2021年高考英语精品试题专题13 阅读表达 训练2

这是一份2021年高考英语精品试题专题13 阅读表达 训练2，共6页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解题等内容，欢迎下载使用。
I went nline t check if my pay was in my bank accunt. T my amazement I discvered that nt nly had I been paid, a cmpany I'd never wrked fr had als paid me! I knew I'd have been beside myself if my wn salary was nt in my accunt, s I tried t get the mney back t the right persn. Easier said than dne.
The bank culdn't help as it wasn't a bank prblem. The human-resurce department at the cmpany that paid me was unable t help as I didn't have enugh details. I rang the bank again. Thankfully I had a sympathetic call peratr wh gave me a name, s I again rang the cmpany "Daniel" wrked fr.
I expected the bank wuld cntact me t arrange t take the mney frm my accunt and repay Daniel. I heard nthing fr a mnth and the mney remained in my accunt when Daniel called, explaining he'd tried t get back his mney but had been unsuccessful as neither the bank nr his cmpany felt it was their errr. He had rung t ask if I culd speak t the bank, but after chatting fr a few minutes we realized we culd prbably fix this prblem urselves.
We decided I wuld take the mney frm my accunt and he wuld pick it up frm me. Due t my busy jb I was unable t meet Daniel persnally but he left me a lvely bttle f wine in exchange fr what was rightfully his. I never had any intentin f keeping Daniel's pay but red tape (繁琐手续) made it difficult t d the right thing. It all came dwn t tw peple being able t d what a huge bank and a large cmpany culdn't d—admit a mistake has ccurred and fix it.
(1) Hw did the authr react t the extra mney in his bank accunt? (N mre than 15 wrds)
(2) The underlined phrase "beside myself" prbably means . (N mre than 2 wrds)
(3) Hw did the bank and the cmpany respnd t the prblem? (N mre than 10 wrds)
(4) What was the final slutin t the prblem in the end? (N mre than 12 wrds)
(5) Wh d yu think shuld be t blame? Why? (N mre than 20 wrds)
16-year-ld Laresce Brwn has becme the strngest schlgirl in the UK. She says her success is due t a jint cnditin, which used t engender great pain.
Laresce has six British and Wrld Champin pwer-lifting recrds under her belt. Yet until just tw years ag, a cnditin called hypermbility left her in s much pain that she was unable t take part in sprt. Rather than letting her illness limit her life, Laresce tk inspiratin frm her father, and began weight-lifting. These put an end t her pain, and she became a champin in her field.
Laresce lves t dance and she was a keen Mrris dancer at the age f eleven. After that, she had t face daily pain in her knees, elbws and hands. She was frced t miss several days f schl each mnth, due t pain and the lack f sleep that caused.
Hwever, she is nw effectively cured, since taking up the sprt f pwer-lifting 18 mnths ag.
Laresce's psitin as Britain's strngest pwer-lifter fr her age is dwn t her spirit and determinatin. T ensure her success, Laresce must train fr eight hurs a week. "I really enjyed the feeling f pwer I gt and the excitement f peple encuraging me t d my best. Becming a champin was a big surprise—I just started ff fr fun and I was nt expecting anything. S t win six titles was amazing," she said.
Laresce's father said, "Being the father f such a high-achieving teen, I culdn't be mre prud. She's truly the apple f my eye and has wrked s hard t be where she is tday. She's made us all s happy, and I feel we all enjy a bright future tgether thanks t her."
(1) What des the underlined wrd "engender" in Para. 1 prbably mean? (1 wrd)

(2) What achievements has Laresce gt? (n mre than 8 wrds)

(3) What helped her defeat the illness? (n mre than 8 wrds)

(4) Why did she think winning six titles was amazing? (n mre than 15 wrds)

(5) What d yu think f Laresce Brwn? (n mre than 25 wrds)

