广东省届高三英语二轮专题精品卷 阅读理解8.docx

广东省届高三英语二轮专题精品卷 阅读理解8.docx

《广东省届高三英语二轮专题精品卷 阅读理解8.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《广东省届高三英语二轮专题精品卷 阅读理解8.docx（8页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

广东省届高三英语二轮专题精品卷阅读理解8

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：

阅读理解（8）

III阅读理解（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）

A

Iwasn’tsurprisedwhenIreadthatactressHelenHuntrecentlystatedthatshewouldneverallowheryoungdaughtertobecomeachildstar.MsHuntisthedaughterofaHollywoodtechnicaldirector,andgrewupinHollywood.Nowinherlate40s,shestartedactingandmodelingwhenshewaseightandhasprobablyseenalotoverthoseyearsinshowbusiness.

Shehashadasuccessfulcareer.SheearnedfourGoldenGlobesandfourEmmys.ShealsoattainedthetophonorofherprofessionwhenshewontheBestActressAcademyAwardforherroleinthe1992movie,AsGoodAsItGets.Giventhoseaccolades,MsHuntissuccessful.Thereisnodoubtthatherearlyexperiencesasachildstarpreparedherforwhathasbeenanoutstandingadultcareer.Giventhoseachievements,whywouldthisstardeclareshe’llneverallowherdaughter,nowattheageofsix,tofollowinherfootsteps?

Everyonefamiliarwiththeentertainmentsceneisawareofthereasonsforherattitude.Recenttabloid（小报）newsheadlinesfeaturingthetroublesofformerchildstars,amongthemLindsayLohan,BritneySpearsandthelateGaryColeman,mayanswerthequestion.AlthoughMsHuntmanagedtobecomeasuccessfulgrown-upstar,sheapparentlybelievesshe’sanexception.

WhatMsHuntmaybesuggestingisthatmanyveryyoungstarsgothroughunnaturalchildhoodsonmovieandTVsets.Whilethey’reearningbigincomes,they’resopampered（纵容）bydirectorsandpraisedbyfans;theymaygetfalseimpressionsthattheirliveswillalwaysbethatway.Then,withinafewyears,whenfacedwithreality,they’rehurtandconfused.Afteralltheoverwhelmingaffection,theyfindtheycan’tdealwiththeproblems.That’softenwhendrugsandalcoholtakeovertheirlives.

HelenHunthassomeotherreasonswhyshedoesn’twantherdaughtertobeintheentertainmentbusiness.Manychildstarscannevermakeasuccessfultransitiontomeaningfuladulthood.However,aswithmanyHollywoodmovies,Ibelievetherearebothgoodandbadscenesabouthowitcanbeplayedoutinreallife.

【文章大意】本文叙述了尽管著名女演员HelenHunt是童星出身，但她不同意六岁的女儿演电影，因为它认为，许多童星的未来都是悲剧。

26.Accordingtothepassage,MsHunt_________.

A.startedactingandmodelingwhenshewasalittlegirl

B.hasbeenactingforabout30years

C.isthedaughterofafamousactor

D.startedsingingwhenshewaseight

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Nowinherlate40s,shestartedactingandmodelingwhenshewaseight可知她在很小的时候就开始表演了，故选A。

27.Theunderlinedword“accolades”inParagraph2probablymeans“_________”.

A.difficultiesB.awardsC.salariesD.opinions

【答案】B

【解析】词义猜测题。

根据SheearnedfourGoldenGlobesandfourEmmys.和whenshewontheBestActressAcademyAward可知它是奖项，故选B。

28.TheauthorthinksHelenHunt’ssuccessismainlydueto_________.

A.herhardworkB.thehelpofatechnicaldirector

C.herexperiencesasachildstarD.hertalentandgoodluck

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Thereisnodoubtthatherearlyexperiencesasachildstarpreparedherforwhathasbeenanoutstandingadultcareer.作者认为HelenHunt的成功在于她童年开始的经历，故选C。

29.HelenHuntwouldn’tallowherdaughtertobecomeachildstarbecauseshethinks_________.

A.childstarsoftentakedrugsandalcoholB.beingachildstarmayruinherfuture

C.childstarsaren’tabletosolvetheirproblemsD.itisdifficulttosucceedasachildactor

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据WhatMsHuntmaybesuggestingisthatmanyveryyoungstarsgothroughunnaturalchildhoodsonmovieandTVsets.Whilethey’reearningbigincomes,they’resopampered（纵容）bydirectorsandpraisedbyfans;theymaygetfalseimpressionsthattheirliveswillalwaysbethatway.Then,withinafewyears,whenfacedwithreality,they’rehurtandconfused.童星可能对未来的发展不好，故选B。

30.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat_________.

A.fewchildstarswillsucceedinthefuture

B.thereisnowaytosavetheentertainmentbusiness

C.theauthorhasadifferentopinionaboutchildstars

D.meaningfuladulthoodonlybelongstonon-childstars

【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。

根据Ibelievetherearebothgoodandbadscenesabouthowitcanbeplayedoutinreallife.可推出作者对于童星有不同的意见，故选C。

B

Untilafewmonthsago,hewasabutler（管家）inoneofthemoreexpensiveresidentialbuildingsinManhattan.Butnow,Nepal-bornIndraTamangistheowneroftwomulti-milliondollarapartmentsinthesamebuilding.

Theformerowner-hisformeremployer,RuthFord-diedlastyearandlefttheapartmentstoMrTamanginherwill.

MrTamangishappybutquicklypointsoutthathisgoodfortunedidnotcomeeasily."IamhappyandhavebeentouchedbythegenerosityoftheFordfamily,"hesays."IneverexpectedthatIwillbegiventheownershipoftheseapartments.ButIhavebeenworkingforthefamilyforthelast36years,devotedly,withhonestyanddedication（奉献）.Somyhardworkhasbeenrewarded."

