2016届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读理解极限突破测试卷(28)

　　高考英语二轮专题复习阅读理解极限突破测试卷(28)

　　While small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.

　　The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB), which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants. Beds that are too small, showe heads that are too low, and restaurant tables with hardly any leg-room all make life difficult for those of above average height, it says.

　　But it is not just the extra-tall whose needs are not being met. The average night of the population has been increasing ye the standard size of beds, doorways, and chairs has remained unchanged.]

　　“The bedding industry says a bed should be six inches larger than the person using it, so even a king-size bed at 6′6″(6 feet and 6 inches) is falling short for 25% of men, while the standard 6′3″ bed caters for less than half of the male population.” Said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy,

　　“seven-foot beds would work fine.”

　　Sililarly, restaurant tables can cause no end of problems. Small tables, which mean the long-legged have to sit a foot or so away from them, are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere.

　　Some have already taken note, however. At Queens Moat Houses′Caledoman Hotl in Edinburgh, 6′6″beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors, particularly Americans.

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　　) 1. What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign?

　　A. To provide better services.

　　B. To rebuild hotels and restaurants.

　　C. To draw public attention to the needs of the tall.

　　D. To attract more people to become its members.

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　　) 2. Which of the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heinricy?

　　A. 7′2″.

　　B. 7′

　　C. 6′6″

　　D. 6′3″

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　　) 3. What may happen to restaurants with small tables?

　　A. They may lose some customers.

　　B. They may start businesses elsewhere.

　　C. They have to find easy chairs to match the tables.

　　D. They have to provide enough space for the long-legged.

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　　) 4. What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh?

　　A. Tall people pay more for larger beds.

　　B. 6′6″beds have taken the place of 6′3″beds.

　　C. Special rooms are kept for Americans.

　　D. Guest rooms are standardized.

　　【解题导语】说明文。主要讲述一个英国的高个子组织TPCGP在六个月以前向宾馆和酒店发起的针对高个子的一些特殊需求的活动which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants.可知TPCGP是为了让公众注意高个子的一些特殊需求Said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy, “seven-foot beds would work fine.”可知。

　　66. 答案A推理题。由倒数第二段的内容可知，如果饭店使用小的桌子，自然就失去了高个子这样一类群体的顾客。选A。

　　67. 答案B。细节理解题。ACD在文中均是无中生有，在文中无对应内容。由倒数第一段可知6′6″beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors, particularly Americans. B项正确。

　　阅读理解

　　When you consider what subject to study in college, chances are that you and your parents will think about what you can make out of it after graduation. You will likely ask the question: “Can I find a well-paid job or simply a job with a degree in this in the future?”

　　This consideration also influences students when they come to choose between studying science or humanities (人文学科) at college. People generally believe that the humanities, which include literature ,

　　history, cultural studies and philosophy,

　　do not prepare students for a specific vocation (职业). Science subjects, however, are considered vocational courses that produce scientists, engineers and economists (经济学家).

　　“I've decided to take finance as my college major. My parents and I think this subject will help me get a good job or start a business,” said Huachen Yueru, 17, a science student at Wuxi No. 1 High School.

　　Even those who choose a liberal arts (文科) education often pick the humanities subject which they think will best help them later find a job.

　　“I'm going to study Spanish in college, which I believe will open doors to a high-paying job for me,” said Liu Chao, 18, a Senior 2 student at Dalian No 20 High School. He said few of his classmates show interest in subjects like philosophy and history, which are seen as “less promising” in job markets.

　　The popularity of liberal arts subjects among college students has also been decreasing in the United States. American scholars (学者) and universities are concerned that in the ongoing economic crisis (经济危机) liberal arts subjects will be hit hardest. As money tightens (紧缩), they worry that the humanities may become “a great luxury (奢侈品) that many cannot afford”, according to the New York Times.

　　44. When you consider what to study in college, what does you and your parents usually think about ?

　　A. whether you are interested in the subject.

　　B. if you can lead a happy life.

　　C. what you can make out of it after graduation.

　　D .How much you can learn in the college.

　　45.Why do students show little interest in the subjects, like philosophy or history ?

