高考英语 阅读理解系列训练12.docx

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高考英语阅读理解系列训练12

2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练（12）及答案解析

（2012·苏州五市区调研）

TransLinkisurgingcustomerstoavoidnonessentialtraveltodayandtostayhomewherepossibleinthedifficultweatherconditions.

TransLinkchiefexecutiveofficerPeterStrachansaidbusandtrainserviceswerecontinuingtorunwherepossible,howeverallCityCatandCityFerryserviceshadbeencancelleduntilfurthernotice.

“TheseareextremelydifficultconditionsforSouthEastQueensland—wearerunningessentialserviceswherepossiblebutsafetyremainstobethemostimportant，”MrStrachansaid.

Severeweatherandassociatedfloodinghasimpactedonallmodesofpublictransport,withbus,ferryandtrainservicesallimpactedtovaryingdegrees.“Ifyouareplanningtousepublictransportatanytimeoverthenextfewdays,thenIwouldrecommendyoucheckthatyourintendedserviceisstillrunning.”

Servicedisruptions（中断）fortodayinclude：

Citynetworktrainsrunninghourlyonalllines.

Busdiversions,delaysandcancellationsinsomeregions,particularlyacrossBrisbane,IpswichandtheSunshineCoast.

CityCatandCityFerryservicescancelled.

QueenslandRailChiefExecutiveOfficerPaulScurrahsaidrisingwaterwayshadclosedsometrainlines,androadclosuresanddamagetopropertythroughouttheSouthEasthadcontributedtoashortageofavailablerailemployees.

“Weintendtoruntrainshourlyonalllines,similartothetimetableweoperateonChristmasDay.Wewillalsobelookingtorunotheradditionalservicestomeetdemandasrequired.Atthisstagewewillrunservicesstoppingatallstationswhichwilldepartatthesametimeonthehour;however,thisisallsubjecttotheweatherconditionsandtheavailabilityoftraincrew.”

MrScurrahencouragedallcustomerstovisittheTranslinkwebsiteforspecificdeparturetimesfortheirstation,andaskedforpatienceintheeventofdelays.

“QueenslandRailappreciatesthatreducedservicesmaycausedisruptionsbutitissimplyunavoidable.Wehaveadedicatedandexperiencedteammonitoringthesituationaroundtheclockandwillbeworkingtoreopenthenetworkassoonaspracticallypossible，”MrScurrahsaid.

ThelatestservicedisruptioninformationisavailableontheTransLinkwebsite.

文章大意：

由于水灾，TransLink交通公司告知我们交通出行的变化。

63．WhatisTransLink?

A.Atransportcompany.

B.Agovernmentbranch.

C.Abuscompany.

D.Arailwaycompany.

64．WhichmeansoftransportisNOTavailableduringthespecialperiod?

A.Bus.B.Train.

C.Ferry.D.Plane.

65．AccordingtoMrStrachan,whatisthefirstconsiderationwhileprovidingpublictransport?

A.Weatherconditions.

B.Roadconditions.

C.People'ssafety.

D.People'sconvenience.

66．Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A．Totellpeopleallthepublictransportarecancelledduetotheflooding.

B．Toinformpeopleofthechangesmadetothepublictransportation.

C．ToencouragemorepeopletovisittheTransLinkwebsite.

D．ToadvertiseforthepublictransportserviceTransLink.

63答案：

A　推理判断题。

由前两段可知，TransLink是一家交通公司。

64答案：

C　细节理解题。

由第二段“allCityCatandCityFerryserviceshadbeencancelleduntilfurthernotice.”可知，轮渡和CityCat不可用。

65答案：

C　细节理解题。

由第三段“...safetyremainstobethemostimportant”可知。

66答案：

B　推理判断题。

由第一段可推知。

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（2012·成都一诊）

Brightredpostboxes,theQueenandqueuing—whatdotheyallhaveincommon?

TheyareallimportantpartsofBritishlife.AtleastIthoughtso.

However,theabilitytoqueueforlongperiodsoftime,oncebelievedtobeatraditionalcharacteristicoftheBritish,isnolongertoleratedbypeopleintheUK,accordingtoasurveydoneforBritishbankBarclays.

Onceuponatime,queuingwasseenasnormal.DuringWorldWarII,everyonehadtoqueueuptoreceivetheirdailysupplyoffoods.Infact,ifyoudidn'tstandupandwaitinlinewithalltheothers,itwasseenasuncivilized（不文明的）．

ThefamousEnglishdoubledeckerbuses,withonlyoneentrance,mightalsohelpexplainwhyqueuingwasseenasapartofBritishline.Almostalways,thereisaqueuetogeton.

ButperhapstheBritisharetiredofbeingpushedpastbytheSpanish,theItaliansortheFrenchastheyqueueuptogetatableatarestaurant.ThepeopleoftheseotherEuropeancountrieshavemorethanoneentrancetotheirhouses,whichexplainstheirmorerelaxedattitudetothequeue.

TwominutesisnowthelongesttimemostBritishpeoplearepreparedtostandandwait.ButcoulditbethattheInternet,whichallowsustocarryouttasksquickly,isthemainreasonwhyBritishpeoplearenolongerpreparedtoqueue?

“Usedtobuyingwithoutdelay,customersareevengivinguppurchasesratherthanwaittheirturn，”saysStuartNealofBarclaycard.“Shoppersarealsolesslikelytoqueueforlongiftheitemtheyarebuyingisoflowvalue.”

PerhapsIwillhavetoreplace“queuing”with“impatience”inmylistofthingsIrelatetotheBritish.

