浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（4）

1、浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（4）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项.AHere's a familiar version of the boy-meets-girl situation. A young man has at last plucked up courage to invite a dazzling young lady out to dinner. She has accepted his invitation and he is overjoyed. He is determined to take her to

2、 the best restaurant in town, even if it means that he will have to live on memories and hopes during the month to come. When they get to the restaurant, he discovers that this beautiful creature is on a diet. She mustnt eat this and she mustn't drink that. Oh, but of course, she doesn't wan

3、t to spoil his enjoyment. Let him by all means eat as much fattening food as he wants: its the surest way to an early grave. They spend a truly memorable evening together and never see each other again.What a miserable lot dieters are! You can always recognize them from the sour expression on their

4、faces. They spend most of their time turning their noses up at food. They are forever consulting calorie charts; gazing at themselves in mirrors; and leaping on to weighing-machines in the bathroom. They spend a lifetime fighting a losing battle against spreading hips, bigger tummies（肚子） and double

5、chins. Some declare all-out war on FAT. Mere dieting is not enough. They exhaust themselves doing exercises, sweating in sauna baths, being massaged by weird machines. The really wealthy pay vast sums for “health cures”. For two weeks they can enter a nature clinic and be starved to death for a hund

6、red dollars a week. Dont think its only the middle-aged who go in for these fashions either. Many of these bright young things you see are living on nothing but air, water and the goodwill of God.Dieters undertake to starve themselves of their own free will; so why are they so miserable? Well, for o

7、ne thing, theyre always hungry. You can't be hungry and happy at the same time. All the horrible foods they eat leave them permanently dissatisfied. “Wonderfood is a complete food”, the advertisement says. “Just dissolve(溶解) a teaspoonful in water”. A complete food it may be, but not quite as co

8、mplete as a juicy steak. And, of course, theyre always miserable because they feel so guilty. Hunger just proves too much for them and in the end they may rush to eat five huge cream cakes at a time. And who can blame them? At least three times a day they are exposed to temptation. What torture（折磨）

9、it is always watching others swallowing piles of mouth-watering food while you only have a water biscuit and sip unsweetened lemon juice!Whats all this torture for? Saintly people keep themselves away from food to achieve a state of grace. Unsaintly people do so to achieve a state of misery. It will

10、 be a great day when all the dieters in the world abandon their slimming courses; when they hold out their plates and demand second helpings!1.Which of the following would the writer most probably agree with?A. New ways of controlling weight are needed.B. We should all have second helpings and grow

11、fat.C. Many diseases are connected with overweight.D. Trying to be slim is not an excuse for suffering.2. How did the boy and the girl most probably feel after the night?A. Excited.B. Awkward.C. Nervous.D. Hurt.3.According to the writer, which of the following are all typical dieters? weighs himself

12、 three times a day eats five huge cream cakes at a time always checks calorie charts has expensive yet nutritious meals every week has big tummies and double chins takes sauna bathsA. B. C. D. 4. Why might the boy have to live on memories and hopes during the month to come (Paragraph 1)？A. He knew t

13、hey would have a wonderful night.B. He knew theres no hope of seeing the girl again.C. He knew they would meet again and share the good memories.D. He knew he would have no living expense for the next month. 5.What is the writers attitude towards diet?A. Supportive .B. Critical.C. Doubtful.D. Uninte

14、rested.BBelow is a page adapted from an English dictionarystick  verb (stuck, stuck )push sth in+adv./prep. to push sth, usually a sharp object, into sth; to be pushed into sth: VN The nurse stuck the needle into my arm. Don't stick your fingers through the bars of the cage. V I found a nai

15、l sticking in the tyre.attach+adv./prep. to fix sth to sth else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to sth in this way: VN He stuck a stamp on the envelope. We used glue to stick the broken pieces together. I stuck the photos into an album. V Her wet clothes were sticking to her body.

