届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解4.docx

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届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解4

2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：

阅读理解

1.

Wehavedesignedallourbankcardstomakeyourlifeeasier.

HowtouseyourNatWestServicecard

AsaSwitchcard,itletsyoupayforallsortsofgoodsandservices,whereveryouseetheSwitchlogo.Themoneycomesstraightoutofyouraccount,soyoucanspendasmuchasyoulikeaslongasyouhaveenoughmoneyoranagreedoverdraft（透支）tocoverit.Itisalsoachequeguaranteeforuptotheamountshownonthecard.Anditgivesyoufreeaccesstoyourmoneyfromover31,000cashmachinesacrosstheUK.

HowtouseyourNatWestCashcard

YoucanuseyourCashcardasaSolocardtopayforgoodsandserviceswhereveryouseetheSolologo.Itcanalsogiveyouaccesstoyouraccountandyourcashfromover31,000cashmachinesnationwide.Youcanspendorwithdrawwhatyouhaveinyouraccount,orasmuchasyouragreedoverdraftlimit.

Usingyourcardabroad

YoucanalsouseyourServicecardandCashcardwhenyou'reabroad.YoucanwithdrawatcashmachinesandpayforgoodsandserviceswhereveryouseetheCirrusorMaestrologodisplayed.

Wetakeacommissioncharge（手续费）of2.25%ofeachcashwithdrawalyoumake（upto￡4）andacommissionChargeof75penceeverytimeyouuseMaestrotopayforgoodsorservices.Wealsoapplyaforeign-exchangetransactionfeeof2.65%.

HowtouseyourNatWestCreditCard

Withyourcreditcardyoucandothefollowing:

*Payforgoodsandservicesandenjoyupto56daysinterest-freecredit.

*Payinover24millionshopsworldwidethatdisplaytheMastercardorVisalogos.

*CollectoneAIRMILEforevery￡20ofspendingthatappearsonyourstatement

（结算单）.

（Thisdoesnotincludeforeigncurrencyortraveler'schequesbought,interestandothercharges.）

69.IfyoucarrytheServicecardortheCashcard,________.

A.youcanuseittoguaranteethingsasyouwish

B.youcandrawyourmoneyfromcashmachinesconveniently

C.youcanspendasmuchmoneyasyoulikewithoutalimit

D.youhavetopaysomeextramoneywhenyoupayforservicesintheUK

70.Ifyouwithdraw￡200fromacashmachineabroad，youwillbecharged________.

A.￡4B.￡4.5C.￡5.25D.￡5.3

71.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutusingyourNatWestCreditCard?

A.Youhavetopaybackwithinterestwithin56days.

B.Youwillbechargedsomeinterestbeyondtwomonths.

C.Youcanusethecardinanyshopacrosstheworld.

D.Youwillgainoneairmileifyouspend￡20ontraveler’scheques.

2.

Doesitfeelright?

ThisisanexcerptfromOprahWinfrey’s2008StanfordCommencement（毕业典礼）Address:

AyearafterIleftcollege,Iwasgiventheopportunitytoco-anchor（共同主持）the6o’clocknewsinBaltimore…Yet,itdidn’tfeelright.Thefirstsign,asPresidentHennessywassaying,waswhentheytriedtochangemyname.Thenewsdirectorsaidtomeatthetime:

“Nobody’sgoingtorememberOprah.So,wewanttochangeyourname.We’vecomeupwithanamewethinkthatpeoplewillrememberandpeoplewilllike.It’safriendlyname:

Suzie.”…Igrewupnotlovingthename,butonceIwasaskedtochangeit,Ithought,well,itismynameanddoIlooklikeaSuzietoyou?

So,Ithought,no,itdoesn’tfeelright.I’mnotgoingtochangemyname.Andifpeoplerememberitornot,that’sOK.

Andthentheysaidtheydidn’tlikethewayIlooked…So,theysentmetoasalonwheretheygavemeaperm（烫发）,andafterafewdaysallmyhairfelloutandIhadtoshavemyhead.Andthentheyreallydidn’tlikethewayIlooked,becausenowIamblackandbaldandsittingonTV.Notaprettypicture.

Butevenworsethanbeingbald,Ireallyhated,hated,hatedbeingsenttoreportonotherpeople’stragediesasapartofmydailyduty,knowingthatIwasjustexpectedtoobserve,wheneverythinginmyinstincttoldmethatIshouldbedoingsomething,（andthat）Ishouldbelendingahand…

Itfeltright.Andthat’swhereeverythingthatfollowedformebegan.Andaftereightmonths,Ilostthatjob.TheysaidIwastooemotional.Iwastoomuch.Butsincetheydidn’twanttopayoutthecontract,theyputmeonatalkshowinBaltimore.AndthemomentIsatdownonthatshow,themomentIdid,IfeltlikeI’dcomehome.IrealizedthatTVcouldbemorethanjustaplayground,butaplatformforservice,forhelpingotherpeople’slivesimprove.AndthemomentIsatdown,doingthattalkshow,itfeltlikebreathing.

AndIgotthatlesson.Whenyou’redoingtheworkyou’remeanttodo,itfeelsrightandeverydayisabonus（意外收获）,regardlessofwhatyou’regettingpaid.

65.WhydidOprahrefusetochangehernametoSuzie?

A.Shewantedtobeherself.

