2013年高考第二轮复习英语湖北版专题升级训练十五 阅读理解(三)(2012武汉四月调研)ARaftingtheGRANDCANYONWelcomesYou!Foranexciting，funandchallengingwhitewatertours，RaftingtheGRANDCANYONisheretohelpyouplantherighttourforyou.Whetheryouwanttotravelfortwodaysorten，hikeinornot，goonanoarraftormotorizedtrip，wewillhelpyoufindthetripthatmeetsyourneeds.ForthosewhowillbevacationingontheoffseasonatripontheNativeAmericanRedRiverraftingisavailableyeararoundoraonedaytripisavailableontheColoradoRiverfromDiamondCreektoPierceFerry(aboutthreehoursfromLasVegas)．MostofthetripsdepartfromLeesFerry，Arizona(approximately21/2hoursfromthesouthrimoftheGrandCanyon)．WeofferpartialtripswhichallowyoutogetonoroffatPhantomRanchlocatedatthebottomoftheGrandCanyonNationalParkSouthRim.Requiringahikeinorout，withproperplanningthehorserideupordownisalsoanoption.MosttripsoccurbetweenAprilandOctober.SinceallraftingontheColoradorequiresapermit，planningandreservingyourtriprequiresreservationswellinadvance.Pleaseletusknowwhenyouwouldliketogoandwewillcontactalltheriverconcessionaires(特许权获得者)tohelpyoufindthebesttripforyou.Forplanningyourtrip，questions，concernsortomakeyourreservations，pleaseemailorcallthetollfreenumberbelow.Sincethesetripsarelimitedwehighlyrecommendyoumakeyourreservationsmonthsinadvance.Totalktoalivepersoncallustollfree：18002226966or7026556060Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingatrip，pleaseCLICK_HEREtofilloutourform.Thiswillspeeduptheprocessofgettingyouaccurateinformationregardingyourtrip.Ifyouwouldliketosendusanemailotherthanaboutanupcomingtripyoucancontactusatinfo@raftingthegrandcanyon.com.Welookforwardtohelpingyouplanyourtrip!(PleaseNOTravelAgents)1．Ifyoudon'twanttotakeanalldistancetrip，youcanstartat______.A．DiamondCreekB．LeesFerryC．PhantomRanchD．PierceFerry2．OnthetripontheGrandCanyon，youarenotrecommendedtoenjoy______.A．oarraftrowingB．travelingonfootC．animalridingD．swimmingentertainment3．AtwhichtimeofthefollowingisanoffseasontripontheGrandCanyon?A．June. B．February.C．October.D．September.4．RaftingtheGrandCanyondoesn'tsuggestthereadercontacttheminthewayof______.A．callingatitinpersonB．fillingaformC．sendinganemailD．makingacallBBodyimageisaperson'sopinions，thoughts，andfeelingsabouthisorherownbodyandphysicalappearance.Havingapositivebodyimagemeansfeelingpretty-7-\nsatisfiedwiththewayyoulook，appreciatingyourbodyforitscapabilitiesandacceptingitsimperfections.Bodyimageispartofsomeone'stotalselfimage.Sohowaguyfeelsabouthisbodycanaffecthowhefeelsabouthimself.Recognizeyourstrengths.Differentphysicalqualitiesandbodytypesaregoodfordifferentthings—andsometimesthethingsyoudidwellasakidcanchangeduringpuberty(青春期)．Whatdoesyourbodydowell？