高考英语阅读限时集训(Ⅱ)

这是一份高考英语阅读限时集训(Ⅱ)，共7页。
Tyler wasn't willing t give up ne single mment f his childhd t this deadly disease.It was nt unusual t find him playing and racing arund his backyard，wearing his backpack and dragging his tank f xygen behind him in his little wagn(小推车)．All f us wh knew Tyler were amazed at his pure jy in being alive and the energy it gave him.Tyler's mm ften made jkes n him by telling him that he mved s fast she needed t dress him in red.That way，when she peered thrugh the windw t check n him playing in the yard，she culd quickly spt him.
This terrible disease eventually wre him dwn.He grew quite ill and，unfrtunately，s did his HIV­infected mther.When it became clear that he wasn't ging t survive，Tyler's mm talked t him abut death.She cmfrted Tyler by telling him that she was dying t，and that she wuld be with him sn in heaven.
A few days befre his death，Tyler beckned(召唤)me ver t his hspital bed and whispered，“I might die sn.I'm nt scared.When I die，please dress me in red.Mm prmised she's cming t heaven，t.I'll be playing when she gets there，and I want t make sure she can find me.”
【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了身患重病的孩子勇敢面对病魔积极拥抱生活的故事。
1．Why did Tyler wear a backpack n his back when he was yung?
A．Because his mther gave it t him as a gift.
B．Because he had n right t chse but t wear it.
C．Because he wanted t be different frm ther kids.
D．Because there was a pump in it，which culd help with his disease.
D [考查细节理解。根据第一段最后三句“This tube was cnnected t a pump，which he carried in a small backpack n his back.Medicatins were cnnected t this pump and were cntinuusly supplied thrugh this tube t his bldstream.At times，he als needed supplemented xygen t supprt his breathing.”可知，Tyler小时候要背一个背包是因为里面装了一个泵，泵里是有助于治疗他疾病的药物，故选D。]
2．Tyler asked the writer t dress him in red when he died in rder t ．
A．shw red is his favrite clr
B．see the writer again in the hspital
C．make his mther recgnize him easily
D．persuade his mther t keep her prmise
C [考查细节理解。根据最后一段的“‘I'll be playing when she gets there，and I want t make sure she can find me.’”可知，Tyler让作者给他穿红衣服是想确保妈妈在天堂里可以找到他。 ]
3．What's Tyler's attitude twards death?
A．Excited. B．Fearful.
C．Dubtful.D．Optimistic.
D [考查推理判断。根据最后一段的整体内容可推知，Tyler并不畏惧死亡，而是希望妈妈到天堂后可以通过衣服的颜色很快认出来他，故选D，意为“乐观的”。]
4．What des the writer want t tell us by writing this passage?
A．Even a child can teach us a lt.
B．Patients shuld be treated with respect.
C．Peple shuld have great curage t face the prblems.
D．We shuld try ur best t help thse wh are infected with HIV.
C [考查写作目的。根据文章的整体内容可知，本文讲述了一个身患重病的孩子勇敢面对病魔，积极乐观地生活的故事。作者很受感动，想通过本文告诉读者要勇敢面对挫折，故选C。]
I felt like I had clicked my heels three times and cme t a cuntry away frm hme every mrning as I walked thrugh the drs at the Embassy f Australia in Washingtn.Musical Aussie accents and Abriginal art exhibits made me wnder if I had entered withut a visa.In fact I was a temprary emplyee，a public affairs unpaid intern(实习生)fr three mnths during the summer in rder t engage myself in the culture f the cuntry where I planned t study the next spring.
During the summer I read the Australian news every day.Wrking at the embassy allwed me t escape the U．S.fr six hurs per day and learn abut what was ging n acrss the planet.After reading the daily Australian and U．S.news I usually helped prepare a PwerPint presentatin fr schl kids wh visited the embassy as part f a schl activity.Depending n whether an embassy event was ging n，I wuld attend weekly meetings t listen t planning and see what I culd d t help.Usually there were smaller tasks t be dne such as creating visitrs' guides.
The mst fantastic event in which I participated was the visit f the Australian Prime Minister.As the nly American amng cuntless Australian media and staff，I felt cmfrtable and was kept busy taking pictures and recrding drstp interviews at famus sites such as the Capitl.As an intern，yu will nt be expsed t tp­secret infrmatin，but yu are n the inside when it cmes t special events.
Gvernment wrk is a useful additin t ne's experience.As an embassy emplyee yu will gain invaluable knwledge while spending yur summer in a culturally diverse wrkplace.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者为了要到澳大利亚学习提前在位于华盛顿的澳大利亚驻美国大使馆实习的经历。
5．What is the authr talking abut?
A．Her embassy internship.
B．Her truble in finding a jb.
C．Her freign culture experience.
D．Her preparatin fr future emplyment.
A [考查主旨大意。根据全文大意可知，作者主要讲述了她在位于华盛顿的澳大利亚驻美国大使馆实习的经历。]
6．Why was the authr in the Embassy f Australia fr three mnths?
A．T apply fr a visa.
B．T prepare t study in Australia.
C．T recrd musical Aussie accents.
