英语阅读理解.docx

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英语阅读理解

2012届全国名校英语模拟试题汇编:

阅读理解

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【2012届·浙江省浙大附中高三上学期期中试题】阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题，每题2分，满分50分）

第一节阅读下列短文，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。

A

Thisisagreattruth,oneofthegreatesttruths.Itisagreattruthbecauseoncewetrulyseethistruth,wetranscend（超越）it.Oncewetrulyknowthatlifeisdifficult---oncewetrulyunderstandandacce

ptit---thenlifeisnolongerdifficult.Becauseonceitisaccepted,thefactthatlifeisdifficultnolongermatters.

Mostdonotfullyseethistruth.Insteadtheycomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.Itseemstothemthatdifficultiesrepresentaspecialkindofsufferingespeciallyforceduponthemorelseupontheirfamilies,theirclass,oreventheirnation.

Whatmakeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisapainfulone.Problems,dependingontheirnature,causeussadness,orlonelinessorregretorangerorfear.Theseareuncomfortablefeelings,oftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpain.Andsincelifecausesanendlessseriesofproblems,lifeisalwaysdifficultandisfullofpainaswellasjoy.

Yet,itisinthiswholeprocessofsolvingproblemsthatlifehasitsmeaning.Problemsaretheserioustestthattellsussuccessfromfailure.Whenwedesiretoencouragethegrowthofhumanspirit,weencouragethehumanabilitytosolveproblems,justasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentosolve.Itisthroughthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsthatwelearn.AsBenjaminFranklinsaid,thosethingsthathurt,instruct.Itisforthisreasonthatwisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcomethepainofproblems.

41.Fromthepassage,itcanbeinferredthat______.

A.everybodyhasproblems

B.webecomestrongerbymeetingandsolvingtheproblemsoflife

C.lifeisdifficultbecauseourproblemsbringuspain

D.peopleliketocomplainabouttheirproblems

42.Thewriterprobablyusedjustoneshortsentenceinthefirstparagraphto______.

A.savespaceB.persuadereaders

C.makereaderslaughD.getreaders’attention

43.ThemainideaofParagraph3isthat______.

A.mostpeoplefeellifeiseasyB.thewriterfeelslifeiseasy

C.thewriterlikestocomplainabouthisproblems

D.mostpeoplecomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare

44.Accordingtothepassage,wegiveschoolchildrendifficultproblemstosolveinorderto______.

A.encouragethemtolearnB.teachthemtofearthepainofsolvingtheproblem

C.helpthemlearntodealwithpainD.teachthemhowtorespectfromproblems

45.ThesayingfromBenjaminFranklin“Thosethingsthathurt,instruct”suggeststhat______.

A.wedonotlearnfromexperienceB.wedonotlearnwhenweareinpain

C.painteachesusimportantlessons

D.paincannotbeavoided

B

AsanexperiencedphotojournalistinNashville,Tennessee,Iwashiredby

USATodaynewspapertophotographaspinalbifida（脊柱畸形）correctivesurgicalprocedure.Itwastobeperformedonatwenty-oneweekoldfetus（胎儿）inuterus（子宫）atVanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenter.Atthattime,in1999,twenty-oneweeksinuteruswastheearliestthatthesurgicalteamwouldconsiderforsurgery.Theworstpossibleoutcomewouldbethatthesurgerywouldcauseprematuredelivery,andnochildbornearlierthantwenty-threeweekshadsurvived.

Thetensioncouldbefeltintheoperatingroomasthesurgerybegan.AtypicalC-sectionincision（切口）wasmadetoaccesstheuterus,whichwasthenliftedoutandlaidatthejunctionofthemother’sthighs（大腿）.Theentireprocedurewouldtakeplacewithintheuterus,andnopartofthechildwastobreachthesurgicalopening.Duringtheprocedure,thepositionofthefetuswasadjustedbygentlymanipulating（熟练操作）theoutsideoftheuterus.Theentiresurgicalprocedureonthechildwascompletedinonehourandthirteenminutes.Whenitwasover,thesurgicalteambreathedasighofrelief,asdidI.

AsadoctoraskedmewhatspeedoffilmIwasusing,outofthecornerofmyeyeIsawtheuterusshake,butnoone’shandswerenearit.Itwasshakingfromwithin.Suddenly,anentirearmthrustoutoftheopening,thenpulledbackuntiljustalittlehandwasshowing.Thedoctorreachedoverandliftedthehand,whichreactedandsqueezedthedoctor’sfinger.Asiftestingforstrength,thedoctorshookthetinyfist.Samuelheldfirm.Itookthepicture!

Wow!

Ithappenedsofastthatthenursestandingnexttomeasked,“Whathappened?

”“Thechildreachedout,”Isaid.“Oh.Theydothatallthetime,”sheresponded.

ThesurgicalopeningtotheuteruswasclosedandtheuteruswasthenputbackintothemotherandtheC-sectionopeningwasclosed.

ItwastendaysbeforeIknewifthepicturewaseveninfocus.Toensurenodigitalmanipulationofimagesbeforetheyseethem,USATodayrequiresthatfilmbesubmitted（提交）unprocessed.Whenthephotoeditorfinallyphonedmehesaid,“It’sthemostincrediblepictureI’veeverseen.”

