高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解九月专练4Word文件下载.docx

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“Iwillgivethekidssomemoneybutnotameaningfulpercentage...theywillneedtoworkbuttheywillfeelreasonablytakencareof.”

【语篇解读】调查表明，大部分美国富人不愿向孩子炫富，甚至不打算将丰厚的资产传给后代。

1．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.

A．richparentsmaynotknowhowtomanagetheirinheritance

B．richparentsdon'

tequalrichkids，atleastintheUS

C．Americanchildrendon'

tgettoinherittheirparents'

wealth

D．poorchildrendon'

texpectthemselvestobeasrichastheirparents

解析　推理判断题。

第二段的后半部分提到在被调查的美国富人中，几乎没有人计划为他们的孩子保留资产或者将资产传给孩子，由此可推断在美国，父母富有并不意味着孩子富有。

答案　B

2．Accordingtothesurvey，mostrichAmericans________.

A．thinktheyowetheirchildrennothing

B．thinkitbesttogivetheirmoneybacktosociety

C．doubttheirchildren'

sabilitytohandlewealth

D.areconfidentoftheirchildren'

根据第四段内容可推知，大部分美国富人怀疑他们的孩子处理财富的能力。

答案　C

3．Theunderlinedword“they”inParagraph6refersto________.

A．responsiblechildren

B．BillGatesandhiswife

C．first－generationrich

D．richparents

解析　词义猜测题。

富裕的父母们希望把他们的财富传给下一代，此处they指代的是画线词前面的“thewealthyparents”，即“richparents”。

答案　D

4．Fromthelastparagraph，wecanseethatBillGateswantstoshow________.

A．thetrendofleavingnoinheritancetochildren

B．thepositiveimpactofcharityonsociety

C．thewayofgivingbacktosociety

D．theimportanceofindependenceforchildren

根据本段中比尔·

盖茨所说的话可推知，他更强调孩子的个人奋斗，认为培养孩子的自立很重要。

答案　D。

A

It'

sGraduationDay—adaythat'

sgettingquitefamiliartoMarcandBeverlyOstrofskyofHouston.Today,they'

llattendtwograduationceremonies,onefortheirdaughterShelly,22,fromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louisandanotherfortheirdaughter,MaryGrace,18,fromKincaidHighSchool.MaryGracewillheadtoBostonUniversity.Kelly,22,graduatedlastSundayfromDukeUniversity.Tracy,20,isasophomore（二年级学生）attheUniversityofDenver.Theoldest,Maddy,23,graduatedfromBerkleeCollegeofMusiclastyear.

MarcandBeverlymarriedfiveyearsago,blending（融合）theirowndaughtersintoonebigfamilyofcollegereadygirls.Beverlysaidtheywantedtheirdaughterstohaveachoiceofwheretheywantedtogotocollege,buthavingtheirchildrenspreadthroughouttheUScreatedanotherexpense—flyingallofthemhomeforholidaysandvisits.Justthisweek,MarcflewtoNorthCarolinaforKelly'

sgraduation,thentoSt.LouisforShelly'

sgraduationandhopestomakeitbackjustintimetoHoustonforMaryGrace'

sgraduationtonight.

Withthelastchildleavinghomeforcollege,MarcsaysheandBeverlyaregoingtotakeabreather．“It'

slikewipingthesweatofftheforeheadnow.It'

stimetothinkaboutwhatwecando.Perhapswe'

lltakeavacationabroad，”hesaid.

TheOstrofskyfamilysaidtheiradvicetoparentswhohavemanychildrenistostartplanningandsavingfromthedaythechildrenareborn.

1．GraduationDayisfamiliartoMarcandBeverlyOstrofskybecause________．

A．theylikegoingtoschoolonGraduationDay

B．theyneedtoattendtheirdaughters'

graduationceremonyseveraltimes

C．theyhaveexperienceditontheirownGraduationDay

D．theyareofteninvitedtoschooltohaveaspeechonGraduationDay

2．WhatdoweknowaboutMrandMrsOstrofskyfromParagraph2?

A．Theywouldrathertheirdaughtershadappliedforcollegeloans.

B．Theynowworkhardinordertopayforthecollegeexpenses.

C．Theydon'

twanttheirdaughterstogotograduateschool.

D．Theycanaffordtheirdaughters'

collegeexpenses.

3．WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellus?

A．MrandMrsOstrofskylikevisitingtheirdaughtersbyplane.

C．MrandMrsOstrofskyspendalotofmoneyontheirdaughters'

traveling.

D．MrandMrsOstrofskyaretiredbecausetheirfivedaughtersareindifferentcolleges.

4．Theunderlinedword“breather”inParagraph4probablymeans________．

A．checkB．breakC．adventureD．attempt

参考答案1-4BDCB

B

The10thannualInternational“GoSkateboardingDay”willbeheldonJune21，2012.SkateboardingDayisallaboutfun!

