高考英语阅读理解二轮限时训练精品题12及答案.docx
- 文档编号:10567045
- 上传时间:2023-02-21
- 格式:DOCX
- 页数:10
- 大小:22.50KB
高考英语阅读理解二轮限时训练精品题12及答案.docx
《高考英语阅读理解二轮限时训练精品题12及答案.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《高考英语阅读理解二轮限时训练精品题12及答案.docx(10页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
高考英语阅读理解二轮限时训练精品题12及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解二轮限时训练精品题(12)及答案
2014高考英语湖北省八校联考】
阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Theissueofprivacyversusopennessisaparadox,particularlywhenitcomestotheAmericanhome.“Lots”or“yards”(gardens)canbelargeandmanyarenotenclosedbythewalls,fencesorhedgessopopularinothercultures.Similarly,“windowtreatments”framethewindow.buttheuseofEuropean-stylenetcurtainstoscreenoutnosyneighborsisrare.Inthesamestyle,first-timevisitorstoanAmericanhomemaybeproudlygiventhefulltour;evenwalk-inclosetsandensuitebathroomsarenotconsideredoff-limits.Theymayalsobeencouragedtohelpthemselvestoasodafromthefridge.Allthisgivesanimpressionofopenness.
YetAmericansdovaluetheirpersonalspaceandprivacy.ABrazilianexpatriate(侨民)whodroppedinonherusuallyfriendlyConnecticutneighborsunannouncedgottheclearimpressionsheshouldhavecalledfirst.Similarlywhileatypicalsuburbanhomefeatureslarge,sharedareas,suchasanopen-plankitchenandfamilyroomor“den”,ampleprivatespaceisalsoallowedinthefloorplan.Avisittoafamilyhomeintheeveningwouldlikelyfindthefamilymembersdispersed,eachindependentlywatchingTV,onthephone,surfingtheInternet,orotherwiserechargingbatteriesintheprivacyoftheirownbedroom.
Americanindividualism,expansiveness,andabundanceareexpressedinlifestyle.Despitethefactthattheaveragehouseholdsizehasdeclinedoverthepastthirtyyearsfrom3.1peopleto2.6peopleperhousehold,theaveragesizeofanewfamilyhomeincreasedduringthesameperiodfrom1,500to2,200squarefeet.
Acommonobservationisjusthowoutsizedeverythingis.Thebedsareking-sized,theTVshavegiantscreens,theburgersare“whoppers(庞然大物),”appliancesare“industrial”size.Thelargestpopcornorsodaatthemoviescanbe“supersized.”Closetsare“walkin,”andsomecarsarethesizeofamilitaryvehicle.
67.ThepassagesuggeststhatAmericans___________.
A.arerichenoughtoaffordlargesizehousesandluxuriouselectricityappliances
B.areveryshywhentalkingaboutkeepingtheirprivacyandtheirpersonalspace
C.wouldliketoexpresstheirlifestylesinpublictoshowthemoff
D.enjoyopennessaswellasindividualismalthoughtheyseemtocontradicteachother
68.WhycanwesaythatAmericanindividualism,expansiveness,andabundanceareexpressedintheirlifestyle?
A.Becausetheaveragesizeofanewhousehasincreasedduringthepastthirtyyears.
B.BecauseAmericansoftenuseEuropean-stylenetcurtainstoscreenoutnosyneighbors.
C.Becausemanyhousesareequippedwithwalk-inclosets.
D.Becausethehousesize,outsizedhouseholdfurnitureandindependentlivinghabitshaveprovedit.
69.Theunderlinedphraseinthepassagemeans___________.
A.fillingabatterywithelectricalpower
B.recoveringyourstrengthandenergybyrestingforawhile
C.changingyourbatteriesagain
D.obtainingnewbatteriesbecauseoldonesarerunningout
70.Accordingtothepassage,ifyoudropinonanAmericanfamilywhichisusuallyfriendlytoyouintheevening,you____________.
A.willbedeeplyimpressedbytheirfamilyget-togetherscene
B.willbeinvitedtoapartywhichiswell-prepared
C.willfindfamilymembersscattered,andenjoyingthemselvesindividually
D.willbewarmlywelcomedeveniftheydon’tgetinformedofyourvisitearlier
【参考答案】67-70DDBC
阅读理解课堂练学案(16)
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. TheMESBICthenprovidescapitalandguidancetominoritybusinessesthathavepotentialtobecomefuturesuppliersorcustomersof
- 配套讲稿:
如PPT文件的首页显示word图标,表示该PPT已包含配套word讲稿。双击word图标可打开word文档。
- 特殊限制:
部分文档作品中含有的国旗、国徽等图片,仅作为作品整体效果示例展示,禁止商用。设计者仅对作品中独创性部分享有著作权。
- 关 键 词:
- 高考 英语 阅读 理解 二轮 限时 训练 精品 12 答案
![提示](https://static.bdocx.com/images/bang_tan.gif)