高考英语二轮复习总结命题预测：阅读理解9

高考英语二轮复习命题预测阅读理解9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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwater,justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn'tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart-there'sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou'reneitheronethingnortheother.You'reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou'retooashamedtosay,"Well,I'mwritinganovel,butI'mnotquitesureifI'mgoingtogetthere”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.ThenImetanagent（代理商）whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal——thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck-offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there'snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract（合同）ofthepublisher-tobeapublishedwriter-isunbelievablyrewarding（有回报的）.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel.tofinishthewritingcoursetorealizeherowndreamtosatisfyreaders'wishtoearnmoremoneyHowdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?A.Disturbed. B.Ashamed. C.Confident. D.Uncertain.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?Itpaystosticktoone'sgoal.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.BMiniBookExcerpts(节选)BiographyWhenSalingerlearnedthatacarparkwastobebuiltontheland,themiddle-agedwriterwasshockedandquirklyboughttheneighboringareatoprotectit...Thetownspeopleneverforgottherescueandcametohelptheirmostfamousneighbor.J.D.Salinger：ALifebyKennethSlawenski(RandomHouse,$27)Mystery(疑案小说)“You'reasmartboy.Benny'sdeathwasnoaccident,andyou'retheonlywhosawithappen.Doyouthinkthemurderershouldgetawaywithit?9,Theboywasstartingstubbornlyathislapagain.AthoughtsuddenlyoccurredtoAnnika,“Didyou...Yourecognizedthemaninthecar,didn'tyou?"Theboyhesitated,twistinghisfingersJMaybeJhesaidquietly.RedWolfbyLizaMarklund(AtriaBooks,$25.ShortStoriesShewantstosaytohimMiatsheliaslearned,noneofitinclass.Somewomenarebomstupid,andsomewomenaretoosmartfortheirowngood.Somewomenarebomtogive,andsomewomenonlyknowhowtotake.SomewomenlearnMiotheywanttobefromtheirmothers,somewhotheydon'twanttobe.Somemotherssuffersotheirdaughterswon't.SomemotherslovesotheirdaughterswontYouAre处eebyDanzySenna(RiverheadBooks,$15)HumorDoyourkidsliketohavefun?CometoFunTimes!Doyouliketowatchyourkidshavingfun?BringthemtoFunTimes!FunTimes!"amusementcycling^isthemostfunyoucanhave,legally,intheUnitedStatesrightnow.WhyspendthousandsofdollarsflyingtoDisneyWorldwhenyoucanspendlessthanhalftothatwithinaday'sdriveIfmostcities?HappyAndOtherBadThoughtsbyLarryDoyle(氏co,$14.99)IfthereaderswanttoknowaboutthetitleofSalinger,theyshouldbuythebookpublishedbyA.Ecco B.AtriaBooksC.RiverheadBooks D.RandomHouseThebookHappyAndOtherBadThoughtsisintendedfor.A.youngchildren B.DisneyWorldworkersC.middleschoolteachers D.parentswithyoungchildrenWhichbookdescribeswomenwithcharactersoftheirown?HappyAndOtherBadThoughtsJ.D.Salinger:ALifeYouAreFreeRedWolfAfterfinishingthebookRedWolf,thereaderswouldlearnthat.theboyhelpedarrestthemurdererBennydiedofanaccidentthemurderergotawaywiththecrimeD.AnnikacarriedoutthecrimeIfConfucius（孑L子）werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He'dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.Ifsnothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon'tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn'tmeanthatAmericansdon'tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChineseart,historyandphilosophy（哲学）.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker'sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.TheopeningparagraphismainlyintendedtoprovidesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusattractthereaders,interestinthesubjectshowgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerprovethepopularityofmodembirthdaycelebrationsWecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudentshaveagreatinterestinstudyingChinesetakeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionstrytogethighscoresinChineseexamsfightforachancetolearnChinese66.