2016届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解一百四十集选练：（34）

　　2016高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练（34）

　　阅读理解

　　The interview had been going on for about 20 minutes and everything seems to be going well.Then，suddenly，the interviewer asks an unexpected question，“Which is more important，law or Dove？”

　　Job applicants in the West increasingly find themselves asked strange questions like this.And the signs are that this is beginning to happen in China.

　　Employers want people skilled，enthusiastic and devoted.So these are the qualities that any reasonably intelligent job applicants will try to show no matter what his or her actual feelings are.In response，employers are increasingly using questions which try and show the applicant’s true personality.

　　The question in the first paragraph comes from a test called the Keirsey Personality Sorter.It is an attempt to discover how people solve problems，rather than what they know.This is often called an aptitude test (能力倾向测验)．

　　According to Mark Baldwin many job applicants in China are finding this type of questions difficult.When a Chinese person fills out an aptitude test he or she will think there is a right answer and they may fail because they try to guess what the examiner wants to see.

　　This is sometimes called the prisoner’s dilemma.Applicants are trying to act cleverly in their own interest.But they fail because they don’t understand what the interviewer is looking for.Remember that in an aptitude test，the correct answer is always the honest answer.

　　【语篇解读　本文讲述了现代企业招聘面试中的能力倾向测试并为求职者提供了回答此类问题的技巧。

　　1．The writer wrote the passage to________.

　　A．give you a piece of advice on a job interview

　　B．tell you how to meet a job interviewer

　　C．describe the aptitude test

　　D．advice you how to find a job

　　解析　写作目的题。通读全文可知，本文意在为面试者提供建议。

　　答案　A

　　2．Why do the interviewers ask such questions?

　　A．They want to discover what the interviewees know.

　　B．They are curious about the answers.

　　C．They try to discover the ability of the interviewees solving problems.

　　D．They just ask questions without thinking much.

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第四段中的“It is an attempt to discover how people solve problems，rather than what they know.”可知答案为C项。

　　答案　C

　　3．According to the writer，in an aptitude test，Chinese job applicants should________.

　　A．not tell the truth

　　B．learn to tell what they really think

　　C．be more enthusiastic

　　D．try to find out what the examiner really want to know

　　解析　细节理解题。根据最后一段的最后一句“Remember that in an aptitude test，the correct answer is always the honest answer.”可知，在能力倾向测验中，求职者应该给出一个诚实的答案。

　　答案　B

　　4．From the passage we know that________.

　　A．job applicants are always asked such questions

　　B．more Chinese applicants fail to find a job

　　C．applicants should not act as reasonably as a prisoner

　　D．the aptitude test is becoming popular worldwide

　　解析　推理判断题。根据文章第二段的内容可知，西方的求职者们不断发现他们被问到类似这样的奇怪问题，而且有迹象表明这种情况在中国也开始出现。由此可推知D项正确。

　　答案　D

　　阅读理解For many people，volunteering is a way of life.Holidays are the time of the year that more people are in a giving mood.Homeless shelters，children’s hospitals，and nursing homes are excellent places to give of one’s time.

　　Volunteering in Homeless Shelters

　　There is a homeless directory online that anyone can easily access to find the closest homeless shelter to their home.According to the homeless shelter directory，currently there are 3,233 shelters in the US，so it is not difficult to find a shelter.Helping to serve food，picking up donations of food，preparing meals，and cleaning up are things that one can do to help at a homeless shelter.

　　Volunteering in Children’s Hospitals

　　Every child needs comfort and joy，especially during the holiday seasons.By visiting sick children in hospitals，an individual provides helping hands by supplementing the services usually done by the hospital staff.Personalizing the hospital experience adds to the comfort and happiness of the children and their families.Volunteers provide help，and positive interactions (相互交流) which enhance the patient’s quality of care.Help is needed almost everywhere in a hospital；from the lobby，parking lot，cafeteria，to admitting，helping with the gift cart，and even reading to children in the waiting rooms or their hospital rooms.

　　Volunteering in Nursing Homes

　　According to the National Center for Health Statistics，“Over 50% of those living in nursing homes do not have close relatives and 46% have no living children.”

　　Life in a nursing home is lonely，confusing，and frightening for many residents.Volunteering at a nursing home is a great opportunity to make a difference in someone else’s life.Playing cards，sitting with and talking to a resident，taking a walk，or sharing a meal makes a huge difference，especially when they have no other sole on earth to visit them.

　　The three examples above are only a small fraction of institutions in which volunteers are needed.Giving of oneself，especially during the holidays blesses and cheers others.

　　语篇解读　本文介绍了人们在假期中可以选择去做志愿活动的三个地方。

　　1．According to the passage，what can a volunteer do in nursing homes?

