高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列训练题24

高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列训练题（24）【齐齐哈尔市实验中学20131BDoyouliketoeatmanydifferentfoodsatthesametime?Mostofusdo,buttobuytwentydishesatarestaurantisjusttooexpensiveformostAmericans.Agoodwayistoeatapotluckmeal.Theideaistohavemanyfamiliesinacommunityprepareoneortwodishesonlyandbringthemtoalargeroom.Manysoups,salads,meats,hotdishes,colddishes,desserts,anddrinksareputonthetableatonetime.Eachfamilymemberthentakesapaperplate,aplasticknife,afork,aspoonandapapercup.Inturn,theypickoutthefoodtheywanttoeatandfilltheirownplateswithabalancedmeal.Then,theysitwitheithertheirfamilyorfriends.Whentheyfinish,theymaygobacktothetableandeatmorefoodforthereisalwaysmorethanthegroupcaneatatonetime.Followingthemeal,everyoneputstheirpaperplatesandcupsaswellastheplasticknives,forks,andspoonsintotherubbishcontainer.Atmanypotlucks,thepeoplethenbeginhavingfun.AgroupoffourmenmaysingasaBarbershopQuartet.Apianistoraviolinistmayplayasolo.Often,thereisgroupsinging.Sometimesthereisaliar'scontest.Threepeoplearechosentotellastory.Theyleavetheroomandtwocomebackandtellatruestorywhileonetellsalie.Theliemustbeacleverstorysoitwillbehardtochoosewhichofthethreestoriesisnottrue.Theliar'scontestalwayscauseseveryonetolaughloudly.Everyoneleavesthepotluckingoodspiritsastheyhavealleatenaverygoodmealandtheyhaveenjoyedthemselvesverymuch.Whatdoesthephrase“potluckmeal”probablymean?Amealcontainedinapotthatwillbringyougoodluck.Amealwheremanyfamilieseattogethereachpreparingoneortwodishes.Abigmealforsomespecialguests.Anordinarymealforseveralfamilies.Howdopeopleatapotluckmealenjoythemselves?AgroupofthreemenmaysingasaBarbershopQuartet.Threepeopleareoftenchosentohavealiar'scontest.Threepeoplearechosentotellatruestory.ApianistoraviolinistmayplayasaBarbershopQuartet.Inthe“liar'scontest”itishardforpeopletochoosetheliebecause.thelieisalsoatruestorythetruestoriesareeasytotellthelieistoldbyacleverliarthelieisrequiredtobeacleverstoryWhatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?Toshowaveryeffectivewaytoeatwell.TospeakhighlyofAmericansocialactivities.TointroduceoneoftheAmericancommunityactivities.Toshowtheimportanceofapotluckmeal.【参考答案】60-63BBDC（第篇）Rememberingnamesisanimportantsocialskill.Herearesomewaystomasterit.Reciteandrepeatinconversation.Whenyouhearaperson'sname,repeatit.Immediatelysayittoyourselfseveraltimeswithoutmovingyourlips.Youcouldalsorepeatthenameinawaythatdoesnotsoundforcedorartificial.Asktheotherpersontoreciteandrepeat.Youcanletotherpeoplehelpyouremembertheirnames.Afteryou'vebeenintroducedtosomeone,askthatpersontospellthenameandpronounceitcorrectlyforyou.Mostpeoplewillbepleasedbytheeffortyou'remakingtolearntheirnames.Admityoudon'tknow.Admittingthatyoucan'tremembersomeone'snamecanactuallymakepeoplerelaxed.Mostofthemwillfeelsympathyifyousay,"I'mworkingtoremembernamesbetter.Yoursisrightonthetipofmytongue.Whatisitagain？”