高考英语考前冲刺精品资料 阅读理解系列二.docx

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高考英语考前冲刺精品资料阅读理解系列二

2012届高考英语考前冲刺精品资料阅读理解系列

（二）

（第1篇）

WhatiseBay?

Thesimpleansweristhatitisaglobaltradingplatformwherenearlyanyonecantradepracticallyanything.Peoplecansellandbuyallkindsofproductsandgoods，includingcars,moviesandDVDs,sportinggoods,traveltickets,musicalinstruments,clothesandshoes—thelistgoesonandon.

TheideacamefromPierreOmidyar,whowasborninParisandmovedtoWashingtonwhenhewasstillachild.Athighschool,hebecameveryinterestedincomputerprogrammingandaftergraduatingfromTuftsUniversityin1988,heworkedforthenextfewyearsasacomputerengineer.InhisfreetimehestartedeBayasakindofhobby,atfirstofferingtheservicefreebywordofmouth.By1996therewassomuchtrafficonthewebsitethathehadtoupgrade（升级）andhebeganchargingafeetomembers.Joinedbyafriend,PeterSkoll,andin1998byhiscapableCEO,MegWhitman,he_has_never_looked_back.Eveninthecrashesofthelate1990s,eBayhasgonefromstrengthtostrength.ItisnowoneofthetenmostvisitedonlineshoppingwebsitesontheInternet.

eBaysellsconnections,notgoods,puttingbuyerandsellerintocontactwitheachother.Allyouhavetodoistakeanephoto,writeadescription,filloutasalesformandyouareinbusiness;theworldisyourmarketplace.Ofcourseforeachitem（商品）soldeBaygetsapercentageandthatisagreatdealofmoney.EverydaytherearemorethansixteenmillionitemslistedoneBayandeightypercentoftheitemsaresold.

[语篇解读]　文章向我们介绍了eBay网的一些情况。

1．WelearnfromthetextthateBayprovidespeoplewith________.

A.awayofbuyingandsellinggoods

B.awebsiteforthemtoupgrade

C.aplacetoexhibittheirownphotos

D.achancetobuythingsatlowprices

[解析]　根据第一段内容可知。

[答案]　A

2．WhydidPierrecreateeBayaftergraduatingfromuniversity?

A.Forfun.

B.Tomakemoney.

C.Forgatheringtheengineers.

D.Tofulfillataskofhiscompany.

[解析]　由第二段第三句话可知。

[答案]　A

3．From“hehasneverlookedback”inParagraph2welearnthatPierre________.

A.didnotfeellonely

B.wasalwayshopeful

C.didnotthinkaboutthepast

D.becamemoreandmoresuccessful

[解析]　Peter由原来的业余爱好开始，逐步走向成功，创建了世界知名网站。

[答案]　D

4．HowdoeseBaymakemoneyfromitswebsite?

A.Bybringingsellerstogether.

B.Bychargingforeachsale.

C.Bylistingitemsonline.

D.Bymakingephotos.

[解析]　由最后一段第一句话可知，这个网站通过提供交易平台，然后收取适当的服务费。

因此B项正确。

[答案]　B

（第2篇）

Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagent.Hehadleftamessagethenightbefore,tellingmethatmyshowwastobecancelled.Icalledhimseveraltimes,buteachtimehissecretarytoldmethathewasinameetingandthathewouldcallmelater.SoIwaitedandwaited,buttherewasstillnocall.Threehourspassingby,Ibecamemoreandmoreimpatient.Iwascertainthatmyagentdidn’tcareaboutmywork,andhedidn’tcareaboutme.Iwasovercomewiththatthought.Istartedtoshoutatthephone，“Letmewait,willyou?

Whodoyouthinkyouare？

”

AtthattimeIdidn’trealizemywifewaslookingon.Withoutshowinghersurprise,sherushedin,seizedthephone,toreoffthewires，andshoutedatthephone，“Yeah!

Whodoyouthinkyouare？

Badtelephone!

Badtelephone！

”Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.

Istoodwatchingher,speechless.Whatonearth?

Shesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouse,“Nowhearthis!

Allobjectsinthisroom—ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusband,outyougo！

”

Thensheturnedtome,kissedme,andsaidcalmly，“Honey，youjusthavetolearnhowtotakecontrol.”Withthat,shelefttheroom.

Afterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandout,shoutingateverythinginsight，Inoticedthatsomethinginmymood（情绪）hadchanged.Iwaslaughing.HowcouldIhavetroublewiththatphone？

Herantics_helpedmerealizeIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.Twentyminuteslatermyagentdidcall.Iwasabletolistentohimandtalktohimcalmly.

[语篇解读]　“我”对自己的经纪人取消我的表演并且不及时接电话的行为大为恼火，冲电话大吼以泄愤，但接着妻子就此事的一系列异常及夸张的行为让我意识到自己对小事情反应过火，最后我的情绪得到好转，冷静了下来。

5．Whydidtheauthorshoutatthetelephone?

A.Hewasmadatthetelephone.

B.Hewasangrywithhisagent.

C.Hewasanxiousabouthiswife.

D.Hewasimpatientwiththesecretary.

[解析]　推理判断题。

从文中第一段“经纪人要取消我的表演、不接我的电话”等内容可得知我很生气。

[答案]　B

6．Whatdidtheauthor’swifedoaftersheheardhisshouting?

A.Shesaidnothing.

B.Sheshoutedathim.

C.Shecalledtheagent.

D.Shethrewthephoneaway.

[解析]　事实细节题。

从文中第二段最后一句得知她把电话丢进了垃圾桶里。

[答案]　D

7．Whatmadetheauthorlaugh?

A.Hisownbehavior.

B.Hiswife’ssuggestion.

