（广东专用）2016届高考英语二轮复习测试：阅读理解专题 专题二 高瞻远瞩 锁定主旨大意类题目

　　专题二　高瞻远瞩——锁定主旨大意类题目

　　Passage

　　1

　　体裁：记叙文　话题：感人故事　时间：7分钟

　　(2017·广东卷，B)It was a cold winter day.A woman drove up to the Rainbow Bridge tollbooth (收费站)．“I'm paying for myself，and for the six cars behind me，”she said with a smile，handing over seven tickets.One after another，the next six drivers arriving at the tollbooth were informed，“Some lady up ahead already paid your fare.”

　　It turned out that the woman，Natalie Smith，had read something on a friend's refrigerator：“Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.”The phrase impressed her so much that she copied it down.

　　Judy Foreman spotted the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away from home.When it stayed on her mind for days，she gave up and drove all the way back to copy it down.“I thought it was beautiful，”she said，explaining why she'd taken to writing it at the bottom of all her letters，“like a message from above.”Her husband，Frank，liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the classroom wall for his students，one of whom was the daughter of Alice Johnson，a local news reporter.Alice put it in the newspaper，admitting that though she liked it，she didn't know where it came from or what it really meant.

　　Two days later，Alice got a call from Anne Herbert，a woman living in Marin.It was in a restaurant that Anne wrote the phrase down on a piece of paper，after turning it around in her mind for days.

　　“Here's the idea，”Anne says.“Anything you think there should be more of，do it randomly.”Her fantasies include painting the classrooms of shabby schools，leaving hot meals on kitchen tables in the poor part of town，and giving money secretly to a proud old lady.Anne says，“Kindness_can_build_on_itself_as_much_as_violence_can.”

　　The acts of random kindness spread.If you were one of those drivers who found your fare paid，who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone else later.Like all great events，kindness begins slowly，with every single act.Let it be yours!

　　【语篇导读】　本文是一篇记叙文，记述了“随意的善举是可以传播的”感人故事。

　　1．Why did Natalie Smith pay for the six cars behind her?

　　A．She knew the car drivers well.

　　B．She wanted to show kindness.

　　C．She hoped to please others.

　　D．She had seven tickets.

　　解析　事实细节题。第一段说Natalie Smith为其后面的六辆车交费，是她因看到的“Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty”这句话给了她深刻印象，她是受这句话的启发，“想给他人施恩”，故选B。

　　答案　B

　　2．Judy Foreman copied down the phrase because she

　　________.

　　A．thought it was beautifully written

　　B．wanted to know what it really meant

　　C．decided to write it on a warehouse wall

　　D．wanted her husband to put it up in the classroom

　　解析　事实细节题。由第三段第三句“I thought it was beautiful，”she said，explaining why she'd taken to writing it at the bottom of all her letters可知，选A。

　　答案　A

　　3．Who came up with the phrase according to the passage?

　　A．Judy Foreman. B．Natalie Smith.

　　C．Alice Johnson. D．Anne Herbert.

　　解析　事实细节题。由第四段中的“It was in a restaurant that Anne wrote the phrase down on a piece of paper”可知，是Anne Herbert想出这句话来的。

　　答案　D

　　4．Which of the following statements is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence above?

　　A．Kindness and violence can change the world.

　　B．Kindness and violence can affect one's behavior.

　　C．Kindness and violence can reproduce themselves.

　　D．Kindness and violence can shape one's character.

　　解析　词义猜测题。本段中先是Anne Herbert解释她想出的那句话意为：你认为(生活中或世界上)应该多一些存在的事，那么你就随意去做这样的事。接着说她想象中的这类事包括“给破旧教室粉墙”“在穷人区的厨房里留下热饭”等善举。那么该段结尾的话“善举和暴力一样可以在它们自己的基础上建立起来”，可知“善举同暴力一样是可以自我繁衍的”，故选C。

　　答案　C

　　5．What can we infer from the last paragraph?

　　A．People should practice random kindness to those in need.

　　B．People who receive kindness are likely to offer it to others.

　　C．People should practice random kindness to strangers they meet.

