学年新人教版高中英语专题练习必修2 阅读理解一.docx

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学年新人教版高中英语专题练习必修2阅读理解一

阅读理解

（一）

1、   Eightyearsbeforehisdeathin1896,AlfredNobelwassurprisedtoreadanobituary（讣告）inthelocalnewspaper.Thiswasastrangeobituary,forittoldAlfredNobel,themanwhowasreadingit,thathewasdead.ThenewspaperhadconfusedAlfredwithhisbrother,Ludwig,whohadrecentlydied.

   Nobelwasshockedtoreadthathehadpassedaway,andhewasevenmoreannoyedbythetitleoftheobituary:

TheMerchantofDeathIsDead.Alfredwasaveryrichandsuccessfularmamentsmanufacturer（武器制造商）.

   Thisincidentgothimthinkingabouthisreputation.Whatwouldpeoplethinkofhimafterhisrealdeath?

Wouldtheyreallysay“Thatwasamanwhoprofitedfromkilling”?

Itwasthisthoughtthatledhimtoleavehismoney一ahugeamountofit—forthefoundingofthefamousNobelPrizes.Hisaimwasforhismoneytobeusedtosupporttheongoingquest（追求）forexcellenceinthesciencesandliterature,andtheidealofpeace.Thousandsofmenandwomenhavebeenhonoredsincethefirstawardsweregivenoutin1901.Theawardslettheworldknowaboutthedevelopmentsthatmayhaveahugeeffectonourlives.

   However,theprizesarecontroversialsometimes.Thereisoftenprotest（抗议）attheawardofthepeaceprizewhennoteveryonethinksthattheaward-winnersdeservetheaward.Eventheawardforliteraturehassometimesbeencriticizedbecausetheawardcommitteeoftenneglectsimportantwriters.ThehighlyinfluentialnovelistsJamesJoyceandMarcelProust,forexample,wereneverhonoredbytheSwedishAcademy.

   Still,forthemostpartoftheawardsdon’tcausemanycomplaints.AlfredNobelfoundedtheprizestorecognizethosewhohavehad“thegreatestbenefittomankind"andfewwoulddisagreethatmostoftheprizewinners—amongthem.AlbertEinsteinandMartinLutherKing—havemadecontributionsthatdeservedtobehonoredandremembered.

1.HowdidAlfredNobelfeelwhenhereadtheobituaryinthenewspaper?

A.Sadandworried.

B.Shockedandupset.

C.Surprisedandconfused.

D.Amusedandpuzzled.

2.WhatdidAlfredNobeldecidetodoafterreadingtheobituary?

A.Seekexcellenceinthesciences,

B.Donateallhismoneytothecharity.

C.Stopproducinganykillingweapons.

D.SetuptheNobelPrizeswithhismoney.

3.WhydoestheauthormentionJamesJoyceandMarcelProust?

A.ToshowthecontroversyofsomeNobelPrizes.

B.TogiveexamplesofinfluentialNobelPrizes.

C.ToexplainthestandardofgivingouttheNobelPrizes.

D.ToprovetheinfluenceoftheNobelPrizesonliterature.

4.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheNobelPrizes?

A.Thereshouldbemorefemalewinners.

B.Therearetoomanycontroversialwinners.

C.Theyhavehonoredmanyworthywinners.

D.Thecommitteeshouldbemoreselective.

2、   Inthemid-2000s,WazeMobileco-founderEhudShabtaireceivedacutting-edge（尖端的）giftfromgirlfriend:

aGPS.Theexpensivegiftwassupposedtobehelpful.Butstraightoutofthebox,itwasalreadyoutofdate.

   Shabtai,acodingenthusiast,hadanimmediatereactiontoreinvent.Shabtai’ssolution?

Tobuildanapp.With80millionmonthlyactiveusersgloballyandnearly400,000superuserswhofunctionmuchlikeWikipediavolunteereditors（editingmapsratherthanwords）,WazeMobilecaughttheeyeofGoogleasarevolutionaryapproachtonavigation（导航）.

   AcquiredbyGooglein2013,Waze’svaluemainlyliesinitshighrateofuserinvolvement.Unliketraditionalnavigationappsthatsimplyshowdirections,Wazeasksitsuserstoreportaccidentsandotherroadconditionsinrealtime,sootheruserscanavoidthetrafficbyusinganalternativeroute.

   ThegoalbehindWaze’sapproachisanambitiousone:

notjustavoidtraffic,butenditaltogether.Wazeisfindingnewwaystoputitsloyalandactiveuserbasetousetomakethatvisionareality,includingaplantomakecarpooling（拼车）cool.

   Tobesure,trafficjamsaretroublingpeopleallovertheworld.Wazehasbeenquietlyaheadofthegameforsometime.In2013,whenWazewasjustasmalldigital-mappingbusinesswithlimitedresourcesithadsomethingGoogleMapsandothercompetitorsdidn’t:

richerGPSguidancethankstoitsstreamoflivetrafficreportsfromusers.

   TheseuserswerethebasisofShabtai’splantosolveforhisGPSdevice’s“silent”hardware:

hegroundedtheappinsoftwarethatcouldbeperpetuallyupdatedbyusers,anywhereandanytime.

   WazeCarpoolisgoingstraighttotheheartoftrafficjams,tryingtogetmoredriversofftheroadandintocarpools.Theapphasalreadyconnectedtensofthousandsofrideseekerswithdriverswillingtoferrythemalongasharedroute,andthattrendcouldbetheanswertoatraffic-freefuture.

1.WhatdidShabtaidowhenhefoundhisgirlfriend’sgiftoutofdate?

