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1、2012届高考英语二轮专题复习精品阅读理解部分之限时训练（五） 阅读理解WHAT happens to a teenage kid when the world he thought he knew suddenly changes? Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory DoctorowIt is a fascinating book for a new generation of sci-fi readersMarcus Yallow, 17, from San Francisco is much more comfortab
2、le in front of a computer than obeying the rules of societySmart, fast and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting （骗过） his high schools monitoring systemThis way he and his friends get to head off to play a popular online game in real lifeWhile they are playing, a bomb
3、 explodes on the Bay BridgeMarcus stops a military vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security （DHS） secret prisonThere he is treated as a possible terroristHe is eventually let go after four days, but his injured friend disappear
4、sWhen he returns, Marcus discovers that there are many security measures in place and that now all citizens are treated like potential terroristsWhile some consider this government action necessary for public safety, Marcus sees this as a complete destruction of the rights he is supposed to have as
5、a citizen He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him with only one thing to do: to take down the DHS himselfHe helps organize a large network called Xnet to spread the truth, anonymously （匿名地）The book presents a young man who is irresponsible, but learns about himself, and grows,
6、in the course of the storyAs part of this learning and growing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society56What kind of article does this passage belong to?AA fascinating storyBA book review CNews reportDA TV programme57The underlined word destruction in the passage means AdamageBrewa
7、rd CruinDprotection58Marcus Yallow was sent to prison because Ahe killed his friendBhe bombed a military vehicleChe did something that a possible terrorist could doDhis injured friend disappeared59From the second paragraph we can infer that AMarcus Yallow is much more comfortable obeying the rules o
8、f societyBMarcus Yallow is smart, fast and wise in real lifeCMarcus Yallow always plays online games in real lifeDMarcus Yallow is expert at the network world60In the end of the book, Marcus Yallow Ais supposed to be more irresponsibleBbecomes aware of very serious issues about his societyCpresents
9、a young man who is irresponsibleDplays a popular online game in real life完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a torrential downpour. The rain caused the streets to _36_ and the subway system almost came to a stop. Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush h
10、our. Many people who were going to work were _37_ to go home. Some battled to _38_ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the _39_ bravely, walking miles to get to work. I _40_ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that mo
11、st _41_ had stopped. After making my way _42_ crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was _43_. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to _44_ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the _45_. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switch
12、 back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an forever, the train _46_ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was _47_ through, exhausted and _48_. My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it wa
13、s 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer _49_ I received an email from Garth, my Director: I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and _ 50_ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their _51_ to th
14、eir jobs. Thank you.Garths email was short, but I learned more from that _52_ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of _53_ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic _54_ had made me tied and upset. But Garths words immediately_55_ me and put a
15、smile back on my face. 36. A. breakB. floodC. sinkD. crash37. A. forcedB. refusedC. adjustedD. gathered38. A. orderB. payC. callD. search39. A. climateB. sceneryC. stormD. burden40. A. usedB. promisedC. deservedD. happened41. A. practiceB. routineC. processD. service42. A. toB. throughC. overD. for43. A. operatingB. cyclingC. turningD. rushing44. A. checkB. carryC. findD. board45. A. streetB. groundC. floorD. platform46. A. pausedB. crossedC. re
