广东省届高三英语二轮专题精品卷阅读理解6.docx

1、广东省届高三英语二轮专题精品卷阅读理解6广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：阅读理解（6）II. 阅读 (共两节，满分50分)第一节 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AThe writer Margaret Mitchell is best known for writing Gone with the Wind, first published in 1936. Her book and the movie based on it, tell a story of love and su

2、rvival during the American Civil War. Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, Georgia, can go where she lived when she started composing the story and learn more about her life.Our first stop at the Margaret Mitchell House is an exhibit area telling about the writers life. She was born i

3、n Atlanta in 1900. She started writing stories when she was a child. She started working as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal newspaper in 1922. One photograph of Ms. Mitchell, called Peggy, shows her talking to a group of young college boys. She was only about one and a half meters tall. The young

4、 men tower over her, but she seems very happy and sure of herself. The tour guide explains: “Now in this picture Peggy is interviewing some boys from Georgia Tech, asking them such questions as Would you really marry a woman who works? And today itd be Would you marry one who doesnt? ”The Margaret M

5、itchell House is a building that once contained several apartments. Now we enter the first floor apartment where Ms. Mitchell lived with her husband, John Marsh. They made fun of the small apartment by calling it “The Dump ” .Around 1926, Margaret Mitchell had stopped working as a reporter and was a

6、t home healing after an injury. Her husband brought her books to read from the library. She read so many books that he bought her a typewriter and said it was time for her to write her own book. Our guide says Gone with the Wind became a huge success. Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize fo

7、r the book. In 1939 the film version was released. It won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture.【文章大意】本文叙述的是去玛格丽特米切尔写小说时住的房子参观，可以更多了解她的生活。玛格丽特米切尔出生在亚特兰大，小时候就开始写小说，后来在亚特兰大日报社做记者。她和丈夫住在一说小公寓里。因为受伤，她不上班了，呆在家里读书写作。她写的小说飘获得了普利策奖，并被拍摄成电影。26. The book Gone with the Wind was _.A. first published on a n

8、ewspaper B. awarded ten Academy Awards C. written in “The Dump” D. adapted from a movie【答案】C【 解析】推理判断题。根据Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, Georgia, can go where she lived when she started composing the story和They made fun of the small apartment by calling it “The Dump ” .可知玛格丽特米切尔在

9、自己家写的飘，她和她的丈夫戏称他们的小公寓为垃圾站，故选C。27. The underlined phrase “tower over” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_.A. be very pleased with B. show great respect forC. be much taller than D. show little interest in【答案】C【 解析】词义猜测题。根据her talking to a group of young college boys. She was only about one and a

10、 half meters tall.可知她的身高只有1.5米，而那些大学男孩的身高应是比她高。故选C。28. Why did Ms. Mitchell stop working as a reporter according to the passage?A. Because she was rich enough. B. Because she was injured then.C. Because her husband didnt like it. D. Because she wanted to write books.【答案】B【 解析】细节理解题。根据Around 1926, Ma

11、rgaret Mitchell had stopped working as a reporter and was at home healing after an injury.可知玛格丽特米切尔因为受伤停止了作为记者的工作。故选B。29. We can know about Margaret Mitchell from the passage that _.A. her height made her marriage unhappy B. her interest in writing continued as an adultC. writing stopped her working

12、 as a reporter D. her life was full of hardship and sadness【答案】B【 解析】推理判断题。根据She started writing stories when she was a child.和She read so many books that he bought her a typewriter and said it was time for her to write her own book.可知她小时候开始写小说，当她结婚后，她继续写小说。故选B。30. Which is the best title for the pa

13、ssage?A. A Trip to Know Margaret Mitchell. B. Gone with the Wind: A Huge Success.C. An Introduction of the Margaret Mitchell House.D. Margaret Mitchell: A Great Female Writer. 【答案】A【 解析】标题归纳题。根据Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, Georgia, can go where she lived when she started compo

14、sing the story and learn more about her life.可知本文叙述的是去玛格丽特米切尔写小说时住的房子参观，可以更多了解她的生活。故选A。 BYou are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim or a creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and

