高考英語沖刺押題系列(13)閱讀理解

1、2013年高考英語沖刺押題系列(13)：閱讀理解2013年高考英語沖刺押題系列(13)：閱讀理解2013年高考英語沖刺押題系列(13)：閱讀理解押題系列13、閱讀理解名師押題：展望一高考閱讀理解所選資料平常都是外國網(wǎng)站上的地道的英語文章，而后經(jīng)過命題專家整合、改編而成。文章主要介紹國內(nèi)外的文化民俗、歷史名勝、人文地理、有名人物等。展望二文章的篇幅較短，詞數(shù)多為280330，兼?zhèn)涠喾N體裁，平常有記述文、說明文、談論文、應用文等，要求考生充分利用所給信息，回答文章提出的問題。平常文章難度不大，要點是觀察考生高效辦理信息的能力，還要求考生對文章有更深層次的理解?？墒穷}目其實不簡單，很簡單犯錯。全國卷

2、的命題逐漸向地方自主命題卷，特別是新課標地域的試卷看齊，不停增添詞匯量和文章長度，向新課標過渡。展望三題目設置靈巧多樣，平常以細節(jié)理解題為主，推理判斷題為輔，兼?zhèn)洳孪朐~義、句意題及目的企圖題和要旨粗心題。這類命題特色要求考生更好地認識文章中的實用信息，提升閱讀速度。考前熱身：【押題1】科技說明文是高考?？嫉膬?nèi)容，應當惹起高度注意。BarryBrowniswiththeMobileLifeCentreinStockholm,Sweden.Thecenterstudieshuman-computerinteraction,orHCI,especiallycommunicationsinvolvin

3、gwirelessdevices.WespoketoMrBrownbySkype.HetoldusaboutanincidentinvolvingafriendwhohadflowntoanairportintheeasternUnitedStates.ThereheborrowedaGPS-equippedcartouseduringhisstay.BarryBrown:“Andtheyjustpluggedinanaddressandthensetofftotheirdestination.And,thenitwasn?tuntiltheyweredrivingforthirtyminut

4、esthattheyrealizedtheyhadputinadestinationbackontheWestCoastwheretheylived.Theyactuallyputtheirhomeaddressin.Soagain,theGPSiskindof“garbageingarbageout.”MrBrownsaysthisisacommonhumanerror.But,hesays,whatmakestheproblemworsehastodowithsomeoftheshortcomings,orfailures,ofGPSequipment.BarryBrown:“Onepro

5、blemwithmanyGPSunitsistheyhaveaverysmallscreenandtheyjusttellyouthenextturn.Becausetheyjustgiveyouthenextturn,sometimesthatmeansthatitisnotreallygivingyoutheoverviewthatyouwouldneedtoknowthatit?sgoingtothewrongplace.”BarryBrownformerlyservedasaprofessorwiththeUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.Whilethe

6、re,heworkedonaprojectwithEricLaurierfromtheUniversityofEdinburgh.ThetwomenstudiedtheeffectsofGPSdevicesondrivingbyplacingcamerasinpeople?scars.Theywroteapaperbasedontheirresearch.Itiscalled“TheNormal,NaturalTroublesofDrivingwithGPS.”BarryBrown:“Oneofthethingsthatstruckus,perhapsthemostimportantthing

7、wasthatyouhaveotknowwhatyou?redoingwhenyouuseaGPS.Therearethesenewskillsthatpeoplehavedeveloped.TherearethesenewcompetenciesthatyouneedtohavetobeabletouseaGPSbecausetheysometimesgowrong.”Whatistheimplicationoftheunderlinedpart?GPSisjustagarbagedevice.GPSwillnotcorrecthumanerrors.GPSadjustsyourwrongd

8、estination.GPSisjustassmartashumanbeings.WhichisNOTmentionedasaGPSshortcominginthepassage?Smallscreen.B.Timingofcommands.Accordingtothepassage,peoplecommonlybelievethat_.A.youhavetoknowwheretogowhenusingGPSB.youneedtohavenewcompetenciestouseGPSwellC.GPSisproperfordriverswithlittlesenseofdirectionD.G

