2017年度高考英语二轮阅读理解三月特训（75） 9页

‎2014届高考英语二轮复习 三月精品练习阅读理解 ‎1．Russian tradition orders that men should kiss each other three times on the cheeks at official functions. Now, a new ruling in Moscow is calling for politicians in the capital to stick to the old handshake. According to Britain's The Telegraph newspaper, politicians in Moscow have been told to stop kissing each other when they meet because the “kissing ceremony” takes so long. ‎ Leonid Brezhnev, the general secretary of the Communist Party from 1964 to 1982, was famous for treating male colleagues to a full lip-lock. One photograph of him kissing Erich Honecker, the leader of the Democratic Republic of Germany, was used for a protest painting on the Berlin Wall with the caption: "Oh, God, help me survive this deadly love". ‎ Kissing three times on the cheeks at official occasions is a Russian tradition. The practice has been revived among high-ranking officials in past years. In the distant past, a kiss from the tsar (emperor) was the highest sign of recognition. The Moscow ruling, however, has prompted authorities in other cities to consider banning the practice. ‎ Alexei Kleshko, a parliament member in Siberia, said: “Single-sex kisses should be avoided, including at official meetings. It's enough to shake hands. Of course, if one is talking about a long friendship or fatherly relations, it might be OK to embrace. But that's the maximum that should be allowed.” ‎ Another MP Vladimir Gorlov, said he only allowed himself to kiss the hand of a woman at work: "There are informal relations and there are meetings governed by protocol," he said. “When a man is kissing another man at an official event, I have a negative attitude towards it. There are rules of decency. " ‎ ‎5. Moscow is calling for politicians to stick to handshake because ________. ‎ A. it is popular at home and abroad B. it is their tradition C. it saves time D. Russian women have a strong love of it ‎6. By mentioning Brezhnev, the author ________. ‎ A. wants to show his respect to Brezhner B. admires Brezhnev for his skills at kissing C. just shows the media made fun of pictures of politicians kissing D. praises Brezhnev’s good relation with Honecker ‎7. If the tsar kissed a Russian woman, she would feel ________. ‎ A. nervous B. proud C. shameful D. curious ‎8. We can infer from the last two paragraphs that ________. ‎ A. Kleshko is strongly against any kind of kiss B. Kleshko is a man out of date C. Gorlove shares the same view with Kleshko is single-sex kisses D. Gorlove won’t kiss any man in any form ‎ ‎2．‎ Parkour is a sport with the aim of moving from one point to another as smoothly, efficiently and quickly as possible using chiefly the abilities of the human body. It’s more similar to martial arts (武术) than to a sport. Parkour focuses ‎ on how any obstacle is dealt with, whether the obstacle is either physical or mental.‎ ‎ Inspiration for parkour came from the “Natural Method of Physical Culture” developed by Georges Hebert in the early twentieth century. French soldiers in Vietnam were inspired by Heber’s work and created what is now known as parcours du combatant (障碍训练课程). David Belle, who was introduced to this method by his father Raymond Belle, a Vietnamese soldier who had practiced it, had taken part in activities such as martial arts and gymnastics, and sought to apply his athletic skill in a manner that would have practical use in life.‎ ‎ After moving to Lisses, David Belle continued his journey with others. “From then on we developed,” says Sebastien Foucan, who helped to spread parkour, “and really the whole town was there for us; there for parkour.”‎ ‎ Over the years as devoted practitioners (实践者) improved their skills, their moves continued to grow in scale, so that building-to-building jumps and drops of over a storey(楼层) became common in media description, causing much misunderstanding on the nature of parkour.”‎ ‎ Although many practitioners say parkour isn’t an extreme sport, it does carry risk with it. The practice of running, jumping, and leaping from a variety of urban structures (roof tops, staircases, raised surfaces, walls, etc.) and landing on concrete, of course, carries the potential for injury. Some of the most common injuries include sprained (扭伤的) ankles and injuries to the knees.‎ ‎ According to one practitioner, “One of the biggest differences between parkour and other so-called ‘extreme’ sports is that it is not concerned only with physical skills, but also with one’s mental and spiritual pleasure.”