2013年高考英语二轮专题训练阅读理解60天（13）阅读理解阅读文章，并根据文章选出最佳选项。AMystudentsoftentellmethattheydon’thave“enoughtime”todoalltheirschoolwork.Myreplyisoftenabrief“Youhaveasmuchtimeasthepresident.”Iusuallycarryonabitabouttherebeingtwenty-fourhoursinthedayforeveryone,andsuggestthat“notenoughtime”isnotanacceptableexplanationofnotgettingsomethingdone.Onceingraduateschool,ItriedtoprovetooneofmyprofessorsbysayingthatIwasworkinghard.Hisanswertomewas,“That’sirrelevant(无关的).What’simportantisthequalityofyourwork.”SincethenIhavehadtimetothinkcarefullyaboutthe“hardworker”dodge(诀窍),andIhavecometosomeconclusions—allrelevanttotheproblemofhowmuchtimewehave.Ifyouanalyzethematter,youcanidentifytwopartsoftheproblem:Thereis,ofcourse,thematterof“time”,whichwecanthinkofasfixed.Thenthereistheproblemof“work”duringthattime.But,asmyprofessorsuggested,it’snothowhardoneworksbutthequalityoftheproductthat’simportant.Thatledmetoanewidea:thequalityofthework.ThatconceptisperhapsbestexplainedbyasignIoncesawonthewallinsomeone’soffice:“Don’tworkharder.Worksmarter.”Thereisalotofsenseinthatidea.Ifyoucan’tgetmoretime,andfewofuscan,theonlysolutionistoimprovethequalityofthework.Thatmeansthinkingofwaystogetmoreoutofthesametimethanwemightotherwiseget.Thatshouldleadustoananalysisofourworkhabits.Since“work”forstudentsusuallymeans“homework”,theexpression“workhabits”shouldbereadas“studyhabits”.Then,asasmartstudent,youwillseektoimprovethoseskillsthatyouuseinstudy,chieflyreadingandwriting.Ifyoulearntoreadbetterandwritebetter,therearebigbenefitsthatpayoffinallyourstudies.56.Fromthepassage,weknowthattheauthorisprobably______.A.apoetB.aneducatorC.anovelistD.anengineer57.Wecaninferfromthe2ndparagraphthatwestudentsstill_____.A.haveenoughtimeB.canmeetthepresidentC.geteverythingdonewellD.shouldaccepttheexplanation58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theauthor’sstudentsmakegooduseoftheirtimetodoalltheirhomework.B.Theauthortriedtotelltheprofessorthathe/she(author)haddoneagoodjob.C.Youcan’timprovethequalityoftheworkifyoucan’tgetmoretime.D.You’lltrytoimproveyourskillsinreadingandwritingifyou’reaclever-5-\nstudent.59.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Studentsdon’thaveenoughtime.B.Don’tworkharder;worksmarter.C.Noonecangetmoretime.D.Readbetterandwritebetter.（BADB）BGettingyourteentothinkbeyondhisownimmediateneedscanbemoredifficultthancrackinganutwithaplasticfork．Butdon'tworry．It'snotimpossible．Therearemanywaystoencourageyourteentocareaboutthoseoutsidehisimmediatecircleoffriends．Ashebeginstohaveresponsibilitytowardsothers,hewillrealizehefeelsevenbetterabouthimself．"Teensarethinkingaboutcareer,college,andwhattheirfuturemightlooklike,"explainsMichelleMaidenberg,aclinicaldirectorofWestchesterGroupWorks,acenterforgrouptreatmentinNewYork．"Thisisverychallengingandjustoneofthereasonswhytheyaresofocusedontheirownworld．"Onceteensparticipateincommunityservice,however,theybegintolookbeyondtheirpersonalneeds．Theyalsolearnfirsthandaboutthechallengesothersface,andtheyexperienceasenseofauthorityastheyrealizetheycanmakearealdifferenceinothers'lives．Notsurehowtoconvinceateentogetawayfromthecellphoneandintoacommunityproject?Teensbuyintocommunityservicewhentheprojectorprogramisinanareaoftheirinterest．"