9、PSisfitforpeoplehavinggoodunderstandingofmaps分析定位除去?！狙侯}2】Nap，doze，shut-eyeandsnoozeareallexpressionsweusetodescribethatmysteriousstate，sleep.Wealldoit，wecantgetbywithoutitandbythetimewereacholdage，mostofushavespent20yearssleeping:Yet，nobodyknowswhywedoitMostscientiststhinkthatbyrestingourbodies，weal

10、lowtimeforessentialmaintenance（維護）worktobedoneAnydamagethatthereiscanbeputrightmorequicklyifenergyisntbeingusedupdoingotherthings,Injuredanimalscertainlyspendmoretimeasleepthanusualwhiletheirwoundsarehealing（愈合）AndquiteafewillnessesmakeusfeelsleepysoourbodycangetonwithcuringusSleepiscontrolledbycert

11、ainchemicals.Theybuildupduringtheday，eventuallyreachinglevelsthatmakeustired.WecancontroltheeffectsofthesechemicalstosomeextentForexample，caffeinehelpstokeepusawakewhilealcoholandsomemedicinesmakeussleepy.Byusingelectrodes，scientistsareabletostudywhatgoesoninpeoplesheadswhiletheyaresleeping.Theyhave

12、discoveredthatwhenwefirstdropoffeverythingslowsdown.TheheartbeatsmoreslowlyandourbreathingbecomesshallowAfterabout90minutesoureyesstarttotwitchandwegointowhatiscalledREMsleepREMstandsforRapidEyeMovement，anditsasignthatwevestartedtodream.Youhavedreamseverynight，evenifyoudontrememberthem.Thereareallso

13、rtsoftheoriesaboutwhywedream.Oneisthatitgivesthebrainachancetosortoutthedaysactivities，fillingeverythingawayintherightplace.Anotheristhatthebraingetsboredwhilewereasleepandorganizesitsownentertainment-asortoflate-nightcinema！Alotofpeoplesaytheyhavetohaveeighthours?sleepeverynightwhileothersseemtoman

14、ageonalotless.Onethingisforsure，weallneedsomesleepandgoingwithoutitcanhavesomeverystrangeeffects.AnAmericanDJ，whostayedawakefor200hourstoraisemoneyforcharity，thoughtthingswereburstingintoflamesallaroundhimafter120hourswithoutsleepHesurvivedthestrangehorribleperiodoftimebutwasdepressedforthreemonthsa

15、fterwardsHumansareunusualinthewaytheysleepMostanimalshaveasleepduringthedayandtestshaveshownthatasiestacanbebeneficialforustooItsevenbeenrecommendedthatairlinepilotsshouldhaveanapduringlongflightssothattheyaremorealert（警備的）forthetrickybusinessoflanding.SonexttimeyounodoffafterSundaylunchinfrontofthe

16、TV，dontfeelembarrassedaboutitScience，afterall，isonyourside63ThepassageisprobablyfromaA.labreportB.researchpaperC.sciencestoryD.druginstruction64.Whenwearesleeping，A.ourheartbeatsmoreslowlyB.ourbodychemicalsbecomefullycontrollableC.ourbrainbeginstoshowmoviesD.ourwoundbeginstoheal65.Theunderlinedword“

17、siesta”inthelastparagraphbutonemeansA.agoodrestB.alittledrinkC.ashortsleepD.adaydream【押題3】廣告應用文是高考閱讀理解中，最常考的體裁之一。BodyPower:Thisclassusesweightsandaerobicmovements(aformofveryactivephysicalexercise)toincreasestrengthwhileburningfat.Itissuitableforalllevelsforfitness.Aerobics:Thisisalowtomiddlelevelof

18、difficultyinaerobicclass.Itisgoodforbeginnertoaveragelevelsoffitness.BeginnerAerobics:Thisclasshasalowlevelofdifficultyandsimpleaerobicmovements.Itismainlyforpeoplewhohavenotexercisedbeforeorwhoarejustreturningafteralongbreakofinjury.BodyStretch(holdyourarmsorlegsoutstraightandtightenyourmuscles):Th

19、isisarelaxationclasswhichstretchesallthemusclegroups.Itissuitableforalllevelsoffitness.Peoplewhoexerciseregularlyorhaveastressfullifestylewouldalsogreatlyimprovetheirhealthinthisclass.BodyBum:Thisisahighlevelofdifficultyinaerobicclassthatmainlyaimsatfatburning.Itisonlyforthosepeoplewithaveryhighleve

