湖州市2高考英语阅读理解（暑假）精炼（2）含答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精浙江省湖州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）精炼（12）含答案阅读理解（共两节,满分40分)第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhatcanhelpyoumakeafortuneinthefuture?Graduatingfromatopuniversitymightnotbeenough。AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainhasshownthatthemorefriendsyouhaveinschool，themoremoneyyou'llearnlater。Theideathatpopularitycouldhaveaseriousimpactonone’searningpotentialshouldn’tcomeastoomuchofasurprise.Theresearchersnotedthatifyouwanttogetaheadinlife,socialskillsandnetworkingareeasilyaspowerfulastalentandhardwork。“Ifapersonhaslotsoffriends，itmeansthatheorshehastheabilitytogetalongwithothersinallkindsofdifferentsituations,”saidXuYanchun,17，fromNantouHighSchoolinShenzhen，whototallyagreedwiththerecentfinding.“Also,friendsalwayshelpeachother.Theynotonlycreatewidersocialcirclesforyoubutliftyourmoodwhenyouoccasionallyfeeldepressed,"saidXu.Shebelievedthatallthishelpsyou“earnahighersalaryMaybethat’swhysomepeoplethinktheyoungergenerationsareintheageofFriendalholism（交友狂症）。AwomanevencomplainedthatthenetworkingwebsiteFacebook’s5，000-friendlimitwastoolowforherlargereserveofsocialcontacts.Butwhatdoesafriendmean?Shouldfriendsberegardedasaformofcurrency？“Callmeuncool，butIthinkofafriendasanactualpersonwithwhomIhaveanactualhistoryandwhomIenjoyactuallyseeing。Itseems,however,thatthisisnolongerthedefinitionof‘friend’,”saidMeghanDaum,whoworkswiththeLosAngelesTimesintheUS。1。ThenewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainshowsthat_______.ifyouhavemorefriendsyouwillnotlivehappilythemorefriendsyouhaveinschool，themoremoneyyou'llearninyourlatelifethelessfriendsyouhave，thepoorlivesyouwilllivefriendscanmakemoremoneyforyou2AccordingtoXuYanchun,whenyouhavelotsoffriends,itmeans________。youhavetheabilitytoearnmoremoneyyouwillnotfeellonelyyouarequitecontentwithyourlifeyouhavetheabilitytogetalongwithothersinvarioussituations3。What’sthemainideaofthepassage?Thepassagemainlytellsussomethingaboutthefriendship.Friendshipplaysamoreimportantpartinourdailylifethananythingelse.Friendsarecurrency。Friendsgiveyousuccess。4。Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.ifyouhavemorefriends,youcanmakeafortuneinthefuturegraduatingfromcollegemeansthatyoucanmakeafortuneinthefuturefriendsmeanaformofcurrencyfriendscanmakeyouwidersocialcircleandmakeyoufeelbetterwhenyoufeeldepressed参考答案——---BDDD**＊＊＊＊＊**＊＊**＊**＊**＊*＊*＊＊＊**＊*＊**＊＊***＊＊＊＊****＊**＊*＊*结束WhenTheGrapesofWrath（愤怒）waspublishedonMarch14，1939,itcreatedanationalsensation（轰动)foritsdescriptionofthedestructiveeffectsoftheGreatDepression（大萧条）ofthe1930s。BytheendofApril，itwasselling2,500copiesaday—aremarkablenumberconsideringthehardeconomictimes.InMay，thenovelwasanumber—onebest—seller，sellingatarateof10，000copiesaweek。Bytheendof1939，closetoahalfmillioncopieshadbeensold。JohnSteinbeckwasshockedbythetremendousresponsetohisnovel。Almostovernight,hefoundhimselfinvolvedinagreatnationaldebateoverthemigrantlaborproblem。Manypeoplewereshockedbythepovertyandhopelessnessofthestory，andothersdeniedthatsuchcircumstancescouldhappeninAmerica。EvenpeoplewhohadneverreadabookbeforeboughtacopyofTheGrapesofWrath。At＄2.75percopy,itwasaffordableandquicklysoldout.HoweveritwasbannedandburnedinBuffalo,NewYork;EastSaintLouis，Illinois；andKernCounty,California，wheremuchofthenovelisset.Infact,thenovelremainsoneofthemostfrequentlybannedbooksintheUnitedStates。