2016年高考第二轮复习英语江西版
专题升级训练十四 阅读理解(三)
第一节 阅读理解
A
(2012江西重点中学盟校第一次联考)
“Fathers should be neither seen nor heard，”wrote Oscar Wilde.“This is the only proper basis for family life.”It's hard to say what Wilde would have thought of this week's cover photo or the pictures inside of dads and their children.Several clearly oppose the outdated idea of fathers as detached(使分开) from the parenting process and that's just what the photographers intended.
Gregory Heisler，who did the cover photograph，says he wanted the image to show genuine affections.So，rather than use professional models，he went out and found some “real dads and their real kids”．Adds Heisler：“Instead of doing some skilful，overproduced photographs，I wanted something more authentic to the experience of being a father.”This isn't the first time that Heisler,39，has conveyed complex ideas for the cover of TIME.His photographs have decorated the front of the magazine some 20 times，ranging from Olympic athlete Jackie JoynerKersee and director Davis Lynch to former President George Bush and Ted Turner for “Man of the Year” issues in 1991 and 1992，respectively.But this week's TIME cover has special meaning，he says，because he and his wife had their first child，Lucy,16 months ago.
The pictures appearing inside were all done by photographer Jeffrey Lowe.Although Lowe has not experienced fatherhood yet，he observed many warm moments of parenting by spending a lot of private time with each dad and child.Of all the pictures，Lowe was most deeply touched by the fathertobe embracing his pregnant wife.
While most of the credit for the pictures rightly goes to those behind the camera，cover coordinator(协调者) Linda Freeman and assistant picture editor Mary Worrell Bousquette，who work behind the scenes，also deserve praise.Freeman，for instance，had the challenging task of making arrangements for the group portrait of child movie stars that appears on Page 62.Says she：“My greatest reward is working with these talented artists.”Bousquette edited the pictures that appear inside.“I wanted our story to show the many faces of fatherhood，”she says.At least in this issue，those fathers are seen as well as heard.Sorry，Oscar.
1．In this week's TIME the photographers wanted ______.
A．to show Oscar Wilde's view had gone out of date
B．to show honor to the famous playwright Oscar Wilde
C．to support Oscar Wilde's view
D．to say sorry to Oscar Wilde
2．In Oscar Wilde's view，______.
A．fathers should stay actively involved in their children's lives
B．there should be distance between fathers and children in family life
C．what fathers enjoy most is family life
D．fathers aren't sure about what they should do at home
3．What does the underlined word “genuine” mean?
A．real B．artificial
C．professional
D．skilful
4．Jeffrey Lowe managed to show fathers' feelings accurately in his photos by ______.
A．trying to experience fatherhood himself
B．spending most of his time with his pregnant wife
C．studying the relationship between each member in a family
D．mixing with many fathers and their children
5．Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A．Heisler has conveyed complex ideas for the cover of Time several times.
B．Mary Worrell Bousquette is a cover coordinator.
C．Lowe was most deeply touched by pregnant wives.
D．The author praises the work by the photographers and the editors.
B
(2012济南三模)
Batteries are included，but the charger's not.The Nokia ECu concept phone doesn't need to plug in；it charges from any heat source.Designer Patrick Hyland says it can even work off the warmth of your pocket.The first time “it would take approximately seven hours to reach full charge，then after that it's continuously charging by keeping the phone in areas between 86 degrees and 104 degrees Fahrenheit.” That's one hot pocket.
He's put a thermogenerator(热偶发电器)inside the phone that transforms heat into electric potential energy.To better conduct the heat to that little power plant in your pocket，the ECu(E for energy，Cu for copper)is coated by copper backing with heat sinks like those normally used to keep electronics from overheating.
Nokia doesn't have current plans to build the phone，so for now it remains a concept.But Hyland says he's open to anyone who wants to cooperate.
For Americans this technology would certainly be convenient.It would also save a bit on energy bills and waste.“Annually，unwanted phone chargers produce 51,000 tons of waste in addition to the greenhouse gases created by the production of the electricity needed to charge them，” Hyland says.So a chargerfree phone is also a green phone.Though adapting our plugin habits would help a group of people，most cell phone related energy use comes from leaving your charger plugged in all day unnecessarily.
