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2013高考英语二轮总复习阅读理解精选(07)及答案
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Brightredpostboxes,theQueenandqueuing---whatdotheyallhaveincommon?
TheyareallimportantpartsofBritishlife.AtleastIthoughtso.
However,theabilitytoqueueforlongperiodsoftime,oncebelievedtobeatraditionalcharacteristicofBritish,isnolongertoleratedbypeopleintheUK,accordingtoasurveydonebyBritishbankBarclays.
Onceuponatime,queuingwasseenasnormal.DuringWorldWarⅡ,everyonehadto
queueuptoreceivetheirdailysupplyoffoods.Infact,ifyoudidn’tstandupandwaitinlinewithalltheothers,itwasseenasuncivilized(不文明的).
ThefamousEnglishdouble-deckerbuses,withonlyoneentrance,mightalsohelpexplainwhyqueuingwasseenaspartofBritishlife.Almostalways,thereisaqueuetogetin.
ButperhapstheBritisharetiredofbeingpushedpastbytheSpanish,theItalianortheFrenchastheyqueueuptogetatableatarestaurant.ThepeopleoftheseotherEuropeancountrieshavemorethanoneentrancetotheirbuses,whichexplainstheirmorerelaxedattitudetothequeue.
TwominutesisnowthelongesttimemostBritishpeoplearepreparedtostandandwait.ButcoulditbethattheInternet,whichallowsustocarryouttasksquickly,isthemainreasonwhyBritishpeoplearenolongerpreparedtoqueue?
“Usedtobuyingwithoutdelay,customersareevengivinguppurchasesratherthanwaittheirturn,”saysStuartNealofBarclaycard.“Shoppersarealsolesslikelytoqueueforlongiftheitemtheyarebuyingisoflowvalue.”
PerhapsIwillhavetoreplace“queuing”with“impatience”inmylistofthingsIrelatetothe
British.
56.WhatcanwelearnaboutthetraditionofqueuinginBritain?
A.Itwasaproductoftheslowpaceoflife.
B.ItwasalongtimetraditionasoldastheQueen.
C.Itwasconsideredasymbolofacivilizedbehavior.
D.IthasmadetheBritishdifferentfromotherEuropeans.
57.Accordingtothepassage,theBritishgraduallystoppedqueuingbecause_________.
A.theyprefershoppingonline
B.theyfollowtheexampleofforeigners
C.Britishbuseshavemorethanoneentrance
D.theInternethaschangedtheirwayoflife
58.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat______________.
A.theBritishgetimpatientwithqueuingforlong
B.theBritishhavetoqueuetoreceivefoods
C.theBritishliketoeatinforeignrestaurants
D.theBritishprefertotakedouble-deckerbuses
59.Theauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassageis______________.
A.totellustheinfluenceoftheInternetontheBritishwaysoflife
B.tocomparetheculturaldifferencesbetweenBritainandotherEuropeancountries
C.totalkaboutthechangesintheattitudetoqueuinginBritain
D.toreporthisresearchontheBritishwaysoflife
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Americanslovetheircars.Therearemorethaneightcarsforevery10Americans,butmostofthetime,theysitidle(闲置的),parkedinadrivewayoronthestreet.Now,severalcompaniesontheU.S.WestCoastarehelpingpeoplerenttheirpersonalcartosomeoneelsewhentheydon’tneedit.
EricLoebelisoneofthosepeople.Forasmallprice,hewantstolethisOregonneighbors“borrow”hiscar.It’sadarkblue,modelyear2000Volvocar.Thesalesandmarketingconsultantsayshedoesn’tuseitmuch.“MywifeandIarehugebikecommutersandalmostdon’tneedacar,”hesays.
LoebelisoneofthefirstcarownersinPortlandtolisthiswheelsforrentthroughaso-called
“peer-to-peercarsharing”servicecalledGetaround.Com.“Carsaresoexpensivetoown,”hesays“Thiscandefinitelyoffset(弥补)someofthecost.”Thewebsiteletscarownersdecideforthemselveshowmuchtochargeborrowerstorentbythehour,dayorweek.
Person-to-personrentalsbeganinGermanyadecadeago,andthereareahandfulofsimilarcompaniesinEuropeandAustralia.TheconceptcaughtonquicklyinCaliforniaoverthepastyearaccordingtoJohnAtcheson,vicepresidentofGetaround,oneoffourcarsharingstartupsintheSanFranciscoarea.
“Wehavehadamazingcarsleapingintooursystem,”Atchesonsays.“Notjust1995pickuptrucksbutwehavehadlatemodelMercedes,Audis,anytypeofcaryoucanimagine.WeactuallyhaveaTeslaRoadster—a$150,000sportscar.”
AnotherservicecalledJustShareItplanstostandoutbygoingbeyondcars.Itsfoundersaysthecompanywillofferperson-to-personrentalsofpowerboats,jetskisandsnowmobeles(雪地机动车)too.
60.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.TherearetoomanycarsinAmerica.B.MostcarsarerarelyusedinAmerica.
C.CommutingbybikeispopularinAmerica.D.Americanstryrentingtheircarstostrangers.
61.WhichofthefollowingistrueofG?
A.Itgivestipsonsavingcostsoncars.B.Itprovidesaplatformforcarsharers.C.Itprovidesadviceondriving.
D.Itanswersdrivers’questionsperson-to-person.
62.WelearnformAtcheson’swordsthat.
