届高三英语二轮专题精品卷 阅读理解5.docx

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届高三英语二轮专题精品卷阅读理解5

2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：

阅读理解（5）

II阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A,B,C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

DearMichelle,

Whycan'tmydaughtermanageherlifebetter?

Sheis17andanhonorstudent,butsheseemstobewastingherlifeawaywithaboyfriendwhoisholdingherback.

Heconsumeseverywakingminuteofherprecioustimeandsmooth-talksheraswell.

Hisgoalistogethertoagreetogotothecollegeofhischoice,notherchoice,andbecausehisgradesarelower,hischoicewillbelimited.

IfeellikeIwanttorescueher,butshepushesmeawayandshutsmeout.Shehasonlybroughtusprideandjoy;andnowthis!

Help!

Aworriedmother

DearMotherofa17-year-oldGirl,

Hmmmmm.What'sthematterwithkidstoday?

Rememberthatsongfrom"ByeByeBirdie"?

Wellifyoudonot,letmefillyouinaboutteenagersandtheirlife-managementskills.Donotexpecttoomuchtoosoonbecauseattheripeageof17,life-managementisnotwithintheirreach,norshoulditbe.

Lifeexperiencecreatesboththeconditionsandtheskillsformanagement,andifmanagementwentbeforeexperience,therewouldbelittleofit.

Yourdaughterisanhonorstudentforgoodreasons.Sheissmart,studieswithintelligenceandyouhavegivenhergoodvalues.

Whenthetimecomesforhertoapplyforcollege,andshevisitstheonesthatarespecificallydesignedforstudentsatthetopoftheirgrade,shewillmostlikelybreakawayfromherboyfriend'sinfluence.

Itisrareforanhonorstudenttochangethepathoftheiracademiccareerforpuppylove.Thatbeingsaid,theremightbesomeadolescentwisdominherbehaviorafterall.

Perhapssheischoosingtoworryyou,herparents,forunconsciousreasons.Beingsuchagoodgirlandbeingasteadysourceofjoymighthavebecomeabittoomuchforher.

Letyourdaughterhaveherownprivatemomentof11thgraderebellion.Shedeservesabreakfromperfection.

Michelle

【文章大意】本文叙述了两封信第一份信是一位母亲认为17岁的女儿不听自己的建议，会听她男朋友的话，选择一个不理想的大学而求助于编辑。

第二封信是编辑就此事给出的建议，认为她的女儿是一个优秀生，会做出正确的决定的。

26.Fromthemother'sletterwecanlearnthatherdaughter.

A.isbeingfooledbytheboyB.hasfallenbehindinherstudies

C.doesn'ttalkmuchwithhermotherD.haschosenwhichcollegetoattend

【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。

根据Heconsumeseverywakingminuteofherprecioustimeandsmooth-talksheraswell可知女儿的男朋友消耗了她醒着的每一分钟，用花言巧语哄骗她的女儿，因此可推断这位母亲和她的女儿之间的谈话不多。

故选C。

27.AccordingtoMichelle,17-year-oldteenagers.

A.aretooyoungtomanagetheirlifeB.areoldenoughtolivetheirownlife

C.shouldhavemanagementbeforeexperienceD.havereachedtheageofanadult

【答案】A

【解析】推理判断题。

根据Donotexpecttoomuchtoosoonbecauseattheripeageof17,life-managementisnotwithintheirreach,norshoulditbe.可知Michelle认为17岁的青少年没有能力管理好自己人生。

故选A。

28.Theunderlinedword"puppy-love"referto.

A.falseloveB.foolishloveC.pureloveD.adolescentlove

【答案】D

【解析】词义猜测题。

根据theremightbesomeadolescentwisdominherbehaviorafterall.可知这位母亲的女儿在青春期谈恋爱，应是早恋。

故选D。

29.Michelleseemstobelievethatthedaughterwillfinally.

