2012高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项 50-46
A
The sun shone in through the dining room window, lighting up the hardwood floor. We had been talking there for nearly two hours. The phone of the“Nightline”rang yet again and Morrie asked his helper．Connie，to get it. She had been taking down the callers’names in Morrie’s small black appointment book. It was clear I was not the only one interested in visiting my old professor—the“Nightline”appearance had made him something of a big figure—but I was impressed with, perhaps even a bit envious of, all the friends that Morrie seemed to have.
“You know, Mitch, now that I'm dying, I've become much more interesting to people．I’m on the last great journey here—and people want me to tell them what to pack．”
The phone rang again．
“Morrie，can you talk?”Connie asked.
“I’m visiting with my old friend now，”he announced．“Let them call back．”
I cannot tell you why he received me so warmly. I was hardly the promising student who had left him sixteen years earlier．Had it not been for“Nightline，”Morrie might have died without ever seeing me again．
What happened to me?
The eighties happened. The nineties happened．Death and sickness and getting fat and going bald happened. I traded lots of dreams for a bigger paycheck, and I never even realized I was doing it. Yet here was Morrie talking with the wonder of our college years, as if I'd simply been on a long vacation.
“Have you found someone to share your heart with?” he asked.
“Are you at peace with yourself?”
“Are you trying to be as human as you can be?”
I felt ashamed, wanting to show I had been trying hard to work out such questions．What happened to me? I once promised myself I would never work for money, that I would join the Peace Corps, and that I would live in beautiful, inspirational places．
Instead, I had been in Detroit for ten years, at the same workplace，using the same bank, visiting the same barber I was thirty-seven，more mature than in college，tied to computers and modems and cell phones. I was no longer young, nor did I walk around in gray sweatshirts with unlit cigarettes in my mouth. I did not have long discussions over egg salad sandwiches about the meaning of life．
My days were full, yet I remained, much of the time, unsatisfied.
What happened to me?
1. When did the author graduate from Morrie’s college?
A. In the eighties． B. In the nineties．
C. When he was sixteen. D. When he was twenty-one．
答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由第六段 “I was hardly the promising student who had left him sixteen years earlier．”可知，作者16年前离开Morrie，由倒数第三段 “…visiting the same barber I was thirty-seven，more mature than in college…”可知，作者已经有37岁了，比上大学的时候成熟了许多，因此作者毕业的时候是21岁。故答案为D。
2. What do we know about the“Nightline”?
A. Morrie started it by himself. B. It helped Morrie earn a fame．
C. The author helped Morrie start it． D. It was only operated at night．
答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第一段 “…the“Nightline”appearance had made him something of a big figure…”可知，“Nightline”使Morrie成为了一个了不起的人物，B选项与文意符合，故答案为B。A、C选项未提，均不选。由第一段第一、二句话 “The sun shone in through the dining room window, lighting up the hardwood floor. We had been talking there for nearly two hours.”可知，D选项错误。
3. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Both the author and Morrie liked travelling.
B. Morrie liked helping people pack things for their journeys.
C. The author envied Morrie’s friends the help they got from him.
D. The author earned a lot of money at the cost of his dreams.
答案解析：答案为D。本题为推理题。由第八段 “I traded lots of dreams for a bigger paycheck, and I never even realized I was doing it.” 和第十二段 “I felt ashamed, wanting to show I had been trying hard to work out such questions．What happened to me? I once promised myself I would never work for money…”可知，作者从没意识到他为了更高的薪水以自己的梦想作为交易，他感到羞愧，因为他曾经许诺自己永不为钱而工作，可是他并没做到，因此可以推断，作者以自己的梦想为代价赚了许多钱，故答案为D。
第二段虽然提到 “I’m on the last great journey here—and people want me to tell them what to pack．” 但此处的“journey”是比喻人生的旅程，故A、B选项错误。第一段提到 “…but I was impressed with, perhaps even a bit envious of, all the friends that Morrie seemed to have.” 作者羡慕Morrie有如此多的朋友，C选项“作者羡慕Morrie的朋友从他那儿得到的帮助”与文意不符，故错误。
4. What’s the author’s feeling when he writes this passage?
A. Regretful. B. Enthusiastic.
C. Sympathetic. D. Humorous.
答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题。从本文的写作语气和一些关键词，例如第十二段的 “I felt ashamed”、倒数第三段 “I did not have long discussions over egg salad sandwiches about the meaning of life．”和倒数第二段 “My days were full, yet I remained, much of the time, unsatisfied.”都流露出作者因为他前面的一生都是为钱而工作对自己所度过的人生感到非常后悔。故答案为A。
B
My cat Posy, a tortoiseshell tabby, lives with my family in a house in London, England. Like most cats, Posy is never pleased to see another cat on her territory—or anywhere, for that matter. Whenever she encounters a cat-like fellow, her hair stands on end, and she begins to hiss. In extreme cases, she sets up a yowling that warns the whole neighborhood.