20、loffitness.60.OnWednesdaythefitnessclassat6:30p.m.is_.A.AerobicsB.BodyPowerC.BeginnerAerobicsD,BodyBum61.Thetwoclassesthataresuitableforalllevelsoffitnessare_.A.AerobicsandBodyPowerB.BodyBumandAerobicsC.BodyPowerandBodyStretchD.BodyStretchandBeginnerAerobics62.LenawantstogototheCityGymonSaturday.She

21、hasnotexercisedforalongtime.Thebestlimeforhertogowouldbe_.A.5:30p.m.B.3:00p.m.C.7:15a.m.D.7:30p.m.63.ThemaingoaloftheBodyBumisto_.A.reducefatB.reducestressC.increasestrengthD.increasemusclesizeFromtheouterofNewYorktotheheartofSingapore,natureiseverywhereyourenotlookinginsomeofEarthsmostcrowdedbigcit

22、ies.Outdooradventureisoftenjustafewstopsonthetrain-orashortdrive-awayfromtheannoyingcrowds.Hereareafewfavoritestogetyougoing:MountHollywoodTrail,LosAngelesItsnotaskyscraperoraFerriswheel,andtheresnoexpensiverestaurantuptop.Butifyouwantanabsolutelyunforgettable,no-admission-charged,360-degreeviewofth

23、eentireLosAngelesregion,itsyours.Allyouhavetodoiswalkalittle.Oneofthepreferredexerciseroutes,theMountHollywoodTrail,iseasilyaccessedfromtheparkinglotofthefamousGriffithObservatory;youseewhatyougetattheendofthissteep1.5-miletrail,whichwindsitswaythroughtheGriffithParkwildsuptothemountains1,640-footpe

24、ak.BronxRiver,NewYorkItmaynotbeonyourTop10listofthingstodowhenyoufinallygettotheBigApple,butexploringthealmost-secretriverthatflowsthroughoneofNewYorksmostmysteriousboroughs(自治市)isanunforgettableexperience.TheBronxRiverAlliance,anon-profitgroupthathasworkedtirelesslytobringthemuch-abusedriverbacktol

25、ife,operatescyclingandcanoeingtripsalongtheriver,fromtheruggedHuntsPointsectiondownneartheharboronupthroughtheborough.SouthernIslands,SingaporeBelieveitornot,tightlypackedSingaporedoeshaveplentyofopenspaceleft.Thereareactualtrailsrightinthemiddleofeverything,ifyouknowwheretolook.Buttoreallygetawayfr

26、omitall,theSouthernIslands,asmallgroupoflittlegreendotsjustoffthecity-statessouthernshoreline,arejustthething.LeeValley,LondonThisEastLondonrivervalleychangedlastsummer,whenanyonenearatelevisiongotaneyefulofOlympicPark,builtdirectlyinthemiddleofthevalley.Insidethepark,beautifullylandscapedsectionsqu

27、icklybecameafavoriterelaxationspotforgamesgoers.Atpresent,youllfindmilesofwalkingpathsworthexploring.StartattheWalthamCrosstrainandfollowthesignpostedwalkingroutesouthbound,guidingyoupastimportanthistoricindustrialareas,throughinterestingcityneighborhoods,pastthewesternsideofOlympicParkandontotheTha

28、mes.60.Ifsomeonewantstoenjoyanunforgettableexperienceforfree,hecangoto_.A.MountHollywoodTrailandBronxRiverB.MountHollywoodTrailandSouthernIslandsC.LeeValleyandSouthernIslandsD.BronxRiverandLeeValleyThewriterofthepassagewantsto_.informthereadersthatnatureexistsincrowdedbigcitiesappealtomorepeopletoou

29、tdooradventurerecommendseveralhistoricalspotstoreaderspresentvariousapproachtooutdooradventureWeknowfromthepassage_.A.it?sdifficulttofindapropertrailinpackedSingaporeB.theThamesisnotfarawayfromtheEastLondonrivervalleyC.TheBronxRiverAlliancehassucceededinrunningtheriverD.youmayhavetroublereachingtheM

30、ountHollywoodTrail【押題4】高考閱讀理解中記述文常考，特別是表示人間關(guān)愛的感情記述文。Eventhoughwearenowlivinginthedigitalage,thebasicandthemostimportantelementofeducationhasnotchanged.Moststudentsstillneedthatone-on-one,teacher-studentrelation-shiptolearnandtosucceed.TeenagersneedinstructioninEnglish,mathandhistory,buttheyalsowantp

