届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解5.docx

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届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解5

2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：

阅读理解

1.

Areyouaproblemshopper?

Theansweris“Yes”,ifyouorsomeoneelsethinksthatyousometimesgetcarriedawaywithshopping.Inotherwords,doyouordoessomeoneelsethinkyouareoccupiedinextremeshopping?

Ifpeoplehaveregretslaterabouttheirshopping,orhavean“out-of-control”feelingaboutthequantitiesofwhattheybuyortheamountofcredittheyuse,theymaybeconsideredtobeproblemshoppers.

Extremeshoppingcanleadtoamoreseriousproblem–addictiveshopping.Addictiveshoppersfeeldrivenbythedesiretoshopandspendmoney.Theyexperiencegreattensionwhichdrivesthemtoshopandspendmoneyandtheyfeela“rush”duringthetimetheyareoccupiedwiththeshoppingactivity.

Extremeoraddictiveshoppingmayresultfromlong-timeunpleasantfeelings,ofwhichanxiety,painandshamearecommonones,.Whenwefeelbadinside,weoftendosomethingtomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Inthiscase,weoftengoshopping.

Afewpeopleshoptorelievetheirboredomoremptiness.Forsomepeople,themotivationisadesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.Somelovetoshopasitmakesthemfeelvaluedintheeyesoftheshopassistants.Othersshopsimplybecauseitmakesthemforget,atleasttemporarily,tension,fearorunhappinessintheirlife.

Besides,shoppingmallsaredesignedtoencouragecontinualshopping.Forinstance,therearesomemallswhereyoucan’tseeclocksdisplayingthetimebecausetheydon’twantyoutobecometooawareofthetimeyouspendthere.What’smore,foodcourts,coffeeshopsandrestroomsareprovided,soyoudon’thavetoleavethemallbecauseofyourphysicalneeds.

Therefore,onceyoubecomeawareofhowmarketforceswork,youwillcertainlycometocontrolyourshoppingbehavior.Forexample,howmuchtimeyouwillspendandwhatareasyouwillvisitcanbedecidedbeforeyouenterthemall.Keepawrittenaccountofwhatitemsyouwillbuyandhowmuchmoneyyouwillspend.Makeaplanforwhatyouaregoingtobuybeforeyoufeeltheurgetoshopandthensticktoit.Thatisvitalforgainingselfcontrol.

67．Whichofthefollowingpeoplemaynotbeproblemshoppers?

A．Thosewhocannotcontroltheamountofcredittheyuse.

B．Thosewhoareoccupiedintoomuchshopping.

C．Thosewhojustwalkaroundtheshoppingmalls.

D．Thosewhofeelsorryfortheirshopping.

68．Accordingtothepassage,whatmaynotresultinaddictiveshopping?

A．Long-timebadfeelingsofanxiety,painandshame.

B．Thedesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.

C．Boredom,emptiness,tension,fearorunhappinessinpeople’slife.

D．Theawarenessofhowmarketforceswork.

69．Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttocontrolourshoppingbehaviour?

A．Makingashoppinglistbeforewegoshopping.

B．Applyingforacreditcardbeforewegoshopping.

C．Makingtheshoppingtimeasshortaspossible.

D．Nevergoingtotheshoppingmallsbecausetherearemanytricks.

70．Theauthorwritesthispassageto.

A．informtheshoppingmallshowtoattractmoreshoppers

B．tellashoppingstory

C．scoldtheproblemshoppers

D．providesolutionstotheproblemshopping.

2.

Isupposethatthemostbasicandpowerfulwaytoconnecttoanotherpersonistolisten.Justlisten.Perhapsthemostimportantthingweevergiveeachotherisourattention.Andespeciallyifit'sgivenfromtheheart.Whenpeoplearetalking，there'snoneedtodoanythingbutreceivethem.Listentowhatthey'resaying.Careaboutit.Mosttimescaringaboutitisevenmoreimportantthanunderstandingit.Mostofusdon'tvalueourselvesorourloveenoughtoknowthis.Ithastakenmealongtimetobelieveinthepowerofsimplesaying“I'msosorry”，whensomeoneisinpain.

Oneofmypatientstoldmethatwhenshetriedtotellherstorypeopleofteninterruptedtotellherthattheyoncehadsomethingjustlikethathappeningtothem.Herpainbecameastoryaboutthemselves.Eventuallyshestoppedtalkingtomostpeople.Weconnectthroughlistening.Whenweinterruptwhatsomeoneissayingtoletthemknowthatweunderstand，wemovethefocusofattentiontoourselves.Whenwelisten，theyknowwecare.

Ihaveevenlearnedtorespondtosomeonecryingbyjustlistening.IntheolddaysIusedtoreachforthehandkerchiefs，untilIrealizedthatpassingapersonahandkerchiefmaybejustanotherwaytoshuthimdown，totakethemoutoftheirexperienceofsadness.NowIjustlisten.Whentheyhavecriedalltheyneedtocry，theyfindmetherewiththem.

Thissimplethinghasnotbeenthateasytolearn.ItcertainlywentagainsteverythingIhadbeentaughtsinceIwasveryyoung.Ithoughtpeoplelistenedonlybecausetheyweretooshytospeakordidnotknowtheanswer.ButnowIknowthatalovingsilenceoftenhasfarmorepowertohealthanthekindestwords.　

63.Whatdoestheauthorvaluemostinthecommunicationwitheachother?

A.Deepunderstanding.B.Saying“I'msorry”．

C.Doingnothing.D.Attentionfromheart.

