2013年高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解60天4

1、2013年高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解60天4 阅读理解阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AI still remember the days when I was a youthful student in an engineering school. I lived a casual life, without caring about the future. I smoked, drank with friends and made girl friends. Little did I realize that casu

2、alness would certainly lead to loss. Two years had passed and I was staring down a report card that highlighted FAIL in more than half the subjects. I didnt care, at least not till my dad found out about it. You see, I studied in India and unlike the United States where the students are expected to

3、finance their own education, my dad financed me. Then came the day when my dad found out my habit of smoking. He lost his temper but he just told me, “Son, your allowance is cut in half from this moment on”. It hit me like a roundhouse kick (回旋踢) from Bruce Lee. I was jolted (震摇) out of my bones! I

4、couldnt comprehend how to pay off the debts that I had accumulated in college. I owed everybody money: the grocery store, the bars, the restaurants, my friends, etc. I was living a life filled with credit. When I went back to college, I knew that if I dont change the way I live my life I wont be abl

5、e to pay everybody off. So I decided to make some changes, drastic changes. I quit smoking, cut off from my friends who led me down the wrong road, starting hanging out in libraries and reading my engineering books. One year later, I went from a miserable failure to a magna cum laude (优等成绩). Life wa

6、s never the same again. This incident made me know that anything is possible if you take action and do something about it, however small or large. Even today it still motivates me when I feel that Im about to lose or give up. It reminds me that I can do it!56. The author wrote this text with the pur

7、pose of _. A. introducing his university life to the teenage readers B. encouraging those lazy students to study hard at school C. showing you can overcome any difficulty if you take action D. calling on the readers not to develop bad habits in college57. The author didnt care about his study until

8、_. A. he entered the engineering school B. he was in heavy debt he couldnt bear C. he decided to give up smoking D. his allowance was cut in half58. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means that the author _. A. paid off his debt and life wasnt hard for him any more B. removed his bad hab

9、its and didnt lead a casual life C. never hung out with his friends but studied all day D. began to live a happy life due to his good grades59. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Students tended to earn money for college expenses in America. B. The author did well in making good friends i

10、n the school. C. The author made great progress with the help of his friends. D. Students were encouraged to do part-time jobs in Indian schools.BPerhaps the most famous theory, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell. He believes that physical appearance is often cul

11、turally programmed. In other words, we learn our lookswe are not born with them. A baby has generally informed face features. A baby, according to Birdwhistell, learns where to set the eyebrows by looking at those aroundfamily and friends. This helps explain why the people of some areas of the Unite

12、d States look so much alike. New Englanders or Southerners have certain common face features that cannot be explained by genetics (遗传学). The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth, it is learned after. In fact, the final mouth shape is not formed until well after new teeth are set. For many, t

13、his can be well into grown-ups. A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look alike. We learn our looks from those around us. This is perhaps why in a single country area where people smile more than those in other areas. In the United States, for example, the South is the part of t

14、he country where the people smile most frequently. In New England they smile less, and in the western part of New York State still less. Many southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, G

15、eorgia. People in largely populated areas also smile and greet each other in public less than people in small towns do. 60. Ray Birdwhistell believes that physical appearance _.A. has little to do with culture B. is ever changingC. is different from place to place D. has much to do with culture61. A

16、ccording to the passage, the final mouth shape is formed _. A. as soon as ones teeth are newly set B. sometime after new teeth are setC. around 15 years old D. before birth62. Ray Birdwhistell can tell what area of the United States a person is from by _. A. what he or she likes best B. how he or sh

17、e raises his or her eyebrows C. how much he or she smiles D. the way he or she talks C An allergy (过敏反应) is a strong reaction to a substance. Many things can cause allergies. The most common cause is pollen (花粉), which is usually produced by trees in the spring, grasses in the summer and weeds in th

18、e fall, as part of their reproductive process. Other causes include organisms, chemicals, plants and dead skin particles (微粒) from dogs and cats can also cause allergic reactions. So can insect stings and some food. The most common kind of allergic reactions is itchy (痒的), watery eyes and a blocked

19、or watery nose. Allergies can also cause red, itchy skin. Some reactions can be life-threatening, for example, when breathing passages become blocked. It is not always easy to avoid allergies. Drugs may offer an effective treatment. Another treatment used in some cases is called immunotherapy (免疫疗法)

20、. A patient is injected with small amounts of the allergy-causing substance. The idea is that larger and larger amounts are given over time until the patient develops a resistance in his body. In the United States, experts estimate that up to 8% of young children have food allergies. Every year thes

21、e allergies cause about 30,000 cases with severe reactions that require immediate treatment. It can result in breathing trouble and in some cases death. It is said that about 100 to 200 people will die. It says most of the reactions are caused by peanuts and tree nuts like walnuts. People can also b

22、e allergic to medicines. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology says about 10% of bad reactions to commonly used medicines are allergic. In other words, a persons immune system overreacts and produces an allergic reaction. The most common reactions include skin rashes (皮疹), itching,

23、breathing problems and swelling in areas such as the face. 63. Allergies seldom occur in winter because _. A. plants dont flower in cold weather B. people usually wear thick clothes C. pollen is active below freezing point D. the weather is not too cold for viruses64. What will happen if ones breath

24、ing passages get blocked? A. It is nothing serious. B. Ones life is at risk. C. One has to be sent to hospital. D. One is sure to breathe easily.65. According to immunotherapy, the patient is supposed to _. A. take some medicines to produce antibodies B. have immediate operations C. be given the all

25、ergy-causing substance until he develops a resistance D. be exposed to enough allergy-causing substances66. The best title would be “_”. A. The ABCs of Allergies B. The Cause of Allergies C. The Treatment of Allergies D. The Prevention of AllergiesDUnusual incidents are being reported across the Arc

26、tic. Inuit（因纽特人）families going off on snowmobiles to prepare their summer hunting camps have found themselves cut off from home by a sea of mud. There are also reports of sea ice breaking up earlier than usual, carrying seals beyond the reach of hunters. Climate change may still be a rather abstract

27、（抽象的）idea to most of us, but in the Arctic it is already having great effectif summertime ice continues to shrink at its present rate, the Arctic Ocean could soon become almost ice-free in summer. The knock-on effects（连锁反应）are likely to include more warming, cloudier skies and higher sea levels. Sci

28、entists are increasingly eager to find out whats going on in the Arctic. For the Inuit the problem is urgent. They live in unsteady balance with one of the toughest environments on earth. Climate change, whatever its causes, is a direct danger to their way of life. Nobody knows the Arctic as well as

29、 the locals, which is why they are not content simply to stand back and let outsider experts tell them whats happening. In Canada, where the Inuit people are trying hard to guard their hard-won autonomy（自治权）in the countrys newest land, Nunavut, they believe their best hope of survival in this changi

30、ng environment lies in combining their ancestral (祖先的) knowledge with the best of modern science. This is a challenge in itself. The Canadian Arctic is a vast, treeless polar desert thats covered with snow for most of the year. Adventure into this area and you get some idea of the hardships facing a

31、nyone who calls this home. Farming is out of the question and nature offers few pickings. Humans first settled in the Arctic a mere 4,500 years ago, surviving by taking advantage of sea first. The environment tested them to the limits: sometimes the settlers were successful; sometimes they failed and disappeared. But around a thousand years ago, one group appeared that was uniquely well adapted to deal with the Arctic environment. These Thule people moved in from Alaska, bri