高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解19.docx

1、高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解192015届高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解（19）A（2014江苏卷）August 1990，BostonDear Maya Shao-ming,To me, June 6,1990 is a special day. My long-awaited dream came true the minute your father cried, A girl! You are more than just a second child, more than just a girl to match our boy. You, little daughter, are

2、 the link to our female line, the legacy of another womans pain and sacrifice 31 years ago.Let me tell you about your Chinese grandmother. Somewhere in Hong Kong, in the late fifties, a young waitress found herself pregnant (怀孕) by a cook, probably a co-worker at her restaurant. She carried the baby

3、 to term, suffered to give it birth, and kept the little girl for the first three months of her life. I like to think that my motheryour randmotherloved me and fought to raise me on her own, but that the daily struggle was too hard. Worn down by the demands of the new baby and perhaps the constant t

4、hreat of starvation, she made the painful decision to give away her girl so that both of us might have a chance for a better life.More likely, I was dropped at the orphanage (M JLR) steps or somewhere else. I will probably never know the truth. Having a baby in her unmarried state would have brought

5、 shame on the family in China, so she probably kept my existence a secret. Once I was out of her life, it was as if I had never been born. And so you and your brother and I are the missing leaves on a family tree.Do they ever wonder if we exist?Before I was two, I was adopted by an Anglo couple. Fed

6、 three square meals a day, I grew like a wild weed and grasped all the opportunities they had to offerbooks, music, education, church life and community activities. In a family of blue-eyed blonds, though, I stood out like a sore thumb. Whether from jealousy or fear of someone who looked so differen

7、t, my older brothers sometimes teased me about my unpleasing skin, or made fun of my clumsy walk. Moody and impatient, burdened by fears that none of us realized resulted from my early years of need, I was not an easy child to love. My mother and I conflicted countless times over the years, but grad

8、ually came to see one another as real human beings with faults and talents, and as women of strength in our own right. Lacking a mirror image in the mother who raised me, I had to seek my identity as a woman on my own. The Asian American community has helped me regain my double identity.But part of

9、me will always be missing: my beginnings, my personal history, all the delicate details that give a person her origin. Nevertheless, someone gave me a lucky name Siu Wai. Siu means little, and War means clever. Therefore, my baby name was Clever little one. Who chose those words? Who cared enough to

10、 note my arrival in the world?I lost my Chinese name for 18 years. It was Americanized for convenience to Sue. But like an ill-fitting coat, it made me uncomfortable. I hated the name. But even more, I hated being Chinese. It took many years to become proud of my Asian origin and work up the courage

11、 to take back my birth-name. That, plus a little knowledge of classroom Cantonese, is all the Chinese culture I have to offer you. Not white, certainly, but not really Asian, I try to pave the way between the two worlds and bridge the gap for you. Your name, Shao-ming, is very much like mineShao mea

12、ns little. And ming is bright, as in a shining sun or moon. Whose lives will you brighten, little Maya? Your past is more complete than mine, and each day I cradle you in your babyhood, generously giving you the loving care I lacked for my first two years. When I pat you, I comfort the lost baby ins

13、ide me who still cries for her mother.Sweet Maya, it doesnt matter what you become later on. You have already fulfilled my wildest dreams.I love you,Mommy65. Why is June 6. 1990 a special day for Mommy?A. Her dream of being a mother came true.B. She found her origin from her Chinese mother.C. She wr

14、ote the letter to her daughter.D. Her female line was well linked.66. How does Mommy feel about her being given away?A. It is bitter and disappointing.B. It is painful but understandable.C. She feels sorry but sympathetic.D. She feels hurt and angry.67. What does I stood out like a sore thumb in Par

15、agraph 5 mean?A. I walked clumsily out of pains.B. I was not easy to love due to jealousy.C. I was impatient out of fear.D. I looked different from others.68. What can be inferred from Mommys Anglo family life?A. She used to experience an identity crisis.B. She fought against her American identity.C

