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2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解ATERNANG,Mon—Morethan10000peopleweremadehomelessinTernangwhentheSungaiMasoverfloweditsbanksyesterdayaftersixdaysofcontinuousheavyrain.Floodingfirstappearedatmid-afternoonyesterdayalongtheriverbanks.Peoplestragglinghighergroundwerejustintimetogetawayfromthedestroyoftheflood.Mostofthefloodvictimshadtoleavetheirpossessionsbehind.Thefloodvictimsarenowhousedinvariousmake-shiftreliefcentersinthenearbytownofTulang.“Everythingpossibleisbeingdonetohelptheunfortunatepeople.”Agovernmentspokesmansaid,“Infact,money,foodandclothinghavebeguntocomeinfrompublic-spiritedorganizationsandgenerouspersons.AccordingtolatestreportsitisstillrainingheavilyatTernang.Thewholetownisexpectedtobetotallycoveredbywater.Sofarnocasualtyhasbeenreported.56.Accordingtothelatestreport.A.ithadbeenrainingforsixdaysB.morethan10000peoplehadnoplacetoliveC.thetownhadalreadybeentotallyfloodedD.thegovernmenttrieditsbesttohelpthehomelesspeople57.Withthehelpofthegovernment,thefloodvictims.A.weresafeathigherplaceB.goteverythingtheyneededC.livedcomfortablyinthereliefcentersD.werebroughttoTulangwithinthreehours58.Theword“casualty”inthelastsentencemeans.A.thehousethatisbeingbuiltB.themoneythatisgiventothevictimsC.thepersonkilledorinjuredinanaccidentD.thethingslostinthefloodBGlynisDavis:IfirstpiledonthepondswhenIwasinthefamilywayandIcouldn’tlosethemafterwards.ThenIjoinedaslimmingclub.Mytargetwas140poundsandIlost30poundsinsixmonths.IfeltgreatandpeoplekeptsayinghowgoodIlooked.ButChristmascameandIstartedtoslipbackintomyoldeatinghabits.ItoldmyselfI’dlosetheweightatslimmingclassesinthenewyear…butitdidn’thappen.Insteadoflosingthepounds.Iputthemon.I’dlostwillpowerandtriedtobelievethattheoldbageoffishandchipsdidn’tmakeanydifferencebutthescalesdon’tlie.RozJuma:Tobehonest,IneverweighmyselfanymoreI’veleanttobehappywithmyself.ItseemedtomethatIwouldfeelsorryabouteveryspoonfuloftastyfoodthatpassedmylips.Myideaissimple.Youshouldn’tbetoomuchthinkingaboutfoodanddieting.Instead,youshouldgetonwithlifeandstopdreamingofasupper-thinbody.ThisisobviouslythesizeI’mmeanttobeand,mostofall.I’mhappywithit.LesleyCodwin:IwasveryhappyaboutwinningYoungSilmmeroftheYear.I’dlookinthemirrorunabletobelievethisslimladywasme!Thatmighthavebeenmyproblem——perhapsfromthenonIdidn’tpayanyattentiontomyself.Winninganationalcompetitionmakeseverythingworse,though,becauseyoufeeltheeyesoftheworldarefixeduponyou.IfeelacompletefailurebecauseI’veputonweightagain.RosLangfod:BeforemovinginwithmyhusbandGavin,I’dalwaysbeenabout110pounds,butthepleasanthouseworkwentstraighttomywaistandIputon15poundsinayear.EverysooftenItrytogoonadiet…I’mreallygoodonafewdays,thenenduphavingthechildren’sleftoversoreatinghappilychocolate——myweakness.I’dliketobeslim,butrightnowmydutyisthechildrenandhome.Imighttakemoreexercisewhenmykidsareolder.59.Whatdoyouthinkthefourwomenwerealltalkingabout?A.Theirownslimmingmatter.B.Theirlifeaftermarriage.C.Theirworkasahousewife.D.Differentdietstheyprefer.60.Wherearetheseshortpassagemostlikelytobetakenfrom?A.Talksontheair.B.Advertisementsonthewell.C.Bookinalibrary.D.Magazinesforchildren.61.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scales”possiblymean?A.Thecoach（教练）intheslimmingclub.B.Sometooltomeasureweight.C.GlynisDavis’dearhusband.D.Thesalespersoninafoodshop.62.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribeseachofthefourwomen’sattitudestowardsslimming?1.GlynisDavisa.Iputonweightsoonaftergotmarried2.RosJumsb.Fame（名声）doesn’tnecessarilymeansuccess3.LeslcyGowinc.Factsspeakmuchlouderthanwords4.Roslandfordd.IlikemyselfasIam,andtobewhatyouareA.1-c;2-d;3-b;4-aB.1-c;2-b;3-d;4-aC.1-d;2-a;3-b;4-cD.1-a;2-b;3-c;4-dCChinesebasketballplayershaveneverbeensoclosetotheNBAbeforebutquestionsremainabouthowtheywilladjusttolifeintheNBAiftheygo.WangZhizhi,the2.16-metrecenterfortheBayiRocketswhowaschosenbytheDallasMaverickstwoyearsago,hasfinallyreceivedpermissionfromauthoritiestotraveltoDallastoplayfortherestoftheNBAseasonafterhefinishesplayingintheChineseBasketballAssociation’sfinalsonMarch25th.Ifhehasnoproblemswithhisvisa(签证),WangwillbetheNBA’sfirstAsianplayer.WangwaschosenbytheMavericksinthesecondroundofthe1999draftbuttheRockets,andarmy-runclub,refusedtolethimgo.Afternegotiations（谈判）betweentheRocketsandNBArepresentatives（代表）,thedecisionwasmadetoallowWangthechancetotryhishandatAmericanbasketball,butonlyforaperiodofshorttime.HehastobebacktoplayintheNinthNationalGamesinNovemberinGuangzhou.AnothercenterwhohasattractedattentionfromtheNBAisYaoMing,the2.25-meterstarwhohasledtotheShanghaiSharksintothefinalsfightwiththeRocketsthisyear.The20-year-old’sNBAdreamsmightbehardertorealize.YaoisthecenteroftheSharksandtheclub’smanagerBeiGenyuanhassaidthathewouldallowYaotogoonlyatapropertime,foraproperteamandunderproperconditions.Yaohasn’tbeenchosenyetanditisunlikelythathewillbeanytimesoon.PeopleintheShark’sfrontofficeearliertoldmembersofthepressthat“itisnotproperforYaotoattendthedraftthisyear”becausehehastorepresentShanghaiintheNinthNationalGames.EvenifWangandYaomakeittothepromisedlandofbasketballatlast,analystsonbothsidesofthePacifichavesaidtheNBAroa