C.Hischangeablefeelings.

D.Hiswife’ssweetkiss.

[解析]　推理判断题。

从文中最后一段中“HowcouldIhavetroublewiththattelephone？

...realizedIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.”得知“我”为自己刚才的行为感到好笑。

[答案]　A

8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“antics”referto?

A.Smartwords.　　　　　B.Unusualactions.

C.Surprisinglooks.D.Anxiousfeelings.

[解析]　猜测词义题。

由文章的最后一段第一句可知妻子行为异常。

[答案]　B

[长难句解读]　Afterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandout，shoutingateverythinginsight，Inoticedthatsomethinginmymoodhadchanged.看着一个疯狂的女人冲进冲出，并冲着她看到的每样东西大喊大叫后，我注意到自己的情绪已不知不觉地发生了变化。

“Afterwatchinga．..insight”为介词短语作状语，后面的主句中含有一个that引导的宾语从句。

（第3篇）

HowtoBeaWinner

SirStevenRedgrave

Winnerof5OlympicGoldMedals

“In1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes（糖尿病）．Believingmycareer（职业生涯）wasover,Ifeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.Thatwasit—theencouragementIneeded.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn’tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.”

KarenPickering

SwimmingWorldChampion

“Iswim4hoursaday,6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuceess—youcan’tfollowacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwellorganized.Listwhatyoubelieveyoucanachieve.Trustyourself,writedownyourgoalsfortheday,howeversmalltheyare,andyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.”

KirstenBest

Poet&Writer

“Whenthingsaregettinghard,avoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachievesomething.Then，thereareotherdistractions,_suchasfamilyorhobbies.Thekeyistoconcentrate.WhenIfeeltense,ithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’，‘peace’or‘focus’，eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmymind.Itmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidence.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychological（心理的）tool.”

[语篇解读]　本文叙述了三位名人在成功的道路上所经历的不同的事情，一是战胜了病痛，一定克服了精力分散的困难，一是通过坚持不懈努力，最后都取得了胜利。

1．WhatdoesSirStevenRedgravemainlytalkabout?

A.Difficultiesinfluencedhiscareer.

B.Specialistsofferedhimmedicaladvice.

C.Traininghelpedhimdefeathisdisease.

D.Heovercametheshadowofillnesstowin.

[解析]　推理判断题。

第一部分写了SirSteven得了糖尿病，但最终克服了病痛拿到了金牌，故D项符合题意。

[答案]　D

2．WhatdoesKarenPickeringputontopofherdiary?

A.Hertrainingschedule.

B.Herdailyhappenings.

C.Herachievements.

D.Hersportscareer.

[解析]　事实细节题。

第二部分第二句中，it指代前面的句子内容，即她的训练计划。

[答案]　A

3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“distractions”probablyreferto?

A.Waysthathelponetofocus.

B.Wordsthathelponetofeellesstense.

C.Activitiesthatturnone’sattentionaway.

D.Habitsthatmakeithardforonetorelax.

[解析]　猜测词义题。

从下文“Thekeyistoconcentrate.”可以推出是指分散作家注意力的活动。

[答案]　C

4．Accordingtothepassage，whatdothethreepeoplehaveincommon?

A.Courage.　　　　　　　　B.Devotion.

C.Hardwork.D.Selfconfidence.

[解析]　事实细节题。

第一部分中“IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.”，第二部分中“Trustyourself...”及第三部分中“Itmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidence...”都表明自信是他们三个的共同之处。

[答案]　D

[长难句解读]　Trustyourself，writedownyourgoalsfortheday，howeversmalltheyare，andyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.相信你自己，不论目标多小，每天把它们写下来，这样你会向实现它们又迈进了一步。

“祈使句＋and/or＋现在将来时句子”结构中，祈使句可转换成由if引导的条件句。

本句含有两个祈使句，第二个祈使句又含有一个让步状语从句。

（第4篇）

Peoplediettolookmoreattractive.Fishdiettoavoidbeingbeatenup,thrownoutoftheirsocialgroup,andgettingeatenasaresult.ThatisthefascinatingconclusionofthelatestresearchintofishbehaviorbyateamofAustralianscientists.

Theresearchteamhavediscoveredthatsubordinatefishvoluntarilydiettoavoidchallengingtheirlargercompetitors.“Instudyinggobieswenoticedthatonlythelargesttwoindividuals,amaleandfemale，hadbreeding（繁殖）rightswithinthegroup,”explainsMarianWong.“Allothergroupmembersarenonbreedingfemales,eachbeing5～10%smallerthanitsnextlargestcompetitor.Wewantedtofindouthowtheymaintainthisprecisesizeseparation.”

Thereasonforthesizedifferencewaseasytosee.Onceasubordinatefishgrowstowithin510%ofthesizeofitslargercompetitor，itcausesafightwhichusuallyendsinthesmallergobybeingdrivenawayfromthegroup.Moreoftenthannot,the_evicted_fish_istheneatenup.

Itappearedthatthesmallerfishwerekeepingthemselvessmallinordertoavoidchallengingthebossfish.Whethertheydidsovoluntarily，byrestraininghowmuchtheyate,wasnotclear.Theresearchteamdecidedtodoanexperiment.Theytriedtofattenupsomeofthesubordinategobiestoseewhathappened.Totheirsurprise，thegobiessimplyrefusedtheextrafoodtheywereoffered，clearlypreferringtoremainsmallandavoidfights,overhavingafeast.

Thediscoverychallengesthetraditionalscientificviewofhowbossindividualskeeptheirpositioninagroup.Previouslyitwasthoughtthatlargeindividualssimplyusedtheirweightandsizetothreatentheirsubordinatesandtakemore