　　D．People who receive kindness are likely to pay it back to the giver.

　　解析　推理判断题。由最后一段的第一和第二句可以推知：受到恩惠的人很可能会施惠于他人，将恩惠传播下去。

　　答案　B

　　Passage

　　2

　　体裁：记叙文　话题：人物故事　时间：6分钟

　　(2017·福建卷)It was Mother's Day morning last year and I was doing shopping at our local supermarket with my five­year­old son，Tenyson.As we were leaving，we found that only minutes earlier an elderly woman had fallen over at the entrance and had hit her head on the concrete.Her husband was with her，but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock.

　　Walking towards the scene，Tenyson became very upset about what had happened to the couple.He said to me，“Mum，it's not much fun falling over in front of everyone.”

　　At the front of the supermarket，a charity(慈善) group had set up a stand selling cooked sausages and flowers to raise funds.Tenyson suggested that we should buy the lady a flower.“It will make her feel better，”he said.I was amazed that he'd come up with this sweet idea.So we went over to the flower seller and asked her if we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up.“Just take it，”she replied.“I can't take your money for such a wonderful gesture.”

　　By now paramedics(急救人员)had arrived，and were attending to the injured woman.As we walked up to her，my son became intimidated by all the blood and medical equipment.He said he was just too scared to go up to her.

　　Instead I gave the flower to the woman's husband and told him，“My son was very upset for your wife and wanted to give her this flower to make her feel better.”

　　At that，the old man started crying and said，“Thank you so much，you have a wonderful son.Happy Mother's Day to you.”

　　The man then bent down and gave his wife the flower，telling her who it was from.Though badly hurt and shaken，the old lady looked up at Tenyson with love in her eyes and gave him a little smile.

　　【语篇导读】　本文是一篇记叙文，记述了五岁小男孩Tenyson为了使摔倒的老太太开心，向花摊买花并送给老太太的动人故事。

　　1．What does the author intend to tell us?

　　A．One can never be too careful.

　　B．Actions speak louder than words.

　　C．Love begins with a little smile.

　　D．A small act of kindness brings a great joy.

　　解析　推理判断题。尽管老人受伤严重，但是仍然向作者的儿子露出了微笑。由此可见一个小小的善举都可带来快乐。故选D项。

　　答案　D

　　2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．The elderly woman was knocked down by Tenyson.

　　B．Tenyson's idea of buying a flower gained his mother's support.

　　C．Tenyson's care for the elderly woman puzzled the flower seller.

　　D．The elderly woman was moved to tears by Tenyson's gesture.

　　解析　事实细节题。根据第三段中so we went over to the flower seller and asked her if we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up.可知Tenyson的主意获得了他母亲的支持，故选B项。

　　答案　B

　　3．The underlined word“intimidated”in the fourth paragraph probably means“________”．

　　A．astonished B．struck

　　C．frightened D．excited

　　解析　词义猜测题。根据he said he was just too scared to go up to her可猜出“intimidated”意思是“害怕的”。故选C项。

　　答案　C

　　4．What would be the best title for the passage?

　　A．Flower Power

　　B．Mother's Day

　　C．An Accidental Injury

　　D．An Embarrassing Moment

　　解析　主旨大意题。尽管老人受伤严重，但是仍然向作者的儿子露出了微笑。所以最好的题目应该是鲜花的力量，故选A项。

　　答案　A

　　.仿真、模拟

　　Passage

　　1

　　体裁：议论文　话题：如何减压　时间：6分钟

　　Our children feel stressed out by an educational system that actually uses stress as an educational technique.It's a constant pressure of homework deadlines，essays and exams.And our children are told at a young age that failing a test means that they are failures in life.They'll end up nowhere if they don't pass this or that exam.Our educational system is based on a very Western idea that life is a struggle and you'd better measure up.It's survival of the fittest.While there is some truth to this，not as much as people think.

　　Our ancestors didn't develop a constant stress environment.Back then，stress came quickly and was over quickly，it wasn't like the stress of modern education.Stress was originally just a short­term biological response to danger；however，the constant stress of modern education rarely stops.It's long term，at least ten years and usually more.

