届高三英语二轮专题强化精选阅读理解40.docx

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届高三英语二轮专题强化精选阅读理解40

2014届高三英语二轮专题强化选精：

阅读理解

1.

NeilArmstrong,thefirstmantowalkonthemoon,hasdiedattheageof82.Manypeoplepaidtributetotheformerastronaut.Butotherpeoplefeelregretthatnohumanhasbeenbacktothemoonsince1972,justthreeyearsafterArmstronglandedonitandgavehisfamous“giantleapformankind”speech.

ElliotPulham,ChiefExecutiveoftheSpaceFoundation,thinksthatAmerica’sspaceagencyNASAshouldgetmoremoney,likeinthe1960s,duringthemoonlandingsprogramme,whenastronautswenttothemoon.“InthisageoflimitedgoalsandtinyNASAbudgets,Armstrongisareminderofwhatournationwasoncecapableof,”hesaid.

Armstrongdiedbecauseofheartproblemsaftersurgery.Hisrecoveryseemedtobegoingwell,andhisdeathwasasurprisetomanypeople.Hisfamilydescribedhimasa“reluctantAmericanhero”andsaid:

“Honourhisexampleofservice,andthenexttimeyouwalkoutsideonaclearnightandseethemoonsmilingdownatyou,thinkofNeilArmstrongandgivehimawink.”

SpeakingfromtheWhiteHouse,BarackObamasaidArmstrongwas“amongthegreatestof

Americanheroes–notjustofhistime,butofalltime”.Headded:

“AndwhenNeilsteppedonthe

moonforthefirsttime,itwasamomentofhumanachievementthatwillneverbeforgotten.”

BuzzAldrinflewwithArmstrongonApollo11.Hewasthesecondmantowalkonthemoon.Hesaidhewasverysadatthedeathofhisgoodfriendandcompanion.

“WhenIlookatthemoonIrememberthatspecialmoment,overfortyyearsago,whenNeilandIstoodonthemoon,”hesaid.“LookingbackatourbrilliantblueplanetEarthhanginginthedarknessofspace,IrealizedthateventhoughwewerefartherawayfromEarththantwohumans

hadeverbeen,wewerenotalone.Almosttheentireworldtookthatmemorablejourneywithus.Iknowmanymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldwilljoinmeinmourningthedeathofatrue

AmericanheroandthebestpilotIeverknew.MyfriendNeiltookthesmallstepbutgiantleapthatchangedtheworldandwillalwaysberememberedasahistoricmomentinhumanhistory.”

IntheUS,peoplefeltthatherepresentedtheachievementofapastageofAmericangreatness.Today,thingsareverydifferent:

NASAhascancelledanumberofmissionsbecausetheydon’thaveenoughmoney.

FormerastronautEugeneCernan,thelastmanonthemoon,said:

“Neildidsomethingthatpeoplethoughtwasimpossible.”OtherscomplainedaboutthestateoftheUS.JournalistAndrewPasternakwrote:

“ItwilltakelongertorebuildlowerManhattanafter9/11thanittooktobuildanentirespaceprogramandsendamantothemoon.”

Ofcourse,NASAhasitsmodernsuccesses.Itsengineershavelandedanuclear-poweredrobotonMars.TherewillalsobeanotherMarsmission.Itwilldrillbelowtheplanet’ssurface.ButtheseachievementsarenotasexcitingasArmstrong’s.NASAadministratorCharlesBoldenexpressedthatinhistribute.“Asweenterthisnexteraofspaceexploration,wearestandingontheshouldersofNeilArmstrong,”hesaid.

ArmstrongwasdisappointedbywhatNASAhasbecome.BloggerEricBergersawanemailfromArmstrongandotherformerastronauts.ItexpressedfrustrationatthecurrentproblemsatNASAandquotedYogiBerra,anAmericanbaseballlegend:

“Ifyoudon’tknowwhereyouare

going,youmightnotgetthere.”

65.WhyisNeilArmstrong’sdeathdescribedas‘asurprisetomany’?

Because__________.

A.hewasrelativelyyoung

B.itwasbelievedhewasrecoveringwellfrombypasssurgery

C.hewasalarger-than-lifereminderofwhatAmericawasoncecapableof

D.hewastheonlypersontolandonthemoon

66.WhichofthesesentencesbestdescribesthecurrentsituationatNASA?

A.NASAisexpandingitsoperationsandplanstosendmorementothemoon.

B.NASAhashadtocancelanumberofmissionsbecauseofalackoffunds.

C.NASAhascancelledallfurtherspaceexplorationmissionsasaresultofbudgetcuts.

D.NASA,accordingtothearticleisnowontheveryedgeofbankrupt.

67.WhatdidNeilArmstrongalmostcertainlythinkofthecurrentsituationatNASA?

A.Hewasverydisappointed.B.Hewasveryangry.

C.Hewasexcited.D.Hewasquitedepressed.

68.How,accordingtoBuzzAldrin,willArmstrong’s‘giantleap’beremembered?

A.asahistoricmomentthatchangedtheworld

B.asamemorablejourneywiththewholeworldwatching

C.asarepresentationoftheachievementsofapastage

D.asastorythatcannotberepeatedforhumanbeing

2.

Thedayofmyholidayarrived,butIwasn’tlookingforwardtoit.IhadlittlemoneyandhadonlybeenabletoaffordtostaywithmyAuntRosainSpain.So,Iwasn’treallyexcitedasIknewexactlywhatitwasgoingtobelike:

lotsofnoisycousins,andAuntRosabeggingmetotakeherforaride.

