2013年高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解60天7阅读理解阅读文章，并根据文章选出最佳选项。AWHAThappenstoateenagekidwhentheworldhethoughtheknewsuddenlychanges?FindoutinLittleBrotherbyAmericanauthorCoryDoctorow．Itisafascinatingbookforanewgenerationofsci-fireaders．MarcusYallow,17,fromSanFranciscoismuchmorecomfortableinfrontofacomputerthanobeyingtherulesofsociety．Smart,fastandwisetothewaysofthenetworkedworld,hehasnotroubleoutwitting（骗过）hishighschool'smonitoringsystem．Thiswayheandhisfriendsgettoheadofftoplayapopularonlinegameinreallife．Whiletheyareplaying,abombexplodesontheBayBridge．Marcusstopsamilitaryvehicletogethelpforhisinjuredfriend,butthissimpleactthrowshimintoaDepartmentofHomelandSecurity（DHS）secretprison．Thereheistreatedasapossibleterrorist．Heiseventuallyletgoafterfourdays,buthisinjuredfrienddisappears．Whenhereturns,Marcusdiscoversthattherearemany"securitymeasures"inplaceandthatnowallcitizensaretreatedlikepotentialterrorists．Whilesomeconsiderthisgovernmentactionnecessaryforpublicsafety,Marcusseesthisasacompletedestructionoftherightsheissupposedtohaveasacitizen．Heknowsthatnoonewillbelievehisstory,whichleaveshimwithonlyonethingtodo:totakedowntheDHShimself．HehelpsorganizealargenetworkcalledXnettospreadthetruth,anonymously（匿名地）．Thebookpresentsayoungmanwhoisirresponsible,butlearnsabouthimself,andgrows,inthecourseofthestory．Aspartofthislearningandgrowinghebecomesawareofveryseriousissuesabouthissociety．56．Whatkindofarticledoesthispassagebelongto?A．Afascinatingstory．B．Abookreview．C．NewsreportD．ATVprogramme57．Theunderlinedworddestructioninthepassagemeans．A．damageB．rewardC．ruinD．protection58．MarcusYallowwassenttoprisonbecause．A．hekilledhisfriendB．hebombedamilitaryvehicleC．hedidsomethingthatapossibleterroristcoulddoD．hisinjuredfrienddisappeared59．Fromthesecondparagraphwecaninferthat．A．MarcusYallowismuchmorecomfortableobeyingtherulesofsocietyB．MarcusYallowissmart,fastandwiseinreallifeC．MarcusYallowalwaysplaysonlinegamesinreallifeD．MarcusYallowisexpertatthenetworkworldB5\nAsimpleflowermadeheadlinesintheBritishpresslastweek.Howcouldthatbe?BritishPrimeMinisterDavidCameronandhisministerswereattendingareceptionhostedbyChinesePremierWenJiabaointheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing.Theyinsistedonwearingpoppies(罂粟花)intheirbuttonholes.What’swrongwiththat?AccordingtotheGlobalTimes,ChineseofficialsapparentlyhadaskedtheUKdelegationnottowearpoppies.TheBritishsaidthattheirpoppiesmeantagreatdealtothemandtheywouldwearthemallthetime.Sowhat’sthesignificanceofthepoppy?It’saflowerwhichhasdifferentculturalandsymbolicmeaningsforBritishandChinesepeople.FromtheChinesepointofview,thepoppyisasymbolofChina’shumiliation(dishonor)atthehandsofEuropeanpowersintheOpiumWarsofthe19thcentury.BritainforcedChinatoopenitsborderstotrade–includinginthenarcoticopium(adrugthataffectsyourmindinaharmfulway)–whichwasmadefrompoppiesgrowninIndia.YetfromtheBritishviewpointthepoppyisareminderofthekillingduringWorldWarI.Blood-redpoppiesgrewonthebattlefieldsofFlandersinBelgiumwheremanythousandsofBritish,BelgianandFrenchsoldiersdiedorwereburied.Sincethen,PoppyDayorRemembranceDay(November11)hasbecomeatimeintheUKtorememberthesacrificesofBritishsoldiersandciviliansintimesofwar.SoyoucanseethatthepoppysetoffstrongfeelingsintheheartsofChineseandBritishpeoplefordifferentreasons.Anditmakessenseforustotrytounderstandeachother’sstandpoint.Ofcourseculturaldifferencescanalsobeinterestingandfunny.Andwhatonenationornation’sleaderthinksisanacceptablegiftmaybeviewedverydifferentlybytheirguestfromoverseas.USPresidentBarackObamafamouslygaveagiftofaniPodtoBritain’squeen–adullpersonwithnointerestinmusic.ObamaalsopresentedGordonBrown(whenBrownwasBritishprimeminister)withafineselectionofAmericanmovies.ButtheywereinUSformatandimpossibletoplayonBritishDVDplayers.Manycountrieshavediplomatsstationedoverseas.Diplomatsprovideinformationandadvicetotheirgovernmentsbackhome.However,sometimesitwouldseemthatevendiplomatscanoverlooktheculturalsignificanceofasmallflower.60.BritishPrimeMinisterDavidCameronprobablyattendedareceptioninBeijingon_____.A.October1B.November11C.December31D.January161.ThepoppyremindstheChineseof_____.A.theshamecausedbyEuropeancountriesinthe19thcentury.B.theBritishsoldierskilledandburiedduringworldWarC.theChinesesoldierskilledduringWorldWarD.thesufferingcausebyBritishduringWorldWar62.ThediplomaticprobleminBeijingismainlycausedby____.A.thetranslationmistakeB.thelanguagedifference5\nC.theculturaldifferenceD.thedifferentlifestyle63.Wecaninferthat____.A.Britain’sQueenisnotinterestedinartB.GordonBrownwasfondofAmericanmoviesUSPresidentBarackObamasenthimC.USPresidentBarackObamareceivedagiftformusic.D.Britain’sQueenmaynotliketheiPodUSPresidentBarackObamapresentedher.CAirplanesarepolluters.They'reasnoisyasarockconcert,andsendoutpoisonsintotheairaswellasdumpmillionsofpoundsofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphereeveryyear.By2050,emissions(排放)fromplanesareexpectedtobecomeoneofthelargestcontributorstoglobalwarming.That'swhyresearchersatMITaredesigningacompletelynewtypeofairplaneforNASAthatwillenablegreenerairplanestotakeflightbefore2050.The180-passengerD“doublebubble”serieswasdesignedtoreplacetheBoeing737classaircraft,themostpopularjetlinerintheworldrightnow.Thedesigniscalleda"doublebubble"becauseitusestwopartialcylinders(气缸)placedsidebyside.Thosetwocylinderscreateawiderstructurethatlooksliketwosoapbubblesjoinedtogether.Intoday'scommercialairplanes,airflowsdirectlyintotheengineslocatedontheplane'swings.Thathigh-speedairflowdragsontheplane,andrequiresmorefueltoovercomethedesigninefficiency.MIT'sdesignchangesallthat.Bymovingtheenginestotheplane'stail,theytakeinslowermovingairpresentinthewakeofthefuselage(机舱).Lessdragmeanslessfuelisneededtogettheplanethesamedistance.Burninglessfuelcanhelppassengers’walletaswellastheenvironment.Theenvironmentalimplicationsofsavingenergyareasjustasclear:thefeweremissionsthatplanesspoutintotheatmosphere,thehealthierourplanet.Butforpassengers,westillhaveacoupledecadestowaitbeforeanyoftheseplanesmakeitontotherunway.NASA'sgoalistomakesuretheplanesthatMIThasdesignedcantakeoffby2035.64.Thebestfeatureofthedoublebubbleflightisthat______.A.itwillmakenonoiseB.itwillholdmorepassengersC.itisdesignedtosavefuelD.itneedsnorunwaystotakeoff65.