高考高三英语二轮专题复习阅读理解及答案.docx

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高考高三英语二轮专题复习阅读理解及答案

2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：

阅读理解

A

FoulshamHouseisafine,stonehouseofthe1790s.ItstandshighabovetheRiverByre,intwenty　fivehectares（公顷）ofthebestfarmlandinthesouth－west.Smithsonbuiltthehouse,andthestorygoesthatGeorge,theyoungPrince（王子）ofWales,fellinlovewiththebeautifulladyKittyWake,atoneofthefirst，LordFoulsham'swildparties.ManygreatmenhaveriddenonthehillsaboutFoulshamHouse,andmanyfineladieshavetakenteaintheGreenRoom.

Thehousehaseightbedrooms,threebathrooms,twolivingroomsandadinning－roomwitharealAdamfireplace.Thegentleman'slibraryhasaviewovertheparkandtheriverthatisquitewithoutequal.Allroomsarelightandairy,withgood,highwindowsandwoodfloors.

Atthebackofthehouse,inthebuildingsinwhichthethirdLond－Foulshamkepttheborseswhichmadehimfamous,thereisgaragespaceforfourcars.Inmanyotherways,thishouseofthe1790smeetstheneedsofthe1970s.IfyouwishtoknowmoreaboutFoulshamHouse,writeto:

Harvery,Platt,Longford&Sons,6,CastleGreen,Gilham,Byreside.

56Thelibrary　　　　　　　　.

Ahasafineviewoftheparkandtheriver

Biswheregreatmenandfineladiestooktea

ChasanAdamfireplaceandarealwoodfloor

Dhaseightbedrooms,threebathroomsandtwolivingrooms

57Alltheroomsinthehouse　　　　　　　.

Ahaveaviewovertheparkandtheriver

Barelight,havegoodwindowsandwoodfloors

Chavehighfloorsandgoodwoodwindows

Darelight,andhavefireplacesandwoodfloors

58FoulshamHouse　　　　　　.

Aisanoldhousethatmeetsmanynewneeds

Bthoughseventy－nineyearsold,meetsnewneeds

Cisanewhousethatmeetsmanyoldneeds

Disahouseofthe1970sasgoodasnew

B

Americansocietyisnotnap（午睡）friendly.Infact,saysDavidDinges,asleepspecialistattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaSchoolofMedicine,“There'sevenaprohibition（禁令）againstadmittingweneedsleep.”Nobodywantstobecaughtnappingorfoundasleepatwork.Toquote（引用）aproverb:

“Somesleepfivehours,naturerequiresseven,lazinessnineandwickednesseleven.”Wrong.Thewaynottofallasleepatworkistotakenapswhenyouneedthem.“Wehavetototallychangeourattitudetowardnapping,”saysDrWilliamDementofStanfordUniversity,thegodfatherofsleepresearch.LastyearanationalcommissionledbyDementidentifiedan“Americansleepdebt”whichonemembersaidwasasimportantasthenationaldebt.Thecommissionwasconcernedaboutthedangersofsleepiness:

peoplecausingindustrialaccidentsoffallingasleepwhiledriving.Thismaybewhywehaveanew

sleeppolicyintheWhiteHouse.Accordingtorecentreports,PresidentClintonistryingtotakeahalfhoursnooze（打瞌睡）everyafternoon.

About60percentofAmericanadultsnapwhengiventheopportunity.Weseemtohave“amid-afternoonquietphase（状态局面）”,alsocalled“asecondarysleepgate”.Sleeping15minutestotwohoursintheearlyafternooncanreducestressandmakeusrefreshed.Clearly,wewereborntonap.

WeSuperstarsofSnoozedon'tnaptoreplacelostshuteyeortoprepareforanightshift.Rather,wesnackonsleep,whenever,whereverandatwhatevertimewefeellikeit.Imyselfhavenappedinbuses,cars,planesandonboats;onfloorsandbeds;andinlibraries,officesandmuseums.

59Thepurposeofthisarticleisto.

Awarnusofthewickednessofnapping

Bexplainthedangerofsleepines

Cdiscussthesideeffectsofnapping

Dconvincethereadersofthenecessityofnapping

60The“Americansleepdebt”（Linel2,Para.3）istheresultof.

AthetraditionalmisconceptiontheAmericanshaveaboutsleep

BthesleeppolicyoftheClintonAdministration

CtherapiddevelopmentofAmericanindustry

DtheAmericans'worryaboutthedangerofsleepiness

61Thesecondsentenceofthelastparagraphtellsusthatitis.

Apreferabletohaveasoundsleepbeforeanightshift

Bgoodpracticetoeatsomethinglightbeforewegotobed

Cessentialtomakeupforlostsleep

Dnaturaltotakeanapwheneverwefeetheneedforit

C

MeetthenewVolvo460.Volvowithsomuchgoingforit,you'llfinditveryeasytogetintothedrivingseat.Youwilllovethefeelofthiscar,evenbeforeyou'veturnedthekey.Standardfeaturesonallmodelsincludeadjustablesteeringcolumn（可调整方向盘支撑杆）,heatedseats,electricsunroof.OntheGLEandTurbomodelsthereareelectricwindows,heateddoormirrorsandpowerassistedsteering.

Thelevelofcomfortandequipmentisextravagant（豪华的）evenbyVolvo'sgenerousstandards.Morecomfortingstillistheknowledgethatallthisluxury（奢移）isdesignedaroundVolvo'srigidadherence（严格确保）tosafety.

