届高考英语阅读理解限时训练题1.docx

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届高考英语阅读理解限时训练题1

高三英语阅读理解限时训练

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He’sanoldcobbler（修鞋匠）withashopintheMarais,ahistoricareainParis.WhenItookhimmyshoes,heatfirsttoldme,“Ihaven’ttime.Takethemtotheotherfellowonthemainstreet.He’llfixthemforyourightaway.”

ButIhadmyeyesonhisshopforalongtime.Justlookingathisbenchloadedwithtoolsandpiecesofleather,Iknewhewasaskilledcraftsman（手艺人）.“No.”Ireplied,“Theotherfellowcan’tdoitwell.”

“Theotherfellow”wasoneofthoseshopkeeperswhofixshoesandmakekeys—withoutknowingmuchaboutmendingshoesormakingkeys.Theyworkcarelessly,andwhentheyhavefinishedsewingbackasandalstrap（鞋带）,youmightaswelljustthrowawaythepair.

MymansawIwouldn’tgivein,andhesmiled.Hewipedhandsonhisblueapron（围裙）,lookedatmyshoes,hadmewritemynameononeshoewithapieceofchalkandsaid,“Comebackinaweek.”

Iwasabouttoleavewhenhetookapairofsoftleatherbootsoffashelf.

“SeewhatIcando?

”hesaidwithpride.“OnlythreeofusinPariscandothiskindofwork.”

WhenIgotbackoutintothestreet,theworldseemedbrand-newtome.Hewassomethingoutofanancientlegend,thisoldcraftsmanwithhiswayofspeakingfamiliarly,hisverystrangedustyfelthat,hisfunnyaccentandhisprideinhiscraft.

Thesearetimeswhennothingisimportantbutthebottomline,whenyoucandothingsanyoldwayaslongasit“pays”,when,inshort,peoplelookonworkasapathtoever-increasingconsumptionratherthanawaytorealizetheirabilities.Insuchaperioditisararecomforttofindacobblerwhogetshisgreatestsatisfactionfromprideinajobwelldone.

41.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheoldcobbler?

A.Hewasequippedwiththebestrepairingtools.

B.HewastheonlycobblerintheMarais.

C.Hewasproudofhisskills.

D.HewasanativeParisian.

42.Thesentence“Hewassomethingoutofanancientlegend”impliesthat______.

A.nowadaysyoucanhardlyfindanyonelikehim

B.itwasdifficulttocommunicatewiththisman

C.themanwasverystrange

D.themanwastooold

43.Accordingtotheauthor,manypeopleworkjustto______.

A.realizetheirabilitiesB.gainhappiness

C.makemoneyD.gainrespect

44.Thisstorywantstotellusthat______.

A.craftsmenmakealotofmoneyB.whateveryoudo,doitwell

C.craftsmenneedself-respectD.peoplearebornequal

B

IfyouthinkEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?

AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.

Thestudyalsofoundtheearlierpeoplelearnasecondlanguage,thegreatertheeffectis.

AteamledbyDr.AndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon（UCL）,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals（通两种语言的人）”,whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.

Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensityinthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifferencewas.

“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.

Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.

ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWales,hasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.

“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible,”hesaid,“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”

ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesof2and34.Reading,writingandcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheearliertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,”explainedthescientists.

45.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“greymatter”（inParagraph2）referto?

A.Greyhair.B.Materialofthebrain.

C.Intelligence.D.Difficultsituations.

46.Theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagecan______.

A.changeone’sbraincompletelyB.improveone’smathsskills

C.makeonesmarterthanothersD.increasetheabilitytolearn

47.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.

A.theresearchersfromUCLdidanotherstudyinItaly

B.asimilarstudywasdoneonnativeItalianspeakerswholearnEnglishasasecondlanguage

C.theresearchdoneontheItaliansshowedatotallydifferentresult

D.itwillbeeasierforonetotravelaroundtheworldbylearningasecondlanguage

48.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Learningasecondlanguagecanhelpimproveyourbrainpower.

