2013年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测13

1、2013年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测 13阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 a、日c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，在答题卡上将该项涂黑。aone day, when arma was about to walk into her office, the headmaster, mr. henry stopped her“now, he said, i want you to tdl me the truth, my dear naturally,“ said anna shortly, fearing that something terrible had happened “i have

2、 had a most serious accusation （控告）made against you by mrs bond mrs bond? said anna, not understanding janet bond was a quiet, little mouse of a child. as far as anna could remember she had never had cause to speak an angry word to the girl. *（mrs. bond/ went on mr henry *ftdls me that you scolded h

3、er daughter yesterday afternoon scolded? cried anna. i dcmt scold. at least not in school/ she added horuestly. mrs. bonds story is that janet was a little late back to school in the afternoon. she said that the child had to spend some time in the bathroom, which meant she set out from home a little

4、 late.“just a minute, said anna, beginning to understand. she did come late, very late. i hadmarked her absent, of course. then she wandered in, when we d started our paper -cutting, andi believe i said she was a nuisance （讨厌的人）.she didn t appear to hear, and was c . ertainlyquite cheerful. ”ah, a n

5、uisance. mr. henry jump ed on the word. you re sure you only saida nuisance. ”i may not even have said that, anna replied. it was n o more than slightdispleasure that i felt and i certainly didn t scold. mrs. bond said that you called herchild a blasted （该死的） nuisance.is that true? ”indeed it isn t,

6、 said anna, “the childor the mother has made it up! ” mr. henry was satisfied with anna s explanation.just as ithought, my dear, but of course i had to make sure.”56. when mr. henry stopped anna, hea. wanted to tell her a true storyc. had made up his mind to scold her57. mr. henry thought that.a. ja

7、net had scolded annac. anna would not tell the truth58. to call a child a nuisance is.a. considered a serious accusationc. obviously upsetting for the childb. thought she had done something wrongd. made her feel worried at firstb. mrs. bond had not told the truthd. nna had scolded janetb. not consid

8、ered serious by the teacherd. a sign of great anger759. mr. henry considered anna a teacher.a. carelessb. cruelc. trustworthy d.badthe “bystander apathy effect “ was first studied by researchers in newyork after neighbours ignored - and in some cases turned up the volume on their tvs - the cries of

9、a woman as she was murdered (over a half-hour period). with regard to helping those in difficulty generally, they found that: women are helped more than men;(2) men help more than women;(3) attractive women are helped more than unattractive women.other factors relate to the number of people in the a

10、rea, whether the person is thought tobe in trouble through their own fault, and whether a person sees himself as being able to help.according to adrian furnham, professor of university college, london, there are three reasons why we tend to stand by doing nothing:(1) a shifting of responsibility - t

11、he more people there are, the less likely help is to begiven. each person excuses himself by thinking someoneelse will help, so that the more “other people there are, the greater the total shifting of responsibility.(2) “fear of making a mistake - situations are often not clear. people think that th

12、oseinvolved in an incident may know each other or it may be a joke, so a fear of embarrassment makes them keep themselves to themselves.(3) “fear of the consequences if attention is turned on you, and the person is violent.”laurie taylor, professor of sociology at london university, says: in the exp

13、eriments i veseen on intervention(介入),much depends on the neighborhood or setting. there is a silenceon public transport which is hard to break. we are embarrassed to draw attention to somethingthat is happening, while in a football match, people get involved , and a fight would easilyfollow.”psycho

14、therapist alan dupuy id entities the importance of the individual:the british as awhole have some difficulty intervention, but there are exceptional individuals in every group who are prepared to int ervene, regardless of their own safety. these would be people with a strong moral code or religious

15、ideals. ”60. which of the following statements is true according to the passage?a. criminals are more likely to harm women.b. people on a bus are more likely to stop a crime.c. religious people are more likely to look on.d. pretty women are more likely to be helped.61. which factor is not related wi

16、th intervention according to the passage?a. sex. b. profession.c. nationality. d. setting.62. which phenomenon can be described as the “ bystander apathy effect ?a. a man is more likely to help than a woman.b. in a football match, people get involved in a fight.c. seeing a murder, people feel sorry

17、that it should have happened.d. on hearing a cry for help, people keep themselves to themselves.63. the author wrote this article.a. to analyze the weakness of human natureb. to urge people to stand out when in needc. to criticize the selfishness of bystandersd. to explain why bystanders behave as t

18、hey docnowadays, people have a heated discussion an whether the pressure on international sp arts players kills the essence （真谛）of sport -the pursuit of personal excellence. children kick a foatball around for fun when they get older and play fbr local school teams, they became competitive but they

19、still enjoy playing. the individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself he has ta think only about winning. he is reaponsihle for the entire nations hopes, dreams and reputatian.a good example is the football wbrd cup. football is the worlds most important sport. w

20、mning the world cup is perhaps the sinmut cf international spotting success. mention argentina （阿未艮廷）to someorue and the chances are that hell think of foatball. in a sense, winning the world cup put argentina on the map.sports fans and supporters get quite irrational about the world cup. people in

