1高考英语二轮总复习阅读理解精选(12)及答案.doc

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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.AlthoughHenrycouldnotheartheband,hecouldseeitinhismind.Unexpectedly,analienthough:

enteredhishead:

whyshouldhehaveallthepleasureofseeingeverythingwhileInevergottoseeanything?

Itdoesn’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.disappointing B.sudden C.new D.strange

57.WhatfinallyhappenedtoAlan?

A.Hewasmovedtoanotherroom. B.Hedied.[

C.HeswitchedhisbedwithHenry. D.Hewasverysick.

58.Henry,whohadhisbedswitched,hadexpected_____.

A.toseetheblankwall B.tofeelthejoyofseeingtheoutsideworld

C.tofeelthejoyofbreathingfreshair D.toseemorethanAlan

59.WhichoffollowingwordscouldbeusedtodescribeAlan?

A.Kind-heartedandimaginative B.Well-informedandhumorous

C.Talkativeandfunny D.Cold-heartedandindifferent

B

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60.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“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.advertisenewbatteries B.findpotentialinvestors

C.promoteEnergy&Capital D.sellnewtechnology

C

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

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

Similarly,personaladviserscanbuildupapublicimageforpoliticiansandmoviestars．Puttingoutpositivenewsreleases,makingsurethatonlythebestphotographsarepublished,andensuringthatthepersonisseeninalltherightplacescanbuildupaverypositiveimageintheviewofthegeneralcommons．Butonceagain,historyisfilledwithexamplesofbothpoliticiansandmoviestarsthatfellfromgracelikethestoryoftheHollywoodactorgivingintothepressuresoffameandfortune．Withpeople,justaswithproductsandservices,imageiscertainlyimportant,butwithoutpositivesubstancebehindtheimage,failureisclose．

Tosummarize,itisclearthatanappealingimageisextremelyimportanttosuccess,whetherthatimageisrelatedtosellingaproductorserviceortothe“selling”ofaperson．Butimageisonlyhalfoftheequation．Whatliesbehindthatimageiseverybitasimportantastheimageitself——thepersonorproductmustdeliveronthatimageorthereislittlechanceforlong-termsuccess．

64．ThedownfalloftheArthurAndersenaccountingfirmisdueto________．

A.itsdishonestyinbusiness B.itspreviousimages

C.itsbadmanagement D.itspoorservice

65．Whydidsomefamouspeoplefallfromgrace?

A.Theirimageswerenotwellbuiltup

B.Theyfailedtoliveuptotheirimages．

C.Theyfeltmuchpressurefromthepublic

D.Theypaidlittleattentiontofameandfortune．

66．Thestructureofthepassageis________．

A:

Argument P:

Point C:

Conclusion

67．Theauthortriestoarguethat_________．

A.imagecreateseverything B.imageisthekeytosuccess

C.truthisunlikelyevertobeequaled D.truthandimageareequallyimportant

D

Formanyparents,raisingateenagerislikefightingalongwar,butyearsgobywithoutanyclearwinner.Likeaborderconflictbetweenneighboringcountries,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,orhistendencytosleepuntilnoonontheweekends.Second,blaming.Thegoalofablamingbattleistomaketheotheradmitthathisbadattitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.Third,needingtoberight,Itdoesn’tmatterwhatthetopicis–politics.Thetawsofphysics,ortheproperwaytobreakanegg–thepointoftheseargumentsistoprovethatyouarerightandtheotherpersoniswrong.forbothwishtobeconsideredanauthority—someonewhoactuallyknowssomething—andthereforetocommandrespect.Unfortunately,aslongaslongasparentsandteenscontinuetoassumethattheyknowmorethantheother,they’llcontinuetofightthesebattlesforeverandnevermakeanyrealprogress.

68.Whydoestheauthorcomparetheparent-teenwartoaborderconflict?

A.Bothcancontinueforgenerations.B.Bothareaboutwheretodrawtheline

C.NeitherhasanyclearwinnerD.Neithercanbeputtoanend

69.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?

A.Theteensblametheirparentsforstartingtheconflict.

B.Theteensagreewiththeirparentsontheca