高考英语二轮阅读理解三月特训38 10页

‎2014高考英语二轮阅读理解三月特训 An “apple polisher” is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment. It is not exactly a bribe(贿赂), but is close to it.‎ All sorts of people are “apple polishers”， including politicians and people in high offices—just about everybody. Oliver Cromwell, the great English leader, offered many gifts to win the support of George Fox and his party, but failed.‎ There are other phrases meaning the same thing as “applepolishing”—“softsoaping” or “butteringup”. A gift is just one way to “softsoap” somebody, or to “butter him up”. Another that is just as effective is flattery, giving someone high praise—telling him how good he looks, or how well he speaks, or how talented and wise he is.‎ Endless are the ways of flattery. Who does not love to hear it? Only an unusual man can resist the thrill of being told how wonderful he is. In truth, flattery is good medicine for most of us, who get so little of it.‎ We need it to be more sure of ourselves. It cannot hurt unless we get carried away by it. But if we just lap it up for its good value and nourishment, as a cat laps up milk, then we can still remain true to ourselves.‎ Sometimes, however, flattery will get you nothing from one who has had too much of it. A good example is the famous 12th century legend of King Canute of Denmark and England. The king got tired of listening to endless sickening flattery of his courtiers(朝臣). They overpraised him to the skies, as a man of limitless power.‎ He decided to teach them a lesson. He took them to the seashore and sat down. Then he ordered the waves to stop coming in. The tide was too busy to listen to him. The king was satisfied. This might show his followers how weak his power was and how empty their flattery was.‎ ‎1. Which of the following activities has nothing to do with “applepolishing”？‎ A．A boy tells his girlfriend how pretty she looks.‎ B．An employee tells her boss how good he is at management.‎ C．A knight is said to be of limitless power by his followers.‎ D．A teacher praises her students for their talent and wisdom.‎ ‎2. What does the writer want to prove with Cromwell's example?‎ A．Everybody can be an “applepolisher”．‎ B．Cromwell was not a good “applepolisher”．‎ C．George Fox and his party were not “applepolishers”．‎ D．There are people who don't like being “applepolished”．‎ ‎3. Which of the following statements about flattery is TRUE according to the author?‎ A．Too much flattery can carry us away.‎ B．Flattery is too empty to do people any good.‎ C．Flattery can get you nothing but excessive(过度的) pride.‎ D．Flattery is one of the ways to applepolish people.‎ ‎4. Why did King Canute of Denmark and England take his followers to the seashore?‎ A．Because he was sick of his normal life.‎ B．Because he disliked being overpraised any more.‎ C．Because he wanted them to realize how wise he was.‎ D．Because he wanted them to see how weak he was as a king.‎ ‎5. Who does the author think that flattery can do good to?‎ A．Those who are politicians or in high offices.‎ B．Those who lack confidence.‎ C．Those who are really excellent.‎ D．Those who think highly of themselves.‎ 阅读理解 第一节 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。‎ A ‎ It’s 5:‎00 in the morning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light ‎ and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I face my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise, I feel extremely tired, but a smile is of my face. It’s not a smile because the DVD is over, but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.‎ ‎ Some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother’s chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my “no thank you,” or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years, I have learned it’s okay to just say “no.” I shouldn’t feel sorry for refusing food that I don’t want to eat.‎ So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:‎00 a.m.? What gives me the reason to just say to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases self –confidence and energy, extends life and above all improve my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. It’s through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out.‎ ‎( ) 1.Why is there a smile on the author’s face in the morning?‎ A. Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully.‎ B. Because she finishes her favorite exercise ‎ C. Because she enjoys the interesting DVD D. Because she feels a sense of achievement ‎( ) 2. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?‎ A. She doesn’t treat others politely B. She likes to make others surprised ‎ C. Others don’t understand what she does D. Others try to help her by offering her food ‎( ) 3. What does the underlined word “commitment” in the last paragraph mean?‎ A. Good health B. Firm belief C.A strong power D.A regular half ‎( ) 4. What can we learn about the author from the text?‎ A. She acts in a strange way B. She wants to look different from others C. She aims to develop a good body shape D. She has difficult getting along with others ‎【答案与解析】‎ ‎【要点综述】本文叙述了作者不辞辛苦地坚持锻炼，有时还不为他人所理解的故事；她只为自己的坚定信念，即通过锻炼来改变自己。‎ ‎1. D 细节理解题。从第一段最末一句“It’s not a smile because the DVD is over , but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.”可知答案为D。‎ 阅读理解-----A The pound new Library of Birmingham（LoB）will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization（数字化）of everyday life.‎ Set to open in 2013, the £‎188 ‎m LoB is already beginning to tale shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with which it will share some equipment.‎ As digital media（媒介）is important to its idea. the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.‎ Brian Gambles, the LoB project director, says it is about giving people the right tools for learning, “The aim is to mix the physical with the digital. Providing 24-hour services which can be used through many different ways. It is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectively.”‎ The digital library will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public.‎ Even before the LoB is complete, the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual（虚拟的）LoB, designed by Baden, the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists. Not only have the public been able to learn about LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.‎ Two other small Birmingham-based digital companies are working on the LoB projects. Substrat, a digital design company, is developing what it calls “enlarge reality” project. It is about the use of an exciting smart phone, an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of development is an online library of figures of the city being built by a digital content company in Cahoots, in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material.‎ ‎ Gambles says: “Technology will enable us to make the library’s content and services open to citizens as sever before.”‎ ‎( ) 1. The underline part “its idea” in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of____. ‎ A. the equipment B. the project C. the digital media D. the physical library ‎( ) 2. While visiting the Virtual LoB, the public can_____. ‎ A. get a general idea of the LoB B. meet many world-famous experts C. learn how to put up a library building D. understand how the specialists work on the project ‎( ) 3. Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens? ‎ a. It offers better learning tools b. It reaches users in different ways ‎ c. It provides users with smart phone d. It allows users to enrich its material e. It gives non-stop physical and digital services A. a, b, d B. a, c, e C. b, c, d D. b, d, e ‎( ) 4. This text is most probably taken from .‎ A. a put book B. a library guide C. a handbook D. a newspaper report ‎【答案与解析】‎ ‎【要点综述】本篇文章为新闻报道类文体。文章报道了Library of Birmingham（伯明翰图书馆）将会投巨资改建成一个全新的数字化图书馆的事情。‎ ‎1．B词义推断题。通过分析单词所在的这个句子，可知its（它的）指代的是主句中的主语“这个工程的”，its idea便是指the idea of the project。‎ ‎2．A细节理解题。根据第6段第2句“Not only have the public been able to learn about LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.”可知答案为A。B、C、D说法均有误。‎ ‎3．A细节理解题。根据第4段“it is about giving people the right tools for learning”， “which can be used through many different ways”及第7段“in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material”可知。‎ ‎4．D推理判断题。文章首段便简明地概括了文章主题，全文体现较明显的及时性，这是新闻类文体的典型特征，据此可判断文章应来源于一篇新闻报道。‎ ‎【参考答案解析】B ‎【要点综述】 本文论述了现代社会存在的一种普遍现象：人们往往为了自己的一点儿利益去送礼或者说一些阿谀奉承的话，而且有时即使这样做了也未必就能实现自己的愿望。‎ ‎1．D　根据“An ‘apple polisher’ is one who gives gifts to win friendship or ‎ special treatment.”可知选D项。‎ ‎2．A　根据第二段“All sorts of people are ‘apple polishers’， including politicians and people in high offices—just about everybody.Oliver Cromwell, the great English leader, offered many gifts to win the support of George Fox and his party, but failed.”