2013高考英语二轮阅读理解训练02

1 20132013 高考英语二轮阅读理解训练高考英语二轮阅读理解训练 0202 答案 答案 热身训练 My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me I decided to use it and I washed a lot of things Everything worked well but I found one of my husband s socks missing I looked everywhere for it but I couldn t find it anywhere The next morning I got ready for school as usual When the bell rang the students came in I greeted them first and then told them what we were going to do that day When I turned around to write on the blackboard the class broke out a roar They laughed and laughed They laughed so much in fact that I was afraid the headmaster would be into seeing all this I asked the class to stop but the more I talked the more they laughed I decided to pay no attention to them and I continued to write on the blackboard When I did this they roared even more Finally the teacher who had the room next to mine came in to see what all the laughter was about When he came in he started laughing too Good heavens I said Will someone please tell me what is so funny Oh God said the teacher You have a brown sock to the back of your skirt So that s how I found my husband s missing sock Oh well I said to the class Let s just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity 61 What was the writer A A washer B A student C A headmaster D A teacher 62 What happened when the writer turned around to write on the blackboard A The class roared with anger B The class began to laugh loudly C Another teacher came in D There was a loud noise outside 2 the room 63 Why couldn t she find one of her husband s socks A Because some students had hidden it B Because her husband had taken it away C Because she had left it in the classroom D Because she never expected that it would stick to her skirt 64 Why did the teacher from the next room laugh A Because the whole class laughed B Because he saw the writer fooled by the class C Because he saw some of the students making faces D Because he found a sock on the back of the writer s skirt 65 Which of the following statements is WRONG A The writer had just bought a new washing machine B The writer found one of her husband s socks missing C The students told her about the laughing D She was afraid of being seen by the headmaster 61 65 DBD DC 结束 结束结束 A Have you ever noticed that some people am able to effortlessly remember even the most boring details and quickly understand new things and wished that you too could be like that To unlock the full potential of you brain you need m keep it active and acute But how Check out these tips ExerciseExercise getget youryour bodybody movingmoving Exercising doesn t just exercise the body it also helps to exercise your brain Without regular exercise your blood vessels 血管 begin m lose the ability to effectively pump blood and it also mduws the amount of oxygen and nutrients 养分 thatyour blood carries to your brain When the nutrients don t make it them the brains ability to function is compromised To prevent this from happening make sure you get moving every day Walking swimming and dancing arc all excellent activities 一 GetGet ridrid ofof stressorsbndstressorsbnd seekseek helphelp forfor depressiondepression Among the most brain damaging stressars is severe depression which is 3 actually often mistaken for a memory problem since one of its primary symptoms is the inability to concentrate If you can t concentrate yon might feel like you am conrtantly forgetting things Depression increases the levels of codisol 醉 in your brain which affects your memory Seek professional help to get rid of your depression 一 your brain will thank you FeedFeed youyou brainbrain 50 to 60 percent of the brain s overall weight is pure fat which is used to insulam 隔离 its billions of nerve cells The better insulated a cell is the quicker you will be thinking This is exactly why paints are advised feed their young children whole milk Thus eating foods chat contain a healthy mix of fats is vital for long term memory Some excellent food choices include fish end dark leafy green vegetables 56 According to paragraph 2 what my happen to us if we seldom take exercise A No oxygen comes to our brain B Our brain cant function well C Mom nutrients will be carried to brain D More blood will be pumped effectively 57 The real cause of the inability to focus is A poor memory B liule exercise C seious deprrssioa D uhualthy eating 58 Why should parents feed their babies whole milk A Because babies brains need fat to grow and work properly B Because whole milk is very easy for babies to digest C Because no other food is mom suitable for babies than milk D Because less than half of the brain s overall weigbt is pure fat 59 Where does the rest probably come from A A sciemce textbook B A news report C A medicine introduction D A health magazine 参考答案 56 B 57 C 58 A 59 D 结束 B Wben was the last time you lost something What was it According to a mount survey we spend about ten minutes a day looking for lost things Over an average lifetime this adds up so to an incredible 3 680 hours or 153 days Is there anything we can do about it The study of 3 000 adults was carried out by home insurance company Esure They found that mobile phoms and car keys were the most frequently lost items Other things on the list included house keys bills sunglasses