1、2012届高考英语实战演练专题阅读理解（61-65）附详析 (第61篇) Honesty comes in many forms. First theres self-honesty. Is what people see the real article or do you appear_through_smoke_and_mirrors? I find that if I try to be something Im not，I feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my PBA(personal bank account). I l
2、ove how singer Judy Garland put it, “Always be a firstclass version (版本) of yourself, instead of a secondclass version of somebody else.”Then theres honesty in our actions. Are you honest at school，with your parents, and with your boss? If youve ever been dishonest，I think we all have, try being hon
3、est, and notice how whole it makes you feel. Remember, you cant do wrong and feel right. This story by Jeff is a good example of that：In my second year of study, there were three kids in my math class who didnt do well. I was really good at it. I would charge them three dollars for each test that I
4、helped them pass. Id write on a little piece of paper all the right answers, and hand them off.At first I felt like I was making money, kind of a nice job. I wasnt thinking about how it could hurt all of us. After a while I realized I shouldnt do that anymore, because I wasnt really helping them. Th
5、ey werent learning anything, and it would only get harder down the road. Cheating certainly wasnt helping me.It takes courage to be honest when people all around you are getting away with cheating on tests, lying to their parents, and stealing at work. But, remember, every act of honesty is a deposi
6、t(储蓄)into your PBA and will build strength.语篇解读诚实可以反映在生活的各个方面，对于我们来说，首先要做一个诚实的自我。1The underlined part “appear through smoke and mirrors” in the first paragraph means“_”A. to be honestB. to he unrealC. to become clearD. to come from an imagined world解析猜测词义题。第一段第二句：人们看到的是真实的你还是出现在雾里、镜里的你？由此可知：appear t
7、hrough smoke and mirrors为“to be unreal”，表示“不真实”的意思。答案B2Which of the following can best explain Judy Garlands words?A. Be your true self rather than follow others.B. Dont copy others or you cant be the first class.C. Make efforts to be the first instead of the second.D. Dont learn from others unless
8、theyre excellent.解析推理判断题。综观全文，这句话可以理解为：做一个真正的自我，不要一味效仿别人。答案A3What does the author expect to show by Jeffs story?A. Honesty can be of great help.B. A bad thing can be turned into a good one.C. Helping others cheat can do good to nobody.D. One should realize the wrong in his bad deeds.解析事实细节题。第二段最后一句告
9、诉我们：通过讲述Jeff的故事，作者希望人们做错了事情，应该自己意识到错误。答案D4In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express_.A. one must be brave to be honestB. its difficult to be honest when others are notC. one should be honest when making a depositD. honesty in ones actions can help him in the future解析主旨大意题。最后一段告诉我们：人们减
10、实的举动，会对自己的未来有益。答案D (第62篇)Teenagers who drink alcohol are at higher risk of becoming victims of violence, a Cardiff University study has found.A team from the School of Dentistry s Violence Research Group studied drinking habits in children aged 11 - 16 in England. They found not only a link between
11、drink and violence but also that children who drank were more likely to be hit, even if they weren t violent themselves.The researchers are now calling for measures to prevent alcohol misuse to reduce injury risk. Current policy focuses on reducing aggression but this research shows that there shoul
12、d be equal effort to reduce victimization.More than 4,000 children were surveyed at 13 schools at four local authorities in the North, the Midlands, London, and the South. The study found that 25% of 11-year-olds were drinking monthly and 3.6% daily, with 12.8% admitting to getting drunk 3 to 5 time
13、s a year. By the age of 16, 40% were drinking weekly and 6.2% were drinking every day. The research also showed 22.6% of 16-year-olds were getting drunk more than 21 times a year.The study, which has just been published in the Journal of Adolescence, found a strong link between frequency of drinking
14、 and frequency of hitting other people.However, children who reported drinking monthly were also three times more likely to be hit. Adolescents who drank but didnt get into fights were more likely to be hit than those who did fight.Professor Jonathan Shepherd, who led the research, said a lot of pre
