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浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（42）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Twentyyearsago,rrivedat2:30a.m,thebuildingwas

hecircumstances,manydrivers

wouldjusthonk（按喇叭）onceortwice,waitaminute,thendriveaway.

ButIhadentoomanypoorpeoplewhodependedontaxisastheironlymeansoftransportation.

Thispasngermightbesomeonewhoneededmyassistance,kedto

longpau,womaninher80sstoodbefore

gotinthetaxi,shegavemeanaddress,thenasked,―Couldyoudrivethrough

downtown?‖―It’snottheshortestway,‖Iansweredquickly.―Oh,Idon’tmind,‖shesaid.―I’m

innohurry.I’monmywaytoahospice（晚期病人收容所）.‖

swereglistening.―Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft,‖She

continued.―ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylongtime.‖Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthe

meter.―Whatroutewouldyoulikemetotake?‖nexttwohours,wedrovethrough

drovethroughtheneighborhoodwheresheandherhusbandhadlivedwhentheywerenewlyweds.

Shehadmepullupinfrontofafurniturewarehouthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshe’d

gonedancingasagirl.

Asthefirsthintofsunrofromthehorizon,shesuddenlysaid,―I’’sgonow.‖We

asleaving,sheinsistedonpayingme,butIrefud.

Instead,dontometightly.―Yougaveanoldwomana

littlemomentofjoy,‖shesaid.―Thankyou.‖Isqueezedherhand,andthenwalkedintothedim

me,hesoundoftheclosingofalife.

Ididn’aimlessly,that

womanhadgottenanangrydriveroronewhowasimpatienttoendhisshift?WhatifIhad

refudtotaketherunorhadhonkedonceandthendrivenaway?

Onaquickreview,Idon’’re

atmomentsoftencatch

usunaware—beautifullywrappedinwhatothersmayconsiderasmallone.

verdidn’tjusthonkbutknockedatthedoorandwaitedbecau________.

’twanttomissanychancetomakemoney

thewomanwaswaitingforhim

ghtmaybesomeonewasinneedofhistaxirvice

astheonlymeansoftransportationforthepoor

theoldwomanaskthedrivertodrivethroughdowntown?

innohurryandhadsometimetokill.

n’twanttogettothehospicebeforedaybreak.

tedtoesomeplacesbeforeherlifeended.

eremanyplacesofinterestworthhervisit.

elearnedfromthepassagethat_______.

verdecidednottochargethewomanaftertheygottothehospice

anwasafraidtogotothehospiceforherlastdays

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anonceworkedinafurniturewarehou

verdidn’tfeelitapitythoughhedidn’tearnmuchthatshift

esthedriverwanttosharewithusbytellingthestory?

arealwaysthowhoneedourhelpmost.

kindactmaymeanalottothoinneed.

hoofferhelparethehappiestintheworld.

mesit’snecessaryfortaxidriverstoofferfreervice.

B

AsItraveledforveralweeksinNovember,meetingwithCEOsindifferentcountries,Igot

whatIlearnedasItravelledtoEurope,SouthAmericaandAsia

beforereturninghometoChicago.

LinesforminLondon’sHeathrowAirport

IarrivedatthenewTerminal(航站楼)5inLondon’sHeathrowAirport,whichisamodern

lledwithHighStreetstoresandemsmorelikeashoppingmall—like

theMallofAmericainMinneapolisortheGalleriainHouston—

T5theyhaveperfectedtheartofmakingyoustandinlong,ouspend

twentyminutesinlinegettingyourboardingpassscanned,youmovetoanotherlonglinetohave

yourpassportchecked.T5takestheartofwaitingtoanewlevel,somuchsothateventhoughI

hadnearlyanhourtomakeaconnectingflight（转机）,Imisdmyconnectionandspentthenext

threehoursinanairportwaitinghall.

’dbetternotbeinahurrytopass

throughit.T5reflectstheolddaysofBritishglobalization–the1800s–whenittookatleast80

daystogetaroundtheworld.

