湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (15)

　　阅读专练15

　　第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.

　　“You are employed,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start.”

　　The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.”

　　“I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you do not exist. And who doesn’t exist cannot have the job.”

　　The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only ten dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10kg tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars.

　　The man realized that he can survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US.

　　He started to plan his family’s future and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker and chose a protection plan.

　　When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied, “I don’t have an e-mail.”

　　The broker answered curiously, “You don’t have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”

　　56. Why can’t the man have the job at Microsoft?

　　A. Because he was lazy.

　　B. Because he didn’t pass the test.

　　C. Because he didn’t have an e-mail.

　　D. Because he didn’t have a computer.

　　57. The underlined word “triple” can be replaced by ______.

　　A. become large

　　B. become 3 times

　　C. increase quickly

　　D. decrease quickly

　　58. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

　　A. The man is one of the biggest food retailers in the world.

　　B. The man didn’t give up though he failed the interview.

　　C. He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket.

　　D. Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft.

　　59. The man can be described as _______.

　　A. helpful and considerate

　　B. positive and generous

　　C. smart and hardworking

　　D. stubborn and unselfish

　　60. Which proverb can best describe the story?

　　A. Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

　　B. Where there is a will, there is a way.

　　C. Accidents will happen.

　　D. No pains , no gains.

　　B

　　We may have hosted some difficult house guests once or in even more occasions. Are you still worrying about how to deal with them? Here below are some tips on how to deal with those difficult house guests.

　　You’ve been waiting an hour to eat breakfast but your guests are still sleeping.

　　“Unless you adjusted a time for breakfast the evening before, let your guests sleep-in and enjoy your breakfast without them. If possible, keep their breakfast warm. Or better yet, when entertaining it’s always a good idea to have cold breakfast (as well as lunch, dinner and snack) food on-hand.”

　　---Pamela Eyring，president and director of The Protocol School of Washington

　　Your guest’s teenage son is a Facebook addict and hogs your computer all day long.

　　“If you have a guest whose fingers are fixated to your keyboard, kindly let him know that you are expecting work email and give him enough time to finish using it.”

　　- -- Ummu Bradley Thomas. Founder of Freddie Bell Jones Modeling and Finishing School, Inc.

　　Your couch surfing, unemployed nephew has been here a month and is showing no sign of leaving.

　　“There is nothing wrong with saying ‘John, you have been here a month and have not put in any applications. What can I do to help you get your resume together? I would like to make a plan that will assist you in getting back on your feet and allow me to eventually have my extra room back for guests that will soon be arriving.’”

　　----Diane Gottsman, owner of The Protocol School of Texas

　　Your guests expect you to accompany them to every single tourist attraction in your city. It’s tiring and expensive.

　　“If your guests didn’t offer to treat you, politely decline and offer to meet them afterwards for dinner or drinks. That way they know you enjoy their company.”

　　----Pamela Eyring, president and director of The Protocol School of Washington

　　You gave your friend a closet shelf for her stuff but her clothes are exploding all over the place.

　　“You should simply say ‘I am happy to have you use my closet but your clothes seem to have a mind of their own. Would you mind keeping your clothes on the shelf we agreed upon? It would make it easier for me to find my things when I am in a rush and looking for them. Thank you.’”

