高考英语阅读理解一轮选练41.docx

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高考英语阅读理解一轮选练（4）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Ineededtobuyadigitalcamera,onethatwassimplygoodattakinggoodsnaps（快照）,maybeoccasionallyformagazines.Beingthecautioustype,Ifanciedareliablebrand.SoIwentonthenet,spent15minutesreadingproductreviewsongoodwebsites,wrotedownthenamesofthreetoprecommendationsandheadedformynearestbigfriendlycamerastore.Thereinthecupboardwasoneofthecamerasonmylist.Anditwasonspecialoffer.Ohjoy.Ipointedatitandaskedanassistant,“CanIhaveoneofthose?

”Helookedperturbed（不安）.“Doyouwanttotryitfirst?

”hesaid.Itdidn’tquitesoundlikeaquestion.“DoIneedto?

“Ireplied.“There’snothingwrongwithit?

“ThismadehimlookabitinsultedandIstartedtofeelbad.“No,no,Butyoushouldtryit,”hesaidencouragingly.“Compareitwiththeothers.”

Ilookedacrossattheothers:

　shelvesofsimilarcamerasplacedalongthewall,offeringawiderangeofslightlydifferentpricesanddiscounts,witheachcompanysellingarangeofmodelsbaseda

roundthesamebasicbox.Withsomanymodelstochoosefrom,itseemedthatIwouldhavetospendhoursweighingXagainstY,alwaystryingtotakeZandpossiblyRintoaccountatthesametime.ButwhenIhadfinished,IwouldstillhaveonlythesametwocertaintiesthatIhadenteredthestorewith:

　first,soonafterIcarriedmynewcameraoutoftheshop,itwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforit;andsecond,mywonderfulcamerawouldveryquicklybereplacedbyanewmodel.

Butsomethinginthehumansoulwhispersthatyoucanbeatthesetrapsbymakingtherightchoice,thecleverchoice,thewisechoice.Intheend,IagreedtotrythemodelIhadchosen.Theassistantseemedasincereman.SoIlethimtakeoutmychosencamerafromthecupboard,showhowittookexcellentpicturesofmyfellowshoppers...andwhenhestartedtointroducethespecialfeatures,IinterruptedtoaskwhetherIneededtobuyacarry-caseandamemorycardaswell.

Whydowethinkthatnewoptions（选择）stillofferusanythingnew?

Perhapsitisbecausetheyofferanopportunitytoavoidfacingthefootthatourrealchoicesinthisculturearefarmorelimitedthanwewouldliketoimagine.

1.Theshopassistantinsistedthatthewritershould　　　.　

A.trythecameratoseeiftherewasanythingwrongwithit

B.comparethecamerahehadchosenwiththeothers

C.getmoreinformationaboutdifferentcompanies

D.trusthimandstopaskingquestions

2.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“itwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforit”（Paragraph2）?

A.Heshouldgeta50%discount.

B.Thepriceofthecamerawasunreasonablyhigh.

C.Thequalityofthecamerawasnotgood.

D.Thecamerawouldsoonfallinvalue.

3.Thewriterdecidedtotrythemodelhehadchosenbecausehe　　　.　

A.knewverylittleaboutit

B.didn’ttrusttheshopassistant

C.wantedtomakesuretheonehechosewouldbethebest

D.hadaspecialinterestintakingpicturesofhisfellowshoppers

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthewriter’sopinion,　　　.　

A.peoplewastetoomuchmoneyoncameras

B.camerashavebecomeanimportantpartofourdailylife

C.wedon’tactuallyneedsomanychoiceswhenbuyingaproduct

D.famouscompaniescaremoreaboutprofitthanquality

【参考答案】1—4、BDCC　　

【2015高考复习】阅读理解

Nowadayswomenappeartohaveapositiveimageofthemselvesassaferdriversthanmen.

InasurveydoneforinsurerMetLife,51%ofwomensaidtheydrivemoresafely.Theevidenceisontheirside：

Menare3.4timesmorelikelythanwomentogetaticketforcarelessdrivingand3.1timesaslikelytobepunishedfordrunkdriving.“Womenareonaveragelessaggressiveandmorelawabiding（守法的）drivers，whichleadstofeweraccidents，”thereportsays.However，notallmaledriverssharethesameopinion.OfthemensurveyedbyMetLife,39%claimedmaledriversweresafer.Thefindingsdidbackthemupononepoint：

automotiveknowledge.Thereportshowedthatmoremenarefamiliarwithcurrentsafetyequipmentsuchaselectronicstabilitycontrol，whichhelpspreventrolloveraccidents.

AutosafetyunavoidablymatterstoMoney.Insurancecompaniesfocusonwhatclassesofdrivershavethelowestdollaramountsofclaims，andfornow，thatmainlyincludeswomen.Ingeneral，womenpayabout9%lessforautoinsurancethanmen.AstudybythewebsiteInswebalsoshowedthatautoinsuranceratesarelowerforwomeninmoststates.Amongindividualstates，womengetthegreatest，advantageinWyoming（wheretheypay20%less），SouthDakotaandWashington，D.C.，wheretheirinsurancecostsare16%lower.

“Morethan11,900maledriversdiedinUStrafficaccidentsin2009，comparedwithjustunder4,900womendrivers”accordingtothestudy.“Basedonmilestraveled，mendiedatarateof2.5deathsper100millionmilestraveled，vs.1.7deathsforwomen.”

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。

文章通过列举一些数据说明现在女性司机似乎比男性司机开车更加安全。

1．Accordingtothestudy，femaledrivers________.

