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经典课件高考英语二轮复习增分篇专题巧突破专题三阅读理解阅读理解组合练四

阅读理解组合练（四）

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A

（2017·南京市高三模拟）ThefollowingadscomefromUW（theUniversityofWashington）newspapercalledTheDaily.

CLASSIFIEDADS

HelpWanted

Rooms

RARTTIMEPIZZADELIVERYdriver,basepay＋tips.Ourvehicle.Mustbeover26forinsurancepurposes.Dellino'sPizzeria,UniversityVillage,5553466.

1BLOCKTOUW—Clean,quietnonsmokingroom,privaterefrigerator.Monthtomonthagreement，$425includesallutilities.5552488.

RESTAURANT—SUMMERJOBinAlaska!

Experienced,presentablewaitressesandcooksneededforbusyrestaurantsinValdez,Alaska.Faxyourrésumé/applicationto77,at:

Mike.

BRANDNEWBUILDINGclosetoUW.Furnishedroomswithprivatebathsanddecks.Startingat$355.560815thAve.（206）5551435.

WASHINGTONATHLETICCLUB,aprivatehotelandathleticclubindowntownSeattle,hasopeningsforparttimelifeguardsandswimminginstructors.PleasecallStuartat89.

FROM$260－$280.Rooms,1blocknorthofUW.Cleanandquietresidence.Nosmoking,nomusicalinstruments.Depositneeded.（206）5556608.

BusinessOpportunities

TheDailymakeseveryefforttoensureyouarerespondingtoareputablejobopportunity.REMEMBER:

lawfulemployersdonotaskformoneyaspartoftheapplicationprocess.Donotsendmoney,especiallyoutofstate,orgiveanycreditcardinformation.ThemajorityofourBusinessOpportunitiesareatleastinpartcommissionbasedopportunities.Asmallinvestmentmayberequired,andyoumaybeaskedtoworkfromyourhome.Ifyouhaverespondedtoanadthatseemsdeceptive,pleasecallTheDailyat5552390.

Childcare

BABYSITTERWANTED:

CARINGandresponsiblebabysitterforadorablegoodnatured21montholdboy.15hours/week.Days/timesnegotiable.Experiencepreferred.5551293.

CHILDCARENEEDEDduringsummerinWallingfordforthreegreatchildren.25－30hours/week,Monday,Wednesday,Friday.$9/hour.Begins6/28.

（206）5552375.

EARNNEWCOMPUTERandmakemoneyatthesametime.$2,000inyourfirsttwoweekswithunlimitedincomepotential.Thisofferisgoingfast.Callandgetthefact..

Parking

COVEREDPARKINGCLOSETOUW,Securegarage,$65permonth,560815thAve.NE,35.

PARKINGNEARUW.3locations,$58/month.SecuredGarage,$85/month.（206）5552944.

语篇解读：

本文是一篇应用文，介绍了有关在华盛顿大学的报纸TheDaily上所登的广告的内容。

1．Ifyouarelookingforajobonlyforthesummer,howmanychoicesdoyouhave?

A．One.　　　　　　　　B．Two.

C．Three.D．Four.

解析：

选B　细节理解题。

根据HelpWanted中的“SUMMERJOBinAlaska！

”和Childcare中的“CHILDCARENEEDEDduringsummerin...”可知，如果你只想寻找夏季的工作的话，你有两个选择。

2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheads?

A．Ifyouaregoodatswimming,youcantryajobat89.

B．AllthecompaniesadvertisingonTheDailyaretrustworthy.

C．Asastudent,youdon'tneedtopayadepositwhenrentingrooms.

D．ThefeesforparkingneartheUniversityofWashingtonarethesame.

