2013高考英語二輪閱讀理解精選(24)外研版.doc

2013高考英語二輪閱讀理解精選（24）及答案ANowadays, millions of lonely singles are now going online instead. The World Wide Web is quickly becoming the worlds most popular matchmaker（媒人）.Singles are flocking（涌向）to the Internet mainly because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. Using dating sites（約會網(wǎng)址）is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene has just led them from one bad experience to another and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make it easy to avoid someone you are not interested in. In the real world, however, ignoring someone you dont like can be difficult.Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People arent always those who they declare to be in their online description. Safety is another concern. You are just likely to find a criminal online as you are Mr. or Miss Right.Online dating experts recommend following a few safety tips:Guard your personal information. Never give out your personal information online. This includes your last name, phone number, home address and place of work.Watch for red flags. Do any of the people you are chatting with make disrespectful comments? Do they try to control you? Do they give false information about themselves? If so, forget them!Meet in a safe place. When meeting someone in person, choose a public location with other people around.Following these tips and you might be able to find the person of your dreams.56. According to the passage, many lonely singles dont appreciate the regular dating scene because it is _.A. unpopularB. troublesomeC. convenientD. forgettable57. The underlined words in the second paragraph “a significant other” means _”.A. a true friendB. a matchmakerC. a marriage partnerD. a happy family58. Which of the following is NOT a suitable place for meeting someone you get to know through the Internet for the first time?A. At his / her house.B. At the museum.C. At McDonalds.D. At the bookstore.59. From this passage, we can infer that _.A. there are mostly homely and unemployed people online B. the police had better find criminals onlineC. we can find love only through the dating sitesD. following safety tips ensures a safe online dating experienceBBy 2012，the world may need to cope with as many as 50 million people who have fled their homeland，not for political or economic reasons but because the environment has been so badly changed that it cannot support life. The statement has been released by the United Nations to mark UN Disaster Reduction Day.More people are made homeless by environmental disasters than by war，according to the research by the Red Cross. That reality is proved by the earthquake in Pakistan.The widely publicized disaster has brought aid from the global community，according to Janos Bogardi，director of the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security. “If we can move swiftly in and give them a new start where they are，then they may stay in the area. Otherwise，they become environmental refugees. Environmentalrelated migrations are most acute in SubSaharan Africa，but they also affect millions of people in Asia and India. Meanwhile，the United States is witnessing increased pressure from victims of mismanaged and worsening soil and water conditions in Mexico and Latin America.” he says. Janos Bogardi says these refugees suffer from the impact of gradual environmental changeglobal warming，sea level rise，air and water pollution and more intense storms，floods and droughts that degrade the land. This is a slow process，but unfortunately a process that is very difficult to go backwards once final damage is done.Janos Bogardi says they are calling on the global community to recognize the serious situation of environmental refugees and to work together to lessen the impact of environmental disaster.60. What may be the best title of the passage?A. 50 Million environmental refugees by 2010B. Environmental refugeesan international problemC. The cause of environmental disasters D. Global aid pouring in61. Janos Bogardis attitude towards solving the problem is that of being _.A. constructiveB. compromisingC. controversial D. conservative62. According to the passage，the following are the main reasons for migrations except _.A. earthquake B. water conditionsC. global community D. worsening soil63. What is implied in the passage?A. People all over the world have realized the impact of environmental disasters on refugees.B. It is time for us to take some measures to solve the problem of environmental refugees.C. The damaged soil can recover soon if people take care of it.D. It is good for people to go elsewhere to make a living.CSupermarket Morrisons today announced to launch an online shopping operation within two years in a move to catch up with its web-savvy rivals. The UKs fourth biggest supermarket said M would offer grocery and non-food products but would take time to build from zero.As part of its online development, Morrisons - the only one of the Big Four grocers to have a significant internet business - revealed it had invested 32 million in a 10% stake of a New York-based online grocer. The announcement came as Morrisons posted a 13% increase in underlying pre-tax profits of 869 million in the year to January 30.Morrisons is implementing a growth strategy which is focused on expanding its e-commerce business and moving into the convenience store market. It has earmarked 3 billion in investment over the next three years. The supermarket floated the idea of launching its own website last year and today is the first firm commitment to realising that goal.Last month, the company took its first major step to launching an online operation with the acquisition of internet retailer Kiddicare for 70 million. The company said this move, along with the 10% strategic stake in American online grocer FreshDirect announced today, would help it launch its own website in the future. FreshDirect was launched in 2002 and serves 600,000 customers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The deal will see Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips join the companys board.Morrisons also revealed it would open three convenience stores, around 3,000 sq ft in size, in July under the name M Local. The shops will be located in Morrisons heartland in the north of England, in neighbourhoods around the M62 motorway. The company said the convenience business was the second-fastest growing part of the market. Rival models include Tesco Metro and Sainsburys Local.64. FreshDirect severs 600,000 customers in .AConnecticutBNew JerseyCNew YorkDcertain states65. Which would help Morrisons launch its own wesbsite in the future?ATaking measures to beat its rivals as quickly as it couldBOffering enough grocery and non-food products from zeroCBuilding more convenience stores and market in the United StatesDLaunching an online operation with the acquisition of interest retailer66. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?AMorrisons Has Many Business RvialsBMorrisons Will Launch an Online OperationCMorrisons Switches to Run Online ShoppingDMorrisons Wants to Establish BranchesDThe word “death” is a word many Chinese friends tell me I should not say aloud. They advise me to avoid the word because only speaking of it may bring ill fortune. I deeply believe, however, that to know how to live, we must also know how to die. The problem is how we talk about death. Like everyone in Taiwan this week, I have had “Tomb Sweeping Day”. I am proud to be part of a people whose culture sends millions of families to cemeteries on this special day to share memories and endless love.Today, eight days after the death of Pope John Paul II, millions of people of all backgrounds still grieve(悲痛) his passing away. He was a deeply human person who knew how to laugh and show emotions, a writer with a gift for words a leader who appealed to us by the sheer light of his love for life.On the same day and only hours before the Holy Father left us, a friend of mine named Veronica McBride died of cancer in a small Wisconsin city. My friend Veronica was 52 years old. She was an attractive, humorous young woman who, as the saying goes, “never married”. She published several humor books with her mother, Mary McBride. She enjoyed traveling, and for years sent Christmas card photos of herself standing beside monuments or odd animals. She fought cancer for five years. She joked about her treatment keeping her pretty because it kept her thin, and told me she didnt mind losing her hair because of chemo therapy. “I get to wear nice wigs!”The last time I saw Veronica was when I visited her family on a sunny day in August in 2003. When she burst into the front door later and saw me in the living room, she ignored me completely in her hurry to hug her newest baby nephew, leaving me shaking my head in laughter at her.As we