高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解33.doc

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1.we are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us dont do a very good job. this article gives some suggestions on how to give an effective speech. so, you have to give a speech and youre terrified. you get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. later you think, “thank goodness, its over. im just no good at public speaking. i hope i never have to do that again. ” cheer up! it doesnt have to be that bad. here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. ask yourself the purpose of your speech. what is the occasion? why are you speaking? then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. spend plenty of time doing your research. then spend plenty of time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they will help you make your points more clearly. never forget your audience. dont talk over their heads, and dont talk down to them. treat your audience with respect. they will appreciate your thoughtfulness. just remember: be prepared. know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. be brief. say what you have to say and then stop. and be yourself. let your personality come through so that you make person-to -person contact with your audience. if you follow these simple steps, youll see that you dont have to be afraid of public speaking. in fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! youre not convinced yet? give it a try and see what happens. 51. the main idea of this article is _. a. that you can improve your speaking ability b. that a poor speaker can never change c. to always make a short speech d. that it is hard to make a speech 52. paragraph 2 implies that _. a. many people are afraid of giving a speech b. many people are happy to give a speech c. many people do not prepare for a speech d. many people talk too long 53. the underlined phrase “talk over their heads” means _. a. speak too loudly b. look at the ceiling c. look down upon them d. use words and ideas that are too difficult 54. all of the following statements are true except that _. a. few people know how to make good speeches b. a lecturer does not need to organize his speech c. research is important in preparing a speech d. there are simple steps you can take to improve your speaking ability 55. the title for this passage may be _. a. do not make a long speech b. how to give a good speech c. how to prepare for a speechd. try to enjoy a speech 2.researchers have developed new software using smart phones gps and imaging abilities that determine the exact location of distant objects as well as monitor the speed and direction of moving objectsthe software could eventually allow smartphone-armed soldiers to target the location of their enemieson the home front, the software could be used by everyone, including golfers judging distance to the green and biologists documenting the location of a rare animal without disturbing itthe great advantage of a smartphone is that it provides so many tools in a single, readily available, relatively inexpensive package, said qia wang, a doctoral student who led the development of the softwarefor example, on the battlefield, a soldier needs a rangefinder, compass, gps and other tools to get information before calling in an air strikewith our software, the soldier can have all those instruments in one device that can be purchased off the shelfwhen that soldier returns from war, she can use the same software to protect her family by clocking a speeder near her childrens school and catching the criminal on videowang and his colleagues developed their software to locate and track:targets of known size when the size of the target is known, a single image is enough to pinpoint the targets locationtargets of unknown size if the exact size of a target is unknown, the software uses two images to triangulate the location of the targetmoving targets by taking a short video of a moving target, the smartphone software can calculate how fast the target is moving and in what direction it is goingcurrently, our software is limited by the physical abilities of smartphone hardware, but the devices are improving rapidly, wang said. “we expect that improvements in gps accuracy, battery life and camera resolution will allow our software to make even more accurate observations46. from paragraph l we can know that the new software can _. adetermine the speed of moving objectsblocate objects in the distance exactlycdefend soldiers against their enemies dhelp biologists protect rare animals47. the example given by qia wang is meant to _. amake an advertisement bdescribe the software brieflycshow the benefits of the software dpresent the functions of smartphones48. how does the software calculate the speed of a moving object?aby taking a short video bby locating its positioncby taking a single image dby measuring real-life size49. whats qia wangs attitude towards the future of the software?acasual boptimistic ccautious dflexible50. what is the best title of the text?aqia wang, a talented doctoral studentbuse smartphones to their full potentialctargeting and tracking with smart phonesdsmartphone - armed soldiers on the battlefield3.i got your letter and was glad to find that you had not forgotten jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again in tennessee, promising to do better for me than anybody else can.although you shot at me twice before i left you, i did not want to hear of your being hurt. it would do me good to go back to the dear old home again and see allen, esther, green, and lee. give my love to them all, and tell them i hope we will meet in the better world, if not in this.i want to know particularly what the good chance is you propose to give me. i am doing tolerably well here in ohio. i get twenty-five dollars a month, with food and clothing; have a comfortable home for mandy, the folks call her mrs. anderson; and the childrenmilly, jane, and grundygo to school and are learning well. the teacher says grundy has a head for a preacher. we are kindly treated.now, if you will write and say what wages you will give me, i will be better able to decide whether it would be to my advantage to move back again. we have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. this will make us forget and forgive old scores and rely on your justice and friendship in the future. i served you faithfully for thirty-two years, and mandy twenty years. at twenty-five dollars a month for me, and two dollars a week for mandy, our earnings would amount to eleven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. add to this the interest for the time our wages have been kept back, and deduct（扣除）what you paid for our clothing, and three doctors visits to me, and pulling a tooth for mandy. if you fail to pay us for faithful labors in the past, we can have little faith in your promises in the future.in answering this letter, please state if there would be any safety for my milly and jane, who are now grown up, and both good-looking girls. i would rather stay here and starveand die, if it should come to thatthan have my girls brought to shame by the violence and wickedness of their young masters. you will also please state if there has been any schools opened for the colored children in your neighborhood. the great desire of my life now is to give my children an education