　　A .Because they are not interested in them.

　　B. Because they think these subjects are useless.

　　C. Because they see these subjects as less-promising in job market.

　　D. Because they like the science subjects.

　　46. What can we infer from the passage ?

　　A. Humanities are becoming less and less popular with the students.

　　B. Studying science subjects is sure to find a well-paid job.

　　C. The humanities in college should be cancelled.

　　D. The writer thinks those who choose the liberal arts education will choose their favorite subjects.

　　47. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the first paragraph ?

　　A. the subject you study in college

　　B. science

　　C. humanities

　　D. liberal arts

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　　类别：细节理解+推理判断题+词义猜测题

　　本文标题 ：…Arts in crisis…

　　【文章大意】：文章主要向人们介绍了在大学里面的人文科学的科目正在受到人们的冷落，并解释了该种现象产生的原因。

　　44.【考点分析】细节理解题。

　　【参考答案】C。

　　【解题思路】文中第一段提到you and your parents will think about what you can make out of it after graduation，可知你和父母首先考虑的是毕业后的问题。

　　45.【考点分析】事实细节题。

　　【参考答案】C。

　　【解题思路】文中第五段中提到which are seen as "less promising" in job markets，可知人们把哲学和历史这样的人文学科看成是没有工作市场的学科，故C 项正确。.

　　46.【考点分析】推理判断题。

　　【参考答案】A。

　　【解题思路】文中提到在大学里人文科学已经越来越不受学生和家长的欢迎，为了毕业后的就业，人们更多的是选择具有很好的就业形势的理科类。因此A项符合题意，其余选项说法不恰当。.

　　47.【考点分析】词义猜测题。

　　【参考答案】A。

　　【解题思路】 文中第一段提到的是家长和学生在选择专业时考虑的是毕业后的形式，因此可推知此处的it 代指前面的the subject to study in college，故A 项正确。

　　阅读理解---------B

　　We're all connected. You can send an e-mail message to a friend, and your friend can pass it on to one of his or her friends, and that friend can do the same, continuing the chain. Eventually, your message could reach just about anyone in the world, and it might take only five to seven e-mails for the message to get there.

　　Scientists recently tested that idea in a study involving 24,000 people. Participants had to try to get a message forwarded to one of 18 randomly chosen people. Each participant started by sending one e-mail to someone they knew. Recipients could then forward the e-mail once to someone they knew, and so on.

　　Targets, who were randomly assigned by researchers from Columbia University in New York, lived in 13 countries. They included an Australian police officer, a Norwegian veterinarian, and a college professor.

　　Out of 24,000 chains, only 384 reached their goal. The rest petered out, usually because one of the recipients was either too busy to forward the message or thought it was junk mail.

　　The links that reached their goal made it in an average of 4.05 e-mails. Based on the lengths of the failed chains, the researchers estimated that two strangers could generally make contact in five to seven e-mails.

　　The most successful chains relied on casual acquaintances rather than close friends. That's because your close friends know each other whereas your acquaintances tend to know people you don't know. The phenomenon, known as the strength of weak ties, explains why people tend to get jobs through people they know casually but aren't that close to.

　　So, start networking and instant messaging now. As they say in show business: It's all about who you know.

　　6. If you want to get into touch with a stranger in the world, how many e-mails might it take for the message to reach him/her?

　　A. 5 to 7 B. 18 C. 13 D. 384

　　7. Which of the following is Not true about the test?

　　A. 24,000 people took part in the study and sent e-mails to people they knew.

　　B. The 18 targets were chosen by chance.

　　C. About 98.4% of the mails didn’t reach their goal because some people were too busy or they mistook the message for junk mail.

