2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选(14)外研版

1、-1 -2013 高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（14）及答案AFor many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size. I believedthat whe n the weight disappeared, it would take old woun ds, hurts and reject ions with it.Many weight-c on scious people also mistake nly believe that cha nging our bodieswill fix everythin

2、g. Perhaps our worst mistake is believ ing that being thin equalsbeing loved, being special, and being cherished. We fantasize about what it will belike whe n we reach the Ion g-awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream.Then, at last, we find ourselves there.But we often gain back what w

3、e have lost. Even so, we continue to believe thatnext time it will be different.Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thinwill fin ally fulfill its promise of everlasti ng happ in ess, self-worth, and, of course, love.It took me a long while to realize that there was someth ing more for m

4、e to lear nabout beauty. Beauty sta ndards vary with culture .InSamoa a woma nis not con sideredattractiveuni essshe weighs more tha n 200 poun ds. More importa ntly,if itshapp in ess that we want, why not put our en ergy there rather tha n on the size of our body? Why not lookin side? Many of us st

5、rive hard to cha nge our body, but in vain.We have to find a way to live comfortably in side our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves.When we cha nge our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world cha nges.56. What does the underlined word“everything”in Paragraph 2 mean?A. All the probl

6、ems.B. All the properties.C. The whole world.D. The absolute truth.57. What can be inferred about the author?A. The author is a Samoa n.B. The author succeeded los ing weight.C. The author has bee n troubled by her weight.D. The author probably got woun ded in an accide nt.58. Accord ing to the text

7、, those who have lost weight first and gained it back laterfeel_ .-2 -A. angry about the rega ined weightB. in differe nt to the rega ined weightC. optimistic about future pla ns on weight con trolD. they should give up their future pla ns on weight con trol59. The text tries to stress the importa n

8、ee of_ .A. body sizeB. attitudes toward lifeC. culture differe nee D. differe nt beauty sta ndardsBWhat s delicious to eat and comes in a variety of colors? Eggpla nt! And n o, ithas nothing to do with chicke ns! This stra ngely n amed vegetable is, however, as versatile as an egg.Itcan be steamed,

9、fried, and baked.It can be eaten by itselfor comb ined with meats and other vegetables.Eggplant was first grown in India in the 5th century BC. Its popularity soon spread to China and the nthroughout Asia.Fin ally,duri ng the Middle Ages the vegetable madeits way to Europe.At that time, eggpla nt wa

10、s not the shiny purple vegetable most people know today.Instead, its like a whi te egg.Due to this egg-like appeara nee, eggpla nt got its n ame.In its earlydays, the vegetable was so bitter that peopleoften called it a “mad apple.”This nickname started because people believed its bitterness was bad

11、 forones health.People actually thought eggplant could cause madness and cancer.Fortun ately today people know that eggpla nt does nt cause insanity or cancer.Infact eggpla nt is so healthy that it may preve nt cancer.In additi on, the brain andthe heart ben efit from this super vegetable.Since its

12、high in fibre, eggpla nt can improve digesti onItaly, Turkey, Egypt, China and Japa n are the leadi ng growers of eggpla nt intheworld today.Depe nding on its locatio n, eggpla nt may be purple, gree n, orange or yellow-white.Andit can be as small as a tomato or as large as a cucumber.Dish varieties

13、 range from simple to complex,with all of them being delicious.Today, thousands of people gather in Loomis, Calif, for the annual Loomis Eggplant Festival.Themain activity at the festival is eating delicious eggplant dishes.There is ple nty more to do and see,though.Recipe con tests, arts and crafts

14、, performers,races and children s activities all “egg - cite” festival -goers.Most people at the festival would agreeeggplant is an “egg -cellent”vegetable.60.Eggplant got its name because of its_-3 -A. appeara nee B. tasteC. colorD. value61.Which of the following does NOT belong to the qualities of

15、 eggplant?A. It can be cooked in various ways.B. It is easy to digest.C. It can preve nt cancer.D. It is valuable and priceless.62.Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Eggpla nt can be eate n to cure cancerB. Eggpla nt used to taste bitter.C. In dia produces the most eggpla nt

16、in the world today.D. Eggpla nt has a history of n early 1,000 years.63.Most people come to the Loomis Eggpla nt Festival to_A. see arts and craftsB. enjoy food with eggpla ntsC. take part in recipe con testsD. promote eggpla ntCIn Brita in and other coun tries, young people sometimes take a gap yea

17、r, a yearoff between high school and college. This idea never gained a big followingin America.Recent n ews reports have suggested that i nterest may be grow ing , though there areno official nu mbers.Charles Deac on, Dea n of Admissi ons at Georgetow n Un iversity in Washi ngton, DCestimate that in

18、 the current first-year class of 1600 students, only about 25 decided to take a year off. Hesays this number hasnt changed much over the years.Mr. Deac on says the most com mon reas on for tak ing a gap year is to have a cha nee to travel,but he says internationalstudents may take a gap year to meet

19、 requirementsat home for military duty.Some high school graduates see a year off as a cha nee to recover after twelveyears of required educati on, but it can also give stude nts a cha nee to explore theirinterests.Students hoping to be doctors, for example, could learnabout the-4 -professi on by vol

20、un teeri ng in a hospital.Many colleges and uni versities support gap-year projects by permitti ng stude ntsto delay their admission. Experts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work atsometh ing they enjoy.The Harvard admissi ons office has an essay on its Web site called“T

21、ime Out orBurn Out f or the Next Generation.”It praises the idea of taking time off to stepback, thi nk and enjoy gaining life experie nces outside the pressure of studies. Italso no tes that stude nts are sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges partly because they didsometh ing unu sual wit

22、h that time.Of course, a gap year is not for every one. Stude nts might miss their friends whogo on directly to college, and pare nts might worry that their childre n will decide not to go to college oncethey take time off. Ano ther concern is mon ey. A year off, away from home, can be costly.Holly

23、Bulls job is to specialize in helping students plan their gap year. Sheno tes that several books have bee n writte n about this subject. She says these booksalong with media atte nti on and the availability of in formatio n on the Internet havein creased in terest in the idea of a year off, and she

24、points out that many gap-yearprograms cost far less tha n a year of college.64. What is the passage mainly about?A. If you want to go to an America n uni versity, take a gap year first.B. More and more America n stude nts are choos ing to take a year off.C. It is likely that tak ing a gap year is be

25、co ming popular in America.D. America ns hold differe nt opinions towards stude nts tak ing a gap year.65. How many reasons for studentstaking a gap year are mentioned in passage?A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 566. The essay“Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation”suggests that_A. every stude nt must take a

26、 gap year before appl ying for a famous uni versityB. some famous uni versities en courage stude nts to gain more life experie ncesC. tak ing a gap year can make stude nts free from life learningD. the stress of studies does harm to the stude ntshealth-5 -A new study suggests that the round-the-cloc

27、kavailability that cell phones havebrought to peoples lives may take a toll on family life. The study,which followed more than 1,300 adultsover 2 years, found that those who consistently used a mobile phone throughout the study period weremore likelyto report n egative “ spillover”between work and h

28、ome lifeand,in turn,less satisfaction with their family life.Spillover esse ntially（本质上）mea ns that the line betwee n work and home beg insto become un clear. Work life may in vade home life whe n a pare nt is tak ing job related calls at home,for instaneeor family issues may start to take up work t

29、ime. Forexample,a child may call mumat work,telling her“microwave exploded”，explained Noelle Chesley,an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and the author of the study.The problem with cell phones seems to be that they are allow ing for even more spillover betwe

30、e n workand home.This may be especially true for working women, the study found. Among men ,consistent use of mobile phones seemed to allowmore work issues to creep （潜入）intofamily time. But for wome n , the spillover ten ded to go in both direct ions. Bei ng“connected”meant that work cut into home t

31、ime,and family issues came into work life.Cell phones seem to be ope ning more lines for stressful excha nges among family members. Butthere may be ways to control the spillover,according to Chesley.Employers, she said,could look at their policieson con tact ing employees after hoursto make sure their expectati ons arereas on able”.For the