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2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（40）及答案
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Skating is a fun sport that everyone can enjoy． Follow these safety tips to keep skating safe and fun． Step 1:Gear up!
Even before you put on your skates, put on all your safety gear． Step 2: Buckle up（系安全带）!
Strap on your skates, Make sure they fit you well．This helps your ankles stay strong and straight． Step 3: Fall down!
You probably do not usually try to fall．But it is good to practice falling on skates．Fall forward on to your pads．Put out your hands and let your wrist guards hit the grounds．See? Are you surprised that it doesn’t hurt? Practice falling until it is easy to fall forward and get up again．Knowing how to fall will help you be a better skater．It you are not afraid to fall, you will try new things．You won’t be afraid to learn to turn or skate faster．Knowing how to fall will help you find your balance．When you can stay balanced, you won’t fall as much．
Step 4: Stop!
Make sure you can stop on your skates．You don’t want to roll into people or hit a tree! There are different ways to stop．The quickest and safest is probably the brake stop．
The brake stop：
Roll forward with your skates pointing the same way．Let your right skate roll a little forward．Bend your knees as if you are sitting sown．Then press your right heel down hard．This will make your brake pad drag on the ground until you stop．
The T stop：
Roll forward with your skates pointing the same way．Then turn your right foot out so the toes are pointing to your right．Drag your right skate．Let the wheels
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drag on the ground until you come to a stop．
Step5: Roll around!
Find a flat, smooth place to practice．Do not skate in streets where there may be cars coming．Parks and playgrounds are good places to practice．Look for “No skating” signs to make sure you can skate there．
56．Acording to the article, which of these steps is most important for a new skater? A．Learn to fall and stop safely． B．Find a class and skate fast．
C．Relax and have fun．
D．Buy expensive gear and skates．
57．In the step right after “Buckle up!” you should practice ．
A．how to skate fast C．how to fall safely
B．how to brake D．how to put on geat
58．In order to begin a brake stop, you should let your right skate roll forward bend
your knees, and ．
A．turn your foot
C．put your wrists out in front
B．press your right heel down D．tighten your skates
59．How is the passage organized?
A．It tells stories about skating． B．It gives descriptions of skates．
C．It uses a question-and –answer form step-by-step instructions．
B
If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonnet and say, “Hey, Butterfly Man,” his face would break into a smile．The title suits him．And he loves it．
Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly, once thought to have died out. Today the butterfly is coming back — thanks to him. But years ago if you’d told him this was what he’d be doing someday, he would have laughed, “You’re crazy.” As a boy, he used to be “a little tough guy on the streets”. At age thirteen, he was caught by police stealing. At eighteen, he landed in prison for shooting a man.
“I knew it had hurry my mom,” Bonner said after he got out of prison. “So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again.”
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D．It gives
One day he met Professor Mattoni, who was working to rebuild the habitat for an endangered butterfly called El Segundo blue.
“I saw the sign ‘Butterfly Habitat’ and asked, ‘How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?’” Bonner recalls. “Dr. Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass(放大镜), ‘Look at the leaves. ‘I could see all these caterpillars(蝴蝶的幼虫) on the plant. Dr Mattoni explained, ‘Without the plant, there are no butterflies.’”
Weeks later, Bonner received a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly needed help. That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue. Since then he’s been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back. He grows astragalus, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.
The butterfly’s population, once almost zero, is now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr. Mattoni received lots of awards. But for Bonner, he earned something more: he turned his life around.
For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison. While he’s bringing back the Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him back, too. 60．Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he _______.
A. found the butterfly had died out B. won many prizes from his professor
C. met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biology D. collected butterflies and put them into a lab
61．From the passage we know that before Bonnet met Professor Mattoni, he was ．
A．interested in butterflies C．known as Butterfly Man
B．a tough boy on the streets D．a good student in a university
62．From the last sentence of the text, we learn that raising butterflies has _________.
A. made Bonner famous life
C. brought Bonner wealth knowledge
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B. changes Bonnet’s
D. enriched Bonner’s
63．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. A Promise to Mom Butterflies
C. A Story of Butterflies Mattoni
C
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B. A Man Saved by
D. A Job Offered by Dr.