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高考英语二轮专题训练阅读理解19
2015届高考英语二轮专题训练:
阅读理解(19)
A
(2014江苏卷)
August1990,Boston
DearMayaShao-ming,
Tome,June6,1990isaspecialday.Mylong-awaiteddreamcametruetheminuteyourfathercried,"Agirl!
"Youaremorethanjustasecondchild,morethanjustagirltomatchourboy.You,littledaughter,arethelinktoourfemaleline,thelegacyofanotherwoman'spainandsacrifice31yearsago.
LetmetellyouaboutyourChinesegrandmother.SomewhereinHongKong,inthelatefifties,ayoungwaitressfoundherselfpregnant(怀孕)byacook,probablyaco-workeratherrestaurant.Shecarriedthebabytoterm,sufferedtogiveitbirth,andkeptthelittlegirlforthefirstthreemonthsofherlife.Iliketothinkthatmymother—yourrandmother—lovedmeandfoughttoraisemeonherown,butthatthedailystrugglewastoohard.Worndownbythedemandsofthenewbabyandperhapstheconstantthreatofstarvation,shemadethepainfuldecisiontogiveawayhergirlsothatbothofusmighthaveachanceforabetterlife.
Morelikely,Iwasdroppedattheorphanage(MJLR)stepsorsomewhereelse.Iwillprobablyneverknowthetruth.HavingababyinherunmarriedstatewouldhavebroughtshameonthefamilyinChina,sosheprobablykeptmyexistenceasecret.OnceIwasoutofherlife,itwasasifIhadneverbeenborn.AndsoyouandyourbrotherandIarethemissingleavesonafamilytree.
Dotheyeverwonderifweexist?
BeforeIwastwo,IwasadoptedbyanAnglocouple.Fedthreesquaremealsaday,Igrewlikeawildweedandgraspedalltheopportunitiestheyhadtooffer—books,music,education,churchlifeandcommunityactivities.Inafamilyofblue-eyedblonds,though,Istoodoutlikeasorethumb.Whetherfromjealousyorfearofsomeonewholookedsodifferent,myolderbrotherssometimesteasedmeaboutmyunpleasingskin,ormadefunofmyclumsywalk.Moodyandimpatient,burdenedbyfearsthatnoneofusrealizedresultedfrommyearlyyearsofneed,Iwasnotaneasychildtolove.MymotherandIconflictedcountlesstimesovertheyears,butgraduallycametoseeoneanotherasrealhumanbeingswithfaultsandtalents,andaswomenofstrengthinourownright.Lackingamirrorimageinthemotherwhoraisedme,Ihadtoseekmyidentityasawomanonmyown.TheAsianAmericancommunityhashelpedmeregainmydoubleidentity.
Butpartofmewillalwaysbemissing:
mybeginnings,mypersonalhistory,allthedelicatedetailsthatgiveapersonherorigin.Nevertheless,someonegavemealuckyname"SiuWai.""Siu"means"little,"and"Warmeans"clever."Therefore,mybabynamewas"Cleverlittleone."Whochosethosewords?
Whocaredenoughtonotemyarrivalintheworld?
IlostmyChinesenamefor18years.ItwasAmericanizedforconvenienceto"Sue."Butlikeanill-fittingcoat,itmademeuncomfortable.Ihatedthename.Butevenmore,IhatedbeingChinese.IttookmanyyearstobecomeproudofmyAsianoriginandworkupthecouragetotakebackmybirth-name.That,plusalittleknowledgeofclassroomCantonese,isalltheChinesecultureIhavetoofferyou.Notwhite,certainly,butnotreallyAsian,Itrytopavethewaybetweenthetwoworldsandbridgethegapforyou.Yourname,"Shao-ming,"isverymuchlikemine—"Shao"means"little."And"ming"is"bright,"asinashiningsunormoon.Whoseliveswillyoubrighten,littleMaya?
Yourpastismorecompletethanmine,andeachdayIcradleyouinyourbabyhood,generouslygivingyouthelovingcareIlackedformyfirsttwoyears.WhenIpatyou,Icomfortthelostbabyinsidemewhostillcriesforhermother.
SweetMaya,itdoesn'tmatterwhatyou"become"lateron.Youhavealreadyfulfilledmywildestdreams.
Iloveyou,
Mommy
65.WhyisJune6.1990aspecialdayforMommy?
A.Herdreamofbeingamothercametrue.
B.ShefoundheroriginfromherChinesemother.
C.Shewrotethelettertoherdaughter.
D.Herfemalelinewaswelllinked.
66.HowdoesMommyfeelaboutherbeinggivenaway?
A.Itisbitteranddisappointing.
B.Itispainfulbutunderstandable.
C.Shefeelssorrybutsympathetic.
D.Shefeelshurtandangry.
67.Whatdoes"Istoodoutlikeasorethumb"inParagraph5mean?
A.Iwalkedclumsilyoutofpains.
B.Iwasnoteasytoloveduetojealousy.