　　D. The targets come from 13 countries, such as Australia, Norway and New York.

　　8. What does the word “estimate” mean in the passage?

　　A. make sure B. suppose C. think over D. imagine

　　9. Why do people tend to get jobs more easily through casual acquaintances than close friends?

　　A. Because close friends don’t talk with each other so much.

　　B. Because casual acquaintances can help you know more people and make more friends.

　　C. Because close friends don’t spend so much time gathering together.

　　D. Because casual acquaintances are kinder and more willing to help others.

　　10. In which part of a newspaper will readers read this passage?

　　A. Culture

　　B. Entertainment C. Information and Technology D. Health

　　[全解全析] 本文主要讲述电子邮件将人们的联系拉近。

　　. A 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知。

　　. D 细节理解题。由第二段可知，A, B, C都正确；由第三段最后一句可知，D不正确。

　　. B 词义猜测题。estimate “估计”，与B选项suppose意思最接近。

　　. B 细节理解题。由第六段可知。

　　. C 推理判断题。因本文谈的e-mail与电脑有关，所以应与“信息和技术”相关。

　　C

　　British author JK Rowling was at the release of her latest Harry Potter book called “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” at the Natural History Museum in London, Friday July 20, 2007.

　　J.K. Rowling has been spotted at cafes in Scotland working on a detective novel, a British newspaper reported Saturday.

　　The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Ian Rankin, a fellow author and neighbor of Rowling's, as saying the creator of the "Harry Potter" books is turning to crime fiction.

　　"My wife spotted her writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novel," the newspaper quoted Rankin as telling a reporter at an Edinburgh literary festival.

　　"It is great that she has not abandoned writing or Edinburgh cafes," said Rankin, who is known for his own police novels set in the historic Scottish city.

　　Rowling famously wrote initial drafts of the Potter story in the Scottish city's cafes. Back then, she was a struggling single mother who wrote in cafes to save on the heating bill at home.

　　Now she's Britain's richest woman - worth $1 billion, according to Forbes magazine - and her seven Potter books have sold more than 335 million copies worldwide.

　　In an interview with The Associated Press last month, Rowling said she believed she was unlikely to repeat the success of the Potter series, but confirmed she had plans to work on new books.

　　"I'll do exactly what I did with Harry - I'll write what I really want to write," Rowling said.

　　11 What is JK Rowling famous for?

　　A. detective novels B. crime fiction C. Harry Potter books D. love stories

　　12 Which of the following is Not rue about Ian Rankin?

　　A. He is a writer famous for police novels.

　　B. Most of the stories in his novels happened in the historic Scottish city.

　　C. It was Rankin himself who witnessed JK Rowing writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novels.

　　D. He told the British newspaper The Sunday Times about JK Rowling’s novels.

　　13 Why did Rowling like to write the “Harry Potter stories” in the cafes?

　　A. Because she was a romantic woman and the atmosphere in the cafes gave her lots of inspiration.

　　B. Because she was a single mother at that time and she wanted to find a husband there.

　　C. Because her children were so naughty at home and she had to go to a quiet place for her writing.

　　D. Because she thought that writing in a cafes could help her save some money.

　　14 What can we learn from the passage?

　　A. The seven Harry Potter series made JK Rowling a success.

　　B. JK Rowling had made enough money so she decided to stop writing.

　　C. Rowling planned to write new books because Harry Potter was not exactly what she wanted.

　　D. Ian Rankin and his wife earned money by telling reporters news about JK Rowling.

　　15 What is the best title for the passage?

　　A. Harry Potter and JK Rowing B. Ian Rankin, A Neighbour of JK Rowling

　　C. A Successful Woman JK Rowling D. JK Rowling writing Detective Novels

　　[全解全析] 本文介绍了《哈利·波特》的作者JK Rowling被邻居发现改行写侦探小说的消息。

　　. C 细节理解题。她的成名作就是《哈利·波特》系列。

　　. C 细节理解题。由第五段中的“said Rankin, who is known for his own police novels set in the historic Scottish city.”可知A，B是正确的；第三段中报刊引用了Rankin的话来说明JK Rowling的新动向，所以D是正确的；第四段中可知是Rankin的妻子发现JK Rowling在写犯罪小说，而不是Rankin亲自发现的，所以C不正确。

　　13. D 细节理解题。 由第六段中的“Back then, she was a struggling single mother who wrote in cafes to save on the heating bill at home.”可知。

　　. A 细节理解题。 由最后两段可知选项A正确，B和C不正确，文中没提及D。

　　15. D 主旨大意题。本文重点在说JK Rowling想写侦探小说的事，所以D最合适。