1、2012高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练（江苏专用）专题2 阅读理解 10（35分钟）ATemperature is measured by means of a thermometer (温度计). One general form of thermometer depends upon the fact that most solids and liquids expand as their temperature rises. There are one or two exceptions. There is, for instance, a kind of steel called inv
2、ar (from “invariable”) which does not change its dimensions as temperature changes; it is valuable for making pendulums (钟摆), since, if the length of a pendulum changes, its time of vibration changes. It is also used for making very accurate measuring scales. In both cases, then, changes of atmosphe
3、ric temperature have no effect if invar is used. Another exception is that very odd liquid, water, which has many strange properties (特性). As water gets colder it contracts (收缩), which is ordinary behavior, until it reaches the temperature of 30. above freezing point. After that, as it gets colder,
4、it expands. This is fortunate-for considering the freezing of a pond. As the water on top gets colder, it shrinks; and so, volume for volume, it becomes heavier and sinks. This goes on until all the pond is at 30, but after that, as the water becomes colder it expands. Therefore the colder water sta
5、ys on top and freezes, covering the pond with ice. If the water went on contracting down to the freezing point, the pond would become a solid block of ice in the end. This would not worry people who live in hot climates, but it would be very serious for those who live in cold climates, especially fo
6、r those who want to break the ice and catch fish which live in the cold water beneath.1. Invar is valuable for making pendulums because _.A. it can hardly change its shape or size as temperature changes. B. it will change its dimensions without the change of temperature.C. its time of vibration does
7、nt change if its length changes. D. its time of vibration does change if its length changes.2. As water gets colder after reaching the temperature of 30. it will _.A. contract B. shrink C. expand D. freeze3. Which of the following statements is true, according to this passage?A. Only invar can be us
8、ed to make a thermometer. B. Only water can be used to make a thermometer.C. Both invar and water can be used to make a thermometer. D. Neither invar nor water can be used to make a thermometer. 4. The best title of this passage is most likely to be _.A. Temperature Measurement B. Two ExceptionsC. U
9、ses of Invar D. Properties of WaterBI was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a co
10、ld damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet every time I crossed one of the side streets. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat. There was no sign of a call box, nor was there any
11、one at that early hour whom I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop open selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his rounds, but the town was completely dead. The only living thing I saw was a thin frightened cat outside a small restaurant. Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. T
12、here was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street next to it was the towns only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint. I hurried forward, but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was fat, and was wea
13、ring a cheap blue plastic raincoat. I could not see his face and he did not even raise his head at the sound of my footsteps. Discreetly(谨慎地), I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait my turn. It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red
14、 trickling from under the call box door.5. At what time was the story set?A. An early winter morning.B. A cold winter afternoon.C. An early summer morning.D. A windy summer afternoon.6. Which of the following words best describe the writers impression of the town?A. Cold and frightening.B. Dirty and
15、 crowded.C. Empty and dead.D. Unusual and unpleasant.7. Why didnt the man raise his head when the writer came near?A. He was annoyed at being seen by the writer.B. He was angry at being disturbed by the writer.C. He was probably fast asleep.D. He was probably murdered.CLike fine food, good writing i
16、s something we approach with pleasure and enjoy from the first taste to the last. And good writers, like good cooks, do not suddenly appear full blown. Quite the opposite, just as the cook has to undergo a particular training, mastering the skills of his trade, the writer must sit at his desk and de
17、vote long hours to achieving a style in his writing, whatever its purpose-school work, matters of business, or purely social communication. You may be sure that the more painstaking the effort, the more effective the writing, and the more rewarding.There are still some faraway places in the world wh
18、ere you might find a public scribe（文书） to do your business or social writing for you, for money. There are a few managers who are lucky enough to have the service of that rare kind of secretary who can take care of all sorts of letter writing with no more than a quick note to work from. But for most
19、 of us, if there is any writing to be done, we have to do it ourselves.We have to write school papers, business papers or home papers. We are constantly called on to put words to papers. It would be difficult to count the number of such words, messages, letters, and reports put into mails or deliver
20、ed by hand, but the daily figures must be extremely large. What is more, everyone who writes expects, or at least hopes whatever he writes will be read, from first word to last, not just thrown into some “letters-to-be-read” files or into a wastepaper basket. This is the reason we bend our efforts t
21、oward learning and practicing the skills of interesting, effective writing. 8. In this passage, good writing is compared to fine food because .A. both are enjoyableB. both are hard to learnC. both are necessary to lifeD. both take a long time to prepare9. According to the passage, which of the follo
22、wing statements is true?A. Writing skills are less important than experience.B. A good writer should have his own way of writing.C. A good writer should learn to write all kinds of articles.D. The more efforts one makes, the more money one can earn.10. The author thinks that the most important reaso
23、n for us to practice writing skills is .A. to earn our livingB. to attract others to readC. to do daily reports easilyD. to become good secretaries11. The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to .A. comment and blame B. introduce and describe C. explain and persuade D. interest and infor
24、mD I am a German by birth and descent. My name is Schmidt. But by education I am quite as much an Englishman as a Deutscher, and by affection much more the former. My life has been spent pretty equally between the two countries, and I flatter myself I speak both languages without any foreign accent.
