高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解29.docx
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高考英语二轮专题训练阅读理解29
2015届高考英语二轮专题训练:
阅读理解(29)
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PrideandPrejudicefortheModernWoman
LetusimaginehowPrideandPrejudice,JaneAusten'smostfamouswork,mightbeupdated,200yearson.
Austen'spopularityisrootedinherintelligence.Buttodayshewouldcertainlyhavehadaverydifferentlife,aswouldhercharacters.Here'smyownsuggestion...
Itisatruthfinallyanduniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglewomanwithbrainsdeservestohaveequalopportunitiestomen,howeverdisadvantagedshemayfeelbysexism.
"Mydearhusband,"saidhishopefulwifeoneday,"haveyouheardthatthelocalstore,standingemptyforsolong,istakenoverbyabrightyoungbusinesswoman?
"
Herdullandindifferent(漠不关心的)husbandrepliedthathehadnot."Butitis,itis,"sherepliedexcitedly.MrDull-Husbandmadenoreply.
"Don'tyouwanttoknowherplans?
"shecriedwithsomeimpatience.
"Well,clearlyyouthinkitmatterstoyoursillylittlehead...soI'dbetterlisten."
"Well,mydear,therumour(传言)isthatshehasalreadysetupastringofsuccessfulbusinessesinnorthernEngland,thoughhowawomancanknowanythingaboutthatisbeyondme.Shewillmoveinherselfnextmonth.""Whatishername?
""Bingley."
"Isshemarriedorsingle?
"
"Whataquestion!
Andnoneofyourbusiness.Buthercomingwillbeafinethingforourfiveboys.""Howso?
Howcanitpossiblyaffectthem?
"
"Mydearlove;thoselazyboysneedsomethingtowakethemup.Thereareboundtobejobsgoing."
"Isthatherpointinsettlinghere?
Surelyasawomanshehassimplytakenafancytotheplace."
"Nonsense,mylove,howlittleyou'venoticedtheworldhaschanged.She'sgotafirst-ratedegreeandsomesortofbusinessqualification,I'mtold.Shesurelyneedsoneofourboys!
Perhapsyoumightgiveheracall."
"Me?
No.Perhapsyoucantakeaninterest.Youstillhaveyourlooks,afterall.Shemayevenofferyouajob.""Oh,that'snotlikely.Thesenewchancesbelongtotheyoungergeneration.Butnowyoumentionit,IthinkI'llgoalongallthesame."
AndMrsBennetwentalong.Thatwas10yearsago.SheisnowmanagingdirectorofaFTSE-listedcompany.
...Itwouldremainthecase,ofcourse,thatMrsBennetwouldbeoneofveryfewwomenonthecompanyboard,thathersalarywouldbelowerthanhermalecolleagues,herbonusofamore"female"dimensionandherlifespan(年限)amongthecity'sbusinessleadersshorterthantheirs.Still,she'dnodoubthaveenjoyedDavos—andmightevenhavehobnobbed(攀谈)withinfluentialfigures.
67.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Austenwasborn200yearsago.
B.AustenrewrotePrideandPrejudice.
C.Austen'ssuccessliesinherwisdom.
D.Austen'supdatedworkgainspopularity.
68.TheunderlinedpartinthepassagesuggeststhatMrsBennet____.
A.hadmixedfeelingsofadmirationandsurpriseaboutBingley
B.feltkindofworriedanddoubtfulaboutBingley
C.wasextremelyanxioustomeetBingley
D.hadagreatcuriosityaboutBingley
69.IntheeyesofMrsBennet,Bingleysurelyneededoneoftheirboysto____.
A.getmarriedtoB.workforher
C.helphermoveinD.takeoverherstore
70.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?
A.Womenwithbrainscanalsobeassuccessfulasmen.
B.Womenhavetopayahighpriceforsuccess.
C.Ajudgmentmustbemadefreefromprejudice.
D.Sexdiscriminationstillexistsnowadays.
B
WhenIwasaboy,myfathertoldmethathecoulddoanythingthathewantedtodo.Dadsaidthathewantedtobethefirsttodevelopcolorprintsinourcity,andsohedid.
WhenIwas16,DadlookedcloselyattheviolinIplayedandannouncedthathewantedtomakeone.Hereadaboutviolinmaking,andthenbecameaviolin-makerattheageof43.Heboughtthetoolsandmaterials,openedasmallstoreandsetMomupastheshopkeeper,whileheworkedatalocalcompany.Heretiredfromthecompany17yearslaterandcontinuedtomakeviolinsandotherinstruments.
DadoftenguessedwhytheStradivariusviolinssoundedsobeautiful.Someexpertsclaimedthatitwastheuniquevarnish(油漆)thatgavethoseinstrumentstheirbeautifulsound.Dadarguedthatchemistscouldanalyzethevarnish------ifthatweretheanswer.
OneofDad'sfriendsaskedhimoncewhichkindofwoodwasusedtomakeviolins.WhenDadexplainedthatthetopwasmadeofspruce,hisfriendsaidthathehadanoldpieceofspruceDadmightbeinterestedin.