16、. She forgot the pains of her early years.D. She kept her love for Asia from childhood.69. Why did Mommy name her daughter Shao-ming?A. To match her own birth-name.B. To brighten the lives of the family.C. To identify her with Chinese origin.D. To justify her pride in Chinese cultare.70. By Your pas

17、t is more complete than mine, Mommy means .A. her past was completed earlier than Shao-mingsB. Shao-ming has got motherly care and a sense of rootsC. her mother didnt comfort her the way she did Shao-mingD. her past was spent brokenly, first in Asia, then in the USB ViennaIn spite of Iraqs decision

18、to s top oil deliveries，the 11-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)will not increase production to make up the shortfallministers decided Tuesday in Vienna The l1 oil ministers decided to meet again on July 3 to discuss the effects of the Iraq temporary s topThe organizations p

19、resident，Charkid Kheria of Algeria，said after the meeting that s tocks were high and prices were stable，so quota(配额)increases were not necessary The EUCommission has expressed concern about Iraqs output stopA speaker said OPEC had to take all possible measures to keep or lower the oil price Saudi Ar

20、abias Oil Minister Ali Al-Nuaimi had earlier said there would not be any shortfall of oil in the market The organization had already taken steps to fill the gap，he saidOPEC Secretary General Ali Rodriguez added that the period of Iraqs output s top was not known，so other exporters were not going to

21、lift quotas yetIf the market was destabilized(使动摇)，a suitable response could be made Iraq on Monday s topped shipments of crude oil to protest against the UNSecurity Councils decision to extend the oil-for-food programme by only a month，instead of the normal six-month renewalJust before the Vienna m

22、eeting，oil prices had gone up，with a barrel of OPEC crude oil selling for 2705 dollars，up from 268 1 dollars last Friday North Sea oil was at 2926 dollars Monday evening OPEC wants the oil price to stay within fl margin of 22 to 28 dollars and achieved that with cuts in January and March that reduce

23、d 25 million barrels per day off quotas71Iraq made the decision to s top oil deliveries because Aoil price is too low in international market Bthe UNSecretary Council has decided to shorten the time of extension of the oil-for-food programme Cmany oil wells were destroyed during the war in the late

24、1980s Dit couldnt get enough money to develop its economy72The attitude the EUCommission took towards Iraqs output s top is Aactive Bconcerned Ccold Dsurprised73The underlined words“The organization”here refers to AOPEC Bthe EUCommission CVienna DW TO74The main idea of the passage is Athe oil prices

25、 in the world were stable though Iraq has s topped oil deliveries BOPEC has controlled the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars COPEC will not increase oil production to make up the shortfall that caused by IraqDOil is connected with peoples daily life75The 11 oil ministers decided

26、to meet on July 3 so that Athey can persuade Iraq to continue oil production Bthey can have a talk with the UNSecurity Council Cthey can have a discussion about the effects of Iraqs temporary output s top Dthey can make up their minds to increase 0.1 production hat C (山西省山大附中2014届高三9月月考) BEven when

27、youre extremely busy, you arent using your time with 100% efficiency. There are gaps in everyones schedule where they arent doing anything important. Even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time where you arent working as fast or as effectively as you possibly could.Why arent yo

28、u completely efficient? Its because time isnt the limiting factor. If it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop without breaks or any unproductive distractions(消遣). Instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally procrastinate(拖延) and slow down

29、on tasks throughout the day.The real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. Energy levels limit your productivity because when youre tired, you can have ample time and still not get everything done. Your attention ability is also limited, because

30、even if there are a million things that need to be done, you can only focus on one or two at a time.You might not be able to insert another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices. But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling anythi

31、ng. The reason its hard to “find time” isnt a lack of time. Its because you dont have enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day.I first suspected time wasnt the real problem during an extremely busy period in my life over a year ago. I was insanely （发疯地）busy, but

32、at that time I still exercised regularly. I had daily to-do lists with over twenty items, and I still found time to exercise. However, after a few weeks off, due to illness, I stopped exercising. I was not busy by any standards, in fact, my schedule was incredibly light. Despite this free time, I found it hard to find time to exercise. It seemed to get pushed later and later into my schedule