2013年高考英语阅读理解练习题（十二）

　　I love charity(慈善) shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them on every high street. The charity shop is a British institution, selling everything from clothes to electric goods, all at very good prices. You can get things you won’t find in the shops anymore. The thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies, and you are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted goods.

　　The first charity shop was opened in 1947 by Oxfam. The famous charity’s appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful it had been flooded with donations(捐赠物). They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal. Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK. My favourite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop, where I always find children’s books, all 10 or 20 pence each.

　　Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers, although there is often a manager who gets paid. Over 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the public. Every morning you see bags of unwanted items outside the front of shops, although they don’t encourage this, rather ask people to bring things in when the shop is open.

　　The shops have very low running costs: all profits go to charity work. Charity shops raise more than ￡110 million a year, funding(资助)medical research, overseas aid, supporting sick and poor children, homeless and disabled people, and much more. What better place to spend your money? You get something special for a very good price and a good moral sense. You provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on the environment.

　　1. The author loves the charity shop mainly because of _______.

　　A. its convenient location B. its great variety of goods

　　C. its spirit of goodwill D. its nice shopping environment

　　2. The first charity shop in the UK was set up to_______.

　　A. sell cheap products B. deal with unwanted things

　　C. raise money for patients D. help a foreign country

　　3. Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops?

　　A. The operating costs are very low.

　　B. The staff are usually well paid.

　　C. 90% of the donations are second-hand.

　　D. They are open twenty-four hours a day.

　　4. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?

　　A. What to Buy at Charity Shops

　　B. Charity Shop: Its Origin & Development

　　C. Charity Shop: Where You Buy to Donate

　　D. The Public’s Concern about Charity Shops

　　答案 .C .D .A .C

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　　One morning a few years ago, Harvard President Neil Rudenstine overslept.For this busy man, it was a sort of alarm: after years of non-stop hard work, he might wear himself out and die an early death.

　　Only after a week’s leave—during which he read novels, listened to music and walked with his wife on a beach—was Rudenstine able to return to work.

　　In our modern life, we have lost the rhythm between action and rest.Amazingly, within this world there is a universal but silly saying: “I am so busy.”

　　We say this to one another as if our tireless efforts were a talent by nature and an ability to successfully deal with stress.The busier we are, the more important we seem to ourselves and, we imagine, to others.To be unavailable to our friends and family, and to be unable to find time to relax—this has become the model of a successful life.

　　Because we do not rest, we lose our way.We miss the guide telling us where to go, the food providing us with strength, the quiet giving us wisdom.

　　How have we allowed this to happen? I believe it is this: we have forgotten the Sabbath, the day of the week—for followers of some religions—for rest and praying.It is a day when we are not supposed to work, a time when we devote ourselves to enjoying and celebrating what is beautiful.It is a good time to bless our children and loved ones, give thanks, share meals, walk and sleep.It is a time for us to take a rest, to put our work aside, trusting that there are larger forces at work taking care of the world.

　　Rest is a spiritual and biological need; however, in our strong ambition to be successful and care for our many responsibilities, we may feel terribly guilty when we take time to rest.The Sabbath gives us permission to stop work.In fact, “Remember the Sabbath” is more than simply permission to rest; it is a rule to obey and a principle to follow.

　　1.The “alarm” in the first paragraph refers to “_______”.

　　A.a signal of stress B.a warning of danger

　　C.a sign of age D.a spread of disease

　　2.According to Paragraph 4, a successful person is one who is believed to _______.

　　A.be able to work without stress B.be more talented than other people

　　C.be more important than anyone else D.be busy working without time to rest

　　3.Some people feel guilty when taking time to rest because they _______.

　　A.think that taking a rest means lacking ambitions

　　B.fail to realize that rest is an essential part of life

　　C.fail to realize that religions force them to rest

　　D.think that taking a rest means being lazy

　　4.What is the main idea of this passage?

　　A.We should balance work with rest.

　　B.The Sabbath gives us permission to rest.

　　C.It is silly for anyone to say “I am so busy”.

　　D.We should be available to our family and friends.

　　答案 .B .D .B .A

　　英语辅导
　　2013年高考英语易错单选题及答案汇总
　　2013年高考英语阅读理解练习题汇总
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　　If your boss asks you to work in Moscow this year, he’d better offer you more money to do so—or even double that depending on where you live now. That’s because Moscow has just been found to be the world’s most expensive city for the second year in a row by Mercer Human Resources Consulting.

　　Using the cost of living in New York as a base, Mercer determined Moscow is 34.4 percent more expensive including the cost of housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment(娱乐).

　　A two-bedroom flat in Moscow now costs $4,000 a month; a CD $24.83, and an international newspaper $6.30, according to Mercer. By comparison, a fast food meal with a hamburger(汉堡包) is a steal at $4.80.

