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届高考高三英语二轮专题复习阅读理解9及答案

2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：

阅读理解

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TERNANG,Mon—Morethan10000peopleweremadehomelessinTernangwhentheSungaiMasoverfloweditsbanksyesterdayaftersixdaysofcontinuousheavyrain.

Floodingfirstappearedatmid-afternoonyesterdayalongtheriverbanks.Peoplestragglinghighergroundwerejustintimetogetawayfromthedestroyoftheflood.Mostofthefloodvictimshadtoleavetheirpossessionsbehind.

Thefloodvictimsarenowhousedinvariousmake-shiftreliefcentersinthenearbytownofTulang.“Everythingpossibleisbeingdonetohelptheunfortunatepeople.”Agovernmentspokesmansaid,“Infact,money,foodandclothinghavebeguntocomeinfrompublic-spiritedorganizationsandgenerouspersons.”

AccordingtolatestreportsitisstillrainingheavilyatTernang.Thewholetownisexpectedtobetotallycoveredbywater.Sofarnocasualtyhasbeenreported.

56.Accordingtothelatestreport      .

A.ithadbeenrainingforsixdays

B.morethan10000peoplehadnoplacetolive

C.thetownhadalreadybeentotallyflooded

D.thegovernmenttrieditsbesttohelpthehomelesspeople

57.Withthehelpofthegovernment,thefloodvictims      .

A.weresafeathigherplace              B.goteverythingtheyneeded

C.livedcomfortablyinthereliefcenters    D.werebroughttoTulangwithinthreehours

58.Theword“casualty”inthelastsentencemeans      .

A.thehousethatisbeingbuilt            B.themoneythatisgiventothevictims

C.thepersonkilledorinjuredinanaccident D.thethingslostintheflood

B

GlynisDavis:

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IfirstpiledonthepondswhenIwasinthefamilywayandIcouldn’tlosethemafterwards.ThenIjoinedaslimmingclub.Mytargetwas140poundsandIlost30poundsinsixmonths.IfeltgreatandpeoplekeptsayinghowgoodIlooked.ButChristmascameandIstartedtoslipbackintomyoldeatinghabits.ItoldmyselfI’dlosetheweightatslimmingclassesinthenewyear…butitdidn’thappen.Insteadoflosingthepounds.Iputthemon.I’dlostwillpowerandtriedtobelievethattheoldbageoffishandchipsdidn’tmakeanydifferencebutthescalesdon’tlie.

RozJuma:

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Tobehonest,IneverweighmyselfanymoreI’veleanttobehappywithmyself.ItseemedtomethatIwouldfeelsorryabouteveryspoonfuloftastyfoodthatpassedmylips.Myideaissimple.Youshouldn’tbetoomuchthinkingaboutfoodanddieting.Instead,youshouldgetonwithlifeandstopdreamingofasupper-thinbody.ThisisobviouslythesizeI’mmeanttobeand,mostofall.I’mhappywithit.

LesleyCodwin:

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IwasveryhappyaboutwinningYoungSilmmeroftheYear.I’dlookinthemirrorunabletobelievethisslimladywasme!

Thatmighthavebeenmyproblem——perhapsfromthenonIdidn’tpayanyattentiontomyself.Winninganationalcompetitionmakeseverythingworse,though,becauseyoufeeltheeyesoftheworldarefixeduponyou.IfeelacompletefailurebecauseI’veputonweightagain.

RosLangfod:

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BeforemovinginwithmyhusbandGavin,I’dalwaysbeenabout110pounds,butthepleasanthouseworkwentstraighttomywaistandIputon15poundsinayear.EverysooftenItrytogoonadiet…I’mreallygoodonafewdays,thenenduphavingthechildren’sleftoversoreatinghappilychocolate——myweakness.I’dliketobeslim,butrightnowmydutyisthechildrenandhome.Imighttakemoreexercisewhenmykidsareolder.

59.Whatdoyouthinkthefourwomenwerealltalkingabout?

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A.Theirownslimmingmatter.             B.Theirlifeaftermarriage.

C.Theirworkasahousewife.              D.Differentdietstheyprefer.

60.Wherearetheseshortpassagemostlikelytobetakenfrom?

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A.Talksontheair.                       B.Advertisementsonthewell.

C.Bookinalibrary.                      D.Magazinesforchildren.

61.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scales”possiblymean?

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A.Thecoach（教练）intheslimmingclub.

B.Sometooltomeasureweight.

C.GlynisDavis’dearhusband.

D.Thesalespersoninafoodshop.

62.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribeseachofthefourwomen’sattitudestowardsslimming?

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1.GlynisDavis            a.Iputonweightsoonaftergotmarried

2.RosJums               b.Fame（名声）doesn’tnecessarilymeansuccess

3.LeslcyGowin            c.Factsspeakmuchlouderthanwords

4.Roslandford             d.IlikemyselfasIam,andtobewhatyouare

A.1-c;2-d;3-b;4-a   B.1-c;2-b;3-d;4-a   C.1-d;2-a;3-b;4-c   D.1-a;2-b;3-c;4-d

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ChinesebasketballplayershaveneverbeensoclosetotheNBAbeforebutquestionsremainabouthowtheywilladjusttolifeintheNBAiftheygo.

