1、2012届高考二轮英语课堂专题精练英语20分钟专题突破：阅读理解1AToday, I read an interesting article about television viewing. In one experiment, families were paid to stop watching TV for either a week or a month. Many could not complete the task and some families even fought, verbally or physically. It was quite interesting an
2、d now I will say something about TV.After TV became a product most families could afford, people bought and started to watch their new TVs. Both adults and children became less creative in problem so1ving，less able to persevere（坚持）at tasks，and less tolerant of unstructured time.In my family, we grew
3、 up with the TV on. Every weekend, we watched Gun Smoke and Bonanza together as a fami1y. TV provides us with a comfortable background when we want to learn a foreign language at home，and it entertains us cheaply with live action sports，incomparable performing arts and important events of the world.
4、 In addition，it educates us about everything from the cells in our body to the galaxies in the universe.Perhaps its not even practical to live without television unless our views change abruptly as we get older. I dont think that TV damages us so much as it robs us of time that could be spent doing
5、other things such as 1earning new skills, getting some exercise or doing vo1unteer work. I was lucky to have a family that watched TV togetherToday there seems to be a TV in every room of the house and theres no need to agree on a program to watchTo watch TV or not to watch TV is more of a question
6、for adults than for us, and even though we all say we want to cut down the time we spend in front of the tube，we never really do. TV has us hypnotized!1The experiment in Paragraph 1 is intended to show . Ahow interesting watching TV is Bhow much people like watching TV Cwhether people like watching
7、TV Dwhat people do after giving up watching TV2After most families could afford a TV，they became . Amore active at work Bmore crazy in solving problems Cless tolerant of TV time Dless concentrated on tasks3According to Paragraph 3, the author and his family . Aspend weekends watching TV in every roo
8、m Bget a lot of valuable experience in watching TV Cwant to cut down the time spent in front of TV Dcan afford a TV for each one of the family4The author thinks Aits practical to live with television Bits not practical to live with television Cpeoples view about watching TV has changed Dwhen we get
9、o1der，our view about watching TV will change5In the last paragraph the underlined sentence means . Awe are really hooked on our TV Bwe are really proud of our TV CTV robs us of available time DTV benefits us greatlyBThe very last topic any parent wants to discuss is cancerIn fact，wouldnt it be wonde
10、rful if the topic never had to be broached? Unfortunately，few among us havent been touched，in some way, by the diseaseOne teacher at Howells，Land OPines School decided last year to make a learning experience out of cancer awareness，and with the help of his fellow teachers，has succeeded in taking a t
11、errible subject and turning it into something that allows the children to make a difference while helping others.The Hats On Day project began a decade ago in Missouri when a fifthgrade class wanted to raise money to help a fellow classmate battling cancerThe children wanted to raise awareness about
12、 the effects of chemotherapy（化疗）and decided to wear hats to show their support for people who lose their hair while undergoing treatment for cancer.During the 10 years since the first Hats On Day, the project has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for children with cancer. Raymond Gredder, a fi
13、fthgrade teacher at Land OPilies, heads up the program locally. As part of the project，Land OPines students are asked to bring in monetary donations this week that will be contributed to the Foundation for Children with Cancer.This is the second year Land OPines is participating in the Hats On Day p
14、roject. Last year the Student Council. organized the weeklong collection and raised more than $2,000. This year Gredder is running the program through the fifth grade health curriculum. He believes it is extremely important for children to be involved in events such as Hats On Day that promote an aw
15、areness and understanding of people in need.6What is the best title of the passage? APupils put on the their hats to show off BPupils put on the their hats to help other youngsters CHow to deal with the children with cancer DHow to get along with the children with cancer7From the first two paragraph
16、s，we call learn_. Aparents are unwilling to discuss the disease cancer Bit is unfortunate for some children to develop cancer Cfew people have been touched by cancer Dthe students helped a teacher with cancer8Which of the following is NOT the purpose to practice Hats on Day for the People with cance
17、r? ATo raise money. BTo show support. CTo protect hair. DTo raise awareness.9The underlined word“broached”in the first paragraph probably means_. Aignored Bdiscussed Cfelt Davoided10Which of the following is true according to the passage? AGredder is head of Hats on Day project in the country. BGtedder helps students to understand people in need through the project. CHowells Land OPines School sets up a health curriculum to prevent cancer. DHowells Land OPines Schoo is the first one to practice Hats on Day project.参考答案1-5 BDBAA 6-10 BACBB