Maybeyourspeed，flexibility，strength，orcoordinationleadsyoutoexcelatacertainsport.Orperhapsyouhavesomenonsportsskills.Justexploringtalentsthatyoufeelgoodaboutcanhelpyourselfrespectandhowyouthinkofyourself.Agoodbodydoesn'talwaystranslateintoathleticsuccess.Toooften，thewayguysseetheirbodyimageiscloselyassociatedwiththeirperformanceonasportsfieldorinthegym.Butwhatifyoudon'tliketeamsportsoryougotcutfromateamyoureallywantedtomake?Ifyoudon'tliketeamsports，findanotherformofphysicalactivitythatgetsyougoing.Thiswillhelpyoustayinshapeandhelpyoutoappreciatetheskillsyoumaynothaverealizedyouhadinateamenvironment.Ifyouliketeamsportsbutdidn'tmakeaparticularteam，usethisasanopportunitytodiscoverwhatyou'regoodat，nottoregretwhatyouaren'tbestat.Lookintostartingastrengthtrainingprogram.Exercisecanhelpyoulookgoodandfeelgoodaboutyourself.Goodbuildsdon'tjusthappen—theytakehardwork，regularworkouts，andahealthydiet.There'snoneedtoworkouttoomuch.Ahealthyroutinecanbeassimpleasexercising20minutesto1hourthreedaysaweek.Anotherbenefitofworkingoutproperlyisthatitcancheerupyourself—liftingweightscanliftyourspirits.Don'tharmyourbody，respectit！Tohelpimproveyourviewofyourbody，takecareofit.Treatingyourselfwellovertimeresultsinahealthier，strongerbody—andthatcontributestoabetterbodyimage.Practicinggoodlivinghabits—regularshowering;takingcareofyourteeth，hair，andskin;wearingcleanclothes，etc.—alsocanhelpyoubuildapositivebodyimage.Beyourself.Yourbodyisjustonepartofwhoyouare—longwithyourtalentforcomedy，aquickwit，oralltheotherthingsthatmakeyouunique.Yourtalents，skills，andbeliefsarejustasmuchapartofyouasthecovertheycomein.Sotrynottoletminorimperfectionstakeover.5．Themostimportantpointofbodyimageliesinitthatitiscloselyassociatedwith______.A．one'sphysicalappearanceB．one'sathleticachievementsC．one'sbodyabilitiesD．one'sselfconfidence6．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．One'sabilitiesdevelopedinhischildhoodwillstayonallone'slife.B．Agoodbodyiscertaintoleadtoagoodsportperformance.C．Agoodbodyimageresultsmainlyfromextremeworkouts.D．Exploringnonsportstalentsmattersequallyassportsskillsinbuildingselfrespect.7．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A．liftingweightsisthebestsportinliftingone'sspiritsB．keepinggoodlivinghabitsdoesgoodtobodyimageC．oneshouldtrynottoletminorimperfectiontakeoverD．anyactivityoutofteamsportscanleadtoone'sdiscoveryofone'spotentialskills8．Thispassagemainlydealswith______.-7-\nA．whatbodyimageisB．whybodyimageisimportantC．howbodyimageshouldbeimprovedD．whatmakesupbodyimageCAnewgenerationaddictionisquicklyspreadingallovertheworld.Webholism，atwentiethcenturydisease，affectspeoplefromdifferentages.Theysurfthenet，useemailandspeakinchatrooms.Theyspendmanyhoursonthecomputer，anditbecomesacompulsivehabit.Theycannotstop，anditaffectstheirlives.Tenyearsago，noonethoughtthatusingcomputerscouldbecomecompulsivebehaviorthatcouldaffectthesocialandphysicallifeofcomputerusers.Thisobsessionalbehaviorhasaffectedteenagersandcollegestudents.Theyarelikelytologoncomputersandspendlonghoursatdifferentwebsites.Theybecomehookedoncomputersandgraduallytheirsocialandschoollifeisaffectedbythissituation.Theyspendallfreetimesurfinganddon'tconcentrateonhomework，sothisaddictioninfluencestheirgradesandsuccessatschool.Becausetheycanfindeverythingonthewebsites，theyhangoutthere.Moreover，thisaddictiontowebsitesinfluencestheirsociallife.Theyspendmoretimeinfrontofcomputersthanwiththeirfriends