2013年高考第二轮复习英语山东版专题升级训练十六 阅读理解(五)第一节 阅读理解AGraceKanehangsontoanOlympicdreamofclingingtoagranite(花岗岩)wallbyherfingertips70feetfromtheground.Thefearlessgirlisonly10，butalreadyhasscaledgreatheightsinthesportofrockclimbing.Lastweek，Kanewonabronzeinthe11andyoungersportclassattheUSAClimbingYouthNationalChampionshipsinAtlanta.Shewastheonlycompetitorofthe31therewithnoclimbingcoachortopflightfacilitiesinwhichtotrain.Climbingwillbecomeanexhibitionatthe2016RiodeJaneiroOlympicsinBrazil.Thehopeofenthusiastsisthatthesportwillgainfullstatusin2020.“I'malreadytrainingforthat，”saidKane.“Climbingismypassion，mylove，andIwanttomakesomethingofit.”Herdadtookhertoclimbrocksonherfourthbirthdayforthefirsttimeandtodayhecan'tkeepupwithher.“It'sthefreedomtoletloose，”shesaid.“WhenI'mupthere，I'msofocusedanddon'thearanything.Ialwaysfeelcomfortedknowingpeoplearesupportingme.”ThebronzeinAtlantaqualifiedKanefortheUSAteamandNovember'sInternationalChampionshipsinEcuador.That'satripshemighthavetomissbecauseit'stooexpensive.Kaneheldabackyardmusicconcert—sheplayedtheguitarandthepianoandwroteinspirationalsongs—andraised$600forher$1,500triptoAtlanta.She'salsobeensponsoredbyashoecompany，butmustrelyheavilyondonationsfromfamilyandfriendsfortravelexpenses.HermomHeatherKanesaidthefamilyhaschosen“todowhateverweneedtohelpherachievehergoals”．OneofGrace'sbiggestchallengesisfindingbalanceinherlife.There'sschool，hermusicandchurchtofitaroundclimbing.“Climbingisgoingtomeansacrificingthingsotherkidsmightpursue，”Gracesaid.“Butitdoesn'tbotherme.It'slikeplayingthepiano；youcan'ttakeabreakoryou'llloseyourtouch.”1．Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．RockClimbingGainsPopularityB．GraceKaneLikesChallengesC．AYoungClimberFollowsHerDreamD．AnAmazingVictoryforaYoungRockClimber2．Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthatrockclimbing______.A．isnotanexhibitionattheOlympicsnowB．isanofficialeventattheOlympicsnowC．isnotopentochildrenD．willgainfullstatusin20203．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutGraceKane?A．Sheisonlyinterestedinrockclimbing.B．Sheisagirlwithmanytalents.C．Rockclimbinghasaffectedherstudy.D．Shehaswongoldmedalsinseveralmatches.4．OneofGrace'sbiggestchallengesisto______.A．findacapablecoachforherB．getqualifiedfortheUSAteamC．raiseenoughmoneyforInternationalcompetitionsD．keepbalancebetweenrockclimbingandotheractivities-7-\n5．WhatdoweknowaboutGraceKane'sparents?A．Theyarequiteconcernedaboutherstudies.B．Theyregrettedallowinghertotryrockclimbing.C．Theywillfullysupporttheirdaughter'spursuit.D．Theycanfullyaffordherexpensesinhercompetitions.B(2012山东桓台二中月考，D)“Ouraimistotakeourarttotheworldandmakepeopleunderstandwhatitistomove，”saidDavidBelle，thefounderofparkour(跑酷)．Doyouloverunning？Itisagoodexercise，yetmanypeoplefinditboring.Butwhatifmakingyourmorningjogacreativeone？Likejumpingfromwallsandovergaps，andgroundrolls？JustliketheJamesBondinthemovieCasinoRoyale？Bondjumpsdownfromarooftoawindowsill(窗台)andthenrunsseveralblocksoverobstaclesontheway.ItisjustbecauseofBond'swonderfulperformancesthatthesporthasbecomepopularworldwide.Yes，that'sparkour，anextremestreetsportaimedatmovingfromonepointtoanotherasquicklyaspossible，gettingoveralltheobstaclesinthepathusingonlytheabilitiesofthehumanbody.Parkourisconsideredanextremesport.Asitsparticipantsdasharoundacity，theymayjumpoverfences，runupwallsandevenmovefromrooftoptorooftop.Parkourcanbejustasexcitingandcharmingasitsounds，butitsparticipantsseeparkourmuchmorethanthat.Overcomingalltheobstaclesonthecourseandinlifeispartofthephilosophy(理念)behindparkour.Thisisthesameaslife.Youmustdetermineyourdestination，gostraight，jumpoverallthebarriersasifinparkourandneverfallbackfromtheminyourlife，toreachthedestinationsuccessfully.Aparkourloversaid，“Iloveparkourbecauseitsphilosophyhasbecomemylife，mywaytodoeverything.”Anotherphilosophywe'velearntfromparkourisfreedom.Itcanbedonebyanyone，atanytime，anywhereintheworld.Itisakindofexpressionoftrustinyourselfthatyouearnenergyandconfidence.6．