2012届高考英语 能力训练6

PAGEPAGE6能力训练（六）（限时40分钟）21.【A】【B】【C】【D】(A)41.【A】【B】【C】【D】(C)57.【A】【B】【C】【D】22.【A】【B】【C】【D】42.【A】【B】【C】【D】58.【A】【B】【C】【D】23.【A】【B】【C】【D】43.【A】【B】【C】【D】59.【A】【B】【C】【D】24.【A】【B】【C】【D】44.【A】【B】【C】【D】60.【A】【B】【C】【D】25.【A】【B】【C】【D】45.【A】【B】【C】【D】26.【A】【B】【C】【D】(B)41.【A】【B】【C】【D】27.【A】【B】【C】【D】42.【A】【B】【C】【D】28.【A】【B】【C】【D】43.【A】【B】【C】【D】29.【A】【B】【C】【D】44.【A】【B】【C】【D】30.【A】【B】【C】【D】完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）Manyofusholdontolittleresentment（怨恨）thatmaycomefromanargument,amisunderstandingorsomeotherpainfulevents.Stubbornly,wewaitforsomeoneelsetoreachouttous—21thisistheonlywaywecanforgiveor22afriendshiporfamilyrelationship.Anacquaintanceofmine,whosehealthisn’tverygood,recentlytoldmethatshehadn’tspokentohersoninalmostthreeyears.“Whynot?”Iasked.Shesaidthatsheandhersonhadhada（n）23abouthiswifeandthatshewouldn’tspeaktohimagain24hecalledfirst.WhenIsuggestedthatshebetheonetoreachout,she25atthebeginningandsaid,“Ican’tdothat.He’stheonewhoshouldapologize.”Shewastruly26todiebeforereachingouttoheronlysonfirst.Afteralittlegentle27,however,shediddecidetobethefirstonetoreachout.Toheramazement,hersonwasgratefulforherwillingnesstocalland28anapologyofhisown.Asisusuallythecase,whensomeonetakesthechanceandreachesout,everyonewins.Wheneverweholdontoouranger,weturn“smallstuff”intoreally“bigstuff”inourminds.Westarttobelievethatour29aremoreimportantthanourhappiness.However,ifyouwanttobeamorepeacefulperson,youmustunderstandthatbeingrightisalmostnevermoreimportantthan30yourselftobehappy.Thewaytobehappyistoletgoandreachout.Letotherpeopleberight.Thisdoesn’tmeanthatyou’rewrong.Everythingwillbefine.You’llexperiencethepeaceoflettinggo,aswellasthejoyoflettingothersberight.You’llalsonoticethat,asyoureachoutandletothersbe“right”,theywillbecomelessdefensiveandmorelovingtowardyou.21.A.believing B.doubting C.questioning D.wondering22.A.make B.correct C.keep D.decide23.A.discussion B.agreement C.disagreement D.fight24.A.when B.ifonly C.after D.unless25.A.accepted B.agreed C.apologized D.refused26.A.willing B.hurrying C.unwilling D.glad27.A.sleep B.encouragement C.movement D.satisfaction28.A.accepted B.offered C.refused D.lent29.A.decisions B.friends C.positions D.relatives30.A.letting B.permitting C.enjoying D.allowing语法填空：Aprofessorgavehisgraduatesstudentsthisassignment:Gototheslums(贫民窟).Take200boys,，(31)____________theagesof12and16,investigatetheirbackgroundandenvironment,andthenpredicttheirchancesforthefuture.Thestudents,afterconsultingsocialstatistics,talkingtotheboys,andcompilingmuchdata,(32)___________________(conclude)that90percentoftheboyswouldspendsometimeinjail.Twentyyearslateranothergroupofstudents(33)_____________(give)thejoboftestingtheprediction.Theywentbacktothe(34)_______________area.Theboyswerenowmen.Somestilllivedthere,manyhaddied,theothershadmovedaway,(35)______________theresearchersfinallycontacted180oftheoriginal200.Theirfindingsshowedthatonlyfourofthegrouphadeverbeensenttojail.Whywasit

