2013届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列（11）
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Many people believe everything or almost everything they read in newspapers or hear on radio. A few years ago I __1__ a story about a husband and wife who made a __2__ mistake. They had gone shopping and had taken their small baby __3__ with them. After they had finished their shopping, they returned to their car to go home.__4__ they reached their car, they put the baby in the plastic baby carrier that __5__ rode in for safety. The couple then __6__ in their car toward home. After they had driven a few miles, they __7__ the back seat to see how the baby was. To their surprise, the baby was not there. According to the __8__， the couple had put the plastic seat and the baby on the top of the car but had __9__ to put him inside the car. They had driven away with the baby on the top of the car.
The couple drove back __10__ the store but did not find the baby. They called the police, and the police said that they __11__ the baby and that the baby was __12__.The baby had fallen from the top of the car but had been __13__ by his plastic seat. The __14__ couple took their baby home and were always careful after that.
There was one thing __15__ with the story. It was not true. Stories such as this one are often __16__ in newspapers and on radio and television. Because they are read and heard __17__ that usually report the truth, many people believe them. People also believe them because, like the story __18__， they have something unusual or frightening about them. What is __19__ is that newspaper and radio reporters __20__ believe them.
1. A. wrote B. read C. told D. imagined
2. A. generous B. terrible C. interesting D. harmful
3. A. alone B. along C. away D. around
4. A. Since B. Before C. While D. After
5. A. they B. she C. we D. he
6. A. went away B. drove off C. moved on D. left out
7. A. searched B. looked at C. examined D. thought of
8. A. newspaper B. radio C. story D. report
9. A. left B. planned C. forgotten D. expected
10. A. around B. towards C. near D. for
11. A. saved B. saw C. helped D. had
12. A. dangerous B. dead C. comfortable D. fine
13. A. protected B. saved C. covered D. caught
14. A. satisfied B. excited C. grateful D. frightened
15. A. wrong B. right C. important D. necessary
16. A. reported B. told C. made D. written
17. A. at ease B. in places C. for sure D. with joy
18. A. told B. mentioned C. printed D. recorded
19. A. surprising B. believable C. unlucky D. strange
20. A. never B. almost C. also D. always
阅读理解
A
Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the most influential medium around. Indeed，for many of the poorest regions(地区)of the world, it remains the next big thing－finally becomes globally available. And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.
Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60%. That is some way behind the U．S., where are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million more families in sub－Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years. In 2005, after the fall of the Taliban(塔利班)，which had outlawed TV, 1 in 5 Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2013—pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families.
Television's most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands' approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child health care. TV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant(有意义的) improvement in their reading skills.
Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.
1. The underlined word “outlawed” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．
A. allowed B. banned C. offered D. refused
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Americans used to get access to the Internet easily.
B. The world's TV sets will total 150 million by 2013.
C. 45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005.
D. Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2013.
3. The author intends to ________.
A. stress the advantages of TV to people's lives
B. persuade women to become more independent
C. encourage people to improve their reading skills
D. introduce the readers some websites such as Google
4. What would be the BEST title for the passage?
A. TV Will Rule the World
B. TV Will Disturb the World
C. TV Will Better the World
D. TV Will Remain in the World
B
Businesses are witnessing a difficult time, which has in turn produced influence on consumers' desire to go green. However, shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns.
Two thirds of customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago, while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy.
This may help to influence how shops store goods on their shelves. And the companies should still make efforts to become more environmentally friendly. Two out of three people think it is important to buy from environmentally responsible companies, with about one in seven saying that they had even decided to take their custom elsewhere if they felt a company's environmental reputation was not good enough.
Harry Morrison, chief executive(主管)of the Carbon Trust, sympathizes：“I understand this situation where survival is very important now. But from environmental considerations, the clock is ticking－we don't have much time. In addition, cutting carbon has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium-term benefit for the brand.”
Larger companies have an extra motivation to look at reducing their carbon footprint, as new rules next year will require businesses to buy carbon allowances to make up for their emissions(排放). Those that have taken early action will have a head start. More than two thirds of consumers are not clear about which companies are environmentally responsible. This suggests that firms that are able to relay clearly their message to the public will be in a pole position to attract shoppers.
The Carbon Trust believes that it can help by informing customers about the good work companies are doing. “When companies are granted(授予)the standard, they can use a logo(标识)in all their marketing which makes it clear that they are working towards cutting emissions，” Mr. Morrison said.
5. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. Businesses are finding ways to send their message to the shoppers.