Parkourhasbecomepopularthroughouttheworldbecauseof______.A．itsfounder，DavidBelleB．thefilm，CasinoRoyaleC．itsrisksandtricksD．thevarietiesofparticipants7．Theunderlinedword“obstacles”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto“______”．A．streets B．objectsC．barriersD．roofs8．Whichofthefollowingistrueofparkour?A．Itchallengeshumanabilities.B．Itisagoodbutboringsport.C．Itneedsspecialtraining.D．Itisateamsport.9．Asitsparticipantsmovearoundacity，______.A．theycanaskforhelpB．theymaychoosetoescapeC．theyshouldruntoextremesD．theymustlearntosurvive10．Whichofthefollowingisthephilosophyofparkour?A．Sportsandextremes.B．Excitementandpopularity.C．Dreamsandsuccess.D．Determinationandfreedom.CSchoolsarealmostallconnectedtotheInternet.Butsomehavemoretechnology，anduseitmore，thanothers.Forexample，someschoolsusecomputersforactivitieslikevideoconferencing，tobringtheworldintotheclassroom.-7-\nAndsomeclassroomsareequippedwiththingslikeaSmartBoard，akindofinteractivewhiteboard.Interactivewhiteboardsarelargedisplaysforpresentations.Theyconnecttoacomputerandcanoperatebytouch.Theycanbeusedfordocumentsorwritingortoprojectvideo.SometeachersaretryingcreativenewwaystoteachwithdeviceslikeiPodsandmobilephones.Buteducatorssaythemostimportantthing，asalways，isthecontent.Yettechnologycanhavespecialimportanceinsomecases.Cosmobotisatherapy(治疗)robot.Itstandsabouthalfametertallandhasabluebodyandafriendlyfacewithbigeyes.OnechildwhoworkswithitissixyearoldKevinFitzgerald.Kevinhasdevelopmentaldyspraxia；hehasdifficultymovinghismouthandtongue.HeworkswithCaroleSemangoSprouseasheinteractswiththeCosmobotduringtherapyforhiscondition.Here，heusesasetofbuttonsattachedtoacomputertomakethesilentrobotmoveforward，backwardoraroundincircles.Kevin'smotherthinkstherobothashadacalminginfluence，helpinghersongetalongbetterwithhisfriends.CosmobotwasdevelopedbyAnthroTronix.CorinnaLathanstartedthecompanytenyearsagotoworkwithchildrenwithcerebralpalsy，Down'ssyndrome，autismandotherdevelopmentaldisabilities.Childrenbecomefriendswiththerobot，shesays.Thatcanhaveabigeffectontheirbehavior，helpingthemworkharderandlongerintherapysessions.CorinnaLathaniscurrentlyworkingwithaBritishcompanytodevelopothersociallyhelpfulrobots.ShesaystheyarestillconsideredresearchtoolsintheUnitedStates，andnotusedasmuchasinplaceslikeBritainandJapan.Butshehopestochangethat.11．It'sknownfromthetextthat______.A．schoolshaveeasyaccesstotheInternettodayB．newtechnologyisseldomappliedtoteachingC．theInternetisofequalimportanceinschoolsD．usingcomputersforactivitiesislaborsaving12．WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightaboutSmartBoard?A．It'sakindofteachingfacility.B．Itcanbeusedtoprojectvideo.C．It'sadisplayforpresentation.D．It'snoteasytobeconnectedtocomputers.13．What's“dyspraxia”accordingtoPara.5?A．Speechbarrier.B．Movementdisorder.C．Visualimpairment.D．Lossofmemory.14．WhichofthefollowingisRIGHTaccordingtothetext?-7-\nA．Cosmobotisdesignedtoplaywith.B．Cosmobotiscostlyandnotuserfriendly.C．Cosmobotcanbecontrolledbyacomputer.D．AnthroTronixisadesignerofacertaincompany.15．WhatcanwelearnfromCorinnaLathan?A．She'semployedbyaBritishcompany.B．