届高三英语二轮专题强化精选阅读理解35.docx
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届高三英语二轮专题强化精选阅读理解35
2014届高三英语二轮专题强化选精:
阅读理解
1.
WHATcanhelpyoumakeafortuneinthefuture?
Graduatingfromatopuniversitymightnotbeenough.AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainhasshownthatthemorefriendsyouhaveinschool,themoremoneyyou’llearnlater.
Theideathatpopularitycouldhaveaseriousinfluenceonone’searningpotentialshouldn’tcomeastoomuchofasurprise.Theresearchersnotedthatifyouwanttogetaheadinlife,socialskillsandnetworkingareeasilyaspowerfulastalentandhardwork.
“Ifapersonhaslotsoffriends,itmeansthatheorshehastheabilitytogetalongwithothersinallkindsofdifferentsituations,”saidXuYanchun,17,fromNantouHighSchoolinShenzhen,whototallyagreedwiththerecentfinding.“Also,friendsalwayshelpeachother.Theynotonlycreatewidersocialcirclesforyoubutliftyourmoodwhenyouareoccasionallyinlowspirits,”saidXu.Shebelievedthatallthishelpsyou“earnahighersalary.”
Maybethat’swhysomepeoplethinktheyoungergenerationsareintheageofFriendalholism(交友狂症)?
AwomanevencomplainedthatthenetworkingwebsiteFacebook’s5,000-friendlimitwastoolowforherlargereserveofsocialcontacts.
Butwhatdoesfriendmean?
Shouldfriendsberegardedasaformofcurrency?
“Callmeuncool,butIthinkofafriendasanactualpersonwithwhomIhaveanactualhistoryandwhomIenjoyactuallyseeing.Itseems,however,thatthisisnolongerthedefinitionoffriend”,saidMeghanDaum,whoworkswithTheLosAngelesTimesintheUS.
Daumdislikestheideathatquantitytrumpsqualityintheageoffriendaholism.Shethoughttheideaoffriendship,atleastamongthegrowingpopulationofInternetsocialnetworkers,wastogetasmanyofnot-really-friendsaspossible.Forexample,afriendmightbesomeoneyoumightknowpersonallybutwhocouldjustaseasilybethefriendofafriendofsomeotherFacebookfriendyoudon’tactuallyknow.Althoughsheagreedthatsocialtiesgrease(润滑)thewheelsoflife,shealsowarned.“Toobadonethingmoneycan’tbuyisarealfriend.”
64.WhatcanfriendsdointheeyesofXuYanchun?
A.Theycanhelpyouwithyourschoolwork.
B.Theyteachyouhowtomakemoremoney.
C.Theyhelpyoutogetridofsadnessandcheerup
D.Theyintroducetheirfriendstoyou.
65.Whatwillbeneededifyouaretoachievesuccessaccordingtotheresearchers?
A.Socialskills,friends,goodmoodandfortune.
B.Socialskills,networking,talentandhardwork..
C.Socialskills,networking,potentialandfortune.
D.Socialskills,talent,hardworkandthefacebook.
66.WelearnthatMeghanDaum’sattitudetowardsfriends-issomewhat.
A.up-to-dateB.optimisticC.confusedD.traditional
67.Whatdoestheword“trumps”inthelastparagraphmean?
A.isbetterthanB.isequaltoC.isworsethanD.issimilarto
2.
ThereisanEnglishsayingthatgoes,"hewholaughslast,laughsthehardest."HighSchoolMusical(歌舞青春)starandteenheartthrob(让人心动的男人)ZacEfronislaughingalotthesedays.
Asayoungboy,Efronwaspickedoninschoolbecausehewasalwaysthesmallestinhisclassandteasedbecausehehadabigspacebetweenhisteeth.Insixthgrade,Efron'sbasketballteammadeittotheleaguechampionships.Indoubleovertime,withthreesecondsleft,hereboundedtheballandpassedit—tothewrongteam!
Theyscoredandhisteamlostthegame.
Buthistory,astheysay,isathingofthepast.Nowat21,EfronisoneofPeoplemagazine's100MostBeautifulPeople,gracesthecoverofEntertainmentWeekly,Hollywood'smostinfluentialmagazine,andistravelingtheworldpromotingthethirdHighSchoolMusicalfilm.DirectorAdamShankmandescribedEfronas"arguably(可以说是/认为)thebiggestteenstarinAmericarightnow."Simplygoogle"ZacEfron"andyougetmorethan14millionresponses.Yes,itseemsEfronhasalottosmileaboutthesedays.
EfronwasbornandraisedinCalifornia.Hetookschoolseriously.AccordingtoEfron,"hewouldflipout(发疯)ifhegotaBandnotanAinschool,andthathewasaclassclown..”Itwashisfatherwhoencouragedhimtoact.Hetookpartinschoolperformancesandwithalocaltheatergroup.Healsotooksinginglessons.Hegraduatedfromhighschoolin2006andwasacceptedattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniatostudyfilm.Buthedeferred(延期)—whystudymovieswhenyoucanstarinthem.
NowhehassignedontostarintheromanticcomedySeventeenAgainandtoplayintheremakeofthehugelypopularmovie,Footloose.Efronisalsoearningmorethan$3millionforhisroleinHighSchoolMusical3.Notbadfora21-year-old.ButEfronstillremembersthosebullies(欺凌弱小者).
