高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解训练4III.docx
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高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练4III
2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练(4)(III)
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。
Adifferentsortofgenerationgapisdevelopingintheworkplace.Someone---specificallythefather-daughterteamofLarryandMeaganJohnson---hasfiguredoutthatonsomeAmericanjobsites,fivegenerationsareworkingsidebyside.
Intheirnewbookaboutgenerationsintheworkplacethepairarguethatwhilesuchanagedifferenceaddsalotoftextureandavarietyoflifeexperiences,itcanalsobringtensionsandconflicts.
TheJohnsonsarehuman-resourcetrainersandpublicspeakers.DadLarryisaformerhealth-careexecutive;daughterMeaganisaonetimehigh-levelsalesmanager.
Herearetheoldestandyoungestofthefivegenerationstheyidentify:
TheycalltheoldestgroupTraditionals,bornbefore1945.TheywereheavilyinfluencedbythelessonsoftheGreatDepressionandWorldWarTwo.Theyrespectauthority,setahighstandardofworkmanship,andmunicateeasilyandconfidently.Butthey’realsostubbornlyindependent.Theywanttheiropinionsheard.
AttheotherextremearewhattheJohnsonscallLinksters,bornafter1995intotoday’smoreplicated,multi-mediaworld.Theyliveandbreathetechnologyandareoftensocialactivists.
Youwon’tfindmany15-yearoldsintheofficesoflargepanies,exceptasvolunteers,ofcourse,butquiteoldandquiteyoungworkersdoetogetherinsalesenvironmentslikebikeshopsandice-creamstores.
TheJohnsons,LarryandMeagan,representagenerationgapthemselvesintheirworkwithjobsiteissues.TheJohnsons’pointisthatastheaveragelifespancontinuestoriseandretirementdatesgetdelayedbecauseofthetighteconomy,peopleofdifferentgenerationsareworkingsidebyside,moreoftenbringingwiththemverydifferentideasaboutpanyloyaltyandworkvalues.
Thefivegenerationsareheavilyinfluencedbyquitedifferentevents,socialtrends,andtheculturalphenomenaoftheirtimes.Theirexperiencesshapetheirbehaviorandmakeitdifficult,sometimes,formanagerstoachieveastrongandefficientworkplace.
LarryandMeaganJohnsondiscussallthisingreaterdetailinanewbook,“Generations,Inc.:
FromBoomerstoLinksters---ManagingtheFrictionBetweenGenerationsatWork,”publishedbyAmaPress,whichisavailableinallgoodbookstorefromthisFriday.
1.Thetypeofgenerationgapinparagraph1referstothedifferenceinbeliefs________.
A.betweenmanagersandworkersB.amongfamilymembers
C.amongemployeesD.betweenolderandnewerpanies
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutTraditionals?
A.They’velearnedmuchfromwarandeconomicdisaster.
B.They’redifficulttoworkwithastheyarestubborn.
C.Theyrespecttheirbossandhopetoberespected.
D.They’reindependentworkerswithgreatconfidence.
3.Accordingtothepassage,theLinkstersareusually________.
A.foundworkingintheofficesoflargepanies
B.influencedbymediaandtechnology
C.enthusiasticmulti-mediaactivists
D.ice-creamsellers
4.Accordingtothepassage,modernworkforcesaremorediversebecause________.
A.peoplewanttoincreasetheiraveragelifespan
B.manyyoungpeopleareenteringtheworkforce
C.employeeswithdifferentvaluescanbenefittheirpanies
D.retirementdatesarebeingdelayedforeconomicreasons
5.What’sthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.TopromoteanewbookbyLarryandMeaganJohnson.
B.Todescribethefivedifferentworkplacegenerations.
C.TointroducetheJohnsons’researchaboutdiverseworkforces.
D.Toidentifyamajorprobleminmodernworkforces.
【参考答案】1—5、CBBDA
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。
The400phonemessagessaiditall.Veterans(老兵)wantedtotalk,andJeffBeers,amilitaryhistorybuffandthesonofaretiredNavyman,wasreadytolisten.BeershadvolunteeredfortheVeteransHistoryProject,aprogramattheLibraryofCongressdedicatedtopreservingtheoralhistoriesofAmerican’s19millionveterans.LocalnewspaperslistedBeer’snumber,andtheresponsewastremendous.He’svideotaped52vetseversince.
“Mostofthemareshockedthatanyonewouldbeinterestedintheirsmallstory,”saysBeers,33,anassistantengineerforthecityofPoway,Calif.“Theyask,‘Whynow?
’Butithastobenow,beforeit’stoolate.”TheU.S.DepartmentofVeteransAffairsestimatesthat1,847veteransdieeachday.
BeersandtheothervolunteersarecollectingtheI-was-theredetail.OneofthemostmovingcamefromaWorldWarIIPOW(prisonerofwar):
“Hehadtomarch500milesthroughtheBlackForestinwinter.Theyatebarksoupandsleptatlocalfarm.”
TheWWIIgenerationprises(包含)mostofthe700historiesgatheredsincetheprogrambeganin2001.But,saysdirectorEllenLovell,theywanttohearfromvetsofeverywar.“Iinterviewedmybrother-in-law,anarmysurgeoninVietnam,”shesays.“Hesaidhesharedthingswithmethathe’snevertoldanyone.”
1.Whatdoweknowfromthetextabouttheveterans?
A.Theyliveaveryhappylifeafterthewar.
B.Theyoftentoldtheirstoriestoothers.
C.Theywerehighlyrespectedbypeople.
