2013高考英语二轮（文章题）训练（19）及答案
Finding something to do during the school holidays isn’t always easy, but one mum has set up a new website to help families find activities and events in Norfolk.
Fiona Anthony of Bawburgh, near Norwich, was persuaded by her friends to set up the website, Info4Families, when they noticed she always knew what events were happening in the county（县）.
“I am always looking for things to keep my children occupied and Norfolk has such a lot going on, ” she said.
Detail from Info4Families
But I found it quite difficult to get information about events and activities for children and families, as there was no central information point and it would often involve collecting leaflets and checking notice boards at different places.
“So I decided to set up a website which would allow people to find things to do, without leaving home, ” she added.
Fiona was also concerned that some events she had booked had to be cancelled because not enough people wanted to go.
“It is a real shame that some parents can’t find the events and some event organisers don’t get the numbers they need. I want to help bring the two together, ” said Fiona.
The website gives details on regular, one-off and free events, and includes activities which children can do on their own or with the family.
Parents can look for activities by category and by age so that they can find events suitable for their children’s interests and needs. The site also links to local places of interest, such as libraries, museums and cinemas.
25. Fiona Anthony set up the website _______.
A. to tell people how to spend their holidays at home
B. to design some activities for event organisers
C. to help people choose activities and events they’re interested in
D. to make money by providing some useful information
26. The underlined word “occupied” in the third paragraph probably means “_______ ”.
A. busy B. happy C. free D. tired
27. From the website Info4Families, we can easily access to the following websites about Norfolk except _______.
A. museums B. schools C. cinemas D. libraries
28. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Not all the events on the website are free of charge.
B. Fiona always knew what events were happening in her country.
C. Children must take part in the activities provided by the website together with their parents.
D. Some organisers often feel disappointed that not enough people take part in their activities.
【文章大意】对家长来说，在学校放假期间为孩子们找些可做的事情真的很难，但一位妈妈却创办了一个网站解决了此问题。
25.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章中“set up a website which would allow people to find things to do, without leaving home”可知Fiona Anthony建立该网站的目的是在学校放假时家长们能找到适合自己孩子的一些活动。由于参加一些活动，孩子们不是呆在家里的，故A项不对；该网站也不是替活动组织者设计一些活动，故B项不对；通过该网站赚钱本文也没提到，故D项也不对。
26.【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据开头的“Finding something to do. . . ”可知原来家长们在小孩放假时不知让小孩做些什么。而Fiona Anthony却让小孩忙个不停，因为在他们县有许多活动。
27.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的The site also links to local places of interest, such as libraries, museums and cinemas，可知她的网站还提供了当地一些名胜的地址链接，而B项不属于名胜范畴。
28.【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中的free events可知所有这些活动均是免费的，故A项不对；文章第二段用的是in the county，而不是in her country；根据倒数第二段的on their own or with the family可知C项不对；D项与倒数第三段中的“some event organisers don’t get the numbers they need. ”意思一致。
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(2012南昌二模)
For hours I had been traveling up the Nile Valley，from Luxor to Cairo，on a train jammed with Egypt's working poor.
At 1 a．m.I __1__ Cairo and took a taxi to Tahrir Square.I was __2__and，having been to Cairo before，knew that while most of the city was __3__ at this hour，a couple of fast-food restaurants would be open there.
The taxi dropped me __4__across the street from Hardee's.A moment later，just as I was about to __5__ the restaurant door，two street children ran towards me with full __6__ for food.
Being a veteran(经验丰富的) traveler __7__ having once lived in Egypt for a year，I was no stranger to children __8__ or people asking me for help.But seldom had I been so __9__ by the sincerity of the request.
I turned back to the __10__ and asked them to wait while I went inside to buy them food.At the counter I __11__ two hamburgers for the boys.
When their food was ready，I walked back __12__ and invited them in to eat with me.“No！”they cried __13__.“We do not belong in such a nice place！”
__14__ to persuade them otherwise，I brought the __15__ out，and as they took the burgers，they showered me with 30 seconds of nonstop __16__，praying that Allah would always bless me.