.Therelationwiththeirfriendschanges.Thevirtuallifebecomesmoreimportantthantheirreallife.Theyhaveanewlanguagethattheyspeakinthechatroomsanditcausesculturalchangesinsociety.Becauseofthechangeintheirbehavior，theybegintokeepthemselvesapartfromthesocietyandlivewiththeirvirtualfriends.Theysharetheiremotionsandfeelingswithfriendswhotheyhavenevermetintheirlife.Althoughtheyfeelconfidentonthecomputer，theyarenotconfidentwithreallivefriendstheyhaveknownalltheirlife.Itisaproblemforthefuture.Thisaddictivebehaviorisbeginningtoaffectalltheworld.9．Theauthor'sattitudetowardswebholismisthatofbeing______.A．optimisticB．disapprovingC．positiveD．acceptable10．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Theinfluenceofwebholism.B．Theadvantageofwebholism.C．Thepopularityofwebholism.D．Thecauseofwebholism.11．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obsessional”inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymean?A．Attractive.B．Professional.C．Addictive.D．Potential.12．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A．webholismhasthegreatesteffectonteenagersB．studentscanhardlybalancerealandvirtuallifeC．peopleareaddictedtogamesontheInternetD．virtuallifeismorevividandattractiveanywayDSteveJobsmadetechnologyfun.ThecofounderofApplediedlastWednesdayattheageoffiftysix.Hehadfoughtforyearsagainstcancer.MournersgatheredoutsidehishouseinPaloAlto，California，andApplestoresaroundtheworld.TimBajarin，presidentofahightechresearchandconsultingcompany，said，“Ifyouactuallylookatatechleader，they'rereallyhappyiftheyhaveonehit-7-\nintheirlife.SteveJobshastheAppleⅡ，theMac，theiPod，theiPhone，theiPadandPixar.”SteveJobswasacollegedropout.Hewasadoptedbyamachinistandhiswife，anaccountant.Theysupportedhisearlyinterestinelectronics.HeandhisfriendSteveWozniakstartedAppleComputer—nowjustcalledApple—innineteenseventysix.Theystayedatthecompanyuntilnineteeneightyfive.Thatyear，SteveWozniakreturnedtocollegeandSteveJobsleftinadispute(分歧)withthechiefexecutive.Mr.Jobsthenformedhisowncompany，calledNeXTComputer.HerejoinedAppleinnineteenninetysevenafteritboughtNeXT.HehelpedremakeApplefromabusinessthatwasinbadshapethentooneofthemostvaluablecompaniesintheworldtoday.SteveWozniak，speakingonCNN，rememberedhislongtimefriendasa“greatvisionaryandleader”anda“marketinggenius(天才)”．PresidentObamasaidinastatement，“Bybuildingoneoftheplanet'smostsuccessfulcompaniesfromhisgarage，heexemplifiedthespiritofAmericaningenuity.BymakingcomputerspersonalandputtingtheInternetinourpockets，hemadetheinformationrevolutionnotonlyaccessible，butintuitiveandfun.”DavidCarrollisaprofessoratParsonsSchoolofDesigninNewYorkCity.HesaysSteveJobsnotonlyrevolutionizedtechnology，healsorevolutionizedAmericanbusiness.“ThefactthathewasabletoredesignAmericancommercetoptobottomandacrossisreallystunning(令人惊奇的)．HeprobablywillbeconsideredanindustrialgiantonthescaleofThomasEdisonandHenryFord，sooneofthegreatsofalltime.”DavidCarrollsaid.SteveJobssteppeddownasApple'schiefexecutiveinAugustbecauseofhishealth.HediedadayafterthecompanyreleasedanewiPhoneversionthatmetwithlimitedexcitement.Apple'snewchief，TimCook，willalsohavetodealwiththenewKindleFiretabletcomputerfromAmazon.com.ItcostslessthanhalfasmuchasaniPadbutalsodoesless.13．