高考英语精选备考题库系列含详解阅读理解十.docx

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高考英语精选备考题库系列含详解阅读理解十

2012高考英语精选备考题库系列（含详解）

阅读理解（十）

备战2012高考，精选阅读200篇，适合高三上学期使用，希望对大家有帮助。

（2011-8）

Popstarstodayenjoywhatonceonlybelongedtotheroyalty（皇室）.Wherevertheygo,peopleturnoutintheirthousandstogreetthem.Thecrowdsgowildtryingtocatchabriefglimpseoftheirsmiling,colorfullydressedidols.ThestarsaretransportedintheirchauffeurdrivenRollsRoyces,privatehelicoptersorexecutiveaeroplanes.Theyaresurroundedbyapermanententourage（随从）ofmanagers,pressagentsandbodyguards.Photographsofthemappearregularlyinthepressandalltheircomingsandgoingsarereported，for,likeroyalty,popstarsarenews.Iftheyenjoymanyoftheprivilegesofroyalty,theycertainlysharemanyoftheinconveniencesaswell.Itisdangerousforthemtomakeunscheduledappearancesinpublic.Theymustbeconstantlyshieldedfromtheadoringcrowdswhoidolizethem.Theyarenolongerprivateindividuals,butpublicproperty.Thefinancialrewardstheyreceiveforthissacrificecannotbecalculated,fortheirratesofpayaregreat.

Andwhynot?

Societyhasalwaysrewardeditstopentertainerslavishly.ThegreatdaysofHollywoodhavebecomelegendary:

famousstarsenjoyedfame,wealthandadulation（奉承）onanalltimescale.Bytoday’sstandards,theexcessesofHollywooddonotseemquitesospectacular.Asinglegramophonerecordnowadaysmayearnmuchmoreinroyaltiesthanthefilmsofthepasteverdid.Thecompetitionforthetitle“TopofthePops”isfierce,buttherewardsaretrulyhuge.

Itisonlyrightthatthestarsshouldbepaidinthisway.Don’tthetopmeninindustryearnenormoussalariesfortheservicetheyperformtotheircompaniesandtheircountries?

Popstarsearnvastsumsinforeigncurrency—oftenmorethanlargeindustrialcompanies—andthetaxmancanonlybegratefulfortheirmassiveannualcontributionstotheexchequer（国库）.Sowhowouldbegrudgethemtheirrewards?

It’sallverywellforpeopleinboringjobstocomplainaboutthesuccessesandrewardsofothers.Peoplewhomakeenviousremarksshouldrememberthatthemostfamousstarsrepresentonlythetipoftheiceberg.Foreveryfamousstar,therearehundredsofothersstrugglingtoearnaliving.Amanworkinginasteadyjobandlookingforwardtoapensionattheendofithasnorighttoexpectveryhighrewards.Hehaschosensecurityandpeaceofmind,sotherewillalwaysbealimittowhathecanearn.Butamanwhoattemptstobecomeastaristakingenormousrisks.Heknowsattheoutsetthatonlyahandfulofcompetitorsevergettotheverytop.Heknowsthatyearsofconcentratedeffortmayberewardedwithcompletefailure.Butheknows,too,thattherewardsforsuccessareveryhighindeed:

theyarethepaybackforthehugerisksinvolvedandoncehemakesit,hewillcertainlyearnthem.That’stheessenceofprivateenterprise.

[语篇解读]　明星的生活总是令人羡慕不已。

他们的生活中有光鲜的一面：

不菲的收入，以豪华汽车和私人飞机代步，一言一行都成为人们关注的焦点……然而，我们也应看到，他们活得很累，他们为成功所付出的艰辛和代价是一般人难以想象的。

1．Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby________.

A.comparingdifferentideas

B.givingexplanations

C.inferring

D.listingtypicalexamples

[解析]　篇章结构题。

本文主要通过解释向读者阐明道理。

[答案]　B

2．Theunderlinedword“begrudge”inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto________.

