山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解(32)

1、山西省 2012 高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（32）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、 B、 C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ADo you know about a seriesofbooks that say theyare “for dummies”?These Americanself-helpbookshave been translatedintomore thanthirty-ninelanguagesincludingChinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish.“Dum

2、my” is a word fora stupidperson.The dummies books are notreallyfor stupidpeople. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never havetried before, like painting a house or learning a language. The books all say ina funny way that they are for dummies, such asWorld History for Dum

3、mies, Rabbitsfor Dummies,Chinese Cooking forDummies,and WeddingPlanningforDummies. The firstsuch book, DOS for Dummies, was published in 1991. It helped people learn how touse theDOSoperatingsystemforcomputers.Since then,more thanone hundredfiftymillion dummies books have been sold.The websiteexplai

4、ns the idea behind the books. It says that they showthatpeoplecan be taughttodo anything.Firstthey can make funofideasthat aredifficulttounderstand.Then theyshow how theinformationcanbe interestingandeasy.Thepublisherssaythat thebooksdonotprovidemoreinformationthannecessary.They givereadersjustenoug

5、h informationtodo what theywant.They saythatthedummies booksgivethebestand easiestway todo something.And thebooksuse simple and easy language.There are more than one thousanddifferentdummies books.A reportinNewYork Timessays that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology andper

6、sonal finance.Thepublisherssaythatthebest-sellingdummies booksarethoseprovidinginformationmany peopleneed-likeinformationaboutdiseases,educationandcooking.Peopleinterestedin opera,carrepairand winecan alsofinddummies booksto helpthem. And thereareeven more dummies books to come. The publisherssay th

7、atthey publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.1.Accordingtothe website,peoplecan_ withthe helpofdummiesbooks.A. do some personal thingsB. learn any foreign languageC. become expert in cookingD. do anything they want2.The dummies books have been popular because _.A. they provide just

8、what is needed and are easy to understandB. they provide abundant information on the concerning subjectC. people can learn to do anything with just one copyD. people can save lots of money through self-teaching3.According toNew York Times, we know that books on _ sell best.A. diseases and educationB

9、. opera and car repairingC. technology and personal financeD. cooking and world history4.What can we learn from the passage?用心爱心专心1A. The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.B. The dummies books will continue to be popular.C. Fifty million different dummies books have been published.D. The sim

10、ple language was intended for child readers.BYou know Australiais a big country,but you may not know how easy itis to get around.The untouchedbeaches thatgo formilesand desertsthattouchthe horizonare justthere,waitingto be reached and explored.Followingare thedifferentways you canexplore our vast co

11、untry.Getting around AustraliaAirFlyingisthe bestway tocoverlargedistancesina shorttime.You can spend moretimeon theAustralia s cant- miss landscapesand relaxinglifestyle.Moreover,competition among airlines makes great flying fees available for you.DriveAustraliahas a vastnetwork ofwell-maintainedro

12、adsand some ofthe most beautifultouring routes in the world. You have no difficulty finding car rental companiesat major airports, central city locations, suburbs and attractions.BusBus travel in Australia is comfortable, easy and economical. Buses generally haveair conditioning,readinglights,adjust

13、able seatsand videos.Servicesare frequent,affordable and efficient.RailTrain travel is the cheapest and gives you an insight into Australias size andvariety, all from thecomfort of your carriage.Scheduled services are a great wayto get quickly between our cities and regional centers.Ferry(轮渡 )The Sp

14、iritof Tasmaniaruns a passenger and vehicleferryservicebetweenMelbourneand Tasmania nightly. Extra services are running during summer rush hours. Sea -linkferriesconnect SouthAustraliaand KangarooIslandseveraltimesa day.Ferriesconnect suburbs in our capital citiesWalkWitheasy-on -the-feelpedestrians

15、treets,walkingisa greatway togetaroundour cities.Besides allof above,you can alsoexperiencesome of thelongesttracksand trailsin the world in central Australia - impressive journeys of a thousand kilometersor more that can take several weeks to complete.5.The uderlined word "untouched" (in

16、the 1stparagraph) means_.A. secureB. specialC. naturalD. artificial6.Which ofthe following is TRUE about traveling in Australia? _.A. More travelers make the flying fees among airlines higher than beforeB. You can easily rent a car to explore its most beautiful touring routesC. Taking a bus tour is

17、the most comfortable, economical and efficient way用心爱心专心2D. Train services can offer you more comfort than any other means of transport 7.Ferry service between Melbourne and Tasmania usually runs _.A. only at night hoursB. only during rush hoursC. several times a dayD. between different cities8.From