16、The glue's useless-the pieces just won't stick.putVN +adv./prep. (informal) to put sth in a place, especially quickly or carelessly: Stick your bags down there. He stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off. Can you stick this on the noticeboard? Peter stuck his head around the door and

17、 said, 'Coffee, anyone?' (spoken) Stick 'em up! (= put your hands above your head-I have a gun)become fixedV (in sth) to become fixed in one position and impossible to move: The key has stuck in the lock. This drawer keeps sticking.difficult situation(BrE, informal) (usually used in nega

18、tive sentences and questions) to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation or person: VN I don't know how you stick that job. They're always arguing-I can't stick it any longer. The problem is, my mother can't stick my boyfriend. V -ing John can't stick living with his parents.b

19、ecome acceptedV to become accepted: The police couldn't make the charges stick (= show them to be true). His friends called him Bart and the name has stuck (= has become the name that everyone calls him).V to not take any more cardsIdioms: stick in your mind (of a memory, an image, etc.) to be r

20、emembered for a long time: One of his paintings in particular sticks in my mind.stick in your throat / craw (informal)(of words) to be difficult or impossible to say: She wanted to say how sorry she was but the words seemed to stick in her throat.(of a situation) to be difficult or impossible to acc

21、ept; to make you angrystick your neck out (informal) to do or say sth when there is a risk that you may be wrong: I'll stick my neck out and say that Bill is definitely the best candidate for the job.stick to your guns (informal) to refuse to change your mind about sth even when other people are

22、 trying to persuade you that you are wrongPhrasal Verbs: stick around (informal) to stay in a place, waiting for sth to happen or for sb to arrive: Stick around; we'll need you to help us later.stick at sth to work in a serious and determined way to achieve sth: If you want to play an instrument

23、 well, you've got to stick at it.stick by sb no passive to be loyal to a person and support them, especially in a difficult situation: Her husband was charged with fraud but she stuck by him.stick by sth no passive to do what you promised or planned to do: They stuck by their decision.stick sth&

24、lt;->down (informal) to write sth somewhere: I think I'll stick my name down on the list.stick out to be noticeable or easily seen: They wrote the notice in big red letters so that it would stick out.stick sth<->out (of sth) to be further out than sth else or come through a hole; to pus

25、h sth further out than sth else or through a hole: His ears stick out. She stuck her tongue out at me. Don't stick your arm out of the car window.stick to sthto continue doing sth in spite of difficulties: She finds it impossible to stick to a diet.to continue doing or using sth and not want to

26、change it: He promised to help us and he stuck to his word (= he did as he had promised). 'Shall we meet on Friday this week?' 'No, let's stick to Saturday.' She stuck to her story.stick together (informal) (of people) to stay together and support each other: We were the only Bri

27、tish people in the town so we tended to stick together.stick up to point upwards or be above a surface: The branch was sticking up out of the water.stick with sb/sth no passive (informal)to stay close to sb so that they can help you: Stick with me and I'll make you a millionaire!to continue with

28、 sth or continue doing sth: They decided to stick with their original plan.nounfrom treeC a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been broken from a tree: We collected dry sticks to start a fire. The boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog. Her arms and legs were like sticks (= very thin).fo

29、r walkingC (especially BrE) = WALKING STICK: The old lady leant on her stick as she talked.in sportC a long thin object that is used in some sports to hit or control the ball: a hockey sticklong thin pieceC (often in compounds) a long thin piece of sth: a stick of dynamite carrot sticks (AmE) a stic

30、k of butterC (often in compounds) a thin piece of wood or plastic that you use for a particular purpose: pieces of pineapple on sticks The men were carrying spades and measuring sticks.in plane / vehicleC (informal, especially AmE) the control stick of a planeC (informal, especially AmE) a handle us

31、ed to change the GEARS of a vehiclefor orchestraC a BATON, used by the person who CONDUCTS an orchestracriticismU (BrE, informal) criticism or harsh words: The referee got a lot of stick from the home fans.country areas(the sticks) pl. (informal) country areas, a long way from cities: We live out in

32、 the sticks.personC (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a person: He's not such a bad old stick.6. When Jimmy says: “Every morning, I have to take the crowded bus to school, which I really cant stick.”, he may feel _.A. worriedB. curiousC. annoyedD. discouraged7. Due to her fashionable dress, the wom

33、an stuck out when she was walking in the street. “stuck out” in this sentence means “_”.A. be noticeableB. be followedC. be admiredD. be envied8. When I was in trouble, Paul was the only one who _ to help me.A. stuck in his throatB. stuck togetherC. stuck upD. stuck his neck out9. Sally said to me:

34、“Try a peaceful life out in the sticks, and you will experience something totally different.” She means _.A. I should go to the woods to enjoy a new life.B. I should ignore the criticism and enjoy myself.C. I should go to the remote areas to have a change.D. I should go out by plane instead of by tr

