江苏省兴仁高级中学06届高考二轮复习专项练习（阅读理解）4

江苏省兴仁高级中学06届高考二轮复习专项练习

阅读理解

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第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

A

Whilemanyyoungcelebrities,especiallyprettywomen,areunwillingtotalkabouttheirhumble

origins,LuYanisnevertooshytotalkaboutherhometownasmallvillageinnorthernJiangxi

Province.Surroundedbyhighmountains,silverstoneminingisthemajorsourceofwealthinthe

townwhereshewasbornin1981.Whenshegoeshometovisit,shehastotakeatrainfromthe

provincialcapitalNanchangformorethananhour,thenchangetoabusfbranotherhourandahalf.

Luistheeldestofthreesiblings.nWebrokethefamilyplanningpolicy,becausevillagepeople

alwayswantason,"shesaidsmiling.Luwearsclothesfrombig-namedesignersnow,butwhenshe

wasachildsheoftenwentseveralyearswithoutnewclothes.nIgrewtallsofastmymotherthought

buyingnewclotheswaswasteful/shesaid.Shehadnochoicebuttowearhand-me-downsfrom

relatives.

Lustillremembersclearlyherfirst"madetoorder11clothing.Shepickedcottonforawhole

summervacationandearned90yuan(US$11),Shespent6yuan(US$0.70)totakeabustothe

countywheresheaskedatailortomakeacoataccordingtoadesigninamagazine.nAtthattime,I

thoughtitwasaverymodemdesign/shesaid.Itmeantmoretoherthanallthehautecoutureshe

ownedlater.

Whenshegraduatedfrommiddleschool,the16-year-oldLuwas1.78metreshigh.Sheleftfbr

Nanchangtostudyaccounting.nMyparentsthoughtthemajorwouldhelpmefindajob,"shesaid.

Shewasself-consciousofherheightandbeganwalkinghunchedover.nIalwaysbowed.AsIgrew

up,Istartedtoknowthatmyposturewasnotgood,soIattendedafigure-buildingclass/*shesaid.

Littledidsheknowthatitwouldleadhertoabrightfuture.

56.Theunderlinedword“humble"inParagraphOnemeans.

A.richB.poorC.brightD.modern

57.WhatdoesLuYanmeanbyreferringtoherfirst"madetoorder"clothing?

A.LuYanmadehercoattoherownmeasurebyherself.

B.Shethoughtitwasaveryinteresting..

C.Sheearnedthemoneythroughherownhardwork.

D.Itmeantalottoherandherfuture.

58.WhichofthefollowingaboutLuYanisn'tmentionedinthepassage?

A.Age.B.Height.C.Hometown.D.Salary.

59.Whichofthefollowingcan'tbeusedtodescribethisprettygirl?

A.Honest.B.Generous.C.Successful.D.Humorous.

B

NEWYORK:Actress-singerJenniferLopezisusingherstarpowertorallysupportforafellow

Latinawhoissufferingfrombloodcancer.Lopez,36,isurgingHispanicsinNewYorkCityto

donatebloodmarrowtohelpJanetOvalles,a29-year-oldofDominicandescent（血统）whoneedsa

transplantfromamatchingdonortosurvive.

"IamayoungHispanicwoman,soisJanet.Icouldempathizewithhersituationsomuch/

LopezsaidinastatementreleasedFridaybyDKMS,thebonemarrowdonorcenterthatis

organizingdonordrivesforOvalles.

“Thesethingsjustmakeyourealizethatwe*reallinterconnectedanddependononeanother,11

saidLopez,whoisofPuertoRicandescent.

DoctorssaythatabonemarrowtransplantisOvalles*onlychanceforrecovery一andthemost

suitablematchesarefrompeopleofthesameethnicbackground.

ButwithHispanicssharplyunderrepresentedinthepoolofregistereddonors,theprognosisis

bleak.ForOvalles,therewasnomatchinherfamilyoramongthe10millionregistereddonors

worldwide.

nIamawalkingtimebomb,"Ovallessaidinarecentinterview.nIfIdon*tfindadonor,Iwill

die.”

