2013高考英语二轮阅读理解(19)外研版

--PAGE1-2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（19）及答案AShakespeare,whowasbornin1564,wasanactoraswellasawriter.Mostofhisideasforplaysweretakenfromhistory,people’sconversation,ancientstories,andalsofromotherwriters.Hewrotenotonlyaboutkingsandqueensandprinces,butalsoaboutfriendsandordinarypeople.Hewroteaboutthecrueltyofwarandthebraveryofheroes,aswellasaboutjealousy,joy,hate,ambitionandlove.Hisstoriesliveon.ThetragedyＲｏｍｅｏａｎｄＪｕｌｉｅｔwasrebornasthemusicalＷｅｓｔＳｉｄｅＳｔｏｒｙandmorerecentlyasthemovieＲｏｍｅｏａｎｄＪｕｌｉｅｔwiththewonderfulperformanceofLeonardoDiCaprioandClaireDanes.Heinventedanumberofgreatcharacters:powerfulmagicians,thrillingwitches,smartwomenandbothwiseandwickedmen.Healsoinventedsomegreatphrases.Ifyou’veeversaid,“Oh,forgoodnesssake!”youcanthankShakespeareforthat.“Tobe,ornottobe:thatisthequestion,”Hamletsays.“Goodnight,goodnight.Partingissuchsweetsorrow,thatIsallsaygoodnighttillitismorrow,”saysJuliettoherRomeo.Don’tbesurprisedifyoudon’tunderstandeverythingwhenreadingShakespeareorwatchingoneofhisplaysbecausethemeaningsofmanywordshavechangedovertheyears.Andcharactersspeakinpoetry,sotheirspeechescancomplicated.ItdoeshelptofindoutalittlebitaboutthestorybeforereadingaShakespeareplay.It’sworththeeffort.AsShakespearewrote,“Alltheworldisastage.”Andinhisplaysyou’llfindthatanentireworldiswaitingforyou.--PAGE6-ShakespearecreatedthefollowingcharactersEXCEPT .Juliet B.Hamlet C.ClaireDanes D.RomeoFromParagraph3wecanlearnthat .mostofthecharacterscreatedbyShakespearewerenegativeonesmostofthephrasesusedtodaywereinventedbyShakespeare“Oh,forgoodnesssake!”iswhatJulietsaystoRomeoShakespearecontributedgreatlytothedevelopmentofEnglishWhichofthefollowingisareasonwhyit’sdifficulttounderstandsomeShakespeare’splays?Therearemanynewwordsinhisplays.Hewrotehisplaysusinguncommonwords.Thecharactersinhisplaysspeakinpoetry.Mostofthewordsinhisplaysareoutdated.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat .mostofShakespeare’splayshavebeenmadeintofilmslanguagechangeswiththedevelopmentofsocietyShakespearemadelotsofmoneyfromhisworksitismoreusefultoreadShakespeare’sworksthantowatchthemBRecently,aprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofHehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithinourdaytodaylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeparecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek.Fromthewaytheyspendtheirmoney,theycanseewhattheyreallyvalueinlife.Hesaysthatourrelationwithothersoftenbecomesclearlydefinedwhenmoneyentersthepicture.Youmighthavewonderfulfriendshipwithsomebodyandyouthatyouhaveaverygoodfriend.Butyouwillknowhimonlywhenyouaskhimtolendyousomemoney.Ifhedoes,itbringssomethingtotherelationshipthatseemsstrongerthaneverbefore.Oritcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn't.Thispersonmaysaythathehasacertainfeeling,butifitisnotcarriedoutinthemoneyworld,thereissomethinglessrealaboutit.Answer:Themostsurprisingthingiswhypeoplegivemesomuchrespect.Iamnothing.Idonotknowmuch.AllIamisrich.Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoney,butwhatisitfor?Inhisbook,theprofessoruncoveredanimportantneedinmodernsociety:tobringbacktheideathatmoneyisaninstrumentratherthantheend.Moneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerialworld,butexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflife.Theauthorseemstobelievethataskingyourfriendtolendyousomemoney .A．isagoodwaytotestyourfriendshipB．willdoharmtoyourfriendshipC．willstrengthenyourfriendshipD．