Though she may be a proud defender of her territory, there is a reason why my dad has always referred to her as “a cat of very little brain”. One day my mum came home with a purchase she was delighted with—a large tea cozy in the shape of a cat, with all the cat features, from ears to tail, drawn in. Naturally, when teatime rolled around the next afternoon, out came the new tea cozy to keep the pot warm. It received a lot of admiration from the rest of the family because it had the look of a real cat. This cat looked almost like a king sitting there, guarding the pot, with a half-smile on his cloth face. Suddenly, a slight sound emerged over the clink of teaspoons on china— a slow, steady hiss. I turned around to see Posy behind me in the kitchen doorway, hair standing on end, ears laid back, staring straight at the tea cozy. The tea cozy stared back. Posy edged nearer with suspicion, as her eyes narrowed, while she sent out more hissing sounds as she sized up her rival—a rival who’d not only managed to get INTO her house but was now ON her table. And here was the family doing nothing about it.
Needless to say, we had almost fallen off our chairs laughing by this time—we couldn’t believe she actually thought the tea cozy was a real cat! Luckily, Posy stopped short of jumping on the unexpected rival. Eventually we took pity on her, lifted the cozy off the pot and finally convinced her that, the presence of this particular cat on her territory was no good reason to cause fur to fly.
1. Posy begins to hiss ______.
A. whenever she sees a tortoise on her territory
B. whenever she sees another cat on her territory
C. whenever she sees a teapot at home
D. whenever she meets the family members at home
答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第一段 “Like most cats, Posy is never pleased to see another cat on her territory—or anywhere, for that matter. Whenever she encounters a cat-like fellow, her hair stands on end, and she begins to hiss.”可知，答案为B。
2. It can be learned from the passage that_______.
A. Posy is loyal to my dad
B. it isn’t difficult to read the facial expression of the tea cozy
C. nobody gets along well with Posy except my mum
D. my mum has been buying something like a cat to protect the pot from being broken
答案解析：答案为B。本题为推理题。本题可用排除法。A、C选项未提。由第二段 “One day my mum came home with a purchase she was delighted with—a large tea cozy in the shape of a cat, …out came the new tea cozy to keep the pot warm.”可知，D选项不符合文意。因此只有选择B选项，又及第二段 “…with a half-smile on his cloth face.” 和该段的 “ The tea cozy stared back.” 可表明B选项正确。
3．“Posy stopped short of jumping on the unexpected rival”in the last paragraph means_________.
A. Posy couldn’t launch a successful attack on her rival
B. Posy didn’t have the ability to attack her rival
C. Posy decided not to attack her rival
D. Posy’s rival is not alive
答案解析：答案为C。本题为语义理解题。由最后一段可知，Posy想攻击长得像猫一样的tea cozy，她认为这是只真猫，我们看到这一幕笑破了肚皮，作者写到 “Luckily, Posy stopped short of jumping on the unexpected rival.”, 可以推断，Posy没有攻击tea cozy。 “stop short of doing sth” 意为差点儿做某事，因此答案为C。
4. The best title for this story is“_________”.
A. Posy，The Stupid Cat B. Posy，The Cat of Little Brain
C. Posy，The Tortoiseshell Tabby D. Posy，The Proud Territory Defender
答案解析：答案为D。本题考查文章的标题。文章都是围绕一只猫为了保护自己的领地而发生的一切，因此答案为D“Posy，自豪的领土保卫者”。
2012高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项 50-47
A
Wugging, or web use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user. By using Everyclick. com, which is being added to a number of university computers across the UK this week, students can raise money every time they search, but it won’t cost them a penny.
Research shows that students are enthusiastic about supporting charity, 88% of full time students have used the Internet to give to charity. This figure is high, considering this age group is often the least likely to have disposable(可支配的)income. 19% of 22 to 24 years old have short-term debts of more than ￡ 5，000. With rising personal debt levels in this age group, due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long-term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing or possible.
Beth Truman, a 21-year-old recent university graduate has used Everyclick. com to donate to her chosen charity, the RSPCA, for two years and has seen the‘wugging’movement grow popular with students. “When you’re at university you become more socially aware, but it’s sometimes hard to give to others when you have little money yourself.” says Beth. “Wugging is great for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give it to charity, without costing them a single penny.”
Wugging is perfect for people who want to be more socially aware and supportive but don’t feel they have the means to do so. Students using the web can generate money for causes they care about without it costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding.
Everyclick. com works like any other search engine, allowing users to search for information, news and images but users can identify which of the UK’s 170，000 charities they would like to support through their clicks. Everyclick. com then makes monthly payments to every registered charity. Launched in June 2005 Everyclick. com is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the UK.
