2013高考英語(yǔ)二輪閱讀理解25分鐘限時(shí)訓(xùn)練(2)

1、-1 -2013 高考英語(yǔ)二輪（閱讀理解）25 分鐘限時(shí)訓(xùn)練（2）及答案閱讀理解A 篇IS IT TIME TO GET MP3?Your computer has bee n play ing music for years, one CD at a time. Now hun dreds ofsongs can be stored in your PC (personal computer) if they re in the MP3 format.What is it?MP3compresses music in to small computer frie ndlyfiles. You

2、 access MP3music severalways : Music can be dow nl oaded from websites that have con verted vast music libraries into MP3. Oryou can prerecord CDs into your PC and convert songs in minutes intoMP3. Once MP3 music is on your PC s hard drive, you can play it through your computer s speakers,“burn ” it

3、 onto blank CDs or exchange MP3 files with friendsus ing E-mail.How much?Software n eeded to play and con vert MP3 music is ofte n free. It comes prein stalledon most new computers or can be dow nl oaded from many websites, in clud ing MP3. com.SomeMP3sites are free. Just type “ MP3sites ” into any

4、search engine. The popular MP3 players startat around $50a nd can hold hun dreds of son gs. A bla nk CD on which you can record music costs abouta dollar.Adva ntagesMP3turns your home PC into a tape recorder. Tiny MP3players are the size of a card, making it easy totake hun dreds of songs with you.D

5、isadva ntagesYou may find that music at many sites is limited. And some only allow you to listenrather than download offerings. Others let you download music that then can t becopied to MP3 players. And a grow ing nu mber of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to acomputer.46. How can you get M

6、P3 music?A. By turning your home PC into a tape recorderB. By tak ing your own music or songs with you-2 -C. By copy ing songs to a PC through the speakers.D. By dow nl oad ing from websites which have con verted music libraries into MP3.47. Which is NOT true to the passage?A. Software n eeded to pl

7、ay and convert MP3 music is ofte n free of charge.B. MP3 music can be with friends by e-mail.C. MP3 music can be downloaded for free at any site.D. A greater nu mber of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer.48. The und erlined word“burn ” probably means_ .A. fire B. cha ngeC. dow nl o

8、ad D. play49. How much will you pay for a MP3 player?A. Free of charge.B. Free dow nl oad ing.C. At least fifty dollars. D. About a dollar.B 篇Tokyo: The world s oldest man, retired Japanese silkworm breeder Yukichi Chuganji,died in his home at the age of 114, on Mon day. Family members found him dea

9、d on his mattress. Born onMarch 23, 1889, Chuganji worked as a silkworm breeder and bank employee after leaving school. Healso served as a community welfare（木畐禾 U） officer.He had bee n in god health, talk ing daily with his family members.Washington: Every American dislikes people who talk on cell p

10、hones while driving,eve n those who do that kind of act. In the State of New Jersey, 84 perce nt of 968cell phone owners said in rece nt teleph one survey that they would support a stateban（禁令）on the use of cell phones while driving.However, 42 percent of cell phoneowners also said they used the dev

11、ices very often ” or “sometimes” while driving. Although mostagree that the banning is good, only 38 perce nt believed such a ban would be easy to en force（實(shí)施） .New York: A woma n in the US who was being attacked by a dog said she was saved from furtherharm when her 13-year- old daughter distracted

12、the dog by screaming “You wanta piece of me? ” and kicked it repeatedly in the head. Jane Howell said she and her daughter, Elizabeth,were tak ing a walk around the n eighborhood on Saturday evening whe n they came across he big dog,un cha in ed.50. The main idea of the sec ond n ews is_.-3 -A. most

13、 America ns don t like cell phoneB. a ban on the use of cell phones has bee n madeC. few people use cell phones while drivi ngD. using cell phones whi le driv ing will be banned because most America ns don tlike it51. The woma n in the US_ .A. was not harmed by the dogB. raised the dog, which attack

14、ed her laterC. was protected from being seriously hurt by her daughterD. had escaped whe n her daughter was kick ing the dog52. From the n ews we can infer_ .A. Chuganji was liv ing alone whe n he diedB. the woman s 13 -year-old daughter was very braveC. cell phones are not god devicesD. it s easy t

15、o enforce the ban n the use of cell phones while driving參考答案46-52 DCBC DCB*HIt was an early September day, cool and bright and just right for running, and I was in the first fewmiles of a 10-mile race over a course （路線）with a fewhigh hills. Still, I felt energetic;despite the hills it was going to b

