2017年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测95

　　2017年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测95

　　阅读理解

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　My friend Jim and I finally decided to spend our 14 days off in the eastern country．We were arranged to stay with a local family, which made it possible for us to share a real life experience with the locals and in return bring ourselves a richer experience of the native culture and tradition．

　　In the company of one of our well-informed local tour leaders, we started one of the trips to the nearby town．As we were passing elephants, we stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by a small rope tied to their front legs．No chains, no cages．It was obvious that these elephants could, at any time, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not．My friend went up to the trainer and asked why these beautiful animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away "Well," he said, "when they were young and much smaller we used the same size rope to tie them and at that age, it was enough to hold them．

　　As they grow up, they are accustomed to believing that they can not break away They believe that the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free．We were amazed．These animals could at any time break away from their ropes but just because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were．

　　Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we can not do something, simply because we failed at it once before? How many of us are being held by outdated belief that no longer serves us? How many of us have avoided trying something new because of a limited belief? Worse still, how many of us are being held back by someone else's limiting beliefs? Your attempt may fail but never fail to make an attempt．

　　56．What was the author most interested in during his visit?

　　A．The local food and scenery．

　　B．The local culture and tradition．

　　C．The local people and elephants．

　　D．The history of the eastern country．

　　57．What amazed them was to see ____．

　　A．the elephants being trained with small ropes

　　B．the huge elephants tied only by a small rope

　　C．the trainer playing skillfully with the huge animals

　　D．the trainer attracting the visitors' attention in such a way

　　58．The elephants never tried to get away because _____．

　　A．they had a very close relationship with their trainers

　　B．they got used to being raised and controlled by human beings

　　C．they believed they couldn't break away from the small ropes

　　D．it was hard to break away from the strong and powerful ropes

　　59．The author holds the view that ____．

　　A．animals should be trained to obey their masters

　　B．people should travel around and try new things

　　C．it's necessary to train creatures when they are young

　　D．people should never fail to make an attempt or get held by false beliefs

　　B

　　The weather across much of Europe and sections of Asia has been very cold since last week． Hundreds of people have died from the cold．It has also been a source of fun for winter sports enthusiasts and has cast doubts about global warming．

　　Europeans were digging themselves out of heavy snow after a week-long cold snap（寒流） in which the number of dead—most of them homeless—continued to rise by the day．The big freeze has caused traffic mess from Siberia to Rome, blocking roads, closing schools, shutting airports, and trapping thousands in remote mountain villages in Europe．Temperatures have fallen as low as 36 degrees below zero in Ukraine, the hardest-hit country．Serbia on Sunday declared an emergency situation, saying the extremely big snowfall has put normal life at risk．

　　But the deep freeze has also offered opportunities for snowy fun．In Sarajevo, young people snowboarded down white streets．Others competed with videos on YouTube to show the craziest jump into the snow from second floor apartments—most of them wearing only bathing suits．In the Netherlands, Europe's deep freeze means the country's almost imaginary "Eleven Cities Tour" ice skating marathon could be staged later this month for the first time in 15 years．The race is expected to draw thousands of participants and more than a million viewers．

　　The cold snap has also caused people to doubt global warming claims—if the Earth is getting warmer, why have recent winters been colder?

　　Zhang Peiqun, assistant chief engineer of the National Climate Center, explained in an interview with xinhuanet．com: "Global warming refers to broad changes over a long time period, mainly in the past 100 years．It doesn't contradict（与……矛盾） with the phenomenon that some time in some places the temperature is lower than usual．" He also added that it has been a long time debate whether the Earth is getting warmer or colder．"No matter which opinion is correct, a bigger question faces us: how do we deal with the resulting extreme weathers?" he said．

　　60．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A．Europeans doubted about global warming．

　　B．Cold snaps added much fun to Europeans．

　　C．The cold caused inconvenience to the snow-hit area．

　　D．Low temperatures put Siberia in an emergency situation．

　　61．We can learn from the passage that "Eleven Cities Tour" ____ ．

　　A．will be held for the first time

　　B．was ever held 15 years ago

　　C．is well known in the Netherlands

　　D．attracts over 1 million participants

　　62．What can be concluded from Zhang Peiqun's words?

　　A．Extreme weathers are a result of global warming．

　　B．The warmer the Earth gets, the colder winters will be．

　　C．The Earth is surely experiencing broad changes．

　　D．People know well how to deal with extreme weathers．

　　63．What would be the best title of the passage?

　　A．Hardest Winter To Go

　　B．Freeze Raises Issues

　　C．Snow Causes Mess

　　D．Weather Getting Crazy

　　C

　　The cost of raising a child from birth to age 18 is about $ 160,140! That doesn't even touch college tuition. For those with kids, this figure might lead them thinking how much they could have banked. For others, that number might confirm the decision to remain childless.

　　But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into $ 896. 66 a year, $741. 38 a month, or $171. 08 a week. That's a mere $24. 44 a day! Just over a dollar an hour.