wallets bank cards watches jewellery particularly rings and earrings So what s going on Most blame it on a busy lifestyle says Nikki Sellers the head of Estate Others say it s the fault of spouses 配偶 or children for 4 nor putting things back where they belong A few admitted to untidiness absent mindedness and a poor nxmory with some wishing they were more organized Whar s the solution You need cboom a particular piece for something and always put it back there said Nikki Sellers And you need to make sure everyone else in the house knows where to put it back too You also need to keep your house tidy label boxes clearly and find a piece near the from door for all the items the you need in the morning A goal idea would be to have a shelf there with a bowl for your keys purse wallet and anything else she added If you are still having trouble finding things don t wore 一 things could be a lot worse fomreen people in the survey said they spent over an hour every day looking for lost items Surely you can t be as bad as that 60 According to the survey which do people lose most frequently A House keys B Bank cards C Cell phones D Sunglasses 61 The majority of people surveyed think that they lose something because of A theirbosylife B their bad memory C the fault of their funny members D lack of organization 62 From the test we learn that A many people in the survey spend over an hour looking for the lost items B the author is quite worried about those who have trouble finding things C Nikki Sellers suggests always putting things back where they were D a shelf near the from door is a most if you are to avoid losing money 参考答案 60 C 61 A62 C 结束 C Ashrita Furman loves breaking records In fact over the last 30 years he s broken almost 110 Guinness World Records And be recently broke the Guinness World Record for the most ecords held at the time by an individual Ashrita broke his first record in 1979 doing 27 000 star jumps in one go But since then he s set all sons of records clapping non stop for 50 hours balance a lawn mowerp 割草机 on ds chin for almos two minutes the list is endless The 57 year old New Yorker runs a health food shop but spends his free time training to break new records How does he decide which records to attempt Simple Ashriba studies the Guinness Book if Records online database I used to stay up two or three in the morning sifting through the 10 000 records and chose the ones I was interested in he explained But these days to make tare he has overall fitness he chooses records that work different pmt of his bod3 In his attempts to break records Ashrita often navels abroad In 2005 he set the record for he fastest mile on a space hopper while jumping along the Great Wall of China In 2003 he at the record for the longest time balancing on a Swiss ball at Stonehenge England And he ikes to make his record attempts as 5 challenging as possible As a teenager he met a gum 印度教的导师 and began studying meditation 冥想 hanged my life And I soon realized that limits are all in the mind One day his gum told him to go and break records So he did and he hasn t stopped since He recently said The point is joy The point is the challenge It s something silly but you are the best in the world at it 53 Put the following world records Ashrita held in order of time a the most records held by an individual b doing 27 000 star jumps in one go c fastest mile on a space hopper f longest time balanci 叱 on a Swiss ball A b a c d B d a c b C d b c a D b d c a 64 The underlined words sifting through in paragraph 3 probably mean A selecting quickly B reading randomly C examining carefully D writing briefly 65 The Reason why Ashrita keeps breaking so many records is that A he followed his guru s advice hoping change his life B breaking records brings him much joy and challenge C he want to exercise different parts of his body D it provides him with the chance of traveling abroad 66 Which can be the best title for the text A Challenge brings change B A great meditation learner C Gmiu are all in the mind D An amazing record breaker 参考答案 63 D 64 C 65 B 66 D 结束 D Reading can be a social activity Think of the people who belong to book groups They choose books to read and then meet m discuss them Now the website BookC rums the page on the traditional idea of a book group Members go on the site and register books they own that they would like sham BookCrossing provides an identifying numb stick inside the book Then the person releases the book by leaving it in a public place The hope is that the book will have an adventure traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it Bruce Pederson is the chief executive 首席执行官 of BookCrossing He and his wife Hearer started the site with Ron Hombaker in 2001 Mr Pederson says One of the founding principles was the two things that change your life tha people you meet and the books you mad BookCrossing combines both 6 Members leave books on park beaches and buses in train stations and coffee shops BookCmssem hope that whoever finds their book will go m the site and record where they found it People who find a book can also leave some renurks describing what they thought of it E mails are then sent to the BookCrossers to keep them updated Pederson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping book to gather du