31、ersonaladviceandencouragement.Kidstalkwithmeabouttheirfamilies,theirweekendplans,theirfavoriteTVshowsandtheirrelationshipproblems.Thispersonalconnectionisthenecessarylinkbetweenteachersandstudentsthatnoamountoftechnologycanimproveuponorreplace.Afewyearsago,Ihadastudentwhowasstrugglingwithmyclassandw

32、ithschoolingeneral.Althoughhewasahumorousyoungmanwholikedtojokearound,Iknewhisfamilylifewasfarfromideal(理想的).WheneverIapproachedhimaboutmissinghomeworkorlowtestgrades,healwayshadthesamereply,“Itdoesn?tI?mquittingschoolanyway.”Eventhoughhealwayssaidthisinahalfjokingway,Iknewheneededtohearmydifferento

33、pinionandmyvalueofahighschooleducation”lecture.Heneededtohearthisspeechfromme.Aftemyclass,hestruggledthroughthenexttwoyearsofschool.But,hedidfinallygraduatebecausewekepttellinghimtohanginthere(堅持下去).We?dcaredabouthisfinishingschool.Recently,IsawthisformerstudentworkingatalocalItalianrestaurant.Itold

34、himagainhowproudIwasofhim.Hesaidthathewashopingtogobacktoschooltobecomeacertifiedelectrician(注冊電氣技師).Iencouragedhimtogetthattraining.Studentsrelyonsympatheticteacherstoguide,totutor,tolisten,tolaughandtocrywiththem.Teachersprovidethemostimportantlinkintheeducationalprocess-thehumanone.64.Whichofthef

35、ollowingdiagramscanbestdescribethestructureofthepassage?65.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_.A.modentechnologyisveryimportantforteachersB.theyoungstudentwashumorousbecausehehadahappyfamilyC.theyoungstudentgotlowgradesbecausehewantedtoquitschoolD.finallytheyoungmanprobablywentbacktoschoolforfurthertraini

36、ng66.Accordingtothetext,themostimportantelementineducationis_.A.advancedtechnologyB.teachers?encouragementC.personalconnectionD.teachers?goodinstruction67.Theauthorstateshisviewofeducationby_.A.exampleB.descriptionC.figureD.comparison【押題5】談論文也是高考閱讀理解中?？嫉捏w裁。Sincemid-Decembertonow,Ivehurriedfromroomto

37、roomdealingwiththemessofmychildrenIknow,Iknow:makethemdoitItryIreallydoIasknicely,twicely,crossly,loudlyButitdoesntwork:itjustmakesyoufeelworseTinybabiesaretiringbutatleasttheygotobedWhenwillthisparentingend?Never,itseemsIreadthattwomillionyoungadultsarestillstealingthelastbreadfromtheirparentskitch

38、enAndsomearenoteventhatyoung:around500,000aregreatmiddle-agedbetween35and44ClearlythechallengeofthenextdecadewillbetorethinkintergeneradonallivingTheessentialpartofLordMandysbrochure,aimedatparentsunexpectedlyburdenedwithjoblessyoungadults,saysthattheirlackofindependenceisproofofourfailureIfyouarema

39、kinglifetoocomfortableathome,whywouldtheygetajob?asksLordMandyOurlittlekingswillneverearnmoneybythemselveswhilewetreatthemtoanOcadodelivery,fulllaundryserviceandsurround-soundTVWehavecreatedadependency（依靠）culturerighthereunderourownroofs,hesaysIcouldntagreemoreBesides,althoughthecauseofsomanyyoungad

40、ultsdependingonparentsmaybetherecession（經(jīng)濟衰?。?itisalsotheby-productofhighereducationpolicyIfwewant50percentofkidstogotocollege,therewillneverbeenoughroomtoputtheminAlreadyafifthofstudentscompletethedegreeslivingathomeWhywouldtheymoveoutwhennewlyunemployed?Whateverthereasonsare,youngadultsshouldmakea

41、livingontheirownjustbecomehotelparentsforouradultchildren,whichmightmakeitlesspossibleforAnyway,weshouldnotthemtostandontheirownfeet67ThroughtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1,theauthortriestoshowus_AhowdifficultitistoraisethebabyBsmallbabiesneedtosleepalotChowtiringitistolookafteradultchildrenDadult