15、vious alcohol-related violence work had focused on the offenders rather than the victims. His team is calling for more prevention work from parents and teachers in the first two years of secondary school by taking advantage of the “teachable moment”，that is, immediately after a student has missed sc
16、hool because of drunkenness.Previous work by Professor Jonathan Shepherd has shown drinkers may be more at risk of violence because of reduced physical co-ordination, poor decision-making in threatening situations and isolation while out late at night.He said, “This new study seems to be the first t
17、o show a direct link between alcohol misuse and victimization. There now needs to he much more effort put into reducing alcohol misuse in order to reduce injury.”语篇解读本文介绍了一项关于青少年酗酒的研究。该研究发现，酗酒的青少年更容易成为暴力的受害者。1. The main idea of the passage is that teenagers who drink alcohol_.A. often offend other p
18、eopleB. often become injuredC. are more likely to become victims of violenceD. are more likely to fight with others解析主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“Teenagers who drink alcohol are at higher risk of becoming victims of violence”可知答案为C。答案C2The underlined word “aggression” in the third paragraph probably means “_”A. vi
19、olenceB. sad feelingsC. bad manners D. drunkenness解析词义猜测题。根据上下文尤其是本句后半句可知，aggression与victimization意思相反，所以aggression是“暴力行为”的意思。答案A3The research argues that more effort should be made to_.A. reduce aggressionB. prevent fightingC. reduce victimizationD. prevent drinking alcohol解析细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句中的“thi
20、s research shows that there should be equal effort to reduce victimization”可知答案为C。答案C4Drinkers may be more at risk of violence because of all the following EXCEPT _.A. reduced physical co-ordinationB. isolation while out late at nightC. a higher frequency of hitting other peopleD. poor decision-maki
21、ng in threatening situations解析细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段可知答案。答案C5Which of the following statements is NOT true according to Professor Shepherd s research?A. The frequency of children getting drunk increases with age.B. His previous alcohol-related violence work had focused on the offenders.C. Some children mis
22、sed school because of drunkenness.D. This new study shows a direct link between alcohol misuse and victimization.解析细节理解题。B项偷换概念，原文为“a lot of previous alcohol-related violence work had focused on the offenders”，这些研究不一定就是这位教授以前的研究。答案B (第63篇)Audrey Hepburn won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her f
23、irst major American movie, Roman Holiday, which was released in 1953. But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting.Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey s father was British and her mother was Dutch.Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood. During World War
24、 II , she lived and studied in the Netherlands. Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks. Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war. But she realized she wasn t going to be a ballerina. So she began taking acting parts in stage sho
25、ws. Later she began to get small parts in movies.But it was Audrey Hepburn s move to America that brought her true fame. In 1951 she played the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise. Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.Audrey made
26、 more than 25 movies. Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffanys in 1961. Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.She was married two times and had one son by each husband. In 1989, the UN Children s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador. She tra
27、velled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects. The UN agency said she was a tireless worker. She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War . She
28、said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid. She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer.语篇解读本文介绍著名影星Audrey Hepburn(奥黛丽赫本)的生平事迹。1953年主演的罗马假日使她一举成名。从1989年直至1993年去世，赫本一直担任联合国儿童基金会的特使，为拉美和非洲儿童提供了很大帮助。1In Paragraph 1, “her aid work” mean
29、s _.A. winning an Academy Award as Best ActressB. taking acting parts in stage showsC. making moviesD. acting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF解析推理判断题。此题应根据全文内容来判断。第一段是全文的概括，其重心在后面，即奥黛丽赫本尽管获得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖，但她担当的援助工作同样使人铭记。再结合文章接下来的叙述可知答案为D。答案D2The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands
30、was that _.A. she wanted to be a ballerinaB. her parents were from BritainC. the education there was excellentD. it was safe there解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks”和“she returned to London after the war”可知D项正确。答案D3We can infer from the passage that _.A. Audrey s
31、 parents lived in Germany during World War B. Audrey lived in America in the 1950sC. Audrey was made to give up dancingD. the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play was her most popular role解析推理判断题。根据第二段和第三段前半部分可知，A项错误；根据第三段中“she realized she wasnt going to be a ballerina”可知是她主动放弃的，C项错误；根据第四段中“In 195
32、1 she played the characterGigiin the Broadway play”及后文可判断，这个角色并不是她扮演的最有名的角色，因此D项错误。由文章第四、五两段可知B项正确。答案B4_is NOT mentioned in the passage about Audrey Hepburn.A. Marriage B. IdentityC. Contribution D. Religion解析细节理解题。可以运用排除法。她的婚姻、身份和贡献在文章中都提到了，唯独没有提及她的宗教信仰，故选D。答案D5_is the right order for Audrey s life
33、.The first time she began to play in movies.She returned to London from the Netherlands.She won an Academy Award as Best Actress.She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects.She played a part in My Fair Lady.A B. C. D. 解析排列顺序题。结合文章内容可以判断A项顺序正确。答案A长难句解读But it was Audrey Hepburns mov
34、e to America that brought her true fame.是奥黛丽赫本移居美国给她带来了真正的名声。这是一个强调句型，强调主语Audrey Hepburns move to America。 (第64篇)The world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012, the US space agency insisted Monday in a rare campaign to dispel widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie
35、.The latest big screen offering from Sony Picture, 2012, arrives in theaters on Friday, with a 200milliondollar production about the end of the world supposedly based on myths (虚构的故事) backed by the Mayan calendar. It is claimed that the end of time will come as a Planet X or Nibiru heads toward or c
36、ollides with the Earth.Some websites accuse NASA of hiding the truth on the planet s existence, but the US space agency denounced such stories as an “Internet hoax(恶作剧) ”. “There is no factual basis for these claims，” NASA said in a questionandanswer posting on its website. “If such a collision were
37、 real, astronomers would have been tracking it for at least the past decade, and it would be visible by now to the naked eye. Obviously, it does not exist. Credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012，” it insisted. “After all, our planet has been getting along just well for
38、more than four billion years，” added NASA.There is another planet, Eris, floating in space. But the small planet similar to Pluto will remain safely fixed in the outer solar system and it can come no closer than four billion miles to the Earth, according to NASA.Initial theories set the disaster for
39、 May 2003, but when nothing happened the date was moved forward to the winter in 2012 to coincide with the end of a cycle of the ancient Mayan calendar.NASA insisted the Mayan calendar in fact does not end on December 21, 2012, as another period begins immediately afterward.And even if the planets w
40、ere to line up as some have forecast, the effect on our planet would be “negligible”， NASA said.“And while comets and asteroids (小行星) have always hit the Earth, big hits are very rare，” NASA noted. The last major impact was believed to be 65 million years ago，resulting in the end of dinosaurs.“We ha
41、ve already determined that there are no threatening asteroids as large as the one that killed the dinosaurs，” the space agency said.语篇解读好莱坞灾难大片2012使网络上盛传的“2012年12月21日为世界末日”这一所谓的玛雅预言再次进入人们的视野。为此，美国宇航局重申，2012年12月21日并不是世界末日，传言中的X星球将与地球相撞也并不属实。1_played a key role in the spread of the rumors.A. A new boo
42、kB. The Internet and a new Hollywood movieC. NASAD. An Indian calendar解析细节理解题。根据第一段中to dispel widespread rumors fueled by the Intermet and a new Hollywood movie可知因特网和一部好莱坞新片对传播世界末日的谣言起到了推波助澜的作用。答案B2The film 2012 is_.A. about the end of the worldB. based on the scientific predictionC. well accepted i
43、n the science fieldD. about a romantic love story解析细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知2012这部电影是关于世界末日的。根据文章内容可先排除D项；由第二段中based on myths(虚构的故事)可知B项错误；由宇航局的讲话可推出C项错误。答案A3We can infer that_.A. people didnt take the rumor seriouslyB. Planet X or Nibiru does existC. astronomers have been tracking Planet X for over ten year
