2013年高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解60天8阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项答题卡上将该项涂ATheiPhone,theiPad,theiPod,eachofapple'sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeapad(一时的风尚).Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletter“i”，--andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC’siPlayer—whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheinternet—adoptedthetitlein2008.Alovelybear—popularintheUSandUK—thatplaysmusicandvideoiscalled“iTeddy”.Aslimmed-downversionofLondon’sIndependentnewspaper，waslaunchedlastweekunderthename“i”.Ingeneral，single-letterprefixhavebeenpopularsincethe1990s，whentermssuchase-mailande-commercefirstcameintouse.Most“i”productsaretargetedatyoungpeopleandconsideringthemajorreadersoftheIndependent’s“i”，it’snosurprisethatthey’veselectedthisfashionablename.Butit’shardtoseewhat’ssospecialabouttheletter“i”.Whynotuse“a”，“b”or“c”instead？AccordingtoTonyThorne，headofLanguageCenteratKing’sCollege，London，“i”worksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous.WhenAppleuses“i”，nooneknowswhetheritmeansinternet，information，individualorinteractive，ThornetoldBBCmagazines“evenwhenApplecreatedtheiPod，itseemsitdidn’thaveonecleardefinition，”hesays.“However，thankstoApple，thetermisnowassociatedwithportability（轻便），”addsThorne.Clearlytheletter“i”alsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual.Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneeds，andwelovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.Alongwith“Google”and“blog”，readersofBBCmagazinesvoted“i”asoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecade.Butashistoryshows，peoplegrowtiredoffads.Fromthe1900stothe1990s，productswith“2000”intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasassociatedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.However，asweenteredthenewcentury，thetrendinevitablydisappeared.56.WecaninferthattheIndependent’s“i”isaimedat_______.A.youngreadersB.oldreadersC.fashionablewomenD.engineers57.Theunderlinedword“ambiguous”means“______”.A.popularB.uncertainC.definiteD.unique58.Nowadays，the“i”termoftenremindspeopleoftheproductswhichare_______.A.portableB.environmentallyfriendly5\nC.advancedD.recyclable59.Thewritersuggeststhat_______.A.“i”productsareoftenofahighqualityB.thepopularityof“i”productsmaynotlastlongC.theletter“b”replaceletter“i”tonametheproductsD.iTeddyisalivebearBHowmanypeoplehaveImetwhohavetoldmeaboutthebooktheyhavebeenplanningtowritebuthaveneveryetfoundthetime?Fartoomany.ThisisLife,allright,butwedotreatitlikearehearsal(排演)and,unhappily,wedomisssomanyofitsbestmoments.Wetakejobstostayaliveandprovidehomesforourfamiliesalwaysmakingourselvesbelievethatthisstyleoflifeismerelyatemporarystateofaffairsalongtheroadtowhatwereallywanttodo.Then,at60or65,wearesuddenlypresentedwithaclockandseveralgrandchildrenandwelookbackandrealizethatallthoseyearswaitingforRealLifetocomealongwereinfactreallife.InAmericatheyhaveasayingmuchlaughedatbytheEnglish：“Haveaniceday”theyspeakslowlyandseriouslyintheirshops,hotelsandsandwichbars.Ithinkitisawonderfulphrase,remindingus,ineffect,toenjoythemoment:tovaluethisveryday.Howoftendowesaytoourselves,"I'lltakeuphorse-riding(orgolf,orsailing)assoonasIgetahigherposition,"onlytodononeofthosethingswhenIdogetthehigherposition.WhenIfirstbecameareporterIknewamanwhogaveupaverywellpaidrespectablejobattheDailyTelegraphtogoandeditasmallweeklynewspaper.AtthetimeIwasastonishedbywhatappearedtometobehiscompletelyabnormal(反常的)mentalstate.HowcouldanyoneturnhisbackonFleetStreetincentralLondonforasmalllocalarea？Iwantedtoknow.NowIamalittleolderandpossiblywiser,Iseethesenseinit.InFleetStreetthemanwasundercontinualpressure.HelivedinanunattractiveLondonsuburbandhespentmuchofhislifesittingonSouthernRegiontrains.60.Thefirstparagraphofthepassagetellsusthat.A.wealwaystrytofindsometimetowriteabookB.wealwaysmakeplansbutseldomfulfillthemC.wealwaysenjoymanyoflife'sbestmomentsD.wealwaysdowhatwereallywanttodo61.Theunderlinedphrase"turnhisbackon"(paragraph6)mostprobablymeans.A.leaveforB.returntoC.giveupD.relyon62.Theman(paragraph6)lefthisfirstjobpartlybecausehewas.A.inanabnormalmentalstateB.undertoomuchpressureC.notwellpaidD.notrespected63.