高考英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí)專題訓(xùn)練：閱讀理解1

山西省2012高考英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí)專題訓(xùn)練：閱讀理解（57）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)。ABakeSugarCookies Nobodyisactuallysurewhocreatedtheveryfirstcookie．Butthefirstcookiemayhavebeenamistake．Manycookingexpertsbelievethatalongtimeagocookswhowantedtotestthetemperatureoftheirovenswouldbakealittlebittofindoutiftheovenwashotenoughtobakeanentirecake．These-testcakeswerecalled"keokje",whichmeans"littlecake"inthelanguageusedintheNetherlands．PeoplefromtheNetherlandsbroughttherecipetotheUnitedStates．Theword"cookie"mayhavecomefromtheirword"keokje",CookiesarealsoverypopularinEngland,buttheEnglishcallthem"biscuits",asdoAustralians．Almosteverycountryhasawordforcookie．InSpain,theyarecalled"galletas",andinItaly,cookiesarecalled"biscotti"．Americansarenottheonlypeoplewhoenjoycookies． Youcanmakecookiesfollowingthesesteps; ·Preheatovento150℃ ·Mixtogetherwhitesugar,brownsugar,butterandeggs．Thenaddvanilla（香草）． ·Addflour,salt,bakingsoda,andbakingpowder．Thenmixwell． ·Dropbyspoonfulsontothecookiesheet, ·Bakeat150℃1．Inwhichcountrywerethetestcakesfirstmade? A．Spain． B．Australia． C．TheNetherlands．D．TheUnitedStates．2．Whatisthefirststeptobakecookies? A．Heatovento150℃ C．Testthetemperatureoftheoven．D．Brushthecookieswithsomeoil．3．Ifthecookieslooklightiybrown,whatdoesthismean?importantpartofyourlifestyle,"Bellsaid．8．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout? A．Thinpeoplemaybefatinside．B．Internalfatisofnoimportance． C．Internalfatleadstomanydiseases．D．Thinpeopledon'thavediabetes．9．Doctorshavefound______． A．theexactdangersofinternalfat B．beingslimisnotdangerousatall C．internalfatisthecauseofheartdisease D．beingslimdoesn'tmeanyouarenotfatinside10．Fromthelastparagraph,wecanfindthat______. A．internalfatleadingtodiseasehasbeenproved B．thinpeopleusuallyhaveinternalfateveniftheyareslim C．itiseasiertoburnoffinternalfatthanexternalfat D．exerciseplaysanimportantroleinpeople'slifeforkeepinghealthy11．Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmeans______． A．a(chǎn)longroad B．a(chǎn)neasyway C．a(chǎn)cleardifference D．a(chǎn)shortdistanceDIhadanexperiencesomeyearsago,whichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewaysinwhichpeoplemakeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves．OneJanuary,Ihadtoholdtwofuneralsonsuccessivedaysfortwoelderlywomeninmycommunity．Bothhaddied"fullofyears,astheBiblewouldsay．Theirhomeshappenedtobeneareachother,soIpaidcondolence（吊唁）callsonthetwofamiliesonthesameafternooninourchurch．Atthefirsthome,thesonofthedeceased（已故的）womansaidtome,"IfonlyIhadsentmymothertoFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldsnow,shewouldbealivetoday．It'smyfaultthatshedied．"Atthesecondhome,thesonoftheotherdeceasedwomansaid,"IfonlyIhadn'tinsistedonmymother'sgoingtoFlorida,shewouldbealivetoday．Thatlongairplaneride,;thesuddenchangeofclimate,wasmorethanshecouldtake．It'smyfaultthatshe'sdead．"Youseethatanytimethereisadeath,thesurvivorswillfeelguilty．Becausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbad,theybelievethattheoppositecourse—keepingMotherathome,puttingofftheoperation—wouldhaveturnedoutbetter．Afterall,howcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?Therearetwoelementsinvolvedinourwillingnesstofeelguilty．Thefirstisourpressingneedtobelievethattheworldmakessense,thatthereisacauseforeveryeffectandareasonforeverythingthathappens．Thatleadsustofindpatternsandconnectionsbothwheretheyreallyexistandwheretheyexistonlyinourminds．Thesecondelementistheviewthatwearethecauseofwhathappens,especiallythebadthingsthathappen．Itseemstobeashortstepfrombelievingthateverydisasterisourfaulttobelievingthateveryeventhasacause．Therootsofthisfeelingmaylieinourchildhood．Ababycomestothinkthattheworldexiststomeethisneeds,aridthathemakeseverythinghappeninit．Hewakesupinthemorningandsummonstherestoftheworldtoitstasks．Hecries,andsomeonecomestoattendtohim．Whenheishungry,peoplefeedhim,andwhenheiswet,peoplechangehim．Veryoften,wedonotcompletelyoutgrowthechildishviewthatourwishescausethingstohappen．12．Whatissaidaboutthetwodeceasedelderlywomen? A．Theydiedofexhaustion． B．Theylivedoutanaturallife． C．Theyweren'tusedtothechangeinweather． D．Theydiedduetolackofcarebyfamilymembers．13．Theauthorhadtoholdthetwowomen'sfuneralsprobablybecausehe_____． A．wantedtocomfortthetwofamilies B．wasadoctorfromthecommunity C．hadgreatpityforthedeceased D．wasministerofthelocalchurch14．Whydopeoplefeelguiltyforthedeathsoftheirlovedones? A．Theycouldn'tfindabetterwaytoexpresstheirsorrow． B．Theybelievethattheywereresponsible． C．Theyonlyfocusedonthenaturalcourseofevents． D．Theydidn'tknowthingsoftenturnintheoppositedirection．15．What'sthemainideaofth