　　Recent research has shown that the neurological(神经系统的)response to stress is the same response that is found in depression.So，what's the solution? A number have been proposed，including but not limited to the following.

　　________.Exercise consumes energy that would otherwise build up in the stress response and could cause physical and mental problems.

　　Teach relaxation exercises.Allowing the mind and body to relax cuts off the stress response and reduces the neurological fatigue，enabling the individual to recover at least somewhat.

　　Pay attention to thinking.Training the stressed student to pay attention to his or her own mind to a point where he or she is sufficiently aware to shut off the stress response when necessary.

　　Of course，there's a logical answer to the problem.Just rearrange our teaching methods to encourage，rather than prevent，the natural curiosity and joy in learning that we are all born with.This would remove the stress and probably cut learning time in half.

　　【语篇导读】　在现行教育制度下，孩子们的压力很大，已经不堪重负了。作为家长和老师，应该怎样有效的帮助孩子减压呢？

　　1．What is the main idea of the passage?

　　A．Dealing with stress in modern education.

　　B．Helping children live a happy life.

　　C．Getting rid of the modern education.

　　D．Taking measures to learn at school.

　　解析　主旨大意题。这是一篇议论文，讲述了现行教育制度下，如何帮助孩子摆脱压力。故选A项。

　　答案　A

　　2．Children feel stressed because ______.

　　A．they dislike the educational technique

　　B．they have no ability to finish their homework

　　C．they are convinced high grades are important

　　D．they suffer numbers of failures in their life

　　解析　细节理解题。依据文章第一段的our children are told at a young age that failing a test means that they are failures in life可知，孩子们很小的时候就被告知考试失败意味着他们生活中也会失败。故选C项。

　　答案　C

　　3．How did our ancestors treat education?

　　A．They thought education was the only way to success.

　　B．They felt education could bring short­term stress.

　　C．They believed education could bring the best out.

　　D．They knew the importance of good education.

　　解析　推理判断题。依据文章第二段的Back then，stress came quickly and was over quickly可知，我们的祖先那时候，在教育方面压力来得快，也很快结束，是短期行为，故选B项。

　　答案　B

　　4．Which of the following is the best for the blank?

　　A．Make sure that kids get exercise.

　　B．Quite a few children avoid exercise.

　　C．Try to save energy as much as possible.

　　D．Set a few limits to your physical activities.

　　解析　推理判断题。运动消耗能量，否则这些能量引起压力反应，可能会导致身体和心理问题。因此让孩子们参加运动，这样可以减压。故选A项。

　　答案　A

　　5．If you are a teacher in a high school ______.

　　A．you should relax yourself as far as possible

　　B．you should ignore the stressed student

　　C．you should leave students in a good mood

　　D．you should stick to your teaching methods

　　解析　细节理解题。依据文章尾段可知，老师应该鼓励孩子们的好奇心，让孩子们在愉悦中学习。故选C项。

　　答案　C

　　Passage

　　2

　　体裁：说明文　话题：网络时代　时间：6分钟

　　Think about how many ways there are for you to communicate today.You can send a letter or pick up the phone and make a call.But today，one of the most popular ways to communicate is called instant messaging(IM)．In any instant messaging system，you type a little text message on your computer，press the “Send” button，and your message instantly shows up on your friend's screen.But how does it work?

　　Actually，the whole process is very cool.In the 1980s，you could sit down at a computer at any big university.Up to 100 people would be logged in and share the computer because these computers were very expensive.You could type a command to send an instant message to anyone logged in the same computer.It felt like everyone was connected together no matter where they were sitting.

　　Today，you can communicate with anyone in the world.All you need is an instant messaging program installed on your computer.There are many programs to choose from.AOL's instant messenger is probably the most popular right now.MSN has one.Google has Google Talk.

　　When you're ready，you create an account.Next，you need to figure out the IM names your friends use.Add their IM names to your IM program.Click on the friend you want to talk to and then type away.When you click “Send”，your friend gets the message instantly.

