届高三英语二轮专题强化精选阅读理解39.docx
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届高三英语二轮专题强化精选阅读理解39
2014届高三英语二轮专题强化选精:
阅读理解
1.
Sexprejudicesarebasedonandjustifiedbytheideology(思想体系;思想意识)thatbiologyisdestiny.Accordingtothisideology,basicbiologicalandpsychologicaldifferencesexistbetweenthesexes.Thesedifferencesrequireeachsextoplayaseparateroleinsociallife.Womenaretheweakersexbothphysicallyandemotionally.Thus,theyarenaturallysuitedmuchmoresothanmen,totheperformanceofdomesticduties.Awoman’splace,undernormalcircumstances,iswithintheprotectiveenvironmentofthehome.Naturehasdeterminedthatwomenplaycare-takerroles,suchaswifeandmotherandhomemaker.Ontheotherhandmenarebestsuitedtogooutintothecompetitiveworldofworkandpolitics,whereseriousresponsibilitiesmustbetakenon.Menaretobetheproviders;womenandchildrenare“dependents”.
Theideologyalsoholdsthatwomenwhowishtoworkoutsidethehouseholdshouldnaturallyfillthesejobsthatareinlinewiththespecialcapabilitiesoftheirsex.Itisthusappropriateforwomen,notmen,tobeemployedasnurses,socialworkers,elementaryschoolteachers,householdhelpers,andclerksandsecretaries.Thesepositionsaresimplyanextensionofwomen’sdomesticrole.Informaldistinctionsbetween“women’swork”and“men’swork”inthelaborforce,accordingtotheideology,aresimplyafunctionalreflectionofthebasicdifferencesbetweenthesexes.
Finally,theideologysuggeststhatnaturehasworkedherwillinanothersignificantway.Forthehumanspeciestosurviveovertime,itsmembersmustregularlyreproduce.Thus,womenmust,whetherathomeorinthelaborforce,makethemostoftheirphysicalappearance.Sogoestheideology.Itis,ofcourse,nottruethatbasicbiologicalandpsychologicaldifferencesbetweenthesexesrequireeachtoplaysex-definedrolesinsociallife.Thereisenoughevidencethatsexrolesvaryfromsocietytosociety,andthoseroledifferencesthatdoexistarelargelylearned.
Buttothedegreepeopleactuallybelievethatbiologyisdestinyandthatnatureintendedformenandwomentomakedifferentcontributionstosocietysex-definedroleswillbeseenastotallyacceptable.
72.Women’splace,somepeoplethink,istheprotectiveenvironmentofthehomebecause_____.
A.womencanprovidebettercareforthechildren
B.womenaretooweaktodoanyagriculturalworkatall
C.womenarebiologicallysuitedtodomesticjobs
D.womencannotcompetewithmeninanyfield
73.Accordingtotheauthor,sexroles________.
A.aresociallydetermined
B.areemotionallyandphysicallydetermined
C.canonlybedeterminedbywhateducationpeopletake
D.arebiologicallyandpsychologicallydetermined
74.Theauthorpointsoutthattheassignmentsofwomen’srolesinwork._________.
A.aredeterminedbywhattheyarebettersuitedto
B.growoutoftheirpositioninsidethehome
C.reflectabasicdifferencebetweenmenandwomen
D.aresuitabletothem,butnottomen
75.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thedivisionofsex-definedrolesiscompletelyunacceptable.
B.Women’srolesinworkaretoolimitedatpresent.
C.Inonesociety,menmightperformwhatisconsideredwomen’sdutiesbyanother.
D.Someofthewomen’srolesindomesticdutiescannotbetakenoverbymen.
2.
King’sCollegeSummerSchool
King’sCollegeSummerSchoolisanannualtrainingprogramforhighschoolstudentsatalllevelswhowanttoimprovetheirEnglish.CoursesaregivenbytheteachersofKing’sCollegeandothercollegesinNewYork.Tripstomuseumsandculturecentersarealsoorganized.Thisyear’ssummerschoolwillbefromJuly25toAugust15.
Moreinformationisasfollows:
Applicationdate
●StudentsinNewYorkschoolsendtheirapplicationsbeforeJuly18,2010.
●StudentsofothercitiesshouldsendtheirapplicationsbeforeJuly16,2010.
●ForeignstudentsshouldsendtheirapplicationsbeforeJuly10,2010
Courses
●EnglishLanguage
SpokenEnglish:
22hours
ReadingandWriting:
10hours
●AmericanHistory:
16hours
●AmericanCulture:
16hours
Steps
●Aletterofself---introduction
●Aletterofrecommendation
*ThelettersshouldbewritteninEnglishwithallthenecessaryinformation.