WithLopezcallingattentiontohercause,Ovalleshopestofindamatchingdonoratbone

marrowdrives.

"It'sbeenveryhardtorecruitHispanicbonemarrowdonors,butwithJennifer'shelpwereally

feelwecangettheHispaniccommunityonboard,HsaidKatharinaHarf,headofDKMS.

6O.IftherearefourdonorsthatmatchthebloodmarrowofJanetOvalles,whodoyouthinkthe

doctorwillprobablychoose?Adonorfrom.

A.PuertoRicoB.EnglandC.GermanyD.America

61.Bysaying“Iamawalkingtimebomb”,Owallesmeans.

A.Sheisalwaystakingabombwithhim.

B.Sheknewhewoulddienotlongafter.

C.Shewarnedthathewasverydangerous.

D.Shewasappealingtomorepeople'sattention.

62.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.JenniferLopezisusingherstarpowertorallysupportfbrOvalles.

B.JanetOvalleswassuretodieevenifshecouldfindadonor..

C.Peoplearoundtheworldshoulddependoneachother.

D.Bloodcancerissoseriousthateverybodyshouldavoidit.

63.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.OnlyafewpeoplewantedtohelpJanetOvalles.

B.ToOvalles,therearemanywaystorecoverfromthebloodcancer.

C.Ovallesissuretofindamatchingdonoratbonemarrowdrives.

D.JenniferLopezissosympatheticanactress.

C

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D

Whoisthemostcharmingmanintheworld?DavidBeckham,BradPitorTomCruise?Neither

ofthem,atleastintheeyesofasalesmansurnamedLinwhoclaimstobethemostattractiveguyon

theglobe.

“ManypeoplesaythatIamfarmorecharmingthanthemoviestars,say,TakeshiKaneshiroand

TseTingFungandIknowthis.Ilookyoungandmature.H"Ibelievenoonecantopmein

appearance,"Linsaid,"Iamtentimesmorehandsomethananyoneelse.""Handsomeguys

seldombragabouttheiroutlooks,whilethebraggersareanythingbuthandsome,"Lin

respondedtothosewhomaydoubtthatheisexaggeratingabouthisappearance.

Lin,165cm（5.4feet）tall,calledthenewshotlineoftheSouthernChinaMetropolisDailyearlier

thismonth,askingthepapertohelppromotehimintoacelebrity.Heofferedtotreatadinnerto

anyonewhocanmakehimfamous.nrilbeverygratefilltomyfuturepatrons.Theyaretentimes

moreimportantthanmyparents.IwillpaybackbyinvitingthemtoamealJLinsaid.

Eagertobecomeastar,Linclaimedthathisfaceismorethanenoughtomakehimfamous,

thoughhewasnotgiftedinartsandperforming.Whenaskedaboutthebest-lookingpartonhim,

Linallegedthateachpartisperfectandnodefectscanbefound."It'sstandardHwashisreplyto

questionsabouthis165-cmstature.

Linusedtobeawaiterandnowworkingasasalesmanatamarketsellingsteelproducts.The

24-year-oldmanhasneverformallydatedagirlthoughquiteanumberofwomenhaveshown

interestsinhim,accordingtoLin.Wheneverheisidle,hejustlooksintothemirrortoenjoyhis

handsomeappearanceorposingforpictures,accordingtoLin.

"Hisillusionoriginatesfromnarcissism/*apsychologistinHainanUniversitysaid,addingthat

narcissismcanoftenmakepeoplefeeltoogoodaboutthemselves.

68.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Linisnotonlyeagertobecomefamousbutgiftedinartsandperforming.

B.Linthinksheisthemosthandsomepersonintheworld.

C.Linwasonceawaiter,butnowworkingatasmallcompany.

D.HoweverbusyLinis,hespendshourseverydayenjoyinghimselfinthemirror.

69.WhydidhecallthenewshotlineoftheSouthernChinaMetropolisDaily?

A.TomakefriendswithDavidBeckham,BradPitorTomCruise

B.Todateagirlwhohehadfalleninlovewith.

C.Toaskforhelpforhethinksheissufferingfromnarcissism.

D.Tobeafamousperson.