Findingsomethinginanareaofinterestforthemkeepsthemmotivatedandinspired,"Maidenbergsays．Forinstance,ifheisinterestedinculinary（烹饪）school,hecouldvolunteerinasoupkitchenorbakeforaprojectthatsupportsfamiliesinneed．Volunteerprojectsinyourteen'sareaofinterestwillbuildherknowledgebaseaswellashelpothers．Parentscandotheirpartbyparticipatingincommunityservicethemselves．Teenscanlearndirectlyfromtheirparentsthatpersonalenjoymentisnot,allthatmatters．Letteensknowthebenefitstheywillobtain．“Givethemeveryreasonintheworldtovolunteer,"Maidenbergadvises．Shesaysthatworkingoncommunityserviceprojectsbuildsconfidence．"Byworkingwithothers,teensimprovemanagerial,interpersonalandcommunicationskills．Communityservicehelpstoapproachmaturitywhentheytakeastepbacktoseetheneedsofotherpeople,"sheadds．Anotherreward:servicehourslookgreatonaresume!60．AccordingtoMichelleMaidenberg,it'shardtogetteenstothinkbeyondtheirownimmediateneedspartlybecause______．A．theycaremoreabouttheircircleoffriendsB．theyhavenointerestindoinganythingC．theyhavetoworkhardforcollegeD．theyarefacingmanychallenges61．Theunderlinedphrase"buyinto"inParagraph3probablymeans______．A．agreetojoininB．spendmoneyonC．getawayfromD．areinterestedin-5-\n62．Thewritermentionsthebenefitsinthelastparagraphinorderto______．A．maketeensfeelmuchbetteraboutthemselvesB．encourageteenstocareabouthisownneedsC．helpparentsreasonteensintovolunteeringD．getparentstodomorecommunityserviceCNewtechnologythatcan“see”throughclothinganddetectwhat’sunderneathcannowbeusedtoscancrowds,makingitapotentiallyeffectivetooltopreventterroristattacksinpublicplaces.TheThruVisionT5000camerapicksupTerahertzrays，orT-rays,whicharenaturallysentoutbyallobjectsandcanpassthroughclothesorevenwalls.Thecameracanthendetectmetallicandnonmetallicobjectshiddenunderclothingonstillormovingsubjectswithoutshowinganybodydetail.Whilesimilartechnologyisseenatairportsaroundtheworld,theT5000isdesignedtobeusedinlarge,openareas.Witharangeof25meters,theT5000canscreenpeopleinpublicplaces,thusavoidingbottle-necksatbordercrossingorsecuritycheckpoints.Italsomeanspeoplecanbescreenedwithoutknowingit.ThetechnologydevelopsfromBritishastronomers’workinstudyingdyingstars.AstronomersuseT-raycamerastoseethroughdustandcloudsinspace.Thecompanyseesusesforitscameraatothersiteswherepoliticalorbusinessactivitiestakeplace.Forprivacyconcerns，ThruVisionChiefExecutiveCliveBeattiesaidtheimageproducedbythecameradidnotshowdetailedpartsofthebody.”It'salmostashininglightbulb(灯泡）.“Beattiesaid."Youdon'tseethedetailthatpeoplemightbeconcernedabout.“InLondon'sbusyPiccadillyCircus—whichisalreadyfilledwithclosed-circuitsurveillance(监视）cameras—reactiontothenewtechnologywasmixed.Somesaidthecamerawasgoingtoofarandviolatingprivacy，butotherssaidtheyarewillingtoputsafetybeforeprivacyconcerns.“There’ssurveillanceeverywhereanyway,“saidonecommuter.“Idon'tthinkit’smuchofadifference.Idon'tcarethattheycanseethroughmebecausetheycanseemeanyway.“Someexpertssaidtheprivacyviolationofthecamerawasnotworththebenefit.“Whatweshouldconsiderishowmuchwewanttoloseourprivacyinordertoobtainasortofnationalsecurity，”saidDavidMurakamiWood，directoroftheSurveillanceStudiesnetwork，whichdealswithsurveillanceandprivacyproblems.