浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习阅读理解练习(2)

5． Judging from the article, if you have got a college degree, say, in engineering, it means ______．
A． you’re good at engineering B． you’ve finished learning engineering
C． you’ve chosen to learn engineering D． you can find work relating to engineering
6． The writer thinks Blogging works in a way that it requires the writers to ______．
A． be constant learners B． have academic degrees
C． keep on writing  D． know everything before starting
7． Which is NOT a possible purpose of people’s blogging?
A． To increase their income．   B． To help others to learn．
C． To entertain the readers． D． To keep private records．
8． The writer uses the word “it” in the underlined sentence “Sure, at times … have it” to refers to ______．
A． the failure in keeping on writing B． the knowledge needed for blogging forever
C． the ability of constant learning D． the comfort enjoyed from blogging
9． The questions in the last paragraph are asked to advise bloggers on how to ______．
A． learn from their experiences B． learn from others
C． update their knowledge D． reach blogging peaks
C
　　In people's minds, Beijing women are taller, bold, and uninhibited, while Shanghai women are smaller in figure, and always speak in a soft voice． The image（形象．）of Beijing women is usually bigger than Shanghai women's． However, it turns out to be just the other way round after I have worked in Beijing for some time．
　　Everybody goes Dutch in Shanghai; even at a grand party, but in Beijing it' s usually the men' s treat． And it is also impossible to invite a female friend who already has a boyfriend or a young married woman out, even if you promise to see her home that night,
　　The conditions of the men in Beijing are no better at all． All their cellphones will ring one after another at 12 o'clock sharp at night． The voice on the other end is usually loud enough for anyone nearby to hear． "Where have you been? Do you remember that you've got a home? Now who's with you?" and these three sentences are usually the main parts of the call．
　　Shanghai women could never understand this． If it' s a Shanghai woman who shouts in the phone, the Shanghai man on the other end must think that she is crazy （or drunk, perhaps）． The Shanghainese go Dutch in life, and they appreciate the independence in both economic and love affairs．
　　Many of my friend girls in Shanghai are office ladies with very high income． The tiredness of life cannot kill their pride in saying: "I don't depend on any men．" Thus no men can command them, for example, to force them to come back home before 10 pm． Beijingers do not admire the Shanghai way of life, anyhow． How can a couple be addressed as "a couple" when they don't know where the other has been last night? They wondered．


10． The underlined word "uninhibited" in Paragraph One probably means ______．
A． relaxed enough to do as they like     B． very cautious about their behavior
C． always doing what they are told to     D． not having courage or confidence
11． By mentioning men paying bills for women in Beijing, the writer wants to show that ______．
A． Beijing women are respected     B． Beijing women lack independence
C． Beijing men are generous        D． Beijing men possess gentle manners
12． The conditions of Beijing men are no better because they ______．
A． often stay out late at night              B． have women call them at midnight
C． are treated the same as Shanghai men    D． enjoy no more freedom than the women
13． Shanghai women could never understand why ______．
A． Beijing women behave like that         
B． Beijing men behave like that
C． Shanghai men think so differently      
D． Shanghai women don' t copy Beijing women
14． Which of the following may be the title of the article?
A． Lifestyle difference between Shanghai and Beijing．
B． Physically strong may mean spiritually weak．
C． Big Shanghai women and little Beijing women．      
D． Can a couple go Dutch in life?
D
　　I began reading words when I was eight months old． By the time I was two, I had read Charlotte’s Web． My parents thought it was odd, but because I didn’t have any siblings for them to compare me with, they didn’t realise just how odd．
　　At pre-school in Northport, New York, I quickly overtook everyone． At seven, I was going into high school for my classes but still doing all my social activities with kids my age． But when I was nine, the public school administration said that I had to go to high school full-time with 16-year-olds． I didn’t want to, because some kids there were always teasing me -it was pretty horrible when they called me a know-it-all and tried to grab my homework．
　　My parents tried to find me another school but, in the end, because I was so advanced, the only place that was on the same level as me was State University of New York at Stony Brook．
　　The admissions people said that if I thought I could manage I could have a place, as long as my mother accompanied me to classes．
　　So, aged 10, I started an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics． I was frightened on my first day, but I was also excited that I was going to attend my first real physics class． Most of the teachers were nice but one or two didn’t like me． One professor said that just because I did as well as the other, male, students, it didn’t mean I was as good as them． But the students were supportive and my parents always made sure that I had a group of friends of my own age; they didn’t want me to be a social misfit．