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2014高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练题(22)及答案
阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
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Iwasn’tsurprisedwhenIreadthatactressHelenHuntrecentlystatedthatshewouldneverallowheryoungdaughtertobecomeachildstar.MsHuntisthedaughterofaHollywoodtechnicaldirector,andgrewupinHollywood.Nowinherlate40s,shestartedactingandmodelingwhenshewaseightandhasprobablyseenalotoverthoseyearsinshowbusiness.
Shehashadasuccessfulcareer.SheearnedfourGoldenGlobesandfourEmmys.ShealsoattainedthetophonorofherprofessionwhenshewontheBestActressAcademyAwardforherroleinthe1992movie,AsGoodAsItGets.Giventhoseaccolades,MsHuntissuccessful.Thereisnodoubtthatherearlyexperiencesasachildstarpreparedherforwhathasbeenanoutstandingadultcareer.Giventhoseachievements,whywouldthisstardeclareshe’llneverallowherdaughter,nowattheageofsix,tofollowinherfootsteps?
Everyonefamiliarwiththeentertainmentsceneisawareofthereasonsforherattitude.Recenttabloid(小报)newsheadlinesfeaturingthetroublesofformerchildstars,amongthemLindsayLohan,BritneySpearsandthelateGaryColeman,mayanswerthequestion.AlthoughMsHuntmanagedtobecomeasuccessfulgrown-upstar,sheapparentlybelievesshe’sanexception.
WhatMsHuntmaybesuggestingisthatmanyveryyoungstarsgothroughunnaturalchildhoodsonmovieandTVsets.Whilethey’reearningbigincomes,they’resopampered(纵容)bydirectorsandpraisedbyfans;theymaygetfalseimpressionsthattheirliveswillalwaysbethatway.Then,withinafewyears,whenfacedwithreality,they’rehurtandconfused.Afteralltheoverwhelmingaffection,theyfindtheycan’tdealwiththeproblems.That’softenwhendrugsandalcoholtakeovertheirlives.
HelenHunthassomeotherreasonswhyshedoesn’twantherdaughtertobeintheentertainmentbusiness.Manychildstarscannevermakeasuccessfultransitiontomeaningfuladulthood.However,aswithmanyHollywoodmovies,Ibelievetherearebothgoodandbadscenesabouthowitcanbeplayedoutinreallife.
【文章大意】本文叙述了尽管著名女演员HelenHunt是童星出身,但她不同意六岁的女儿演电影,因为它认为,许多童星的未来都是悲剧。
26.Accordingtothepassage,MsHunt_________.
A.startedactingandmodelingwhenshewasalittlegirl
B.hasbeenactingforabout30years
C.isthedaughterofafamousactor
D.startedsingingwhenshewaseight
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。
根据Nowinherlate40s,shestartedactingandmodelingwhenshewaseight可知她在很小的时候就开始表演了,故选A。
27.Theunderlinedword“accolades”inParagraph2probablymeans“_________”.
A.difficultiesB.awardsC.salariesD.opinions
【答案】B
【解析】词义猜测题。
根据SheearnedfourGoldenGlobesandfourEmmys.和whenshewontheBestActressAcademyAward可知它是奖项,故选B。
28.TheauthorthinksHelenHunt’ssuccessismainlydueto_________.
A.herhardworkB.thehelpofatechnicaldirector
C.herexperiencesasachildstarD.hertalentandgoodluck
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。
根据Thereisnodoubtthatherearlyexperiencesasachildstarpreparedherforwhathasbeenanoutstandingadultcareer.作者认为HelenHunt的成功在于她童年开始的经历,故选C。
29.HelenHuntwouldn’tallowherdaughtertobecomeachildstarbecauseshethinks_________.
A.childstarsoftentakedrugsandalcoholB.beingachildstarmayruinherfuture
C.childstarsaren’tabletosolvetheirproblemsD.itisdifficulttosucceedasachildactor
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。
根据WhatMsHuntmaybesuggestingisthatmanyveryyoungstarsgothroughunnaturalchildhoodsonmovieandTVsets.Whilethey’reearningbigincomes,they’resopampered(纵容)bydirectorsandpraisedbyfans;theymaygetfalseimpressionsthattheirliveswillalwaysbethatway.Then,withinafewyears,whenfacedwithreality,they’rehurtandconfused.童星可能对未来的发展不好,故选B。
30.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat_________.
A.fewchildstarswillsucceedinthefuture
B.thereisnowaytosavetheentertainmentbusiness
C.theauthorhasadifferentopinionaboutchildstars
D.meaningfuladulthoodonlybelongstonon-childstars
【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。
根据Ibelievetherearebothgoodandbadscenesabouthowitcanbeplayedoutinreallife.可推出作者对于童星有不同的意见,故选C。
较难题目特训:
介绍说明类-----31
ThetraditionaltentcitiesatfestivalssuchasGlastonburymayneverbethesameagain.Inavictoryofgreenbusinessthatiscertaintoappealtoenvironmentally-awaremusic-lovers,adesignstudentistoreceivefinancialsupporttoproduceeco-friendlytentsmadeofcardboardthatcanberecycledafterthebandsandthecrowdshavegonehome.
MajorfestivalssuchasGlastonburythrowawaysome10,000abandonedtentsattheendofeventseachyear.ForhisfinalyearprojectattheUniversityoftheWestofEngland,JamesDunlopcameupwithamaterialthatcanberecycled.AndtocopewiththeBritishsummer,thecardboardhasbeenmadewaterproof.
