高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解1.docx

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高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解1

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：

阅读理解

1.

Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk.It’snowa“globalvillage”wherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink.And,ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatlyincreasedbyforeignlanguageskills.

Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisakindofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomesticbusinessefforts.

Overseasassignments（指派）arebecomingincreasinglyimportanttoadvancementwithinexecutive（行政）ranks.Theexecutivestationedinanothercountrynolongerneedfearbeing“outofsightandoutofmind.”Heorshecanbesurethattheoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany’splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoftenfolloworaccompanyanassignmentabroad.Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifficultassignmentoverseas,superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytomanagebackintheUnitedStateswherecross-culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmorecommon.

Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationsdevices（装置）withbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.

Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguage.Asecondlanguageisn’tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusiness,buthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequal.

Theemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry’slanguagehasanopportunitytofast-forwardcertainnegotiations,andcanhavetheculturalinsight（洞察力）toknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeigncustomersoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousasset（有价值的人或物）tothefirm.

【小题1】Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,businesspeople________.

A.areeagertoworkoverseas

B.havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnology

C.aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperations

D.areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusiness

【小题2】Inthispassage,“outofsightandoutofmind”（Line3,Para.3）probablymeans________.

A.leavingallcareandworrybehind

B.beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsight

C.beingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathome

D.missingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroad

【小题3】Accordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?

A.Abilitytospeakthecustomer’slanguage.

　　B.Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas.

　　C.Technicalknow-how.

　　D.Businessexperience.

【小题4】Theadvantageofemployeeshavingforeignlanguageskillsisthattheycan________.

A.fast-forwardtheirproposalstoheadquarters

　　B.bettercontrolthewholenegotiationprocess

　　C.easilymakefriendswithbusinesspeopleabroad

　　D.easilyfindnewapproachestomeetmarketneeds

2.

BeninisoneofthesmallestAfricanstates.ItliesinWestAfricaontheGulf（海湾）ofGuinea,tothesouthofBurkinaFasoandNiger,betweenTogoonthewestandNigeriaontheeast.

BeninusedtobecalledDahomeyandwascontrolledandruledbyFrancefrom1893to1960,whenitbecameindependent.In1963thearmygeneralSoglooverthrew（推翻）thefirstpresidentMaga.Soglosetupanarmygovernmentandcalledhimselfheadofstatein1965,butwasoverthrownandreplacedbyacivilian（非军人）governmentin1967.InDecember1969Beninhadanotherchangeofpowerwiththearmyagaintakingover.InMay1970,Magaandtwoothermensetupanewgovernment,witheachofthemactingaspresidentinturnfortwoyears.However,halfayearafterMagaturnedoverpowertothesecondmanAhomadegbe,thethree-mangovernmentwasoverthrownbythearmyoncemoreandGeneralKerekoubecamepresident.InNovember1975KerekouchangedthenameofthenationfromDahomeytoBenin,Beninbeingthenameofa17thcenturykingdomcoveringthesameplace.KerekoualsoannouncedthatBeninwouldbeaPeople’sRepublicbasedonMarxism-Leninism.

【小题1】WhichofthefollowingmapsshowsrightlythepositionsofBeninanditsneighbouringcountries?

Bn=Benin;

Tg=Togo;

Nr=Niger;

BF=BurkinaFaso;

Na=Nigeria;

GG=GulfofGuinea

【小题2】ForhowlongwasBeninanindependentstatebeforeitbecameaPeople’sRepublic?

A.30years.B.25years.C.20years.D.15years.

【小题3】ChoosetherightorderinwhichthefollowingpeopleruledinBenin.（Ah=Ahomadegbe;Ke=Kerekou;Ma=Maga;So=Soglo）

A.Ma,So,Ma,Ke,AhB.So,Ma,Ah,Ma,Ke

C.Ma,So,Ma,Ah,KeD.So,Ma,Ke,Ma,Ah

【小题4】WhenandhowdidBeningetitstwonames—BeninandDahomey?

A.Beninwasitsoldestname.ThenameDahomeywasusedlater,buthasbeenreplacedbyBeninagain.

B.Dahomeywasitsoldestname,butithasbeenreplacedbyBenin.

C.Dahomeywasitsoldestname.ThenameBeninwasusedlater,buthasbeenreplacedbyDahomeyagain.

D.Beninwasitsoldestname,butithasbeenreplacedbyDahomey.

3.

DearMichelle,

MyDadhatesmyMom.HetellsmethatsheisaliarandthatIshouldnottrusther.Ofcourse,theyaredivorcedbuttheyhave“jointcustody”（共同监护）.Whatajoke!

Iam15,mybrotherisnine,andwehavealifeofhell,frankly.

