2012屆高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí) 閱讀理解部分之限時(shí)訓(xùn)練（十二）

1、2012屆高考英語二輪專題復(fù)習(xí)精品閱讀理解部分之限時(shí)訓(xùn)練（十二） 閱讀理解The twenty-six-year-old went hiking alone in Canyon Lands National Park in the western state of Utah. A huge rock became loose and sent him falling into a deep crack in the canyon. His right arm was crushed between the rock and canyon wall. Aron Ralston could not

2、 move. He knew his chances of survival were low because he had not told anyone where he was hiking.Aron Ralston spent one hundred twenty-seven hours trapped and alone. Finally, after five days, he decided he had to cut off his arm in order to escape. The young climber carried out the amputation usin

3、g a small, unsharpened knife. Then he dragged himself from his rocky prison and hiked out to safety. Aron Ralston wrote a book about his experience called "Between a Rock and a Hard Place."Aron Ralston struggled to survive in extreme conditions. "I have one hundred fifty milliliters o

4、f water left which would keep me alive until tomorrow night if I'm lucky. So, that's it." The young climber's suffering increases as he battles extreme heat, lack of water and the threat of death. He eventually ran out of water, carved his name, date of birth and presumed date of de

5、ath into the sandstone canyon wall, and videotaped his last goodbyes to his family.Although he loses an arm, Ralston becomes a more complete person. Today, wearing a prosthetic arm, Aron Ralston still climbs mountains and explores canyons. He also travels the world as a speaker.56. What is the prope

6、r meaning of the underlined word?A. experiment B. examination C. cutting off a limb D. experience57. Which of the following factors does not contribute to the difficulties of Aron Ralstons survival?A. unsharpened knife B. lack of drinking water C. unbearable weather D. losing touch with the outside

7、world58. Which statement about Aron Ralston is wrong according to the passage?A. Aron Ralston got trapped in the crack because of a huge rock.B. The book "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" is based on Aron Ralstons true life.C. Aron Ralston never gets the chance to climb again after the acc

8、ident.D. Aron Ralstons family seldom care about his daily life.59. The best title would be_.A. Aron Ralston Life Story B. 127 Hours C. The Greatest Mountain Climber D. An Unforgettable Experience完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some tr

9、ees. Rolling down the windows to 41 in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she 42 a big bald（禿頂?shù)模﹎an running through the parking lot. Before she came to 43 what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window, “Get out!”Neilson 44.Pulling open her door, the man seiz

10、ed her 45 the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed, 46 her purse and the keys.Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a 47, heard the screams and began running .When they 48 Neilsons car, the atta

11、cker had jumped into the drivers seat and was 49 searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker 50 back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no 51 for the two athletic men.Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too.

12、He rushed back to the office to 52 the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes used to tie up newspapers.With his arms 53 tight behind him, the prisoner looked up and said 54 , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They 55 him and waited f

13、or the police.Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the 56 carjacker （劫車者）and suspected murderer, whose 57 but with a full head of hair had been recently printed in their own newspaper.Neilson considers herself lucky 58 she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have ha

14、d a 59 ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she said, “many people would 60 have done what they did, and that the real truth.”41. A. bringB. letC. gatherD. send42. A. recognized B. watchedC. noticed D. met43. A. realize B. understandC. imagine D. conclude44. A. escap

15、ed B. struggledC. refused D. obeyed45. A. by B. around C. with D. on46. A. burying B. forgetting C. offering D. grabbing47. A. trip B. visitC. breakD. holiday48. A. startedB. stoppedC. enteredD. reached 49. A. carefullyB. madly C. disappointedly D. patiently50. A. fought B. turned C. jumped D. shout

16、ed51. A. match B. target C. equalD. companion52. A. remindB. phone C. invite D. beg53. A. rolledB. foldedC. bentD. tied54. A. angrily B. kindly C. coldly D. warmly55. A. caught B. thanked C. comforted D. ignored 56. A. ordinaryB. professionalC. honestD. outstanding 57. A. picture B. background C. ch

17、aracterD. story58. A. andB. but C. thoughD. when 59. A. ridiculous B. similar C. strange D. different60. A. sometimesB. never C. often D. Forever任務(wù)型閱讀：請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填上最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。(每空1個(gè)單詞)Since the beginning of human evolution, men have migrated（遷移）across continents in search of food, shelte

18、r, safety, and comfortable weather. People still move for these reasons, but new reasons for human migration are arising, such as job relocation(重新安置) and overpopulation.Three million migrants are moving from poor countries to wealthier ones each year, and increasingly, their destination is a neighb

19、oring country in developing parts of the world. People are moving within the developing world for the same reasons as they migrate to wealthier nations. People from poor countries are going to less poor countries, fleeing wars and conflicts. They are also responding to population pressures because s

20、ome countries are densely populated, and they often have high population growth. Those people need to go somewhere else.There are three main reasons why people move. The basic categories and percentages are as follows, according to the Current Population Surveys (CPS):Family-related reasons account

21、for 26.3%, including changes in marital（婚姻的） status, establishing a household and other family reasons; work-related reasons 16.2%, including job transfer, retirement, and other job-related reasons; housing-related reasons 51.6%, including new and better houses, better neighborhood, cheaper housing

22、and other housing reasons; the remaining 5.9% of other reasons are attending college, the change of climate and health reasons.Americans have been migrating south and west for decades in search of better job opportunities and warmer climates. They have also been moving to places a little far from ci

23、ties, in search of bigger yards and houses, lower crime rates and better schools. In 1950, nearly a fifth of the population lived in the nations 20 largest cities. In 2006, it was about one in ten. Thats why many American people say, “Big Cities Shrink as People Move South, West.”Between March 2005 and March 2007, 73.4 million Americans moved. Fifty-six percent of these moves were within the same country. Twenty percent were between counties but in the same state. Nineteen percent were moves to a different state. Some families even went abroad. Title: People on the 71 L