I'm a 34-year-ld man, married, lived in a nice huse, and have a successful career as an educatinal cnsultant. But my life was nt always s great. I had a learning disability frm an early age. I went t a special schl where I gt plenty f extra help. Still, I suffered the rest f my schl days in public schls.
My life imprved remarkably when I discvered art. The art wrld gave me a chance t express myself withut wrds. I went t a wrkshp and gradually gt gd at making things with clay (黏土). Here I learned my first imprtant lessn: disabled as I was in language. I culd still be smart and well express myself with clay. And my cnfidence came alng.
I gt my next lessn frm rck climbing. It was a fun thing but I was scared frm the start. I sn nticed it wasn't a talent thing; it was practice. S I did it mre. After abut five years f climbing, I fund myself in Ysemite Valley n a big wall. I learned that if yu fall in lve with smething and d it all the time, yu will get better at it.
Later I decided t apply my previus experience t learning hw t read and write. Every day I practiced reading and writing, which I used t avid as much as pssible. After tw hard years, I was literate.
Having gne thrugh the lng prcess with art, rck climbing, and reading and writing, nw I've gt t a pint in my life where I knw I am smart enugh t dive int an area that is ttally unknwn, hard, but interesting.
(1) What made the authr's schl days difficult? (N mre than 5 wrds)

(2) Why did art give the authr cnfidence? (N mre than 10 wrds)

(3) What lessn did the authr learn frm rck climbing? (N mre than 15 wrds)

(4) What is the meaning f the underlined part in Paragraph 4? (N mre than 5 wrds)

(5) Hw des the authr's stry inspire yu t vercme difficulties in life? Put it in yur wn wrds. (N mre than 20 wrds)

