2016届高考英语精品专题必做练习：阅读理解（21）

　　A

　　August 1990，Boston

　　Dear Maya Shao-ming,

　　To me, June 6,1990 is a special day. My long-awaited dream came true the minute your father cried, "A girl!" You are more than just a second child, more than just a girl to match our boy. You, little daughter, are the link to our female line, the legacy of another woman's pain and sacrifice 31 years ago.

　　Let me tell you about your Chinese grandmother. Somewhere in Hong Kong, in the late fifties, a young waitress found herself pregnant (怀孕) by a cook, probably a co-worker at her restaurant. She carried the baby to term, suffered to give it birth, and kept the little girl for the first three months of her life. I like to think that my mother—your randmother—loved me and fought to raise me on her own, but that the daily struggle was too hard. Worn down by the demands of the new baby and perhaps the constant threat of starvation, she made the painful decision to give away her girl so that both of us might have a chance for a better life.

　　More likely, I was dropped at the orphanage (M JLR) steps or somewhere else. I will probably never know the truth. Having a baby in her unmarried state would have brought shame on the family in China, so she probably kept my existence a secret. Once I was out of her life, it was as if I had never been born. And so you and your brother and I are the missing leaves on a family tree.

　　Do they ever wonder if we exist?

　　Before I was two, I was adopted by an Anglo couple. Fed three square meals a day, I grew like a wild weed and grasped all the opportunities they had to offer—books, music, education, church life and community activities. In a family of blue-eyed blonds, though, I stood out like a sore thumb. Whether from jealousy or fear of someone who looked so different, my older brothers sometimes teased me about my unpleasing skin, or made fun of my clumsy walk. Moody and impatient, burdened by fears that none of us realized resulted from my early years of need, I was not an easy child to love. My mother and I conflicted countless times over the years, but gradually came to see one another as real human beings with faults and talents, and as women of strength in our own right. Lacking a mirror image in the mother who raised me, I had to seek my identity as a woman on my own. The Asian American community has helped me regain my double identity.

　　But part of me will always be missing: my beginnings, my personal history, all the delicate details that give a person her origin. Nevertheless, someone gave me a lucky name "Siu Wai." "Siu" means "little," and "War means "clever." Therefore, my baby name was "Clever little one." Who chose those words? Who cared enough to note my arrival in the world?

　　I lost my Chinese name for 18 years. It was Americanized for convenience to "Sue." But like an ill-fitting coat, it made me uncomfortable. I hated the name. But even more, I hated being Chinese. It took many years to become proud of my Asian origin and work up the courage to take back my birth-name. That, plus a little knowledge of classroom Cantonese, is all the Chinese culture I have to offer you. Not white, certainly, but not really Asian, I try to pave the way between the two worlds and bridge the gap for you. Your name, "Shao-ming," is very much like mine—"Shao" means "little." And "ming" is "bright," as in a shining sun or moon. Whose lives will you brighten, little Maya? Your past is more complete than mine, and each day I cradle you in your babyhood, generously giving you the loving care I lacked for my first two years. When I pat you, I comfort the lost baby inside me who still cries for her mother.

　　Sweet Maya, it doesn't matter what you "become" later on. You have already fulfilled my wildest dreams.

　　I love you,

　　Mommy

　　65. Why is June 6. 1990 a special day for Mommy?

　　A. Her dream of being a mother came true.

　　B. She found her origin from her Chinese mother.

　　C. She wrote the letter to her daughter.

　　D. Her female line was well linked.

　　66. How does Mommy feel about her being given away?

　　A. It is bitter and disappointing.

　　B. It is painful but understandable.

　　C. She feels sorry but sympathetic.

　　D. She feels hurt and angry.

　　67. What does "I stood out like a sore thumb" in Paragraph 5 mean?

　　A. I walked clumsily out of pains.

　　B. I was not easy to love due to jealousy.

　　C. I was impatient out of fear.

　　D. I looked different from others.

　　68. What can be inferred from Mommy's Anglo family life?

　　A. She used to experience an identity crisis.

　　B. She fought against her American identity.

　　C. She forgot the pains of her early years.

　　D. She kept her love for Asia from childhood.

　　69. Why did Mommy name her daughter "Shao-ming?"

　　A. To match her own birth-name.

　　B. To brighten the lives of the family.

　　C. To identify her with Chinese origin.

　　D. To justify her pride in Chinese cultare.

　　70. By "Your past is more complete than mine," Mommy means

　　.