A．aremoreaggressivewhiledriving

B．aremoreinterestedinautoknowledge

C．aremorelikelytostickdrivinglaws

D．aremorefamiliarwithsafetyequipment

解析　细节理解题。

根据第二段中的“Womenareonaveragelessaggressiveandmorelawabiding（守法的）drivers.”可知，C项正确。

答案　C

2．Insurancecompaniesfocusonfemaledriverclientsprobablybecausethey________.

A．causemoreaccidentsontheroad

B．paymoremoneytotheinsurancecompanies

C．takethemostpartoftheinsuranceclients

D．havethelowestamountofmoneyoninsuranceclaims

解析　推理判断题。

根据第三段第一、二句话可知，对保险公司而言，机动车安全与钱息息相关的，越是安全的驾驶人员索赔就相应的越少，而与男性相比女性司机驾驶更为安全，所以深受保险公司的青睐。

答案　D

3．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A．menare3.1timesmorelikelytogetticketsthanwomen

B．allwomenintheUSApaythesamefortheirautoinsurance

C．morefemaledriversdieeveryyearthanmaledrivers

D．womenaregenerallysaferdriversthantheoppositegender

解析　细节理解题。

根据第一段可知，女性司机相比男性司机而言驾驶更加安全，故选D。

根据第二段中的“Menare3.4timesmorelikely...togetaticket...”可知，A项错误；根据第三段最后一句可知，B项错误；根据最后一段第一句可知，C项错误。

答案　D

4．Thewritermainlydevelopsparagraphsby________.

A．givingexamples　　　B．makingcomparisons

C．drawingaconclusion　　D．presentinganargument

解析　推理判断题。

根据文中第二至四段中的数据对比可知，作者将女性司机与男性司机进行比较，从而得出女性司机比男性司机更安全的结论，故选B。

答案　B

阅读理解。

High-qualitycustomerserviceispreached（宣扬）bymany,butactuallykeepingcustomershappyiseasiersaidthandone.

Shoppersseldomcomplaintothemanagerorownerofretailstore,butinsteadwillalerttheirfriends,relatives,co-workers,strangersandanyonewhowilllisten.

Storemanagersareoftenthelasttohearcomplaints,andoftenfindoutonlywhentheirregularcustomersdecidetofrequenttheircompetitors,accordingtoastudyjointlyconductedbyVerdegroupandWhartonschool.

“Storytellinghurtsretailersandentertainsconsumers.”SaidPaulaCourtney,presidentoftheVerdegroup.“Thestorelosesthecustomer,buttheshoppermustalsofindareplacement.”

Onaverage,everyunhappycustomerwillcomplaintoatleastfourother,andwillnolongervisitthespecificstoreforeverydissatisfiedcustomer,astorewillloseuptothreemoreduetonegativereviews.Theresulting“snowballeffect”canbedisastroustoretailers.

Accordingtotheresearch,shopperswhopurchasedclothingencounteredthemostproblems.Rankedsecondandthirdweregroceryandelectronicscustomers.

Themostcommoncomplaintsincludefilledparkinglots,cluttered（塞满了的）shelves,overloadedracks,out-of-stockitems,longcheck-outlines,andrudesalespeople.

Duringpeakshoppinghours,someretailerssolvedtheparkingproblemsbygettingmoonlightinglocalpolicetoworkasparkingattendants.Somehiredflagwaverstodirectcustomerstoemptypeakingspaces.Thisguidancegotridoftheneedforcustomerstocircletheparkinglotendlessly,andavoidedconfrontationbetweenthoseeyeingthesameparkingspace.

Retailerscanrelievetheheadachesbyredesigningstorelayouts,pre-stockingsalesitems,hiringspeedyandexperiencedcashiers,andhavingsalesrepresentativesonhandtoanswerquestions.Mostimportantly,salespeopleshouldbediplomaticandpolitewithangrycustomers.

“Retailerswho’reresponsiveandfriendlyaremorelikelytosmoothoverissuesthanthosewhoaren’tsofriendly.”SaidprofessorStephenHoch.“Maybesomethingassimpleasagreeteratthestoreentrancewouldhelp.”

Customerscanalsoimprovefutureshoppingexperiencesbyfilingcomplaintstotheretailer,insteadofcomplainingtotherestoftheworld.Retailersarehard-pressedtoimprovewhentheyhavenoideawhatiswrong.

8.Whyarestoremanagersoftenthelasttohearcomplaints?

A.Fewcustomersbelievetheservicewillbeimproved.

B.Customerswouldratherrelatetheirunhappyexperiencestopeoplearoundthem.

C.Customershavenoeasyaccesstostoremanagers.

D.Mostcustomerswon’tbothertocomplaineveniftheyhavehadunhappyexperiences.

9.Shopownersoftenhiremoonlightingpoliceasparkingattendantssothatshoppers.

A.canfindtheircarseasilyaftershoppingB.won’thavetroubleparkingtheircars

C.canstaylongerbrowsinginthestoreD.won’thaveanyworriesaboutsecurity

10.Whatcontributesmosttosmoothingoverissueswithcustomers?

A.Designofthestorelayout.B.Hiringofefficientemployees.

C.Mannersofthesalespeople.D.Hugesupplyofgoodsforsale.

11.Toachievebettershoppingexperiences,customersareadvisedto.

A.voicetheirdissatisfactiontostoremanagersdirectly

B.shoparoundandmakecomparisonsbetweenstores

C.settletheirdisputeswithstoresinadiplomaticway

D.putpressureonstorestoimprovetheirservice

【参考答案】8—11、BBCA

阅读理解------------D

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