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