7O.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkLinis?

A.Confident.B.Normal.C.Abnormal（病态的）.D.Modest（谦虚的）.

71.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.MostHandsomeManSeekingFame.B.ASalesmanSumamedLin

C.AHandsomeYoungMan.D.TheMostAttractiveGuy.

D

(Reuter,Jan.10,2006)China'spowershortageeasedin2005,featuringaflourishingsupplyand

demand,tightearlyintheyearandafterwardandexperienceagradualalleviation,aseniorofficial

toldaforumSaturday.

Thecountryhasbeenbattlingverygreatenergyshortageasitseconomyroarsaheadatfull

speed,seeinggrowthlastyearof9.9percent.

Chinaconsumed2,468.9gigawatthoursofelectricityin2005,up13.45percentover2004while

thepowersupplyhit2474.7gigawatthours,up12.8percentover2004,Wangyonggan,

secretary-generalofChinaElectricityCouncil(CEC),said.

Henotedthatthenationalandcontinuouspowershortagein2004turnedintoregional,seasonal

andtemporaryshortagesin2005.

Power-shortprovincesreducedfrom26inthebeginningof2005to11inNovember.The

country*sthen-mostpower-shortwasdownbyapproximate25millionkilowatts,accordingto

officialfigures.

Thegrowthrateofpowerconsumptionin2005declinedby1.73percentagepointsthan2004,of

whichindustryused1,805.6gigawatthoursofelectricity,up12.48percentover2004,whilethe

growthratewentdown4.27percentagepointsfromthepreviousyear,Wangsaid.

Outputreductionofthehighenergyconsumingindustrycontributedmosttothealleviation,he

said.Theindustrypowerconsumptionratedeclinedby0.72percentagepointsfrom2004,0.3

percentagepointshigherthanin2003,Wangsaid,addingthattheindustrypowerconsumptionhike

wasalastingfeatureofChina'sindustrialization.

72.ThereasonwhyChina'sfacingpowershortageisthat.

A.thecitizensarewastingtoomuchofthepower.

B.theeconomyisspeedingrapidly.

C.Chinaispoorinnaturalresources.

D.toolittlepowerenergyhasbeensuppliedtosatisfytheconsumption.

73.Whichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothepassage?

A.Chinasupplied12.8%moreelectricityin2005thanin2004.

B.InNovember,2005,therewerestillelevenprovincesshortofpowerinChina.

C.Therateofpowerconsumptionin2004washigherthanthatin2005.

D.ThegrowthrateoftheeconomyinChinain2004was9.9%.

74.Theunderlinedword“alleviation”inthelastparagraphmeans.

A.prosperity.B.failure.C.easeD.development

75.Wherecanyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?

A.Inareferencebook.B.Inamagazine.C.Inanewspaper.D.Onaposter.

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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.

A

“BANG!”thedoorcausedareverberation（回声）.Itwasjuststandingthere,withfatherstandingon

oneside,andIontheotherside.

Wewerebothingreatanger^^Neversetfootinthishouseagain!”stormedfather.Withtears

wellingupinmyeyes,Irushedoutoftheflatandranalongthestreet.

Thestreetlightswereshining,causingrathersad-feeling.Iwanderedaimlessly.

Ayoungfatherwhoheldachildinhisarmswalkedpastme.IfeltasifIsawmychildhood

fromanotherspace:happyandcarefree.

Butnow...Idon'tknowwhetheritisbecauseIhavegrownuporbecausedadisgetting

old.Wedifferinourwaysofthinking.Healwaysputhisopinionsandcodesofbehavioron

me.WheneverIdosomethingwrong,heneveradmitsit.Wearejustliketwopeoplecomingfrom

twodifferentworlds.Itfeelslikethereisanirondoorbetweenusthatcanneverbeopened.

Iwanderedthestreets,withoutadestinationinmind.Myheartwasfrozenonthishotsummer

night.AsIwalkedontherewerefewerandfewerpeopleonthestreets,untilIhadonlythestreet

lightstokeepmecompany.WhenIfinallyreachedthehigh-riseapartmentblockinwhichIlived,1

sawthatthelightwasstillon.