　　A. her past was completed earlier than Shao-ming's

　　B. Shao-ming has got motherly care and a sense of roots

　　C. her mother didn't comfort her the way she did Shao-ming

　　D. her past was spent brokenly, first in Asia, then in the US

　　B

　　Vienna桰n spirte of Iraq’s decision to s top oil deliveries，the 11-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)will not increase production to make up the shortfall．ministers decided Tuesday in Vienna．

　　The l1 oil ministers decided to meet again on July 3 to discuss the effects of the Iraq temporary s top．The organization's president，Charkid Kheria of Algeria，said after the meeting that s tocks were high and prices were stable，so quota(配额)increases were not necessary．

　　The E．U．Commission has expressed concern about Iraq’s output stop．A speaker said OPEC had to take all possible measures to keep or lower the oil price．

　　Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali Al-Nuaimi had earlier said there would not be any shortfall of oil in the market．

　　The organization had already taken steps to fill the gap，he said．OPEC Secretary General Ali Rodriguez added that the period of Iraq’s output s top was not known，so other exporters were not going to lift quotas yet．If the market was destabilized(使……动摇)，a suitable response could be made．

　　Iraq on Monday s topped shipments of crude oil to protest against the U．N．Security Council’s decision to extend the oil-for-food programme by only a month，instead of the normal six-month renewal．Just before the Vienna meeting，oil prices had gone up，with a barrel of OPEC crude oil selling for 27．05 dollars，up from 26．8 1 dollars last Friday． North Sea oil was at 29．26 dollars Monday evening．

　　OPEC wants the oil price to stay within fl margin of 22 to 28 dollars and achieved that with cuts in January and March that reduced 2．5 million barrels per day off quotas．

　　71．Iraq made the decision to s top oil deliveries because

　　．

　　A．oil price is too low in international market

　　B．the U．N．Secretary Council has decided to shorten the time of extension of the oil-for-food programme

　　C．many oil wells were destroyed during the war in the late 1980s

　　D．it couldn’t get enough money to develop its economy

　　72．The attitude the E．U．Commission took towards Iraq’s output s top is

　　A．active

　　B．concerned

　　C．cold

　　D．surprised

　　73．The underlined words“The organization”here refers to

　　．

　　A．OPEC

　　B．the E．U．Commission

　　C．Vienna

　　D．W TO

　　74．The main idea of the passage is

　　．

　　A．the oil prices in the world were stable though Iraq has s topped oil deliveries

　　B．OPEC has controlled the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars

　　C．OPEC will not increase oil production to make up the shortfall that caused by Iraq

　　D．Oil is connected with people’s daily life

　　75．The 11 oil ministers decided to meet on July 3 so that

　　．

　　A．they can persuade Iraq to continue oil production

　　B．they can have a talk with the U．N．Security Council

　　C．they can have a discussion about the effects of Iraq’s temporary output s top

　　D．they can make up their minds to increase 0.1 production hat．

　　C

　　Even when you’re extremely busy, you aren’t using your time with 100% efficiency. There are gaps in everyone’s schedule where they aren’t doing anything important. Even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time where you aren’t working as fast or as effectively as you possibly could.

　　Why aren’t you completely efficient? It’s because time isn’t the limiting factor. If it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop without breaks or any unproductive distractions(消遣). Instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally procrastinate(拖延) and slow down on tasks throughout the day.

　　The real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. Energy levels limit your productivity because when you’re tired, you can have ample time and still not get everything done. Your attention ability is also limited, because even if there are a million things that need to be done, you can only focus on one or two at a time.

　　You might not be able to insert another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices. But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling anything. The reason it’s hard to “find time” isn’t a lack of time. It’s because you don’t have enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day.

　　I first suspected time wasn’t the real problem during an extremely busy period in my life over a year ago. I was insanely （发疯地）busy, but at that time I still exercised regularly. I had daily to-do lists with over twenty items, and I still found time to exercise. However, after a few weeks off, due to illness, I stopped exercising. I was not busy by any standards, in fact, my schedule was incredibly light. Despite this free time, I found it hard to find time to exercise. It seemed to get pushed later and later into my schedule until it was gone. How can I explain this odd experience? I believe you have known it.

