湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习 阅读训练14.docx

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湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习阅读训练14

湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练（14）

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WhenIwasgrowingupinAmerica,Iwasashamedofmymother’sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglish,shewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.

　　MymotherhaslongrealizedthelimitationsofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteen,sheusedtohavemecallpeopleonthephonetopretendIwasshe.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker.Isaidinanadolescentvoicethatwasnotveryconvincing,"ThisisMrs.Tan."

　　Andmymotherwasstandingbesideme,whisperingloudly,"Whyhedon’tsendmecheck,alreadytwoweeklate."

　　Andthen,inperfectEnglishIsaid,"I’mgettingratherconcerned.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksago,butithasn’tarrived."

　　Thenshetalkedmoreloudly."Whathewants?

IcometoNewYorktellhiminfrontofhisboss."AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragain,"Ican’ttolerateanymoreexcuse.IfIdon’treceivethecheckimmediately,IamgoingtohavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek."

　　ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mymother,therealMrs.Tan,wasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish.

　　WhenIwasateenager,mymother’sbrokenEnglishembarrassedme.Butnow,Iseeitdifferently.Tome,mymother’sEnglishisperfectlyclear,perfectlynatural.Itismymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isvivid,direct,andfullofobservationandwisdom.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedshapethewayIsawthings,expressedideas,andmadesenseoftheworld.

56.Whywastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved?

A.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish.B.Shewasoftenmisunderstood.

C.Shewasnotclearlyheard.D.Shewasnotverypolite.

57.FromPa

ragraph2,we

knowthat

theauthorwas.

A.goodatpretendingB.rudetothestockbroker

C.readytohelphermotherD.unwillingtophoneforhermother

58.Aftertheauthormadethephonecall,.

A.theyforgavethestockbrokerB.theyfailedtogetthecheck

C.theywenttoNewYorkimmediatelyD.theyspoketotheirbossatonce

59.WecaninferfromthepassagethatChineseEnglish.

A.isclearandnaturaltonon-nativespeakers

B.isvividanddirecttonon-nativespeakers

C.hasaverybadreputationinAmerica

D.maybringinconvenienceinAmerica

B

●DISPLAY

●OURJOURNEYS

●12April-29May2008

YoungpeopleexplorehowtheyhaveadaptedtolifeinOxford.

“WhenIfirstcamehere,”saysoneyoungAfricanwoman,“Ijustwantedtocryallthetime.AndnowIhavelearnedtolaughagain.”WorkingwithphotographerRoryCarnegieandwriterNikkivanderGaag,youngmen

andwomenexploretheirjourneyfromthetimetheyfirstarrivedinastrangeplacetowheretheyfindthemselvestoday.OrganizedbyTheSundayTimesOxfordLiteraryFestival（10－17April2008）.SupportedbytheMaggieBlackTrustandOxfordCityCouncil.

●ACTIVlTlESFORCHlLDRENANDFAMILIES

●MODERNARTTROLLEYFREE

ArtactivitiesforchildreneveryweekendduringtheexhibitionintheEntranceSpacefrom2p.m.to4p.m.Justdropin.Childrenmustbeledbyanadult.

●WORKSHOPFOR8TO12YEAROLDS

Thursday7April,10：

30a.m.to1：

30p.m.

Lookingatthemesfromtheexhibitionandexploringpicturesbasedideasthroughgroupdiscussionandusingdigitalcameras.LedbyJudieWaldmann.

●BOOKLAUNCHFREE

TheDrawingBookbySarahSimbletisapracticalapproachtodrawingtheworldaroundyou.SarahSimblet,whoteachesattheRuskinSchoolofDrawingandFineArt,UniversityofOxford,will

bepresenttogiveashorttalkaboutthedevelopmentofherbook.Specialpriceof￡18oncopiespurchasedintheevening.

Bookingrecommend

edon01865813802

●TEACHERS’EVENINGFREE

Thursday21April,5p.m.to7：

30p.m.

LecturebySusanBright,independentwriterandlecturer,at5：

30p.m.followedbyanopportunitytoviewtheexhibition.FREEEducationNoteswillbeprovidedforteachersattendingtheevening.

●WORKSHOPFORPRIMARYTEACHERS

Saturday7May,10：

30a.m.to1：

30p.m.

Workshopforprimaryteacherswhowouldliketodeveloptheirpracticalartskillaswellasgainanunderstandingofmodernartpractice.LedbyJudieWaldmann,artistandformerprimaryschoolteacher.

●TALKSANDWORKSHOPSFORSCHOOLGROUPS

Exhibitiontalksandartist-ledworkshopstocreateworkinresponsetotheexhibitionareavailableforpre-bookedschoolgroups.Suitableforprimaryandsecondaryschools,tocheckavailabilityanddiscussdetailscallSarahMossopon1865813816.

60．Ifyouareateacherandinterestedinart,youprobablywouldliketogoto________.

A.TEACHERS’EVENING

B.MODERNARTTROLLEY

C.WORKSHOPFORPRIMARYTEACHERS

D.TALKSANDWORKSHOPSFORSCHOOLGROUPS

61．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？

A.SusanBrightwillgiveashorttalkatthelaunchoftheDrawingBook.

