高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解19.docx

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高考英语二轮专题训练阅读理解19

2015届高考英语二轮专题训练：

阅读理解（19）

A

（2014江苏卷）

August1990，Boston

DearMayaShao-ming,

Tome,June6,1990isaspecialday.Mylong-awaiteddreamcametruetheminuteyourfathercried,"Agirl!

"Youaremorethanjustasecondchild,morethanjustagirltomatchourboy.You,littledaughter,arethelinktoourfemaleline,thelegacyofanotherwoman'spainandsacrifice31yearsago.

LetmetellyouaboutyourChinesegrandmother.SomewhereinHongKong,inthelatefifties,ayoungwaitressfoundherselfpregnant（怀孕）byacook,probablyaco-workeratherrestaurant.Shecarriedthebabytoterm,sufferedtogiveitbirth,andkeptthelittlegirlforthefirstthreemonthsofherlife.Iliketothinkthatmymother—yourrandmother—lovedmeandfoughttoraisemeonherown,butthatthedailystrugglewastoohard.Worndownbythedemandsofthenewbabyandperhapstheconstantthreatofstarvation,shemadethepainfuldecisiontogiveawayhergirlsothatbothofusmighthaveachanceforabetterlife.

Morelikely,Iwasdroppedattheorphanage（MJLR）stepsorsomewhereelse.Iwillprobablyneverknowthetruth.HavingababyinherunmarriedstatewouldhavebroughtshameonthefamilyinChina,sosheprobablykeptmyexistenceasecret.OnceIwasoutofherlife,itwasasifIhadneverbeenborn.AndsoyouandyourbrotherandIarethemissingleavesonafamilytree.

Dotheyeverwonderifweexist?

BeforeIwastwo,IwasadoptedbyanAnglocouple.Fedthreesquaremealsaday,Igrewlikeawildweedandgraspedalltheopportunitiestheyhadtooffer—books,music,education,churchlifeandcommunityactivities.Inafamilyofblue-eyedblonds,though,Istoodoutlikeasorethumb.Whetherfromjealousyorfearofsomeonewholookedsodifferent,myolderbrotherssometimesteasedmeaboutmyunpleasingskin,ormadefunofmyclumsywalk.Moodyandimpatient,burdenedbyfearsthatnoneofusrealizedresultedfrommyearlyyearsofneed,Iwasnotaneasychildtolove.MymotherandIconflictedcountlesstimesovertheyears,butgraduallycametoseeoneanotherasrealhumanbeingswithfaultsandtalents,andaswomenofstrengthinourownright.Lackingamirrorimageinthemotherwhoraisedme,Ihadtoseekmyidentityasawomanonmyown.TheAsianAmericancommunityhashelpedmeregainmydoubleidentity.

Butpartofmewillalwaysbemissing:

mybeginnings,mypersonalhistory,allthedelicatedetailsthatgiveapersonherorigin.Nevertheless,someonegavemealuckyname"SiuWai.""Siu"means"little,"and"Warmeans"clever."Therefore,mybabynamewas"Cleverlittleone."Whochosethosewords?

Whocaredenoughtonotemyarrivalintheworld?

IlostmyChinesenamefor18years.ItwasAmericanizedforconvenienceto"Sue."Butlikeanill-fittingcoat,itmademeuncomfortable.Ihatedthename.Butevenmore,IhatedbeingChinese.IttookmanyyearstobecomeproudofmyAsianoriginandworkupthecouragetotakebackmybirth-name.That,plusalittleknowledgeofclassroomCantonese,isalltheChinesecultureIhavetoofferyou.Notwhite,certainly,butnotreallyAsian,Itrytopavethewaybetweenthetwoworldsandbridgethegapforyou.Yourname,"Shao-ming,"isverymuchlikemine—"Shao"means"little."And"ming"is"bright,"asinashiningsunormoon.Whoseliveswillyoubrighten,littleMaya?

Yourpastismorecompletethanmine,andeachdayIcradleyouinyourbabyhood,generouslygivingyouthelovingcareIlackedformyfirsttwoyears.WhenIpatyou,Icomfortthelostbabyinsidemewhostillcriesforhermother.

SweetMaya,itdoesn'tmatterwhatyou"become"lateron.Youhavealreadyfulfilledmywildestdreams.

Iloveyou,

Mommy

65.WhyisJune6.1990aspecialdayforMommy?

A.Herdreamofbeingamothercametrue.

B.ShefoundheroriginfromherChinesemother.

C.Shewrotethelettertoherdaughter.

D.Herfemalelinewaswelllinked.

66.HowdoesMommyfeelaboutherbeinggivenaway?

A.Itisbitteranddisappointing.

B.Itispainfulbutunderstandable.

C.Shefeelssorrybutsympathetic.

D.Shefeelshurtandangry.

67.Whatdoes"Istoodoutlikeasorethumb"inParagraph5mean?

A.Iwalkedclumsilyoutofpains.