A.bejealousofB.besatisfiedwith

C.beanxiousaboutD.becrazyabout

[解析]　词义猜测题。

结合上下文的语境判断本句意为：

谁会对他们所得到的感到妒忌、不满呢？

接下来作者讲了一般人从事枯燥但稳定的工作，所以这里意思是：

从事稳定工作的人会妒忌这些明星。

[答案]　A

3．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanmatchtheviewoftheauthor?

A.Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.

B.Ifyouventurenothing,youwillgainnothing.

C.Hewhomakesnomistakesmakesnothing.

D.Successbelongstothepersevering.

[解析]　推理判断题。

根据最后一段可知，想成为明星就要冒更大的风险，然而一旦成功，回报也是丰厚的，那些选择了稳定工作的人是没有权利期待高额回报的。

“Ifyouventurenothing，youwillgainnothing.”意为：

不入虎穴，焉得虎子，即要成功就要冒险。

[答案]　B

4．Theauthorholdsa（n）________attitudetowardsthehighincomeofpopstars.

A.criticalB.approval

C.optimisticD.indifferent

[解析]　推理判断题。

根据全文可知，作者认为明星们理应得到高收入，因为他们为此付出了高昂的代价。

[答案]　B

5．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peopleareblindinidolizingstars.

B.Thereisfiercecompetitioninbecomingpopstars.

C.Thegovernmenttaxespopstarsverylittle.

D.Popstars’lifeismoreluxuriousthanthatofroyalty.

[解析]　细节判断题。

根据文章最后一段的“Heknowsattheoutsetthatonlyahandfulofcompetitorsevergettotheverytop.”以及第二段的最后一句可知答案。

[答案]　B

DoAmericanchildrenstilllearnhandwritinginschool?

Intheageofthekeyboard,somepeopleseemtothinkhandwritinglessonsareonthewayout.90%ofteacherssaytheyarerequiredtoteachhandwriting.Butstudieshaveyettoanswerthequestionofhowwelltheyareteachingit.Onestudypublishedthisyearfoundthataboutthreeoutofeveryfourteacherssaytheyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting.Someteachersareteachinghandwritingbyprovidinginstructionfor1015minutesaday,andthenotherteacherswhobasicallyteachitfor60to70minutesaday—whichreallyforhandwritingisprettymuch.

Manyadultsrememberlearningthatway—bycopyinglettersoverandoveragain.Today’sthinkingisthatshortperiodsofpracticearebetter.Manyexpertsalsothinkhandwritingshouldnotbetaughtbyitself.Instead,theysayitshouldbeusedasawaytogetstudentstoexpressideas.Afterall,thatiswhywewrite.

Handwritinginvolvestwoskills.Oneislegibility,_whichmeansformingtheletterssotheycanberead.Theotherisfluency—writingwithouthavingtothinkaboutit.Fluencycontinuestodevelopupuntilhighschool.

Butnoteveryonemasterstheseskills.Teacherscommonlyreportthataboutonefourthoftheirkidshavepoorhandwriting.Somepeoplemightthinkhandwritingisnotimportantanymorebecauseofcomputersandvoicerecognitionprograms.

ButSteveGrahamatVanderbiltsayswordprocessingisrarelydoneinelementaryschool,especiallyintheearlyyears.Americanchildrentraditionallyfirstlearntoprint,andthentowriteincursive,whichconnectstheletters.ButguesswhatwelearnedfromaspokeswomanfortheCollegeBoard,whichadministerstheSATcollegeadmissiontest.Morethan75percentofstudentschoosetoprinttheiressayonthetestratherthanwriteincursive.

[语篇解读]　文章介绍了在键盘普及的年代美国的书法教学情况。

1．Wecanlearn________fromParagraph1.