Useassociations.Linkeachpersonyoumeetwithonethingyoufindinterestingorunusual.Forexample,youcouldmakeamentalnote：“VickiCheng—tall,blackhair.”Toreinforce（加强）yourassociations,writethemonasmallcardassoonaspossible.Limitthenumberofnewnamesyoulearnatonetime.Whenmeetingagroupofpeople,concentrateonrememberingjusttwoorthreenames.Freeyourselffromrememberingeveryone.Fewofthepeopleinmassintroductionsexpectyoutoremembertheirnames.Anotherwayistolimityourselftolearningjustfirstnames.Lastnamescancomelater.Goearly.Considergoingearlytoconferences,partiesandclasses.Sometimesjustafewpeopleshowupontime.That'sfewernamesforyoutoremember.Andasmorepeoplearrive,youcanhearthembeingintroducedtoother-anautomaticreviewforyou.［语篇解读］文章讲述了记住别人的名字是一项重要的社交技能，并就此提供了一些方法技巧。Howwillmostpeoplefeelwhenyoutryhardtoremembertheirnames?They will be moved.They will be annoyed.They will be delighted.They will be discouraged.［解析］细节理解题。由文章提到的第二种方法中的“Mostpeoplewillbepleasedbytheeffortyou'remakingtolearntheirnames”内容就可得出答案，pleased=delighted。［答案］C6.Ifyoucan'tremembersomeone'sname,youmay.A.tellhimthetruth B.tellhimawhitelieC.askhimforpity D.askotherstohelpyou［解析］细节判断题。由文章提到的第三种方法的内容，即可得出答案。［答案］AWhenyoumeetagroupofpeople,itisbettertoremember.alltheirnamesacoupleofnamesfirstjusttheirlastnamesasmanynamesaspossible［解析］细节判断题。由文章提到的第五种方法中的“Whenmeetingagroupofpeople,concentrateonrememberingjusttwoorthreenames.”内容即可得出答案。［答案］BWhatdoesthetextmainlytellus?-3-

Tipsonanimportantsocialskill.Importanceofattendingparties.Howtomakeuseofassociations.Howtoreciteandrepeatnames.［解析］主旨大意题。由文章首段即可得出答案。［答案］A阅读理解B（根据浙江省绍兴市2011学年第一学期高中期末调测高三英语试卷B篇改编）HaveyougotaFacebookaccount?Areyouthinkingofgettingone?JamieSimmondshasjustsignedup.Let'sseehowshe'sgettingalong.MyDiaryMONDAY:I’mofficiallyaFacebooker.IfindafewpeopleIusedtoknowandI'vesoongotsevenfriends.I'veneverfeltsopopular!IwonderifmyolduniversityflatmateSteveisonhere…Whatdoyouknow!Heis!MaybeFacebookhasitsuseTUESDAY:I’vereceivedlotsofnicewelcomingmessagesonmywall.Later,ImeetuwithSteveforadrinkafternotseeinghimforfiveyears.Wegetonreallywell!Then,heuseshisFacebookappforiPhonetosuggestmeasafriendtosomeotherformerclassmates.Someofthemevencometothepubandit'sjustlikeoldtimes-possiblyabittoomuchlikeoldtimes.Duringthenight,photosareuploactoFacebook.WEDNESDAY：Disaster!Mymum'sonFacebook!Hassheseenthephotosofmedancingothetablefromlastnight?Hassheshownthemtodad?Oh.AndIhaveafriendrequest-mumagain!THURSDAY：There'samessagefrommyboyfriend,“so,it'soverthen,isit?”EvidentlyIhaven'tchangedmysettingstoshowI'm“inarelationship”,andIhaven'tevenaddedhimasafriend.Ah,well,Iwonderwhatmyex-boyfriendisdoing…Whoops!Iaccidentallytypehisnameintomystatusboxinsteadofthesearch'oox,andnoweveryonecanseeitontheirnewsfeed.ed）nheFRIDAY：rimetoupdatemystatus:“Workisboring.Can'twaitfortheweekend!”Yeah,thataboutsumsitup.Oh,look,I'vereceivedacomment!Someonemustfeelted）nhesameway.Lotsofmyfriendsnow“like”thisstatus.SATURDAY:Goodnews!I’SATURDAY:Goodnews!I’Ilookthroughmy“friendlist”totrytoworkoutwhoitwas.Whydidtheydthat?AmIreallysuchaterribleperson?IneverknewFacebookcouldbethiscruel.SUNDAY:Wakeup.CheckmyFacebookpage.Makecoffee.CheckmyFacebookpageagain.Getreadytoleave.ChangemymindandcheckmyFacebookpage…again.Iambecomingaddictedtoit!Ithinkit'stimetoenditallbeforeittakesovermylife.Ideletemyaccount.Backtogood,old,simplee-mails.Oh,look,I'vegotamessage:AfriendinvitedyoutojoinTwitter...InJuly2010,Facebookhadmorethan500millionactiveusers