高考英语第二轮复习阅读理解题库2(二)

1、高考英语阅读理解题库（一）AMygrandfathergrewupinwar-tornEurope.WhenGermansoldiersoccupiedhishometown,thethrivingcityofTarow,Poland,herefusedtoobeythemandeventuallyjoinedtheSovietarmytofightforhiscountrysfreedom.“Standstraight,standtall,”hetoldhimself.Afterthewar,in1947,heboardedaboatforManhattan.Hewashungryandsu

2、fferingfromseasickness.Allaloneinanewcountry,hewasfrightenedabouthisfuture.Still,hemarchedhead-onintothehustleandbustleofthestreetsofNewYork.SoonhemetotherEuropeanimmigrants,eachofthemtryingtofindhisorherownway.Iftheycoulddoit,whycouldnthe?“Standstraight,standtall,”hewouldremindhimself.Thankstothehe

3、lpofaloyalandtrustingfriend,mygrandfathergainedajewelryboothonCanalStreet,NewYorkCity.Heoncetoldmehownervoushewasonthatfirstdayofwork.Hewasnotonlytryingtolearnthistoughnewbusiness,butalsoanewlanguage.Tohissurprise,themeninneighboringboothswhocouldhavetakenadvantageofhimofferedtheirhelpandadvice.With

4、inmonths,mygrandfatherwascommandinghisspotbehindthecounter,sellingdiamondsandculturedpearlsasifhedbeendoingithiswholelife.Standstraightandstandtall.Inlateryears,mygrandfatherwouldtakebothmymotherandhersisterdowntheaisleattheirweddings.Ashestoodwitheachofthem,hethoughtabouttheirnewbeginnings,andofthe

5、adventuresandjourneystheywouldexperiencetogether.Healsothoughtaboutthechildrenwhowouldonedaycarryonhisfamilyname.Iamsoproudtobeoneofthosechildren.ListeningtomygrandfathersremarkableexperienceshaschangedthewayIviewmyownlife.56 Whichisthecorrectorderofthethingsthathappenedinthepassage?a. Mygrandfather

6、tookbothmymotherandhersisterdowntheaisleattheirweddings.b. WorldWarIIbrokeoutinEurope.c. MygrandfatherwenttoAmerica.d. Mygrandfatherbegantorunhisdiamondbusiness.e. Themeninneighboringboothshelpedhim.Ab,c,a,d,eBb,c,d,e,aCb,c,e,a,dDc,b,e,d,a57WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?AMygrandfatherwasasoldi

7、erduringWorldWarII.BMygrandfatherwenttoAmericabysea.CMygrandfatherhadbeendoingajewelrybusinesshiswholelife.DMygrandfatherranhisbusinesssuccessfully.58Grandpaprobablyinspiredhisgrandchildrenintimeoftroublebysaying“”.AAfriendinneedisafriendindeedBGodhelpthosewhohelpthemselvesCStandstraight,standtallDP

8、racticemakesperfect59Itcanbeconcludedthat.AGrandpaneverlostheartintimeofhardshipsBGrandpaneverthrewdoubtuponhisfateCGrandpawasborntobeabusinessmanDGrandpadidntliveuptohisfriendsexpectationsBYoufeelhappiestwhenyoucreateahealthybalancebetweengivingandreceiving.Ifyougiveandgive- 1 -withoutmakingtimetof

9、illyourownneeds,thenitslikelyyouwillburnout,orfeelupset.Whenyoutakeandtakewithoutgivinganythingback,youneverfeelfulfilled,soyouarealwayssearchingforwaystofillthevoidinyourlife.Thewaytocreateahealthybalancebetweengivingandreceivingistoknowandthenlivebyyourvalues.IbreakvaluesupintotwogroupswhichIcallb

10、eingandhavingvalues.Yourbeingvaluesarethecharactertraitsoftheidealpersonyouwouldliketobe.Isuggesttomyclientsthattheychoosethreebeingvaluesthattheyarewillingtomakeacommitmenttoliveby.Anexampleofsomebeingvaluesare:kind,loving,generous,inspirational,peaceful,wiseandevenpowerful.Byactingonthesevaluesyou

11、givetoothersthroughyouractionsandyouinspireothersbybeingapositiverolemodel.Masteringbeingthesecharactertraitsbecomesyourlifepurpose.Yourhavingvaluesarethefeelingsyouneedtocreateinordertobehappy.Thesecouldbecompanionship,achievement,support,beingvaluedorfinancialsecurity.Thisiswhatyoureceive.Youtaker

