廣東省2013年高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí) 專題升級訓(xùn)練卷十三 閱讀綜合訓(xùn)練卷（五）

1、2013年高考第二輪復(fù)習(xí)英語廣東版專題升級訓(xùn)練十三閱讀綜合訓(xùn)練（五）第一節(jié)閱讀理解ASeveral years ago，Jim Turner heard a program on the radio for the NC.Childrens Hospital and decided he could use his love of origami art to help the hospital raise money for muchneeded programs.So at the age of 13，Turner began making origami greeting cards a

2、nd selling them to florists and book stores to benefit the hospital.His fundraising program，known as Heartbeats for Kids，has since raised more than $2,500 for the hospital.“The first cards I made had a heart in them and you could remove the heart from the card and make it beat，”Turner says，explainin

3、g how he came up with the name for the fundraiser.Now a 17yearold high school junior，Turner has less time to devote to cardmaking，because origami is a intensive labor and each card can take up 30 minutes to design.But Turner still enjoys origami art and has created original designs that have been se

4、lected for exhibits that tour the country and world.Turner is an interesting mixture of engineer，artist and philanthropist（慈善家）His mother，Peggy Turner，says folding origami is a combination of math and art that has helped her son develop his sense of space for 3D objects.Turner is also involved in co

5、mmunity service at school and at his church.He was named a Distinguished Finalist this year for the 2010 Good Spirit of Community Awards for his service activities for the community，including the Heartbeats for Kids project.In the process of his volunteer efforts，Turner also managed to be one of the

6、 only 381 youths in the country to earn the top score of 2,400 points on his SAT test.Making and selling the greeting cards has taught Turner about managing a small business，but the most important thing Turner learns is that the cards benefits not only the hospital，but also the people who buy the ca

7、rds or get the cards，which is a way to bring people together.【文章大意】本文主要介紹了一個名叫吉姆特納的與眾不同的孩子。他在13歲的時候就開始制作并銷售卡片，以幫助醫(yī)院籌錢。同時，吉姆特納不僅社區(qū)服務(wù)做得好，而且功課也很好。1Turners original purpose of making and selling his cards was to _.Ashow his love for origami artBcollect money for the hospitalClearn how to manage a busine

8、ssDbring more people together答案：B解析：根據(jù)文章第一段中的“. to help the hospital raise money for muchneeded programs.”以及第二段第一句話“. to benefit the hospital.”可知，特納制作并銷售卡片的初衷是為了給醫(yī)院籌錢。故選B項。2The underlined word “origami” in the first paragraph most probably means _.Athe art of paper cuttingBthe art of picture drawing

9、Cthe art of paper foldingDthe art of toy making答案：C解析：根據(jù)文章第三段中的“.folding origami is a combination of math and art.”并結(jié)合全文語境可知，此處的origami應(yīng)該意為“折紙藝術(shù)”，即the art of paper folding。故選C項。3From Paragraph 2，we can learn that card making _.Aneeds physical and mental workBis well worth admiringCtakes up a lot of

10、Turners timeDis difficult to learn答案：A解析：根據(jù)文章第二段倒數(shù)第二句話“. devote to cardmaking，because origami is a intensive labor and each card can take up 30 minutes to design.”可知，制作卡片既需要體力勞動，也需要腦力勞動。故選A項。4What does the writer tell us about Turner?AHe has already become a successful businessman.BHe spends a lot o

11、f his time working for his church.CHe designs a heart in each card that has been made.DHe does well in both his lessons and community service.答案：D解析：根據(jù)文章第三段前三句話“Turner is an interesting mixture of. has helped her son develop his sense of space for 3D objects. involved in community service at school

12、and at his church.”和最后一句話可推知，特納不僅功課好，而且社區(qū)服務(wù)也做得很好。故選D項。5The passage is mainly about _.Aa kid who makes a differenceBorigami art that helps to earn moneyCmaking and selling greeting cardsDgetting involved in community service答案：A解析：通讀全文可知，文章主要介紹了一個名叫吉姆特納的孩子。A項符合文章的主旨大意。故選A項。BDear Dad，Today I was at th

13、e shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Fathers Day cards.They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you.Yet as I selected and read，it occurred to me that not a single card said what I really want to say to you.Youll soon be 84 years old，Dad，a