21、england feltthat t heir country was somehow important after they won in 1966. last year thousands of scotssold their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money traveling to argentina, where the finals were played.so, am i arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport? ce

22、rtainly not! dothe argentineans really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful atfootball, their nation is in every way better than all others? not really, but it s nice t o know that you won and that in one way at least your country is the best.64. a .ccording to the passa

23、ge, if a sportsman only thinks about winning, he will.a. fail to succeedb. be successful c. lose enjoyment d. be unreasonable65. the main idea of the first paragraph is that.a. children take part in all kinds of sports because sports activities give them pleasure.b. competitions between different sc

24、hool teams make sports no longer a personal act for fun.c. somepeople believe that international competition makes sports a task, a responsibility, for the individuals.d. some people think international competition is in a way opposite to the pursuit of personal excellence.66. what does the speaker

25、mean when he says “in a sense, winning the world cup put argentina on the ma p ?a. winning the world cup make s argentina a football power in the world.b. winning the world cup gives weight to argentina s position in the world.c. argentina is not important before it wins the world cup.d. argentina i

26、s world-famous for its football because of its obvious position on the map.67. the word a irrational in the third paragraph means.a. passionateb. happy c. angryd. unreasonabledif english means endless new words and difficult grammar, you are wrong. haven t you noticed that you have become more smart

27、er since you started to learn a language?according to a new study by a british university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter （中枢神经系统的灰质）.this is the area of the brain which processesinformation.

28、 it is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. the study also found the earlier people learn a second language, the greater the effect.a team of experts from london took a group of britons who only spoke english. they were compared with a group of “early bilinguals ”（能说两种语言的人 ）who had learn

29、t a second languagebefore the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.scans showed that grey matter density (密度)in the brain was greater in bilinguals thanin people without a second language. but the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.“our f

30、indings suggest that the structureof the brain is changed by the experience of lear ninga second language, “ said the scientists. it means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.professor dylan vaughan jones of the university of walse has researched the link between bilingualism and m

31、ath skills. having two languages dives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible( 灵活的)“。 he said“you are actually going beyondlanguage and have a better understanding of different ideas.”the findings were matched in a study of native italian speakers who had learned english as a

32、 second language between the ages of 2 and 34. reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. the results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better.a studyinga language means you get an entrance to another world, explained the scientist. s.68. what does the underlined word “ gr

33、ey matter ” (in paragraph 2)refer to ?a.grey hair b. intelligence c. material of the brain d.difficult situations69. the experience of learning a second language can.a.change one s brain comple tely b. increase the ability to learn.c.make one smarter than others d. improve one s maths skills70. we c

34、an learn from the passage that.a.the researchers from ucl did another study in italian8. it will be easier for one to travel around the world by learning a second languagec.the research done on the italians shows a totally different result.d. a similar study was done on native italian speakers who l

35、earn english as a second language 71. what s the main idea of the passage?a.learning a foreign language can help improve your brain power.b.you should learn a second language if english is not your native language.c.if you want to learn a second language, you should do it at a certain age.d.the rese

36、arch done by the researchers from ucl is very successful.estarry nighthave you ever seen a real night sky that looks likevan gogh s starry night? i hope not! so, why would anartist paint the sky this way? perhaps i can answer that with another question. when you re ha ppy, why do you sing instead of

37、 speaking? or when you re in love, why do you speak of roses and honey? whenwe do these things, we, too are a rti sts. we re using something that goes beyond a mere scientific description in order to communicate our feelings more powerfully than straightforward words can. so consider for a momenttha

38、t van gogh might not have been hallucinating （产生幻觉的 ）on the night he painte , d this. maybe he felt something so powerful that he had to go beyond the familiar to express it.i hope i m reminding you of something you already know as i describe the experience of being outside at night under a crystal

39、clear sky that makes everything seem clean and refreshing. so you look up. and suddenly you see the sky that you ve seldom seen before. it s not just the sameold dark night sky tonight. instead, the blackness is a deep, rich blue that is more bottomless than any ocean. the stars are not spots of lig

40、ht but brilliant, magical diamonds that dance like tiny angels. in just this special moment, the sky is somehow alive, and it seems to speak to you silently about the meaning of infinity （无限）.now look at the painting again. can you see something of what makes this such a famous and well- loved image

41、? but there s more here than that. van gogh painted this while he was quite struck down by a mental disease. it is natural to imagine that he frequently battled the fear that he would never escape his prison to true freedom. it is natural for us to imagine this because each of us has faced our own p

42、ersonal prison, whether it be disease, the loss of a loved one, serious financial problems in such moments it is tempting to give up to despair （绝望 ）andcollapse in hopelessness.looking at this painting, i imagine van gogh in just such a moment of despair, when he is struck by the memory of one of those amazing night skies. he recalls the sense that he is not alone, that there is a living, infinite world with rich colorful creatures and scenes all around.and so the sky flows across the canvas （ 画布）full of vital