高考英语二轮总复习阅读理解及答案.docx

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高考英语二轮总复习阅读理解及答案

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高考英语二轮总复习阅读理解及答案

2013高考英语二轮总复习阅读理解精选（12）及答案

A

Twomen,AlanandHenry,bothseriouslyill,sharedahospitalroom.Alanwasallowedtositupinhisbedandhisbedwasnexttotheroom’sonlywindow.Henryhadtospendallhistimeflatonhisback.

Thementalkedforhours,oftheirwives,families,theirhomesandtheirjobs.AndeveryafternoonwhenAlan,inthebednexttothewindow,couldsitup,hewouldpassthetimebydescribingtohisroommateallthethingshecouldsee.Ducksandswansplayedonthewaterwhilechildrensailedtheirmodelboats.Loverswalkedarminarmamongflowers.Treesandskylinecouldbeseeninthedistance.Ashedescribedallthis,Henry,ontheothersideoftheroom,wouldclosehiseyesandimaginethescene.

OnewarmafternoonAlandescribedaparade（游行）passingby.AlthoughHenrycouldnotheartheban

d,hecouldseeitinhismind.Unexpectedly,analienthough:

enteredhishead:

whyshouldhehaveallthepleasureofseeingeverythingwhileInevergottoseeanythingItdoesn’tseemfair.Henryfeltashamedatfirst.Butasthedayspassedandhemissedseeingmoresight,hisenvygrewandsoonlethimdown.Hebegantofindhimselfunabletosleep.Heshouldbebythatwindow----andthatthoughtnowcontrolledhislife.

Lateonenight,　ashelaystaringattheceiling.Alanbegantocough.Hewaschoking.Henrywatchedinthedimroomasthestrugglingmantriedhardtoreachforthebuttontocallforhelp.Listeningfromacrosstheroom,henevermoved,neverpushedhisownbuttonwhichwouldhavebroughtthenurserunning.Inlessthanfiveminutes,thecoughingandchokingstopped,alongwiththesoundofbreathing.Now,therewasonlysilence----deathlysilence.

Assoonasitseemedappropriate,Henryaskedifhecouldbemovednexttothewindow.Thenursewashappytomaketheswitchandaftermakingsurehewascomfortable,shelefthimalone.

Slowly,painfully,hestruggledtotakehisfirstlook.Finally,hewouldhavethejoyofseeingitallhimself.Helookedout,butfacedablackwall.

56.Judgingfromthepassenger,themeaningoftheunderlinedword“alien”inParagraph3is______.

A.disappointingB.suddenC.newD.strange

57.WhatfinallyhappenedtoAlan

A.Hewasmovedtoanotherroom.B.Hedied.

C.HeswitchedhisbedwithHenry.D.Hewasverysick.

58.Henry,whohadhisbedswitched,hadexpected_____.

A.toseetheblankwallB.tofeelthejoyofseeingtheoutsideworld

C.tofeelthejoyofbreathingfreshairD.toseemorethanAlan

59.WhichoffollowingwordscouldbeusedtodescribeAlan

A.Kind-heartedandimaginativeB.Well-informedandhumorous

C.TalkativeandfunnyD.Cold-heartedandindifferent

B

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ItalreadycountsMotorola,Nokia,andSamsungascustomersforitsadvancedbatteries.

Butthe

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60.Whatdoestheunderlined

part“makeakilling”inParagraph7mean

A.Beatallotherbusinesses.

B.Makealotofmoneyinashorttime.

C.Forceotherbatteriestowithdrawfrommarket.

D.Bethebusinessleaderinbatterymaking.

61.Whatisthepossibleproblemwithonlinesubscribing

A.Thegiving-awayofprivacy.

B.Gettinglotsofjunkemails.

C.Becomingamemberofsomeorganizationunwillingly.

D.Notbeingabletounsubscribe.

62.Whereisthismaterialprobablyfrom

A.Amagazine.B.Anewspaper.C.Awebsite.D.Abooklet.

63.Thispassageismainlyto______.

