2013年高考第二轮复习英语广东版专题升级训练十三 阅读综合训练（五）第一节 阅读理解ASeveralyearsago，JimTurnerheardaprogramontheradiofortheN．C.Children'sHospitalanddecidedhecouldusehisloveoforigamiarttohelpthehospitalraisemoneyformuchneededprograms.Soattheageof13，Turnerbeganmakingorigamigreetingcardsandsellingthemtofloristsandbookstorestobenefitthehospital.Hisfundraisingprogram，knownasHeartbeatsforKids，hassinceraisedmorethan$2,500forthehospital.“ThefirstcardsImadehadaheartinthemandyoucouldremovetheheartfromthecardandmakeitbeat，”Turnersays，explaininghowhecameupwiththenameforthefundraiser.Nowa17yearoldhighschooljunior，Turnerhaslesstimetodevotetocardmaking，becauseorigamiisaintensivelaborandeachcardcantakeup30minutestodesign.ButTurnerstillenjoysorigamiartandhascreatedoriginaldesignsthathavebeenselectedforexhibitsthattourthecountryandworld.Turnerisaninterestingmixtureofengineer，artistandphilanthropist（慈善家）．Hismother，PeggyTurner，saysfoldingorigamiisacombinationofmathandartthathashelpedhersondevelophissenseofspacefor3Dobjects.Turnerisalsoinvolvedincommunityserviceatschoolandathischurch.HewasnamedaDistinguishedFinalistthisyearforthe2010GoodSpiritofCommunityAwardsforhisserviceactivitiesforthecommunity，includingtheHeartbeatsforKidsproject.Intheprocessofhisvolunteerefforts，Turneralsomanagedtobeoneoftheonly381youthsinthecountrytoearnthetopscoreof2,400pointsonhisSATtest.MakingandsellingthegreetingcardshastaughtTurneraboutmanagingasmallbusiness，butthemostimportantthingTurnerlearnsisthatthecardsbenefitsnotonlythehospital，butalsothepeoplewhobuythecardsorgetthecards，whichisawaytobringpeopletogether.【文章大意】本文主要介绍了一个名叫吉姆·特纳的与众不同的孩子。他在13岁的时候就开始制作并销售卡片，以帮助医院筹钱。同时，吉姆·特纳不仅社区服务做得好，而且功课也很好。1．Turner'soriginalpurposeofmakingandsellinghiscardswasto______.A．showhislovefororigamiartB．collectmoneyforthehospitalC．learnhowtomanageabusinessD．bringmorepeopletogether答案：B解析：根据文章第一段中的“...tohelpthehospitalraisemoneyformuchneededprograms.”以及第二段第一句话“...tobenefitthehospital.”可知，特纳制作并销售卡片的初衷是为了给医院筹钱。故选B项。2．Theunderlinedword“origami”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans______.A．theartofpapercuttingB．theartofpicturedrawingC．theartofpaperfoldingD．theartoftoymaking答案：C解析：根据文章第三段中的“...foldingorigamiisacombinationofmathandart...”并结合全文语境可知，此处的origami应该意为“折纸艺术”，即theartofpaperfolding。故选C项。-7-\n3．FromParagraph2，wecanlearnthatcardmaking______.A．needsphysicalandmentalworkB．iswellworthadmiringC．takesupalotofTurner'stimeD．isdifficulttolearn答案：A解析：根据文章第二段倒数第二句话“...devotetocardmaking，becauseorigamiisaintensivelaborandeachcardcantakeup30minutestodesign.”可知，制作卡片既需要体力劳动，也需要脑力劳动。故选A项。4．WhatdoesthewritertellusaboutTurner?A．Hehasalreadybecomeasuccessfulbusinessman.B．Hespendsalotofhistimeworkingforhischurch.C．Hedesignsaheartineachcardthathasbeenmade.D．Hedoeswellinbothhislessonsandcommunityservice.答案：D解析：根据文章第三段前三句话“Turnerisaninterestingmixtureof...hashelpedhersondevelophissenseofspacefor3Dobjects...involvedincommunityserviceatschoolandathischurch.”和最后一句话可推知，特纳不仅功课好，而且社区服务也做得很好。故选D项。5．Thepassageismainlyabout______.A．akidwhomakesadifferenceB．origamiartthathelpstoearnmoneyC．makingandsellinggreetingcardsD．