2013年高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解60天2阅读理解AIwaswalkingalongthemainstreetofasmallseasidetowninthenorthofEnglandlookingforsomewheretomakeaphonecall．MycarhadbrokendownoutsidethetownandIwantedtocontacttheAACompany．LowgreycloudsweregatheringacrosstheskyandtherewasacolddampwindblowingofftheseawhichnearlythrewmeoffmyfeeteverytimeIcrossedoneofthesidestreets．Ithadrainedinthenightandwaterwasdroppingfromthebaretreesthatlinedthestreet．IwasgladthatIwaswearingathickcoat．Therewasnosignofacallbox,norwasthereanyoneatthatearlyhourwhomIcouldask．IhadthoughtImightfindashopopensellingtheSundaypapersoramilkmandoinghisrounds,butthetownwascompletelydead．TheonlylivingthingIsawwasathinfrightenedcatoutsideasmallrestaurant．ThensuddenlyIfoundwhatIwaslookingfor．Therewasasmallpostoffice,andalmosthiddenfromsightinadarknarrowstreet．Nexttoitwasthetown’sonlypubliccallbox,whichbadlyneededacoatofpaint．Ihurriedforward,butstoppedinastonishmentwhenIsawthroughthedirtyglassthattherewasamaninside．Hewasfat,andwaswearingacheapblueplasticraincoat．Icouldnotseehisfaceandhedidn’traisehisheadatthesoundofmyfootsteps．Carefully,Iremainedstandingafewfeetawayandlitacigarettetowaitformyturn．ItwaswhenIthrewthedeadmatchonthegroundthatInoticedsomethingbrightredtricklingfromundertheboxcalldoor．61．Atwhattimewasthestoryset?A．Anearlywintermorning．B．Acoldwinterafternoon．C．Anearlysummermorning．D．Awindysummerafternoon．62．Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribethewriter’simpressionofthetown?A．Coldandfrightening．B．Dirtyandcrowded．C．Emptyanddead．D．Unusualandunpleasant．63．Theunderlinedword“trickling”inthelastparagraphmeans_____．．A．rushingoutsuddenlyB．shiningbrightlyC．flowingslowlyindropsD．appearingslowly64．Whydidn’tthemanraisehisheadwhenthewritercamenear?A．Hewasannoyedatbeingseenbythewriter．B．Hewasangryatbeingdisturbedbythewriter．C．Hewasprobablyfastasleep．D．Hewasprobablymurdered．BWhatarethebestwaystolearnnewwords?Onceyouhavelearnednewwords,howcanyourememberthem?Ifyouwanttolearnnewwords,youhavetotakeacoupleofthingsintoconsideration．Whatisyourreasonforwantingtoimproveyourvocabulary—fora4\npurpose,liketheSAT,orforfunandgeneralself-improvement?Ifyouhaveagoal,itisgoodtoreadaboutdifferentapproachestowardachievingthegoal．Forexample,therearebooksspecificallywrittenwithmethodsforincreasingone’svocabularyforSATtest-taking．Also,youcanexaminehowyoulearnbest,especiallyword-basedinformation．Somepeopleneedtousewhattheylearninorderforittostick—asinconversationandwriting．Otherssucceedbytakingquizzes．Stillothersaregoodatmemorizing．Wetendtorememberwordsmoreeasilywhenwereadabouttheminmeaningfulcontext,whenweseethattheyareusefulandworthremembering,andalsowhentheyhavebeenfullyexplained．Knowinghowtouseawordisjustasimportantasknowingitsmeaning．Mostword-of-the-dayofferingssupplythedefinitionaswellasanexamplesentenceortwo．Studieshaveshownthatanewwordwillstayinyourvocabularyifitisregularlyreinforced(强化)throughuseandreading．Takingwordquizzesisafunwaytospendafewminuteslearningwords．Itisgreattohaveaquizbookwithyouwhenyouhavetowaitinplaceslikeadentist’soffice．Keepingaquizbookinthecarandonthebedsidetableisgood,too．65．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Learningnewwords,increasingyourvocabulary．B．Learningnewwordsfortest．C．Learningnewwordsbytakingquizzes．D．Knowingthemeaningtohelplearnnewwords．66．WhichofthefollowingwayisNOTgivenbytheauthortohelplearnnewwords?A．Gettingmanykindsofmethodstowardsyourlearninggoalbyreading．B．Knowingword-formationtoseeyourword-learningability．C．Takingasmanytestsandquizzesaspossibletohelp．D．