14、nd you and I will have had the 55th Fathers Day together.I havent been always with you on Fathers Day but Ive always been with you in my heart.You know，Dad，there was a time when we were separated by the generation gap.You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other.The FatherDaughter Du

15、el（決斗）got more fierce when you taught me to drive the old Dodge and I decided I would drive the 54 Chevy whether you liked or not.The police officer who sent me home after you reported the Chevy stolen didnt have much tolerance for a stubborn 16yearold girl，while you were so tolerant about it，Dad，an

16、d I think that was probably what made it the worst night of my life.Our relationship greatly improved when I married a man you liked and things really turned around when we had our babies.Somewhere along the line，the generation gap disappeared.I suppose I saw us and our relationship as aging togethe

17、r，rather like a fine wine.But the strange thing happened last week.I was at a stop sign when I saw you turned the corner in that huge old car.It didnt immediately occur to me that it was you because the man behind the wheel looked so elderly and fragile.It was rather like a slap in my face from out

18、of nowhere.Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day.I guess what Im trying to say，Dad，is what every son and daughter wants to say to their Dad today.Honoring a father on Fathers Day is about respect and sharing and acceptance and tolerance and giving and taking.Its about loving someone mor

19、e than words can say，and its wishing that it never had to end.I love you，Dad.Love，Jenny【文章大意】本文是一封女兒寫給父親的信。信中表達(dá)了女兒對父親深深的感激與敬重，并希望父女之間的深厚感情能夠一直延續(xù)下去。6Jenny went to the shopping mall before the Fathers Day probably because she _.Awanted to find a suitable greeting card for her fatherBwanted to buy some

20、 gifts for her fatherCwanted to find some heartfelt words for her fatherDwanted to feel the atmosphere in the mall before the Fathers Day答案：A解析：根據(jù)文章第一段第一句話“Today I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Fathers Day cards.”可推知，詹妮去商店可能是要給父親挑選一張合適的賀卡。故選A項。7How did Jenny probably

21、 feel on the night she was sent home by the police?ADisappointed. BNervous.CGuilty. DFrightened.答案：C解析：根據(jù)文章第三段最后一句話“.you were so tolerant about it. I think that was probably what made it the worst night of my life.”可推知，詹妮在那天晚上感到非常慚愧和自責(zé)，即guilty。故選C項。8We can learn from the passage that Jenny and her f

22、ather _.Akept in touch by writing to each otherBare separated due to the generation gapChave been getting along very wellDhad a hard time understanding each other答案：D解析：根據(jù)文章第二段最后兩句話“. there was a time when we were separated by the generation gap.You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the

23、 other.”并結(jié)合全文可推知，詹妮和父親曾有一段時間缺乏相互理解。故選D項。9Why did Jenny feel strange when she saw her father last week?AShe seldom saw him driving that huge old car.BShe had never realized his being old and weak.CShe didnt expect she would meet with him there.DShe had a slap in her face by someone.答案：B解析：根據(jù)文章第五段第三句話

24、“It didnt immediately occur to me that it was you because the man behind the wheel looked so elderly and fragile.”可知，詹妮從來沒意識到父親是如此的年邁和虛弱。故選B項。10Jenny wrote this letter to her father to _.Atell him about their differencesBsay sorry to him for her being stubborn in the pastCexpress her gratefulness an

25、d love for himDremind him of the early accident答案：C解析：通讀全文可知，本文是一封女兒寫給父親的信，女兒詹妮在信中表達(dá)了對父親深深的感激和敬愛。故選C項。CLego，the inventor of those colorful bricks that have inspired kids imagination worldwide，has celebrated its 53rd anniversary.In 1958，a man named Godtfred created the plastic building bricks that ca

26、n now be found in almost every childs toy box.The simple building block has become one of the most wellknown and popular toys around the world.“The Lego brick continues to be very attractive，because it allows children，and others，to develop their creativity and imagination，” said Charlotte Simonsen，a

27、 spokeswoman of Lego.The companys building brick allows an endless number of links.With just two bricks there are 24 different links，and with six，there are 915 million possibilities，according to Lego.A halfcentury after its creation，more than 400 million children and adults spend five billion hours