　　London takes the No.2 place, up from No.5 a year ago, thanks to higher cost of housing and a stronger British pound relative to the dollar. Mercer estimates(估算) London is 26 percent more expensive than New York these days. Following London closely are Seoul and Tokyo, both of which are 22 percent more expensive than New York, while No.5 Hong Kong is 19 percent more costly.

　　Among North American cities, New York and Los Angeles are the most expensive and are the only two listed in the top 50 of the world’s most expensive cities. But both have fallen since last year’s study—New York came in15th, down from 10th place, while Los Angeles fell to 42nd from 29th place a year ago. San Francisco came in a distant third at No. 54, down 20 places from a year earlier.

　　Toronto, meanwhile, is Canada’s most expensive city but fell 35 places to take 82nd place worldwide. In Australia, Sydney is the priciest place to live in and No. 21 worldwide.

　　1. What do the underlined words “a steal” in Paragraph 3 mean?

　　A. An act of stealing. B. Something delicious.

　　C. Something very cheap. D. An act of buying.

　　2. London has become the second most expensive city because of ______.

　　A. the high cost of clothing B. the stronger pound against the dollar

　　C. its expensive transportation D. the high prices of fast food meals

　　3. Which city is the third most expensive on the list?

　　A. Tokyo. B. Hong Kong. C. Moscow. D. Sydney.

　　4. Which city has dropped most on the list in North America?

　　A. New York. B. Los Angeles. C. San Francisco. D. Toronto.

　　答案 .C .B .A .D

　　英语辅导
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　　2013年高考英语阅读理解练习题汇总
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　　Tom was one of the brightest boys in the year, with supportive parents. But when he was 15 he suddenly stopped trying. He left school at 16 with only two scores for secondary school subjects. One of the reasons that made it cool for him not to care was the power of his peer(同龄人) group.

　　The lack of right male(男性的) role models in many of their lives — at home and particularly in the school environment(环境) — means that their peers are the only people they have to judge themselves against.

　　They don’t see men succeeding in society so it doesn’t occur to them that they could make something of themselves. Without male teachers as a role model, the effect of peer actions and street culture(文化) is all-powerful. Boys want to be part of a club. However, schools can provide the environment for change, and provide the right role models for them. Teachers need to be trained to stop that but not in front of a child’s peers. You have to do it one by one, because that is when you see the real child.

　　It’s pointless sending a child home if he or she has done wrong. They see it as a welcome day off to watch television or play computer games. Instead, schools should have a special unit where a child who has done wrong goes for the day and gets advice about his problems — somewhere he can work away from his peers and go home after the other children.

　　1. Why did Tom give up studying?

　　A. He disliked his teachers.

　　B. His parents no longer supported him.

　　C. It’s cool for boys of his age not to care about studies.

　　D. There were too many subjects in his secondary school.

　　2. What seems to have a bad effect on students like Tom?

　　A. Peer groups. B. A special unit.

　　C. The student judges. D. The home environment.

　　3. What should schools do to help the problem schoolboys?

　　A. Wait for their change patiently. B. Train leaders of their peer groups.

　　C. Stop the development of street culture. D. Give them lessons in a separate area.

　　4. A teacher’s work is most effective with a schoolboy when he ______.

　　A. is with the boy alone B. teaches the boy a lesson

　　C. sends the boy home as punishment D. works together with another teacher

　　答案 .A .B .C .B

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　　2013年高考英语阅读理解练习题汇总
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　　The Diet Zone: A Dangerous Place

　　Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically(身体上).

　　Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brains to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale(秤)instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels.

　　On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.

　　The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients(营养成分). Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemicals that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.

　　Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological and physical harm that comes from using them.

　　1. From Paragraph 1, we learn that ________.

　　A. diet products fail to bring out people’s potential

　　B. people have difficulty in choosing diet products

　　C. diet products are misleading people

　　D. people are fed up with diet products

　　2. One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to _____.

　　A. try out a variety of diet foods B. hesitate before they enjoy diet foods

　　C. pay attention to their own eating habits D. watch their weight rather than their diet

　　3. In Paragraph 3, “gain comes without pain” probably means ______.

　　A. losing weight is effortless B. it costs a lot to lose weight

　　C. diet products bring no pain D. diet products are free from calories

　　4. Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products ______.

　　A. are over-consumed B. lack basic nutrients

　　C. are short of chemicals D. provide too much energy

　　答案 D .A .B .B

　　英语辅导
　　2013年高考英语易错单选题及答案汇总
　　2013年高考英语阅读理解练习题汇总
　　2013年高考英语语法题15分钟限时练习及答案汇总