河北省邯郸市高考英语完形填空和阅读理解一轮练习4.docx

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河北省邯郸市高考英语完形填空和阅读理解一轮练习4

河北省邯郸市2016高考英语完形填空和阅读理解一轮练习（4）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

RaeArmantrout,whohasbeenapoetryprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego（UCSD）fortwodecades,haswonthe2010PulitzerPrizeinthepoetrycategoryfor

hermostrecentbook,“Versed”.

"I’mdelightedandamazedathowmuchmediarecognitionthat

thePulitzerbrings,ascomparedtoeventheNationalBookCriticsAward,whichIwasalsos

urprisedanddelightedtowin,”saidArmantrout.

"Foralongtime,mywritinghasbeenjustbelowthemediaradar,andtohavethiskindofattention,suddenly,withmy10thbook,isreallysurprising.”

Armantrout,anativeCalifornian,receivedherbachelor’sdegreeatUCBerkeley,whereshestudiedwithnotedpoetDeniseLevertov,andhermaster’sincreativewritingfromSanFranciscoStateUniversity.SheisafoundingmemberofLanguagePoets,agroupinAmericanpoetrythatanalyzesthewaylanguageisusedandraisesquestionstomakethereaderthink.

InMarch,shewontheNationalBookCriticsAwardfor“Versed.”

"Thisbookhasgottenmoreattention,”Armantroutsaid,“butIdon’tfeelasifit’sbetter.”

Thefirsthalfof“Versed”focusesonthedarkforcestakingholdoftheUnitedStatesasitfoughtthewaragainstIraq.ThesecondhalflooksatthedarkforcescastingashadowoverherownlifeafterArmantroutwasdiagnosedwithcancerin2006.

ArmantroutwasshockedtolearnshehadwonthePulitzerbutmanyofhercolleagueswerenot.“RaeArmantroutisauniquevoiceinAmericanpoetry,”saidSethLerer,headofArtsandHumanitiesatUCSD.

"Versed,”publishedbytheWesleyanUniversityPress,didappearinalargerprintingthanherearlierworks,whichisabout2,700copies.TheneweditionisscheduledtoappearinMay.

1.AccordingtoRaeArmantrout,　　　.　

A.her10thbookismuchbetterB.herwinningthePulitzerisunexpected

C.themediaissurprisedatherworksD.shelikesbeingrecognizedbyherreaders

2.WhichofthefollowingistrueofRaeArmantrout?

A.Shepublishedapoetrytextbook.B.SheusedtoteachDeniseLevertov.

C.Shestartedapoets’groupwithothers.D.ShetaughtcreativewritingatUCBerkeley.

3.Whatcanwelearnabout“Versed”?

A.Itconsistsofthreeparts.B.ItismainlyabouttheAmericanarmy.

C.Itisabookpublishedtwodecadesago.D.Itpartlyconcernsthepoet’sownlife.

4.RaeArmantrout’scolleaguesthinkthatshe　　　.　

A.shouldwritemore　　　　　　　　　　B.hasasweetvoice

C.deservestheprize　　　　　　　　　D.isastrangeprofessor

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.About2,700copiesof“Versed”willbeprinted.

B.CancermadeArmantroutstopwriting.

C.ArmantroutgotherdegreesatUCSD.

D.“Versed”hasbeenawardedtwice.

【参考答案】1--5、BCDCD　　

社会生活类阅读理解。

Skepticsareastrangelot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenvironment,andtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,spreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The“eco-guilt”broughtonbythediscouragingnewsaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.

PerhapsthatexplainswhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpublicity.Thatbook,TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe“realstateoftheworld”asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketsofsomebigbusinesseswithspecialinterests.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg’sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeindustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthroughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.

SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg’sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat“AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown.”

Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.ButonlyadifferentreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr.Lomborg’s“preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible（不可信的）”.