28、a year putting the bricks together and pulling them apart. Also，the bricks made today can still link with those made in 1958.Lego bricks arent just childs play: they also attract the interest of adults.South Korean adventurer，Heo YoungHo，who climbed Mount Everest in 1987，left a Lego toy behind in th

29、e snow during his climb.After its great success Lego experienced a serious crisis（危機(jī)）at the end of the 1990s，hit hard by competition from electronic games.Lego then suffered a dark period that lasted several years.With great efforts，the company began to be popular again，and in 2006 it earned about 1

30、.5 billion dollars in 130 countries.Seven boxes of Lego are now sold every second around the world，and 19 billion bricks are produced each year: enough to encircle the Earth five times!【文章大意】本文主要介紹了樂高積木53年的輝煌發(fā)展史及其對廣大消費(fèi)者的深遠(yuǎn)影響。11The Lego bricks remained popular in the past 53 years because they_.Aattr

31、act many children worldwideBbrought imagination to the children worldwideChave endless links that bring many imaginationDmake the children worldwide develop their creative and imaginative答案：D解析：根據(jù)文章第三段中的“The Lego brick continues to be very attractive，because it allows children，and others，to develop

32、their creativity and imagination.”可知，選D項。12The example of Heo YoungHo shows that _.AHeo YoungHo also loved playing Lego bricksBthe Lego bricks made him a mountain climberCthe Lego bricks not only interest children but also adultsDthe Lego bricks are helpful when one goes on an adventure答案：C解析：文章第六段第

33、一句話“Lego bricks arent just childs play：they also attract the interest of adults.”是本段的中心句，后面列舉韓國冒險家Heo YoungHo的例子就是為了進(jìn)一步說明這句話。故選C項。13It can be inferred from the passage that _.Athere are 915 million different links with 6 bricksBthe Lego bricks can not compete with other electronic gamesCthe Lego bri

34、cks has made a lot of people richDthe Lego bricks havent changed much since a half century ago答案：D解析：文章第四段最后一句直接點(diǎn)明了A項；根據(jù)文章第七、八段可知，樂高積木曾經(jīng)在二十世紀(jì)90年代經(jīng)歷過危機(jī)，但現(xiàn)在又流行起來，所以B項錯誤；文章中并未提及C項；根據(jù)文章第五段最后一句話可知，D項符合文意。故選D項。14The success of the Lego bricks proves that _.Aevery invention will be successfulBa good invent

35、ion can do a lot of good to mankindCchildren like building bricks more than any other toysDany good invention will be sure to earn a lot of money答案：B解析：根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知，樂高積木在培養(yǎng)人們的創(chuàng)造力和想象力方面發(fā)揮了重要的作用，由此可推出，好的發(fā)明創(chuàng)造對人類是有益的。故選B項。15The best title for this passage may be _.AThe Brilliant History of Lego BricksBLego

36、Bricks：Creativity and ImaginationCThe Attraction of Lego BricksDChildren and Lego Bricks答案：A解析：通讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了樂高積木53年的輝煌發(fā)展史及其對廣大消費(fèi)者的深遠(yuǎn)影響。A項最適合做文章的標(biāo)題。故選A項。DIn the computer age，a broadband Internet connection is very popular now.Whether cable or mobile broadband，todays connections are many times faster

37、 than those in the early days.Videos play smoothly，complex websites load quickly，and files download much faster than ten years ago.And the files are much bigger，too.But theres still a_catch:_You have to live near enough to a major city to get broadband Internet.If you dont，theres slow dialup access

38、for you.And for those living really far out，there may be no Internet access at all.Technology experts often talk about the “l(fā)ast mile” problem，which refers to the difficulty of bringing Internet access to remote areas.In cities and suburbs，its relatively easy to provide access for everyone.It is muc

39、h more difficult to deliver access to those living far from cities，especially in developing countries.Internet service providers，for their part，have been unwilling to provide access to sparsely（稀少地）populated areas.The handful of Internet users they would reach wouldnt cover the expense.But every yea

40、r，technological advancements allow of more and more Internet users.Most broadband connections today run over existing cable TV and telephone lines although these technologies arent available everywhere.Some companies have delivered the Internet over standard power lines.Advancements in cheaper，more

