陕西省西安市高考英语阅读理解训练2.docx

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陕西省西安市高考英语阅读理解训练2

西安市2014高考英语阅读理解训练

（2）及答案

【2014高考英语东莞市模拟试题】B

BarackObama,LadyGagaandSteveJobs—whatdotheyhaveincommon?

Theyare,ofcourse,allAmericans.Andaccordingtoasurveybysocialnetworkingsitebadoo.com,theyallbestillustrate（举例说明）theword“cool”.

Butjustwhatdoesitmeantosaysomeoneis“cool”?

Mos

twouldanswerthatitissomethingtodowithbeingindependent-mindedandnotfollowingthecrowd.

YaleUniversityartprofessorRobertFarrisThompsonsaysthattheterm“cool”goesbackto15thcenturyWestAfricanphilosophy（哲学）.“Cool”relatestoideasofgrace（优雅）underpressure.

“InAfrica,”hewrites,“coolnessisapositivequalitywhichcombinescalmness,silence,andlife.”

Themodernideaof“cool”developedlargelyintheUSintheperiodafterWorldWarⅡ.“Post-war‘cool’wasinpartanexpressionofwar-weariness...itwentagainstthestrictsocialrulesofthetime,”writesociologistsDickPountainandDavidRobinsinCoolRules:

AnatomyofanAttitude.

ButitwastheAmericanactorJamesDeanwhobecamethesymbolfor“cool”inthehugelysuccessful1955movieRebelwithoutaCause.Deanplaysatoughguywhodisobeyshisparentsandtheauthorities.Healwaysgetsthegirl,smokescigarettes,wearsaleatherjacketandb

eatsupbullies（欺凌弱小者）.Inthemovie,Deanshowedwhat“cool”wouldmeantoAmericanyoungpeopleforthenext60

years.

Todaythefocusof“cool”haschangedtoathleticsstars.Ofteninmoviesaboutschools,studentsgainpopularityontheathleticsfieldmorethanintheclassroom.ThiscanbeseenquiteclearlyinmovieslikeVarsityBluesandJohnTuckerMustDie.

Butmanyteenagersalsothinkbeingsmartiscool.Chessandotherthinkinggameshavebeenbecomingmorepopularinschools.

“CallittheHarryPotterizationofAmerica—atimewhenbeingsmartisthenewcool,”writesjournalistJoeSunnen.

31.BarackObama,LadyGagaandSteveJobsarementionedinthefirstparagraphto________.

A.introducethetopic

B.drawourattention

C.telluswhattheyhaveincommon

D.telluswhatis“cool”

32.Ifyouwereconsidered“cool”inAfricainthe15thcentury,you________.

A.thoughtandacteddifferentlyfromthemajority

B.hadacalmandquietattitudetowardslife

C.didn’tobserverulesandauthorities

D.hadallkindsof“bad”manners

33.TheheroesinVarsityBluesandJohnTuckerMustDiearelikelytobethosewho________.

A.doverywellintheirstudies

B.areveryskilledatsports

C.aregoodatchessandotherthinkingga

mes

D.havesupernaturalpowerslikeHarryPotter

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle？

A.Itisgenerallyconsidered“cool”tobeindependent-mindedandnottofollowthecrowd.

B.“Cool”wasusedasearlyasthe15thcentury.

C.Disobeyingone’sparentsandtheauthoritiesisconsidered“cool”amongAmericanyoungpeoplenowadays.

D.Gettingthefirstplaceinanexamcanalsobeconsidered“cool”.

35.Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?

A.Theoriginoftheword“cool”.

B.Thekindsofpeoplewhoare“cool”.

C.Thechangingmeaningoftheword“cool”.

D.Howtobea“cool”person.

【参考答案】31-35:

ABBDC

【2014高考英语东莞市模拟试题】C

Over70percentofthe“doublesingle-childcouples”inC

hinaneedhelpfromtheirparentsintakingcareoftheirownkids,accordingtoarecentsurvey.

WomenofChinamagazinea

ndaconsultingcompanycarriedoutasurveyrecentlyonyoungcouplesofthe“single-child”generation,theMorningPostreports.Thecouplessurveyedwerearound29andhavebeenmarriedforthreeyearsonaverage,withuniversityeducationandmonthlyincomeof4，000yuan（$531）.Amongthem,43.5percenthavekids.

Resultsshowthat71.9percentofthey

oungcoupleshavehelpfromtheirparentsintakingcareoftheirkids.

Grownupasthe“single-child”，theonlychildinafamilysincethefamilyplanningpolicywhichwasadoptedin1979,thisgenerationdependsmuchontheirparents.

Theparentsofthe“single-child”generationfocusedmoreontheirchildren'sphysicalwellbeingratherthantheirattitudesandvalues,accordingtosomepsychologists.

Theresearchalsofoundthatthe“doublesingle-childcouples”followarathertraditionalvaluesystem.

Surveyshowsthat27.5percentofthemgotmarriedafterdatingforonetotwoyears,25.2percenttwotofiveyears,and20percentdidn'ttietheknotuntildatingforfiveyears.Also,30

percentofthecoupleswereschoolmates,while43.8percentwereintroducedbysomeone.

Sincetheirmarriageisbasedonenduringrelationships,65.2percentofthehusbandsand62.9percentofthewivesthinkthatcompromiseandtolerancearenecessaryintheirmarriage.Meanwhile,21.7percentofthehusbandsand37.1percentofthewivessupporttheideathathappinessisthekeystandardforamarriage.