　　-----Diane Gottsman, owner of The Protocol School of Texas

　　61. Which of the following kinds of guests has NOT been mentioned in the passage?

　　A. Some guests who get up late in the morning.

　　B. The facebook addict who hogs your computer all day long.

　　C. An unemployed nephew who is not leaving after a long time.

　　D. A vegetarian husband and a wife who is a picky eater.

　　62. According to Ummu Bradley Thomas, which of the following is the best way to deal with the guests?

　　A. Politely asking him to stop using it at once.

　　B. Kindly explaining to him you need to use it.

　　C. Introducing other toys to him to play with.

　　D. Simply letting him keep using it as he likes.

　　63. The passage gives the following tips EXCEPT that _______.

　　A. decline the guests’ requests if you hate to accompany them everywhere.

　　B. remind them to keep their clothes on the shelf you agreed upon.

　　C. keep their breakfast warm or have cold breakfast food on-hand.

　　D. try to offer at least one dish based on his or her preferences.

　　64. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

　　A. How to Entertain Your Guests.

　　B. How to Keep Good Personal Relations.

　　C. How to Deal with Difficult House Guests.

　　D. How to Find the Best Solution.

　　65. In which section of a magazine can we most probably see this passage?

　　A. Society

　　B. Science

　　C. Economy

　　D. Education

　　C

　　Electric cars are dirty. In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be more dirty than their gasoline-powered cousins.

　　People in California love to talk about "zero-emissions(排放) vehicles", but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants most all use fire to make it. Apart from the few people who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators(发电机). Generators are fueled by something--usually coal, oil, but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants. There are a few wind farms and geothermal(地热) plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something. In other words, those "zero-emissions" cars are likely coal-burning cars.

　　the coal is burned somewhere else , it looks clean. It is not true. It's as if the California Greens are covering their eyes--"If I can't see it, it's not happening.” Gasoline is an incredibly efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it. But when you take that gas（or another fuel）and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat--at the generator, through the transmission lines, etc． A gallon of gas may drive your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from that gallon of gas won't get you nearly as far -- so electric cars burn more fuel than gasoline-powered ones. If our electricity came mostly from wind or geothermal, or solar, then an electric car truly would be clean. But for political, technical, and economic reasons, we don't use much of those energy sources. In addition, electric cars' batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill. And finally, when cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across all the roads. When it's a power plant, though，all the junk is in one place. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated，but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot.

　　66. What’s the main idea of the passages?

　　A. Electric cars aren’t actually clean.

　　B. Electric cars are zero-emissions vehicles.

　　C. Zero-emissions vehicles are popular.

　　D. Gasoline-powered cars are more efficient.

　　67. Which of the following words can replace “be clueless about” in Paragraph 2?

　　A. Be familiar with.

　　B. Be curious about.

　　C. Fail to understand.

　　D. Show their interest in.

　　68. The electricity we get from a gallon of gas may make our car run _________.

　　A. at least 25 miles

　　B. more than 25 miles

　　C. as far as 25 miles

　　D. less than 25 miles

　　69. In the author’s opinion, compared with cars using gas, electric cars are more __________.

　　A. environmentally-friendly

　　B. expensive

　　C. efficient

　　D. harmful

　　70. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

　　A. electric cars' batteries are poisonous for a long time

　　B. now electric cars are used more than their gasoline-powered cousins

　　C. zero-emissions vehicles should be chosen to protect our environment

　　D. electric cars are not clean in that we get electricity mainly by burning something

　　D

　　“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, 使分离) 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, over-produced 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 Joyner-Kersee and director Davis Lynch to former President George Bush and Ted Turner for the 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 father-to-be 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 praises. 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.

　　71. In this week’s TIME the photographers wanted _______.

　　A. to show honor to the famous playwright Oscar Wilde

　　B. to show Oscar Wilde’s view had gone out of date

　　C. to support Oscar Wilde’s view

　　D. to say sorry to Oscar Wilde

　　72. In Oscar Wilde’s view, __________.

　　A. there should be distance between fathers and children in family life

　　B. fathers should stay actively involved in their children’s lives.

　　C. what fathers enjoy most is family life

　　D. fathers aren’t sure about what they should do at home.

　　73. What does the underlined word “genuine” mean?

　　A. real

　　B. artificial

　　C. professional

　　D. skillful

　　74. 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.

　　75. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this passage?

　　A. To comment on Oscar Wilde’s view on fatherhood.

　　B. To make a brief introduction to the current issue of TIME.

　　C. To praise the work by the photographers and the editors.

　　D. To give his own opinion on fatherhood.

　　IV.56-60

　　C B B C A

　　61-65

　　D B D C A

　　66-70 A C D D D

　　71-75 B A A D D

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　　江西省南昌市2012届高三第一次模拟测试卷（英语）

　　笫三部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　Can people change their skin color without suffering like pop king Michael Jackson? Perhaps yes.Scientists have found the gene that determines skin color.