12、esponsibilityforfillingyourownneedsbytakingstepstocreatethesefeelingsandconditionsinyourlife.Whenyoumakeacommitmenttolivebyyourbeingvalues,itbecomeseasiertomakeconsciouschoicesratherthanreactionaryones.Ifyourusualpatternistotalkaboutyourproblems,youcouldchoosetothinkandactlikeacalmperson.Acalmperson

13、mightgoforawalk,meditate（沉思）,orsetatimelimitbeforeresponding.Ifyourusualpatternistoworry,youcouldchoosetoactlikearesponsibleorwiseperson.Inotherwords,youwouldactlikethepersonyouchoosetobethisisthekeytopersonalpower.Whenyouchoosetoactonyourvalues,younotonlyfeelgoodaboutyourself,youreinforce（加强）yourch

14、osenbeliefs.Overtimeactinginthiswaychangeshowyouseetheworld,andinturnthewayotherpeoplethinkofyou.60 Themainpurposeofthispassageisto.ApersuadethereaderstomakeacommitmentBexplaintothereaderswhatpersonalvaluesareCinformthereadershowtobetrulyhappyDinstructthereadershowtomakewisechoices61 Accordingtothet

15、ext,livingbyyourbeingvalues,youwould.AgainalotofpowerBformpositivepersonalityCseekallhumanvirtuesDfillyourownneeds62Theunderlinedword“void”inParagraph1means.AafeelingofemptinessBanabsenceofonesmindCabreakofcontinuityDastateofconfusion63Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?AHavingvaluesarebetterthanbeingvalu

16、es.BAcalmpersondoesnotchoosetocomplain.CThewayotherpeoplethinkofyoudecideswhoyouare.DAresponsiblepersondoesnotcareaboutfinancialsecurity.CThewords“timetable”and“schedule”makemostfinalyearstudentswanttoeattheirownvomit（呕吐物）.Unfortunately,theharshrealityisthatfinalyearstudentsmustdevelopatimetable.Ify

17、oudonthaveascheduleorplanforstudying,youwillhavenowayofallocatingyourvaluabletimewhentheunexpectedarises.Awell-thought-outtimetablecanbealifesaver.Itisuptoyoutolearnhowtodevelopaschedulethatmeetsyourneeds.Changeitifnecessary,butmostimportant,followit.Alltimetablesshouldbemadewiththeideathattheycanbe

18、changed.Agoodonewillkeepyoufromwanderingoffcourse.Agoodtimetableshouldmakeeveryhourcounteveryclass,socialeventandotheractivityyouengagein.Youmustfocusontheother“freetime”availableandhowyouwilluseit.Makeaweeklyscheduleanddividedeachdayintoone-hourincrements.Indicatetimesforclasses,socializing,andwork

19、time.Alsoblockoffa-2-periodforsleepingeveryday.Intheprecioushoursleftover,plantimeforstudy.Thisgivesyouaroughroadmapofthetimeavailable.Ofcourse,youcanchangeyourscheduleascircumstancesneed.Thetimetableyoudevelopshouldguideyouinhowtodistributetheavailabletimeinthemostproductivemanner.Stickingtoyoursch

20、edulecanbetough,butdontdribbleawayvaluabletime.Avoidingstudyistheeasiestthingintheworld.Itisuptoyoutofollowthescheduleyouveprepared.Agooddealofyoursuccessinhighschoolandwithanyfuturestudydependsonthissimpletruth.Remember,thereisalearningcurve.Youlearnthemostinthefirst30minutesofstudy;afterthat,itpro

21、gressivelydeteriorates（减弱）.Afterfourorfivehoursofstudyingthesamematerialinthesameway,youarelearningvirtuallynothing.Thesolutionistokeepswitchingsubjectsandstudystyles.64Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?AAdvantagesofstartingatimetableBKeeptoit,andyouwillsucceedCMakeaschedule,andfollowitDLearntoloveyour

22、timetable65WhatdoesParagraph2talkabout?ATipsformakingaschedule.BSignificanceofascientifictimetable.CRequirementsformakingatimetable.DImportanceoffollowingonesschedule.66ThefollowingarecharacteristicsofagoodtimetableEXCEPTthat.AitcanbechangedBitisflexibleCitisofmanyperiodsDitcansaveourtime67 Fromthis

23、passage,wecanlearnifwewishtoachievehighlearningefficiency,wedbetter.AshiftsubjectsandusedifferentmethodsregularlyBdevotetothesamematerialcontinuouslyCturntoteachersforhelpifnecessaryDhaveabreakeverythirtyminutesDThedecisiontoenterF1andcompeteatthehighestlevelofmotorsportwasanintendedmovebyToyota,the

