安徽省蚌埠市高考英语专题总复习-阅读理解强化集(39).doc

安徽省蚌埠市2012届高考英语专题总复习精选阅读理解强化集（39）
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In November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity failure．The government officials promised that it would not happen again．Pessimists（悲观者） were certain that it would occur again within five years at the latest．In July 1977, there was a repeat performance which produced different degrees of disorder throughout the city of 8,000,000 people．In 1965, the failure occurred in the cool autumn and at a time of peace and good situation．In 1977, the failure was much more serious because it came when the number of people out of work was large and the city was suffering from one of its worst heat waves．
In 1965 there was little stealing during the darkness, and fewer than 100 people were caught by the police．In 1977, hundreds of stores were broken into and stolen．They broke shop windows and helped themselves to jewellery, clothes or television sets, nearly 400 people were sent to the police but far more disappeared into the darkness of the night．The number of policemen at hand was far from enough and they were wisely stopped from using their guns against the mobs（暴徒） that were far more than them and that included armed men．
Hospitals had to treat hundreds of people cut by glass from shop windows．Banks and most businesses remained closed the next day．The blackout started at 9:33 p．m．, when lightning hit and knocked out vital cables（关键的电缆）．Many stores were thus caught by surprise．
The vast majority of New Yorkers, however, tried to help strangers, handed out candles, and tried to get through the dark world without traffic lights, refrigerators, water and electrical power．For 24 hours, New York realized how helpless it was without electricity．
1．Look at the first paragraph．Who were right, the government officials or the pessimists?
A．The government officials B．The pessimists
C．Both D．Neither．
2．In what way was the blackout of 1977 different from that of 1965?
A．There was much more disorder B．This time the electricity supply failed．
C．It was quite unexpected D．It came in the cool autumn．
3．Why did many persons manage to escape the police?
A．Because the police could not see them in the darkness．
B．Many of them carried guns．
C．There were not enough policemen to catch them all
D．They were hidden inside big buildings．
4．The 1977 New York electricity failure lasted______．
A．a whole week B．twenty-four hours
C．three days D．a whole night．
B
After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student．An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him．I agreed．
During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew．He had muscular dystrophy（肌肉萎缩症）．When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to ten．Now he was thirteen．He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my dreams．
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew．Never once did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams．Obviously, he knew what he was talking about．He didn’t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different．He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me．
When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck．I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would．He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me．He said, “You are a champion．You earned that medal．Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you．”
Last summer I received a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away．They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:
Dear Rick,
My mom said I should send you a thank you letter for the picture you sent me．I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live anymore．But I still smile as much as I can．
I told you some day I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal．But I know now I will never get to do that．But I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too．When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you．Thank you for loving me ．
Your friend Matthew．
5．The boy wanted to meet the author because_______．
A．he was interested in weight lifting
B．he wanted to get a gold medal
C．he admired the author very much
D．he wanted the author to know him
6．The underlined part in the third paragraph probably means “_____”．
A．Why do you come to see me?
B．Why do I have to stay at home?
C．Why does the disease fall on me?
D．Why not give a gold medal to me?

7．We can infer from the passage that_____
A．Matthew is a determined boy
B．Rick used to have the same disease
C．Matthew became a champion finally
D．Rick regarded Matthew as normal
8．The boy refused the author’s medal because______．
A．he wanted the picture instead
B．he would not be pitied by others
C．he did not know he would die soon
D．he himself could earn one in the future
C
People associate colors with different things and feelings．Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life．People say red is an exciting and active color．They associate red with strong feeling like anger．Red is also used for signs of danger, such as stop signs and fire engines．Orange is the bright, warm color of leaves in autumn．People say orange is a lively color．They associate orange with appiness．Yellow is the color of sunlight．People say it is a cheerful color．They associate yellow, too, with happiness．Green is the cool color of grass in spring．People say it is a refreshing（使人清新的） color．
In general, people talk about two groups of colors: warm and cool colors．The warm colors are red, orange and yellow．Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be active．Those Who like to be with others like red．The cool colors are green and blue．Where there are these colors, people are usually quiet．
Some scientists say that time seems to go by more slowly in a room with warm colors．They suggest that a warm color is a good one for a living-room or a restaurant．People who are having a rest or eating do not want time to pass quickly．Cool colors are better for some offices where the people working there want time to pass quickly．
9．In the passage the word “associate” means____
A．think B．dream
C．connect in mind D．imagine
10．Cool colors are liked by the people working in the offices because they_____．
A．want time to go by slowly
B．are scientists and enjoy the colors
C．often have a rest during the working hours

