2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选(08)外研版.doc

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（08）及答案AZoe, Damacela, 19, didnt have nice clothes when she was young. It wasnt easy for Zoes hard-working single mother to make ends meet. They moved in and out of homeless shelters.Everything changed for Zoe in grade nine. At that time, she heard about a sewing class at her school. She signed up and couldnt wait to turn her designs into clothes. The color of her first dress she made was white-black strips. Soon the clothes she wore were all made by her. Other girls at school loved her designs too. They asked her if they could buy dresses from her. Zoe sold her first dress for $13. Unfortunately, it cost her S25 to make the dress. “I had the creativity in designs, says Zoe. “But I really had no idea about business.”Zoe kept selling the clothes she designed. Her business was booming, and even the girls who had ever teased her became her customers. In the eleventh grade, Zoe took a business class. She learned how to price her clothes so that she could be sure to make a fair profit.Her business teacher suggested she take part in a contest for teenaged entrepreneurs (企业家)The contest was for teens from all over the United States. Zoe sent in her business plan, which explained how she planned to make her company grow. She won the second prize in the end. Zoe s success became a news item. Supermodel Tyra Banks heard about it and she invited Zoe to take part in her TV show. “Being recognized I felt really unreal,”says Zoe. Zoe has advice for teens who want to start their own business. “If you really work hard on it, you will be able to make it happen,” she says. “If I can do it, anyone can.”56. We can learn that _ when she was in grade nine.A. Zoe had no interest in designing clothes B. Zoe seldom wore her self-made clothesC. Zoe didn t know how to make money D. Zoe attended a business course57. After winning the contest, Zoe _ A. considered it a reward B. expected to be knownC. was proud of her own gift D. could hardly believe it58. Zoe advised the teens _ .A. to make efforts to achieve their dreams B. to design and make their own clothesC. to try every means to become famous D. to do whatever they would like to59. What is the main idea of the passage?A. How Zoe learned to design clothes. B. A poor girl achieved success in business.C. How Zoe got a prize in a contest. D. A poor girl was invited to a TV show.BThere are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses. Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers. Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month. Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute (降落伞)?” by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career (职业) since it was first published in nineteen seventy. Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.60. What is the passage mainly about?A. Finding a job. B. College students part-time jobs.C. Craigslist Web site. D. The relation between study and work.61. By logging on the Craigslist Web site, you can _.A. sell your old things B. do some shopping onlineC. create your own announcement board D. get useful information about 450 cities62. “What Color is Your Parachute?” is a book which gives tips to those who want to _.A. work on the airplane B. buy a parachute C. publish a book D. find a suitable job63. How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.CWelcome to the British Museum, the grandest and the most spectacular in the human historyThe admission is free and we open every day from 10:00 to 15:30You can explore 10 departments including:The Department of Africa, Oceania and AmericaThe collection of the Department of Africa, Oceania and America includes around 350,000 objectsThe scope of the collection is contemporary and historicalIt includes most of Africa, the Pacific and Australia, as well as AmericaAll of the collections were got during the 19 th and 20 th centuries and dates from this timeThe Department of AsiaThe Department of Asia covers the material and visual cultures of Asiaa vast geographical area of Japan, Korea, China, central Asia, Afghanistan, south Asia and south -east AsiaThe collection dates from about 4000 BC to present dayIt represents the cultures and ways of life of local people and other minority groupsThe Department of Greek and Roman EmpiresThe Department of Greek and Roman Empires features antiquities （古董）It has one of the most comprehensive collections of antiquities from the Classical world, with over 100,000 objectsThese mostly range in date from the beginning of the Greek Bronze Age （about 3200BC） to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine in the fourth century AD64Whats the purpose of this passage?ATo introduce some places of interest in BritainBTo show the glorious eastern cultures to western peopleCTo give some advice to the visitors traveling in BritainDTo guide tourists around the British Museum65The earliest collection is the collection of _Athe Department Africa, Oceania and America Bthe Department of Greek and Roman EmpiresCthe Department of Renaissance and Humanism Dthe Department of Asia66Which of the following statements is true according to the first paragraph?AThe British Museum is the biggest in size in die worldBVisitors can visit the British Museum free of chargeCThe British Museum is open any time every dayDYou can get a special service if you want to visit more departments67This passage is most likely to be a _Anotice Bnews report Ctour advertisement Dregulation for touristsDThe African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth , is of great importance to African ecosystem(生态系统). Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna(大草原)surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat(栖息地). It is the elephants great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and under bushes , and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters. Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well. What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the