1、浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（22）阅读理解AIn November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity failureThe government officials promised that it would not happen againPessimists（悲观者） were certain that it would occur again within five years at the latestIn July 1977, there was a repeat performance whic
2、h produced different degrees of disorder throughout the city of 8,000,000 peopleIn 1965, the failure occurred in the cool autumn and at a time of peace and good situationIn 1977, the failure was much more serious because it came when the number of people out of work was large and the city was suffer
3、ing from one of its worst heat wavesIn 1965 there was little stealing during the darkness, and fewer than 100 people were caught by the policeIn 1977, hundreds of stores were broken into and stolenThey broke shop windows and helped themselves to jewellery, clothes or television sets, nearly 400 peop
4、le were sent to the police but far more disappeared into the darkness of the nightThe number of policemen at hand was far from enough and they were wisely stopped from using their guns against the mobs（暴徒） that were far more than them and that included armed menHospitals had to treat hundreds of peo
5、ple cut by glass from shop windowsBanks and most businesses remained closed the next dayThe blackout started at 9:33 pm, when lightning hit and knocked out vital cables（关键的电缆）Many stores were thus caught by surpriseThe vast majority of New Yorkers, however, tried to help strangers, handed out candle
6、s, and tried to get through the dark world without traffic lights, refrigerators, water and electrical powerFor 24 hours, New York realized how helpless it was without electricity1Look at the first paragraphWho were right, the government officials or the pessimists?AThe government officials BThe pes
7、simistsCBoth DNeither2In what way was the blackout of 1977 different from that of 1965?AThere was much more disorder BThis time the electricity supply failedCIt was quite unexpected DIt came in the cool autumn3Why did many persons manage to escape the police?ABecause the police could not see them in
8、 the darknessBMany of them carried gunsCThere were not enough policemen to catch them allDThey were hidden inside big buildings4The 1977 New York electricity failure lasted_Aa whole weekBtwenty-four hoursCthree daysDa whole nightBAfter giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a
9、special studentAn illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to himI agreedDuring the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about MatthewHe had muscular dystrophy（肌肉萎缩症）When he was born, the doctor told his parents that
10、he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to tenNow he was thirteenHe wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my dreamsI spent over an hour talking to MatthewNever once did he complain or ask, “Why
11、me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreamsObviously, he knew what he was talking aboutHe didnt mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was differentHe just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weight with meWhen we finis
12、hed talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neckI told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever wouldHe looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to meHe said, “You are a
13、championYou earned that medalSomeday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you”Last summer I received a letter from Matthews parents telling me that Matthew had passed awayThey wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:Dear Rick,My mom said I shou
14、ld send you a thank you letter for the picture you sent meI also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I dont have long to live anymoreBut I still smile as much as I canI told you some day I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medalBut I know now I will never get to do thatBut I kn
15、ow Im a champion, and God knows that tooWhen I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to youThank you for loving me Your friend Matthew5The boy wanted to meet the author because_Ahe was interested in weight liftingBhe wanted to get a gold medalChe admired the
16、 author very muchDhe wanted the author to know him6The underlined part in the third paragraph probably means “_”AWhy do you come to see me?BWhy do I have to stay at home?CWhy does the disease fall on me?DWhy not give a gold medal to me?7We can infer from the passage that_AMatthew is a determined boy
17、BRick used to have the same diseaseCMatthew became a champion finallyDRick regarded Matthew as normal8The boy refused the authors medal because_Ahe wanted the picture insteadBhe would not be pitied by othersChe did not know he would die soonDhe himself could earn one in the futureCPeople associate c
18、olors with different things and feelingsRed, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and lifePeople say red is an exciting and active colorThey associate red with strong feeling like angerRed is also used for signs of danger, such as stop signs and fire enginesOrange is the bright, warm color
19、 of leaves in autumnPeople say orange is a lively colorThey associate orange with appinessYellow is the color of sunlightPeople say it is a cheerful colorThey associate yellow, too, with happinessGreen is the cool color of grass in springPeople say it is a refreshing（使人清新的） colorIn general, people t