gettinginvolvedincommunityservice答案：A解析：通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了一个名叫吉姆·特纳的孩子。A项符合文章的主旨大意。故选A项。BDearDad，TodayIwasattheshoppingmallandIspentalotoftimereadingtheFather'sDaycards.TheyallhadaspecialmessagethatinsomewayoranotherreflectedhowIfeelaboutyou.YetasIselectedandread，itoccurredtomethatnotasinglecardsaidwhatIreallywanttosaytoyou.You'llsoonbe84yearsold，Dad，andyouandIwillhavehadthe55thFather'sDaytogether.Ihaven'tbeenalwayswithyouonFather'sDaybutI'vealwaysbeenwithyouinmyheart.Youknow，Dad，therewasatimewhenwewereseparatedbythegenerationgap.YoustoodononesideoftheGreatDivideandIontheother.TheFatherDaughterDuel（决斗）gotmorefiercewhenyoutaughtmetodrivetheoldDodgeandIdecidedIwoulddrivethe54Chevywhetheryoulikedornot.ThepoliceofficerwhosentmehomeafteryoureportedtheChevystolendidn'thavemuchtoleranceforastubborn16yearoldgirl，whileyouweresotolerantaboutit，Dad，andIthinkthatwasprobablywhatmadeittheworstnightofmylife.OurrelationshipgreatlyimprovedwhenImarriedamanyoulikedandthingsreallyturnedaroundwhenwehadourbabies.Somewherealongtheline，thegenerationgapdisappeared.IsupposeIsawusandourrelationshipasagingtogether，ratherlikeafinewine.Butthestrangethinghappenedlastweek.IwasatastopsignwhenIsawyouturnedthecornerinthathugeoldcar.Itdidn'timmediatelyoccurtomethatitwasyoubecausethemanbehindthewheellookedsoelderlyandfragile.Itwasratherlikeaslapinmyfacefromoutofnowhere.PerhapsIsawyourageforthefirsttimethatday.-7-\nIguesswhatI'mtryingtosay，Dad，iswhateverysonanddaughterwantstosaytotheirDadtoday.HonoringafatheronFather'sDayisaboutrespectandsharingandacceptanceandtoleranceandgivingandtaking.It'saboutlovingsomeonemorethanwordscansay，andit'swishingthatitneverhadtoend.Iloveyou，Dad.Love，Jenny【文章大意】本文是一封女儿写给父亲的信。信中表达了女儿对父亲深深的感激与敬重，并希望父女之间的深厚感情能够一直延续下去。6．JennywenttotheshoppingmallbeforetheFather'sDayprobablybecauseshe______.A．wantedtofindasuitablegreetingcardforherfatherB．wantedtobuysomegiftsforherfatherC．wantedtofindsomeheartfeltwordsforherfatherD．wantedtofeeltheatmosphereinthemallbeforetheFather'sDay答案：A解析：根据文章第一段第一句话“TodayIwasattheshoppingmallandIspentalotoftimereadingtheFather'sDaycards.”可推知，詹妮去商店可能是要给父亲挑选一张合适的贺卡。故选A项。7．HowdidJennyprobablyfeelonthenightshewassenthomebythepolice?A．Disappointed.B．Nervous.C．Guilty.D．Frightened.答案：C解析：根据文章第三段最后一句话“...youweresotolerantaboutit...Ithinkthatwasprobablywhatmadeittheworstnightofmylife.”可推知，詹妮在那天晚上感到非常惭愧和自责，即guilty。故选C项。8．WecanlearnfromthepassagethatJennyandherfather______.A．keptintouchbywritingtoeachotherB．areseparatedduetothegenerationgapC．havebeengettingalongverywellD．hadahardtimeunderstandingeachother答案：D解析：根据文章第二段最后两句话“...therewasatimewhenwewereseparatedbythegenerationgap.YoustoodononesideoftheGreatDivideandIontheother.”并结合全文可推知，詹妮和父亲曾有一段时间缺乏相互理解。故选D项。9．WhydidJennyfeelstrangewhenshesawherfatherlastweek?A．Sheseldomsawhimdrivingthathugeoldcar.B．Shehadneverrealizedhisbeingoldandweak.C．Shedidn'texpectshewouldmeetwithhimthere.D．Shehadaslapinherfacebysomeone.答案：B解析：根据文章第五段第三句话“Itdidn'timmediatelyoccurtomethatitwasyoubecausethemanbehindthewheellookedsoelderlyandfragile.”可知，詹妮从来没意识到父亲是如此的年迈和虚弱。故选B项。