TakinginspirationfromaJapanesearchitect,whohasusedcardboardtomakebigbuildingsincludingchurches,MrDunlopusedcardboardmaterialforhistents,whichhecalledMyhabs.
ThedesignwonanawardattheannualNewDesignersExhibitionafterMrDunlopgraduatedfromhisproductdesigndegreeandhedecidedtotrytoturnitintoabusiness.
Toraisemoneyfortheidea,hetouredtheCity’sprivatecompanieswhichfundnewbusinessesandfoundasupporterinthefinancegroupMint.HeintroducedhisideatofourofMint’sdirectorsandwontheirsupport.Minthascommittedaround£500,000toMyHabandtakenashareof30percentinMrDunlop’sbusiness.ThefirstMyhabsshouldbetestedatfestivalsthissummer,beforebeingmarketedfullynextyear.
MrDunlopsaidthatthedesign,whichaccommodatestwopeople,couldhaveotheruses,suchasfordisasterreliefandhousingfortheLondonOlympics.Formusicevents,thecardboardhouseswillbeorderedonlineandputupatthesitesbytheMyhabteambeforethefestival-goersarriveandremovedbythecompanyafterwards.Theycanbepersonalizedandthecompanywillofferreductionsontheexpenseifpeopleagreetosellexterior(外部的)advertisingspace.
Thebiggestfestivalsattracttensofthousandsofparticipants,withGlastonburyhavingsome150,000eachyear.Altogethertherearearound100annualmusicfestivalswherepeoplecampintheUK.Theeventsarebecomingincreasinglyenvironmentallyconscious.
1.“Eco-friendlytents”inparagraph1refertotents .
A.economicallydesirable
B.favorabletotheenvironment
C.forholdingmusicperformances
D.designedfordisasterrelief
2.MrDunlopestablishedhisbusiness .
A.independentlywithaninterest-freeloanfromMint
B.withtheapprovaloftheCity’sadministration
C.inpartnershipwithafinancegroup
D.withthehelpofaJapanesearchitect
3.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat .
A.theweatherintheUKischangeableinsummer
B.mostperformancesatBritishfestivalsaregivenintheopenair
C.thecardboardtentsproducedbyMrDunlopcanbeuser-tailored
D.cardboardtentscanbeeasilyputupandremovedbyusers
4.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith .
A.anattemptatdevelopingrecyclabletents
B.someeffortsatmakingfulluseofcardboards
C.anunusualsuccessofagraduationproject
D.theeffectsofusingcardboardtentsonmusicfestivals
【参考答案】31.1-4BCCA
较难题目特训:
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Mailcarrierswillbedeliveringsomegoodnewsandso
mebadnewsthisweek.
Thebadnews:
Stamppricesareexpectedtorise2centsinMayto41cents,thePostalRegulatoryCommissionannouncedyesterday.Thegoodnews:
Withtheintroductionofa“foreverstamp,”itmaybethelasttimeAmericanshavetouseannoying2-or3-centstampstomakeuppostagedifferences.
BeginninginMay,peoplewouldbeabletopurchasethestampsinbookletsof20attheregularrateofafirst-classstamp.Asthenameimplies,“foreverstamps”willkeeptheirfirst-classmailingvalueforever,evenwhenthepostagerategoesup.
Thenew“foreverstamp”istheUnitedStatesPostalService’s(USPS)answertothecomplaintsaboutfrequentrateincreases.TheMayincreasewillbethefifthinadecade.Postalrateshaverisenbecauseofinflation(通货膨胀),competitionfromonlinebillpaying,andtherisingcostsofemployeebenefits,includinghealthcare,saysMarkSaunders,aspokesmanforUSPS.
TheUSPSexpectssomefinancialgainfromsalesofthe“foreverstamp”andthesavingsfromnotprintingasmany2-or3-centstamps.“It’snotyourgrandfather’sstamp,”saysMr.Saunders.“Itcouldbeyourgreat-grandchildren’sstamp.”
Othercountries,includingCanada,England,andFinlandusesimilarstamps.
DonSchilling,whohascollectedstampsfor50years,sayshe’sinterestedinthepublic’sreaction.“Thisisanentirelynewclassofstamps,”Mr.Schillingsays.Headdsthathe’llbuythestampsbecausehewillbeabletousethemforalongperiodoftime,notbecausetheycouldmakehimrich—thevolumeprintedwillbetoolargeforcollectors.“Wewon’tbeabletosendourkidstocollegeonthese,”hesays,laughing.
TheUSPSboardofgovernorshasyettoacceptthePostalRegulatoryCommission’sdecision,buttendstofollowitsrecommendations.Noplanshavebeenannouncedyetforthedesignofthestamps.
1.Themainpurposeofintroducinga“foreverstamp”is .
A.toreducethecostofprinting2-or3-centstamps
B.tohelpsavetheconsumers’costonfirst-classmailing
C.torespondtothecomplaintsaboutrisingpostalrates
D.tocompetewithonlinebillpaying
2.Bysaying“Itcouldbeyourgreat-grandchildren’sstamp”,MrSaundersmeansthatforeverstamps .
A.couldbecollectedbyone’sgreat-grandchildren
B.mightbeverypreciousingreat-grandchildren’shands
C.mighthavebeeninheritedfromone’sgreat-grandfathers
D.couldbeusedby