A.comeupwiththerightdecisionB.followherboyfriend'sadvice

C.worryherparentsforunconsciousreasonsD.influenceherboyfriend'sbehavior

【答案】A

【解析】推理判断题。

根据shewillmostlikelybreakawayfromherboyfriend'sinfluence.可知那位女儿最终会不受她男朋友的影响，自己会做出正确的决定。

故选A。

30.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe.

A.Collegeofkids'ownchoiceB.HowcanIhelpmygirl?

C.Howtomanageteenagers'life?

D.A17-year-oldgirlandhermother

【答案】B

【解析】标题归纳题。

根据全文的两封信可知一位母亲认为17岁的女儿不听自己的建议，会听她男朋友的话，选择一个不理想的大学而求助于编辑，编辑就此事给出的建议。

因此本文的标题应是如何帮助我的女儿。

故选B。

B

It'sreallytruewhatpeoplesayaboutEnglishpoliteness:

it'severywhere.Whensqueezingpastsomeoneinanarrowpassage,peoplesay"sorry".Whengettingoffabus,Englishpassengerssay"thankyou"ratherthanthedriver.InGermany,peoplewouldneverdreamofdoingthesethings.Afterall,squeezingpastothersissometimesunavoidable,andthebusdriverisonlydoinghisjob.Iusedtothinkthesameway,withoutquestioningit,untilIstartedtravelingtotheBritishIsles,andherearesomemorepolitewaysofinteracting（交往）withpeopleinUK.

PeoplethankeachothereverywhereinEngland,allthetime.Whenpeoplebuysomethinginashop,customersandretailassistantsinmostcasesthankeachothertwiceormore.InGermany,itwouldbeexceptionaltohearmorethanonethankyouinsuchaconversation.Britishstudentsthanktheirlecturerswhenleavingtheroom.Englishemployersthanktheiremployeesfordoingtheirjobs,asoppositetoGermans,whowouldnormallythinkthatpayingtheirworkersmoneyisalreadyenough.

AnotherthingIobservedduringmystaywasthatEnglishpeoplerarelycriticizeothers.EvenwhenIwasworkingandmistakeswerepointedouttome,myemployersemphasizedseveraltimesbutnoneoftheirexplanationswereintendedascriticism.Ithasbeenmyimpressionthatbyavoidingcriticism,Englishpeoplearemakinganefforttomakeothersfeelcomfortable.Thisalsoisshowedinotherways.Britishmenstillopendoorsforwomen,andBritishmenaremorelikelytotreatwomentoamealthanGermanmen.However,IdoneedtopointoutherethatthisappliestoEnglishmenabitmorethanitwouldtoScottishmen!

Yes,thelatterareabittightfisted.

【文章大意】本文您叙述了英国人讲究礼貌。

英国人到处一直在讲礼貌，像英国的老板会因他的职员所做的工作而感谢他们。

英国人避免批评别人，他们努力使其他人感到舒适。

31.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsEnglishpoliteness?

A.Hethinksitisartificial.B.Hethinkslittleofit.

C.Heappreciatesitverymuch.D.Hethinksitgoestoofar.

【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。

根据It'sreallytruewhatpeoplesayaboutEnglishpoliteness:

it'severywhere.可知作者认为英国人真的非常礼貌，从中可推断他对英国人的礼貌是欣赏的。

故选C。

32.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theauthorthinkit'sunnecessarytosay"thankyou"tothebusdriver.

B.InGermany,employersoftensay"thankyou"toemployeesfortheirjob.

C.Germanmennevertreatawomantodinner.

D.Germansthinkitisunnecessarytothankworkersbecausepaymentisenough.

【答案】D

【解析】推理判断题。

根据Englishemployersthanktheiremployeesfordoingtheirjobs,asoppositetoGermans,whowouldnormallythinkthatpayingtheirworkersmoneyisalreadyenough.可知英国的老板会因他的职员所做的工作而感谢他们，但是在德国却相反，德国的老板认为发给职员工资已经过了，没必要感谢他们。

故选D。

33.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatScottishmen_______.

A.aremorelikelytobeinvolvedinafightingB.areasgenerousasEnglishmen

C.treatwomeninapolitewayD.areunwillingtospendmoneyforwomen

【答案】D

【解析】推理判断题。

根据However,IdoneedtopointoutherethatthisappliestoEnglishmenabitmorethanitwouldtoScottishmen!