　　But behind the scenes，amazing things are happening.Your IM program is communicating with a computer，called a server，which could be just down the road or even in some other city.All your friends' computers are communicating with a server，too.Your computer is constantly chatting with it

　　to make everything happen.The network called the Internet makes it all possible.

　　【语篇导读】　本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了目前网上最流行的交流方式——即时通信。

　　1．What could be the best title of the passage?

　　A．Different Ways of Communication

　　B．The Easiest Way to Talk to a Friend

　　C．How to Send Instant Messages

　　D．Development of Communication

　　解析　主旨大意题。根据第一段的后两句及整篇文章的内容可知，该文介绍的是如何发送即时消息，所以选C项作标题最合适。

　　答案　C

　　2．Why did so many people share a computer in the 1980s?

　　A．Because they wanted to be connected to each other.

　　B．Because few people could afford to buy computers.

　　C．Because few people knew how to use computers.

　　D．Because computers at that time were too large.

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第二段的第三句“Up to 100 people would be logged in and share the computer because these computers were very expensive.”可知，一百多个人使用一台电脑是因为电脑太贵，很少有人买得起。

　　答案　B

　　3．From the passage we can see that “Google Talk”______．

　　A．is a kind of search engine

　　B．refers to a computer company

　　C．is a famous website

　　D．is an IM program

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，要想进行即时聊天，你需要在电脑上装一个IM程序，并且有很多这样的程序供你选择，故Google Talk是一个IM程序。

　　答案　D

　　4．The underlined“it” in the last paragraph most probably refers to“______ ”．

　　A．a server B．an IM

　　program

　　C．a computer D．the Internet

　　解析　代词指代题。根据上文中的“Your IM program is communicating with a computer，called a server”以及“All your friends' computers are communicating with a server，too.”可知，此处的it指的就是前面提到的a server。

　　答案　A

　　Passage

　　3

　　体裁：记叙文　话题：慈善行为　时间：6分钟

　　Basketball professional Tina Charles grew up understanding the importance of education and of giving back to others.When the WNBA star and the 2017 US Olympic Women's Basketball team athlete heard about the chance to fund a school in an African village，she made sure to take part.

　　Charles first came across the opportunity while she was a sophomore in college.At that time，she didn't have the funds to help out，but all of that changed when she was drafted(选派) to the WNBA.With the help of two charitable organizations—OmniPeace and buildOn—Charles funded the entire

　　32,000 cost of the school.

　　The school，completed earlier this spring，was built in the small village of Ganale in western Africa.Before Charles' contribution，children living in the village were schooled in tiny mud huts.The lack of proper lighting and of proper airflow made it difficult for the students to learn.

　　The new school building is nearly 3,000 square feet and contains three large classrooms.It can fit up to 150 students at a time and is also used for adult literacy(读写能力) classes in the evenings.The school will be a source of learning for generations to come.

　　Charles undertook this charitable act while playing professional basketball and preparing for the London Olympics.The Olympic Games begin today，July 27，and Charles will play for a team that has won the gold medal in the last four Olympic Games.

　　The first­time Olympic competitor considers her position in the team，along with 12 fellow female basketball players，a “testament

　　to how hard she works”．

　　Whether it is representing her country in the Olympic Games or giving back to the community，Charles is always working hard.“Once you receive，you have to give，” she told the reporter.“I wanted to give others the same opportunities I had growing up.”

　　【语篇导读】　首次参加奥运会的美国女子职业篮球运动员蒂娜·查尔斯出资

　　32 000美元，为非洲的一个村子援建了一所学校。

　　1．Charles didn't help with the building of a school the first time she came across the opportunity because ______.

　　A．she was busy with her studies

　　B．she couldn't make the decision

　　C．she didn't have enough money

　　D．she was busy playing basketball

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第二段可知，在上大学期间，蒂娜就听说了为非洲援建学校的事情，但是，当时她没有钱来提供帮助。故答案为C。

　　答案　C

　　2．The underlined word“testament”in Paragraph 6 probably means“______ ”．

　　A．proof

　　B．guarantee

　　C．investigation D．devotion

　　解析　词义猜测题。根据第六段可知，蒂娜认为自己在球队里的位置是对自己努力的一个证明。由此可推断画线词意为“证明”与proof同义。其他几个词代入原文均讲不通。

　　答案　A

　　3．What do the villagers do in the new school in the evening?