AfterIhadcheckedin,Imademywayslowlytothedeparturegate.AsIwaswaitingtoboardtheplane,Ikeptthinkingaboutmyidealholidaydestination:

Jamaica,withitslong,sandybeachesandcrystalclearwater.

Assoonastheplanetookoff,Ifellfastasleepandonlywoketothesoundoftheannouncement:

“Ladiesandgentlemen,pleasefastenyouseatbelts,aswewillshortlybelandinginKingston.”Ifrozeinmyseat.WasIdreaming?

Kingston?

Jamaica?

Ihadboardedthewrongplane!

Immediatelyaftertheplanelanded,Iexplainedthesituationtotheauthorities.ItseemstherewerealsothreeotherpassengersheadingforSpain.Apparentlyithadbeentheairline’sfault,sincetheflightnumbersforSpainandJamaicawereexactlythesame!

Therefore,withnoflightbacktoLondonforaweek,theairlinehadnochoicebuttopayforourstay.

SothereIwas,lyingonthebeach,enjoyingthemusicandthemarvelousfoodofJamaica!

AsforAuntRosa,Isupposeshejusthadtolivewithoutme!

38.WhydidthewriterchoosetospendherholidaywithherauntinSpain?

A.Shemissedhercousinsverymuch.B.Herauntbeggedhertogothere.

C.Shecouldhardlyaffordanybettertrip.D.Spainwasheridealdestination.

39.Inthestory,thewriterendedup_________.

A.flyingtoLondonimmediatelyB.headingforSpainfromJamaica

C.complainingtotheauthoritiesD.enjoyingafreebeachholiday

40.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ALuckyMistakeB.ATerribleAdventure

C.ANiceDreamD.AWell-PlannedTrip

3.

WiththecostofcollegerisingintheU.S.,somestudentsarewashingtheirhandsoftheAmericaneducationsystem,grabbingtheirpassports,andseekingcheaperdegreesabroad.Thenumberofstudentsdoingsohasincreased2percentannuallyinrecentyears,accordingtotheDepartmentofEducation.

In2009,JessicaFuller,then25,wasemployedatasmallprivateuniversityinPhiladelphiaasaclerkinanoffice.Boredwithherjobandbecomingincreasinglyinterestedinhealthcareindustry,Fullerknewshewouldneedamaster’sdegreeinpublichealthforherdreamcareer.

Atfirst,FullerwantedaschoolinNewYorkandPennsylvania,butwithmanyprogramscostingover$30,000peryearfortuitionalone,shedecidedonanoptionshecouldbetterafford----theNetherlands.Asimilardegreeinhealtheconomicscostlessthan$17,000foraone-yearprogram.

TofinancehereducationatErasmusUniversityinRotterdam,Fullertookouta$30,000bankloanthroughhermother’scredit,whichcoveredtuitionandfees,aswellasairtravelandlivingexpensesforheryearabroad.

Thecostmaybelower,butisthequalityofeducationoverseasjustasgoodasanAmericanuniversity?

JessicaFullersaysinhercase,yes:

shefoundaconsultingjobwithMarshInc.asanInternationalKnowledgeManagershortlyaftershegraduatedfromErasmusUniversity,andsaysthattheuniversity---anditslocation----weredefinitelyafactor.

“ManyErasmusprofessorswereworldfamousexpertsintheirfields,”saysFuller.“Consideringthevarietyofthestudents,theclassdiscussionswereveryrobust.Havingan“international”advantagemadeahugedifference.”

41.WhydidJessicaFullerwanttostudyforamaster’sdegree?

A.ShecouldaffordtuitionatErasmusUniversity.

B.Herjobrequiredmoreprofessionalskills.

C.Shewasboredwithhealthcareindustry.

D.Herinterestwasinpublichealth.

42.JessicawasabletogotoErasmusUniversityby______.

A.usingherowncreditcardB.havingapart-timejob

C.gettingascholarshipfromtheuniversityD.obtainingaloanfromabank

43.Theword“robust”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“_________”.

A.awkwardandfruitlessB.strongandvigorous

C.peacefulandpleasantD.briefandinformal

44.Jessica’scaseshowsthatthereisatendencyamongU.S.studentsto______.

A.choosetstudyoverseasB.lookforjobsabroad

C.seekeducationofhigherqualityD.takeone-yearprogram

4.

Alotofpeopletodayareusedtoworking,goingonholiday,andhavingmoney---butmanyofthemaren’thappy.Yetotherpeopleseemtobereallyhappy,eveniftheyarepoor.Why?

ProfessorMihalyCsikszentmihalyi,fromtheUniversityofChicago,hasinterviewedthousandsofpeoplewhohaveahappylifetofindouthowtheydoit.“I’vebeenstudyinghappinessforover30years,”hesays.“MyinterestinthesubjectcamefrommyownexperienceasachildduringWorldWarII,whenIsawmanyadultsdestroyedbytheterribleevents.Buttherewerealwaysafewwhokepttheircourage,helpedothers,andwereabletogiveasenseofpurposeandmeaningtotheirlives.Iwantedtofindouthowapersoncouldbuildafulfillingandenjoyablelife.”

Ingeneral,hisresearchshowedthatpeoplewereunhappydoingnothing.Theprofessorstressesthathappypeopledidn’twastetime,eitheratworkorwhenth