MrTamangwas21whenhewasbroughtfromNepalbyCharlesFord,awriterandaphotographer.MrForddiedin2002;hissister,actressRuthFord,thentookchargeandtoldMrTamangthathewaslikeabrothertoherafterCharles'sdeath.

MrsForddiedaged98.Duringthelastfiveyearsofherlife,shelosthereyesightandalsodevelopedspeechproblems.MrTamanglookedafterhermostofthetimeandtookcareofhermedicinesandfood.

HealsoworkedwithCharlesFordonvariousphotographyprojects,whichhenowwantstokeepasthephotographer'slegacy（遗产）.HehopestoorganizeexhibitionsofMrFord'sphotographsandeditabookofhisworks.

MrTamangplanstosellthebigger,three-bedroomapartmenttopaythetaxesheowestothegovernmentonhislegacy.Hesays:

"Therulesofthebuildingmightbeaproblem,astheyrequireaminimummonthlyincometoqualifytoliveasownerofapartments.IhavemysmallhouseherebutIamhappywithit,"

MrTamanghaslearnthislessonfromthelifeofhisemployersandplanstousehismoneywithgreatcaution."Ithinkoneshouldsavemoneyforoldage.That'swhenyouneeditthemosttogetcare,"hesays.

【文章大意】本文叙述了MrTamang本来是一个管家，由于细心地照顾主人，最后主人把数百万的房产留给了他，他卖了一个公寓还上了税收，他从主人那里学到花钱要小心谨慎。

31.MrTamangtreatedthelegacyas__________.

A.arewardB.apunishmentC.businessD.agift

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Somyhardworkhasbeenrewarded."可知他把遗产看成是他的奖励，故选A。

32.WhatDIDN’TMrTamangdointheFordfamily?

A.ShowMrFord'sworksintheexhibition.

B.LookafterRuthFordwhenshewasill.

C.Workonkindsofphotographyprojects

D.ExperiencedeathsofCharlesFordandRuthFord

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据HehopestoorganizeexhibitionsofMrFord'sphotographsandeditabookofhisworks.他希望办一次影展，说明他还没有去做，故选A。

33.MrTamangwantstoselloneapartmentto_______.

A.buythesmallhouse

B.paythegovernmentthetaxoftheapartments

C.editabookofCharlesFord'sphotographs

D.moveintotheexpensiveapartmentsassoonaspossible

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据MrTamangplanstosellthebigger,three-bedroomapartmenttopaythetaxesheowestothegovernmentonhislegacy.他要卖一套公寓来缴税，故选B。

34.WhatlessondoesMrTamanglearnfromtheFordfamily?

A.Tofindagoodbutler.

B.Tospendmoneythoughtfully.

C.Tosavemoneyforchildren.

D.Togetgoodcarewhenpeoplegetold.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据MrTamanghaslearnthislessonfromthelifeofhisemployersandplanstousehismoneywithgreatcaution.MrTamang从主人那里学到花钱要小心谨慎，故选B。

35.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.CharlesFordgavetheapartmentstoMrTamang.

B.CharlesFordcouldn'tseeorspeakbeforehisdeath.

C.MrTamangtreatedRuthFordmuchbetterthanherbrother.

D.MrTamangwillstillliveinhissmallhouseinthenearfuture.

【答案】D

【解析】推理判断题。

根据IhavemysmallhouseherebutIamhappywithit,"可推知他可能要住进小的房子，故选D。

C

Youmaynotpaymuchattentiontoyourdailyelevatorride.Manyofususealiftseveraltimesduringthedaywithoutreallythinkingaboutit.ButLeeGray,PhD,oftheUniversityofNorthCarolina,US,hasmadeithisbusinesstoexaminethisoverlookedformofpublictransport.Heisknownasthe“ElevatorGuy”.

“Theliftbecomesthisinterestingsocialspacewhereetiquette（礼仪）issortofodd（奇怪的）,”GraytoldtheBBC.“They[elevators]aresociallyveryinterestingbutoftenveryawkwardplaces.”

Wewalkinandusuallyturnaroundtofacethedoor.Ifsomeoneelsecomesin,wemayhavetomove.Andhere,accordingtoGray,liftusersunthinkinglygothroughasetpatternofmovements.HetoldtheBBCwhathehadobserved.

Heexplainedthatwhenyouaretheonlyoneinsidealift,youcandowhateveryouwant–it’syourownlittlebox.

Iftherearetwoofyou,yougointodifferentcorners,standingdiagonally（对角线地）acrossfromeachothertocreatedistance.

Whenathirdpersonenters,youwillunconsciouslyformatriangle.Andwhenthereisafourthpersonitbecomesasquare,withsomeoneineverycorner.Afifthpersonisprobablygoingtohavetostandinthemiddle.

Newentrantstotheliftwillneedtosizeupthesituationwhenthedoorsslideopenandthenactdecisively.Oncein,formostpeopletheruleissimple–lookdown,orlookatyourphone.

Whyarewesoawkwardinlifts?

“Youdon’thaveenoughspace,”ProfessorBabetteRenneberg,aclinicalpsychologistattheFreeUniversityofBerlin,toldtheBBC.“Usuallywhenwemeetotherpeoplewehaveaboutanarm’slengthofdistancebetweenus.Andthat’snotpossibleinmostelevators.”

Insuchasmall,enclosedspaceitbecomesveryimportanttoactinawaythatcannotbeconstrued（理解）asthreateningorodd.“Theeasiestwaytodothisistoavoideyecontact,”shesaid.

【文章大意】本文告诉我们一些不成文的电梯礼仪。

36.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto_____.

A.remindustoenjoyourselvesinthe