届高考英语二轮复习必刷题型5阅读理解五含答案解析.docx
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届高考英语二轮复习必刷题型5阅读理解五含答案解析
阅读理解(五)
1、Morestudentsthaneverbeforearetakingagapyear(间隔年)beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobethe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated(起源)withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.
Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbytheUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsService(UCAS).
Thatisarecord14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.TonyHigginsfromUCASsaidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.“Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremorelikelytobesatisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsible,”hesaid.
Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJames,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents(NUS),arguedthattheincreaseisevidenceofstudenthardship—youngpeoplearebeingforcedintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheireducation.“Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto£15,000indebt.Itisnotsurprisingthatmoreandmorestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneytosupporttheirstudyforthedegree.NUSstatisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsareforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacatingperiods,”hesaid.
1.Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?
A.Itisflexibleinlength.
B.Itisatimeforrelaxation.
C.Itisincreasinglypopular.
D.Itisrequiredbyuniversities.
2.AccordingtoTonyHiggins.studentstakingagapyear____.
A.arebetterpreparedforcollegestudies
B.knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejob
C.aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebt
D.haveabetterchancetoentertopuniversities
3.HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?
A.He'spuzzled.
B.He'sworried.
C.He'ssurprised.
D.He'sannoyed.
4.WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatistics?
A.Attendadditionalcourses.
B.Makeplansforthenewterm.
C.Earnmoneyfortheireducation.
D.Preparefortheirgraduatestudies.
2、 Yougetanxiousifthere’snowi-fiinthehotelormobilephonesignalupthemountain.Youfeelupsetifyourphoneisgettinglowonpowerandyousecretlyworrythingswillgowrongatworkifyou’renotthere.Allthesecanbecalled“alwayson”stresscausedbysmartphoneaddiction.
Forsomepeople,smartphoneshaveliberatedthemfromthenine-to-fivework.Flexibleworkinghasgiventhemmoreautonomyintheirworkinglivesandenabledthemtospendmoretimewiththeirfriendsandfamilies.Formanyothersthough,smartphoneshavebecomecruelmastersintheirpockets,neverallowingthemtoturnthemoffandrelax.
Pittsburgh-baseddeveloperKevinHoleshwasworriedabouthowmuchhewasignoringhisfamilyandfriendsinfavorofhisiPhone.Sohedevelopedanapp—Moment—tomonitorhisusage.Theappenablesuserstoseehowmuchtimethey’respendingonthedeviceandsetupwarningsiftheusagelimitsarebroken.“Moment’sgoalistopromotebalanceinyourlife,”hiswebsiteexplains.“Sometimeonyourphone,sometimeoffitenjoyingyourlovingfamilyandfriendsaroundyou.”
Dr.ChristineGrant,anoccupationalpsychologistatCoventryUniversity,said,“Theeffectsofthis‘alwayson’culturearethatyourmindisneverresting,andyou’renotgivingyourbodytimetorecover,soyou’realwaysstressed.Andthemoretiredandstressedweget,themoremistakeswemake.Physicalandmentalhealthcansuffer.”
Andasthenumberofconnectedsmartphonesisincreasing,soistheamountofdata.Thisisleadingtoasortofdecisionparalysis(瘫痪)andiscreatingmorestressintheworkplacebecausepeoplehavetoreceiveabroaderrangeofdataandcommunicationswhichareoftendifficulttomanage.“Itactuallymakesitmoredifficulttomakedecisionsandmanydolessbecausethey’recontrolledbyitallandfeeltheycanneverescapetheoffice,”saidDr.ChristineGrant.
1.What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Thepopularityofsmartphones.
B.Theprogressofmoderntechnology.
C.Thesignsof“alwayson”stress.
D.Thecauseofsmartphoneaddiction.
2.KevinHoleshdevelopedMomentto__________.
A.researchhowpeopleusetheirmobilephones
B.helppeoplecontroltheiruseofmobilephones
C.makepeoplebetterusemobilephones
D.increasethefunofusingmobilephones
3.What’sDr.ChristineGrant’sattitudetowards“alwayson”culture?
A.Confused.
B.Positive.
C.Doubtful.
D.Critical.
4.Accordingtothelastparagraph,agreateramountofdatameans__________.
A.wewillbecomelessproductive
B.wecanmakeadecisionmorequickly
C.wewillbeequippedwithmoreknowledge
D.wecanworkmoreeffectively
3、TravisisthemanagerofG&Gwhereheisresponsibleforfortyemployees(雇员)andprofits(利润)ofover$2millionperyear.He'sneverlatetowork.Hedoesnotgetupsetonthejob.Whenoneofhisemployeesstartedcryingafteracustomerscreamedather,Travistookheraway."Yourworkinguniformisyourshelter,"hetoldher."Nothinganyonesayswilleverhurtyou.Youwillalwaysbeasstrongasyouwanttobe."
