北京市房山区高考英语 阅读理解专题选练12.docx

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北京市房山区高考英语阅读理解专题选练12

北京市房山区2016届高考英语阅读理解专题选练（12）

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。

Withthetearsstreamingdownherface，sheputhertwohandstoherlips，andkissedthemtoHim;thenclasped（紧握着）themonherbreast，asifshelaidhisruinedheadthere．

“Youarenotthegaoler’s（监狱长）daughter?

”

Shesighed“No.”

“Whoareyou?

”

Notyettrustingthetonesofhervoice，shesatdownonthebenchbesidehim．Hedrewback

butshelaidherhanduponhisarm．Astrangethrillstruckhimwhenshedidso,andvisiblypassed

overhisframe;helaidtheknifedownsoftly，ashesatstaringather．

Hergoldenhair，whichsheworeinlongcurls，hadbeenhurriedlypushedaside，andfelldown

overherneck．Advancinghishandbylittleandlittle，hetookitupandlookedatit．Inthemiddle

oftheactionhewentastray，and，withanotherdeepsigh，felltoworkathisshoemaking．

Butlotforlong．Releasinghisarm，shelaidherhanduponhisshoulder．Afterlooking

doubtfullyatit，twoorthreetimes，asiftobesurethatitwasreallythere，helaiddownhiswork，

puthishandtohisneck，andtookoffablackenedstringwithascrapoffoldedragattachedtoit．

Heopenedthis，carefully，onhisknee，anditcontainedaverylittlequantityofhair：

notmorethan

oneortwolonggoldenhairs，whichhehad，insomeoldday，woundonuponhisfinger．

Hetookherhairintohishandagain，andlookedcloselyatit．“Itisthesame．Howcanitbe!

Whenwasit!

Howwasit!

”

Astheconcentratingexpressionreturnedtohisforehead，heseemedtobecomeconsciousthat

itwasinherstoo．Heturnedherfulltothelight，andlookedather．

“Shehadlaidherheaduponmyshoulder，thatnightwhenIwassummoned（传唤）out—she

hadafearofmygoing，thoughIhadnone—andwhenIwasbroughttotheNorthTowerthey

foundtheseuponmysleeve．‘Youwillleavemethem?

Theycanneverhelpmetoescapeinthe

body，thoughtheymayinthespirit．’ThosewerethewordsIsaid．Irememberthemverywell.”

Heformedthisspeechwithhislipsmanytimesbeforehecouldutterit．Butwhenhedidfind

spokenwordsforit，theycametohimcoherently（连贯地），thoughslowly．

“Howwasthis?

一Wasityou?

”

1．Theunderlinedword“it”inthepassagerefersto“”.

A．herhairB．herhandC．hisarmD．hisshoulder

2．Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom.

A．achantB．adramaC．anovelD．anessay

3．Fromthepassage，wecaninferthat.

A．theladywasthegaoler’sfriendB．themanlivedapeacefullife

C．theyhadn’tseeneachotherforyearsD．theymadeahappyconversation

4．Theoldmantookthelady’shairintohishandagainbecause.

A．thehairremindedhimofhisdaughter

B．hefoundthehairofhighquality

C．theladyhadalmostthesamehairashedid

D．thelady’shairworriedhimsomuch

5．Thewriterattractsthereadersby.

A．describingthechangesoftherelationship

B．givingavividdescriptionofdetails

C．usingfunnyandhumorouslanguage

D．presentingunpredictableconsequence

【参考答案】1—5、BCCAB

PassageNine

（TheProgram-FederalGovernmentHelpsMinorityBusiness）

   Federaleffortstoaidminoritybusinessesbeganinthe1960’swhentheSmallBusinessAdministration（SBA）beganmakingfederallyguaranteedloansandgovernment-sponsoredmanagementandtechnicalassistanceavailabletominoritybusinessenterprises.Whilethisprogramenabledmanyminorityentrepreneurstoformnewbusinesses,theresultsweredisappointing,sincemanagerialinexperience,unfavorablelocations,andcapitalshortagesledtohighfailurerates.Even15yearsaftertheprogramwasimplemented,minoritybusinessreceiptswerenotquitetwopercentofthenationaleconomy’stotalreceipts.

   Recentlyfederalpolicymakershaveadoptedanapproachintendedtoacceleratedevelopmentoftheminoritybusinesssectorbymovingawayfromdirectlyaidingsmallminorityenterprisesandtowardsupportinglarge,growth-orientedminorityfirmsthroughintermediarycompanies.Inthisapproach,largecorporationsparticipateinthedevelopmentofsuccessfulandstableminoritybusinessesbymakinguseofgovernment-sponsoredventurecapital.ThecapitalisusedbyaparticipatingcompanytoestablishaMinorityEnterpriseSmallBusinessesthathavepotentialtobecomefuturesuppliersofcustomersofthesponsoringcompany.

   MESBIC’saretheresultofthebeliefthatprovidingestablishedfirmswitheasieraccesstorelevantmanagementtechniquesandmorejob-specificexperience,aswellassubstantialamountsofcapital,givesthosefirmsagreateropportunitytodevelopsoundbusinessfoundationsthandoessimplymakinggeneralmanagementexperienceandsmallamountsofcapitalavailable.Further,sincepotentialmarketsfortheminoritybusinessesalreadyexistthroughthesponsoringcompanies,theminoritybusinessesfaceconsiderablylessriskintermsoflocationandmarketfluctuation.Followingearlyfinancialandoperatingproblems,sponsoringcorporationsbegantocapitalizeMESBIC’sfarabovethelegalminimumof$500,000inordertogeneratesufficientincomeandtosustainthequalityofmanagementneeded.MESBIC’sarenowemergingasincreasinglyimportantfinancingsourcesforminorityenterprises.

