1、2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解2.Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to the patients at the clinic.One evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a t
2、ruly awful looking man. Hes hardly taller than my eight-year-old son. “Good evening. Ive come to see if youve a room. I came for a treatment this morning from the eastern shore, and theres no bus till morning.” He told me hed been hunting for a room since noon but with no success. “I guess its my fa
3、ce. I know it looks terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments.” For a moment I hesitated, but his next words convinced me: “I could sleep in this chair on the porch. My bus leaves early in the morning.”I told him we would find him a bed. When I had finished the dishes, I talked with hi
4、m. He told me he fished for a living to support his five children, and his wife, who was hopelessly crippled（残疾的）from a back injury. He didnt tell it by way of complaint. Next morning, just before he left, as if asking a great favor, he said, “Could I come back and stay the next time?” He added, “Yo
5、ur children made me feel at home. ”On his next trip he arrived a little after seven in the morning. As a gift, he brought a big fish and the largest oysters（牡蛎）I had ever seen. I knew his bus left at 4:00 a. m. and I wondered what time he had to get up in order to do this for us.In the years he came
6、 to stay overnight with us and there was never a time that he did not bring us vegetables from his garden. I know our family always will be grateful to have known him; from him we learned how to accept the bad without complaint when facing the misfortune.56. Why did the author agree to let the man s
7、pend the night in his house at last? A. Because the man said others refused to accommodate him. B. Because the man said he would not cause much inconvenience. C. Because the man said he had come from the eastern shore. D. Because the man said he had been hunting for a room since noon.57How long woul
8、d it take the man to travel from his home to Baltimore by bus? AAbout 1 hourBAbout 2 hours CAbout 3 hours DAbout 4 hours58From the text we can know that_ Athe authors children were kind and friendly to the man Bthe man was fed up with his hard-work and his family CJohn Hopkins Hospital provided room
9、s-for the patients to live in Dthe author and his family were thought highly of by his neighbors59The authors family were grateful to know the man because_ Ahe often brought them fish and vegetables from his garden Bhe paid them money for his staying Che taught them how to accept the bad without com
10、plaint Dhe stayed only overnight with the writers family3.Health and climate scientists have mapped how climate change affects different parts of the world in different ways. The scientists point to evidence that changes in the past thirty years may already be affecting human health. Temperature cha
11、nges may also influence the spread of disease. For example, warmer weather speeds the growth of organisms that cause diseases like malaria and dengue fever.The work by scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the World Health Organization appeared in the journal Nature. Jonathan Patz,
12、 professor of the Gaylord Nelson Institute, led the study. He notes that climate scientists linked global warming to the heat that killed thousands in Europe in August of 2003. He says poor countries are least responsible for the warming yet are most at risk from the health effects of higher tempera
13、tures. He says areas at greatest risk include Southern and Eastern Africa and coastlines along the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Also, large cities experience what scientists call a “heat island” effect that can intensify conditions.Professor Patz says average temperatures worldwide have increased abou
14、t one-third of a degree Celsius in the last thirty years. But he tells us even that can make a difference with a disease like malaria. The report says average temperatures could increase by as much as six degrees Celsius by the end of the century.Representatives from about two hundred nations have b
15、een meeting in Montreal, Canada, to discuss climate change. The ten-day conference ends on December 9th. It is the first such United Nations meeting since the Kyoto Protocol took effect earlier this year. The protocol （草案） seeks to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases re
16、leased as pollution into the air.72. The text mainly talks about _.A. the spread of malaria B. effects of human activities on climateC. a ten-day conference in Montreal D. health effects caused by climate change73. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the text?A. Some diseases spread fast
17、er in hot weather.B. Human activities contribute to the climate change.C. Poor countries suffer least from the effects of higher temperatures.D. Even a slight change in temperature may affect the spread of some diseases.74. The underlined word “intensify” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.A.
