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1、2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习写作阅读强化（三）阅读理解AUnless you take an interest in this wonderful game called chess，you will never answer his question，“Why is chess so cool？”It is a game played in your brain where you just need to use some intelligent(聪明的skills to play.When a player sits to play this game，he_is_expected_
2、to_keep_his_brain_cool_to_use_chess_skills.It is a game for all ages，but chess theory(理论is difficult to understand.It is a game which improves your concentration and sharpens(提高your intelligence.The main aim is to defeat the other player and become the winner.Here are some examples of the beauty of
3、chess and why chess is so cool!Artistic value：We all know that paining or writing poems or dancing are all forms of art，so is chess.Chess shows your imagination(想象力，cleverness and skill.It is the art that sharpens your brain to achieve victory whenever it is required.Practical value：While playing ch
4、ess，you will find lots of difficult challenges whenever you try to improve your level of skill.You need to think carefully in order to improve.To play chess well，you need lots of practice and study.It is a game of new and interesting ideas.So make sure you learn the right skills，or you will lose the
5、 game.Taking pleasure：Chess is preferred by very few people compared to other games.Whoever develops a taste for this fantastic game feels it to be a great source of joy and pleasure.Education：One of the greatest benefits(好处in playing chess is developing educational values.Chess helps you to develop
6、 your logical(逻辑的thinking and planning.So，if you havent started yet，begin now to sharpen your skills and intelligence.本文介绍了国际象棋的魅力。1By saying “he is expected to keep his brain cool to use chess skills”，the author means _.Aplayers like to play chess in a cold placeBplayers should keep calm while play
7、ing chessCplayers play chess after they wash their headsDplayers are usually impatient while playing chess解析细节理解题。根据前面的It is a game played in your brain where you just need to use some intelligent skills to play可知，国际象棋是一项对智力要求较高的活动，因此在下象棋的时候，需要保持冷静的头脑。文中第四段的think carefully to improve也是提示。 答案B2The pr
8、actical value of chess proves that _.Ait is never too late to learnBa good beginning means successCit is easier said than doneDpractice makes perfect解析推理判断题。文章的第四段主要讲述下国际象棋需要大量的练习，再结合To play chess well，you need lots of practice and study.or you will lose the game可知，熟能生巧这个道理适用于下国际象棋。 答案D3Why did the
9、author write this passage?ATo describe the difficulty in playing chess.BTo explain why chess is so cool.CTo teach how to play chess well.DTo introduce the rules for playing chess.解析写作意图题。作者在本文中主要介绍了国际象棋的魅力，以及它所具有的几种价值。从这些价值方面介绍了它为什么这么酷，所以选B。 答案B4Which section of a magazine is this passage probably t
10、aken from?ASports.BEntertainment.CEducation. DTravel.解析文章出处题。该文介绍了国际象棋的魅力，最有可能从杂志的娱乐板块部分摘选。 答案BBSydney,5 May 2010(BBC NewsAn Australian girl，called Jessica Watson，is 16 years old.She is nearly home after sailing around the world.But she may not realise her dream to get the record as the youngest per
11、son to make the journey.After more than six months at sea，Jessica Watson is in the final part of her long and difficult journey around the world.She is hoping to reach Sydney Harbor later this month a couple of days before her seventeenth birthday.But although there is no question that she has saile
12、d nonstop without getting any help during the journey around the world，sailing experts say she has not gone far enough to reach the record of being the youngest person to sail by herself.The influential(有很大影响的Sail World website has praised her heroic(英雄气概的achievement.However，it believes that rules a
13、re very important and must be followed exactly.To have made the world recordthe youngest person to make a journey around the world，it says，the girl should not simply cross the equator and then return south.Instead，she should have sailed much farther north into the Atlantic to a point in line with Fr
14、ance.“We dont want to take away from what the kid has done，”said the editor(编辑of the website.“But it is one thing to be a hero and it is another thing to be a record holder.If she had sailed three thousand seven hundred kilometers further，she could have said that she had broken the record.”本文是一篇新闻，报
15、道了一位16岁澳大利亚女孩为了成为独自航行环游世界的最年轻的记录保持者的壮举。5When did Jessica Watson probably start her journey?AIn October 2009. BIn December 2009.CIn January 2010. DIn May 2010.解析推理判断题。根据文章第一段新闻所提示的时间是2010年的5月5日以及文章第二段提到的After more than six months at sea可以推断，她很可能是在2009年的10月开始她的航行的。 答案A6Why did Jessica Watson make the journey around the world?ATo be a world record holder.BTo know more about the world.CTo be praised by the world.DTo become famous worldwide.解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的her dream to get the record as the youngest person to make the journey可知，Jessica Watson是想成为记录保持者。 答案A7The Sail World website think