The real potential for chargerfree cell phone technology is what it could enable places where plugging in isn't an option，like rural areas in the developing world.
Cell phones are spreading faster than power lines and bringing with them countless opportunities，aid and health advances.A phone like the ECu，if it ever comes to be，would enable all manner of expanded aid and development by phone projects.Let's hope Patrick finds a partner.
6．What do we know about the ECu phone?
A．It doesn't have a battery or a charger.
B．It is properly marketed and sells well.
C．It's continuously charging from any area.
D．It has a highly conductive copper cover.
7．What's the function of the underlined part “heat sinks” in Paragraph 2?
A．To give off heat.
B．To measure heat.
C．To turn up heat.
D．To supply heat.
8．A chargerfree phone is friendly to the environment because ______.
A．it is just a concept
B．it is selfchargeable
C．it brings convenience
D．it is no waste of money
9．From the last two paragraphs we can know that ______.
A．Patrick is not ready to cooperate with others
B．power lines spread every corner of the world
C．phone projects may help solve the energy crisis
D．phones like the ECu have huge potential benefits
10．What is the best title of the text?
A．Designer Patrick Hyland
B．Nokia Concept Phone on Sale
C．Charging Your Phone from Pockets
D．Benefiting from Phone Technology
C
It's a nightmare for Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)：within a week，two students committed suicide by jumping off dorm buildings.
Officials from the university are reluctant to give interviews.
“We had a hard time calming down students who were shocked at the suicides，” said Zhang Jingyuan，one official of HUST.
“Media coverage may arouse some students' negative emotions again.Suicide can be contagious，” Zhang said.
The university reacted promptly to the first suicide on October 23.
Advisors and class leaders conducted dormtodorm checks to find students suffering depression.Then psychologists offered oneonone counseling to them.
Notice boards publicizing tips for identifying peers' mental problems and offering help were set up in front of dorm buildings.Leaflets carrying similar information were handed out to each dorm. However，the second suicide came seven days later.
Both students were described as men of few words.Their schoolmates didn't see anything to indicate suicide.
Zhang revealed that the two students had been bothered by mental disorders.But the school didn't know this until the students' close friends outside school and their parents unveiled the truth after the suicides.
According to Zhang，there are only three fulltime counselors working in the university's counseling center for its 60,000 students.He complained，“It's unrealistic to rely only on counselors to detect students' mental problems.”
Effective prevention comes from longterm education for life instead of temporary intervention to meet an emergency，said Hu Yi'an.Hu delivers a course of lectures on life and death at Guangzhou University.He worries that universities have paid little attention to education for life.
“Education for life helps students respect and love life so they won't resort to ending their lives when they have difficulties，” said Hu.
According to Hu，the principles can be incorporated into everyday teaching.
Hu is also concerned that some universities are conveying discriminatory message that will hold back students from seeking help.
When HUST conducted the dormtodorm examination，students with poor academic performance were paid special attention.In March，Peking University also released a controversial policy，which required teachers to have a chat with students “with biased thinking”．
However，Hu suggested that students step out of their comfort zone to seek reallife communication.
11．The underlined word “reluctant” in Paragraph 2 probably means “______”．
A．eagerB．unhappy
C．unwilling
D．afraid
12．Why did the advisors and class leaders go to the students' dorm?
A．To learn the first suicide.
B．To avoid the second suicide.
C．To learn about the students suffering depression.
D．To offer help to the students.
13．In which column of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?
A．Entertainment
B． Campus
C．Advertisement
D．Culture
14．Which one of the following is NOT the reason why officials from the university are reluctant to give interviews?
A．The university reacted promptly to the first suicide on October 23.
B．They had a hard time calming down students who were shocked at the suicides.
C．Media coverage may arouse some students' negative emotions again.
D．Two suicides within a week is really a nightmare for the university.
15．What's the main idea of the passage?
A．Two students of HUST committed suicide.
B．What can we do to prevent the student's suicide?
C．The reasons why the students committed suicide.
D．The dangers in the universities in China.
D
Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activities.It may be walking，cycling or swimming，or in winter，skating or skiing.It may be a game of some kind，football，hockey，golf，tennis，or it may be mountaineering.