　　51. If someone can’t work with 100% efficiency, the most important limiting factor is ________.

　　A．a schedule without gaps

　　B．breaks and distractions

　　C．the limited time

　　D．the limited energy

　　. According to paragraph 4, everyone, including the extremely busy people, can ___________.

　　A．work without any rest

　　B．focus on many things at a time

　　C．find some more time in a day

　　D．do some exercise regularly

　　. After a few weeks off, what was the change of the writer’s life?

　　A．He had a longer daily to-do lists with over twenty items.

　　B．He stopped doing exercise because of the lack of energy.

　　C．He found it hard to find time to exercise because he was busier.

　　D．He pushed most of the things later and later in his schedule.

　　54. The writer gives the example of himself in the last paragraph in order to ___________.

　　A．prove what the real limiting factor is

　　B．show us how busily he needs to work

　　C．explain how important a healthy body is

　　D．tell us what an odd experience he has

　　55. What is the best title of the passage?

　　A．Are You Really Lack of Time?

　　B．How Can You Work Efficiently?

　　C．What Makes Your Energy Limited?

　　D．When Should You Do Exercise?

　　D

　　(201·山西太原五校检测)

　　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.

　　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

　　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.

　　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

　　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

　　A

　　【考点】考察社会生活类阅读

　　【文章大意】本文是一位从小就被母亲送走的母亲写给女儿的一封情真意切的信，信里充满了对女儿的爱以及对自己之前的生活的回想，对自己的母亲的怀念之情。

　　65. 【答案】D

　　【试题解析】细节题。根据第一段2,3行You are more than just a second child, more than just a girl to match our boy. You, little daughter, are the link to our female line可知这一天她的女儿出生了。更重要的是家族里的女性传承得以延续。故D正确。

　　66. 【答案】B

　　【试题解析】推理题。根据第二段最后3行Worn down by the demands of the new baby and perhaps the constant threat of starvation, she made the painful decision to give away her girl so that both of us might have a chance for a better life.可知她的母亲把她送走也是万般无奈，要不然两个人没有好的生活。所以她对母亲的选择是可以接受和理解的，但是同时被母亲送走的确是一件很痛苦的事情。故B正确。

　　67. 【答案】D

　　【试题解析】推理题。根据本句In a family of blue-eyed blonds, though, I stood out like a sore thumb.家里都是蓝眼睛的白种人，而我是一个黄皮肤黑头发的中国人。Though后面这句话说明我和他们是不一样的。故D正确。

　　68. 【答案】A

　　【试题解析】推理题。根据第四段4，5行Whether from jealousy or fear of someone who looked so different, my older brothers sometimes teased me about my unpleasing skin, or made fun of my clumsy walk.可知在这个家庭里不知道是处于嫉妒还是恐惧我的哥哥们有时会嘲笑我。再根据My mother and I conflicted countless times over the years, but gradually came to see one another as real human beings with faults and talents, and as women of strength in our own right可知我和妈妈经常发生冲突。这些事情让我感觉自己的生活没有安全感，总是很惶恐，缺乏安全感。进而产生了身份危机。故A正确。

　　69. 【答案】C

　　【试题解析】推理题。根据文章倒数第二段That, plus a little knowledge of classroom Cantonese, is all the Chinese culture I have to offer you. Not white, certainly, but not really Asian, I try to pave the way between the two worlds and bridge the gap for you. Your name, "Shao-ming," is very much like mine—"Shao" means "little." And "ming" is "bright"可知母亲想给女儿添加一些中国文化的元素，所以女儿的名字为Shao ming，让女儿知道自己的祖先有中国血统。故C正确。

　　70. 【答案】B

　　【试题解析】推理题。根据下一句and each day I cradle you in your babyhood, generously giving you the loving care I lacked for my first two years.得知母亲一直在照顾着女儿，这和母亲自己的经历是不同的。母亲很小就被送走了，没有享受到母爱。所以该句是指B项含义。

　　B

　　答案：71-75 BBACC

　　C

　　DCBAA

　　D

　　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．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．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．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．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