高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解5

这是一份高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解5，共8页。
1.Shpping fr clthes is nt the same experience fr a man as it is fr a wman. A man ges shpping because he needs smething. His purpse is settled and decided in advance. He knws what he wants, and his bjective is t find it and buy it; the price is a secndary cnsideratin. All men simply walk int a shp and ask the assistant fr what they want. If the shp has it in stck(有现货的), the salesman prmptly prduces it, and the business f trying it n fllws at nce. All being well, the deal can be and ften is cmpleted in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and t everyne's satisfactin.
Fr a man, slight prblems may begin when the shp des nt have what he wants, r des nt have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries t sell the custmer smething else, he ffers the nearest t the article required. N gd salesman brings ut such a substitute implitely; he des s with skill: “I knw this jacket is nt the style yu want, sir, but wuld yu like t try it fr size? It happens t be the clr yu mentined.” Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual respnse is: “This is the right clr and may be the right size, but I shuld be wasting my time and yurs by trying it n.”
Nw hw des a wman g abut buying clthes? In almst every respect she des s in the ppsite way. Her shpping is nt ften based n need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is nly “having a lk rund”. She is always pen t persuasin; indeed she sets great stre by what the saleswman tells her, even by what cmpanins tell her. She will try n any number f things. Uppermst in her mind is the thught f finding smething that everyne thinks suits her. Cntrary t a lt f jkes, mst wmen have an excellent sense f value when they buy clthes. They are always n the lkut fr the unexpected bargain. Faced with a rmful f dresses, a wman may easily spend an hur ging frm ne rail t anther, t and fr, ften retracing her steps, befre selecting the dresses she wants t try n. It is a labrius prcess, but apparently an enjyable ne. Mst dress shps prvide chairs fr the waiting husbands.
46. The underlined sentence “the price is a secndary cnsideratin” in the first paragraph means when a man is shpping ______.
A. he buys gd quality things, s lng as they are nt t dear
B. he buys whatever he likes withut cnsidering its value
C. he des nt mind hw much he has t pay fr the right things
D. he ften buys things withut giving the matter prper thught.
47. What des a man d when he can nt get exactly what he wants?
A. He buys a similar thing because f the clr he wants.
B. He usually des nt buy anything.
C. At least tw f his requirements must be met befre he buys.
D. S lng as the style is right, he buys the thing.
48. What is the mst bvius difference between men and wmen shppers?
A. Men d nt try clthes n in a shp while wmen d.
B. Wmen bargain fr their clthes, but men d nt.
C. The time they take ver buying clthes.
D. Men g shpping based n need, but wmen never.
2.Cultural Center Adds Classes fr Yung Adults
The Allendale Cultural Center has expanded its arts prgram t include classes fr yung adults. Directr Leah Martin annunced Mnday that beginning in September, three new classes will be ffered t the Allendale cmmunity. The curse titles will be Yga fr Teenagers; Hip Hp Dance: Learning the Latest Mves; and Creative Jurnaling fr Teens: Discvering the Writer Within. The latter curse will nt be held at the Allendale Cultural Center but instead will meet at the Allendale Public Library.
Staff member Tricia Cusins will teach the yga and hip hp classes. Ms. Cusins is an accmplished chregrapher (舞蹈教师) as well as an experienced dance educatr. She has an MA in dance educatin frm Teachers Cllege, Clumbia University, where she wrte a thesis n the pedaggical (教学法的) effectiveness f dance educatin. The jurnaling class will be taught by Betsy Milfrd. Ms. Milfrd is the head librarian at the Allendale Public Library as well as a clumnist fr the prfessinal jurnal Library Fcus.
The curses are part f the Allendale Cultural Center’s Prject Teen, which was initiated by Leah Martin, Directr f the Cultural Center. Accrding t Martin, this prject is a direct result f her effrts t make the center a mre essential part f the Allendale cmmunity. Over the last several years, the number f peple wh have visited the cultural center fr classes r events has steadily declined. Prject Teen is primarily funded by a generus grant frm The McGee Arts Fundatin, an rganizatin devted t bringing arts prgrams t yung adults. Martin versees the Prject Teen bard, which cnsists f five bard members. Tw bard members are students at Allendale’s Brkdale High Schl; the ther three are adults with backgrunds in educatin and the arts.