Weliveoneweekonandoneweekoff.Thiswasthebrilliantideaofbothofmyparents,whichwasfairtothembutruiningmylife.Icannotgetawayfromhisvoiceandhisputtingmymomdown.SometimesIthinkaboutrunningaway.

AHopelessAnt

DearHopelessAnt,

First,thankyoufortrustingmewithyourproblem.Ifallyousaidiscorrect,thenthereareseveralthingsthatyoucanandshoulddotohelpyourself,yourbrother,andoddlyenough,yourparents.

Youneedafamilycounselor.Suchapersoncouldlistentoeachfamilymemberaloneandthenmeettogethertotalkaboutthesituation.

Ifrefused,youneedtotalktoacounselorinyourschool.Youneedtobeheard,andyouneedanadultwhowilllisten.Aschoolcounselorcanorganizeameetingwithyourparents.

Perhapsyouneedtowritetoyourmother.Writingthingsdownallowspeopletogooveritmorethanonetime.

Icannotimaginethatshewillstandpassivelybyanddonothingatalltohelponceshereadshowyoufeel.Yourfatherneedsaletteraswell.Hemaynotrealizethedestructiveeffectthatithasonhischildren.

Lastly,haveaplaninmindwhenallelsefailsthatisnotself-destructive.Lifepassesveryquickly,sweetheart,andyouwillgrowupandhaveyourownlife.

Untilthen,youneedtokeepyourselfsafe.Neverdoubtthatitwillgetbetter.Writebackandletmeknowhoweverythingisgoing.

Michelle

【小题1】TheHopelessAntwrotetheletterto________.

A.expressdissatisfactionwithhisparents

B.askforadviceseriously

C.makehisfatherpunished

D.justmakeajoke

【小题2】TheHopelessAnthatedhisfatherbecause________.

A.hisfatheralwaystoldalie

B.hisfatherwasn’tfriendlytohismother

C.hisfatherdivorcedhismother

D.theHopelessAntcouldn’tstaywithhisparents

【小题3】Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingistheHopelessAntinneedofatpresent?

A.Keephimself/herselfawayfromdanger.

B.Haveatalkwithhis/herparents.

C.Havehis/herownfamilyplan.

D.Writeletterstofamilies.

【小题4】Inwhichpartofamagazinewillthetextprobablyappear?

A.EntertainmentB.AdvertisementC.LifeD.Education

4.

ChinesewriterMoYanhaswonthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature,announcedtheSwedishAcademyinStockholmonThursday.ThewinmakesMoYanthefirstChinesecitizentowintheNobelinits111-yearhistory.Informedofhiswintoday,theauthor,whowashavingdinnerathome,was“overjoyedandscared”.

Bornin1955toparentswhowerefarmers,MoYan—apennameforGuanMoye,grewupinGaomi,ShandongprovinceineasternChina.Attheageof12,heleftschooltowork,firstinagriculture,laterinafactory.In1976hejoinedthearmyandduringthistimebegantostudyliteratureandwriting.

Hepublishedhisfirstbookin1981,butfoundliterarysuccessin1987withHongGaoliangJiazu,whichwassuccessfullyfilmedinthesameyear,directedbyfamousChinesedirectorZhangYimou.Inhiswriting,MoYandrawsonhisyouthfulexperiencesandonsettingsintheprovinceofhisbirthandhisworksshowthelifeofChinesepeopleaswellasthecountry’suniquecultureandfolkcustoms.MoYanisknownasaproductivewriter.Inadditiontohisnovels,hehaspublishedmanyshortstoriesandessaysonvarioustopics.Despitehissocialcriticism,heisseeninhishomelandasoneofthemostfamouscontemporaryauthors.DozensofhisworkshavebeentranslatedintoEnglish,French,Japaneseandmanyotherlanguages.

TheawardingceremonywillbeheldonDecember10.Thewinnerwillwinamedal,apersonaldiplomaandacashawardofabout$1million.

【小题1】HowdidMoYanfeelwhenhewastoldaboutthenews?

A.Excitedandproud.B.Worriedandcautious.

C.Happyandsurprised.D.Uncertainandshocked.

【小题2】OneofMoYan’scharacteristicsofwritingisthathe________.

A.writesabouttopicsheisfamiliarwithB.focusesonsocialproblemsinthecountry

C.describeshischaractersinauniquewayD.explainsdifficultmattersinsimplewords

【小题3】What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.HowMoYanGetsNobelPrizeB.AnIntroductiontoNobelPrize

C.MoYanWinsNobelPrizeinLiteratureD.AWorldFamousWriter,MoYan

5.WearealwaystoldthatTVisn