　　A．Visiting the sick children.

　　B．Picking up the donated food.

　　C．Helping with the gift cart.

　　D．Playing cards with a lonely old man.

　　解析　细节理解题。根据文中Volunteering in Nursing Homes部分的描述可知D项正确。A、C项是在children’s hospitals可以做的事，B项是在homeless shelters可以做的事。

　　答案　D

　　2．What can we learn about the volunteering?

　　A．You can only volunteer during the holidays.

　　B．You can help prepare meals in a nursing home.

　　C．It is easy to find a homeless shelter to volunteer.

　　D．Help is needed everywhere in a homeless shelter.

　　解析　细节理解题。根据文中的“There is a homeless directory online that anyone can easily access to find the closest homeless shelter to their home.”可知，人们很容易找到一个能在里面做志愿活动的流浪者之家。其他三项都是与文章内容不符。

　　答案　C

　　3．In a children’s hospital，which of the following is true?

　　A．Over 50% of those living there do not have relatives.

　　B．A personal visit brings happiness to a sick boy.

　　C．Children live a lonely and frightening life.

　　D．Children love listening to volunteers’ reading.

　　解析　细节理解题。根据文中Volunteering in Children’s Hospitals部分的描述可知B项正确，A、C两项错误，D项文中未提及。答案　B

　　4．The best title for the passage would be________.

　　A．Giving of oneself cheers others

　　B．Volunteering is a way of life

　　C．Volunteering during the holidays

　　D．Giving is better than taking

　　解析　主旨大意题。全文主要介绍了假期中人们可以选择去做志愿活动的三个地方。故C项作为本文的标题最佳。

　　答案　C

　　When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.

　　The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her morn," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.

　　Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says." I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."

　　But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow u p ---again---and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.

　　Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."

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　　) 1. Why did Mary feel regretful?

　　A. She didn't achieve her ambition.

　　B. She didn't take care of her mother.

　　C. She didn't complete her high school.

　　D. She didn't follow her mother's advice.

　　(

　　) 2. We can know that before 1995 Mary

　　A. had two books published

　　B. received many career awards

　　C. knew how to use a computer

　　D. supported the JDRF by writing

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　　)

　　3. Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her

　　.

　　A. living with diabetes

　　B. successful show business

　　C. service for an organization

　　D. remembrance of her mother

　　(

　　) 4. When Mary received the life-changing news, she

　　.

　　A. lost control of herself

　　B. began a balanced diet

　　C. Med to get a treatment

　　D. behaved in an adult way

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　　) 5. What can we know from the last paragraph?

　　A. Mary feels pity for herself.

　　B. Mary has recovered from her disease.

　　C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible.

　　D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.

　　【语篇解读】本文为人物介绍说明文。主要介绍了玛丽·摩尔的职业生涯及抗病之争。

　　1. 答案D。考点：细节理解题。

　　解析：根据第二段“Only recently，when she began to write Growing Up Again，did she regret ignoring her mom，‘I don’t know how to use a computer,’ she admits.”可判断选D项。

　　2. 答案B。考点：细节理解题。

　　解析：根据第二段“The show business thing worked out，of course. In her career，Mary won many awards.”可判断选B项。

　　3. 答案A。考点：细节理解题。

　　解析：根据第三段“her second book is less about life as an award winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病).”可判断选A项。

　　4. 答案A。考点：细节理解题。

　　解析：根据第四段“In a childlike act，she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈).Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up again—and take control of her diabetes，not let it control her.”可判断选A项。

　　5. 答案C。考点：推理判断题。

　　解析：根据最后一段中的Mary Moore 所说的话“I’ve come to realize the importance of that as I’ve grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”可推断她想尽可能地去帮助他人，故选C项。

　　【2016模拟题】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。This year some twenty-three hundred teenagers (young people aged from 13-19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.

　　Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred nineteen spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.

　　Fred, a lovely young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months’ study, the language began to come to him. The school was completely differently different from what he had expected—much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.

　　Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.

　　“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”

　　At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize American schools,” he says. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”

　　1. This year________ teenagers will take part in the exchange program between America and other countries.

　　A. twenty three hundred

　　B. thirteen hundred

　　C. over three thousand

　　D. less than two thousand

　　2. The whole exchange program is mainly to_________.

　　A. help teenagers in other countries know the real America

　　B. send students in America to travel in Germany

　　C. let students learn something about other countries

　　D. have teenagers learn new languages

　　3. What is particular in America schools is that________.

　　A. there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings.

　　B. there are a lot of outside activities

　　C. students usually take fourteen subjects in all

　　D. students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car.

　　参考答案1—3. CCB