高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解39

这是一份高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解39，共14页。
Mre and mre cmpanies are allwing their ffice wrkers t wear casual clthes t wrk. In the United States, the change frm frmal t casual ffice wear has been gradual. In the early 1990s, many cmpanies allwed their emplyees t wear casual clthes n Friday（but nly n Friday）.This became knwn as “dress-dwn Friday” r “casual Friday”. “What started ut as an extra ne-day-a-week benefit fr emplyees has really becme an everyday thing.” said business cnsultant Maisly Jnes.
Why have s many cmpanies started allwing their emplyees t wear casual clthes? One reasn is that it’s easier fr a cmpany t attract new emplyees if it has a casual dress cde.” “A lt f yung peple dn’t want t dress up fr wrk,” says the wner f a sftware cmpany, “s it’s hard t hire peple if yu have a cnservative（保守的）dress cde.” Anther reasn is that peple seem happier and mre prductive when they are wearing cmfrtable clthes. In a study cnducted by Levi Strauss and Cmpany, 85 percent f emplyers said that they believe that casual dress imprves emplyee mrale（心境，士气）. Only 4 percent f emplyers said that casual dress has a negative influence n prductivity. Supprters f casual ffice wear als argue that a casual dress cde helps them save mney. “Suits are expensive, if yu have t wear ne every day,” ne persn said. “Fr the same amunt f mney, yu can buy a lt mre casual clthes.”
【小题1】David Smith refers t himself as having been “a clthes addict,” because .
A．he ften wre khaki pants and a sprts shirt
B．he culdn’t stand a clean appearance
C．he wanted his clthes t lk neat all the time
D．he didn’t want t spend much mney n clthes
【小题2】David Smith wears casual clthes nw, because .
A．they make him feel at ease when wrking
B．he cannt affrd t buy expensive clthes
C．he lks handsme in casual clthes
D．he n lnger wrks fr any cmpany
【小题3】Accrding t this passage, which f the fllwing statements is FALSE?
A．Many emplyees dn’t like a cnservative dress cde.
B．Cmfrtable clthes make emplyees mre prductive.
C．A casual clthes cde is welcmed by yung emplyees.
D．All the emplyers in the U. S. are fr casual ffice wear.
【小题4】Accrding t this passage, which f the fllwing statements is TRUE?
A．Cmpany wrkers started t dress dwn abut fifty years ag.
B．Dress-dwn has becme an everyday phenmenn since the early 90s.
C．“Dress-dwn Friday” was first given as a favr frm emplyers.
D．Many wrkers want t wear casual clthes t impress peple.
【小题5】In this passage, the fllwing advantages f casual ffice wear are mentined EXCEPT .
A．saving emplyees’ mneyB．making emplyees mre attractive
C．imprving emplyees’ mtivatinD．making emplyees happier
2.One night recently , I was driving dwn a tw-lane highway at abut 60 miles an hur . A car apprached frm the ppsite directin at abut the same speed . As we passed each ther , I caught the ther driver’s eye fr nly a secnd . I wndered whether he might be thinking , as I was , hw dependent we were n each ther at that mment . I was relying n him nt t fall asleep , nt t be put ff by a phne cnversatin, nt t crss ver int my lane and bring my life t a sudden end . Thugh we had never spken a wrd t each ther , he relied n me in just the same way .
Multiplied a millin times ver, I believe that is the way the wrld wrks . At sme level , we all depend upn ne anther . Smetimes that dependence requires us simply nt t d smething like crssing ver the duble yellw line . And smetimes it requires us t act cperatively , with friends r even with strangers .
As technlgy shrinks ur wrld , the need increases fr cperative actin amng natins . In 2003, dctrs in five natins were quickly rganized t identify the SARS virus , which saved thusands f lives . The threat f internatinal terrrism has shwn itself t be a similar prblem, ne requiring crdinated actin by plice and intelligence frces acrss the wrld . We must recgnize that ur fates (命运) are nt urs alne t cntrl .
In my wn life , I’ve put great stck in persnal respnsibility . But , as the years have passed, I’ve als cme t believe that there are mments when ne must rely upn the gd faith and judgment f thers . s , while each f us faces the case f driving alne dwn a dark rad , what we must learn is that the appraching light may nt be a threat , but a shared mment f trust .
【小题1】The authr cnsiders very imprtant .
A．driving alne n a dark rad B．independence f peple
C．cperatin t identify SARS virus D．shared trust and cperatin
【小题2】The authr said that they depended n each ther in the same way because .
A．the appraching car was very dangerus
B．they bth drve their car at a terrific speed
C．he might be killed ut f the ther’s careless driving
D．it was dark and the rad was nt wide enugh
【小题3】Frm the secnd paragraph ,we knw the authr drew the imprtant lessn frm .
A．nly ne experience B．many similar experiences
C．a driver n a dark rad D．many friends and strangers
【小题4】The need fr cperatin increases because .
