2017届高考英语二轮阅读理解训练：（6）

　　2017届高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解（6）

　　A

　　Businesses are expected to cut spending dramatically through much of 2009. A number of economists, including those National City and Wachovia, don’t expect business investment, which make up about one – tenth of US economic activity, to decline through 2009. According to a survey of 679 chief financial officers by Duke University and CFO Magazine this month, US businesses expect to cut capital spending by more than 10% in the next 12 months, a sharp decrease from September, when the CFOs expected business investment to increase slightly.

　　John Graham, finance professor at Duke and director of the survey, says businesses are finding ways to repair existing machinery and buildings rather than replace equipment or move. They likely won’t increase their spending until they see concrete evidence that the economy is improving.

　　Those planning meeting for late winter and early spring are either buying fewer or less – expensive items, or they’re not buying at all. One client who usually spends about $ 80,000 on a conference each year is spending half that. Robert Coen, director of forecasting at media – analysis firm Magna, predicts a 4.5% drop in ad spending to $ 259 billion in 2009 on the heels of a 3.2% drop in 2008. “A recovery in US ad budgets will probably not get underway until 2010,” he says. Another negative for 2009: There aren’t any big ad – spending events such as the Olympics or national elections.

　　Declining business spending will hurt a number of industries but will be especially tough for the manufacturing sector. Nearly two – thirds of manufacturers expect revenue(税收) to be unchanged or lower in 2009 than 2008, a survey from the Institute for Supply Management found.

　　57.According to John Graham, how did businesses to deal with the economy crisis?

　　A. They are spending less.

　　B. By increasing their business spending sharply.

　　C. By replacing old equipment with the new equipment.

　　D. By moving into the cheaper offices.

　　58.Why are the managers buying less – expensive items for their meetings?

　　A. To save money themselves.

　　B. To cut down on expenses and save for the companies.

　　C. To see the concrete evidence that the economy is on the mend.

　　D. To save money so they spend more on advertisements.

　　59.It can be inferred that in a year Olympics are held, many companies _________.

　　A. contribute more money to the poor B. give the participants money

　　C. spend more money on advertising D. cut down on advertising budgets

　　60.The best title for the passage is ____________.

　　A. Predictions about Buying New Equipment in 2009

　　B. Predictions about Conference Planning in 2009

　　C. Predictions about Advertising Spending in 2009

　　D. Predictions for Business Spending in 2009

　　B

　　The surprising experiment I am about to describe proves that air is all around you and that it proves down upon you. Air pressure is a wonderful force. When you swim underwater, you can feel water push down your body. The air all around you does the same. However, your body is so used to it that you do not notice this. The pressure is caused by a layer of air called the atmosphere. This layer surrounds the Earth, extending to about five kilometers above the Earth’s surface.

　　The following experiment is an easy one that you can do at home. But make sure that you are supervised, because you will need to use matches. Now foe the experiment！

　　What you need

　　·A hard-boiled egg without the shell

　　·A bottle with a neck slightly smaller than the egg

　　·A piece of paper

　　·A match

　　Metheod

　　1） Check that the paper will sit firmly on the neck of the bottle.

　　2） Tear the paper into strips and put the strips into the bottle.

　　3） Light the paper by dropping a burning match into the bottle.

　　4） Quickly sit the egg on the neck of the bottle.

　　Result

　　Astonishingly, the egg will be sucked into the bottle. Your friends will be amazed when you show them the experiment. But be careful when you handle matches.

　　Why it happened

　　As the paper burns, it needs oxygen and uses up the oxygen （air） in the bottle. The egg acts as a seal in the neck of the bottle, so no more air can get inside. This reduces the air pressure inside the bottle. The air pressure must equalize, so more air from outside must enter the bottle. The outside air pressure against the egg and then the egg is pushed into the bottle! The proves that air is all around and that it is pressing down on it.

　　60. Why is there the need to take care when you are doing the experiment?

　　A. The bottle could break.

　　B. You need to light the paper with a match.

　　C. The egg needs to be shelled.

　　D. The egg has to be perfectly placed on the neck of the bottle.

　　61. In the experiment, the burning inside the bottle can___.

　　A. equalize the air pressure inside and outside

　　B. make a seal in the neck of the bottle

　　C. finish up the oxygen inside the bottle

　　D. produce more oxygen inside the bottle

　　62. How did the egg put into the bottle？

　　A. The oxygen inside the bottle sucked the egg in.

　　B. It became salt without the shell.

　　C. The neck of the bottle was wide enough.

　　D. The outside air pressure forced it into the bottle.

　　63. The experiment is carried cut to prove ______.

　　A. water pushes on your body when you swim underwater.

　　B. the earth is surrounded by a layer of air called the atmosphere.

　　C. the pressure of air around us has a powerful force.

　　D. the air pressure is not equalized around us.C

　　C

　　Roger Federer and Serena Williams have been named as 2009' s world champions by the International Tennis Federation（ITF） after topping the year-end rankings．

　　Federer, who wins the honour for the fifth time, completed a career Grand Slam（at Roland Garros before winning his 15th Grand Slam ride at Wimbledon．

　　And Williams won the Australian Open and Wimbledon, her llth major success．

　　The pair will receive their awards at the annual 1TF world champions dinner in Paris in June．

　　Federer regained the world number one ranking from Rafael Nadal after his Paris victory and his Wimbledon win over Andy Roddick saw him surpass Pete Sampras' haul of Grand Slam titles．

　　He was also runner - up at the Australian Open and the US Open and helped his country retain its Davis Cup world group status．

　　" It is an honour for me to be named ITF world champion for a fifth time．It was an incredible （） year for me both on and off the court," said the 28 - year - old Swiss star whose wife Mirka gave birth to twin girls in July．

　　"To win my first Roland, Garros title, break the all - time Grand Slam record and regain the number one ranking is amazing．It means a lot to me to finish the year again at the top．"

　　Williams takes the award for the first time since 2002．As well as her Grand Slam wins,

　　she won the season - ending WTA Championships in Doha．sealing the top ranking in the last event of die year．

　　She also took the doubles year award with sister Venus after taking their career total to 10 Grand Slam titles．In doing so, she joins Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis as the only players to become singles and doubles world champions in the same year．

　　American twins Bob and Mike Bryan were named as the men' s doubles world champions for the sixth time in seven years．

　　66．What's the main idea of the text?