A.teachinghandwritingisabasicrequirementinteachingjob

B.mostteachersprefertoteachhandwriting

C.teachersspendlittletimeinteachinghandwriting

D.akeyboardhastakentheplaceofthehandwritingentirely

[解析]　推理判断题。

根据第一段中“90%ofteacherssaytheyarerequiredtoteachhandwriting”可知书法教学是基本的教学要求，A项为正确推论。

根据“Onestudypublishedthisyearfoundthataboutthreeoutofeveryfourteacherssaytheyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting”可知，很多老师不愿意教书法课，B项错误；根据第一段末句可知C项错误；根据全段判断，只是说键盘普及使一些人认为书法渐渐过时了，D项错误。

[答案]　A

2．WhichofthefollowingisWRONGfortraditionalhandwritingintheUSA?

A.Thestudentsaretaughtbypracticingalongperiod.

B.Thelettersarerepeatedmanytimes.

C.Handwritingincludestwoskills.

D.Towriteincursiveistaughtfirst.

[解析]　细节认定题。

根据第二段可知，传统的书法教学重复很多遍并且持续时间长，因此A、B两项内容正确。

根据第三段第一句可知C项内容正确；根据最后一段第二句可知D项内容错误。

[答案]　D

3．Theunderlinedword“legibility”inParagraph3means________.

A.easytoreadB.complex

C.unexpectedD.unreadable

[解析]　推测词义题。

根据下文“whichmeansformingtheletterssotheycanberead”可推测画线词的意思是“清楚，易读”。

[答案]　A

4．Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.

A.Howtoimprovehandwritinginschool

B.Rightorwrong:

thedeathofhandwriting

C.Handwritinginvolvestwoskills

D.Handwritinglessonsareonthewayout

[解析]　标题归纳题。

作者对美国书法教学的现状作了叙述，没有自己的主观评论，故选择B。

A项没有涉及，C项只是其中一部分内容，D项只是一部分人的观点。

[答案]　B

5．Theauthor’sattitudetowardswhetherstilltolearnhandwritinginschoolis________.

A.negativeB.objective

C.criticalD.optimistic

[解析]　态度判断题。

根据全文的叙述，作者只是将美国书法教学的现状和不同人的观点呈现出来，并没有发表自己的见解，因此作者持客观的态度。

[答案]　B

[长难句解读]　Onestudypublishedthisyearfoundthataboutthreeoutofeveryfourteacherssaytheyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting.今年公布的一项研究发现，大约每四个教师中就有三个说他们不准备教书法了。

publishedthisyear为过去分词短语作后置定语，found后面为宾语从句，其中又含有一个宾语从句theyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting。

Youknowhowwonderfulyouare,andyouknowthatothersknowhowwonderfulyouare,butwhatdoyoudowhenadmirationcrossesoverthelineintojealousy?

Formostteenstherewillcomeadaywhenyourealizethatoneofyourfriendsisjealousandthatthisjealousyishurtingyourfriendship.Whenthishappensitcanseemlikethereisnothingthatyoucando,butthegoodnewsisthatthereis.Don’tletjealousyspoilyourrelationships.Tackleitheadonandyoumightbebacktonormalmuchsoonerthanyouthink.

Itcanbehardtowalkuptoafriendandaskthemwhattheproblemis,butifyouwanttosaveyourfriendshipyou’llhavetodojustthat.Don’tapproachthemandaskwhytheyarejealousofyou（unlessofcourseyouwanttoappeartotallyconceited）,justtakesometimealonewiththemandletthemknowthatyou’vebeenfeelinglikethere’sbeensomethingcomingbetweenyou.Iftheyrefusetorespond,thenusetheopportunitytoexplainhowyouhavebeenfeeling.Chancesarethatsomethingyousaywillstrikeanerveandyourfriendwillopenupaswell.

Whenyoufigureoutwhatisannoyingyourfriend,askhimorherwhat（s）hethinkswouldmakethesituationbetter.If,forexample,（s）hesaysthat（s）hefeelslike（s）hedoesn’tgettospendanytimewithyoubecauseofyourbeingoffwithyournewfriendsfromteeswimteamthenmaybeyoucouldinviteheralongthenexttimeorblockoffonedayaweekforjustthetwoofyou.Remember,though,thatwhateversolutionyoudecideonshouldbeacompromise.Don’tlimityourowntalentsoropportunitiessimplybecauseyourfr