1. According to the passage Everyclick. com contributes to charity________.
A. without taking any money from users
B. by receiving money from students
C. by directly offering information to students
D. by advertising on their website
答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。由第一段最后一句话 “…students can raise money every time they search, but it won’t cost them a penny.” 和第三段最后一句话 “Wugging is great for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give it to charity, without costing them a single penny.” 可知，Everyclick. Com对慈善事业作贡献不收取捐助人的费用，故答案为A。
2. How does Beth Truman think of the“wugging”movement?
A. It makes Everyclick. com popular in the UK.
B. It makes giving to charity easy.
C. It is a common way to promote the students’social awareness.
D. It stresses the importance of charity in people’s daily lives.
答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节推理题。由第三段最后一句话 “…as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give it to charity, without costing them a single penny.” 可知，答案为B。
3. From the passage, we can conclude that ________.
A. more full time students contribute to charity on the Internet every day
B. Everyclick. com helps students pay for the college education
C. “wugging”is a win-win idea for both students and charities
D. Everyclick.com is the most successful search engine in the UK
答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。由倒数第二段 “Students using the web can generate money for causes they care about without it costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding.”可知，学生可以依靠该网站为慈善事业捐钱而不花费时间或金钱，慈善事业也可以得到珍贵的基金源，该网站为学生和慈善事业创造了双赢，故答案为C。
4. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. “Wugging”, A New Popular Term on the Internet
B. British People Show Strong Interest in Charities
C. More Britain Charities Benefit from the Internet
D. Students Raise Money for Charity by“Wugging”
答案解析：答案为D。本题考查文章的标题。通读全文可知，“Wugging” 、“Students”和“Charity”是全文话题的三个主要要素，故标题为D选项，最能概括全文的大意。
B
Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the use of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization（最佳化）compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical ideal decisions to see how similar they are. Advocates of the worksheet procedure believe that it will yield optimal, that is, the best decisions. Although there are several variations on the exact format（格式）that worksheets can take, they are all similar in their essential aspects. Worksheets require defining the problem in a clear way and then listing all possible solutions to the problem. Next, the related considerations that will be affected by each decision are listed, and the relative importance of each consideration or consequence is determined. Each consideration is assigned a numerical value to reflect its relative importance. A decision is mathematically calculated by adding these values together. The alternative with the highest number of points emerges as the best decision.
Since most important problems are multifaceted(多方面的)，there are several alternatives to choose from, each with unique advantages and disadvantages. One of the benefits of a pencil and paper decision-making procedure is that it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can generally comprehend and remember. On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once. A worksheet can be especially useful when the decision involves a large number of variables with complex relationships. A realistic example for many college students is the question “What will I do after graduation?” A graduate might seek a position that offers specialized training, pursue an advanced degree, or travel abroad for a year. A decision-making worksheet begins with a clear statement of the problem that will also help to narrow it. It is important to be clear about the distinction between long-range and immediate goals because long-range goals often involve a different decision than short-range ones. Focusing on long-range goals, a graduating student might revise the question above to “What will I do after graduation that will lead to successful career?”
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. A tool to assist in making complex decisions.
B. A comparison of actual decisions and ideal decisions.
C. Research on how people make decisions.
D. Difference between long-range and short-range decision-making.
答案解析：答案为A。本题为主旨大意题。文章第一段开头就点出了讨论的话题 “Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, … involves the use of a decision worksheet.”，帮助做重要决定的决策工作表，故答案为A。
2. Of the following steps, which occurs before the three other steps in making a decision worksheet?
A. Listing the consequences of each solution.
B. Calculating a numerical summary of each solution.
C. Deciding which consequences are most important.
D. Writing down all possible solutions.
答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由第一段 “Although there are several variations on the exact format that worksheets can take, they are all similar in their essential aspects.”可知，尽管决策工作表在格式上有不同之处，但是他们在本质方面是类似的。文章接下来就对制作决策工作表的步骤进行了介绍 “Worksheets require defining the problem in a clear way and then listing all possible solutions to the problem. Next, …” 可以推断，第一步就是定义问题并列举所有解答问题的方法，因此答案为D。
3. According to decision-making worksheet theory, an optimal decision is defined as one that ______.
A. has the fewest variables to consider
B. uses the most decision worksheets
C. has the most points assigned to it
D. is agreed to by the greatest number of people
答案解析：答案C。本题为细节推理题。由第一段 “Advocates of the worksheet procedure believe that it will yield optimal, that is, the best decisions.”和“The alternative with the highest number of points emerges as the best decision.”两句话，可知最佳决策是得分最高的那个，因此答案为C。
4. The author develops the discussion in para. 1 by means of ______.
A. describing a process
B. classifying types of worksheets
C. providing historical background
D. explaining a theory
答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题。结合前面第2、3题的分析可知，作者在第一段开始介绍了决策工作表，后面的内容陈述了决策工作表的制定步骤，因此答案为A。B选项“对决策工作表分类“；C选项“提供历史背景”；D选项“解释一种理论”，显然都不是作者的写作手法，均不选。
5. The author states that “On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once” in the last paragraph to explain that _______.