24、worldsthirdlargestautomanufacturer,tofurtherchallengeitsowncapabilities.Bygoinghead-to-headwiththeindustrystopperformersontheworldspremierracingstage,theJapanesegiantwassettingitselfahugetask.Asportwithanenormousinternationalfollowing,therisksofenteringtheF1arenaarehighbuttherearerichrewardsforthose

25、whosucceed.Besidesbeingashowcaseforstate-of-the-arttechnology,theintensecompetitioninthismostdemandingofracingdisciplinesleavesnoroomforself-satisfaction.Moreimportantly,itfosters（培养）thekindofforward-thinkingteamspiritthatToyotaisseeking.WhileF1benefitedgreatlyfromtheaddedprestigeofhavingsuchadistin

26、guishednewcomeramongitscompetitors,thedemandsplacedonPanasonicToyotaRacinglastyearrevealedtheshortcomingsofnothavingenoughexperienceasateam.Mistakesweremadeandvaluablelessonswerelearned,amongwhichwasthefundamentaltruth:“TostandstillinF1istogobackwards.”Withthepastinmind,preparationsforthe2003seasoni

27、ncludedsweepingchangesonboththetechnicalandpersonnel（人事的）sides.ThemanagementatToyotaMotorsportGmbHwasrestructured,withJohnHowettmovingfromToyotaMotorMarketingEuropetobecomePresident,thusenablingthecompanyfounder,OveAndersson,moretimetoconcentrateontheoperationoftheraceteamatthetrack.Anderssonsvaluea

28、saninspirationalleaderwasoneoftheteam'sbiggestassets（财富）in2002.68 WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?ATogobackwards,Toyotahastostandstill.BIfToyotadoesntmakeimprovements,theywillfallbehind.CKeepingcalmwillhelpgoforward.DInordertokeepupwithotherteams,Toyotahastostandstill.69Wecanlearnf

29、romthepassagethat.AToyotaenteredF1toenlargeitsmarket.BEnteringF1islowriskbutrichrewarding.CToyotateamhasalwaysbeenexperienced.DToyotamadegoodpreparationsforthe2003season.70 Whatwillthenextparagraphtalkaboutifthepassagegoeson?APreparationsforthe2003season.BThevalueofOveAndersson.CHowtoimprovetheEurop

30、eanmarket.DChangesontechnicalside.ETheoldestformsofmedicineareenjoyingacomeback.Modernholisticmedicineisanapproachthattreatsthewholepatient,notjustthedisease.Itisawaytomaintaingoodhealthratherthancureillness.ThemostimportantinfluencesontodaysholisticmedicineareancientChinesemedicineandIndianAyurvedi

31、cmedicine,bothofwhichpromotedwholebodyhealth.Holisticmedicineusuallycombinesdiet,physicalexerciseandmeditation,togetherwithotheralternativetechniquessuchasmassage按摩）andacupuncture（针炙）.Herbaltreatment,apracticeoftreatingillnessbyusingplants,isinfluencedbythewritingsofCulpeperaswellasChineseandAyurved

32、icmedicine.Homeopathy（顺势疗法）isoneoftheformsofholisticmedicinewhichiswidelypracticedinEuropeandtheUSA.HomeopathybeganinGermanyintheearly1800s,whenSamuelHahnemannbescribedhowverytinydoses（剂量）ofadrughadaneffectonhispatients.AccordingtoHahnemann,themorethedrugwasdiluted（稀释）,thestrongeritseffects.Thesubst

33、anceselectedwouldproducesimilareffectstothediseaseitselfifgiveninlargedoses.IntheUKhomeopathyisregardedasanon-traditionalbutjustaboutacceptabletreatment.Meditationandcontemplationhaveanimportantroleinholisticmedicine.TheywerebroughttoEuropebyIndianteacherswhocombinedIndianAyurvedicmedicinewithWester

34、nbeliefs.Transcendentalmeditation（超脱静坐）isoneofthebestknownofthesetechniques.Peoplerepeatwordsinsidetheirheadtoreachastateofdeeprelaxation.Theholisticmovementhasmademanydoctorslookatthewholepatient,notjustthedisease.Life-style,emotionalproblemsanddietarejustsomeofthefactorsthatcanaffectapersonshealth

35、.Holisticmedicineemphasizesgooddiet,exerciseandfreshair,allofwhichcontributetohealth.Someclinicsnowofferholisticmedicinealongwithtraditionaltreatments,sothattheirpatientscanchooseacombinationoftreatmentsthatsuitsthem.Oneproblemwithholisticmedicineisthatitisdifficultforpeopletobesureadoctorisreliable

