2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选(27)外研版

1、-1 -2013 高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（27）及答案AChina in the 21st cen tury is making great progress in space tech no logy .In 2003,the country sent up the manned spacecraft Shenzhou-V. Four years later, Chang e-Iwent into orbit （轨道）around the moon. In 2008 a Chinese man did th e country s first spacewalk.These achieve

2、me nts would have bee n unthin kable without the con tributio n of QianXuesen, a key scientist on space programs and rocketry （火箭技术）of the People sRepublic of China. This pion eeri ng scie ntist passed away in Beijing on October 31in 2009 at the age of 98.Once called “the father of our space industr

3、y ” , Qian began working on China s missile and spacetech no logy in 1956, whe n China had littletech no logy. When asked by Ge neral ChenGengwhether the Chinese could develop their ownmissiles, Qian said Chinese could do anything thatforeig ners could.His research helped lead to the explosion of Ch

4、ina s first atomic bomb （ 原子弹）in 1964, as well as to its first man-made satellite in 1970 and its first manned spacecraft in 2003.Qian was born in Shanghai. Hegraduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934.Then he studiedin the US at the Massachusetts In stitute of Tech no logy and later at the

5、Califor nia In stitute of Tech no logy. During World Warn, Qians research con tributed to the development of rocket tech no logy that the USmilitary （军队）bega n using in the 1940s. He was once preve ntedfrom leavi ng the country because it was decided thathe knew toomuch about certain military matter

6、s. It was not until in 1955 that Qian returned to China with the help of thelate premier Zhou Enl ai.“ I plan to do my best to help the Chinese build a nation where they can livewith dig nity （ 尊严）and happ in ess, ” Qian told reporters before saili ng for Chinain 1955. The great scie ntist devoted a

7、ll his life to keep ing the promise.56. What is the article mainly about?A. It gives a short history of Chin ese missile and space programs.B. It is about how Qian con tributed to the Chin ese space program.C. It lists important events that Qian experieneed.D. It is a brief introduction to Qian, a f

8、amous Chinese scientist.-2 -57. Which stateme nt about Qia n is TRUE?A. He was born in China and brought up in America.B. He went to America for further study after graduati on from uni versity.C. He returned to his hometown right after finishing his education.D. He had worked on missiles in the US

9、military before coming back to China.58. Qian was pers on ally in volved in many historic events in China EXCEPT ._A. the first spacewalkB. the first man-made satelliteC. the developme nt of missilesD. the explosi on of an atomic bomb59. From the article, we can con clude that ._A. the US military h

10、ad hoped to take full adva ntage of Qian s tale ntB. Qian had an importa nt positi on in the US military in the 1940sC. whe n World War broke out, Qian was study ing at Shan ghai Jiaot ong Uni versityD. it was not easy to get Qian back from the USBIt s good to make mistakes, and here is why.First of

11、 all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It salways good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you n ever tryanything n ew, how can you improve? How can you expa nd? The simple answer is “You can t ” . Lookaround you. With very few except

12、ions,either everythingyou see in your physical world or every sin gle detail of every sin gle thi ng is the result of some one tryingsometh ing n ew.Another good thing about mistakes is this: Whenyou are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this: Edis on failed 10,000 times before he perfecte

13、d the light bulb. When asked how it felt to fail thatmany times, he said that he hadn t failed10,000 ti mes, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn t work .Fin ally, whe n you make a mistake you are much closer to success. Why?Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some numbe

14、r of things before you succeeded.Every time you make a mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer.But this all doesn t mean that you should go ahead without considering thecon seque nces of a mistake. Quite the con trary, whe n you try someth ing new you have to be willi ng to

15、set some reason able limits so that in the event that it does n t-3 -work out the way you wan t it to, you will be in a positi on to try aga in.We all have limited resources in the form of time and money so don t blow themall on one approach to a problem. Realize that it probably won t be perfect th

16、e first time and allocate （分酉己）these resources appropriately so you can learn, make correct ions, and try it aga in. Only by accepting and using your mistakes in this way can you make sig ni fica nt adva nces in your bus in ess and yourcareer.There is an old saying that goes, “If you re not making m

17、istakes, you renot trying hard eno ugh .So go forth and make mistakes. And lear n. And grow. And prosper60. From the sec ond paragraph, we can con clude that_A. mistakes are unn ecessary for developme ntB. we are afraid of trying new thingsC. it s com mon for people to make mistakesD. mistakes are b

