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2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）珍品训练（11）及答案（*******）Americansareproudoftheirvarietyandindividuality,yettheyloveandrespectfewthingsmorethanauniform,whetheritistheuniformofanelevator,operatorortheuniformofafive-stargeneral.WhyareuniformssopopularintheUnitedStates?Amongtheargumentsforuniforms,oneofthefirstisthatintheeyesofmostpeopletheylookmoreprofessionalthanci-vilian(百姓的)clothes.Peoplehavebecomeconditionedtoexpectsuperiorqualityfromamanwhowearsauniform.Thetel-evisionrepairmanwhowearsauniformtendstoinspiremoretrustthanonewhoappearsincivilianclothes.Faithintheskillofagaragemechanicisincreasedbyauniform.Whateasierwayisthereforanurse,apoliceman,abarber,orawaitertoloseprofessionalidentity(身份)thantostepoutofuniform?Uniformsalsohavemanypracticalbenefits.Theysaveonotherclothes.Theysaveonlaundrybills.Theyaretax-deductible(可减税的).Theyareoftenmorecomfortableandmoredurablethancivilianclothes.Primaryamongtheargumentsagainstuniformsistheirlackofvarietyandtheconsequentlossofindividualityexperi-encedbypeoplewhomustwearthem.Thoughtherearemanytypesofuniforms,thewearerofanyparticulartypeisgenerallystuckwithit,withoutchange,untilretirement.Whenpeoplelookalike,theytendtothink,speak,andactsimilarly,onthejobatleast.Uniformsalsogiverisetosomepracticalproblems.Thoughtheyarelong-lasting,oftentheirinitialexpenseisgreaterthanthecostofcivilianclothes.Someuniformsarealsoexpensivetomaintain,requiringprofessionaldrycleaningrath-erthanthehomelaunderingpossiblewithmanytypesofcivilianclothes.1.ItissurprisingthatAmericanswhoworshipvarietyandindividuality______.A.stilljudgeamanbyhisclothesB.holdtheuniforminsuchhighregardC.enjoyhavingaprofessionalidentityD.willrespectanelevatoroperatorasmuchasageneralinuniform答案:B指导：这篇文章主要讲述崇尚个性、崇尚多样化的美国人为何爱穿制服，以及制服所带来的利弊，是一道辨别事实题。由第一段第一句“AmericansareproudOftheirvarietyandindividuality，yettheyloveandrespectfewthingsmorethanauniform．．．”可知应选B项。2.Peopleareaccustomedtothinkthatarmninuniform______.A.suggestsqualityworkB.discardshissocialidentityC.appearstobemorepracticalD.lookssuperiortoapersonincivilianclothes答案:A指导：由第二段第二句Peoplehavebecomeconditionedtoexpectsuperiorqualityfromamanwhowearsauniform．．．”可判断A项正确。***************************************************************结束AAPlanForExploringMarsNASAismovingaheadwithplanstoputalong-armedLanderonMars’icyNorthPoletosearchforcluesforwaterandpossiblesignsoflife．The$386millionPhoenixMarsisplannedtotouchdownintheMartianarcticin2008．Thestationaryprobewilluseitsroboticarmtodigintotheicylandandpickupsoilsamplestoanalyze．In2002,theMarsOdysseyorbiterspottedevidenceofice-richsoilnearthearcticsurface．ScientistshopethePhoenixmissionwillfindcluestothegeologichistoryofwaterontheRedPlanetanddeterminewhethermicrobesexistedintheice．PhoenixwillbethefirstmissionoftheMarsScoutprogram,arenewed,low-costefforttostudytheRedPlanet．“ThePhoenixmissionexploresnewterritoryinthenorthernplainsofMarsanalogoustothepermafrostregionsonEarth,”PeterSmithsaid．Truetoitsname,Phoenixrosefromtheashesofpreviousmissions．ThelanderforPhoenixwasbuilttoflyaspartofthe2001MarsSurveyorprogram．Buttheprogrambrokedownafterthewell-knowndisappearanceoftheMarsPolarLanderin1999．ThePolarLanderlostcontactduringalandingattemptneartheplanet’ssouthpoleafteritsrocketengineshutoffprematurely,causingthespacecrafttofallabout130feettoalmostcertaindestruction．ThePhoenixprobehadbeeninstorageataLockheedMartincleanroominDenverbeforeitwasreusedforitspresentmission．ItwillcarryscienceinstrumentsthatweredesignedfortheMarsSurveyorprogramincludinganimprovedpanoramiccameraandatrench-diggingroboticarm．PhoenixwillliftofffromtheKennedySpaceCenterinAugust2007andlandontheplanetninemonthslater．41．Thepassagemainlytellsreadersthat_________．A．cluesofwaterwillbefoundinPhoenixB．PhoenixwillbesenttofindcluesofwateronMarsC．August2007willseePhoenixliftoffD．theMarsScoutprogramwillbecarriedout42．Accordingtothepassage,weknowPhoenixwilllandonMars_________．A．inMay2008B．inAugust2007C．inAugust2008D．inSeptember200843．AfterPhoenixlandsonMars,wecaninferitwillfirstly_________．A．findsoilsamplesandsendthemtotheearthB．lookfortheicylandtodigforthesoilsamples[来源:学#科#网Z#X#X#K]C．takephotosandsendthemtotheearthD．findtheremainsoftheMarsPolarLanderBSomeweight-losscamps,whicharerareinChinajustafewyearsago,havesproutedinBeijing,Qingdao,Shenzhen,andothercities．Todayabout15percentofadults,or200millionChinese,arereportedlyoverweight．Ofthese,90million—about7percent—areobese（极肥胖的）．Expertssaytheobesityepidemicisspreadingtochildren,thoughmoreslowlythaninadults．Thetrend,theysay,willhaveahugeimpactonthehealthofChina’scitizensandeconomy．“We’reseeingaverylargeproportionofchildrenandadolescentswhoarequiteheavyandaren’tmovingmuch,”saidBarryPopkin,anutritionprofessor．Popkincarriesoutanongoinghealth-and-nutritionsurveyof16,000householdsinChina．Hesaysmorekidstodayareovereatingandputtingonweight“quitequickly”．InjusttenyearsChina’schildhoodobesityratehasdoubled,withthegreatestgainscominginurbanareas．“Inbigcitiesit’sabigproblem．”[来源:学科网]Someexpertsblametheextrafatonarangeoffactors,manyofthemtiedtoChina’srapidlychangingec