and have them form virtuous habits.say howdy to george carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when you were shooting at me.41. according to the passage, the letter was written by jourdon to his former _.a. friend b. master c. neighbor d. relative41. which of the following is right according to the passage?a. the family name of this letter writer is anderson.b. the writer is paid the same as he was in tennessee.c. the writer will certainly get at least 11,680 dollars.d. safety rather than education weighs a lot to the writer.43. the writers description of his present situation implies that _.a. he shows his intention of going back in tennesseeb. he is somewhat richer and does not need to go back c. his life is relatively good but still needs improvementd. he is not a little satisfied with his present life in ohio44. the purpose of the writers asking for his pay back is _.a. to show he needs that amount of money urgentlyb. to show he is determined to get what he deservedc. to test whether the letter receiver is worthy of trustd. to tell the letter receiver he still has faith in him 45. from the passage, we can see the writer is very _.a. wise b. stupid c. greedy d. generous4.it was a sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. the morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.my father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. i was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but i decided to go all the same. i m so glad i did. on the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. after all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that only one tiny channel to the sea. as we got on board, we noticed two big humps(里脊）in the distance.on approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. we couldnt believe it-there arent any whales along the coast here. the storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.the little baby whale- actually as big as our boat- was obviously stuck and could not move. the mother dived under the water and camp up suddenly, making big whirlpools(旋涡）and waves. “ shes trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,” my father said. at this point , my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. with our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. then it swam up right beside its mum. they struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. we hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe-and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.in the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. that was the simple and lasting beauty of the day. nearly four decades later, i still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.62. the author says “ im so glad i did”(in para.2) because_a. he witnessed the whole process of fishingb. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm seac. he spent the weekend with his familyd. he experienced the rescue of the whales63. the harbour survived the storm owing to_a. the shape of the harbourb. the arms of the bay c. the still water in the channeld. the long coast line64. the mother whale failed to help her baby because_a. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long.b. the whirlpools she had made were no big enough.c. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction.d. she had no other whales around to turn to for help65. what is the theme of the story?a. fishing provides excitement for children.b. its necessary to live in harmony with animals.c. its vital to protect the environment.d. saving lives brings people a sense of happiness.5.the flag, the most common symbol of a nation in the modern world, is also one of the most ancient. with a clear symbolic meaning, the flag in the traditional form is still used today to mark building, ships and other vehicles related to a country. the national flag as we know it today is in no way a primitive artifact. it is , rather, the product of thousands of years development. historians believe that it had two major ancestors, of which the earlier served to show wind direction.early human beings used very fragile houses and boats. often strong winds would tear roofs from houses or cause high waves that endangered travelers. peoples food supplies were similarly vulnerable (易受损害的). even after they had learned how to plant grains, they still needed help from nature to ensure good harvests. therefore they feared and depended on the power of the wind, which could bring warmth from one direction and cold from another.using a simple piece of cloth tied to the top of a post to tell the direction of the wind was more dependable than earlier methods, such as watching the rising of smoke from a fire. the connection of the flag with heavenly power was therefore reasonable. early human societies began to fix long pieces of cloth to the tops of totems (图腾)before carrying them into battle. they believed that the power of the wind would be added to the good wishes of the gods and ancestors represented by the totems themselves.these flags developed very slowly into modern flags. the first known flag of a nation or a ruler was unmarked: the king of china around 1008 b.c. was known to have a white flag carried ahead of him. this practice might have been learned from egyptians even further in the past, but it was from china that it spread over trade routes through india, then across arab lands, and finally to europe, where it met up with the other ancestor of the national flag.58. the best title for the passage would be_a. uses of flags b. power of the national flagc. type of flags d. development of the national flag59. the earliest flags were connected with heavenly power because_a. they could tell wind directionb. they could bring good luck to fightersc. they were believed to stand for natural forces.d. they were handed down by the ancestors60. what does the author know of the first national flag?a. he knows when it was sent to europe.b. he believes it was made in egypt.c. he doubts where it startedd. he thinks it came from china.61. what will the author most probably talk about next?a. the second ancestor of the national flag.b. the role of china in the spread of the national flag.c. the use of modern flags in europe.d. the importance of modern flags.6.have you got any wonderful plans for your coming winter vacation? here are some wonderful films for you to kill time.away we goverona de tessant (maya rudolph) and burt farlander (john krasinski) are in their early thirties and struggling to meet daily needs and build fulfilling lives as an artist and a salesman.when they learn they will soon become parents, they are faced with the challenge of how and where to raise a child and build a happy family. with a baby on his way, the young couple, look at their lives and are puzzled about what they really want.another happy daylynn was married to pual, but they broke up and lynn took their daughter alice while paul got their son dylan.years later, now dylan is getting married, and lynn is attending the wedding, with her younger son elliot and ben. elliot is a drug addict and ben keeps everything to himself. dylan hasnt spoken to lynn in years, and lynn is fearful of pual and his wife patty. at last, all this has put lynn in a depressed situation, and shes not sure just how shes going to get through the day.la vita e bellaalso named as life is beautiful, the film is a black