英语阅读理解练习题2附答案一轮复习.docx

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英语阅读理解练习题2附答案一轮复习

2015届英语阅读理解练习题2（附答案一轮复习）

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。

DoyoueverwonderwhytheEnglishhaveonewordforsomeanimalsandadifferentonefortheirmeat?

Whydotheyusepigandpork,cowandbeef,andsheepandmutton.Tofindout,wehavetogobackto1066.Inthatyear,theNormanFrenchinvadedEnglandandputaFrenchkingontheEnglishthrone.TheFrenchnotonlychangedthegovernmentbuttheyalsochangedthelanguage.Frenchbecamethelanguage（王位）oftheupperclassesofsociety.Anditremainedthatway for300years.Onlythesehighsocietypeoplecouldaffordtoeatmeat.Asaresult,Frenchwordslikeporc（pork）andbeouf（beef）cameintotheEnglishlanguage.However,po

orEnglishfarmersraisedtheanimals.So,theEnglishlanguageretainedthewordspigandcowfromthenativeAnglo-Saxon.

TheNormanFrenchaddedabout10,000FrenchwordstotheEnglishlanguage.Seventy-fivepercentofthemarestillinuseto

day.

LanguageexpertsestimatethatEnglishspeakerswhohaveneverstudiedFrenchalreadyknow15,000Frenchwords!

Betweenone-thirdandtwo-thirdsofallEnglishwordshaveFrenchorigin.SomewordssuchaspossibleandavenuearethesameinFrenchandEnglish;onlythepronunciationchanges.OtherwordssuchasballetoralacarteretaintheirFrenchpronunciationinbothlanguages.

InFrenchgrammar,nounshaveeitheramaleorfemalegender,soadjectives（形容词）takedifferentformsforeach.Englishhasonlyoneadjectivethatdoesthis,anditcamefromFrench.Theworldblonddescribessomeonewithlight-coloredhair.Blondisusedformen,andblondedescribeswomen.Andtheyarealsonouns.

SomeFrenchwordsthatenteredtheEnglishlanguagehavetakenoncompletelydifferentmeanings.TheFrenchphrasealamodemeans“instyle.”InEnglish,thephrasemeans“withicecream.”Someonemusthavedecidedsomethingeatenwithicecreamwasinstyle!

Now,asyoulearnEnglish,you’reonyourwaytolearningFrench!

64．FrenchwasoncepopularamongtheupperclassesoftheUKbecause_________.

A．toomanyFrenchmenmovedtoBritain.B．theFrenchbroughtanimalswiththem

C．thekingandhisofficialsspokeFrenchD．thekingallowedFrenchtobespoken

65．Theunderlinedword“retained”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_______?

A．adoptedB．keptC．introducedD．deserted

66．WhydoesanEnglishspeakerfindFrencheasytolearn?

A．BecauseEnglishandFrenchsharesimilarpronunciation.

B．BecauseEnglishgrammarandFrenchgrammararesimilar.

C．BecauseEnglishhasgreatinfluencesontheFrenchlanguage.

D．BecausealargenumberofEnglishwordhaveFrenchorigins.

67．Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthetext?

A．Languageiscloselyrelatedtohistoryandculture.

B．Languageiscontrolledbytheupperclassesofsociety.

C．FrenchandEnglishwordsdon’thavemuchincommon.

D．EnglishcombinesFrenchandtheNativeAnglo-Sanxon.

【参考答案】64---67CBDA

较难题目特训：

介绍说明类

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

You’reinadepartmentstoreandyouseeacoupleofattractiveyoungwomenlookingatasweater.Youlistentotheirconversation:

“Ican’tbelieveit—aLorenzoBertolla!

Theyarealmostimpossibletofind.Isn’titbeautiful?

Andit’salotcheaperthantheoneSaraboughtinRome.”

Theyleaveandyougoovertoseethisincrediblesweater.It’sniceandthepriceisright.You’veneverheardofLorenzoBertolla,butthosegirlslookedreallystylish.Theymustknow.So,youbuyit.Youneverrealizethatthoseyoungwomenareemployeesofanadvertisingagency.Theyareactuallypaidtogofromstoretostore,talkin

gloudlyaboutLorenzoBertollaclothes.

Everydaywenoticewhatpeoplearewe

aring,drivingandeating.Ifthepersonlookscool,theproductseemscool,too.Thisisthesecretofundercovermarketing.CompaniesfromFordtoNikearestartingtouseit.

Undercovermarketingisimportantbecauseitreachespeoplethatdon’tpayattentiontotraditionaladvertising.ThisisparticularlytrueoftheMTVgeneration—consumersbetweentheageof18and34.Itisagoldengroup.Theyhavealotofmoneytospend,buttheydon’ttrustads.