B.Youshouldlearnasecondlanguagethatisnotyournativelanguage.

C.Ifyouwanttolearnasecondlanguage,youshoulddoitatacertainage.

D.TheresearchdonebytheresearchersfromUCLisverysuccessful.

C

Ideasaboutpolitebehavioraredifferentfromoneculturetoanother.Somesocieties,suchasAmericaandAustralia,forexample,aremobileandveryopen.Peopleherechangejobsandmovehousesquiteoften.Asaresult,theyhavealotofrelationshipsthatoftenlastonlyashorttime,andtheyneedtogettoknowpeoplequickly.Soit’snormaltohavefriendlyconversationswithpeoplethattheyhavejustmet,andyoucantalkaboutthingsthatothercultureswouldregardaspersonal.

Ontheotherhand,therearemorecrowdedandlessmobilesocietieswherelong–termrelationshipsaremoreimportant.AMalaysianorMexicanbusinessperson,forexample,willwanttogettoknowyouverywellbeforeheorshefeelshappytostartbusiness.Butwhenyoudogettoknoweachother,therelationshipbecomesmuchdeeperthanitwouldinamobilesociety.

ToAmericans,bothEuropeansandAsiansseemcoolandformalatfirst.Ontheotherhand,asapassengerfromalessmobilesocietyputsit,it’snofunspendingseveralhoursnexttoastrangerwhowantstotellyouallabouthisorherlifeandasksyouallsortsofquestionsthatyoudon’twanttoanswer.

Cross-culturaldifferencesaren’tjustaproblemfortravelers,butalsofortheflightsthatcarrythem.Allflightswanttoprovidethebestservice,butideasaboutgoodservicearedifferentfromplacetoplace.Thiscanbeseenmostclearlyinthewaythatproblemsaredealtwith.

Somesocietieshave“universalist”cultures.Thesesocietiesstronglyrespectrules,andtheytreateverypersonandsituationinbasicallythesameway.“Particularist”societies,ontheotherhand,alsohaverules,buttheyarelessimportantthanthesociety’sunwrittenideasaboutwhatisrightorwrongforaparticularsituationoraparticularperson.Sothenormalrulesarechangedtofittheneedsofthesituationortheimportanceoftheperson.

Thisdifferencecancauseproblems.Atravelerfromaparticularistsociety,India,ischeckinginforaflightinGermany,acountrywhichhasauniversalistculture.TheIndiantravelerhastoomuchluggage,butheexplainsthathehasbeenawayfromhomeforalongtimeandthesuitcasesarefullofpresentsforhisfamily.Heexpectsthatthecheck–inofficialwillunderstandhisproblemandwillchangetherulesforhim.Thecheck–inofficialexplainsthatifhewasallowedtohavetoomuchluggage,itwouldn’tbefairtotheotherpassengers.Butthetravelerthinksthisisunfair,becausetheotherpassengersdon’thavehisproblem.

49.OftenmovingfromoneplacetoanothermakespeoplelikeAmericansandAustralians______.

A.liketravelingbetter　B.easytocommunicatewith　

C.difficulttomakerealfriendsD.havealong–termrelationshipwiththeirneighbors

50.PeoplelikeMalaysiansprefertoassociatewiththose______.

A.whowilltellthemeverythingoftheirown

B.whowanttodobusinesswiththem

C.theyknowquitewell

D.whoaregoodattalking

51.Apersonfromalessmobilesocietywillfeelit______whenastrangerkeepstalkingtohimorher.

A.boringB.friendlyC.normalD.rough

52.Whichofthefollowingistrueabout“particularistsocieties”?

A.Thereisnoruleforpeopletoobey.

B.Peopleobeythesociety’srulescompletely.

C.Nooneobeysthesociety’srulesthoughtheyhave.

D.Thesociety’srulescanbechangedwithdifferentpersonsorsituations.

53.ThewriterofthepassagethinksthattheIndianandtheGermanhavedifferentideasaboutrulesbecauseofdifferent______.

A.interestsB.habitsandcustomsC.culturesD.waysoflife

D

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