Buttherealexcitementstartswhentheenginestarts.The460isastylishperformer.Smooth,responsiveandverylively,particularlytheTurboversion.Thiscardriveslikeadream.Andwhilegettingintothedrivingseatiseasy,gettingoutisanothermatter.Attheendofyourtestdriveyouwon'twantanopendoor.

62What'sthepurposeofthispassage?

AToinviteyoutomeetthenewVolvo460.

BTotellyouhowtodriveacar.

CTogiveyousomeinformationaboutVolvo460.

DTointroducethenewVolvo460andinviteyoutobuyit.

63What'sthemostimportantfeature（特点）ofthenewVolvo460?

AThefeelofthiscar.

BAstylishperformer.

CRigidadherencetosafety.

DThelevelofcomfortandequipment

64Whatdothelasttwosentenceswanttosay?

AAnopenroadismoreimportantthananopendoor.

BPeopledon'twantanopendoorbutanopenroad.

CPeopledon'twanttoleavethecarafterthetestdrive.

DPeopledecidetobuythecarafterthetestdrive.

65What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?

ATheNewVolvo460ATestDriveIsn'tEnough

BTheNewVolvo460YourBestChoice

CTheNewVolvo460DrivesLikeaDream

DTheNewVolvo460TheRealExcitement

D

TheWorldTradeOrganization（WTO）,foundedonJanuary1,1995,aimstoencourageinternationaltradetoflowaspossible,makingsurethattradeagreementsarerespectedandthatanydisputes（争端）canbesettled.

Inthefiveyearssinceitsfounding,theWTOhasbecomewellknownasoneoftheworld'smostpowerfuleconomicorganizations,takingitsplacealongsidetheWorldBankandInternationalMonetaryFund.

Thesystemofglobalrulesforinternationaltrade,however,datesbackhalfacenturyto11948whentheCeneralAgreementonTariffs（关税）andTrade（GATT）wasformedafterWorldWarⅡ.

Astimewentby,itbecameclearthattheGATThadtwomajordrawbacks——thelimitedareasoftradeitcovered,andthelackofaneffectivesystemtosettledisputes.

Aftersevenyearsoftradetalksendingin1994,thesocalledUruguayRoundfinallygavebirthtotheWTO,completewithaneffectivesystemtosettledisputesandnewrulescoveringtradeinservicesandintellectualproperty（知识产权）.

Evenaftersevenyearsoftalksand22,500pagesofagreementstherewerestillproblems,especiallythedifficulttodealwithareasofagricultureandservices,whichthemembernationsagreedtorevisein2000.TheWTO,withitsheadofficeinGeneva,has135memberswith30morewaitingtojoin.

66FromthepassageweknowthattheGATTstoppedworking.

AsoonafterWorldWarⅡended

Balittlemorethan50yearsafterWorldWarⅡ

Cjustintheyear1994

DsevenyearsbeforetheUruguayRoundtalk

67ComparedwiththeGATT,theWTO.

Adidn'tpayenoughattentiontoservicesandintellectualproperty

Bgotitsmemberstosigntheagreementsmoreeasily

Chasgottoomanyareasofinternationaltradetodealwithtoworkeffectively

DcandobettertosettledisputesinmoreareasofInternationaltrade

68InthenewcenturytheWTOwill.

AtaketheplaceoftheWorldBankandinternationalMonetaryFund

Bhavemoremembersandsettlemoreproblems

Cmakecompletenewrulesineveryareaofinternationaltrade

Dhavenewrulescoveringtradeinservicesandintellectualproperty

69Theunderlinedword“drawbacks”means.

Achanges

Bweakpoints

Cstrongpoints

Dimprovements

E

ConvenienceFoods

Insteadofbuyingonlyfreshfoods,Americansnowadaysbuymanymoreconveniencefoods.Thesearefoodswhicharereadypartlyorcompletelyprepared.Manyofthemarefrozen,suchasfrozendinner,heatedserveFrenchfries,andfrozenpizzas.Therearealsomanycannedconveniencefoods,suchasreadymadespaghetti,soups,stews,andvegetables.

Conveniencefoodssavetimeandtrouble.Theyarepopularwithpeoplewhoarebusyorwhodon'tliketocookorwashdishes.Buttheyoftencostmorethanfresh,unpreparedfoodsandmaycontainmanmadeadditives.Also,manypeoplefeeltheydon'ttasteasgoodashomecookedfoods.

HealthFoodandCoops

Inthe1960s,a“backtotheearth”movementwasstartedbyyoungpeopleintheUnitedStates.Themovementwasareactionagainsttheharmfuleffectsoftechnology.Fromthemovementcameanewunderstandingforfoodandhealth.Manypeoplenowprefernaturalandorganic（有机物）foodstothepreparedfoodssoldinhealthfoodstoresandinfoodcoops,whicharesmallstoreswherecustomershelpmanagethestore.Incoops,foodisusuallynotpackaged.Customersbringtheirownbagsandjarsandtaketheirfoodoutofboxesorbasket.

TheDietCraze（节食热）

ThesedaysAmericansaremoreandmoreconcernedwiththeirweight.Perhapsasmanyas70millionAmericansareonweightdollarbusiness.

Americansupermarketssellavarietyofdietfoodssuchasdietsoftdrinks,dietcandy,anddietsaladdressings.Dietersalsospendmoneyondietpills,exercisemachines,andjoggingsuits（健美服）.Eachyeardozensofnewdietsarepopularized.TheyhavesuchnamesastheMiracle（奇效的）Diet,theNinedayWonderDiet,andtheEast24hourDiet.ThereisevenonecalledthelceCreamDiet,whichadvisesdie