高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练七十集之连载54.docx

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高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练七十集之连载54

2016高考英语二轮阅读理解训练七十集之连载（54）

【阅读理解】人物故事类

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

TimRichterandhiswife,Linda,hadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffalo,NewYork—heincomputers,sheinspecialeducation.“Teachingmeanseverythingtous,"Timwouldsay.InApril1998,helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife’spurpose.

Notlongafterthesurgery,TimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibrary,aprogramstartedbyDollyParton’sfoundation（基金会）thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger’shometownofSevier,Tennessee.“Ithought,maybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretire,“Timrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdesk,“asareminder."

Fiveyearslater,nowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedesk,Timclickedonimaginationlibrary.com.Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.

ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichters.Ratherthansignuponline,theywenttoDollywoodforalook-see.“Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbish,"saysLinda.Thebooks—reviewedeachyearbyteachers,literacyspecialists,andDollywoodboardmembers—includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats’sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaLlamaseries.

Satisfied,thecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004,theyhaveshippedmorethan12,200bookstopreschoolersintheirarea.MeganWilliams,amotheroffour,ismorethanappreciative:

　“ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI’veneverheardof."

TheRichtersspendabout$400amonthsendingbooksto200children.“Somepeoplesitthereandwaittodie,“saysTim.“Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft."

1.WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?

A.Hishealthproblem.　　　　　B.Hisloveforteaching.

C.Theinfluenceofhiswife.　　　　D.ThenewsfromtheWeb.

2.WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary?

A.Giveoutbrochures.　　　　　　B.Dosomethingsimilar.

C.Writebooksforchildren.　　　　　D.Retirefrombeingateacher.

3.Accordingtothetext,DollyPartonis　　　.　

A.awell-knownsurgeon　　　　B.amotherofafour-year-old

C.asingerborninTennessee　　D.acomputerprogrammer

4.WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywood?

A.Toavoidsigninguponline.

B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.

C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.

D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.

5.WhatcanwelearnfromTim’swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.

B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.

C.Hetriestosavethosewaitingtodie.

D.Heconsidershiseffortsworthwhile.

【参考答案】1—5、ABCDD　　

2016高考模拟题。

阅读理解。

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Haveyoueverpickedajobbasedonthefactthatyouweregoodatitbutlaterfounditmadeyoufeelveryuncomfortableovertime?

Whenyouselectyourcareer,there’sawholelotmoretoitthanassessingyourskillsandmatchingthemwithaparticularposition.Ifyouignoreyourpersonality,itwillgetyoualong-termhurtregardlessofyourskillsorthejob’spay.Thereareseveralareasofyourpersonalitythatyouneedtoconsidertohelpyoufindagoodjob.Hereareafewofthosemainareas:

1）Doyoupreferworkingaloneorwithotherpeople?

Thereareisolating（孤立的）jobsthatwilldriveanoutgoingpersoncrazyandalsointeractivejobsthatwillmakeashypersonuneasy.Mostpeoplearenotextremesineitherdirectionbutdohaveatendencythattheyprefer.Therearealsopositionsthataresometimesacombinationofthetwo,whichmaybebestforsomeoneinthemiddlewhoadaptseasilytoeithersituation.

2）Howdoyouhandlechange?

Mostjobsthesedayshavesomeelementsofchangetothem,butsomearemorethanothers.Ifyouneedstabilityinyourlife,youmayneedajobwherethechangesdon’thappensooften.Otherpeoplewouldbeboredofthesamedailyroutine.

3）Doyouenjoyworkingwithcomputers？

Idoseethisasakindofpersonalitycharacteristic.Therearepeoplewhoarehappytospendmorethan40hoursaweekonacomputer,whilethereareotherswhoneedalotofhumaninteractionthroughouttheday.Again,theseareextremesandyou’lllikelyfindalotofpositionssomewhereinthemiddleaswell.

4）Whattypeofworkenvironmentdoyouenjoy？

Thiscanrangefrombeinginalargebuildingwithalotofpeopleyouwon’tknowimmediatelytoasmallersettingwhereyou’llgettoknowalmostallthepeopletherefairlyquickly.

5）Howdoyouliketogetpaid?

Somepeoplearemotivatedbythepaytheyget,whileothersfeeltoostressedtobelikethat.Thevarietyofpaymentdesignsinthesalesindustryisatypicalexampleforthis.

Anyway,theseareagreatstartingpointforyou.I’veseenitoverandoveragainwithpeoplethattheymakemoremoneyovertimewhentheydosomethingtheylove.Itmaytakeyoualittlelonger,butmakingamovetodowhatyouhaveapassionforcanchangethecourseofyourlifeforthebetter.

1.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1mean?

A.Youmayignoreyourskillswhenyouselectjob.

B.Jobskillsarethemostimportantthingswhenyouselectjob.

