1、2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（58）及答案A(新课标卷，A)When milk arrived on the doorstepWhen I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5yearold boy, I couldnt take my eyes off the coin cha
2、nger fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”and p
3、lace it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically (魔术般) appear.All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr.Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outsi
4、de that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldnt freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper mi
5、lk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊). E
6、very so often my sons friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.本文讲述了自己小时候与送奶人之间的故事。Basille先生不仅是送奶的，而且和他的家人建立了密切的关系。现在大公司开始大量生产奶，到处都有卖奶的，因此不再需要送奶服务，但作者很怀念以前的事情。1Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his
7、 coin changer _.Ato show his magical powerBto pay for the deliveryCto satisfy his curiosityDto please his mother答案：C。推理判断题。由短文第一段最后两句话可知：“我一直盯着他腰带上的钱包，当Basille注意到这一点时，从里面拿了一枚硬币给了我”。由此可知，是为了满足我的好奇心。2What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boys house?AHe wanted to have t
8、ea there.BHe was a respectable person.CHe was treated as a family member.DHe was fully trusted by the family.答案：D。推理判断题。由短文第三段可知，我们与送奶人有密切的关系，他有我们家的钥匙，并不时来我们家休息、聊天、讲故事。由此可推断我们一家人非常信任他。3Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?ANobody wants to be a milkman now.BIt has been driven out of the market
9、.CIts service is getting poor.DIt is forbidden by law.答案：B。推理判断题。由短文倒数第二段可知，由于大公司生产大量的廉价奶，人们到处都可以买到，不再需要送奶的。由此可知送奶业被挤出的市场。4Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?AHe missed the good old days.BHe wanted to tell interesting stories.CHe needed it for his milk bottles.DHe planted flowers in
10、it.答案：A。细节理解题。由短文最后一段可知，旧奶箱使他回想起来童年时代的记忆，因此他把这个旧奶箱带回家。由此可知，他想念过去的美好日子。B(陕西卷，B)Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.Born in September, 1897, Ire
11、ne Curie was the first of the Curies two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Svign in Paris.Irene entered the University
12、of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using Xray facilities(设备) to help save the lives of wounded soldiers.Irene continued the work by developing Xray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium.
13、 Her services were recognised in the form of a Military Medal by the French government.In 1918, Irene became her mothers assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and wer
14、e married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of
15、 her work with radioactivity(辐射能). Irene JoliotCurie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.本文是一篇人物介绍。介绍居里夫人大女儿Irene Curie的一生。5Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?ABecause she received a degree in mathematics.BBecause she contributed to saving the wounded.CBecause she won the Nobel Prize with
16、 Frederic.DBecause she worked as a helper to her mother.答案：B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段可知，第一次世界大战开始后，Irene帮助母亲救助伤员，法国政府以军功章的形式表示对她的贡献的认可。所以选择B项。6Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederic Joliot?AAt the Curie Institute. BAt the University of Paris.CAt a military hospital. DAt the College of Svign.答案：A。推理判断题
17、。文章第四段说：在1918年，Irene在居里夫人研究院成为母亲的助手，1924年12月Frederic Joliot加入了该研究院，Irene教给他该项工作要求的技术，不久他们相爱了并于1926年结婚，由此可推断出C项正确。7When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born?AIn 1932. BIn 1927. CIn 1897. DIn 1926.答案：A。细节理解题。第四段最后一句表明：他们第一个孩子于1927年出生，5年后(1932年)第二个孩子出生，所以A项正确。8In which of the fo
18、llowing aspects was Irene Cuire different from her mother?AIrene worked with radioactivity.BIrene combined family and career.CIrene won the Nobel Prize once. DIrene died from leukemia.答案：C。推理判断题。纵观全文可知，Irene在“与放射性物质打交道/把家庭与事业相结合/死于leukemia”这三方面与母亲相同，不同的是Irene获得一次诺贝尔奖，母亲两次。C(辽宁卷，C)Many people believe
19、 Henry Ford invented the automobile (汽车)But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896.That was eleven years after two Germans developed the worlds first automobile.Many people believe Henry Ford invented the production line that moved a cars parts to the worker，instead of making the
20、 worker move to the parts.That is not true，either.Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford.What Henry Ford did was to use other peoples ideas and make them better.And he made the whole factory a moving production line.In the early days of the automobile，almost every car maker raced
21、his cars.It was the best way of gaining public notice.Henry Ford decided to build a racing car.Fords most famous race was his first one.It was also the last race in which he drove the car himself.The race was in 1901，at a field near Detroit.All of the most famous cars had entered, but only two were
22、left：the Winton and Fords.The Winton was famous for its speed.Most people thought the race was over before it began.The Winton took an early lead.But halfway through the race, it began to lose power.Ford started to gain.And near the end of the race, he took the lead.Ford won the race and defeated th
23、e Winton.His name appeared in newspapers and he became wellknown all over the United States.Within weeks of the race, Henry Ford formed a new automobile company.In 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company.That_sale was the beginning of Henry Fords dream.Ford said: “I will buil
24、d a motor car for the great mass of people.It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to operate and care for.It will be built of the best materials.It will be built by the best men to be employed.And it will be built with the simplest plans that modern engineering can p
25、roduce.It will be so low in price that no man making good money will be unable to own one.”The Model T was a car of that kind.It only cost $850.It was a simple machine that drivers could depend on.Doctors bought the Model TSo did farmers.Even criminals. They considered it the fastest and surest form
26、 of transportation.Americans loved the Model TThey wrote stories and songs about it.Thousands of Model Ts were built in the first few years.本文记叙了亨利福特充分利用别人的想法，生产出了自己的汽车，形成了自己的生产流水线。通过赛车比赛，使公众关注到自己的汽车，然后建立了自己的汽车公司，为所有的普通顾客生产汽车。9What do we know about Henry Ford from Paragraph 1?AHe made good use of id
27、eas from others.BHe produced the first car in the world.CHe knew how to improve auto parts.DHe invented the production line.答案：A。细节理解题。根据短文第一段倒数第二句话可知：福特所做的就是利用别人的想法，然后更好地利用。10Why did Henry Ford take part in the 1901 car race?ATo show off his driving skills.BTo draw public attention.CTo learn about
28、new technology.DTo raise money for his new company.答案：B。细节理解题。根据短文第二段可知，开始时，每个汽车制造者都开赛车，并且这是引人注意的最好方法。因此他制造自己的赛车，进行比赛，目的是引人注意。11“That sale” in Paragraph 4 refers to_.Athe selling of Ford cars at reduced pricesBthe sale of Model T to the mass of peopleCthe selling of a car to a Detroit doctorDthe sal
29、es target for the Ford Company答案：C。词义猜测题。由上一句话“In 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company”可知，that sale指代的是医生买车这件事。12What was Henry Fords dream according to the text?AProducing cars for average customers.BBuilding racing cars of simple design.CDesigning more car models.DStarti
30、ng more companies.答案：A。细节理解题。由短文倒数第二段及最后一段可知，他造的车价格低，能挣钱的人都能买得起他的车，医生，农民甚至罪犯都买他的车。由此可知他的梦想就是为普通老百姓造车。D(四川卷，D)“Experience may possibly be the best teacher，but it is not a particulary good teacher.” You might think that Winston Churchill or perhaps Mark Twain spoke those words, but they actually come
31、from James March, a professor at Stanford University and a pioneer in the field of organizational decision making. For years March( possibly the wisest philosopher of management) has studied how humans think and act，and he continues to do so in his new book The Ambiguities of Experience.He begins by
32、 reminding us of just how firmly we have been sticking to the idea of experiential learning ：“Experience is respected；experience is sought；experience is explained.”The problem is that learning from experience involves(涉及) serious complications (复杂化)，ones that are part of the nature of experience its
33、elf and which March discusses in the body of this book.In one interesting part of the book，for example, he turns a doubtful eye toward the use of stories as the most effective way of experiential learning. In our efforts to make stories interesting, he argues, we lose part of the complicated truth o
34、f things. He says“The more accurately(精确地)reality is presented，the less understandable the story，and the more understandable the story，the less realistic it is.”Besides being a broadly knowledgeable researcher, March is also a poet, and his gift shines through in the depth of views he offers and the
35、 simple language he uses. Though the book is short, it is demanding：Dont pick it up looking for quick, easy lessons. Rather, be ready to think deeply about learning from experience in work and life.多年来，人们强调经验型学习。而一位名叫James Mark的却说：经验可能是最好的老师，却不是一个特别好的老师。通过对于经验型学习，本文介绍了James Mark的关于经验的书。13According t
