湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (66)

　　阅读理解之说明文

　　A【2016届河北省保定市八校12月联考】

　　The engineer Camillo Olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908. At his factory in Ivrea, he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter. Today the company’s head office is still in Ivrea, near Turin, but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world.

　　By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13,000 machines a year. Some went to customers in Italy, but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries.

　　Camillo’s son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. He introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists. The company developed new and better typewriters and then calculators (计算器). In 1959 it produced the ELLA computer system. This was the first mainframe (主机) computer designed and made in Italy.

　　After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial problems. Other companies, especially the Japanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.

　　In 1978, Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss. Olivetti increased its marketing and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment. Soon it became one of the world’s leading companies in information technology and communications. There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group ---one for personal computers, one for other office equipment, one for systems and service, and two for telecommunications.

　　56. From the text we learn that__________.

　　A. by 1930 Olivetti produced 13,000 typewriters a year

　　B. Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950s

　　C. some of Olivetti’s 700 staff regularly visited customers in Italy

　　D. Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning

　　57. What was probably the direct result of Olivetti’s falling behind in electronic technology?

　　A. Adriano’s death.

　　B. A period of financial problem

　　C. Its faster progress.

　　D. Its agreements with other companies

　　58. What do we know about Olivetti ?

　　A. It produced the best typewriter in the word.

　　B. It designed the world’s first mainframe computer.

　　C. It exported more typewriters than other computers.

　　D. It has five independent companies with its head office in Ivrea.

　　59. The best title for the text would be___________.

　　A. The Origin of Olivetti

　　B. The Success of Olivetti

　　C. The History of Olivetti

　　D. The Production of Olivetti

　　【文章大意】：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了Olivetti公司的发展历史。

　　56【答案】：A

　　【解析】：根据文中第二段第一句：By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13,000 machines a year.可知。

　　【考点定位】：考查细节题。

　　59【答案】：C

　　【解析】：通过阅读本文，可知，本文介绍了Olivetti公司的发展历史。

　　【考点定位】：考查主旨大意题。

　　A【2016届河北省五校联盟高三上学期调研】

　　Imagine that you are in school, giving a speech to your class. Now think what it feels like when stammering () makes it a struggle to communicate your thoughts and feelings to other people.

　　The King’s Speech, which won the best picture at the Academy Awards in March, 2011, focuses on stammering along with other speech-related problems. The movie tells the story of Britain’s King George VI, who became king after his brother Edward VIII gave up the crown to marry an American woman.

　　As a result of British actor Colin Firth’s performance, people are starting to realize that stammering can damage a person’s self-confidence and cause him or her to escape from life.

　　“The serious problem is unseen and unheard,” said Norbert Lieckfeldt, an expert at the British Stammering Association, in an interview with a news reporter.

　　“Stammering masks your ability,” he said. “It's a serious disability.”

　　Most stammerers face bullying (欺负) in school, something that is “usually carried over into the workplace”.

　　George VI’s stammer took away his confidence as a speaker. But Samantha Mesango, a speech coach based in the UK, believes that speech problems are more common than most people realize. “Some simply don’t like the sound of their own voice; others are scared of speaking in public,” she said.

　　Travis Treats from St．Louis University praised The King’s Speech. He said it shows that “how one’s speech does not mean what one is inside”. He also added that people who stammer need to be heard and our society should recognize that they have a lot to give to the world.

　　56. The author writes the first 3 paragraphs to

　　A. show how harmful stammer is for common people

　　B. introduce a famous movie winning great awards

　　C. tell the story of the king who suffers from stammer

　　D. draw readers’ attention to the problem of stammer

　　57. We learn from the passage that

　　A. stammerers face bullying in school but not in the workplace

　　B. Edward VIII gave up his crown because he was a stammerer

　　C. stammerers should be understood and can contribute to the world

　　D. the sufferings caused by stammer haven’t been found yet

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】根据文章的最后一句people who stammer need to be heard and our society should recognize that they have a lot to give to the world.可知C正确。此处should be understood和Travis Treats from St．Louis University praised The King’s Speech. He said it shows that “how one’s speech does not mean what one is inside”. He also added that people who stammer need to be heard and our society should recognize that they have a lot to give to the world.