20、alk about two groups of colors: warm and cool colorsThe warm colors are red, orange and yellowWhere there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be activeThose Who like to be with others like redThe cool colors are green and blueWhere there are these colors, people are usually qu
21、ietSome scientists say that time seems to go by more slowly in a room with warm colorsThey suggest that a warm color is a good one for a living-room or a restaurantPeople who are having a rest or eating do not want time to pass quicklyCool colors are better for some offices where the people working
22、there want time to pass quickly9In the passage the word “associate” means_ Athink Bdream Cconnect in mind Dimagine 10Cool colors are liked by the people working in the offices because they_ Awant time to go by slowly Bare scientists and enjoy the colors Coften have a rest during the working hours Dw
23、ant to finish their work as soon as possible and then return home 11Warm colors are suitable for _ Aoffices Ba living room Ctoilet Dpeople who dont like to be with others 12The best title for this passage should be “_” A The Warm Color B The Cool Color C Colors and Peoples Life D Colors and Scientis
24、tsDEverybody talks about the weather: its the most common subject of conversation, for example, “Isnt it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “ I think it is going to snow” All these are the common ways of starting a conversationMany people think they can tell what the weather is going to be li
25、keBut they hardly ever agree with each otherOne man may say, “ Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It is going to rain tomorrow” Another man will say, “ Yes, its cloudy in the eastWe are going to have a fine day tomorrow”People often look for the weather they wantWhen a farmer needs water, he l
26、ooks for something to tell him it is going to rain; he wont believe anything elseWhen friends have a picnic, they are so sure the weather is going to clear up very quickly that they wont stop eating their lunch while it rainsAlmost everyone listens to what the weatherman saysBut he does not always t
27、ell us what we want, and once in a while he makes a mistakeStill, he probably comes closer to being correct than anyone else13When we start a conversation with our friends, we usually_Aask their namesBtalk about the weatherCsay hello to themDask their addresses14When we talk about the weather, we us
28、ually say_A“Are you cold?”B“Are you well?”C“What day is today?”D“What a fine day!”15The weatherman_Atells us the weather we hope forBnever makes a mistakeCcomes closer to being correct than anyone elseDShould be blamedEE-mail can be a powerful new tool in improving communication（交流） between patients
29、 and doctors, according to one expert“Using the Internet, doctors can answer more questions from more patients in a shorter time,” writes Dr Basal Pal, a famous doctor in Manchester, UKAccording to Pal, nearly 40% of American patients say they used E-mail to communicate with a doctor in the pastHe n
30、otes, however, that although patients have such interests, only up to 2% of doctors in the United States offer E-mail serviceUsing E-mail, doctors can make sure of their advice and post patient information materials and other resources on the InternetIts said that more than 10,000 health-oriented we
31、bsites（网站） already exist nowHowever, some people worry that widespread use of medical E-mail might set up two kinds of care-one for Internet “haves” and the other for the “have-nots”But Pal points out that “by the year 2003 nearly every library will offer Internet and E-mail services in the United S
32、tates”That allows even low-income patients to use such meansPal also talks about other possible barriers to the acceptance of medical E-mail“Doctors may be unwilling to offer E-mail services for fear of increasing workload（工作量） and uncertainty about payment（付款） for the time they spent,” he explained
33、, “and patients may worry that their medical information might be read by others” “But these problems can all be solved,” he added“E-mail may help us a lot in health care,” Pal concludes“Patients want to know more than they can get in normal clinics,” he points out, “and they might find communicatio
34、n on the information superhighway（超级公路） less fearful than face-to-face dialogue with their doctors”16The article introduces a new way of patient-doctor communication_Aby E-mailBby visiting websitesCby searching the InternetDby using the computer17According to the text, some people worry that _Ait mi
35、ght have to serve both those who have access（访问通道） to the Internet and those whose workload is not too heavyBit might meet double doubts from the doctors and patientsCit might make trouble between those who can use the Internet and those who cantDit might make trouble between those who have Internet
36、 experience and those who havent18All the following points are advantages（优点） of using medical E-mail except that_Ait is more convenientBit is less frighteningCit enables patients and doctors to understand each other betterDit provides patients more choices of treatment（治疗）19What does the underlined
37、 word “barrier” mean?Apossibility Bdanger Cblock Dsecret20Which of the following is true about E-mail in the USA?AEvery patient cannot use itBOnly doctors can use itCPatients neednt pay for their treatment by using E-mailDNo others can read the information sent by E-mail41D 42A 43C 44B 45C 46C 47A48B49C 50D51B 52C 53B54D55C 56A 57B 58D 59C 60A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
