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2012届高考英语实战演练专题阅读理解（86-90）《附详析》

（第86篇）

WhenSteveMaxwellgraduatedfromcollege,hehadanengineeringdegreeandahightechjob—buthecouldn’tbalancehischeckbook.“Itookonefinanceclassincollegebutdroppedittogoonaskitrip，”saysthe45yearoldfatherofthree,wholivesinWindsor,Colorado.“Iactuallyhadtogotomybankandaskthemtoteachmehowtoreadmystatement.”

Oneofthebiggestobstaclestomakingmoneyisnotunderstandingit:

Thousandsofusavoidinvestingbecausewejustdon’tgetit.Buttomakemoney,youmustbefinanciallyliterate.“ItbotheredmethatIdidn’tunderstandthisstuff，”saysSteve,“soIreadbooksandmagazinesaboutmoneymanagementandinvesting,andIaskedeveryfinancialwhiz（能手）Iknewtoexplainthingstome.”

Heandhiswifestartedapplyingthelessons:

Theymadeapointtolivebelowtheirmeans.Theyneverboughtonimpulse,alwaysnegotiatedbetterdeals（ontheircars，cablebills,furniture）andstayedintheirhomelongaftertheywentforanexpensivevacation.Theyalsoput20percentoftheirannualsalaryintoinvestments.

Withintenyears,theyweremillionaires,andpeoplewerecomingtoSteveforadvice.“Someonewouldsay,‘Ineedtorefinancemyhouse—whatshouldIdo?

‘Alotoftimes，Iwouldn’tknowtheanswer,butI’dgotofinditandlearnsomethingintheprocess，”hesays.

In2003,Stevequithisjobtobecomepartownerofacompanythatholdspersonalfinanceseminars（研讨会）foremployeesofcorporationslikeWalMart.Healsostartedgoingtorealestateinvestmentseminars,andit’spaidoff:

Henowowns$30millionworthofinvestmentproperties,includingapartmentcomplexes,ashoppingmallandaquarry.

“Iwasanengineerwhoneverthoughtthislifewaspossible,butallittrulytakesisalittleselfeducation，”saysSteve.“Youcandoanythingonceyouunderstandthebasics.”

[语篇解读]　经过不断的学习，史蒂夫从不懂理财的工程师发展成为善于理财的百万富翁。

1.WhenSteveMaxwellgraduatedfromcollege,he________.

A.couldn’tbalancehisworkandlife

B.madeuphismindtobecomeamillionaire

C.didn’tknowhowtomanagehismoney

D.oftenwenttobankstoborrowmoney

[解析]　细节理解题。

根据第一段的hecouldn’tbalancehischeckbook和Iactuallyhadtogotomybankandaskthemtoteachmehowtoreadmystatement可知，SteveMaxwell刚毕业后不懂得如何理财。

[答案]　C

2.Theunderlinedpart“livebelowtheirmeans”（inParagraph3）probablymeans“________”．

A.takeeffectivemeasures

B.liveamiserablelife

C.spendmoremoneythantheyhad

D.spendlessmoneythantheyhad

[解析]　词义猜测题。

根据下文“他们从来不冲动地买东西，买东西时尽量获得低价，减少外出度假计划”等线索可以推断出，史蒂夫一家在尽量减少开支。

[答案]　D

3.SinceSteveMaxwellbecameamillionaire,he________.

A.hasbeenunwillingtohelpothers

B.hasn’tstoppedlearningfrompractice

C.hasbeenwillingtofollowothers’advice

D.hasstoppedtoinvestinhouses

[解析]　推理判断题。

根据第四段的Alotoftimes，Iwouldn’tknowtheanswer，butI’dgofinditandlearnsomethingintheprocess可以看出，史蒂夫总是在教别人理财的过程中学到一些东西。

[答案]　B

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Aselfmadeengineer

B.Howtobalanceyourcheckbook

C.Don’tavoidinvesting

D.Educateyourselftobecomeamillionaire

[解析]　标题归纳题。

史蒂夫从开始的根本不懂理财到最后成为百万富翁，靠的是不断的学习——向别人讨教，从书本上学习，D项点出了他成功的秘诀。

文章最后一段的selfeducation是关键词。

[答案]　D

5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A.selfeducationisveryimportanttoone’slife

B.everyoneshouldlearnhowtoinvestintheirlife

C.SteveMaxwellwasquiteinterestedinfinanceclassesincollege

D.Stevebecamerichbecausehesavedeverypennyhehadearned

[解析]　细节推断题。

根据文章的最后一段可知，自主学习对每一个人的人生有重大的影响，故可知选A。

文中提到了Steve投资赚钱韵事情，但是无法推断出每个人都要学习如何投资；根据文章首段可知Steve为了滑雪旅行放弃了财经课，可判断C不对；D项与原文不符合。

（第87篇）

Lisawasrunninglate.Lisa,25,hadalottodoatwork,plusvisitorsontheway:

herparentswerecominginforThanksgivingfromherhometown.Butasshehurrieddownthesubwaystairs,shestartedtofeeluncomfortablywarm.Bythetimeshegottotheplatform，Lisafeltweakandtired—maybeithadn’tbeenagoodideatogivebloodthenightbefore,shethought.Sherestedherselfagainstapostclosetothetracks.

Severalyardsaway,Frank,43,andhisgirlfriend,Jennifer，foundaspotclosetowherethefrontofthetrainwouldstop.Theyweredeepindiscussionaboutahousetheywerethinkingofbuying.

Butwhenheheardthescream,followedbysomeoneyelling，“Oh,myGod,shefellin！

”Frankdidn’thesitate.Hejumpeddowntothetracksandransome40feettowardthebodylyingontherails.“No!

