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陕西省西安市高考英语阅读理解训练2
西安市2014高考英语阅读理解训练
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【2014高考英语东莞市模拟试题】B
BarackObama,LadyGagaandSteveJobs—whatdotheyhaveincommon?
Theyare,ofcourse,allAmericans.Andaccordingtoasurveybysocialnetworkingsitebadoo.com,theyallbestillustrate(举例说明)theword“cool”.
Butjustwhatdoesitmeantosaysomeoneis“cool”?
Mos
twouldanswerthatitissomethingtodowithbeingindependent-mindedandnotfollowingthecrowd.
YaleUniversityartprofessorRobertFarrisThompsonsaysthattheterm“cool”goesbackto15thcenturyWestAfricanphilosophy(哲学).“Cool”relatestoideasofgrace(优雅)underpressure.
“InAfrica,”hewrites,“coolnessisapositivequalitywhichcombinescalmness,silence,andlife.”
Themodernideaof“cool”developedlargelyintheUSintheperiodafterWorldWarⅡ.“Post-war‘cool’wasinpartanexpressionofwar-weariness...itwentagainstthestrictsocialrulesofthetime,”writesociologistsDickPountainandDavidRobinsinCoolRules:
AnatomyofanAttitude.
ButitwastheAmericanactorJamesDeanwhobecamethesymbolfor“cool”inthehugelysuccessful1955movieRebelwithoutaCause.Deanplaysatoughguywhodisobeyshisparentsandtheauthorities.Healwaysgetsthegirl,smokescigarettes,wearsaleatherjacketandb
eatsupbullies(欺凌弱小者).Inthemovie,Deanshowedwhat“cool”wouldmeantoAmericanyoungpeopleforthenext60
years.
Todaythefocusof“cool”haschangedtoathleticsstars.Ofteninmoviesaboutschools,studentsgainpopularityontheathleticsfieldmorethanintheclassroom.ThiscanbeseenquiteclearlyinmovieslikeVarsityBluesandJohnTuckerMustDie.
Butmanyteenagersalsothinkbeingsmartiscool.Chessandotherthinkinggameshavebeenbecomingmorepopularinschools.
“CallittheHarryPotterizationofAmerica—atimewhenbeingsmartisthenewcool,”writesjournalistJoeSunnen.
31.BarackObama,LadyGagaandSteveJobsarementionedinthefirstparagraphto________.
A.introducethetopic
B.drawourattention
C.telluswhattheyhaveincommon
D.telluswhatis“cool”
32.Ifyouwereconsidered“cool”inAfricainthe15thcentury,you________.
A.thoughtandacteddifferentlyfromthemajority
B.hadacalmandquietattitudetowardslife
C.didn’tobserverulesandauthorities
D.hadallkindsof“bad”manners
33.TheheroesinVarsityBluesandJohnTuckerMustDiearelikelytobethosewho________.
A.doverywellintheirstudies
B.areveryskilledatsports
C.aregoodatchessandotherthinkingga
mes
D.havesupernaturalpowerslikeHarryPotter
34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?
A.Itisgenerallyconsidered“cool”tobeindependent-mindedandnottofollowthecrowd.
B.“Cool”wasusedasearlyasthe15thcentury.
C.Disobeyingone’sparentsandtheauthoritiesisconsidered“cool”amongAmericanyoungpeoplenowadays.
D.Gettingthefirstplaceinanexamcanalsobeconsidered“cool”.
35.Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?
A.Theoriginoftheword“cool”.
B.Thekindsofpeoplewhoare“cool”.
C.Thechangingmeaningoftheword“cool”.
D.Howtobea“cool”person.
【参考答案】31-35:
ABBDC
【2014高考英语东莞市模拟试题】C
Over70percentofthe“doublesingle-childcouples”inC
hinaneedhelpfromtheirparentsintakingcareoftheirownkids,accordingtoarecentsurvey.
WomenofChinamagazinea
ndaconsultingcompanycarriedoutasurveyrecentlyonyoungcouplesofthe“single-child”generation,theMorningPostreports.Thecouplessurveyedwerearound29andhavebeenmarriedforthreeyearsonaverage,withuniversityeducationandmonthlyincomeof4,000yuan($531).Amongthem,43.5percenthavekids.
Resultsshowthat71.9percentofthey
oungcoupleshavehelpfromtheirparentsintakingcareoftheirkids.
Grownupasthe“single-child”,theonlychildinafamilysincethefamilyplanningpolicywhichwasadoptedin1979,thisgenerationdependsmuchontheirparents.
Theparentsofthe“single-child”generationfocusedmoreontheirchildren'sphysicalwellbeingratherthantheirattitudesandvalues,accordingtosomepsychologists.
Theresearchalsofoundthatthe“doublesingle-childcouples”followarathertraditionalvaluesystem.
Surveyshowsthat27.5percentofthemgotmarriedafterdatingforonetotwoyears,25.2percenttwotofiveyears,and20percentdidn'ttietheknotuntildatingforfiveyears.Also,30
percentofthecoupleswereschoolmates,while43.8percentwereintroducedbysomeone.
