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高考英语阅读理解系列训练12及答案解析
2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练(12)及答案解析
(2012·苏州五市区调研)
TransLinkisurgingcustomerstoavoidnonessentialtraveltodayandtostayhomewherepossibleinthedifficultweatherconditions.
TransLinkchiefexecutiveofficerPeterStrachansaidbusandtrainserviceswerecontinuingtorunwherepossible,howeverallCityCatandCityFerryserviceshadbeencancelleduntilfurthernotice.
“TheseareextremelydifficultconditionsforSouthEastQueensland—wearerunningessentialserviceswherepossiblebutsafetyremainstobethemostimportant,”MrStrachansaid.
Severeweatherandassociatedfloodinghasimpactedonallmodesofpublictransport,withbus,ferryandtrainservicesallimpactedtovaryingdegrees.“Ifyouareplanningtousepublictransportatanytimeoverthenextfewdays,thenIwouldrecommendyoucheckthatyourintendedserviceisstillrunning.”
Servicedisruptions(中断)fortodayinclude:
Citynetworktrainsrunninghourlyonalllines.
Busdiversions,delaysandcancellationsinsomeregions,particularlyacrossBrisbane,IpswichandtheSunshineCoast.
CityCatandCityFerryservicescancelled.
QueenslandRailChiefExecutiveOfficerPaulScurrahsaidrisingwaterwayshadclosedsometrainlines,androadclosuresanddamagetopropertythroughouttheSouthEasthadcontributedtoashortageofavailablerailemployees.
“Weintendtoruntrainshourlyonalllines,similartothetimetableweoperateonChristmasDay.Wewillalsobelookingtorunotheradditionalservicestomeetdemandasrequired.Atthisstagewewillrunservicesstoppingatallstationswhichwilldepartatthesametimeonthehour;however,thisisallsubjecttotheweatherconditionsandtheavailabilityoftraincrew.”
MrScurrahencouragedallcustomerstovisittheTranslinkwebsiteforspecificdeparturetimesfortheirstation,andaskedforpatienceintheeventofdelays.
“QueenslandRailappreciatesthatreducedservicesmaycausedisruptionsbutitissimplyunavoidable.Wehaveadedicatedandexperiencedteammonitoringthesituationaroundtheclockandwillbeworkingtoreopenthenetworkassoonaspracticallypossible,”MrScurrahsaid.
ThelatestservicedisruptioninformationisavailableontheTransLinkwebsite.
文章大意:
由于水灾,TransLink交通公司告知我们交通出行的变化。
63.WhatisTransLink?
A.Atransportcompany.
B.Agovernmentbranch.
C.Abuscompany.
D.Arailwaycompany.
64.WhichmeansoftransportisNOTavailableduringthespecialperiod?
A.Bus.B.Train.
C.Ferry.D.Plane.
65.AccordingtoMrStrachan,whatisthefirstconsiderationwhileprovidingpublictransport?
A.Weatherconditions.
B.Roadconditions.
C.People'ssafety.
D.People'sconvenience.
66.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassage?
A.Totellpeopleallthepublictransportarecancelledduetotheflooding.
B.Toinformpeopleofthechangesmadetothepublictransportation.
C.ToencouragemorepeopletovisittheTransLinkwebsite.
D.ToadvertiseforthepublictransportserviceTransLink.
63答案:
A 推理判断题。
由前两段可知,TransLink是一家交通公司。
64答案:
C 细节理解题。
由第二段“allCityCatandCityFerryserviceshadbeencancelleduntilfurthernotice.”可知,轮渡和CityCat不可用。
65答案:
C 细节理解题。
由第三段“...safetyremainstobethemostimportant”可知。
66答案:
B 推理判断题。
由第一段可推知。
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(2012·成都一诊)
Brightredpostboxes,theQueenandqueuing—whatdotheyallhaveincommon?
TheyareallimportantpartsofBritishlife.AtleastIthoughtso.
However,theabilitytoqueueforlongperiodsoftime,oncebelievedtobeatraditionalcharacteristicoftheBritish,isnolongertoleratedbypeopleintheUK,accordingtoasurveydoneforBritishbankBarclays.
Onceuponatime,queuingwasseenasnormal.DuringWorldWarII,everyonehadtoqueueuptoreceivetheirdailysupplyoffoods.Infact,ifyoudidn'tstandupandwaitinlinewithalltheothers,itwasseenasuncivilized(不文明的).
ThefamousEnglishdoubledeckerbuses,withonlyoneentrance,mightalsohelpexplainwhyqueuingwasseenasapartofBritishline.Almostalways,thereisaqueuetogeton.
ButperhapstheBritisharetiredofbeingpushedpastbytheSpanish,theItaliansortheFrenchastheyqueueuptogetatableatarestaurant.ThepeopleoftheseotherEuropeancountrieshavemorethanoneentrancetotheirhouses,whichexplainstheirmorerelaxedattitudetothequeue.
TwominutesisnowthelongesttimemostBritishpeoplearepreparedtostandandwait.ButcoulditbethattheInternet,whichallowsustocarryouttasksquickly,isthemainreasonwhyBritishpeoplearenolongerpreparedtoqueue?
“Usedtobuyingwithoutdelay,customersareevengivinguppurchasesratherthanwaittheirturn,”saysStuartNealofBarclaycard.“Shoppersarealsolesslikelytoqueueforlongiftheitemtheyarebuyingisoflowvalue.”
PerhapsIwillhavetoreplace“queuing”with“impatience”inmylistofthingsIrelatetotheBritish.
文章大意:
排队曾经是英国文化的象征。
但是一项研究表明这一现象已经发生了很大的变化。
67.WhatcanwelearnaboutthetraditionofqueuinginBritain?