A. most decisions involve seven steps
B. human mental capacity has limitations
C. some people have difficulty making minor as well as major decisions
D. people can keep more than seven ideas in their minds with practice
答案解析：答案为B。本题为句意理解题。结合该句子的上下文 “One of the benefits of a pencil and paper decision-making procedure is that it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can generally comprehend and remember. On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once. A worksheet can be especially useful when the decision involves a large number of variables with complex relationships.” 可知，决策工作表的一个优点就是比起人的大脑一般可以理解和记住的东西来说，它可以处理更多的多样性，一般来说人的大脑一次能有七个想法，然而，当牵涉到很多个不一样的决策、并且它们之间关系比较复杂的时候，决策工作表特别有用。因此作者说人的大脑一次能有七个想法意在表明人的大脑的能力有限。故答案为B。
2012高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项 50-48
A
Waikiki is a neighborhood of Honolulu, on the south shore of the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Waikiki Beach is the shoreline fronting Waikiki and one of the best known beaches in the world. Today the neighborhood and the beach are considered the center of the tourist industry in Hawaii. A majority of people are drawn here to the excitement of Waikiki Beach with its colorful clubs and taste-filled restaurants. The island activities range from surfing lessons to swimming. The frequently visited tourist beach, is actually fairly short, with half of it marked off for surfers.
Visitors to Waikiki Beach may have to look twice at the four-legged sufer boarding in to shore just to make sure they are not dreaming, but the regulars are not surprised. They know the eight-year-old pup is Bugsy, a local legend whose owner, David Yew, taught the dog to surf.
Yew, 39, got the idea while he and Bugsy were not walking on the beach and came across a statue of a surfer. Yew placed the dog down on the surfboard to take a photo, and the scene looked so natural that Yew was inspired to take the next step. Soon the two were surfing together. Bugsy loves the water so much that Yew has trouble in keeping it up.
Bugsy wasn't always full of energy and fun. Two days after Yew, a doctor of emergency medicine, adopted the 12-week-old puppy from a shelter, Bugsy had a serious cough. Yew rushed the pup to the ICU of a vet hospital, where he stayed until Yew could no longer afford to keep him there. Bugsy needed further treatment, so Yew built his own ICU in his apartment and gave the sick pup treatment himself until his companion. Bugsy recovered a few days later.
Since then, the doctor and dog have been inseparable."Saving Bugsy's life creat unconditional trust between him and me," Yew says. "He knows I'll take care of him no matter what happens."
That may be what fuels Bugsy's spirits. The pair surf together every week and have shared other experiences, including skydiving. At Yew's wedding to Aimee Kim last year, a tuxedoed Bugsy carried the rings for them.
Bugsy and Yew have given up skydiving, at the bride's insistence. But hang up the board? No way."I want this dog to experience the same joy that I have in my life,"says Yew.
1. It can be learned from the passage that _______.
A. Bugsy is the name of a dog from a tale
B. Visitors can only swim and surf here
C. Yew and Bugsy gave up surfing because of Aimee Kim
D. Yew and Bugsy are a common sight on Waikiki Beach
答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节推理题。由第二段内容可知，到Waikiki海滩旅游的游客或许要看两遍这条四只腿的冲浪者才能确认他们不是在做梦，但是经常来海滩的游客就不吃惊了，因为他们知道这只八岁狗的主人David Yew在教它学会冲浪。可以推断，D选项“Yew 和 Bugsy是Waikiki 海滩一道普通的风景线”符合文意。
Bugsy是条真实存在的狗，不是故事中的狗，故A选项错误。由第一段倒数第二句话 “The island activities range from surfing lessons to swimming.”可知，海滩的活动在冲浪到游泳的范围之间，也就是不止这两项，故B选项错误。由最后一段 “Bugsy and Yew have given up skydiving, at the bride's insistence. But hang up the board? No way.”可知，在新娘Aimee Kim的坚持下，Bugsy 和 Yew放弃了跳伞运动，但是会放弃冲浪吗？没门。因此C选项错误。
2. What caused Yew to make the decision to let Bugsy surf?
A. Yew’s good care and treatment of the clever creature.
B. The smartness of the dog.
C. The natural-looking sight of Bugsy on the surfboard.
D. Bugsy’s love of water.
答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题。由第三段 “Yew placed the dog down on the surfboard to take a photo, and the scene looked so natural that Yew was inspired to take the next step. Soon the two were surfing together.”可知，Yew决定让Bugsy狗冲浪是因为狗在冲浪板上拍照的情景非常自然。故答案为C。
