1、2013年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测6阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣橱）?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, its something that you would rather not have anyon
2、e else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dads family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be a skeleton in his familys closet. He really wouldnt want any neighbor to know about it.”After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessicas parents were still quite angry with each
3、 other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessicas closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt,
4、 a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessicas mother sank in a faint（晕倒）, waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “Y
5、ou just destroyed the schools skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to l
6、augh madly. “Theyre both crazy,” she thought.56. According to Jessicas mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means _.A. a family honorB. a family treasureC. a family storyD. a family secret57. What can we learn about some Australians ancestors form Paragraph 2?A. They were involved in some crimes in Au
7、stralia.B. They were the earliest people living in Australia.C. They were brought to Australia as prisoners.D. They were not regarded as criminals in their days.58. Jessicas mother fell down into a faint because she was _.A. knockedB. frightenedC. injuredD. surprised59. Jessicas parents laughed madl
8、y at the end of the story probably because _.A. they were crazyB. they realized their misunderstandingC. they were over excitedD. they both thought they had won the quarrelBMapping Your WorldDifferent forms of maps are appearing. They allow independent travelers to get local knowledge of places they
9、 are visiting, from the official to the unusual. Meanwhile, hi-tech developments are creating new ways for us to map the world. Here are two of our favorites:Green MapsGreen Maps allows people to share with the world their knowledge of environmentally friendly places and attractions in the local are
10、as. Users add information with a set of icons (图标), making it easy to read any map, whatever the nationalities of those who produce it. At present there are over five hundred map projects being developed in 54 countries. Green Maps advertised idea is “think global, map local”. It is a wonderful way
11、of gaining all sorts of information of a place, running from community gardens to good places of birdwatching.Green Maps is not specifically intended for travelers. Not all of its maps are online, so it may be necessary for some users to communicate with producers through the Green Maps website.Maps
12、 MashupsMany people use online maps developed by Google, but not many know about the mashups of them. Working in a similar way to Green Maps, Maps Mashups allows people to add icons of their own to existing maps to express a certain topic. The mashups is so called because it combines all the knowled
13、ge you could ever need. It ranges from the extremely useful, such as where all the World. Heritage Site are, to the most bizarre (古怪的)，such as where Americas drunkest cities are. With the mashups added to the basic Google Maps, a multi-layered (多层的) map can be created.60. According to the passage, w
14、hich of the following is a characteristic of Green Maps?A. Aiming at environmental protection.B. Collecting icons worldwide for local maps.C. Offering advice to independent travelers.D. Introducing local attractions with icons.61. Which of the following icons is most probably NOT used in Green Maps?
15、 62. “Map Mashups” is named with the word “mashups” because .A. it gathers various kinds of informationB. it is produced by users all over the worldC. it shares icons with Green MapsD. it is a branch of Google Maps63. What do Green Maps and Map Mashups have in common?A. They are created by local peo
16、ple.B. Users can edit maps on the Internet.C. They are environmentally friendly.D. Users need to communicate with producers.CDiana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of bo
17、rrowing. Then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart. “I have two kids in college, and I want to say come home, but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education,” says Jacobs.The Jacobs family did work out a solution: They asked and received more aid from the schools, and
18、 each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program. They will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school. With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the Jacobs. More stud
19、ents are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around. At the same time, tuition（学费）continues to rise. A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that c
20、ollege tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%. Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade, “If we go on this way for another 25years, we wont have an affordable system of higher education,” says Patrick M. Callan, president of th
21、e center. “The middle class families have been financing it through debt. They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.” Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and h
22、ave stopped making them. The good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted. 64. How did the Jacobs manage to solve their problem?A. They got help from the school and the federal government.