解析：

选A　细节理解题。

根据HelpWanted中的“openingsforparttimelifeguardsandswimminginstructors”“89”可知，如果你擅长游泳的话，你可以试着拨打89来找份工作。

B

（2017·盐城市高三模拟）Weatherisafamouslyboringconversationstarter—untilyoudropanamelikeSandy,Katrina,Juno,orIrene.Evenwithoutahurricaneor“snowmageddon”onthehorizon,weatherreportsonchannelslikeCNNhavehighviewerratings.Sometimes,theWeatherChannelitselfbeatstherestofthecompetition.Butwhyarepeoplesofascinatedbystorms,evenwhenthey'renowherenearthem?

Whentheweatherturnsbad,whycan'twelookaway,evenafterwe'vegottentheinformationweneedtogetthroughit?

Wemaybeaddictedtothedanger.Humansdidn'tevolvetobesafe,riskminimizingcitizens;becauseourearlyexperiencesinvolvedconstantlydangerousconditions,wedevelopedacertainbaselineexpectationofrisk.Evenifyoustayedinsideyourcamporyourcave,theworldwasfullofunpredictable,potentiallydangerousthings.Andactivelytakingriskscouldberewarded;thatmighthavebeentheonlywaytogetfood.Inthemodernenvironment,wearen'texposedtonaturalrisksinthesameway.Buttheunderlyingneuralmechanismshaven'tgoneanywhere.Somepeoplehaveanaturalbentforhighrisksituations.Theyrunextremeraces,BASEjump,orinvestinchangeablestocks.Mostofus,though,enjoyacertainthrillwithoutlosingourheads.Welikerollercoasters.We'llskitheblackdiamondtrailbutmaynotgoofftrack.It'saphenomenonthatthesociologistStephenLyngcallsedgework.Wefeellikewe'relivingontheedge,butweknowthatthere'sasafetynet.

Edgeworkispreciselywhatextremeweatheris.Awinterstorm—oranystorm,really—approximatesthisthrill.It'spowerfulandevendangerous.Butsafelysettledinsideandinfrontofourcomputerscreens,wedon'tthinkitwillreallyhurtus.Thepowermightgoout,butthenwewouldbeabletoshareapictureofacarburiedinasnowdrift.Andthen,soon,itwillbeover.Youwillhavehadthethrill,andyoumighthavegainedcontroloveritbycapturingamomentof“danger”，butinall,itseemsarelativelyminorrisk.Wesatisfyourinnerriskseekerwithoutgoingintodangerousterritory.

AsforthepeopleontheWestCoastwhofollowedthewinterstormJunoin2015aseagerlyasanyNewYorkerorBostonian,riskcanwellbeexperiencedvicariously（代理地）.WestaygluedtoforecastsofgloomanddoomforthesamereasonwewatchthelatestXGames.Theycaptureourattentionandemotion.Themediaknowthisalltoowell.Thereisonemajorexception:

thosewhosufferedanextremeweathercatastropheinthepast.Welearndifferentlyfromdescriptionthanfromexperience.Ifyouwereinarecordbreakingstorminthepastandnothingbadhappened,youwilllikelydismissthecurrentdanger.Butifyouexperiencedamajorloss—thedestructionofahouse,say,oramultiweeklonglossofpower—youlikelywon'tdomuchrubberneckingthistime.Unlikeeveryoneelse,yourealizethedangerprobablyisn'tworthmassivemediacoverage.

语篇解读：

本文是一篇议论文。

人们聊天时往往从天气开始，电视上天气预报节目有着很高的收视率，且人们对和风暴有关的恶劣天气着迷。

这是为什么呢？

3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutedgeworkmentionedinthepassage?

A．Peoplewon'ttakeanyriskwithoutconsideration.

B．Takingriskshasbeenatypeoflifestyleinpeople'slife.

C．Peopletendtoexpectthearrivalofextremeweather.

D．Facingdangercansatisfypeople'sinnerdesireforrisk.

解析：

选A　推理判断题。

根据第二段的最后一句可知，我们喜欢危险的事物，但我们也知道自己是安全的，接着第三段对此进行进一步的论证。

故选A项。

4．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A．Evolutionofhumanbeingsweakenspeople'sawarenessoftakingrisks.

