2024高考英语二轮复习（阅读理解）25分钟限时训练（4）
阅读理解
A篇
The man from the west stopped and drew back his arm. "You’re not Jimmy Wells," he said in a quick and angry way, "Twenty years is a long time, but not long enough to change a man’ nose from a Roman to pug." "It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man, "you’ve been under arrest for ten minutes. Silky Bob. Chicago thinks you may have dropped over our way and phones us she wants to have a word with you. Going quietly, are you? That’s sensible. Now before we go to the station here’s a note I was asked to hand you. You may read it here at the window. It’s from Patrolman Wells.?" The man from the West opened the little piece of paper handed him. His hand was steady when he began to read, but it trembled a little by the time he抎 finished. The note was rather short. Bob: I was at the right place on time. When you struck the match to light your cigar I saw it was the face wanted in Chicago. Somehow I couldn’t do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man (便衣) to do the job.
46． The man from the West must have broken the law _____.
A. in Chicago B. in New York
C. in his hometown D. somewhere else
47. The man from the West recognized the tall man not to be the one he had been waiting for because the tall man ____.
A. had a different accent from his
B. had a different nose from his friend’s
C. was his another old friend
D. said "Chicago wants to talk with you?"
48. The two men may have walked _____.
A. for ten minutes B. arm in arm
C. face to face D. both A and B
49. We can suppose Jim _____.
A. was afraid of the man from the West
B. got another man to help him when necessary
C. had an appointment with Bob 20 years ago
D. had something else to do and couldn’t come himself
B篇
Tim Welford, aged 33, and Dom Mee, aged 30, both from England, were keen on (=like... very much) rowing boats. They made a plan to row across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to San Francisco. The name of their rowboat was “Crackers”. It was about seven meters long.
They set out from Japan on May 17,2001. They had rowed nearly 5,500 miles when their boat was hit by a fishing ship on September 17,2001. Luckily they both escaped unharmed, but their boat was badly damaged and they had to abandon( = stop)their journey.
In a radio interview, Dom expressed his disappointment and explained how the accident took place.
“A fishing ship came towards us with nobody on the bridge and ran us down. It all happened so quickly. I managed to dive into the water. Tim felt it would be safer to stay on board. He was trapped inside as the boat was driven under the water. Finally some people appeared on the ship and saw me in the water. I shouted at them to stop the ship and to get Tim out. When the ship stopped, I eventually saw Tim, and I was very, very disappointed that we were still alive. We were very disappointed that we couldn’t reach San Francisco. But we are alive. That above everything is the most important. ”
50. How long had Tim and Dom been at sea when their boat was hit by a fishing boat? A. For one month B. For two months.
C. For three months. D. For four months.
51. According to Dom, the main reason for the accident was that________. A. Tim and Dom were too careless
B. the speed of the fishing ship was too fast C. nobody on the fishing ship saw them
D. their rowboat was not strong enough 52. Dom said that the most important thing in this accident was that________. A. their rowboat was not damaged
B. both of them existed after a dangerous time C. they enjoyed this journey
D. they failed to reach San Francisco
53. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Some people on the fishing ship saved them.
B. Tim and Dom were going to San Francisco in the rowboat because they had no money to buy airplane tickets.
C. Dom dived into the water when the accident happened because he thought it would be dangerous to stay on board.
D. Dom told people about their dangerous experience when he was interviewed on the radio.
参考答案
46-53ABDC DCBB
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J
Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific advances will one day enable humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span.
"I think we are knocking at the door of immortality (永生) ,' said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future. "I think by 2075 we will see it and that's a conservative estimate(保守的估计)."
At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology(纳米技术)make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. "There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years, "he said. "Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years. '
However, many scientists who specialize in ageing are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.
Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live. "It remains to be seen if you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?" said Leonard Peon, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Centre "At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at alL'
1. By saying" we are knocking at the door of immortality", Michael Zey means_______.
A. they believe that there is no limit of living
B. they are sure to find the truth about long living
C. they have got some ideas about living forever
D. they are able to make people live past the present life span
答案: C
指导：immortality的意思为“永生”，所以MichaelZey觉得人可以长生不死。
2. Donald Louria's attitude toward long living is that
A. people can live from 120 to 180
B. it is still doubtful how long humans can live
C. the human body is designed to last about 120 years
D. it is possible for humans to live longer in the future
答案: D
指导：从第三段Donald的谈话可知，他认为人可以活120～180岁甚至更久，200～300岁。A项表述不完整。
3. The underlined"it' ( Paragraph 4) refers to _______.
A. a great push
B. the idea of living beyond the present life span
C. the idea of living from 200 to 300 years
D. the conservative estimate
答案: B指导：全文谈的都是人的寿命能否超越现在的期限，故选B.