16、e a fine run.Just ahead of me was Peggy Mimno, a teacher from Mount Kisco, New York. She too was runningeasily, moving along at my speed. The pace（步速）felt comfortable,so 1 decided to stay where I was; why pay attentionto pace when she was settingsucha n ice one? rd overtake （追上）her later on whe n sh

17、e tired.So I ran beh ind her. The course headed north for five miles, wan dered west fora hilly mile, then turned south again along a winding road. The race was getting harder. We had four milesleft and already it was begi nning to be real work.Peggy overtook a young runner. She seemed to know him,

18、for they exchanged a few cheerful wordsas she passed him. Their exchange worried me. You dont chat during a race uni ess you are feeli ng結(jié)束-4 -good, and Peggy pla inly was.Still, I was close eno ugh to overtake her if she tired, so I did nt give up hope completely. We were getting n earer to a long

19、punishing hill now and it would be the test. We were a mile from the finish line, sowhatever happened on the hill would almost certai nly determ ine who crossed it first.As I moved up the hill, my atte nti on wan dered for a few minu tes. When I lookedup, Peggy was movi ng away-first five yards, the

20、 n ten, the n more. Fin allyit was clearthat there was no hope of catch ing her. She beat me soun dly.There is an importa nt less on in that race. Wome n are thought to be weaker, slower and not nearly asskilled in sport. Yet as Peggy Mimno so clearly showed, the similarities betwee n men and wome n

21、runners are more importa nt tha n the differe nces.I have run with a nu mber of wome n, and I can say that it is ofte n hard work.1. What did the writer think of the race in the begi nning?A. It would be hard work.C. It would be an easy race.C. It would be a test of his stre ngth.D. It would be a go

22、od lear ning experie nee.答案：B指導(dǎo)：首先要審清題干，注意題干中的inthebeginning。本文第一段、第二段中的一些詞女口energetic , a fine run , running easily , comfortable等都反映出作者開始認(rèn)為這場(chǎng)比賽不會(huì)很難。2. What worried the writer whe n Peggy greeted the young runner?A. Peggy overtook the young runner.B. Peggy was running en ergetically.C. Peggy was la

23、ugh ing at the writer.D. Peggy paid no atte nti on to the writer.答案：B 指導(dǎo)：由第四段倒數(shù)第一句 You dont chat during a race unless you are feeling good”可知作者認(rèn)為：你在比賽中聊天表示你感覺很好。而上句peggy 恰恰在比賽中聊天反映出作者認(rèn)為 Peggy 在比賽中的感覺，作為 Peggy 的對(duì)手，他當(dāng)然很擔(dān)心。3. By saying a long, punishing hill(Paragraph 5) , the writer implies that_.A. P

24、eggy would fail to reach the hilltopB. men are more skilled at climbing hillsC. overtak ing Peggy would be easyD. climb ing the hill would be a dema nding task答案：D 指導(dǎo)：下句中的 test 一詞，能夠反映作者當(dāng)時(shí)的感覺，所以D 為最佳選項(xiàng)。4. What less on does the writer learn from the race?A. Wome n are as good as men in sport.B. Women

25、 are better at climbing hills.C. He should have more trai ning in a cross-co untry race.D. He should set a quicker pace at the beg inning of a race.答案:A指導(dǎo)：文章倒數(shù)第一段倒數(shù)第一、二句是做此題的關(guān)鍵句。IDeserts are found where there is little rain fall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks-5 -time. Ten i

26、n ches of rain may be eno ugh for many pla nts to survive ( 存活)if the rain is spread throughoutthe year. If it falls within oneor two mon ths and the rest of the year is dry, those pla nts may die and a desert may form.Sand begi ns as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weat

27、her wear them down.Sand dunes（沙丘） are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow overthe years, always moving with the winds and cha nging the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall,but they can grow to be several hun dred feet high.There is, however, much more

28、 to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern Un ited States,cliffs （懸崖）and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that oncelay beneath a sea more than millionsof years ago. Over the centuries, the water driedup. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The

29、 faces of the desertmountains are always cha ngin g-very, very slowly-as these forces of n ature continue to work on therock.Most deserts have a surpris ing variety of life. There are pla nts,ani mals and in sectsthat have adapted to life in the deserr. During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few sig ns of living thin gs, but as the air begi ns to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to riseagain in the sky, the desert once aga in becomes quiet and Ion ely.1. Many