届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解6.docx

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届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解6

2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：

阅读理解

1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Leadershipisthemostsignificantwordintoday’scompetitivebusinessenvironmentbecauseitdirectsthemanagerofabusinesstofocusinwardontheirpersonalabilitiesandstyle.Expertsonleadershipwillquicklypointoutthat“howthingsgetdone”influencesthesuccessoftheoutcomesandindicatesarightwayandawrongwaytodothings.Whenanotedleaderontheartofmanagement,PeterDrucker,coinedthephrase“Managementisdoingthingsright;leadershipisdoingtherightthings,”hewasseekingtoclarifythedistinctionsheassociateswiththeterms.

WhenStephenCovey,founderanddirectoroftheLeadershipInstitute,exploredleadershipstylesinthepastdecade,hefocusedonthehabitsofagreatnumberofhighlyeffectiveindividuals.HisSevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeoplebecameapopularbestsellerveryquickly.Hisideasforcedareexaminationoftheearlyleadershipexample,whichcenteredonthefeaturethatwasfoundinthecharacterethic（道德）andthepersonalityethic.Theformerethicsuggestedsuccesswasfoundedonmodesty,loyalty,courage,patience,andsoon.Thepersonalityethicsuggesteditwasone’sattitude,notbehavior,thatinspiredsuccess,andthisethicwasfoundedonabeliefofpositivementalattitude.Incontrasttoeachoftheseideas,Coveyadvocatesthatleadersneedtounderstanduniversalprinciplesofeffectiveness,andhehighlightshowvitalitisforleaderstofirstpersonallymanagethemselvesiftheyaretoenjoyanyhopeofoutstandingsuccessintheirworkenvironments.Toachieveadesiredvisionforyourbusiness,itisessentialthatyouhaveapersonalvisionofwhereyouareheadedandwhatyouvalue.Businessleadershipmeansthatmanagersneedto“putfirstthingsfirst,”whichimpliesthatbeforeleadingothers,youneedtobeclearonyourownvalues,abilities,andstrengthsandbeseenastrustworthy.

66.WhatdoesPeterDrucker’sphraseinfer?

A.Leadersshouldbegoodatmakingrightdecisions.

B.Leadersshouldbegoodatdoingthingsright.

C.Leadersshouldbegoodatignoringthedistinctionsheassociateswiththeterms.

D.Leadersshouldbeskilledinpredictingfuture.

67.Underwhatconditionarepeoplelikelytosucceed,intermsofwhatthepersonalityethicsuggests?

A.Whenpeoplehavelittledetermination,theywillbesuccessful.

B.Whenpeoplehavegoodbehaviour,theywillgainsuccess.

C.Ifpeoplehavepositivementalattitude,theyarelikelytosucceed.

D.Ifpeoplehavenegativementalattitude,theyarecertaintosucceed.

68.Howcanleadersenjoyoutstandingsuccessintheirworkenvironments,accordingtoStephenCovey?

A.Firstlytheyhavetothinkhighlyofthemselves.

B.Theyaresupposedtobenefitthemselves.

C.Theycannotadjustthemselves.

D.Firstpersonallytheymustmanagethemselves.

69.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“vision”?

A.Brightfuture.B.Goodbeginning.C.Goodscenery.D.Prettybackground.

70.Tobegoodleaders,whatmustmanagerspaycloseattentionto?

A.Theymustpaycloseattentiontouniversalprinciplesofeffectiveness.

B.Theymustpaycloseattentiontotheirownvalues,abilitiesandstrengths.

C.Theymustpaycloseattentiontomodesty.

D.Theymustbeconcernedaboutcourageandpatience.

2.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Fifteenyearsago,IenteredtheBostonGlobe,whichwasatempletomethen.Itwasn’teasygettinghired.Butonceyouwerethere,Ifound,youwerein.

　　Globejobswerelife-guaranteeduntilretirement.For15yearsIhadprosperedthere—movingfromanordinaryreportertoaforeigncorrespondentandfinallytoasenioreditor.IwouldhavealifetimeofsecurityifIstuckwithit.Instead,Ihadmadeadecisiontoleave.Ienteredmyboss’soffice.Wouldherage?

Iwondered.Hehadafamoustemper.“Matt,wehavetohaveatalk,”Ibeganawkwardly.“IcametotheGlobewhenIwastwenty-four.NowI’mforty.There’salotIwanttodoinlife.I’mresigning.”“Toanotherpaper?

”heasked.Ireachedintomycoatpocket,butdidn’tsayanything.Ihandedhimaletterthatexplainedeverything.ItsaidthatIwasleavingtostartanewmediacompany.Wewereatarareturningpointinhistory.Iwantedtobedirectlyengagedinthechange.“I'mgladforyou,”hesaid,quiteoutofmyexpectation.“Ijustcamefromaboardofdirectors’meetinganditwasseventy-fivepercentdiscouragingnews.Someofthatwecandealwith.Butmuchofitwecan’t,”hewenton.“Iwishyoualltheluckintheworld,”heconcluded.“Andifitdoesn’tworkout,remember,yourstarisalwayshighhere.”

　　ThenIwentoutofhisoffice,walkingthroughthenewsroomformoregood-byes.Everybodywassayingcongratulations.Everybody—eventhoughI’dberiskingallonanunfamiliarventure:

allthefinancialsecurityIhadcarefullybuiltup.

