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 32（25分钟）AYou dont need millions to be happyIn fact, at the Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may be enoughThe institute opened its doors last year, and since then, men and women of all ages have been paying $140 an hour for lessons on how
2、to feel great“You can actually increase your happiness levelsThats what we teach,” said Timothy Sharp, founder of the instituteExperts say that only about 15 percent of happiness comes from income and other financial factorsAs much as 85 percent comes from things such as attitudes, life control and
3、relationshipsMost of us are significantly better off financially than our parents and grandparents, but happiness levels havent changed to reflect thatStudies show that once the basic needs of shelter and food are met, additional wealth adds very little to happinessMany years ago, the “sage of Balti
4、more, Maryland”, editor HL Menchen, defined wealth as earning $100 more than your “wifes sisters husband”Behavioral economists now say part of the reason we are richer but not happier is that we compare ourselves to people better off materially“The argument is that if you want to be happy theres a v
5、ery simple thing you can do: Compare yourself to people who are less well-off than you - poorer, smaller house, car,” said SharpThe Happiness Institute aims to show you how to overcome these unhappiness factors by focusing on “more than just your bank account”“If I compare my self to Bill Gates then
6、 Im always going to be down,” said SharpA better thing to compare with, he said, might be Kerry Packer, Australias richest person who has had a kidney transplant and heart surgery in recent years1Which of the following statements in TRUE according to the passage?AYou can increase your happiness leve
7、ls by attending the classes at the Happiness InstituteBMost of us are happier than our parents or grandparents since we earn moreCEarning $100 more than your “wifes sisters husband” if you want to be happyDBoth Bill Gates and Kerry Packer are examples of those who are extremely rich but obviously un
8、happy2The underlined phrase has the same meaning as the word “_”AhealthyBunhealthy CfreeDwealthy3The author wrote the passage to tell us _Ahappiness is everythingBwealth is the foundation of happinessChave fun at the Happiness InstituteDmoney doesnt always mean happinessBBy 2050 Futurologists predic
9、t that life will probably be very different in 2050TV channels will have disappearedInstead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the televisionToday, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousan
10、ds of kilometers awayBy 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers, and books will come to us by computerCars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fastCars will have computers to control the speed and there wont be any accidentsToday, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly wh
11、ere they areBy 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destinationSpace planes will take people halfway around the world in two hoursToday, the United Sates Space Shuttle can go into space and land on Earth againBy 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will f
12、ly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hoursRobots will have replaced people in factoriesMany factories already use robotsBig companies prefer robots - they dont ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a dayBy 2050, we will see robots everywhere - in factories, schools, offices,
13、hospitals, shops and homesMedical technology will have conquered many diseasesToday, there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hearBy 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people to see and hear againScientists will have discovered how to control genesScie
14、ntists have already produced clones of animalsBy 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people, and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they haveScientists will be able to do these things, but should they?4Which of the following can NOT be realized today?ARead
15、ing newspapers on a computerBMaking a space shuttle go into space and land on Earth againCCreating cloned animalsDChoosing TV programs freely from a “menu”5According to the text, some big companies prefer robots to human workers because human workers _Acan work 24 hours a dayBoften ask for more payC
16、are not clever enoughDare often late for work6From the 6th paragraph we can infer that _Athere will be no blind and deaf people by 2050Bfew diseases will attack peopleCelectronic devices will be connected directly to the brain to help each otherDmedical technology will be more effective by 20507What
17、s the authors attitude towards the cloning technology?AThe author does not agree on the use of cloning technologyBThe author thinks human cloning is impossibleCThe author does not really support the idea of human cloningDThe author is quite excited about human cloningCThe booking notes of the play “
18、the Age of Innocence”:Price: 10BOOKINGThere are four easy ways to book seats for performance:- in personThe Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 am-8 pm- by telephoneRing 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card（Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted）- by postSimply complete the bo
19、oking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office- on lineComplete the on-line booking form at wwwsatanfiedtheatrecomDICOUNTS:Saver: 2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to ThursdaySavers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time stud
20、entsSupersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companionIt is advisable to book in advanceThere is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the showStandby: best available seats are on sale for 6 fr
21、om one hour before the performance for people eligible（suitable）for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customersGroup Bookings: there is a ten per cent discount for parties of twelve or moreSchool: school parties of ten or more can book 6 standby tickets in advanc
22、e and will get every tenth ticket freePLEASE NOTE: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unpredicted circumstances8If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT _Ago to the Box Office on SundaysBring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit
23、 cardCuse the InternetDcomplete a booking form and post it to the Box Office9If you make a group booking for a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay?A120B126C140D15010Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?AThere are only 8 wheelchair spaces in the theatreBA school party o
24、f 15 students should pay 90 for the standby ticketsCA group of 12 persons can get 10 per cent discountDThe audience cant refund money if the performance is on show11What kind of tickets are the cheapest?AThe standby tickets for school parties of ten or moreBThe standby ticketsCThe tickets for Saver discountDThe tickets for group bookingADD DBDCABBA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
