高考英语阅读理解二轮突破练习32

高考英语阅读理解二轮突破练习32

‎2014届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读理解极限突破测试卷(32)‎ When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.‎ ‎ The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her morn," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.‎ ‎ Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says." I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."‎ ‎ But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow u p ---again---and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.‎ ‎ Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've ‎ grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."‎ ‎( ) 1. Why did Mary feel regretful?‎ ‎ A. She didn't achieve her ambition.‎ ‎ B. She didn't take care of her mother.‎ C. She didn't complete her high school.‎ D. She didn't follow her mother's advice. ‎ ‎( ) 2. We can know that before 1995 Mary ‎ ‎ A. had two books published B. received many career awards C. knew how to use a computer D. supported the JDRF by writing ‎ ‎( ) 3. Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her .‎ A. living with diabetes ‎ B. successful show business C. service for an organization D. remembrance of her mother ‎ ‎( ) 4. When Mary received the life-changing news, she .‎ ‎ A. lost control of herself B. began a balanced diet ‎ C. Med to get a treatment D. behaved in an adult way ‎ ‎( ) 5. What can we know from the last paragraph?‎ ‎ A. Mary feels pity for herself.‎ ‎ B. Mary has recovered from her disease.‎ ‎ C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible.‎ D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor. ‎ ‎【语篇解读】本文为人物介绍说明文。主要介绍了玛丽·摩尔的职业生涯及抗病之争。‎ ‎61. 答案D 考点：细节理解题。‎ 解析：根据第二段“Only recently，when she began to write Growing Up Again，did she ‎ regret ignoring her mom，‘I don’t know how to use a computer,’ she admits.”可判断选D项。‎ ‎62. 答案B 考点：细节理解题。‎ 解析：根据第二段“The show business thing worked out，of course. In her career，Mary won many awards.”可判断选B项。‎ ‎63. 答案A 考点：细节理解题。‎ 解析：根据第三段“her second book is less about life as an award winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病).”可判断选A项。‎ ‎64. 答案A 考点：细节理解题。‎ 解析：根据第四段“In a childlike act，she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈).Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up again—and take control of her diabetes，not let it control her.”可判断选A项。‎ ‎65. 答案C 考点：推理判断题。‎ 解析：根据最后一段中的Mary Moore 所说的话“I’ve come to realize the importance of that as I’ve grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”可推断她想尽可能地去帮助他人，故选C项。‎ 阅读理解----Passage two (Vicious and Dangerous Sports Should be Banned by Law) When you think of the tremendous technological progress we have made, it’s amazing how little we have developed in other respects. We may speak contemptuously of the poor old Romans because they relished the orgies of slaughter that went on in their arenas. We may despise them because they mistook these goings on for entertainment. We may forgive them condescendingly because they lived 2000 years ago and obviously knew no better. But are our feelings of superiority really justified? Are we any ‎ less blood-thirsty? Why do boxing matches, for instance, attract such universal interest? Don’t the spectators who attend them hope they will see some violence? Human beings remains as bloodthirsty as ever they were. The only difference between ourselves and the Romans is that while they were honest enough to admit that they enjoyed watching hungey lions tearing people apart and eating them alive, we find all sorts of sophisticated arguments to defend sports which should have been banned long age; sports which are quite as barbarous as, say, public hangings or bearbaiting. It really is incredible that in this day and age we should still allow hunting or bull-fighting, that we should be prepared to sit back and watch two men batter each other to pulp in a boxing ring, that we should be relatively unmoved by the sight of one or a number of racing cars crashing and