36、.Tosolvethis,manycountrieswantalternativedoctorstoformprofessionalbodies.71 Modernholisticmedicinecentersupon.AcuringadiseaseBherbaltreatmentCcontinuousdevelopmentDkeepingpatientshealthy72WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoholisticmedicine?AmassageBmeditationCabalanceddietDakneeoperation73Theprincipl

37、eofhomeopathyisthat.AthelargedosesofmedicinethatwillnotbeharmfulwilltakebettereffectBthediseasewillbecuredsoonerbytakinglargerdosesofmedicineCasmallthinnerdoseofmedicinewillbemoreeffectiveDthedosesofmedicinedependonhowserioustheillnessis74Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsumsupthepassage?AHolisticMedici

38、neBTraditionalMedicineReturnsCHistoryofMedicineDCombinationofTreatmentsWorks75Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?ARelaxationisthekeyofholistictreatment.- 5 -BHolisticmedicineneedstobecomemoretrustworthy.CHolistictreatmentismorebeneficialthantraditionaltreatments.DHolisticmedicinewillbecomethemostwelcometr

39、eatmentsoon.5660BCCAC6165BABCA6670DABDD7175DDCAB（二）AHowDoAnimalsCatchTheirZZZs?Differentcreatureshavedevelopedsomeprettycreativewaystogettheirrestandstaysafe.Thelizard（蜥蝎）likestosleepatthefarendofsmallbrancheshangingoutoverapondorlakeintherainforest.Ifasnaketriestoslitherupthebranchtoeatit,itwillsha

40、kethebranchandknockthelizardoff,andthelizardwillfallsafelyintothewater.Chameleonscanchangecolortomatchtheirsurroundingsinordertohideevenwhilesleeping.Corillas（大猩猩）liketosleephighinthetrees.Theybuildanewbedeverynight,sometimestakinguptohalfanhourtopilebranches,twigs,andleavesintoacomfortablebed.Birds

41、alsofinditsafetosleepinthetrees,butunlesstheyhaveeggsoryoungchicks,theydontuseanest.Theyjustlocktheirfeetaroundabranchandhangon.Aspecialtendon（腱）intheirlegsinautomaticallytightwhentheyareatrest,sotheywontletgoandfall.Dolphinsliveunderwater,butmustcometothesurfacetobreather.Scientistsnowbelievethatdo

42、lphinsmaysleepwithonlyhalftheirbrain,whiletheotherhalfstaysawaketokeepthemsafeandbreathing.Sealsalsodothis,lyingontheirsidesonthesurfaceofthewaterwithoneflipperunderwaterpaddlingtokeeptheirnosesabovethesurface.Someducksmayalsohavethisability,andactuallysleepwithoneeyeclosedandoneeyeopen.56 Howmanyan

43、imalsarementionedinthispassage?A6.B7.C8.D9.57 Howdoesachameleonprotectitselfwhilesleeping?ABychangingitsbodycolors.BByhingingoutoverapond.CBysleepingwithhalftheirbrain.DBymakingbedswithbranches.58Whywillnotbirdsfallwhentheyareatrest?ATheybuildnestsandsleepinthem.BTheyfallasleepautomatically.CTheyhav

44、ealoosetendonintheirlegs.DTheylocktheirfeetaroundabranch.59Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?AThecleverestanimalisthegorillabecauseitcanmakebeds.BDifferencesinhabitatcouldleadtodifferentlivinghabits.CThewaysanimalscatchtheirZZZsareprettymuchhesame.DInordertoprotectthemselvesmostanimalschoosenottosleep

45、.BButIwonderaboutmyMommasometimes,andalltheotherNegro（blacks）motherswhogotupat6a.m.togotothewhitemanshousewithsacksovertheirshoesbecauseitwassowetandcold.Iwonderhowtheymadeit.Theyworkedveryhardfortheman,theymadehisbreakfastandtheyscrubbedhisfloorsandtheytookcareofhisbabies.Theydidnthavetoomuchtimefo

46、rus.IwonderaboutmyMomma,whowalkedoutofawhitewomanscleanhouseatmidnightandcamebacktoherownwherethelightshadbeenoutforthreemonths,andthepipeswerefrozenandthewindcameinthroughtheholesinthewall.Shedhavetomakedealswiththerats:leavesomefoodoutforthemsothewouldntbitethedoorsorthebabies.Theroaches（嶂螂）OOh,th

47、eywerejustlikepartofthefamily!Iwonderhowshefelttellingthosewhitekidsshetookcareoftobrushtheirteethaftertheyate,towashtheirhandsaftertheyfinishbathroom.Shecouldnevertellherownkidsbecausetherewasntsoaporwaterback-5-home.IwonderhowmyMommafeltwhenwecamehomefromschoolwithalistofvitaminsandpillstheschooln