　　The gene comes in two versions, one of which is found in 99 per cent of Europeans.The other is found in 93 t0 100 per cent of Africans, researchers at Pennsylvania State University report in the latest issue of Science.

　　Scientists have changed the color of a dark - striped zebrafish(斑马鱼) to uniform gold by inserting a version of the pigment(色素) gene into a young fish.As with humans, zebrafish skin color is deter-mined

　　by pigment cells，which contain melanin(黑色素).The number,

　　size and darkness of melanin perpigment cell determine skin color.

　　It appears that, like the golden zebrafish, light - skinned Europeans also have a mutation (变异) in the gene for melanin production.This results in less pigrnented skin.

　　However, Keith Cheng, leader of the research team, points out that the mutation is different in hu-man ancl zebrafish genes.

　　Humans acquired dark skin in Africa about l.5 million years ago to protect bodies from ultra - violetrays of the sun. which can cause skin cancer.

　　But when modem humans leave Africa to live in northem latitudes, they need more sunlight on their skin to produce vitamin D. So the related gene changes, according to Cheng.

　　Asians have the same version of the gene as Africans, so they probably acquired their light skin through the action of some other gene that affects skin color, said Cheng.

　　The new discovery could lead to medical treatments for skin cancer.lt also could lead to research in-to ways to change skin color without damaging it like chemical treatment did on Michael Jackson.

　　56.Scientists have done an experiment on a dark -striped zebrafish in order to

　　A.fincl the different genes o humans'

　　B.prove the humans' skin color is determined by the pigment gene

　　C.find out the reason why the Africans' skin color is dark

　　D.fincl out the ways of changing people's skin color

　　57.lt can be inferred from the passage that

　　.

　　A.nowadays people who want to change their skin color have to suffer 8 lot from the damage caused by the chemical treatment

　　B.Europeans and Africans have the same gene

　　C.the new discovery could help to find medical treatments for skin cancer

　　D.there are two kinds of genes

　　58.The passage mainly tells us that

　　.

　　A.scientists have found out that people's skin color is determined by the gene

　　B.the new discovery could lead to research into ways to change skin color safely

　　C. pop king Michael Jackson often changed his skin color as he liked

　　D.people can not change their skin color without any pain

　　59.The reason why Europeans are light - skinned is probably that

　　.

　　A.they are bom light - skinned people

　　B.light - skinned Europeans have mutation in the gene for melanin production

　　C. th ey have fewer activities outside

　　D.they pay much attention to protecting their skin

　　60.The writer's attitude towarcls the discovery is

　　.

　　A.neutral

　　B.negative

　　C.indifferent

　　D.positive

　　B

　　One Tuesday evening in the beginning of the fall 1996 semester at Shippensburg University, sirens(警笛) sounded.These sirens were not in celebration; they were a cry to the university that something was wrong.A house, only one block away, was on fire.Nine of the university's students lived there.

　　From the minute the word got out that help was needed, it seemed like everyone showed up.The victims of the fire were offered endless invitations for housing for the night.The very next day, everyone got into gear to do their part in helping them.Flyers (小传单) were posted with items that were immediatelyneeded, just to get these students through this next couple of days.Boxes for donations and money jarswere placed in every residence hall（学生宿舍）．

　　As a residence director，I went before the students in my hall to ask them to do what they could.I knew that college students don't have much, but I asked them to clo their best: “Every little bit will help." I really didn't think they could do much.l.was proved wrong.

　　At the hall council meeting the night after the fire, my residents decided to have a wing competition,where each wing of the building would team up to see who could bring in the most donations.l announced.that the wing who won would receive a free pizza party.