35、ain to change my feelings.CWe discuss the issue of when to help a patient die. Doctors of our generation are not newcomers to this question. Going back to my internship（实习）days, I can remember many patients in pain, sometimes in coma(昏迷), with late, hopeless cancer. For many of them, we wrote an ord

36、er for heavy medicationmorphine(吗啡)by the clock. This was not talked about openly and little was written about it. It was essential, not controversial.The best way to bring the problem into focus is to describe two patients whom I cared for. The first, formerly a nurse, had an automobile accident. A

37、 few days later her lungs seemed to fill up; her heart developed dangerous rhythm disturbances. So there she was: in coma, on a breathing machine, her heartbeat maintained with an electrical device. One day after rounds, my secretary said the husband and son of the patient wanted to see me. They tol

38、d me their wife and mother was obviously going to die; she was a nurse and had told her family that she never wanted this kind of terrible death, being maintained by machines. I told them that while I respected their view, there was nothing deadly about her situation. The kidney(肾) failure she had w

39、as just the kind for which the artificial kidney was most effective. While possibly a bit reassured, they were disappointed. Here was the head surgeon seemingly determined to keep everybody alive, no matter what.Within a few days the patient's pacemaker(起搏器) could be removed and she awoke from h

40、er coma. About six months later, the door of my office opened and in walked a gloriously fit woman. After some cheery words of appreciation, the father and son asked to speak to me alone. As soon as the door closed, both men became quite tearful. All that came out was, "We want you to know how

41、wrong we were."The second patient was an 85-year-old lady whose hair caught fire while she was smoking. She arrived with a deep burn; I knew it would surely be deadly. As a remarkable coincidence there was a meeting for discussion going on at the time in medical ethics(道德). The speaker asked me

42、 if I had any sort of ethical problem I could bring up for discussion. I described the case and asked the students their opinion. After the discussion, I made a remark that was, when looking back, a serious mistake. I said, "I'll take the word back to the nurses about her and we will talk a

43、bout it some more before we decide." The instructor and the students were shocked: "You mean this is a real patient?" The teacher of ethics was not accustomed to being challenged by actuality. In any event, I went back and met with the nurses. A day or two later, when she was making n

44、o progress and was suffering terribly, we began to back off treatment. Soon she died quietly and not in pain. As a reasonable physician, you had better move ahead and do what you would want done for you. And don't discuss it with the world first. There is a lesson here for everybody. Assisting p

45、eople to leave this life requires strong judgment and long experience to avoid its misuse.10. In the early days when a patient had got a deadly, hopeless illness, _.A. doctors used to ask the patient to go back home and wait for deathB. doctors would write all their treatment plan on the patients me

46、dical recordC. doctors would talk about their treatment plan openlyD. usually doctors would inject more morphine into the patient to end his life11. The first patients husband and son wanted the doctor_.A. to end her lifeB. to save her lifeC. to operate on her at onceD. to use an artificial kidney12

47、. In the second paragraph, why were they disappointed?A. Their wife and mother was going to die. B. They doctor didnt do as they asked to.C. Their wife and mother had to receive a kidney transplant.D. The doctor scolded them for their cruelty 13. At the meeting, the author discussed with the student

48、s_.A. how to help patients end their livesB. the importance of mercy killingC. the relationship between mercy killing and ethicsD. the case about an old lady14. The author suggested that doctors_ before they assist a patient in killing himself.A. discuss it with the others firstB. make sure there is

49、 no other choice leftC. be required to do so first by the patientD. give the patient enough morphine 15.Which of the following can best describe the author?A. Cruel. B. Determined. C. Experienced. D. Considerate.DThe Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and knocked into the tabl

50、e, spilling his coffee over his notes. “How embarrassing! I am getting so clumsy in my old age.”Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments. It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others. Someone said, “Come on, Frank. Tell us yo

51、ur most embarrassing moment.”Frank laughed and began to tell us of his childhood. “I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not j

52、ust enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.”He looked at us and said, “I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like t

53、he ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish.”Franks voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad he would drive me to scho

54、ol. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school, I would shrink (畏缩) down into the seat hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would sl

55、am to a stop and the old truck would belch (喷出) a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was

56、twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!”He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, “No, Da

57、d.” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face. I said, “Dad, Im too old for a goodbye kiss. Im too old for any kind of kiss.” My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. Then he turned and looked out the windshield. “ Youre right,” he said. “ You are a big boy.a man. I wont kiss you anymore.”Frank got a fun