D.Theyarebeingfewerandfewerinnumbers.
答案解析:
答案为D。
本题为细节推理题。
由第二段最后一句话“TheU.S.DepartmentofVeteransAffairsestimatesthat1,847veteransdieeachday.”可知,每天有1847位老兵死去,也就意味着老兵的数目越来越少,故D选项正确。
2.Howdidtheveteransfeelwhentheywereinterviewed?
A.Happy.B.Sad.C.Surprised.D.Disappointed.
答案解析:
答案为C。
本题为细节题。
由第二段首句“Mostofthemareshockedthatanyonewouldbeinterestedintheirsmallstory,”可知,老兵对于有人对他们的故事感兴趣感到非常吃惊,故答案为C。
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”(Paragraph1)referto?
A.Veteranswantedtotalk.B.JeffBeerswasreadytolisten.
C.Theveteranshadmanystories.D.Thereweremanyphonemessages.
答案解析:
答案为A。
本题为词义推断题。
由第一段前面的内容“The400phonemessagessaiditall.Veteranswantedtotalk,andJeffBeers,amilitaryhistorybuffandthesonofaretiredNavyman,wasreadytolisten.”可知,“it”指代的是紧跟着它后面的内容“Veteranswantedtotalk”,故答案为A。
4.WhatkindofstoriesisJeffBeersmostinterestedin?
A.HistoricalrecordsofWorldWarII.
B.Storieswrittenbynewspaperreporters.
C.Storiesmosttalkedaboutbypublic.
D.Personalexperiencesofpeopleduringdifferentwars.
答案解析:
答案为D。
本题为细节推理题。
由倒数第二段“OneofthemostmovingcamefromaWorldWarIIPOW(prisonerofwar):
‘Hehadtomarch500milesthroughtheBlackForestinwinter.Theyatebarksoupandsleptatlocalfarm.’”可知,JeffBeers最感兴趣的是战争期间人们的个人经历,故答案为D。
阅读理解。
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
InStockholm,theSwedishAcademyhaschosentheBritishauthorDorisLessingforthexxNobelPrizeinLiterature.
TheselectionofDorisLessingforaNobelwaspopularamongthehundredsofjournalistsgatheredfortheannouncementinStockholm.
PermanentSecretaryoftheSwedishAcademyHoraceEngdahlsaidwithskepticism,fireandvisionarypowerLessinghassubjectedadividedcivilizationtoscrutiny.
DorisLessingwasbornin1919inPersia-modern-dayIran-toBritishparents,movingasachildwithherfamilytosouthernRhodesia,nowZimbabwe,whereshestayedinschoolonlytotheageof14.
AyearaftermovingtoLondon,shepublishedherfirstnovelin1950.TheGrassisSingingexaminesunbridgeableracialconflictincolonialAfricathroughtheeyesofawhitefarmer'swifeandherblackservant.
AmemberoftheBritishmunistPartyduringthe1950sandacampaigneragainstnucleararmsandSouthAfricanapartheid,LessingwasforyearsbannedfromthatcountryandfromRhodesia.
Herliterarybreakthroughcamein1962withpublicationofTheGoldenNotebook,seenbymany,thoughnotnecessarilyLessing,asapioneeringworkofmodernfeminism.Adisjointedstudyofthemindofthemaincharacter,AnnaWulf,thenovelexploresherthoughtsaboutAfrica,politicsandmunism,relationshipswithmenandsex,andJungiananalysisanddreaminterpretation.
Lessing'sthemesshiftedtopsychologyinherworksfromthe1960s,andbythe1970sshewasfascinatedwiththeIslamicmystictraditionofSufism.HerturntowardsciencefictionwiththeCanopusseriesintheearly1980swasnotwarmlyreceivedbytraditionalistcritics,butshehascontinuedtowinnewreadersandnumerousliteraryawards,includingtheDavidCohenBritishLiteraryPrizeandthepanionofHonourfromtheRoyalSocietyofLiterature,bothin2001.
Followingtheannouncement,theHoraceEngdahltoldVOAwhyhewaspersonallysopleasedwithLessing'sselection.
"Sheisoneofthetrulygreatwriters-ofnovels,shortstories,fictionandnon-fiction,"Engdahlsaid."Sheisoneofthefewwriterswhohavehadthecouragetoupholdtheprincipleofequalitybetweenthemaleandfemaleexperience,andshehasgiventheimpulsetonumbersofotherwomenwriters.Andsheisreallythemotherofaschoolthatisoneofthemostimportantinourcontemporaryliterature."
At87,DorislessingistheoldestNobelLiteraturelaureatesincethefirstprizeswereawardedin1901.EachNobelPrizeisthisyearacpaniedbyacheckforapproximately$1.4million.
6.HowoldwasDorisLessingwhenshepublishedherfirstnovel?
A.14B.26C.31D.50
7.WhichofthefollowingaboutTheGrassisSingingistrue?
A.ItismainlyaboutracialconflictbetweenthewhitesandtheblacksintheUS.
B.Themaincharactersareawhitefarmer’swifeandherblackservant.
C.ItwaspublishedinAfrica.
D.ItwasDorisLessing’smostfamousnovel.
8.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________.
A.JournalistsareveryinterestedintheelectionofDorisLessing’sforNobelPrize.
B.DorisLessingregardTheGoldenNotesasapioneeringworkoffeminism.
C.DorisLessinghaswrittenaboutmanydifferentsubjects.
D.Manywritershavethecouragetosticktotheequalitybetweenthemale
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