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.EmissionfromplanesarecontributingthemosttotheglobalwarmingB.AirplanesareverynoisyfortheenvironmentC.MIT’snewdesignwillsavepassengers’moneyD.It’sexpectedthatNASA’sgoalwillberealizebytheyear2035.66.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.HereisBoeing733’sterminalB.ResearchersaredesigninggreeneraircraftC.PassengerswillenjoylowerpricesD.Airlinesattractpassengerswithnewplanes5\n67.Thepassagewillcomefroma____A.NewsreportB.SciencefictionC.TraveldiaryD.BusinessmagazineDAmericanchildrenaren'ttheonlycouchpotatoeswithnearlyonethirdofchildrengloballyspendingthreehoursadayormorewatchingTVoroncomputers,accordingtothestudyofover70,000teensin34nations.FromArgentinatoZambia,ReginaGutholdoftheWorldHealthOrganizationinGenevaandhercolleaguesfoundmostchildrenaren'tgettingenoughexerciseanditmadenodifferenceiftheylivedinarichorapoorcountry."Withregardstophysicalactivitylevels,wedidnotfindmuchofadifferencebetweenpoorandrichcountries,"Gutholdsaid."Growingupinapoorcountrydoesnotnecessarilymeanthatkidsgetmorephysicalactivity."ThestudywaspublishedinTheJournalofPediatrics,lookingat72,845schoolchildrenaged13to15fromNorthandSouthAmerica,Asia,Europe,andtheMiddleEast.Thechildrenweresurveyedbetween2003and2007.Theresearchersdefinedadequatephysicalactivityasatleastanhourofexerciseoutsideofgymclassatleastfivedaysaweek.ChildrenwhospentthreeormorehoursadaywatchingTV,playingcomputergames,orchattingwithfriends--asidefromtimeinschoolortimespentdoinghomework--wereclassifiedassedentary.Theresearchersfoundonlyonequarteroftheboysand15percentofthegirlsweregettingenoughexercisebythesedefinitions.Aquarterofboysandnearly30percentofgirlsweresedentaryanddidn'tgetenoughexercisewithgirlslessactivethanboysineverycountryasidefromZambia.Uruguayhadthehighestpercentageofactiveboys,at42percent,whileZambiahadthelowest,at8percent.GirlsfromIndiawerethemostactive,with37percentmeetingexerciserecommendations,whilegirlsfromEgyptweretheleastactive,withjust4percentgettingadequateexercise.ChildreninMyanmarweretheleastsedentary,with13percentofboysand8percentofgirlsclassifiedassedentary.ThemostsedentarynationswereSt.LuciaandtheCaymanIslands,with58percentofboysand64percentofgirlsspendingatleastthreehoursadayinsedentaryactivities.Peopleshowdeepconcernforkids’lackofphysicalactivityinvariousnations.Whydotheyhavealowlevelofphysicalactivity?Gutholdspeculated(推测)thaturbanization(都市化)couldbeafactoraswellasaccesstocarsandTVs.68.Ifyouareasedentary,you_____,A.areadiligentstudentspendingmuchtimedoinghomeworkB.haveatleastanhourofexerciseoutdoorseverydayC.likewatchingTVandplayingcomputergames.D.spendalotoftimesittingdownandnotmoving69.WhichstatementisTUREaboutthefindingofthestudyledbyReginaGuthold?A.Mostchildrenaroundtheworlddon’tmeettheexerciserecommendation.B.Girlsineverycountryarenomoreactivethanboys.5\nC.Childreninrichcountriesrelativelygetlessphysicalactivities.D.Only4percentofthegirlsfromEgyptarenotactiveinexercise.70.Whichcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.AmericanchildrenareaddictedtoTVsandcomputersB.NearlyonethirdofchildrengloballyarecouchpotatoesC.EffectsofphysicalactivitiesonhealthD.Unimaginablestandardofphysicalexercise阅读：56-59BCCD60-63BACD64-67CABA68-70DAB5