"Youalwayshavetorememberthatbullieswanttobringyoudownbecauseyouhavesomethingthattheyadmire,"Efronsaid."Also,whenyougetmadefunof,whenpeoplepointoutyourweaknesses,it'sanopportunityforyoutoriseabove."
Efronhasrisenallthewaytothetopofthemoviebusiness.Andhecannowlaughallthewaytothebank.
60.ThewriterusedtheEnglishsayingatthebeginningto____.
A.suggestthatsuccessfulEfrondoesn’thavesuchasmoothpast
B.suggestthatEfronstillhasalongwaytogo
C.showthatEfron’ssuccessishardearned
D.showthatEfronhasbeatenhiscritics
61.Howdoyouunderstandthesentence“Buthistory,astheysay,isathingofthepast”inParagraph3?
A.Betterletthepastbethepast.
B.Historydoesnotdecidefuture.
C.Differentfromhistory,Efronisquitepopularnow.
D.HistoryplaysanimportantroleinZacEfron’slife.
62.WhatdidZacEfronprobablydowhenhewasbullied?
A.Hewouldignorethemsinceheknewtheyjustwantedtomakehimfeelbad.
B.Hewastheclassclownsoheusedtheseexperiencesassourcesofhisjokes.
C.Hewouldtakethebulliesseriouslyandlaterfoundchancestofightback.
D.Hecheeredhimselfupanduseditasmotivationtomoveon.
63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?
A.Childrenoftenliketomakefunofothers’physicalfeatures.
B.DirectorAdamShankmanwasn’tsureEfronisthebiggestteenstarinAmericarightnow.
C.Withhiscurrentsuccessinmoviesandbiggermovierolestoplay,Efronismakingafortune.
D.Whenhegoestothebank,Efronlaughsalltheway.
3.
EricandDorisKingTurnerarepackingtheirbagsforNewZealand.They'rebusydecidingwhattopackandwhattoleavebehindinBritainandaremakingplanstoextendtheirnewhomeinNelson.DorisislookingforwardtogettingthegardenintoshapeandErichashisheartsetonaspotofflyfishing.ThedifferenceisthatEricis102,Dorisis87.Ericthinkshe'sBritain'soldestemigrant.
InJanuarynextyearEricKingTurnerandhiswifeof12yearswillwavegoodbyetotheirneighbors,andsetsailfromSouthamptononthevoyageofalifetime.Theoceanliner(远洋客轮)SagaRosewilltakesixweekstogettoAucklandandthecoupleareexpectingared-carpetwelcomefromfamily.
DoriswasborninNewZealandbutgaveupherhomelandwhenthecouplemetandmarriedinthelate1990s.ButNewZealandisclosetoboththeirheartsandtheattractionoffamilyandfriends,andthegoodfishinghelpedtopersuadethemtomove.
Doris,whohasfivechildrenandninegrandchildren,supportedherhusband'sapplicationtosettleinNewZealand.Thepaperworktookfivemonths.Ericsays,"Wenotonlyhadtoproduceamarriagecertificate(证书)butwehadtoproduceevidencethatwewereinalongandstablerelationship!
"Healsosaidhewasnotaskedabouthisagebuthadtoshowthathecouldsupporthimselffinancially(财政上)inNewZealand.
"IlikeNewZealand.Thewayoflifeisverymuchthesameasitisherebutitisnotsocrowded."Hiswifehasalwaysbeen“alittlebithomesick”buthasnevercomplained.Nowthecoupleareinthemiddleofthetaskofsortingoutpossessionsandsellingtheirflat.
56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.TheydecidedtoleaveallthethingsbehindinBritain.
B.ThewifealwayscomplainedaboutthelifeinBritain.
C.ThecouplewillsetuptheirnewhomeinNelson.
D.DorisandEricwillgotoNewZealandtoholdthewedding.
57.Theunderlinedword"emigrant"inParagraph1probablyreferstoapersonwho___.
A.livesinacountryforeverB.movesfromoneplacetosettleinanother
C.travelsaroundtheworldD.visitsmanyplacesinacountry
58.Whatmakesthecouple'smovetoNewZealandspecial?
A.Theirage.B.Theredcarpet.
C.TheoceanlinerSagaRose.D.Theirmarriagecertificate.
59.Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe.
A.Betterlatethannever
B.EricandDorisKing-Turnerarepackingtheirbags
C.Toleaveornottoleave,that'stheproblem
D.Eric,102,leavesBritainwithhiswife
4.
Peoplehavewonderedforalongtimehowtheirpersonalitiesandbehaviorsareformed.It’snoteasytoexplainwhyonepersonisintelligentandanotherisnot,orwhyoneiscooperativeandanotheriscompetitive.
Socialscientistsare,ofcourse,extremelyinterestedinthesetypesofquestion.Theywanttoexplainwhywepossesscertaincharacteristicsandexhibitcertainbehaviors.Therearenoclearanswersyet,buttwodistinctschoolsofthoughtonthematterhavedeveloped.Asonemightexpect,thetwoapproachesareverydifferentfromeachother,andthereisagreatdealofdebatebetweenproponentsofeachtheory.Theargumentisoftenconvenientlyreferredtoasnaturevs.nurture.
Thosewhosupportthe“nature”sideoftheconflictbelievethatourpersonalitiesandbehaviorpatternsarelargelydeterminedbybiologicalandgeneticfactors.Thatourenvironmenthaslittle,ifanything,todowithourabilities,characteristicsandbehavioriscentraltothistheory.Takentoanextreme,thistheorymai
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