Cosmobotispopulararoundtheworld.C．Shewantstomakepreviousproductswidespread.D．IPodsandmobilephonesarevaluedinclass.DLifecomesinapackage.Thispackageincludeshappinessandsorrow，failureandsuccess，hopeanddespair.Lifeisalearningprocess.Experiencesinlifeteachusnewlessonsandmakeusabetterperson.Witheachpassingdaywelearntohandlevarioussituations.LoveLoveplaysapivotalroleinourlife.Lovemakesyoufeelwanted.Withoutloveapersoncouldgohaywardandalsobecomecruelandferocious.Intheearlystageofourlife，ourparentsaretheoneswhoshowuswithunconditionalloveandcare；theyteachusaboutwhatisrightandwrong，goodandbad.Butwealwaystendtotakethisforgranted.Itisonlyaftermarriageandhavingkidsthatapersonunderstandsandbecomessensitivetoothers'feelings.Kidsmakeapersonresponsibleandmatureandhelpustounderstandlifebetter.HappinessandSorrowMaterialistichappinessisshortlived，buthappinessachievedbybringingasmileonothers'facegivesacertainleveloffulfillment.Peaceofmindisthemainlinktohappiness.Nomindishappywithoutpeace.Werealizethetrueworthofhappinesswhenweareinsorrow.Sorrowisbasicallyduetodeathofalovedone，failureanddespair.Butthesethingsaretemporaryandpassaway.FailureandSuccessFailureisthepathtosuccess.Ithelpsustotouchthesky，teachesustosurviveandshowsusaspecificway.Successbringsinmoney，fame，prideandselfrespect.Hereitbecomesveryimportanttokeepourheadonourshoulder.TheonlywaytoshowourgratitudetoGodforbestowingsuccessonusisbybeinghumble，modest，courteousandrespectfultothelessfortunateones.HopeandDespairHopeiswhatkeepslifegoing.Parentsalwayshopetheirchildrenwilldowell.Hopemakesusdream.Hopebuildsinpatience.Lifeteachesusnottodespaireveninthedarkesthour，becauseaftereverynightthereisaday.Nothingremainsthesame.Wehaveonlyonechoicetokeepmovingoninlifeandbehopeful.Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday，forithaspassedandisbeyondourcontrol.Tomorrowisunknown，foritcouldeitherbebrightordull.Sotheonlyalternativeistoworkhardtoday，sothatwewillenjoyabettertomorrow.16．Inthepassage，theauthorcompareslifeto______.A．apackageB．joyandsorrowC．failureandsuccessD．hopeanddespair17．Inwhichsectioncanreadersprobablyreadthepassage?A．Opinions.B．Politics.C．Education.D．Lifestyles.18．Howisthepassageorganized?A．Inorderofrules.B．Inorderoffrequency.C．Bymakingcomparison.D．Inorderofimportance.-7-\n19．What'sthegeneralmeaningofthelastsentenceofthewholepassage?A．Ifyouworkhard，you'llhaveabetterlifeinthefuture.B．Whenchoosingbetween“today”and“tomorrow”，you'dbetterenjoytomorrow.C．Whatyouonlycanchooseistoworkhardtodayratherthantomorrow.D．Enjoyingabettertomorrowisyouronlychoice.20．What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toencouragepeopletoloveeachother.B．Totellpeoplehowtodealwithhappinessandsorrow.C．Toremindpeopleofkeepinghavingabeautifuldream.D．Togivereaderssomeinformationaboutlife.第二节 阅读表达Youmaynotrealizeit，butyouaredoingmorethanjuststudyingwhenyouareatschool.Theschoolisalsotheplacewhereyoulearn______.Butthisisnotalwayseasy.Whatcanyoudoifyoujustdon'tlikeoneofyourclassmates?Ifyoudiscoverthatyouhaveproblemsgettingalongwithyourclassmatesorfriends，themostimportantthingtolearnistolerance.Toleranceistheabilitytorealizeandrespectthedifferencesinothers.Wecannotchangethewaythatotherpeopledothings，soitisimportanttolearntolivehappilywiththem.Tolerancewillmakeeveryonegetonbetterwitheachother.Knowingothersconstantlymakesusunderstandothers'differences.Somethingdifferentdoesnotexactlymeanthatitisbad.Toleranceteachesustokeepaneventemperandanopenmind.Youneedtorememberanoldsaying，“Treatothershowyouwanttobetreated.”Youwouldliketobetreatedkindlybyyourclassmates，soitisimportanttotreatthemkindlytoo.Ifyoutoleratesomething，itdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetolikeit.Nooneisaskingyoutochangewhoyouareorwhatyoubelievein.Tolerancejustmeansthatyoushouldrespectthedifferencesinothersandnottrytomakethemchange.Itisimportanttopracticetolerance，becauseitwillmakeeveryone'slifeeasier.Learntoacceptpeoplefortheirdifferentabilitiesandinterests.Theworldisverydifferent，andpracticingtoleranceinyourownschoolandcitycanhelpmakeadifference.1．