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英语阅读理解练习题2附答案一轮复习
2015届英语阅读理解练习题2(附答案一轮复习)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
DoyoueverwonderwhytheEnglishhaveonewordforsomeanimalsandadifferentonefortheirmeat?
Whydotheyusepigandpork,cowandbeef,andsheepandmutton.Tofindout,wehavetogobackto1066.Inthatyear,theNormanFrenchinvadedEnglandandputaFrenchkingontheEnglishthrone.TheFrenchnotonlychangedthegovernmentbuttheyalsochangedthelanguage.Frenchbecamethelanguage(王位)oftheupperclassesofsociety.Anditremainedthatway for300years.Onlythesehighsocietypeoplecouldaffordtoeatmeat.Asaresult,Frenchwordslikeporc(pork)andbeouf(beef)cameintotheEnglishlanguage.However,po
orEnglishfarmersraisedtheanimals.So,theEnglishlanguageretainedthewordspigandcowfromthenativeAnglo-Saxon.
TheNormanFrenchaddedabout10,000FrenchwordstotheEnglishlanguage.Seventy-fivepercentofthemarestillinuseto
day.
LanguageexpertsestimatethatEnglishspeakerswhohaveneverstudiedFrenchalreadyknow15,000Frenchwords!
Betweenone-thirdandtwo-thirdsofallEnglishwordshaveFrenchorigin.SomewordssuchaspossibleandavenuearethesameinFrenchandEnglish;onlythepronunciationchanges.OtherwordssuchasballetoralacarteretaintheirFrenchpronunciationinbothlanguages.
InFrenchgrammar,nounshaveeitheramaleorfemalegender,soadjectives(形容词)takedifferentformsforeach.Englishhasonlyoneadjectivethatdoesthis,anditcamefromFrench.Theworldblonddescribessomeonewithlight-coloredhair.Blondisusedformen,andblondedescribeswomen.Andtheyarealsonouns.
SomeFrenchwordsthatenteredtheEnglishlanguagehavetakenoncompletelydifferentmeanings.TheFrenchphrasealamodemeans“instyle.”InEnglish,thephrasemeans“withicecream.”Someonemusthavedecidedsomethingeatenwithicecreamwasinstyle!
Now,asyoulearnEnglish,you’reonyourwaytolearningFrench!
64.FrenchwasoncepopularamongtheupperclassesoftheUKbecause_________.
A.toomanyFrenchmenmovedtoBritain.B.theFrenchbroughtanimalswiththem
C.thekingandhisofficialsspokeFrenchD.thekingallowedFrenchtobespoken
65.Theunderlinedword“retained”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_______?
A.adoptedB.keptC.introducedD.deserted
66.WhydoesanEnglishspeakerfindFrencheasytolearn?
A.BecauseEnglishandFrenchsharesimilarpronunciation.
B.BecauseEnglishgrammarandFrenchgrammararesimilar.
C.BecauseEnglishhasgreatinfluencesontheFrenchlanguage.
D.BecausealargenumberofEnglishwordhaveFrenchorigins.
67.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthetext?
A.Languageiscloselyrelatedtohistoryandculture.
B.Languageiscontrolledbytheupperclassesofsociety.
C.FrenchandEnglishwordsdon’thavemuchincommon.
D.EnglishcombinesFrenchandtheNativeAnglo-Sanxon.
【参考答案】64---67CBDA
较难题目特训:
介绍说明类
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
You’reinadepartmentstoreandyouseeacoupleofattractiveyoungwomenlookingatasweater.Youlistentotheirconversation:
“Ican’tbelieveit—aLorenzoBertolla!
Theyarealmostimpossibletofind.Isn’titbeautiful?
Andit’salotcheaperthantheoneSaraboughtinRome.”
Theyleaveandyougoovertoseethisincrediblesweater.It’sniceandthepriceisright.You’veneverheardofLorenzoBertolla,butthosegirlslookedreallystylish.Theymustknow.So,youbuyit.Youneverrealizethatthoseyoungwomenareemployeesofanadvertisingagency.Theyareactuallypaidtogofromstoretostore,talkin
gloudlyaboutLorenzoBertollaclothes.
Everydaywenoticewhatpeoplearewe
aring,drivingandeating.Ifthepersonlookscool,theproductseemscool,too.Thisisthesecretofundercovermarketing.CompaniesfromFordtoNikearestartingtouseit.
Undercovermarketingisimportantbecauseitreachespeoplethatdon’tpayattentiontotraditionaladvertising.ThisisparticularlytrueoftheMTVgeneration—consumersbetweentheageof18and34.Itisagoldengroup.Theyhavealotofmoneytospend,buttheydon’ttrustads.