42、sareunwillingtogotobed68AccordingtoLordMandy,whatleadstoadultchildrenslivingundertheparentsroof?AUnemploymentandtherecessionBThedependencyculturebuiltbyparentsCFreelaundryserviceDTheby-productofhighereducationpolicy69Intheauthorsopinion,_AitisessentialthatyoungadultslookaftertheirparentsBitisnecessa

43、ryforyoungadultstoliveanindependentlifeCitisreasonableforyoungadultstodependontheirparentsDitishardtounderstandwhyyoungadultsrelyontheirparents70Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?Formanybusinessmenonlineeducationhasbeenadream.Nowithascometrue.Theinvestment(投資)inhighereducation,whe

44、therfinancialorintermsoftime,haslongbeenimpossibleformanyofthem.Butwell-knowneducationalinstitutionshavechosentodeliveraninternet-basedprogram,andthesebarriershavebeenlifted.Thatisgoodnewsforpeopleeagertoimprovethemselvesandismoreattractivetoemployers.Itisalsoabenefittoindustrywithbetterqualifiedcan

45、didatesapplyingforjobsateverylevel.Havingthebenefitsofahigherqualificationwithoutgoingtotheuniversitycampusisattractivetomanystudents.Campusstudymeansgreatercost,whileonlineprogramsareflexibleandsavetime,whetherathomeoratwork.Studentscanachievetheirdegreeswithoutcausingtoomuchdisruptiontotheircareer

46、orhomelifeInadditiontoaffordable,flexibleclassesandgreaterconvenience,studentsalsohaveaccesstotheonlinelearningresourcesofmanyoftheworld?stopeducationalinstitutions.Theycanalsocommunicatewiththeirtutorsnomatterwhattimeitisorwhethereitherpartyisawayforanyreason.Thishasopenedupthepossibilityofgettinga

47、qualificationfromauniversityorcollegethatmanystudentscouldonlyhavedreamedofinthepast.Italsoallowsspecialiststogettheprecisequalificationsandfocusontheirstudies.Aswellasseeingtheincreaseofapplicantsfromlower-incomesandhousewives,studyingonlineintheUSisevenbecomingpopularwithyoungerpeopleofcollegeage.

48、Employershavebecomeincreasinglywelcomeandpositivetoonlinequalificationsasmorecandidatesearnthem,especiallyifthey?reproperlyapprovedbytheUSDepartmentofEducation.USinstitutionshaveledthewayinonlineeducationprovision.ManytopUScollegesanduniversitiesofferarangeofonlineprogramsthatarehighlyrespectedandin

49、everywayperfectlyfitforadultswhoneedtocombinetheirstudieswithaworkinglife.63.AccordingtoParagraph1,manyUScollegesanduniversities.A.havebeguntoliftthebarrierstofinancialinvestmentB.havebeguntorunaninternet-basedprogramC.havehadadreamofofferingonlineeducationD.havegainedfinancialinvestmentWhydopeoplec

50、hooseonlineeducation?Theycanfindjobsmoreeasilythanon-campusgraduates.TheycangetqualificationsfromUSDepartmentofEducation.Theycansavemoneyandarrangetheirtimeandcoursesfreely.Theycaninvestmoneyindifferentcoursesprovidedonline.65.Theunderlinedword“disruption?inthethirdparagraphprobablymean.A.dissatisfa

51、ctionB.attentionC.attractionD.interruptionWhichwouldbeagoodtitleforthepassage?AdultEducationOnlineTheBestofUSA?sOnlineEducationTopUSUniversitiesOfferingOnlineEducationD.OnlineEducationTakingthePlaceofCampusEducation【押題6】說明文也是高考閱讀理解中的?？俭w裁。Tykoonisanonlinewebsitethatallowsyoutoteachyourchildfinancialp

52、rinciplesthroughallowances,assignmentoftasksanddailychores.Astheparent,youcanassignacashvaluetothethingsyouwantyourchildtodo.Then,yourchildcangoin,acceptthetaskandaddtotheirwishlistofwhattheywouldliketopurchasewiththemoneythattheyearn.Let?sstartwiththeparentsideofthings.Theparentmustbetheonetosetuptheaccount.Yousimplyenteryourinformationandyourchild?sinformationtogetstarted.Youarethenablet