Knowingnewwords’meaningsinone’snativelanguageisinthefirstplace．67．Howmanywaysinthelasttwoparagraphsarementioned?．A．2．B．3．C．4．D．5．68．WhatdoestheauthormainlydealwithinParagraph3?A．Differentwaysoflearningnewwords．B．Differentgoalsoflearningnewwords．C．Differenttypesofpeoplelearningnewwords．D．Differenttypesoflearningnewwords．CAsachildgrowingup,Ihaveveryfewmemoriesofthetimeswhenwegatheredasafamilytositdownandeatdinnertogether．Igrewupinahomewherebothofmyparentsworked．Mymothertaughtschool,andmyfatherworkedduringthenightatalocalchemicalplant．Therewasnotmuchtimeavailableforustositdowntoeatdinnertogetherduetomyparents’conflictingworkschedulesandthe4\nextracurricular(课外的)activitiesinwhichmysisterandIparticipated．Itwasn’tuntilIgotmarriedandhadtwochildrenofmyownthatIbegantorealizetheimportanceofeatingdinnertogether．Inmyfamilythereareelementsthattakeusawayfromeachother,dayinanddayout,butasamotherIfeelitismyresponsibilitytobringusallbacktogetheragainattheendoftheday．Inmyhouse,dinnertime,isatimeofthanks．Igivethanksforthefoodweshare,butIammorethankfulforthefamilyIshareitwith．Dinnertimeisatimeforustoshareourday,andexchangeourthoughts．Itisalsoatimewhenwelearnabouthonesty,perseverance,courage,sympathyandfriendship．Aboveallitisatimewhenmyfamilyareabletoconnectwiththeonestheylove．AsIlookatthebreadbasketwhichsitsonmykitchentable,Iamremindedofhowthebasket’stightweaveresemblesthetightlywovenstrands(股)ofmyfamily,Ibelievethatthroughourfamilydinners,wewillnotonlypassaroundthemeatandpotatoes,butwewillalsopassalongvirtuesthatwillshapeandmoldussothatwecanforeverembraceoneanotherjustasthebasketembracesthebread．69．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Thefamily．B．Thefood．C．Dinnertime．D．Myhouse．70．Accordingtotheauthor,duringdinnertime_____．A．weshouldremembertheonewhopreparesthedinnerB．wecanlearnallsortsofknowledgefromotherpeopleC．communicationamongfamilymemberswillbeimprovedD．itishealthyforpeopletoexpresstheiropinions71．Theauthorconcludesthepassageby_____．A．makingcomparisonsB．tellingherownstoryC．summarizingthemainideaD．presentingfacts72．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Itispleasanttospendtimewithyourfamily．B．Itisnecessarytoparticipateinfamilyactivities．C．Itisvitaltobalanceworkandfamilytime．D．Itisimportanttohavefamilydinnertogether．DTypesofInsurancehealthinsurance－paysforhospitaltreatmentlifeinsurance－youputmoneyintotheschemewhichpaysoutwhenyoudiebuildingandcontents－tocoverthedirecteffectsofanaccidentordisastere．g．afireorafloodmotorvehicleinsurance－coversdamagestoanyofthefirm’smotorvehiclesemployers’liability(责任)－coversaccidentsorillnessesthathappenasaresultofemployees’workpublicliabilityinsurance－thiscoversanyaccidentwhichmighthappentothegeneralpublic．e．g．whentheyarevisitingacompany’spremises(房屋及其附属建筑基地等)Allcompaniesmusthavethisinsurancebylaw．4\nproductliability－coversaccidentsorinjuriesasaresultofusingtheproductbaddebtsinsurance－coverstheriskofcustomersnotpayingforthefoodskeymancover－thisistakenouttocovertheriskofdeathofaseniorfiguree．g．themanagingdirectorgoodsintransitinsurance－coversgoodswhiletheyarebeingmovedaround73．MrSmithisamanagingdirectorofabigcompany．Hiscompanyhastotakeout_____accordingtothelaw．A．baddebtsinsuranceB．healthinsuranceC．keymancoverinsuranceD．publicliabilityinsurance74．“Goodsintransitinsurance”seemsthemostnecessaryto_____amongthefollowing．A．abuscompanyB．ashippingcompanyC．ataxicompanyD．atravelagency75．Jackhasjustmovedintohisnewly-boughthouse．Hemightbemostinterestedin_____now．A．buildingsandcontentsinsuranceB．employers’liabilityC．motorvehicleinsuranceD．productliability阅读：61—64ACCD65—68ADDC69—72BCAD73—75DBA4
