高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解30.docx

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高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解30

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：

阅读理解

1."Sticksandstonesmaybreakmybones,butwordswillneverhurtme."

    Youprobablyheardthoselinesingrammarschool,butdoyoureallyagreethatharsh（严厉的）ornegativewordsdonotharmus?

Wordshavepower.Surelyweallhavehadourfeelingshurtbysomethingsomeonesaid.

    Wemaynotsaywordstohurtothers,butthewayweinterpret（解释）themandhowwesaythemmaycausegreatharm.Here’sanexample:

    Anancientkingdreamedallhisteethhadfallenout.Hesentforawisemantoexplainhisdreamtohim:

thedreammeansthatallyourrelativeswilldieandyouwillbeleftalone!

    Thekingwasveryangryandthrewtheinterpreterintoprison.Hethensentforanotherinterpreterwhosaid,"Congratulations!

King!

Youwilllivemanymoreyears.Infact,youwillsurviveallyourrelatives.LongLivetheKing!

"

    Bothinterpretersgavethesameinterpretation,buttherewasahugedifferenceinthewaytheysaidit.

    Ourspeechmustbeunderstoodbythosewhohearourwords,butthewaywesaythingsandtheintentionbehindthemhaveasmuchpowerasthewordsthemselves.Wordscancauseangerorappreciation.Whichwouldyouratherreceive?

    Peoplewhosayharshandnegativethingsmaynotmeantoharm,buthaveyoueverknownanyonewhoisanaysayer?

Theyoftenlookatthedarksidesofthings.Theyalwaysseetheglassashalfemptyratherthanhalffull.Howdoyoufeelwhenyouarearoundthistypeofperson?

Remember:

wordshavepower.Usethemwisely.

56.Theauthormentionsthestoryoftheancientkingtoshowthat_____.

A.onedreamsometimeshasdifferentexplanations

B.goodwordscanbringgoodlucktopeople

C.peopleshouldbecarefulwhentalkingtoaking

D.differentwaysofsayingthingshavedifferenteffects

57.Theunderlinedword"naysayer"inthelastparagraphreferstoapersonwhoalways_____.

A.hasanegativeattitudeB.likestobepraised

C.talksbigD.likestorepeatwhatotherssay

58.Accordingtothetext,howcanpeopleunderstandeachotherbetter?

A.Bysharingdifferentlifeexperiences.B.Byacceptingdifferenthabits.

C.Byproperlyusingwords.D.Byrecognizingdifferentvalues.

59.Theauthorwrotethelastparagraphto______.

A.showhowthedarksidesofthingsaffectpeople

B.advisepeopletoseeandsaythingspositively

C.showhowharshandnegativewordshurtpeople

D.advisepeopletostayawayfromnegativepeople

60.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.

A.thepowerofwordsB.thecrueltyoftheking

C.howtounderstandothersD.howtobuildgoodrelationships

2.Akitchenthatgivesstep-by-stepcookinginstructionsinFrenchcouldinspirearevolutioninlanguagelearningintheUK.Byusinganewtechnology,itspeakstoyouasyouprepareaFrenchdish.Thekitchenbreaksnewgroundbytakinglanguagelearningoutoftheclassroomandlinkingitwithanenjoyableandrewardingreal-lifeactivity.

Thenewkitchenisdesignedtobeusedinschools,universitiesandevenpeople’shomes.Itcouldalsobeanexistingkitchen.ThefirstversionofthetechnologywastestedinthekitchensofprojectpartnerNewcastleUniversity.Thekitchencouldbeavailableforschoolsanduniversities,andfortheUKmarketbytheJuneof2014.

TheNewcastleUniversityteamisnowworkingonwaystoputitonthemarket.AndtheEuropeanUnionhasgivenmoneytobeginprogramsinsixotherlanguages,includingEnglishItalianandSpanish.Finally,versionscouldbedevelopedforanylanguagecuisine（烹饪法）intheworld.

ProfessorPaulsays,“Byinternationalstandards,theUKstudentsarenowpoorwhenitcomestolearninglanguages—aproblemthatcertainlyhasaneconomicinfluence.Webelievethatdevelopingskillsinacountry’slanguageanditscuisinewillhelpchangethetrend.”

Onacomputerfixedintothekitchen,theuserfirstselectstheFrenchrecipe（菜谱）theywanttofollow.Digitalsensorsbuiltintodishes,containersandotherequipmentthencommunicatewiththecomputertomakesuretherightinstructionsaregivenattherighttime,theusercanaskthecomputertorepeataninstruction,ortranslateitintoEnglish,simplybypressingthetouchscreen.Aftercooking,theusercantestwhattheyhavelearnedbycarryingoutashorttestonthecomputer.

Allgrammarandvocabularyhasbeencarefullyselectedtomakesurethatusingthekitchenaddstobasicproficiency（熟练）inunderstandingFrench.

Nowthreeeasy-carryingversionsofthekitchenarebeingprepared.They’retobefixedinNewcastleUniversityandatInstituteFrancais,aLondon-basedcharitydevotedtoteachingtheFrenchlanguage.

57.Thenewkitchenisdesignedmainlyto__________.

A.increasepeople’sinterestincooking

B.teachpeoplehowtocookFrenchdishes

C.offerpeopleanewwaytolearnlanguages

D.helpcookslearnspokenFrenchinthekitchen

58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthekitchen?