10．Jennywrotethislettertoherfatherto______.A．tellhimabouttheirdifferencesB．saysorrytohimforherbeingstubborninthepastC．expresshergratefulnessandloveforhimD．remindhimoftheearlyaccident答案：C解析：-7-\n通读全文可知，本文是一封女儿写给父亲的信，女儿詹妮在信中表达了对父亲深深的感激和敬爱。故选C项。CLego，theinventorofthosecolorfulbricksthathaveinspiredkids'imaginationworldwide，hascelebratedits53rdanniversary.In1958，amannamedGodtfredcreatedtheplasticbuildingbricksthatcannowbefoundinalmosteverychild'stoybox.Thesimplebuildingblockhasbecomeoneofthemostwellknownandpopulartoysaroundtheworld.“TheLegobrickcontinuestobeveryattractive，becauseitallowschildren，andothers，todeveloptheircreativityandimagination，”saidCharlotteSimonsen，aspokeswomanofLego.Thecompany'sbuildingbrickallowsanendlessnumberoflinks.Withjusttwobricksthereare24differentlinks，andwithsix，thereare915millionpossibilities，accordingtoLego.Ahalfcenturyafteritscreation，morethan400millionchildrenandadultsspendfivebillionhoursayearputtingthebrickstogetherandpullingthemapart.Also，thebricksmadetodaycanstilllinkwiththosemadein1958.Legobricksaren'tjustchild'splay:theyalsoattracttheinterestofadults.SouthKoreanadventurer，HeoYoungHo，whoclimbedMountEverestin1987，leftaLegotoybehindinthesnowduringhisclimb.AfteritsgreatsuccessLegoexperiencedaseriouscrisis（危机）attheendofthe1990s，hithardbycompetitionfromelectronicgames.Legothensufferedadarkperiodthatlastedseveralyears.Withgreatefforts，thecompanybegantobepopularagain，andin2006itearnedabout1.5billiondollarsin130countries.SevenboxesofLegoarenowsoldeverysecondaroundtheworld，and19billionbricksareproducedeachyear:enoughtoencircletheEarthfivetimes!【文章大意】本文主要介绍了乐高积木53年的辉煌发展史及其对广大消费者的深远影响。11．TheLegobricksremainedpopularinthepast53yearsbecausethey______.A．attractmanychildrenworldwideB．broughtimaginationtothechildrenworldwideC．haveendlesslinksthatbringmanyimaginationD．makethechildrenworldwidedeveloptheircreativeandimaginative答案：D解析：根据文章第三段中的“TheLegobrickcontinuestobeveryattractive，becauseitallowschildren，andothers，todeveloptheircreativityandimagination...”可知，选D项。12．TheexampleofHeoYoungHoshowsthat______.A．HeoYoungHoalsolovedplayingLegobricksB．theLegobricksmadehimamountainclimberC．theLegobricksnotonlyinterestchildrenbutalsoadultsD．theLegobricksarehelpfulwhenonegoesonanadventure答案：C解析：文章第六段第一句话“Legobricksaren'tjustchild'splay：theyalsoattracttheinterestofadults.”是本段的中心句，后面列举韩国冒险家HeoYoungHo的例子就是为了进一步说明这句话。故选C项。13．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A．thereare915milliondifferentlinkswith6bricksB．theLegobrickscannotcompetewithotherelectronicgamesC．theLegobrickshasmadealotofpeoplerichD．theLegobrickshaven'tchangedmuchsinceahalfcenturyago答案：D-7-\n解析：文章第四段最后一句直接点明了A项；根据文章第七、八段可知，乐高积木曾经在二十世纪90年代经历过危机，但现在又流行起来，所以B项错误；文章中并未提及C项；根据文章第五段最后一句话可知，D项符合文意。故选D项。14．ThesuccessoftheLegobricksprovesthat______.A．everyinventionwillbesuccessfulB．agoodinventioncandoalotofgoodtomankindC．childrenlikebuildingbricksmorethananyothertoysD．anygoodinventionwillbesuretoearnalotofmoney答案：B解析：根据全文内容可知，乐高积木在培养人们的创造力和想象力方面发挥了重要的作用，由此可推出，好的发明创造对人类是有益的。故选B项。15．Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe______.A．