‎ ‎1. The second paragraph is mainly about _______.‎ A. Belle’s devotion to parkour B. the origin of parkour C. the use of parkour during wartime D. the practical use of parkour in life ‎2. What do we know about David Belle?‎ ‎ A. He used to be a French soldier in Vietnam.‎ ‎ B. His attitude toward Hebert’s work was negative.‎ ‎ C. He and Foucan held different views on parkour.‎ ‎ D. He attempted to make full use of his athletic skill in life.‎ ‎3. What do we infer from the passage?‎ ‎ A. The practitioners think parkour is worth the risk.‎ ‎ B. Parkour needs specially designed training places.‎ ‎ C. The practitioners are often blamed by the media.‎ ‎ D. Parkour was developed in the early twentieth century.‎ ‎4. Parkour requires _______.‎ ‎ A. only the abilities of human body ‎ B. move from one point to another ‎ C. the ability to deal with mental problems ‎ D. the ability to remove obstacles physically and mentally ‎5. According to the passage, which of the following is parkour?‎ ‎ A. B. ‎ C. D. ‎ ‎3．‎ The ocean bottom, a region nearly 2．5 times greater than the total land area of the Earth, is even today largely unexplored．Until about a century ago, the deep-ocean floor was completely inaccessible and hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,600 meters deep．Totally without light and subjected to intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the Earth’s surface, the deep-ocean bottom is a strangeenvironment to humans, in some ways as forbidding and remote as the outer space．‎ Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks for over a century, the first detailed global study of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1969, with the beginning of the National Science Foundation’s Deep Sea Drilling Project(DSDP)．Using techniques first developed for the offshore oil and gas industry, the DSDP’ s drill ship, the Glomar Challenger, was able to maintain a steady position on the ocean’s surface and drill in very deep waters, taking samples of rock from the ocean floor．‎ The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15-year research program that ended in November 1983．During this time, it sailed 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20,000 samples of rocks aroun d the world．Those samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like hundreds of millions of years ago and to make out what it will probably look like millions of years in the fu ture, Today, largely on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger’ s voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate tectonics （构造学）and continental drift that explain many of the geological processes．‎ The samples of rocks drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also provided a climatic record stretching back hundreds of millions of years．The information of past climatic change can be used to predict future climates．‎ ‎68．What does the underlined word “inaccessible” in line 3 means?‎ ‎ A．unrecognizable B．unreachable C．unusable D．unreasonable ‎69．Why does the author mention “outer space” in the first paragraph?‎ ‎ A．The Earth’s climate millions of years ago was similar to that in outer space．‎ ‎ B．It is similar to the ocean floor in being strange to the humans．‎ ‎ C．Rock formations in outer space are similar to those found on the ocean floor ‎ D．Techniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those used in ocean exploration ‎70．Which of the following is true of the Glomar Challenger?‎ ‎ A．It is a type of submarine． B．It is an ongoing project．‎ ‎ C．It has gone on over 100 voyages． D．It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968．‎ ‎71．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep sea Drilling Project?‎ ‎ A．Geologists were able to determine the Earth’s appearance millions of years ago．‎ ‎ B．Two geological theories became more widely accepted by scientists．‎ ‎ C．Geologists observed forms of life never before seen ‎ ‎ D．Information was revealed about the Earth’s past climatic changes．‎ There is plenty for kids and teens to do in the Syracuse area during the summer, including some great educational opportunities. Here are the top four.‎ Rosamond Gifford Zoo Camp ‎ The zoo offers separate camps for kids. The camps for kindergarteners run from 9 am to 12:30 pm, and cost $115 for zoo members and $135 for non-members. Kids entering 7th and 8th grades will have half a day from 1 pm to 4:30 pm. The cost is $149 for members and $160 for non-members. All camps feature numerous educational activities and animal encounters. The camps run from August 14 to August 19. Registration starts from July 10 for members and July 15 for non-members.