A.Itwasaproductoftheslowpaceoflife.
B.ItwasalongtimetraditionasoldastheQueen.
C.Itwasconsideredasymbolofacivilizedbehavior.
D.IthasmadetheBritishdifferentfromotherEuropeans.
68.Accordingtothepassage,theBritishgraduallystoppedqueuingbecause________.
A.theyprefershoppingonline
B.theyfollowtheexampleofforeigners
C.Britishbuseshavemorethanoneentrance
D.theInternethaschangedtheirwayoflife
69.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat________.
A.theBritishgetimpatientwithqueuingforlong
B.theBritishhavetoqueuetoreceivefood
C.theBritishliketoeatinforeignrestaurants
D.theBritishprefertotakedoubledeckerbuses
70.Theauthor'smainpurposeofwritingthepassageis______.
A.totellustheinfluenceoftheInternetontheBritishwaysoflife
B.tocomparetheculturaldifferencebetweenBritainandothercountries
C.totalkaboutthechangesintheattitudetoqueuinginBritain
D.toreporthisresearchontheBritishwaysoflife
67答案:
C 细节理解题。
由第一段和第二段“...oncebelievedtobeatraditionalcharacteristicoftheBritish...”可知,鲜红的邮箱、女王和排队都是英国文化的象征。
68答案:
D 细节理解题。
由第六、七段可知,网络改变了英国人的生活方式。
69答案:
A 细节理解题。
由第六段第一句话“TwominutesisnowthelongesttimemostBritishpeoplearepreparedtostandandwait.”可知,英国人不再有耐心排队了。
70答案:
C 推理判断题。
由文章大意可知。
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(2012·湘潭二模)
Havinggoodetiquette(礼节)attheworkplaceisveryimportanttobeafavoriteinanoffice.However,it'sobservedthatmanypeoplearen'tawareoftheworkplaceetiquetteandthiscreatesaverybadimpressionintheoffice.Soit'simportanttoknowsomeworkplaceetiquettetips.
Amongalltheworkplaceetiquetteguidelines(指南),themostimportantistobepunctualtoyouroffice.Thoughgoinglateduetoanemergencyisokay,habituallatecomersareneverappreciatedinanyorganization.Byarrivingatyourofficeontime,youshowthatyou'reawareofyourresponsibilitiesandhaverespectfortheorganization.Incaseyoufeelthatyouwouldbelate,calltheconcernedauthorityandreportthemattertohimorher.
Also,aproperknowledgeoftheworkplaceemailetiquetteisamust.Intheofficialemails,youneedtomentionthesubjectconcisely(简洁地),whileatthesametimeincludealltheimportantdetailswhicharetobeshared.Youshouldusegoodandgrammaticallycorrectlanguagewhilewritingemails.
Aknowledgeoftelephoneetiquetteintheworkplaceisveryimportantaswell.Whiletalkingonthetelephone,bepoliteandlistentowhatthey'resayingcarefully.Onlythenshouldyousaywhatyoufeel.Speakinavoicewhichwouldbeheardclearlyattheotherend.
Theworkplaceguidelinesareimportantevenwhileyou'rediningorcelebratingwithyourcoworkers.Ifyougetacallinbetween,receiveitafteryou'repermittedbytheothersbysaying“excuseme”.Don'ttalkloudlywhileeating.Greetpeoplewellandtrytomakethemfeelcomfortablewhilebeinginyourcompany.
Theseguidelineswillhelpyoubecomethebestemployeeofacompany.Allthebest!
文章大意:
本文介绍了一些很重要的职场礼节。
71.Theintendedreadersofthepassageare________.
A.managersinchargeofacompany
B.studentsofabusinessclass
C.peoplewhoareoutofwork
D.generalreaders
72.Whyshouldyoutrytobepunctual?
A.Toproveyouarenotahabituallatecomer.
B.Torespecttherulesoftheorganization.
C.Toshowthatyouarearesponsibleworker.
D.Towinotherworkers'respect.
73.Howshouldyouwriteanofficialemail?
A.Writethesubjectclearlyandsimply.
B.Includeallthedetailsintheemail.
C.Makethelanguageasbeautifulaspossible.
D.Makeemailsasbriefaspossible.
74.WhichofthefollowingisconsideredNOTacceptableaboutmakingphonecalls?
A.Usingpolitelanguages.
B.Listeningwithpatienceandcare.
C.Speakingclearly.
D.Answeringacallinaloudvoice.
75.Inthewriter'sopinion,workplaceetiquette________.
A.iseasytomaster
B.isconsideredimportantbyallemployees
C.canbehelpfulindoingyourworkwell
D.willbringyougoodluckandgoodsalaries
71答案:
D 推理判断题。
由全文可知,本文无特定写作对象,所以是写给大众的。
72答案:
C 细节理解题。
由第二段第三句话“Byarrivingatyourofficeontime,youshowthatyou'reawareofyourresponsibilitiesandhaverespectfortheorganization.”可知,守时可以显示出你是一位负责的人。
73答案:
A 细节理解题。
由第三段第二句话“Intheofficialemails,youneedtomentionthesubjectconcisely(简洁地),whileatthesametimeincludealltheimportantdetailswhicharetobeshared.”可知,办公邮件要求简洁清晰。
74答案:
D 细节理解题。
由第四段“Whiletalkingonthetelephone,bepoliteandlistentowhatthey'resayingcarefully.Onlythenshouldyousaywhatyoufeel.Speakinavoicewhichwouldbeheardclearlyattheotherend.”可知,打电话时,不能声音太大。