重庆市2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选训练（10）

1、2013高考英语重庆八中二轮阅读理解精选训练（10）及答案AIf you and your friends wish to share a secret，you can write it in code，and no one else will be able to read it. Codes are one way of writing in secret. Ciphers (暗码)are another. In a code each word is written as a secret code word or a code number. In a cipher each lett

2、er is changed. Codes and ciphers have played an important role in the history of the world. Julius Caesar，the Roman ruler who defeated almost all the countries in Europe about 2,000 years ago，used a cipher when he sent secret messages to his troops. During the American Revolution，George Washington&#

3、39;s spies used a kind of code to send his information about the enemy before his military action. In World War ，the Americans “broke” or figured out Japan's most important navy codes and got enough information to destroy a powerful Japanese fleet. Storekeepers use codes to mark their goods. The

4、 codes show how much is paid for the goods or when they are added to the stock. Businessmen use codes to hide plans from their business enemies. Sometimes personal letters or diaries are written in code. Many people enjoy figuring out codes and ciphers simply as a hobby. Storekeepers use codes to ma

5、rk their goods. The codes show how much is paid for the goods or when they are added to the stock. Businessmen use codes to hide plans from their business enemies. Sometimes personal letters or diaries are written in code. Many people enjoy figuring out codes and ciphers simply as a hobby. In the 16

6、th century，codes and ciphers were very popular among scientists. They wrote messages to each other in code so that no one else would learn their secrets. Geronimo Gardano，an Italian astrologer (占星家)，mathematician，and doctor，invented the trellis cipher. He took two sheets of paper and cut exactly the

7、 same holes in each one. Then he sent one sheet，which he called a trellis，to a friend and kept the other for himself. Whenever he wanted to write a message，he put his trellis over a clean sheet of paper and wrote the secret message through the holes. There he removed the trellis and filled the rest

8、of the paper with words that would make sense. When his friend received it，he put his trellis over the writing and read the secret message.56.The best title of this passage would be_.A.Codes and ciphersB. Differences between codes and ciphersC. History of codes and ciphersD. Inventors of codes and c

9、iphers57.Which of the following statements is TRUE？A.Ciphers can be broken or figured out more easily than codes.B. You could read some words in Geronimo's letter without his trellis.C. The first person who ever used a cipher in history was Julius Caesar.D. Fondness of using codes was the hobby

10、of the scientists in the 1600s.58. According to Geronimo Gardano，a trellis is _ .A. a piece of paper with many small holesB. a secret message with a lot of small holesC. a letter with unreadable words and sentencesD. a sheet of paper with groups of Arabic figures59.It is NOT mentioned in the passage

11、 that codes and ciphers are used for the purpose of _ .A. military affairs B. commercial secretsC. scientific achievements D. personal enjoymentBWith many college graduates struggling to find jobs, one of the most important for you to understand is that youre in school all your life. In fact, your r

12、eal education is just beginning.Id like to pass on a few lessons that you didnt necessarily get in school. If youve been out of school for a few years or a lot of years, they could still teach you something.·Develop relationships and keep networking. If I had to name a single characteristic sha

13、red by all the truly successful people Ive met, Id say it is the ability to create and nurture (培育) networks of contacts. Start strengthening your relationships now, so that theyll be in place when you really need them later. In the classroom it was mostly about individual performance. Success in re

14、al life requires relationships. ·Set goals. Ask any winner what the key to his or her success was, and youll hear four consistent messages: vision, determination, persistence, and setting goals. If you dont set goals and determine where youre going, how will you know when you get there? Goals g

15、ive you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive (激励)to keep you going all day.·Sense of humor. Im a firm believer in using humor, though not necessary jokes. A good sense of humor helps one understand the unconventional( 非传统的 ), tolerate the unpleasant, and overcome t

16、he unexpected. There are plenty of times to be serious, but I believe that keeping things light and comfortable encourages better teamwork.·Volunteer. It might be hard to do a lot of volunteer work at first, but people who help others on a regular basis have a healthier outlook on life.60. By s