Whatisthemainideaofthetext？(within10words)________________________________________________________________________2．Whichsentenceinthetextcanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Gettingtoknowsomeonemayhelpyouunderstandwhytheydothingsdifferently.________________________________________________________________________3．Pleasefillintheblankinthefirstparagraphwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentence.(within10words)________________________________________________________________________4．Whyistoleranceimportant？Howcanyougetalongwellwithyourclassmates？(within30words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5．TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphintoChinese.________________________________________________________________________-7-\n参考答案第一节A1.答案：C解析：主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了一个十岁的攀岩女孩，为了自己的爱好和梦想在奋斗，故选C项。2.答案：A解析：细节理解题。从第二段可知，到2016年巴西里约热内卢奥运会上攀岩才会成为表演项目，所以它现在还不是一个表演项目。3.答案：B解析：推理判断题。从第五段可知，除了攀岩外，GraceKane还会弹吉他、弹钢琴、写曲子，由此可知她多才多艺。4.答案：D解析：细节理解题。从倒数第二段可知，GraceKane面临的最大挑战之一是如何在攀岩和学习以及其他爱好之间寻找平衡。5.答案：C解析：细节理解题。从倒数第二段“HermomHeatherKanesaidthefamilyhaschosen‘todowhateverweneedtohelpherachievehergoals’．”可知，父母全力支持她的追求。B6.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段内容尤其是其最后一句可知，由于在电影《皇家赌场》中邦德的精彩表演，跑酷这项运动在全世界开始流行，所以答案为B项。7.答案：C解析：词义猜测题。结合第五段中“jumpoverallthebarriers”判断，obstacle和barrier都是要跨越的东西，所以都表示“障碍”。8.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第三段“...movingfromonepointtoanotherasquicklyaspossible，gettingoveralltheobstaclesinthepathusingonlytheabilitiesofthehumanbody.”可知，跑酷挑战了人类的能力。9.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第三段可知，跑酷需要尽全力去跑，被认为是一项极限运动(anextremesport)。10.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第五段可知，跑酷的理念是克服困难达到目标，根据第六段可知，跑酷的另一个理念是自由，所以答案为D项。C11.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“SchoolsarealmostallconnectedtotheInternet.”可知，几乎所有的学校都与互联网相连接，所以选A项。12.答案：D解析：细节理解题。从第二段可知，SmartBoard是一种教学设备，能用于投影及教学展示，但没谈到它不容易与计算机连接。13.答案：B解析：词义猜测题。根据第五段“...hehasdifficultymovinghismouthandtongue.”可知应选B项。14.答案：C解析：推理判断题。第六段“...attachedtoacomputertomakethesilentrobotmoveforward，backwardoraroundincircles.”表明，Cosmobot能受计算机控制。15.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段“...researchtoolsintheUnitedStates，andnot-7-\nusedasmuchasinplaceslikeBritainandJapan.Butshehopestochangethat.”可知，她希望这一产品得到推广。D16.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“Lifecomesinapackage.”可知答案。17.答案：C解析：推理判断题。本文属于一篇励志教育的短文，根据其主要意思可以确定其来源应该是“教育栏目”。18.答案：C解析：文章结构题。从几个小标题“HappinessandSorrow”，“FailureandSuccess”和“HopeandDespair”可以看出，作者使用的是“对比或比较”的写作方式。19.答案：A解析：句意猜测题。句中alternative是“选择”的意思，整句意思和A项接近。20.答案：D解析：主旨大意题。A、B、C三项显然只涉及文中的部分内容，不能概括全文的目的，只有D项比较全面，体现了作者的意图。第二节1.答案：Howtolearntoleranceandrespectthedifferencesinothers.2.答案：Knowingothersconstantlymakesusunderstandothers'differences.3.答案：howtogetalongwellwithothers4.答案：Becauseitwillmakeeveryone'slifeeasier.I/Weshouldrealizeandrespectthe/theirdifferences.5.答案：世界是不同的。(如果)在自己的学校和所生活的城市里抱有宽容之心，我们的生活就会有所不同。-7-