Soadvertisingagencieshireyoungactorsto“perform”inbarsandotherplaceswhereyoungadultsgo.Somepeoplemightcallthispracticedeceptive（骗人的）,butmarketingexecutiveJonathanResslercallsitcreative.“Lookattraditionaladvertising.Itseffectivenessisdecreasing.”

However,onemightaskwhatexactlyis“real”aboutofyoungwomenpretendingtobeenthusiasticaboutasweater?

Advertisingexecutiveswouldsayit’snolessrealthananad.Thedifferenceisthatyouknowanadistryingtopersuadeyoutobuysomething.Youdon’tknowwhenaconversationyouoverhearisjustaperformance.

1.Thetwoattractiveyoungwomenweretalkingsothattheycould______.　

A.getthesweateratalowerprice

B.beheardbypeoplearound

C.beadmiredbyothershoppers

D.decideonbuyingthesweater

2.LorenzoBertollais______.　

A.averypopularmalesinger

B.anadvertisingagency

C.aclothingcompanyinRome

D.thebrandnameofasweater

3.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.ThetwogirlsareinfactemployedbytheLorenzoBertollaCompany.

B.TheMTVgenerationtendstobemoreeasilyinfluencedbyads.

C.Traditionaladvertisingisbecominglesseffectivebecauseit’stoodirect.

D.Undercovermarketingwillsurelybebannedsoonbythegovernment.

4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TwoAttractiveShoppers

B.LorenzoBertollaSweaters

C.WaysofAdvertising

D.UndercoverMarketing

【参考答案】19.BDCD　　

【山东省宿州市2014高考英语模拟适应卷】

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。

Whatshouldyouthinkaboutwhentryingtofindyourcareer?

Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.Agirlwho

spellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyspeciallystrongsubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob,theymayhaveindirectvalue.Aknowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.

Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskills,suchastypingortechnicaldrawing,whichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummer,thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse,youmayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontime,tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop,forexample.Justas

important,youmaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.

Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbettertofaceanyweaknessthantopretendtheydonotexist.Yourschoolrecord,forinstance,maynotbetoogood,yetitisanimportantpartofyourbackground.Youshouldnotbeapologetic（认错的）aboutitbutinstead

recognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.

68.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Theimportanceofworkinghardatschool.

B.Choosingacareeraccordingtoone'sstrengths.

C.Howtofaceone'sweakness.

D.Thevalueofschoolwork.

69.Thewriterthinksthatastudent'spart-timejobisprobably________.

A.ag

oodwaytofindouthisweakpoints

B.oneofthebestwaysofearningextramoney

C.ofgreatuseforhisworkinthefuture

D.awasteoftimehecouldhavespentonstudy

70.Fromthepassagewelearnthatifastudent'sschoolperformanceisnotgood,he_______.

A.shouldpaymoreattentiontolearningskillsanddevelopingabilities

B.willberegretfulabouthisbadresults

C.mayalsodowellinhisfuturework

D.shouldrestarthisstudyinschool

71.Theunderlinedphrase"beallthumbs"（inPara.3）probablymeans"________".

A.beclumsyatdoingthings

B.beskillfulindoingthings

C.b

enotinterestedincertainthings

D.beeasilyboredindoingthings

【参考答案】68-71BCCA

阅读理解-----人文地理类

NotallbodiesofwateraresoevidentlyaliveastheAtlanticOcean，anSshapedbodyofwatercovering33millionsquaremiles.TheAtlantichas，inasense，replacedtheMediterraneanastheinlandseaofWesterncivilization.Unlikerealinlandseas，whichseemstrangelystill，theAtlanticisrichinoceanicliveliness.Itisperhapsnotsurprisingthatitsvitalityhasbeenmuchwrittenaboutbyancientpoets.

“StormatSea”，ashortpoemwrittenaround700，isgenerallyregardedasoneofmankind'searliestartisticrepresentationsoftheAtlantic.

Whenthewindisfromthewest

Allthewavesthatcannotrest

Totheeastmustthunderon

Wherethebrighttreeofthesun

Isrootedintheocean'sbreast.

Asthepoemsuggests，theAtlanticisneverdeadanddull.Itisanoceanthatmoves，impressivelyandendlessly.Itmakesallkindsofnoise—itisforeverthundering，boiling，crashing，andwhistling.

ItiseasytoimaginetheAtlantictryingtodrawbreath－perhapsnotsonoticeablyoutinmidocean，butwhereitmeetsland，itswatersbathingupanddownasandybeach.Itmimics（模仿）nearlyperfectlythesteadybreathingofalivingcreature.Itisfilledwithsymbioticexistences，too：

unimaginablequantitiesofcreatures，litt