2013年高考第二轮复习英语广东版专题升级训练九 阅读综合训练（一）第一节 阅读理解AItwasoneofthehottestdaysofthedryseason.Wehadnotseenraininalmostamonth.Thecropsweredying.Cowshadstoppedgivingmilk.Thestreamswerelonggonebackintotheearth.Ifwedidn'tseesomerainsoonwewouldloseeverything.IwasinthekitchenmakinglunchformyhusbandandhisbrotherswhenIsawmysixyearoldson，Billy，walkingtowardthewoods.Hewasobviouslywalkingwithagreateffort...tryingtobeasstillaspossible.Afterhedisappearedintothewoodsforminutes，hecamerunningoutagain，towardthehouse.Momentslater，however，hewasonceagainwalkinginthatslowpurposefullongsteptowardthewoods.Thisactivitywentonforoveranhour：walkingcautiouslytothewoods，thenrunningbacktothehouse.Finally，mycuriositygotthebestofme.Icreptoutofthehouseandfollowedhimonhisjourney.Hewascuppingbothhandsinfrontofhimashewalked；beingverycarefulnottospill（溅出）thewaterheheldinthem.Branchesandthornsslappedhislittlefacebuthedidnottrytoavoidthem.Hehadamuchgreaterpurpose.AsIleanedintospyonhim，Isawthemostamazingsite.Severallargedeerappearedthreateninginfrontofhim.ButBillywalkedrightuptothem.Ialmostscreamedforhimtogetaway.AndIsawababydeerlayingontheground，obviouslysufferingfromheavylossofwaterandheatexhaustion，liftitsheadwithgreatefforttolap（舔）upthewatercuppedinmybeautifulboy'shand.IstoodontheedgeofthewoodswatchingthemostbeautifulheartIhaveeverknownworkingsohardtosavealife.Asthetearsthatrolleddownmyfacebegantohittheground，theyweresuddenlyjoinedbyotherdrops...andmoredrops...andmore.Ilookedupatthesky.ItwasasifGod，Himself，wasweepingwithpride.【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了在极度干旱的天气里，作者的儿子比利用手小心翼翼地取来水去拯救一只因干渴而即将死亡的小鹿。儿子的行为感动了作者，似乎也感动了老天，天终于下雨了。1．WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph1?A．Thewriterlivedinthehottestplace.B．Itwouldn'trainduringthedryseason.C．Allthecropsintheareaweredead.D．Peoplewereingreatneedofrain.答案：D解析：根据文章第一段可知，由于天气太干，几乎一个月没下雨，庄稼都快要死了，母牛也不产奶了，小溪也干了，如果再不下雨的话我们就会失去一切，只有D项符合文意，故选D项。2．Billywalkedcarefullytothewoodsbecause______.A．hewasnotoldenoughtowalkfreelyB．hedidn'twanttobefollowedbyhismotherC．hetriednottospillthewaterinhishandsD．hewantedtoattracthismother'sattention答案：C解析：根据文章第四段第一句话可知，比利小心翼翼地走向树林是为了不让他手中的水溅出来。故选C项。3．WhydidthewriteralmostscreamforBillytogetaway?A．Becauseshesawthemostamazingsiteinthewoods.-7-\nB．Becausethoselargedeerappeareddangerous.C．Becauseshesawababydeerlayingontheground.D．Becausethedeersufferedfromheavylossofwater.答案：B解析：根据文章第五段第一、二句话“Severallargedeerappearedthreateninginfrontofhim.ButBillywalkedrightuptothem.”可知，作者几乎大叫让比利走开是因为那些鹿看起来非常危险。故选B项。4．Afterlearningaboutthetruth，theauthorfelt______.A．curiousandconfusedB．scaredandexcitedC．movedandcuriousD．proudandmoved答案：D解析：根据文章倒数第一段可知，当作者知道事情的真相后，作者觉得儿子的心灵是自己见过的最美的心灵，接着眼泪便开始哗哗地流下来。由此可推出，作者被儿子的行为深深感动，且为儿子感到自豪。故选D项。5．