64.Thewomanpatientstoppedtellingherstorytomostpeoplebecause________.

A.shedidn'tgetenoughrespectfromothers.

B.peopleoftentoldhertheirownopinions

C.shewasdiscouragedbybeingofteninterrupted

D.peoplecouldn'tunderstandhersadsituation

65.Ifyouhandahandkerchieftosomeonecrying，youmay________.

A.stophimfromlettingouthissorrow

B.makehimembarrassed

C.encouragehimtocontinuetocry

D.hurthisfeelings

66.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwhilecommunicating，________.

A.peoplekeepsilentbecausetheydon'tknowtheanswer

B.listeningisaperfectwaytorespondtoothers

C.keepingsilentmeansbeingtooshytospeak

D.itiseasytoformthehabitoflisteningsilently

3.

MiniBookExcerpts（节选）

Biography

WhenSalingerlearnedthatacarparkwastobebuiltontheland,themiddle-agedwriterwasshockedandquicklyboughttheneighboringareatoprotectit…Thetowns-peopleneverforgottherescueandcametohelptheirmostfamousneighbor.

J.D.Sulinger:

ALifebyKennethSlawenski

（RandomHouse,$27）

Mystery（疑案小说）

“You’reasmartboy.Benny’sdeathwasnoaccident,andyou‘retheonlyonewhosawithappen.Doyouthinkthemurderershouldgetawaywithit?

”Theboywasstaringstubbornlyathislapagain.

AthoughtsuddenlyoccurredtoAnnika,“Didyou…Yourecognizedthemaninthecar,didn’tyou?

”

Theboyhesitated,twistinghisfingers,“Maybe,”hesaidquietly.

RedwolfbyLizaMarklund（Atriabooks,$25.99）

Shortstories

Shewantstosaytohimwhatshehaslearned,noneofitinclass.Somewomenarebornstupid,andsomewomenaretoosmartfortheirowngood.Somewomenareborntogive,andsomewomenonlyknowhowtotake.Somewomenlearnwhotheywanttobefromtheirmothers,somewhotheydon’twanttobe.Somemotherssuffersotheirdaughterswon’t.Somemotherslovesotheirdaughterswon’t.

YouAreFreebyDanzySenna

（RiverheadBooks,$15）

Humor

Doyourkidsliketohavefun?

CometoFunTimes!

Doyouliketowatchyourkidshavingfun?

BringthemtoFunTimes!

FunTimes!

’s“amusementcycling”isthemostfunyoucanhave,legally,intheUnitedStatesrightnow.WhyspendthousandsofdollarsflyingtoDisneyWorldwhenyoucanspendlessthanhalfofthatwithinaday’sdriveofmostcities?

Happy:

AndOtherBadThoughtsbyLarryDoyle

（Ecco,$14.99）

59.IfthereaderswanttoknowaboutthelifeofSalinger,theyshouldbuythebookpublishedby_______.

A.EccoB.AtriaBooks

C.RandomHouseD.RiverheadBooks

60.ThebookHappy:

AndOtherBadThoughtsisintendedfor_____.

A.youngchildrenB.DisneyWorldworkers

C.middleschoolteachersD.Parentswithyoungchildren

61.Whichbookdescribeswomenwithcharactersoftheirown?

A.Happy:

AndOtherBadThoughtsB.YouAreFree

C.J.D.Salinger:

ALifeD.RedWolf

62.AfterfinishingthebookRedWolf,thereaderswouldlearnthat_____.

A.Theboyhelpedarrestthemurderer

B.Bennydiedofanaccident

C.themurderergotawaywiththecrime

D.Ammikacarriedoutthecrime

4.

AndrewCarnegie,knownastheKingofSteel,builtthesteelindustryintheUnitedStates,and,intheprocess,becameoneofthewealthiestmeninAmerica.Hissuccessresultedinpartfromhisabilitytoselltheproductandinpartfromhispolicyofexpandingduringperiodsofeconomicdecline,whenmostofhiscompetitorswerereducingtheirinvestments.

Carnegiebelievedthatindividualsshouldprogressthroughhardwork,buthealsofeltstronglythatthewealthyshouldusetheirfortunesforthebenefitofsociety.Heopposedcharity,preferringinsteadtoprovideeducationalopportunitiesthatwouldallowotherstohelpthemselves.“Hewhodiesrich,diesdisgraced”,heoftensaid.

Amonghismorenoteworthycontributionstosocietyarethosethatbearhisname,includingtheCarnegieInstituteofPittsburgh,whichhasalibrary,amuseumoffinearts,andamuseumofnationalhistory.HealsofoundedaschooloftechnologythatisnowpartofCarnegie-MellonUniversity.Otherphilanthropic（慈善的）giftsaretheCarnegieEndowmentforInternationalPeacetopromoteunderstandingbetweennations,theCarnegieInstituteofWashingtontofundscientificresearch,andCarnegieHalltoprovideacenterforthearts.

FewAmericanshavebeenleftuntouchedbyAndrewCarnegie’sgenerosity.Hiscontributionsofmorethanfivemilliondollarsestablished2,500librariesinsmallcommunitiesthroughoutthecountryandformedthenucleus（核心）ofthepubliclibrarysystemthatweallenjoytoday.

56.Theauthorquoted“Hewhodiesrich,diesdisgraced”inthepassagetoshow.

A.Hefeltstronglythatthewealthyshouldusetheirfortunesforthebenefitofsociety.

B.Heopposedcharity.

C.Thewealt