　　Still, you might think the best financial advice says don't have children if you ever want to be "rich". It is not.

　　What do you get for your $160,140?

　　Naming rights.

　　Giggles under the covers every night.

　　More love than your heart can hold.

　　Kisses and hugs.

　　Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.

　　A hand to hold usually covered with jam.

　　A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites, and building sandeastles.

　　For $160,140, you never have to grow up! You get to finger-paint, carve pumpkins, play hide-and-seek, and never stop believing in Santa Claus. You have an excuse to keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh, watching cartoons , going to Disney movies, and wishing on stars.

　　For $160,140, you get to be a hero just for taking the training wheels off the bike, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.

　　You get a front row seat to history; to witness the first step, first word, first date, and first time behind the wheel.

　　You get to be immortal(不朽的).

　　You get another branch added to your family tree.

　　You get an education in nursing, criminal justice and communications that no college can match.

　　In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there with God.

　　You have all the power to correct a mistake, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a party, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost.

　　......

　　64. Which of the following is NOT true after you have a child?

　　A. You never seem to get old.

　　B. You still need to learn.

　　C. You enjoy the right to name your children.

　　D. You get admiration as a parent.

　　65. By In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there with God, the author intends to say .

　　A. you are powerful next to God

　　B. you need to behave like a God

　　C. you are the one your children love and trust most

　　D. you keep yourself too far for your children to reach you

　　66. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

　　A. A dollar, an hour and a child

　　B. Fun and children

　　C. Money and parents

　　D. Children and bank

　　67. Which of the following could be used as the last sentence to end the passage?

　　A. Remain childless.

　　B. Find a way to be happy.

　　C. Make a bank for your children.

　　D. Enjoy raising your children.

　　D

　　People can be addicted to different things— e. g. alcohol, drug, certain foods, or even television. People who have such an addiction are compulsive (强迫的): they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy.

　　According to psychologists, many people are compulsive spenders. They feel that they must spend money. This compulsion, like most others, is impossible to explain reasonably. For compulsive spenders who buy on credit, charge accounts are even more exciting than money. In other words, compulsive spenders feel that with credit, they can do anything. Their pleasure in spending large amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they buy.

　　There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bar-gain hunters, however, often buy things that they don't need just .because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game. When they can buy some-thing for less than other people, they feel that they are winners. Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and the real one.

　　It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase business. They consider people's needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, and so on in their advertising and sales methods.

　　Psychologists often use a method called "behavior therapy (疗法)" to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money.

　　According to the psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money _____.

　　A. and takes great pleasure from what he or she buy

　　B. just to meet his or her strong psychological need

　　C. in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life

　　D. and feels he or she is cheated

　　69. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

　　A. Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money.

　　B. People spend money for exactly the same reason that they need to buy things.

　　C. Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do.

　　D. Business people and advertisers can use the psychology of people’s spending habits to increase sales.

　　What does the passage mainly discuss?

　　A. The psychology of money spending habits.

　　B. A special psychology of bargaining.

　　C. A method to help compulsive spenders to solve the problem of money.

　　D. The use of the psychology of spending money in business.

　　71. From the text we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters _________.

　　A. are really unreasonable 

　　B. are really beyond drugs 

　　C. need special treatment

　　D. can never get any help to solve their problems with money

　　E

　　A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was setting. She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery （火红的） ball. She was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.

　　The atmosphere relaxed her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. “It’s getting late,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am.”

　　She wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing. She kept on walking, directing herself where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.

　　It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold, too. She wished she had her favorite sweater on— it kept her really warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now... It all seemed deserted. She couldn’t understand what was going on.

　　She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. It said, “Dear Ellen, there is some coffee ready. I went looking.” Ellen was her mother but — where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her parents’ room. She went in. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn’t slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up, something was different... she wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away in. She was in her snug bed in her pajamas （睡衣）.

　　It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared.”

　　72. What does “This thought ” in the fourth paragraph refer to?

　　A. The idea of going back home.

　　B. Her anxiety about her parents.

　　C. The feeling of getting back home safely.

　　D. The feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater.

　　73. How did Jennifer probably feel when she came back home?

　　a. worried

　　b. crazy

　　c. tired

　　d. disappointed

　　e. shocked

　　f. excited

　　A. a, b, c

　　B. a, c, e

　　C. b, c, e

　　D. d, e, f

　　74. The underlined word “snug” in the last paragraph means _______.

　　A. clean and tidy

　　B. small and old

　　C. beautiful and expensive

　　D. warm and comfortable

　　75. What can we conclude from this passage?

　　A. In fact Jennifer’s mother had been sick for days.

　　B. As Jennifer walked towards home, she became increasingly scared.

　　C. Having experienced a lot outside, Jennifer felt home was really warm and safe for her.

　　D. When she found the garden deserted, she realized she got cross.

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