(36)_____________thesemen,whohadlivedinabreedingplaceofcrime,hadsucha(37)______________(surprise)goodrecord?Theresearchersweretold:“Therewasateacher…”Theyfinallyfoundthatin75percentofthecasesitwasthesamewomen.Theresearcherswenttoher,now(38)_______________(live)inahouseforretiredteachers.Howhadsheexertedthisremarkableinfluenceonthatgroupofchildren?Couldshegivethemanyreason(39)_______________theseboysstillrememberedher?“No,”shesaid,“no,Ireallycouldn’t.”Andthen,thinkingbackovertheyears,shesaidmusing(沉思)(40)______________toherselfthantoherquestioners,“Ilovedthoseboys…”三、阅读理解：A（2009广东，A）Lisawasrunninglate.Lisa,25,hadalottodoatwork,plusvisitorsontheway:herparentswerecominginforThanksgivingfromherhometown.Butasshehurrieddownthesubwaystairs,shestartedtofeeluncomfortablywarm.Bythetimeshegottotheplatform,Lisafeltweakandtired—maybeithadn’tbeenagoodideatogivebloodthenightbefore,shethought.Sherestedherselfagainstapostclosetothetracks.Severalyardsaway,Frank,43,andhisgirlfriend,Jennifer,foundaspotclosetowherethefrontofthetrainwouldstop.Theyweredeepindiscussionaboutahousetheywerethinkingofbuying.

Butwhenheheardthescream,followedbysomeoneyelling,“Oh,myGod,shefellin!”Frankdidn’thesitate.Hejumpeddowntothetracksandransome40feettowardthebodylyingontherails.“No!Notyou!”hisgirlfriendscreamedafterhim.

Shewasrighttobealarmed.BythetimeFrankreachedLisa,hecouldfeelthetracksshakingandseethelightcoming.Thetrainwasabout20secondsfromthestation.

Itwashardtolifther.Shewasjustout.Buthemanagedtoraiseherthefourfeettotheplatformsothatbystanderscouldholdherbythegrinsanddragherawayfromtheedge.ThatwaswhereLisabrieflyregainedconsciousness,feltherselfbeingpulledalongtheground,andsawsomeoneelseholdingherpurse.

Lisathoughtshe’dbeenrobbed.Awomanheldherhandandamangavehisshirttohelpstopthebloodpouringfromherhead.Andshetriedtotalkbutshecouldn’t,andthatwaswhensherealizedhowmuchpainshewasin.