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.ProvideHomesForOurFamilyB.TakeUpHorse-riding5\nC.ValueThisVeryDayD.StayAliveCSeattleInternationalFilmFestival：FutureWaveShortsProgramSeattleWashingtonMay/JuneannuallyDeadline：MarchApresentationoforiginalshortfilmscreatedbyyouthaged18andunder.Entriesmustbenolongerthan10minutes（includingendtitles）.ThejuriedFutureWavewinnerreceivesa$500eachprize！http://www.siff.netContact：DustinKasper【dustin.Kasper@siff.Net】Entryfee：$20UniversityifTorontoFilmandVideoFestivalTorontoFebruaryDeadline：JanuaryAnnualFestivalacceptingalllengthsandgenres（流派），withanemphasisonstudentwork.Submission（提交）formonfestivalwebsite.http://www.uoftfilmandvideofestival.caContact:StevenHoffner【uoftfilmfest@harthousetheatre.ca】Entryfee：$15(early)$20（final）YoungCutsFilmFestivalTorontoOntarioAugust23th-27thDeadline：April30thTheYoungCutsFilmFestivalisoneoftheworld’smostimportantfilmfestivalsforfilmmakersundertheageof25andisforstudentfilmmakersandnon-studentfilmmakersalike.It’simportantbecausewenotonlyevaluateyoungfilmmakers’shortfilmsforourownFestivalcompetition，butwecanalsoevaluateyourfilmwithaneyetoestablishingitsmarketpotential.Formoreinformationpleasegotoourwebsiteatwww.youngcuts.comoremailusatinfo@youngcut.ComContact：PeterBailey【info@youngcut.Com】Entryfee：$60.00—$90.00SceneFirstStudentFilmFestivalWilmingtonNorthCaliforniaJune14th-16thDeadline：MayThe3-daynationalfilmcompetitionprovidesstudentfilmmakerswithanopportunitytoshowtheirshortfilms，networkwithindustryprofessionals，andlearnfromacademicandindustryleadership——allinarelaxedsocialenvironment.http://www.scenefirstfestival.comContact：SamConnelly【samc@campusentertainment.net】Entryfee：$125\n64.IfyouwanttoenterSeattleInternationalFilmFestival，youhaveto______.A.beabove18yearsofageB.applybeforeMayC.makeafilmnomorethan10minutesinlengthD.makeafilmwithendtitles65.ThosewhoenterYoungCutsFilmFestivalcan_______.A.winsomeprizemoneyB.havetheirfilmssoldatthefilmmarketC.meetveryprofessionalfilmmakersD.knowwhetheritispossiblefortheirfilmstogointomarket66.Ifastudentfilmmakerwanttoaskfamousfilmmakersforadvice，heshouldgoto________.A.SeattleInternationalFilmFestivalB.UniversityifTorontoFilmandVideoFestivalC.YoungCutsFilmFestivalD.SceneFirstStudentFilmFestivalDHe'sanoldcobbler(修鞋匠)withashopintheMarais,ahistoricareainParis.WhenItookhimmyshoes,heatfirsttoldme:“Ihaven'ttime.Takethemtotheotherfellowonthemainstreet;he'llfixthemforyourightaway.”ButI'dhadmyeyeonhisshopforalongtime.Justlookingathisbenchloadedwithtoolsandpiecesofleather,Iknewhewasaskilledcraftsman(手艺人).“No,”Ireplied,“theotherfellowcan'tdoitwell.”“Theotherfellow”wasoneofthoseshopkeeperswhofixshoesandmakekeys“while-U-wait”--withoutknowingmuchaboutmendingshoesormakingkeys.Theyworkcarelessly,andwhentheyhavefinishedsewingbackasandalstrap(鞋带)youmightaswelljustthrowawaythepair.MymansawIwouldn'tgivein,andhesmiled.Hewipedhishandsonhisblueapron(围裙),lookedatmyshoes,hadmewritemynameononeshoewithapieceofchalkandsaid,“Comebackinaweek.”Iwasabouttoleavewhenhetookapairofsoftleatherbootsoffashelf.“SeewhatIcando?”hesaidwithpride.“OnlythreeofusinPariscandothiskindofwork.”WhenIgotbackoutintothestreet,theworldseemedbrand-newtome.Hewassomethingoutofanancientlegend,thisoldcraftsmanwithhiswayofspeakingfamiliarly,hisverystrange,dustyfelthat,hisfunnyaccentfromwho-knows-whereand,aboveall,hisprideinhiscraft.Thesearetimeswhennothingisimportantbutthebottomline,whenyoucandothingsanyoldwayaslongasit“pays”,when,inshort,peoplelookonworkasapathtoever-increasingconsumption(消费)ratherthanawaytorealizetheirownabilities.Insuchaperioditisararecomforttofindacobblerwhogetshisgreatestsatisfactionfromprideinajobwelldone.67.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheoldcobbler.'?A.Hewasequippedwiththebestrepairingtools.B.Hewastheonlycobblerin5\ntheMarais.C.Hewasproudofhisskills.D.HewasanativeParisian.68.Thesentence“Hewassomethingoutofanancientlegend.”(paragraph7)impliesthatA.nowadaysyoucanhardlyfindanyonelikehimB.itwasdifficulttocommunicatewiththismanC.themanwasverystrangeD.themanwastooold69.Accordingtotheauthor,manypeopleworkjustto.A.realizetheirabilitiesB.gainhappinessC.makemoneyD.gainrespect70.Thisstorywantstotellusthat________.A.craftsmenmakealotofmoneyB.whateveryoudo,doitwellC.craftsmenneedself-respectD.peoplearebornequal阅读：56-59ABAB60-63BCBC64-66CDD67-70CACB5
