高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解42.docx

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高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解42

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：

阅读理解

1.We’reoneofthebiggestESLprofessionalorganizationsinShanghai,Chinaandwehave10primaryschools,2middleschools,and5kindergartensinShanghaiand1inSuzhou.Fortheseschools,weonlyneedoralEnglishteachers.

WealsoownaninternationalschoolwhosenameisShanghaiWorldForeignLanguagePrimaryandMiddleSchool.Forthisschool,weneedclassroomteachersandsubjectteacherstoteachScience,PE,andMusicinEnglish.

WeprefertohireexperiencedteacherswithTESOLorTeacher’sCertificate.Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutus,pleasevisitourwebsiteat

●DatesandDurations

Weneed1teacherforeverypositionasbelow:

1.ClassroomTeacherPositioninShanghaiWorldForeignLanguagePrimarySchool（From17thFeb2009,12months）

2.SubjectTeacherPositioninShanghaiWorldForeignLanguageMiddleSchool（From1stSep2009,10months）

3.OralEnglishteachersinShanghaiChangningExperimentalPrimarySchool（From3rdMarch2009,3months）

●BasicrequirementsforthePositions

1.NativeEnglishspeakersforalloftheabovepositions

2.BachelorDegreeatleast（Position1and2）withrelatedteachingexperience

3.TESOLorrelatedcertificate（Position3）

●WorkingConditionsandEnvironment

TheschoolsarethetopschoolsinShanghaiwithlibrariesandpubliccomputerrooms.Everyteacherwillhavetheofficedesk,freeaccesstotheInternet.Weprovideteachingmaterialsandteachingguidelines.

●Salary,InternationalTravelAllowanceandBonus

Thesalaryrangesfrom6,000RMBto10,000RMBpermonthaccordingtothepositionyouapplyfor,whichcanensureyouhaveacomfortablelifeinShanghai.

Wewillofferyoupartorfullinternationaltravelallowancesdependingonhowlongyouwillworkforus.Generally,wewillpayyouareturnticketforoneyearcontract.

60.TheESLprofessionalorganizationinShanghaiwantstotakeon.

A.somelanguageteacherstoworkinShanghai

B.somenativeEnglishteacherstoworkinSuzhou

C.somelanguageteacherstoworkinSuzhou

D.somenativeEnglishteacherstoworkinShanghai

61.Thosewhoaregoingtoworkfortheorganizationwill.

A.prepareteachingmaterialsthemselves

B.getatleast$6,000amonth

C.getinternationaltravelallowances

D.buytheirreturnticketsthemselves

62.Ifyouwanttobehiredasaclassroomteacherbytheaboveorganization,youshould

.

A.speakseverallanguages

B.haveBachelorDegree

C.presentgoodteachingplans

D.knowhowtoteachmiddleschoolstudents

63.Thepassageisprobablytakenfroma.

A.novel

B.travelguide

C.newsreport

D.website

2.Familytraditionswereimportantinourhouse,andnonewasmoreappreciatedthantheperfectChristmastree.

“Dad,canwewatchwhenyoutrim（修剪）thetree?

”Myeldestson,Dan,nine,andhisseven-year-oldbrotherJohn,asked.

“Iwon’tbecuttingthisyear,”myhusbandBobsaid.“Dan,youandJohnareoldenoughtomeasurethings.Doitallbyyourselves.Thinkyouboyscanhandleit?

”

DanandJohnseemedtogrowsixinchesintheirchairsatthethoughtofsuchanamazingresponsibility.“Wecanhandleit,”Danpromised.“Wewon’tletyoudown.”

AfewdaysbeforeChristmas,DanandJohnrushedinafterschool.Theygatheredthetoolsthey’dneedandbroughtthemouttotheyard,wherethetreewaited.IwascookingwhenIheardthehappysoundsastheboyscarriedthetreeintothelivingroom.ThenIheardthesoundthateverymotherknowsistrouble:

deadsilence.Ihurriedouttothem.Thetreewascuttooshort.Johncrossedhisarmstightacrosshischest.Hiseyesfilledwithangrytears.

Ifeltworried.Thetreewascentraltoourholiday.Ididn’twanttheboystofeelashamedeverytimetheylookedatit.Icouldn’tlowertheceiling,andIcouldn’traisetheflooreither.Therewasnowaytoundothedamagedone.Suddenly,athoughtcametomymind,whichturnedtheproblemintothesolution.

“Wecan’tmakethetreetaller,”Isaid.“Butwecanputitonahigherposition.”

Dannoddedhisheadsideways.“Wecouldputitonthecoffeetable.Itjustmightwork!

Let’stryit!

”

WhenBobgothomeandlookedatthebigtreeontopofthecoffeetable,DanandJohnheldtheirbreath.

“Whatagoodidea!

”hedeclared.“Whydidn’tIeverthinkofsuchathing?

