浙江2013高考英语二轮复习五十天阅读及信息匹配强化系列（29）

1、浙江省2013届高考英语二轮专题复习五十天阅读及信息匹配强化系列（二十九）阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中。AIn November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity failureThe government officials promised that it would not happen againPessimists（悲观者） were certain that it would occur again within five years at the latestIn July 1977

2、, there was a repeat performance which produced different degrees of disorder throughout the city of 8,000,000 peopleIn 1965, the failure occurred in the cool autumn and at a time of peace and good situationIn 1977, the failure was much more serious because it came when the number of people out of w

3、ork was large and the city was suffering from one of its worst heat wavesIn 1965 there was little stealing during the darkness, and fewer than 100 people were caught by the policeIn 1977, hundreds of stores were broken into and stolenThey broke shop windows and helped themselves to jewellery, clothe

4、s or television sets, nearly 400 people were sent to the police but far more disappeared into the darkness of the nightThe number of policemen at hand was far from enough and they were wisely stopped from using their guns against the mobs（暴徒） that were far more than them and that included armed menH

5、ospitals had to treat hundreds of people cut by glass from shop windowsBanks and most businesses remained closed the next dayThe blackout started at 9:33 pm, when lightning hit and knocked out vital cables（关键的电缆）Many stores were thus caught by surpriseThe vast majority of New Yorkers, however, tried

6、 to help strangers, handed out candles, and tried to get through the dark world without traffic lights, refrigerators, water and electrical powerFor 24 hours, New York realized how helpless it was without electricity1Look at the first paragraphWho were right, the government officials or the pessimis

7、ts?AThe government officials BThe pessimistsCBoth DNeither2In what way was the blackout of 1977 different from that of 1965?AThere was much more disorder BThis time the electricity supply failedCIt was quite unexpected DIt came in the cool autumn3Why did many persons manage to escape the police?ABec

8、ause the police could not see them in the darknessBMany of them carried gunsCThere were not enough policemen to catch them allDThey were hidden inside big buildings4The 1977 New York electricity failure lasted_Aa whole weekBtwenty-four hoursCthree daysDa whole nightBAfter giving a talk at a high sch

9、ool, I was asked to pay a visit to a special studentAn illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to himI agreedDuring the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about MatthewHe had muscular dystrophy（肌肉萎缩症）When he was bo

10、rn, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to tenNow he was thirteenHe wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my dreamsI spent over an hour talking to MatthewNev

11、er once did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreamsObviously, he knew what he was talking aboutHe didnt mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was differentHe just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wante

12、d to lift weight with meWhen we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neckI told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever wouldHe looked at it for a moment, then took it off and han

13、ded it back to meHe said, “You are a championYou earned that medalSomeday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you”Last summer I received a letter from Matthews parents telling me that Matthew had passed awayThey wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few day

14、s before:Dear Rick,My mom said I should send you a thank you letter for the picture you sent meI also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I dont have long to live anymoreBut I still smile as much as I canI told you some day I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medalBut I know no

15、w I will never get to do thatBut I know Im a champion, and God knows that tooWhen I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to youThank you for loving me Your friend Matthew5The boy wanted to meet the author because_Ahe was interested in weight liftingBhe want

16、ed to get a gold medalChe admired the author very muchDhe wanted the author to know him6The underlined part in the third paragraph probably means “_”AWhy do you come to see me?BWhy do I have to stay at home?CWhy does the disease fall on me?DWhy not give a gold medal to me?7We can infer from the pass

17、age that_AMatthew is a determined boyBRick used to have the same diseaseCMatthew became a champion finallyDRick regarded Matthew as normal8The boy refused the authors medal because_Ahe wanted the picture insteadBhe would not be pitied by othersChe did not know he would die soonDhe himself could earn

18、 one in the futureCPeople associate colors with different things and feelingsRed, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and lifePeople say red is an exciting and active colorThey associate red with strong feeling like angerRed is also used for signs of danger, such as stop signs and fire en

19、ginesOrange is the bright, warm color of leaves in autumnPeople say orange is a lively colorThey associate orange with appinessYellow is the color of sunlightPeople say it is a cheerful colorThey associate yellow, too, with happinessGreen is the cool color of grass in springPeople say it is a refres

20、hing（使人清新的） colorIn general, people talk about two groups of colors: warm and cool colorsThe warm colors are red, orange and yellowWhere there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be activeThose Who like to be with others like redThe cool colors are green and blueWhere there ar

21、e these colors, people are usually quietSome scientists say that time seems to go by more slowly in a room with warm colorsThey suggest that a warm color is a good one for a living-room or a restaurantPeople who are having a rest or eating do not want time to pass quicklyCool colors are better for s

22、ome offices where the people working there want time to pass quickly9In the passage the word “associate” means_ Athink Bdream Cconnect in mind Dimagine 10Cool colors are liked by the people working in the offices because they_ Awant time to go by slowly Bare scientists and enjoy the colors Coften ha

23、ve a rest during the working hours Dwant to finish their work as soon as possible and then return home 11Warm colors are suitable for _ Aoffices Ba living room Ctoilet Dpeople who dont like to be with others 12The best title for this passage should be “_” A The Warm Color B The Cool Color C Colors a