3. What do we know about Bugsy?
A. He was taught to skydive by the bride.
B. He was cured in the ICU of a hospital.
C. He was stayed with with Yew for four years.
D. He will never give up surfing.
答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节推理题。结合第1题对最后一段的分析可知，新娘坚持Bugsy 和 Yew放弃跳伞运动，但是Bugsy不会放弃冲浪，由此可以推断，A选项错误，D选项正确。
由第四段“Bugsy needed further treatment, so Yew built his own ICU in his apartment and gave the sick pup treatment himself until his companion. Bugsy recovered a few days later.” 可知，Bugsy是在Yew自己公寓为它建的ICU里治愈的，因此B选项错误。由第二段提到的 “the eight-year-old pup”和第四段中的 “Two days after Yew,…adopted the 12-week-old puppy” 可知，他们在一起有几乎八年了，故C选项错误。
4. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Fantastic surfing, along the Waikiki Beach
B. A four-legged surfer, a beatiful sight on the beach
C. A friend in nedd is a friend indeed
D. A warm-hearted doctor and his dog
答案解析：答案为B。本题考查文章的标题。本文的写作主题是会冲浪的狗， 因此B选项作为标题最醒目，最能概括全文的主题。
B
Soapy turned off Broadway. It seemed that his route to the desired Island was not to be an enjoyable one. Some other way of entering limbo must be thought of．
At a corner of Sixth Avenue electric lights and cunningly displayed wares behind plate-glass made a shop window bright. Soapy took a stone and threw it through the glass. People came running round the corner，a policeman in the lead．Soapy stood still，with his hands in his pockets，and smiled at the sight of brass buttons．
“Where's the man that has done that?” asked the officer excitedly．
“Don't you figure out that I might have had something to do with it?” said Soapy, not without hatred, but friendly, as one greets good fortune．
The policeman's mind refused to accept Soapy even as a suspect. Men who break windows do not remain to talk with the law protector. They take to their heels. The policeman saw a man haft-way down the block running to catch a car. With drawn club he joined in the chasing．Soapy，with anger in his heart, wandered along, twice unsuccessful．
On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant of popular styles. It provided food to large appetites and modem purses. Its plates and atmosphere were thick; its soup and napkin thin. Into this place Soapy took his muddy shoes and tell-tale trousers without challenge．At the table he sat and enjoyed beefsteak, flapjacks, doughnuts and pie. And then to the waiter he betrayed the face that the minutest coin and himself were strangers．
“Now, get busy and call a cop，”said Soapy．“And don't keep a gentleman waiting．”
“No cop for you，”said the waiter，with a voice like butter cakes and an eye like the cherry in a Manhattan cocktail，“Hey，Con!”
Nearly upon his left ear on the senseless pavement two waiters threw Soapy．He arose, joint by joint，as a carpenter's rule opens, and beat the dust from his clothes. Arrest seemed but a rosy dream. The Island seemed very far away. A policeman who stood before a drug store two doors away laughed and walked down the street．
1. What did the word “Island” in the passage refer to?
A. A very pleasant hotel in Broadway．
B. One of the cities in America．
C. A place where law-breakers were sent to．
D. A shop at the corner of the Sixth Avenue．
答案解析：答案为C。本题为词义猜测题。该词实则是全文的灵魂词，对该词的准确猜测建立在读懂全文故事的基础之上。第一段中Soapy所理想的“Island”是个什么地方？通过读后面的故事可知，他故意打破商店的玻璃，故意到餐馆大吃一顿不付钱都是为了被警察抓住，但是警察都没抓他，最后一段写到 “Arrest seemed but a rosy dream. The Island seemed very far away. A policeman who stood before a drug store two doors away laughed and walked down the street．” 逮捕似乎只是个美好的梦想，Island似乎非常遥远，站在药店前的一个警察笑着走了。因此可以推断，Soapy想去的地方就是监狱，故C选项是对“Island”的准确解释。
2. Why did Soapy stand still outside the shop window?
A. He was waiting to be arrested．
B. He wanted to help the policeman．
C. He intended to play a joke with the policeman．
D. He was watching the policeman chasing the man who ran to catch a car．
答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节推理题。由第三、四段的内容可知，他打破玻璃后站在窗户外，警察问是谁干的，他对警察说“你们没看到是我干的吗?”，他希望被警察抓住，故答案为A。
3. What did the underlined words in Paragraph 6 mean?
A. The man had never seen the waiter before.
B. The man was penniless．
C. The man was a stranger to the city．
D. The coin was not real so that the waiter refused to accept it．
答案解析：答案为B。本题为句意理解题。本题可用排除法。结合划线部分的后文第七段Soapy对服务员说的话 “ Now, get busy and call a cop，”他让服务员叫警察抓他，因此A、C、D选项都不是划线部分的深层含义。只有B选项 “这个人身无分文”最符合文意。
