湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习 阅读训练4.docx

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湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习阅读训练4

湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练（4）

1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。

“Experiencemaypossiblybethebestteacher,butitisnotaparticularlygoodteacher.”YoumightthinkthatWinstonChurchillorperhapsMarkTwainspokethosewords,buttheyactuallycomefromJamesMarch,aprofessoratStanfordUniversityandapioneerinthefieldoforganizationaldecisionmaking.ForyearsMarch（possiblybewisestphilosopherofmanagement）hasstudiedhowhumansthinkandact,andhecontinuestodosoinhisnewbookTheAmbiguitiesofExperience.

Hebeginsbyremindingusofjusthowfirmlywehavebeenstickingtotheideaofexperientiallearning:

“Experienceisrespected；experienceissought；experience

isexplained.”Theproblemisthatlearningfr

omexperienceinvolvesseriouscomplications（复杂化）,onesthatarepartofthenatureofexperienceitselfandwhichMarchdiscussesinthebodyofthisbook.

Inoneinterestingpartofthebook,forexample,heturnsadoubtfuleyetowardtheuseofstoriesasthemosteffectivewayofexperientiallearning.Inoureffortstomakestoriesinteresting,heargues,welosepartofthecomplicatedtruthofthings.Hesays“Themor

eaccuratelyrealityispresented,thelessunderstandablethestory,andthemoreunderstandablethestory,thelessrealisticitis.”

Besidesbeingabroadlyknowledgeableresearcher,Marchisalsoapoet,andhisgiftshinesthroughinthedepthofviewsheoffersandthesimplelanguageheuses.Thoughthebookisshort,itisdemanding:

Don’tpickituplookingforquick,easylessons.Rather,bereadytothinkdeeplyaboutlearningfromexperienceinworkandlife.

67.Accordingtothetext,JamesMarchis________.

A.apoetwhousesexperienceinhiswriting

B.ateacherwhoteachersstorywritinginuniversity

C.aresearcherwhostudiesthewayhumansthinkandact

D.aprofessorwhohelpsorganizationsmakeimportantdecisions

68.AccordingtoJamesMarch,experience________.

A.isovervaluedB.iseasytoexplain

C.shouldbeactivelysoughtD.shouldbehighlyrespected

69.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Experiencemakesstoriesmoreaccurate.

B.Storiesmadeinterestingfailtofullypresentthetruth.

C.Theuseofstoriesisthebestwayofexperientiallearning.

D.Storiesareeasiertounderstandwhenrealityismoreaccuratelydescribed.

70.What’sthepurposeofthistext?

A.Tointroduceabook.B.Todescribearesearcher.

C.Toexplainexperientiallearning.D.Todiscussorganizationaldecisionmaking.

2.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。

Toyodasaidthosechangeswerebeingmadenearlyaroundtheclock，butduringthreehoursofoftentensequestionsandanswersherepeatedthattherewasnolinktothevehicle’selectronicsystems．

ManydriversmakingcomplaintsagainstToyotaandthegovernmentsaytheiraccelerationproblemshadnothingtodowithfloormatinterference（油门踏板故障）orstickygaspedals（刹车）．Outsideexpertshavesuggestedelectronicproblems.

HouselawmakersexpressedseriouscriticismonToyoda，thegrandsonofthecompany’sfounder．

TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration（NHTSA）isseekingrecordsonToyota’srecallsandisconductingitsownreviewonwhetherelectronicswerebehindthecarfaults．NHTSAalsocontinuestolookintosteeringcomplaintsfromdriversofthepopularCorollamodel．

Toyotahasrecalled8.5millioncars，morethan6millionofthemintheUnitedStates．

ItmaybeawhilebeforecarbuyersbelievethatToyotareallymakessafecars．

Toyota’sJanuarysalesalreadyfell16percentevenasmostotherautomakersjumpedbackfromlastyear’sbadresults．AnalystKojiEndoofAdvancedResearchJapaninTokyosaidheexpectsFebruarysales，dueoutnextweek，tobedown30percentto40.Toyota’ssalesproblemcouldcontinuebeyondthat．

Itwilltakesometimetofeelthefulleffectofthis，hesaid．

63.Thebesttitleforthispassageis．

A.ToyotaisintroubleB.Toyotaisunderhearing

C.ToyotaisfinishedD.Toyotaisstillrunning

64.Whatisthepurposeofthehearing?

A.AmericahopesthatToyotaapologizestotheUScustomers．

B.AmericawantstogetToyotaoutoftheUSmarket．

C.AmericawantstohelpToyotaoutofdifficulty．

D.AmericahopesthatToyotaadmitstheircarshaveelectronicsystemproblem．

65.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Toyotaprovidesverygoodpostsaleservice．

B.Toyota’sbiggestmarketisintheUnitedStates．

C.Toyotawillbeclosedsoon．

D.Toyota’sdealershipintheUSwillallbeclosed．

66.Thelastsentenceofthispassageindicates.

A.AnalystKojiEndoisfullyconfidentaboutToyota

B.Toyotacouldmeetaworsesituation

C.Toyotawouldgetoutoftroublesoonerorlater

D.Toyotawouldbuildupabetterreputationamongitscustomers

3.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。

TodayisNationalBike-to-WorkDay.AndonNewYorkCity’sjammedstreets,peoplearecyclingonhundredsofmilesofnewbikelanes.ButNewYork’swidespreadeffortstomakestreetssaferforbikeshavealsoleftsomelocalscomplainingaboutthelossofparkingspotsandlanesforcars.