B．Peoplewhooncesufferedfromstormsshowlesscuriosityaboutthem.

C．Thecontentsfromthemedialeadtopeoplebeingaddictedtothedanger.

D．PeopleontheWestCoastwithNewYorkerswentthroughthewinterstormJuno.

解析：

选B　推理判断题。

根据最后一段的“Thereisonemajorexception:

thosewhosufferedanextremeweather...Butifyouexperiencedamajorloss...youlikelywon'tdomuchrubberneckingthistime.”可知，那些真正经历过恶劣天气并遭受损失的人是不太会再关注这样的天气的。

故B项正确。

5．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Whywelovesuperstorms

B．Howextremeweatherinfluencesourlife

C．Whypeopleliketakingrisks

D．Howwedealwithweatherforecasts

解析：

选A　标题归纳题。

通读全文可知，本文作者主要分析了人们喜欢关注与风暴有关的恶劣天气的原因。

故选A项。

C

（2017·江苏省高三六校联考）Onehundredyearsago,“Colored”wasthetypicalwayofreferringtoAmericansofAfricandescent.Twentyyearslater,itwaspurposefullydroppedtomakewayfor“Negro”.Bythelate1960s,thattermwasovertakenby“Black”.Andthen,atapressconferenceinChicagoin1988,JesseJacksondeclaredthat“AfricanAmerican”wasthetermtowelcome.Thisonewaschosenbecauseitechoedthelabelsofgroups,suchas“ItalianAmericans”and“IrishAmericans”，thathadalreadybeenfreedofwidespreaddiscrimination.

Acentury'sworthofcalculatednamechangespointtothefactthatnaminganygroupisapoliticallyfreightedexercise.A2001studycatalogedallthewaysinwhichtheterm“Black”carriedconnotations（含义）thatweremorenegativethanthoseof“AfricanAmerican”．

Butifitwasknownthat“Black”peoplewerevieweddifferentlyfrom“AfricanAmericans”，researchers,untilnow,hadn'tidentifiedwhatthatgapinperceptionwasderivedfrom.Arecentstudy,conductedbyEmoryUniversity'sErikaHall,foundthat“Black”peopleareviewedmorenegativelythan“AfricanAmericans”becauseofaperceiveddifferenceinsocioeconomicstatus.Asaresult,“Black”peoplearethoughtofaslesscompetentandashavingcolderpersonalities.

Thestudy'smoststrikingfindingsshedlightontheracialdiscriminationpermeatingtheprofessionalworld.EvenseeminglyharmlessdetailsonaCV,itappears,cantapintorecruiters'（招聘人员的）discrimination.Ajobapplicationmightmentionaffiliations（关系）withgroupssuchasthe“WisconsinAssociationofAfricanAmericanLawyers”orthe“NationalBlackEmployeesAssociation”，thenamesofwhichapparentlyhaveconsequences,andarealsobeyondtheirmembers'control.

Inoneofthestudy'sexperiments,subjectsweregivenabriefdescriptionofamanfromChicagowiththelastnameWilliams.Toonegroup,hewasidentifiedas“AfricanAmerican”，andanotherwastoldhewas“Black”.Withlittleelsetogoon,theywereaskedtoestimateMr.Williams'salary,professionalstanding,andeducationalbackground.

The“AfricanAmerican”groupestimatedthatheearnedabout$37,000ayearandhadatwoyearcollegedegree.The“Black”group,ontheotherhand,puthissalaryatabout$29,000,andguessedthathehadonly“some”collegeexperience.NearlythreequartersofthefirstgroupguessedthatMr.Williamsworkedatamanageriallevel,whileonly38.5percentofthesecondgroupthoughtso.

Hall'sfindingssuggestthere'sanargumenttobemadeforelectingtouse“AfricanAmerican”，thoughonecan'thelpbutgetthesensethatit'sadecisionthatpapersovertheurg