四川省芦山县高考英语阅读类暑假选练题8.docx

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四川省芦山县高考英语阅读类暑假选练题8

四川省芦山县2016高考英语阅读类暑假选练题（8）

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。

Whenyou’reanemployeeofacompany,nomatterthesize,it’scommontoseeco-workerspromoted,ortransferredtoadifferentdepartment.Butthereisanotherwaytomovearound—bycreatinganewpositionforyourself.Ididthisseveralyearsago,thoughIwasn’tactivelylookingforadifferentjob.

In2007,IwashiredattheTransamericaLifeInsuranceCompany,asacustomerservicerepresentativeinthedistributionsservicesdepartment.Iprocessedrequestsfordistributionsfromourannuity（养老金）policyholdersaroundthecountry.Someonemighthaveforgottentosignaform,forexample,ormighthaveomittedsecurityinformation.Tosolvetheproblem,I’dmailthepersonaletter.

Thecompanyhadbeenthroughseveralcombinations,soinourdepartmentalonewehadacollectionofabout140templates（模板）forlettersrelatedtodistributions.ThelongerIworkedwiththeletters,themoreIsawhowtheycouldbeimproved.Somehadoverlappinginformationandcouldbecombined.Somehadincorrectgrammarorneededupdating.Ialsonoticedthatindustryterminology（专业术语）wasn’tstandardacrossalltheversions.

WhenItoldmydepartmentsupervisoraboutthisin2008,sheagreedthatthelettersneededrevamping.ShesaidIshouldstopwhatI’dbeendoingandstartthenewwork.Inarelativelyshorttime,Iwasabletomakenumerousimprovementsandreducethenumberoflettersto70.Itwasaninformaljobchangeuntilamanagers’meetingseveralmonthslater.

Atthatmeeting,avicepresidentwhowasunawareofmynewworkmentionedthatthedivision’sentirestockof1,700lettersshouldbereviewed.Mymanagertoldherthatsheknewtheperfectpersonforthejob—me.ThepositionwasstillconsideredtemporarywhenItookontheextratasks,butIwasabletoshowthattheworkhadvalue,andIwasofficiallypromotedandgivenaraiseinNovember2009.

31.AccordingtoParagraph1,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Theauthoradmiredthosewhogotapromotioninhiscompany.

B.Theauthortriedhisbesttogetapromotioninhiscompany

C.Theauthorwaseagertoseekanotherjob.

D.Itisnosurprisetoseepeoplearounduschangetheirpositions.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据it’scommontoseeco-workerspromoted,ortransferredtoadifferentdepartment.可知看见我们周围的人们改变工作或职位是不奇怪的。

故选D。

32.WhichofthefollowingproblemswiththelettersisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Someinformationneededtobeunited.

B.Someinformationwasoverlooked.

C.Somehadgrammaticalmistakes.

D.Industryterminologydidn’tmeetthestandard.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Somehadoverlappinginformationandcouldbecombined.Somehadincorrectgrammarorneededupdating.Ialsonoticedthatindustryterminology（专业术语）wasn’tstandardacrossalltheversions.一些信息需要统一，一些有语法错误，一些行业术语没有达到要求，只有选项B，没有提到，故选B。

33.Theunderlinedword“revamping”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto.

A.improvingB.rebuildingC.repeatingD.strengthening

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Iwasabletomakenumerousimprovements可知这些信需要提高，故选A。

34.Theauthorstartedtoreviewtheletterswhen.

A.hewashiredbythecompany

B.hisdepartmentsupervisoragreedhisidea

C.hewasrecommendedatamanagers’meeting

D.hewaspromoted

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据WhenItoldmydepartmentsupervisoraboutthisin2008,sheagreedthatthelettersneededrevamping.Atthatmeeting,avicepresidentwhowasunawareofmynewworkmentionedthatthedivision’sentirestockof1,700lettersshouldbereviewed.他的部门监督同意了他的观点，故选B。

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Wherethereiswill,thereisaway.

B.Don’tletthechancego,whenitcomes.

C.Creatingaposition,andearningapromotion.

D.Waystogetapromotion.

【答案】C

【解析】标题归纳题。

根据短文的内容主要叙述了人们可以换一种职位而得到提升，故选C。

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完形填空。

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

WhenitisTom’sturnforacut,Mr.Smithplacesawoodenboardcoveredwithapieceofredleatheracrossthearmsofthechair,sothatthebarberdoesn’thavetobendtocuttheboy’shair.

“Hey,youngman,you’re1,youwon’tneedthissoon,you’llbeabletositinthechair.”thebarbersays.

“Wow,”saysTom,turningroundtolookathisdad.“Dad,Mr.SmithsaidIcouldbesittinginthechairsoon,notjustonthe2!

”

“SoIhear,”hisfatherreplies.“IexpectMr.Smithwillstart3memoreforyourhairthen.”

Inthe4Tomseesalittleheadstickingoutofalongnyloncape.Occasionallyhe5glancesatthebarberasheworks.Hesmellsa（n）6ofsmellysweatandaftershaveasthebarbermovesaroundhim,combingandcutting.

Tomfeelslikeheisinanotherworld,7exceptforthesoundofthebarber’sshoesrubbingontheplasticcarpetandthe8ofhisscissors.Inthe9fromthewindowhecouldseethroughthewindow,afewsmallcloudsmovedslowlythroughtheframe,movingtothe10ofthescissors’click.

Sleepily,hiseyesdroppingtothefrontofthecapewherehishair11softlyassnowandhe12sittinginthechairjustlikethemenandolderboys,thespecial13leftleaningagainstthewallinthecorner.