18、 the passage, we know that _.A. pedestrian walking is a great way to travel between citiesB. traveling in Central Australia is time - consumingC. Central Australia has the worlds longest railwaylineD. you have to walk over a thousand kilometers in AustraliaCSince weeks ago，China has been involved ki

19、lled more than 80 people in the middle a global pandemic.a worldwideA H 1 N 1 fluthathas alreadyof May， 2009， in Mexico and has turnedintoThe centralgovernmenthas asked people enteringChinafrom the virus-hitcountriesto reportflu-likesymptoms（症状） to theauthorities.Inan emergency noticeissuedon Saturd

20、aynight，thecountry s top qualitywatchdog ordered the Customs tocheckpassengers temperature， too.A Beijing airport official Li said Customs officers are on a high alert（警戒）level.“Threetemperature detectorsarenow inoperation.We re ready withprotectiongarments and equipment ， too. Passengers flying in

21、from Mexico and other A H1N1flu-hit countries are being monitored closely，” he said.The Ministry of Health， however ， said yesterday there was no evidence to suggestthat a person would contract the disease by eating pork.Hong Kong， too ，has raised itsalertlevelagainstthefluto “serious ”.Secretaryfor

22、 Food Health ， Mr. York Chow urged people to avoid visiting places from whereA H1N1 flucases have been reported，and saidtheviruswould be added to Hong Kongslist of the diseases which have been noticed.The terrible AH1 N1 flu has been contracted by about 4000 people in Mexico， andmost of the killed w

23、ere aged between 25 and 45.The virus has also infected about 5000 people in the US. The US Center for DiseaseControl said this kind of virusis spreading from humanto human ， raising fearsofa global pandemic.9.What is the passage mainly about?A. A H1N1 flu killed more than 80 people.B. A H1N1 flu is

24、spreading from human to human.C. China has begun to take steps to prevent A H1N1 flu.D. All the people are strongly affected by A H1 N1 flu.10. The underlined word“ pandemic ” in the firstparagraph probably meanA. deathB. panicC. enemyD. disease11.Why does the flu cause global fears?A. Because most

25、people in the world eat pork.B. Because its spreading from human to human.用心爱心专心3C. Because we still dont know the cause ofit.D. Because it has infected about 5， 000 people.12.We can infer from the passage thatA. Students in the middle school are most likely infected by A/H1N1 flu.B. A person would

26、be infected by the virus by eating pork.C. Passengers from the United States are being monitored closely.D. Mr. York Chow said that the virus had been added to Hong Kongs list of thediseases.DDanielle Steel,Americas sweetheart, is one of the hardest working women in thebook business. Unlike other pr

27、oductive authors who write one book at a time, shecan work on up tofive.Her research time beforewritingtakesatleastthreeyears.Once she has fully studied her subjects, ready to dive into a book, she can spendtwenty hours nonstop at her desk.Danielle Steel comes from New York and was sent to France fo

28、r her education. Aftergraduation, she worked in the public relations and advertising industries. Latershe started a job as a writer which she was best fit for. Her achievements areunbelievable: 390 million copies of books in print, nearly fifty New York Timesbest-sellingnovels,and a seriesof“Max and

29、 Martha” picturebooksforchildrento help them deal with the real-life problem of death, new babies and new schools.Her l998 book about the death of her son was shot to the top of the New York Timesbest-selling list as soon as it came out. Twenty-eight of her books have been madeintofilm.She islistedi

30、n theGuinness Books of World Records forone ofherbooksbeing the Times best-seller for 381 weeks straight.Not contentwitha bighouse,a lovingfamily,and a viewof theGoldenGate Bridge,DanielleSteel considers herreadersto be themost importantresourceand has keptin touch with them by e-mail. While she is

31、often compared to the heroines(女主人公)ofherown invention.Her lifeisundoubtedly much quieter.Butifshe does haveanything in common with them, it is her strength of will and her inimitable(独特的)style. There is onlyone Danielle Steel.13.Danielle Steel is different from other writers in that _A. she can wri

32、te several books at the same timeB. she often does some research before writing a bookC. she is one of the most popular American women writersD. she can keep writing for quite a long time without a break14. Children who have read“Max and Martha ” picture books may know _A. how to deal with affairs a

33、t schoolB. what to do if Max and Martha dieC. what to do when new babies are born into their familiesD. how to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes15. One of Danielle Steel s achievements is that_. A. some TV plays were based on her booksB. her picture books attracted a lot of young

34、 men C. one of her books became a best-seller in 1998用心爱心专心4D. she wrote the Guinness Book of World Records16.We can learn from the passage that Danielle Steel _A. lives an exciting lifeB. values her readers a lotC.writes about quiet womenD.is pleased with her achievementsETOSHIBA ELEVATORS LTD is o

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