Five years ag, David Smith wre an expensive suit t wrk every day. "I was a clthes addict," he jkes. "I used t carry a fresh suit t wrk with me s I culd change if my clthes gt wrinkled." Tday David wears casual clthes—khaki pants and sprts shirt t the ffice. He hardly ever wears a necktie. "I'm wrking harder than ever," David says, "and I need t feel cmfrtable."
Mre and mre cmpanies are allwing their ffice wrkers t wear casual clthes t wrk in the United States. The change frm frmal t casual ffice wear has been gradual. In the early 1990s, many cmpanies allwed their emplyees t wear casual clthes n Friday. This became knwn as "dress-dwn Friday" r "casual Friday". "What started ut as an extra ne-day-a-week benefit fr emplyees has really becme an everyday thing," said business cnsultant Maisly Jnes.
Why have s many cmpanies started allwing their emplyees t wear casual clthes? One reasn is that it's easier fr a cmpany t attract new emplyees if it has a casual dress cde. "Many yung peple dn't want t dress up fr wrk," says the wner f a sftware cmpany, "s it's hard t hire peple if yu have a cnservative dress cde." Anther reasn is that peple seem happier and mre prductive when they are wearing cmfrtable clthes. In a study, 85 percent f emplyers said that they believe that casual dress imprves emplyees' mtivatin. Only 4 percent f emplyers said that casual dress has a negative influence n prductivity. Supprters f casual ffice wear als argue that a casual dress cde helps them save mney. "Suits are expensive, if yu have t wear ne every day," ne persn said, "fr the same amunt f mney, yu can buy a lt mre casual clthes."
(1) Why des David Smith wear casual clthes nw? (n mre than 10 wrds)
(2) Please list three advantages f casual ffice wear accrding t the text? (n mre than 10 wrds)
(3) What is the English meaning f the underlined wrd "cde" in Paragraph 3? (1 wrd)
(4) Hw did "casual Friday" cme int use? (n mre than 25 wrds)
(5) What's yur favrite dressing style? Why? (n mre than 20 wrds)
答案
一、阅读理解题
1. 【答案】
(1) He felt surprised and wanted t return it t the right persn.
(2) Very angry./ Very mad./ Very crazy.
(3) Neither the bank nr the cmpany admitted their fault.
(4) The authr and Daniel slved the prblem themselves.
(5) Students' wn answer.
【解析】
(1) 正确答案是He felt surprised and wanted t return it t the right persn。
此题是细节理解题。根据第一段“T my amazement……”和“ I knew I'd have been beside myself if my wn salary was nt in my accunt, s I tried t get the mney back t the right persn. ”可知作者觉得十分惊讶，并且想要把钱归还给正确的人。
(2) 正确答案是Very angry./ Very mad./ Very crazy。
此题是词义猜测题。根据第一段“ I knew I'd have been beside myself if my wn salary was nt in my accunt, s I tried t get the mney back t the right persn. ”可知，作者认为如果自己的薪水不在自己的账户里，他会感到非常“生气/狂躁”，所以可以推断划线短语表达的意思是“Very angry/ Very mad/ Very crazy”。
(3) 正确答案是Neither the bank nr the cmpany admitted their fault。
此题是细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“The bank culdn't help as it wasn't a bank prblem. The human-resurce department at the cmpany that paid me was unable t help as I didn't have enugh details. I rang the bank again. ”可推知答案。
(4) 正确答案是The authr and Daniel slved the prblem themselves。
此题是细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“ It all came dwn t tw peple being able t d what a huge bank and a large cmpany culdn't d admit a mistake has ccurred and fix it.”可知，作者和Daniel在共同努力下一同解决了问题。
(5) 此题是开放性题目，答案合理即可。
2. 【答案】
(1) Cause.
(2) Six British and Wrld Champin pwer-lifting recrds.
(3) Her father's inspiratin and weight-lifting.
(4) Because she started ff fr fun and was nt expecting the success.
(5) She is a determined girl. In spite f her terrible illness, she wrks hard and succeeds in the pwer-lifting field.
3. 【答案】
(1) (His) learning disability.
Or: Having a learning disability.
(2) He culd be smart and express himself with clay.
Or: Art culd help him express himself withut wrds.
Or: He culd well express himself with clay/ art.
(3) If yu enjy smething and keep ding it, yu will get better at it.
Or: The mre yu practice smething. the better at it yu will becme.
Or: Practice makes perfect.
Or : Practice leads t success.
(4) I culd read and write.
(5) We shuld nt lse heart in face f difficulties. If we wrk hard, we will find a way ut.
Or: The authr's stry tells me that I shuld be cnfident and practice hard t vercme difficulties in mylife.
Or: We shuld vercme ur weakness and fears with curage and determinatin.
4. 【答案】
(1) Because they make him feel cmfrtable (at ease) when wrking.
(2) (1) Saving emplyees' mney.
(2) Imprving emplyees' mtivatin.
(3) Making emplyees happy.
(4) Attracting emplyees.
(5) Making emplyees mre prductive.
(3) Rule/ Principle.
(4) In the early 1990s, in the USA, many cmpanies allwed their emplyees t wear casual clthes n Friday, which is knwn as "casual Friday".
(5) Open (Answers may vary.)
【解析】
(1) 正确答案是Because they make him feel cmfrtable (at ease) when wrking。
此题是细节理解题。根据“Tday David wears casual clthes—khaki pants and sprts shirt t the ffice. He hardly ever wears a necktie. "I'm wrking harder than ever," David says, "and I need t feel cmfrtable." 今天大卫穿着休闲的衣服——卡其裤和运动衫去办公室。他几乎从不打领带。大卫说：‘我工作比以前更努力了，我需要感到舒适。’”可知。
(2) 正确答案是(1) Saving emplyees' mney. (2) Imprving emplyees' mtivatin. (3) Making emplyees happy. (4) Attracting emplyees. (5) Making emplyees mre prductive.
此题是细节理解题。根据：“Why have s many cmpanies started allwing their emplyees t wear casual clthes? One reasn is that it's easier fr a cmpany t attract new emplyees if it has a casual dress cde…Anther reasn is that peple seem happier and mre prductive when they are wearing cmfrtable clthes. In a study, 85 percent f emplyers said that they believe that casual dress imprves emplyees' mtivatin…Supprters f casual ffice wear als argue that a casual dress cde helps them save mney" 为什么这么多公司开始允许员工穿休闲服？原因之一是，如果公司有一个休闲的着装要求，那么它就更容易吸引新员工……另一个原因是，当人们穿着舒适的衣服时，他们似乎更快乐，更有效率。在一项研究中，85%的雇主表示，他们认为便装能提高员工的积极性……办公室便装的支持者也认为，便装规定有助于他们省钱。”
(3) 正确答案是Rule/ Principle。
此题是词义猜测题。______
(4) 正确答案是In the early 1990s, in the USA, many cmpanies allwed their emplyees t wear casual clthes n Friday, which is knwn as "casual Friday"。
此题是细节理解题。根据“In the early 1990s, many cmpanies allwed their emplyees t wear casual clthes n Friday. 上世纪90年代初，许多公司允许员工在周五穿休闲服。这被称为“便装星期五”或“便装星期五”。”可知。
(5) 此题是主观题，合理作答即可。