B.Iwasnoteasytoloveduetojealousy.

C.Iwasimpatientoutoffear.

D.Ilookeddifferentfromothers.

68.WhatcanbeinferredfromMommy'sAnglofamilylife?

A.Sheusedtoexperienceanidentitycrisis.

B.ShefoughtagainstherAmericanidentity.

C.Sheforgotthepainsofherearlyyears.

D.ShekeptherloveforAsiafromchildhood.

69.WhydidMommynameherdaughter"Shao-ming?

"

A.Tomatchherownbirth-name.

B.Tobrightenthelivesofthefamily.

C.ToidentifyherwithChineseorigin.

D.TojustifyherprideinChinesecultare.

70.By"Yourpastismorecompletethanmine,"Mommymeans.

A.herpastwascompletedearlierthanShao-ming's

B.Shao-minghasgotmotherlycareandasenseofroots

C.hermotherdidn'tcomfortherthewayshedidShao-ming

D.herpastwasspentbrokenly,firstinAsia,thenintheUS

B

Vienna—InspiteofIraq’sdecisiontostopoildeliveries，the11-nationOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountries（OPEC）willnotincreaseproductiontomakeuptheshortfall．ministersdecidedTuesdayinVienna．

Thel1oilministersdecidedtomeetagainonJuly3todiscusstheeffectsoftheIraqtemporarystop．Theorganization'spresident，CharkidKheriaofAlgeria，saidafterthemeetingthatstockswerehighandpriceswerestable，soquota（配额）increaseswerenotnecessary．

TheE．U．CommissionhasexpressedconcernaboutIraq’soutputstop．AspeakersaidOPEChadtotakeallpossiblemeasurestokeeporlowertheoilprice．

SaudiArabia’sOilMinisterAliAl-Nuaimihadearliersaidtherewouldnotbeanyshortfallofoilinthemarket．

Theorganizationhadalreadytakenstepstofillthegap，hesaid．OPECSecretaryGeneralAliRodriguezaddedthattheperiodofIraq’soutputstopwasnotknown，sootherexporterswerenotgoingtoliftquotasyet．Ifthemarketwasdestabilized（使……动摇），asuitableresponsecouldbemade．

IraqonMondaystoppedshipmentsofcrudeoiltoprotestagainsttheU．N．SecurityCouncil’sdecisiontoextendtheoil-for-foodprogrammebyonlyamonth，insteadofthenormalsix-monthrenewal．JustbeforetheViennameeting，oilpriceshadgoneup，withabarrelofOPECcrudeoilsellingfor27．05dollars，upfrom26．81dollarslastFriday．NorthSeaoilwasat29．26dollarsMondayevening．

OPECwantstheoilpricetostaywithinflmarginof22to28dollarsandachievedthatwithcutsinJanuaryandMarchthatreduced2．5millionbarrelsperdayoffquotas．

71．Iraqmadethedecisiontostopoildeliveriesbecause．

A．oilpriceistoolowininternationalmarket

B．theU．N．SecretaryCouncilhasdecidedtoshortenthetimeofextensionoftheoil-for-foodprogramme

C．manyoilwellsweredestroyedduringthewarinthelate1980s

D．itcouldn’tgetenoughmoneytodevelopitseconomy

72．TheattitudetheE．U．CommissiontooktowardsIraq’soutputstopis

A．activeB．concernedC．coldD．surprised

73．Theunderlinedwords“Theorganization”hererefersto．

A．OPECB．theE．U．Commission

C．ViennaD．WTO

74．Themainideaofthepassageis．

A．theoilpricesintheworldwerestablethoughIraqhasstoppedoildeliveries

B．OPEChascontrolledtheoilpricetostaywithinamarginof22to28dollars

C．OPECwillnotincreaseoilproductiontomakeuptheshortfallthatcausedbyIraq

D．Oilisconnectedwithpeople’sdailylife

75．The11oilministersdecidedtomeetonJuly3sothat．

A．theycanpersuadeIraqtocontinueoilproduction

B．theycanhaveatalkwiththeU．N．SecurityCouncil

C．theycanhaveadiscussionabouttheeffectsofIraq’stemporaryoutputstop

D．theycanmakeuptheirmindstoincrease0.1productionhat．

C

（山西省山大附中2014届高三9月月考）B

Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusy,youaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogaps,thereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycould.

Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?

It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactor,peoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions（消遣）.Instead,people,eventhosewhoarehighlyproductive,needtotakebreaks,occasionallyprocrastinate（拖延）andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.

Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retired,youcanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdone.Yourattentionabilityisalsolimited,becauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedone,youcanonlyfocusononeortwoatatime.

Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardto“findtime”isn’talackoftime.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.

Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.Iwasinsanely（发疯地）busy,butatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitems,andIstillfoundtimetoexercise.However,afterafewweeksoff,duetoillness,Istoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandards,infact,myschedulewasincrediblylight.Despitethisfreetime,Ifoundithardtofindtimetoexercise.Itseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyschedule