1、广东省2012届高三英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（11）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A How should one invest a sum of money in these clays of inflation (通货膨胀)? Left in a bank it will hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man, or a very rich one,dares to buy and sell on the Stock Mark
2、et. Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings, and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects from the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques. I sometimes wonder
3、 what a being from another planet might report back about our way of life. The planet Earth is ruled by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face with twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do nothing without its permission, and it fasten
4、s its young round peoples wrists so that everywhere men go they are still under its control. This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves. Whether or not we are slaves of time today depends on our culture and personality, but it is believed that many years ago kings kept special
5、slaves to tell the time. Certain men were very clever at measuring the time of clay according to the beating of their own hearts. They were made to stand in a fixed place and every hour or so would shout tire time. So it seems that the first clocks were human beings. However, men quickly found more
6、convenient and reliable ways of telling the time. They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun. They marked the hours on candles, used sand in hourglasses, and invented water-clocks. Indeed, any serious student of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and m
7、useums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past. Antique clocks could be very expensive, but one of the joys of collecting clocks is that it is still possible to find quite cheap ones for your own home. After all, if you are going to be ruled by time, why not invest in air antique
8、clock and perhaps make a future profit?1. According to the passage, collecting antique clocks_. A. can hardly keep the value of your savings B. will cost much of your savings C. may increase your wealth D. needs your bravery2. By quoting (引用) the remark of a being from another planet, the author int
9、ends to_. A. suggest human beings are controlled by a clock B. describe why clocks can rule the planet Earth C. tell readers what clocks look like D. compare chicks to human beings3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to measure the time? A. Counting the beating of ones own heart. B. M
10、aking use of candles, sand and water. C. Observing shadows cast by the sun. D. Keeping slaves busy day and night.4. The underlined phrase stately homes in paragraph 4 means A. state-owned houses B. houses in very good condition C. grand houses open to the public D. houses where statesmen meet regula
11、rly5. The purpose of the passage is A. to introduce the culture of antique clocks B. to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks. C. to compare different ways to make a future profit D. to explain convenient and reliable ways of telling timeCADCBB Do you want to live with a strong sense of pea
12、cefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as honor help you create this life of good feelings. Heres an example to show how honorable actions create happiness. Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and pro
13、fit from the clerks mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store w
14、ith a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul. Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness? In the first case, where we dont tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose som
15、e peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot lie trusted, since we advertise Our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerks attention causes different things to happen. Immed
16、iately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility. There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of hon
17、orable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And its easy to think and act honorably again when were happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once its started, its easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds bring
18、s us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.6. According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to ourA. self-respect B. financial rewards C. advertising ability D. friendly relationship7. The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to
19、_.A. lying B. stealing C. cheating D. advertising8. The phrase bringing the error to the clerks attention (in para.5) means_.A. telling the truth to the clerk B. offering advice to the clerkC. asking the clerk to be more attentive D. reminding the clerk of the charged item9. How will we feel if we l
20、et the clerk know her mistake?A. Well be very excited. B. Well feel unfortunate.C. Well have a sense of honor. D. Well feel sorry for the clerk.10. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage.*A. How to Live Truthfully B. Importance of PeacefulnessC. Ways of Gaining Self-respect D.
21、Happiness through Honorable ActionsABACDC I stood outside New Yorks Madison Square Garden and just stared, almost speechless. I was a farm boy from County Kilkenny, a child who some thought would never walk, let alone go as far as I had in the world. From the day I was born, there was a problem. The
22、 doctors at the Dublin hospital told my parents I had phocomelia, a deformity that affected both legs below the knee, which were outward and shorter than normal and each foot had just three toes. Life was tough. I couldnt stand, much less walk. I rarely, left the farmhouse-and then only in someones
23、arms. Mam bundled me up whenever she took me to town, no matter the season. “The world will see him when he can walk,” she told Dad. “And he will walk.” Mam devoted herself to helping me. She tried everything to get me on my feet. When I was three, she and Dad took me to a clinic in Dublin. A few we
24、eks later we returned to Dublin with my artificial limbs (肢). Back home I practiced walking with my new limbs. “Theres nothing anyone can do but you cant,” Mam said. “You and I are going to walk through town.” The next day Mam dressed me in my finest clothes. She wore a summer dress and fixed her ha
25、ir and makeup. Dad drove us to the church. We stepped out of the car. Mam took my hand. “Hold your head up high, now, Ronan,” she said. We walked 300 meters to the post office. It was the farthest Id walked, and I was sweating from the effort. Then we left the post office and continued down the stre
26、et, Mares eyes shining with a mothers pride. That night, back on our farm, I lay exhausted on my bed. It meant nothing, though, compared to what Id done on my walk. Then I began to pursue my dream of singing. And at every step Mams words came back to meRonan, you can do anything anyone else can doan
27、d the faith she had in God, who would help me do it. Ive sung from the grandest stages in Europe, to music played by the worlds finest musicians. That night, I stood at the Madison Square Garden, with Mams words chiming in my ears. Then I began singing. I couldnt feel the pulse of the music in my fe
28、et, but I felt it deep in my heart, the same place where Mams promise lived.11.What was the problem with the author as a baby? A. He was expected unable to walk. B. He was born outward in character. C. He had a problem with listening. D. He was shorter than a normal baby.12 The underlined word “defo
29、rmity” in the second paragraph most probably means . A. shortcoming B. disadvantage C. disability D. delay13.Why did Mam dress him and herself in finest clothes? A. To hide their depressed feeling. B. To indicate it an unusual day. C. To show off their clothes. D. To celebrate his successful operati
30、on.14.From the story we may conclude that his mother was . A. determined B. stubborn C. generous D. distinguished15.According to the writer, what mattered most in his success? A. His consistent effort. B. His talent for music. C. His countless failures. D. His mothers promise.ACBADDDo you know about
31、 a series of books that say they are “for dummies”? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine languages including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish. “Dummy” is a word for a stupid person. The dummies books are not really for stupid peopl
32、e. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a language. The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies, such as World History for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, and Wedding Plannin
33、g for Dummies. The first such book, DOS for Dummies, was published in 1991. It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers. Since then, more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold. The website explains the idea behind the books. It says that they show t
34、hat people can be taught to do anything. First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand. Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy. The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary. They give readers just enough information to d
35、o what they want. They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something. And the books use simple and easy language.There are more than one thousand different dummies books. A report in New York Times says that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology a
36、nd personal finance.The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need-like information about diseases, education and cooking. People interested in opera, car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them. And there are even more dummie
37、s books to come. The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year. 16 hich of the following can be the best title of the passage? A. Books for Dummies B. The Easiest, the Best C. Books for Stupid People D. New Ideas Behind the Books 17 ccording to the website, peop
38、le can _ with the help of dummies books.A. do some personal things B. learn any foreign languageC. become expert in cooking D. do anything they want18 The dummies books have been popular because _. A. they provide just what is needed and are easy to understandB. they provide abundant information on
39、the concerning subjectC. people can learn to do anything with just one copyD. people can save lots of money through self-teaching19 According to New York Times, we know that books on _ sell best. A. diseases and education B. opera and car repairing C. technology and personal finance D. cooking and w
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