1、山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（26）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AOne of the most wonderful things about having a positive attitude is that it can touch many people in the course of everyday life.Recently I stopped by a store to get a newspaper and a bottle of juice. The young woman at the
2、check-out counter said, “Thatll be three dollars in all please.”She then glanced down at the paper I was buying and said, “Im sick and tired of all the negative material on the front pages. I want to read some good news for a change.”She then said, “In fact, I think someone should publish a Good New
3、s newspapera paper with wonderful, inspirational stories about people overcoming difficulties and doing good things for others. Id buy one every day!”She then thanked me for coming in and said, “Maybe well get lucky tomorrow; maybe well get some good news!”We both laughed, and I thought: she just ma
4、de my day.The following day after work I dropped by the same store again to pick up bottled water and a newspaper; but a different young lady was behind the counter. As I checked out I said, “Good afternoon”, and handed her my money . she said nothing, and didnt smile or make a gesture. She just han
5、ded me my change and said in a bored voice, “Next!”It hit me right between the eyes. Two people, the same age; one had made me feel great , while the other had made me feel that I had inconvenienced her by showing up.The choices we make and attitudes we show influence lives every day in positive or
6、negative ways. So every morning you should ask yourself:“Who do I want to be todayThe Grouch(不高兴的人)or The Good News Girl?”Your answer will go a long way toward determining the quality of your life and that of those around you.1.From the first salesgirls words we know that .A. she was sick and tired
7、of people with bad manners B. she didnt like the bad news in the newspaperC. she liked reading all kinds of storiesD. she thought it was boring to sell newspapers2.After the author bought the newspaper the first day, he .A. had a sad day B. kept thinking about what the girl had saidC. read the newsp
8、aper carefullyD. was in a pleasant mood all day3. The other salesgirls attitude towards the author the next day was .A. humorousB. enthusiasticC. coldD. positive4. The author learned from his experience that . A. a Good News newspaper would be very popularB. a positive attitude creates warmth and ha
9、ppinessC. good relationships matter a lotD. he needed to change the quality of his lifeBCamp memories last forever! We make sure they are unforgettable! Shadow Ridge Summer Camps offer so many exciting things for campers to do. Unlike other camp programs that include horses as a small part of their
10、program, at Shadow Ridge horses ARE, the program! We are 100% horse from stable(马厩)management, nature walks, and track rides to bedroom furnishings. Horses help us achieve many of our aims. Girls can learn to develop responsibility, self-confidence and personal connections in their lives while havin
11、g fun. Using horses as a wonderful tool for education, our camps offer an interesting place for growth and learning. Imagine each girl having her very own horse to spend time with and a best friend to love and take care of. Each camper is responsible for a horse for the week. Our riding program prov
12、ides a lot of riding and lesson time. Campers will learn how to take care of the horse and the tack(马具), as well as how to ride. Days are filled with horse-related activities to strengthen the connection between each girl and horse, as the girls learn to work safely around the horses. At Shadow Ridg
13、e we try to create a loving, caring family atmosphere for our campers. We have “The Bunkhouse”(4 girls), the“ Wranglers Roost”(4 girls), and “The Hideout”(2 girls)in our comfortable 177-year-old farm house. All meals are home cooked, offering delicious and healthy food for the hungry rider. Our exce
14、llent activities create personalized memories of your childs vacation, Each child will receive a camp T-shirt and a photo album (usually 300-500 pictures) of their stay at camp. Our camps are offered during June, July and August 2007, for small groups of girls aged 13-16 years, not only from Canada
15、but also other parts of the world. We will send you full program descriptions at your request. 5. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To attract people to the camps. B. To talk about camping experiences. C. To describe the programs of the camps. D. To explain the aims of the camps. 6. What d
16、o we know about the camp programs at Shadow Ridge? A. Campers are required to wear camp T-shirts. B. Horses play a central role in the activities. C. Campers learn to cook food for themselves. D. Horse lessons are offered all the year round. 7. The programs at Shadow Ridge mainly aim to help people
17、_. A. understand horses better B. enjoy a family atmosphere C. have fun above other things D. achieve an educational purpose 8. The passage is written mainly for _. A. horse riders B. teenage girls C. Canadian parents D. international travelers CBuses are celebrating their 100th anniversary. About 8
18、0 percent of all public-transport passengers worldwide are carried by buses.The bus is a very efficient mode of transport, being cheap, flexible, comfortable and, in many cases, tailored to the needs of users both in terms of capacity and speed. Buses operate in mixed traffic, and are easy to put in
19、 service.From an economic, environmental and social point of view, the bus remains the best solution to the problem of achieving balanced and environmentally-friendly urban development. Indeed, the bus is the only mode of public transport in many of the worlds cities, and plays a key supporting role
20、 in cities with rail transport.Over the past decades, increased use of roads by private cars has contributed to terrible traffic problems, affecting the speed of buses as well, and hence their service quality, reliability, energy consumption, and economy. In such circumstances, the efficiency and pe
21、rformance of buses depends heavily on special lanes. Various forms are possible-from a mere painted mark on the road to more expensive variants such as elevated lanes, movable barriers, and “bus locks”.A related trend is to look beyond vehicle technology alone and to consider the wider system, of wh
22、ich buses are a part, such as the infrastructure(基础设施)and other operational aspects of city. This is commonly known and promoted as the “bus-system approach”. Other key innovations(革新) include clean engines, alternative fuels, and guidance devices. In terms of the designs of buses, much of what has
23、happened to light rail can be transferred to them, including the shapes of the vehicles themselves.The energy consumption of a bus per passenger is one-sixth that of a car, and buses are only responsible for about 5% of the CO2 emissions generated by vehicles at present.9. From this passage we learn
24、 that .A. buses are the most environmentally-friendly of all motorized vehiclesB. buses were first used more than a century ago C. most passengers prefer trains to busesD. a bus has a much larger capacity than any other vehicle10. What has affected the service quality of buses?A. Unsuitable infrastr
25、ucture.B. Private cars.C. The increasing population of cities.D. Very rapid urban development.11. Which of the following is an approach to improving bus service?A. Improving the speed of buses.B. Reducing the number of private cars.C. Setting up special lanes for buses.D. Increasing the number of bu
26、ses.12. From the passage we can infer that in the future .A. there will be more buses than todayB. bus engines will need no power C. buses will be replaced by other means of transportD. the appearance of buses will changeDIts not a particular brain region that makes someone smart or not smart. Nor i
27、s it the strength and speed of the connections throughout the brain or such features as total brain volume. Instead, new research shows, its the connections between very specific areas of the brain that determine intelligence.“General intelligence actually relies on a specific network inside the bra
28、in, and this is the connections between the gray matter, or cell bodies, and the white matter, or connecting fibers between neurons(神经元)，”said Jan Glascher, lead author of a paper appearing in this weeks issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.The results werent entirely unexpec
29、ted, said Keith Young, vice chairman at Texas AM Health Science Center College of Medicine in Temple, but “it proves that good communication between various parts of brain are very important for this general intelligence.”“People noticed a long time ago that, in general, people who are good test-tak
30、ers did well in a lot of different subjects,”explained Young. “If youre good in mathematics, youre also usually good in English. Researchers came up with this idea that this represented a kind of overall intelligence.”Hoping to learn more, some experts located 241 patients who had some sort of their
31、 lesions (损害). They then diagrammed the location of their lesions and had them take IQ testes. “We took patients who had parts of their brain damaged, tested them on intelligence to see where they were good and where they were bad, then we connected those scores across all the patients with the loca
32、tion of the brain lesions,”Glascher explained. “That way, you can know the areas that are associated with reduced performance on these tests, which means these areas are really important for general intelligence.”“These studies suggest results based on the absence of brain tissue (组织),”added Paul Sa
33、nberg, famous professor and director of the University of South Florida Center. “It allows them to systemize and find areas important to intellingence.”13. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. General Intelligence Depend on Brain VolumeB. Scientists Explain Mysteries of Intell
34、igenceC. Science Research Done on Human BrainD. Brain Lesions Cause Patients Stupid14.According to Keith Young, we can infer that .A. the parts of brain are working smooth on their own B. a person good at maths has obstacles learning languagesC. overall intelligence will make a person successfulD. J
35、an Glaschers article really shocks the world15. Why did experts locate 241 patients with some sort of brain lesions?A. To diagram the location of their lesions.B. To take IQ tests to the patients.C. To know more about the secrets of intelligence.D. To take better care of the patients.16.From the dia
36、gram, the experts concluded that .A. the absence of brain tissue will influence intelligenceB. the brain lesions can improve the performanceC. patients with brain lesions will get a high scoreD. Some areas totally determine the ability of intelligenceEToday about 70 countries use Daylight Saving Tim
37、e(DST). Daylight Saving was first introduced during World War I in Australia. During the world wars, DST was used for the late summers beginning January 1917 and 1942, and the full summers beginning September 1942 and 1943. In 1967, Tasmania experienced a drought. The State Government introduced one
38、 hour of daylight saving that summer as a way of saving power and water. Tasmanians liked the idea of daylight saving and the Tasmanian Government has declared daylight saving each summer since 1968. Persuaded by the Tasmanian Government, all states except two passed a law in 1971, for a test use of
39、 daylight saving. In 1972, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria joined Tasmania for regular daylight saving, but Queensland did not do so until 1989. Tasmania, Queensland and South Australia have had irregular plans, often changing their dates due to politics or festivals. For example, in 1
40、992, Tasmania extended daylight saving by an extra month while South Australia began extending daylight saving by two weeks for the Adelaide Festival. Special daylight saving plans were made during the sydney 2000 Olympic Games. The differences in daylight saving in Australia continue to cause serio
41、us problems in transport and many other social activities. It also reduces the number of hours in the working day that are common to all centers in the country. In particular, time differences along the east coast cause major difficulties, especially for the broadcasters of national radio and televi
42、sion. 17.Daylight Saving Time was introduced in Tasmania _. A. to save water and electricity B. to support government officials C. to pass a special law in the state D. to stop the drought in 1967 18.According to the text, which state was the last to use DST? A. Victoria. B. Queensland. C. South Aus
43、tralia. D. New South Wales. 19.What can we learn about DST in some Australian states? A. It lasts for two weeks. B. It is not used in festivals. C. Its plan was changed in 2000. D. It doesnt have fixed dates. 20.What do we know about the use of DST from the last paragraph? A. There exist some undesirable effects. B. It helps little to save energy. C. It brings about longer working days. D. Radio and TV programs become different.120 BDCB ABDC ABCD BCCA ABDA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
