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高中英语真题:2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选

专练系列（15）及答案

If Confucius（孔子）

were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birt

hday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d nee

d a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.

While many people in China will remember Confucius on his sp

ecial day, few people in the United States will give him a passin

g thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even re

member the birthdays of their own national heroes.

But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confuciu

s. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must c

ross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.

In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have ga

ined huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the

Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more th

an 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language a

nd culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include

d Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲

学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take

advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the

drawbacks of Westerners philosophy. Students in the United St

ates, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese.

So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal

power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make

money in China are reading books about Confucius to underst

and their Chinese customers.

So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well.

Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need

more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to th

e West.

As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in

the West, even if his birthday is.

56. The passage is likely to appear in ________.

A. a biography B. a history paper

C. a newspaper D. a philosophy textbook

57. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to________.

A. provide some key facts about Confucius

B. attract the readers’ interest in the subject

C. show great respect for the ancient thinker

D. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations

58. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students____

____.

A. have a great interest in studying Chinese

B. take an active part in Chinese competitions

C. try to get high scores in Chinese exams

D. fight for a chance to learn Chinese

59. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Forgotten Wisdom in America

B. Huge Fans of the Chinese Language

C. Chinese Culture for Westerners

D. Old Thinker with a Big Future

For those who are tired of doing the laundry, Samsung has foun

d an answer: a washing machine that can tell you when your la

undry is done via a smart-phone app(application).

Strange though it may seem — “my wife already does that” was

a common response among attendees viewing the device whe

n it was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show CES this

week — Samsung is just one of many appliance makers racing

to install(安装)a large number of internet-

connected features in machines in an effort to make them “sma

rt”.

Last year, it was a refrigerator that tweeted. This year, it’s Wi-

Fi-

enabled laundry machines and fridges that can tell you when yo

ur groceries are going bad.

The washers and dryers, available starting in the spring, conne

ct to any smart-

phone through a downloadable application. The phone can then

be used as a remote control, so the machines can be turned o

n and off while their owners is at work or on the bus.

Samsung says it’s not just something new — the app connectio

n actually has some practical uses.

“If you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take th

em out, you can go to your phone and restart your dryer for the

time when you come home, so your clothes are refreshed and r

eady to go,” said spokesperson Amy Schmidt.

The company also says that with electricity rate(电)varying dep

ending on the time of day, more control over when the machine

s are used can help save money.

Perhaps, but what they will probably really accomplish is what a

ll good technologies do —

enable laziness. Rather than getting up to check on whether the

laundry is done, users will instead monitor it on their phones w

hile watching TV.

60. What can be inferred from the common response of the atte

ndees at the CES?

A. The machine will be a big success.

B. their wives like doing the laundry.

C. The machine is unrelated to their life.

D. This kind of technology is familiar to them.

61. We can conclude from Samsung’s statements that ________

___.

A. the app connection makes life easier

B. it is better to dry clothes in the morning

C. smart-

phone can shorten the drying time D. we should refres

h clothes back at home

62. What can we learn about the new laundry machines?

A. They can tell you when your clothes need washing.

B. They can be controlled with a smart-phone.

C. They are difficult to operate.

D. They are sold at a low price.

63. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. The laundry should be frequently checked. B. Lazy peop

le like using such machines.

C. Good technologies also cause problems. D. Televis

ion may help do the laundry.

If you want to get rich, leave New York City, Washington D.C. o

r Los Angeles and head to Plano, Texas；

Aurora, Colorado or Omaha, Nebraska, where wages are high

and life is good, a new survey showed.

A poll(民意测

验)that ranked 69 US cities with populations of more than 250,0

00 people showed the best places to build personal wealth and

raise a family were in cities where some of the nation's largest c

ompanies are headquartered.

The No.1 city, Plano, is the ninth largest city in Texas and home

to company's headquarters including soft drink company Dr Pe

pper Snapple Group, PepsiCo's snack foods company FritoLay

and movie theater company Cinemark. “The city has a reputatio

n as one of the best places in the country for employers to do b

usiness and for families to live and work. Plano has a nationally

acclaimed public education system and well-

educated, diverse residents.”

Aurora, the third most popular city in Colorado, came in second,

according to the survey which said its economy is booming and

it is a business leader in key growth industries such as biotech

nology, aerospace and high technology.

Nebraska's largest city Omaha, home to famous US investor W

arren Buffett, nabbed third place. Buffett, who is the richest man

in the world according to Forbes magazine, is often called the “

Sage of Omaha” for his successful investments(投资).

New York City came in last, behind Washington D.C. and Los A

ngeles.

“These cities do have some of the highest average wages in th

e country, but when it comes to increasing your dollar for the fut

ure, it is difficult to do in these cities,” said.

ing to the passage, if you want to become rich, you'd

better go to________.

gton D.C.

Angeles York City

many famous companies are mentioned in this passag

A.3. B.5. C.6. D.10

of the following statements is RIGHT according to this

passage?

No.1 city, Plano, is the ninth largest city in Washington.

poll was held in all American cities.

is the third most popular city in Nebraska.

has a public education system and well educated diver

se citizens.

Below is a selection about some Guinness(吉尼

斯)World Records.

Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records

♦ Fastest 100 m running on all fours

The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to CW

R, their biggest day of record-

breaking ever, with more than 290,000 people taking part in rec

ord attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Ito's record attem

pt was part of this special day. He is just another example of Ja

panese with "super powers". His "super power" is to run with gr

eat speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.5

8 seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu S

ogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.

♦ Most people inside a soap bubble

The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, California celebrat

ed this year the 15th anniversary of the Bubble 泡泡

Festival. A bubble's math principles and science were presente

d and demonstrated at the three-week-

long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the

program. Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience wit

h their awesome skills for bubble making. The Yang family coop

erated with the Discovery Science Center to set a new Guinnes

s World Record for most people inside a soap bubble and they

succeeded.

The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 year

s created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it. The

record was set on April 4, 2011

♦ Longest ears on a dog

A bloodhound from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured

a dog. The right ear is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 i

nches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is o

wned by Christina and Bryan Flessner.

Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his

ears measured approximately 11.5 inches long. His grandfathe

r used to hold this amazing world record, but when he died Mr.J

effries took over.

♦ Most living generations

Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for mo

st living generations in one family? Seven is the answer.

The ultimate authority on record-

breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great-

great- great-