15、 suffering. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, thus internalizing(内化) your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others. Those who ch

16、oose to be creators look at life quite differently. They know there are individuals who might like to control their lives, but they dont let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they dont blame themselves when they fail. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter. The

17、y believe their dance with each sacred(神圣的) moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth. Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical realities, yet their experi

18、ence of life is worlds apart. Victims relish (沉溺) in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause othersand even themselvesto feel like victims, too. Creators consciously choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire not only themselves, but all around them. Both victims and creators al

19、ways have choice to determine the direction of their lives. In reality, all of us play the victim or the creator at various points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible suffering for months, years, or eve

20、n a lifetime. Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the grief, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative force in his life. In every moment and every circumstance, you can choose to have a fuller, richer life by setting a clear intention to transform t

21、he victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are. 【文章大意】本文叙述了创造者和受害者的两种出事状态，以及如何把受害者转变成创造者的方法。受害者和创造者都能决定自己的生活方向，都是生活的主人。受害者是因为太沉浸在痛苦中而创造者选择那些激励自己的事物。在每种情况和环境下，你可以通过设置明确的目的充实丰富的生活选择来改变受害者的那种思想。31. What does the word “they” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?A. People

22、and things around you. B. Opportunities and problems. C. Creators and their choices. D. Victims and their sufferings. 【答案】A【 解析】词义猜测题。根据“they” are around.可知“they”在我们周围，因此是我们周围的人或事。故选A。32. According to Paragraph 2, creators _. A. seem willing to experience failures in life B. possess the ability to p

23、redict future lifeC. handle ups and downs of life wisely D. have potential to create something new【答案】C【 解析】推理判断题。根据Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter.可知创造者无论什么事情发生，他们都能做出抉择，说明他们能够处理生活的挫折。故选C。33. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A. Creators and victims face quite different things in

24、life. B. Creators and victims are masters of their lives. C. Victims can influence more people than creators. D. Compared with victims, creators are more emotional. 【答案】B【 解析】推理判断题。根据Both victims and creators always have choice to determine the direction of their lives. 可知受害者和创造者都能决定自己的生活方向。因此，他们都是生

25、活的主人。故选B34. The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that _. A. strong attachment to (沉浸在）sufferings in life pulls people into victims B. people need family support to deal with challengers in life C. it takes creators quite a long time to get rid of their pains D. ones experiences determine his a

26、ttitude toward life 【答案】A【 解析】推理判断题。根据One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime.可知一个人太沉浸在痛苦中，他就会成为受害者。故选A。35. What is the authors purpose in writing this passage?A. To define

27、 victims and creators. B. To evaluate victims against creators. C. To explain the relationship between victims and creators. D. To suggest the transformation from victims to creators. 【答案】D【 解析】推理判断题。根据In every moment and every circumstance, you can choose to have a fuller, richer life by setting a

28、clear intention to transform the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are. 可知在每种情况和环境下，你可以通过设置明确的目的充实丰富的生活选择来改变受害者的那种思想。因此本文的目的是告诉我们如何从受害者转变成创造者。故选D。 C Education has an important effect on the mind or physical ability of an individual. It is the process by whic

29、h society passes its accumulated knowledge, skills, and values from one generation to another.Various non-traditional education options are now available and continue to flourish（繁荣）. One of the most important uses in education is the use of technology. Teachers are encouraged to use new technologic

30、al devices in order to strengthen learning among students and meet the needs of various types of learners.The right to education has been created and recognized by jurisdiction（司法）. Education is the most important concern of the government of India. Recently India has gained world recognition becaus

31、e many students from foreign countries come here to gain higher qualifications. One has to be educated in order to speed up the growth process in order to influence the economy. Education is indeed a powerful weapon to stop the cut- throat competition that man faces at every period of life. The impo

32、rtance of education in India is progressing with time. Although India has been a great foundation of learning for many years, it still needs to improve not just on the quality of education but also on the number of people being educated.Education is not just for academic success but also to make a person become a better human being and a better performer in life. Education makes the students able enough, so that they can compete nationally and internationally. To