最新高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练2.docx

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最新高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练2

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【2019最新】高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练2

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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。

Asksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywillalmostcertainlymentionrecycling.Recyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcourse.However,beingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanweneed.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthatover-consumptioninthegreenestwaypossible,butitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplace.

Thetotalamountofpackagingincreasedby12%between19xxand20xx.Itnowmakesupathirdofatypicalhousehold’swasteintheUK.Inmanysupermarketsnowadaysfooditemsarepackagedtwicewithplasticandcardboard.

Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUK,forexample,isrunningoutofareasforburyingthisunnecessarywaste.Ifsuchpackagingisburnt,itgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Recyclinghelps,buttheprocessitselfusesenergy.Thesolutionisnottoproducesuchitemsinthefirstplace.Foodwasteisaseriousproblem,too.Toomanysupermarketsencouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneed.However,afewofthemarecomingroundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinue,encouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplasticbags,forexample.

Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedtoassociatepackagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomethingunpackagedisofpoorquality.Thisisespeciallytrueoffood.Butitalsoappliestoawiderangeofconsumerproducts,whichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthannecessary.

Therearesignsofhope.Asmoreofusrecycle,wearebeginningtorealisejusthowmuchunnecessarymaterialwearecollecting.Weneedtofacethewastefulnessofourconsumerculture,butwehaveamountaintoclimb.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thatover-consumption”referto?

A.Usingtoomuchpackaging.B.Recyclingtoomanywastes.

C.Makingmoreproductsthannecessary.　　D.Havingmorematerialthanisneeded.

2.TheauthorusesfiguresinParagraph2toshow　　　.　

A.thetendencyofcuttinghouseholdwaste　　　B.theincreaseofpackagingrecycling

C.therapidgrowthofsupermarkets　　　　　　D.thefactofpackagingoveruse

3.Accordingtothetext,recycling　　　.　

A.helpscontrolthegreenhouseeffect　　　B.meansburningpackagingforenergy

C.isthesolutiontogasshortage　　　　　D.leadstoawasteofland

4.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.Unpackagedproductsareofbadquality.　　　　　　

B.Supermarketscaremoreaboutpackaging.

C.Itisimpropertojudgequalitybypackaging.　　　　

D.Otherproductsarebetterpackagedthanfood.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Fightingwastefulnessisdifficult.　　　　

B.Needlessmaterialismostlyrecycled.

C.Peoplelikecollectingrecyclablewastes.　

D.Theauthorisproudoftheirconsumerculture.

【参考答案】1-5DDACA　

A

　　Atonetimeitwasthedreamformanylittlegirlstobecomeanurse．Today,however,AmericaisfacingitsworstnurseshortagesinceWorldWarI.Recentlyabout2,000,000nursesareneededand60percentofallhospitalsintheUShaveshortageslargeenoughtothreaten（=saythatyouwillhurtsomebodyiftheydon'tdowhatyouwant）thequalityofcareprovided.Thedemandfornursesspreadswidelythroughoutthenursingfield.

　　Whathasbecomeofthesewomeninwhite?

Theanswerliesinnotonebutseveralcauses.　Onepossibilityisthefactthatwomanhavegreatercareeroptions（职业选择）.Inthepast,womenwhochosetoworkoutsidethehomehadtwobasicchoicesnursingorteaching.Today,morewomenthaneverareintheworkforce,buttheiroptionshavegreatlyincreased.Therearewomendoctors,lawyers,firefightersandpoliceofficers.Infact,womentodayarefoundinnearlyeveryfieldofwork.Nursinghasbeenleftbehind,aswomenmoveontojobswithhigherpayandgreaterstatus（地位）.Awomanormaninthenursingfieldisoftenlookeddownuponas“merelyanurse”.Teachersmaybealsoatfault.Manyhighschoolstudentsareactuallybeingsteered（劝导）awayfromnursing,toldbyteachersthattheyare“toobrighttobeanurse”.

　　Americansarelivinglongerthaneverandrequiringmoremedicalattention.Infact,thenumberofelderlypatientshasalmostdoubledinthepasttwentyyears.Obviouslyalargerpopulationrequiresmorenurses.AIDSandotherdiseaseshavecausedmoreandmorepeopletoneednursingcare.Usuallyfataldiseasesmeanlongdrawn-outhospitalstay,thatistosay,morenursesareneededtocareforthesepatients.Itisestimatedthatthedemandfornurseswillbedoubledthesupplyinthecomingtenyears.

21．WhyisAmericafacingitsworstnurseshortage?

　　A.Becausethedemandofnurseshasbeendoubled.

　　B.Becausemoreandmorewomenprefertobeteachersanddoctors.

　　C.Becausewomenhavebeenprovidedwithmanydifferentjobs.

　　D.Becausewomennolongerchoosetobenurses.

22．Thepassagetellsusthathighschoolteachersareatfaultfor________.