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheWaterofLife.B．ImportanceofWater.C．HowtoSaveAnimals.D．AnimalsinDanger.答案：A解析：通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了在极度干旱的天气里，作者的儿子比利用手小心翼翼地取来水去拯救一只即将死亡的小鹿。可见，A项最适合做文章的标题，故选A项。BGroupbuyingisoneofthefastestgrowingtrendsinSouthAfricatoday.Industryleadersareconfidentthegrowthpotentialremainsstrongsincegroupbuyingislocationspecific（区域性的）．Startupcostsarelowandprofitroomremainshigh，somanysitescontinuetoreceiveinvestedmoneydespitewidespreadcriticismandFacebook'sdecisiontophase_out_ofthedealsbusinessduetoprivacyconcerns.Intheearlystagesofallindustries，somecompaniesfailbecausetheycannotcompetewithstrongercompaniesindifficulteconomicconditions.Todealwithdifficultconditions，analarmingnumberofbusinessesaredevelopinggroupbuyingwebsitesinplaceslikeChinaandIndia，sotheincreaseofgroupbuyinginSouthAfricaisnothingmorethananaturalprogressionintotheinternationalmainstream.ThegroupbuyingconceptisfairlynewandconsumershaveacceptedthisconceptbecausetheycannowmakefulluseoftherichinformationavailableontheInternet.Groupbuyingisconvenientandeasysoitworks.Anyonecanviewasite，joinamailinglist，subscribetoRSSorprintoutacoupon（优惠券）．Thecurrentgroupbuyingstructureofferedbytheindustryleadersworksalthoughtherearestillchallengestoovercome.Perhaps，thefutureofgroupbuyingistiedtothejoiningtogetherofsocialmediaandmobiledevices.MobiledevicesarewithuswhereverwegoandalmosteveryoneisusingsometypeofsocialmediasitelikeFacebookorTwittertostayinformed.UsingGPSandsocialmediatechnologytoproviderealtimelocationspecificpromotionswouldbebeneficialtoeveryconsumerlookingforthebestdealsintown.Pauseforamomentandthinkaboutit！Whatisbetterthansigningontoyourphonewhilehavingfunintownandyoureceivearealtimeinformationthatyourfavouriteshopacrossthestreetisofferingakillerdeal?ThefutureofthegroupbuyinginSouthAfricaisbrightandwecanexpecttoseemoreadvancedapproachestothisconceptinthefuture.Inadditiontothetechnologicaladvancesconsumerswillseetherangeofpromotionsexpandtoincludenewproductsandservices.-7-\n【文章大意】本文是一篇科普类文章。作者主要介绍了团购在南非已经形成了一种快速发展的趋势。尽管团购遭遇了很多的反对声音，但团购因其成本低、利润高而广受商家的欢迎；同时，团购也给消费者带来了很多的方便和好处。随着社会媒体和移动设备的发展，团购将会越来越受广大消费者的欢迎。6．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“phaseoutof”meaninthepassage?A．Graduallystop.B．Graduallyincrease.C．Begintodevelop.D．Continuetoenlarge.答案：A解析：根据文章第一段最后一句话可知，由于团购筹备费用低而利润却很高，所以即使有很多人批判且想逐渐阻止这种商业交易，但还是有很多网站接受投资。所以，此处的“phaseoutof”应该意为“阻止，消除”，故选A项。7．TheauthorsetsChinaandIndiaasexamplestoshowthat______.A．ChinaandIndiaarepowerfulcountriesB．ChinaandIndiaareindifficulteconomicconditionsC．groupbuyingissuccessfulworldwideD．groupbuyingisaninternationaltrend答案：D解析：根据文章第二段第二句话可知，现在很多中国和印度的商家也都在发展团购网站，这说明团购已不仅仅在南非，它已经成为了一种全球趋势。可见，作者举中国和印度的例子是为了说明团购是一种全球趋势。故选D项。8．