NonstoptoBrazil

SaoPaulo’sGuarulhosInternationalAirport,oneofthreeinthecityandBrazil’sbusiest,has

260check-incounters,operatesaroundtheclock,

’sdifficulttoconnecttotheInternet.

Planscallfortwoadditionalterminals,athirdrunway,a

developingcountry,Guarulhoskeepsrunningfaster,butithasn’tyetcaughtup.

NewDelhiSmoke

First-timevisitorsarrivingatNewDelhi’sIndiraGandhiInternationalAirportwouldbe

concernedabout’s

caudbywhatDelhiweatherforecasterscall―smoke‖.Whenyouentertheterminal,youn

slikeall1.1billionpeoplearetryingtogetthroughCustomswith

owhasitsqueues;aredto

waitanhourortwobeforeyouenterthecountry.

TheairportreflectsthebackwardnessoftheThirdWorld,wherejustabouteverythingis

rminalisbeingbuilt,butlikeeverythinginIndia,itwilltakewhatems

likeforevertocompletethejob.

CharlesdeGaulleInternationalAirport

CharlesdeGaulleInternationalAirport,asyouwouldsuspect,minal2isan

architecturalmarvel,tivethoughitmaybe,it’shardto

’sallinthe

sameterminalbutitfeelslikeyouarerunningamaze,especiallywhenParisisnotyourfinal

destination.

CharlesdeGaullelooksgreat,butlikeFrenchhighfashion,it’snotveryfunctional.

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erlinedword―Galleria‖inthe2ndparagraphprobablyreferstothenameof______.

esthewriterdislikemostaboutLondon’sHeathrowAirport?

’smorelikeashoppingmallthananairport.

ogethispassportcheckedandboardingpassscanned.

owaitinthelongandslowlines.

ghtheintendedtotakedidn’ttakeoffontime.

epassage,wecanknowthat______.

etowaitlongbothatHeathrowandGandhibecauoftoomanypasngers

hosfailstomeettheneedsofpasngersthoughittriesitsbest

houldbenotroubleinfindingyourwayatCharlesdeGaulle

owlivesuptoitsnameofagatewaytotheworld

ingthepassage,thewritertriedto________.

uttheweakpointsoftheairports

ucethemostimportantairportsintheworld

edifferentairportsamongEurope,SouthAmericaandAsia

airportsaremirrorsofthecountriesthatbuildthem

C

TheRoyalCommissiononEnvironmentalPollutionhasjustpublishedareportonnew

materialsandhaslookedatthecaofnanotechnology（纳米技术）,whichdescribesthescienceof

chnologycoversthoman-madematerialsorobjectsthatareabouta

thousandtimessmallerthanthemicrotechnology（微电子技术）weu,suchasthesiliconchipsof

computers.

Nanotechnologygetsitsnamefromthenanometer,re

dicineis

alsobeingdevelopedtofightcancerandotherfataldias.

TheRoyalCommissionfoundnoevidenceofharmtohealthortheenvironmentfrom

nanomaterials,butthis―abnceofevidence‖isnotbeingtakenas―evidenceofabnce‖.Inother

words,justbecautherearenoapparentproblems,thisisnottosaythathereisnorisknoworin

missionisconcernedaboutthepaceatwhichweareinventingandadopting

newnanomaterials,whichcouldresultinfutureproblemsthatweareill-equippedtounderstandor

evenfindwithcurrenttestingmethods.