A.advertisenewbatteriesB.findpotentialinvestors

C.promoteEnergy&CapitalD.sellnewtechnology

C

“Imageiseverything．”Anentireindustryhasbeenbuiltupontheassumptionthatimageiseverything,butwhenitcomesdowntoit,anappealingimageisnotenough．Ifthereisnosubstance（事实）behindtheimage,theproduct,serviceorpersonwillfaileventually．

Firstofall,oneshouldconsiderhowimportantimageisinthesellingo

fproductsandservices．Advertisingagencieshaveraisedtheartofcreatinganimagetoastateofnearperfection．Publicconceptofthatproductorserviceiscertainlymanagedbytheimagescreatedbytheadvertisingagencies．Butiftheproductorservicedoesnotliveuptotheimagethatwascreated,thecustomerwillbeverydissatisfiedandpossiblyaskfortheirmoneyback．Forexample,theArthurAndersenaccountingfirmhadspentdecadesbuildingupanimageoftrustworthiness．Buttherecentscandal（丑闻）showedthatbehindthatimage,itcheatedinbusinesspractices．Despitethepreviouspositiveimage,thefirmisbeingaccusedofcriminalactionsanditwillprobablynotsurviveasabusinessunit．Althoughtheimagehadbeennearlyperfect,therealitybehindtheimagehasledtothedownfalloftheworldfamousaccountingfirm．

Similarly,personaladviserscanbuildupapublicimageforpoliticiansandmoviestars．Puttingoutpositivenewsreleases,makingsurethatonlythebestphotographsarepublished,andensuringthatthepersonisseeninalltherightplacescanbuildupaverypositiveimag

eintheviewofthegeneralcommo

ns．Butonceagain,historyisfilledwithexamplesofbothpoliticiansandmoviestarsthatfellfromgracelikethestoryoftheHollywoodactorgivingintothepressuresoffameandfortune．Withpeople,justaswithproductsandservices,imageiscertainly

important,butwithoutpositivesubstancebehindtheimage,failureisclose．

Tosummarize,itisclearthatanappealingimageisextremelyimportanttosuccess,whetherthatimageisrelatedtosellingaproductorserviceortothe“selling”ofaperson．Butimageisonlyhalfoftheequation．Whatliesbehind

thatimageiseverybitasimportantastheimageitself——thepersonorproductmustdeliveronthatimageorthereislittlechanceforlong-termsuccess．

64．ThedownfalloftheArthurAndersenaccountingfirmisdueto________．

A.itsdishonestyinbusinessB.itspreviousimages

C.itsbadmanagementD.itspoorservice

65．Whydidsomefamouspeoplefallfromgrace

A.Theirimageswerenotwellbuiltup

B.Theyfailedtoliveuptotheirimages．

C.Theyfeltmuchpressurefromthepublic

D.Theypaidlittleattentiontofameandfortune．

66．Thestructureof

thepassageis________．

A:

ArgumentP:

PointC:

Conclusion

67．Theauthortriestoarguethat_________．

A.imagecreateseverythingB.imageisthekeytosuccess

C.truthisunlikelyevertobeequaledD.truthandimageareequallyimportant

D

Formanyparents,raisingateenagerislikefightingalongwar,butyearsgobywithoutanyclearwin

ner.Likeaborderconflictbetweenneig

hboringcountries,theparent-teenwarisaboutboundaries:

WhereisthelinebetweenwhatIcontrolandwhatyoudo

Bothsideswantpeace,butneitherfeelsithasanypowertostoptheconflict.Inpart,thisisbecauseneitheriswillingtoadmitanyresponsibilityforstartingit.Fromtheparents’pointofview,theonlycauseoftheirfightistheiradolescents’completeunreasonableness.Andofcourse,theteensseeitinexactlythesameway,exceptoppositely.Bothfeeltrapped.

Inthisarticle.I’lldescribethreeno-winsituationsthatcommonlyarisebetweenteensandparentsandthensuggestsomewaysoutofthetrap.Thefirstno-winsituationisquarrelsoverunimportantthings.Examplesincludethecoloroftheteen’shair,thecleanlinessofthebedroom,thepreferredstyleofclothing,thechild’sfailuretoeatagoodbreakfastbeforeschool,orhistenden

cytosleepuntilnoonontheweekends.Second,blaming.Thegoalofablamingbattleistomaketheotheradmitthathisbadattitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.Third,needingtoberight,Itdoesn’tmatterwhatthetopicis–politics.Thetawsofphysics,ortheproperwaytobreakanegg–thepointoftheseargumentsistoprovethatyouarerightandtheotherpersoniswrong.forbothwishtobeconsideredanauthority—someonewhoactuallyknowssomething—andthereforetocommandrespect.Unfortunately,aslongaslongasparentsandteenscontinuetoassumethattheyknowmorethantheother,they’llcontinuetofightthesebattlesforeverandnevermakeanyrealprogress.

68.Whydoestheauthor

comparetheparent-teenwartoaborderconflict

A.Bothcancontinueforgenerations.B.Bothareaboutwheretodrawtheline

C.NeitherhasanyclearwinnerD.Neithercanbeputtoanend

69.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean

A.Theteensblametheirparentsforstartingthecon