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Peoplehaveacceptedgroupbuyingbecauseit'sanewconcept.B．Socialmediaandmobiledeviceshavebeenjoinedtogetherforgroupbuying.C．GPSandsocialmediatechnologywillbehelpfulingroupbuying.D．Shopsusuallyofferakillerdealwhentheircustomersarehavingfun.答案：C解析：根据文章第三段第一句话可知，A项错误；根据文章第四段第一句话可知，B项错误；根据文章第四段最后一句话可知，C项正确；文章中并没有提到D项。故选C项。9．Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthefutureofgroupbuyingis______.A．pessimisticB．optimisticC．objectiveD．subjective答案：B解析：根据文章最后一段可知，作者憧憬团购的未来一片光明，随着科技的发展，团购会给消费者带来越来越多的好处，由此可推出，作者对团购的未来感到非常乐观。故选B项。10．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Thehistoryofgroupbuying.B．GroupbuyinginSouthAfricA．C．GrowingtrendsinSouthAfricA．D．Thegroupbuyingconcept.答案：B解析：通读全文可知，文章第一段第一句话是全文的主旨句。由此可知，文章主要介绍了团购在南非已经形成了一种快速发展的趋势，B项符合文章的主旨大意，故选B项。CItwasoneofthehappiesttimesofmylife.Iwas29andhadjustreceivedmybachelor'sdegree，graduatingwithhonorsdespiteworkingtwojobsandbeingawifeandmother.MyparentsandfiveyearoldsonwereintheaudiencewhenIwalkedontothestageatAshlandUniversitytogetmydiplomA．Iwassoexcitedandproudtobestartingateachingcareerandcontributingmoretomyfamily'swellbeing.ButwhenIgothomethatevening，therewasanotefrommyhusbandwrittenonthebackofanenvelope.Itbasicallysaidhehadcometogethisclothesandwouldn'tbeback.We'dbeenhavingtrouble，butthefinalityofthatnotestillcameasashock.Hehademptiedourbankaccount.Wewerehorriblyindebt.Ihadquitmyprevious-7-\njobsinexpectationofinterviewingforateachingposition.Plus，Iwaseightmonthspregnant.Ihadmyson，andIwasabouttobringanewlifeintotheworld，sodespitemydeepsadness，Ihadtogoon.Thenextmorning，Iwokeup，putmyfeetonthefloor，tookadeepbreath，fixedbreakfast，andbasicallydideverythingIalwaysdid.Iusedmyroutinetokeepmemoving.Afterbeinginthemilitaryforsixyears，IguessyoucansayIreliedonmytraining，likeallgoodsoldiersdointoughsituations.Onesmallstepafteronesmallstepmademebounceback.Andinthesevenyearssince，I'vecontinuedmovingforward.Igotajobasakindergartenteacher，earnedamaster'sdegreeineducation，andwatchedmybabiesgrowtotwelveandseven.Icertainlywouldneverhavechosentoputthemthroughthis，butlookingback，I'mgladithappenedtomewhenitdid.Ithelpedmefindmyvoiceandmyselfalotsooner.Ithelpedmegrowindependent，confident，andstrong—thingsI'mhopefullyinstilling（灌输）nowinmychildren.【文章大意】本文一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了“我”——一个单亲妈妈凭着对孩子的关心和爱护独自熬过了人生中的艰难时期。“我”辛辛苦苦把孩子养大，同时自己取得了硕士学位，人也因生活的艰难和困苦而变得更加独立、自信和强大。11．Aftergettingherbachelor'sdegree，theauthorexpectedto______.A．becomeateacherB．beawifeandmotherC．worktwojobsD．getdivorced答案：A解析：根据文章第一段最后一句话可知，作者拿到学士学位后满怀期待地想成为一个老师。故选A项。12．WhatdoweknowabouttheauthorfromParagraph2?A．Herhusbandwroteanotetocongratulateheronhergraduation.B．Shehadjustbeentoajobinterviewwhenherhusbandlefther.C．Herhusbandpaidoffallthedebtsfromthebank.D．