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高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练七十集之连载54
2016高考英语二轮阅读理解训练七十集之连载(54)
【阅读理解】人物故事类
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
TimRichterandhiswife,Linda,hadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffalo,NewYork—heincomputers,sheinspecialeducation.“Teachingmeanseverythingtous,"Timwouldsay.InApril1998,helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife’spurpose.
Notlongafterthesurgery,TimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibrary,aprogramstartedbyDollyParton’sfoundation(基金会)thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger’shometownofSevier,Tennessee.“Ithought,maybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretire,“Timrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdesk,“asareminder."
Fiveyearslater,nowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedesk,Timclickedonimaginationlibrary.com.Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.
ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichters.Ratherthansignuponline,theywenttoDollywoodforalook-see.“Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbish,"saysLinda.Thebooks—reviewedeachyearbyteachers,literacyspecialists,andDollywoodboardmembers—includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats’sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaLlamaseries.
Satisfied,thecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004,theyhaveshippedmorethan12,200bookstopreschoolersintheirarea.MeganWilliams,amotheroffour,ismorethanappreciative:
“ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI’veneverheardof."
TheRichtersspendabout$400amonthsendingbooksto200children.“Somepeoplesitthereandwaittodie,“saysTim.“Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft."
1.WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?
A.Hishealthproblem. B.Hisloveforteaching.
C.Theinfluenceofhiswife. D.ThenewsfromtheWeb.
2.WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary?
A.Giveoutbrochures. B.Dosomethingsimilar.
C.Writebooksforchildren. D.Retirefrombeingateacher.
3.Accordingtothetext,DollyPartonis .
A.awell-knownsurgeon B.amotherofafour-year-old
C.asingerborninTennessee D.acomputerprogrammer
4.WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywood?
A.Toavoidsigninguponline.
B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.
C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.
D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.
5.WhatcanwelearnfromTim’swordsinthelastparagraph?
A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.
B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.
C.Hetriestosavethosewaitingtodie.
D.Heconsidershiseffortsworthwhile.
【参考答案】1—5、ABCDD
2016高考模拟题。
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。
Haveyoueverpickedajobbasedonthefactthatyouweregoodatitbutlaterfounditmadeyoufeelveryuncomfortableovertime?
Whenyouselectyourcareer,there’sawholelotmoretoitthanassessingyourskillsandmatchingthemwithaparticularposition.Ifyouignoreyourpersonality,itwillgetyoualong-termhurtregardlessofyourskillsorthejob’spay.Thereareseveralareasofyourpersonalitythatyouneedtoconsidertohelpyoufindagoodjob.Hereareafewofthosemainareas:
1)Doyoupreferworkingaloneorwithotherpeople?
Thereareisolating(孤立的)jobsthatwilldriveanoutgoingpersoncrazyandalsointeractivejobsthatwillmakeashypersonuneasy.Mostpeoplearenotextremesineitherdirectionbutdohaveatendencythattheyprefer.Therearealsopositionsthataresometimesacombinationofthetwo,whichmaybebestforsomeoneinthemiddlewhoadaptseasilytoeithersituation.
2)Howdoyouhandlechange?
Mostjobsthesedayshavesomeelementsofchangetothem,butsomearemorethanothers.Ifyouneedstabilityinyourlife,youmayneedajobwherethechangesdon’thappensooften.Otherpeoplewouldbeboredofthesamedailyroutine.
3)Doyouenjoyworkingwithcomputers?
Idoseethisasakindofpersonalitycharacteristic.Therearepeoplewhoarehappytospendmorethan40hoursaweekonacomputer,whilethereareotherswhoneedalotofhumaninteractionthroughouttheday.Again,theseareextremesandyou’lllikelyfindalotofpositionssomewhereinthemiddleaswell.
4)Whattypeofworkenvironmentdoyouenjoy?
Thiscanrangefrombeinginalargebuildingwithalotofpeopleyouwon’tknowimmediatelytoasmallersettingwhereyou’llgettoknowalmostallthepeopletherefairlyquickly.
5)Howdoyouliketogetpaid?
Somepeoplearemotivatedbythepaytheyget,whileothersfeeltoostressedtobelikethat.Thevarietyofpaymentdesignsinthesalesindustryisatypicalexampleforthis.
Anyway,theseareagreatstartingpointforyou.I’veseenitoverandoveragainwithpeoplethattheymakemoremoneyovertimewhentheydosomethingtheylove.Itmaytakeyoualittlelonger,butmakingamovetodowhatyouhaveapassionforcanchangethecourseofyourlifeforthebetter.
1.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1mean?
A.Youmayignoreyourskillswhenyouselectjob.
B.Jobskillsarethemostimportantthingswhenyouselectjob.