A.theyofferinternationalservices
B.theyfirstformedinSanFranciscoC.theyoffercarsofdifferenttypesD.theircustomersprefernewcars
63.JustShareItwantstomakeitselfmoreattractiveby.
A.providinglowerrent
B.providingextrasportsequipmentsC.offeringperson-to-personserviceD.offeringotherthingsforrent
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TonyBurke,Australia’senvironmentminister,sayshewon’tdecideuntilnextyearwhetherthekoalashouldbeprotectedasanendangeredspecies.HewasexpectedtomakehisdecisionbytheendofOctober.Butthatdecisionhasbeenputoff.Burkesaidheneededmoretimetogooverthelatestinformationaboutthekoala’spopulation.
InSeptember,anAustralianSenatecommitteereportedthattherewasnoquestionthekoala’spopulationisonthedecrease.“Buttheymaynotyetbeeligible(符合条件的)—forlistingasathreatenedspecies,”saidSenatorDougCameron.“TohavesuchasignificantAustralianicon(偶像)includedonthethreatenedspecieslistwouldbeanationalshame.”
Thekoalaisfoundonlyintheeucalyptus(桉树)forestsofAustralia.Anditspopulationisreportedtohavefallensharplyformanyreasons,includingthecuttingdownofforeststomakewayforhumanbeings’development,theirownillness,climatechangeandkillingsbyotheranimalssuchaswilddogs.Andeveryyearmanykoalasarehitbycarsastheyaretryingtocrossthebusyroads.
Puttingoffthedecisiononprotectionforthekoala“isreallybadnews,”saidDebbiePointingthepresidentoftheKoalaActionGroup.“We’veworkedtirelesslyformanyyearstogatherdataonthepopulations,”Pointingsaid.“Thatdatashouldbeenoughtomakeadecision.”
However,BurkepointedoutthattheAustraliangovernmenthadspentatleast$6.3miliononkoalaconservationeffortssince1996.SenatorslistedeffortsthatarealreadyunderwayinQueensland-theconstructionofspecialkoalabridgesaswellasfencesalongroads,tokeeptheanimalsoutharm’sway.
Somepeoplesaythatisnotenough.“Whatwe’redoingatthemomentislikelytodrivethisspeciestoextinction,”QueenslandUniversityzoologistBillEllissaid.
“KoalasareaniconicAustraliananimal,”BurketoldAustralians.“TheyholdaspecialplaceintheheartsofAustralians.”
Butitisafactthatifmoreisn’tdonetoprotectthekoala,theymightsoonholdaplaceonlyinAustralians’memories.
64.TonyBurkeputoffannouncingthekoalaasanendangeredspeciesbecause.
A.heneededmoretimetoexaminethelatestinformation
B.hedoubtedwhetherkoalas’numberisdecreasing
C.hewasthinkingaboutwaystoprotectkoalas
D.hehadmoreimportantissuestodealwith
65.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?
A.Thehabitatofthekoala.
B.Australia’strafficproblems.
C.TheimportanceofkoalasforAustralians.
D.Reasonsforthedecreaseofthekoalapopulation.
66.Accordingtothetext,DebbiePointingthinksthat.
A.theconstructionofspecialkoalabridgesisoflittleuse
B.koalasbecominglessimportantinAustralians’hearts
C.thegovernmentistoblameforthedecreasingkoalapopulation
D.thegovernmentshouldannouncethekoalaasanendangeredspecies
67.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatTonyBurke.
A.thoughtthegovernmenthasdonemuchforkoalas
B.calledonAustralianstotakecareofthekoalaC.decidedtoconstructmorefencesalongroadsD.wasoptimisticaboutthekoala’sfuture
DGlynis
IpiledonthepoundsandIcouldn’tlosethem.ThenIjoinedaslimmingclub.Mytargetweightwas140poundsandIlost30poundsinsixmonths.IfeltgreatandpeoplekeptsayinghowgoodIlooked.ButChristmascameandIstartedtoslipbackintomyoldeatinghabits.ItoldmyselfI’dlosetheweightatslimmingclassesinthenextyear,butitdidn’thappen.Insteadoflosingthepounds,Iputthemon.I’dlostwillpower(毅力)andtriedtobelievethesayingthatfishandchipsdidn’tmakeanydifferencebutthescalesdon’tlie.
Roz
Tobehonest,Ineverweighmyselfanymore.I’veleanttobehappywithmyself.ItseemedtomethatIwouldfeelsorryabouteveryspoonfuloftastyfoodthatpassedmylips.Myideaissimple.Youshouldn’tthinktoomuchaboutfoodanddieting.Instead,youshouldgetonwithlifeandstopdreamingofasuper-thinbody.ThisisobviouslythesizeI’mmeanttobeand,mostofallI’mhappywithit.
Lesley
IwasveryhappyaboutwinningYoungSlimmeroftheYear.I’dlookinthemirror,unabletobelievethisslimladywasme!
Thatmighthavebeenmyproblem-perhapsfromthenonIdidn’tpayanyattentiontomyself.Winninganationalcompetitionmakeseverythingworse,thoughbecauseyoufeeltheeyesoftheworldarefixeduponyou.IfeelacompletefailurebecauseI’veputonweightagain.
Ros
BeforemovinginwithmyhusbandGavin,I’dalwaysbeenabout110pounds,butthepleasantenvironmentwentstrai
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