高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解训练4III.docx

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高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练4III

2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练（4）（III）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Adifferentsortofgenerationgapisdevelopingintheworkplace.Someone---specificallythefather-daughterteamofLarryandMeaganJohnson---hasfiguredoutthatonsomeAmericanjobsites,fivegenerationsareworkingsidebyside.

Intheirnewbookaboutgenerationsintheworkplacethepairarguethatwhilesuchanagedifferenceaddsalotoftextureandavarietyoflifeexperiences,itcanalsobringtensionsandconflicts.

TheJohnsonsarehuman-resourcetrainersandpublicspeakers.DadLarryisaformerhealth-careexecutive;daughterMeaganisaonetimehigh-levelsalesmanager.

Herearetheoldestandyoungestofthefivegenerationstheyidentify:

TheycalltheoldestgroupTraditionals,bornbefore1945.TheywereheavilyinfluencedbythelessonsoftheGreatDepressionandWorldWarTwo.Theyrespectauthority,setahighstandardofworkmanship,andmunicateeasilyandconfidently.Butthey’realsostubbornlyindependent.Theywanttheiropinionsheard.

AttheotherextremearewhattheJohnsonscallLinksters,bornafter1995intotoday’smoreplicated,multi-mediaworld.Theyliveandbreathetechnologyandareoftensocialactivists.

Youwon’tfindmany15-yearoldsintheofficesoflargepanies,exceptasvolunteers,ofcourse,butquiteoldandquiteyoungworkersdoetogetherinsalesenvironmentslikebikeshopsandice-creamstores.

TheJohnsons,LarryandMeagan,representagenerationgapthemselvesintheirworkwithjobsiteissues.TheJohnsons’pointisthatastheaveragelifespancontinuestoriseandretirementdatesgetdelayedbecauseofthetighteconomy,peopleofdifferentgenerationsareworkingsidebyside,moreoftenbringingwiththemverydifferentideasaboutpanyloyaltyandworkvalues.

Thefivegenerationsareheavilyinfluencedbyquitedifferentevents,socialtrends,andtheculturalphenomenaoftheirtimes.Theirexperiencesshapetheirbehaviorandmakeitdifficult,sometimes,formanagerstoachieveastrongandefficientworkplace.

LarryandMeaganJohnsondiscussallthisingreaterdetailinanewbook,“Generations,Inc.:

FromBoomerstoLinksters---ManagingtheFrictionBetweenGenerationsatWork,”publishedbyAmaPress,whichisavailableinallgoodbookstorefromthisFriday.

1.Thetypeofgenerationgapinparagraph1referstothedifferenceinbeliefs________.

A.betweenmanagersandworkersB.amongfamilymembers

C.amongemployeesD.betweenolderandnewerpanies

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutTraditionals?

A.They’velearnedmuchfromwarandeconomicdisaster.

B.They’redifficulttoworkwithastheyarestubborn.

C.Theyrespecttheirbossandhopetoberespected.

D.They’reindependentworkerswithgreatconfidence.

3.Accordingtothepassage,theLinkstersareusually________.

A.foundworkingintheofficesoflargepanies

B.influencedbymediaandtechnology

C.enthusiasticmulti-mediaactivists

D.ice-creamsellers

4.Accordingtothepassage,modernworkforcesaremorediversebecause________.

A.peoplewanttoincreasetheiraveragelifespan

B.manyyoungpeopleareenteringtheworkforce

C.employeeswithdifferentvaluescanbenefittheirpanies

D.retirementdatesarebeingdelayedforeconomicreasons

5.What’sthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.TopromoteanewbookbyLarryandMeaganJohnson.

B.Todescribethefivedifferentworkplacegenerations.

C.TointroducetheJohnsons’researchaboutdiverseworkforces.

D.Toidentifyamajorprobleminmodernworkforces.

【参考答案】1—5、CBBDA

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

The400phonemessagessaiditall.Veterans（老兵）wantedtotalk,andJeffBeers,amilitaryhistorybuffandthesonofaretiredNavyman,wasreadytolisten.BeershadvolunteeredfortheVeteransHistoryProject,aprogramattheLibraryofCongressdedicatedtopreservingtheoralhistoriesofAmerican’s19millionveterans.LocalnewspaperslistedBeer’snumber,andtheresponsewastremendous.He’svideotaped52vetseversince.

“Mostofthemareshockedthatanyonewouldbeinterestedintheirsmallstory,”saysBeers,33,anassistantengineerforthecityofPoway,Calif.“Theyask,‘Whynow?

’Butithastobenow,beforeit’stoolate.”TheU.S.DepartmentofVeteransAffairsestimatesthat1,847veteransdieeachday.

BeersandtheothervolunteersarecollectingtheI-was-theredetail.OneofthemostmovingcamefromaWorldWarIIPOW（prisonerofwar）:

“Hehadtomarch500milesthroughtheBlackForestinwinter.Theyatebarksoupandsleptatlocalfarm.”

TheWWIIgenerationprises（包含）mostofthe700historiesgatheredsincetheprogrambeganin2001.But,saysdirectorEllenLovell,theywanttohearfromvetsofeverywar.“Iinterviewedmybrother-in-law,anarmysurgeoninVietnam,”shesays.“Hesaidhesharedthingswithmethathe’snevertoldanyone.”

1.Whatdoweknowfromthetextabouttheveterans?

A.Theyliveaveryhappylifeafterthewar.

B.Theyoftentoldtheirstoriestoothers.

C.Theywerehighlyrespectedbypeople.

