1、湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（40）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 People like to celebrate when they move into a new home. Maybe its the first flat someone has owned，a couples first home since getting married or maybe a growing family has moved to a bigger house. For whatever reason，the home is
2、 new. It represents a change and an exciting new beginning，with walls to paint，rooms to decorate and neighbors to meetAnd what better way to meet people than to throw a party? Parties to celebrate moving into a new home are called house一warming or“flat一warming parties. If you think about it，they，re
3、appropriate names because an empty house with no people or furniture in it is a cold shell of a place. A house full of people，on the other hand，often requires some open windows or air conditioning to keep from getting too hot. So what are house一warming parties like? Usually，the hosts invite their ne
4、w neighbors as well as their friends. They usually provide some food and drinks and guests usually bring house一warming gifts. The gift might be something for the house，like a plant，or something for the guests to share，like a bottle of wine. There may be a dress code or theme. For example，if it is a“
5、Hat Party，people will wear unusual or funny hats. This helps break the ice by making people laugh. This makes it easier to meet new people and creates a fun and cheerful atmosphere. Theres an old saying that“home is where the heart isWhen people throw a house一warming party，theyre opening their heart
6、s as well as their homes to the people around them. So if youre ever invited by new neighbors to a house一warming，go！Then invite them to your home another time. Your home might already be warm，but new friends are the surest way to warm your heart.1 Why would a family be described as“growing？ A. Grand
7、parents are moving in with the family. B. The members of the family are growing taller. C. A child or children are being born to that family. D. The members of the family are putting on weight.2. Why is the name“house一warming appropriate according to the writer? A. Its the opposite of a house一coolin
8、g party. B. A house or flat with people in it seems to be lively. C. When people drink wine at these parties they get very warm. D. At these parties there is always a fire that people sit around to warm themselves.3What does the underlined phrase“break the ice mean in a social situation? A It means
9、to get conversation flowing. B. It means to make a hole in the ice through which to fish. C. It means conversation is very difficult because people dont know each other. D. It means the atmosphere at a house一warming party is very cold and unfriendly.4Why does the writer suggest that you invite peopl
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19、quired to most of the positions in the ads？ A. Experience and responsibilities. B. Experience and special skills. C. Special skills and English D. Responsibilities and bachelors degree6. The positions are offered in different countries. A. three B. four C. five D. six7. Which position is possible fo
20、r a fresh university graduate to apply to？ A. Web designer. B. Associate product manager. C. Casual trainer. D. Export manager8. From Passage D we can infer that a subeditors work is to A. write articles for website B. copy datum from the Internet C. enforce publishing laws D. examine other peoples
21、writingC Many of you may think healthy eating means you have to replace the foods you love with those you dont. The truth，though，is that keeping a healthy diet can be fun. Just ask Julie Upton，an expert on nutrition and health in the US. Upton wants to advise teens everywhere to eat healthier. She g
22、ives some suggestions on how to do just that. Q：What motivations should you keep in mind to eat healthy? A：I suggest setting goals for yourself. For example, it may be a goal to have one piece of fruit with lunch every day for a month, or to avoid eating fast food completely for the next month. Also
23、 focus on telling yourself，“What I eat now will affect how I look and feel a fewweeks from now，or how well I perform at school or in sports.” Q：What nutrients should teens consume every day？ A：It depends on if you are a boy or a girl and how active you are. The best place to find your ideal nutrient
24、 requirements is www. my pyramid. gov. Enter your gender（sex)，age and activity level. It will tell you how many calories you need a day. It will also break that into how many servings of each of the food groups those calories should come from. In general，most teens need about 2，500 to 3，500 calories
25、 every day. Q：What can teens do to make healthy snacking a fun habit？ A：Teens are influential. Your good habits can influence lots of people, including your friend, younger sisters and brothers You could do challenges with friends about eating better. I think any way you can involve your friends，wil
26、l help you succeed. Also get your family in on the health pleasure. If your parents do the food shopping， they have to know what to buy，so you need to tell them that you want healthier foods at home.9. In which column of a newspaper can you probably read this article? A. Science Life B. Campus Trend
27、s C. Culture Leisure D. Commercial World10. What is the person who asks the three questions?A. An expert on nutrition and health. B. A patient requiring many calories.C. A journalist working for a newspaper. D. An official affected by health problems.11 To keep healthy，teens A. have to replace the f
28、oods they love with those they dont B. need about 2500 to 3500 calories every week C. can pay little attention to their relatives and friends influence D. are suggested keeping certain motivations in mind12Which of the following statements would the author of this essay agree with？ A. You can eat he
29、althily，but not pleasantly at the same time. B. You dont have to give up your favourite foods in order to eat healthy. C. Your gender has no effect on what nutrients you should consume every day; D. Www. my pyramid. gov is a website meant for teens only.D If you，re looking for the thrill of a lifeti
30、me，running with the bull、should be near thetop of your list！Thousands of tourists flock to Spain each year to run with the bulls，but itisnt exactly a walk in the parkits actually an extremely dangerous sport！ The running of the bulls takes place every July during the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona，