Notyou!

”hisgirlfriendscreamedafterhim.

Shewasrighttobealarmed.BythetimeFrankreachedLisa，hecouldfeelthetracksshakingandseethelightcoming.Thetrainwasabout20secondsfromthestation.

Itwashardtolifther.Shewasjustout.Buthemanagedtoraiseherthefourfeettotheplatformsothatbystanderscouldholdherbythearmsanddragherawayfromtheedge.ThatwaswhereLisabrieflyregainedconsciousness，feltherselfbeingpulledalongtheground，andsawsomeoneelseholdingherpurse.

Lisathoughtshe’dbeenrobbed.Awomanheldherhandandamangavehisshirttohelpstopthebloodpouringfromherhead.Andshetriedtotalkbutshecouldn’t，andthatwaswhensherealizedhowmuchpainshewasin.

Policeandfireofficialssoonarrived,andFranktoldthestorytoanofficer.Jennifersaidherboyfriendwascalmontheir40minutetrainridedowntown—justashehadbeensecondsaftertherescue，whichmadeherthinkaboutherreactionatthetime.“IsawthetraincomingandIwasthinkinghewasgoingtodie，”sheexplained.

[语篇解读]　本文讲述了Frank在地铁站，冒着被列车轧死的危险救助了因身体虚弱而失去知觉的Lisa的经过。

1．WhatwasthemostprobablecauseforLisa’sweakness?

A.Shehadrunalongway.

B.Shefelthotinthesubway.

C.Shehaddonealotofwork.

D.Shehaddonatedbloodthenightbefore.

[解析]　事实细节题。

从第一段“...ithadn’tbeenagoodideatogiveblood...”可知，Lisa怀疑自己虚弱的原因是因为献血了。

[答案]　D

2．WhydidJennifertrytostopherboyfriend?

A.Becausetheywouldmisstheirtrain.

B.Becausehedidn’tseethetraincoming.

C.BecauseshewassureLisawashardtolift.

D.Becauseshewasafraidthetrainwouldkillhim.

[解析]　事实细节题。

从最后一段“...Iwasthinkinghewasgoingtodie.”可知，Frank的女友担心Frank会被列车轧死。

[答案]　D

3．HowdidFranksaveLisa?

A.Byliftinghertotheplatform.

B.Byhelpingherrisetoherfeet.

C.Bypullingheralongtheground.

D.Bydraggingherawayfromtheedge.

[解析]　事实细节题。

从第五段“...hemanagedtoraiseherthefourfeettotheplatform...”可知，Frank把Lisa抱到了站台边。

[答案]　A

4．WhendidLisabecomeconsciousagain?

A.Whenthetrainwasleaving.

B.Aftershewasbackontheplatform.

C.Afterthepoliceandfireofficialscame.

D.Whenamanwascleaningthebloodfromherhead.

[解析]　事实细节题。

从第五段“...feltherselfbeingpulledalongtheground...”可知，Lisa是在被抱到站台上后才恢复了知觉。

[答案]　B

5.Thepassageisintendedto________.

A.warnusofthedangerinthesubway

B.showushowtosavepeopleinthesubway

C.tellusaboutasubwayrescue

D.reportatrafficaccident

[解析]　主旨大意题。

全文讲述了Lisa在地铁站因晕倒而差点遇险，不过幸而得到Frank及时相救的故事。

[答案]　C

（第88篇）

ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearns￡35,000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames，yethecannotfindabankreadytolethimhaveacreditcard（信用卡）.Instead，hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyears，untilheis18.The16yearoldworksforasmallfirminLiverpool,wheretheproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajob.David’sfirmreleases（推出）twonewgamesforthefastgrowingcomputermarketeachmonth.

ButDavid’sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Eventhoughheearnsalot,hecannotdriveacar,takeoutamortgage（抵押贷款）,orgetcreditcars.DavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpool-basedcompanyfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO-levelsandworkingforatimeinacomputershop.“IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprograms,”hesaid.Davidspendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothes,andgiveshismother50poundsaweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.

“Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool，”hesaid.“ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.”Davidadded：

“IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirement（退休）isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.”

[语篇解读]　本文介绍了16岁的大卫参加了工作以及其所遇到的困难。

1.InwhatwayisDaviddifferentfrompeopleofhisage?

A.Heoftengoesoutwithfriends.

B.Heliveswithhismother.

C.Hehasahandsomeincome.

D.HegraduatedwithsixO-levels.

[解析]　事实细节题。

根据第一段第一句，可知他有可观的收入。

[答案]　C

2.WhatisoneoftheproblemsthatDavidisfacingnow?

A.Heistooyoungtogetacreditcard.

B.Hehasnotimetolearndriving.

C.Hehasverylittlesparetime.

D.Hewillsoonlosehisjob.

[解析]　事实细节题。

根据第一段第一句中．..yethecannotfindabankreadytolethimhaveacreditcard.可知他太小了而不能从银行办理信用卡。

[答案]　A

3.WhywasDavidabletogetthejobinthecompany?

A.Hehaddonewellinallhisexams.

B.Hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms.

C.Hewasgoodatplayingcomputergames.

D.Hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool.

[解析]　事实细节题。

根据第二段第四句IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprograms...可知B项正确。

[答案]　B

4.WhydidDaviddecidetoleaveschoolandstartworking?

A.Hereceivedlotsofjoboffers.

B.Hewaseagertohelphismother.

C.Helostinterestinschoolstudies.

D.Hewantedtoearnhisownliving.

[解析]　推理判断题。

根据最后一段Unfortunately，computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool...IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.可推出此题应选C。

[答案]　C

（第89篇）

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