2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列（三十五）
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When three of my grandchildren acquired a half-grown dog I agreed to help them build a dog house. As we began the __1__， I knew that keeping them involved was going to be a __2__. Much of my energy was spent calling them back to the job and finding __3__ of the project that could be handled by small children. I held to my initial(最初的) determination that building this dog house was to be a (n) __4__ project. Early in the project I had __5__ the grandkids that we would roast wieners(香肠) in the back yard __6__ we finished painting the dog house.__7__ three of the largest house-painting brushes I could find, I supervised (管理) the __8__ of our homemade structure. Kids and paint. How could I have __9__ the potential (潜在的) harm that such a combination can create?
After cleaning up the paint __10__－kids, brushes, carport(车棚)－I __11__ that we would probably eat earlier if we just asked Grandma to heat the wieners in water on the gas range. A pain of __12__ came over me as I realized I was trying to weasel(躲避) out of a(n)__13__ promise.
As Jamie, Jeffrey and Kimberley looked on, I built a first-class fire in our back yard pit, cut some roasting sticks, and prepared for the __14__ cooking event. When we __15__ eating I leaned back on the cool grass and __16__ the last remnants(残余) of our fire. Six-year-old Jeffrey was leaning back against my chest, and I began to think about what it meant to be a Grandpa.
The __17__ was broken when Jeffrey quietly reflected, “Know what Grandpa？” And without breaking his __18__ at the dying embers(灰烬) he continued, “This is the best day of my whole life.” After a few moments of __19__ silence he glanced up and said, “Are you crying, Grandpa? You've got a __20__ on your cheek.”
Clearing my throat I explained that it must be from the smoke.
1. A. plan B. question C. project D. problem 2. A. challenge B. design C. duty D. job 3. A. all B. parts C. none D. most
4. A. part-time B. group C. interesting D. difficult 5. A. demanded B. required C. informed D. promised 6. A. so long as B. in order that C. as soon as D. even if
7. A. Selecting B. Bringing C. Washing D. Arranging 8. A. building B. moving C. painting D. cleaning 9. A. remembered B. forgotten C. regretted D. prevented 10. A. colour B. drops C. mess D. dirt
11. A. suggested B. ordered C. told D. thought 12. A. wound B. body C. head D. guilt
13. A. longer B. bigger C. better D. earlier 14. A. indoor B. outdoor C. field D. kitchen 15. A. began B. finished C. continued D. liked
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16. A. watched B. made C. raised D. kept
17. A. fire B. glass C. silence D. night 18. A. words B. gaze C. mind D. attention 19. A. fixed B. broken C. mixed D. continued 20. A. tear B. grain C. dirt D. leaf 阅读理解 A The city of Angkor was the capital of the Khmer Empire from the 9th to the 15th centuries. The Khmer Empire was one of the most prosperous kingdoms in the history of Southeast Asia, and its prosperity was expressed through a wide range of architecture.
The city of Angkor was founded on political and religious ideas adapted from India, and the temples of Angkor were intended as a place of worship for the king and a way for him to ensure his immortality through identification with the Hindu gods. Angkor Wat was first built by King Suryavarman Ⅱ in the 12th century as a vast funerary temple that would hold his remains, symbolically(象征性地) confirming his permanent identity with Vishnu.
During its six centuries as imperial capital, Angkor went through many changes in architectural styles and in religion. The city of Angkor transferred itself from the Hindu god Shiva to the Hindu god Vishnu, and finally to the Mahayana Buddhist goddess Avalokitesvara.
By the late 13th century, the once frenzied(发狂的) pace of Angkor's architectural pursuits had begun to die down, and a more restrained type of religion was on the rise under the growing influence of Theravada Buddhism. At the same time, Angkor and the Khmer Empire were increasingly threatened and attacked by invading armies. By the 16th century, the golden age of Angkor was over and many of the great temples began to move back into the jungle.
From the 15th to 19th centuries, Theravada Buddhist monks cared for Angkor Wat, and it is thanks to them that the temple remains mostly intact(完整的). Angkor Wat became one of the most important pilgrimage(朝拜) sites in Southeast Asia. Angkor Wat is the best preserved example of Khmer architecture in Cambodia and is so grand in design that some rank it among the seven wonders of the world. It appears on the Cambodian national flag, a very rare instance of a flag with an image of a building. 1. Angkor Wat was first built to________.
A. hold the remains of a king B. serve as the royal palace C. worship the gods D. be the tomb for the king 2. Angkor Wat probably began to face real threat from________. A. the 12th century B. the late 13th century C. the 16th century D. the 15th century 3. Vishnu was the name of________. A. a king in ancient Cambodia B. a temple in Cambodia C. an Indian god
D. a monk in ancient Cambodia
4. We can infer from the last paragraph that________.
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A. Angkor Wat is widely accepted as one of the seven wonders of the world B. Theravada Buddhist monks had fought against the outside invaders C. Angkor Wat is not so important as it used to be D. Angkor Wat has become a symbol of Cambodia 5. The passage mainly tells us________. A. the history of Angkor Wat B. the protection of Angkor Wat C. the importance of Angkor Wat
D. the position of Angkor in Cambodian history B
While the factors driving the modern family are many and complex－from the explosion of technology to the influx(涌入) of mothers into the workforce-parental fear may be at the heart of today's rushed(匆忙的) approach to child-rearing(养育孩子), some experts say.
Parents fear everything from media exposure to violence to peer pressure, says Alan Mirabelli, executive director of Ottawa think tank. Perhaps most of all, there's the fear that their kids won't be equipped to compete in the future.
Some might argue that today's parents are micromanagers because, unlike those who raised families during the Depression and World War Ⅱ， they don't have enough real worries. But Mirabelli says it comes down to a different context and a different set of challenges.
He notes that while parents 25 or 30 years ago had the modest goals of providing their offspring with more than they had, the current driving force is the desperation to equip kids for a dog-eat-dog world.
They demand tougher schools, a heftier(容量更大的) curriculum and standardized testing to measure performance. Outside the school system, they fill in the gaps with tutoring, music lessons, art classes, gymnastics and hockey. For those who can't afford it,_there's the additional stress and fear that their kids don't stand a chance. David Elkind, a renowned child psychologist and author of The Hurried Child, says hyper－parenting is a reaction to a world changing so fast and we have no idea how to prepare kids for it. Parents can't envision the society their kids will inhabit as adults, so they try to cover all the possibilities, cramming in as much as possible and operating on the principle that earlier is better. “This works against the notion of let children be children，”said David Elkind.
6. The biggest fear of parents is that their children________. A. will change for the worse because of media influence B. will get involved in violence
C. will fall behind in future competition D. will compare themselves with peers
7. David Elkind holds the view that________.
A. parents should equip their kids for a changing world B. parents shouldn't worry too much about their children C. parents shouldn't destroy the childhood of their children D. it's better for parents to foresee the future society
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高考英语二轮专题总复习 阅读能力培养精品系列(三十五)