   Ironically,MESBICstaffs,whichusuallyconsistofHispanicandBlackprofessionals,tendtoapproachinvestmentsinminorityfirmsmorepragmaticallythandomanyMESBICdirectors,whoareusuallyseniormanagersfromsponsoringcorporations.Thelatteroftenstillthinkmainlyintermsofthe‘socialresponsibilityapproach’andthusseemtopreferdealsthatareriskierandlessattractivethannormalinvestmentcriteriawouldwarrant.Suchdifferencesinviewpointhaveproduceduneasinessamongmanyminoritystaffmembers,whofeelthatminorityentrepreneursandbusinessesshouldbejudgedbyestablishedbusinessconsiderations.ThesestaffmembersbelievetheirpointofviewisclosertotheoriginalphilosophyofMESBIC’sandtheyareconcernedthat,unlessamoreprudentcourseiffollowed,MESBICdirectorsmayreverttopolicieslikelytore-createthedisappointingresultsoftheoriginalSBAapproach.

1.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthecentralideaofthepassage?

[A]TheuseofMESBIC’sforaidingminorityentrepreneursseemstohavegreaterpotentialforsuccessthandoestheoriginalSBAapproach.

ThereisacrucialdifferenceinpointofviewbetweenthestaffanddirectorsofsomeMESBIC’s.

[C]Afterinitialproblemswithmanagementandmarketing,minoritybusinesseshavebeguntoexpandatasteadyrate.

[D]Minorityentrepreneurswishingtoformnewbusinessesnowhaveseveralequallysuccessfulfederalprogramsonwhichtorely.

2.Accordingtothepassage,theMESBICapproachdiffersfromtheSBAapproachinthatMESBIC’s

[A]seekfederalcontractstoprovidemarketforminoritybusinesses.

Encourageminoritybusinessestoprovidemarketsforotherminoritybusinesses.

[C]Attempttomaintainaspecifiedrateofgrowthintheminoritybusinesssector.

[D]Relyontheparticipationoflargecorporationstofinanceminoritybusinesses.

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheSBAprogramcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

[A]Themaximumtermforloansmadetorecipientbusinesseswas15years.

Businessloanswereconsideredtobemoreusefultorecipientbusinessesthanwasmanagementandtechnicalassistance.

[C]Theanticipatedfailurerateforrecipientbusinesseswassignificantlylowerthantheratethatactuallyresulted.

[D]Recipientbusinesseswereencouragedtorelocatetoareasmorefavorableforbusinessdevelopment.

4.Theauthorreferstothe‘financialandoperatingproblems’encounteredbyMESBIC’sprimarilyinorderto

[A]broadenthescopeofthediscussiontoincludethelegalconsiderationsoffundingMESBIC’sthroughsponsoringcompanies.

callattentiontothefactthatMESBIC’smustreceiveadequatefundinginordertofunctioneffectively.

[C]showthatsponsoringcompanieswerewillingtoinvestonly$500,000ofgovernment-sponsoredventurecapitalintheoriginalMESBIC’s.

[D]CompareSBAandMESBIClimitsonminimumfunding.

5.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheattitudeofsomeMESBICstaffmembertowardtheinvestmentspreferredbysomeMESBICdirectorscanbebestdescribedas

[A]disappointing.

Indifferent.

[C]Shocked.

[D]Defensive.

Vocabulary

1.implement         执行，履行

2.growth-oriented         增长潜力的，有发展性的

3.intermediarycompany      中介公司，中间公司

4.venturecapital         风险资本

5.entrepreneur         企业家，创业者

6.fluctuation         波动，涨落，起伏

7.pragmatically         实用地

难句译注

1.   Even15yearsaftertheprogramwasimplementedminoritybusinessreceiptswerenotquitetwopercentofthenationaleconomy’stotalreceipts.

【参考译文】甚至在这个计划执行后15年，少数民族工业的收入还不到全国总收入的2％。

2.   Recentlyfederalpolicymakershaveadoptedanapproachintendedtoacceleratedevelopmentofthesupportinglarge,growthorientedminorityfirmsthroughintermediarycompanies.

【参考译文】最近，联邦决策者采取一项措施，旨在加速少数民族工商业的发展，他们不再直接帮助小型的少数民族企业，而是转向通过中间公司来支持规模较大、有发展潜力的少数民族公司。

3.   Bymakinguseofgovernment-sponsoredventurecapital.

利用政府资助的风险资本。

4.   TheMESBICthenprovidescapitalandguidancetominoritybusinessesthathavepotentialtobecomefuturesuppliersorcustomersofthesponsoringcompany.

【参考译文】然后再由MESBIC向那些少数民族企业提供资金、进行指导。

这些企业是有成为赞助公司的未来供应商或客户的潜力的。

5.   MESBIC–minorityenterprisesmallbusinessinvestmentcompany

少数民族小型企业投资公司。

6.   MESBIC’saretheresultofthebeliefthatprovidingestablishedfirmswitheasieraccesstorelevantmanagementtechniquesandmorejob-specificexperience,aswellassubstantialamountsofcapital,givesthosefirmsagreateropportunitytodevelopsoundbusinessfoundationsthandoessimplymakinggeneralmanagementexperienceandsmallamountsofc