The creative jurnaling class will be cspnsred by Brkdale High Schl, and students wh cmplete the class will be given the pprtunity t publish ne f their jurnal entries in Pulse, Brkdale’s student literary magazine. Students wh cmplete the hip hp class will be eligible t participate in the Allendale Review, an annual cncert spnsred by the cultural center that features lcal actrs, musicians, and dancers. All classes are scheduled t begin immediately fllwing schl dismissal, and transprtatin will be available frm Brkdale High Schl t the Allendale Cultural Center and the Allendale Public Library. Fr mre infrmatin abut Prject Teen, cntact the cultural center’s prgramming ffice at 988-0099 r drp by the ffice after June 1 t pick up a fall curse catalg. The ffice is lcated n the third flr f the Allendale Twn Hall.
Which f the fllwing statements is crrect?
A. Tricia Cusins will teach tw f the new classes.
B. The new classes will begin n June 1.
C. Peple wh want a cmplete fall catalgue shuld stp by the Allendale Public Library.
D. The cultural center’s annual cncert is called Pulse.
Accrding t Leah Martin, what was the direct cause f Prject Teen?
A. Tricia Cusins was available t teach curses in the fall.
B. Cmmunity rganizatins were ignring lcal teenagers.
C. The McGee Arts Fundatin wanted t be mre invlved in Allendale’s arts prgramming.
D. She wanted t make the cultural center a mre imprtant part f the Allendale cmmunity.
Which f the fllwing factrs is implied as anther reasn fr Prject Teen?
A. The number f peple visiting the cultural center has declined ver the last several years.
B. The cultural center wanted a grant frm The McGee Arts Fundatin.
C. The yung peple f Allendale have cmplained abut the cultural center’s fferings.
D. Leah Martin thinks classes fr teenagers are mre imprtant than classes fr adults.
This article is rganized in which f the fllwing ways?
A. In time rder, frm the past t the future.
B. Mst imprtant infrmatin first, fllwed by backgrund and details.
C. Backgrund first, fllwed by the mst imprtant infrmatin and details.
D. As sensatinal news, with the mst cntrversial tpic first.
3.The number f speakers f English in Shakespeare's time is estimated t have been abut five millin. Tday it is estimated that sme 260 millin peple speak it as a native language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Suth Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In additin t the standard varieties f English fund in these areas, there are a great many reginal and scial varieties f the language as well as varius levels f usage that are emplyed bth in its spken and written frms.
In fact, it is impssible t estimate the number f peple in the wrld wh have acquired an adequate wrking knwledge f English in additin t their wn languages. The purpse fr English learning and the situatins in which such learning takes place are s varied that it is difficult t explain and still mre difficult t judge what frms an adequate wrking knwledge fr each situatin.
The main reasn fr the widespread demand fr English is its present­day imprtance as a wrld language. Besides serving the indefinite needs f its native speakers, English is a language in which sme f imprtant wrks in science, technlgy, and ther fields are being prduced, and nt always by native speakers. It is widely used fr such purpses as meterlgical and airprt cmmunicatins, internatinal cnferences, and the spread f infrmatin ver the radi and televisin netwrks f many natins. It is a language f wider cmmunicatin fr a number f develping cuntries, especially frmer British clnies. Many f these cuntries have multilingual ppulatins and need a language fr internal cmmunicatin in such matters as gvernment, cmmerce, industry, law and educatin as well as fr internatinal cmmunicatin and fr entrance t the scientific and technlgical develpments in the West.