ThebookwascriticizedsharplyinCongressbyRepresentativeLyleBorenofOklahoma，whocalledthenovel’sdescriptionofmigrantlivingconditionsalie.Chargesweremadethat”obscenity"Thepopularityofthenovelhasendured(持久).Itisestimatedthatithassoldfifteenmillioncopiessinceitspublication。Foralmostsixtyyears,Steinbeck’snovelhasbeenaclassicinAmericanliterature;ithasbeentranslatedintoseverallanguages,includingFrench，German,andJapanese。TheGrapesofWrathhasalsobeenanecessarypartoftheschoolcurriculuminAmericasincetheendofWorldWarII。1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tremendous”probablymean？A。goodB.terribleC。dullD。great2.RepresentativeLyleBorenofOklahomawas__________。A.acrazysupporterofTheGrapesofWrathB.amongthegroupagainstJohnSteinbeckC.sympathetictothemigrantlivingconditionsD。criticizedbythefirstlazyofthattimeWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasareasonwhyTheGrapesofWrathsoldwell?Itwelldescribespeople’slifeduringthattime.Thedebateoveritarosemorereaders’interest。ReaderswereattractedbytheobscenityinitItwasnotexpensivesopeoplecouldaffordit。WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutTheGrapesofWrath？A。ItisaboutthemigrantworkersinAmericaduring1940s.B。ThestorymainlyhappenedonCalifornia'sgrapefarms.。C.Itsdescriptionofthepoorandhopelesslifewasalie.D。ItremainsabannedbookinsomeplacesoftheUSA.5.WhatcanbestprovetheliteraturevalueofTheGrapesofWrath?A。Itwasanumber-onebest-sellerafteritspublication。B。FirstLadyEleanorRooseveltpraisedit.C.IthaswonmanyimportantprizesinAmerica.D.Itsurvivesthetimeandremainsaclassic。1-—-5DCCBD***＊＊*＊＊*＊**＊＊*＊******＊＊＊＊＊*＊＊***＊＊＊＊**＊****＊**＊＊**＊*结束BWind，water,fireandice—thesepowerfulnaturalforceshaveshapedthelandofTheColoradoRiverslowlycutdownthroughstonetomaketheGrandCanyon(大峡谷)。Longago,icesheetscutYosemiteValleyandtheGreatLakes,andglaciers（冰川)arestillonthemoveinAlaska.Windandrainstormhitthelandfromtimetotime.Firessometimesburndownforestsanddestroythehomesofwildanimals。ThishappenedinYellowstoneDeadvolcanicmountainssuchasHaleakalaonMauiandCarterLakeinOregonarebeautifultolookat。ButthereareseveralactivevolcanoesintheUS，especiallyalongthePacificCoast。Therearealsomanyearthquakesinthisarea.Scientistscandonothingtocontrolearthquakesorvolcanoes.ThiswasshownclearlyonMay18,1980。At8:32thatmorning,MountStHelensinOver60people–campers，scientists,journalists，forestworkers—werekilled.Hundredsofsquaremilesofforestswereknockeddown.Intownsover100milesaway，daysuddenlybecamenight.Anashcloudhidthesunformanyhours.TownsandfieldsinWashington,Oregon，andIdahowerecoveredwithdirtygrayash。ScientistsknewthatMtStHelensmighterupt(爆发)soon。Butnoonecouldsaywhen。Andnooneexpectedtheterriblestrengthoftheeruption.Manypeopleweresurprisedandunready。HarryR。Truman,84，ownedasmallhotelinMtStHelens。Scientistshadaskedpeopletomoveawaybecausethevolcanowasbecomingdangerous。ButHarryTrumanwouldnotleavehishome。Nowitiscoveredwithmanyfeetofdirtyash.AsmallcrossstandsabovetheplacewhereHarryprobablydied.PerhapsitisbetterthathedidnotseethedestructionofMtStHelens,theoncebeautifullake,andtheforests。Butslowly，lifeisreturningtothedeadareaaroundthemountain.Grassandsmallplantsarebeginningtogrowagain.Deerandbirdshavebeenseen.Thelandwillneverbethesameasitoncewas.PerhapsMtStHelenswilleruptagain。Butthisisallpartofnature’spatternofchange，andmanhaslittlepowertocontrolit.5。Choosethebesttitleforthispassage。Wind，water，fireandiceVolcano’sbeautyanddangerThepowerofnatureNaturalforceshapebeautifulland6.Aftertheeruptionofvolcano,whatmakestheskyturndark?ThesmokeB.Theclouds.C.Thefog.D。