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?ForgottenWisdominAmericaHugeFansoftheChineseLanguageChineseCultureforWesternersOldThinkerwithaBigFutureThepassageislikelytoappearin.abiographyahistorypaperanewspaperaphilosophytextbookDEaster（复活节）isstillagreatdayforworship,randyinbasketsandrunningaroundtheyardfindingeggs,buteveryyearitgetsquiteabitworseforbunnies.Andno,notbecausethekidsliketopulltheirears.Theculpritisclimatechange,andsomeresearchersfoundthatrisingtemperaturesarehavingharmfuleffectsonatleastfivespeciesofrabbitintheUS.TaketheLowerKeysMarchrabbit,forinstance.AnendangeredspeciesthatlivesintheLowerFloridaKeys,thisspeciesofcottontailisagreatswimmer—itlivesontheislands!—butitisalreadyseverelyaffectedbydevelopmentandnowbyrisinglevels.AccordingtotheCenterforBiologicalDiversity,anoceanlevelriseofonly0.6meterswillsendtheseguysjumpingtohighergroundanda0.9-meterrisewouldwipeouttheirhabitat涮」息地）completely.Thesnowshoehare,ontheotherhand,hasacolorissue.Mostoftheserabbitschangetheirfurcolorfromwhiteinthewintertimetobrowninthesummer,eachdesignedtogivethembettercoverfrompredators（捕食者）.Asthenumberofdayswithsnowdecreasesallacrossthecountry,however,moreandmorebunniesarcbeingleftinwhitefurduringbrowndirtdaysofbothfallandspring,makingthemaneasiermarkforpredators.Researchersknowthatthecolorchangeiscontrolledbythenumberofhoursofsunlight,butwhethertherabbitwillbeabletoadaptquickenoughtosurviveisabigquestion.TheNationalWildlifeFederationhasreportedthathuntershavenoticedtheirnumbersarealreadymarkedlydown.Americanpikasorrockrabbits,arelativeofrabbitsandhares,mightbethefirs*ofthesespeciestogoextinctduetoclimatechange.About7-8incheslong,pikaslivehighinthecool,dampmountainswestoftheRockyMountains.Asglobaltemperaturesrise,theywouldnaturallymigrate(迁徙)tohigherground—buttheyalreadyoccupythemountaintops.Theycan'tgoanyhigher.TheNationalWildlifeFederationreportsthattheymightnotbeabletostandthenewtemperaturesastheirhabitatbeatsup.Thevolcanorabbithasthesameproblem.TheserabbitsliveontheslopesofvolcanoesinMexico,andrecentstudieshaveshownthatthelowerrangeoftheirhabitathasalreadyshiftedupwardabout700meters,buttherearenotsuitableplantsforthemtomovehigher,sotheyarestuckinthemiddle.Scientistsareconcernedabouttheirpopulations.NativetotheUS,pygmyrabbitsweighlessthan1poundandliveintheAmericanWest.Theyarebelievedtobethesmallestrabbitsintheworld.Theirhabitatshavebeendestroyedbydevelopment.Severalpopulations,suchastheColumbiaBasinpygmy,almostwentextinctandweresavedbyzoobreedingprograms.Pygmyrabbitsalsorelyonwintercoverbydiggingtunnelsthroughthesnowtoescapepredators,butlessersnowfallisleavingthemexposed.AllofthisgivesnewmeaningtodressingupinagiantbunnycostumethisEaster.ThewritermentionsEasteratthebeginningofthepassageinorderto.A.showtheimportanceofEasterDay B.introducetheissueaboutbunniesC.remindpeopleofEastertraditionsD.discusstherelationshipbetweenEasterandbunniesTheword“culprit”(Paragraph2)isclosestinmeaningto.A.criminal B.judge C.victim D.producerAccordingtothepassage,somerabbitscannowbeeasilydiscoveredbypredatorsbecausethey areexposedlomoreskillfulhuntershavemovedtohabitatswithfewerplantshaven*tadaptedthemselvestoclimatechangecan'tchangetheirfurcolorintowhiteinthefallandthespringTheproblemfacedbyvolcanorabbetsandrockrabbitsisthat.bothareaffectedbylesssnowbothareaffectedbyrisingsealevelsCneithercanfindenoughfoodD.neithercanmigratetohigherplacesEDoyouknowhowitiswhenyouseesomeoneyawnandyoustartyawningtoo?Orhowharditistobeamongpeoplelaughingandnotlaughyourself?Well,apparentlyit'sbecausewehavemirrorneurons（神经元）inourbrains.Putsimply,theexistenceofmirrorneuronssuggeststhateverytimeweseesomeoneelsedosomething,ourbrainsimitate（模仿）it,whetherornotweactuallyperformthesameaction.Thisexplainsagreatdealabouthowwelearntosmile,talk,walk,danceorplaysports.Buttheideagoesfurther：mirrorneuronsnotonlyappeartoexplainphysicalactionsytheyalsotellusthatthereisabiologicalbasisforthewayweunderstandotherpeople.Mirrorneuronscanundoubtedlybefoundalloverourbrains,butespeciallyintheareaswhichrelatetoourabilitytouselanguages,andtounderstandhowotherpeoplefeel.Researchershavefoundthatmirrorneuronsrelatestronglytolanguage.Agroupofresearchersdiscoveredthatiftheygavepeoplesentencestolistento（forexample:"Thehandtookholdoftheball"），thesamemirrorneuronsweretriggeredaswhentheactionwasactuallyperformed（inthisexample,actuallytakingholdofaball）.Anyproblemswithmirrorneuronsmaywellresultinproblemswithbehavio