WhydidpeopleallovertheworldmournSteveJobs?A．Hewasverycourageousinthefaceofcancer.B．Hebecameveryrichthoughdroppingoutcollege.C．HereleasedanewiPhoneversionbeforedeath.D．Herevolutionizedtechnologyandmadeitenjoyable.14．WhichofthefollowingcaneasilyprovethatJobsisa“marketinggenius”？A．AfterApple，hefoundedNeXTComputer.B．HemadeAppleveryvaluableonceagainintheworld.C．HedevelopedaseriesofAppleproducts.D．Hewasconsideredthegreatestindustrialfigureofalltime.15．WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph7mean?A．JobswasatypicalexampleofAmericanspiritofcreation.B．JobsenrichedtheAmericanspiritofscienceandfreedom.C．JobseventuallyrealizedhisAmericandream.D．Americanpeoplearegoodatinventingthings.16．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Jobs'sparentsdiscouragedhimfromworkingonelectronicsB．JobsstayedinAppleaschiefexecutiveforabout24years.C．Jobsstartedhiscareerinhisfamilygarage.D．Rununsuccessfully，ApplewassoldtoNeXTComputer.E-7-\nInaworldwhereyouriPhonecomeswithawomanwhoanswersyourquestions，readsyourtextsaloud，andgivesdirections，itmaynotseemlikeabigdealthatcomputersarenowwritingstories.Infact，itis.Asoftwarecompanyhasessentiallytaughtcomputerstowriteshortnewsstoriesthroughartificialintelligence.Ifwecanteachacomputertheelementsofstorytelling，whycan'tweteachourstudentsthesamething?Rememberthefiveparagraphessay？It'sstillaround，stillbeingpromotedasifitwerealiteraryform.Infact，itisanunnaturalinvention，onethatmusthavebeenproducedbyacademicswhodon'twritemuchthemselves.Writersengagedintheactoftryingtosaysomethingonpaperdon'twriteartificialthesisstatements(中心论点)．Theyneedn'tavoidusing“I”，especiallywhentellingaboutapersonalexperienceorexpressinganopinion.YetmanyEnglishteachersforbidtheuseofourfavoritepronouninexpository(说明文)writing.Thesearethefolkswhoteachkidsnottousethesamewordtwice，sothatifyou'vedescribedaboxas“small”inparagraphone，itmustbecome“diminutive”ifitshowsupinparagraphtwo.Manyteachersalsodisapproveofusingdialogueinessays.Butwhyso？Theproblemwithteachingwritingasifitweredisconnectedfromspeechisthatstudentsstarttoseeitsimplyasanunnaturalactivitytheydoinschool.Andyetwealltellstoriesandengageinlong“hesaid/shesaid”conversations.Ifwestartfromitwithstudents，wecanhelpthemseethelinksthatexistbetweenspeechandtext.Studentscanlearnalot，forexample，bybeingaskedtotellafamilystoryaloudandthentowriteitdown.DanielPink，inhisbestsellingbook，AWholeNewMindsaysthatAmericansociety'senthusiasmwithleftbrainrationalthinkingisfinallygivingwaytoamorebalancedapproach，onewherewestarttovalueandrewardrightbrainthinkers—theartists，thedesigners，theentertainers—thepeoplewhoknowhowtotellstories，thefuturebelongstothestorytellers.Solet'sgivekidsanearlystart.Let'shelpthemlearnthecraftofwritinginawaythat'snatural，expressive，andhuman.Itwillbealotoffun.Andifwehavetobreakupafewtopicsentencesalongthewaytoallowastorytocomeintobeing，sobeit.Andthat，dearreader，ismythesisstatement.17.Thewriterbelievesthatthefiveparagraphessayis______.A．