高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练2VII.docx

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高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练2VII

2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练

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Everybodyhatesit,buteverybodydoesit.Arecentreportsaidthat40％ofAmericanshatetipping.InAmericaalone,tippingisa$16billion-a-yearindustry.Consumersactingpolitelyoughtnottopaymorethantheyhavetoforagivenservice.Tipsshouldnotexist.Sowhydothey?

Themonopinioninthepastwasthattipsbothrewardedtheeffortsofgoodserviceandreducedunfortablefeelingsofinequality.Andalso,tippingmakesforcloserrelations.Itwentwithoutsayingthatthebettertheservice,thebiggerthetip.

ButaccordingtoanewresearchfromCornellUniversity,tipsnolongerserveanyusefulfunction.Thepaperanalyzesnumberstheygotfrom2,547groupsdiningat20differentrestaurants.Theconnectionbetweenlargertipsandbetterservicewasveryweak.Onlyatinypartofthesizeofthetiphadanythingtodowiththequalityofservice.

Tippingisbetterexplained,byculturethanbythemoneypeoplespend.InAmerica,thecustomcameintobeingalongtimeago.Itisregardedaspartoftheacceptedcostofaservice.InNewYorkrestaurants,failingtotipatleastl5%couldwellmeandissatisfactionfromthecustomers.Hairdresserscanexpecttogetl5%-20%,andthemanwhodeliversyourfastfood$2.InEurope,tippingislessmon.Inmanyrestaurantstheamountoftipisdecidedbyastandardservicecharge.InmanyAsiancountries,tippinghasneverreallycaughtonatall.Onlyafewhavereallytakentotipping.

AccordingtoMichaelLynn,theCornellpapers'author,countriesinwhichpeoplearemoresocialoroutgoingtendtotipmore.Tippingmayreduceanxietyaboutbeingservedbystrangers.AndMr.Lynnsays,“InAmerica,wherepeopleareexpressiveandeagertomixupwithothers,tippingisaboutsocialapproval.Ifyoutipbadly,peoplethinklessofyou.Tippingwellisachancetoshowoff."

【小题1】Thispassageismainlyabout________.

A．differentkindsoftippingindifferentcountries

B．therelationshipbetweentippingandcustom

C．theoriginandpresentmeaningoftipping

D．mostAmericanpeoplehatetipping

【小题2】Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedphrase"caughton"?

A．beepopular.B．beenhated.

C．beenstopped.D．beenpermitted

【小题3】Amongthefollowingsituations,inyouropinion,whoislikelytotipmost?

A．AFrenchmanjustquarreledwiththebarberwhodidhishairbadlyinNewYork.

B．AnAmericanjusthadawonderfuldinnerinawellknownrestaurantinNewYork.

C．AJapanesebusinessmanaskedforapizzadeliveryfromaPizzaHutinNewYork.

D．AChinesestudentenjoyedhismealinafamousfastfoodrestaurantinNewYork.

【小题4】Wecaninferfromthispassagethat________.

A．tippingisnolongeragoodwaytosatisfysomecustomersthemselves

B．tippingisespeciallypopularinNewYork

C．tippinginAmericacanmakeservicebetternow

D．tippinghassomethingtodowithpeople'scharacter

xx高考英语阅读理解--历史类

Bathsandbathinghavelongbeenconsideredofmedicalimportancetoman.InGreecetherearetheruinsofawatersystemforbathsbuiltover3,000yearsago.TheRomanshadwarmpublicbaths.Insomebaths,asmany3,000personscouldbatheatthesametime.

Treatingdiseasebytakingbathinghasbeenpopularforcenturies.ModernmedicalbathingfirstbecamepopularinEuropeandbythelate1700’shasalsobeepopularintheUnitedStates.

Formanyyearsfrequentbathingwasbelievedtobebadforone’shealth.Ordinarybathingjusttokeepcleanwasavoided,andperfumewasoftenusedtocoverupbodysmells!

Bythe1700’sdoctorsbegantosaythatsoapandwaterweregoodforhealth.Theybelievedthatitwasgoodforpeopletobeclean.Slowly,peoplebegantobathemorefrequently.DuringtheVictorianAgeofthelate19thcentury,takingabathonSaturdaynightbecamemon.

IntheUnitedStatesordinarybathingwasslowtobeepopular.Duringthe18thandearly19thcenturies,manyAmericanswereknownas“TheGreatUnwashed!

”InoneAmericancity,forexample,apersonwasonlyallowedtotakeabatheverythirtydays!

Thatwasalaw!

Frequencyofbathingtodayispartlyamatterofhabit.Peopleknowthatbathingforcleanlinessisimportanttohealth,Doctorsknowthatdirtybodiesincreasethechanceofdiseases.Asaresult,intheUnitedStates,peoplegenerallybatheoften.Somepeoplebatheonceadayatleast.Theyconsideradailybathessential togoodhealth.

【小题1】Awatersystemforbathswasbuiltby_______over3,000yearsago.

A．theRomansB．theGreeks

C．theAmericansD．theEuropeans

【小题2】Dirtybodiescan_______.

A．ruinone’sbusinessB．causedisease

C．drivecustomersawayD．causegoodhealth

【小题3】Inthe18thcenturydoctorsbelievedthatbeingcleanwas_______.

