1、2012届高考英语二轮专题复习精品阅读理解部分之限时训练（一）阅读理解Google on Tuesday said it reached a settlement in a group action suit（诉讼）against the search giant over privacy breakings related to its Buzz socials networking program.In the settlement, Google agreed to pay $ 8.5 million into a fund （基金）for privacy education the c
2、ompany made clear that the agreement did not include cash payments to users.Buzz, started last February as an application within Gmail, in some cases exposed the lists of persons touched and other data of users to other Gmail users.How did the company warn users that they were included in the settle
3、ment? By Gmail of course.“Google rarely inform Gmail users via email, but this time we let you know that weve reached a settlement regarding Google Buzz,” the firm said in messages sent to its U. S. users. Some analysts think the company has 170 million Gmail users worldwide.“The settlement acknowle
4、dges that we quickly changed the service to address usersconcerns,” Google wrote.Google said that everyone in the United States who uses Gmail was included in the settlement unless they decide to take no party before December 6, 2010. On January 31, 2011 the U. S. distriet Court for the Northem Dist
5、rict of California in San Jose will hold a fairness hearing on the settlement.Google is under increasing pressure from federal regulators (监管者) for privacy problem involving Buzz and its Street View mapping service. Last week, the FTC closed its looking into Googles collection of Wi Fi data with Str
6、eet View mapping cars, saying the company had made sufficient promises to get rid of data it collected and strengthen its privacy training among employees.58“the search giant” in the first paragraph refers to .ABuzzBGmailCGoogleDStreet View 59What will Google do to protect its users privacy?AFurther
7、 educate its staff.BPay cash to its users.CHold a fairness hearing.DStop collecting its users data.60According to the passage, .AGoogle was accused of cheating its users.BGoogle users are all affected by the settlementCGoogle often sent a message to its users throughout the worldDGoogles Street View
8、 mapping service is questioned by federal regulators完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decided not to buy anything. I had no sooner got off the 36 than I was stopped by a man who wanted to 37 me a diamond ring. I had no 38 of buying o
9、ne, but I could not deny the fact that I was 39 by the size of the diamonds. Some of them were as 40 as marbles (玻璃球). The man went to great lengths to 41 that the diamonds were real. As 42 walked past a shop, he held a diamond 43 against the window and made a deep impression in the 44 . It took me
10、over half an hour to get rid of him.The next man to 45 me was selling expensive pens and watches. I 46 one of the pens closely. It certainly looked 47 . At the base of the gold cap, the words “made in the USA” had been clearly 48 . The man said that the pen was worth 50, but as a special 49 , he wou
11、ld let me have it for 30. I 50 my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay 5. Gesturing wildly, the man acted as if he found my 51 shocking, but he eventually 52 the price to 10. Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away. A moment later, he ran after me and 53 the pen in
12、to my hands. Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he 54 accepted the 5 I gave him. I felt especially pleased with my wonderful 55 - until I got back to the ship. No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink！36. A. shipB. trainC. plane D. bus37. A. show
13、B. sellC. buy D. give38. A. moneyB. hobbyC. experienceD. intention39. A. ashamedB. impressedC. movedD. cheated40. A. colorfulB. big C. heavy D. small41. A. proveB. explainC. instruct D. perform42. A. theyB. heC. weD. people43. A. sharplyB. quicklyC. slowlyD. forcefully44. A. assistantB. shopC. glass
14、D. door45. A. approachB. callC. findD. look46. A. checkedB. examinedC. noticedD. watched47. A. expensiveB. ordinaryC. naturalD. real48. A. markedB. signedC. foundD. recognized49. A. feelingB. favourC. reasonD. present50. A. shookB. noddedC. heldD. touched51. A. decisionB. answerC. offerD. solution52
15、. A. reducedB. gaveC. suggestedD. had53. A. threwB. snatchedC. broughtD. forced54. A. angrilyB. disappointedlyC. readilyD. clearly55. A. experienceB. bargainC. adviceD. balance 任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格只填一个单词。Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was
16、making a speech and realized suddenly that your mind was a million miles away? You probably felt sorry and made up your mind to pay attention and ever have been told that daydreaming is a waste of time. “On the contrary,” says L. Giambra, an expert in psychology, “daydreaming is quite necessary. Wit
17、hout it, the mind couldnt get done all the thinking it has to do during a normal day. You cant possibly do all your thinking with a conscious mind. Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. Daydreaming then may be one way that the conscious and unconscious states of mind h
18、ave silent dialogues.”Early experts in psychology paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even considered them harmful. At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses. They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s. Eric Klinger, a
19、professor of psychology, is the writer of the book Daydreaming. Klinger says, “We know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our futures. Daydreams really are a window on the things we fear and the things we long for in life
20、.” Daydreams are usually very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be hard to understand. Its easier to gain a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully. Daydreams help you recognize the diffic
21、ult situations in your life and find out a possible way of dealing with them. Daydreams cannot be predicted; they move off in unexpected direction which may be creative and full of ideas. For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source of creative energy.About daydreamsO
22、pinions1. _Features2. _A. 3. _: one way that the 4._ and unconscious states of mind have 5. _ dialoguesorganize our livescannot be predictedA. daydreams:7. _ and directB. harmful: a 8. _ of some mental illnesseslearn from our 6. _move off in unexpected 9. _B. 10. _ dreams: hard to understand参考答案阅读理解58-60: CAD完形填空36-40 ABDBB 41-45 ACDCA46-50 BDABA 51-55 CADCB任务型阅读1. Advantages 2. Differences 3. necessary 4. conscious5. silent6. experiences 7. simple 8. cause 9. direction10. sleep高考资源网w w 高 考 资源 网