Soadvertisingagencieshireyoungactorsto“perform”inbarsandotherplaceswhereyoungadultsgo.Somepeoplemightcallthispracticedeceptive(骗人的),butmarketingexecutiveJonathanResslercallsitcreative.“Lookattraditionaladvertising.Itseffectivenessisdecreasing.”
However,onemightaskwhatexactlyis“real”aboutofyoungwomenpretendingtobeenthusiasticaboutasweater?
Advertisingexecutiveswouldsayit’snolessrealthananad.Thedifferenceisthatyouknowanadistryingtopersuadeyoutobuysomething.Youdon’tknowwhenaconversationyouoverhearisjustaperformance.
1.Thetwoattractiveyoungwomenweretalkingsothattheycould______.
A.getthesweateratalowerprice
B.beheardbypeoplearound
C.beadmiredbyothershoppers
D.decideonbuyingthesweater
2.LorenzoBertollais______.
A.averypopularmalesinger
B.anadvertisingagency
C.aclothingcompanyinRome
D.thebrandnameofasweater
3.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.ThetwogirlsareinfactemployedbytheLorenzoBertollaCompany.
B.TheMTVgenerationtendstobemoreeasilyinfluencedbyads.
C.Traditionaladvertisingisbecominglesseffectivebecauseit’stoodirect.
D.Undercovermarketingwillsurelybebannedsoonbythegovernment.
4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.TwoAttractiveShoppers
B.LorenzoBertollaSweaters
C.WaysofAdvertising
D.UndercoverMarketing
【参考答案】19.BDCD
【山东省宿州市2014高考英语模拟适应卷】
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
Whatshouldyouthinkaboutwhentryingtofindyourcareer?
Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.Agirlwho
spellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyspeciallystrongsubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob,theymayhaveindirectvalue.Aknowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.
Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskills,suchastypingortechnicaldrawing,whichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummer,thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse,youmayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontime,tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop,forexample.Justas
important,youmaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.
Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbettertofaceanyweaknessthantopretendtheydonotexist.Yourschoolrecord,forinstance,maynotbetoogood,yetitisanimportantpartofyourbackground.Youshouldnotbeapologetic(认错的)aboutitbutinstead
recognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.
68.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Theimportanceofworkinghardatschool.
B.Choosingacareeraccordingtoone'sstrengths.
C.Howtofaceone'sweakness.
D.Thevalueofschoolwork.
69.Thewriterthinksthatastudent'spart-timejobisprobably________.
A.ag
oodwaytofindouthisweakpoints
B.oneofthebestwaysofearningextramoney
C.ofgreatuseforhisworkinthefuture
D.awasteoftimehecouldhavespentonstudy
70.Fromthepassagewelearnthatifastudent'sschoolperformanceisnotgood,he_______.
A.shouldpaymoreattentiontolearningskillsanddevelopingabilities
B.willberegretfulabouthisbadresults
C.mayalsodowellinhisfuturework
D.shouldrestarthisstudyinschool
71.Theunderlinedphrase"beallthumbs"(inPara.3)probablymeans"________".
A.beclumsyatdoingthings
B.beskillfulindoingthings
C.b
enotinterestedincertainthings
D.beeasilyboredindoingthings
【参考答案】68-71BCCA
阅读理解-----人文地理类
NotallbodiesofwateraresoevidentlyaliveastheAtlanticOcean,anSshapedbodyofwatercovering33millionsquaremiles.TheAtlantichas,inasense,replacedtheMediterraneanastheinlandseaofWesterncivilization.Unlikerealinlandseas,whichseemstrangelystill,theAtlanticisrichinoceanicliveliness.Itisperhapsnotsurprisingthatitsvitalityhasbeenmuchwrittenaboutbyancientpoets.
“StormatSea”,ashortpoemwrittenaround700,isgenerallyregardedasoneofmankind'searliestartisticrepresentationsoftheAtlantic.
Whenthewindisfromthewest
Allthewavesthatcannotrest
Totheeastmustthunderon
Wherethebrighttreeofthesun
Isrootedintheocean'sbreast.
Asthepoemsuggests,theAtlanticisneverdeadanddull.Itisanoceanthatmoves,impressivelyandendlessly.Itmakesallkindsofnoise—itisforeverthundering,boiling,crashing,andwhistling.
ItiseasytoimaginetheAtlantictryingtodrawbreath-perhapsnotsonoticeablyoutinmidocean,butwhereitmeetsland,itswatersbathingupanddownasandybeach.Itmimics(模仿)nearlyperfectlythesteadybreathingofalivingcreature.Itisfilledwithsymbioticexistences,too:
unimaginablequantitiesofcreatures,litt