1、2013年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测64阅读理解请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAn Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for 56 years has saved the lives of more than two million babies. James Harrison has an antibody in his plasma（血浆）that stops babies dying from Rhesus
2、disease, a form of severe anaemia. He has enabled countless mothers to give birth to healthy babies, including his own daughter, Tracey, who had a healthy son thanks to her fathers blood.Mr. Harrison has been giving blood every few weeks since he was 18 years old and has now racked up a total of 984
3、 donations. When he started donating, his blood was deemed so special that his life was insured for one million Australian dollars. He was also nicknamed the “man with the golden arm” or the “man in two million”. He said, “Ive never thought about stopping. Never!” He made a pledge to be a donor aged
4、 14 after undergoing major chest surgery in which he needed 13 liters of blood. “I was in hospital for three months,” he said. “The blood I received saved my life so I made a pledge to give blood when I was 18.” Just after he started donating he was found to have the rare and life-saving antibody in
5、 his blood. At the time, thousands of babies in Australia were dying each year of Rhesus disease. Other newborns suffered permanent brain damage because of the condition. The disease creates an incompatibility between the mothers blood and her unborn babys blood. It stems from one having Rh-positive
6、 blood and the other Rh-negative.His blood has since led to the development of a vaccine called Anti-D. After his blood type was discovered, Mr. Harrison volunteered to undergo a series of tests to help develop the Anti-D vaccine. “They insured me for a million dollars so I knew my wife Barbara woul
7、d be taken care of,” he said. “I wasnt scared. I was glad to help. I had to sign every form going and basically sign my life away.” Mr. Harrison is Rh-negative and was given injections of Rh-positive blood. It was found his plasma could treat the condition and since then it has been given to hundred
8、s of thousands of women. It has also been given to babies after they are born to stop them developing the disease.It is estimated he has helped save 2.2 million babies so far. Mr. Harrison is still donating every few weeks now.56. What does the underlined phrase “two million” refer to?A. mothers B.
9、babies C. dollars D. blood 57. Why did James decide to donate his blood? Because _.A. his daughter asked him to help her son B. he has a golden arm worth a million dollarsC. a vaccine called Anti-D is to be developed D. someone elses blood saved his life 58. The sentence “The disease creates an inco
10、mpatibility between the mothers blood and her unborn babys blood” (underlined in Paragraph 5) suggests that _.A. the mother and the baby have different types of bloodB. babies suffer permanent brain damage before born C. Rhesus disease contributes to permanent brain damage D. all the patients have a
11、 rare antibody in their blood59. What can we infer from the sixth paragraph?A. His wife Barbara needed to be taken care of badly then.B. Mr. Harrison was not glad to help develop a new vaccine.C. Some of the tests to develop the vaccine are dangerous. D. His blood type was accidentally discovered af
12、ter tests.BDONALD SLOANGates HallUniversity of KansasLawrence, KS 66045913-243-1682After May 2009:46 Clayton DriveSt. Louis, MO 63130314-726-8840ObjectiveTo work with the client（委托人）population in a social service position. EducationB.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2009Major: Social Services
13、Minor: Applied PsychologyExperienceAssistant Activities Supervisor, Fairview Nursing Home, Lawrence, KS, November 2006-present. Help organize and implement recreational activities for nursing home residents. Activities include crafts, dances, day trips, sing-alongs, and visiting performers.Hotline V
14、olunteer, Teen Crisis Center, Lawrence, KS, September 2006- May 2007. Handled crisis calls from teenagers in the community. Dealt with drug use, unwanted pregnancies, failing grades, and the breakdown of parent-teen relationships.Nurses Aide, Danyers General Hospital, St. Louis, MO, Summer 2006. Ass
15、isted nurses in patient care. Took histories, updated charts, and helped prepare patients for surgery. ActivitiesUniversity Concert Board. Work with other board members to plan and implement on-campus concerts.Senior Gift Campaign. Help manage the campaign to raise funds for the senior class gift to
16、 the university.Residence Hall Programming Board. Planned social events for Eggar Residence Hall. SkillsFluent in French. Water safety instructor. Skilled at working with people. InterestsSkiing, softball, classical music, and guitar. 60. This passage is most probably _.A. an advertisement for enrol
17、ling new employeesB. a school report at the end of an academic yearC. a self-introduction meant to apply for a jobD. a part of a recommendation letter from a university61. According to the “Experience” section, we can infer that Donald Sloan can be _ .A. a wise leaderB. a skillful performerC. a gift
18、ed scientistD. a good social worker 62. From the passage we can learn that Donald Sloan _.A. is good at singing and dancingB. is about to graduate from a universityC. has an interest in being a surgeonD. specializes in psychologyCHomeownership has let us down. For generations, Americans believed tha
19、t owning a home was undoubtedly good. Our political leaders hammered home the point. Franklin Roosevelt held that a country of homeowners was “unconquerable.” Homeownership could even save babies, save children, save families and save America. A house with a lawn and a fence wasnt just a nice place
20、to live in or a risk-free investment; it was a way to shape a nation. No wonder leaders of all political types wanted to spend more than $100 billion a year on subsidies（补助）and tax breaks to encourage people to buy.But the dark side of homeownership is now all too apparent: Indeed, easy lending stim
21、ulated（刺激）by the cult of homeownership may have triggered（引起）the financial crisis. Housing remains a drag on the economy. Existing-home sales in April dropped 27% from the previous month, worsening fears of a double-dip. And all that is just the obvious tale of a housing bubble and what happened whe
22、n it popped. The real story is deeper and darker still.For the better part of a century, politics, industry and culture lined up to create a fetish of the idea of buying a house. Homeownership has done plenty of good over the decades; it has provided stability to tens of millions of families. Yet by
