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绵阳市高中2013级第二次诊断性考试

第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）

第一节（共15小题：

每小题2分,满分30分）

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

Evenafterhisdeath,MitchellWhisenhunthasfoundawaytosurpriseandbringcomforttohiswifeandyoungdaughter,withsomelettershedesignatedtobeopenedoncertaindates.

MitchelllosthisbattlewithMarfansyndromeat26.Theraregeneticdisorderaffectsthebody’sconnectivetissue,whichisusedtoholdtogetherorgans,cellsandtissue.

AshleyWhisenhunt,22,caredforherhusbanduntilhisdeathbutsaidshewasastonishedwhenshediscoveredthe30lettersheleftforher,their18-month-olddaughterBrynleighandthecommunity.

Thelittlegirlwillgrowupwithalettereveryyearfromhersecondto18thbirthdayfromamanshedidn’tgettospendmuchtimewithbutwholeftnodoubtthathelovedherunconditionally.

“Throughhistestimony,thereissomuchsheisgoingtolearn,”AshleytoldABCNews.

OneletterwasalsoaddressedtotheirLongview,Texas,community,thankingthemfortheirsupport.

“Itjustblowsmymind,”Ashleysaidofherhusband’ssecretgesture.“Hethoughtabouteverybodyelseinsteadofhimself.”

Ashleysaidshewouldrespectherhusband’swishesandopeneachletterasheplanned,howevertherewasonespecialsurpriseleftforherthatshesaidhitherthehardest.

InaspiralnotebookthatAshleyusedbeforeshedroppedoutofcollegetocareforherhusband,hewrotealettertoheraskingthatshepublishabookofpoetryhehadwritten.

MitchellWhisenhuntevenplannedhisownfuneral,andthefuneraldirectorsaidhecouldn’ttellAshleybecauseitwasMitchell’splanandsecret.Ashleysaidshecouldn’thelpbutwonderwhatothersurprisesherhusbandhadinstore.“Thereareoneswestilldon’tknowaboutit,”shesaid.

21.HowmanyletterswillAshleyWhisenhuntreceivefromherhusband?

A.30.B.22.C.12.D.13.

22.Theunderlinedword“ones”inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.booksB.poemsC.notebooksD.surprises

23.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.LovefromHeavenB.FightagainstDiseases

C.RespectforFatherD.SecretsinStore

B

●CliffsofMoher,Ireland

StretchingforfivemilesalongIreland5swesterncoast,theCliffsofMoherareasightmorethan300millionyearsinthemaking.Attheirhighest,thecliffssoaranimpressive702feetabovetheAtlanticOcean,offeringthemillionvisitorswhovisiteachyearincredibleviewssuretoleaveheartsracingbothfromthebeautyandtheheight.

●WhiteCliffsofDover,UK

ThesefamouscliffsalongEngland’ssouth-easterncoastareasrichinhistoryastheyareinbeauty.TheystandtallalongtheStraitofDover,separatingEnglandfromFranceandcontinentalEurope.DuringWorldWarI,thefirstbombtohittheUKfellinDover,anditservedasaprominentlocationduringWWIIaswell.Andnowadays,thecityisthebestknownforthebeautyofitschalkywhitecliffs.

●MountThor,Canada

ThenameMountThormayinspirefearorrespect—aswellitshould,consideringthisisthesteepest,tallestcliffintheworld.Thorreachesanastonishing4?

101feetabovesealevel,andtheuttergreatnessofitsverticalinclinekeptitfrombeingsuccessfullygoneupuntil1965.Today,itremainsachallengingandpopularplaceforrockclimbers.'

●CliffsofEtretat,France

LocatedalongFrance’sAlabasterCoast,thesecliffsoffermorethanjuststeepwalls.Climbtothetopandyou’llhaveviewsofarchedrockformations,aswellasscenerythatinspiredthefamouspainterClaudeMonet.Atvariouspointsalongthecliffs580-milestretch,youcanspotnaturalsculpturesthataresaidtoresembleanelephant,amongotherthings.

24.Thepurposeoftheauthoristo

A.introducesomeoftheworld’smostamazingcliffviews

B.advisepeopletoclimbrocksintheirfreetime

C.askpeopletoexplorewhythecliffsaresosteep

D.callonpeopletoprotectourenvironment

25.Ifyouwanttochallengeyourselfasarockclimber,thetchoiceis

A.CliffsofEtretatB.WhiteCliffsofDover

C.CkiffsofMoherD.MountThor

26.Thebeautyofthechalkywhitecliffscanbeenjoyedbyvisiting.

A.theAtlanticOceanB.Dover

C.AlabasterD.theStraitofBass

27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat

A.ClaudeMonetgothisinspirationpartlyfromCliffsofDover

B.Thorsoarsanamazing702feetabovesealevel

C.visitorstoCliffsofDoverareimpressedbyitshistory

D.naturalsculpturesarecommonlyseenalongmostcliffs

C

Lonelinessislikeadisease,andwhat’sworse,it’scontagious.Itcanspreadfromonepersontoanother,accordingtotherecentresearchthatstressesthepowerofoneperson’semotionstoaffectevenpeopletheydon’tknow.