”

Johnbrokeintoagrin.Dan’schestswelledwithpride.

56.Theunderlinedpart“growsixinches”（Para.4）impliesthebrothersfelt.

A.proud

B.nervous

C.embarrassed

D.scared

57.WhathappenedafterthebrothersmovedtheChristmastreeintothelivingroom?

A.Theyrushedtoschool.

B.Theybegantodecoratethetree.

C.Theygotangrywitheachother.

D.Theyfoundthetreewascutshort.

58.Howcouldtheshorttreebeturnedintoaperfectone?

A.Bymakingthetreetaller.

B.Byloweringtheceiling.

C.Byplacingitonacoffeetable.

D.Byraisingthefloor.

59.WhatBobsaidinthelastbutoneparagraphshowed.

A.hewasalittledisappointed

B.hewastoostupidtothinkoftheidea

C.heappreciatedwhatthebrothershaddone

D.heshouldnothavegiventhemthetask

3.Thefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn'talreadyknow.

Istooduptolookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkled，littleoldladybeamingupatmewithasmilethatlitupherentirebeing.Shesaid，“Hi,handsome.MynameisRose.I'meighty－sevenyearsold.CanIgiveyouahug？

”Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyresponded，“Ofcourseyoumay.”andshegavemeagiantsqueeze.“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoung，innocentage？

”Iasked.Shejokinglyreplied，“I'mheretomeetarichhusband，getmarried，haveacoupleofchildren，andthenretireandtravel.”“No，seriously？

”Iasked.Iwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatherage.

“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI'mgettingone.”shetoldme.Afterclasswewalkedtothestudentunionbuildingandsharedachocolatemilk-shakeWebecameinstantfriends.Everydayforthenextthreemonthswewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknonstop.Iwasalwaysattractedlisteningtothis“timemachine”asshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.

Overthecourseoftheyear，Rosebecameacampusiconandsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shelovedtodressupandsheenjoyedtheattentionfromtheotherstudents.Shewaslivingitup.

AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.I'llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.Shewasintroducedandsteppeduptothepodium（讲台）.Asshebegantodeliverherpreparedspeech，shedroppedher3x5cardsonthefloor.Frustratedandalittleembarrassed,sheleanedintothemicrophoneandsimplysaid，“I'msorryI'msonervous.IgaveupbeerforLent（一种威士忌的牌子）andthiswhiskyiskillingme.I'llnevergetmyspeechbackinordersoletmejusttellyouwhatIknow.”

Aswelaughedsheclearedherthroatandbegan：

“Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold；wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereareonlyfoursecretstostayingyoung，beinghappy，andachievingsuccess.”“Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.”You'vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreams，youdie.Wehavesomanypeoplewalkingaroundwhoaredeadanddon'tevenknowit.”“Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Ifyouarenineteenyearsoldandlieinbedforonefullyearanddon'tdooneproductivething，youwillturntwentyyearsold.IfIameighty－sevenyearsoldandstayinbedforayearandneverdoanything,Iwillturneighty－eight.Anybodycangrowolder.It’snon-optionalbutthatdoesn'ttakeanytalentorability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingtheopportunityinchange.”“Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon'thaveregretsforwhatwedid，butratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.”Sheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysinging“TheRose.”Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyricsandlivethemoutinourdailylives.Attheyear'sendRosefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyearsago.

OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.Overtwothousandcollegestudentsattendedherfuneralinhonourofthewonderfulwomanwhotaughtbyexamplethatit'snevertoolatetobeallyoucanpossiblybe.Whenyoufinishreadingthis,pleasesendthispeacefulwordofadvicetoyourfriendsandfamily,they’llreallyenjoyit!

ThesewordshavebeenpassedalonginlovingmemoryofROSE.

70.ThewriterprovidesthedetailsaboutRoseinParagraph2toshowthat_______.

A.shewasaninnocentandenthusiasticperson

B.shewasanoptimisticandhumorousperson

C.shewasanaggressivepersonwithastrongsenseofhonor

D.shewasanintelligentpersonwithhighlymotivatedpersonality

71.WhydoesthewritercompareRoseto“timemachine”inParagraph3?

A.TodescribethefriendshipbetweenRoseandheryoungschoolmates.

B.Tostressheroldageandrichwisdomandexperience.

C.Toshowthatsheenjoyeddressingupinspiteofheroldage.

D.Toemphasizethatshetookonthechallengeatsuchanoldage.

72.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthesentence”Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying”（Paragraph6）?

A.“Ifweloseourdreams,wewillregretforwhatwedidwhenyoung.”

B.“Ifwedon’tlaugheveryday,wewilleasilygetold.”

C.“Oncewestopseekingandworkingforourdreams,wewillreallybecomeold.”

D.“Oncewestopexercising,wewillgetweakerphysicallyandmentally.”

73.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph6that________.

A.thosewhodon’thavedreamsareasg