1、河北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（46）阅读下面五篇短文，从每题后所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。A“Linda, if beating yourself up were an Olympic sport, youd win a gold medal!”Annabel, my close friend, stunned（使震惊）me with that frank observation after I told her how I had mishandled a situation with a student in a third-grade class where I w
2、as substituting（代替）. “I should never have let him go to the boys room without a pass! It was my fault he got into trouble with the hall monitor! Im so stupid!” My friend burst out laughing, and then made her “Olympic” comment. After a brief period of reflection I had to admit that she was right. I d
3、id put myself down an awful lot. Why, just during the previous day I had called myself “a slob” for having some papers spread out on my desk, “ugly” when I left the house without makeup and “an idiot” when I left the house for an emergency substitute job without my emergency lesson plan. In a more r
4、eflective tone, Annabel said, “I once took a workshop at church where the woman in charge had us list all the mean things we say about ourselves.” “How many did you have on your list?” I asked. “Fifteen,” she confessed. “But then the teacher said, Now turn to the person next to you and say all the i
5、tems on your list as if you were speaking to that person! ”My jaw dropped，“What did you do?” “Nothing. Nobody did. We all just sat there, until I said, I could never say these things to anyone else! ”“And our teacher replied, Well, if you cant say them to anyone else, then dont ever say them to your
6、self! ”My friend had a point. I would never insult a child of God-and Im Gods child, too! God, today let me be as kind to myself as I would be to another of Your children. 1. What does Annabel mean by the first sentence of the passage? A. The writer is a good athlete. B. The writer scolds herself to
7、o much. C. She is encouraging the writer. D. A gold medal is not a big deal. 2. What does the writer intends to tell us through the second and third paragraphs? A. She has low self-esteem over some small things. B. She often makes serious mistakes in daily life. C. She is a third-grade teacher. D. S
8、he cares too much about her appearance. 3. We can infer that the underlined word “slob” might be _. A. something untidy B. someone dangerous C. something dirty D. someone lazy 4. What can we learn about Annabel? A. She used to put herself down a lot. B. She often goes to church. C. She was in charge
9、 of a workshop. D. She used to be too shy to talk to others. 5. What does the writer mean by the last sentence of the passage? A. She is ready to turn to God for help. B. She will be kind to all children. C. She wont insult(侮辱) herself as well as others. D. She is willing to be a child of God. BIf y
10、ou are a male and you are reading this, congratulations: you are a survivor. According to statistics, you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman, and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Austr
11、alia, you will die on average five years before a woman.There are many reasons for this, men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smoke, but perhaps more importantly, men dont go to the doctor.“Men arent seeing doctors as often as they should,” says Dr. Gullotta, “This is part
12、icularly so for the over-40s, when diseases tend to strike.” Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two. For those over 45,it should be at least once a year.According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of
13、 men in the same age group.“A lot of men think they are invincible （不可战胜的）”Gullotta says “They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think Dear me, if it could happen to him, ”Then there is the ostrich (鸵鸟)approach, “Some men are scared of what might be there and would ra
14、ther not know, ” says Dr. Ross Cartmill.“ Most men get their cars serviced more often than they service their bodies,” Cartmill says. He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups. Regular check-ups for men would inevitably(不可避免地) place stress on the p
15、ublic purse. Cartmill says. “But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases. Besides, the final cost is far greater.”6. Which is the most important reason why men die five years earlier on average than women according to the passage ?A. Men drink and smoke much more than
16、 women.B. Men arent as cautious as women in face of danger.C. Men dont seek medical care as often as women.D. Men are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases.7.Which of the following best completes the sentence “Dear me, if it could happen to him,”in paragraph5 ?A. I should avoid playing golf.B. I
17、 should consider myself lucky.C. it would be a big misfortune.D. it could happen to me, too.8. What does Dr. Ross Cartmill mean by “the ostrich approach” in paragraph 6 ?A. A new treatment for certain psychological problems.B. Refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved.C. Unwilli
18、ngness to find out about ones disease because of fear.D. A casual attitude towards ones health conditions.9. What does Cartmill say about regular check-ups for men?A. They may increase public expenses.B. They will save money in the long run.C. They may cause psychological stress on men.D. They will
19、enable men to live as long as women. C My mother moved a lot when she was growing up on account of Grandpa being in the armyShe hated having to adjust to new schools and make new friendsThats why I thought she was joking when she put forward the idea of movingBut she was completely serious. “For jus
20、t the two of us，” my mother said， “an apartment in the city will suit our needs much better” Personally, I think she lost her mindI guess I can understand why she would want to move，but what about me and what this house means to me?I suppose if you looked at my house，you might think it was just anot
21、her country houseBut to me it is anything but standardI moved into this house with my parents ten years ago. I can still remember that first day like it was yesterdayThe first thing I noticed was the big front yardTo me it seemed like an ocean of grasscouldnt wait to dive inThe backyard was full of