　　56. The author writes the first 3 paragraphs to

　　A. show how harmful stammer is for common people

　　B. introduce a famous movie winning great awards

　　C. tell the story of the king who suffers from stammer

　　D. draw readers’ attention to the problem of stammer

　　57. We learn from the passage that

　　A. stammerers face bullying in school but not in the workplace

　　B. Edward VIII gave up his crown because he was a stammerer

　　C. stammerers should be understood and can contribute to the world

　　D. the sufferings caused by stammer haven’t been found yet

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】根据文章的最后一句people who stammer need to be heard and our society should recognize that they have a lot to give to the worl need to be heard同义表达；ave a lot to give to the world和can contribute to the world同义表达。

　　【考点定位】考查判断推理

　　58. According to Norbert Lieckfeldt,

　　A. the voice of stammering people cannot be heard

　　B. people who stammer do better in work than school

　　C. there are a lot of things that stammering people can give to us

　　D. the serious problem of stammering remains unseen and unheard

　　59. The paragraph that follows the last will probably talk about

　　A. the success the king made by overcoming stammer

　　B. the medical treatments given to the stammerers

　　C. doctors’ opinions upon the serious stammer problem

　　D. how popular the movie The King’s Speech will become

　　B【2016届河北省五校联盟高三上学期调研】

　　d.可知C正确。此处should be understood和Have you ever wished that you could make your little sister’s teddy bear talk to her? Or have you ever wanted to bring a puppet (木偶) to life? If so, you may be interested in learning the art of ventriloquism (腹语术). A ventriloquist can make an ordinary object seem to be alive by giving it a personality, movement, and speech.

　　Your object can be a puppet, or a doll. Give your new “friend” a name, and then decide on the personality that he will have. The next step is to give your friend movements that agree with the personality you have chosen.

　　Now you can learn to make your “friend” talk. A ventriloquist will control his mouth and lips so that it will appear that his voice is coming from the object he is using. This will take practice, but you can do it.

　　First, decide on a voice that is different from your own. It could be higher or lower than yours, or could even have a special accent. Then, find a clean teaspoon and hold the handle between your front teeth. Now, using the voice you created for your friend and holding the handle of the teaspoon tightly between your teeth, look into a mirror and talk. Practicing with the spoon in your mouth will help you learn to keep your mouth from moving. Now try telling a joke in your normal voice and have your friend speak in his voice. Practice those words until you can say them without your lips moving at all.

　　Ventriloquism is fun. It also requires hard work to become good at it. The most important thing to do is practice. But if you are willing to take the time to give your friend an interesting personality, to practice lively movements, and to work on good mouth control, then you will be well on your way to becoming a ventriloquist!

　　【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了什么是腹语以及练习腹语的基本要领和过程，如果想练好腹语就要下功夫练习。

　　60. According to the text, a ventriloquist

　　A. is a person who can make puppets

　　B. needs to work with another person

　　C. can speak without using his mouth

　　D. can make an object seem to speak

　　61. You need to hold the handle of a teaspoon between your front teeth so that

　　A. your voice will change

　　B. your mouth won’t move

　　C. you can look humorous

　　D. you can feel your mouth’s movements

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】根据第四段中的holding the handle of the teaspoon tightly between your teeth, look into a mirror and talk. Practicing with the spoon in your mouth will help you learn to keep your mouth from moving.可知B正确。此处keep your mouth from moving和your mouth won’t move同义。

　　【考点定位】考查细节理解

　　62. If you want to be good at ventriloquism, you

　　A. need to spend much time practicing

　　B. must learn from famous ventriloquists

　　C. should learn at least one special accent

　　D. must have a great doll to practice with

　　63. What would be the best title for the text?

　　A. How to tell jokes

　　B. How to make puppets

　　C. Secrets of ventriloquism

　　D. Tips on making friends