　　A．Watch TV and movies.

　　B．Sing and dance to have fun.

　　C．Learn how to read and write.

　　D．Help children with their lessons.

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第四段第二句的内容可知，成年人晚上到新学校来学识字。故答案为C。

　　答案　C

　　4．What is the best title of the text?

　　A．An Olympian Lends a Hand

　　B．African Children's New Life

　　C．A New School for African Children

　　D．The Woman Olympic Competitor

　　解析　主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要讲述了首次参加奥运会的美国女子篮球运动员蒂娜为非洲捐款建学校的故事，因此A项作为本文的标题最合适。

　　答案　A

　　Passage

　　4

　　体裁：说明文　话题：文化背景　时间：6分钟

　　(2017·天津市模拟)Walt Disney

　　As one of the most famous film production companies in the history of the business，Walt Disney now holds 15.3 percent of the US and Canadian market share.With highly successful movies like Pirates of the Caribbean，National Treasure，Meet the Robinsons and Enchanted，there's no doubt that Disney will continue to play a key role in the industry for years to come.

　　Paramount Pictures

　　With 15.5 percent of the US and Canadian market share，Paramount Pictures continues to be one of the most successful film production companies in the world.Star Trek，War of the Worlds，Mission：Impossible，Transformers and Tropic Thunder are just a few of the popular films produced by Paramount Pictures.

　　20th Century Fox

　　Also known as “Twentieth Century Fox”，this highly successful movie production company makes up 11.9 percent of the US and Canadian market share.Some of the biggest and most successful movies from this empire include the X­Men series，Mr and Mrs Smith and Fantastic Four.

　　Warner Bros.Pictures

　　Including about 19.7 percent of the US and Canadian market share，Warner Bros.Pictures is the biggest player in the film industry.Owning the rights to major films like Harry Potter，Superman，Batman，The Matrix and Star Wars has made Warner Bros.Pictures the No.1 name in the business.

　　Universal Studios

　　12．2 percent of the US and Canadian market share belongs to Universal Studios，which continues to make millions for the film industry.With major hits like the Bourne series，the American Pie series，Knocked Up，American Gangster and The Incredible Hulk，it's very clear that Universal Studios knows what it takes to make money in this industry.

　　Columbia Pictures

　　Making up 12.9 percent of the US and Canadian market share，Columbia Pictures remains a big player in the business.Some of this company's recent successes include Casino Royale，The Da Vinci Code，the Spider Man series and Step Brothers.

　　【语篇导读】　本文介绍了一些电影公司的发展及成就。

　　1．This passage is mainly to tell us________.

　　A．some beautiful pictures of the US

　　B．some American popular movies

　　C．some famous Canadian companies

　　D．some film production companies

　　解析　主旨大意题。本文主要告诉我们一些电影制作公司。浏览每段标题及大意便可知应选D项。

　　答案　D

　　2．Which of the following movie production companies is the most successful in the US and Canadian markets?

　　A．Universal Studios.

　　B．Paramount Pictures.

　　C．Columbia Pictures.

　　D．Walt Disney.

　　解析　细节理解题。比较选项中四家电影公司。分析数据可知B项的Paramount Pictures公司在美国及加拿大市场占的比率为15.5%，高于其他三家，故选B项。

　　答案　B

　　3．Warner Bros.Pictures is very famous for its film named________.

　　A．Pirates of the Caribbean

　　B．Harry Potter

　　C．The Incredible Hulk

　　D．Tropic Thunder

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第四部分可知答案为B项。

　　答案　B

　　4．The underlined word “hits”

　　in Paragraph 5 refers to________.

　　A．articles B．novels

　　C．movies D．struggles

　　解析　词义猜测题。由第五部分可知，以上列举的都是受欢迎的电影的名字。

　　答案　C

　　5．Which of the following movie production companies covers the least market share in the US and Canada?

　　A．20th Century Fox. B．Columbia Pictures.

