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（二十）阅读理解An idea that started in Seattles public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit
2、 (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools.The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起）the If All of Seattle Read the Same Book pro
3、ject in 1998. Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.In Chicago, the mayor(市长）appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill
4、a Mockingbird as the first book in the One Book, One Chicago program. As a result, reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the city.Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.The
5、 only problem arose in New York , where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity(一致）can be achieved .Or it may show that New Yorkers rather mis
6、sed the point ,putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.As Nancy points out , the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process. or have enjoyed speaking to someon
7、e with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.48. What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?A. To invite authors to guide readers.B. To encourage people to read and share.C. To involve people in community service.D. To promote the friendship between cities.49. Why was it difficu
8、lt for New Yorkers to carry out the project?A. They had little interest in reading.B. They were too busy to read a book.C. They came from many different backgroundsD. They lacked support from the local government50. According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?A. In l
9、arge communities with little sense of unityB. In large cities where libraries are far from homeC. In medium-sized cities with a diverse populationD. In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached51.The underlined words “shared a word” in Paragraph 7 probably meanA. exchanged ideas with each o
10、therB. discussed the meaning of a wordC. gained life experienceD. used the same language52. According to Nancy, the degree of success of the project is judged byA. the careful selection of a proper bookB. the growing popularity of the writersC. the number of people who benefit from reading.D. the nu
11、mber of books that each person reads.完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分,满分20分）When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”. But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness.Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship b
12、etween wolves and human beings? Have you ever 21 the wolves world? If you had, you would 22 the wolves.In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about 23 than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to 24 full use of the shape of
13、 land to 25 sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be 26 experts good at fighting.The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 27.Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A 28 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves 29 nothing. All the wolves obey
14、 the rules.30 they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork 31 makes wolves powerful.The wolves also have great self-respect and wont 32 to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”,33 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his 34,he found th
15、e little wolf still wanted to go back with 35 wolves. He bit through the iron chain that limited him. The wolf was 36 and he never gave in, fighting 37 his death. The little wolf died as a glorious fighter.I was shocked by this kind of 38:wolves are one of the most respected creatures on earth. I wa
16、nt everyone to look at wolves in a 39 way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and 40 in this not simple and dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!21. A. thought aboutB. walked into C. talked aboutD. cared for22. A. hunt B. admire C. draw D.
17、 watch23. A. space B. spot C. food D. survival24. A. get B. take C. have D. make25. A. fight B. avoid C. trap D. discover26. A. special B. imaginative C. outstandingD. creative27. A. operation B. teamwork C. lifestyle D. control28. A. single B. brave C. lonely D. fair29. A. fight B. struggle C. fear
