江西省浮梁县高考英语二轮复习阅读理解演练5.docx

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江西省浮梁县高考英语二轮复习阅读理解演练5

江西浮梁县2016高考英语阅读理解二轮演练（5）

2016高考训练--阅读理解。

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

AccordingtoanewUSstudy,coupleswhoexpecttheirchildrentohelpcarefortheminoldageshouldhopetheyhavedaughtersbecausetheyarelikelytobetwiceasattentiveoverall.

TheresearchbyAngelinaGrigoryeva,asociologistatPrincetonUniversity,foundthat,whilewomenprovideasmuchcarefortheirelderlyparentsastheycanmanage,mendoaslittleastheycangetawaywithandoftenleaveittofemalefamilymembers.

Heranalysisofthefamilynetworksof26,000olderAmericansconcludedthatgender（性别）isthemostimportantpredictor（预示物）ofwhetherornotpeoplewillactivelycareforelderlyparents.

InapaperbeingpresentedattheannualconferenceoftheAmericanSociologicalAssociationinSanFrancisco,sheconcludesthatsimplyhavingasistermakesmenstatisticallylikelyprovidelesscare.

UsingdatafromtheUniversityofMichiganHealthandRetirementStudy,astudywhichhasbeentrackingacross-sectionofover-50sforthelastdecade,shecalculatedthatwomenprovideanaverageof12.3hoursamonthofcareforelderlyparentswhilemenofferonly5.6hours.

“Whereastheamountofelderlyparentcaredaughtersprovideisassociatedwithlimitationstheyface,suchasemploymentorchildcare,sons’caregivingisassociatedonlywiththepresenceorabsenceofotherhelpers,suchassistersoraparent’sspouse（配偶）,”sheexplained.

“Sonsreducetheirrelativecaregivingeffortswhentheyhaveasister,whiledaughtersincreasetheirswhentheyhaveabrother.”

“Thissuggeststhatsonspassonparentcaregivingresponsibilitiestotheirsisters.”

IntheUK,the2011census（人口普查）showedthattherearenowaround6.5millionpeoplewithcaringresponsibilities–afigurewhichhasrisenbyatenthinadecade.

Butmanyaredoingsoattheriskoftheirownhealth.Thecensusshowedthatthosewhoprovide50hoursormoreofcareaweekwhiletryingtoholddownafull-timejobarethreetimesmorelikelytobestrugglingwithillhealththantheirworkingcounterparts（相对应的人）whoarenotcarers.

12.What’sthemostimportantfactortopredictifpeoplewillactivelycarefortheelderly?

A.Gender.B.Education.C.Career.D.Familynetworks.

13.TheUSstudyfindsthat_______.

A.sonsaretwicelikelyasdaughterstocareforparentsinoldage

B.havingasistermakesmenlesslikelytodotheirfairshare

C.sonsanddaughtersseemtogiveequalcaretotheirparents

D.sonsareunwillingtoleavecaregivingresponsibilitiestofemalefamilymembers

14.Whatdoestheauthorstressinthelastparagraph?

A.Peopleshouldgiveuptheirjobstocarefortheelderly.

B.Manycareprovidersworklongerhoursthanothers.

C.Peopleshouldn’tpassoncaringresponsibilitiestoothers.

D.Manycareprovidershavepotentialhealthproblems.

15.Theauthordevelopsthetextby_______.

A.explainingsocialnetworksofcareersB.describingpeople’sexperiences

C.analyzingvariousresearchanddataD.comparingdifferentgenderbehavior

参考答案12-15ABDC

阅读理解。

阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

（2014·长春模拟）

　　WhiletofuisahouseholdnameinAsia,ithasstillnotbeencompletelyacceptedintotheWesternkitchen.WhenitarrivedintheWest,tofufounditselfsittingaloneinthefoodplayground,ignoredbytheotherkids.Andwhentofudidmakefriends,itwasonlywiththeopen-minded,peace-lovingvegetarianssometimesreferredtoas“hippies”.

　　Whyisitthatsuchastaple（主要的）ingredientintheEasthasbeensubjectto（遭受）suchdiscriminationintheWest?

Well,tofuquiteliterally（简直）missedtheboat.TofuoriginatedinChinasome2,000yearsago.ButwhentheEuropeansfirstarrivedinChinatheyignoredit.Whilericewasembracedwithopenarmsandbroughthomewithpopularacclaim（称赞）,tofufollowedlaterandwithmuchlesssuccess.

　　GrowingupinAustraliaIonlyhadavaguenotionofwhattofuwas.Itwasjustlastyear,whenIlivedintheDutchtownofMaastricht,thatwewerereallyintroduced.Inthattown,lotsofstudentschoosetolivein“squats”—oldrun-downfactoriesrentedoutforverycheapprices.Oneofthesesquatsholdsa“VeganDinner”everyMonday.Inthedishesservedthere,tofuwasastapleandIfoundthatIquitelikedit!

　　SlowlybutsurelytofuisbecomingacceptedintomainstreamWesterncookingcircles.InMarch,thesingerJustinTimberlakedressedupinatofusuitforasketch（短剧）onNBC’sshowSaturdayNightLivetopromotethesilkyfood.AndnotableUKfoodexpertssuchasNigelSlaterandFuchsiaDunloparesingingtofu’spraisesaswell.AsSlaterwritesinanarticlepublishedinTheGuardian,“IthinktheChineseknowwhattheyaretalkingaboutandImustgivetheirbeloveddou-fu（yet）anotherchance”.Hefoundthatwhencookedwithchilli,garlicandginger,tofuwasaverywelcomeguestathisdinnerparty!