36.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe“________”．

A．MumandDad,takecareofmykidplease

B．Doublesingle-childcouples

C．Theproblemofthesinglechild

D．ArecentsurveybyWomenofChina

37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsupportedbythepassage?

A．Themajorityoft

he“doublesingle-childcouples”inChinadependmuchontheirparents.

B．Theparentsofthe“single-child”generationcaredmoreabouttheirstudyandeducation.

C．One-fifthofthecouplessurveyeddidn'tgetmarrieduntildatingforfiveyears.

D．Allthecouplessurveyedhaveuniversityeducationand30percentofthemwereschoolmates.

38.Whichofthefollowingdescriptionsabout“doublesingle-childcouples”isTRUE?

A．Theyaresinglechildrenineitherfamilyandtheyareindependentontheirparents.

B．Theyaresinglechildrenineitherfamilyandtheyaredependentontheirparents.

C．Theyhaveatleasttwochildrenandcanaffordtosupportthemselves.

D．They,whowereintroducedbysomeone,followarathertraditionalvaluesystem.

39.Thetraditionalvaluesystemmentionedinthepassagerefersthat________．

A．parentsareconcernedabouttheirchildren'sphysicallifeaswellasthespirituallife

B．mostcoupleswereintroducedbysomeoneandmadedatingforalongtime

C．oncebegun,“doublesingle-childcouples”marriagewilllastforever

D．thecouplesthinkthatcompromiseandtolerancearenecessaryintheirmarriage

40.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat________isnecessaryinamarriage.

A．wealthB．healthC．undertandingD．education

【参考答案】36-40:

ABBDC

较难题目特训：

人物故事类

JacquelineBouvierKennedyOnassiswasoneofthemostprivatewomenintheworld,yetwhenshewenttoworkasaneditorinthelasttwodecadesofherlife,sherevealed（展现）herselfasshedidnowhereelse.

Afterthedeathofhersecondhusband,Greekshippingmagnate（巨头）AristotleOnassis,Jacqueline’sclosefriendandformerWhiteHousesocialsecretaryLetitiaBaldrigemadeasuggestionthatsheconsideracareer（职业）inpublishing.Afterconsideration,Jacquelineacceptedit.Perhapsshehopedtofindtheresomeideasabouthowtoliveherownlife.Shebecamenotlessbutmoreinterestedinreading.Forthelast20yearsofherlife,Jacquelineworkedasapublisher’seditor,firstatViking,thenatDoubleday,pursuing（追求）alate-lifecareerlongerthanhertwomarriagescombined.Duringhertimeinpublishing,shewasresponsibleformanagin

gandeditingmorethan100successfullymarketedbooks.AmongthefirstbookswereIntheRussianStyleandInventiveParisClothes.ShealsosucceededinpersuadingTVhostsBillMoyersandJosephCampbelltotransformtheirpopulartelevisionconversationsintoabook,ThePowerofMyth.Thebookwentontobecomeaninternationalbest-seller.Shedealt,too,withMichaelJacksonashepreparedhisautobiography（自传）,Moonwalk.

Jacquelinemayhavebeenhiredforhernameandforhersocialrelations,butshesoonprovedherworth.Herchoices,suggestionsandwidespreadsocialrelationswereofbenefitbothtothepublishingfirmsandtoJacquelineherself.Inthebookssheselectedforpublication,shebuiltonalifetimeofspendingtimebyherselfasareaderandleftarecordofthegrowthofhermind.Herbooksaretheautobiographysheneverwrote.HerroleasFirstLady,intheend,wasovershadowedbyherperformanceasaneditor.However,fewknewthatshehadachievedsomuch.

1.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatJacqueline　　　.　

A.becamefondofreadingafterworkingasaneditor

B.wasinchargeofpublishing100books

C.promotedherbooksthroughsocialrelations

D.gainedalotfromhercareerasaneditor

2.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat　　　.　

A.JacquelineendedupasaneditorratherthanasFirstLady

B.Jacqueline’slifeasFirstLadywasmorecolorfulthanasaneditor

C.JacquelinewasmoresuccessfulasaneditorthanasFirstLady

D.Jacqueline’sroleasFirstLadywasmorebrilliantthanasaneditor

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Jacqueline’stwomarriageslastedmorethan20years.

B.Jacqueline’sownpublishingfirmwassetupeventually.

C.Jacqueline’sviewsandbeliefswerereflectedinthebookssheedited.

D.Jacqueline’sachievementswerewidelyknown.

4.Thepassageismainly　　　.　

A.anintroductionofJacqueline’slifebothasFirstLadyandasaneditor

B.abriefdescriptionofJacqueline’slifelongexperiences

C.abriefaccountofJacqueline’scareerasaneditorinherlast20years

D.ananalysisofJacqueline’ssocialrelationsinpublishing

【参考答案】21.1-4DCCC　　

较难题目特训：

人物故事类

ShayandhisfatherhadwalkedpastaparkwheresomeboysShayknewwereplayingbaseball.Shayasked,“Doyouthinkthey’llletmeplay?

”Shay’sfatherknewthatmostoftheboyswouldnotwantsomeonelikeShayontheirteam,butthefatheralsounderstoodthatifhisson,mentallyandphysicallydisabled,were