24、nd Peoples Life D Colors and ScientistsDEverybody talks about the weather: its the most common subject of conversation, for example, “Isnt it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “ I think it is going to snow” All these are the common ways of starting a conversationMany people think they can te

25、ll what the weather is going to be likeBut they hardly ever agree with each otherOne man may say, “ Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It is going to rain tomorrow” Another man will say, “ Yes, its cloudy in the eastWe are going to have a fine day tomorrow”People often look for the weather the

26、y wantWhen a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it is going to rain; he wont believe anything elseWhen friends have a picnic, they are so sure the weather is going to clear up very quickly that they wont stop eating their lunch while it rainsAlmost everyone listens to what the we

27、atherman saysBut he does not always tell us what we want, and once in a while he makes a mistakeStill, he probably comes closer to being correct than anyone else13When we start a conversation with our friends, we usually_Aask their namesBtalk about the weatherCsay hello to themDask their addresses14

28、When we talk about the weather, we usually say_A“Are you cold?”B“Are you well?”C“What day is today?”D“What a fine day!”15The weatherman_Atells us the weather we hope forBnever makes a mistakeCcomes closer to being correct than anyone elseDShould be blamedEE-mail can be a powerful new tool in improvi

29、ng communication（交流） between patients and doctors, according to one expert“Using the Internet, doctors can answer more questions from more patients in a shorter time,” writes Dr Basal Pal, a famous doctor in Manchester, UKAccording to Pal, nearly 40% of American patients say they used E-mail to comm

30、unicate with a doctor in the pastHe notes, however, that although patients have such interests, only up to 2% of doctors in the United States offer E-mail serviceUsing E-mail, doctors can make sure of their advice and post patient information materials and other resources on the InternetIts said tha

31、t more than 10,000 health-oriented websites（网站） already exist nowHowever, some people worry that widespread use of medical E-mail might set up two kinds of care-one for Internet “haves” and the other for the “have-nots”But Pal points out that “by the year 2003 nearly every library will offer Interne

32、t and E-mail services in the United States”That allows even low-income patients to use such meansPal also talks about other possible barriers to the acceptance of medical E-mail“Doctors may be unwilling to offer E-mail services for fear of increasing workload（工作量） and uncertainty about payment（付款） f

33、or the time they spent,” he explained, “and patients may worry that their medical information might be read by others” “But these problems can all be solved,” he added“E-mail may help us a lot in health care,” Pal concludes“Patients want to know more than they can get in normal clinics,” he points o

34、ut, “and they might find communication on the information superhighway（超级公路） less fearful than face-to-face dialogue with their doctors”16The article introduces a new way of patient-doctor communication_Aby E-mailBby visiting websitesCby searching the InternetDby using the computer17According to the

35、 text, some people worry that _Ait might have to serve both those who have access（访问通道） to the Internet and those whose workload is not too heavyBit might meet double doubts from the doctors and patientsCit might make trouble between those who can use the Internet and those who cantDit might make tr

36、ouble between those who have Internet experience and those who havent18All the following points are advantages（优点） of using medical E-mail except that_Ait is more convenientBit is less frighteningCit enables patients and doctors to understand each other betterDit provides patients more choices of tr

37、eatment（治疗）19What does the underlined word “barrier” mean?Apossibility Bdanger Cblock Dsecret20Which of the following is true about E-mail in the USA?AEvery patient cannot use itBOnly doctors can use itCPatients neednt pay for their treatment by using E-mailDNo others can read the information sent b

38、y E-mail参考答案41D 42A 43C 44B 45C 46C 47A48B49C 50D51B 52C 53B54D55C 56A 57B 58D 59C 60A 信息匹配阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。Jack; Margaret, Peter, Alice和Lynne有各自不同的运动爱好（1-5）。 请阅读下面一些运动学校、中心或俱乐部等健身机构的信息（A、B、C、D、E和F），选出适合他们的健身机构。选项中有一项是多余选项。1. Jack: Jack works in the city centre and wants to take up a sport tha

39、t he can do regularly in his lunch hour. He enjoys activities which are fast and a bit dangerous.2. Margaret: Margaret already plays golf at weekends. Now she has retired and wants to learn a new activity she can do in the countryside in the mornings.3. Peter: In six weeks time, Peter is having a ho

40、liday on a Thailand island, where he plans to explore the ocean depths. He has a 9-to-5 job and wants to prepare for this holiday after work.4. Alice: Alice is 16. She wants to do an activity one evening a week and get a certificate at the end. She would also like to make new friends.5. Lynne: Lynne

41、 has a well-paid but stressful job. She would like to take up a sport which she can do outside the city each weekend. She also wants to meet some new people. A B Riding School You can start horse-riding at any age. Choose private or group lessons any weekday between 9 am and 8:30 pm（3:30 pm on Saturdays）. There are 10 kilometres of tracks and paths for leisurely rides across farmland and open country. You will need a riding hat. Sailing Club Our Young Sailors Course leads to the Stage 1 Sailing qualification. Youll learn how to sai