.TheaverageFacebookuserhas130friends.Facebookistranslatedintomorethan70differentlanguages.Theworldspends700billionminutesamonthonFacebook.FacebookcreatorMarkZuckerberg'sFacebookpagesayshe'saHarvardgraduate,eventhoughheactuallydroppedouttofocusonFacebook.Thesiteisvaluedatbetween$7.9and$11billion.WhydidJamie'sboyfriendaskherwhethershehadbrokenupwithhim?HehadseenphotosofJamiedancingonthetable.Sheshowedinherfacebookthatshewasstillnotdatinganyone.Herboyfriendwasangrythatsherefusedtoaddhimasherfriend.Hesawthenameofherex-boyfriendonhisnewsfeed.Whichofthefollowingisconveyedinthisarticle?VisitingFacebookwebsitetookupalargepartofJamie'stimeandenergy.Jamieisenthusiasticaboutherpresentjob.FacebookwascreatedbyaHarvardgraduate,MarkZuckerberg.ComparedwithFacebook,TwitterisabetterchoiceforJamie.Whatdoestheword“un-friend”meanin“Someone's‘un-friended'me!”?A.Beunfriendlytoothers. B.Haveaquarrelwithsomebody.C.Removeanamefromthefriendlist.D.Endfriendshipwithsomebody.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatthewriter'sattitudetowardsFacebookis_▲_C.negativeD.positiveA.approval B.objectiveC.negativeD.positive参考答案46-49BACC第二部分：阅读理解（本题有两小节，第一节共20小题；每小题2分，第二节共5小题；每小题2分；满分50分）第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AMynewly-rentedsmallapartmentwasfarawayfromthecentreofLondonanditwasbecomingessentialformetofindajob,sofinallyIspentawholemorninggettingtotownandputtingmynamedowntobeconsideredbyLondonTransportforajobontheunderground.Theywerelookingforguards,notdrivers.Thissuitedme.Icouldn'tdriveacarbutthoughtthatIcouldprobablyguardatrain,andperhapscontinuetowritemypoemsbetweenstations.ThewritersKeatsandChekhovhadbeendoctors.T.S.EliothadworkedinabankandWallaceStevensforaninsurancecompany.I'dbeasubwayguard.Icouldseemyselfbeingcheerful,useful,agoodmaninacrisis.ObviouslyI'dbeoverqualifiedbutIwaswillingtoforgetaboutthatinreturnforasteadyincomeandtravelprivileges—thosebeingparticularlywelcometosomeonelivingalongwayfromthecitycentre.ThenextdayIsatdown,withalmostahundredothercandidates,fortheintelligencetest.Imusthavedoneallrightbecauseafterabouthalfanhour'swaitIwassentintoanotherroomforapsychologicaltest.Thistimetherewereonlyaboutfiftycandidates.Theinterviewersatatadesk.Candidatesweresignaledforwardtooccupytheseatoppositehimwhenthepreviousoccupanthadbeendismissed,afteragreaterorshortertime.Obviouslythelonginterviewswerethemoresuccessfulones.Someoftheinterviewswereasshortasfiveminutes.Minewastheonlyonethatlastedaminuteandahalf.Icanrememberthequestionsnow:“Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob?”“Whydidyouleaveyourjobbeforethat?”“Andtheonebeforethat?”Ican'trecallmyanswers,exceptthattheywereshortatfirstandgrewprogressivelyshorter.Hisclosingstatement,Ithought,revealedalackofsensitivitywhichhelpedtoexplainwhyasapsychologist,hehadrisennohigherthantheundergroundrailway.“You'vefailedthepsychologicaltestandweareunabletoofferyouaposition.”Failingtogetthatjobwasmylowpoint.OrsoIthought,believingthattheworkwaseasy.Actually,suchjobs—beingapostmanisanotheroneIstilldesire-demandexactlythesortofelementaryyetresponsibleawarenessthatthehabitualdreamerisleastqualifiedtogive.ButIwasstillfarshortoffullself-understandin