Thenewanalysis,involving4,793peoplewhowereinterviewedeverytwoyearsbetween2005and2015,showedthatafriendofalonelypersonwas52%morelikelytodevelopfeelingsoflonelinessbythetimeofthenextinterview.Afriendofthatpersonwas25%morelikely,andafriendofafriendofafriendwas15%morelikely.

''Lonelinessisnotjustthepropertyofanindividual.Itcanbetransmittedacrosspeople—evenpeopleyoudon’thavedirectcontactwith,”saidJohnT.Cacioppo,apsychologistofUniversityofChicagowholedthestudypublishedintheDecemberissueoftheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology.

Lonelinesshasbeenlinkedtomedicalproblems,includingdepression,sleepproblemsandgenerallypoorerphysicalhealth.Identifyingsomeofthecausescouldhelpreducetheemotionandimprovehealth,expertssaid.

Althoughthestudydidnotexaminehowlonelinessspreads,Caciopposaidanotherresearchhasprovidedclues.“Let’ssayforwhateverreasonyougetlonely.Youtheninteractwithotherpeopleinamorenegativefashion.Thatputstheminanegativemoodandmakesthemmorelikelytointeractwithotherpeopleinanegativefashionandtheyminimizetheirsocialtiesandbecomelonely,”Caciopposaid.

AccordingtoCacioppo,lonelinessspreadmoreeasilyamongwomenthanmen,perhapsbecausewomenweremorelikelytoexpressemotions.

Lonelypeoplebecomelessandlesstrustingothers.Thismakesitmoreandmoredifficultforthemtomakefriends—andmorelikelythatsocietywillrejectthem.Therefore,itisimportanttorecognizeanddealwithloneliness.Cacioppoemphasizespeoplewhohavebeenpushedtotheedgesofsocietyshouldreceivehelptorepairtheirsocialnetworks.

28.Itcanbeconcludedfromthefirst.paragraphthat.

A.lonelinessspreadsinsocialnetworks

A.emotionsareonlytransmittedbetweenfriends

B.moreandmorepeoplearesufferingfromloneliness

C.lonelinessisactuallyakindofdisease

29.AccordingtoCacioppo,lonelypeople.

A.relyheavilyonothers

B.aremorelikelytotrustothers

C.arelesslikelytoberejectedbyfriends

D.willprobablybedesertedbysociety

30.Theword“minimize”inParagragh5isclosestinmeaningto.

A.increaseB.reduceC.createD.keep

31.Whatshouldlonelypeopledotogetridofloneliness?

'

A.Refusethehelpgivenbyothers.

B.Admitandtrytosolveit.

C.Interactwithothersmorenegatively.

D.Expressemotionsmoreoften.

D

WithcoursesonDavidBeckhamandHarryPotteronofferatfamousuniversities,itcomesasnosurprisethatstudentsarenowabletolearntheartoftheperfectselfie（自拍）.

Theconceptoftakingselfiesgainedgreatpopularity.ItsoonexplodedontheInternet,andpeoplestartedcrazilytotakeimagesthathadthemastheprimaryitemoffocus.Thetrendbecamesopopularthatiteveninspiredasong,“SELHE”bytheChainsmokers,whichrackedup267millionviewsonYouTube.Infact,Twitterdeclared2014as“theyearoftheselfie”.

Justliketheartofphotographycanbestudiedandimproved,CityLiteraryInstitute,awell-knowncollegeinLondon,feltitneededtoeducatepeopleonthefineartoftakingtheperfectselfieandofficiallystartedtoofferafirst-evercourseonthat.

Thefour-sessioncoursewillcost£132（£106forseniors）,butthefeewon’tevenincludeafreeselfie-stick,atoolthatisrapidlygainingacceptanceforseriousselfie-takers.Itisopentoallenthusiasticandself-obsessedphotographers.

Aspartofthenewcourse,self-absorbedphotographerswillbetaught“valuablelifeskills^topreparethemselvestofaceaworldwhichcouldpresentaphotoopportunityatanypoint.Apartfromofferingthemuch-neededbutseldom-soughtguidanceonthebestanglesandlighting,thecoursepromisestoimproveyourcriticalunderstandingofthe“selfie”.Therewillalsobeabriefexplorationintotheconceptsof“identity,self-hoodandmemory”aswellastheopportunityto“developnewideastoyou’reyourphotographymorerelevanttoyouraims,'

Buttheselfieenthusiastsmustbepreparedtosharetheirphotos,asorganizerssaidacritique（评论）ofstudents’workwouldformanimportantroleinthelearningprocess.

32.Learningtotakeselfiesatuniversitiesisn'tasurprisebecause.

A.takingselfiesispopularnowadays

B.manypeopletakephotoscrazily

C.theperfectselfiehasexplodedontheIntenet

D.coursesonsomefamouspersonshavebeenoffered

33.CityLiteraryInstituteofferscoursesontakingselfiesto.

A.attractpeopletostudythere

B.teachpeopletomastertheart

C.followthelatestfashion

D.bethefirsttooffersuchcourses

34.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthecourseinthepassage?

A.Itmakesstudentsgettoknowtheconceptofbeauty.

B.Itoffersthestepsonhowtotakephotos.

C.Studentstakingthecoursearelikelytotakebetterselfies.

D.Students’criticalunderstandingofselfieispromisedtoimprove.

35.Whocanhaveaccesstothecourseontakingselfies?

A.Anyonewhoshowspassion