23、B. They borrowed $20,000 from the school. C. They encouraged their twin sons to do part-time jobs.D. They asked their kids to come home.65. Financial aid administrators believe that _. A. Americas unemployment will fall B. the government will receive more letters of complaint C. college tuition fees
24、 will double soon D. more families will face the same problem as the Jacobses66. What can we learn about the middle class families from the text? A. They blamed the government for the tuition increase.B. Their income remained steady in the last decade. C. They will try their best to send kids to col
25、lege.D. Their debts will be paid off within 25 years.67. According to the last paragraph, the government will . A. provide most students with scholarshipsB. dismiss some financial aid administratorsC. go on providing financial support for college studentsD. stop the companies from making student loa
26、nsDHave you winterized your horse yet? Even though global warming may have made our climate more mild, many animals are still hibernating(冬眠). Its too bad that humans cant hibernate. In fact, as a species, we almost did. Apparently, at times in the past, peasants in France liked a semi-state of huma
27、n hibernation. So writes Graham Robb, a British scholar who has studied the sleeping habits of the French peasants. As soon as the weather turned cold people all over France shut themselves away and practiced the forgotten art of doing nothing at all for months on end. In line with this, Jeff Warren
28、, a producer at CBC Radios The Current, tells us that the way we sleep has changed fundamentally since the invention of artificial(人造的) lighting and the electric bulb. When historians began studying texts of the Middle Ages, they noticed something referred to as “first sleep”, which was not clarifie
29、d, though. Now scientists are telling us our ancestors most likely slept in separate periods. The business of eight hours uninterrupted sleep is a modern invention. In the past, without the artificial light of the city to bathe in, humans went to sleep when it became dark and then woke themselves ar
30、ound midnight. The late night period was known as “The Watch”. It was when people actually kept watch against wild animals, although many of them simply moved around or visited family and neighbours. According to some sleep researchers, a short period of insomnia(失眠) at midnight is not a disorder. I
31、t is normal. Humans can experience another state of consciousness around their sleeping, which occurs in the brief period before we fall asleep or wake ourselves in the morning. This period can be an extraordinarily creative time for some people. The impressive inventor, Thomas Edison, used this sta
32、te to hit upon many of his new ideas. Playing with your sleep rhythms can be adventurous, as anxiety may set in. Medical science doesnt help much in this case. It offers us medicines for a full nights continuous sleep, which sounds natural; however, according to Warrens theory，it is really the oppos
33、ite of what we need. 68. The example of the French peasants shows the fact that_. A. people might become lazy as a result of too much sleep B. people tended to sleep more peacefully in cold weather C. there were signs of hibernation in human sleeping habits D. winter was a season for people to sleep
34、 for months on end69. The late night was called “The Watch” because it was a time for people_. A. to set traps to catch animals B. to guard against possible dangers C. to remind others of the time D. to wake up their family and neighbours70. What does the author advise people to do? A. Follow their
35、natural sleep rhythm. B. Consult a doctor if they cant sleep. C. Sleep in the way animals do. D. Keep to the eight-hour sleep pattern. 71. What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A. To give a prescription for insomnia. B. To throw new light on human sleep. C. To analyze the sleep pattern
36、of modern people. D. To urge people to sleep less. EThe term “multitasking” originally referred to a computers ability to carry out several tasks at one time. For many people, multitasking has become a way of life and even a key to success. In fact, some excellent mental aerobic exercises (大脑训练) inv
37、olve engaging the brain in two or more challenging activities at a time. Although checking e-mail while talking on a phone and reading the newspaper may be second nature for some people, many times multitasking can make us less productive, rather than more. And studies show that too much multitaskin
38、g can lead to increased stress, anxiety and memory loss. cortex “moment of rest” yourself if youve ever dialed (拨电话) a phone number and suddenly forgotten who you dialed when the line is answered. What probably occurred is that between the dialing and the answering, your mind shifted to anther thoug
39、ht or task, and then took that “moment” to come back. Research has also shown that for many volunteers, job efficiency (效率) declines while multitasking, as compared to when they perform only one task at a time. Multitasking is easiest when at least one of the tasks is habitual, or requires little th
40、ought. Most people dont find it difficult to eat and read the newspaper at the same time. However, when two or more attention-requiring tasks are attempted at one time, people sometimes make mistakes. We often dont remember things as well when were trying to manage several details at the same time.
41、Without mental focus, we may not pay enough attention to new information coming in, so it never makes it into our memory stores. That is one of the main reasons we forget peoples names-even sometimes right after they have introduced themselves. Multitasking can also affect our relationships. If some
42、one checks their e-mail while on the phone with a friend, they may come off as absent-minded or disinterested. It can also cause that person to miss or overlook key information being passed on to them. 72. Why are some mental aerobic exercises designed to engage people in multitasking? A. To make th
43、em more productive. B. To reduce their stress and anxiety. C. To develop their communication skills. D. To help them perform daily tasks more easily. 73. According to Paragraph 2, why may a person suddenly forget who has called? A. He may leave his prefrontal cortex temporarily damaged. B. He is pro
44、bably not very familiar with the person he has called. C. He is probably interrupted by another task. D. He may need a rest between dialing and speaking. 74. People tend to make mistakes when .A. new messages are processed one after anotherB. they perform several challenging tasks at a time. C. thei
45、r relationships with others are affectedD. the tasks require little thought75. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Multitasking has become a way of life. B. Multitasking enables people to remember things better. C. Multitasking exercises need to be improved. D. Multitasking often leads to efficiency decline. 阅读理解56-59 DCBB 60-63 DBAB 64-67 ADCC 68-71 CBAB 72-75 ACBD