　　Thursday evening we announced over the PA system that we were beginning the wing competition.Within minutes, the place exploded.The single large box that I had placed in the lobby (太厅) was over-flowing.We quickly grabbed more boxes, and we watched in amazement as they, too, filled to the brim.Members of the resident assistant staff and I began t.o count the items.l was astonished by what I saw, andI was inspired by these kids.

　　When we came to the final tally（得分）, the winners tumed to me and announced that they would like to donate their winnings as well.They wanted the victims of the fire to have their pizza party.

　　Tears welled up in my eyes.I had watched these students jump to action, work tirelessly and donateall that they could.And then, as if that were not enough, they handed over their reward.l was touchedand so very proud of them.

　　61.The writer mainly wanted to

　　by the story.

　　A.tell us the suffering of nine of the college students from a fire

　　B.praise the college students helping the victims selflessly

　　C.tell us how successful the wing competition was

　　D.show he was deeply moved by the college students' action

　　62.The phrase "get into gear" in the second paragraph means

　　.

　　A.be eager

　　B. take action

　　C. be prepared

　　D.start working

　　63.At first, the residence director thought

　　.

　　A.it was impossible to expect the college students to donate anything

　　B.it was easy to collect a lot of donations from the college students

　　C.the college students would donate not much

　　D.the college students would donate all the items they had

　　64.The wing competition was held

　　.

　　A.on Tuesday evening

　　B. on Thursday

　　C.on Wednesday evening

　　D.the very next day

　　65.How did the resi ence director feel when he saw the brimful boxes?

　　A.Terrible．

　　B.Funny．

　　C.Surprised．

　　D．Serious

　　C

　　The United States is already one year into a depression That was the news this week from the Na-tional Bureau of Economic Research. The downturn is the longest since a depression that began in 1981and lasted sixteen months.

　　Economists generally wait for production to shrink for six months in a row before they declare a re-cession. But the bureau, a private group, uses a wider set of information to measure the economy. Thenews only confirmed what many people already knew: that the world's largest economy is weak and maynot recover soon.

　　Worsening conclitions have led to a big drop in spending, especially on costly products like new cars. Even Japanese automaker Toyota saw its sales fall thirty - four percent in the United States in November from a year ago.

　　The heads of Chrysler, Ford and General Motors retumed to Congress this week to again ask for federal aid.

　　Congressional leaders denounced(指责) them two weeks ago after they came in private jets with no clear plans for saving their industry. This time, the chiefs drove to Washington in fuel- saving hybrid vehicles. And their companies presented detailed restructuring plans. The reguest for aid has risen from twenty-five billion dollars two weeks ago to thirty-four billion in loans and credit lines.

　　G.M. wants almost half of that, and says it needs four billion dollars this month. It warned that without support it cannot continue to operate.

　　Ford is in a better position, But the sharing of suppliers means it could be affected if G.M. or

　　Chrysler fails. Ford is asking for a nine billion dollar credit line in case it needs it.

　　Chrysler is the smallest and most trouble of America's Big Three. It says it needs a seven billion dollar loan by the end of the month.

　　Two days of congressional hearings began Thursday in the Senate Banking Committee. The chairman, Democrat Chris Dodd, said he would support helping the automakers for the good of the economy.

　　But the committee's top Republican, Richard Shelby, continued to express opposition to a bailout(贿政援助）．

　　A main root of the world financial crisis is the weak housing market in the United States. The Trea-sury Department has been under pressure to help troubled homeowners. Now comes news that the depart-ment is developing a plan aimed at reducing interest rates on mortgage loans(汽车贷款) for some buyers of homes. That could be good for homeowners trying to sell.

　　66.From the first two paragraphs, we know

　　.

　　A.the United States is expected to recover soon

　　B.the depression has lasted more than 16 months

　　C.the depression is much more severe than expected

　　D.the depression will last no more than 6 months

　　67. Why were the automakers refused for federal aid two weeks ago?

　　A. Because the government had no extra money to help.

　　B. Because they didn't have a ciear plan to save their industry.

　　C. Because they had wasted too much on costly new cars.

　　D. Because they had enough money to save their industry.

　　68. Which of the following is asking for the largest federal aide

　　A. G.M.

　　B. Toyota.

　　C. Chrysler.

　　D. Ford.

　　69. From the passage we may know Richard Shelby

　　tile automakers' request for federal aid?