A．peples’ fates can’t be cntrlled by themselves
B．the SARS virus spread quickly
C．terrrism can happen everywhere
D．the wrld has becme smaller
【小题5】We can infer frm the last paragraph that the authr has .
A．believed in ne’s wn persnal respnsibility
B．cunted upn himself alne in everything
C．had n trust in thers’ gd faith and judgment
D．had a change n his viewpint f life
3. The ctpus’s（章鱼）reputatin as a human-killer isn’t simply an exaggeratin（夸张）—it is a ttal myth. The ctpus can indeed be a deadly hunter, but nly f its natural victims. Sme shellfish（壳类动物）and an ccasinal sick r incautius fish have reasn t be frightened f this multi-armed hunter, but a persn is much t large t interest even the biggest ctpus. Even the largest amng ctpi is much smaller than mst peple imagine. Far frm being large enugh t swallw a ship, as mnster ctpi in mvies have been knwn t d, the largest ctpus, fund n the Pacific cast, weighs arund 110 punds and grws t n mre than ten feet in width.
The hard, parrt-like beak（喙）f an ctpus is nt used fr attacking deep-sea divers, but fr cutting pen shellfish. Indeed, the ctpus pssesses such a tiny thrat that it cannt swallw large pieces f meat. Instead, it feeds by puring digestive juices int its victims, and then sucking up the supy remains. A shellfish that finds itself in the grasp f an ctpus has nly a shrt time t live. But human beings are perfectly safe. Still, peple rarely care t g clse enugh t these careful creatures t get a gd lk at them.
【小题1】This passage is mainly abut .
A．the hrrrs f the ctpusB．the largest ctpus in the wrld
C．ctpi and their behaviurD．the ctpus’s deadly hunting methd
【小题2】It is implied but nt stated in the passage that .
A．peple have unreasnable fears abut the ctpus
B．the ctpus is nt interested in human beings
C．the ctpus is afraid f human beings
D．the ctpus is a very cruel sea animal
【小题3】What des the underlined part “careful creatures” refer t in the last paragraph?
A．Octpi.B．Shellfish.C．Fish.D．The victims.
【小题4】The hard beak f the ctpus is used fr .
A．attacking deep-sea diversB．cutting up large pieces f meat
C．cutting pen its victimsD．defending itself
【小题5】Frm the passage, we can cnclude that .
A．the ctpus is nt dangerus t man
B．peple ften fear creatures that are nt dangerus t them
C．the ctpus nly hunts its natural victims
D．things described in mvies are nt t be believed
4.If “I lve yu” are the three nicest wrds in the English language, then “just in case” must be the three mst annying. They are ften fllwed by “yu never knw…” suggesting a whle bundle（大量）f hrrrs if yu dn’t g alng with the “just in case” idea.
The first “just in case” yu heard was prbably frm yur mther. D yu remember “Always make sure yur underwear is clean. Just in case”? Yu’d ask “In case f what?” and she’d say, “Yu never knw…” If yu kept asking ,she wuld finally say the minus（不祥的）wrds. “Yu culd be in an accident.” Thrugh mst f yu schl years, besides bks, pens, etc… yu carried arund a heavy sweater, sunscreen, and a rain cat, just in case it gt cld, r ht, r it rained. Thanks t Mm, “just in case” ruled yur life. It was the same with Hallween candy.
“Dn’t eat in until Mm r Dad can check it ut, just in case.”
“In case f what?” yu’d say.
“Yu never knw.”
“Knw what?”
And then it came – the threat which ensured yu wuld end up letting Mm and Dad eat all yur candy. Simply because they lved yu s much and wanted t prtect yu frm harm. “There culd be pisn in it.”
As we get lder, the habit has becme s deep-rted that we frce it n urselves. We leave fr the airprt t catch ur flight half an hur befre the aircraft leaves its previus lcatin, just in case the traffic is bad. “Just in case”. The phrase is s much a part f ur lives. I’m ging t print up this article nw, but I’ll als save it nt my hard drive, just in case my cmputer crashes. I’ll als save it n a disc, and just in case the disc gets damaged. I’ll save it n my flash drive. Well…yu never knw. Thanks a lt, Mm!
47．What des the authr’s attitude twards the three wrds “just in case”?
A. Objective B. Psitive C. Critical D. Indifferent
48. Yur parent always says the three wrds “just in case” because he r she wants
t ．
A. cntrl yur lifeB. bring yu an easy life
C. brighten yur lifeD. ensure yu a safe life
49. What des the underlined “the threat” in the passage refer t?
A. There culd be bad traffic．
B. Yu culd be in an accident．
C. There culd be pisn in yur candy
D. Mm and Dad culd eat up yur sweets．
50. The main idea f this passage is that “Just in case” _____．
A. threatens ur life B. gets us in truble
C. becmes ur habit D. makes life annying
5.Clay is fund almst everywhere in the wrld. It is frmed by the actin f wind and water n rcks ver thusands f years.
