2014高三英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解2

2014高三英语二轮复习专题精品训练：阅读理解阅读理解请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThisisanopenlettertothethreepeoplewhostolemyhandbagfromthedepartmentstoreIamemployedasashopassistant.Whenyoutookmybag,Idon’tknowwhatyouthoughtyouweregoingtoget.Withmywages,there'snotmuchleftonaTuesday.Ihopethe￡5wasusefultoyou.Ihaveinformedthesocialsecurityofficesoyouwon’tbeabletocashthechildbenefitnextweek.Ihopethatwon'tleaveyoutooshort.Butifyoureallyneedacoupleofpounds,Isupposeyoucouldalwayscashoneofthetwochecksleftinmycheckbook.Ofcourse,Iphonedthebankrightawayandthecheck-casingcardisnolongervalid,soitwon’tbemuchusetoyou.ActuallyIdon’tmindaboutthemoneytoomuch.Wesingleparentswhoworktosupportourfamiliesunderstandonlytoowellwhatitmeanstobeshortofcash.However,Idon’tsupposeitwentveryfaramongthethreeofyou.Sorryaboutthat!Iwishyouhadleftthebagbehindandjusttakenthewalletandcheckbook.Therewereallkindsofpapersinit,andnotesandthingsthatIreallyneed.Ireallythinkthatwasveryinconsiderateofyou.Imean,howwouldyoulikesomethinglikethattohappentoyou?Well,perhapsthebagwillturnup.Itwasn’tevenanexpensiveone,justaplain,oldbrownleathershoulderbag.Youprobablydumpeditinthenearestrubbishbinorthrewitthebushes.We'velookedaround,ofcourse,butnoonesawwhichwayyouwentafteryoulefttheshop.I'mnotreallyangrywithyou.Iknowhowthepressuresofmodernlivingcanaffectus,butIamsadatthelossofmypersonalthings.Ifeelviolatedandhelpless.Thepolicewereveryicy,andtheyjustshruggedtheirshoulders.“Ithappensallthetime,”theytoldme.Somesmallcomfort,Isuppose.ButI’velostjustalittlemorefaithinhumannature．AndasmyyoungsonsaidwhenItoldhimwhathadhappened,“Why?Mummy,whyus?”Icouldn't第1页共8页answerthatquestion.Iwonderifyoucan.InwritingParagraph2,thewriterwants.describethecontentsofthebagindetail.givesomesuggestionstothethreethievesstatethefactthatshewascarelesswiththemoneytellthethieveshardlyanymoneywasavailableWhichofthefollowingisthemostvaluabletothewriter?Thecashinherbag.Thehandbagitself.Thepapersandnotesinthebag.Thecheckbooksinthebag.Whatcanweconcludeaboutthepolice?Theythinkthecasequitecommon.Theyshowsympathyforthewoman.Theyhavedoubtsabouthumannature.Theyareunabletofindthethieves.Whydoestheauthorwritetheletter?Togivethethievesaseriouswarning.Toexpressheraffectionforhervaluablebag.Tocallattentiontotheirbelongings.Tocomplainaboutthefallofmorality.【参考答案1—4 DCADJobsharingreferstothesituationinwhichtwopeopledividetheresponsibilityofonefull-timejob.Thetwopeoplewillinglyactaspart-timeworkers,enoughhoursbetweenthemtofulfillthedutiesofafull-timeworker.Iftheyeachworkhalfthejob,forexample,theyeachreceive50percentofthejob’swages,itsholidaysanditsotherbenefits.Jobsharingdiffersfromconventionalpart-timeworkinthatitoccursmainlyinthemorehighlyskilledandprofessionalareas,whichrequirehigherlevelsofresponsibilityemployeecommitment.