D．T appreciate Abriginal art exhibits.
B [考查细节理解。根据第一段最后一句中的“in rder t engage myself in the culture f the cuntry where I planned t study the next spring”可知，作者实习的原因是让自己融入澳大利亚的文化中，因为明年春天她要去那里学习，故答案为B。]
7．What was the authr frbidden t d when the Australian Prime Minister visited America?
A．Recrd drstp interviews.
B．Knw tp­secret infrmatin.
C．Take pictures f special events.
D．Stand amng the Australian staff.
B [考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段最后一句中的“yu will nt be expsed t tp­secret infrmatin”可知，实习生不会接触到绝密信息，故选B。]
8．What can we infer abut the authr's daily rutine at the Embassy?
A．It is tiring.B．It is bring.
C．It is exciting.D．It is relaxing.
C [考查推理判断。根据第三段第一句中的“The mst fantastic event”以及最后一段中的“a useful additin”和“gain invaluable knwledge”可知，作者对这次经历的描述是非常积极和正面的，因此可以推断出，在大使馆工作是令作者兴奋的。]
C
It's been a gd week fr new parents：Since Tuesday，three majr crpratins have changed their parental leave plicies t reduce pressure n emplyees struggling t balance wrk and life with a new baby.The new prgram，which will take effect in Nvember，ffers up t 16 weeks f fully paid leave t primary caregivers and 10 weeks f medical leave fr childbirth，ttaling 26 weeks fr a birth mther wh is her child's primary caregiver.Accrding t The Wall Street Jurnal，nn­primary caregivers will receive up t 14 weeks f paid leave.
“In the US，gvernment mandates(命令)fr paid leave are currently slim t nnexistent，”Ms.Mrris said，“That means cmpanies must seek the tugh balance between supprting emplyees during majr life events and meeting business gals.T ften，emplyees have nt had the supprt they need.”Data frm the Bureau f Labr Statistics say nly 13 percent f full­time wrkers in the United States had access t paid family leave in 2012.Willis Twers Watsn benefits cnsultant Mary Tavarzzi tld Reuters paid leave fr American mthers usually lasts arund a mnth.
Accrding t The New Yrk Times，the United States is the nly high­incme cuntry that des nt have natinally mandated paid family leave.In cntrast，wrkers in Britain are given up t 50 weeks f family leave，37 weeks f which is paid.Barack Obama has talked abut clsing this gap between the United States and its peers，The Times reprted.In December，he began giving federal emplyees six weeks f paid family leave fllwing the birth f a child.“It's time we stpped treating childcare as a side issue r a wmen's issue，and treated it like the natinal ecnmic pririty(优先事项)that it is，”he said in his State f the Unin address in January.
Sme studies have shwn that the benefits f paid parental leave are tangible(实际的)beynd the relief new parents experience at being able t fcus n their children withut wrrying abut mney.
【语篇解读】 本文为说明文。介绍了美国三大公司在一周之内相继公布产假修改制度，对那些刚刚有孩子的父母来说这无疑是一大好消息。
9．Why is it a gd week fr new parents?
A．The cst they paid will be shared.
B．Lnger perids f parental leave are expected.
C．The plicy benefiting them takes effect.
D．Emplyees' wrking time is becming shrter.
B [考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“three majr crpratins have changed their parental leave plicies”可知三大公司相继修改了产假政策；再结合“ttaling 26 weeks fr a birth mther”可知产假有望延长，故选B。]
10．What did Ms.Mrris say abut the US's present paid leave?
A．It's well carried ut.
B．It's supprted by emplyers.
C．Few emplyees really get the benefits.
D．It increases the cst f the cmpanies.
C [考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“‘In the US，gvernment mandates(命令)fr paid leave are currently slim t nnexistent’”可知，在美国，政府对于带薪休假的命令少得几乎不存在，由此可推知，很少有员工从带薪休假中受益。故选C。]
11．What can we infer frm Obama's wrds?
A．Wmen can perfrm as well as men.
B．Childcare shuld be taken mre seriusly than the ecnmy.
C．Wrking cnditins fr wmen are wrsening.
D．The imprtance f paid family leave was nce ignred.
D [考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“the United States is the nly high­incme cuntry that des nt have natinally mandated paid family leave”可知，美国是高收入国家中唯一一个无全国性的法定带薪产假的国家。再结合“‘It's time we stpped treating childcare as a side issue r a wmen's issue，and treated it like the natinal ecnmic pririty(优先事项)that it is’”可知，奥巴马解释了这一现象的原因，即忽视了带薪产假的重要性，故选D。]
12．What may be discussed in the fllwing paragraphs?
A．Peple's reactins t Obama's decisin.
B．Reasns fr a paid family leave prgram.
C．Other advantages f a paid family leave prgram.
D．The gap between the US and ther cuntries.
C [考查推理判断。根据最后一段的内容尤其是“the benefits f paid parental leave are tangible(实际的)beynd the relief”可知，带薪产假的好处不仅仅是新手父母在照顾孩子时不需要担心钱的问题，故下文很可能会进一步探讨带薪产假给员工、公司或社会带来的其他好处，故选C。]