25、 I count England my headquarters now: it is “home” to me. But a few years ago I was resident in Germany, only going over to London now and then on business. I will not mention the town where I lived. It is unnecessary to do so, and in the peculiar experience I am about to relate I think real names o
26、f people and places are just as well, or better avoided. I was connected with a large and important firm of engineers. I had been bred up to the profession, and was credited with a certain amount of “talent”; and I was consideredand, with all modesty, I think I deserved the opinionsteady and reliabl
27、e, so that I had already attained a fair position in the house, and was looked upon as a “rising man”. But I was still young, and not quite so wise as I thought myself. I came close once to making a great mess of a certain affair. It is this story which I am going to tell. Our house went in largely
28、for patentsrather too largely, some thought. But the head partners son was a bit of a genius in his way, and his father was growing old, and let Herr Wilhelm - Moritz we will call the family namedo pretty much as he chose. And on the whole Herr Wilhelm did well. He was cautious, and he had the benef
29、it of the still greater caution and larger experience of Herr Gerhardt, the second partner in the firm. Patents and the laws which regulate them are strange things to have to do with. No one who has not had personal experience of the complications that arise could believe how far these spread and ho
30、w involved they become. Great acuteness as well as caution is called for if you would guide your patent bark safely to portand perhaps more than anything, a power of holding your tongue. I was no chatterbox, nor, when on a mission of importance, did I go about looking as if I were bursting with secr
31、ets, which is, in my opinion, almost as dangerous as revealing them. No one, to meet me on the journeys which it often fell to my lot to undertake, would have guessed that I had anything on my mind but an easy-going young fellows natural interest in his surroundings, though many a time I have stayed
32、 awake through a whole night of railway travel if at all doubtful about my fellow-passengers, or not dared to go to sleep in a hotel without a ready-loaded gun by my pillow. For now and then - though not through me - our secrets did ooze out. And if, as has happened, they were secrets connected with
33、 Government orders or contracts, there was, or but for the exertion of the greatest energy and tact on the part of my superiors, there would have been, to put it plainly, the devil to pay.12. The writer preferred to be called _.A. a GermanB. an EnglishmanC. both a German and an Englishman D. neither
34、 a German nor an Englishman 13. Which of the following words cannot be used to describe the writer?A. Talented B. Modest C. Reliable D. Wise 14. The head of the company where the writer works is _.A. SchmidtB. Moritz C. Wilhelms fatherD. Gerhardt15. The writer often stayed awake on the train or kept
35、 a ready-loaded gun in the hotel, because _. A. some people sometimes let out the secrets of his companyB. the writer occasionally didnt keep the secrets of his companyC. patents and the laws are strange things to have to do withD. the secrets were connected with Government orders or contracts(A) ACDB (B) A C D(C) A B B C (D) BDCA高考资源网独家高Ks5uK&S%5#U精品资源，欢迎下载！高Ks5uK&S%5#U高考资源网高考资源网