31、Spain, Traditionally，the public has an opportunity to run with the bulls down a half 一mile stretch of cobbled（用圆石头砌路的）road, which ends in a bull fighting ring. It happens at 8 AM every morning for a week straight and each race lash two to three minutes. The run started in the mid 1800s when official
32、s would take the bulls from the edge of town to the bull ring（圆形场地）in the center of the city. Before long, people started to join the bulls in the run. There are plenty of risks going into this event. Participating in the run means risking a pile一up，which can lead to injury or death of both the bull
33、s and the runners. With so many people running in a panic，it can be complete chaos out there. As part of the preparation for the annual event，barricades（路障）are placed on each side of the street so people can easily exit the race. There are a few key things to remember about participating in the runn
34、ing of the bulls. You should never try to catch a bulls attention because a bull runs down the path as fast as possible until it reaches its destination. If it is bothered，it will separate from the rest of the bulls and that could spell trouble！Other ways you can avoid injury and chaos are to avoid
35、touching the bulls，run behind them，and make sure not to bother the drovers who lead the bulls to the arena（斗牛场） Interesting Facts You must be over 18 years old if you want to run with the bulls. A rocket goes off to alert the runners and spectators that the bulls leave been released to the street. N
36、early everyone who participates wears white pants（裤子）, a white T-shirt, a red belt and a red handkerchief. Legendary author Ernest Hemingway wrote numerous novels about the San Fermin Festival.You can only start the run at the starting line，you cant join it half way through. 15 people have died in t
37、he past 100 years while running with the bulls. A few hundred people have suffered from serious injuries as well.13. While running with the bulls，you A. must be over 14 years old B. can join the running half way C. can touch the bulls D. might get injured，even killed14. Which of the following is NOT
38、 the characteristic of this Spanish festival？ A. Thrilling. B. Safe. C. Exciting. D. Dangerous.15. What does the underlined word spell（in Paragraph 4）probably mean? A. write letters one by one B. explain in detail C. cause a result of something D. avoid meeting something16. Why do many people go to
39、Spain every year according to the passage?A. To see people run with the bulls. B. To watch an extremely dangerous sport.C. To participate in the run with the bulls. D. To watch the bulls fighting.E ATLANTA，Georgia Alternative medicine including yoga，meditation，herbs （草药）and the Atkins diet（艾特金斯饮食法）-
40、appears to be growing in popularity in the United States, perhaps because of dissatisfaction with conventional（传统的）care, the government said Thursday. More than a third of American adults used such practices in 2002，according to the government survey of 31，000 people，the largest study on non一convent
41、ional medical approaches in the United States. If prayer is included，about 62 percent of U. S. adults used some form of alternative medicine. The results seem to indicate more people are turning to alternative medicine，though the 2002 survey could not be directly compared to previous studies because
42、 of differences in size and survey methods，health officials said. The top alternative therapies（疗法）included prayer (43 percent of adults) , natural products（19 percent），meditation（8 percent）and diets such as Atkins，Ornish，or the Zone （4 percent） More people also are using natural products such as he
43、rbs or enzymes（酶）to treat chronic or recurring pain（慢性或经常性疼痛），said Richard Nahin of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine，part of the National Institutes of Health. “Many conditions are not easily treated with conventional medicine，”Nahin said.“It may be the public that is t
44、urning to complementary（补充的）and alternative medicine because its not getting relief from conventional medicine.”But people should not be turning away from conventional treatments that are proven safe，said Dr. Stephen Straus，director of the alternative medicine center. “People are making individual d
45、ecisions to neglect those therapies and we have concerns about those choices，”he said. Health officials said they were concerned that 13 percent of those surveyed said they turned to alternative medicine because regular medicine is too expensive. “It needs to be exploredwe need to find out whether t
46、hey were insured or not，” Nahin said. Health officials also were surprised that 6. 6 percent of those surveyed used the supplement kava kava（卡瓦提取物，用来治疗焦虑症和忧郁症），which has been associated with liver disease. “People make the assumption that because something is natural that its safe，”Nahin said. “But
47、a number of studies have shown that natural products can be unsafe when used inappropriately or with other drugs.” He said people considering using alternative medicine should consult their doctor first.17Which can be used as the proper title for the passage？ A. Differences between alternative medic
48、ine and conventional medicine B. Comparison of the effects of different medicine C. Conventional care remains to be most acceptable D. Alternative medicine becomes more popular18. From the passage we know that most people choose alternative medicine A. because it has been proven safe to take B. beca
49、use experts confirm it all一sidedly C. because they are not content with the conventional medicine D. because conventional medicine is expensive19What can probably be inferred from the passage？ A. Most patients are blind in taking alternative medicine or conventional care. B. Experts still havent dra
50、wn an all一round and exact conclusion about alternative medicine. C. Alternative medicine will eventually take place of conventional care. D. Natural herbs are safer than the medicine processed by man.20Which of the following agrees with the article？ A. Experts will carry out further studies on alter
51、native medicine B. Health officials worry about using the alternative medicine will be removed. C. The supplement kava kava is more effective to anxiety disease.D. Natural products have an advantage over conventional care.1-5 CBACA 6-10 BCDAC 11-15 DBDBC 16-20 CDCBA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