‎ Active Learning Services at ‎Christian‎ Brothers ‎Academy ‎ From August 1 to August 5, Christian‎ Brothers ‎Academy will host Active Learning Services from USA Chess. Topics of learning will include Chess Camp (age 5-15), and Video Game Creation Program (age 8-15). Chess Camp promises improved chess skills through chess instructors utilizing demo(演示) boards and historic games. Half day sessions will cost $280 for the Computer Camps. A full day of Chess costs $400, and a half day of Chess followed by a half day of Computer Camps cost $430.‎ Syracuse‎ University Summer ‎College ‎ From July 5th to August 12th , Syracuse‎ ‎University will host pre-college programs for high school students. The Summer‎ ‎College will offer a wide variety of programs including architecture, engineering and computer science, public communications, and eco-fashion. The programs are taught by the teachers of Syracuse‎ ‎University and include hands-on activities. The costs range from $2325 to $7642.‎ The Sheldon Institute at SUNY ‎Oswego The State University of New York will hold two-week educational enrichment programs for students entering grades2-4 from July 25 to August 5. Children will have a set program featuring art, science, technology, cultural appreciation and writing. Tuition for the programs is only $320 and a downloadable application is available.‎ ‎4．If a preschool boy and his 8th-grade brother attend the Zoo Camps, they should pay___________.‎ A. $264 B. $275 C. $295 D. It depends.‎ ‎5．When should a child start to attend the Zoo Camps?‎ A. On July 10. B. On July 15. C. On August 14. D. On August 19‎ ‎6．What do we know about the Chess Camp from the passage?‎ A. It will last for two weeks. ‎ B. Only children aged 8-15 can attend it.‎ C. Whole day sessions will cost $250 for it. ‎ D. Children can learn improved chess skills through it.‎ ‎7．Where can children attend the largest number of programs with low cost?‎ A. Christian‎ Brothers ‎Academy B. Rosamond Gifford Zoo C. The Sheldon Institute D. ‎Syracuse‎ ‎University A hobby can be almost anything a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists raise pets, build model ships, weave baskets, watch birds, hunt animals, climb mountains, raise flowers, fish, ski, skate, and swim. Hobbyists also paint pictures, attend concerts and plays, and perform on musical instruments. They collect everything from books to butterflies, and from shells to stamps.‎ ‎ People take up hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship, knowledge, and relaxation. Sometimes they even produce financial profit(利润). Hobbies help people balance between work and play. Hobbies also offer interesting activities for persons who have retired. Anyone, rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can follow a satisfying hobby, regardless of (不论)his age, position, or income. ‎ ‎ Hobbies can help a person’s mental and physical health. Doctors have found that hobbies are valuable in helping patients recover from physical or mental illness. Hobbies give bedridden or wheel-chair patients something to do, and provide interests that keep them from thinking about themselves. Many hospitals treat patients by having them take up interesting hobbies or pastimes.‎ ‎ In early times, most people were too engaged in making a living to have many hobbies. But some persons who had leisure(休闲)did enjoy hobbies. The ancient Egyptians played games with balls made of wood or pottery.‎ ‎ People today have more time than ever before for hobbies. Machines have reduced the amount of time they must spent on their jobs. Hobbies provide variety for workers who do the same monotonous(单调的) tasks all day long. More people are retiring than ever before, and at an earlier age. Those who have developed hobbies never need to worry about what to do with their newly found leisure hours.‎ ‎ Sir William Osier, a famous Canadian doctor, expressed the value of hobbies by saying, “No man is really happy or safe without a hobby.”‎ ‎8．It seems that people who may spend more time enjoying their hobbies.‎ A. have little money B. have much money C. have retired from their work D. have left school ‎9．The underlined phrase “recover from” in the third paragraph means .‎ A. get back B. become healthy again C. become calm D. supply with a new cover ‎10．