B.RoryCarnegieandNikkiwillteachyoungpeoplehowtotakephotos.

C.TheworkshopledbyJudieisintendedforthesecondaryschoolstudents.

D.ThechildrenwhogototheModernArtTrolleymustbeledbyanadult.

62．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthetext？

A.FREEJOURNEYSB.SPRINGEVENTS

C.WEEKENDACTIVITIESD.ACTIVITIESFORTEACHERS

63．Thepassagemakesyoubelievethat__________.

A.ifyouattend“BOOKLAUNCH”,youcangetthebookatalowprice.

B.schoolgroupscanattendtalksandworkshopsforthematanytime.

C.almostalltheyoungpeoplehavedifficultyinadaptingtolifeinOxford.

D.TEACHERS’EVENINGisonlyaccessibletoteachers.

C

Somedayastrangerwillreadyoure-mailwithoutyourpermissionorscanthewebsitesyou’vevisited.Orperhapssomeonewillcasuallyglancethroughyourcreditcardpurchasesorcellphonebillstofindoutyourshoppingpreferencesorcallinghabits.

Infact,it’

slikelysomeofthesethingshavealreadyhappenedtoyou.Whowouldwatchyouwithoutyourpermission?

Itmightbeaspouse,agirlfriend,amarketingcompany,aboss,acoporacriminal.Whoeveritis,theywillseeyouinawayyouneverintendedtobeseen—the21stcenturyequivalent（equal）ofbeingcaughtnaked.

Psychologiststellusboundariesarehealthy,thatit’simportanttorevealyourselftofriends,familyandloversinstages,atappropriatetimes.Butfewboundariesremain.Thedigitalbreadpiecesyouleaveeverywheremakeiteasyforstrangerstoreconstructwhoyouare,whereyouareandwhatyoulike.Insomecases,asimpleGooglesearchcanrevealwhatyouthink.Likeitornot,increasinglyweliveinaworldwhereyousimplycannotkeepasecret.

The key question is:

 Does that matter?

For many Americans, the answer apparently is “no.”

Whenopinionpolls（民意测验）askAmericansaboutprivacy,mostsaytheyareconcernedaboutlosingit.Asurveyfoundanoverwhelming（verylarge）pessimismaboutprivacy,with60percentofrespondentssayingtheyfeeltheirprivacyis“slippingaway,andthatbothersme.”

Butpeoplesayonethinganddoanother.OnlyatinypartofAmericanschangeanybehaviorsinanefforttopreservetheirprivacy.Fewpeopleturndownadiscountattollbooths（收费站）toavoidusingtheEZ-Passsystemthatcantrackautomobilemovements.Andfewturndownsupermarketloyaltycards.PrivacyeconomistAlessanfroAcquistihasrunaseriesofteststhatrevealpeoplewillsurrenderpersonalinformationlikeSocialSecuritynumbersjusttogettheirhandsonapitiful50-cents-offcoupon（优惠券）.

Butprivacydoesmatter—atleastsometimes.It’slikehealth:

whenyouhaveit,youdon’tnoticeit.Onlywhenit’sgonedoyouwishyou’ddonemoretoprotectit.

64．Whatwouldpsychologistsadviseontherelationshipsbetweenfriends?

A.Friendsshouldopentheirheartstoeachother.

B.Friendsshouldalwaysbefaithfultoeachother.

C.Thereshouldbeadistanceevenbetweenfriends.

D.Thereshouldbefewerdisputesbetweenfriends.

65．Whydoestheauthorsay“weliveinaworldwhereyousimplycannotkeepasecret”?

A.Modernsocietyhasfinallydevelopedintoanopensociety.

B.Peopleleavetracesaroundwhenusingmoderntechnology.

C.Therearealwayspeoplewhoarecuriousaboutothers’affairs.

D.Manysearchenginesprofitbyrevealingpeople’sidentities.

66．WhatdomostAmericansdoaboutprivacyprotection?

A.Theychangebehaviorsthatmightdisclosetheiridentity.

B.Theyusevariousloyaltycardsforbusinessdeals.

C.Theyrelymoreandmoreonelectronicdevices.

D.Theytalkalotbuthardlydoanythingaboutit.

67．Accordingtothepassage,privacyislikehealthbecause________.

A.peoplewillmakeeveryefforttokeepit

B.itsimportanceisrarelyunderstood

C.itissomethingthatcaneasilybelost

D.peopledon’tcherishituntiltheyloseit

D

TherearemanytheoriesaboutthebeginningofdramainancientGreece.Theonemostwidelyacceptedtodayisbasedontheassumptionthatdramacamefromritual（宗教仪式）.Theargumentforthisviewgoesasfollows.Inthebeginning,humanbeingsviewedthenaturalforcesoftheworld,eventheseasonalchanges,asunpredictable,andtheysoughtthroughvariousmeans,tocontroltheseunknownandfearedpowers.Thosemeasureswhichappearedtobringthedesiredresultswerethenkeptandrepeateduntiltheyhardenedintofixedrituals.Eventuallystoriesarosewhichexplainedthemysteriesoftherites.Astimepassedsomeritualswereabandoned,butthestories,latercalledmyths,continuedtoexistandprovidedmaterialforartanddrama.

Thosewhobelievethatdramacamefromritualalsoargu