WhenMr.Smithhas14,Tomhopsdownfromtheseat.15,heseeshisownthick,16hairmixedamongthebrowns,greysandblacksofthemenwhohavesatinthechairbeforehim.Foramomenthewantstoreachdownand17thebrokenblondehair,to18themfromtheothers,buthedoesnothavetime.

Theyreachthepavementoutsidetheshop.“Itellyouwhat,boy,let’sgetsomefishandchipstotakehome,19yourmumfromcookingtea,”saysTom’sdad.

Tomisexcitedandcatcheshisdad’shand.Heissurprisedtofind,warminginhisfather’spalm,ahandfulofhisown20.

1.A.buildingupB.sendingupC.bringingupD.shootingup

2.A.deskB.boardC.couchD.sofa

3.A.payingB.blamingC.chargingD.accusing

4.A.mirrorB.bookC.shelfD.catalogue

5.A.stealsB.discoversC.returnsD.transforms

6.A.lackB.memoryC.mixtureD.expression

7.A.helplessB.noiselessC.fearlessD.thoughtless

8.A.controlB.directionC.effectD.click

9.A.immigrationB.oppositionC.reflectionD.assumption

10.A.rhymeB.trailC.patternD.sound

11.A.fallsB.coversC.meltsD.explodes

12.A.considersB.succeedsC.approvesD.imagines

13.A.packageB.benchC.scissorsD.carpet

14.A.treatedB.compromisedC.finishedD.entertained

15.A.LookingintoB.LookingforwardC.LookingupD.Lookingdown

16.A.blondeB.redC.blackD.white

17.A.sendforB.findoutC.gatherupD.showoff

18.A.punishB.separateC.deliverD.confirm

19.A.persuadeB.saveC.excuseD.relax

20.A.moneyB.tipC.fishD.hair

【参考答案】完形填空

1—5、DBCAA6—10、CBDCD11—15、ADBCD16—20、ACBBD

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完形填空。

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

TheNewYorkTimespublishedanarticlerecentlythatshowsgreatregretforthe“deathofconversation”.It1thatwhiletechnologysuchascellphones,e-mails,andInternetpostingmakesusfeelmore2thanever,they’realsodrivingusawayfrompeoplearoundus.

Usersgetfinalconnectivityatthepriceof3face-to-faceconversation.SherryTurkle,authorofthearticleinTheNewYorkTimessayspeopleare4toadifferentwayofbeing“alonetogether”.

Actually,5textmessagesorwritingmicro-blogsallowsusto6thoughts.Butbitsandpiecesofonlinecannot7a“realconversation.”LanGuo,19,afreshmanEnglishmajorfromChangshaUniversity,saidthatshewouldliketohearpeople’stoneofvoiceandseetheirfacesina（n）8.“Thegiveandtakeofideasinaconversationsharpensourminds.”shesaid.Shealsomentionsthatburyingourselvesinmobiletechnologyreducesourchanceofstartingconversationswithstrangersand9people.

Turklementionedthepopular10of“Ishare,thereforeIam”amongthisgeneration.LiuXuan,ayoungwriterfromTaiwanandpsychologygraduatefromHarvardUniversity,thinksit’samindsetadoptedbymost11people.Theyaresobusycreatingorpolishingtheironlinepersona（网络人格）thattheyforgethowtolivea（n）12life.

However,expertsremindusthatit’s13toblamemobiletechnology.ChenChen,asociologyexpertatChinaYouth&ChildrenResearchCenter,14outthatitisstillownersofgadgets,who’reavoidingpersonalcontact.“Onlybystrengtheningconversationcanweunderstandeachother.15throwingawaythemobilegadgetsisnotasolution.”shesaid.

文章大意：

《纽约时报》发表了一篇文章，解释了现在的手机、电子邮件和网上发帖等扼杀了人们真正交流对话的机会。

1.A.talksB.C.speaksD.advises

【答案】B

【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。

Talks谈话；suggests建议，暗示；speaks说；advises建议。

它表明（suggests）手机、电子邮件和网上发帖使我们感觉联系得更多了。

故选B。

2.A.receivedB.sharedC.connectedD.respected

【答案】C

【解析】考查动名词及上下文语境的理解。

Received收到；shared分享；connected联系；respected尊敬。

它表明（suggests）手机、电子邮件和网上发帖使我们感觉联系（connected）得更多了。

故选C。

3.A.havingB.riskingC.sacrificingD.sharing

【答案】C

【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。

having有；risking冒险；sacrificing牺牲；sharing分享。

人们进行交流，是通过手机、电子邮件和网上发帖，牺牲（sacrifice）了面对面的交流,故选C。

4.A.relatedB.committedC.devotedD.accustomed

【答案】D

【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。

accustomed习惯于。

beaccustomedto习惯于。

berelatedto与……有关系；becommittedto致力于；bedevotedto专心于。

人们习惯了（accustomed）一种不同的独处的方式。

故选D。

5.A.sendingB.gettingC.readingD.taking

【答案】A

【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。

sending发送；getting得到；reading读；taking拿走。

从下文的textmessagesorwritingmicroblogs看出，是发送（sending）信息。

事实上，发一个短信或发一个微博允许我们交流思想，故选A。

6.A.changeB.exchangeC.explainD.raise

【答案】B

【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。

change改变；exchange交流；explain解释；raise提高。

事实上，发一个短信或发一个微博允许我们交流（exchange）思想，故选B。

7.A.indicateB.replaceC.coverD.involve

【答案】B

【解析】考