　　A．Roger Federer got his fifth world champions．

　　B．Serena Williams was named the ITF world champion．

　　C．Roger Federer won his first Roland Garros title．

　　D．Williams & Federer were named 2009' s world champions．

　　67．What does Federer mean by saying that it was an incredible year for him off the court?

　　A．He made a lot of money．

　　B．He regained the world No．One ranking．

　　C． His wife gave birth to twin girls．

　　D．He got a Grand Slam title at Roland Garros．

　　68．In which country might Roland Garros Open take place?

　　A．England．B．Australia C．The United StatesD．France69．The underlined words " the award" in Paragraph 9 possibly refer to ____．

　　A．the WTA Campionship

　　B．the ITF world champion

　　C．the Australian Open title

　　D．the Wimbledon Open title

　　70．____ has never got both singles and doubles world champions in a year．

　　A．Serena Williams

　　B．Lindsay Davenport

　　C．Venus Williams

　　D．Martina HingisD

　　The Cost of Higher Education

　　Individuals (个人) should pay for their higher education.

　　A university education is of huge and direct benefit to the individual. Graduates earn more than non-graduates. Meanwhile, social mobility is ever more dependent on having a degree. However, only some people have it. So the individual, not the taxpayers, should pay for it. There are pressing calls on the resources (资源) of the government. Using taxpayers' money to help a small number of people to earn high incomes in the future is not one of them. www. . com/gaokao/beijing

　　Full government funding (资助) is not very good for universities. Adam Smith worked in a Scottish university whose teachers lived off student fees. He knew and looked down upon 18th-century Oxford, where the academics lived comfortably off the income received from the government. Guaranteed salaries, Smith argued, were the enemy of hard work; and when the academics were lazy and incompetent, the students were similarly lazy. www. . com/gaokao/beijing

　　If students have to pay for their education, they not only work harder, but also demand more from their teachers. And their teachers have to keep them satisfied. If that means taking teaching seriously, and giving less time to their own research interests, that is surely something to celebrate.

　　Many people believe that higher education should be free because it is good for the economy (经济). Many graduates clearly do contribute to national wealth, but so do all the businesses that invest (投资) and create jobs. If you believe that the government should pay for higher education because graduates are economically productive, you should also believe that the government should pay part of business costs. Anyone promising to create jobs should receive a gift of capital from the government to invest. Therefore, it is the individual, not the government, who should pay for their university education.

　　68. The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 2 refers to

　　A. taxpayers

　　B. pressing calls www. . com/gaokao/beijing

　　C. college graduates

　　D. government resources

　　69. The author thinks that with full government funding

　　A. teachers are less satisfied

　　B. students are more demanding

　　C. students will become more competent

　　D. teachers will spend less time on teaching

　　70. The author mentions businesses in Paragraph 5 in order to

　　A. argue against free university education

　　B. call on them to finance students' studies

　　C. encourage graduates to go into business www. . com/gaokao/beijing

　　D. show their contribution to higher education

　　参考答案：

　　A

　　57――60

　　ABCD

　　B

　　本文是篇说明文。结束了证明空气对于每一个人的压力是存在的结论。

　　60.

　　B

　　【解析】细节理解题。 根据Result 一段最后一句But be careful when you handle matches可知。

　　61.【答案】C

　　【解析】 细节理解题。 根据最后一段第一句可知。

　　62.【答案】D

　　【解析】细节理解题。 根据最后一段倒数第二句可知。

　　63.【答案】C

　　【解析】细节理解题。 根据最后一段最后一句可知。

　　D

　　阅读技巧：此篇议论文难度较低。把握议论文的阅读两步：1. 作者想说服你什么？2. 分了几个并列的点来说服你？

　　答题技巧：此篇包括2个推断题和1个细节题。其中68题要求学生找出them的所指，对学生分析代词的所指提出了更高的要求，此项技能在完型和阅读中都有体现；70题属于基于议论文结构的设问，问最后一段的例子在文章中的作用，对议论文的结构和写作模式有了解的同学都可以轻松应答。

　　68. B

　　推断代词所指，较难题。There are pressing calls on the resources (资源) of the government. Using taxpayers' money to help a small number of people to earn high incomes in the future is not one of them. ww往前看，发现前句就一个复数名词，就它了。

　　69. D

　　细节题，简单题。根据题干关键词"full government funding"定位原文，根据"文题顺序一致"原则从上一题them后面去找，会找到Full government funding () is not very good for universities…. and when the academics were lazy and incompetent, the students were similarly lazy. "lazy"转换成"spendless time"不难得出正确选项。

　　70. A

　　结构推断题，简单题。题目问提到business有什么目的，就等于问议论文中的论据有什么用，地球人都知道：支持论点。马上从本段段首找论点：Many people believe that higher education should be free…从全文的哪都可以看出作者就是要反对free higher education.