高考英语阅读理解训练十二.docx

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高考英语阅读理解训练十二

高考阅读理解训练十二

Passage1

PeoplefellinlovewithElizabethTaylorin1944,whenshestarredinNationalVelvet—thestoryofVelvetBrown,ayounggirlwhowinsfirstplaceinafamoushorserace.Atfirst,theproducersofthemovietoldTaylorthatshewastoosmalltoplaythepartofVelvet.However,theywaitedforherforafewmonthsassheexercisedandtrained—andaddedthreeinchestoherheightinfourmonths!

HeractinginNationalVelvetisstillconsideredthebestbyachildactress.

ElizabethTaylorwasborninLondonin1932.Herparents,bothAmericans,hadmovedthereforbusinessreasons.WhenWorldWarIIstarted,theTaylorsmovedtoBeverlyHills,California,andthereElizabethstartedactinginmovies.Afterhersuccessasachildstar,Taylorhadnotroublemovingintoadult（成人）rolesandwontwiceforBestActress:

Butterfield8（1960）andWho'sAfraidofVirginiaWoolf?

（1966）.

Taylor'sfame（名声）andpopularitygaveheralotofpowerwiththemovieindustry,soshewasabletodemandveryhighpayforhermovies.In1963,shereceived$1millionforherpartinCleopatra—thehighestpayreceivedbyanystaruptothattime.

ElizabethTaylorisalegend（传奇人物）ofourtime.LikeVelvetBrowninNationalVelvet,shehasbeenlucky.Shehasbeauty,fameandwealth.Butsheisalsoahardworker.Taylorseldomactsinmoviesanymore.Instead,sheputshertimeandeffortsintoherbusinesses,andintohelpingothers—severalyearsago,shefoundedanorganizationthathasraisedmorethan$40millionforresearchandeducation.

1.Theproducersdidn'tletTaylorplaythepartofVelvetatfirstbecausetheythoughtshe______.

A.wassmallinsizeB.wastooyoung

C.didnotplaywellenoughD.didnotshowmuchinterest

2.WhatElizabethTaylorandVelvetBrownhadincommonwasthattheywereboth______.

A.popularalltheirlivesB.famousactresses

C.successfulwhenveryyoungD.richandkind-hearted

3.TaylorbecameBestActressattheageof______.

A.12B.28C.31D.34

4.Inherlaterlife,ElizabethTaylordevotedherselfto______.

A.doingbusinessandhelpingothers

B.turningherselfintoalegend

C.collectingmoneyforthepoor

D.goingaboutresearchandeducationwork

Passage2

Doyouhaveexcellentcommunicationskillsandthinkyoucancloseasale?

Areyoueagerforvarietyandtobuildaworkathomebusiness?

Ifyouranswerisyes,comeandjoinus!

　　Position:

General/Inbound（呼入）Sales

　　Place:

NewYork

　　Company:

LiveOps

　　Wearenowlookingforpeoplelikeyoutoanswercomingphonecallsfrompeoplewhoareexcitedafterwatchingacommercialadorhearinganadontheradio,andcalltoinquireaboutaproductorservice.Thisisalegitimate（正当的）workfromhomeopportunityprovidingcustomerserviceandgeneratingsalesforsomeofthelargestcommercialcompaniesoutthere.

　　PeakCallHours:

　　Callsareavailable7daysaweek.24hoursaday.PeakcallvolumeoccursonSaturdayandSundaybetween6:

00amand3:

00pm.

　　RequiredCertification:

　　Afteryouapplyandyouragentaccounthasbeencreated,youwillneedtocompletetheLiveOpsCallCenterCertification.Theseareself-pacede-learningcoursesthattakeapproximately10hoursandmustbecompletedwithinoneweekfromaccountcreation.Throughfreevirtualclassesyoucanaccessalltheinformationyouneedtosucceed,includingproductinformationandtipsonhowtogeneratesalesandincreaseyourearningpotential.

　　SuccessfulIndependentAgentsWillHavetheFollowingSkills:

　　You'llbeexcited,enthusiastic,andenergetic.You'llhavetheabilitytomeettheclient'ssalesgoals.You'llhavetheabilitytomulti-task.Youarerequiredtopresentasuccessfulsalespresentation.

　　Youarerequiredtohandleobjectionsandnegotiateasale.You'llhavetouseclient-specificsoftwareandapplicationsinordertoservecustomers.Previouscare-relatedexperiencewillbeagreatadvantageforyou.

1.What'sthepurposeofthead?

A.Tointroducetheircompany.

B.Tolookforanagentforsales.

C.Toappealtocustomerstobuytheirproducts.

D.Tolookforafull-timereceptionistwhocanworkintheircompany.

2.Whichofthefollowingisthebusiesttimeinthejob?

A.10:

00amonMonday.B.5:

00amonSaturday.

C.9:

00amonSaturday.D.5:

00amonSunday.

3.Whatareyourequiredtodoaftercreatingyouragentaccount?

A.Toattende-learningcourses.

B.Topaytocomplete10-hourcourses.

C.Togetaccustomedtoworkingprocess.

D.Topresentasuccessfulsalespresentation.

4.Whoisthemostlikelytobechosenasanindependentagent?

A.Tom,whoisgoodatcommunicating.

B.Mary,whohasdonesimilarworkbefore.

C.Lily,whocanbestsatisfyhercustomers.

D.Jim,whocanworkatdifferenttasksatthesametime.