4. Why did Soapy go into the restaurant?
A. He was very hungry．
B. He wanted to have a dinner with someone．
C. He wanted to draw the policeman's attention by having dinner without pay．
D. The restaurant was cheap and he had not much money．
答案解析：答案为C。结合前面几题的分析可知，他去餐馆白吃就是希望警察抓他。故答案为C。
2012高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项 50-49
A
“Some of the worst human tragedies happening in the world today go on because we don't really see them. We rarely make eye communication with people who are suffering, so we act sometimes as if the people don't exist．”
The speaker is Bill Gates，the world's richest man．At a gathering in Seattle，he is talking not as the Microsoft chairman but as a partner in a strong personal duty. For Gates and his wife，Melinda，making less inequality in global health and domestic education has become a life's goal．
Having set up their foundation(基金会)with close to $29 billion，the Gates are on track to become history's greatest philanthropists(慈善家). But they do more than just give money out. Experts praise the couple for their wisdom and their ability to gather others:“Even with this great contribution，”says Susan Schwab, president and CEO of the University System of Maryland Foundation,“they know they can't solve these problems alone．”
Their devotion came from different sources．For Melinda，it was a vacation to Zaire．Where she was struck by meeting women in being extremely poor．For Bill，it was reading that millions of children die every year from preventable diseases. “Melinda and I had assumed that if there were medicines and treatments that could save lives, government would be doing everything they could to get them to…people，”Bill said at the World Health Assembly in Geneva. “We couldn't escape the cruel conclusion that…some lives are seen as worth saving and others are not．”
From shock came action. They focused on the simple message that one life is worth no more or less than another. Frances Hesselbein, chairman of the non-profit Leader to Leader Institute, says：“Sometimes people give in a very fair way, but there is something about what they are doing…that is the opposite of that. It is very difficult to understand and very personal．”
Both Gateses read scientific books and travel extensively in developing countries. So far，the Gateses have devoted $9 billion to global health. They share a sense of urgency. “We're not doing enough in developing countries to give out the treatments and practices we know are effective in fighting diseases such as malaria，tuberculosis and HIV，” the couple told U．S．News．
1. Which of the following does Bill Gates think is not correct?
A. We act sometimes as if the people suffering don't exist．
B. They can't solve these problems alone．
C. Some lives are worth saving and others are not．
D. Government would be doing everything to help people．
答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题。本题可用排除法。四个选项之中只有C选项“有些生命值得挽救另外一些生命不值得挽救”是慈善家Bill Gates最不会赞同的观点，故答案为C。
2. What does the underlined word “struck” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. hit B. impressed C. attacked D. hurt
答案解析：答案为B。本题为词义猜测题。由第四段划线词语的上下文 “For Melinda，it was a vacation to Zaire．Where she was struck by meeting women in being extremely poor．For Bill，it was reading that millions of children die every year from preventable diseases.”可知，Melinda见到的是极其贫穷的妇女，Bill见到的是成千上万的儿童死于疾病，因此“struck”意思最接近B选项“impressed”，意为“给人印象最深刻的”。
3. What do we know about the projects supported by Gates' Foundation?
A. They have had great influence on global health．
B. They are limited to the areas in Africa．
C. They only focus on medical treatment．
D. They are carried out without government's support．
答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节推理题。由第二段最后一句话 “For Gates and his wife，Melinda，making less inequality in global health and domestic education has become a life's goal．” 和最后一段第二句话 “So far， the Gateses have devoted $9 billion to global health.”可知，Gates 和他的妻子Melinda对全球的健康作出了巨大贡献，可以推断A选项符合文意。
由最后一段 “Both Gateses read scientific books and travel extensively in developing countries. … ‘We're not doing enough in developing countries…’ ’’可知，B选项错误。由第三段 “But they do more than just give money out. Experts praise the couple for their wisdom and their ability to gather others…”可知，C选项错误。由第四段 “ ‘Melinda and I had assumed that if there were medicines and treatments that could save lives, government would be doing everything they could to get them to…people，’Bill said at the World Health Assembly in Geneva.”可知，盖茨的基金会有政府的支持，故D选项错误。均不选。
4. The passage is intended to_________．
A. praise Bill and Melinda Gates for their kindness
B. raise more money for the foundation
C. explain to people how the projects work
D. convince more people of helping others
答案解析：答案为D。本题考查文章的写作目的。初读文章似乎是在赞扬Gates夫妇的慈善行为，但是如果把握全文的结构，本文的写作目的并非如此。
文章第一段引用Bill Gates讲的话：我们无视受难人的存在。第二段指出这些话是Bill Gates在西雅图会议上不是作为微软公司的总裁而是作为一个具有强烈个人责任感的人所讲的话。第三段写到Gates和他的夫人不仅仅捐钱，专家赞扬他们夫妇运用智慧和能力把众人聚集起来为慈善事业作贡献，并引用专家的话来证明他们夫妇尽管贡献非常大，但是他们知道单靠他们的力量并不能解决问题。第四段描写Gates夫妇看到的受难人的景象。第五段则是他们的行动，他们向人们传达出一个“每个生命都平等”的简单信息，并用Frances Hesselbein的话来进一步解释这个信息的真正意义。最后一段Gates夫妇告诉美国新闻他们在发展中国家所作的一切还不够，重申了本文的主旨。
总结全文结构：第一、二段是Gates夫妇在做号召工作，因为他们知道自己的力量不够；中间段落讲他们夫妇在哪些方面做了贡献；最后一段对他们的号召工作再次呼应。因此，全文是在用Gates夫妇的例子来号召人们帮助他人。故答案为D。
B
Identifying which jobs put the most stress on American workers is, in itself, a risky business. Everyone knows, for example, that air-traffic controllers have more than their share of white-knuckle day. But stressful jobs are not equally stressful to all people. Some air-traffic controllers thrive on the flying circus. Their secret, says Suzane Oouellette, a psychologist at the City University of New York, is "hardiness", a balance of feeling committed, challenged and in control in the workplace.