Clay is imprtant because it is used arund the wrld t make cntainers f all kinds. Ptters(陶工)add water t sften the clay，making it easier t frm int shapes by hand r by machine. Then it is fired in an extremely ht stve. The result is a cntainer with a hard surface that will last fr many years.
In many cuntries, clay was frmed frm vlcanes. This kind f clay usually cntains many minerals. S the fires t make cntainers frm vlcanic clay must be htter than thse used fr nn-vlcanic clay. The fires may be as ht as ne thusand fur hundred degrees Celsius.
It is als imprtant t dry the clay cntainers slwly. This means that the highest temperature shuld nt be reached t fast.
Yu can add materials t clay t gain desired results. Fr example, yu can add sand t prevent tiny breaks r lines frm frming in the finished prduct. But yu shuld nt use sand frm the casts f ceans. Instead, yu shuld use sand frm rivers r frm ther areas f land that are nt near the sea.
Yu can usually find gd clay in lw areas f islands r land, especially if vlcanes helped frm the land. Clay ften exists in fields cvered with sme water. The clay will be fund abut ne meter belw the grund. River banks ften als have clay abut ne meter r less under the surface.
Yu can recgnize clay because it is very shiny when it is wet. Yu can als perfrm a test. Take sme f the material and add enugh water t it t make it seem like yu are making bread. Then press it in yur hand until it is abut the size f an egg. It is prbably clay if it hlds tgether instead f falling apart when yu stp pressing.
44. Vlcanic clay requires higher temperature because
A. it is cllected frm sil B. it usually cntains mre sand
C. it usually cntains many minerals D. it is used t make larger cntainers
45．What is the right rder f making a cntainer?
a. sften the clay with water b. heat it in a very ht stve slwly
c. cllect fine clay deep under the earth d. make the clay int a certain shape
A. a，b，c，d B. d，c，b，a C. b，a，d，c D. c，a, d，b
46. What des the authr tell us in the last paragraph?
A. Tips fr us t pass a test. B. The prcess t make bread.
C. Prper ways t recgnize clay. D. Where we can find gd clay.
6.Summer Hliday Fun 2012 !
The summer hlidays are upn us again. Here is ur guide t summer hliday fun in Peterbrugh!
Peterbrugh Museum
The Age f the Dinsaurs’ is the museum’s main attractin this summer．Get up clse t prehistric creatures via sme great hands—n exhibits! The museum is pen frm 10:00am t 5:00pm Mnday t Saturday，and frm 12:00pm t 4:00 pm n Sundays in August．
Call 01733 864663 fr details
Saxn Yuth Club
Schl hliday fun：Yung peple aged 13—19 will be able t prduce their wn music, cmpete in spts activities，r try their hand at cking at Saxn Yuth Club，Saxn Cmmunity Centre, Nrman Rad．Peterbrugh every Mnday and Wednesday frm 3:00pm．PLUS an aer ball turnament will take place n Thursday 12th August between 3:30pm and 6:30pm．
Call 01 353 720274 fr details
Hughtn Mill
Alice thrugh the Lking Class—a new prductin f the family favrite n Mnday 30th August．Bring rugs r chairs t sit n and a picnic if yu wish t eat during the play．Gates pen 5:30pm，perfrmance 6:30pm—8:30pm．Tea rm will be pen until end f the interval．Adult ￡10．Child￡7．Family ￡20．
Bking advisable n 0845 4505157．
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
Farmland Games：Frm Wellie Wanging t Pretend Plughing matches，cme and jin the Farmland Team．Cllect yur sprting stickers and create a clrful rsette that is fit fr a winner！N need t bk，just turn up between 12:00pm and 4:00pm n Thursday 19th August Suitable fr children aged fur and abve，each child shuld be accmpanied by an adult and all activities are included in the nrmal admissin price Tickets Cst￡7 per child．
Fr further infrmatin，call 01223 810080．
40. If yu are interested in cking, yu can g t .
A. Peterbrugh Museum B. Saxn Yuth Club
C. Hughtn Mill D. Farmland Museum
41. Yu want t watch the new play with yur parents，s it will cst yu ．
A. ￡7 B. ￡20 C. ￡27 D. ￡17
42. Which f the fllwing activities needs parents’ cmpany?
A. Cmpeting in spts activities． B. Watching a new play．
C. Playing farmland games D. Visiting the dinsaur exhibitin．
43. If Tm cmes t Peterbrugh fr amusement n August 19，he will have t chse frm fr himself．
A. ne activity B. three activities C. tw activities D. fur activities
试卷答案
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【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】A
【小题5】D

试题分析：文讲述了在现实生活中，我们是相互依存，相互依靠，我们的命运收到别人的影响。
【小题1】D 推理题。根据文章最后两行what we must learn with experience is that the appraching light may nt be a threat, but a shared mment f trust.说明作者认为彼此信任很重要，D正确。
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【小题5】总结题：从最后一句话：But human beings are perfectly safe. Still, peple rarely care t g clse enugh t these careful creatures t get a gd lk at them.可知对人来说，章鱼是没有威胁的，选A
考点：考查知识类短文
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