Those who have a passion(热情，激情)for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment.Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship，and to take risks on high mountains？This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activities to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game.There are no manmade rules，as there are for such games as golf and football.There are，of course，rules of a different kind，which would be dangerous to ignore，but it is this freedom from manmade rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people.Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.
If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports，we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”．We would be mistaken in this assumption.There are，it is true，no “matches” between “teams” of climbers，but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend，there is obviously teamwork.
The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than men.He has to fight the forces of nature.This sport requires high mental and physical capacities.
A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year.A skier is probably past his prime(全盛时期)by the age of thirty，and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties.But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps.They may take more time than younger men，but they probably climb with more skills and less wasted efforts，and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
16．Mountaineering is a sport which involves ______.
A．hardship
B．cold
C．physical risks
D．all the above
17．The main difference between a sport and a game lies in origin of the ______.
A．uniform
B．activity
C．rules
D．skills
18．Mountaineering is also a team sport because ______.
A．it involves rules
B．it involves matches between teams
C．it requires mental and physical qualities
D．mountaineers depend on each other while climbing
19．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Mountaineers compete against each other.
B．Mountaineers compete against other teams.
C．Mountaineers compete against nature.
D．Mountaineers compete against international standard.
20．What is the best title for the text?
A．Mountaineering
B．Mountain Climbers
C．Mountaineering Is Different From Golf And Football
D．Mountaineering Is More Dangerous Than Other Sports
第二节 阅读表达
(2012 南昌一中月考)
[1]Interviewing is a skill that can be learned and the key lies in the “threePs” of planning，practice and preparation.Here are some tips on making a successful interview.
[2]Prepare as well as you possibly can.Search the web and research the background of the company and the people who you think are going to be interviewing you.Learn exactly what it is that they do and exactly how you would fit in with the company.Most importantly，try to understand the “culture” of the company.You need to communicate in a way that mirrors their company standards；this will show you can fit in that organization.Understand a little of what their competitors are doing.This will show you've bothered to find out where their position in the market is.
[3]Just as important is your own personal preparation.Think about the key things you want to communicate and why you would be ideal for the job.Think about you can sound enthusiastic，without sounding desperate；now you can sell yourself.If they ask you a question，such as “tell me about your CV”，and you can't do it fluently，you will find the interviewers will lose interest and you won't get the job.
[4]During the interview，be a very good listener and if you can find some common ground with your interviewers，you will have a big advantage over your competitors.The interview is basically an interaction between two people，so how you come across as a person is of utmost importance.As soon as you enter the company building，make sure everyone you meet is left with the impression that you are a pleasant person.Sometimes an interview question might seem very simple but，don't be deceived，there is always a reason for them asking that question.
[5]Generally wear a suit and tie，but it does depend on the job you are going for.You should have discovered，when you studied the company culture，what is expected.For media companies，for example，being smart but casual might be the style they want.They are looking for someone who is comfortable with himself or herself.In this case you should dress for who you are.
[6]It is natural if you are nervous，in fact it is a good sign；it shows you are taking the interview seriously.However try to avoid nervous mannerisms，such as tapping your foot or playing with your hair.Positive body language is important，so adopt a good posture.If you slouch in your chair the interviewer will think you could be sloppy in your work as well.Positivity is essential in all aspects of your interview.
1．What is the main idea of the passage？(no more than 8 words)
________________________________________________________________________
2．Give the subtitle for the third paragraph.(no more than 6 words)
________________________________________________________________________
3．What makes you have a big advantage over your competitors？(no more than 20 words)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
4．Complete the following statement with proper words.(no more than 7 words)
If you want to apply for a media company，you should wear __________________________ __________________________________________________________________________.