WangZhizhi,the2.16-metrecenterfortheBayiRocketswhowaschosenbytheDallasMaverickstwoyearsago,hasfinallyreceivedpermissionfromauthoritiestotraveltoDallastoplayfortherestoftheNBAseasonafterhefinishesplayingintheChineseBasketballAssociation’sfinalsonMarch25th.Ifhehasnoproblemswithhisvisa（签证）,WangwillbetheNBA’sfirstAsianplayer.WangwaschosenbytheMavericksinthesecondroundofthe1999draftbuttheRockets,andarmy-runclub,refusedtolethimgo.Afternegotiations（谈判）betweentheRocketsandNBArepresentatives（代表）,thedecisionwasmadetoallowWangthechancetotryhishandatAmericanbasketball,butonlyforaperiodofshorttime.HehastobebacktoplayintheNinthNationalGamesinNovemberinGuangzhou.

AnothercenterwhohasattractedattentionfromtheNBAisYaoMing,the2.25-meterstarwhohasledtotheShanghaiSharksintothefinalsfightwiththeRocketsthisyear.The20-year-old’sNBAdreamsmightbehardertorealize.YaoisthecenteroftheSharksandtheclub’smanagerBeiGenyuanhassaidthathewouldallowYaotogoonlyatapropertime,foraproperteamandunderproperconditions.

Yaohasn’tbeenchosenyetanditisunlikelythathewillbeanytimesoon.PeopleintheShark’sfrontofficeearliertoldmembersofthepressthat“itisnotproperforYaotoattendthedraftthisyear”becausehehastorepresentShanghaiintheNinthNationalGames.

EvenifWangandYaomakeittothepromisedlandofbasketballatlast,analystsonbothsidesofthePacifichavesaidtheNBAroadwillbealongoneforbothofthem.Besidesneedingtoworkontheirupperbodystrength,WangandYaowillalsohavetoadapt（适应）tothespeed,techniquesandaboveall,cultureoftheNBA.

63.YaoMinghasattractedattentionfromNBAbecause      .

A.heis2.25metrestall,whoisthetallestbasketballplayerinChina

B.heisthecenteroftheShanghaiSharksandhasledSharksintothefinalfightwiththeRockets

C.heisregardedasthebestbasketballplayerinChina

D.heisthoughthighlyofintheinternationalworld

64.YaoMingcanplayforNBAif      .

A.thereisnoproblemwithhisvisa

B.NBAagreestosupplyfavorableconditionsforhim

C.timeandconditionsareproper

D.NBAcanpayalargesumofmoneyforSharks

65.Theunderlinedphrase“tryhishand”inthepassageprobablymeans      .

A.初试身手   B.碰碰运气    C.成为一员     D.为其效劳

66.NBAchoseWangZhizhisothat      .

A.itcanshowNBAneedtalents       B.WangZhizhicanhaveabrightfuture

C.itswholelevelwillbeimproved     D.itcanmakeWangZhizhiworld-famous

67.WhenWangZhizhiplaysinNBA,hewillhavetoadapttomanythingsofNBAexcept  . A.rulesofbasketball                 B.thespeed

C.culture                          D.techniques

D

AntiguaandBarbudaisthe32ndindependent（独立的）nationinLatinAmerica.ItliesintheCaribbeanSeaabout700kilometersfromSouthAmerica,betweenDominicaonthewestandGuadeloupeonthesoutheast.AntiguaisthemainislandonwhichisitscapitalSaintJohn.TheothertwoislandsareBarbudaandAedonda.Thetotalareaisabout441squarekilometerswithapopulationof80thousand.AntiguawasfirstdiscoveredbyColumbusin1493.ItwasnamedafteraSpanishchurchinSeville.TheSpanishandtheFrenchhadtriedtosettleintheplacebutwerenotsuccessful.ItlaterfellintotheBritishhandandbecameacolony（殖民地）formorethanthreehundredyears.ItdeclaredindependenceonNovember1,1981.Itsmainagriculturalproductsarecottonandsugar-cane.Butaboutonethirdofitsnationalincomeisfromtourism（旅游）.Englishisthelanguagespokeninthecountry.

TheUnitedNationsaccepteditasits157thmemberstateonNovember11,1981.

68.TheEuropeansdiscoveredAntigua      .

A.in1981      B.inthe19thcentury   C.300yearsago      D.over500yearsago

69.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothearticle?

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A.TheSpanishandFrenchwantedtodividetheseislandsbetweenthem.

B.TheSpanishandtheFrenchmadepeaceontheseislands.

C.TheBritishgottotheseislandsbeforetheSpanish.

D.TheSpanishandtheFrenchtriedtogoandlivetherebutfailed.

70.Whichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothearticle?

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A.SevilleisacityinSpain.

B.Atthebeginningofthe1980’sthereweremorethanonehundredandfiftymemberstatesintheUN.

C.TheBritishcametotheseislandsearlierthantheSpanish.

D.AntiguaandBarbudawasruledbytheBritishforalongtime.

71.Fromthisarticlewecanconclude      .

A.AntiguaandBarbudaisthelastcountryacceptedbytheUnitedNations

B.AcitizenmaylookNovember1ashisownindependentdayinAntiguaandBarbuda

C.November1mustbethenationaldayofAntiguaandBarbuda

D.English,SpanishandFrencharewidelyusedbythegovernment

E

OneeveningMr.Greenwasdrivinginhiscaralongalonelycountryroad.HehadbeentoLondonwherehehaddrawn￡50fromthebank,andhewasnowreturninghomewiththemoneywhichhehadputinhispocketbook.Attheloneliestpartoftheroadamaninshabby,badly-fittingclothesstoppedhimandaskedforalift.Mr.Greentoldhimtogetintothe