第 1 页 共 6 页高考英语二轮复习专项限时训练 阅读理解（四十八） （附答案与解析）ANarcissus was a beautiful looking boy. He had long, flowing, blond hair, beautiful, bright, blue eyes and even, white teeth. Many young ladies fell in love with him including the nymph（女神）: Echo. Nymphs were lively spirits who lived near streams and lakes and protected trees in the forest. Echo had upset the Queen of the Gods; Hera. As a punishment Hera made Echo unable to speak except to repeat the last three words of the person she was talking to. Poor Echo fell in love with Narcissus but could never tell him how she felt. Narcissus teased her and she ran away with tears pouring down her face. Aphrodite, the goddess of love saw what happened and decided to punish Narcissus. As he came to a pool of water Narcissus saw his reflection (影 子 )and fell in love with the vision he saw. It was of course his own reflection. Poor Narcissus watched his own reflection, every time he tried to touch the face of the vision he loved it broke up on the shimmering surface of the water. Narcissus stopped eating, lost his beautiful looks and desired to get his love. In the end he anguished gradually and died. Aphrodite took pity on him and made a flower grow in his place on the bank of the lake. Narcissus flowers (水仙花) can be found to this day growing wherever you can find water and trees.1. Echo fell in love with Narcissus because_.A. Narcissus was good-looking.B. Echo was a lively spirit C. Narcissus loved her, too.D. Echo took pity on Narcissus2. Why did Aphrodite, the goddess of love punish Narcissus?A. Aphrodite envied Echo because she loved NarcissusB. She thought Narcissus didnt respect and made Echo sad.C. Narcissus fell in love with the vision, not Echo.D. Echo was trapped in love and didnt protect trees in the forest any longer.3. What does the underlined word “anguished” in the four paragraph mean?A. become increasingly thin and weak B. become very hungryC. become very fatD. become out of mind4. What is the main purpose of writing the passage?A. To tell people a sad love storyB. To tell people how Narcissus flowers cameC. To tell the true meaning of beauty and uglinessD. To tell people not affect others loveBDo you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific advances will one day enable humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the 第 2 页 共 6 页human life span.“I think we are knocking at the door of immortality（永生）,” said Michaed Zey, a Montciair State University business professor and author of two books on the future. “I think by 2075 we will see it and thats a conservative（保守的）estimate.”At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology（纳米技术）make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. “There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years” he said, “Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years.”However, many scientists who specialize in aging are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last past about 120 tears. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live. “It remains to be seen if you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?” said Leonard Poon, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Centre. “At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all.”5. By saying “we are knocking at the door of immortality”, Michael Zey means_A. they believe that there is no limit of livingB. they are sure to find the truth about long livingC. they have got some ideas about living foreverD. they are able to make people live past the present life span6. Donald Lourias attitude toward long living is that_A. people can live from 120 to 180B. it is still doubtful how long humans can liveC. the human body is designed to last past about 120 yearsD. it is possible for humans to live longer in the future7. The underlined word “it” (paragraph 4) refers to_A. a great pushB. the idea of living beyond the present life spanC. the idea of living from200 to 300 yearsD. the conservative estimate8. What would be the best title for this text?A. Living Longer or NotB. Science, Technology and Long LivingC. No Limit for Human LifeD. Healthy Lifestyle Long LivingCSome myths（神话）are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of seasons is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the ruler of the gods, to give Persephone to him as