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阅读理解二轮基础题（2）【2014高考英语江西省景德镇质量检测】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 italys highest court has upheld（支持） the prison sentence handed down to the former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi for tax fraud（税收欺诈）. however, because of his age, mr berlusconi is unlikely to go to jail and instead faces house arrest or community service. alan johnston reports from rome. for nearly 20 years, silvio berlusconi has been the single most influential figure in italian politics, he has been prime minister three times and yet judges have now decided that he is guilty of tax fraud and should go to jail. its the first time in all his many court cases that he has been definitively convicted（定罪）. there can be no appeal. mr berlusconi will surely see this as one of the darkest moments in his extraordinary political life. the united states says its extremely disappointed by russias decision to agree to edward snowden temporary asylum（庇护）. mr snowden, a former u.s. intelligence analyst, has been charged by the u.s. with spying for leaking details of secret government surveillance（监视） programs. mark mardell reports from washington. the white house says granting edward snowden asylum undermines (暗中破坏) cooperation between the u.s. and russia. and they insist he is not a whistle blower, not a dissident. hes been charged with criminal offenses. they openly admit that the relationship with russia is already difficult with many points of conflict. up until now, a most serious was over the approach to syria which makes some very uncomfortable body language between president obama and president putin at the recent g8 meeting. now, the white house spokesman jay carney says they are considering pulling out of a planned summit between the two leaders. share prices in the u.s. reached all time highs, the dow jones index set a new record while the wider index of the u.s. market the s&p 500 went over 1700 points for the first time. heres andrew walker. the share price gains partly reflect some upbeat(乐观的) news about the u.s economy, the survey of manufactures showed stronger activity last month. there has also been a decline in the number of people applying for unemployment benefits, but the exceptional policies of the federal reserve are also an important and persistent factor driving the stock market. the statement from the fed on thursday has been interpreted that suggesting its efforts to stimulate stronger economic growth will not be cut back very soon.61.which column do you probably see the passage ?a. entertainment b. news c. science d. advertisement 62.from the first paragraph we know that _.a. berlusconi is the former italian president.b. berlusconi is likely to go to jail.c. berlusconi has been prime minister for three years.d. berlusconi will surely experience the darkest moments .63.from the second paragraph we know_.a. the white house think edward snowden is innocent. b. edward snowden escaped from japan.c. edward snowden event may influence the relationship between russia and america.d. the un express its regret about edward snowden64.according to the third paragraph we know _.a. america wants to stimulate economic growth through share market.b. the higher share prices in the u.s suggests fewer unemployment.c. the dow jones share prices depend on world economic growthd. the share price gains mean the boom of the us economy.65which of the following is true.a berlusconi has been in jail.b. berlusconi has a great influence on italian politics.c. russia and america agree with each other on syria issue .d. the number of people applying for unemployment benefits is increasing in america.【参考答案】 61-65 bdcab 阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中选出最佳选项。 arthur miller (1915-2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. millers father had moved to the usa from austria hungarydrawn like so many other by the “great american dream” however, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the great depression of the early l930s. milless most famous play, death of a salesman, is a powerful attack on the american system. with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. in willy loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into double with his worth. willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: if he cant do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the wagner company, and he must go. willy is painfully aware of this, and at loss as to what to do with his lack of success. he refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end. when it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the tony award for best play, the new york drama critics circle award, and the pulitzer prize for drama. it was the first play to win all three of these major awards. miller died of the failure at his home in roxbury, connecticut, on the evening of february 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of death of a salesman on broadway.( ) 1. why did arthur millers father move to the usa?a. he suffered from severe hunger in his home country.b. he was attracted by the great american dream.c. he hoped to make his son a dramatist.d. his family business failed.