17、aying “your real education is just beginning”, the author wants to .A. explain why its difficult for college graduates to find jobsB. show the importance of social experience, besides schooling, in educationC. advise students to value their time at school, and to study hardD. advise college graduate

18、s to face bravely the problems they may encounter(遭遇)61. You should start to strengthen your relationships now because .A. it will take you time to develop them before you need themB. you may have gotten used to being judged as an individual, and need to changeC. successful people have no time to de

19、velop relationships with youD. you need to spend a lot of time learning the importance of good relationships62. The author believes that being humorous means that you .A. should prepare jokes to be used in various situationsB. can deal with difficult situations in an easy and comfortable wayC. can s

20、how your difference from others and be able to succeed D. should smile all the time and avoid being serious on any occasion63. The target readers of this passage are probably .A. educational expertsB. people who want to change jobsC. college graduates who have just left schoolD. high school students

21、 who are still at school CCHICAGO (Reuters) - Smoking not only can wrinkle(起皱纹) the face and turn it yellow - it can do the same to the whole body, researchers reported on Monday.The study, published in the Archives of Dermatology, shows that smoking affects the skin all over the body - even skin pr

22、otected from the sun."We examined non-facial skin that was protected from the sun, and found that the total number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day and the total years a person has smoked were linked with the amount of skin damage a person experienced," Dr. Yolanda Helfrich of the Uni

23、versity of Michigan, who led the study, said in a statement. "In participants older than 65 years, smokers had significantly more fine wrinkling than nonsmokers. Similar findings were seen in participants aged 45 to 65 years," Helfrich's team added in their report.The researchers teste

24、d 82 people, smokers and nonsmokers, taking pictures of the inner right arms. They ranged in age from 22 to 91 and half were smokers. Independent judges decided how wrinkled each person's skin was.When skin is exposed to sunlight, notably（尤其）the face, it becomes coarse, wrinkled and discolored w

25、ith a pale yellow tint, Helfrich's team wrote.Several previous studies have found that cigarette smoking contributes to premature（过早的）skin aging as measured by facial wrinkles, the study said, but little has been done to measure the aging of skin not exposed to light.The report did not discuss t

26、he mechanism involved but previous research has found that cigarette smoke, among other things, causes blood vessels（血管）beneath the skin to constrict（紧缩）, reducing blood supply to the skin.Smoking can also damage the connective tissue that supports both the skin and the internal organs.64. The best

27、title for this passage would be_.A. The danger of smoking B. A survey of smokersC. Quit smoking for health D. Smoking causes skin aging 65. It can be inferred from the study _ .A. smoking wont make skin protected from the sun ageB. smoking will do damage to skin rather than other organsC. smokers ov

28、er 65 usually wont worry about their skinD. the age of smokers is not connected with the result of the test 66. From the passage smoking results in skin aging mainly because_.A. it will lower blood supply to skinB. it can make you feel tired C. it can make skin come offD. it can make blood run faste

29、r67. The main purpose of the passage is to _.A. inform people about the result of the study B. advise people to how to protect skin C. warn people not to smoke againD. introduce a new way of avoid skin agingDIs veg food healthier than non-veg food? I feel this is a very common topic that people spea

30、k onPlease give me your opinions on this topicRao 12-18-08So far as veg food is concerned, it is also proved to be a healthy and nutritious diet, but has very few items which can provide us with proteins, but if you see non-veg food like eggs, chicken, and many more, such foods have a large content

31、of proteins in them.Sai 12-19-08Man basically is herbivorous（食草的）. If we look at the animal kingdom We can see that all the herbivorous animals have the similar dental（牙齿的）structure, which clearly shows that the human being also ought to be vegetarian by birth. It is only the living conditions that

32、make man carnivorous（食肉的）. The vegetarian foods are easily digestible.Santos 12-20-08Non-veg food items are better than veg items. A healthy person requires complete diet and veg+ meat makes the diet complete. The only caution that needs to be taken is not to have non-veg items on a daily basis. Once in a week or couple of weeks will be best.Krishna01-03-09When we eat non-veg, we are all veg by nature. The chicken that we eat feeds on