TravispickedupthatlectureinoneofhisG&Gtrainingcourses,aneducationprogramthatbeganonhisfirstdayandcontinuesthroughoutanemployee'soccupation.Thetraininghas,Travissays,changedhislife.G&Ghastaughthimhowtolive,howtofocus,howtogettoworkontime,andhowtomasterhisemotions(情绪).Mostimportantly,ittaughthimwillpower.
Atthecenterofthateducationisanextremefocusonanall-importanthabit;willpower.Dozensofcasesshowthatwillpoweristhesinglemostimportanthabitforaperson'ssuccess.
Andthebestwaytostrengthenwillpoweristomakeitintoahabit."Sometimesitlookslikepeoplewithgreatself-controlaren'tworkinghard—butthat'sbecausethey'vemadeitautomatic,"AngelaDuckworth,oneoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaresearcherssaid."Theirwillpoweroccurswithoutthemhavingtothinkaboutit."
Thecompanyspentmillionsofdollarsdevelopingprogramsofstudytotrainemployeesonself-control.Managerswroteworkbooksthatserveasguidestohowtomakewillpowerahabitinworkers'lives.Thosecoursesarc,inpart,whyG&Ghasgrownfromasleepycompanyintoalargeonewithmorethanseventeenthousandstoresandprofitsofmorethan$10billionayear.
1.WelearnfromParagraph2thatemployeesinG&Gmust ________.
A.learntogivelectures
B.attendeducationprograms
C.designaworkinguniform
D.developacommonhobby
2.Willpowerwillbecomeahabitwhenemployeescan _________.
A.focusontheprofits
B.benefitfromthejob
C.protectthemselveswell
D.controltheirfeelingwell
3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.G&Ghasgrownintoalargecompany.
B.G&Gwillspendhalfitsprofitstrainingemployees.
C.G&Gmaybecomemoresuccessfulinthefuture.
D.G&Ghastoproducemoreworkbooksformanagers.
4 、Therearethousandsofproductsofallcolorsandshapesinasupermarket,makingyoubelievethattheyareworthatry.How?
Packagingisthesilentbutpersuadingsalesman.
Thereontheshelves,eachbottle,can,box,andjarhasbeencarefullydesignedandmeasuredtospeaktotheinnerselfoftheconsumer,sothatisbuyingnotonlyaproductbutalsohisbeliefinlife.Scientistshavestudiedconsumerbehaviorrecentlyandfoundthatthelookofthepackagehasagreateffectonthe“quality”oftheproductandonhowwellitsells,because“Consumersgenerallycannottellbetweenaproductanditspackage.Manyproductsarepackagesandmanypackagesareproducts,”asLouisCheskin,thefirstsocialscientiststudyingconsumers’feelingforpackaging,noticed.
Colorsareoneofthebesttoolsinpackaging.Studiesofeyemovementhaveshownthatcolorsdrawhumanattentionquickly.TakeV8forexample.Formanyyears,thebrightredcoloroftomatoesandcarrotsonthethinbottlemakesyoufeelthatitisverygoodforyourbody.Andtheword“green”todaycankeepfoodpricesgoingup.我Shapesareanotherattraction.Circlesoftensuggesthappinessandpeacefulness,becausetheseshapesarepleasingtoboththeeyeandtheheart.That’swhytheroundyellowMsignsofMcDonald’sareinvitingtobothyoungandold.
Thisnewconsumerresponse(反应)tothecolorsandshapesofpackagesremindsproducersandsellersthatpeoplebuytosatisfybothbodyandsoul.
1.Accordingtothepassage,________seemstobeabletopersuadeaconsumertobuytheproduct.
A.thepleasingcolorofthepackage
B.thespecialtasteoftheproduct
C.thestrangeshapeofthepackage
D.thebeliefintheproduct
2.Ifapackageoraproductisroundinshape,itcan________.
A.bringexcitementtotheconsumers
B.attracttheconsumers’attention
C.catchtheeyemovementoftheconsumers
D.produceahappyandpeacefulfeeling
3.“Andtheword‘green’todaycankeepfoodpricesgoingup.”Thissentencesuggeststhatconsumerstodayare________.
A.startingtonoticetheimportanceofnewfood
B.enjoyingthebeautyofnaturemorethanbefore
C.beginningtolikegreenvegetables
D.payingmoreattentiontotheirhealth
4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatV8isakindof________.
A.vegetabledish
B.healthyjuice
C.iceddrink
D.redvegetable
5、 Thatwomancarriedanewblanket(毛毯)overherarm.Wordlessly,shegaveittome.
“Isitfinished?
”Iasked.Sheshookherhead.“No.Itisready,”shereplied.Ihanded