高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解39.docx
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高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解39
2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选:
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1.Fiveyearsago,DavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.“Iwasaclothesaddict.”hejokes.“IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkled.”TodayDavidwearscasualclothes—khakipantsandasportsshirt—totheoffice.Hehardlyeverwearsanecktie.“Iamworkingharderthanever.”Davidsays,“andIneedtofeelcomfortable.”
Moreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestowork.IntheUnitedStates,thechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990s,manycompaniesallowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFriday(butonlyonFriday).Thisbecameknownas“dress-downFriday”or“casualFriday”.“Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaything.”saidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.
Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothes?
Onereasonisthatit’seasierforacompanytoattractnewemployeesifithasacasualdresscode.”“Alotofyoungpeopledon’twanttodressupforwork,”saystheownerofasoftwarecompany,“soit’shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservative(保守的)dresscode.”Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes.InastudyconductedbyLeviStraussandCompany,85percentofemployerssaidthattheybelievethatcasualdressimprovesemployeemorale(心境,士气).Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeinfluenceonproductivity.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsoarguethatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.“Suitsareexpensive,ifyouhavetowearoneeveryday,”onepersonsaid.“Forthesameamountofmoney,youcanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.”
【小题1】DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeen“aclothesaddict,”because.
A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirt
B.hecouldn’tstandacleanappearance
C.hewantedhisclothestolookneatallthetime
D.hedidn’twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothes
【小题2】DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnow,because.
A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworking
B.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothes
C.helookshandsomeincasualclothes
D.henolongerworksforanycompany
【小题3】Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?
A.Manyemployeesdon’tlikeaconservativedresscode.
B.Comfortableclothesmakeemployeesmoreproductive.
C.Acasualclothescodeiswelcomedbyyoungemployees.
D.AlltheemployersintheU.S.areforcasualofficewear.
【小题4】Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Companyworkersstartedtodressdownaboutfiftyyearsago.
B.Dress-downhasbecomeaneverydayphenomenonsincetheearly90s.
C.“Dress-downFriday”wasfirstgivenasafavorfromemployers.
D.Manyworkerswanttowearcasualclothestoimpresspeople.
【小题5】Inthispassage,thefollowingadvantagesofcasualofficeweararementionedEXCEPT.
A.savingemployees’moneyB.makingemployeesmoreattractive
C.improvingemployees’motivationD.makingemployeeshappier
2.Onenightrecently,Iwasdrivingdownatwo-lanehighwayatabout60milesanhour.Acarapproachedfromtheoppositedirectionataboutthesamespeed.Aswepassedeachother,Icaughttheotherdriver’seyeforonlyasecond.Iwonderedwhetherhemightbethinking,asIwas,howdependentwewereoneachotheratthatmoment.Iwasrelyingonhimnottofallasleep,nottobeputoffbyaphoneconversation,nottocrossoverintomylaneandbringmylifetoasuddenend.Thoughwehadneverspokenawordtoeachother,hereliedonmeinjustthesameway.
Multipliedamilliontimesover,Ibelievethatisthewaytheworldworks.Atsomelevel,wealldependupononeanother.Sometimesthatdependencerequiresussimplynottodosomethinglikecrossingoverthedoubleyellowline.Andsometimesitrequiresustoactcooperatively,withfriendsorevenwithstrangers.
Astechnologyshrinksourworld,theneedincreasesforcooperativeactionamongnations.In2003,doctorsinfivenationswerequicklyorganizedtoidentifytheSARSvirus,whichsavedthousandsoflives.Thethreatofinternationalterrorismhasshownitselftobeasimilarproblem,onerequiringcoordinatedactionbypoliceandintelligenceforcesacrosstheworld.Wemustrecognizethatourfates(命运)arenotoursalonetocontrol.
Inmyownlife,I’veputgreatstockinpersonalresponsibility.But,astheyearshavepassed,I’vealsocometobelievethattherearemomentswhenonemustrelyuponthegoodfaithandjudgmentofothers.so,whileeachofusfacesthecaseofdrivingalonedownadarkroad,whatwemustlearnisthattheapproachinglightmaynotbeathreat,butasharedmomentoftrust.
【小题1】Theauthorconsidersveryimportant.
A.drivingaloneonadarkroadB.independenceofpeople
C.cooperationtoidentifySARSvirusD.sharedtrustandcooperation
【小题2】Theauthorsaidthattheydependedoneachotherinthesamewaybecause.
A.theapproachingcarwasverydangerous
B.theybothdrovetheircarataterrificspeed
C.hemightbekilledoutoftheother’scarelessdriving
D.itwasdarkandtheroadwasnotwideenough
【小题3】Fromthesecondparagraph,weknowtheauthordrewtheimportantlessonfrom.
A.onlyoneexperienceB.manysimilarexperiences
C.adriveronadarkroadD.manyfriendsandstrangers
【小题4】Theneedforcooperationincreasesbecause.