18、 preventB. strengthenC. lessenD. reflect75. According to the text, the Kyoto Protocol aims at _.A. limiting the release of greenhouse gasesB. preventing the spread of malaria and dengue feverC. studying how climate change affect human healthD. organizing representatives to meet regularly in Montreal
19、4.According to the British “Daily Mail” reported on May 22nd, the United States of America “Forbes” magazine recently released the 2013 annual most powerful women list.German Chancellor(总理)Angela Merkel for three consecutive（连续的）years reelected top. There are 9 Chinese，including Chinese first ladyPe
20、ng Liyuan. Brazil President Dilma Rousseff ranked second. “Bill and Melinda Gates foundation” co-chairman, Gates wife Mi Linda (Melinda Gates) was third. The United States first lady Michel (wife of Obama) in 2010 in the first, from 2012 second drop to fourth. former American Secretary of State Hill
21、ary Clinton as a fifth. The queen of England fell 12, drop to fortieth. British womens female writer JK Rowling ranked ninety-third.The list of Chinese women includes Chinese President Xi Jinpings wife Peng Liyuan, intelligent mobile phone maker HTC founder Wang Xuehong, chief executive of Chongqing
22、 Longhu Real Estate Development Limited Company chairman Wu Yajun, SOHO China Ltd and co-founder Zhang Xin, the World Health Organization Director-General Chen Fengfuzhen (Margaret Chan), Huawei chairman Sun Yafang, the Li Jiacheng Foundation Director Zhou triumph, Baidu Inc chief financial officer
23、Li Xinzhe, Sun Media Klc Holdings Ltd chairman Yang Lan.“Forbes” magazine said, this year the list of people are political, business, media, the humanitarian field, entertainment and technology industry elite（精英）, but also some women were selected because of the huge wealth, including funds, media e
24、xposure and influence. The entertainment industry representatives include Beyonce Knowles, actress Anngelina Jolie and Lady Gaga. The list of women from 26 countries, there are 153000000 of them in Twitter fans, 16 of them own Create Company. There are 15 new this year, including South Korean Presid
25、ent Park Geun-hye(朴槿惠).If you want to know more, click .68. How many times has German Chancellor Angela Merkel won the first place according to the passage?AOnce BTwice CThree times DFour times69. According to the passage, _ranks 93th on the list of 2013 annual most powerful women list.AJK Rowling B
26、Lady Gaga CPeng Liyuan DPark Geun-hye70. Which is true according to the passage?AThe great women come from sixty-two countries.BPeng Liyuan ranks 9th on the 2013 annual most powerful women list.CHillary Clinton is the present Secretary of State of America.DThe United States first lady Michel in 2012
27、 ranked second.71. What is the main idea of the passage?APeng Liyuan was elected one of the 2013 annual most powerful womenB“Forbes” released the 2013 annual “most powerful women list”.CThe United States first lady Michel is no longer ranks NO.1.DChinese people are becoming stronger and more influen
28、tial than before.5.Bertie knew there was something in the windHis mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Berties feet when Father cleared his throat and began, “Youll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper educa
29、tion. Weve found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England.”His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. “But the lion,” he cried, “What about the lion?”“Im afraid theres something else I have to tell you,” his father said. Looking across at
30、Berties mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus(马戏团) owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days. “No! You cant send him to a circus!” said Bertie. “People will come to see him. Hell be shut up behind ba
31、rs. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. Hed rather die. Any animal would!” But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.Bertie felt completely betrayed（出卖）. He waited until he heard his fathers deep breathing next door. With his white li
32、on at his heels, he slipped downstairs, took down his fathers hunting rifle(步枪) from the rack and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lions neck. The time h
33、ad come. “Be wild now,” he whispered. “Youve got to be wild. Dont ever come home. All my life Ill think of you. I promise I will.” He buried his head in the lions neck. Then, Bertie clambered down the hill and walked away. When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then
34、he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked. There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lions head. 6
35、4. Berties mother was sad probably because she _. A. had been seriously ill recentlyB. had decided to send Bertie to schoolC. knew selling the lion would upset BertieD. knew Bertie would hate to go to England65. The underlined word “they” in Para. 4 probably refers to _. A. other animals B. some aud
36、ience C. Berties parents D. circuss owners66. In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to _. A. kill the lion out of anger B. show his anger towards his fatherC. protect himself from the lion D. threaten the lion back to the wild 67. The passage intends to show that _. A. animal-hunting is po
37、pular in AfricaB. parents are sometimes cruel to their childrenC. people and animals can be faithful to each other D. animals usually lead a miserable life in circuses6.Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in March 1952, educated at Brentwood School, Essex and St Johns College, Cambridge where, in 19
38、74 he gained a BA (and later an MA) in English literature.He was the creator of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy(银河系漫游指南), which started life as a BBC Radio 4 series in March 1978. Since then it has been transformed into a series of best-selling novels, a TV series, a record album, a computer gam
39、e and several stage adaptations. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxys success sent the book straight to Number One in the UK Bestseller List and in 1984 Douglas Adams became the youngest author to be awarded a Golden Pan. He won a further two (a rare feat), and was nominatedthough not selectedfor th
40、e first Best of Young British Novelists awards.He followed this success with The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980); Life, The Universe and Everything (1982); So Long and Thanks for all the Fish (1984); and Mostly Harmless (1992). The first two books in the Hitchhiker series were adapted i
41、nto a 6-part television series, which was an immediate success when first showed in 1982. Other publications include Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency (1987) and Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul (1988). In 1984 Douglas teamed up with John Lloyd and wrote The Meaning of Life and their second huge
42、success, The Deeper Meaning of Life followed in 1990. One of Douglass personal favorites was written in 1990 when he teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine and wrote Last Chance to See, an account of a world-wide search for rare and endangered species of animals.Douglas sold over 15 million books
43、in the UK, the US and Australia. He was also a best seller in German, Swedish and many other languages.Douglas Adams died on Friday, May 11, 2001, in Santa Barbara, CA. He will be greatly missed by fans worldwide. 60. The main idea of this passage is_.ADouglas Adams, always loved by fansBDouglas Ada
44、ms and his worksCDouglas Adamss personal livesDDouglas Adams and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 61. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was first shown to the public as_ .Aa radio series Ba movie Ca TV series Da computer game62. Which two books were adapted into a six-part TV series?ALife, The
45、Universe and Everything and Mostly Harmless B. So Long and Thanks for all the Fish and Mostly HarmlessCThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe and Life, The Universe and Everything DThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe and So Long and Thanks for all the Fish63. Last Chance to See is a book about_.ASome stories happening in a Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective AgencyBthe authors personal favoritesCa zoologist and his worldwide experiencesDsearching for rare and endangered species of animals试卷答案1.ABCD2.BCAC3.4.5.6.版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()