B. Companies will soon get information about cutting carbon emissions.
C. Firms are making efforts to encourage customers to keep goods at home.
D. Firms are urged to cut carbon emissions by shoppers' environmental awareness.
6. The underlined word “inform” in Paragraph 2 probably means“________”．
A. affect B. change C. disturb D. reject
7. According to Harry Morrison, businesses ________.
A. will benefit from cutting carbon emissions
B. should buy carbon allowances for shoppers
C. are required to make up for their carbon emissions
D. have encouraged shoppers to take their custom elsewhere
8. We can learn from the passage that businesses will ________.
A. have a strong desire to reduce costs
B. use the same logo in their marketing
C. gain advantages by taking early action
D. attract more shoppers by storing goods
参考答案
1. 解析：选B。联系后文“Stories such as this one are often__16__ in newspapers and on radio and television”可知，这是“我”读过的。A、D两项都有一定的干扰性，联系文章的第一句和最后一段可推知，这个故事不是“我”写的或者想象的。
2. 解析：选B。联系后文，这对夫妻把孩子放车顶上就开车走了，因此是很可怕的。generous慷慨大方的；interesting有趣的； harmful有害的，这些词与事件的性质不符。
3. 解析：选B。take sb. along with sb. 带某人一起。联系前后文可知，这对夫妻带孩子一起购物。
4. 解析：选B。由文中“...they put the baby in the plastic baby carrier”可知，显然是发生在他们到达自己的车以前，因此用before。
5. 解析：选D。联系空后的“...rode in for safety”可知，是为了婴儿安全而让婴儿坐进去的，因此用he。
6. 解析：选B。联系空后的“in their car toward home”可知，这对夫妻开车回家了。go away走开；move on继续搬迁；leave out忽略；省略。
7. 解析：选B。联系空后的“to see how the baby was”可知，他们回头看看孩子。search搜查；examine检查；诊断；think of思考。联系后面的目的可以排除。
8. 解析：选C。联系前文“A few years ago I __1__ a story”可得此答案提示。D项干扰性最大，联系前后文可知，这是一个虚构的故事，而不是新闻报道。
9. 解析：选C。联系后文“They had driven away with the baby on the top of the car”可知，他们忘记把孩子放进车里了。
10. 解析：选B。联系空后的“the store”可知，车开到半路后，他们掉转车头，朝商店方向开去。D项干扰性最大，for跟leave连用才表达“朝……方向”。
11. 解析：选D。联系全句可知，孩子现在在警察那里。A、C两项干扰性最大，联系空后的that the baby was __12__可知，孩子从车上掉下来并没有受伤，因此不需要救助。
12. 解析：选D。联系空后的“but had been __13__ by his plastic seat”可知，因为有塑料座位的保护，孩子安然无恙。C项有一定干扰性，comfortable意为“舒适的”，显然与小孩现在的状况不符合。
13. 解析：选A。联系空后的by his plastic seat以及前文，我们知道，孩子从车顶掉下来没有受伤，因为塑料座位保护了他。B项有一定干扰性，save意为“挽救”，而seat是没有生命的东西，因此只能起保护作用。
14. 解析：选C。由文意可知，孩子在警察那里安然无恙，因此他们充满了感激。D项干扰性最大，现在这对夫妇看到自己的孩子了，因此由最初的害怕变为感激。
15. 解析：选A。联系后文“It was not true”可知，作者认为这个故事很完美，但是有一个错误。C项有一定干扰性，联系全文我们知道，作者认为这个故事是完美的，但是并不是真实的，因此是完美中的错误。
16. 解析：选A。联系后文“in newspapers and on radio and television”可知，这一类故事经常登在报纸、电台或者电视上。D项有一定干扰性，在报纸、电视等上面的故事是报道，而不是写。
17. 解析：选B。联系空后的“that usually report the truth”可知，作者在这里指报纸、电视或者电台，因此用in places。at ease轻松地；for sure确信地；with joy高兴地，显然均与空后的定语从句不符合。
18. 解析：选A。被讲述的故事。mention 提到，指“涉及部分内容”，因此不合适；print印刷；record录制，均可以排除。
19. 解析：选D。联系后文“newspaper and radio reporters __20__ believe them”可知，这是不可思议的。A项有一定干扰性，surprising意为“令人吃惊的”，显然用strange更贴切一些。
20. 解析：选C。联系前文的“People also believe them”和空前的strange我们可以得此答案。never不能说明前一空的strange。再者本句说明这一类文章的迷惑性有多大，因此用also合适。
1. 解析：选B。词义猜测题。由本句中the Taliban及1 in 5 Afghans had one可以猜测出，塔利班在政期间是对电视持反对态度，因此是禁止的。故选项B符合题意。
2. 解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中“pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families”可知，到2013年，世界上三分之二的家庭都将会有一台电视。因此选D。
3. 解析：选A。推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide”可以推断出，作者主要强调电视对人类生活积极的方面。故选A。
4. 解析：选C。主旨大意题。由第一段第二句“Television is still the most influential medium around”及第三段第一句“Television's most powerful effect will be on the lives of women”及文章最后一段第二句“However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide”可知，本文主要讲的是电视将会让人们生活地越来越好。由此可知应选C。
5. 解析：选D。主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句“However, shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns”及最后一段第一句可知，企业因购买者的环保意识而去减排。故选D项。
6. 解析：选A。词义猜测题。由本段中“while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy”可知，现在三分之二的顾客在购物时对环境的考虑比一年前程度加深了。因此A项符合。
7. 解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“...cutting carbon has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium－term benefit for the brand”可以推断出：商业会受益于减排。因此A项符合文意。
8.C
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