43. Which f the fllwing statements is NOT true?
A. Sme 260 millin peple in the wrld have an adequate wrking knwledge f English.
B. There are sme 260 millin native speakers f English in the wrld.
C. It is almst impssible t estimate the number f peple with an adequate wrking knwledge f English.
D. Peple learn English fr a variety f reasns.
44. Accrding t the passage, what is the main reasn fr the widespread use f English?
A. It was ppular during Shakespeare's time.
B. It is used in frmer British clnies.
C. It serves the needs f its native speakers.
D. It is a wrld language that is used fr internatinal cmmunicatin.
45. What frms an adequate wrking knwledge f English?
A. The ability t read a newspaper.
B. It is difficult t judge because it differs fr each situatin.
C. Being a multilingual.
D. Being a native speaker.
46. What type f develping cuntries wuld be mst likely t use English?
A. Thse gegraphically clse t the United States.
B. Thse interested in the culture f the United States.
C. Frmer clnies f Great Britain.
D. Cuntries where internatinal cnferences are held.
4.Bys need friends, suffer when they dn't believe they have any, and wrry ver the ups and dwns f relatinships. Many adults believe that smehw bys need friends less than girls d, in truth, thugh, n by is an island; bys value their friends thrughut childhd and adlescence and are happier and healthier when they have slid relatinships with peers.
Despite the cmmn belief that girls are better at relatinships, mst bys cnsider their friends a very imprtant part f their lives, and bys may actually be better at keeping friendships than girls are. A recent study f 10 t 15­year­ld bys and girls fund that girls' friendships are actually mre fragile. Girls tend t say and d hurtful things t each ther mre frequently than bys, and girls are mre hurt by the end f a friendship.
Bys are the living definitin f the phrase “peer grup”; they lve games with rules, cmpetitin, and ding things tgether. Bys seem t enjy, even need the pprtunity t test themselves against thers, and many lasting friendships begin in karate (空手道) class r n the basketball curt. Cmpetence and skill are widely respected; being picked last fr a team r left ut altgether is an experience that can haunt (萦绕心头) a by fr years.
As bys mature, the friendship becmes even mre imprtant, and it frequently widens t include girls. During the teen years, friends can becme the mst imprtant part f a by's life—and a part in which his parents are nt included. The cnfusin f being a teenager leads bys t frm clse bnds with friends. There is the sense fr many bys that a friend is smene wh is “always there fr me”， smene he can trust. They may be partners in crime r partners in study, but the friendship f adlescent bys can run surprisingly deep.
39. Accrding t the text, bys' friendship________.
A. is usually built arund active play B. tends t be in small grups
C. can bear mutual hurt between friends D. desn't suffer frm failure
40. The authr mentins the study in the secnd paragraph t prve ________.
A. many peple believe girls are better at relatinships
B. mst bys cnsider their friends very imprtant
C. bys may be better at keeping friendships than girls
D. bys may be mre active in a friendship
41. As a by gets lder, he tends t________.
A. widen his circle f friends t include different kinds f peple
B. shift his fcus frm his friends t himself
C. leave his parents ut f his friendship
D. be cnfused abut what a friendship is
42. What's the best title fr the text?
A. Friendships between Bys and Girls B. Bys and Their Friendship
C. Childhd and Adlescent Friendship D. Tips n Making Friends with Bys
5.China is ging green. In rder t reduce air pllutin and il shrtages, autmbile manufacturers have annunced their plans t develp hybrid vehicles (混合燃料汽车) fr the Chinese market. Tyta's hybrid car Prius will be ready t drive in China this week. Let's have a lk at the new car.
Any vehicle is a hybrid when it cmbines tw r mre surces f pwer. Hybrid cars run ff a rechargeable battery and gasline. Hybrid cars have special engines, which are smaller than traditinal gasline engines. They run at 99 percent f their pwer when the car is cruising (匀速行驶). A specially designed battery mtr prvides extra pwer fr running up hills r when extra acceleratin is needed.
Step int a Prius, and turn n the engine. The first thing yu ntice is hw much quieter it is than a traditinal car. At this pint, the car's gasline engine is drmant (休眠). The electric mtr will prvide pwer until the car reaches abut 24 km/h. If yu stay at a lw speed, yu are effectively driving an electric car, with n gasline being used, and n waste gas gives ff.
The nbard (车载的) cmputer makes the decisin abut when t use a gas engine, when t g electric, and when t use a cmbinatin f the tw. If yu g ver 24 km/h, when yu step n the gas pedal (油门), yu are actually telling the cmputer hw fast yu want t g.