( ) 2. the play death of a salesmana. exposes the cruelty of the american business worldb. discusses the ways to get promoted in a companyc. talks about the business career of arthur millerd. focuses on the skills in doing business( ) 3. what can we learn about willy loman?a. he treats his employer badly.b. he runs the wagner company.c. he is a victim of the american system.d. he is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.( ) 4. after it was first staged, death of a salesmana. achieved huge successb. won the first tony awardc. was warmly welcomed by salesmend. was severely attacked by dramatists( ) 5. what is the text mainly about?a. arthur miller and his family.b. the awards arthur miller won.c. the hardship arthur miller experienced.d. arthur miller and his best-known play.【文章大意】文章介绍了剧作家arthur miller和他最有名的作品death of a salesman推销员之死。1.答案b。细节理解题。根据文章第一段的millers father had moved to the usa from austria hungarydrawn like so many other by the“great american dream”可以得出答案。5.答案d。主旨大意题。文章介绍了剧作家arthur miller和他最有名的作品death of a salesman推销员之死。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。the hearst castlehearst castle is a palatial park on the central california coast and a national historic landmarkit was designed by architect julia morgan for william randolph hearst from 1919 until 1947in 1957 , the hearst corporation donated the fortune to the state of californiasince that time it has been maintained as a state historic park where the estate and its considerable collection of art and antiques are open for public toursdespite its location far from any urban center, the site attracts roughly one million visitors per yearguided toursthere are several tours which highlight various parts of the castle and gardenstour one is recommended for first time visitorit now includes the movie, hearst castle building the dreamtour two gives visitors a closer look at the main houses upper floors, mrhearsts private suite, the libraries, and the kitchentour three looks at the castles north wing, guest rooms and guest house casa del montetour four features the impressive gardens and grounds, the largest guesthouse, the wine basement, and the hidden terracethe evening tour is a special tour that allows visitors to experience the castle at night as one of the hearsts own visitors might haveticket priceshearst castle accepts visa, mastercard, american express and discoverfree day use parking is available for automobiles, motorcycles, tour buses and recreational vehiclestoursadultages 6 17experience tour$24$12tours 2, 3 or 4$ 24$ 12evening tour$30$15* children under 6 are free when accompanied by a paying adultreservation informationwhile tickets may be purchased at the visitor center upon arrival, tour reservations are strongly recommended and may be reserved online now or by calling 1 - 800 - 444 - 4445, see below for timesreservation call center hoursdatesmonday-fridaysaturday-sundaymarch-september8am to 6pm8am to 6pmoctober-february9am to 5pm9am to 3pmvisit wwwhearstcastleorg for more information51if you are quite interested in wine, which tour will you choose?atour one btour two ctour three dtour four52if a young couple take tour one with their 5-year-old son, how much will they pay for the tickets?a36b60 c48 d7553which of the following is the available (有效的，可获得的)time to book tickets by phone?aat 8 am on monday in februarybat 9 am on sunday in marchcat 7 pm on friday in septemberdat 6 pm on saturday in october【2014高考英语江西省景德镇质量检测】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。a new study suggests that middle-class teenagers are less intelligent than a generation ago due to the dumbing down (简化)of youth culture and school tests.iq tests show that scores for the average 14-year-old have dropped by more than two points between 1984 and 2012. for those in the upper half of the intelligence scale-a group typically dominated(支配) by the children of middle-class families-average iq scores were six points down on 28 years ago. their leisure time is increasingly taken up with playing computer games and watching tv instead of reading and holding conversations.education experts said a growing tendency in schools to teach to the test was affecting youngsters ability to think laterally.for the study, professor james flynn, of the university of otago in new zealand, analysed uk childrens scores in iq tests over time. he found a regular pattern that iqs increased among children aged between 5 and 10 over the 28-year-period, at the rate of up to half a point a year. he believes these gains are linked to changes to the home environment children experienced when they were young, with parents increasingly providing stimulating activities.but professor flynn also found that teenagers scores had dipped slightly over the past generation. it is the first time iq scores have fallen for any age group during the past century, his research suggests. while we have enriched the cognitive(认知的)environment of children before their teenage years, the cognitive environment of the teenagers has not been enriched.other studies have shown how pervasive teenage youth culture is, and what we see is that the parents influence on childrens iq will slowly diminish with age. what we know is that youth culture is more visually orientated around computer games than they are in terms of reading and holding conversations.he said previous studies have tended to show iq increasing as teenagers move into adulthood, entering