Acritical（批判的）eyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchawaythatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Unfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleasblockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterests.Peoplemightbecomehalf-blindbeforeaworldpartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That’sashame,becausemattersconcerningthehealthoftheplanetarefartooimportanttobetreatedlightly.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayberegardedas“skeptics”?

A.Peoplewhoagreeonthepopularityof“eco-guilt”.

B.Peoplewhodisbelievetheserioussituationofourplanet.

C.Peoplewhodisliketheharmfuleffectofhumanactivities.

D.Peoplewhospreadcomfortingnewstoprotectourenvironment.

2.WhichofthefollowingcanbeareasonforthepopularityofLomborg’sbook?

A.Somebigbusinessesintendtoprotecttheirowninterests.

B.Thebookchallengesviewsaboutthefinestateoftheworld.

C.Theauthorconvincespeopletoseekcomfortingworldviews.

D.Industry-fundedmediapresentconfusinginformation.

3.TheauthormentionedthereviewinNatureinorderto　　　.　

A.voiceadifferentopinion

B.findfaultwithLomborg’sbook

C.challengetheauthorityofthemedia

D.pointoutthevalueofscientificviews

4.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Toencouragetheskepticstohaveacriticaleye.

B.Towarnthepublicofthedangerofhalf-blindnesswithreviews.

C.Toblamethemedia’slackofresponsibilityinpresentinginformation.

D.Toshowtheimportanceofpresentingoverallinformationbythemedia.

【参考答案】70.1-4BAAD　

社会生活类阅读理解

Inbusiness,there’saspeeddifference:

　It’sthedifferencebetweenhowimportantafirm’sleaderssayspeedistotheircompetitive（竞争的）strategy（策略）andhowfastthecompanyactuallymoves.Thedifferenceisimportantregardlessofindustryandcompanysize.Companiesfearfuloflosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthespeed.

Inourstudyof343businesses,thecompaniesthatchosetogo,go,gototrytogainanedgeendedupwithlowersalesandoperatingincomesthanthosethatpausedatkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontherighttrack.What’smore,thefirmsthat“sloweddowntospeedup”improvedtheirtopandbottomlines,averaging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatingincomesoverathree-yearperiod.

Howdidtheydisobeythelawsofbusinessphysics,takingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?

Theythoughtdifferentlyaboutwhat“slower”and“faster”mean.Firmssometimesfailtounderstandthedifferencebetweenoperationalspeed（movingquickly）andstrategicspeed（reducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue）.Simplyincreasingthespeedofproduction,forexample,maybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifference.Butthatoftenleadstoreducedvalueovertime,intheformoflower-qualityproductsandservices.

Inourstudy,higher-performingcompanieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhennecessary.Theybecamemoreopentoideasanddiscussion.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.Andtheyallowedtimetolookbackandlearn.Bycontrast（相比而言）,performancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfastallthetime,paidtoomuchattentiontoimprovingefficiency,stucktotestedmethods,didn’tdevelopteamspiritamongtheiremployees,andhadlittletimethinkingaboutchanges.

Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsright,ratherthanploughaheadfullbore,aremoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“gainanedge”inParagraph2mean?

A.Increasethespeed.　　　　B.Getanadvantage.　　　　

C.Reachthelimit.　　　　D.Setagoal.

2.Theunderlinedpart“thelawsofbusinessphysics”inParagraph3means　　　.　

A.spendingmoretimeandperformingworse

B.spendingmoretimeandperformingbetter

C.spendinglesstimeandperformingworse

D.spendinglesstimeandperformingbetter

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Howfastafirmmovesdependsonhowbigitis.

B.Howcompetitiveafirmisdependsonwhatitproduces.

C.Firmsguidedbystrategicspeedtaketimetomakenecessarychanges.

D.Firmsguidedbyoperationalspeedtaketimetodevelopnecessaryteamspirit.

4.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Improvequality?

Servebetter.

B.Delivervalue?

Ploughahead.

C.Reducetime?

Movefaster.

D.Needspeed?

Slowdown.

【参考答案】71.1-4BDCD　

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