And this is __17__，five years later，I still ask for God's blessings for those two Egyptian boys.I __18__ as sincerely as they had for me，__19__ that while they had nothing material to give，they had given me something __20__，an awareness of my spiritual poverty and a desire for a softer heart.
1．A.reached B．saw
C．visited D．noticed
2．A.thirsty B．angry
C．hungry D．frightened
3．A.let down B．closed down
C．got down D．put down
4．A.away B．back
C．out D．off
5．A.shut B．lock
C．cover D．open
6．A.smiles B．hardships
C．cries D．honors
7．A.apart from B．as well as
C．in favour of D．in return for
8．A.beating B．struggling
C．begging D．trembling
9．A.surprised B．regretted
C．appointed D．moved
10．A.boys B．drivers
C．waiters D．workers
11．A.ordered B．demanded
C．requested D．deserved
12．A.inside B．outside
C．forward D．backward
13．A.happily B．cheerfully
C．astonishingly D．sadly
14．A.Unable B．Impossible
C．Ready D．Willing
15．A.book B．food
C．cook D．look
16．A.blessings B．belongings
C．campaigns D．challenges
17．A.how B．why
C．where D．when
18．A.tell B．speak
C．pray D．bow
19．A.forgetting B．following
C．regretting D．remembering
20．A.greater B．fewer
C．less D．lower
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1. 答案：A
解析：根据文章前面的叙述，作者从Luxor坐火车去Cairo旅游可知在凌晨1点，作者到达(reach)了目的地Cairo。
2. 答案：C
解析：根据下文的“a couple of fast food restaurants would be open there”可以判断出，作者饿了，想找吃饭的地方，故正确答案为C项。
3. 答案：B
解析：由于作者以前去过Cairo，知道此时城里的大多数餐馆都关门(close down)了。let down“使失望，放下”，get down“记下，写下”，put down“记下”，均不符合语境。
4. 答案：D
解析：出租车把作者放在了Hardee's对面的街道。短语drop sb.off意思是“中途卸客”，符合语境。
5. 答案：D
解析：作者要进去就餐，当然要去推开(open)那家餐馆的门。
6. 答案：C
解析：根据文章的语境，街道上的两个男孩向作者跑来，叫喊(cry)着向他要食物。
7. 答案：B
解析：根据空线前后的内容，可以知道这里是并列的关系，作者作为一个经常旅游的人，又在埃及生活过一年，很熟悉孩子们的这种乞讨行为，所以要用as well as，意思是“和，又”。apart from“除了……外”，in favour of“赞成”，in return for“作为对……的回报”，均与语境不符。
8. 答案：C
解析：根据语境，可以知道作者对于乞讨的人并没有感到奇怪。
9. 答案：D
解析：根据语境可知，作者为孩子真诚的请求所感动(moved)。surprised“吃惊的”，regretted“遗憾的”，appointed“约定的”，不符合语境。
10. 答案：A
解析：根据下文的“two hamburgers for the boys”可以知道，这里指的是那两个男孩儿(boys)。
11. 答案：A
解析：根据语境可知，作者为那两个孩子点(order)了汉堡包。demand“强烈要求”，request“要求，请求”，deserve“值得”，不符合语境。
12. 答案：B
解析：汉堡包准备好时，作者走到外边(outside)，邀请孩子们和他一起吃饭。
13. 答案：C
解析：孩子们听到作者的邀请，发出了令人惊讶的喊声：“不，我们不应待在这样的好地方！”。
14. 答案：A
解析：根据下文的意思可知，作者没能(unable)说服那两个孩子进来。
15. 答案：B
解析：根据上文可知作者把买来的食物(food)带出了餐馆。
16. 答案：A
解析：当那两个孩子拿到食物后，不断地祈祷安拉保佑作者。只有A项符合文章。
17. 答案：B
解析：这里作者要告诉我们原因(why)，作者为什么一直为那两个埃及孩子祈祷。
18. 答案：C
解析：根据上文的“praying that Allah would always bless me”可知，作者也这样祈祷着。
19. 答案：D
解析：表示作者永远记着(remember)这一点……
20. 答案：A
解析：虽然他们无法给予我物质上的回报，但是他们给我的祈祷比物质上的东西更好(greater)。
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