C.Therearemoreimportantthingsthanjobskillswhenyouselectjob.
D.Selectingjob,youshouldassessyourskillsandmatchthemwiththeposition.
2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Isolatingjobsusuallydrivepeoplemad.
B.Interactivejobsmakepeopleshyeasily.
C.Extremepeopletendtoworkwithothers.
D.Almosteveryonehasatendencyinjobs.
3.Whatisthemissingwordaboutajobsearchinthefollowingchart?
A.DesignB.ChangesC.CooperationD.Hobbies
4.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.LifestylesandJobPayB.JobsandEnvironment
C.JobSkillsandAbilitiesD.PersonalitiesandJobs
参考答案1—4、CDCD
【阅读理解】人物故事类
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Finally,Ienteredtheuniversity.Becauseofmycarefulsavings,Ididnothavetoworkduringtheschoolyear.Then,summercameanditwastimetoworkharderthanever.Icontinuedworkingasawaitressatnight,instructedtenniscampsseveralmorningsaweekandworkedasasecretaryforafewhoursintheafternoons.Ievendecidedtotakeaclassatacommunity(社区)college.Thisclassatthecommunitycollegesavedme$650.Itwasanextremelytiringsummerandmademeanxioustoreturntomyrelativelyeasylifeattheuniversity.
Duringmy secondandthirdyearsofundergraduateschooling,Idecidedtoworkaboutfivehoursperweekinthecampus(校园)admissionsofficeansweringphones.Thisprovidedalittlespendingmoneyandkeptmefromdrawingmysavingsout.TheoverallsituationlookedhopefulasIapproachedmysenioryearaslongasIcouldmakeasmuchmoneyasIhadtheprevioussummer.IwantedtogotoIsraeltostudyfor3weeks,butIhesitatedinmakingthisdecisionbecauseitwouldcostme$1,600moretogetthecreditsinIsrael.AbouttwoweekslatermyMomcalledtotellmethatIhad$1,600inthebankthatIhadforgottenabout!
Oneofmyconcernsaboutthistripwasnotonlythecost,butthelossoftimetomakemoney;however,ImadeasmuchthatsummerinthetenweekswhenIwasathomeasIhadmadeduringthefourteenweekswhenIwasathomethesummerbefore.Thewayeverythingworkedtogethertomakethistrippossiblewasoneofthemostexcitingthingsthathaveeverhappenedtome.
Thisexperiencehasshapedmeinmanyimportantways.ThefirstthingthatIlearnedwastheimportanceofastrongworkethic(伦理).Workinglonghoursdidalottodevelopmycharacterandhelpedmelearnthevalueofadollar.Italsomademelearnhowtosearchforcreativewaystosettledifficultsituations.
1.Wheredidthewriterprobablyworkpart-timebeforeattendingtheuniversity?
A.Inarestaurant. B.Inthetenniscamps.
C.Inacompany. D.Intheadmissionsoffice.
2.Thewritertookaclassatacommunitycollegemainlybecause_____.
A.shewantedtosavemoney B.lifetherewasrelativelyeasy
C.summertimewastiring D.itwasrequiredbytheuniversity
3.Thewriter’smajorconcernaboutthetriptoIsraelwasthat_____.
A.hermotherwouldnotgiveherapproval B.shewouldfailtogetcreditsinIsrael
C.awell-paidsummerjobwouldbelostD.$1,600couldn’tbedrawnoutintime
4.Thepassageismainlyabouthowthewriter_____.
A.mademoneyonthecollegecampus
B.managedtomakefulluseofhervacation
C.wasforcedtosupportherselfbyhermother
D.wasshapedbyworkingpart-timethroughcollege
【参考答案】1—4、AACD
2016高考模拟题。
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。
AnOfsted(英国教育标准办公室)studyreportsthatteachersarediscouragingstudentswhowanttoleaveschoolandworkasapprentices(学徒)inbeautysalons(美容中心)orhairdressers.
Inspectorsquestioned105youngpeopleforareportonapprenticeshipspublishedonWednesday.Theyfoundseveralexamplesofyoungpeoplewhofelttheyhadbeenlaughedatbytheirteachersforwantingtoprogresstowork-basedlearning,particularlyincareorhairdressing,ratherthanstayonatschool.
Rightorwrong,isitanysurprisethatthisishappening?
From2014,thegovernmentwillmeasureschoolsaccordingtotherateoftheirpupilswhogotouniversity.BrianLightman,generalsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,saysthegovernmenthasalreadyputteachersunder“verygreatpressuretofocusonacademicsubjects”.
Ontheotherhand,theEducationAct2011,whichcameintoforceinNovember,placesschoolsunderadutytogivefaircareeradvicetopupils.
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