　　C．Universal Studios. D．Warner Bros.Pictures.

　　解析　细节理解题。比较选项中四家电影公司，分别找出它们在美国和加拿大市场所占的份额，可以得出占的最少的是20th Century Fox只占11.9%。B、C、D三项则分别占了12.9%、12.2%和19.7%。故答案为A项。

　　答案　A

　　Passage

　　5

　　体裁：议论文　话题：工作与生活　时间：8分钟

　　(2017·山东省实验中学诊断性测试)Managers and office busybodies might be keen on a clean desk－but it seems that in terms of productivity，they could have it all wrong.A messy desk can actually lead people towards clearer thinking，say researchers from Germany.

　　The researchers found in a series of linked studies—using a messy desk and a messy shop front － that people actually thought more clearly when all around was chaos，as they sought to simplify the tasks at hand.That is，visual and mental clutter(杂乱) forces human beings to focus and think more clearly.For instance，famous thinkers and writers such as Albert Einstein and Roald Dahl have been notorious for their untidy desks.

　　“Messy desks may not be as detrimental as they appear to be，as the problem­solving approaches they seem to cause can boost work efficiency or enhance employees' creativity in problem solving，” say the authors.

　　Oddly，the effect seems to work most on conservatives—political liberals are less liable to be worried about mess in the first place，say the researchers.

　　“Business and government managers often promote ‘clean desk' policies to avoid disorganized offices and messy desks，for the purpose of boosting work efficiency and productivity，” writes a researcher，Jia Liu of the University of Groningen.“This practice is based on the conventional wisdom that a disorganized and messy environment can clutter one's mind and complicate one's judgments.”

　　“However，not all evidence supports this conventional link between a messy environment and a messy mind.” The scientists tested people's response in various “messy” environments，including a messy shop front，a disorganized desk，and even a work environment where a language task “reminded” people of messiness.

　　The authors found in the series of six studies that people tended towards simplicity in their thinking.

　　“They categorized products in a simpler manner，were willing to pay more for a T­shirt that depicts a simple­looking picture，and sought less variety in their choices，” said the researchers.

　　【语篇导读】　本文是议论文，论述了干净的办公室及工作环境对雇工有着积极的影响。

　　1．According to the text，a proper way to lead people towards clearer thinking is to________.

　　A．make a list of priorities

　　B．simplify the tasks at hand

　　C．follow famous people

　　D．mess up their mind

　　解析　细节理解题。由第二段可知答案。

　　答案　B

　　2．Why did the author take Albert Einstein and Roald Dahl for example?

　　A．To tell readers untidy desks can make you as famous as celebrities.

　　B．To convince readers that untidiness is not all that bad.

　　C．To inform readers of one way to success－untidy desks.

　　D．To attract readers and show the author's wide range of knowledge.

　　解析　推理判断题。由Albert Einstein and Roald Dahl之前的句子．..visual and mental clutter(杂乱)forces human beings to focus and think more clearly.和短语for instance可知作者用这两个人来证明不整洁的办公桌可能有利于使思路清晰。

　　答案　B

　　3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．A messy environment will certainly lead to a messy mind.

　　B．A clean environment will do great harm to work efficiency.

　　C．People tend to clear up the mess before thinking clearly.

　　D．All people are not in favor of “clean desk” in the office.

　　解析　细节理解题。由第四段可知答案。

　　答案　D

　　4．The underlined word “detrimental” probably means________.

　　A．disadvantageous B．useful

　　C．beneficial D．accessible

　　解析　猜测词义题。由第三段“凌乱的办公桌也许并没有看起来的那么不利，它们所激发出的解决问题的方式可以提高工作效率，或者增强员工处理问题时的创造力”可推知词义。

　　答案　A

　　5．What is the main idea for this passage?

　　A．The messier the desks are，the more efficient the employees are.

　　B．Messy desks in the office can have a positive effect on employees.

　　C．We should make our office messy to improve our work efficiency.

　　D．Clean desks can boost the employees' productivity and creativity.