4. What would be the best tide for this text?
A. Living Longer or Not
B. Science, Technology and Long Living
C. No Limit for Human Life
D. Healthy Lifestyle and Long Living
答案: A
指导：参考上题指导。
K
Who is there among us who hasn't dreamed of having his or her own small ( maybe, several years later, even big) business, and having wonderful freedom, both from a boss and from the time clock: the freedom to make up our own rules for our work, and our own plans--arranging our own hours of work? That way work would be both painless and fun. Or, so we imagine.
Well, in fact it isn't quite as simple as that. Yes, it is true that being the boss has its satisfactions and that you can arrange your working hours freely if you own your own small business. But in those early years of starting your own business, you shouldn't think of a free day, not to mention flying off for a month's vacation. It is not unusual for new business owners to work seventy or eighty hours a week, and if there is a day off, that day might need to be devoted to accounting(算账).
But this negative picture doesn't destroy the beautiful hopes. The possibility of getting something wonderful in return--both material and mental--continues to drive that large number of people who start up small businesses each year in the United States.
1. From the first paragraph, we know that everybedy bopes_______.
A. to rule others
B. to be his or her own boss
C. to get a time clock
D. to be free from work
答案: B指导：从第一段可得知。
2. Most new business owners have to_______.
A. work more than 10 hours a day
B. devote himself to accounting
C. fly to some places in the world
D. have a day off in a week
答案: A
从句中“h is not unusual for new business owners to works eventy or eighty hours a week"可知一天工作十多个小时。
3. The expression "negative picture" nxet probably means_______.
A. a terrible experience
B. a poor picture
C. limited freedom
D. unpleasant situations
答案: D指导：根据第二段可知negmive picture means unpleasant situations．
4. The beautiful hopes will never be destroyed because_______.
A. people love beautiful things by nature
B. people have a strong desire to seek personal gains
C. small businesses make big money each year in the US
D. small businesses have advantages over big companies
答案: B指导：从最后一段可知此答案。
阅读理解
A篇
The man from the west stopped and drew back his arm. "You’re not Jimmy Wells," he said in a quick and angry way, "Twenty years is a long time, but not long enough to change a man’ nose from a Roman to pug." "It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man, "you’ve been under arrest for ten minutes. Silky Bob. Chicago thinks you may have dropped over our way and phones us she wants to have a word with you. Going quietly, are you? That’s sensible. Now before we go to the station here’s a note I was asked to hand you. You may read it here at the window. It’s from Patrolman Wells.?" The man from the West opened the little piece of paper handed him. His hand was steady when he began to read, but it trembled a little by the time he抎 finished. The note was rather short. Bob: I was at the right place on time. When you struck the match to light your cigar I saw it was the face wanted in Chicago. Somehow I couldn’t do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man (便衣) to do the job.
46． The man from the West must have broken the law _____.
A. in Chicago B. in New York
C. in his hometown D. somewhere else
47. The man from the West recognized the tall man not to be the one he had been waiting for because the tall man ____.
A. had a different accent from his
B. had a different nose from his friend’s
C. was his another old friend
D. said "Chicago wants to talk with you?"
48. The two men may have walked _____.
A. for ten minutes B. arm in arm
C. face to face D. both A and B
49. We can suppose Jim _____.
A. was afraid of the man from the West
B. got another man to help him when necessary
C. had an appointment with Bob 20 years ago
D. had something else to do and couldn’t come himself
B篇
Tim Welford, aged 33, and Dom Mee, aged 30, both from England, were keen on (=like... very much) rowing boats. They made a plan to row across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to San Francisco. The name of their rowboat was “Crackers”. It was about seven meters long.
They set out from Japan on May 17,2001. They had rowed nearly 5,500 miles when their boat was hit by a fishing ship on September 17,2001. Luckily they both escaped unharmed, but their boat was badly damaged and they had to abandon( = stop)their journey.
In a radio interview, Dom expressed his disappointment and explained how the accident took place.