48、ursesaidwehadtohave.Mommawouldcryallnight,andthengooutandspendmostoftherentmoneyforpills.Aweeklater,thewhitemanwouldcomeforhiseighteendollarsrentandMommawouldbeghimtowaituntiltomorrow.Shehadtolietohimthatshehadlostherwalletorthereliefcheckwascomingsoonorthewhitepeoplehadsomemoneyforher.TomorrowIdbeh

49、idingintheclosetbecausetherewasonlysupposedtobetwokidsintheflat,andIcouldheartherentmanshoutatmyMommaandcallheracheat.Andwhenhefinallywentaway,Mommaputthesacksonhershoesandwentofftotherichwhitemanshousetodresstherichwhitekidssotheirmothercouldtakethemtoaspecialbabydoctor.60 Mothergotupat6a.m.everyda

50、y,because.AshehadtocookbreakfastforherchildrenBshehadtocatchthefirstbustothefactoryCshehadtoworkinthewhitemanshouseDshehadtogotoseeaspecialbabydoctor61 Mothernevertoldustobrushourteethortowashourhandsbecause.AshethoughwedidntneedtoBwedidntlikewashinghandsCwehaddoneeverythingverywellDtherewasnosoapor

51、waterinourhome62Whydidthewriterhideinaclosetwhenthelandownercameforrent?ATheclosetcouldonlyholdtwokids.BOnlytwokidswereallowedtoliveinthehouse.CTheyshouldpaymorerentfortwokids.DTherewasonlyonebedroomforthetwokids.63Whatdoesthewritermainlytellus?ABlackpeopleleadamiserablelife.BBlackpeopledonthaveenou

52、ghrentmoney.CWhitepeopleleadanexpensivelife.DWhitepeoplehavespecialbabydoctors.CBritainisfacingasharpriseinitsratpopulationasgrowingnumbersofpeopleleavefastfoodscrapsinthestreet,anenvironmentgroupwarned.KeepBritainTidysaidtherodents（啮齿动物）werestoppingtheirtraditionalhuntsundergroundandwereroamingthes

53、treets,temptedbydiscardedburgers,pizzasandcrisps.“Theratpopulationisontheriseandsoonitllbeascommontoseearodentonourstreetasitistoseeadogoracat,”saidgroupDirector,SueNelson.Thepracticeofdumpingfastfoodlitterandscrapsonthestreetratherthaninthetrashwithyoungmentheworstoffenderswasbehindtherise.Accordin

54、gtotheNationalRodentSurveyin2005,Britainsratpopulationhasgrownbynearlyonequartersince2000andisnowestimatedat60million,twomillionmorethanthehumanpopulation.Onaveragearatcangivebirthevery2428daysandjustasinglepairofratscanproduceacolonyof2,000ayear.Around200peopleayeargetWeil'sDisease-aninfectionw

55、hichcanleadtoliverorkidney（肝肾）failureandeventuallydeathandwhichisarrivedinratswaste.Tohighlighttheissue,KeepBritainTidylaunchedacinemaadentitled“Howclosedoyouwantthemtoget?”Theadgaveashockingimageofayoungwomansleepinginabedofrots-echoingthenightmarescenefromJamesHerbert'sclassichorrortaleTheRats

56、,inwhichmutantrodentsbegintopreyon（捕食）humans.64 Wheredidtherodentsusetosearchforfood?AIntheStreet.BUndertheground.CFromthetrashcans.DInburgershops.65 Whatisthehumanpopulationnowaccordingtothewriter?A60million.B58million.C35million.D2million.66 Wemayinferfromthepassagethat.AWeilsDiseasewillfinallyend

57、theworldBpizzasandcrispswillbecomepoisonousCratswillendangerhumanbeingslifeDyoungpeopleareblamefortheratpopulation67 Bywritingthepassage,theauthortriesto.AclosesomeoftheburgerandpizzarestaurantsBdrawthepublicattentiontotheproblemofratsCpreventtheratsfromgrowingupDmakingadvertisementfortheclassichorr

58、orfilmTheRatsDWeallknowwhatitisliketobeunabletoturnyourheadbecauseofacoldinthemusclesofyourneck,orbecauseanunexpectedtwisthasmadeyourneckacheandstiff.Yourwholebodyfeelstight.Theslightestmovemakesyoujumpwithpain.Nothingcouldbeworsethanapainintheneck.Thatiswhyweusephrasetodescribesomepeoplewhogiveyouthesamefeeling.Wehaveallmetsuchpeople