41、efficient fiber optics cables（光纖電纜）promise to bring extremely fast Internet connections to more users.Still，the “l(fā)ast mile” problem remains hard to deal with.There will always be somewhere that doesnt have an affordable broadband connection.But someday that might not matter.If the rapid progress in

42、cell phone technology is any indication，it may not be too long before an Internet connection simply follows you wherever you go.【文章大意】本文是一篇科普類文章。在計算機(jī)時代，寬帶連接網(wǎng)絡(luò)非常流行，并且網(wǎng)速比過去快了很多倍。但網(wǎng)絡(luò)連接依然存在著一些尚待解決的難題。本文重點(diǎn)介紹了“最后一英里（last mile）”這個網(wǎng)絡(luò)連接難題。16According to Paragraph 4, technology advancements _.Amake TV and tel

43、ephone available everywhereBmake it possible for more people to use the InternetCbring great change to peoples everyday lifeDbring faster Internet connections to users答案：B解析：根據(jù)文章第四段第一句話“But every year，technological advancements allow of more and more Internet users.”可知，科技進(jìn)步使得更多的人使用網(wǎng)絡(luò)。故選B項。17The unde

44、rlined phrase “a catch” in the 2nd paragraph probably means _.Aa big task Ba wonderful planCa hidden problem Da major city答案：C解析：根據(jù)下文的“You have to live near enough to a major city to get broadband Internet.”并結(jié)合第三段第一句話可知，此處的a catch應(yīng)該意為“一個隱藏的問題”，即a hidden problem。故選C項。18Which of the following may fina

45、lly deal with the “l(fā)ast mile” problem?AThe rapid progress in cell phone technology. BMore and more Internet users.CMore and more Internet connections. DThe broadband connection getting faster.答案：A解析：根據(jù)文章最后一段最后一句話“If the rapid progress in cell phone technology is any indication，it may not be too long

46、 before an Internet connection simply follows you wherever you go.”可知，選A項。19Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AInternet connections have been popular everywhere.BInternet service providers are willing to care about rural customers.CComputer cant become popular in developing cou

47、ntries.DThe problem of Internet access hasnt been completely dealt with.答案：D解析：根據(jù)文章最后一段中的“Still，the last mile problem remains hard to deal with.”并結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容可推知，網(wǎng)絡(luò)連接問題依然沒有徹底解決。故選D項。20The best title for this passage may be _.AInternet Connection ProblemsBInternet Connections Need ImprovingCProgress in Int

48、ernet ConnectionsDInternet Connections Today答案：A解析：通讀全文可知，文章主要講述了盡管現(xiàn)在的網(wǎng)速比過去快了很多，但依然有很多的網(wǎng)絡(luò)連接難題需要解決，并重點(diǎn)介紹了“最后一英里（last mile）”這個網(wǎng)絡(luò)連接難題。A項最適合做文章的標(biāo)題。故選A項。第二節(jié)信息匹配首先，請閱讀下列關(guān)于名著的介紹：APride and Prejudice （Jane Austen）The classic love story explores the lives of the five Bennet sisters at the turn of the 19th ce

49、ntury in rural England.At that time women were not allowed to get their fathers wealth after his death，so their mother is desperate to marry them off into wealthy families.Therefore various love stories start with the questionwhether marriage is for love or for money.BThe Red and the Black （Stendhal

50、）Julien has a strong desire for power and glory，and for ridding himself of his low social status as the son of a tradesman.Thus，he tries every means to achieve his goal.The two colors，red and black，symbolize his inner struggle between being sincere and false.And this conflict in his character finall

51、y brings about his downfall.CJane Eyre （Charlotte Bronte）There is great kindness and warmth in this love story.Poor and plain as Jane Eyre is，she has a strong will，sharp wisdom and great courage.She is forced to battle against a harsh employer and a rigid social order.Yet she is never defeated.Standing on her feet，she gains her own happiness in the end.DOliver Twist （Charles Dickens）It reflects peoples tragic life in Britain in the 18th century.In the story，Oliver Twist，a mild young boy，is born in the workhouse and stays there until he is made to leave.What waits for him next is the falsene