18、 D. fail30. A. As for B. As though C. Even so D. Even if31. A. what B. he C. that D. one32. A. turn in B. give in C. take in D. break in33. A. once B. just C. soon D. only34. A. satisfactionB. disappointment C. pleasure D. sorrow35. A. rest B. others C. another D. the other36. A. proud B. satisfied
19、C. willing D. eager37. A. until B. although C. before D. unless38. A. selflessnessB. self-confidenceC. self-respect D. self-protection39. A. curious B. different C. strange D. humorous40. A. walk B. hand C. get D. succeed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。If env
20、ironmental trends continue on a positive track, some day children may ask, “Mommy, what was pollution?” But between that day and ours stands the environmental problem: global warming. Fighting an artificial greenhouse effect is the greatest of environmental challenges, because the cure will not be p
21、ossible unless almost every nation on the Earth participates. Will global warming cause harm? Some computer models suggest the world might warm by 5 degrees or more during this century, which might be dangerous. Melting polar ice could raise sea levels, while global warming might cause more intense
22、storms and disrupt the weather patterns that bring rain to agricultural regions. Computer models are just a guess, of course, but when the farming areas that we all depend upon for food rely on current temperatures, rolling the dice (骰子) with the climate cannot be wise. Yet today the United States h
23、as no national law regulating greenhouse gases. There are methods to reduce global warming. For instance, individuals can make lifestyle changes. Replace an SUV with a regular car; an SUV gives off 100 tons of greenhouse gases over its lifetime, which is far more than a car does. Moderate your use o
24、f home heating and air conditioning, most of which is powered by fossil fuels, and upgrade appliances to energy-saving models. Besides, emissions (排放) trading is a good measure. In 1990, rising levels of acid rain were considered an emergency problem. Congress passed an emissions-trading program, wh
25、ich allowed industrial managers to buy and sell permits to emit a limited amount of pollutants that cause acid rain. The acid-rain trading program created a financial motivation to invent technology to reduce acid rain; if a factory or power plant cut its emissions below the limit, it could sell the
26、 extra credits at a profit. Once there was money to be made by reducing acid rain, human creativity came into play. The results were spectacular. Stages of EnvironmentPresentFutureWe are faced with the greenhouse effect which causes global warming. And if all the people in the world dont 2. _ in the
27、 fight against it, the problem cant be solved.If environmental trends continue in a positive way, there will be no 5. _.The possible effects of global warmingPossibilitiesThe global temperature might 6. _ by 5 degrees or more.Sea levels would be raised.Weather might turn for the worse.Attitude towar
28、ds possible effectsHowever, we cant try our 7. _ when it comes to agriculture we rely on to live, and some relative 8. _ must be made to regulate greenhouse gases.1. _ to reduce global warmingChanges of individuals 3. _Replacing your vehicles which give off more greenhouse gases.9. _ the use of home
29、 heating and air conditioning.Upgrading appliances to energy-saving models.Emissions trading 4. _Allowing 10. _ a limited amount of pollutants that cause acid rain.Leading to inventing technology to reduce acid rain.参考答案阅读理解48-52BCDAC完形填空21.A由后文可得知，作者全篇介绍狼，这里开篇点题“你是否对狼的世界进行过思考？”再看选项，符合文意的只有A项。22.B从下
30、文介绍的狼是草原英雄可以得知，该空应填“羡慕，钦佩”，故答案为B项。23.D从后文介绍的狼的种种捕食本领以及最后一段中的survive可以得知，狼比人类更懂得求生，所以答案选D项。24.D根据句意“懂得怎样充分利用地形”；用固定搭配make use of,故答案为D项。25.C由文中的“good at fighting”可以知道，这里描述的是狼善于利用地形捕获羊，即让羊落入圈套，故选C项。26.C从狼捕食的艺术来看，狼如果是人，会是更“杰出的”善战能手，故选C项。27.B从下文可以看到“狼是富有团队精神的”，故选B项。28.A文意是指“一只狼的力量是微弱的”，其他选项不合文意，故选A项。29.
31、C文意“一只狼的力量是微弱的”，句中的but表转折，文意“一群狼无所畏惧”极其称赞团队精神，故选C项。30.D文意“溃败时一起逃跑”，“溃败”与“群逃”应是让步关系，故选D项。31.C固定句型it is/was.that.是强调句型，故选C项。32.B由下文“小狼的拼死抗争”可知狼不会向任何人“屈服”，故选B项。33.A考查副词，对过去事情的叙述，表示“曾经”，故选A项。34.B前句“细心养护”与后句“小狼仍想回到狼群中去”，可知作者应是失望的，故选B项。35.D虽被细心照料仍然想回到其他的狼群中去，表示“其他的”，故选D项。36.A由后文“never gave in”得知，狼是骄傲的，故选A
32、项。37.A考查介词，由文意“抗争至死”，故应选A项。38.C由下文的respect可以知道，该空应填selfrespect,故选C项。39.B从全文可知作者是赞扬狼的，由常识可以知道人们厌恶、害怕狼，而这里作者希望人们能用不同的方法去看待狼，故选B项。40.D由文意“它们懂得如何求生，能在这个不简单的危险世界里成功（生存）”可知选D项。任务阅读：1. Methods 2. participate 3. lifestyle4. program 5. pollution6. rise 7. luck/ fortune 8. laws9. Moderating 10. emitting高考资源网w w 高 考 资源 网