bursting into flames. Let us not deceive ourselves. Any talk of ‘the sporting spirit’ is sheer hypocrisy. People take part in violent sports because of the high rewards they bring. Spectators are willing to pay vast sums of money to see violence. A world heavyweight championship match, for instance, is front page news. Millions of people are disappointed if a big fight is over in two rounds instead of fifteen. They feel disappointment because they have been deprived of the exquisite pleasure of witnessing prolonged torture and violence. Why should we ban violent sports if people enjoy them so much? You may well ask. The answer is simple: they are uncivilized. For centuries man has been trying to improve himself spiritually and emotionally – admittedly with little success. But at least we no longer tolerate the sight madmen cooped up in cages, or public floggings of any of the countless other barbaric practices which were common in the past. Prisons are no longer the grim forbidding places they used to be. Social welfare systems are in operation in many parts of the world. Big efforts are being made to distribute wealth fairly. These changes have come about not because human beings have suddenly and unaccountably improved, but because positive steps were taken to change the law. The law is the biggest instrument of social change that we have and it may exert great civilizing influence. If we banned dangerous and violent sports, we would be moving one step further to improving mankind. We would recognize that violence is degrading and unworthy of human beings. ‎ ‎ 1.It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s opinion of nowadays’ human beings is A.  not very high.                               B.  high. C.  contemptuous.                        D.  critical. 2.The main idea of this passage is A.  vicious and dangerous sports should be banned by law. B.  people are willing to pay vast sums money to see violence. C.  to compare two different attitudes towards dangerous sports. D.  people are bloodthirsty in sports. 3.That the author mentions the old Romans is A.  To compare the old Romans with today’s people. B.  to give an example. C.  to show human beings in the past know nothing better. D.  to indicate human beings are used to bloodthirsty. 4.How many dangerous sports does the author mention in this passage? A.  Three.            B.  Five. C.  Six.            D.  Seven. 5.The purpose of the author in writing this passage is A.  that, by banning the violent sports, we human beings can improve our selves. B.  that, by banning the dangerous sports, we can improve the law. C.  that we must take positive steps to improve social welfare system. D.  to show law is the main instrument of social change. Vocabulary  relish                从……获得乐处，享受  orgy            狂欢，放纵  arena             竞技场，活动或斗争的场所  blood-thirsty        残忍的，嗜血的 ‎ ‎  bear-baiting        逗熊游戏  bull-fight      斗牛  batter            猛击，连续地猛打/捶，乱打  pulp                 成纸浆，成软块  burst into flames      突然燃烧起来/着火  grim            令人窒息的，简陋的  coop up            把……关起来 难句译注 bear-baiting  逗熊游戏。这是一种十六、十七世纪流行于英国的游戏――驱狗去咬绑着的熊，很残忍，后被禁止。 …two men batter each other to pulp in the boxing ring.  【结构简析】batter one to pulp = beat one to a pulp 狠揍某人，打瘫某人  【参考译文】两个人在拳击场内彼此狠揍，知道一个人被打倒在地，爬不起来。 …unmoved by the sight of one or a number of racing cars crashing and bursting into flames.  【参考译文】眼见一辆或多辆赛车相互撞击，突然烧起来而无动于衷。 A world heavy weight championship match is front page news.  【参考译文】世界重量级冠军赛总是头版头条新闻。 写作方法与文章大意   作者采取先对比、后分析的写作手法。先是今人和古罗马人对暴虐体育上对此两者都欣赏。后者坦率成人“欣赏暴力体育”，前者施以各种接口、实际都是嗜血成性者。第二段进一步剖析今人欣赏暴虐体育的种种实例，最后指出改善“暴虐”的根本嗜为改善法律采取积极的步骤，法律才能施以巨大的文明影响，否则人类很难改变。 ‎ ‎ 答案详解 1.A.  不太高。文章一开始就点出科技巨大进步，而其他方面进展很少。人们以轻蔑的口气谈及可怜的古罗马人，因为他们欣赏竞技场上的屠杀。我们轻视他们，因为他们把这些屠杀视为娱乐。我们可以降阶/屈尊地谅解他们，因为他们生活在2000年前，显然，对好的东西不知道。在这里作者反问，我们的优越感是否正确呢？我们的嗜血性是不是少一些？为什么拳击比赛吸引那么许多人？在场的观赏者（观众）是不是也希望看到一些暴力呢？结论是：人类和过去一样残忍。唯一的不同点在于古罗马人很诚实，他们承认他们欣赏观看饥饿的狮子把人撕碎，活生生吃掉，而我们会找出各种精辟的理由来保卫早该制止的运动。第二段举出具体例子，如斗牛、拳击中把人打瘫在地、车赛中，车子碰撞起火，人们就坐在那里观看欣赏，参赛者是为了高报酬，观众付出大笔钱财是为了看到暴力。