A.peoples’fatescan’tbecontrolledbythemselves
B.theSARSvirusspreadquickly
C.terrorismcanhappeneverywhere
D.theworldhasbecomesmaller
【小题5】Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthattheauthorhas.
A.believedinone’sownpersonalresponsibility
B.counteduponhimselfaloneineverything
C.hadnotrustinothers’goodfaithandjudgment
D.hadachangeonhisviewpointoflife
3.Theoctopus’s(章鱼)reputationasahuman-killerisn’tsimplyanexaggeration(夸张)—itisatotalmyth.Theoctopuscanindeedbeadeadlyhunter,butonlyofitsnaturalvictims.Someshellfish(壳类动物)andanoccasionalsickorincautiousfishhavereasontobefrightenedofthismulti-armedhunter,butapersonismuchtoolargetointeresteventhebiggestoctopus.Eventhelargestamongoctopiismuchsmallerthanmostpeopleimagine.Farfrombeinglargeenoughtoswallowaship,asmonsteroctopiinmovieshavebeenknowntodo,thelargestoctopus,foundonthePacificcoast,weighsaround110poundsandgrowstonomorethantenfeetinwidth.
Thehard,parrot-likebeak(喙)ofanoctopusisnotusedforattackingdeep-seadivers,butforcuttingopenshellfish.Indeed,theoctopuspossessessuchatinythroatthatitcannotswallowlargepiecesofmeat.Instead,itfeedsbypouringdigestivejuicesintoitsvictims,andthensuckingupthesoupyremains.Ashellfishthatfindsitselfinthegraspofanoctopushasonlyashorttimetolive.Buthumanbeingsareperfectlysafe.Still,peoplerarelycaretogocloseenoughtothesecarefulcreaturestogetagoodlookatthem.
【小题1】Thispassageismainlyabout.
A.thehorrorsoftheoctopusB.thelargestoctopusintheworld
C.octopiandtheirbehaviourD.theoctopus’sdeadlyhuntingmethod
【小题2】Itisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat.
A.peoplehaveunreasonablefearsabouttheoctopus
B.theoctopusisnotinterestedinhumanbeings
C.theoctopusisafraidofhumanbeings
D.theoctopusisaverycruelseaanimal
【小题3】Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“carefulcreatures”refertointhelastparagraph?
A.Octopi.B.Shellfish.C.Fish.D.Thevictims.
【小题4】Thehardbeakoftheoctopusisusedfor.
A.attackingdeep-seadiversB.cuttinguplargepiecesofmeat
C.cuttingopenitsvictimsD.defendingitself
【小题5】Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat.
A.theoctopusisnotdangeroustoman
B.peopleoftenfearcreaturesthatarenotdangeroustothem
C.theoctopusonlyhuntsitsnaturalvictims
D.thingsdescribedinmoviesarenottobebelieved
4.If“Iloveyou”arethethreenicestwordsintheEnglishlanguage,then“justincase”mustbethethreemostannoying.Theyareoftenfollowedby“youneverknow…”suggestingawholebundle(大量)ofhorrorsifyoudon’tgoalongwiththe“justincase”idea.
Thefirst“justincase”youheardwasprobablyfromyourmother.Doyouremember“Alwaysmakesureyourunderwearisclean.Justincase”?
You’dask“Incaseofwhat?
”andshe’dsay,“Youneverknow…”Ifyoukeptasking,shewouldfinallysaytheominous(不祥的)words.“Youcouldbeinanaccident.”Throughmostofyouschoolyears,besidesbooks,pens,etc…youcarriedaroundaheavysweater,sunscreen,andaraincoat,justincaseitgotcold,orhot,oritrained.ThankstoMom,“justincase”ruledyourlife.ItwasthesamewithHalloweencandy.
“Don’teatinuntilMomorDadcancheckitout,justincase.”
“Incaseofwhat?
”you’dsay.
“Youneverknow.”
“Knowwhat?
”
Andthenitcame–thethreatwhichensuredyouwouldenduplettingMomandDadeatallyourcandy.Simplybecausetheylovedyousomuchandwantedtoprotectyoufromharm.“Therecouldbepoisoninit.”
Aswegetolder,thehabithasbecomesodeep-rootedthatweforceitonourselves.Weleavefortheairporttocatchourflighthalfanhourbeforetheaircraftleavesitspreviouslocation,justincasethetrafficisbad.“Justincase”.Thephraseissomuchapartofourlives.I’mgoingtoprintupthisarticlenow,butI’llalsosaveitontomyharddrive,justincasemycomputercrashes.I’llalsosaveitonadisc,andjustincasethediscgetsdamaged.I’llsaveitonmyflashdrive.Well…youneverknow.Thanksalot,Mom!
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