Shewasgoingtohaveanotherbabysoon.答案：D解析：根据文章第二段最后一句话可知，作者已经怀孕八个月了，所以D项正确；而由文章第二段可知，A、B、C三项均不符合文意。故选D项。13．Theauthor'shardshipsinlifemadeher______.A．becomeconfidentandindependentB．workharderinthekindergartenC．useherroutinetomoveforwardD．feelpleasedwithwhathappenedtoher答案：A解析：根据文章最后一段最后一句话可知，作者这么多年来的努力和付出使得她变得独立、自信和强大。故选A项。14．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A．theauthor'sparentshelpedheralotB．theauthorreceivedfurthereducationlaterC．theauthorearnedamaster'sdegreewhenshewas29D．theauthordidn'tknowhowtodealwithmarriage答案：B解析：文章中并没有提到作者的父母给了作者很大的帮助，所以A项错误；根据文章最后一段可知，作者后来又获得了硕士学位，由此可推出作者后来又接受了进一步的教育，所以B项正确；根据文章第一段第一句话可知，作者在29岁的时候获得了学士学位而不是硕士学位，所以C项错误；文章中并没有提到D项。故选B项。15．Whathelpedtheauthortopullthroughherhardtime?A．Thedivorcewithherhusband.-7-\nB．Herfellowsoldiersinthearmy.C．Herdecisiontofindanewjob.D．Astrongmindandloveforherkids.答案：D解析：根据文章第三、四段可知，作者字里行间都流露着对孩子的关心和爱护。由此可推出，正是由于对孩子的关爱才使得作者度过了人生中的艰难时刻。故选D项。DStagefrightofperformanceanxietyistheanxiety，orfearwhichmayoccurinanindividualbytherequirementtoperforminfrontofanaudience.Itismostcommonlyseeninschoolsituations，likestandupprojectsandclassspeeches.Ithasnumerousforms：heartbeatingfast，tremblinghandsandlegs，sweatyhands，drymouthetc.Infact，mostofthefearoccursbeforeyousteponstage.Onceyou'reupthere，itusuallygoesaway.Thus，itisaphenomenonthatyoumustlearntocontrol.Trytothinkofstagefrightinapositiveway.Itheightensyourenergy，addscolortoyourcheeks.Withthesegoodsideeffectsyouwillactuallylookhealthierandmorephysicallyattractive.Manyofthetopperformersintheworldgetstagefrightsoyouareingoodcompany.Stagefrightmaycomeandgoordecrease，butitusuallydoesnotdisappearpermanently.Youmustconcentrateongettingthefeelingoutandpresentwhatyouhavepreparedcalmly.Remember“Nobody”everdiedfromstagefright.But，accordingtosurveys，manypeoplewouldratherdiethangiveaspeech.Ifthatappliestoyou，andyouareanunluckyguywhoiswithstagefrightthewholetime，tryoutsomeofthestrategies（策略）asfollowstohelpgetyourselfundercontrol.Realizethatyoumayneverovercomestagefright，butyoucanlearntocontrolit，anduseittoyouradvantage.Strategiesareasfollowswhentheprogrambegins：1）Iflegsaretrembling，leanontableorshiftlegsormove.2）Don'tholdnotes.Theaudiencecanseethemshake.Usethreebyfivecardsinstead.3）Useeyecontact.Lookatthefriendliestfacesintheaudience.Remembernervousnessdoesn'tshowonetenthasmuchasitfeels.Beforeeachpresentation，makeashortlistoftheitemsyouthinkwillmakeyoufeelbetter.Don'tbeafraidtoexperimentwithdifferentcombinations.Youneverknowwhichoneswillworkbestuntilyoutry.Usethesestepstocontrolstagefrightsoitdoesn'tcontrolyou.Onceyouareusedtostagefright，youwillfindyouontheroadtoagreatspeechmaker.【文章大意】本文主要讲述了什么是舞台恐惧、舞台恐惧的表现、舞台恐惧发生的场合，并着重介绍了控制舞台恐惧的方法和策略。舞台恐惧很常见，但只要我们善于控制并习惯它，我们也可以成为一个伟大的演讲者。16．Someonemaybemostlikelytosufferfromstagefrightwhenhe/sheis______.A．