2013年高考英语2月份百题精练（2）

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1、2013年2月份百题精练（2）英语试题第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ARobertOwenwasborninWalesin1771．Attheageoftenhewenttowork．HisemployerhadalargeprivatelibrarysoOwenwasabletoeducatehimself．Hereadalotinhissparetimeanda

2、tnineteenhewasgiventhejobofsuperintendent（监工）ataManchestercottonmill．HewassosuccessfultherethathepersuadedhisemployertobuytheNewLanarkmillinScotland．WhenhearrivedatNewLanark,itwasadirtylittletownwithapopulationof2,000people．Nobodypaidanyattentiontotheworkers'house

3、sortheirchildren'seducation．Theconditionsinthefactorieswereverybad．Therewasalotofcrimeandthemenspentmostoftheirwagesonalcoholicdrinks．Owenimprovedthehouses．Heencouragedpeopletobecleanandsavemoney．Heopenedashopandsoldtheworkerscheap,well-madegoodstohelpthem．Helimit

4、edthesaleofalcoholicdrinks．Aboveall,hefixedhismindonthechildren'seducation．In1816,heopenedthefirstfreeprimaryschoolinBritain．PeoplecamefromalloverthecountrytovisitOwen'sfactory．Theysawthattheworkerswerehealthierandmoreefficientthaninothertowns．Theirchildrenwerebet

5、terfedandbettereducated．OwentriedthesameexperimentintheUnitedStates．Heboughtsomelandtherein1825,butthecommunitywastoofaraway．Hecouldnotkeepitundercontrolandlostmostofhismoney．Owenneverstoppedfightingforhisidea．Aboveall,hebelievedthatpeoplearenotborngoodorbad．Hewas

6、apracticalmanandhisideaswerepractical,too．"Ifyougivepeoplegoodworkingconditions,"hethought,"theywillworkwelland,themostimportantthingofall,ifyougivethemthechancetolearn,theywillbebetterpeople．"56．ForOwen,hisgreatestachievementinNewLanarkwas__．A．improvingworker'sho

7、usesB．helpingpeopletosavemoneyC．preventingmenfromgettingdrunkD．providingthechildrenwithagoodeducation57．FromthepassagewemayinferthatOwenwasborn__．A．intoarichfamilyB．intoanoblefamilyC．intoapoorfamilyD．intoamiddleclassfamily58．Owen'sexperimentintheUnitedStatesfailed

8、because__．A．helostallhismoneyB．hedidnotbuyenoughlandC．peoplewhovisiteditwerenotimpressedD．itwastoofarawayforhimtoorganizeitproperly59．Wemayinferformthep