2017届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列（五十一）
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I am a team leader in an insurance company.
We are going through a lot of changes right now which is __1__ much stress for all of us. A few weeks ago I was having a day so __2__ that I even doubted if I had the ability to do this challenging work, and was about ready to change to a less stressful job __3__. Something happened that day to change my way of __4__ and I am so appreciative of this young lady. I want to let her know that the small act __5__.
On the top of my cubicle(工作隔间)I have a small collection of lighthouses(灯塔)to let people know where I am sitting __6__ my team members have to find me for emergencies.
That day I came into the office and was about to get the day __7__ when Crystal came over. I asked if she needed anything. She said，“I __8__ you something.
I looked at her
”with a __9__ look
and said，“Well，thank you, but why __10__ you buy me anything？”I had never spoke to this young lady __11__. She said，“Every day I stand up and look across the __12__ and see your lighthouses. Then I feel I am not alone and I encourage myself that there are always __13__ things in life. I saw this on the way to work and thought __14__ would like it. I wish it would have the same __15__ as your lighthouses do. ”In her hand she had a small globe with a lighthouse and a ship on it. I gave her a hug and __16__ her.
I don't think she knows how much that small act of __17__ changed my day：I remained __18__ the rest of the day.
For anyone that reads this，I hope you remember，no matter what the __19__ is，you could change some。one's day, __20__ even his views on life.
1. A. preventing
B. reducing C. causingD. suffering
2. A. funny
B. nice
C. bad
D. dull
3. A. everywhere
B. elsewhere
C. anywhere
D. nowhere
4. A. working
B. behaving
C. speaking
D. thinking
5. A. broke my heart
B. touched my heart
C. lost my heart
D. tore my heart
6. A. in case
B. so that
C. as if
D. even though
7. A. ended
B. started
C. changed
D. avoided
8. A. borrowed
B. lent
C. sold
D. bought
9. A. delighted
B. puzzled
C. thankful
D. worried
10. A. might
B. dare
C. could
D. would
11. A. before
B. then
C. since
D. after
12. A. dorm
B. office
C. ship
D. tower
13. A. bright
B. challenging
C. bad
D. stressful
14. A. colleagues
B. leaders
C. you
D. I
15. A. opinion
B. cause
C. expectation
D. effect
16. A. praised
B. thanked
C. scolded
D. refused
17. A. justice
B. courage
C. kindness
D. tolerance
18. A. careful
B. encouraged
C. tired
D. alone
19. A. present
B. work
C. gesture
D. intention
20. A. so
B. for
C. or
D. nor
阅读理解
A
Britain's Buckingham Palace has opened its doors, giving tourists the chance to visit the inside of Queen Elizabeth 's official residence(住所)．Each year when the Queen is on holiday in Scotland，thousands of visitors go to the palace in the heart of London to admire the impressive beauty of the State Rooms and the Royal Collection Exhibition.
This year，tourists get to see the largest-ever show of the Queen's evening dresses and personal jewellery.To mark her 80th birthday in April,80 dresses dating from the 1940s to the present day are on show，filling the Ball Supper Room with bright colours.
The
brightly
shining dresses，made
for
occasions such as banquets，state visits and family events，give_an_insight_into how the changing fashions have influenced on Queen Elizabeth's style through the years.They include a silver fulllength dress decorated with sequins，beads，pearls and artificial diamonds.It was worn during the 1972 state visit to France.
Among the priceless jewellery on display are private gifts to the Queen from members of her family，and famous pieces such as the Cambridge Emerald Necklace, made for Queen Mary's coronation(加冕)in 1911.
Queen Elizabeth and members of the royal family are on a cruise around the Western Isles of Scotland before heading to Balmoral Castle，which was purchased by Queen Victoria and remains the royals' favourite British place for summer holidays.
1. The author writes the passage mainly to ________.
A. introduce the Royal Collection Exhibition
B. stress the importance of the famous palace
C. persuade you to visit the beautiful palace
D. tell you the story of the royal family
2. The tourists can see the following in Buckingham Palace this year EXCEPT ________.
A. the beauty of the State Rooms
B. the Royal Collection Exhibition
C. Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ
D. the Queen's evening dresses
3. The underlined part “give an insight into”in Paragraph 3 can be best replaced by “________”．
A. widen
B. remove
C. reflect
D. weaken
4. What has a great effect on Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ's dressing style?
A. The changing popular styles.
B. The private gifts.
C. The visitors' different opinions.
D. State requirements.
5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The Royal Collection Exhibition is held in winter.
B. The oldest dress on show was made over 60 years.
C. The jewellery was all bought to match the Queen's dresses.
D. People can visit the Queen's living room in summer.
B
Gu Changwei was the first Chinese cinematographer to be nominated(提名)for an Oscar, and he is regarded by Zhang Yimou as the best cinematographer in China. Gu was behind the camera for many of Zhang Yimou's famous films including the one that rocketed Zhang to fame: “Red Sorghum(高粱)”. And now this master of the visual has taken on his first directing role with the film “Peacock”. So Gu Changwei has come out from behind the camera into the spotlight(聚光灯)．Gu Changwei is very serious about his directing “Peacock”. To get the authentic atmosphere, Gu took his film crew to the city of Anyang in central China's Henan Province where the story took place, to shoot the film. He chose all new actors because he didn't want “stars” appeal to weaken the power of the story, and he also had his actors trained in the local dialect. For this film Gu has been able to get out from behind the camera to manage every aspect of the film, and to realize his own ideals in movie-making.
“Peacock” is about the life of an average family in a small town in Henan Province in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Gu chose this story for his first movie because he grew up during this same period and it struck a chord with him.
“Peacock” wrapped up production in June, 2004. It's aimed at the foreign film market and will be entered in February's Berlin Film Festival, and released in China at the same time. But at the end of last October, Gu took “Peacock” to his Alma Mater, the Beijing Film Academy, one of the most famous film colleges in China, to hold a preview. The film was warmly received by both teachers and students.
6. The underlined word “cinematographer” in the first paragraph refers to a person who ________.
A. has been nominated for an Oscar
B. uses a camera to shoot films
C. directs first-class films
D. arranges for cinema shows
7. Gu didn't employ “stars” in his film because ________.
A. the stars usually stick to their own acting styles
B. the stars may not be able to speak the local dialect
C. the stars may share the audience's attention with the story
D. it was not easy for him, a fresh hand, to invite stars to join him
8. Gu chose such a story for his first movie because ________.
A. he was born in the early 1970s
B. he grew up in Henan province
C. he was popular in Henan province
D. the story had something to do with his own experience
9. From the passage we can learn that “Peacock” ________.
A. is the film for which Gu is likely to win an Oscar prize
B. has already become popular both at home and abroad
C. has its production started last summer
D. will be publicly shown in spring, 2005
10. What would be the BEST title for the passage?
A. From behind the camera into the spotlight
B. Chinese cinematographer to be nominated for Oscar
C. New faces to appear in “Peacock”
D. “Peacock” to enter foreign film market
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