1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2013高考英语（二月）阅读理解精选（9）及答案维C 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last，someday youll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me，and since then，for the past 33 years，I have looked in th
2、e mirror every morning and asked myself，“If today were the last day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today？”Remembering that Ill be dead soon is the most important tool Ive ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer.The do
3、ctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable，and that I would live no longer than three to six months.My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order，which is doctors code for preparing yourself to die.I lived with that diagnosis all day.I was completely in
4、 despair.Later that evening I had another biopsy and my wife told me that tumor turned out to be curable with surgery.I had the surgery and Im fine now.This was the closest Ive been to facing death.To tell the truth，no one wants to die.And yet death is the destination we all share.No one has ever es
5、caped it.It clears out the old to make room for the new.Right now the new is you，but someday not too long from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.Your time is so limited that you shouldnt waste it repeating someone elses life.Dont be trapped by dogmawhich is living with the re
6、sults of other peoples thinking.Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice.And most important，have the courage to follow your heart.It somehow already knows what you truly want to become.Everything else is secondary.Notes：biopsy n活组织检查tumor n肿瘤【语篇解读】 这是苹果公司CEO乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上
7、演讲的节选部分。在这部分内容中，他诚恳地表达了自己对死亡的看法。1The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because _.Ahe had to rest at homeBhis disease couldnt be curedChis disease was not serious at allDhe had to wait for the result of the test答案B细节理解题。由第三段的“incurable”以及“which is doctors code for prep
8、aring yourself to die”可知，医生认为作者的病无法治愈。2How did the author feel after the diagnosis?ACalm. BExcited. CHopeless. DOptimistic.答案C细节理解题。由第四段的“I was completely in despair”可知诊断结果出来之后，作者感到很绝望。3What does the author think of death?AHe thinks it is nothing to be scared of.BHe thinks it is impossible to avoid.
9、CHe thinks it is not the end of life.DHe thinks it is the beginning of a new life.答案B细节理解题。由第五段可知，作者认为没有人愿意死，但是死亡是我们每个人共同的终点，没有人能够逃脱它。故选B。4In the authors opinion，we should _.Afollow others adviceBdo what we wantCkeep a positive attitude towards lifeDtake exercise and keep healthy答案B推理判断题。最后一段中，作者提到“
10、人们的时间很有限，不要将它们浪费在重复其他人的生活上。不要让其他人喧嚣的观点掩盖你真正的内心的声音。要有勇气去听从直觉和心灵的指示”。由此可知，B项(做我们想做的事情)为最佳选项。*结束维A 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)(2012大纲全国卷)Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg，a distance of about eighty miles.It was late.Several times I got stuck behind a slowmoving truck on a narrow road with a sol
11、id white line on my left，and I became increasingly impatient.At one point along an open road，I came to a crossing with a traffic light.I was alone on the road by now，but as I drove near the light，it turned red and I made a stop.I looked left，right and behind me.Nothing.Not a car，no suggestion of car
12、 lamps，but there I sat，waiting for the light to change，the only human being for at least a mile in any direction.I started wondering why I refused to run the light.I was not afraid of being caught，because there was clearly no policeman around，and there certainly would have been no danger in going th
13、rough it.Much later that night，the question of why Id stopped for that light came back to me.I think I stopped because its part of a contract (契约) we all have with each other.Its not only the law，but its an agreement we have，and we trust each other to honor it：we dont go through red lights.Trust is
14、our first inclination (倾向)Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us.The whole construction of our society depends on mutual (相互) trust，not distrust.We do what we say well do；we show up when we say well show up；and we pay when we say well pay.We trust each other in these matters，and were angr
15、y or disappointed with the person or organization that breaks the trust we have in them.I was so proud of myself for stopping for the red light that night.【语篇解读】 漆黑的夜晚，空旷的道路，作者独自等候在红灯前，只为自己内心的那份信任。1Why did the author get impatient while driving?AHe was lonely on the road.BHe was slowed down by a tru
16、ck.CHe got tired of driving too long.DHe came across too many traffic lights.答案B考查细节理解。根据第一段后半部分的内容可知，作者因前方有一辆缓慢行驶的卡车而变得不耐烦。2What was the authors immediate action when the traffic light turned red?AStopping still.BDriving through it.CLooking around for other cars.DChecking out for traffic police.答案A
17、考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“.it turned red and I made a stop”可知，作者的瞬时反应是立刻停车。3The event made the author strongly believe that _.Atraffic rules may be unnecessaryBdoubting others is human natureCpatience is important to driversDa society needs mutual trust答案D考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段第三句的内容可知，这件事让作者深信社会需要相互信任。4Why was the author proud of himself?AHe kept his promise.BHe held back his anger.CHe followed his inclination.DHe made a right decision.答案D考查推理判断。由第二、三段作者在无人的十字路口的左顾右盼及后来的所思所想，再结合最后一段可知，作者在无人的十字路口遵守了交通规则，没有闯红灯，这个决定是正确的，因此，作者为此深感自豪。*结束- 5 - 版权所有高考资源网