A.Ithasversionsinsixlanguagesnow.

B.ItisalreadyavailableforsaleintheUK.

C.IthasreceivedstrongsupportfromtheEU.

D.Itcanbeusedonlyinschoolsanduniversity.

59.Whenapersonisusingthekitchen,___________.

A.itwillgivehimatestonhiscookingskills

B.itcantranslateFrenchintoanotherlanguage

C.thecookingprocesswillstopifhegoeswrong

D.hemustbecarefulsoasnottomakemistakes

60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.UKstudentshaveproblemsinlanguagelearning.

B.Newtechnologyhelpsstudentslearningcooking.

C.Anenjoyableandrewardingreal-lifeactivity.

D.ATalkingKitchenThatTeachesYouFrench.

3.BEIJING—FamilyplanningofficerswillhandletheillegalbirthcaseoffilmdirectorZhangYimoubyfollowinglegalprocedures,agovernmentspokesmansaidonTuesday,December10,2013.

WhenaskedtocommentonZhang’scaseatapressconference,YaoHongwen,spokesmanfortheNationalHealthandFamilyPlanningCommission（NHFPC）,said“Everycitizenisequalbeforethelawandnobodyisallowedtohaveprivileges（特权）togivebirthtomorechildrenthanallowed.”

Yao’scommentcameaftermediastoriesclaimedthatZhanghadremarriedandfatheredatotalofsevenchildren:

onewithhisformerwife,threewithhispresentwife,ChenTing,andanotherthreefromtwolovers.

“TheNHFPC’sattitudetowardscitizens’birthviolations（违法）isconsistentandclear…EveryChinesecitizenshouldobeyandsafeguardtheseriousnessoflawsandregulations.”NHFPCspokesmanYaoHongwensaid.

China’sfamilyplanningpolicy,introducedinthelate1970stoslowdownthecountry’sgrowingpopulation,limitsmosturbancouplestoonechildandmostruralcouplestotwo.Thepolicywasrecentlyrelaxed,allowingcouplestohavetwochildrenifoneofthemisanonlychild.

Thosewhobreakthepolicyfaceseverefines.Theamountofthefineisgenerallyseveraltimestheyearlyannualincomeofthetwospouses（配偶）.SomemediacalculationsputthefinethatZhangmayfaceatasmuchas160millionyuan（over$26million）.

Zhang’sbirthcasehascausedcriticismonlineaboutfamouspeoplewhohavemorechildrenthanthepolicyallows.

InanopenletteronDecember1,ZhangadmittedthatthecouplehastwosonsanddaughterandtheyarewillingtoacceptinvestigationandpunishmentaccordingtoChina’slawsandregulations.Heapologizedtothepublic.

However,theletterdeniedthatZhanghadloversandwasfathertoasmanyassevenchildrenfromvariousmothers.

Zhang,oneofthe“fifthgeneration”ofChinesefilmmakers,madehisfirstdirectorialworkin1987with“RedSorghum”andhaswonanumberofawardworldwide.HewaschiefdirectoroftheopeningandclosingceremoniesoftheBeijingOlympicGames.

54.Thepurposeofthenewsreportisto______________

A.claimthatZhangYimouremarriedandfatheredatotalofsevenchildren

B.informusthatZhang’sillegalbirthcasewillbedealtwithbythegovernment

C.convinceusthatZhangisafamousdirectorandhiscasewillbepardoned

D.confirmthatZhang’sillegalbirthcasehasresultedinlotsofcriticismonline

55.AccordingtoYaoHongwen,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.EveryChinesecitizenshouldobeyandsafeguardlawsandregulations.

B.Fewpeoplehavetheprivilegestogivebirthtomorechildrenthanallowed.

C.China’sfamilyplanningpolicyhasneverbeenrelaxedsinceintroduced.

D.Zhangwillbefinedasmuchas160millionyuanforhisviolations.

56.Judgingfromtherecentrelaxedpolicy,acouple_______________

A.canhaveasmanyasthreechildreniftheyliveinaruralarea

Bwilldefinitelybefinediftheyhavetwochildrennowadays

C.cangivebirthtotwochildrenifoneofthemisanonlychild

D.canonlygivebirthtotwochildreniftheyliveinanurbanarea

4.Withthedevelopmentofsociety,thechoiceoffoodanddrinksforchildrenismorediversifiedthaneverbefore.However,everycoinhastwosides.Manyfactssuggestthatchildrenareoverweightandthesituationisgettingworse,accordingtothestatistics.Ifeelthereareanumberofreasonsforthis.

Somepeopleblamethefactthatwearesurroundedbyshopssellingunhealthy,fattyfoods,suchasfriedchickenandicecream,atlowprices.Thishasturnedoutawholegenerationofgrown-upswhoseldomcookamealforthemselves.Iftherewerefeweroftheserestaurantsthenprobablychildrenwouldbuylesstake-awayfood.

Thereisanotherargumentthatblamesparentsforallowingtheirchildrentobecomeoverweight.Iagreetothis,becausegoodeatinghabitsbeginearlyinlife,longbeforechildrenstarttovisitfastfoodshops.Ifchildrenaregivenfriedchickenandchocolateratherthanhealthyfood,orarealwaysallowedtochoosewhattheyeat,theywillgoforsweetandsaltyfo