23、 idealizing the act of buying a home, we have ignored the downsides. In the bubble years, lending standards slipped dramatically, allowing many Americans to put far too much of their income into paying for their housing. And we ignored longer-term phenomena too. Homeownership contributed to the holl
24、owing out of cities and kept renters out of the best neighborhoods. It fed Americas overuse of energy and oil. It made it more difficult for those who had lost a job to find another. Perhaps worst of all, it helped us become casually self-deceiving: By telling ourselves that homeownership was a path
25、way to wealth and stable communities and better test scores, we avoided dealing with these frightening issues head-on.Now, as the U.S. recovers from the biggest housing bust（破产）since the Great Depression, it is time to rethink how realistic our expectations of homeownership areand how much money we
26、want to spend chasing them. Many argue that homeownership should not be a goal pursued at all costs.63. Political leaders wanted to spend money encouraging people to buy houses because_.A. owning a home was undoubtedly goodB. homeownership could shape a countryC. houses could save families and Ameri
27、caD. homeownership was unconquerable 64. The underlined sentence in Para. 2 means _.A. homeownership has quite a lot of bad effects B. there might be another housing breakdown in the U.S. C. the existing-home sales will keep decreasing in the U.S.D. the result of homeownership is much worse than it
28、appears65. It can be inferred from Para. 3 that _.A. Americans choose to live out of urban areasB. it is the way to wealth to have ones own houseC. it is hard for Americans to get a home loan D. homeownership has made many people out of work66. What is the authors attitude towards homeownership?A. C
29、autious. B. Ambiguous. C. Favorable. D. Optimistic.DHans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face. Living alone, every day he worked in his garden. In all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his. All sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the mon
30、ths went by, one flower taking another flowers place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell.Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the Miller. So devoted was the rich Miller to Hans that hed never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flow
31、ers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits. The Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend.The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks
32、of flour, many cows and sheep, but Hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship.In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flo
33、wers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger. Though extremely lonely, the Miller never came to see him then.“Theres no good in going to see Hans while the snow lasts.” The Miller said to his wife, “When people are in trouble they shouldnt be bothered. So Ill wait till the spring comes when hes ha
34、ppy to give me flowers.”“Youre certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “Its quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship.” “Couldnt we ask Hans up here?” said their son. “Ill give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits.” “How silly you are!” cried the Miller. “I really dont know w
35、hats the use of sending you to school. If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybodys nature. I am his best friend, and Ill always watch over him, and see that hes not led into any temp
36、tation. Besides, if Hans came here, he might ask me for some flour. Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldnt be confused. The words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. Everybody can see that.” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hun
37、g his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea. Spring coming, the Miller went down to see Hans. Again he talked about friendship. “Hans, friendship never forgets. Im afraid you dont understand the poetry of life. See, how lovely your roses are!” Hans said he wanted to sell th
38、em in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter. “Ill give you many good things. I think being generous is the base of friendship.” said the Miller. “And now, as Ill give you many good things, Im sure youd like to give me some flowers in return. Heres the b
39、asket, and fill it quite full.” Poor Hans was afraid to say anything. He ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the Millers basket, imagining the many good things promised by the Miller. The next day he heard the Miller calling: “Hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to m
40、arket?” “Im sorry, but I am really very busy today.” “Well,” said the Miller, “considering that Im going to give you my things, its rather unfriendly of you to refuse. Upon my word, you mustnt mind my speaking quite plainly to you.” Poor Hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his
41、best friend, leaving his garden dry and wasted. GkStK One evening Hans was sitting by fire when the Miller came. “Hans,” cried the Miller, “My little boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself, and Im going for the Doctor. But he lives so far away, and its such a bad windy night. It has just occur
42、red to me that you can go instead of me. You know Im going to give you my good things, so you should do something for me in return.” “Certainly,” cried Hans. He struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horse to the Millers house in time to save the boy. However, Hans got lost in
43、 the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned. At Hans funeral, the Miller said, “I was his best friend. I should walk at the head of the procession.” Every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief. 67. From the passage, we can learn that Hans _. A. was extremely wise and noble
44、B. admired the Miller very much C. was highly valued by the Miller D. had a strong desire for fortune68. Hans worked a lot for the Miller because he _. A. was treated as a best friend by the MillerB. owed the Miller many valuable things C. was convinced of the Millers noble talk D. intended to show
45、off his unselfishness69. Whats the main cause of Hans tragedy? A. True friendship between them.B. Blind devotion to a friend. C. A sudden change of weather.D. A lack of formal education. 70. The author described the Millers behavior in order to _. A. warn the readers about the danger of a false friend B. show the friendship between Hans and the MillerC. entertain the readers with an incredible joking taleD. persuade people to be as intelligent as the Miller56-59 BDAC 60-62 CDB 63-66 BDAA 67-70 BCBA