Oneoftheproblemsaboutnanotechnologyisthatwhenwemakesomethingverysmallout

ofawellknownmaterial,wemayactuallychangethefunctionalityofthatmaterialevenifthe

,itisnottheparticle（颗粒）sizethatshould

concernus,ld,forexample,whichisafamouslyinert(惰性)

substance,n’trustorcorrodebecauitdoesn’tinteractwith

r,aparticleofgoldthatisbetween2and5nanometersindiameter

notduetoachangeinchemicalcomposition,butbecauofa

achangeinsizeresultinachangeof

function?rticleshaverelativelyamuchbigger

kecomparingthesurfaceareaofabasketballwiththetotalsurfaceareaof

-sizedballshavea

surfaceareamanyhundreds,indeedthousandsoftimesbiggerthanthebasketball,andthisallows

isincreadinteractivitythatchanges

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theirfunctionality—andmakesthempotentiallymoredangeroustohealthortheenvironment.

sthewritermentionmicrotechnologyinthefirstparagraph?

oducethetopicofnanotechnology

usbetterunderstandnanotechnology

usknowmoreaboutmicrotechnology

aremicrotechnologywithnanotechnology

mpleofthe―gold‖inthelastparagraphisintendedtoshowthat_________.

valuablebecauitisaninertsubstance

tsubstancelikegolddoesn’tinteractwithwateroroxygen

ctionofgoldissteadybecauitisaninertsubstance

ctionofgoldchangeswhenmadeintosomethingverysmall

rocesxplainsthattheremightberisksinnanotechnology?

surfacearea→increainteractivity→changefunctionality

→caupossibledangers

surfacearea→changefunctionality→increainteractivity

→caupossibledangers

interactivity→expandsurfacearea→changefunctionality

→caupossibledangers

interactivity→changefunctionality→expandsurfacearea

→caupossibledangers

esthepassagemainlyfocuson?

roductionofnanotechnologyanditswideu

ntuofnanotechnologyanditsfuture

entialdangernanotechnologymaybringus

posaltostopnanotechnologyduetothepotentialdanger

D

Well,moreandmorecompaniesarebeginningtocreateproductsandrvicesforteenagers.

TheDisneyCompanyllstheHannahMontanatelevisionshow,music,filmandgoodsto

geteverythingfrombrandedlunchboxesandmobilephone

covers,hSchoolMusicalriesoffilmsisalso

,it’sallaboutsales,whichtellsusteenagersmusthavemore

money,freedomandinfluenceupontheirparentsthanthey’veeverhadbefore.

eof

theeconomiccrisis,parentshavemoremoneytogivethanpreviously,sinceparentsarehaving

tion,thedivorcerateintheUKiscontinually

risingandparentsspendlesstimewiththeirchildrenthantheyudto,somanyparentstryto

’sabadhabitforbothparentsandchildrento

getinto,butparentsareunderconstantpressurefromcommercialmarketingandthedemandsof

theirchildren.

,alotof

UKchildrentodayhaveatelevision,ifnotacomputer,veaccessto

yhaveexperiencedalotinlifeaswell,

since24percentofUKchildrenliveinsingle-parentfamilies,sopeoplenowsaythat―kidsare

gettingolderyounger.‖Therefore,it’snowonderteenagersareabletoinfluencetheirparents.

UKte’s

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,theyaremuchmorefashionconscious（关注的）andconcernedabouttheirimage.

Inaworldoftelevisionprogramsthatpromiovernightsuccessandfameatayoungage,some

peoplethinkit’easarealsopromotedbyboth

theHannahMontanastory,inwhichateenagergirlsuddenlybecomesaworld-famouspopstar,

andtheHighSchoolMusicalstory,inwhichteenagerstakepartinvarioustalentshows.

Sowhatdoesteenagefashionlooklike?Well,it’squitehorriblereally,butthenI’mabittoo

oldtoappreciateit,’slotsofbrightlycoloredmaterials,particularlypink,andusually

plain,replentyofbows,necklacesandbracelets,’sallverycute,if

that’syourtaste.