Yes,thelatterareabittightfisted.可知苏格兰的男人比较吝啬，也就是不愿意为女人花钱。

故选D。

34.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Englishdriversoftensay"thankyou"topassengerswhentheygetoffthebus.

B.InGermany,passengerssometimessay"thankyou"tobusdrivers.

C.Englishpeopletrytoavoidcriticizingothersinthedailylife.

D.GermansaremoreconsiderateandpolitethanEnglishmen.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Ithasbeenmyimpressionthatbyavoidingcriticism,Englishpeoplearemakinganefforttomakeothersfeelcomfortable.可知英国人避免批评别人，他们努力使其他人感到舒适。

故选C。

35.Theauthordevelopsthetextthroughthemethodof

A.makingcomparisonsB.tellingstories

C.givingcommentsD.givingreasons/examples

【答案】A

【解析】推理判断题。

作者通过英国人老板对和德国人老板的对比，英国男人和德国男人的对比来阐述英国人比较讲礼貌。

故选A。

C

Backinthefifteenthcentury,inatinyvillagenearNuremberg,livedafamilywitheighteenchildren．Inspiteofthehopelesscondition,twoofthechildren,AlbrechtDurerandAlbert,hadadream．Theybothwantedtopursuetheirtalentforart．Aftermanylongdiscussions,thetwoboysfinallyworkedoutanagreement．Theywouldtossacoin．Theloserwouldgodownintothenearbyminesand,withhisearnings,supporthisbrotherwhoattendedtheacademy．Then,whenthatbrotherwhowonthetosscompletedhisstudies,infouryears,hewouldsupporttheotherbrotherattheacademy．

Tossingacoin,AlbrechtDurerwonandwentofftoNuremberg．Albertwentdownintothedangerousminesand,forthenextfouryears,supportedhisbrother,whoseworkattheacademywasalmostanimmediatesensation（轰动）．Bythetimehegraduated,hehadearnedconsiderablefeesforhisoutstandingworks．

Whentheyoungartistreturnedtohisvillage,theDurerfamilyheldafestivedinnertocelebrateAlbrecht’striumphant（胜利的）homecoming．Albrechtdrankatoasttohisbelovedbrotherfortheyearsofsacrificethathadenabledhimtocompletehisdream．“Andnow,Albert,blessedbrotherofmine,nowitisyourturn．NowyoucangotoNurembergtolookforyourdream,andIwilltakecareofyou．”

Tearsstreamingdownhispaleface,Albertsobbed,“No．．．no．．．Itistoolateforme．Look．．．lookatwhatfouryearsinthemineshavedonetomyhands！

Thebonesineveryfingerhavebeenbrokenatleastonce,andlatelyIhavebeensufferingfromarthritis（关节炎）sobadlyinmyrighthandthatIcannotevenholdaglasstoreturnyourtoast,muchlessdrawdelicatelineswithapenorabrush．”

ToshowthankstoAlbertforallthathehadsacrificed,AlbrechtDurerpainstakinglydrewhisbrother’sinjuredhandswithpalmstogetherandthinfingersstretchedskyward．Hecalledhispowerfuldrawingsimply“Hands”,buttheentireworldalmostimmediatelyopenedtheirheartstohisgreatmasterpieceandrenamedit“ThePrayingHands”．Thenexttimeyouseeacopyofthattouchingcreation,letitbeyourreminder—nooneevermakesanysuccessalone！

【文章大意】本文叙述了有两个兄弟家境贫困，通过扔硬币来决定了弟弟AlbrechtDurer去学习艺术了，哥哥Albert要去危险的矿井干活供弟弟上学。

AlbrechtDurer毕业后回到自己的村庄，感谢哥哥对他的牺牲和奉献，希望他的哥哥能完成自己的梦想。

通过这故事我们可以总结这样一个道理：

没有人帮助指导，人们就不会成功的。

36．Whydidthetwobrothersworkouttheagreement？