可知高层的领导者都可能是拍马屁的人，可以想象每个人都可能是这种人。故选A项。‎ ‎3．D　根据第一段“An ‘apple polisher’ is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment.”和第三段“A gift is just one way to ‘softsoap’ somebody, or to ‘butter him up’．Another that is just as effective is flattery…”可知选D项。‎ ‎4．B　根据第六段“The king got tired of listening to endless sickening flattery of his courtiers(朝臣)．”可知国王厌烦了朝臣的阿谀奉承，故选B项。‎ ‎5．B　根据第四段“In truth, flattery is good medicine for most of us, who get so little of it.”以及第五段“We need it to be more sure of ourselves.It cannot hurt unless we get carried away by it.”可知，阿谀奉承对于缺乏自信的人是有好处的。故选B项。‎ ‎[社会生活型阅读理解(二)]----C Over 70 per cent of the “double singlechild couples” in China need help from their parents in taking care of their own kids, according to a recent survey.‎ Women of China magazine and a consulting company carried out a survey recently on young couples of the “singlechild” generation, the Morning Post reports. The couples surveyed were around 29 and have been married for three years on average, with university education and monthly income of 4，000 yuan ($531). Among them, 43.5 per cent have kids.‎ Results show that 71.9 per cent of the young couples have help from their parents in taking care of their kids.‎ Grown up as the “singlechild”， the only child in a family since the family ‎ planning policy which was adopted in 1979, this generation depends much on their parents.‎ The parents of the “singlechild” generation focused more on their children's physical wellbeing rather than their attitudes and values, according to some psychologists. ‎ The research also found that the “double singlechild couples” follow a rather traditional value system.‎ Survey shows that 27.5 per cent of them got married after dating for one to two years, 25.2 per cent two to five years, and 20 per cent didn't tie the knot until dating for five years. Also, 30 per cent of the couples were schoolmates, while 43.8 per cent were introduced by someone.‎ Since their marriage is based on enduring relationships, 65.2 per cent of the husbands and 62.9 per cent of the wives think that compromise(妥协)and tolerance(宽容) are necessary in their marriage. Meanwhile, 21.7 per cent of the husbands and 37.1 per cent of the wives support the idea that happiness is the key standard for a marriage.‎ ‎1. The best title for the passage should be “________”．‎ A．Mum and Dad, take care of my kid please B．Double singlechild couples C．The problem of the single child D．A recent survey by Women of China ‎2. Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?‎ A．The majority of the “double singlechild couples” in China depend much on their parents.‎ B．The parents of the “singlechild” generation cared more about their study and education.‎ C．Onefifth of the couples surveyed didn't get married until dating for five years.‎ D．All the couples surveyed have university education and 30 per cent of them were schoolmates.‎ ‎3. Which of the following descriptions about “double singlechild couples” is TRUE?‎ A．They are single children in either family and they are independent on their parents.‎ B．They are single children in either family and they are dependent on their parents.‎ C．They have at least two children and can afford to support themselves.‎ D．They, who were introduced by someone, follow a rather traditional value system. ‎ ‎4. The traditional value system mentioned in the passage refers that________．‎ A．parents are concerned about their children's physical life as well as the spiritual life B．most couples were introduced by someone and made dating for a long time C．once begun, “double singlechild couples” marriage will last forever D．the couples think that compromise and tolerance are necessary in their marriage ‎5. According to the passage, we can learn that ________ is necessary in a marriage.‎ A．wealth B．health C．understanding D．education ‎【参考答案解析】C ‎【要点综述】 本文主要介绍了让父母照顾孩子的社会现象。‎ ‎1．A　文章首段就点明了文章的论点——很多独生子女让父母为他们照顾孩子。下文就围绕这一论点展开具体论述。‎ ‎2．B　从文章第五段可知这些独生子女的父母更多地关心他们的物质生活，而不是他们的态度和价值观，这里的态度和价值观当然包括他们的学习观和教育观，故B项表述错误，符合题意。其他选项文中均有表述。‎ ‎3．B　文章第四段提到他们都是独生子女，并且很依赖他们的父母。‎ ‎4．D ‎　由文章最后一段可知，传统价值观念包括：夫妇双方都要有一定的妥协和容忍。由第五段可以排除A项； 由第七段可以排除B项； C项文中没有提到。‎ ‎5．C　由最后一段 “…65.2 per cent of the husbands and 62.9 per cent of the wives think that compromise(妥协) and tolerance(宽容) are necessary in their marriage.”中的compromise和tolerance可知C项为正确答案。A、B、D三项文中也有涉及，但都不是最准确的。‎