D．want to finish their work as soon as possible and then return home
11．Warm colors are suitable for _______．
A．offices B．a living room
C．toilet D．people who don’t like to be with others
12．The best title for this passage should be “______”
A． The Warm Color B． The Cool Color
C． Colors and People’s Life D． Colors and Scientists
D
Everybody talks about the weather: it’s the most common subject of conversation, for example, “Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “ I think it is going to snow．” All these are the common ways of starting a conversation．
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like．But they hardly ever agree with each other．One man may say, “ Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It is going to rain tomorrow．” Another man will say, “ Yes, it’s cloudy in the east．We are going to have a fine day tomorrow．”
People often look for the weather they want．When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it is going to rain; he won’t believe anything else．When friends have a picnic, they are so sure the weather is going to clear up very quickly that they won’t stop eating their lunch while it rains．
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says．But he does not always tell us what we want, and once in a while he makes a mistake．Still, he probably comes closer to being correct than anyone else．
13．When we start a conversation with our friends, we usually______．
A．ask their names B．talk about the weather
C．say hello to them D．ask their addresses
14．When we talk about the weather, we usually say______．
A．“Are you cold?” B．“Are you well?”
C．“What day is today?” D．“What a fine day!”
15．The weatherman________．
A．tells us the weather we hope for
B．never makes a mistake
C．comes closer to being correct than anyone else
D．Should be blamed
E
E-mail can be a powerful new tool in improving communication（交流） between patients and doctors, according to one expert．
“Using the Internet, doctors can answer more questions from more patients in a shorter time,” writes Dr Basal Pal, a famous doctor in Manchester, UK．
According to Pal, nearly 40% of American patients say they used E-mail to communicate with a doctor in the past．
He notes, however, that although patients have such interests, only up to 2% of doctors in the United States offer E-mail service．
Using E-mail, doctors can make sure of their advice and post patient information materials and other resources on the Internet．It’s said that more than 10,000 health-oriented websites（网站） already exist now．
However, some people worry that widespread use of medical E-mail might set up two kinds of care---one for Internet “haves” and the other for the “have-nots”．
But Pal points out that “by the year 2003 nearly every library will offer Internet and E-mail services in the United States”．That allows even low-income patients to use such means．Pal also talks about other possible barriers to the acceptance of medical E-mail．
“Doctors may be unwilling to offer E-mail services for fear of increasing workload（工作量） and uncertainty about payment（付款） for the time they spent,” he explained, “and patients may worry that their medical information might be read by others．” “But these problems can all be solved,” he added．
“E-mail may help us a lot in health care,” Pal concludes．“Patients want to know more than they can get in normal clinics,” he points out, “and they might find communication on the information superhighway（超级公路） less fearful than face-to-face dialogue with their doctors．”
16．The article introduces a new way of patient-doctor communication_________
A．by E-mail
B．by visiting websites
C．by searching the Internet
D．by using the computer
17．According to the text, some people worry that _______
A．it might have to serve both those who have access（访问通道） to the Internet and those whose workload is not too heavy．
B．it might meet double doubts from the doctors and patients
C．it might make trouble between those who can use the Internet and those who can’t
D．it might make trouble between those who have Internet experience and those who haven’t
18．All the following points are advantages（优点） of using medical E-mail except that______
A．it is more convenient
B．it is less frightening
C．it enables patients and doctors to understand each other better
D．it provides patients more choices of treatment（治疗）
19．What does the underlined word “barrier” mean?
A．possibility B．danger C．block D．secret
20．Which of the following is true about E-mail in the USA?
A．Every patient cannot use it．
B．Only doctors can use it．
C．Patients needn’t pay for their treatment by using E-mail．
D．No others can read the information sent by E-mail．
41．D 42．A 43．C 44．B 45．C 46．C 47．A．48．B．49．C
50．D．51．B 52．C 53．B．54．D．55．C 56．A 57．B 58．D 59．C 60．A．
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