A．unimportantB．goodforhealth

C．harmfulD．important

【小题4】Theunderlinedwordperfumeprobablymeans________.

A．asweetsmellingsubstanceB．goodhealth

C．astrangesmellingsubstanceD．largewealth

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Likedistancerunnersonmeasuredcourse,allofuswillmovethroughtimeinaroughlypredictablepattern.

Inthefirststageofourlives,wedevelopandgrow,reachingtowardthetopofphysicalvitality（energy）.

Afterwegrowup,however,thebodybeginsaprocessofgraduallywearingout.

Anewawarenessofphysicalfitnessmayhelplengthenouryearsofhealthandvitality,yetnothingwedowillworktostoptheunavoidableforceofaging.

Mostofthechangesofagingtakeplacedeepinsidethebody.Thelungsbeelessabletotakeinoxygen.Powerfulmusclesgraduallylosetheirstrength.Theheartlosespowerandpumpslessblood.Bonesgroweasiertobreak.

Finally,wemeetastress,astressthatisgreaterthanourphysicalresistance.Often,itisonlyaminoraccidentorchanceinfection（adiseasecausedbyvirus）,butthistime,itbringslifetoanend.

In1932,aclassicexperimentnearlydoubledthelifetimeofrats,simplybycuttingbackthecalories（unitformeasuringtheenergyvalueoffood）intheirdiet.Thereasonfortheeffectwasthenunknown.

Today,attheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkley,Dr.PaulSeaglehasalsogreatlylengthenedthenormallifetimeofrats.Theresultwasachievedthroughaspecialprotein（蛋白质）limiteddiet,whichhadagreateffectonthechemistryofthebrain.Seagleshowedthatwithinthebrain,specificchemicalscontrolmanyofthesignalsthatinfluenceaging.Bychangingthatchemicalbalance,theclockofagingcanbereset.

Forthefirsttime,themystery（somethingthatisdifficulttounderstandortoexplain）ofwhyweageisbeingseriouslychallenged.Scientistsinmanyfieldsarenowmakingstrikingandfar-reachingdiscoveries.

Anaveragelifetimelasts75years,yetineachofusliesapotentialforalongerlife.Ifwecouldkeepthevitalityandresistancetodiseasethatwehaveattwenty,wewouldlivefor800years.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?

A.Physicalvitality.　　　　B.Stress.　　　　C.Aging.　　　　D.Physicalresistance.

2.TheauthorbelievesthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.　

A.human’slifepatternispredictable

B.physicalfitnesscan’tstoptheforceofaging

C.human’slifetimewilllastlongerthan75years

D.allofthechangesofagingtakeplacedeepinsidethebody

3.HowdidDrPaulSeaglelengthenthelifetimeofratsinhisexperiment?

A.Bylimitingtheproteinintheirdiet.B.Bycuttingthecaloriesintheirdiet.

C.Byresettingtheirclockofaging.D.Bykeepingtheirphysicalfitness.

4.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?

A.TwoGreatExperiments.B.TheMysteryofHumanLife.

C.WaystoLengthenHumanLife.D.TheBreakthroughintheStudyofAging.

【参考答案】1—4、BDAD　　

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。

OnedaytheemployeesofalargepanyinStLouis,Missourireturnedfromtheirlunchbreakandweregreetedwithasignonthefrontdoor.Thesignsaid:

“Yesterdaythepersonwhohasbeenhindering（阻碍）yourgrowthinthispanypassedaway.Weinviteyoutojointhefuneral（葬礼）intheroomthathasbeenpreparedinthegym.”

Atfirsteveryonewassadtohearthatoneoftheircolleagueshaddied,butafterawhiletheystartedgettingcuriousaboutwhothispersonmightbe.

Theexcitementgrewastheemployeesarrivedatthegymtopaytheirlastrespects.Everyonewondered:

“Whoisthispersonthatwashinderingmyprogress?

Well,atleasthe'snolongerhere.”

Onebyonetheemployeesgotclosertothecoffin（棺材）andwhentheylookedinsideittheybecamespeechless.Theystoodoverthecoffin,shockedandinsilence,asifsomeonehadtouchedthedeepestpartoftheirsoul.

Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin.Everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself.Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthatsaid:

“Thereisonlyonepersonwhocansetlimitstoyourgrowth:

itisYOU.”

Youaretheonlypersonwhocanrevolutionize（彻底改变）yourlife.Youaretheonlypersonwhocaninfluenceyourhappiness,yourrealizationandyoursuccess.Youaretheonlypersonwhocanhelpyourself.

Yourlifedoesnotchangewhenyourfamilychanges,whenyourfriendschange,whenyourbosschanges,andwhenyourpanychanges.

Yourlifechangeswhenyouchange,whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefs,whenyourealizethatyouaretheonlyoneresponsibleforyourlife.

1.Thewriter'spurposeinwritingthearticleistotellusthat________.

A.theharderwework,themoresuccessfulwewillbee

B.ourworkandlifearecloselyconnectedwithothers

C.changingourlivesisdowntoourselves

D.wewillhaveabetterfutureifpeopledonothinderourdevelopment

2.Peoplewerespeechlesswhentheylookedinsidethecoffinbecause________.

A.therewasnothingbutamirrorinsideB.theycouldseetheirownso