TheBrilliantHistoryofLegoBricksB．LegoBricks：CreativityandImaginationC．TheAttractionofLegoBricksD．ChildrenandLegoBricks答案：A解析：通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了乐高积木53年的辉煌发展史及其对广大消费者的深远影响。A项最适合做文章的标题。故选A项。DInthecomputerage，abroadbandInternetconnectionisverypopularnow.Whethercableormobilebroadband，today'sconnectionsaremanytimesfasterthanthoseintheearlydays.Videosplaysmoothly，complexwebsitesloadquickly，andfilesdownloadmuchfasterthantenyearsago.Andthefilesaremuchbigger，too.Butthere'sstilla_catch:_YouhavetolivenearenoughtoamajorcitytogetbroadbandInternet.Ifyoudon't，there'sslowdialupaccessforyou.Andforthoselivingreallyfarout，theremaybenoInternetaccessatall.Technologyexpertsoftentalkaboutthe“lastmile”problem，whichreferstothedifficultyofbringingInternetaccesstoremoteareas.Incitiesandsuburbs，it'srelativelyeasytoprovideaccessforeveryone.Itismuchmoredifficulttodeliveraccesstothoselivingfarfromcities，especiallyindevelopingcountries.Internetserviceproviders，fortheirpart，havebeenunwillingtoprovideaccesstosparsely（稀少地）populatedareas.ThehandfulofInternetuserstheywouldreachwouldn'tcovertheexpense.Buteveryyear，technologicaladvancementsallowofmoreandmoreInternetusers.MostbroadbandconnectionstodayrunoverexistingcableTVandtelephonelinesalthoughthesetechnologiesaren'tavailableeverywhere.SomecompanieshavedeliveredtheInternetoverstandardpowerlines.Advancementsincheaper，moreefficientfiberopticscables（光纤电缆）promisetobringextremelyfastInternetconnectionstomoreusers.Still，the“lastmile”problemremainshardtodealwith.Therewillalwaysbesomewherethatdoesn'thaveanaffordablebroadbandconnection.Butsomedaythatmightnotmatter.Iftherapidprogressincellphonetechnologyisanyindication，itmaynotbetoolongbeforeanInternetconnectionsimplyfollowsyouwhereveryougo.【文章大意】本文是一篇科普类文章。在计算机时代，宽带连接网络非常流行，并且网速比过去快了很多倍。但网络连接依然存在着一些尚待解决的难题。本文重点介绍了“最后一英里（lastmile）”这个网络连接难题。16．AccordingtoParagraph4,technologyadvancements______.A．makeTVandtelephoneavailableeverywhereB．makeitpossibleformorepeopletousetheInternetC．bringgreatchangetopeople'severydaylife-7-\nD．bringfasterInternetconnectionstousers答案：B解析：根据文章第四段第一句话“Buteveryyear，technologicaladvancementsallowofmoreandmoreInternetusers.”可知，科技进步使得更多的人使用网络。故选B项。17．Theunderlinedphrase“acatch”inthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans______.A．abigtaskB．awonderfulplanC．ahiddenproblemD．amajorcity答案：C解析：根据下文的“YouhavetolivenearenoughtoamajorcitytogetbroadbandInternet.”并结合第三段第一句话可知，此处的acatch应该意为“一个隐藏的问题”，即ahiddenproblem。故选C项。18．Whichofthefollowingmayfinallydealwiththe“lastmile”problem?A．Therapidprogressincellphonetechnology.B．MoreandmoreInternetusers.C．MoreandmoreInternetconnections.D．Thebroadbandconnectiongettingfaster.答案：A解析：根据文章最后一段最后一句话“Iftherapidprogressincellphonetechnologyisanyindication，itmaynotbetoolongbeforeanInternetconnectionsimplyfollowsyouwhereveryougo.”可知，选A项。19．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Internetconnectionshavebeenpopulareverywhere.B．Internetserviceprovidersarewillingtocareaboutruralcustomers.C．Computercan'tbecomepopularindevelopingcountries.D．TheproblemofInternetaccesshasn'tbeencompletelydealtwith.