“Inmostcasesthisisn'trealsecurity—it’sasenseofsafetythathasverylittlerealeffect.”63.WhatcanwelearnaboutT5000?A.Itcandetectmetallicandnonmetallicobjectsunderneath.B.ItcanseethroughclothingorwallsbysendingoutT-rays.C.Itwasfirstusedtoobservestarsbyastronomers.D.Itiswidelyusedatairportsaroundtheworld.64.Whatisthemostprobablepurposeofthenewinvention?-5-\nA.Toimprovepeople’slifestandard.B.Forscientificresearch.C.Forcommercialbenefits.D.Forsafetyreasons.65.Whichismostprobablytheopinionofpeopleonusingthenewcamera?A.Someagreetoitsuseasitisnewtechnologytoprotectprivacy.B.Someagreetoitsusebecausesafetyisthemostimportant.C.Somedon'tagreetoitsusebecauseitmakesnodifference.D.Somepeopledon'tcarebecausetheyknowlittleaboutit.66.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Safetyismoreimportantthanprivacy.B.T5000ismorebeneficialthanharmful.C.T5000doesnotreallyprovidesecurity.D.It'snotworthgivingupprivacyforsafety.DWalkingdownapaththroughsomewoodsinGeorgia,Isawasmallpoolofwateraheadonthepath．Iangledmydirectiontogoarounditonthepartofthepaththatwasn'tcoveredbywaterormud．AsIreachedthepool,Iwassuddenlyattacked!YetIdidnothingfortheattack．Itwassounpredictableandfromsomewheretotallyunexpected．IwassurprisedaswellasunhurtthoughIhadbeenstruckfourorfivetimes．Ibackedupafootandmyattackerstoppedattackingme．HadIbeenhurtIwouldn'thavefounditamusing．AndIwaslaughing．Afterall,Iwasbeingattackedbyabutterfly!Havingstopped,laughing,Itookastepforward．Myattackerrushedmeagain．Hechargedtowardsmeatfullspeed,attemptingtohurtmebutinvain．Forasecondtime,Itookastepbackwardswhilemyattackerpaused．Iwasn'tsurewhattodo．Afterall,it'sjustnoteverydaythatoneisattackedbyabutterfly．Isteppedbacktolookthesituationover．Myattackermovedbacktolandontheground．That'swhenIdiscoveredwhymyattackerwaschargingmeonlymomentsearlier．Hehadamateandshewasdying．Sittingclosebesideher,heopenedandclosedhiswingsasiftofanher．Icouldonlyadmiretheloveandcourageofthatbutterflyinhisconcernforhismate．Hehadtakenituponhimselftoattackmeforhismate'ssake（缘故）,eventhoughshewasclearlydyingandIwassolarge．Hedidsojusttogiveherthoseextrafewpreciousmomentsoflife,shouldIhavebeencarelessenoughtosteponher．Hiscourageinattackingsomethingthousandsoftimeslargerandheavierthanhimselfjustforhismate'ssafetyseemedadmirable．Icouldn'tdoanythingotherthanrewardhimbywalkingonthemoredifficultsideofthepool．Hehadtrulyearnedthosemomentstobewithher,undisturbed．Sincethen,I'vealwaystriedtorememberthecourageofthatbutterflywheneverIseehugebarriersfacingme.67．Whydidthewriterchangehisdirectionwhilewalkingdownapath?-5-\nA．Togetclosetoabutterfly.B．Tolookoverthebadsituation.C．Toescapeasuddenattack.D．Toavoidgettinghisshoesdirty.68．Whatmadethemanfeelfunny?A．Makingtheattackerpause.B．Beingattackedbyabutterfly.C．Beingsteppedonbyhismate.D．Discoveringtheenergeticbutterfly.69．Fromthisexperiencethemanlearned.A．whatheshoulddowhenfacedwithtroubleB．peopleshouldshowsympathytotheweakC．howheshoulddealwithattacksD．peopleshouldprotectbutterflies70．Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethebutterfly?A．Careless．B．Amusing．C．Courageous．D．Aggressive.阅读：56-70BCACDACADBDDBAC-5-