36、o the text, James March is _.Aa poet who uses experience in his writingBa teacher who teaches story writing in universityCa researcher who studies the way humans think and actDa professor who helps organizations make important decisions答案：C。细节判断题。从第一个段落中最后一句话里可以找到信息句，即同选项C所说的一致。14According to James
37、March, experience _.Ais overvalued Bis easy to explainCshould be actively soughtDshould be highly respected答案：A推理判断题。从文章的开头以及文中的字里行间“the problem is.” “turn a doubtful eye on.” 以及“think deeply about experience learning”等可以推测出James 对于经验学习持怀疑态度，认为人们太过于重视经验学习这一方式了。15What can we learn from Paragraph 3?AE
38、xperience makes stories more accurate.BStories made interesting fail to fully present the truth.CThe use of stories is the best way of experiential learning.DStories are easier to understand when reality is more accurately described.答案：B。细节判断题。在倒数第二段中，James所说的话中“to make stories more interesting, we
39、lose part of the complicated truth of things”就表明了故事越有趣，就越没有真实感，同选项B所说。16Whats the purpose of this text?ATo introduce a book.BTo describe a researcher.CTo explain experiential learning.DTo discuss organizational decision making.答案：A。作者意图判断题。纵观全文，作者一直都在围绕着一本书，在阐述关于本书中的内容以及本书作者的观点等，故选A。E(湖北卷，E)Which ar
40、e you more likely to have with you at any given momentyour cellphone or your wallet? Soon you may be able to throw your wallet away and pay for things with a quick wave of your smart phone over an electronic scanner.In January，Starbucks announced that customers could start using their phones to buy
41、coffee in 6,800 of its stores.This is the first paybyphone practice in the US.，but were likely to see more wireless payment alternatives as something called near field communication(NFC)gets into Americas consumer electronics.Last December，some new smart phones which contain an NFC chip were introdu
42、ced to the public.Already in use in parts of Asia and Europe，NFC allows shoppers to wave their phones a few inches above a payment terminala contactfree system built for speed and convenience.But before NFC becomes widely adopted in the US.，a few problems need to be worked out，like who will get to c
43、ollect the profitable transaction(交易)fees.Although some credit card providers have been experimenting with waveandpay systems that use NFCenabled credit cards，cellphone service providers may try to muscle their way into the pointofsale (POS)market.Three big cellphone service providers have formed a
44、joint venture(合资企业)that will go into operation over the next 15 months.Its goal is“to lead the US. payments industry from cards to mobile phone.”The other big NFC issue，apart from how payments will be processed，is security.For instance，whats to stop a thief from digitally pickpocketing you? “Were st
45、ill not at the point where an attacker can just brush against you in a crowd and steal all the money out of your phone，”says Jimmy Shah，a mobile security researcher，“Users may also be able to set transaction limits，perhaps requiring a password to be entered for larger purchases.”Still uneasy about t
46、his digitalwallet business？Keep in mind that if you lose your smart phone，it can be located on a map and remotely disabled.Plus，your phone can be password protected.Your wallet isnt.随着手机的普遍使用，以及手机功能的提升，如今，用手机付费购物都已经成了现实。 随着第一部能够付费的手机的诞生，以及其配套的科技手段的支撑，付费购物手机很快便成为美国市场上的抢手货。17What is predicted to happe
47、n in the US.?AThe expansion of cellphone companies.BThe boom of paybyphone business.CThe disappearance of credit cards.DThe increase of Starbucks sales.答案：B。推理判断题。从第二个段落的第二句话，随着第一部“用手机付费”的手机的上市，美国人会看到“more wireless payment”，可以推断出：这种手机会迅速火起来，即如同选项B所说的“boom”。18The NFC technology can be used to_.Aensur
48、e the safety of shoppersBcollect transaction fees easilyCmake purchase faster and simplerDimprove the quality of cellphones答案：C。理解判断题。根据本段中关于NFC的说法“wireless payment alternative”可以断定：这种无限付费方式自然是极其方便的，即：快捷的购物手段。故选项C的说法是对的。19Three cellphone service providers form a joint venture to_.A. strengthen their
49、 relationshipB. get a share in the payments industryC. sell more cellphonesD. test the NFC technology答案：B。理解判断题。根据第三个段落“may try to muscle their way into the pointofsale market”以及最后一句话“Its goal is.”可以找到本问题的提示，即： 为了打入这个新兴行业的市场，由此可见，选项B的说法与原文的信息句非常吻合。20According to the passage，what can users do if they lose their smart phones?A. Stop the functioning of their phones.B. Set up a password.C. Get all the money out of their phones.D. Cancel large purchases.答案：A。细节判断题。从最后一段中的信息词“remotely disabled”可以断定选项A是正确的。