Whentheweatherisgood,AaronNaparsteklikestopedal（用踏板踩）histwoyoungkidstoschoolonaspecialDutch-madebicycle.Naparsteksupportsthenewlane.

Aaron:

ThebikelaneonProspectParkWestisreallyintroducingalotofnewpeopletotheideathatit’spossibletouseabikeinNewYorkCityfortransportationortotravelaround.Thisiswhat21stcenturyNewYorkCitylookslike.

ProspectParkWestisstillaone-wayroad,butwhereitusedtohavethreelanesofcartraffic,nowithastwo,plusaprotectedbikelane.Supporterssaythatmakestheroadsaferforeveryone,includingpedestrians,byslowingdowncarsandtakingbikesoffthesidewalk.Butsomelongtimeresidentsdisagree.LoisCarswellispresidentofagroupcalledSeniorsforSafety.Shesaysthetwo-waybikelaneisdangeroustoolderresidentswhoareusedtoone-waytraffic.

Lois:

Wewantedalane—therightkindoflanethatwouldkeepeverybodysafe,thatwouldkeepthebikerssafe.Butwewantittobedonetherightway.Andithasnotbeendonetherightway.

CraigPalmerbuildsbarsandrestaurantsinManhattan.Iwasinterviewinghimforadifferentstorywhenhebroughtupthebikelanesallonhisown.

Craig:

IthinkthebiggestproblemisthatBloombergputallthesebikelanesin.Youtookwhatusedtobeafullstreetandyou’reshrinkingit.

ThentherearetheHasidicJewsinWilliamsburg,Brooklyn,whoforcedthecitytoremoveabikelanethroughtheirneighborhood.ButpollsshowthatthemajorityofNewYorkerssupportbikelanesbyamarginof56%to39%.BicycleadvocateCarolineSamponaroofTransportationAlternativescallsthatamandate.

Caroline:

Ifthiswasanelection,wewouldhavealreadyhadourvictory.Thepublichasspokenandtheykeepspeaking.AndIthink,moreimportantly,thepublicisstartingtovotewiththeirpedals.

59.WhatdoesAaronmeanbysaying“Thisiswhat21stcenturyNewYorkCitylookslike.”?

A.Therearehundredsofmilesofnewbikelanesin21stcenturyNewYorkCity.

B.DriversslowdowntheircarsandbikesaretakenoffthesidewalkinNewYork.

C.Bikesareusedasameansoftransportin21stcenturyNewYorkCity.

D.It’spossibletomakethestreetssafeforpedestriansinNewYork.

60.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingCANNOTsupporttheopponentsofthesenewbikelanes?

A.Driversloseparkingspotsandlanesforcars.

B.Thetwo-waybikelaneisdangeroustoolderresidents.

C.Wetookwhatusedtobeafullstreetsotheroadisbroaderthanbefore.

D.TheremovalofonebikelanethroughaneighbourhoodinBrooklynwasnotsupportedbythemajorityofNewYorkers.

61.“Amandate”inParagraph8wasreferredtoademandorcommandfrom______.

A.theauthorityB.thepublicC.thesupportersD.thegovernment

62.Whatofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.RideonNationalBike-to-WorkDayB.ANewBikeLaneAppearsinNewYork

C.ABikeLaneDividesNewYorkersD.WhoWinsanElection

4.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。

Somesayeverydaymiraclesarepredestined（注定的）----Allthat’snecessaryisreadiness,therightcircumstancefortheappointedmeeting.Anditcanhappenanywhere. 

In1999,

11-year-oldKevinStephanwasabatboyforhisyoungerbrother'sLittleLeagueteaminLancaster,NewYork.Itw

asanearlyeveninginlateJuly.Kevinwasstandingonthegrassawayfromtheplate,whereanotheryoungsterwaswarmingupforthenextgame.Swinginghisbatbackandforth,andgivingitallthepoweranelementaryschoolkidcouldgive,theboybroughtthebatbackhardandhitKevininthechest.Hisheartstopped. 

WhenKevinfelltotheground,themotherofoneoftheplayersrushedoutofthestandstohisaid.PennyBrownhadn'tplannedtobetherethatday,butatthelastminute,shehadchangedhershift（轮班）atthehospital,andshewasgiventhenightoff.Pennybentoverthesenselessboy,hisfacealreadystartingtoturnblue,andgivingCPR,breathingintohismouthandgivingchestcompressions（按压）.Andhecametolife.

 Afterhisrecovery,hebecameavolunteerjuniorfirefighter,learning

someoftheemergencyfirst-aidtechniquesthathadsavedhislife.Hestudiedhardinschoolandwassavingmoneyforcollegebyworkingasadishwasherinalocalrestaurantinhissparetime.

Kevin,now17,wasworkinginthekitchenwhenheheardpeoplescreaming,customersinconfusion,employeesrushingtowardatable.Hehurriedintothemainroomandsawawomanthere,herfaceturningblue,herhandsatherthroat.Shewaschoking.

QuicklyKevinsteppedbehindher,wrappedhisarmsaroundherandcl