2013高考英语二轮阅读理解高效训练（5）及答案
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after years-long and highly public battle with cancer. Mourners (哀悼者) gathered outside his house in Palo Alto, California, and Apple stores around the world.
Steve Jobs made technology fun. As tech leaders, they’re really happy if they have one hit in their life. Steve Jobs has the Apple Ⅱ, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and Pixar.
Steve Jobs was a college dropout. He was adopted by a machinist and his wife, an accountant. They supported his early interest in electronics. He and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer—now just called Apple—in 1976. They stayed at the company until 1985. That year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a debate with the chief executive.
Mr. Jobs then formed his own company, called NeXT Computer. He rejoined Apple in 1997 after it bought NeXT. He helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable companies in the world today. However, Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple’s chief executive in August because of his health. He died a day after the company released a new iPhone version that met with limited excitement. Steve left behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.
President Obama said in a statement: by building one of the planet’s most successful companies from his garage, Steve Jobs exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity (独创力); by making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive (有直觉力的) and fun.
The fact that he was able to redesign American business from top to bottom and across is really stunning. He probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, and one of the greatest of all time. Steve Jobs not only revolutionized technology, he also revolutionized American business. Steve Jobs was remembered as a “great visionary leader” and a “marketing genius”.
16. According to the second paragraph, the author wants to show that _______.
A. Steve Jobs owns many computer companies in America
B. Steve Jobs has a lot of inventions in the field of computers
C. tech leaders will be really happy when they have one hit in their life
D. Steve makes great contributions to mankind in the field of computers
17. Which of the following statements about Steve Jobs is TRUE ?
A. He left Apple in 1985 because he and the CEO had different opinions.
B. He built a company called NeXT Computer with his friend Steve Wozniak.
C. He died a day after he stepped down as Apple’s chief executive.
D. He was remembered as the founder of Apple and the Internet.
18. The underlined word “stunning” in the last paragraph probably means _______.
A. effective B. brilliant
C. practical D. interesting
19. This passage is mainly about _______.
A. the inventions of Steve Jobs
B. the childhood of Steve Jobs
C. a brief introduction of Steve Jobs
D. the death of Steve Jobs
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【文章大意】本文介绍了史蒂夫·乔布斯（美国苹果公司联合创办人及前任行政总裁）的职业生涯以及对世界电脑业带来的影响。
16.【解析】选D。推理判断题。结合As tech leaders, they’re really happy if they have one hit in their life“作为科技的领袖人物，如果他们一生中有一项突破，那么他们确实就很高兴了”并联系下文Steve Jobs has the Apple Ⅱ, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and Pixar. 可知，乔布斯一生中成功的范例绝不止一个，可见他为电脑业作出了杰出的贡献。B项以偏概全。故选D。
17.【解析】选A。细节理解题。从第三段最后一句That year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a debate with the chief executive. 可以看出A项正确。debate with“与……有争议”与. . . he and the CEO had different opinions. 相一致。
18.【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据段落分析可知最后一段是总结段，是对乔布斯的评价，因为他对世界电脑业的影响，他所得到的评价应该是很高的。该句的意思：事实上他能够再造美国商业，这是非常杰出的。
19.【解析】选C。主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了史蒂夫·乔布斯。C项概括了其他三项的具体内容。
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第二节 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Do Well in Exams
Do not underestimate the power of revision in the days and hours before an examination. The closer you are to the exam, the more chance you have of storing and retaining crucial information. But do not overdo it. 20 An effective daily routine can help you through an exam period, so in the days leading up to your first exam, get into the habit of being up and ready to work by game. It can be a shock to the system after months of working to your own timetable to be mentally alert at that time if you have not prepared for it.
On the day of the exam, have a good breakfast, pack everything you need (pens, pencils, erasers, etc. ), then make your way to the examination hall in good time. 21
Once in your seat, simply pause for a few seconds and collect your thoughts. Close your eyes and take a few slow, deep breathes to help you relax. When you turn over the test paper, spend a short period reading through all the instructions and questions, paying particular attention to key verbs such as “discuss”, “compare” and “evaluate”. 22 It is wise always to allow for 10 minutes at the end of the exam to give yourself time to go back over your answers. Once you have selected the questions you wish to tackle, begin by attempting the one that you think is your strongest. It will give you more confidence when you see a well-answered question down on paper. Also remember to write clearly, and do not be afraid to express the unexpected: after all, examiners can get very bored marking stereotypical answers.
23 If you do need something else to focus on to help collect your thoughts, choose a fixture in the room, such as the ceiling or anything else that will not allow you to be distracted (分神).
Finally, once you have finished, never hang around outside afterwards to attend the discussion by other students. 24
A. Do not arrive too early, though, as other people’s anxiety can be contagious(会传染的)，and you may suffer from undue panic.
B. Try not to be tempted to look at those around you, or at the clock.
C. When you get home, read the examination paper through and look up all the words you didn’t understand.
D. Sleep, exercise and relaxation are all just as important.
E. Map out a quick plan of points you wish to make and how much time you should spend on each question.
F. Go and have a well-earned rest, then prepare for your next exam.
G. Underestimate the test in your mind.
答案解析
第二节
答案：20~24. DAEBF
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The most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “I’m sorry, I can’t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”
“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”
“I can’t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”
I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, “What do all you people do?”
“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”
“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”
“That’s good, sir.”
“How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know.
“I have no idea. Sometimes it’s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There’s no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it’s down it won’t answer us.”
After the girl told me they had no backup(备用) computer, I said. “Let’s forget the computer. What about your planes? They’re still flying, aren’t they?”
“I couldn’t tell without asking the computer.”
“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he’s flying to Washington, ” I suggested.
“I wouldn’t know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn’t take you if you didn’t have a ticket.”
“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?”
“I wouldn’t know, ” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only ‘IT’ knows. ‘It’ can’t tell me.”
By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.
1. The best title for the article is _______.
A. When the Computer Is Down B. The Most Frightening Words
C. The Computer of the Airport D. Asking the Computer
2. What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?
A. She could sell a ticket.
B. She could write out a ticket.
C. She could answer the passengers’ questions.
D. She could do nothing.
3. Why do you think they had not a backup computer?
A. Because it was easy down
B. Because it was very expensive.
C. Because it was not advanced enough.
D. Because it was not as big as the main computer.
4. The last paragraph suggests that _______.
A. a modern computer won’t be down.
B. computers can take the place of humans
C. sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people
D. there will be great changes in computers
【答案解析】
本文记述了作者在机场遭遇电脑系统死机所带来的后果及人们对此的反应。
1.A。主旨题。根据文章第1句中的Our computer is down及后面的文章内容，可推知此题答案为A。
2.D。细节题。根据文章中的对话：售票员不能卖机票，回答不出旅客提出的问题等等，可推知此题答案为D。
3.B。主观题。根据各选项的比较及生活经验对之进行判断，得出此题的答案为B。
4.C。推断题。根据文章最后一段的描述：电脑死机，旅客们感到恐惧、忧郁、不安，从而可推知此题答案为C。
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