2013届高三英语二轮专题复习天天练：阅读理解2
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Doctors say anger can be an extremely harmful emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that angry feeling can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.
Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a calm, reasonable way. Others burst with anger, losing control of themselves. But still other people control their anger. They cannot or will not express it.
For years many doctors thought that controlling one’s anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain lets out the same hormones that are produced during tense situations. They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, and narrow the blood vessels. In general, the person feels excited and ready to act.
Doctors said that controlling these feelings only makes the feelings continue. And this can lead to many medical problems. Doctors thought a person could prevent these problems by letting the anger out by expressing it freely. But recently some doctors held a different view. They said that people who express anger too often and violently did become, in fact, more and not less angry. They said this, too, can cause medical problems.
Some doctors say that both controlling and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger strongly may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.
Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”
56. Which of the following is the more recent view about the expression of anger?
A. It is dangerous both to express anger violently and to control one’s anger.
B. One can avoid his medical problems by expressing his anger freely.
C. One’s heart rate will not change if his anger is kept unexpressed.
D. One is likely to suffer from high blood pressure in a bit of great anger.
57. When you get angry, which of the following should you do for the sake of health?
A. Controlling your anger and then studying its cause.
B. Letting out your anger freely and then studying its cause.
C. Studying its cause and waiting till it cools down.
D. Waiting till it has cooled down and then studying its cause.
58. Which of the following can best replace the title of the passage?
A. Different Ways of Dealing with Anger
B. The Danger of Anger and Its Solution
C. New Medical Discoveries about Anger
D. An Argument between the New and Old Views about Anger
B
Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air,water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.
If you look carefully at the plants around you， you will find that there are two kinds of plants： flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed， some have two， three or four， and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores（胚芽）。 Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places， they usually grow into new plants.
?59. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______.
??? A. plants are important for life
??? B. plants cannot grow without air
??? C. there are many plants in the world
??? D. we can not live without water
??60. Plants can make food from______.
??? A. flower, water and air??? B. water，sunlight and air
??? C. air，water and soil??? D. air，sun and light
??61. What can we infer from the passage ？
??? A. Of all living things animals are most important
??? B. Without plants， man will die out
??? C. All fruits of flowering plants have seeds
? D. Spores are seeds
?62.This passage may be taken from______.
??? A. a medicine book??? B. a science magazine
?????C. a novel? D. an experiment report
C
One of the most famous English writers was a woman called Jane Austen who lived in the late 18th century. At that time, English women from educated, middle-class families did not work. Instead they stayed at home to do things like organizing the house, sewing, reading books and writing letters.
Jane Austen was an unusual woman because she was determined to be a writer .She wanted to write about the ordinary lives of young woman like herself---their hopes, dreams and problems.She finished her first novel when she was only 20. By the time she was 24, she had finished two more.
Jane’s only problem was that no one wanted to publish her novels. Her father sent one to a publisher, but he refused to look at it.He did not think anyone would want to read about women’s lives.For fourteen years, Jane’s work remained unpublished.
Finally Jane chose one of her novels and paid to have it published herself. To the publisher’s surprise, every one of her books was sold. The publisher realized women’s stories were interesting and agreed to publish all her other novels.
Jane Austen completed six books altogether and all of them are still being read today. In the last few years, several of her novels have been made into films, including Sense and Sensibility the novel which she had to publish by herself.
During Jane’s lifetime, some people looked down upon her novels. They said no one would want to read about women and women’s lives. They believed men’s lives were much more important and interesting. Now we know they were very wrong.
63. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. Jane’s novels couldn’t get published
B. Jane’s father helped her with her writing
C. Jane’s novels were written too badly
D. Jane’s novels were not worth publishing
64.English women from middle-class families in the 1700s wouldn’t ____.
A. read novels
B. make the house clean and beautiful.
C. make money
D. sew
65. Why was Jane Austen a special woman?
A. Because she did not do any housework
B. Because she decided to work as a writer
C. Because she received very good education
D. Because she was good at writing novels
66.How was Jane Austen’s first novel published ?
A. She had it published for free
B. She had it published with a publisher’s help
C. She had it published with her father’s help
D. She had it published using her own money
D
Computer programmer David Jones earns $35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card（信用卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. The 16-year-old boy works for a small company in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s company releases（推出）two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.
But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage（抵押贷款）, or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs.” he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said. “ But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway. ”David added : “ I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement（退休）is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear. ”
67. In what way is David different from people of his age?
A. He often goes out with friends
B. He lives with his mother
C. He has a handsome income
D. He graduated with six O-levels
68. What is one of the problems that David is facing now?
A. He is too young to get a credit card
B. He has no time to learn driving
C. He has very little spare time
D. He will soon lose his job
69. Why was David able to get the job in the company?
A. He had done well in all his exams
B. He had written some computer programs
C. He was good at playing computer games
D. He had learnt to use computers at school
70. Why did David decide to leave school and start working?
A. He received lots of job offers
B. He was eager to help his mother
C. He lost interest in school studies
D. He wanted to earn his own living
E
How do you know if your home is an easy aim for thefts? Around the holidays, many families don’t consider taking proper measures to prevent their homes from suffering holiday thefts．With just a few simple steps, you can better make sure of the safety of your home during all of the holiday celebrations．Here are a few tips for making it difficult to tell you are away from home．
●Either have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailperson to hold your mail until you return．Nothing says "Hey, we are not home!" like when your postbox is filled with all kinds of mails and you have many different newspapers in your driveway．
●Set several different lights in your house on random timers （随机定时器）． Don't leave your outdoor lights on all the time．Instead, put your outside lights on timers to be on during the nights．If an outdoor light remains on for days at a time it means that nobody is home to turn it off．
●If you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation, leave them with a friend, rather than having someone come into your house every day to take care of them．When thefts see a neighbor or friend entering your house every day, they will know you are not home．
●Close all your curtains when you leave town． This is effective to deter possible thefts, as no one can see what is in your house． If they don’t know what is inside, then they are less likely to run the risk of breaking in．
●This article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe while you are on holiday．Nothing can truly protect your home unless you have it monitored by a professional home security system．
71．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．to tell us how to prevent the thefts around the holidays
B．to let the outdoor lights on all the time
C．to tell us many families suffering from the thefts while they are on holiday
D．to tell you to have your neighbor go to your house to take care of your pet．
72．If you are on holiday in other places, the lights in your house should ．
A． be lit in an irregular way B． be kept on all the night
C． be replaced by random timers D． be turned on only once one day
73．To make your home well protected, what does the writer advise you to do?
A．Have all the curtains closed B．Stop your mail service at once
C．Turn to your close neighbors or friends D．Equip your home with a security system
74． Most of the tips mentioned in the text seem to ．
A． be very popular with families B． have no effect on preventing thefts
C． give a false impression on thefts． D． be a little hard to be brought into effect．
75．The underlined word " deter "probably means“ ”
A． discover B． discourage C． surprise D． attract
阅读理解：ACBAB / BBACB / DCABC / AADCB
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