【文章大意】豆腐越来越受西方人的青睐,它是怎样做到如此受欢迎的呢?

1.WhentofuwasintroducedtotheWest,it　　　.

A.wasnotaccepted,justlikerice

B.waswell-receivedmostlybyhippies

C.wasdifficulttofindthingstocookwithit

D.wasviewedasatoyinsteadoffood

【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

由第一段最后一句话可知B为正确答案。

2.Thephrase“missedtheboat”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“　　　”.

A.failedtotakeadvantageofanopportunity

B.wasinthesamesituation

C.experiencedabigchange

D.drewmuchattention

【解析】选A。

词义猜测题。

上文提到了豆腐在西方遭遇歧视,而下文又进一步提到了当欧洲人把大米和豆腐先后带到西方时,大米遇到了优待,而豆腐则错失良机,没有那么成功,所以missedtheboat表示“没有利用好机会,错失良机”,故选A。

3.ThefirsttimetheauthortastedtofuinMaastricht,she　　　.

A.hadalreadyeatenitinAustralia

B.developedaloveforit

C.feltitwasnothercupoftea

D.foundthatshehadexpectedtoomuchfromit

【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

由第三段最后一句话可知B为正确答案。

4.ByquotingSlaterinthelastparagraph,theauthorintendstoshow　　　.

A.itisbeneficialtoeattofunowandthen

B.anewcreativewaytocooktofuhasbeenpraised

C.tofuisbecomingastapleatWesterndinnerparties

D.tofuisbecomingpopularintheWest

【解析】选D。

推理判断题。

最后一段的中心句是该段的首句,下文以JustinTimberlake和foodexpertssuchasNigelSlaterandFuchsiaDunlop为例来说明豆腐在西方日渐流行,故答案为D。

【2014高考英语南京市、盐城市一模】

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Parentsallstruggletogetchildrentounderstandthatmoneydoesn’tgrowontrees,wantingthemtoberesponsible,workhardandlearntosaveafewbucks.Buttheselessonsareamongthemostdifficulttoteach.

EnterKidZania,aninternationallypraisedandtrulyuniquechildren’sthemepark,thatmakeslifealittleeasierforparents.

KidZaniaisnotatraditionalthemeparkinalmostanysenseoftheword—therearenorollercoastersormerry-go-roundsinsight.Thereare,however,plentyofattractionsandactivitiesthatwillkeepchildrenbusy,active,engagedandexcitedallday.

Whatmakesitsomuchfunisthatit’sakid-sizedcity—completewithrestaurants,banks,grocerystoresandhospitals—wherethekidsgettobeadults,doingthethingsmostofusdoonanynormalday.

Theystartbypickingoneofnearly100“careers”andlearningaboutit.Then,theyputontheiruniformandarereadytoworkandearnKidZaniadollars（“Kidzos”）.

Mostactivitiesareuniversalbutsomearelocalizedtoreflectthedistinctflavorsandpersonalityofthecountryandregionwheretheparkislocatedandtokeepitrealforthekids.

Kidsgetpaidforeveryjobtheydo,whichhelpsthemexplorethemysteriesofmanagingmoney.Kidzosinhand,theycanspenditorsaveit.Iftheyrunshortofmoney,they’llhavetofindawaytoearnsome.

EachKidZaniacityisplannedinamazingdetail,evenincludingrealworldbrandsthathelpsponsorthecityandkeepitrunning.Iwasalittle wary ofallthepopularcorporatelogos,butthebrandsweren’tpushedatall.Theyaretheretoreinforcethe“realcity”feelingbymixingitwiththingskidsrecognize.

KidZaniaemploysseniorcitizenswhogivetheparkahomeyfeelandhelpputchildrenatease.Managementalsoemploysthedisabled,whetherblind,deaforwheelchair-bound.Besidesmakingforamorerealisticcity,thisteacheschildrenaboutthosewithdifferentabilitiesandgivesthemanopportunitytospendtimewithpeopletheymightotherwisehavestaredatortreatedlessthankindly.

SocializationisanimportantpartofKidZania,justasitisthroughoutchildhood.TheKidZaniaexperienceempowerskids,givingthemtheconfidencetobetheirbestselves,andtheinspirationtobegreatglobalcitizens.Andit’spartofwhatmakesKidZaniasuchanamazingplaceforfamiliesandchildren.

59.KidZaniaisuniqueinthat________.

A.ithasnoentertainmentfacilities     

B.itincludeslotsoflocalizedactivities

C.itofferskidschancestolearnthroughworking

D.itemploysmanyseniorsanddisabledpeople

60.Theunderlinedword“wary”inParagraph8issimilarinmeaningto________.

A.astonished                      B.cautious                   C.delighted                  D.conscious

61.Children’sthemeparkKidZaniaissetupto________.

A.preparethemtobegoodcitizensinthefuture

B.providethemwithaplacetohaveagoodtime

C.makethemawareoftheirparents’hardship

D.assisttheminbuildingagoodrelationshipwithparents

62.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Childrendopart-timejobsatathemepark

B.Athemeparkpusheskidstobegrown-ups

C.KidZaniathemeparkmakesadults’lifeeasier

D.Kidsgetto‘be’adultsatKidZaniathemepark

【参考答案】59.C      60.B      61.A      62.D    

阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

（2013·东北三省四市第二次联考，A）

Iwasdrivinghometheotherdayonasunnyafternoon.IhadasmileonmyfaceasIsangalongtothesongsontheradio.ItwassuchabeautifuldaythatIfeltfullof