2013高考英语二轮专题思路点拨及增分训练—阅读理解09Iamtryingtomuster(鼓起)thecouragetotossawaymymobilephonetoenjoyamorepeacefulandring–freelife．Canyouimaginenothavingyourmobilephone?Inourhigh-tech,in-a-hurryage,acell-freelifeisahardconcepttoswallow．OurmobilephonescannowaccesstheInternet,andmanypeoplefeeltheneedtoexpresstheireverythoughtontheirblogpages．IfIgaveupmycellphone,peoplewouldthinkIwasmad．IwishIhadthestrengthtotossawaymytechnology．Ihaveanofficephone,ahomephone,e-mailandifpeoplewanttocontactme．theycan．IfI’mout,peoplecanleaveamessage．Dotheyreallyneedtofindme24/7?However,I’mabitlikeFrodointhemovieLordoftheRings．ThepoweroftheringistoostrongandIcan’tletitgo．Mobilephoneshavebecomenecessarytoolsinourbusylife．Formostpeople,theyholdallcontactsandmanyofusdon'twriteupaddressbooksanymore．Thelatestphonescarryourmusic,pictures,moviesandeverythingelse．Wefeellostwithoutthisdeviceandwhenwedomisplaceit,wefeelcutofffromourfellow,“Wherehaveyoubeen?”saidafriend,whosawmeaweekafterIlostmycell,“Itriedcallingyou,butyoudisappeared．YoudisappearedoffthefaceoftheEarth。”See,whenyoudon’thaveamobilephone,youdon’texist．I’mnotreallygoingtotossmymobilephoneaway,infact．Wehumansaresuchsocialanimalsandmobilephonesserveuswell．Soin2009,I’vedicidednottoservemymobilephone．Likeallmachine,Icanalwaysturnitoff．64．Whatdoestheunderslinedphrase“tossaway”mean?A．giveawayB．getawayC．breakawayD．throwaway65．ThewritermentionsFrodotoA．showitisdifficulttogetridofthemobilephoneB．showhowmuchhelikesFrodoC．suggestacell-freelifeiswhathewantsD．introduceafilmcharactertous-7-\n66．Whatdoweknowaboutmobilephonesinthe4thparagraph?A．Mobilephonescandoanythingforus．B．MobilephoneshavebecomeveryimportantinourlifeC．WecouldnotlivewithoutmobilephonesD．Wewouldbecutoffbyourfellowwithoutmobilephones67．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Thewriterisnotreallygoingtotosshismobilephoneaway．B．Whenyoudon'thaveamobilephone,youdon’texist．C．ThewriterdecidesnottoservehismobilephoneD．Wehumanscancontrolourselvesandmachineswill．参考答案64—67、DABDAInelementaryschool,GuadalupeQuintanillawasoftenreferredtoasa“slowlearner”byherteachers.Butshereallywasn’tslowatall.Shejustdidn’tunderstandthelanguageusedintheclassroom.Herproblemwasthatshedidn’tspeakEnglish.Sosheleftschoolafterthefourthgrade.WhenGuadalupegrewup,married,andhadchildrenofherown,sheknewthatherchildrenwereclever.Butsomeoftheirteachersdidn’tthinkso.Thechildrenwerehavingtroubleinschoolbecausetheydidn’tspeakEnglish.MrsQuintanillawasangry.Shedidn’twantpeopletothinkthatherchildrenwereslowlearners.SoshedecidedtolearnEnglishherselfasawayofhelpingthem.ShepracticedEnglish.Shelookedupwordsinthedictionary.Sheaskedtheschoolheadmastertolethersitinonclasses.Itwasn’teasy,butshepassedallherexams.Shesaidthatmanyoftheotherstudentshelpedher.MrsQuintanillahashelpedherchildrenwiththeirlessons.Hertwosonshavewonsuccess.Oneisateacher,andtheotherisadoctor.Heryoungestchild,adaughter,isstudyinginauniversity.56.Guadalupewascalledaslowlearner.A.tomakeherstudyharderB.becauseshewasn’tcleverC.becauseshestayedathomeD.becauseshedidn’tspeakEnglish57.Accordingtothestory,childrenwhodon’tspeakEnglish.A.mayhavemoretroubleinschoolB.havetroubleplayingfootballC.oftenwriteadiaryD.growuptobeteachers-7-\n58.Whichhappenedfirst?A.Guadalupepassedallherexams.B.Guadalupeleftschoolafterthefourthgrade.C.Guadalupehadthreechildren.D.Hertwosonswonsuccess.59.Thestoryismainlyabout.A.learningtosinganddanceB.theproblemofslowlearningC.goingtoauniversityD.MrsQuintanilla’ssuccess参考答案56--59DABDBHaveyoueverpickedajobbasedonthefactthatyouweregoodatitbutlaterfounditmadeyoufeelveryuncomfortableovertime?Whenyouselectyourcareer,there'sawholelotmoretoitthanassessing(评定)yourskillsandmatchingthemwithaparticularposition．