anunnaturalwritingB．aneffectivewritingmethodC．writtenbyscholarsD．usedbystorytellers18．Theexampleof“small”and“diminutive”isusedtoshow______.A．howagoodessayuseswordsB．howdifferentaspeechisfromtextC．howstudentsshouldusewordsinstorytellingD．howridiculoussomeschoolrulesofwritingare19．Whatdoes“it”inPara.5referto?A．Anessay.B．Storytelling.C．Writing.D．Athesisstatement.20．Thewriterintendedtotellthereadersthat______.A．thepowerofstorytellingisgreatB．writingstoriesisagoodwaytolearnwritingC．computerscanbetaughttowritestorieseasilyD．humanbeingissmarterthancomputerinwriting-7-\n参考答案专题升级训练十五 阅读理解(三)A【解题导语】这是一则广告，介绍到大峡谷漂流的相关信息。1．C 细节理解题。由第三段中的“WeofferpartialtripswhichallowyoutogetonoroffatPhantomRanch...”可知，如果你不想从头到尾地参加这次旅行，你也可以在PhantomRanch这个地方加入或离开，只参加部分的旅行。2．D 推理判断题。本题可用排除法，A项与文中的“...goonanoarraftormotorizedtrip...”一致，B项与文中的“Requiringahikeinorout...”一致，C项与文中的“...thehorserideupordownisalsoanoption.”吻合，只有D项swimmingentertainment文中没有提到。3．B 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“MosttripsoccurbetweenAprilandOctober.”可知，B项February是旅游淡季。4．A 细节理解题。根据文章后半部分可知，只有A项callingatitinperson文中没有提及。B【解题导语】BodyImage是个体对自己整个身体的看法和态度，是一种“个体对自己身体的独特感知”。5．D 推理判断题。根据第一段尤其是最后一句“Sohowaguyfeelsabouthisbodycanaffecthowhefeelsabouthimself.”可推出D项正确。6．D 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Justexploringtalentsthatyoufeelgoodaboutcanhelpyourselfrespectandhowyouthinkofyourself.”可知，D项正确。7．B 推理判断题。倒数第二段主要说明好的生活习惯有助于形成良好的bodyimage，由此可以推断B项正确。8．C 主旨大意题。根据文章后面列举的几点可以看出，全文围绕怎样改善自己的bodyimage来分析说明，所以C项为本文的主旨大意。C【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要从不同层面叙述了网络对人们生活造成的不良影响，尤其是对青少年生活的影响。9．B 推理判断题。文章从不同角度陈述了网络给人们生活所带来的不利方面，由此可知作者对网络综合症持反对态度。故B项正确。10．A 主旨大意题。文章重点介绍了网络综合症的负面影响。故A项正确。11．C 词义猜测题。根据语境可知，那些无法摆脱的行为已经影响了青少年和大学生。他们总是花大量的时间上网，浏览不同的网站。由此知obsessionalbehavior指已经成瘾的行为。故C项正确。12．B 推理判断题。A项和C项是文章直接陈述的，故排除；根据最后一段倒数第二句“Itisaproblemforthefuture.”可排除D项；根据最后一段内容可知学生们无法平衡现实生活和网络虚拟生活。故B项正确。D【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。简单地介绍了乔布斯的生平以及他去世之后人们对他的评价。13．D 推理判断题。根据文章第一句“SteveJobsmadetechnologyfun.”以及第七段中美国总统奥巴马和其他人的评价“...hemadetheinformationrevolutionnotonlyaccessible，butintuitiveandfun.”可知，乔布斯使信息技术发生了改革并使其变得有趣。故D项正确。14．B 细节理解题。根据第五段“HehelpedremakeApplefromabusinessthatwasinbadshapethentooneofthemostvaluablecompaniesintheworldtoday.”和第八段“SteveJobsnotonlyrevolutionizedtechnology，healsorevolutionizedAmericanbusiness.”以及第九段戴维·卡罗尔的评价可知B项正确。15．A 细节理解题。根据上下文可知此处指乔布斯是美国创造精神的楷模。故A项正确。-7-\n16．C 细节理解题。乔布斯的养父母(机械师夫妇)都是支持他的，而文章中没有提到他的亲生父母，故A项错；他中途从苹果公司退出，因此没有连续干24年，故B项错；NeXT被苹果公司收购，故D项错；根据第七段奥巴马的话“Bybuildingoneoftheplanet'smostsuccessfulcompaniesfromhisgarage...”可知C项正确。E【解题导语】这是一篇议论文。一款电脑软件会给人写出故事，但是程序化的故事缺少变化，过于机械，我们还是应该从小教孩子们写出更自然、更人性、更好的故事来。17．A 细节理解题。从第二段可知，文中的“五段文章”应该指电脑软件写的东西，“...itisanunnaturalinvention...”，所以它也是不自然的写作。18．D 推理判断题。从第三段可知，老师教授学生写作时，禁止重复使用同一个词，这样会使写作变得不可理喻(荒唐)。19．B 词义猜测题。本文的主要目的是教授学生们写出自然的故事。20．B 推理判断题。全文最后一段呼吁人们让孩子自己写故事，同时说明写故事也是一种锻炼写作的方式。-7-