Sincetheirmarriageisbasedonenduringrelationships,65.2percentofthehusbandsand62.9percentofthewivesthinkthatcompromiseandtolerancearenecessaryintheirmarriage.Meanwhile,21.7percentofthehusbandsand37.1percentofthewivessupporttheideathathappinessisthekeystandardforamarriage.
36.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe“________”.
A.MumandDad,takecareofmykidplease
B.Doublesingle-childcouples
C.Theproblemofthesinglechild
D.ArecentsurveybyWomenofChina
37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsupportedbythepassage?
A.Themajorityoft
he“doublesingle-childcouples”inChinadependmuchontheirparents.
B.Theparentsofthe“single-child”generationcaredmoreabouttheirstudyandeducation.
C.One-fifthofthecouplessurveyeddidn'tgetmarrieduntildatingforfiveyears.
D.Allthecouplessurveyedhaveuniversityeducationand30percentofthemwereschoolmates.
38.Whichofthefollowingdescriptionsabout“doublesingle-childcouples”isTRUE?
A.Theyaresinglechildrenineitherfamilyandtheyareindependentontheirparents.
B.Theyaresinglechildrenineitherfamilyandtheyaredependentontheirparents.
C.Theyhaveatleasttwochildrenandcanaffordtosupportthemselves.
D.They,whowereintroducedbysomeone,followarathertraditionalvaluesystem.
39.Thetraditionalvaluesystemmentionedinthepassagerefersthat________.
A.parentsareconcernedabouttheirchildren'sphysicallifeaswellasthespirituallife
B.mostcoupleswereintroducedbysomeoneandmadedatingforalongtime
C.oncebegun,“doublesingle-childcouples”marriagewilllastforever
D.thecouplesthinkthatcompromiseandtolerancearenecessaryintheirmarriage
40.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat________isnecessaryinamarriage.
A.wealthB.healthC.undertandingD.education
【参考答案】36-40:
ABBDC
较难题目特训:
人物故事类
JacquelineBouvierKennedyOnassiswasoneofthemostprivatewomenintheworld,yetwhenshewenttoworkasaneditorinthelasttwodecadesofherlife,sherevealed(展现)herselfasshedidnowhereelse.
Afterthedeathofhersecondhusband,Greekshippingmagnate(巨头)AristotleOnassis,Jacqueline’sclosefriendandformerWhiteHousesocialsecretaryLetitiaBaldrigemadeasuggestionthatsheconsideracareer(职业)inpublishing.Afterconsideration,Jacquelineacceptedit.Perhapsshehopedtofindtheresomeideasabouthowtoliveherownlife.Shebecamenotlessbutmoreinterestedinreading.Forthelast20yearsofherlife,Jacquelineworkedasapublisher’seditor,firstatViking,thenatDoubleday,pursuing(追求)alate-lifecareerlongerthanhertwomarriagescombined.Duringhertimeinpublishing,shewasresponsibleformanagin
gandeditingmorethan100successfullymarketedbooks.AmongthefirstbookswereIntheRussianStyleandInventiveParisClothes.ShealsosucceededinpersuadingTVhostsBillMoyersandJosephCampbelltotransformtheirpopulartelevisionconversationsintoabook,ThePowerofMyth.Thebookwentontobecomeaninternationalbest-seller.Shedealt,too,withMichaelJacksonashepreparedhisautobiography(自传),Moonwalk.
Jacquelinemayhavebeenhiredforhernameandforhersocialrelations,butshesoonprovedherworth.Herchoices,suggestionsandwidespreadsocialrelationswereofbenefitbothtothepublishingfirmsandtoJacquelineherself.Inthebookssheselectedforpublication,shebuiltonalifetimeofspendingtimebyherselfasareaderandleftarecordofthegrowthofhermind.Herbooksaretheautobiographysheneverwrote.HerroleasFirstLady,intheend,wasovershadowedbyherperformanceasaneditor.However,fewknewthatshehadachievedsomuch.
1.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatJacqueline .
A.becamefondofreadingafterworkingasaneditor
B.wasinchargeofpublishing100books
C.promotedherbooksthroughsocialrelations
D.gainedalotfromhercareerasaneditor
2.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat .
A.JacquelineendedupasaneditorratherthanasFirstLady
B.Jacqueline’slifeasFirstLadywasmorecolorfulthanasaneditor
C.JacquelinewasmoresuccessfulasaneditorthanasFirstLady
D.Jacqueline’sroleasFirstLadywasmorebrilliantthanasaneditor
3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Jacqueline’stwomarriageslastedmorethan20years.
B.Jacqueline’sownpublishingfirmwassetupeventually.
C.Jacqueline’sviewsandbeliefswerereflectedinthebookssheedited.
D.Jacqueline’sachievementswerewidelyknown.
4.Thepassageismainly .
A.anintroductionofJacqueline’slifebothasFirstLadyandasaneditor
B.abriefdescriptionofJacqueline’slifelongexperiences
C.abriefaccountofJacqueline’scareerasaneditorinherlast20years
D.ananalysisofJacqueline’ssocialrelationsinpublishing
【参考答案】21.1-4DCCC
较难题目特训:
人物故事类
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