文章大意：

排队曾经是英国文化的象征。

但是一项研究表明这一现象已经发生了很大的变化。

67．WhatcanwelearnaboutthetraditionofqueuinginBritain?

A.Itwasaproductoftheslowpaceoflife.

B.ItwasalongtimetraditionasoldastheQueen.

C.Itwasconsideredasymbolofacivilizedbehavior.

D.IthasmadetheBritishdifferentfromotherEuropeans.

68．Accordingtothepassage,theBritishgraduallystoppedqueuingbecause________.

A.theyprefershoppingonline

B.theyfollowtheexampleofforeigners

C.Britishbuseshavemorethanoneentrance

D.theInternethaschangedtheirwayoflife

69．Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat________.

A.theBritishgetimpatientwithqueuingforlong

B.theBritishhavetoqueuetoreceivefood

C.theBritishliketoeatinforeignrestaurants

D.theBritishprefertotakedoubledeckerbuses

70．Theauthor'smainpurposeofwritingthepassageis______.

A．totellustheinfluenceoftheInternetontheBritishwaysoflife

B．tocomparetheculturaldifferencebetweenBritainandothercountries

C．totalkaboutthechangesintheattitudetoqueuinginBritain

D．toreporthisresearchontheBritishwaysoflife

67答案：

C　细节理解题。

由第一段和第二段“...oncebelievedtobeatraditionalcharacteristicoftheBritish...”可知，鲜红的邮箱、女王和排队都是英国文化的象征。

68答案：

D　细节理解题。

由第六、七段可知，网络改变了英国人的生活方式。

69答案：

A　细节理解题。

由第六段第一句话“TwominutesisnowthelongesttimemostBritishpeoplearepreparedtostandandwait.”可知，英国人不再有耐心排队了。

70答案：

C　推理判断题。

由文章大意可知。

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（2012·湘潭二模）

Havinggoodetiquette（礼节）attheworkplaceisveryimportanttobeafavoriteinanoffice.However,it'sobservedthatmanypeoplearen'tawareoftheworkplaceetiquetteandthiscreatesaverybadimpressionintheoffice.Soit'simportanttoknowsomeworkplaceetiquettetips.

Amongalltheworkplaceetiquetteguidelines（指南），themostimportantistobepunctualtoyouroffice.Thoughgoinglateduetoanemergencyisokay,habituallatecomersareneverappreciatedinanyorganization.Byarrivingatyourofficeontime,youshowthatyou'reawareofyourresponsibilitiesandhaverespectfortheorganization.Incaseyoufeelthatyouwouldbelate,calltheconcernedauthorityandreportthemattertohimorher.

Also,aproperknowledgeoftheworkplaceemailetiquetteisamust.Intheofficialemails,youneedtomentionthesubjectconcisely（简洁地），whileatthesametimeincludealltheimportantdetailswhicharetobeshared.Youshouldusegoodandgrammaticallycorrectlanguagewhilewritingemails.

Aknowledgeoftelephoneetiquetteintheworkplaceisveryimportantaswell.Whiletalkingonthetelephone,bepoliteandlistentowhatthey'resayingcarefully.Onlythenshouldyousaywhatyoufeel.Speakinavoicewhichwouldbeheardclearlyattheotherend.

Theworkplaceguidelinesareimportantevenwhileyou'rediningorcelebratingwithyourcoworkers.Ifyougetacallinbetween,receiveitafteryou'repermittedbytheothersbysaying“excuseme”.Don'ttalkloudlywhileeating.Greetpeoplewellandtrytomakethemfeelcomfortablewhilebeinginyourcompany.

Theseguidelineswillhelpyoubecomethebestemployeeofacompany.Allthebest!

文章大意：

本文介绍了一些很重要的职场礼节。

71．Theintendedreadersofthepassageare________.

A.managersinchargeofacompany

B.studentsofabusinessclass

C.peoplewhoareoutofwork

D.generalreaders

72．Whyshouldyoutrytobepunctual?

A.Toproveyouarenotahabituallatecomer.

B.Torespecttherulesoftheorganization.

C.Toshowthatyouarearesponsibleworker.

D.Towinotherworkers'respect.

73．Howshouldyouwriteanofficialemail?

A.Writethesubjectclearlyandsimply.

B.Includeallthedetailsintheemail.

C.Makethelanguageasbeautifulaspossible.

D.Makeemailsasbriefaspossible.

74．WhichofthefollowingisconsideredNOTacceptableaboutmakingphonecalls?

A.Usingpolitelanguages.

B.Listeningwithpatienceandcare.

C.Speakingclearly.

D.Answeringacallinaloudvoice.

75．Inthewriter'sopinion,workplaceetiquette________.

A.iseasytomaster

B.isconsideredimportantbyallemployees

C.canbehelpfulindoingyourworkwell

D.willbringyougoodluckandgoodsalaries

71答案：

D　推理判断题。

由全文可知，本文无特定写作对象，所以是写给大众的。

72答案：

C　细节理解题。

由第二段第三句话“Byarrivingatyourofficeontime,youshowthatyou'reawareofyourresponsibilitiesandhaverespectfortheorganization.”可知，守时可以显示出你是一位负责的人。

73答案：

A　细节理解题。

由第三段第二句话“Intheofficialemails,youneedtomentionthesubjectconcisely（简洁地），whileatthesametimeincludealltheimportantdetailswhicharetobeshared.”可知，办公邮件要求简洁清晰。

74答案：

D　细节理解题。

由第四段“Whiletalkingonthetelephone,bepoliteandlistentowhatthey'resayingcarefully.Onlythenshouldyousaywhatyoufeel.Speakinavoicewhichwouldbeheardclearlyattheotherend.”可知，打电话时，不能声音太大。