Canitreallybehealthyforustoencouragekidstobeadultsatsuchayoungage?Arewe

stealingchildhoodstogetabitofprofit?Well,ithascaudtheattentionoftheUKgovernment,

andsomestrictlawshavebeenpasdtopreventcompaniesfromdirectlymarketingtheir

productsandrvicesatchildren.

hefollowinghelpteenagerstohavemorepocketmoneythanthoadecadeago

EXCEPTthat________.

sgenerallyearnmoremoneythantheyudto

shavefewerchildrenonaveragethantheyudto

sgivetheirchildrenmoremoneytomakeupforlesstimewiththem

enexpectmoremoneyofparentstobuyproductsandrvices

fthefollowingwouldbemostunhappyifteenagerswerenotsofashionconscious?

ernment

erstodaycaresomuchabouttheirimagebecau________.

veinaworldoftelevisionprograms

gergirlsuddenlybecamefamousintheDisneyCompany

nttolivealifedifferentfromtheirparents

inkfashioncanhelpthemachievesuddensuccess

’sthewriter’sattitudetowards―kidsaregettingolderyounger‖?

ed

E

ow,it’snaturalthatwe’dbeat

itagain,archingforheroestosuitthetimes.

FirsttherewasCaptainSullySullenberger,walkingthelengthofhissinkingplanetobesure

meCaptainRichardPhillips,battlingpirates（海盗）in

allythere’sSusanBoyle,theunemployedchurchladywhodyingmotherhad

toldhertochaherridiculousdreamsofbeingamusicalstar.

AnyoneofthemcouldbeyourUncleOliverorAuntFlorence,livinglivesinnocentoffame

hchancetoprepare,otherthanalifetimespentbecoming

ad19,000hoursofflighttime;heflewglidersasahobby,hadtwomaster’s

degrees,andstudiedcrisispsychologytolearnhowtokeepacrewontaskinanemergency.―Me

andmycrew,wewerejustdoingourjob,‖hetoldthepresident,whohadcalledtocongratulate

ps,aformercabdriver,didn’thaveanyweapontofightagainstthepirateswith,sohe

triedtotradehimlfforthepiratehiscrewhadcapturedandhewasheldhostage（人质）forfive

nthereisBoyle,theyoungestofninechildrenborninan

eauditioned（试演）foraTVtalentshowin1995,shewasjustmadefun

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angkaraokeatthepubandcaredforhersickmotheruntilthedayshedied.―Mumwas

mylife,‖Boylesaid.―ShewastheonewhosaidIshouldenterBritain’sGottalent."

Onceamonththenewsgodshavedeliveredthestoriestous,remindinguswherevaluelies.

It’ssomuchbettertodiscoverthatSupermancouldbeanyone;thateverywhereyoulook,thereis

hiddenhonor,rieswouldn’thaveworkedifSusanBoylehadbeena

well-knownlawyerorPhillipsaSEAL（狙击手）ormalitygivesthemwings.

Thequalitiesthestoriescelebratearestriking:competence—asshowninapilotwitha

perfectfeelforhismachine,sacrifice—inacaptainwhowouldtradehimlfforthesakeofhis

crew,persistence—re,notby

accident,thequalitiesBarackObama,nationallifecoachregularlysingshighpraifor.

Ourtimescallformodesty,patience,forthecompany

’sakaraokemoment:wecan’taffordaband,butwe’llgladlysingofnormal

nobilityallnightlong.

fthefollowingaboutthethreeheroesistrue?

avedhisplanefromsinkinginanemergency.

adbeentraininghimlfforthedaytobeahero.

pswascaughtandheldhostageforfivedays.

wedpartofhersuccesstohermother.

erlinedntenceinthefourthparagraphisclostinmeaningto_______.

eaveragepeoplesotheyhavetheirwings

epeopleusuallyhavetheirownwings

veragepeoplehelpsthemtobefamous

peopleareusuallyaveragepeople

sBarackObamaappreciatethequalitiesofcompetence,sacrificeandpersistence?

eeheroesposssthequalities.

alitiesarewhatourtimesneed.

dsthequalitiestobefamous.

smediapublicizethequalities.

ghtbeagoodtitleforthepassage?

rtherealheroesofourtimes

timportantthreeheroesofourtimes

rypeoplecanbeheroesofourtimes

etheheroesofourtimes

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