作者指出任何体育精神的说法纯粹是虚伪。如果一场打比赛（世界重量级冠军赛），两轮而不是十五轮就告结束，成千上百万人们会感到失望――这些都证明人的卑下，不文明。这两段似乎也证明作者的观点应该是C项――蔑视的。但在第三段谈及，好几个世纪以来，人们一直试图在精神上和情感上改善自己，又得承认不怎么成功。可至少我们不再容忍疯人禁锢于笼中，当众鞭挞，以及其他许多过去普遍存在的野蛮行径。监狱也不再是过去那种令人窒息的禁锢之地，社会福利制度在全世界许多地方推行。在财富公平分配上也作了很大的努力。这些变化的出现不是因为人突然改善，而是在改变法律上采取了 积极的步骤。如果我们禁止危险的暴力体育项目，那么我们在改善人类方面又前进了一步。我们会认识暴力是人类的堕落和卑下（人类不应有的）。从这段来看，作者对人类还抱有希望，不是很蔑视。所以选A项。 2.A.   法律应禁止堕落而又危险的体育项目。见第一题注释。作者从古罗马人欣赏残忍的体育项目说起，点出现代人也是嗜血成性，喜欢暴力体育项目。这是不文明，是堕落。必须制止，而法律是我们社会改革最强大的工具，它可应用，发挥强大的文明影响（第三段倒数第三句） B. 人们愿意支付巨大款项来观看暴力。这是作者说明“嗜血成性”的具体内容之一。C. 对比对危险体育项目不同的态度。这里没有对比。D.人类嗜血成性。这是作者认为人们为什么欣赏危险残忍体育项目的根源。 3.D.  人们在体育上习惯于“嗜血成性”，过去是，现在仍然是，不同点只是前者坦直承认，后者婉转掩饰。见第一题注释。‎ ‎ A. 把古罗马人和现代人对比。这项没有说明对比什么。B. 给出一个例子。太抽象。C. 说明过去人类不太知道更美好的东西，这两项都没有到位。 4.B.  5个。作者提到⑴逗熊游戏；⑵斗牛；⑶车赛；⑷拳击；⑸人狮斗。至于当众鞭挞和绞刑不能称作体育活动。 5.A.  通过制止野蛮体育项目，我们能改善人类自身。这在第三段讲的最透彻，见第一题和第二题注释。 B. 通过制止野蛮体育活动，我们能改善法律，不完全对。作者明确指出要用法律来禁止野蛮体育项目。C. 我们必须采取积极步骤来改善社会福利体制。D. 去表明法律是社会变革的主要工具。‎ 阅读理解 ‎ An Australian company, Smart Car Technologies, has developed a system that lets drivers know when they’re speeding. When the technology becomes commercially available, it could help lead-footed drivers avoid tickets and also save lives. The company that developed the product hopes to convince Australian government agencies to put the technology into use in their automobile fleets.‎ The product, called Speed Alert, links real-time location data and speed obtained with the help of GPS to a database of posted speed limits stored in a driver’s PDA or programmable mobile phone. The setup of the product does not need to be hooked up to a car’s speedometer. In fact, it is entirely portable. It will also work with newer phones and PDAs that have built-in GPS receivers. If a driver exceeds the speed limit, the speed is shown and an alert sounds.‎ Michael Paine, an Australian vehicle design engineer and traffic safety consultant, was hired to analyze the product. He told Live Science that his colleagues in the road safety field are “very enthusiastic” about what they’re now calling “intelligent speed alert.” Other research, according to Paine, shows that 40‎ ‎ percent of all traffic deaths involve speeding. There is also a potentially controversial future use: “Since the system is so portable, it would be easy to make it a requirement for teenage drivers to always use a speed alert device when driving,” Paine said. “The system even has the capability to record speeding violations, so parents can monitor their teenage drivers.”‎ The product will soon go on sale in Sydney.‎ ‎48. What’s the purpose of the new product?‎ A. To inform us of the new car system. B. To introduce some improvement in cars.‎ C. To limit certain drivers to safe driving. D. To popularize the built-in car system.‎ ‎49. The second paragraph mainly talks about .‎ A. the project of the built-in product B. why the system becomes popular C. the functions of GPS in cars D. how the product is programmed ‎50. Which of the following is true of Speed Alert according to Michael Paine?‎ A. Most of the traffic deaths can be avoided. B. Speeding violations can be easily found out.‎ C. The system will excite some teenage drivers. D. The product will not be available for adults.‎ ‎51. What can be the best title of the passage?‎ A. Speed Alert and Its Future Use.‎ B. Progress in Car-making Science.‎ C. Warning for Adventurous Drivers.‎ D. New In-Car Device against Speeding.‎ 体裁：科普文章 词数：265 难度系数：☆☆☆ 建议用时：7分钟 ‎ 类别：推理判断题+主旨大意题+词义猜测题+细节理解题 ‎ 本文标题： …An alert device against speeding… ‎ ‎【文章大意】：文章主要 向人们讲述了一种现代科学技术下的汽车超速提示系统。‎ ‎48.【考点分析】推理判断题。‎ ‎【参考答案】C。‎ ‎【解题思路】 ‎ 文中第一段提到这个系统能够帮助驾驶员降低速度减少收到罚单的几率并能够保证司机的驾驶安全。根据这些分析我们可以发现C项正确。其余几项说明的不是这个新产品的目的。而是这个文章的目的。‎ ‎49.【考点分析】主旨大意题。‎ ‎【参考答案】D。‎ ‎【解题思路】 通读第二段我们可知该段主要讲述了这种产品的运行程序。‎ ‎50.【考点分析】细节理解题。‎ ‎【参考答案】B。‎ ‎【解题思路】文章最后一段提到的Michael Paine 的看法。A项的说法是错误的。C项没有根据，文中仅提到了这个产品对Teenagers 的限制。D 项说法错误。故文中提到teenagers 的超速驾驶将会被记录下来，B项正确。‎ ‎51.【考点分析】主旨大意题。‎ ‎【参考答案】D。‎ ‎【解题思路】本文介绍限制汽车超速的装置，因此选D。A项指代不清，没有明确指出是汽车。B、C项过于片面。‎