2013年高考英语二轮专题训练阅读理解60天（15）阅读理解AAlotofusloselife’stoughbattlesbystartingafrontal(正面的)attack—whenatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum(最后通牒)aboutbeinglateonthejob.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforSam’sbeinglate—seriousillnessathome—hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn’tworkanylonger.Hissupervisorwasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.Yet,Samenteredtheofficeat9:35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom(更衣室);everyonewashardatwork.Sam’ssupervisorcameuptohim.Suddenly,Samforcedagrinandstretchedouthishand.“Howdoyoudo!”hesaid.“I’mSamMaynard.I’mapplyingforajob,which,Iunderstand,becameavailablejust35minutesago.Doestheearlybirdgettheworm?”Theroomexplodedinlaughter.Thesupervisorclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice.SamMaynardhadsavedhisjob—withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin,alaugh.Humorisamosteffective,yetfrequentlyneglected,meansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferences,apologizing,saying“no”,criticizing,gettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface.Forsomejobs,it’stheonlytoolthatcansucceed.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexample,manybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerancethanpeopleinanyotherforum.56.WhywasSamlateforhisjob?A.Becausehewasill.B.Becausehegotuplate.C.Becausehewascaughtinatrafficjam.D.Hewasbusyapplyingforanewjob.57.Themainideaofthispassageis________.A.SamMaynardsavedhisjobwithhumorB.humorisimportantinourlivesC.earlybirdgetsthewormD.humorcansolveracialdiscriminations58.Thephrase“clampedoff”inParagraph3means________.A.triedtoholdbackB.triedtosetC.chargedD.gaveout59.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanweinferfromthepassage?A.Manyloselife’sbattlesfortheyarelackinginasenseofhumor.B.Itwasn’tthefirsttimethatSamcamelateforhiswork.C.Samwassupposedtocometohisofficeat8:30.D.Humoristhemosteffectivewayofsolvingproblems.-5-\nBInthehitfilmThebucketList,JackNicholsonandMorganFreemanmeetinhospitalinCaliforniaaftertheyhavebeendiagnosedwithcancer.Betweenthemtheycookupa“bucketlist”–ato-dolistofalltheywanttodobeforetheykickthebucket.Themoviemakesyouwonderwhatwouldbeonyourbucketlist.Solet’spackupsomeandseewhatitwouldcosttogooutandhavealittlefun.THEPYRAMIDS,GIZA,EGYPTOntothepyramids,surelyonanyone’sbucketlist.ExotikTourscantakeyouthereonavarietyoftrips,includingtheirpopularEgyptExpresswhichincludesthreenightsinCairoandathree-nightNileCruise(乘船游览).From$1,384includefour-andfive-staraccommodation,12mealsandatonofsightseeing.www.exotiktours.com416-646-3347TAJMAHAL,AGRA,INDIAOneoftheworld’smostfascinatingimages,India’sTajMahalmakesevenNicholsonandFreemanlookcalm.Toronto’sGowayTravelhasmanysuggestionsforIndia,includingathree-dayindependentvisittoAgra.StayattheattractiveOberoiAmarVilasoverlookingtheTaj.Includetwobreakfasts,touringandairporttransferfrom$1,420.www.gowaytravel.com416-322-1034THEGREATWALL,CHINAIftheGreatWallofChinaisonyourbucketlist,checkintoTourEastHoliday’sfour-dayAmazingBeijingTourfor$580perperson,four-staraccommodation,sightseeingincludingtheForbiddenCityandtheGreatWall,breakfastsandtwolunches,transportationandguide.www.toureastholidays.com416-929-0888THEHIMALAYAS,NEPALAndontotheHimalayas.Talkaboutsomethingtrulymajestic(壮丽的).SeethetopoftheworldonGAPAdventures’EverestAdventuretour,a15-dayexplorationincludingEverestBaseCamp,teahouselodgestays,andwalkingthroughSherpavillages.Incrediblyaffordableatjust$665pluslocalpaymentof$250.GAPAdventureswarnsthatthisisaphysicallydemandingtrip.www.gapadventures.com416-260-099960.Theunderlinedphrase“kickthebucket”inParagraph1means______.A.cometolifeB.playagameC.passawayD.listinterestingplaces61.IfyoutakeontheEverestAdventuretour,youshouldbeawarethat____.A.thesightsmaynotbesogood.B.ItisatiringtripC.youmaynotbeusedtothefoodthereD.itisanexpensivetrip62.Accordingtothepassage,wherecanyouenjoyaviewofthewholeTajMahal?A.InSherpavillage.B.NeartheForbiddenCityC.ThroughEgyptExpress.D.AtOberoiAmarVilas63.Whichofthefollowingmayofferyouado-it-yourselftravel?A.TAJMAHAL,AGRA,INDIA-5-\nB.THEHIMALAYAS,NEPALC.THEGREATWALL,CHINAD.THEPYRAMIDS,GIZA,EGYPTCResearchersinLondonandBristolhavefoundthatmenareparticularlylikelytoyieldtodepressioniftheirpartnersarealsodepressed.Thefindingshighlightstheimportanceofpayingattentiontothepartnersofdepressedmothersasyoungchildrenthemselvesarevulnerabletosocialproblemsifbothparentsaredepressed.ResearchersinLondonandattheuniversityofBristollaunchedtheirstudytoinvestigatewhetherfamilystructureaffectsthelikelihoodofdepressioninmenaroundthetimetheirchildisborn.Theylookedatmenfromtraditionalfamilies,menwithchildrenfromapreviousrelationship,menwhoseparentshadchildrenbyaformerpartner,andmenwhowerenotlivingwiththeirpartners.All7,018participantsfilledoutaquestionnaireondepression,andansweredthequestionsabouttheirage,educationlevelandemploymentstatus.Detailsaboutthequalityoftheirrelationshipwiththeirpartners,networksoffriendsandpreviouslifeeventswerealsorecorded.About3.5percentofthemenand13percentoftheirpartnerssuffereddepressionaroundthetimetheirchildwasborn.Incomparison,meninstep—familiesorwhowerenotlivingwiththeirpartnersweretwiceaslikelytogetdepressedasthoseintraditionalfamilies.Thiscouldbeexplainedbyotherfactorsthataremorecommoninnon—traditionalfamilies,suchaspooreducationandrelationshipconflicts.Evenallowingforallthesefactors,however,thepartnersofwomenwhoweresufferingfromperinata(围产期的)depressionweresignificantlymorelikelytobecomedepressedthemselves,theresearchersreportinanAmericanJournal.Tenpercentofwomenwhoweredepressedhaddepressedpartners.Forthehealthywomen,thefigurewasonly2.6percent.Previousresearchsuggeststhatfamilieswithtwodepressedpartnersmayneedspecialattention.AresearcherinAtlantahasfoundthatprimaryschoolchildrenwithtwotroubledparentshavedifficultyrelatingtotheirpeers.“It’sextremelyimportanttolookatthewholefamily,”shesays.64.Whatcanweconcludefromparagraph1and2?A.MenoftenmistreattheirchildrenB.DepressedwomenoftenhavedepressedpartnersC.AllyoungchildrenarevulnerabletosocialproblemsD.Womenwithchildrenoftenhavedepressedpartners65.ResearchersinLondonandBristolcarryoutsuchaninvestigationinorderto.A.seewhatkindoffamilyenvironmentisidealforchildrentogrowupinB.investigatewhysomanymengetdepressedwhenachildisbornC.studywhetherfamilystructureaffectsdepressioninmenwhenchildisbornD.seewhetheritistruethatbehindeverydepressedmanthereisadepressedwoman66.whatkindofmanisleastlikelytogetdepressedwhentheirchildisborn?A.Meninstep––families-5-\nB.MenintraditionalfamiliesC.MennotlivingwiththeirpartnersD.Meninnon—traditionalfamiliesDTheJapanesecoinedthewordtsunamitomean"harborwave."("tsu"meansharbor,andthecharacter"nami"meanswave).Japan'smostpowerfulearthquakesincerecordsbeganhasstruckthenorth-eastcoast,leadingtoamassivetsunami.Cars,shipsandbuildingsweresweptawaybyawallofwaterafterthe8.9-magnitudeearthquake,whichstruckabout400km(250miles)north-eastofTokyoandcausedmassivedestruction,flatteningwholecities,startingpowerfulfires,andkillinghundreds.InthewakeoftheJapanesetragedy,rememberthesetsunamisurvivaltips:1.Agoodwarningsignofanapproachingtsunamiis"drawback,"whentheoceanrecedes（减弱）drasticallyorthewaterlevelfallsunusuallyalongtheshoreline.Duringthe2004IndianOceantsunami,a10-year-oldgirlonvacationwithherfamilyinThailand,TillySmith,savedthelivesofdozensoftouristswhensherecognizedtherecedingwaterandfrothingbubblesonthesurfaceofthewaterasasignthatatsunamiwasonitsway.Expertsbelievethatarecedingoceanmaygivepeopleasmuchasfiveminutes'warningtoevacuatethearea.2.You'renotoutofdangerafterthefirstwaveofatsunami.Atsunamioccursasaseriesofwavesknownasa"wavetrain,"andtheseriesofsurges（奔涌向前）canbefiveminutesoruptoanhourapart.Thetsunamidoesnotusuallyappearontheshorelineasagiganticbreakingwave,butratherasarapidtideorawallofwater.Theworstmistakeyoucanmakeisstayingnearthebeachoutofcuriosity.Findhighergroundandgoasfarinlandasyoucan.Ifyoucanseethewaves,you'restilltooclose.3.Atsunamisurgemaybesmallatonepointoftheshoreandlargeatanotherpoint.Movetohighergroundassoonasyoucananddon'tassumethatbecausethere'sminimalactivityinthecoastalareawhereyouare,itwillbelikethateverywhereelse.4.Keepyourearspeeled.Manywitnesseshavesaidthatatsunamisoundsthunderous,likeafreighttrain.67.Theunderlinedword“coined”isclosestto“____”inmeaning.A.inventedanewwordorphrasethatotherpeoplethenbegantouseB.introducedanewwordintoalanguageC.explainedanewwordD.gaveadefinitiontoanewword.68.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Youwillbeoutofdangerifthirtyminuteshaspassedafterthefirsttsunamiwave.B.TillySmithmusthaveaverygoodknowledgeofscience.C.Alotofpeoplemusthavebeenkilledinthe2004IndianOceantsunami.D.Ifatsunamisurgeissmallatonepointoftheshoreanditshouldbesmallatanotherpoint.69.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?-5-\nA.The2011JapanesetsunamiisJapan'smostpowerfulearthquakesincerecordsbegan.B.Theworstmistakeyoucanmakeisstayingnearthebeachoutofcuriosityafterthefirstwaveofatsunami.C.Expertsbelievethatarecedingoceanmaygivepeopleasmuchasfiveminutes'warningtoescapefromthearea.D.Agoodwarningsignofanapproachingtsunamiis"drawback,"whentheoceanrecedesslightlyorthewaterlevelfallsusuallyalongtheshoreline.70.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.SmartActionsduringTsunamiB.SignsofTsunamiidentificationC.MethodsofAvoidingTsunamiD.TipsforTsunamiSurvival阅读56-59CBAB60-63CBDA64-66BCB67-70ABDD-5-