　　A.notmentioningtheworstnurseshortageintheUS

　　B.introducingjobswithhigherpayandgreaterstatustotheirstudents

　　C.notaskingthegovernmenttoraisethenurses’payment

　　D.persuadingthestudentsnottobenurses

23．Theauthorwrotethispassageinorderto________.

　　A.describetheunequaltreatmentofwomenintheUS

　　B.warnpeopletopaymoreattentiontothenursingproblem

　　C.telluswomen’sfreechoiceofjobstoday

　　D.callonwomennottobenurses

24．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.highschoolstudentsthinkthemselvestoobrighttobenurses．

　　B.WomenintheUShavegreatercareerchoicethanthoseinothercountries.

　　C.Ofallthehospitalsintheworld60percentmorenursesarebadlyneeded.

D.Nursingusedtobeapopularjobamongwomen.

参考答案21—24CDBD

B

Onethinksofprincesandpresidentsassomeofthemostpowerfulpeopleintheworld;however,governments,electedorotherwise,sometimeshavehadtostrugglewiththefinancialpowerhousescalledtycoons.ThewordtycoonisrelativelynewtotheEnglishlanguage.ItisChineseinoriginbutwasgivenasatitletosomeJapanesegenerals.ThetermwasbroughttotheUnitedStates,inthelatenineteenthcentury,whereiteventuallywasusedtorefertomagnateswhoacquiredimmensefortunesfromsugarandcattle,coalandoil,rubberandsteel,andrailroads.Somepeoplecalledthesetycoons“capitalsofindustry”andpraisedthemfortheircontributionstoU.S.wealthandinternationalreputation.Otherscriticizedthemascruel“robberbarons”,whowouldstopatnothinginpursuitofpersonalwealth.

Theearlytycoonsbuiltsuccessfulbusinesses,oftentakingoversmallercompaniestoeliminatecompetition.Asinglecompanythatcametocontrolanentiremarketwascalledamonopoly.Monopoliesmadeafewfamiliesverywealthy,buttheyalsoplacedaheavyfinancialburdenonconsumersandtheeconomyatlarge.

AsthecountryexpandedandrailroadslinkedtheEastCoasttotheWestCoast,localmonopoliesturnedintonationalcorporationscalledtrusts.Atrustisagroupofcompaniesthatjointogetherunderthecontrolofaboardoftrustees.Railroadtrustsareanexcellentexample.Railroadswereprivatelyownedandoperatedandoftenmonopolizedvariousroutes,settingratesashighastheydesired.Thefinancialburdenthisplacedonpassengersandbusinessesincreasedwhenrailroadsformedtrusts.Farmers,forexample,hadnochoicebuttopay,asrailroadsweretheonlymeanstheycouldusetogettheirgraintobuyers.Exorbitant（过高的）goodsratesputsomefarmersoutofbusiness.

Therewereevenaccusationsthatthetrustscontrolledgovernmentitselfbybuyingvotesandmanipulatingelectedofficials.In1890CongresspassedtheShermanAntitrust.Act,legislationaimedatbreakingthepowerofsuchtrusts.TheShermanAntitrustActfocusedontwomainissues.Firstofall,itmadeillegalanyefforttointerferewiththenormalconductofinterstatetrade.Italsomadeitillegaltomonopolizeanypartofbusinessthatoperatesacrossstatelines.

Overthenext60yearsorso,Congresspassedotherantitrustlawsinanefforttoencouragecompetitionandrestrictthepoweroflargercorporations.

25.TheShermanAntitrustAct_______________.

A.affectedonlythecompaniesdoingbusinesswithinstatelines

B.soughttoeliminatemonopoliesinfavorofcompetitioninthemarket-place

C.promotedtradewithalargenumberofnations

D.providesafinancialadvantagetothebuyer

26.Onemightinferfromthispassagethatlowerprices_________.

A.aremorelikelytoexistinacompetitivemarketeconomy

B.usuallycanbefoundonlyinaneconomybasedonmonopolies

C.matteronlytopeoplewhoarepoorandlivingbelowthepovertylevel

D.areregulatedbythegovernment

27.ItseemslikelythatmanyAmericans____________.

A.believedthatthetrustshadlittleinfluenceovergovernment

B.expectedthewealthymagnatestosharemoneywiththepoor

C.didlittletobuildupAmericanbusiness

D.wereworriedthattrustsmightmanipulatethegovernment

参考答案25、B26—27、AD

C

AtonetimenoonecouldtravelonanEnglishroadfasterthanfourmilesanhour.Thatwasthelawuntil1896.Amanhadtowalkinfrontofacarwhichcouldnotgofasterthantheman.Atnightthemanhadtocarryaredlamp.

OnceCharlesRollsbroughtacarfromFrancetoEngland,buthewantedtodrivefasterthanfourmilesanhour.Inordertohavenotroublewiththepolice,hehadatalkwithsomeofthepoliceofficers,whoorderedtheirpolicementolooktheotherwaywhentheca