Ithoughttomyself:"Isfatherwaitingforme,orishestillangrywithme?^^

Infact,itwasnothing.Perhaps,dadwasthrowingawaysomeofhisoldstamps.Perhapshe

thoughttheywereuseless.IneverhadthecouragetotellhimthatIlikedcollectingstamps.1can't

standhisoutrageous（蛮横的）words:"Ican'tthrowyouaway,letalonetheseoldpapers?”

Allthelightswereoffexceptfathers.

Dadwasalwayslikethis.Maybehedidn'tknowhowtoexpresshimself.Aftershoutingatme,

henevershowedanymercyoranymomentsofregret.Afteranargumenthehasthehabitof

creepingupinmysleepandthentuckingmeunderneaththecovers.

Thiswashowhealwayswas.Hehasbeenaleaderforsolongthattellingeveryoneelsewhat

todohasbecomehissecondnature.

Thelightwasstillon."AmIwrong?991whispered,maybe...Withthekeyinhand,Iwasas

nervousasIhadeverbeen.Atlast,Idecidedtoopenthedoor.AssoonasIopenedthedoortears

randownmycheeks.IsuddenlyrealizedthattheirondoorthatIhadimaginedbetweenusdidnot

existatall.Love—itsecondtonone.

56.Decidewhichisthebestorderofthefollowingaccordingtowhathappenedinthepassage.

a.Iopenedthedoorandenteredthehouse.

b.SadlyIranoutintothestreet.

c.IreachedtheplacewhereIlivedandsawmyhousestillbrightlylit.

d.Ithoughtofmyfather'skindnesstowardsme.

e.Iwalkedaboutinthestreetwithoutanyaim.

A.b,e,d,c,aB.b,e,c,d,aC.b,e,a,c,dD.b,e,c,a,d

57.Whatmadethewriterthinkofhischildhood?

A.Thesightofthestreetlights.

B.Thesightoftheemptystreet.

C.Thesightofafatherwithachildinhisarms.

D.Thesightoflightinhisownhouse.

58.Whydoyouthinkthefatheroftenshoutsathisson?

A.perhapsthefatherisgettingolderandolder.

B.perhapsthesonhasalreadygrownup.

C.perhapstheyneveragreewitheachother.

D.perhapsthefatherhasgotusedtodoingthat.

59.Whatconclusioncanyoucometoafterreadingthepassage?

A.Thefathertreatshissoninanunfairway.

B.Thefatherisactuallykindtohisson.

C.Thefatherisneitherkindnorcrueltohisson.

D.Thefatherisalwaysfindingfaultwithhisson.

B

Makinganadvertisementfortelevisionoftencostsmorethanamovie.Forexample,atwo-hour

moviecosts$6milliontomake.ATVcommercialcancostmorethan$6000asecond.Andthat

doesnotincludecostofpayingforairtime（电视节目开始的时间）.Whichismorevaluable,the

programorthead?Intermsofmoney-andmakingmoneyiswhattelevisionisallaboutthe

commercialisbyfarthemoreimportant.

Research,markettesting,talent,timeandmoneyallcometogethertomakeuswanttobuya

product.Nomatterhowbadwethinkacommercialis,itworks.ThesalesofCharmwentuponce

theadsbegan.TVcommercialsactuallybuytheirwayintoourhead.We,inturn,buytheproduct.

Andtheadsworkbecausesomuchtimeanattentionaregiventhem.Herearesomerulesof

commercialadmaking.Ifyouwanttogetthelowmiddle-classbuyer,makesuretheannouncerhas

atough,manlyvoice.Putsomepeopleintheadwhoworkwiththeirhands.Ifyouwanttosellto

upper-classaudience,makesurethatthehouse,thefurniture,andthehairstylearethetypesthatthe

groupidentifies（识另（J）with.Ifyouwantthebuyerfeelsuperiortothecharactersellingtheproduct,

thenmakethatpersonsostupidorsillythateveryonewillfeelgreatabouthimselforherself

Welaughatcommercials.Wedon'tthinkwepaythatmuchattentionthem.Butfactsshowweare

kiddingourselves.Themakingofacommercialthatcostssomuchmoneyisnotkidstuff.It*sbig,

bigbusiness.Andifstellinguswhattothink,whatweneed,andwhattobuy.Toputitsimply,the

TVcommercialisaformofbrainwashing.