　　Later,IhadafinaltalkwithBillTaylor,chairmanandpublisheroftheBostonGlobe.HehadturnedtheGlobeintoabillion-dollarproperty.“I’mresigning,Bill,”Isaid.HelistenedwhileIgavehimthestory.Hewasn’tlookingangryordiscouraged,either.Afterapause,hesaid,“Golly,IwishIwereinyourshoes.”

61.FromthepassageweknowthattheGlobeisafamous______.

A.newspaperB.magazineC.templeD.church

62.IfthewriterstayedwiththeGlobe______.

A.hewouldbeabletorealizehislifetimedreams

B.hewouldneverhavetoworryabouthisfuturelife

C.hewouldlethislong-cherisheddreamsfadeaway

D.hewouldneverbeallowedtodevelophisambitions

63.Thewriterwantedtoresignbecause______.

A.hehadserioustroublewithhisboss

B.hegotunderpaidathisjobfortheGlobe

C.hewantedtobeengagedinthenewmediaindustry

D.hehadfoundabetterpaidjobinapublishinghouse

64.Whenthewriterdecidedtoresign,theGlobewasfacedwith______.

A.atroublewithitsstaffmembersB.ashortageofqualifiedreporters

C.anuncontrollablebusinesssituationD.anunfavorablebusinesssituation

65.By“IwishIwereinyourshoes.”（inthelastparagraph）BillTaylormeantthat______.

A.thewriterwastofail

B.thewriterwasstupid

C.hewoulddothesameifpossible

D.hewouldrejectthewriter'srequest

3.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

WhenIwasyoungIwantedtobeamodel,sowhenanationalcontestwasstaged,Iconvincedmyparentstotakemeforanaudition（试演）.IwasselectedandtoldIhadpotential.Theysaidthatforonly$900Icouldattendaweekendeventwhichdozensofthemostprestigious（有声望的）modelingagenciesfromaroundtheworldwouldattend.At13,myhopesoffameandfortunecloudedalljudgmentandIbeggedmyparentstoletmego.Wehaveneverbeenrich,buttheysawmyenthusiasmandagreed.

Iimaginedbeingsignedbysomefamousmodelcompanies.Formonths,anyboredomordisappointmentIfacedwaspushedasidebecauseIknewIwouldsoonhavethechancetobearealmodel.IthoughtIwouldgracethecoversoffamousmagazines!

Ofcourse,Iwasn’tsigned,butwhathurtthemostwasbeingtoldthatifIgrewto5’9”（about1.75metres）Icouldbeasuccess.Iprayedforagrowthspurt（冲刺）becauseIcouldnotimaginegivingupmydream.Imadeanappointmentwithalocalmodelingagencyandtheagentdemanded$500forclasses,$500foraphotoshoot,and$300forotherexpenses.Myparentsonlyagreedafterhoursandhoursofmebegging.

Theagencysentmeoutonafewauditions,butwitheverydayIdidn’treceiveacall,Igrewmoredepressed.ThefinalstrawcameinJulyafterIhaddecidedtofocusoncommercialmodeling.TherewasanopencallinNewYorkCity.Wespenthoursdrivingandanotherfewhourswaiting,onlytobetoldthatIwastooshort.Iwasdevastated（感到难以承受的）.

Yearslater,IrealizedthatthetriptoNewYorkwasgoodasitmademenoticeIdidn’tactuallylovemodeling,justtheideaofit.IwantedtobespecialandIwasinnocentlydeterminedtoreachanimpossiblegoal.Theexperiencehasmademestrongerandthatwillhelpmeinthefuture.

56.What’sthemainreasonwhytheauthorwantedtobeamodel?

A.Shewonanationalcontest.

B.Shewantedtogetreputationandwealth.

C.Shewasurgedbysomemodelingagencies.

D.Shehadfullpotentialtobeasuccessfulmodel.

57.What’stheauthor’sparents’attitudetowardherdream?

A.Encouraging.B.Worried.C.Doubtful.D.Enthusiastic.

58.Whatwasitthatmadetheauthorendherattempttobecomeamodel?

A.Herparentswerestronglyagainstit.

B.Sherealizedthatitwasimpossibleforher.

C.Evenalocalmodelingagencyturnedherdown.

D.Sherealizedthatshedidn’tactuallylovetheideaofmodeling.

59.Theunderlinedphrase“Thefinalstraw”probablymeans______.

A.thelastinaseriesofbadthingsthathappentomakesomeoneveryupset,angry,etc

B.thefinalresultthatshewasadmittedbythemodelcompany

C.thefinalauditiongivenbytheagency

D.thedecisionthatshemadeatlastnottobeamodelanymore

60.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromherexperienceofstrugglingtobeamodel?

A.Wherethere’sawillthere’saway.

B.Beingamodelisnotthateasy.

C.Weshouldhaveourownjudgmentandshouldnotjustfollowothers.

D.Wemightsetunpracticalgoalsbuttheexperiencescanhelpusgrow.

4.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Iwasreadingtheseinterestingstoriesbehindagroupofgreatlogos（标识）intheworld.PersonallyNikeismyfavoriteone–it’ssosimple.AndIlikedthestoriesbehindthem,whichmademeforgetallotherthings.McDonald’s,Apple,MercedesBenzandAdidasowngreatlogosaswell,andtheyareamongmyfavorites.

Nike

IntheGreekmyth,Nikeisthegoddessofvictoryandthesourceofinspirationforsoldiers.Thislogo