Heworkedforthenext12monthsmakingaviolinfromthewoodthathisfriendhadgivenhim.ItprovedtobeasuperiorviolinanditwouldbecomeDad'smasterpiece.HewasconvincedthatthesecretoftheStradivariussoundwasinthewooditself.
Later,theinstrumentwasstolen.Dad'sspiritwasbrokenbytherobbery,andhestoppedmakinginstruments.Buthekeptthemusicshopuntilhewas80yearsold,sellingguitarsandviolins.
Myfatherhasbeengonefor14yearsnow.Theviolinhasbeenmissingformorethan25years.Somewhereamusicianisplayingalate-20tb-centruyviolinwithanexcellenttone.Theownertodaymayneverunderstandwhythisordinary-lookingviolinsoundssomuchlikeaStradivarius.
1.Theauthormentionshisfather'sdevelopingcolorprints_________
A.toshowthathisfather'srealinterestwasnotinmakingviolins
B.toprovethathisfathercoulddoanythinghewantedtodo
C.togiveanexampleprovingthathisfatherwasaninventor
D.todescribetherealthingthatmadetheauthorbelievehisfather
2.Whatdidtheauthor'sfatherthinkaboutStradivariusviolins?
A.Thevarnishwasdifferentfromtheothers.
B.Thewayofmakingthemwasspecial
C.Thewoodoftheviolinswasspecial
D.Theycouldonlybeanalyzedbychemists.
3.Howlongdidtheauthor’sfatherliveaftertheviolinwasstolen?
A.About11yearsB.About14yearsC.About25yearsD.About80years
C
(2014北京卷)
Multitasking
Whatisthefirstthingyounoticewhenyouwalkintoashop?
Theproductsdisplayed(展示)attheentrance?
Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?
Buthaveyouevernoticethesmell?
Unlessitisbad,theanswerislikelytobeno.Butwhileashop’sscentmaynotbeoutstandingcomparedwithsightsandsounds,itiscertainlythere.Anditisprovidingtobeanincreasingpowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase.
Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairlydarkhallandouttotheentrance,viascentmachines.Asmellmaybeattractivebutitmaynotjustbeusedforfresheningair.Onesportsgoodscompanyoncereportedthatwhenitfirstintroducedscentintoitsstores,customers’intensiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent.
WhenitcomestothebestshoppingstreetsinPairs,scentisjustasimportanttoabrand’ssuccessasthequalityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonslaes.Thatismainlybecauseshoppingisaverydifferentexperiencetowhatitusedtobe.
Someyearsago,thefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsalesassistants’disprovingattitudeanddon’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afforddisplays.Nowtheriseofelectroniccommerce(e-commerce)hasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience.Butwhilee-shopscanusesightsandsounds,onlybricks-and-mortarstores(实体店)canofferafullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthroughthedoortothemomenttheyleave.Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashop,butratheradestination.Andscentisjustonewaytoachievethis.
Nowafamousstoreusescomplexman-madesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentofbabypowderfloatsthroughthekiddepartment,andcoconut(椰子)scentintheswimsuitsection.Adepartmentstorehasevenopenedanewlab,invitingcustomersonajourneyintothestore’swindowstosmellbooks,potsanddrawers,insearchoftheirperfectscent.
67.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanincreasinglypowerfultoolinthesuccessofsomebrandstore?
A.Friendlyassistant.B.Uniquescents.
C.SoftbackgroundmusicD.attractivewindowdisplay.
68.E-shopsarementionedinthepassageto_______.
A.showtheadvantagesofbrick-and-mortarstores
B.urgeshopassistantstochangetheirattitude
C.pushstorestousesightsandsounds
D.introducetheriseofe-commerce
69.Theunderlinedword“destination”inParagraph5means_______.
A.aplatformthatexhibtsgoods
B.aspotwheretravelersliketostay
C.aplacewherecustomerslovetogo
D.atargetthatastoreexpectstomeet
70.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.
A.compareandevaluateB.examineandassess
C.argueanddiscussD.informandexplain
D
Multitasking
Peoplewhomultitaskallthetimemaybetheworstatdoingtwothingsatonce,anewresearchsuggests.Thefindings,basedonperformancesandself-evaluationbyabout275collegestudents,indicatethatmany
peoplemultitasknotoutofadesiretoincreaseproductivity,butbecausetheyareeasilydistracted(分心)and
can’tfocusononeactivity.And“thosepeopleturnouttobetheworstathandlingdifferentthings,”saidDavid
Sanbonmatsu,apsychologistattheUniversityofUtah.
Sanbonmatsuandhiscolleaguesgavethestudentsasetoftestsandaskedthemtoreporthowoftentheymultitasked,howgoodtheythoughttheywereatit,andhowsensation-seeking(寻求刺激)orimperative(冲动)
theywere.Theythenevaluatedtheparticipants’multitaskingabilitywithatrickymentaltaskthatrequiredthestudentstodosimplemathematicalcalculationswhilerememberingasetofletters.
Notsurprisingly,thescientistssaid,mostpeoplethoughttheywerebetterthanaverageatmultitasking,andthosewhothoughttheywerebetteratitweremorelikelytoreportusingacellphonewhiledrivingorviewingmultiplekindsofmediaatonce.But
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