答案：D解析：根据文章最后一段中的“Still，the‘lastmile’problemremainshardtodealwith.”并结合全文内容可推知，网络连接问题依然没有彻底解决。故选D项。20．Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe______.A．InternetConnectionProblemsB．InternetConnectionsNeedImprovingC．ProgressinInternetConnectionsD．InternetConnectionsToday答案：A解析：通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了尽管现在的网速比过去快了很多，但依然有很多的网络连接难题需要解决，并重点介绍了“最后一英里（lastmile）”这个网络连接难题。A项最适合做文章的标题。故选A项。第二节 信息匹配首先，请阅读下列关于名著的介绍：A．PrideandPrejudice（JaneAusten）TheclassiclovestoryexploresthelivesofthefiveBennetsistersattheturnofthe19thcenturyinruralEngland.Atthattimewomenwerenotallowedtogettheirfather'swealthafterhisdeath，sotheirmotherisdesperatetomarrythemoffintowealthyfamilies.Thereforevariouslovestoriesstartwiththequestion—whethermarriageisforloveorformoney.B．TheRedandtheBlack（Stendhal）Julienhasastrongdesireforpowerandglory，andforriddinghimselfofhislowsocialstatusasthesonofatradesman.Thus，hetrieseverymeanstoachievehisgoal.Thetwocolors，redandblack，symbolizehisinnerstrugglebetweenbeingsincere-7-\nandfalse.Andthisconflictinhischaracterfinallybringsabouthisdownfall.C．JaneEyre（CharlotteBronte）Thereisgreatkindnessandwarmthinthislovestory.PoorandplainasJaneEyreis，shehasastrongwill，sharpwisdomandgreatcourage.Sheisforcedtobattleagainstaharshemployerandarigidsocialorder.Yetsheisneverdefeated.Standingonherfeet，shegainsherownhappinessintheend.D．OliverTwist（CharlesDickens）Itreflectspeople'stragiclifeinBritaininthe18thcentury.Inthestory，OliverTwist，amildyoungboy，isbornintheworkhouseandstaysthereuntilheismadetoleave.Whatwaitsforhimnextisthefalsenessofthewealthyandthedepthstowhichpovertypushesthehumanspirit.E．Gonewiththewind（MargaretMitchell）ThisisanalltimebestsellerbyMargaretMitchell.ThestorytakesplaceduringtheAmericanCivilWar.ItrecordsthetragiclovestoriesofKatieScarlettO'Hara，asouthernbeauty.Intheendofthestory，ScarlettisleftonlywithherTara，aplantationwhichsymbolizesthecultureoftheOldSouth，aplacewhereshecouldevergatherherstrength.F．TheAdventureofTomSawyer（MarkTwain）TomSawyer，anaughtyboyinthequiettownofSt.Petersburg，unexpectedlywitnessesthemurderofDr.Robinson.Atfirstheisfrightenedandkeepsitasecret.Butatthetrialofthecase，hebravelyexposestherealcriminal.Heandhisfriendstarttracingtheescapingmurderer.Finallytheyfindhisdeadbodytogetherwithhiddentreasures.请阅读以下读者的相关信息，然后匹配他/她感兴趣的书籍：21．Benis14yearsnowandisfondofreadingbooks.Heisinterestedinallsortsofexcitingstories，suchasthoseaboutadventures，detectivesandtreasurehunting.22．Lucyisaquietgirlwholikestoreadinaquietcornerinthelibrary.Herfavoritestoriesarethosewithcharactersbraveenoughtofaceandovercomedifficultiesinlife.23．Jessica，afanofromanticstories，hasjustgraduatedfromhighschool.Shedecidestorelaxherselfinreadingdifferentlovestoriesthissummer.Bytheway，shehateswar.24．Petermajorsinliteratureincollege.Heisespeciallyinterestedinthepsychologicaldescriptioninnovelsandwantstotalkaboutthisinhistermpaper.25．SamwasborninAmericabuthisfamilymovedtoEuropewhenhewasachild.HemissesthedaysspentinAmericaandisextremelyinterestedinstoriesabouttheOldSouth.答案：21．F 22．C 23．A 24．B 25．E-7-
