2013年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测54

1、12013 年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测54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，选出最佳选项。AThe Donkey Mobile LibraryIt is a bright morning in the Ethiopiancountr yside. Yohannes walksbeside a pair of don keys that are pulli ng a two-wheeled cart. They arrive at theagricultural tow n of Awassa where Yoha nnes ope ns the sides

2、 of the cart to display, notthe usual vegetables or tools, but children s books. This is the Don key Mobile Library,the first of its kind in Ethiopia and one of only a few in the world.Yohannes was born in Ethiopia, North Africa, but trained to be a librarian in the USA andreturned to Ethiopia years

3、 ago. The cart is full of picture books donated by American libraries, teachers and schoolchildre n.Yoha nnes arran ges small pain ted ben ches in the shade of the trees, and sudde nly Ethiopia nchildren come shouting and racing down every road and path. It s mobile library day! They circle the book

4、shelves withgreat exciteme nt. Un til the Don key Mobile Library bega n its regular two-mon thly visits, many of these childre n had never see n a book.“ Without books, educatio n is very dull, like food without salt. You can survive but youcan t really come alive, ” says Yohannes.“The ability to re

5、ad is the basis for greaterproductivity, better health and Ion ger life. Even though the childre n lack material goods, with books they can imagi nea world of possibilities.”Yohannes first worked in the children s section of the main libraryin America. Surroundedby books he had never seen before, he

6、 realized how joy ful and imaginativechildren s literatureis. He says, “ I always thought of Ethiopia. But how could I bring children s books to my homecountry whe n it had almost no libraries to keep the books in?”He con tacted Jane Kurtz, a writer born in America but brought up in Ethiopia, and to

7、gether they created the Don keyMobile Library. The childre n say that the Library has give n them ideas about what they might do in the future. A childcalled Dareje wants to be a scientist and find a cure for life-threate ning diseases. An eleve n year-old girl, Fikerte, wants2to do researchabout th

8、e moon and discover new facts about outer space. Tamrat, aged 10“What brings you back here time and time again? ” the librarian asks him.“The stories, ” T amrat replies instantly.56.How do the childre n feel whe n they see the Don key Mobile Library?A. Curious. B. Surprised. C. In terested. D. Excit

9、ed.57. We can con clude from the passage that ._A. Ethiopian children have no idea about their futureB. Yoha nnes and Kurtz share similar life experie ncesC. don key carts in Awassa usually carry vegetables and toolsD. most books in the Don key Mobile Library were bought in America58. Accord ing to

10、the passage, the Don key Mobile Library ._A. visits the coun tryside every dayB. ben efits Ethiopia n childre n a lotC. was created by Yoha nnes himselfD. was the first of its kind in the world59. Where is the passage most likely to have bee n take n from?A. A news report. B. A book review. C. A his

11、torical story. D. An advertisement.BSir,Just over six mon ths ago, I saw an advertiseme ntin the Morning Mail for a set of the completeworks of William Shakespeare. Your compa ny, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set (eight books of plays an d two booksof poetry) at what was claimed to be a remarkable

12、 price: fifteen poundsand fifty pen ce, in clud ing postage and pack in g. I had wan ted a set of Shakespeare s plays andpoems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the c

13、omplete works of CharlesDicke ns which I had not ordered. So I retur ned the Dicke ns books to you, with a cheque for fiftee n pounds and fiftypence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a sec ond set of theworks of Shakespeare, the same set of no ve

14、ls by Dicke ns and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, i n Fren ch. SinceI do not read Fren ch, these were of no use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you,so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, i nstruct ing you to come and collect all the bo

15、oks thatI did not want, and ask ing you not to send any other books un til further no tice.,comes every time.3You did not reply to that letter. I nstead you sent me a bill for forty two poun ds, and aset of the plays of Schiller, i n Germa n. Si nee the n, a new set of books has arrived every twowee

16、ks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milt on, the plays of Strin dberg; I hardly know whatI have. The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to sta nd in the rain outside.I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now un til the Last Judgme nt, Ishould not

17、 finish readi ng all the books that you have sent me.Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send onelarge lorry and take all the books away, leavi ng me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare forwhich I have paid.Yours fa

18、ithfully,SIMON WALKER60. Simon Walker wrote the letter to_A. show his an ger to Cosmo Books Ltd.B. complain about getting books he didn t want.C. advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd.D. urge for the final soluti on to the problem with the unwan ted books.61. The advertiseme nt that