C.Therearemoreimportantthingsthanjobskillswhenyouselectjob.

D.Selectingjob,youshouldassessyourskillsandmatchthemwiththeposition.

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Isolatingjobsusuallydrivepeoplemad.

B.Interactivejobsmakepeopleshyeasily.

C.Extremepeopletendtoworkwithothers.

D.Almosteveryonehasatendencyinjobs.

3.Whatisthemissingwordaboutajobsearchinthefollowingchart?

A.DesignB.ChangesC.CooperationD.Hobbies

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.LifestylesandJobPayB.JobsandEnvironment

C.JobSkillsandAbilitiesD.PersonalitiesandJobs

参考答案1—4、CDCD

【阅读理解】人物故事类

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　Finally,Ienteredtheuniversity.Becauseofmycarefulsavings,Ididnothavetoworkduringtheschoolyear.Then,summercameanditwastimetoworkharderthanever.Icontinuedworkingasawaitressatnight,instructedtenniscampsseveralmorningsaweekandworkedasasecretaryforafewhoursintheafternoons.Ievendecidedtotakeaclassatacommunity（社区）college.Thisclassatthecommunitycollegesavedme$650.Itwasanextremelytiringsummerandmademeanxioustoreturntomyrelativelyeasylifeattheuniversity.

　Duringmy　secondandthirdyearsofundergraduateschooling,Idecidedtoworkaboutfivehoursperweekinthecampus（校园）admissionsofficeansweringphones.Thisprovidedalittlespendingmoneyandkeptmefromdrawingmysavingsout.TheoverallsituationlookedhopefulasIapproachedmysenioryearaslongasIcouldmakeasmuchmoneyasIhadtheprevioussummer.IwantedtogotoIsraeltostudyfor3weeks,butIhesitatedinmakingthisdecisionbecauseitwouldcostme$1,600moretogetthecreditsinIsrael.AbouttwoweekslatermyMomcalledtotellmethatIhad$1,600inthebankthatIhadforgottenabout!

Oneofmyconcernsaboutthistripwasnotonlythecost,butthelossoftimetomakemoney;however,ImadeasmuchthatsummerinthetenweekswhenIwasathomeasIhadmadeduringthefourteenweekswhenIwasathomethesummerbefore.Thewayeverythingworkedtogethertomakethistrippossiblewasoneofthemostexcitingthingsthathaveeverhappenedtome.

　Thisexperiencehasshapedmeinmanyimportantways.ThefirstthingthatIlearnedwastheimportanceofastrongworkethic（伦理）.Workinglonghoursdidalottodevelopmycharacterandhelpedmelearnthevalueofadollar.Italsomademelearnhowtosearchforcreativewaystosettledifficultsituations.

1.Wheredidthewriterprobablyworkpart-timebeforeattendingtheuniversity?

A.Inarestaurant.　　　　　B.Inthetenniscamps.

C.Inacompany.　　　　　　D.Intheadmissionsoffice.

2.Thewritertookaclassatacommunitycollegemainlybecause_____.

A.shewantedtosavemoney　　　B.lifetherewasrelativelyeasy

C.summertimewastiring　　　　D.itwasrequiredbytheuniversity

3.Thewriter’smajorconcernaboutthetriptoIsraelwasthat_____.

A.hermotherwouldnotgiveherapproval　　　B.shewouldfailtogetcreditsinIsrael　

C.awell-paidsummerjobwouldbelostD.$1,600couldn’tbedrawnoutintime

4.Thepassageismainlyabouthowthewriter_____.

A.mademoneyonthecollegecampus

B.managedtomakefulluseofhervacation

C.wasforcedtosupportherselfbyhermother

D.wasshapedbyworkingpart-timethroughcollege

【参考答案】1—4、AACD

2016高考模拟题。

阅读理解。

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AnOfsted（英国教育标准办公室）studyreportsthatteachersarediscouragingstudentswhowanttoleaveschoolandworkasapprentices（学徒）inbeautysalons（美容中心）orhairdressers.

Inspectorsquestioned105youngpeopleforareportonapprenticeshipspublishedonWednesday.Theyfoundseveralexamplesofyoungpeoplewhofelttheyhadbeenlaughedatbytheirteachersforwantingtoprogresstowork-basedlearning,particularlyincareorhairdressing,ratherthanstayonatschool.

　Rightorwrong,isitanysurprisethatthisishappening?

From2014，thegovernmentwillmeasureschoolsaccordingtotherateoftheirpupilswhogotouniversity.BrianLightman,generalsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,saysthegovernmenthasalreadyputteachersunder“verygreatpressuretofocusonacademicsubjects”.

　Ontheotherhand,theEducationAct2011，whichcameintoforceinNovember,placesschoolsunderadutytogivefaircareeradvicetopupils.