60.TVcommercialsaremoreimportantthanotherprogramstotelevisionbecause.

A.theybringingreatprofits（利润）B.theyrequirealotofmoneytomake

C.theyarenotdifficulttoproduceD.theyattractmoreviewersthanotherprograms

61.ThepurposeofalltheeffortsmadeinturningoutTVcommercialsis.

A.topersuadepeopletobuytheproductB.toshowhowvaluabletheproductis

C.totestthemarketvalueoftheproductD.tomakethemasinterestingasTVmovies

62.Fromtherulessetformakingcommercialads,wecanseethat.

A.thelower-middle-classbuyerlikestoworkwithhishand

B.themorestupidthecharacters,themorebuyersoftheproduct

C.addesignersattractdifferentpeoplewithdifferentskills

D.anupper-classbuyerismoreinterestedinhousesandfurniturethanalower-middle-class

buyer

63.Itisbelievedbythewriterthat.

A.fewpeopleliketowatchTVcommercials

B.TVcommercialsareagoodguidetobuyers

C.TVcommercialsoftenmakepeoplelaugh

D.peopledonotthinkhighlyofTVcommercials

C

Somuchtodo,solittletime.Somuchinformation,solittletimetoread.Inthisagethereismore

informationthaneverbefore.Thereisnotenoughtimetoreadeverythingwewantto

read.However,youcantakeinandunderstandmoreinformationinshortertimethrough

speed-reading.Thisarticlewillnotmakeyouread3000wordsperminute,butitwillshowyou

howtoincreaseyourspeedgreatly.Youwillalsolearnthebasictechniquesofspeedreading,along

withthedosanddon*tsofspeed-reading.

Whenyoufirstlearnedtoread,youwouldsaythewordoutloudandsounditout.Thenyoumight

whisperthewordbecausepeoplecanbecomeannoyedwhenyoureadaloud.Thestageyouarenow

atissayingthewordinyourhead.Mostpeopletendtoreadthisway.Sayingthewordinyourhead

willcutyourreadingspeedtremendously（极大的）.

Howdoyoucalculateyourreadingspeed?Thespeedismeasuredbyhowmanywordsperminute

youcanread.Getsomereadingmaterial,preferablyabook.Findouthowmanywordsareonthe

page.Timeyourselfoneminute.Startyourtimerandstartreading.Whenthetimersounds,stopat

once.Ifyoucounted500wordsonthepageandyoureadhalfofthepage,thenyouareprobably

readingat250wordsperminute.

Thefirstthingaboutspeed-readingislookingatthewordandrecognizingit.Don'tsaythewordin

yourmind,justlookatitandrecognizeitsappearance.Lateryouwillrecognizegroupsoffour

wordsormoretoincreaseyourspeed.Thisisthefirstandmostimportantstepinspeed-reading.

Thenextstepistechnique.Aswithanyotherskill,speed-readingrequirestechnique.Youshould

firstbesittingupstraightwithyourbookonahorizontal（水平的）surface,suchasatableor

desk.Next,shouldbeabletoseetheentirepage.Thisisnecessaryifyouwanttorecognizeclumps

ofwords.Lastly,youshouldbefocused.Ifshardtoreadalotofnoise.Findaquietplaceto

read.Thiswillhelpyourunderstandofthetext.Youneedsomethingtoguideyoureyeswhile

reading.Thenright,youshoulduseyourhand,Rememberwhenyouwerelittle,youwouldread

usingyourfinger.Thatisagreattechnique,onlynowyou'reusingyourhandtounderlineeach

line.Moveyourfingersmoothlyacrosspage.Noneedtogorush,startourslow.Keepyoureyes

focusedonwordsasyourecognizethemwhileusingyourhandasaguide.Thiswillincreaseyou

speed.

Thethirdstepispractice.Practicemakesperfect.Settimeintervals（间歇）.Readusingdifferent

techniques,butmakesureyouunderstandwhatyouYereading.