D.Theyarebeingfewerandfewerinnumbers.

答案解析：

答案为D。

本题为细节推理题。

由第二段最后一句话“TheU.S.DepartmentofVeteransAffairsestimatesthat1,847veteransdieeachday.”可知，每天有1847位老兵死去，也就意味着老兵的数目越来越少，故D选项正确。

2.Howdidtheveteransfeelwhentheywereinterviewed?

A.Happy.B.Sad.C.Surprised.D.Disappointed.

答案解析：

答案为C。

本题为细节题。

由第二段首句“Mostofthemareshockedthatanyonewouldbeinterestedintheirsmallstory,”可知，老兵对于有人对他们的故事感兴趣感到非常吃惊，故答案为C。

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”（Paragraph1）referto?

A.Veteranswantedtotalk.B.JeffBeerswasreadytolisten.

C.Theveteranshadmanystories.D.Thereweremanyphonemessages.

答案解析：

答案为A。

本题为词义推断题。

由第一段前面的内容“The400phonemessagessaiditall.Veteranswantedtotalk,andJeffBeers,amilitaryhistorybuffandthesonofaretiredNavyman,wasreadytolisten.”可知，“it”指代的是紧跟着它后面的内容“Veteranswantedtotalk”，故答案为A。

4.WhatkindofstoriesisJeffBeersmostinterestedin?

A.HistoricalrecordsofWorldWarII.

B.Storieswrittenbynewspaperreporters.

C.Storiesmosttalkedaboutbypublic.

D.Personalexperiencesofpeopleduringdifferentwars.

答案解析：

答案为D。

本题为细节推理题。

由倒数第二段“OneofthemostmovingcamefromaWorldWarIIPOW（prisonerofwar）:

‘Hehadtomarch500milesthroughtheBlackForestinwinter.Theyatebarksoupandsleptatlocalfarm.’”可知，JeffBeers最感兴趣的是战争期间人们的个人经历，故答案为D。

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。

InStockholm,theSwedishAcademyhaschosentheBritishauthorDorisLessingforthexxNobelPrizeinLiterature.

TheselectionofDorisLessingforaNobelwaspopularamongthehundredsofjournalistsgatheredfortheannouncementinStockholm.

PermanentSecretaryoftheSwedishAcademyHoraceEngdahlsaidwithskepticism,fireandvisionarypowerLessinghassubjectedadividedcivilizationtoscrutiny.

DorisLessingwasbornin1919inPersia-modern-dayIran-toBritishparents,movingasachildwithherfamilytosouthernRhodesia,nowZimbabwe,whereshestayedinschoolonlytotheageof14.

AyearaftermovingtoLondon,shepublishedherfirstnovelin1950.TheGrassisSingingexaminesunbridgeableracialconflictincolonialAfricathroughtheeyesofawhitefarmer'swifeandherblackservant.

AmemberoftheBritishmunistPartyduringthe1950sandacampaigneragainstnucleararmsandSouthAfricanapartheid,LessingwasforyearsbannedfromthatcountryandfromRhodesia.

Herliterarybreakthroughcamein1962withpublicationofTheGoldenNotebook,seenbymany,thoughnotnecessarilyLessing,asapioneeringworkofmodernfeminism.Adisjointedstudyofthemindofthemaincharacter,AnnaWulf,thenovelexploresherthoughtsaboutAfrica,politicsandmunism,relationshipswithmenandsex,andJungiananalysisanddreaminterpretation.

Lessing'sthemesshiftedtopsychologyinherworksfromthe1960s,andbythe1970sshewasfascinatedwiththeIslamicmystictraditionofSufism.HerturntowardsciencefictionwiththeCanopusseriesintheearly1980swasnotwarmlyreceivedbytraditionalistcritics,butshehascontinuedtowinnewreadersandnumerousliteraryawards,includingtheDavidCohenBritishLiteraryPrizeandthepanionofHonourfromtheRoyalSocietyofLiterature,bothin2001.

Followingtheannouncement,theHoraceEngdahltoldVOAwhyhewaspersonallysopleasedwithLessing'sselection.

"Sheisoneofthetrulygreatwriters-ofnovels,shortstories,fictionandnon-fiction,"Engdahlsaid."Sheisoneofthefewwriterswhohavehadthecouragetoupholdtheprincipleofequalitybetweenthemaleandfemaleexperience,andshehasgiventheimpulsetonumbersofotherwomenwriters.Andsheisreallythemotherofaschoolthatisoneofthemostimportantinourcontemporaryliterature."

At87,DorislessingistheoldestNobelLiteraturelaureatesincethefirstprizeswereawardedin1901.EachNobelPrizeisthisyearacpaniedbyacheckforapproximately$1.4million.

6.HowoldwasDorisLessingwhenshepublishedherfirstnovel?

A.14B.26C.31D.50

7.WhichofthefollowingaboutTheGrassisSingingistrue?

A.ItismainlyaboutracialconflictbetweenthewhitesandtheblacksintheUS.

B.Themaincharactersareawhitefarmer’swifeandherblackservant.

C.ItwaspublishedinAfrica.

D.ItwasDorisLessing’smostfamousnovel.

8.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________.

A.JournalistsareveryinterestedintheelectionofDorisLessing’sforNobelPrize.

B.DorisLessingregardTheGoldenNotesasapioneeringworkoffeminism.

C.DorisLessinghaswrittenaboutmanydifferentsubjects.

D.Manywritershavethecouragetosticktotheequalitybetweenthemale