Ifyouignoreyourpersonality,itwillhurtyoulong-termregardlessofyourskillsorthejob'spay．Thereareseveralareasofyourpersonalitythatyouneedtoconsidertohelpyoufindagoodjob．Hereareafewofthosemainareas;1）Doyoupreferworkingaloneorwithotherpeople?Thereareisolating（使孤立）jobsthatwilldriveanoutgoingpersoncrazyandalsointeractivejobsthatwillmakeashypersonuneasy．Mostpeoplearenotextremesineitherdirectionbutdohaveatendencythattheyprefer．Therearealsopositionsthataresometimesacombinationofthetwo,whichmaybebestforsomeoneinthemiddlewhoadaptseasilytoeithersituation．2）Howdoyouhandlechange?Mostjobsthesedayshavesomeelementsofchangetothem,butsomearemorethanothers．Ifyouneedtobestableinyourlife,youmayneedajobwherethechangesdon'thappensooften．Otherpeoplewouldbeboredofthesamedailyroutine．3）Doyouenjoyworkingwithcomputers？Idoseethisasakindofpersonalitycharacteristic．Therearepeoplewhoarehappytospendmorethan40hoursaweekonacomputer,whilethereareotherswhoneedalotofhumaninteractionthroughouttheday．Again,theseareextremesandyou'lllikelyfindalotofpositionssomewhereinthemiddleaswell．4）Whattypeofworkenvironmentdoyouenjoy？Thiscanrangefrombeinginalargebuildingwithalotofpeopleyouwon'tknowimmediatelytoasmallersettingwhereyou'llgettoknowalmostallthepeopletherefairlyquickly．5）Howdoyouliketogetpaid?-7-\nSomepeoplearemotivatedbythepaytheyget,whileothersfeeltoostressedtobelikethat．Thevarietyofpaymentdesignsinthesalesindustryisatypicalexampleforthis．Anyway,theseareagreatstartingpointforyou．I'veseenitoverandoveragainwithpeoplethattheymakemoremoneyovertimewhentheydosomethingtheylove．Itmaytakeyoualittlelonger,butmakingamovetodowhatyouhaveapassionforitcanchangethecourseofyourlifeforthebetter．60．Whatisunnecessaryinyourjobhunting?A．AssessingyourskillsB．GoingtodifferentareasC．MatchingyourskillswithapositionD．takingyourpersonalityintoconsideration61．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Isolatingjobsusuallydrivepeoplemad．B．Interactivejobsmakepeopleshyeasily．C．Extremepeopletendtoworkwithothers．D．Almosteveryonehasatendencyinjobs．62.Theunderlinedwordinthepassagemeans________.A.notlikelytomoveorchangeB.calm,reasonableandnoteasytoupsetC.beinginthesamechemicalstateD.agroupofpeopleworkingforthesamecompany63．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．LifestylesandJobPayB．JobsandEnvironmentC．JobSkillsandAbilitiesD．PersonalitiesandJobs参考答案60--63BDAD********************************************************结束CImaginelandinginaforeigncountrywhereyoucannotspeakthelanguage,understandthecultureanddon’tknowanybody.Wouldn’titbenicetohaveafriendwhocouldhelpyouout?JohnSmith,anEnglishexplorerwholandedinAmericain1607,foundthebestfriendever.ShewasaNativeAmericannamedPocahontas(1595-1617).AndshedidmorethanteachSmiththelanguage:shesavedhislife,twice.Smithwascaptured(捕捉)bymembersofPocahontas’stribe(部落)andwasgoingtobekilled.Butforsomereason,theChief’sdaughter,Pocahontas,feltsorryforSmith(whowasprobablythefirstwhitemanshehadeverseen)andthrewherbodyoverhistoprotecthim.Smithreturnedsafelytothesmallvillagehewaslivingin.DuringthewintertheEnglishsettlersdidnotknowhowtogetfoodfromnature.PocahontasoftenbroughtfoodforSmithandhisfriends.AyearlaterPocahontas’sfathertriedtokillSmithagainbecausetheNativeAmericanswereveryscaredtheEnglishwouldtrytotakeovertheirland.Pocahontas-7-\nwarnedhimandhewasabletoescape.LatershebecameaChristianandeventuallymarriedanEnglishmannamedJohnRolfe.ShespentthelastyearofherlifeinLondon.PocahontashasbecomeanAmericanlegend.Herlifestoryhasbeenre-createdinmanybooksandfilms,includingDisney’s1995film,Pocahontas.OneofthereasonssheissopopularisthatmanyEuropeanslookatPocahontasasanexcellentexampleofhowaminoritycanadjustintothemajority.Pocahontasisalsorespectedbecauseofherselflesslove.Sheprovedthatpeoplecanbekindandlovingeventopeopleofadifferentraceorculture.JohnSmithwasverydifferentfromPocahontasbutshecouldseehewasagoodmanandthatwasallthatmattered.Noraceorcountryownsgoodness,loveandloyalty.64.WhatdifficultiesmightearlyEuropeansettlersmeetinAmericaEXCEPT___________?A.thefierceconflictwithNativeAmericansB.lackoffoodinwinterC.bad-temperednativeswhoenjoyedkillingD.unfamiliaritywithaforeignland65.PocahontassavedJohnSmithtwicebecause___________.A.shebelievedingeneralkindnesseventopeopleofadifferentraceB.shewantedtobecomeaChristianandmarryanEnglishC.hewasthefirstwhitemanshehadeverseeninherlifeD.shewasonthesettlers’sideandagainsthercruelfather66.WhichisNotanelementtomakePocahontasalegend?A.Hertribalbackgroundandhermarriagetoawhitesettler.B.Therecreationofherlifestoryinthe1995Disneyfilm.C.Hercomplicatedlifestorydifferentfromcommonpeople’sD.Herselflesshelptopeopleregardedasenemyofhertribe.67.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Peoplefromdifferentculturescanneverreallygetalongwellwitheachother.B.TheEuropeansthinktheearlysettlersshouldhavelearnedtoadjusttothelocalcultures.C.ThecreationofAmericaisbasedonthesettlers’victoryovertheNativeAmericans.D.ThebattlesbetweenearlysettlersandNativeAmericansresultedfromtheirfightingforland.参考答案64—67CABDDHowDoAnimalsCatchTheirZzz’s?Differentcreatureshavedevelopedsomeprettycreativewaystogettheirrestandstaysafe.Thelizard（蜥蝎）likestosleepatthefarendofsmallbrancheshangingoutoverapondorlakeintherainforest.Ifasnaketriestoslither(滑行)upthebranchtoeatit,itwillshakethebranchandknockthelizardoff,and-7-\nthelizardwillfallsafelyintothewater.Chameleons（变色龙）canchangecolortomatchtheirsurroundingsinordertohideevenwhilesleeping.Gorillas（大猩猩）liketosleephighinthetrees.Theybuildanewbedeverynight,sometimestakinguptohalfanhourtopilebranches,twigs,andleavesintoacomforitsafetosleepinthetrees,butunlesstheyhaveeggsoryoungchicks,theydon’tuseanest.Theyjustlocktheirfeetaroundabranchandhangon.Aspecialtendon（腱）intheirlegsisautomaticallytightwhentheyareatrest,sotheywon’tletgoandfall.Dolphins(海豚)liveunderwater,butmustcometothesurfacetobreathe.Scientistsnowbelievethatdolphinsmaysleepwithonlyhalftheirbrain,whiletheotherhalfstaysawaketokeepthemsafeandbreathing.Seals(海豹)alsodothis，lyingontheirsidesonthesurfaceofthewaterwithoneflipper(脚蹼)underwaterpaddlingtokeeptheirnosesabovethesurface.Someducksmayalsohavethisability,andactuallysleepwithoneeyeclosedandoneeyeopen.68．Howmanyanimalsarementionedinthispassage?A．6.B．7.C．