　　A. was for

　　B. was against

　　C. didn't care about

　　D. took no notice of

　　70. Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A. The hearings on Thursday agreed on a federal aid to the automakers.

　　B.The main cause of the crisis is weak housing market in the U.S..

　　C. The government is taking measures to save t he housing market.

　　D.The Treasury Department had to help the troubled homeowners.

　　D

　　In a few years，you might be able to speak Chinese，Korean，Japanese，French，and English-andall at the same time. This sounds incredible，but Alex Waibel，a computer science professor at US's Car-negie Mellon University (CMU) and Germany's University of Karlsruhe，announced last week that it may soon be reality. He and his team have invented software and hardware that could make it far easier forpeople who speak different languages to understand each other.

　　One application，called Lecture Translation，can easily translate a speech from one language into an-other. Current translation technologies typically limit speakers to certain topics or a limited vocabulary. Us-ers also have to be trained how to use the programme.

　　Another machine can send translations of a speech to different listeners depending on what languagethey speak. “It is like having a simultaneous translator right next to you but without disturbing the person next to you，”Waibel said

　　Prefer to read? So- called Translation Glasses transcribe(转录) the translations on a tiny liquid-crystal display(LCD) screen.

　　Then there's the Muscle Translator. Electrodes capture the electrical signals from facial muscle movements made naturally when a person is mouthing words. The signals are then translated into speech.The electrodes could be replaced with wireless chips implanted in a person's face，according to research-ers.

　　During a demonstration held last Thursday in CMU's Pittsburgh campus，a Chinese student named Sang Jun had 11 tiny electrodes attached to the muscles of his cheeks，neck and throat. Then he mouthed-without speaking aloud- a few words in Mandarin(普通话) to the audience. A few seconds later，the phrase was displayed on a computer screen and spoken out by the computer in English and Spanish: “Let me introduce our new prototype.”

　　This particular instrument，when fully developed，might allow anyone to speak in any number of lan-guages or，as Waibel put it，“to switch your mouth to a foreign language”. “The idea behind the universi-ty's prototypes is to create'good enough' bridges for cross- cultural exchanges that are becoming more common in the world，”Waibel said.

　　With spontaneous(自发的) translators，foreign drivers in Germany

　　could listen to traffic warnings on the radio; tourists in China could read all the signs and talk with local people;leaders of different coun-tries could have secret talks without any interpreters there.

　　71.What can't be learned from the text?

　　A.The spontaneous translators will help us a lot.

　　B. There is no Muscle Translator in the world now.

　　C. Muscle Translators can translate what you think into speech if you just move your mouth.

　　D. A lecture translation can translate what you said into other languages easily.

　　72. What does the underlined word mean?

　　A. happening at at the same time.

　　B. happening by itself.

　　C. similar in size.

　　D. Similar in quality.

　　73.What's the final destination of inventing the language translators?

　　A. To make cultural exchanges between different countries easier.

　　B. To help students learn foreign languages more easily.

　　C. To make people live in foreign countries more comfortably.

　　D. To help people learn more foreign languages in the future.

　　74. What can be inferred from the seventh paragraph?

　　A. The translator is so good that it can translate any language into the very language you need.

　　B. The translator is becoming more and more common in the world as a bridge.

　　C. With the help of the translator，you only need to open your mouth when you want to say something without saying the exact words at all.

　　D.The translator needs to be improved before being put into market.

　　75. Where can we probably find this passage?

　　A.A newspaper.

　　B.A magazine on science.

　　C .A fairy tale.

　　D. A scientific fantasy book.

　　第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

　　56-60 BAABD

　　61-65 BBCBC

　　66-70 CBABA

　　71-75 CAADB