B.Itwouldbeinconvenient.

C.ThenameSuziewastooordinary.

D.Shewasfondofherownname.

66.WhatwasthemostimportantreasonforwhyOprahhatedherjobreportingthenews?

A.Reportingtragediesalldaymadehersad.

B.Shedidn’tlikejuststandingaroundandtalking.

C.Shehopedshecoulddecidewhattoreport.

D.Shewasaskedtochangehernameandshaveherhairoff.

67.Whatdoes“thatlesson”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Listeningtoyourheart.

B.Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.

C.Don’thesitatetofindabetterjob.

D.Helpingpeopleimprove.

68.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesOprah?

A.Understandingandoptimistic.

B.Carefulandconsiderate.

C.Persuasiveandemotional.

D.Determinedandsympathetic.

3.

Petroleum,consistingofcrudeoil（原油）andnaturalgas,seemstooriginatefromorganicmatterinmarinesediment（海洋沉淀物）.Tinyorganismssettletotheseafloorandgatherinmarinemud.Theorganicmattermaypartiallybreakdown,usingupthedissolvedoxygeninthesediment.Assoonastheoxygenisgone,decaystopsandtheremainingorganicmatterispreserved.

Continuedsedimentationburiestheorganicmatterandsubjectsittohighertemperaturesandpressures,whichchangetheorganicmattertooilandgas.Asmuddysedimentsarepressedtogether,thegasandsmalldropsofoilmaybesqueezedoutofthemudandmaymoveintosandylayersnearby.Overmillionsofyears,accumulationsofgasandoilcancollectinthesandylayers.Bothoilandgasarelessdensethanwater,sotheygenerallytendtoriseupwardthroughrockandsediment.

Oilpoolsarevaluableundergroundaccumulationsofoil,andoilfieldsareregionsunderlainbyoneormoreoilpools.Whenanoilpoolorfieldisdiscovered,wellsaredrilledintotheground.Whenthewellreachesapool,oilusuallyrisesupthewellbecauseofitsdensitydifference（密度差）withwaterbeneathitorbecauseofthepressureofexpandinggastrappedaboveit.Althoughthisriseofoilisalmostalwayscarefullycontrolledtoday,strongnaturalflowsofoilwerecommoninthepast.Gaspressuregraduallydiesout,andoilispumpedfromthewell.Waterorsteammaybepumpeddownneighboringwellstohelppushtheoilout.

Asoilbecomesincreasinglydifficulttofind,thesearchforitisextendedintomoreunfriendlyenvironments.ThedevelopmentoftheoilfieldontheNorthSlopeofAlaskaandtheconstructionoftheAlaskapipelineareexamplesofthegreatexpenseanddifficultyinvolvedinnewoildiscoveries.Offshoredrillingplatformsextendthesearchforoiltotheocean’scontinentalshelves.Morethanone-quarteroftheworld’soilandalmostone-fifthoftheworld’snaturalgascomefromoffshore,eventhoughoffshoredrillingissixtoseventimesmoreexpensivethandrillingonland.

Ofcourse,thereisfarmoreoilundergroundthancanberecovered.Evengiventhebestexplorationtechniques,onlyabout30to40percentoftheoilinagivenpoolcanbebroughttothesurface.Therestisfartoodifficulttoreachandhastoremainunderground.

72.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutpetroleumformation?

A.Microscopicorganismsthatliveinmudproducecrudeoilandnaturalgas.

B.Largeamountsofoxygenareneededforpetroleumformationtobegin.

C.Petroleumisformedwhenorganicmaterialinsedimentscombineswithdecayingorganisms.

D.Petroleumformationappearstobegininmarinesedimentswhereorganicmatterexists.

73.WhatdoesthedevelopmentoftheAlaskanoilfieldmentionedillustrate?

A.Morepetroleumisextractedfromtheseathanfromland.

B.Drillingforoilrequireshugefinancialinvestments.

C.Theglobaldemandforoilhasbeenincreasingovertheyears.

D.TheNorthSlopeofAlaskahassubstantialamountsofoil.

74.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellusinthepassage?

A.Theformation,processingandexplorationofpetroleum

B.Thespecifictechniquesinvolvedinoilexploration.

C.Thechangingrelationshipsbetweencountries.

D.Thefutureintensesituationinoilproductmarkets.

75.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Availableexplorationtechniquesserveourpurposeofexploringoilverywell.

B.Moreandmorepublicregionswillbefurtherprotectedfrombeingdrilledinthefuture.

C.Countriesmaysufferfromunpleasantrelationshipsforrespectivebenefitsinexploringoil.

D.Powerfulflowsofoilisaphenomenonwhichcanbewitnessedrarelynow.

4.

OneofthemajorfunctionsofaniPhoneis,ofcourse,toplaymusic.TheiTunesapphasbeendesignedinsuchawayastotakeadvantageoftheiPhone’stouchscreen.Butwhatifyouwanttolistentomusicthatisn’tinyouriTuneslibrary,oryouwanttodiscovernewmusicwithoutsittinginfrontofacomputer?

Thereareplentyofwaystoaccessmusic,butnoteveryoneknowswhatoptionsareavailable.Eitherthat,ortherearesomanyoptionsthatgoingthroughallofthemistiring.Forthesereasons,hereweofferafewconvenientwaysoflisteningtomusiconyouriPhonewithoutusingiTunes.

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