Then again, some professions are inarguably tough to take. Doctors, lawyers and police officers routinely top suicide lists. And some jobs are plain dangerous: miners have the highest job-fatality rate in the country. Less extreme but much more widespread are the psychological hazards that result from 10 years of corporate downsizing and having to keep up with the speed and volume of computers. Dr. Rupert. Burtan, a specialist in occupational medicine, says," Many workers have too much dumped on their desks and nor enough time in which to get it all done." That complaint is often made by secretaries, who also make most stressed-out lists.
Jobs that attract idealistic types can sour（使人不愉快的） when the work seems to make little meaningful difference. Besides police officers and lawyers, inner-city teachers and journalists often fall into this category. Doctors, interns and nurses can, too, when the waves of the sick seem endless.
Why the recent wave exhausts basketball coaches? Sports give them tremendous responsibilities but, ultimately, little control. Coaches can only coach; they can't actually run the plays. But if the team loses, they still get fired. Similarly, waiters and waitresses get stiffed on tips if the cook screws up.
But experts say the toughest occupation may still be that of working mom. Many women who are bringing home the bacon are still expected to fry and serve it, too. '' There really are relatively few couples where child care and domestic work are truly shared," says Harriet Lerner, a psychologist at the Menninger Clinic. Even unemployed husbands do no more than 36percent of the housework. Now that's a study in high stress and high shame.
1. The example of air-traffic controllers is given in Para. 1 to show that .
A. it’s not easy to decide which jobs are stressful
B. nobody wants to be an air-traffic controller
C. they can easily succeed in their career
D. their job is the most dangerous one
答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。文章第一段第一句话 “Identifying which jobs put the most stress on American workers is, in itself, a risky business.”是该段的主题句，因此后面的例子air-traffic controllers就是用来证明第一句话，表明“判断哪种工作压力非常大不容易”，故答案为A。
2. The underlined word “it” in Para. 2 refers to .
A. the working time B. the speed of computers
C. the amount of work D. the size of computers
答案解析：答案为C。本题为词义猜测题。结合划线词语的上下文 “ ‘Many workers have too much dumped on their desks and nor enough time in which to get it all done.’ That complaint is often made by secretaries, who also make most stressed-out lists.” 可知，办公桌上堆了太多的东西，也没有足够时间去做完，这些抱怨通常来自压力最大的秘书，因此可以推断划线部分的“it”指代的是工作量，故答案为C。
3. What makes working mothers have the toughest occupation?
A. The housework only. B. The unhappy family life.
C. The full-time job. D. Their double roles.
答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由最后一段倒数第二句话 “Even unemployed husbands do no more than 36percent of the housework.”可知，甚至是不工作的丈夫所做的家务仅仅只有36%，因此上班的妈妈工作最艰难是因为她们比丈夫承担了双倍的责任（64%），故答案为D。
4. It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. people often lose interest in their jobs
B. people tend to choose wrong professions
C. it is easy to find an ideal job in modern times
D. the ideal jobs can turn stressful as well
答案解析：答案为D。本题为推理题。全文围绕工作压力展开论述，因此答案为D。A、B、C都不是文章所讨论的，均不选。
2012高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项 50-50
A
It’s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That’s especially true of children of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. It’s also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes because of parents who can’t or won’t care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护) rights.
Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victoty could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody battle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she’s ever known and that her biological parents have “no legal right” on her.
The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. That’s an important development, though not so much in time.
Shorly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another baby were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberly’s biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasn’t the Twiggs’ own daughter, but Kim only was, thus causing a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would continue to have custody with the Twiggs getting visiting rights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.
The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays caused people to debate her suit. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have rights to make a decision on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just possession to be handled as adults saw it.
Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is important. But biological parents aren’t alway preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not have an complete ownership that cancels all the rights of children.
1. What was first of all considered in the Florida judge’s ruling?
A. The biological link B. The child’s benefits
C. The true practice D. The parents’s feelings.
答案解析：答案为B。本题为推理题。由第二段 “A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she’s ever known and that her biological parents have ‘no legal right’ on her.” 可知，Kimberly仍然和他的养父一起，生父母没有合法监护权利。由第三段对判决的评论 “The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. That’s an important development, though not so much in time.”可知， 该判决不把亲生关系作为判决的决定因素，这种改进虽然不及时，但是一种重要的进步。故答案为B，法官判决首先考虑的是孩子的利益。