18、etter tha n not trying61. The un derl ined word“ elim in ate ” means_ .A. avoidB. RemoveC. accept62. According to the article, one thing you should pay attentionmistakes is.A. avoid ing making the same mistakesB. accepti ng the puni shme nt willi nglyC. tak ing con seque nces into acco untD. trying

19、things out one by oneA. Never mi nd, I can always try aga inB. I d better stay out of troubleC. Ok! Now I can lear n someth ingD. Look at this mess. Anyone would be upsetCMAINEby J. Court ney Sulliva n, fictio n, $26The Kellehers are a big, disorderly family who sometimes seem to have only one thing

20、 in com mon:love for their beach house in Maine. Lie there with this novel and listen to a summer s worth of secrets,quarrels, and misunderstandings.WHAT I LEARNED WHEN I ALMOST DIED（成功） .D. solveto about mak ing63. What would the writerprobably suggest we say to ourselveswhe n we make a mistake?-4

21、-by Chris Licht, nonfiction, $23The energetic co- creator of MSNBCs “Morning Joe” was unprepared for the pain, fear, andhelplessness he felt after suffering a brain bleed. But as he detailed in this outspoke n, thoughtful book,the less ons he took from the event surprised him the most.FIRE AND RAINb

22、y David Brow ne, non ficti on, $26This book transportsyou back to a year the 1970 of Apollo 13, the first EarthDay and the turning point of albums by the Beatles, James Taylor, and Crosby, Stills and Nash thatprovided the sound for a new decade. Rolling Stone contributingeditorBrow ne artfully descr

23、ibes the creati on of these classic son gs.LONG DRIVE HOMEby Will Alliso n, fictio n, $22A mome nt of an ger has life-a nd-death con seque nces in this beautifully writte nnovel. Being angry with a speeding teenage driver, Dad Glen Bauer makes a turn of his car in response,causing an accident in whi

24、ch the other driver dies. It s a story about guilt, resp on sibility, and howmistrust can tear a lov ing family apart.JESSICA LOSTby Bunny Crumpacker and J.S. Picariello, memoir (回忆录),$25Two authors a woma n who gave up a baby for adopti on and the child herself-write alternating chapters in this me

25、moir, which takes readers on a 50-year journey through their separatelives, their meeti ng, and their follow ing relati on ship. Its acco unt is both origi nal and heartbreak ing.64. Which of the followi ng is TURE accordi ng to the text?A.MAINEtalks about a lovi ng hap py family.B.WHAT I LEARNED WH

26、EN I ALMOST DilEDnovel.C.JSSICA LOSTis about a mother and her daughter.D.LONG DRIVE HOMEwritten in the first perso n.65. Which of the follow ing may be favored by music lovers?A.MAINEB.FIRE AND RAINC.LONG DRIVE HOMED.JESSICA LOST.66. The text is most probably a(n)_ .A. advertiseme nt.B. literary res

27、earch report.C. Collect ion of no velsThe Occupy Wall Streetmovement gained moreD. book review-5 -support on Wednesday as unions andstudents joined in. With the protests developing from a group of young peoples camping out near the NewYork Stock Exchange on September 17 to large-scale （大 规模的）moveme

28、nts across the country and around the world, people cant help ask ing: What has led to OccupyWall Street?Three years after the severe economic crisis, the U.S. economy now is stuck again. Protesters arenot satisfied with the prese nt econo mic situati on since un employme nt rate is above 9 perce nt

29、 andecono mic growth has slowed. The hous ing market is still strugglingfor a recovery three years afterthe bubble （泡沫）burst. People are losingtheir houses even after they have paid a large amount of mortgage （抵扌甲） .It is getting difficult for youngpeople to find jobs. People feared that a similar c

30、risis like the one in 2008 may be already on its way.It is Wall Street that possessed the most riches. It is Wall Street greed that,at least partly, led to the financial crisis in 2008. It was Wall Streetsfat catswho take taxpayers aid money as their own big bonus （奖金）. With the growing economic cri

31、sis aroundthe world, people realize that Wall Street is resp on sible for it. So they try to target people who created thecrisis.The majority of the protesters are young people under 30. Many of them are un employed. Some arestude nts with mountains of loa ns （贷款）.Some are hard-work ingpeople about to lose their houses eve n if they have paid a large amount of mortgage.They are complaining that the hard-working middle class is getting poor, yet Wall Street stays wealthy.William Cohan, author ofMoneyand Power: HowGoldmanSachs Cameto Rule the world, wroterecently that Wall Street not