8.D．9.69．HowdoesachameleonprotectitselfwhilesleepingA．Bychangingitsbodycolors.B．Byhingingoutoverapond.C．Bysleepingwithhalftheirbrain.D．Bymakingbedswithbranches.70．Whywillnotbirdsfallwhentheyareatrest?A．Theybuildnestsandsleepinthem.B．Theyfallasleepautomatically.C．TheyhavealoosetendonintheirlegsD．Theylocktheirfeetaroundabranch.71．Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?A．Thecleverestanimalisthegorillabecauseitcanmakebeds.B．Differencesinhabitatcouldleadtodifferentlivinghabits.C．ThewaysanimalscatchtheirZzz’sareprettymuchthesame.D．Inordertoprotectthemselvesmostanimalschoosenottosleep.EPollutionisreducingthefragrance（芬芳）ofplantsandthuspreventingbeesfrompollinating(授粉)them—endangeringoneofthemostessentialcyclesofnature,anewstudysuggests.Thepotentiallyhugelysignificantresearch,fundedbyUSNationalScienceFoundation,hasfoundthatgasesmainlyformedfromtheemissions（排放）ofcarspreventflowersfromattractingbeesandotherinsectstopollinatethem.Andthescientistswhohaveconductedthestudyfearthatinsects’abilitiestodriveawayenemiesandattractmatesmayalsobedisturbed.ProfessorJoseFuentes,wholedthestudy,said,“Scentmolecules(香味分子)producedbyflowersinalesspollutedenvironmentcouldtravelforroughly1,000-7-\nto1,200meters.Buttodaytheymaytravelonly200to300meters.Thismakesitincreasinglydifficultforbeesandotherinsectstolocatetheflowers.”Theresearchers,whoworkedonthemoleculesofsnapdragons(金鱼草),foundthatthemoleculesarevolatile(易挥发的)andquicklybondwithpollutants,mainlyformedfromvehicle(车辆)emissions.Thischemicallychangesthemoleculessothattheynolongersmelllikeflowers.Aharmfulcycleisthereforesetupwhereinsectsstruggletogetenoughfoodandtheplantsdonotgetpollinatedenoughtomultiply.Alreadybees,whichpollinatemostoftheworld’scrops,areinsuchagreatdeclinethathasneverbeenknownbeforeinBritainandacrossmuchoftheglobe.AtleastaquarterofAmerica’s2.5millionhoneybeecolonieshavebeenmysteriouslywipedoutbycolonycollapsedisorder(CCD),wherehivesarefoundsuddenlydeserted.Thecrisis(危机)hasnowspreadtoEurope.PoliticiansinsistthatCCDhasnotyetbeenfoundinBritain,butconsideringthepresentnumberofbees,theagricultureministerLordRookertablebed.Birdsalsofindhassentthewarning,“Thehoneybeepopulationcouldbewipedoutin10years.”AlthoughtheresearchersarenotcertainwhetherthisistherealcauseofCCD,theysaythatpollutionismakinglifemoredifficultforbeesandotherinsectsinmanyways.72.Inwhatwaydoespollutionpreventflowersfromattractingbees?A.Byshorteningthedistancetraveledbythescentmoleculesofflowers.B.Bydisturbingthebees’abilitytoattractmates.C.Byweakeningthebees’abilitytofightagainstenemies.D.Bystoppingflowersfromgivingofffragrance.73.Whatharmdoesthedecreasingnumberofbeesdotohumanbeings?A.Itwillcausehumansnottogetenoughhoney.B.Itwillreducethefoodsuppliesfortheworld.C.Humanswillhavetodependonotherinsectstopollinateplants.D.Humanswillfindithardtodealwiththedesertedbeehives.74.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat.A.EuropeisaffectedgreatlybyCCDB.CCDhasdestroyedmostofthehoneybeecoloniesinEuropeC.nohoneybeeswillbefoundallovertheworldinthenearfutureD.EuropeanofficialshavepaidmuchattentiontoCCD75.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TrafficPollutionPutsBeesinDangerB.TrafficPollutionistoBlameforCCDC.PollutionMakesFlowersLoseTheirScentD.PollutionCausestheDecreaseinFlowers参考答案、68—71CADB-7-