64.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Nowthereislimitedinformationthaneverbefore.

B.Nowconditionsaskpeopletouselesstimetoknowmoreinformation.

C.Nowpeoplecanreadwhattheylike.

D.Thelessyouread,themoretimeyouwillspend.

65.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?

A.Whatspeed-readingis.

B.Whyweneedspeed-reading.

C.Nowitismuchinformationtime.

D.Peopleshouldpracticespeed-readingindifferentkindsofways.

66.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightwayforthespeed-readingfromthetext?

a.Askforsometechniques.

b.Lookatmanywordsandrecognizethem.

c.Practicemore.

A.c,a,bB.c,b,aC.b,a,cD.a,c,b

67.Theunderlinedsentence"youshouldbefocusecTinthefifthparagraphmeansthat・

A.apersonshoulddevotehisattentiontoitwhilereading

B.yourfeelingswillbehurtwhilereading

C.apersonshouldsmoothawaydifficultieswhilehereads

D.youshouldpayattentiontoyourfaultswhileyouarereading

68.Tospeedupyourreading,youshould・

A.situpstraightwithyourbookflatandusesomethingtoguideyoureyes

B.sayeverywordoutloudandsounditout

C.knowitisnecessarytoreadquickly

D.underlinesomeimportantwordswhileyousaythem

D

Youmayopenyourelectronicmailandfindinformationabouthowtobuymedicine,cheapairline

tickets,booksand,ofcourse,computersandcomputerproducts.Theremayalsobeoffersfor

investmentdeals,bankloansandspecialholidays.However,tomanycomputerusers,thisuseof

electronicsparetosellproductshasbecomeamajorproblemasitmakescomputercommunication

moredifficult.

Manycompanieswhowanttosendagreatdealofadvertisingmightusetheservicesofa

“spammer."Aspammerisapersonorcompanythatusescomputerstosendoutmillionsofcopies

ofthesamesalesinformation.Spammersfinde-mailaddressesfromwebsites,newsgroupsand

“chatrooms^^wherepeoplesendmessagestoeachother.Mostspareissentbycompanieswhoare

tryingtogetyoutobuytheirproducts.Someofthesearehonestcompaniesthatoffergoodproducts

orservicesforafairprice.Thesecompaniescanoffertheirproductsatacheaperpricethanyou

mightfindinastore.However,muchofthespamontheInternetissentbycriminalswhoaretrying

tosellproductsthatdonotexistorofferservicestheywillnotprovide.Theyareonlyinterestedin

stealingyourmoney.Whenyouanswertheirspamyoufindyouareexpectedtosendthemmoney

andreceiveagift.OnecountryinAfricahasbecomefamousforthenumberofcriminalswhotry

everyknowntricktoseparatepeoplefromtheirmoney.

69.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"SDam”intheparagraphprobablyreferto?

A.Unwantedelectronicinformationthatreachescomputerusers.

B.Computervirusthatcausescomputercommunicationdifficulties.

C.Advertisementssentoutbycompanieswhowanttoselltheirproducts.

D.Companiesthatsendoutmillionsofcopiesofthesamesalesinformation.

70.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Companieswhowanttosendagreatdealofadvertisingarereferredtoasspammers.

B.Spammersarepeoplewhocollecte-mailaddressesfromwebsites,newsgroupsand"chat

rooms”.

C.Eitherindividualsororganizationscanberegardedasspammersiftheysendoutspam.

D.Spammersarepeoplewhoreceivespamontheircomputers.

71.Whichisthepossiblesuggestionfromthewriterconcerningspam?

A.Spainisveryhelpfulinprovidingyouwithusefulinformationaboutproductsales.

B.Spamhelpscompaniestosellmoreoftheirproductssoitshouldbevaluedbypeople.

C.Spamissentoutbythosewhowanttoseparateyoufromyourmoney.

D.Lookoutforanyspamthatreachesyourcomputer

E

Inrecentyearsmanycountriesoftheworldhavebeenfacedwiththeproblemofhowtomaketheir

workersmoreproductive.S