1、河北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练:阅读理解(13)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AIt was a hot summer day My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy oneI had just put on
2、my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything else I would need for the day I ran into my parents room to find Dad When I saw him on the phone, he was crying Id never seen my dad cry before My heart sank What possibly could have happened?Max, Im so sorry, I heard him
3、 say Thats when it hit me I knew that Suzie had died Max has been my dads best friend for years Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body Her brain was OK She knew what was going on; she knew that she had problems and was different from other kids Once she told her dad th
4、at she wished she could die and be born in a different body Yet although she couldnt live a normal life ,she was still happyWhen Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together As we grew up, we grew apart She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest When Suzie was ten she had to
5、 live in a hospital in Virginia About eight months before she died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I a
6、te In a way, she lived through me After we found out about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her caske
7、t(棺材)Her funeral was very different from any funeral Id ever been to After they lowered her casket, each one of us put a shovelful of dirt over her I remember crying so hard, I felt weak My cheeks burned from the tears My whole body was shaking as I picked up the shovel, but Im glad I did itWhen Suz
8、ie and I first started calling one another, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong I learned so much from her She gave me more than I could ever give to her I will never forget her or the talks we had I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially
9、 my health and the gift of life1What does the underlined part “In a way, she lived through me” mean?ASuzie got to know what life outside hospital was like by sharing my experienceBSuzie was financially dependent of meCSuzie managed to pull through her illness with the help of my familyDSuzie was too
10、 weak to live her own life2Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?ASuzie was the only person helping the author with difficultiesBThe author feared that she might also get the same disease as SuzieCThe author benefited a lot from talking on the phone with SuzieDThe author didnt underst
11、and Suzie was her true friend until Suzies death3What is the most important lesson the author learned from Suzies death?ANever let go of a friend even if you are apartBBe thankful for what we have in our lifeCTalking with a friend can cure your illnessDWe can learn more from our friends than they do
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19、rent agesCAn old German satellite feel to Earth on Saturday after orbiting in space for more than a decade, but officials do not yet know where it fell.There is currently no confirmation if pieces of debris have reached Earths surface, German aerospace officials said in a statement. While the 21-yea
20、r-old satellite broke apart as it re-entered Earths atmosphere, German aerospace officials estimated that up to 30 pieces totaling 1.9 tons tons could reach the surface of the planet.The satellite, which weighs 5,348 pounds, was launched into orbit in June 1990 to study X-ray radiation from stars an
21、d black holes. The satellite was originally designed for an 19-month mission, but it continued to work for far longer than its projected lifetimes. In 1998, some parts of the satellite failed and it retired in 1999. It was initially estimated that the German satellite could fall to Earth in November
22、. Even in the last days, the satellite still circled the planet every 90 minutes, making it hard to predict where on Earth it would eventually come down. But increased solar activity caused the satellites orbit to decay(衰退)faster that originally expected.The old German satellite was the second one t
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24、o pay much attention to the growing problem of debris(碎片)in space. There are fears that they would hit a populated area and cause damage or kill people.8The report was most probably written in .ASeptemberBOctoberCNovemberDDecember 9Compared to the American climate satellite, the German satellite .Aw
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26、llites fall.BPossibilities of delaying a satellites fall.CWorries about uncontrolled satellites.DWorries about space rubbish.DA new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Web holism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net, use e-mail
27、 and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives. Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This
28、 obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites. They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and dont conce
29、ntrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at school. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life. They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relat
30、ion with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society. Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to keep themselves apart from the society and live w
31、ith their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is
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