44、sD. the rumor caused a panic among some people解析推理判断题。根据the US space agency insisted Monday in a rare campaign to dispel widespread rumors可知谣言传播之广以至于美国宇航局不得不出来辟谣，由此可见事态严重，故可判断谣言有可能造成了一些人的恐慌。答案D4NASA thinks that Eris_.A. might pose a threat to the EarthB. doesnt pose any threat to the EarthC. is too
45、far away to be visibleD. is similar to our planet, where life might exist解析细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知Eris行星并没有对我们的地球构成威胁。答案B5. Which of the following is the best title?A. New Hollywood movie 2012B. December 21, 2012, NOT the end of the worldC. End of the ancient Mayan calendarD. How rumors came into being解析主旨大
46、意题。本文主要讲美国宇航局驳斥“2012年12月21日是世界末日”的谣言。故B项为最佳标题。答案B长难句解读The latest big screen offering from Sony Picture, 2012, arrives in theaters on Friday, with a 200milliondollar production about the end of the world supposedly based on myths(虚构的故事) backed by the Mayan calendar.本句为简单句。句子的主语为The latest big screen
47、offering，意为“最新银幕作品”。介词短语“with a.”作状语。过去分词短语supposedly based on myths作定语，修饰the end of the world。过去分词短语backed by the Mayan calendar作定语，修饰myths。 (第65篇) Angus MacLeod was fifty and he had spent his entire life as a shepherd in the remote mountainous region of northwest Scotland. He had never owned a rad
48、io or television nor had he travelled further than forty kilometres from his birthplace. His knowledge of the world was gained only from his brief trips to the village to sell his sheep and buy food. However, he had lately come to rely on the growing number of hillwalkers in the region as sources of
49、 international news.In the spring of 1992, a Spanish student came across Angus high in the mountains. Eager to practise his English he engaged Angus in conversation. The student told Angus of the forthcoming Olympic Games in Barcelona. Excited by the students colourful description of Spain and the G
50、ames, Angus decided to attend the event in person and two months later arrived in Barcelona.The ticketless Angus stood outside the stadium with his canny brain working overtime，watching a growing number of individuals entering the stadium through a small entrance at the side. He noticed that they al
51、l seemed to be carrying objects. Perhaps they were workmen, he thought. He moved closer and watched.Within minutes a thin young man came along carrying an extremely long pole. He approached the official at the door and said “Pole Vault”. The official moved to the side and the man entered. Next came
52、a heavyset man with a spear. Angus wondered how a man could carry such a dangerous weapon in a modern city. The man shouted “Javelin” and was presently admitted. Angus was puzzled. Perhaps they were all connected with security. His puzzlement grew when a huge man appeared with a steel ball in his ha
53、nd. He shouted “Shot Putt” and walked past the official.It suddenly dawned on Angus that these people were competitors. He opened his programme and sure enough under the heading “events” he saw the three words the men had said. Angus laughed to himself as a plan began to take shape in his mind. Firs
54、t he needed to buy one or two things.An hour later he reappeared dressed in a tracksuit with “Scotland” written across the chest.Over his shoulder he carried a roll of barbed wire (铁丝网). Smiling to himself he walked up to the official and as casually as he could, shouted, “Fencing！”1. Which was Angu
55、s new way of getting information about the outside world?A. Travelling from his birthplace.B. Listening to radio and watching TV.C. Going to the nearby village to sell sheep.D. Talking to hillwalkers in the region.答案D2. What are “Javelin”， “Pole Vault”， “Shot Putt” and “Fencing” in the passage?A. Ol
56、ympic events.B. Names of competitors.C. Security weapons.D. Names of countries.答案A3. From the passage we can learn that_.A. more and more people went to Scotland to practise their EnglishB. the Spanish students description of his country excited AngusC. Angus had been planning a trip to Barcelona to
57、 see the Olympic GamesD. Angus became a member of the Scottish Olympic team答案B4. From the passage we know that Angus seemed to be_.A. poorlyinformed B. intelligentC. strongminded D. athletic答案A5. What do you expect the official would do in the end?A. Help him carry the wire.B. Refuse to let him in.C. Give him a close inspection. D. Lead him to the competition.答案B