“A fishing ship came towards us with nobody on the bridge and ran us down. It all happened so quickly. I managed to dive into the water. Tim felt it would be safer to stay on board. He was trapped inside as the boat was driven under the water. Finally some people appeared on the ship and saw me in the water. I shouted at them to stop the ship and to get Tim out. When the ship stopped, I eventually saw Tim, and I was very, very disappointed that we were still alive. We were very disappointed that we couldn’t reach San Francisco. But we are alive. That above everything is the most important. ”
50. How long had Tim and Dom been at sea when their boat was hit by a fishing boat? A. For one month B. For two months.
C. For three months. D. For four months.
51. According to Dom, the main reason for the accident was that________. A. Tim and Dom were too careless
B. the speed of the fishing ship was too fast C. nobody on the fishing ship saw them
D. their rowboat was not strong enough 52. Dom said that the most important thing in this accident was that________. A. their rowboat was not damaged
B. both of them existed after a dangerous time C. they enjoyed this journey
D. they failed to reach San Francisco
53. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Some people on the fishing ship saved them.
B. Tim and Dom were going to San Francisco in the rowboat because they had no money to buy airplane tickets.
C. Dom dived into the water when the accident happened because he thought it would be dangerous to stay on board.
D. Dom told people about their dangerous experience when he was interviewed on the radio.
参考答案
46-53ABDC DCBB
*****************************************************结束
J
Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific advances will one day enable humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span.
"I think we are knocking at the door of immortality (永生) ,' said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future. "I think by 2075 we will see it and that's a conservative estimate(保守的估计)."
At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology(纳米技术)make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. "There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years, "he said. "Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years. '
However, many scientists who specialize in ageing are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.
Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live. "It remains to be seen if you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?" said Leonard Peon, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Centre "At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at alL'
1. By saying" we are knocking at the door of immortality", Michael Zey means_______.
A. they believe that there is no limit of living
B. they are sure to find the truth about long living
C. they have got some ideas about living forever
D. they are able to make people live past the present life span
答案: C
指导：immortality的意思为“永生”，所以MichaelZey觉得人可以长生不死。
2. Donald Louria's attitude toward long living is that
A. people can live from 120 to 180
B. it is still doubtful how long humans can live
C. the human body is designed to last about 120 years
D. it is possible for humans to live longer in the future
答案: D
指导：从第三段Donald的谈话可知，他认为人可以活120～180岁甚至更久，200～300岁。A项表述不完整。
3. The underlined"it' ( Paragraph 4) refers to _______.
A. a great push
B. the idea of living beyond the present life span
C. the idea of living from 200 to 300 years
D. the conservative estimate
答案: B指导：全文谈的都是人的寿命能否超越现在的期限，故选B.
4. What would be the best tide for this text?
A. Living Longer or Not
B. Science, Technology and Long Living
C. No Limit for Human Life
D. Healthy Lifestyle and Long Living
答案: A
指导：参考上题指导。
K
Who is there among us who hasn't dreamed of having his or her own small ( maybe, several years later, even big) business, and having wonderful freedom, both from a boss and from the time clock: the freedom to make up our own rules for our work, and our own plans--arranging our own hours of work? That way work would be both painless and fun. Or, so we imagine.
Well, in fact it isn't quite as simple as that. Yes, it is true that being the boss has its satisfactions and that you can arrange your working hours freely if you own your own small business. But in those early years of starting your own business, you shouldn't think of a free day, not to mention flying off for a month's vacation. It is not unusual for new business owners to work seventy or eighty hours a week, and if there is a day off, that day might need to be devoted to accounting(算账).
But this negative picture doesn't destroy the beautiful hopes. The possibility of getting something wonderful in return--both material and mental--continues to drive that large number of people who start up small businesses each year in the United States.
1. From the first paragraph, we know that everybedy bopes_______.
A. to rule others
B. to be his or her own boss
C. to get a time clock
D. to be free from work
答案: B指导：从第一段可得知。
2. Most new business owners have to_______.
A. work more than 10 hours a day
B. devote himself to accounting
C. fly to some places in the world
D. have a day off in a week
答案: A
从句中“h is not unusual for new business owners to works eventy or eighty hours a week"可知一天工作十多个小时。
3. The expression "negative picture" nxet probably means_______.
A. a terrible experience
B. a poor picture
C. limited freedom
D. unpleasant situations
答案: D指导：根据第二段可知negmive picture means unpleasant situations．
4. The beautiful hopes will never be destroyed because_______.
A. people love beautiful things by nature
B. people have a strong desire to seek personal gains
C. small businesses make big money each year in the US
D. small businesses have advantages over big companies
答案: B指导：从最后一段可知此答案。