isagoodwaytobreakoffyourfriendshipWhatcanwelearnaboutthemillionairefromhisanswerintheinterview?Hedoesnotfeelthatheiswelleducated.Hedoesnotthinkthatheisaveryimportantperson.Hedoesnotthinkthatbeingrichisworthsomuchattention.Hedoesnotconsiderhimselftobeverysuccessful.WhatdoestheAmericanprofessorofphilosophywanttoexplaininhisbook?Moneyisanend. B．Moneyisameans.C．Moneyiseverything. D．Moneyisunimportant.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthordisagreewith?Moneyisimportantinmodernsociety.Themeaningoflifedoesnotcompletelylieinmoney.WealthwillsurelybringtheownerhappinessHappinessisnotnecessarilytheresultofwealth.CThereareanumberofspecialdaysoftheyearthatarecelebratedindifferentcountries.Theoriginsofmostofthedaysareunknown.Theywerecertainlynotbyindividualpeople.Otherdays,however,especiallythosecelebratedinwesterncountries,oftenowetheiroriginstoaparticularperson.Oneofthemostpopularofthese,eventhoughitisfairlyrecent,isMother’sDay.Mothershavealwaysbeenhighlyregardedinallcultures.TheancientRomanshadafestivalknownasHilaria,duringwhichchildrentookpresentstothetempleofthe“MotheroftheGods”.TheChristianChurchadoptedthisideaandcalleditMotheringSunday.However,overtheyearsthiscustomwasgraduallyforgottenandalmostdisappearedbytheendof19thcentury.Bornin1864inVirginia,USA,AnnaJarviswasaschoolteacherandbelievedchildrenshouldshowgratitudetotheirmothersforalltheirloveandcare.Encouragedbyafriend,shewrotetothousandsofimportantpeople—politicians,churchmen,doctors,cityofficials—andaskedthemtosupportheridea:aspecialdayoftheyearforthankingmothers.In1910theGovernorofWestVirginiaintroducedMother’sDayintothestate.ThedatechosenwasMay10—thesecondSundayinMay,whichisstillobservedinAmericatoday.ThisdatewaschosenbecauseMay10wasthedateonwhichin1908AnnaJarvis’smotherhaddied.In1914PresidentWoodrowWilsonmadeMay10theofficialdateforMother’sDaythroughouttheUnitedStates.SoontherewasaMother’sDayInternationalAssociationandthecustombegantobeadoptedinmanycountriesoftheworld.AnnaJarvis,asadand失望的）woman,diedin1948.Thecustomshehadworkedsohardtoestablishandwhichhadbecomealmostuniversalhaditsoriginalpurpose.Ithadbeentakenoverbybusiness.LikeChristmas,thegivingofpresentsandthesendingofcardshadbecomeamulti-million-dollarindustry.Thestoryis.MotheringSundayforChristmastheoriginofaspecialdayformothersPresidentWilsonandAnnaJarvishowpeoplecelebrateMothersDayAnnaJarviswantedto .thankhermotherforhercareintroduceacelebrationformothersmeetthousandsofimportantpeoplemakeherpupilscelebrateheronMother’sDayMay10becamethedateforMother’sDaybecause MayisintheAmericanspringitwasthesecondSundayinMayin1910PresidentWilsonlikedthedatethiswasthedateonwhichAnnaJarvis’smotherdiedUnfortunately,AnnaJarviswasnothappywithMother’sDaywhenshediedbecause .hermotherwasnottheretoseeitshehadneverbeenamotherherselfpeopleweretoointerestedinmakingitabusinessnoonegaveanypresentsorcardstotheirmothersDFromaplanewecanseethefields,cities,mountainsorseasbelow.Ifwegointospace（太空）weseemoreandmoreoftheearth.Peopleandman-madesatellites（人造卫星）havebeensentoutintospacetolookattheearthcarefullyandpeoplehavelearntmoreabouttheearthinthelastfewyears.Thesealooksverybeautifulwhenthesunisshiningonit.Butitcanbeveryterriblewhenthereisastrongwind.Theseaisverybig.Itnearlycover（覆盖）threequartersoftheearth.Theseaisalsoverydeepinsomeplaces.Thereisoneplaceandatthatplacetheseaisabout11kilometersdeep.Thehighestmountain（ft）intheworldisabout9kilometershigh.Ifthatmountainwasputintotheseaatthatplace,therewouldbestill2kilometersof