In early times, most people spent less time on their hobbies, because .‎ A. they were busy in making a living ‎ B. they suffered from illnesses.‎ C. they were brave and hard-working ‎ D. they were not interested in them.‎ ‎11．What’s the writer’s opinion about hobbies?‎ A. People all over the world have the same hobby.‎ B. Machines also have their hobbies.‎ C. Hobbies are popular among people in Egypt.‎ D. People should have hobbies in their spare time.‎ When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than most of the adults in our community.‎ ‎　　When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. His house sat on ten acres, and his life’s goal was to make it a forest.‎ ‎　　The good doctor had some interesting theories concerning plant care and growth. He never watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them so that each successive tree generation would grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things rough for them and weed out(淘汰) the weaker trees early on.‎ He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of moisture. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured.‎ ‎　　So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he’d beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. Smack! Slap! Pow! I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.‎ Dr. Gibbs passed away a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re extremely tall, big and robust since they have deep roots now. However, the trees in my garden trembled in a cold wind although I had watered them for several years.‎ It seems that adversity(逆境) and suffering benefit these trees in ways comfort and ease never could. I stood there deep in thought.‎ ‎　　Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the rising and falling of life within. I often pray for them. Mostly I pray that their lives will be easy. But I think it’s time to change my prayer(祷词) because now I know my children are going to encounter hardship..‎ ‎12．According to Dr. Gibbs’ theories, trees will become weaker if they______‎ ‎ A. are lack of care B. are watered C. are weeded out D. are beaten ‎13．.According to Para.3 and Pare.4, we can infer that Dr. Gibbs’moto（座右铭）may be_____‎ ‎ A. “seeing is believing” B.“Put everything in proper use”‎ ‎ C. ”Practice makes perfect” D. “No pains, no gains”‎ ‎14．.The underlined word robust in Para.5 most probably means______‎ ‎ A. strong B. strange C. deep D. old ‎15． Which of the following may be the author’s best prayer for his two sons ‎ now ?‎ ‎ A. I wish them strong wings, with which they can fly higher and touch the sky.‎ ‎ B.I wish them nice fortune so that they can meet people like Dr. Gibbs in the future.‎ ‎ C.I wish them deep roots into the earth since the rains fall and the winds blow often.‎ ‎ D.I wish them great shades under the tree since the sunlight is always sharp and bitter.‎ ‎16． Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?‎ ‎ A. A Nice Doctor B. The Deep Roots ‎ C. Adversity and Suffering D. My Childhood Memory 参考答案 ‎1．5-8 CCBC ‎【解析】5. 由句子because the “kissing ceremony” takes so long可知。‎ ‎6. 根据“Oh, God, help me survive this deadly love”可知“Honecter厌烦这一礼节”，所以认为C项比较恰当。‎ ‎7. 由句子In the distant past, a kiss from the tsar (emperor) was the highest sign of recognition. 可知人们的看法。‎ ‎8. Kleshko认为“Single-sex kisses should be avoided, including at official meetings. ”，Gorlov 说“When a man is kissing another man at an official event, I have a negative attitude towards it. ”，可知“他们两人持相同的观点”。‎ ‎2．‎ ‎【小题1】B ‎【小题2】D ‎【小题3】A ‎【小题4】D ‎【小题5】A ‎【解析】‎ ‎3．‎ ‎【小题1】B ‎【小题2】B ‎【小题3】D ‎【小题4】C ‎【解析】 ‎ ‎4．D ‎5．C ‎6．D ‎7．C ‎【解析】文章介绍了几个给孩子们设置的夏令营。‎ ‎4．计算题。因为本题的条件给的不充分，有会员和非会员的区别，使用只能是看情况而定。‎ ‎5．细节题。根据第二段第四行The camps run from August 14 to August 19.可知它在14号才开始的。‎ ‎6．细节题。根据第三段第二行Chess Camp promises improved chess skills through chess instructors utilizing demo(演示) boards and historic games.‎ ‎7．细节题。根据最后一段第二行Children will have a set program featuring art, science, technology, cultural appreciation and writing.再和其它的进行比较可知C的数量是最多的。‎ ‎8．C ‎9．B ‎10．A ‎11．D ‎【解析】‎ 试题分析：文章介绍爱好的种类，人们为什么会有爱好，爱好有什么好处，作者认为人们在空余时间应该有爱好。‎ ‎8．推断题。根据第二段最后一句排除 A、B 选项，而前一句Hobbies also offer interesting activities for persons who have retired.告诉我们退休人员会有更多时间做他们感兴趣的事。选C。‎ ‎9．猜测词义题。利用思维线索解答此题，医生的职责是让病人变得健康，故 B项“恢复健康”是最佳选项。‎ ‎10．细节题。抓住第四段第一句In early times, most people were too engaged in making a living to have many hobbies.可知，早期人类因忙于生计而没有太多的爱好。选A。‎ ‎11．推断题。文章最后两段的叙述表明作者对业余爱好的看法是人们在空余时间应该有爱好。答案选D 考点：考查日常生活类短文 ‎12．B13．D14．A15．C16．B ‎【解析】略