第2页共8页Jobsharingshouldnotbeconfusedwiththetermworksharing,whichreferstoincreasingthenumberofjobsbyreducingthenumberofhoursofeachexistingjob,thusofferingmorepositionstothegrowingnumberofunemployedpeople.Jobsharing,contrast,isnotdesignedtoaddressunemploymentproblems;itsfocus,rather,istoprovidewell-paidworkforskilledworkersandprofessionalswhowantmorefreetimeforotheractivities.Aswouldbeexpected,mostjobsharersarewomen.Asurveycarriedoutin1988byBritain’sEqualOpportunitiesCommission showedthat78percentofsharerswerefemale,themajorityofwhomwerebetween20and40yearsofage.Subsequentstudieshavecomewithsimilarresults.Manyofthesewomenwerere-enteringthejobmarketafterhavinghadchildren,buttheychosenottoseekpart-timeworkbecauseitwouldhavemeantlowerstatus.Jobsharingalsoofferedanacceptableshiftbackintofull-timeworkafteralongabsence.Thenecessityofclosecooperationwhensharinga jobwithanotherpersonmakes theactualworkquitedifferentfromconventionalone-positionjobs.However,toensureagreaterchancethatthepartnershipwillsucceed,eachpersonneedstoknowthestrengths,weaknessesandpreferencesofhisorherpartnerbeforeapplyingforaposition.Moreover,theremustbeafairdivisionofbothroutinetasksandinterestingones.Insum,forapositiontobejob-sharedwell,thetwoindividualsmustbewellmatchedandmusttreateachotherasequals.Inwhatwayisworksharingdifferentfromjobsharing?Worksharingisaimedatcreatingmorejobs.Worksharingrequiresmoreworkinghours.Worksharingprovidesamoresatisfactorysalary.Worksharingdependsontheemployer’sdecision.AccordingtoParagraph4,youngmotherspreferredjobsharingtoconventionalpart-timeworkmainlybecause .theywereoveridealworkingagestheysoughthighersocialstatustheyhaddifficultyfindingfull-timejobstheyhadtotakecareofbothworkandfamily第3页共8页Injobsharingthepartnersshould .enjoyequalsocialstatushavesimilarworkexperienceknoweachotherverywellkeepintouchwitheachotherThemainpurposeofthepassageisto .discusshowtoprovidemorejobsdescribejobsharingingeneralrecommendjobsharingtowomencomparejobsharingwithworksharing参考答案5—8.ABCBConsider―YOU.Inalltimebeforenowandinalltimetocome,therehasneverbeenandwillneverbeanyonelikeyou.Youareuniqueintheentirehistoryandfutureoftheuniverse.Wow!Stopandthinkaboutthat.Youarebetterthananyoneinamillion.Youaretheonlyonelikeyouinaseaofinfinity（无穷，无限）!Youareamazing!You'reawesome!Beautifulyoungpeoplearethewhimsyofnature,butbeautifuloldpeoplearetrueworksofart.Butyoudon'tbecome"beautiful"justbyvirtueoftheagingprocess.Realbeautycomesfromlearning,growing,andlovinginthewaysoflife.ThatistheArtofLife.Youcanlearnslowly,andsometimespainfully,byjustwaitingforlifetohappentoyou.Oryoucanchoosetoaccelerateyourgrowthandintentionallydevourlifeandallitoffers.Youaretheartistthatpaintsyourfuturewiththebrushoftoday.PaintaMasterpiece.Godgiveseverybirditsfood,buthedoesn'tthrowitintoitsnest.Whereveryouwanttogo,whateveryouwanttodo,it'strulyuptoyou!Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?第4页共8页A．You B．Amasterpiece C．Enjoyyourlife D．Real2．Bywritingthispassage,whatmessagedoesthewritermeantoprovideus?Beingconfidentismoreimportantthananythingelse.Youareofcoursebetterthananyoneelse.Realbeautycomesfromlearning,growingandlovinginthewaysoflife.Godwillhelpyouonceyouhavemadeupyourmind.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accelerate”mean?slowC．develop