2. We can learn from the Kimberly’s case that .
A. children are more than just personal possessions of their parents
B. the biological link between parent and child should be paid more attention to
C. foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than care
D. biological parents shouldn’t demand custody rights after their child is adopted
答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节推理题。由倒数第二段最后一句话 “Thus he made clear that she was more than just possession to be handled as adults saw it.” 可知，答案为A。
3. The Twiggs demanded custody rights to Kimberly because they .
A. found her unhappy in Mr.May’s custody
B. thought they could treat her nicer
C. were her biological parents
D. felt very sorry about their past mistake
答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节推理题。由第四段 “Medical tests showed that the child wasn’t the Twiggs’ own daughter, but Kim only was, thus causing a custody battle with Robert Mays.”可知，Twiggs是Kimberly的亲生父母。故答案为C。
4. Kimberly had been given to Mr.Mays .
A. by complete accident B. at his request
C. out of her parents’s mistakes D. for better care
答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题，由第四段 “Shorly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another baby were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents.”可知，Kimberly出生后，和另外一个婴儿被错误的调换了， 纯属偶然。故答案为A。
B
The discovery of an ancient giant panda skull has confirmed its bamboo diet dates back more than 2 million years and may have played a key part in its survival.
A Chinese-US research team reports its results today following studies on a fossil skull found in south China’s Cuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 2001.
The six fossils unearthed in Jinyin Cave are dated between 2.4 and 2 million years ago, according to the report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an influential US journal.
Jin Changzhu, of the chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and lead author of the paper, said the smaller fossil skull indicates the giant pandas were about a third smaller than today’s pandas.
Researchers knew the panda reached its maximum size about 500,000 years ago, when it peaked ,and then gradually became smaller.
Jin, a paleontologist (古生物学者) at the Institute of Vertebrate paleontology and Paleoanthropology (古人类学) attached to the CAS, said the size variation was a basic rule of evolution.
“A species tends to grow bigger when it reaches the peak of its population , but becomes smaller when numbers decline,” he said.
The dental remains of the skull, which is the oldest giant panda skull ever found, are similar to today’s pandas, indicating the type of teeth that could munch (津津有味地嚼)mountains of bamboo. A panda can eat up to 40kg of bamboo per day.
Paleoanthropologist Russell Ciochon, the US co-author at the University of lowa, said the panda’s focus on bamboo could have helped it survive all these years.
“Once an animal begins to rely on a common and stable food source, such as bamboo, it tends to evolve a larger body size,” he said. “As individuals of the evolving species grow bigger, they have a better chance not to be eaten by predators (肉食动物) due to their larger body size.”
1. According to the research of the CAS , there were most pandas in the world .
A. 2 million years ago B. between 2.4 and 2 million years ago
C. 500,000 years ago D. Nowadays
答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题。第四段提到了CAS，接下来一段提到 “Researchers knew the panda reached its maximum size about 500,000 years ago, when it peaked ...”可知熊猫的体型最大的时候也是数量达到顶峰的时候是在500,000 年以前。故答案为C。
2. The underlined word “variation” in para 6 means .
A. fall B. change C. increase D. decrease
答案解析：答案为B。本题为词义推断题。结合划线部分所在的上下文，第五段和第七段提到了“maximum size”、“became smaller”与“grow bigger”，可以推断“size variation”就是体型变化，故答案为B。
3. From the passage, we can learn .
A. pandas began to eat bamboo 2 million years ago
B. a species tends to grow smaller when numbers decline
C. the giant pandas were about a third the size of today’s pandas
D. pandas’ bamboo has played an important role in its development
答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第七段 ““A species tends to grow bigger when it reaches the peak of its population , but becomes smaller when numbers decline,” 可知，B选项正确。
由第一段 “...its bamboo diet dates back more than 2 million years ...” 可知，A选项与文章细节不符；由第四段 “．．．the giant pandas were about a third smaller than today’s pandas.”可知，当时的大熊猫比现在的小三分之一，言外之意就是当时的大熊猫的体型是今天大熊猫的体型的三分之二，正确表达应该是“the giant pandas were about two thirds the size of today’s pandas”，故C选项错误。结合第一段 “...its bamboo diet dates back more than 2 million years and may have played a key part in its survival.” 和倒数第二段 “... the panda’s focus on bamboo could have helped it survive all these years.” 两句话中的“may” 和 “could”， 对竹子的作用都是一种推测，不是完全确定的结论，故D选项与文章不符。
4.The passage mainly tells us that .
A. pandas are endangered
B. pandas had a long history
C. pandas had bamboo to beat predators
D. today’s Pandas are similar to the oldest ones
答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。由文章最后一段的总结 “Once an animal begins to rely on a common and stable food source, such as bamboo, it tends to evolve a larger body size,” he said. “As individuals of the evolving species grow bigger, they have a better chance not to be eaten by predators (肉食动物) due to their larger body size.” 可知，每一种动物一旦有了普遍而稳定的食物源，体型就会增大，这种庞大的体型可以帮它们战胜肉食动物，这种规律同样适用于大熊猫。故答案为C。