22、gnarled(扭曲的，粗糙的)and scary trees that talked on windy nightsBut I grew to like them and the shadows they cast in my roomMy father and I even built a small tree house，where I often go to remember all the wonderful time we had before Fathers death.This house is specialmaybe only to mebut special nevert
23、heless. Its the little seemingly insignificant things that make this house so special to me; the ice-cold tile floors that make me tremble on midnight snake runs; the smell of my fathers pipe that still exists; the towering bookcases of my mother; the view outside my bedroom window.This house bears
24、too many memories, memories which would be lost if we gave it up.10Why did the authors mother decide to move? ABecause she hated the countryside BBecause Grandpa was on constant move CBecause Dads death made her lose her mindDBecause she thought a city flat more fit for them11What impressed the auth
25、or when she first moved into the house?AThe tree house BThe big trees CThe cold floors DThe green grass12How did the author let us feel that the house was special to her? ABy arguing whether the house was standard BBy explaining why the house suited their needs CBy describing the small things relate
26、d to her house DBy comparing the differences between country and city life 13The author describes the house with Alove Bresponsibility Cpromise DenthusiasmDCOPENHAGENThe world is gathered in Copenhagen for the U.N. climate summit, but Denmarks bicycle-friendly capital has also given its name to a mo
27、vement of cities trying to find a kinder way to commute（往返上下班）.Nearly 40 percent of Copenhagens population cycle to work or school on ubiquitous（无处不在的） paved cycle paths. Many residents take to their bikes year-round, braving rain and snow through the winter in a city where the bicycles outnumber th
28、e people.Amsterdam and Beijing too are known for their bicycles, but the Danish capital is where urban planners from around the world have been looking for ways to get their people out of cars and up onto bikes, an effort known as Copenhagenisation.Klaus Bondam, Copenhagens technical and environment
29、al chief, calls himself a “mega cyclist” and says the bikes popularity stems partly from high taxes on cars which meant working-class Danes could not afford to drive in the 1930s and 40s. “Today youll meet everybody on the bicycle lanes - women and men, rich and poor, old and young,” Bondam said.The
30、 local government has during the last three years invested more than 250 million crowns ($49.42 million) in bicycle lanes and to make the traffic safer for bicyclists. Today around a third of the population drive cars to work or study, another third take public transport, while 37 percent cycle - a
31、figure the city aims to boost to 50 percent by 2015.There are many benefits when citizens choose bicycles over cars: pollution and noise decline, public health improves, and more people on bikes or walking creates a sense of safety in the city. Fewer parked cars leaves more space for playgrounds, pa
32、rks, shopping areas and other useful public places.14According to the first paragraph, Copenhagen is better known as _. Aa city without cars Ba bicycle-friendly cityCDenmarks capital Dthe U.N. climate summit15We can learn from the second and the third paragraph, _.Athere is no path for cars during r
33、ainy and snowy daysBcitizens are limited to have only one bike for each personCtwo-thirds of people in Copenhagen cycle to work or schoolDcity planners try their best to encourage more citizens to ride bikes16Bikes are popular in Copenhagen partly because _. Athe citizens are unable to afford to buy
34、 a carBthe rich tend to keep fit by cycling to work Cyoung people regard cycling a fashion to follow Dhigh taxes were paid for cars in the 1930s and 40s17Which of the following is NOT the benefit of cycling?ASaving time on the road. BDeclining pollution and noise.CImproving public health. DCreating
35、safety in the city.EThat little “a” with a circle curling around it that is found in E mail addresses is most commonly referred to as the “at” symbol.Surprisingly though, there is no official, universal name for this sign. There are dozens of strange terms to describe the symbol.Before it became the
36、 standard symbol for electronic mail, the symbol was used to represent the cost of something or how heavy something is. For instance, if you purchased 6 apples, you might write it as 6 apples $1.10 each.With the introduction of e-mail came the popularity of the symbol. The symbol or the at sign sepa
37、rates a persons online user name from his mail server(服务器) address. For instance, joe. Its widespread use on the Internet made it necessary to put this symbol on keyboards in other countries that have never seen or used the symbol before. As a result, there is really no official name for this symbol
38、.The actual origin of the symbol remains a mystery. History tells us that the symbol came from the tired hands of the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages before the invention of printing machines, every letter of a word had to be copied with great efforts by hand for each copy of a published book. T
39、he monks that performed these long, boring coping duties looked for ways to reduce the number of individual strokes (笔画) per word for common words. Although the word “at” is quite short to begin with, it was a common enough word in text and documents so that those monks thought it would be quicker a
40、nd easier to shorten the word “at” even more. As a result, the monks changed the shape of “t” into a circle to surround “a”, thus leaving out two strokes in the spelling “t”. 18Which of the following is the best title of the passage?AHow “at” developed into .BHow came into being.CHow monks invented
41、.DHow people wrote the cost of something.19Which is NOT the reason for the monks to spell “at” as ?AThough “at” is short, it was used very often.BThe monks wanted to be quicker and easier with their copying.CThe monks wanted to invent a new word.DCopying work was long and boring for them.20According
42、 to paragraph 5, which is TRUE about the symbol of today?AWhen you are online, you must use the symbol.BKittly is an email address.CIn countries where is used, governments have given it an official name.DIt is likely to find the symbol on computer keyboards worldwide.1-5 BADAC 6-9 CDCB 10-13 DDCA 14-17 BDDA 18-20 BCD高考资源网独家精品资源，欢迎下载！高考资源网Ks5uK&S%5#UKs5uKs%U高考资源网高考资源网高考资源网
