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2013高考英语（二月）阅读理解精选（4）及答案维b1 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：george bernard shaw (18561950) was born in dublin，the son of a civil servant.his education was irregular，due to his dislike of any organized training.after working in an estate agents office for a while he moved to london as a young man (1876)，where he established himself as a leading music and theatre critic in the eighties and nineties.he began his literary career as a novelist; he decided to write plays in order to illustrate his criticism of the english stage.his earliest dramas were called appropriately plays pleasant and unpleasant (1898)among these，widowers houses and mrs.warrens profession heavily attack social hypocrisy.in the plays of his later period discussion sometimes drowns the drama，in back to methuselah (1921)，although in the same period he worked on his masterpiece saint joan (1923)，in which he rewrites the wellknown story of the french maiden and extends it from the middle ages to the present.other important plays by shaw are caesar and cleopatra (1901)，and the lion (1912)in major barbara (1905)，one of shaws most successful discussion plays，the audiences attention is held by the power of the witty argumentation that man can achieves aesthetic salvation only through political activity，not as an individual.the doctors dilemma (1906)，is really a comedy the humour of which is directed at the medical profession.candida (1898)，with social attitudes toward sex relations as objects of his satire，and pygmalion (1912)，a witty study of phonetics as well as a clever treatment of middleclass morality and class distinction，proved some of shaws greatest successes on the stage.it is a combination of the dramatic，the comic，and the social corrective that gives shaws comedies their special flavour.notes：critic n评论家hypocrisy n伪善aesthetic salvation审美救赎长短句分析：after working in an estate agents office for a while he moved to london as a young man (1876)，where he established himself as a leading music and theatre critic (评论家) in the eighties and nineties.句法点睛：本句中，where引导定语从句，修饰london。句意：在一家房地产公司工作了一段时间后，年轻的他只身去了伦敦。在八九十年代，他成了具有领先地位的音乐与戏剧评论家。【语篇解读】 本文介绍了萧伯纳的生活及其作品。1why didnt george bernard shaw have regular school education?abecause his family was poor.bbecause he wanted to work outside.cbecause he hated being educated in school.dbecause he decided to give up schooling and wanted to be a writer.答案c细节理解题。从“his education was irregular，due to his dislike of any organized training.”可知，因为不喜欢任何有组织的训练，因此他没有受过正规教育。2the early works of shaws aimed to _.areflect the darkness of societybsing high praise for the good life at the timecreflect the glory of the governmentdwrite about his own life答案a细节理解题。从“among these，widowers houses and mrs.warrens profession heavily attack social hypocrisy”可知，他早期的作品揭露了当时社会的黑暗。3what do the last two paragraphs mainly tell us?ahow bernard shaw changed from a leading music and theatre critic to novelist.bhow his works styles changed over time.cthe characteristic of his later works.dsome famous works of his late life.答案d主旨大意题。最后两段主要介绍了萧伯纳后来的一些作品。c有一定的干扰性，文章涉及了他的一些作品内容，对于风格没有提到。4according to the writer，which play shows bernard shaws great ability in treatment of middleclass morality and class distinction?acaesar and cleopatra.bthe doctors dilemma.ccandida.dpygmalion.答案d细节理解题。通过文章最后一段对窈窕淑女的介绍可知，他在这本书里面体现出了自己对语音学、中产阶层以及社会差别的认识能力。*结束维b2 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：on that september morning five years ago，a memory of his father came to mayor rudy giuliani.in it，the brooklyn plumber and bartender was telling his only child，“in a crisis，you have to become the calmest person in the room.”giuliani became more than that.his suit coated with ash from the wreckage，he stood firm，vowing that new yorkers would show the world the meaning of courage.he comforted victims families，attended funerals of police and firefighters，rallied his fellow citizens on radio and television.hed overcome hardships before，including a bitter，public end to his marriage，and a battle with prostate cancer.alongside the terrifying challenges of 9/11，theyre the kind of events that could break anyones public and personal life.but giulianis resolve to success is stronger than ever，and now he is about to find out if his legacy of leadership endures.after the coming midterm elections，he will decide whether to seek the republican nomination for president in 2008，or whether to carry on with the business ventures he took up post9/11.having spent years in public serviceas a us.attorney (lawyer) in new york，an associate attorney general during the reagan administration，and two terms as mayor of the big applegiuliani,62，is finally cashing_in.chair and ceo of giuliani partners llc，hes making millions as a security and crisis management consultant.hes also a law partner with bracewell & giuliani，and gives speeches that reportedly earn him $100,000 a pop.still，he insists that his current work is about the challenge rather than the money.“learning more about business，finance，how to straighten out organizationsthats very exciting to me，” he says.but when he talks about public service，his intensity added.“i miss being involved in the most important things that are going on.when some crisis happens，you feel thats what youve been trained for，what you know how to do.”notes：plumber n管道工bartender n酒吧侍者rally vt.使恢复力量endure n耐久nomination n提名venture n企业consultant n顾问【语篇解读】 本文是人物介绍，介绍了美国著名的领导人鲁迪朱利亚尼。1the passage probably appears in a _.afilm bnovel cmagazine dlecture答案c推理判断题。通读全文可知，这篇人物介绍应该出自杂志。2which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?arudy giuliani was well prepared to run for president in 2008.brudy giuliani once worked as plumber and bartender before becoming mayor.cthe terrifying challenges of 9/11 made giuliani more determined than ever.drudy giuliani worked as mayor of the big apple，which is a nickname for new york.答案b细节理解题。第一段“.a memory of his father came to mayor rudy giuliani.in it，the brooklyn plumber and bartender was telling his only child，”中的the