C.Iwasimpatientoutoffear.
D.Ilookeddifferentfromothers.
68.WhatcanbeinferredfromMommy'sAnglofamilylife?
A.Sheusedtoexperienceanidentitycrisis.
B.ShefoughtagainstherAmericanidentity.
C.Sheforgotthepainsofherearlyyears.
D.ShekeptherloveforAsiafromchildhood.
69.WhydidMommynameherdaughter"Shao-ming?
"
A.Tomatchherownbirth-name.
B.Tobrightenthelivesofthefamily.
C.ToidentifyherwithChineseorigin.
D.TojustifyherprideinChinesecultare.
70.By"Yourpastismorecompletethanmine,"Mommymeans.
A.herpastwascompletedearlierthanShao-ming's
B.Shao-minghasgotmotherlycareandasenseofroots
C.hermotherdidn'tcomfortherthewayshedidShao-ming
D.herpastwasspentbrokenly,firstinAsia,thenintheUS
B
Vienna—InspiteofIraq’sdecisiontostopoildeliveries,the11-nationOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountries(OPEC)willnotincreaseproductiontomakeuptheshortfall.ministersdecidedTuesdayinVienna.
Thel1oilministersdecidedtomeetagainonJuly3todiscusstheeffectsoftheIraqtemporarystop.Theorganization'spresident,CharkidKheriaofAlgeria,saidafterthemeetingthatstockswerehighandpriceswerestable,soquota(配额)increaseswerenotnecessary.
TheE.U.CommissionhasexpressedconcernaboutIraq’soutputstop.AspeakersaidOPEChadtotakeallpossiblemeasurestokeeporlowertheoilprice.
SaudiArabia’sOilMinisterAliAl-Nuaimihadearliersaidtherewouldnotbeanyshortfallofoilinthemarket.
Theorganizationhadalreadytakenstepstofillthegap,hesaid.OPECSecretaryGeneralAliRodriguezaddedthattheperiodofIraq’soutputstopwasnotknown,sootherexporterswerenotgoingtoliftquotasyet.Ifthemarketwasdestabilized(使……动摇),asuitableresponsecouldbemade.
IraqonMondaystoppedshipmentsofcrudeoiltoprotestagainsttheU.N.SecurityCouncil’sdecisiontoextendtheoil-for-foodprogrammebyonlyamonth,insteadofthenormalsix-monthrenewal.JustbeforetheViennameeting,oilpriceshadgoneup,withabarrelofOPECcrudeoilsellingfor27.05dollars,upfrom26.81dollarslastFriday.NorthSeaoilwasat29.26dollarsMondayevening.
OPECwantstheoilpricetostaywithinflmarginof22to28dollarsandachievedthatwithcutsinJanuaryandMarchthatreduced2.5millionbarrelsperdayoffquotas.
71.Iraqmadethedecisiontostopoildeliveriesbecause.
A.oilpriceistoolowininternationalmarket
B.theU.N.SecretaryCouncilhasdecidedtoshortenthetimeofextensionoftheoil-for-foodprogramme
C.manyoilwellsweredestroyedduringthewarinthelate1980s
D.itcouldn’tgetenoughmoneytodevelopitseconomy
72.TheattitudetheE.U.CommissiontooktowardsIraq’soutputstopis
A.activeB.concernedC.coldD.surprised
73.Theunderlinedwords“Theorganization”hererefersto.
A.OPECB.theE.U.Commission
C.ViennaD.WTO
74.Themainideaofthepassageis.
A.theoilpricesintheworldwerestablethoughIraqhasstoppedoildeliveries
B.OPEChascontrolledtheoilpricetostaywithinamarginof22to28dollars
C.OPECwillnotincreaseoilproductiontomakeuptheshortfallthatcausedbyIraq
D.Oilisconnectedwithpeople’sdailylife
75.The11oilministersdecidedtomeetonJuly3sothat.
A.theycanpersuadeIraqtocontinueoilproduction
B.theycanhaveatalkwiththeU.N.SecurityCouncil
C.theycanhaveadiscussionabouttheeffectsofIraq’stemporaryoutputstop
D.theycanmakeuptheirmindstoincrease0.1productionhat.
C
(山西省山大附中2014届高三9月月考)B
Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusy,youaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogaps,thereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycould.
Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?
It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactor,peoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions(消遣).Instead,people,eventhosewhoarehighlyproductive,needtotakebreaks,occasionallyprocrastinate(拖延)andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.
Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retired,youcanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdone.Yourattentionabilityisalsolimited,becauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedone,youcanonlyfocusononeortwoatatime.
Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardto“findtime”isn’talackoftime.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.
Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.Iwasinsanely(发疯地)busy,butatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitems,andIstillfoundtimetoexercise.However,afterafewweeksoff,duetoillness,Istoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandards,infact,myschedulewasincrediblylight.Despitethisfreetime,Ifoundithardtofindtimetoexercise.Itseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyschedule