2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）精品训练（02）及答案InancientEgypt，thepharaoh(法老)treatedthepoormessagerunnerlikeaprincewhenhearrivedatthepalace,ifhebroughtgoodnews.However,iftheexhaustedrunnerhadthemisfortunetobringthepharaohunhappynews,hisheadwascutoff.Shadesofthatspiritspreadovertoday’sconversations.OnceafriendandIpackedupsomepeanutbutterandsandwichesforanouting.Aswewalkedlightheartedlyoutthedoor，picnicbasketinhand,asmilingneighborlookedupattheskyandsaid,“Ohboy,baddayforapicnic.Theweathermansaysit’sgoingtorain.”Iwantedtostrikehimonthefacewiththepeanutbutterandsandwiches.Notforhisstupidweatherreport,forhissmile.SeveralmonthsagoIwasracingtocatchabus.AsIbreathlesslyputmyhandfulofcashacrosstheGreyhoundcounter,thesalesagentsaidwithabroadsmile,“Ohthatbusleftfiveminutesago.”Dreamsofheadcutting!It’snotthenewsthatmakessomeoneangry.It’stheunsympatheticattitudewithwhichit’sdelivered.Everyonemustgivebadnewsfromtimetotime,andwinningprofessionalsdoitwiththeproperattitude.Adoctoradvisingapatientthatsheneedsanoperationdoesitinacaringway.Abossinforminganemployeehedidn’tgetthejobtakesonasympathetictone.Bigwinnersknow,whendeliveringanybadnews,theyshouldsharethefeelingofthereceiver.Unfortunately,manypeoplearenotawareofthis.Whenyouaretiredfromalongflight,hasahotelclerkcheerfullysaidthatyourroomisn’treadyyet?Whenyouhadyourheartsetonthetoastbeef,hasyourwaitermerrilytoldyouthathejustservedthelastpiece?Itmakesyouastravelerordinerwanttolandyourfistrightontheirunsympatheticfaces.Hadmyneighbortoldmeoftheupcomingrainstormwithsympathy,Iwouldhaveappreciatedhiswarning.HadtheGreyhoundsalesclerksympatheticallyinformedmethatmybushadalreadyleft,Iprobablywouldhavesaid,“Oh,that’sallright.I’llcatchthenextone.”Bigwinners,whentheybearbadnews,deliverbombswiththeemotionthebombarded(被轰炸的)personissuretohave.[语篇解读] 当我们告诉别人不好的消息时，我们应该以同情的表情和语气来表达。1．InParagraph1，thewritertellsthestoryofthepharaohto________.A.makeacomparison B.introduceatopic-8-\nC.describeasceneD.offeranargument[解析] 逻辑推理题。从第一段可知，作者用“法老的故事”来引出文章的话题，所以答案选B。[答案] B2．Inthewriter’sopinion,hisneighborwas________.A.friendlyB.warmheartedC.notconsiderateD.nothelpful[解析] 事实细节题。文章中第二段，作者的邻居高兴地向作者传达一个坏消息，他没有考虑作者的感受，由此可知作者的邻居很不会体贴人，考虑事情不周全。[答案] C3．From“Dreamsofheadcutting！”(Paragraph3),welearnthatthewriter________.A.wasmadatthesalesagentB.wasremindedofthecruelpharaohC.wishedthatthesalesagentwouldhavebaddreamsD.dreamedofcuttingthesalesagent’sheadthatnight[解析] 逻辑推理题。从文章第三段推断可知，作者对售票员的这种行为非常愤怒，所以答案选A。[答案] A4．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Deliveringbadnewsproperlyisimportantincommunication.B.Helpingotherssincerelyisthekeytobusinesssuccess.C.Receivingbadnewsrequiresgreatcourage.D.Learningancienttraditionscanbeuseful.[解析] 主旨大意题。本文告诉我们“在日常交流中，当向别人传达坏消息时应该委婉地表达出来，以照顾到对方的感受，这在日常交流中是非常重要的”。由此可知答案为A项。[答案] A*************************************************************结束AAtYaleUniversity,enrollmentinbasicChinesein2005grewrapidly,andforthefirsttimeprofessorscanremember,largenumbersoffreshmenwerearrivingwithenoughknowledgeoftheChineselanguagetostartinsecond-orthird-yearChinese-8-\nlanguageclass,ratherthanbasicChinese.TheAmericaninterestinChinaisnotjustattheuniversitylevel.Inthe2006schoolyear,high-schoolstudentswillbeofferedanAdvancedPlacementtest,whichisoneofthenationalexamsAmericanstudentstakeforuniversityadmission,inChinese.ThisisthefirsttimeChineseisofferedintheAdvancedPlacementtest,whichisusuallylimitedtothemostimportantsubjectsthathighschoolstudentstake.Whatissurprisingisthatearlierlastyear,anorganizationthattracksuniversitystudentssurveyedhighschoolsthroughoutAmerica,askingiftheyplannedtoofferthelanguagecoursesthatpreparestudentsforthelanguageAdvancedPlacementtest.Theyexpectedthatonlyahundredhighschools,mostlyinCalifornia,NewYork,andafewotherplaceswithlargeimmigrantpopulations,wouldshowinterestineachofthenewlanguageprograms.AlthoughthatwastrueforthecoursesinItalian,RussianandJapanese,itwasnottruefortheChineselanguagecourse.TherewerethousandsofAmericanhighschoolsthatindicatedthattheyplannedtobuildtheirChineseprogramstolevelswherestudentscouldtaketheAdvancedPlacementexamforChineselanguage.ThedemandforcoursesinChineseisrisingsorapidlythatitisrapidlyovertakingallotherforeignlanguagesexceptSpanish.41.AccordingtothepassagemanyfreshmenatYaleUniversitytoday.A.knowenoughbasicChineseB.needn’tlearnChineseanymoreC.takecoursesintheChineselanguageD.gotouniversitytostudyChinese42.Foruniversityentrance,theAmericanhigh-schoolstudents.A.havetolearnChineseB.learnmorethanoneforeignlanguage.C.taketheAdvancedPlacementTestD.usedtohaveatestinChinese43.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.ChinesewillovertakeallforeignlanguagesinAmericanhighschoolsB.AmericanswillknowmoreaboutChinaanditspeopleC.theU.S.governmentpaysmuchattentiontolanguagestudiesD.ChinesemaytaketheplaceofEnglishinAmericanuniversitiesBWhynotanislandget-away?NewfoundlandPriceFrom£1080perpersoninJune2005Wewentwith:FrontierCanadafrontier-travel.Co.uk/CanadaAboutthistripJohnCabothadsetsaillookingforanewtraderouteforAsia,whenhelandedinCapeBonavista.Clearlyhefeltthisbarrendesolatelandscapecouldprovidethis,soheclaimeditforitspotentialandsobegantheriseoftheBritishEmpire.-8-\nNewfoundlandisthemosteasterlypointinNorthAmericaandwasBritain’sfirstoverseascolonyuntil1949,whenitbecamepartofCanada.It’sroughlythesizeofEnglandandCraig’sjourneybycampervanorRV(recreationalvehicle)tookinjustasmallpartoftheislandcalledtheBonavistaPeninsula.FirststopwasthetinyfishingportofKeelstostockupforthejourneyahead.There’salongstandingloveaffairbetweenNewfoundlandersandcod.TheseasofftheNewfoundlandcoastwereoncetherichestcodfishinggroundsintheworld,attractingfishermenfromalloverEurope.Manysettled,establishingthesecoastalvillagesknownlocallyasoutports.Anhour’sdrivedownthecoastisthetownofBonavista,whereCraigmetupwithretiredfisherman,WilsonHayward.HetoldCraighowthelandscapeusedtolie,anddescribedthepeculiaritiesofthelanguageandaccentsinthearea.There’sadifferentlanguageineverybay.44．Thetitle“Whynotanislandget-away?”_________.A.invitespeopletotakeaholidaytriptoNewfoundlandB.informspeoplethattheislandismovingawayfromwhereitusedtobeC.tellspeoplethattheycanbuytheislandatthepriceof£1080.D.askspeopletovisitthewebsitefrontier-travel.co.uk/Canada45．Fromthecontextwecanconcludethat“FrontierCanada”isthenameof_________.A.atouristguideB.akindoffishfoundaroundtheislandC.atouristagencyD.someonewhohasalreadybookedthetrip46．WhenJohnCabotfirstdiscoveredCapeBonavistahewasactuallyonavoyagetofind____.A.NorthAmericaB.AsiaC.SouthAmericaD.theBritishEmpire47．AccordingtothepassageNewfoundlandisnowpartof_________.A.UKB.CanadaC.EuropeD.Bonavista48．InthepasttheNewfoundlandersmainlylivedby_________.A.teachinglanguagesB.makingcampervansC.lookingafterretiredfishermenD.fishingcodCAsmotorwaysbecomemoreandmoreblockedupwithtraffic,anewgenerationonflyingcarswillbeneededtoferrypeoplealongskyways.ThatistheconclusionofengineersfromtheUSspaceagencyandaeronauticalfirms,whoenvisionfuturecommuterstravelingby“skycar”.Thesecouldlookmuchliketheconceptskycarshowninthepicture,designedbyBoeingresearchanddevelopment.However,suchvehiclescouldbesome25yearsfromappearingonthemarket.Effortstobuildflyingvehiclesinthepasthavenotbeenverysuccessful.Suchvehicleswouldnotonlybeexpensiveandrequiretheskillsofatrainedpilottofly,buttherearesignificantengineeringchallengesinvolvedindevelopingthem.