well with the author s teachers C was not popular among her friends D wanted to have something else for her birthday 59 Finally the author and her mother agreed that A kind heartedness is more important than honesty B appropriate methods are the key to telling a good lie C honesty is defined as kindness as well as truthfulness D absolute honesty is basic to good interpersonal relationships B Singing are the pupils of the remote Beau Roc primary school in Haiti One of them plays a guitar made from an empty oil tin Their headmistress Emile Jean Noel is one of the few women school principals in the country Over 70 of Haitian population live below the poverty line with inadequate food water schools or housing To reduce the hunger that prevents learning and to encourage parents to send their children to school meals are provided by the World Food Programme We are so cut off we have many difficulties comments Emile adding that finding chalk school books and other materials is practically impossible Emile tries to encourage those around her to make use of all available resources Her efforts are bearing fruit One of her successes was convincing local women to contribute to their children s schooling and increase their own income by selling embroidery 刺绣 and other handicrafts Recent political instability has meant that the country has not invested in education for ten years Enrolment 入学 is a mere 44 per cent and a little less than a half of those entering primary school finish it Less than a third of these go on to secondary school In rural areas it is not rare to find 17 and 18 year olds in primary school Beau Roc has only 4 teachers for 260 pupils Emile works constantly to improve her pupils environment Under her direction a local worker is now constructing a storehouse for the food delivered regularly by the World Food Programme Not only is Emile s salary too little but she receives it irregularly For her transport is a real headache She lives five kilometers away and has to take a privately owned bus costing more than she can afford 3 The decision to be a rural teacher in Haiti should not be taken lightly Emile comments With all the sacrifices and risks it requires only those who are really cut out for teaching should do it Nevertheless Emile loves her job I always feel at home with the children and the parents understand what I m doing 60 What theme is presented in this passage A Devotion to education B Poverty and hardship C Politics and children D Love and beauty 61 Which of the following is extremely difficult for Beau Roc primary school A Teaching the women how to make embroidery and other handicrafts B Persuading local women to care about their children s education C Encouraging those around her to use those available resources D Finding chalk school books and other materials 62 The many figures in the 4th paragraph indicate A political instability in Haiti B poor investment in Haitian education C challenges in Emile s life D Emile s constant efforts 63 In the last paragraph those who are really cut out for teaching are those who are A dismissed from teachingB unfamiliar with teaching C qualified for teachingD cautious about teaching C The British royal family is about to be slimmed down The queen plans to reduce the number of real royals it was recently announced However there seems little sign of the monarchy 君主 disappearing completely Up till the 17th century the British king or queen was believed to rule by divine 神的 right which was the idea that God chose the king or queen to rule and that he or she was therefore above the law However this idea ended with the English Revolution in which King Charles the first was imprisoned and then killed in 1649 So what role does the British royal family have today Well the Queen has important formal duties as Head of State the Queen represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UK As Head of the Armed Forces only the Queen can declare when the UK is at war or when war was over The Queen also has constitutional duties She has to sign many government and Commonwealth documents every day In addition the royal family spends a great deal of its time traveling up and down the country in support of different charity projects But the public in Britain do not believe there should be a royal family 4 Sometimes the press and media criticize the royal family as well One criticism is that British people should not have to pay for the royal family through their taxes Today the royal family works hard to be relevant in the modern world The queen s speech on TV is less formal every Christmas and is now available as a podcast 播客 In 2005 after graduation for university Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay the sort of work many young British people do at some time in their lives 64 What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs A The British king or queen is about to become common people B The British king or queen is no longer believed to rule by divine right C The English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649 D The royal family s role was most important in Britain in the 17th century 65 Which of the following is NOT among formal duties of the Queen A Travelling around the world for charity projects B Declaring when the UK is at war C Inviting other world leaders to visit the UK D Signing Commonwealth documents every day 66 Prince William is mentioned in the passage to show that A he is popular in the UK B many young British people do voluntary work C he has tried to win young people s admiration D the royal family is trying to change their image 67 We can infer from the passage that A British people are all in favor of the royal family B the public are encouraged to oppose the royal family C the British royal family are facing surviving challenges D British youths are required to teach English in Uruguay in their lives D Just as the world s most respected scientific bodies have confirmed that the world is getting hotter they have also stated that there is strong evidence that humans are driving the warming Countless recent reports from the world s leading scientific bodies have said the same thing For example a 2010 summary of climate science by the Royal Society stated that There is strong evidence that the warming of the Earth over the last half century has been caused largely by human activity The idea that humans could change the planet s climate may be counter intuitive 与直觉不符的 but the basic science is well understood Each year human activity causes billions of tons of greenhouse gases to be released into the atmosphere As scientists have known for years these gases hold heat that 5 would otherwise escape to space wrapping the planet in an invisible blanket Of course the planet s climate has always been changing thanks to natural factors such as changes in solar or volcanic activity or cycles relating the Earth s going around the sun According to the scientific literature however the warming recorded to date matches the pattern of warming we would expect from a build up of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere not the warming we would expect from other possible causes Even if scientists did discover another reasonable explanation for the warming o