19、 Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for_A. un limited nu mber of Cosmo Books.B. a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare.C. fiftee n pounds and fifty pen ce.D. a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.62. Mr. Walker an swered the advertiseme nt because_A. he wan ted a set of

20、 Shakespeare s works which was a good barga inB. he claime d that the books were being offered at a remarkable price.C. he had ordered the set and had bee n wait ing for them to come for some time.D. the set he already had was not particularly attractive.CFor ma ny bus in essme n on li ne educati on

21、 has bee n a dream. Nowit has come true. The in vestme nt（投资）in higher education, whether financial or in terms of time, has long been impossible formany of them. But well-k nown educati onal in stituti ons have chose n to deliver an intern et-based program, and thesebarriers have bee n lifted.That

22、is good news for people eager to improve themselves and is more attractive to employers. It is also a ben efit toin dustry with better qualified can didates appl ying for jobs at every level.4Having the ben efits of a higher qualificati on without going to the uni versity campus isattractive to many

23、 students.Campusstudy means greater cost, while online programs are flexibleand save time, whether at home or at work. Stude nts can achieve their degrees without caus ing too much disruptionto their career or home life.In additi on to affordable, flexible classes and greater convenience, stude nts

24、also haveaccess to the online learning resources of many of the world s top educational institutions.They can also com muni cate with their tutors no matter what time it is or whether either partyis away for any reas on.This has opened up the possibility of getting a qualification from a university

25、or collegethat many stude nts could only have dreamed of in the past. It also allows specialists to getthe precise qualificati onsand focus on their studies. As well as see ing the in crease of applica ntsfrom lower- in comes and housewives, study ing on li ne in the USis even beco ming popular with

26、 youn ger people ofcollege age.Employers have become in creas in gly welcome and positive to on li ne qualificati ons as morecan didates earn them, especially if they re properly approved by the US Departme nt of Educati on.US institutions have led the way in online education provision. Many top US

27、colleges anduniversitiesoffer a range of online programs that are highly respected and in every way perfect lyfit for adults who need to combine their studies with a working life.63. Acco rding to Paragraph 1, many US colleges and universities._A. have begun to lift the barriers to financial investm

28、entB. have begu n to run an intern et-based programC. have had a dream of offeri ng on li ne educati onD. have gained finan cial in vestme nt64. Why do people choose on li ne educatio n?A. They can find jobs more easily tha n on-campus graduates.B. They can get qualificati ons from US Departme nt of

29、 Educati on.C. They can save money and arrange their time and courses freely.D. They can in vest money in differe nt courses provided on li ne.65. The un derl ined word “ disruptio n in the third paragraph probably mean.A. dissatisfacti on B. atte nti on C. attract ion D. i nterruptio n66. Which wou

30、ld be a good title for the passage?A. Adult Education OnlineB. The Best of USA s Online Education5C. Top US Uni versities Offeri ng On li ne Educati onD. On li ne Educati on Taking the Place of Campus Educati onSometimes you may have a strong desire to do something strange or terrible. However, chan

31、ces are that you don tact on your impulse （ 冲动 ）,but let it pass in stead. You know that to take the action is wrong in some way and thatother people will not accept your behavior.Perhaps the most interestingthing about the phenomenon of taboo behavior is how it can changeover the years, how certa i

32、n behavior and attitudes once con sidered taboo can become perfectly acceptable and natural at ano ther point in time. Topics such as death, for example, were once considered so upsetting that it was ataboo to even talk about them. Now with the publication of important books such asOn Death and Dyin

33、gandLearningto Say Goodbye, people have become more aware of the importanee of expressing feelings about death and, as aresult, are more willing to talk about this taboo subject.One of the n ewest taboos is the topic of fat. Un like many other taboos, fat is a topic thatpeople talk ab out constantly

34、. It s not taboo to talk about fat; it s taboo to be fat. The “ in ” look is thin, not fat. In thework world, most companies prefer youthful-looking, slim manager to sell their image as well as their products to thepublic. The thin look is associated with youth, vigor, and success. The fat pers on,

35、on the other han d, is thought of aslazy and lack ing in energy, self-discipline and self-respect. After all, how can people permit themselves to become fat?In an image-conscious society, thin is in ”，fat is “out ” .It s not surprising that millions of people have become obsessed （ 着迷）with staying s

36、limand “ in shape” . The pursuit of a youthful physical appearanee is not, however, the only reason for people sobsession with diet and exercise. Recent research has shown the importanee of diet and exercise for pers onal health.As in most tech no logically developed n ati ons, the life-style of people has cha nged since last cen tury. Moder n machines do all the phy