1、湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（83）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A If youre feeling anxious about the changes that will come your way, here are a few things you can do to welcome in the New Year with a sense of peace and calm. Write a letter to yourself, and have it come from your Higher Self. Go
2、 through what happened this year, and let your wiser self give you advice. Write a letter to anyone who you feel incomplete with and need closure. Dont send it. Write it for yourself and for your healing. Say exactly what needs to be said, and dont hold back. Give yourself the gift of forgiving some
3、one who hurt you this year. You can do this in person, over the phone or quietly in your own space. Include yourself in this exercise. What mistake, regret or action do you need to forgive yourself for this year? Accept your family exactly the way they are. Have no expectations that they will be dif
4、ferent this time around, whether its during the holidays or through the next year. Do not expect them to understand you or any choices/decisions youve made or are planning to make. Figure out the few things you can do to reenergize yourself, since you will probably need to turn to these things in th
5、e coming year. Does walking in nature get you energized? Does working out get your engines running? Is it sleeping in? Prayer? Meditation? Writing? Be clear about what you need more of to continue on your path.Whats the top excuse that gets in your way? Write it down and make friends with it. Ask yo
6、urself: Is this really true? Who would you be and what would you do without this excuse?1. What may be the best title of the passage?A. Forgiving Yourself for the Past Mistakes B. Finding Peace Within for the New YearC. Finding No Excuse to Avoid Changes D. Energizing Yourself for Changes 2.To make
7、yourself less anxious about the changes, you can do all the following EXCEPT .A. Looking back on what happened in the past year to get valuable experienceB. Having no expectations that your family will understand youC. Breaking away from anyone you feel incomplete withD. Finding out your top excuse
8、that is in your way3.The author probably thinks that . A. Having some excuses can help you get along well in the new year B. Its important to forgive not only the person who hurt you but also yourself C. It is unnecessary to be clear about the things you can do to get yourself energized D. To feel g
9、ood in the new year, you have to forgive yourself for all your mistakes and regrets4. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. its necessary to change your wifes dressing styleB. its no use trying to change your husbands personalityC. its unnecessary for you to make a holiday plan for the family
10、 D. its natural for your children to support every decision you makeB When an ant dies, other ants take it out of the nest, often within an hour after its death. This behavior interests scientists and they wonder how ants know for sureand so soonthat another ant is dead. One scientist recently came
11、up with a way to explain this ant behaviour. Dong-Hwan Choe is a biologist, a scientist who studies animals and plants. He found that ants have a chemical on the outside of their bodies that signals to other ants, “Im deadtake me away” when it is dead. But theres a question to answer: As we know, if
12、 an ant is dead, it stops moving. But when an ant is sleeping or knocked unconscious, it is also not moving. However, other ants dont move the living ant out of the nest. How do they know this ant is not dead? Choe found that ants have another chemical on their bodies, which tells nearby ants someth
13、ing like, “WaitIm not dead yet”when it is not dead. Choe suspects that when an ant dies, the chemical that says, “Wait Im not dead yet”quickly goes away. When other ants detect the“dead”chemical without the“not dead yet”chemical, they move away the body. To test his theory , Choe and his team put di
14、fferent chemicals on ants. When the scientists used the “Im dead” chemical, other ants quickly moved the treated ant away. When the scientists used the“WaitIm not dead yet”chemical, other ants left the treated ant alone. Choe believes this behavior shows that the“not dead yet”chemical overrides (超越)
15、 the“dead” chemical when picked up by other ants. And that when an ant dies, the “not dead yet” chemical fades away. Other nearby ants then detect the remaining“dead”chemical and remove the body from the nest. Understanding this behavior can help scientists figure out how to stop ants from invading
16、new places and causing problems.5. What is the function of the first paragraph? A. Introducing the background of the passage. B. Showing the main idea of the passage. C. Leading the following paragraphs. D. Giving a summary of the passage.6. From the passage we learn that Choe . A. has a great inter
17、est in the ways ants communicate with each other B. was the first to observe the ant removal behaviour C. built his theory with other biologists D. did more than one experiment on ants7. What can we learn from the passage? A. When an ant dies, it can tell others using a certain chemical. B. Living a
18、nts can also be taken away when they are not moving. C. A living ant can pretend to be dead using a special chemical. D. Ants often use chemicals to communicate with each other.8. What is mainly discussed in the passage? A. How to decide whether an ant is dead or not. B. Why ants have special chemic
19、als on their bodies.C. Reasons for the removal behavior of ants.D. How ants manage to keep their nests clean.C YES, its another fish cartoon and no, its nothing like the 2003 Hollywood hit“Finding Nemo”.“Shark Tale”, the latest animated film from Dream Works, opened last weekend and swam straight to
20、 the top of the US box office. The movie tells a funny tale of a little fish who thinks hes a nobody but wants to be a somebody. Fans of“Shrek”will love this film even more for the clever jokes that children and parents can enjoy on different levels. “Shark Tale”follows the life of small fish Oscar
21、(voice by US actor Will Smith). Oscar dreams of bigger and better things, but is bored by his life of cleaning whales at the local whale wash. One day, a shark (voice by US actor Robert De Niro) who is the son of the boss of a crime family is killed by a dropped anchor. When Oscar is found at the sc
22、ene of the crime he is mistaken for killing the shark. Known in the fish community as“The Shark Slayer”, Oscar becomes a hero, and two female fish begin to compete for his love. They are the sexy Loca (voice by US actress Angelina Jolie) and the loyal Angie(voice by US actress Renee Zellweger), who
23、has swum by his side for him. Will Smith puts in a memorable performance by playing a sharp-witted, fast-talking street fish. Throwing in some of his well-known humour, Oscar, the fast-talking little fish, makes for a great main character. Taking place in an underwater New York City, there are billb
24、oards, traffic jams and Indian taxi drivers. The film creates a whole underwater culture and while nothing is very realistic, there is a stimulating and carefree attitude about the film.“Shark Tale” is pure fun. It isnt as deep or meaningful as “Finding Nemo”, but the sharp jokes and light-hearted d
25、ialogue make it a comedy that people can appreciate.9. The main purpose of the passage is to .A. give a brief introduction of the cartoon film“Shark Tale” B. make a comparison between“Finding Nemo”and“Shark Tale” C. make comments on the performance of the actors in“Shark Tale” D. give a main idea of
26、 the story of “Shark Tale”10. The author believes what is most likely to attract the audience of Shark Tale is its . A. story B.style C. actors D. fun11. What is the authors attitude towards the cartoon film“Shark Tale”? A. He thinks its well worth seeing. B. He thinks its better than“Finding Nemo”.
27、 C. He thinks its not such a hit as“Finding Nemo”. D. He thinks everyone, old and young, should see it.12. The underlined part“a nobody”can be best replaced by . A. a person no one can compete withB. a person no one likesC. a person of no importanceD. a person of no interestD I had an experience onc
28、e which taught me something about the ways people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I officiated (主持) at two funerals for two elderly women. Both died a natural death. At the first home, the son of the deceased (已故的)woman said, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida an
29、d gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. Its my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son said, “If only I hadnt insisted on her going to Florida, she would be alive today. That long airplane ride was more than she could take. Its my fault. ”When things dont turn out
30、 as we would like them to, we tend to assume that had we done things differently, the story would have had a happier ending. Any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believed that the opposite course, for example, keeping
31、Mother at home, would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?There seem to be two elements involved in our readiness to feel guilty. The first lies in our belief that the world makes sense there is a reason for everything that happens.The second is the thought that
32、 we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood. A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and calls the rest of the world to its ta
33、sks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely abandon that childish thought that our wishes cause things to happen.13. What is true about the two deceased elderly women?A. They both died
34、of old age.B. They died from hard work.C. They werent accustomed to the change in life.D. They died due to lack of care by family members.14. People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because .A. they cannot find a better way to express their sorrowB. they believe that they are responsib
35、le for what has happenedC. they dont know the natural course of eventsD. they dont know things often turn out in the opposite direction15. The underlined part the world makes sense in Paragraph 3 probably means that .A. everything in the world is planned in advanceB. the world can be understood in d
36、ifferent waysC. theres an explanation for everything in the worldD. we have to be wise in order to understand the world16. People have believed since early childhood that .A. everybody is at their commandB. life and death is an unsolved mysteryC. every story should have a happy endingD. their wishes
37、 are the causes of everything that happens EThe Copenhagen climate conference ended on Saturday with a global deal on climate change. The rich-poor disputes in Copenhagen that dominated the two-week climate conference and almost blocked any deal at all have almost disappeared after the summit. The C
38、openhagen Accord, agreed by major economies including the US and China, made a commitment to limit the rise in global temperatures to 2C and raise 100 billion US dollars annually by 2020 to help developing countries fight climate change. However, it was a non-binding agreement. Ban Ki-moon, UN secre
39、tary-general, acknowledged that the result was “not everything we hoped for” but described it as an “essential beginning” as he brought a close to two weeks of fractious negotiations in the Danish capital.Worst hit country was satisfied with the climate deal. Just hours after the world leaders had h
40、ammered out a deal, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina expressed satisfaction over a “reasonable conclusion” to the UN Climate Change Conference. “I am pleased to say that we have been successful in arriving at a reasonable conclusion,” she said, adding that “there are certain areas that wou
41、ld be finalized in the coming days.” “This breakthrough lays the foundation for international action in the years to come,”German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a German newspaper: ”Copenhagen is a first step toward a new world climate order, nothing more but also nothing less. Those who are only put
42、ting Copenhagen down are helping those who want to stop rather than move forward, the chancellor added.According to AFP, both China and the US, the worlds largest emitters (排放户) of greenhouse gases, supported the outcome of the historic UN climate conference. “With the efforts of all parties, the su
43、mmit brought about significant and positive results,” Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said in a statement, and US President Barack Obama said that this breakthrough laid “the foundation for international action in the years to come”. Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh called it a “good d
44、eal” and told Hindustan Times that India had “upheld the interests of developing nations” and their “national sovereignty（主权）”.South Africa says Copenhagens failure to produce a legally binding climate change agreement was unacceptable, joining a global chorus of condemnation（谴责） even though it help
45、ed draft the final accord. South Africas environment minister said South African President Jacob Zuma had discussed with other African leaders whether the talks should be abandoned, but it was decided it would be better to continue to try to influence the talks from inside.17.What does the Copenhage
46、n climate conference focus on according to the passage above? A. Money raise. B. National sovereignty. C. Climate change D. The rich-poor disputes.18. Who is the least satisfied with the Copenhagen Accord?A. UN secretary-general.B. Worst hit country.C. Jairam Ramesh. D. South Africa.19. The passage
47、is mainly about _ . A. the Copenhagen climate conference B. the contents of the Copenhagen Accord C. ways to deal with greenhouse gasesD. various responses to the Copenhagen Accord20. Which of the following statements is true?A. All countries agreed with the Copenhagen Accord .B. Rich-poor countries are in harmony with each other. .C. South Africa joined in the Copenhagen Accord draft work.The Copenhagen Accord commits to reduce 2C in global temperatures.1-4 BCBB 5-8 CDAC 9-12 ADAC 13-16 ABCD 17-20 CDDC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