Theash。7.Theunderlinedword“it”means______.ThebodyofoldHarryThelocationofHarry'shomeTheopeningontopofMtStHelensTheplacewhereHarryprobablydied8。Wecaninferfromthisarticlethat______.WashingtonandOregonareneighboringstatesColoradoRiverrunsthroughYosemiteValleyTheeruptionofMtStHelensalsocausedtroublewiththeYellowstoneScientistsneverknewMtStHelenswasactive参考答案-——-———CDBA＊*＊＊**＊*＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊*****＊＊***＊＊*＊＊＊*＊＊**＊*＊＊＊＊**＊**结束CJobsharingreferstothesituationinwhichtwopeopledividetheresponsibilityofonefull-timejob。Thepeoplewillinglyactaspart-timeworkers,enoughhoursbetweenthemtofulfillthedutiesofafull—timeworker.Iftheyeachworkhalfthejob,forexample,theyeachreceive50percentofthejob’swages，itsholidaysanditsotherbenefits.Jobsharingdiffersfromconventional(常规的)part—timeworkinthatitoccursmainlyinthemorehighlyskilledandprofessionalareas，whichrequirehigherlevelsofresponsibilityandemployeecommitment。Jobsharingshouldnotbeconfusedwiththetermworksharing，whichreferstoincreasingthenumberofjobsbyreducingthenumberofhoursofeachexistingjob,thusofferingmorepositionstothegrowingnumberofunemployedpeople.Jobsharingbycontrast,isnotdesignedtoaddressthegrowingnumberofunemployedpeople。Jobsharing，bycontrast，isnotdesignedtoaddressunemploymentproblems;itsfocus，ratheristoprovidewell-paidworkforskilledworkersandprofessionalswhowantmorefreetimeforotheractivities。Aswouldbeexpected,mostjobsharersarewomen.Asurveycarriedoutin1988byBritain'sEqualOpportunitiesCommissionshowedthat78percentofsharerswerefemale，themajorityofwhomwerebetween20and40yearsofage.Subsequentstudieshavecomeupwithsimilarresults.Manyofthesewomenwerere—enteringthejobmarketafterhavinghadchildren,buttheychosenottoseekpart-timeworkbecauseitwouldhavemeantlowerstatus.Jobsharingalsoofferedanacceptableshiftbackintofull—timeworkafteralongabsence。Thenecessityofclosecooperationwhensharingajobwithanotherpersonmakestheactualworkquitedifferentfromconventionalone-positionjobs。However,toensureagreaterchancethatthepartnershipwillsucceed,eachpersonneedstoknowthestrengths，weaknessesandpreferencesofhisorherpartnerbeforeapplyingforaposition。Moreover,theremustbeafairdivisionofbothroutinetasksandinterestingones。Insum,forapositiontobejob—sharedwell，thetwoindividualsmustbewellmatchedandmusttreateachotherasequals。9。Inwhatwayisworksharingdifferentfromjobsharing？A。Worksharingrequiresmoreworkinghours.B.Worksharingisaimedatcreatingmorejobs。C.Worksharingprovidesamoresatisfactorysalary.D.Worksharingdependsontheemployer’sdecision.10。Accordingtoparagraph4，youngmotherspreferredjobsharingtoconventionalpart—timeworkmainlybecause______。A。theysoughthighersocialstatusB.theywereoveridealworkingagesC。theyhaddifficultyfindingfull-timejobsD.theyhadtotakecareofbothworkandfamily11.Injobsharingthepartnersshould______。A。enjoyequalsocialstatusB。havesimilarworkexperienceC.keepintouchwitheachotherD.knoweachotherverywell参考答案—-—-——----BAD＊＊********＊**＊＊＊＊**＊*＊**＊＊***＊***＊＊＊＊*****＊＊＊＊＊***＊＊结束DTheNationalTrusthasmanycampsites(野营地)insceniclocationsallovertheUK。Makethemostofthelastdaysofsummerbylivingoutdoorsandtakinginthesebeautifullandscapes。Herearesomeofthemostpopularplacestogo。LowWrayLowWrayisalovelycampsitesituatedonthewesternshoreWindermereintheLakeDistrict.TherearemagnificentviewsacrossthewatertoWansfellPikeandtheFairfieldHorseshowa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