46.In1999,peoplebelievedthatitwas________.

A.possibleforafetus21weeksborntosurvive

B.likelyforafetusborn21weekstobecomedeformed（畸形的）

C.righttimeforafetusborn21weekstoreceiveanoperation

D.riskyforafetus21weeksinuterustoreceiveanoperation

47.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanseethatthesurgerywas________.

A.challengingbutsuccessfulB.demandingandunsuccessful

C.simpleandshortD.long-lastinganddifficult

48.Theunderlined“It”inparagraph3refersto________.

A.theshakingoftheuterusB.thearmofthefetus

C.thetakingofthepictureD.theheadofthefetus

49.Fromtheeditorsaidinthelastparagraph,weknowthephotoeditorwasvery________.

A.disappointedB.satisfiedC.annoyedD.depressed

C

BEIJING—AppleIncisonestepclosertobeginningsalesofiPad2tabletcomputerswithcellular（手机）networkcompatibility（兼容）forthefirsttimeintheChinesemainland,wheretheconsumer-electronicsgiantisinthemidstofanaggressiveexpansion.

AccordingtoChina’sTelecommunicationEquipmentCertificationCenter,adevicebyApplewiththird-generationhigh-speedwirelessdatacapabilitieswasissuedthenetworkaccesslicenseneededforthecompanytobeginofficialsalesinChina.Thedevice,listedundermodelnumber“A1396”,iscompatible（相容的）withthe3GstandardWCDMA,andwouldworkwiththecellularnetworkoperatedbyApple’slocaliPhonepartner,ChinaUnicom（HongKong）Ltd.

ChinaUnicomdeclined（谢绝）tocomment.

Applealreadyoffersthe3GiPad2inHongKongthroughitspartners,butcurrentlyonlyoffersWi-FiversionsofthedeviceintheChinesemainland.Still,consumersinChina,whichaccordingtoresearchfirmIDCsurpassed（超过）theUSastheworld’slargestPCmarketinthesecondquarter,havebeenpurchasing3Gtabletsthroughunofficialchannels.

Separately,ApplespokeswomanCarolynWusaidSept6thatthecompany’sfirstHongKongstore,settoopenthisquarter,willbelocatedinthecity’scentralshoppingandbusinessdistrictintheInternationalFinanceCenter’supscale（高档的）IFCmall,acommercialcenterandsightseeingspotalongth

ecity’swaterfront.WualsosaidthatAppleisplanninganewstoreinShanghailaterthisquarter,whichwillbeitsbiggeststoreinChina.Shedeclinedtogivemoredetailsortocommentonthe3GiPad2.

Applecurrentlyhasfourfull-serviceApplestoresinthemainland,whichreceivethemosttrafficofanyApplestoresintheworld.Thecompanyotherwisereliesonresellerstogetitsproductsintothemarket.

ThenewstoresreflectApple’sconfidenceinrisingdemandforitsproductssuchassmartphonesandtabletcomputers.SalesintheChinesemainland,HongKongandTaiwanhelpedboost（增长）thecompany’sthird-quarterresults,newlyappointedChiefExecutiveTimCooksaidinJuly.Chinarevenue（收益）surged（激增）six-foldtoabout$3.8billionduringthethreemonthsendedJune25.

“Thishasbeenasubstantial（重大）opportunityforAppleandIfirmlybelievethatwe’rejustscratchingthesurfacerightnow,”Cooksaidatthetime,referringtostrongsalesinChina.“IseeanincredibleopportunityforApplethere.”

FromChinaDaily2011-09-08

50.Accordingtothenews,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.WCDMAisnottheonly3Gstandardintheworld.

B.AppleIncsellsitsproductsinthemarketoftheChinesemainlandallbyitsownstores.

C.TheconsumersinChinacanonlygetiPad2ofWi-Fiversions.

D.ChinesemainlandisthesecondlargestPCmarketinthisyear’ssecondquarter.

51.Whichoneofthefollowingphrasescanreplacetheunderlinedwordinparagraph1?

A.intheinterestsofB.inthefrontofC.intheprocessofD.inthecaseof

52.Howmanyfull-serviceApplestoresinChina?

A.4.B.6.

C.8.D.Unknown.

53.What’stheprobablemeaningof“six-fold”inthelastbutoneparagraph?

A.one-sixthB.sixtimesC.60percentD.2

times

54.Bysaying“we’rejustscratchingthesurfacerightnow”,Cookmeans________.

A.theydon’tknowmuchaboutChina’smarket

B.theywillsellmoreproductsandgainmoreprofitinChina

C.theyneedtoobtainmorepermissionfromChina’sgovernment

D.theyignoredtheruralmarketinChina

D

Psychology（心理学）hasanewapplicationinthefieldofmedicine.Manydoctors,togetherwiththeirpatients,arelookingforalternativemethodsoftreatmentofphysicalproblems.Inlargehospitals,moderntherapy（疗法）seemstofocusonthephysicaldisease.Patientsmayfeeltheyaretreatedlikebrokenmachines.Somedoctorshaverecognizedthisasaproblem.Theyarenowusingpsychologicaltherapy,inwhichthepatientisworkingwiththedoctorsagainstthediseasewiththehelpofmedicine.Thepatientdoesnotwaitforthemedicineandtreat