Passage3

　AtUniversalStudiosHollywoodthere'saworldoffun-filledadventuresthewholefamilywilllove.Taketheworld-famousStudioTourandexperiencethrillsonanall-newadventure.Don'tmissthechancetovisittheworld'slargestmoviestudioandthemepark!

　　Tourandpricingoptions:

　　Purchasea1-dayticketorforonlyafewdollarsmore,goforthe2-dayticketwhichgivesyouaccessfortwodays!

1-DayGeneralAdmission

•UnlimitedaccesstoallattractionsandridesatUniversalStudiosHollywood

•Validonyourselecteddateonly

FromUSD109

2-DayGeneralAdmission

•UnlimitedaccesstoallattractionsandridesatUniversalStudiosHollywood

•2ndvisitvalidwithin7daysof1stvisit

FromUSD149

　　DepartureTime:

Weekdays:

10:

00a.m.—6:

00p.m.

　　Weekends:

9:

00a.m.—7:

00p.m.

　　Lastentryis1houraheadofadvertisedclosingtime.

　　AdditionalInformation

　　Inclusions:

Entrytoallridesandattractions

　　Exclusions（不包括）:

Foodanddrinks

　　Sideshowgames

　　MovieticketsforUniversalCityCinemas

　　Hotelpickupanddrop-off

　　PleaseNote:

Inordertomaintainthesafetyofguests,smallchangeshavebeenmadetoimprovethemanagingprocedures.Guestsvisitingtheparkwillhavetheirbagscheckedbythestaff.Largebagswillnotbepermittedinthepark.Outsidefoodisnotpermittedinsidetheparkwiththeexceptionofbottledwater,fruitandbabyfood.

　　World'sFirst-EverThemeParkGuaranteedRainCheck

　　AllguestsvisitingUniversalStudiosHollywoodonadaywhentheparkreceivesover1/8"ofrainfallby2:

00p.m.willbeofferedaraincheckticketforuseanytimeinthefollowing30days!

Pleaseseethestaffatthetimeofyourvisitforfurtherdetails.

1.TotourUniversalStudiosHollywoodforoneday,howmuchshouldacouplepayatleast?

A.109.B.149.C.218.D.298.

2.FromthetextwecanknowUniversalStudiosHollywoodis.

A.afamouscinema

B.awell-knowncityintheUSA

C.anoldHollywoodmovie

D.amoviestudioandthemepark

3.WhichofthefollowingcantouristsdoatUniversalStudiosHollywood?

A.Touristscancarrybagsofanysizewhenvisitingthepark.

B.Touristswithbabiescanbringbabyfoodwiththemwhenvisitingthepark.

C.Onweekdaysatouristcanentertheparkat5:

30p.m..

D.Ifatouristreceivesaraincheckticket,hecanuseitanytime.

4.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.

A.advertisetheUniversalStudiosHollywoodtour

B.describetheadventurestouristscanexperienceinthepark

C.explainhowimportanttourismistoUniversalStudiosHollywood

D.listthemostpopularridesandattractionsinthepark

Passage4

Smile!

Itmakeseveryoneintheroomfeelbetterbecausethey,consciouslyorunconsciously,aresmilingwithyou.Growingevidenceshowsthataninstinctforfacialmimicry（模仿）allowsustoempathizewithandevenexperienceotherpeople’sfeelings.Ifwecan’tmirroranotherperson’sface,itlimitsourabilitytoreadandproperlyreacttotheirexpressions.AreviewofthisemotionalmirroringappearsonFebruary11inTrendsinCognitiveSciences.

Intheirpaper,PaulaNiedenthalandAdrienneWood,socialpsychologistsattheUniversityofWisconsin,describehowpeopleinsocialsituationscopyothers’facialexpressionstocreateemotionalresponsesinthemselves.Forexample,ifyou’rewithafriendwholookssad,youmight“tryon”thatsadfaceyourselfwithoutrealizingyou’redoingso.In“tryingon”yourfriend’sexpression,ithelpsyoutorecognizewhatthey’refeelingbyassociatingitwithtimesinthepastwhenyoumadethatexpression.Humansgetthisemotionalmeaningfromfacialexpressionsinamatterofonlyafewhundredmilliseconds.

“Youreflectonyouremotionalfeelingsandthenyougeneratesomesortofrecognitionjudgment,andthemostimportantthingthatresultsinisthatyoutaketheappropriateaction—youapproachthepersonoryouavoidtheperson,”Niedenthalsays.“Yourownemotionalreactiontothefacechangesyourperceptionofhowyouseethefaceinsuchawaythatprovidesyouwithmoreinformationaboutwhatitmeans.”

Aperson’sabilitytorecognizeand“share”others’emotionscanbepreventedwhentheycan’tmimicfaces.Thisisacommoncomplaintforpeoplewithmotordiseases,likefacialparalysis（瘫痪）fromastroke,orevenduetonervedamagefromplasticsurgery.Niedenthalnotesthatthesamewouldnotbetrueforpeoplewhosufferfromparalysisfrombirth,becauseifyou’veneverhadtheabilitytomimicfacialexpressions,youwillhavedevelopedcompensatorywaysofinterpretingemotions.

Peoplewithsocialdisordersassociatedwithmimicryoremotion-recognitiondamage,likeautism（自闭症）,canexperiencesimilarchallenges.“Therearesomesymptomsinautismwherelackoffacialmimicrymayinpartbeduetolimitationofeyecontact,”Niedenthalsays.

Niedenthalnextwantstoexplorewhatpartinthebrainisfunctioningtohelpwithfacialexpressionrecognition.Abe