attendinganEnglishclassB．standinginaclassroomC．watchingaperformanceD．talkinginfrontofpeople答案：D解析：根据文章第一段第一、二句话可知，舞台恐惧可能发生于一个人在观众面前表演时，而当一个人在学校班级里演讲的时候最有可能遭受舞台恐惧。故选D项。17．Bythinkingofstagefrightinapositiveway，onecould______.A．learntocontrolstagefright-7-\nB．getridofstagefrightC．calmdownbeforesteppingonstageD．becomemorephysicallyattractive答案：A解析：根据文章第二段第三、四句话可知，一个人通过以一种乐观的态度看待舞台恐惧的方式可以学会如何控制舞台恐惧。故选A项。18．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Topperformersusuallysufferfromstagefright.B．Stagefrightmaystaywithapersonforalifetime.C．Nobodywouldratherdiethangiveaspeech.D．Noonecanovercomeorcontrolstagefright.答案：B解析：根据文章第三段第一句话可知，很多顶级演员也患有舞台恐惧症，但并没有说顶级演员会经常遭遇舞台恐惧，所以A项错误；根据文章第四段最后一句话可知，一个人可能永远都无法克服舞台恐惧，但却可以学习如何控制舞台恐惧，所以B项正确而D项错误；根据文章第四段第二句话可知，很多人宁愿死也不愿发表演讲，所以C项错误。故选B项。19．Theauthoradvisespeoplewithstagefrightto______.A．showonetenthoftheirnervousnessB．experimentwithdifferentkindsofstagefrightC．refertothestrategieswhenevertheyfeeltheneedD．useoneofthestrategieseachtime答案：C解析：根据文章第四、五、六段可知，作者建议患有舞台恐惧症的人可以在随时感到有需要的时候参照一些应对策略对舞台恐惧进行控制。故选C项。20．Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A．howtodealwithstagefrightB．whatstagefrightislikeC．whenstagefrightoccursD．whypeoplehavestagefright答案：A解析：通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了很多人都患有舞台恐惧症，并着重介绍了该如何控制和应对舞台恐惧。A项最符合文章的主旨大意，故选A项。第二节 信息匹配首先，请阅读以下书籍分类介绍的网站栏目：-7-\n请阅读以下人物信息，然后匹配人物与相关网站栏目：21．Irenelikesreadinglovestories.Fromtimetotimesheismovedbythoseromanticstoriesinthebooks，andshehasabetterunderstandingoftheupsanddownsinlifethroughreading.Nowshejustwantstoknowwhatkindofnewbooksofromanceareavailablesothatshecanchoosesomeofthemforherreadingduringthenextfewweekswhenshe'sonholiday.22．PhilipAustinisabooklover.Hethinksthathecanlearnmuchmorefrombooksthananyotherresources.Ofcourse，healwayschoosestoreadwonderfulbooks，andthat'swhyhe'snowtryingtofindoutbooksthathavewondifferentkindsofawardsinthepastyearsothathecandecidewhichtobuy.23．EddyrunsabookstoreinNewYork，andheisalwaystryinghisbesttoincreasehisbooksale，soheusuallyrecommendssomereallygoodbookstohiscustomers.Tomakehiscustomersmoresatisfied，heintendstopurchasesomeofthebestbooksof2011thathecanrecommendtothem.Hewonderswherehecanfindinformationforthesebooks.24．JaneWiltonquitherjobasasecretarythreeyearsagoaftershegavebirthtohersonSimonandbecameahousewife.Shequiteenjoysherlife，cookingfoodforthefamilyandtakingcareofSimon，andherhusband，too.Nowshewishestoknowmoreaboutcooking，soshewouldliketoknowwhatkindofnewcookbooksshecanbuy.25．Mrs.Gibsonworksinakindergarten.Shelovesthoselittlekidsandalwaysgivesthemgiftsduringdifferentholidays，whichmakeshermostpopularamongthekids.Nowshewishestobuyabookthatcouldhelpherdecidewhattobuy.答案：21．D 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