Policeandfireofficialssoonarrived,andFranktoldthestorytoanofficer.Jennifersaidherboyfriendwascalmontheir40一minutetrainridedowntown—justashehadbeensecondsaftertherescue,whichmadeherthinkaboutherreactionatthetime.“IsawthetraincomingandIwasthinkinghewasgoingtodie,”sheexplained.41.WhatwasthemostprobablecauseforLisa’sweakness?A.Shehadrunalongway. B.Shefelthotinthesubway.C.Shehaddonea1otofwork. D.Shehaddonatedbloodthenightbefore.42.WhydidJennifertrytostopherboyfriend?A.Becausetheywouldmisstheirtrain. B.Becausehedidn’tseethetraincoming.C.BecauseshewassureLisawashardtolift. D.Becauseshewasafraidthetrainwouldkillhim.43.HowdidFranksaveLisa?A.Byliftinghertotheplatform. B.Byhelpingherrisetoherfeet.C.Bypullingheralongtheground. D.Bydraggingherawayfromtheedge.44.WhendidLisabecomeconsciousagain?A.Whenthetrainwasleaving. B.Aftershewasbackontheplatform.C.Afterthepoliceandfireofficialscame. D.Whenamanwascleaningthebloodfromherhead.45.Thepassageisintendedto_____________A.warnusofthedangerinthesubway B.showUShowtosavepeopleinthesubwayC.tellUSaboutasubwayrescue D.reportatrafficaccidentB(2009陕西,A)Itwasthefirstsnowofwinteranexcitingdayforeverychildbutnotformostteachers.Upuntilnow，Ihadbeenold.enoughtodressmyself，buttodayIwouldneedsomehelp.MissFinlayson，mykindergartenteacher，hadbeenthroughfirstsnowdaysmanytimes，butIthinkshemaystillrememberthisone.Imanagedtogetintomywoolsnowtrousers.ButIstruggledwithmyjacketbecauseitdidn’tfitwell.Itwasahand-me-downfrommybrother，anditmademewonderwhyIhadtowearhisuglyclothes.Atleastmyhatandscarfweremine，andtheywerequitepretty.FinallyitwastimetohaveMissFinlaysonhelpmewithmyboots（靴子）．Inhercalm，motherlyvoiceshesaid，“Bytheendofwinter，‘youwillallbeabletoputonyourownboots.”Ididn’trealizeatthetimethatthiswasmoreastatementofhopethanofconfidence（信心）．Ihandedhermybootsandstuckoutmyfoot.Likemostchildren，Iexpectedgrown-upstodoallthework.Aftermuchpushing，shemanagedtogetthefirstoneintoplaiceandthen，withasigh，workedthesecondoneontoo.Iannounced，"They’reonthewrongfeet.”Shestruggledtogetthebootsoffandwentthroughthejoylesstaskofputtingthemonagain."They’remybrother'sboots，youknow，”Isaid."'Ihatethem！”Somehow，fromlongyearsofpractice，shemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn’tanannoying（烦人的）littlegirl.Shepushedandpushed,lessgentlythistime.Withagreatersigh，seeingtheendofherstrugglewithme，sheasked，"Now，whereareyourmittens（连指手套）？”Ilookedintohereyesandsaid，"Ididn’twanttolosethem，soIhidtheminthetoesofmyboots.”41.Thelittlegirlwasmoresatisfiedwithher______________．A.trousersB.jacketCbootsD.hat42.MissFinlaysonhad,difficultywiththegirl'sbootsmainlybecause_______________A.thegirlgotthemfromherbrotherB.thegirlputsomethinginthemC.theywereonthewrongfeetDtheydidnotfitthegirlwell43.WhydoestheauthorsayMissFinlaysonwouldrememberthatfirstsnowday?A.Becausethelittlegirlwasinherbrother’sclothes.B.Becauseitwasthemostexcitingdayofthewinter.CBecausethelittlegirlplayedatrickonher.D.Becausethelittlegirlworeaprettyscarf.44.WecanlearnfromthetextthatMissFinlayson_____________________．A.waslosingconfidenceinthelittlegirl B.graduallylostpatiencewiththelittlegirlCbecamedisappointedwiththelittlegirl D.wasgettingboredwiththelittlegirlC（2009陕西，E）Successfulpeopleininternationalbusinessunderstandtheculturesofothercountriesandlearntochangetheirpracticesindifferentcultures.Theyunderstandtheimportanceofavoidingbusinessdecisionsbasedonmisconceptions–mistakenideas.

Onecauseofmisconceptionsisethnocentrism,thebeliefthatone’sownculture’swayofdoingthingsisbetterthanthewayofothercultures.It’sethnocentrismthatleadstofailureininternationalbusiness.Toavoidethnocentrism,it’snecessarytostudythedifferentelements(组成部分)ofculture:language,valuesandattitudes,andcustomsandmanners.

Language

A

knowledgeof

thelocallanguagecanhelpinternationalbusinesspeopleinfourways.First,peoplecancommunicatedirectly.Second,peopleareusuallymoreopenintheircommunicationwithsomeonewhospeakstheirlanguage.Third,anunderstandingofthelanguageallowspeopletoinfermeaningsthatarenotsaiddirectly.Finally,knowingthelanguagehelpspeopletounderstandtheculturebetter.ValuesandAttitudes

Valuesarepeople’sbasicbeliefsaboutthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong,goodandbad.Anattitudeisawayofthinkingoracting.Valuesandattitudesinfluenceinternationalbusiness.Forexample,manypeopleintheUnitedStatesbelievethatchocolatefromSwitzerlandisbetterthanchocolatefromothercountries,andtheybuyalotofit.

Customsandmanners

Customsarecommonsocialpractices.Mannersarewaysofactingthatthesocietybelievesarepolite.Forexample,intheUnitedStates,itisthecustomtohavesalad(色拉)beforethemaincourseatdinner,notafter.It’snotacceptabletotalkwithfoodinmouthattable.Gailuretounderstandthecustomsandmannersofothercountrieswillbringdifficultysellingtheirproducts.OrangejuiceasabreakfastdrinkofanAmericancompanyinFrancedoesn’tsellwellbecausetheFrenchdon’tusuallydrinkjuicewithbreakfast.57.Aknowledgeofthelocallanguageallowsinternationalbusinesspeople_________.

A.tobemoreopenwiththeircustomers

B.tocommunicatewithoutoutsidehelp

C.toexpresstheirthoughtsindirectly

D.tohaveabetterideaoftheir