A.Heimprovedit.

B.Hetookitapart.

C.Heputitaway.

D.Heuseditanyway.

2.WhatsetsWazeMobileapartfromtraditionalnavigationapps?

A.Ithasthemostusers.

B.Itcanindicatedirections.

C.Itreportsroadconditionsinrealtime.

D.Mostusershelpedititswords.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perpetually”inparagraph6probablymean?

A.Difficultly.

B.Carefully.

C.Greatly.

D.Constantly.

4.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthetext?

A.Theriseofcarpooling.

B.Anadvancednavigationapp.

C.ThedevelopmentofGoogle.

D.Trafficproblemsintheworld.

3、   Semi-retiredadvertisingagencyownerStephenThomas,58,hasbeeninvestingonandoffforthepast30years.Hemademoneyinthe.dotcomboombutgothisfingersburnedwhenthebubbleburstinMarch2000.Whenhegotaccesstohispensionhedecidedtostartinvestingagain,thistimewiththehelpofhissonSam.

   NowthetwomeetupmostafternoonsatStephen’shomeinSandbach,Cheshiretotalkaboutinvestments.Thedaystartsat7amwhenSamlooksatcompanyannouncementsonline.Theseregulatoryannouncementscanincludeafirm’saccounts,generalupdatesornewsofmergers（合并）oracquisitions.Samflagsupcompaniesthathethinkslookinterestingtohisdadwhothendoessomemoreresearch.

   EachhasanISA（IndividualSavingsAccount）withAJBell,whichtheyusetobuyindividualstocksandshares.ItisariskywaytoinvestbutthetwolikedoingtheirownresearchoncompaniesandStephenmakesanefforttogotoinvestorpresentationsandtrytomeettheCEOanddirectorsofthefirmstheyinvestinandtospeaktootherinvestorsinthecompanies.

   Theyhaveinvestedinoilcompaniesandpetcarebusinesses,tonamejustafew.Butwhiletheinvestmentsofthetwomenaresimilar,theydohavedifferentapproaches.WhileSamlikestoholdsharesforthelongtermasheissavingmoneyforhisfutureretirement,Stephenlikestobuywithanyprofitshemakes.

   Samsays,“WedonotarguebecausewehaveseparateISAs.Itmeansfinallywemakeourowndecisionsaboutwhichsharestoinvestin.Theonlytimewemighthaveadisagreementiswhenwebothwanttousetheloginforthenewsserviceatthesametime.”

1.WhathappenedtoStephenin2000?

A.Hehadtoretirefromtheagency.

B.Hegaveawayallhispensions.

C.Hegotinjuredinanaccident.

D.Hesufferedalossinhisinvestment.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“flagsup”inParagraph2mean?

A.Marks.

B.Abandons.

C.Takesover.

D.Setsup.

3.HowdidStephenusuallyconducthisownresearch?

A.Bymeetingclientsandotherinvestors.

B.Bypredictingthetrendofthemarket.

C.Byanalyzingsomeresearchdata.

D.Bydoingongoinginterviewsonline.

4.InwhataspectdoSamandhisfathershareininvestment?

A.Thewaytodealwiththereturn.

B.Thepercentageofthesharestheyhold.

C.Theenthusiasmfortheinvestment.

D.Theapproachtostockmarketresearch.

4、   Aboywasfondoffootball,butbeingsmall,hegotabsolutelynowhere.Evenso,hisfatherwasalwaysinthestandscheering.

Whenhewenttocollege,hedecidedtotryoutforthefootballteam.Everyonewassurehecouldnevermakeitbecauseofhissize,butthecoachkepthimontheroster（名单）becausehealwaysputshisheartandsoultoeverypractice.Hestillnevermissedpractice,buthenevergottoplayinagame.

   Onedayasheranontothepracticefield,thecoachmethimandsaid,“Yourfatherdiedthismorning.Taketherestoftheweekoff,son.Anddon’tevenplantocomebacktothegameonSaturday.”

   Saturdayarrived,andthegamewasnotgoingwell.Inthethirdquarter,whentheteamwastenpointsbehind,asilentyoungmanranontothesidelines.Thecoachandhisplayersweresurprisedtoseetheirteammatebacksosoon.Hebeggedthecoachtolethimplay.Thecoachdidn’twanttotakethechanceinsuchanimportantgame,sohepretendednottohearhim.Buttheyoungmanpersisted,andfinallyfeelingsorryforthekid,thecoachgavein.

   Beforelong,thislittleunknownwasdoingeverythingrightandthescorewassoontied.Intheclosingsecondsofthegame,thiskidintercepted（拦截）apassandranallthewayforthewinningtouchdown.Thefanscheeredloudly.

   Finally,afterthestandshademptied,thecoachnoticedthatthisyoungmansittingquietlyinthecornerallalone.Hewentoverandsaid,“Kid,Ican'tbelieveit.Tellmewhatgotintoyou?

”

   Theboylookedatthecoach,withtearsinhiseyes,andsaid,"Well,youknewmydaddied,butdidyouknowthatmydadwasblind?

Hecametoallmygames,buttodaywasthefirsttimehecouldseemeplay,andIwantedtoshowhimIcoulddoit!

”

1.Whydidtheboysfathergotoseeeverygame?

A.Becausehissonplayedwonderfully.

B.Becausehecouldenjoytheplayers’niceperformance.

C.Becauseheknewhissonwasalwaysinthestand.

D.Becausehewantedtoencouragehisson.

2.Whatsurprisedthecoachandtheotherplayerswasthat ________.

A.hecamebacke