高考英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí)專(zhuān)題訓(xùn)練閱讀理解(I)

1、山西省2012高考英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí)專(zhuān)題訓(xùn)練：閱讀理解（55）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。AI had the meanest mother in the worldWhile other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs and toast; Others had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwichAs you can guess, my supper was differen

2、t from the other kids But at least I was not alone in my sufferingMy sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did My mother insisted on knowing where we were at ail timesShe had to know who our friends were and what we were doingWe had to wear clean clothes every dayOther kids always wo

3、re their clothes for daysWe reached the height of disgrace because she made our clothes herself, just to save moneyThe worst is yet to comeWe had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morningSo while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Lorbor LawShe

4、made us workI believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to usThrough the years, our friends report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failingMy mother, however, would merely be content with black marksNone of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dro

5、poutShe forced us to grow up into educated and honest adultsUsing this as a background, Im now trying to bring up my three children3 m filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world1Which of the following things did

6、the writer hate most?AEating differently from other kidsBWearing clean clothes made by motherCGoing to bed early and getting up earlyDLetting mother know where they were2From the passage we can learn that the writers mother was very _Agenerous in giving helpBstrict with her childrenCmean with money

7、matters onlyDcruel to her children3It can be inferred from the passage that _Athe writers family lived a miserable lifeBmother was punished for breaking the Labor LawCall the other kids studied better than the writerDthe writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studiesBPeople travel for a l

8、ot of reasonsSome tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines （圣地） Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famousplacesBut most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie onNorthern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and p

9、ut up with a lotof inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of itPeople of cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year is in the rainThis is the reason why the Mediterranean has al

10、ways attracted themEvery summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resort and beaches for their vacationThey ail come for the same reason: sun!The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countriesItalys 30,000 hotels are booked every summerAnd 13 million p

11、eople campout on French beaches, parks and roadsidesSpains long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else37 million tourists visit yearly, or one tourist for every person living in SpainBut there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handleThe Mediterranean is alr

12、eady one of the most polluted seas on earthAnd with increased tourism, its getting worseThe French cant figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around StTropezAnd in many places, swimming is dangerous because of pollutionNone of this, however, is spoiling anyones funThe Mediterran

13、ean gets more popular every year with touristsObviously, they dont go there for clean water and solitude（獨(dú)居） They bear traffic jams and seem to like crowded beachesThey dont even mind the pollutionNo matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautifulAnd as long as the sun shines, its

14、 still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo4The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that _Athey want to see historic remains or religious spotsBthey are interested in different cultural traditions and social customsCthey would like to take pic

15、tures in front of famous sitesDthey wish to escape from the cold, dark and rainy days back at home5In Paragraph 2, cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned _Ato tell us how wealthy and friendly their people areBto prove that they have got more tourism than they handleCto show that

16、 they are not nice cities in terms of geography and climateDto suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty6According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?AItaly BGreece CSpain DFrance7The underlined sentence in Parag

17、raph 3 means _Aall the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists from FranceBevery person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist from the worldCevery Spanish visited by a tourist every year can travel to other countriesDevery year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people l

18、iving in that countryCComplaining is one of the biggest problems that we meet in everyday lifeWe believe that the world is there to make us happyBut when that doesnt happen, we complain about other people, places or events that we think are the causes of our unhappinessEverything we feel comes from

19、what is within us, howeverWe create it and we live through itIf we create unhappiness for ourselves, the world will show us that unhappiness, but if we create joy, peace and love for ourselves, then they are what we will get backCan complaining solve any problem? Simply, it can tWhen people have don

20、e something that makes us angry, afraid or hurt, we are doing nothing more than showing them the emotion we feel insideWe have choices about things that make us happyWe sometimes prefer to take the easier choices, the ones that keep us in our comfort zoneBut how comfortable is it really when we are

21、annoyed by someone else? Sometimes we just have to go out for comfort zone, which may mean facing something we dont likePerhaps we feel like a victim and dont stand up when people don t respect usMaybe we are afraid of a situation, so we run away from it, instead of facing itWhatever the problem is,

22、 we have a choice every day to face it with fear, anger, or guilt, or with love, kindness, or peaceHow will you walk into your day?8The author thinks that a persons feelings are usually decided by _Athe place he or she lives Bhimself or herselfChis or her experiences Dthe people around him or her9We

23、 can learn from the text that complaining about others _Amakes us feel betterBcan help to solve problems sometimesCjust shows our inner feelingsDmeans we are speaking up for ourselves10Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the reasons why people stand in their comfort zone?AThey dont wan

24、t to make others annoyedBThey dont want to face things they dislikeCThey are not brave enough to stand for themselvesDThey are trying not to face some unpleasant situations11The main purpose of the text is to _Aoffer some tips for solving problems in lifeBexplain the bad effects of blaming peopleCte

25、ll people when they can complain about othersDencourage people to face their problems with joyDBlogging has become something of a big thing in the last few yearsJust like the Internetwas 10 years ago, blogging is popular with an under-ground culture, that is doing it for love and passionBlogging is

26、a way of collecting links to webpagesand sharing thoughts and ideas with people onlineBlogs are basically online journals or diaries which arecreated for sharing information and ideasDominic, a fifth-grade student, writes: The blogs give us a chance to communicate between ourselves and inspire us to

27、 write moreWhen we publish on our blog, people across the entire world can respond by using the comments linkIn this way, they can ask questions or simply tell us what they likeWe can then know if people like what we write and this indicates to us where we can improveBy reading these comments, we ca

28、n discover our weaknesses and our strengthsBlogging is an opportunity to exchange our points of view with the rest of the world rather than just people in our immediate environmentBlogging is sweeping the InternetA recent report noted that at least three million Americans have created blogs, with si

29、milar numbers being seen around the rest of the worldTwo years ago, Andrew Sullivan decided to set up a Web page himself and used Bloggercom” to publish some daily musings（冥想）to a readership of a few hundredHe worked hard at the blog for months for no financial rewardBut result is that he is now rea

30、ching almost a quarter of a million readers a month and making a profitThink about it for a minute: Why not build an online presence with your daily musings and then tell your first book through print - on - demand （POD） technology directly from your Web site? Why should writers go to newspapers and magazines t