“Whenyoutrytocombinethemyougettheworstofbothworlds:-8-\naveryheavy,slow,expensivevehiclethat’shardtouse,”saidMarkMoore,headofthepersonalairvehicle(PAV)divisionofthevehiclesystemsprogramatNasa’sLangleyResearchCenterinHampton,US.ButBoeingisalsoconsideringhowtopolicetheairways-andpreventtotalpandemonium(吵杂狂乱的喧闹)-ifthousandsofflyingcarsentertheskies.“Theneat,gee-whizpartisthinkingaboutwhatthevehicleitselfwouldlooklike,”saidDickPaul,avicepresidentwithPhantomWorks,Boeing’sresearchanddevelopmentarm.“Butwe’retryingtothinkthroughalltheconsequencesofwhatitwouldtaketodeploy(散开)afleetofthese.”Pastproposalstosolvethisproblemhaveincludedartificialintelligencesystemstopreventcollisionsbetweenairtraffic.Nasaisworkingonflyingvehicleswiththeinitialgoaloftransformingsmallplanetravel.Smallplanesaregenerallycostly,loud,andrequiremonthsoftrainingandlotsofmoneytooperate,makingflyingtoworkimpracticalformostpeople.Butwithinfiveyears,Nasaresearchershopetodeveloptechnologyforasmallplanethatcanflyoutofregionalairports,costslessthan$100,000(£55,725),isasquietasamotorcycleandassimpletooperateasacar.Althoughitwouldnothaveanyroad-drivingcapabilities,itwouldbringthisformoftravelwithinthegraspofawidersectionofpeople.Thenewtechnologywouldautomatemanyofthepilot’sfunctions.ThisSmallAircraftTransportationSystem(Sats)woulddivertpressureawayfromthe“hub-and-spoke(中心辐射型)”modelofairtravel.Hub-and-spokereferstothetypicallyUSmodelofpassengersbeingprocessedthroughlarge“hub”airportsandthenontosecondaryflightsto“spoke”airportsneartheirfinaldestinations.49.Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe.A.DevelopingSkycarsB.TheTrafficJamsintheSkyC.HowtoGuideFlyingCarsintheSkyD.WhatFlyingCarsWillLookLike50.Theunderlinedword“envision”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans“”.A.seeB.expectC.thinkD.announce51.Whenengineersdeveloptheskycars,theyhavetodealwiththefollowingdifficultiesexcept.A.howtoflyoutofregionalairportsB.howtopreventthedisorderoftheairwaysC.howtoreduceexpensesandthevehicle’sweightD.howtoflytheskycarstoenterskies52.NowNasaresearchers’aimisto.A.makebigflyingcarsB.workouttheplan——howtotransformsmallplanetravelC.developanewkindofsmallplanedifferentfromthetraditionaloneD.buildanewkindofsmallplanewithroad-drivingabilitiesDTheteachinghospitalisoneassociatedwithamedicalschool.Teachinghospitalsarelarge,witharangeoffrom300to200beds.Thesehospitalsalwayshave-8-\ninterns(实习医师)andresidents(住院医师)andadditionallyhavemedicalstudentsonthehospitalwards.Theyhavesuperbtechnicalresources,anditisherethatthemostextraordinaryeventsofmedicinetakeplace.Open-heartsurgery,transplantationofkidneys,elaborate(精致的)nurseriesforthenewborn,supportformanagementofrareblooddiseases,andotherwonderfulachievementsareallavailablehere.Dozensofpeoplemaybeconcernedwiththewell-beingofaparticularpatient.Importantmedicaldecisionsarethoroughlydiscussed,presentedatconferences,andreviewedbymanypersonnel.Ontheotherhand,thequalityofpersonalrelationshipsatteachinghospitalsisvariable.Manypatientsfeelthattheyaretreatedinanimpersonalway,andthattheirlaboratorytestsreceivemoreattentionthattheirhumanandsocialproblems.Sincetheseinstitutionsareonthefrontierofmedicine,thereisatendencytoemphasizethenewandelaborateprocedures,whenolderandmoremodestonesmighthaveservedaswell.Withtheinexperienceofsomemembersofthecareteam,thereisatendencytoordermorelaboratoryteststhanwhatwouldhavebeenorderedforthesameconditioninaprivatehospital.Thesickpatientsaresometimesconfusedbyhavingtorelatetoalargenumberofdoctorsandstudents.Medicaleducatorsareconcernedwithsuchcriticismsandhavetocorrectsomeoftheproblems.However,someexcesses(超额)oftechnologicalmedicinestilloccurintheseinstitutions.53.Oneoftheadvantagesofateachinghospitalisthat.A.itsfirst-classpersonnelareaguaranteeofexcellentmedicalcareB.itsfirst-classmedicalfacilitiesandskillsmakemedicalbreakthroughspossibleC.theinterns,residentsandmedicalstudentsalloffersatisfactoryservicesD.itslaboratorystaffprovidehigh-classprofessionalaidsforthedoctors54.Thepassageimpliesthat.A.privatehospitalsusuallygivepersonalizedcareofhighqualityB.privatehospitalshavemoreexperiencedlaboratorystaffC.teachinghospitalsusepatientsassubjectsfortheirexperimentsD.teachinghospitalsusuallygivepatientsimpropertreatment55.Treatmentsofsomedifficultandcomplicatedcasesinteachinghospitalaredecided.A.byspecialistsinchargeofthecaseB.bydoctorsandstudentstogetherC.onsomespecialandimportantoccasionsD.throughcollectiveeffortsandseriousreview56.Theproblemthatstillbothersteachinghospitalsfrequentlyis.A.theinadequatepatientcarecausedbyirresponsiblenurses.B.thewrongdecisionsmadebyinexperienceddoctorsC.improperdependenceontechnologicalmedicineD.theinconveniencecausedbythepresenceofmedicalstudentsEWhat’sOnStageAnacrobaticshow:Tocelebrateits50thanniversary,theChinaAcrobaticTroupe(剧团)willpresent“TheSoulofChina”,wheretheseeminglyimpossibleismade-8-\nreal.Chillswillrundownyourspine(脊柱)asyouwatchbreathlesslyasperformerstaketheirartandtheirbodiestotheedge.Time:7:30p.m.,September13-19Place:CapitalTheatre,22WangfujingDajie,DongchengDistrictExhibitionsJointShow:AgroupinkpaintingexhibitionisrunningattheHuangshichengArtGalleryinBeijing.About50worksby25youngartistsincludingGeYunandYuYangareondisplay.Time:9:00a.m.—5:00p.m.untilSeptember10Place:HuangshichengArtGallery,136NanchiziDajie,DongchengDistrictOilpaintings:TheWanfungArtGallerywillhostajointshowofoilpaintingby10youngandmiddle-agedartists.Ondisplayaremorethan30oftheirlatestworks,whichcapturethewondrousvarietyoflifeinuniquestyles.Time:9:00a.m.—4:00p.m.untilSeptember15Place:136NanchiziStreet,DongchengDistrictLiteraturemuseum:TheNationalMuseumofModernChineseLiteratureoffersanin-depthstudyoftheevolutionofChinesecontemporaryliteraturefrom1919to1949.Time:9:00a.m.—4:00p.m.,dailyPlace:45AnyuanDonglu,ChaoyangDistrict(Shaoyaojuarea)ConcertsBeijingrocks:“TheFashionNightofChineseRock”issettobringrockfansoutbythethousandsnextmonth.NineChineserockbandswillperformattheconcert,includingoldergenerationbands,middlegenerationandsomerecentarrivals.Theaudiencewillbegivenachancetodecidewhatsongstheywanttohear,whichissuretobringastorm.Time:September16Place:TheOlympicCenterBelgiumOrchestra：LaPetiteBande,theBaroqueOrehestraofBelgium,willperforminBeijingattheGrandTheatreoftheCulturalPalaceofNationalitiesaspartofactivitiesacrosstheworldinmemoryofthe250thanniversaryofBach’sdeath.Time:7:30p.m.September11—14Place:GrandTheatreoftheCulturalPalaceofNationalities57.Whatdoyouthinkoftheacrobaticshowmentionedhere?A.Whenyouwatchit,youwillcertainlyfeelcold.B.Somethingstrangewillpuzzleeveryone,includingscientists.C.Unexpectedthingswillmakeyouexcitedandsurprised.D.Eventhebravestoneswillbetoofrightenedtogoonwatching58.ThemostcharacteristicthingabouttheFashionNightofChineseRockisthat.A.itwilllettheaudiencechoosetheperformersandthemusicB.itistobringthousandsofrockfansoutoftheirhomesC.itwillcertainlycausearockstormthroughoutChinaD.itistobeheldinmemoryofoneofthegreatestmusicians59.SupposeitisSeptember14today,howmanyactivitiescanpeoplechoosetoattend?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.-8-\n60.Onthewhole,wecanconclude.A.peopleinBeijingprefermodernculturetosomethingtraditionalB.thereareusuallymoreculturalactivitiesinSeptemberthaninanyothermonthC.mostoftheculturalactivitiesinBeijingareforforeignvisitorsonlyD.wecanenjoyalargevarietyofculturalactivitiesinBeijing参考答案ACBACBBDAADCBCDCCACD**********************************************************结束-8-