　　解析　主旨大意题。根据第一段中的A messy desk can actually lead people towards clearer thinking...可知。

　　答案　B

　　Passage

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　　体裁：记叙文　话题：公共服务　时间：7分钟

　　The world of taxi drivers is dominated by men.But there is one small taxi company in Delhi，where all the drivers and passengers are female.Women's safety is a hot topic in India at the moment，so it's proving a very popular service.

　　“When I'm on the road driving our taxi I feel very proud，because this is the first taxi service only for women，”says 31­year­old Shanti Sharma，who is one of eight female drivers with a taxi service called Cabs for Women by Women.

　　The last couple of months，since the rape and murder in the city of a college student travelling on a bus，have been particularly busy for her and her colleagues.

　　“After this case，our workload has increased so much，” says Sharma.“Women who used other cab services are also turning to us now.”

　　Most women in Delhi say they routinely face harassment(骚扰)，and worse，especially on public transport.

　　Sharma，a single parent with three daughters，has been working as a taxi driver since 2011，when the service was first set up，and it has changed her life.This is the first time that she has earned enough—about

　　250 a month—to support her family.

　　Of course，she and the other female taxi drivers are completely outnumbered by male cabbies.“When I park somewhere there are always men there and inevitably five or six of them get together and hang out，” she says.“I'm usually the only woman in the parking lot，so I just stay inside the car.”

　　It's not much better when she is out on the road.Sharma says the male drivers give her a hard time.“As soon as they see a woman at the wheel they start honking(按喇叭) for no reason.They'll try to overtake you.I'm always worrying about how to avoid getting hit by someone.”

　　The company behind Cabs for Women by Women，Sakha Consulting Wings，had a number of goals when it set up the service.It wanted to give women from poor backgrounds an opportunity to earn money.By putting women in charge of technologies，it also wanted to change people's attitudes，and open up boundaries for women.

　　【语篇导读】　德里一家出租车公司专门推出了女性司机只为女性乘客提供服务的Cabs for Women by Women 出租车业务。生意异常火爆。

　　1．The taxi service Cabs for Women by Women ______.

　　A．is greatly needed at present in India

　　B．causes a hot debate in India

　　C．was set up in 2017

　　D．is free of charge for women

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第一段第三句中的“it's proving a very popular service”可知，这项女性出租车服务在现在有很大需求量。

　　答案　A

　　2．Why are women who used other cab services turning to Cabs for Women by Women?

　　A．Because it is cheap. B．Because it is safe.

　　C．Because

　　it is famous. D．Because it is convenient.

　　解析　推理判断题。根据第三、四段内容可推知，那些以前乘坐其他出租车的女性现在选择Cabs for Women by Women，是因为这种由妇女驾驶的出租车能为女性乘客提供安全保障。

　　答案　B

　　3．What do we know about Sharma?

　　A．She is the first female taxi driver in Delhi.

　　B．She lives in harmony with her husband.

　　C．She has regretted becoming a taxi driver.

　　D．She has a better salary after becoming a taxi driver.

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第六段可知，从2011年Sharma成为出租车司机后，她才赚了足够多的钱来养家糊口。

　　答案　D

　　4．What

　　is the main idea of the last paragraph?

　　A．The opportunities Cabs for Women by Women provides for women.

　　B．The main purposes of Cabs for Women by Women.

　　C．People's attitudes towards Cabs for Women by Women.

　　D．The background information of Cabs for Women by Women.

　　解析　段落大意题。根据本段的主题句“The company behind Cabs for Women by Women，Sakha Consulting Wings，had a number of goals when it set up the service.”可知，本段主要讲开展Cabs for Women by Women 出租车服务的目的。

　　答案　B

　　【长难句解读】

　　原文　Sharma，a single parent with three daughters，has been working as a taxi driver since 2011，when the service was first set up，and it has changed her life.

　　译文　Sharma是一个独自抚养三个女儿的单亲母亲，自从2011年首次开展这项服务以来，她一直是一名出租车司机。这改变了她的生活。

　　分析　and前后为两个并列分句。在第一个分句中，a single parent with three daughters 是Sharma的同位语。when引导一个定语从句，修饰2011。