5．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refers to __________.(no more than 5 words)
参考答案
第一节
A
1. 答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Several clearly oppose the outdated idea of fathers as detached(使分开) from the parenting process and that's just what the photographers intended.”可知，《时代》的摄影师们认为Oscar Wilde的观点已经过时了。
2. 答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据文章开头“‘Fathers should be neither seen nor heard，’wrote Oscar Wilde.‘This is the only proper basis for family life.’”可推知，Oscar Wilde认为在家庭生活中，父亲要和孩子们保持一定的距离，故答案为B项。
3. 答案：A
解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句下一句的内容可知，Gregory Heisler想向读者展示最真实的父亲对孩子的关爱之情，故“genuine”与“real”同义。
4. 答案：D
解析：细节理解题。从第三段中的“Although Lowe has not experienced fatherhood yet，he observed many warm moments of parenting by spending a lot of private time with each dad and child.”可以看出，Lowe通过观察那些父亲和孩子在一起的温馨时刻，来传递自己的理念。
5. 答案：A
解析：判断正误题。由第二段中的“This isn't the first time that...some 20 times”可知A项正确，由第四段的第一句可知B项错误；由第三段的最后一句可知C项错误；通读全文可知，D项在文中没有信息支持，故可排除。
B
6. 答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“...the ECu(E for energy，Cu for copper) is coated by copper backing with heat sinks like those normally used to keep electronics from overheating.”可知，这种手机有一个铜制的后盖，可以防止电器过热，所以有一个导热性很强的盖子。
7. 答案：A
解析：推理判断题。画线部分后面“...like those normally used to keep electronics from overheating.”作出了解释，说明是用来散热的。
8. 答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段“Annually，unwanted phone chargers produce 51,000 tons of waste in addition to the greenhouse gases created by the production of the electricity needed to charge them.”和“So a chargerfree phone is also a green phone.”看出，这种手机不需要像普通手机那样插入电源充电，有节能的功能；根据第一段“...it charges from any heat source.”可知这种手机是从热源那里获得电源，通过里面配置的热偶发电器把热能随时转换为电能，因此绿色环保，答案为B项。
9. 答案：D
解析：推理判断题。从后两段看出，即使在没有电源的地方也可以使用这种手机，结合“countless opportunities，aid and health advances”判断，这种手机潜力无限、前景广阔。
10. 答案：C
解析：主旨大意题。本文介绍的是一种不用插入电源、在口袋里即可获得电能的手机，所以答案为C项。
C
11. 答案：C
解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段“We had a hard time calming down students...”以及第四段“Media coverage may arouse some students' negative emotions again.”可知校方不愿意接受采访。
12. 答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第六段开头“Advisors and class leaders conducted dormtodorm checks to find students suffering depression.”可知答案为C项。
13. 答案：B
解析：推理判断题。Entertainment指“娱乐版”；Campus指“校园版”；Advertisement指“广告版”；Culture指“文化版”。本文介绍的是华中科技大学学生跳楼自杀的原因和解决办法，所以应在“校园版”。
14. 答案：A
解析：细节理解题。校方对第一次自杀事件迅速做出了反应，这不应该是他们不愿接受采访的原因。
15. 答案：B
解析：主旨大意题。本文首先由描述华中科技大学两名学生自杀引出“大学生自杀”这一社会现象和问题，然后分析产生此现象的原因，最后提出解决方法。解决方法是重点，所以答案为B项。
D
16. 答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“...to suffer cold and hardship，and to take risks on high mountains？”可知，爬山者要遭受寒冷、艰辛，还要冒各种风险。可知选D项，“包含以上全部内容”。
17. 答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第二、三句“There are no manmade rules，as there are for such games as golf and football.There are，of course，rules of a different kind...”可知，运动与游戏的主要不同在于规则。
18. 答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第三句“...when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend，there is obviously teamwork.”可知，登山运动员在登山过程中也需要相互依靠。所以登山运动也是一项集体运动，正确答案为D项。
19. 答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第四段第三句“There are，it is true，no ‘matches’ between ‘teams’ of climbers...”以及第五段第二句“He has to fight the forces of nature.”可知，登山运动是同大自然进行比赛。
20.
答案：A
解析：主旨大意题。本文主要在讨论登山运动并将其与其他运动相比较，A项最具概括性。
第二节
1. 答案：Tips on making a successful interview
2. 答案：Make Full Selfpreparation
3. 答案：To be a good listener and find some common ground with your interviewers.
4. 答案：smartly and casually/in a smart and casual style
5. 答案：that you are nervous