increasethespeedD．helpWhatisthemainideaofthelastthreeparagraphs?Godwillhelpthosearethemostdiligent.Actionsaremoreimportantthangoals.Godwillhelpyouifnecessary.Youarethemasterofyourgoalsandactions参考答案1-4 A A B DThenextdecadewillwitnessthemostimportantchangesinthewayweconsumesportsincetheappearanceofmassaudiencetelevisioninthe1950's.Thedevelopmentofmediachannelssuchassatelliteandcabletelevision,theinternetandmobiletelephoneshasbrokenthetraditionalfreetelevisionmodelineveryadvancedeconomy.Wellmanagedsportswillremainvaluablecontentandmanywillcontinuetogrow.Forwardthinkinggoverningbodieswillgrasptheopportunitybyrepackagingtheirsportstoadapttothenewbroadcastlandscape.Otherswillnot.BrandmarketershaveseentheeffectivenessofthetraditionalTVsportadvertisingfalloverthelasttwentyyearsasaudiencesforfreetoairtelevisionfallyearbyyear.Thegrowthof赞助amarketingtoolisoneresult.However,sportmustcompeteforsponsordollarwithotherformsofcontentsuchasmusic,the artsandcultureandcause-relatedmarketing,eachofwhichoffersapowerfulchoice.Atthesametimesomeofsportsbiggestmarketers,thesoftdrink,beerandfastfood第5页共8页companies,willcomeundergrowingpressurefromsocialandpoliticalpressuregroupsconcernedaboutlevelsofobesity（肥胖）,overdrinkingandanti-socialbehaviorthathavebecomesuchapartofmodernlife.CompaniessuchasMcDonalds,CocaColaandBudweiserfacecallstocutitstieswithsport,whichwillbepopularoverthenextdecade.Arewefacingabanonsoftdrinksponsorshipsimilartothatoftobacco?Certainly,theremovalofhundredsofmillionsofsponsorshipdollarsfromthesportseconomyworldwidewouldhavedestructiveinfluence.Thisreportanalysesthethreat,seekingcomparisonswiththestrategyemployedbythetobaccoabolitionists（废除主义者）adecadeago.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTaffecttraditionaltelevisionmodel?Cabletelevision.C．Mobilephones.

Theinternet.D．MassaudiencetelevisionWhatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?Sponsorshipleadstothefallofsport．Sportcatmatchthearts.C．Music,theartandcultureoftenactassponsorsinsports.D．ThefallofadvertisingonlyhappenstosomebrandmarketersIfachildisoverweight,whichofthefollowingmayberesponsibleaccordingtothispassage?A．Hisparents. B．GrowingsportsponsorshipC．Somebigfoodordrinkcompanies. D．Advancedeconomy.Inhelastparagraph,theauthorfearsthat thebanontobaccowillbeabolishedtenyearslater.thesponsorshipofsoftdrinkcompanieswilldestructsportseconomy.foodanddrinkcompanieswillbepopular.fastfoodandsoftdrinksponsorshipwillbebannedliketobaccosoonerorlater.参考答案DACD第6页共8页WhenIwasaboy，myfathertoldmethathecoulddoanythingthathewantedtodo.Dadsaidthathewantedtobethefirsttodevelopcolorprintsinourcity,andsohedid．WhenIwas16，DadlookedcloselyattheviolinIplayedandannouncedthathewantedtomakeone．Hereadaboutviolinmaking，andthenbecameaviolin-makerattheageof4Heboughtthetoolsandmaterials,openedasmallstoreandsetMomupasthewhileheworkedatalocalcompany．Heretiredfromthecompany17yearslaterandcontinuedtomakeviolinsandotherinstruments.DadoftenguessedwhytheStradivariusviolinssoundedsobeautiful．Someexpertsclaimedthatitwastheuniquevarnish（油漆）thatgavethoseinstrumentstheirbeautifulsound．Dadarguedthatchemistscouldanalyzethevarnish------ifthatweretheanswer．OneofDad'sfriendsaskedhimoncewhichkindofwoodwasusedtomakeviolins．WhenDadexplainedthatthetopwasmadeofspruce，hisfriendsaidthathehadanoldpieceofspruceDadmightbeinterestedin．Heworkedforthenext12monthsmakingaviolinfromthewoodthathisfriendhadgivenhim.Itprovedtobe