Hereisyourguidetosomeoftheeventsaroundtheworld.

LosAngeles,California

Over10，000skateboardersfromaroundtheworldwillgatherinthestreetsofL．A.TheyhavepartneredwithBoardsforBros,anonprofitorganizationthatcollectsandrestores（修复）skateboardsforchildrenwhocannotaffordtheirown,andhaveaskedskateboardersacrosstheUStodonatetheirusedskateboardproducts.Thecelebrationwilllastmostofthedaytime.

Manila,Philippines

TheSkateboardingDaytobeheldinthePhilippineswillbeintheManilaforthesecondtime.Manilaishopingtopromotehealthandskateboardingsports.Theeventbeginsat2：

00pmandendsat6：

00pm.TheskateboardersstartfromLiwasangBonifaciowheretheycanskateinthestreetsofP．Burgos,RoxasBoulevardanduptoMalatefountaininRajahSolimanParkwheretheeventendswithaProductTossandBestTrickcontest.

SylvanLake,Alberta,Canada

NewYorkCity,NewYork

5．ItcanbelearnedthattheBoardsforBrosaimsto________．

A．provideskateboardsforpoorchildren

B．donateusedskateboardproductstothefestival

6．Howmuchwilltheypayifacouplewiththeir14yearoldchildskateinIncline?

A．Eightdollars.B．Twelvedollars.C．Sixteendollars.D．Twentydollars.

7．Wherewilltheeventorcelebrationlasttheshortest?

A．InManila,Philippines.B．InLosAngeles,California.

C．InSylvanLake,AlbertaCanada.D．InNewYorkCity,NewYork.

8．Wecaninferfromthetextthat________．

A．thewinnerofthefirstprizewillgain$600inManila

B．thefestivalinLosAngelesisanofficialholidaynow

C．InclineinCanadaisprobablyanindoorpark

D．theclinicinNewYorkCitychargesmoneyfromparents

参考答案5-8ADAC

C

RegardedasoneoftheEnglishlanguage'

smostgiftedpoets,JohnKeatswrotepoetrythatconcentratedonimagery,humannature,andphilosophy.AlthoughKeatsdidn'

treceivemuchformalliteraryeducation,hisownstudiesandpassionbroughthimmuchsuccess.Additionally,hisownlifesituationinfluencedhispoetrygreatly.

GrowingupasayoungboyinLondoninalower,middleclassfamily,theyoungJohndidn'

tattendaprivateschool,butwenttoapublicone.Histeachersandhisfamily'

sfriendsregardedhimasanoptimisticboywhofavoredplayingandfightingmuchmorethanmindinghisstudies.Afterhisfather'

sdeathintheearly1800s,followedbyhismother'

spassingduetotuberculosis（肺结核）,hebeganviewinglifedifferently.Hewantedtoescapetheworldanddidsobyreadinganythinghecouldgethishandson.

A．Theyreadmanybooks.B．Theyhadabadchildhood.

C．Theydiedofthesamedisease.D．Theyshowedstronginterestinpoetry.

10．Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?

A．Keatsreceivedlittleeducationatschool.

C．In1816Keatsspenttwomonthswritingapoem.

D．Endymionwasaboutareallovestory.

A．determinedB．experiencedC．knowledgeableD．impatient

参考答案9-11CBA

D

Moreandmorepeoplearetakingtheirtabletstobedwiththemtosurftheweb,checkFacebookoremailbeforeswitchingoffthelight.Butresearchersarewarningthattheblueishlighttheirscreensemitcanstopusersgettingagoodnight’ssleep.Thatisbecausethistypeoflightmimicsdaylight,convincingthebrainthatitisstilldaytime.Bluelightsuppressesproductionofabrainchemicalcalledmelatonin,whichhelpsusfallsleep.Thisisbecauseourbrainshaveevolvedtobewakefulduringdaylighthours.Bycontrast,lightwhichismoreorangeorredintonedoesnotreducemelatoninproduction,perhapsbecauseourbrainsrecognizeitasacuethatthedayisending.

Neurologists（神经病学家）haveknownforyearsthatstaringatscreenslateintheeveningcandisruptsleep.ResearchersattheLightingResearchCentre,attheRensselaerPolytechnicInstituteinNewYork,arewarningthatlookingattabletdisplaysformorethantwohours“leadstoasuppressionofournaturalmelatoninlevelsasthedevicesemitopticalradiation（光辐射）atshortwavelengths”-inotherwords,theyemitbluerlight.

Theydrewtheirconclusionsaftermeasuringmelatoninlevelsin13volunteers,aftertheyhadspenttimeviewingiPadsatfullbrightnessatadistanceof10inches,fortwohours.Melatoninlevelsweresignificantlyloweraftertheyhaddonethis,thantheywereafterthevolunteershadviewedtheiriPadsforthesame