The electrnic mtr recharges autmatically using a set f batteries. When driving at high speed, the gasline engine nt nly pwers the car, but als charges the batteries. Any time yu use the brake, the electric mtr in the wheels will wrk like a generatr and prduce electricity t recharge the batteries. As a cnsequence, the car's batteries will last fr arund 200,000 miles.
35. The authr writes this passage mainly t________.
A. teach peple hw t drive a hybrid car
B. intrduce a new kind f “green” car
C. shw hw t save their gasline when driving a car
D. annunce plans t develp hybrid vehicles fr China
36. Which f the fllwings is NOT true?
A. The hybrid cars reduce air pllutin and il shrtages.
B. The car's gasline engine desn't wrk until it reaches abut 24 km/h.
C. This kind f car is cmpletely cntrlled by an nbard cmputer.
D. A specially designed battery mtr prvides extra pwer when needed.
37. What is the mst imprtant feature f hybrid cars?
A. They are pwered by bth a rechargeable battery and gasline.
B. They are much quieter than traditinal cars.
C. They nly use 99 percent f their pwer t run up hills.
D. They have smaller engines than traditinal gasline nes.
38. What can we cnclude frm the stry?
A. The batteries can be recharged at any time yu want.
B. Using the brake suggests that the gasline engine shuld wrk.
C. The batteries will last fr 200, 000 miles withut being recharged.
D. The gasline engine charges the batteries as well as pwers the car.
6.It was the summer f 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca abut his plan fr the future. “I'm ging t cllege, but I need a way t pay fr it,” Deluca recalls saying, “Buck said, ‘yu shuld pen a sandwich shp.’”
That afternn, they agreed t be partners. And they set a gal: t pen 32 stres in ten years. After ding sme research, Buck wrte a check fr $1,000. Deluca rented a strefrnt (店面) in Cnnecticut, and when they culdn't cver their start­up csts, Buck kicked in anther $1,000.
But business didn't g smthly as they expected. Deluca says, “After six mnths, we were ding prly, but we didn't knw hw badly, because we didn't have any financial cntrls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lwer than their csts.
Deluca was managing the stre and t the University f Bridgeprt at the same time. Buck was wrking at his day jb as a nuclear physicist in New Yrk. They'd meet Mnday evenings and brainstrm ideas fr keeping the business running. “We cnvinced urselves t pen a secnd stre. We figured we culd tell the public, ‘We are s successful; we are pening a secnd stre.’” And they did—in the spring f 1966. Still, it was a lt f learning by trial and errr.
But the partners' learn­as­yu­g apprach turned ut t be their greatest strength. Every Friday, Deluca wuld drive arund and hand­deliver the checks t pay their supplies. “It prbably tk me tw and a half hurs and it wasn't necessary but as a result, the suppliers gt t knw me very well, and the persnal relatinships established really helped ut,” Deluca says.
And having a gal was als imprtant. “There are s many prblems that can get yu dwn. Yu just have t keep wrking tward yur gal,” Deluca adds.
Deluca ended up funding Subways Sandwich, the multimillin­dllar restaurant chain.
31. Which f the fllwing is true f Buck?
A. He put mney int the sandwich business.
B. He was a prfessr f business administratin.
C. He was studying at the University f Bridgeprt.
D. He rented a strefrnt fr Deluca.
32. What can we learn abut their first shp?
A. It std at an unfavrable place.
B. It lwered the prices t pr management.
C. It made n prfits due t pr management.
D. It lacked cntrl ver the quality f sandwich.
33. They decided t pen a secnd stre because they ________.
A. had enugh mney t d it
B. had succeeded in their business
C. wished t meet the increasing demand f custmers
D. wanted t make believe that they were successful
34. What cntributes mst t their success accrding t the authr?
A. Learning by trial and errr. B. Making friends with supplies.
C. Finding a gd partner. D. Opening chain stres.
试卷答案
1.CBC
2.47-50. ADAB
3.43-46. ADBC
4.39-42. ACCB
5.35-38. BCAD
6.31-34. ACDA