Cost
●Dailylessons:
$200
●Sportsandactivities:
$100
●Travels:
$200
●Hotelservice:
$400
*Youmaychoosetolivewithyourfriendsorrelativesinthesamecity.
Pleasewriteto:
Thompson,Sanders
1026King’sStreet
NewYork,NY10016,USA
E-mail:
KC-Summer—school@yahoo,com
69.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutKing’sCollegeSummerSchool?
A.Onlytopstudentscantakepartintheprogram.
B.King’sCollegeSummerSchoolisruneveryotheryear.
C.Visitstomuseumsandculturecentersarepartoftheprogram.
D.OnlytheteacherofKing’sCollegegivecourses.
70.IfyouaretolivewithyourrelativesinNewYork,youwillhavetopaytheschool_______.
A.$200B.$400C.$500D.$900
71.Whatinformationcanyougetfromthetext?
A.Theprogramwilllasttwomonths.
B.YoucanwritetoThompsononlyinEnglish
C.AsaChinesestudent,youcansendyourapplicationonJuly14,2010
D.YoucangetintouchwiththeschoolbyE-mailorbytelephone.
3.
Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise----andasaresult,wearegettingoldunnecessarilysoon.
ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofagingshouldbesloweddown.
WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.
Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointellectandemotion,anddeterminethehumancharacter.Therearsectionofbrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoremotionalfaculties.
Contractionoffrontandsidepartsascellsdieoffwasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixtyandseventy-year-olds.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsasfarmworkers,busdriversandshopassistants.
Matsuzawa’sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“Thebestwaytomaintaingoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain,”hesays,“Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don’trelyonpocketcalculators.”
65.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout____.
A.whycertainpeopleagesoonerthanothersB.howtomakepeoplelivelonger
C.thesizesofcertainpeople’sbrainsD.whichpeoplearemostintelligent
66.Onwhataretheirresearchfindingbased?
A.AsurveyoffarmersinnorthernJapan.
B.Testsperformedonathousandoldpeople.
C.Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople.
D.Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.
67.Thedoctor’stestshowsthat___.
A.ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowold
B.thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrink
C.sixty-year-oldshavebetterbrainsthanthirty-yearolds
D.braincontractionmayvaryamongpeopleofthesameage
68.Theunderlinedword“subjects”inParagraph5means___.
A.somethingtobeconsidered
B.branchesofknowledgestudied
C.personschosentobestudiedinanexperiment
D.anymemberofastateexceptthesupremeruler
4.
Areyouaproblemshopper?
Theansweris“Yes”,ifyouorsomeoneelsethinksthatyousometimesgetcarriedawaywithshopping.Inotherwords,doyouordoessomeoneelsethinkyouareoccupiedinextremeshopping?
Ifpeoplehaveregretslaterabouttheirshopping,orhavean“out-of-control”feelingaboutthequantitiesofwhattheybuyortheamountofcredittheyuse,theymaybeconsideredtobeproblemshoppers.
Extremeshoppingcanleadtoamoreseriousproblem–addictiveshopping.Addictiveshoppersfeeldrivenbythedesiretoshopandspendmoney.Theyexperiencegreattensionwhichdrivesthemtoshopandspendmoneyandtheyfeela“rush”duringthetimetheyareoccupiedwiththeshoppingactivity.
Extremeoraddictiveshoppingmayresultfromlong-timeunpleasantfeelings,ofwhichanxiety,painandshamearecommonones,.Whenwefeelbadinside,weoftendosomethingtomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Inthiscase,weoftengoshopping.
Afewpeopleshoptorelievetheirboredomoremptiness.Forsomepeople,themotivationisadesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.Somelovetoshopasitmakesthemfeelvaluedintheeyesoftheshopassistants.Othersshopsimplybecauseitmakesthemforget,atleasttemporarily,tension,fearorunhappinessintheirlife.
Besides,shoppingmallsaredesignedtoencouragecontinualshopping.Forinstance,therearesomemallswhereyoucan’tseeclocksdisplayingthetimebecausetheydon’twantyoutobecometooawareofthetimeyouspendthere.What’smore,foodcourts,coffeeshopsandrestroomsareprovided,soyoudon’thavetoleavethemallbecauseofyourphysicalneeds.
Therefore,onceyoubecomeawareofhowmarketforceswork,youwillcertainlycometocontrolyourshoppingbehavior.Forexample,howmuchtimeyouwillspendandwhatareasyouwillvisitcanbedecidedbeforeyouenterthem
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