重庆市渝中区高考英语阅读理解一轮选练（12）.doc

重庆市渝中区2016高考英语阅读理解一轮选练（12）【2015高考复习】阅读理解as more americans go to mainland china to take jobs，more chinese and americans are working side by side.these crosscultural partnerships，while beneficial in many ways，are also highlighting tensions that expose differences in work experience，pay levels and communication.in the last few years，a growing number of americans in their 20s and 30s have been heading to china for employment，attracted by its fastergrowing economy and lower jobless rate.their chinese coworkers are often around the same age.but the two groups were raised differently.the americans have had more exposure to freemarket principles.“young americans were brought up in a commercial environment，”said neng zhao,28，a senior associate at blue oak capital，a private firm based in beijing.“we werent.so the workplace is a unique learning process for my generation.” managers hiring workers in china appear to be paying for western experience.foreigners tend to earn 10 to 15 percent more than their chinese counterparts，said michael norman，senior vice president as sibson consulting，an american firm.that imbalance does not go unnoticed by chinese workers.“there is definitely the belief that americans get paid more for the same work，”said ting wang,25，an associate at wild china，a travel company based in beijing.on the other hand，chinese workers have a deeper understanding of the influences，like confucianism and communism，which play a part in their countrys culture and economy.it is important and necessary for americans working in china to adjust，said mr.norman，who works on management and work force issues for multinational companies operating in asia.“in the west，there is such a bonus on getting things done quickly，but when you come to work in china，you need to work on listening and being more patient and understanding of local ways of doing business，”he said.1more americans go to china to take jobs because_.athey want to experience different culturesbchinese workers are easier to cooperatecthey cant find proper jobs in americadthe economy of china is developing rapidly解析细节理解题。根据文章的第二段第一句“.attracted by its fastergrowing economy and lower jobless rate.”可知答案为d。答案d2what is mainly talked about in the passage?acrosscultural conflicts.bcrosscultural partnerships.cmultinational companies in china.ddifferent pays for the same work.解析主旨大意题。文章的第一段就点出了主题“these crosscultural partnerships，while beneficial in many ways，are also highlighting tensions.”故选b。答案b3what can we learn from the passage?aamericans benefit more from working in china.bchinese and american employees have the same experience.cyoung chinese can benefit from crosscultural partnerships.dmore americans working in china cause higher jobless rate.解析写作意图题。本文讲的是这种跨文化的合作存在许多益处，由文章的第三段可知中国的年轻人在这种跨文化的合作中得到的好处多。故选c。答案c4what does the underlined word“imbalance”in paragraph 3 refer to?aunfair pay levels.bdifferent working experience.cunequal opportunities.ddifferent upbringing environment.解析词义猜测题。由第三段“foreigners tend to earn 10 to 15 percent more than their chinese counterparts.”知这种不平衡是指薪酬的不平衡。答案a。阅读理解。he was an old man who fished alone in a boat in the gulf stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. in the first forty days a boy had been with him. but after forty days without a fish the boys parents had told him that the old man was now definitely and finally salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish the first week. it made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his skiff empty and he always went down to help him carry either the coiled lines or the gaff (鱼钩) and harpoon (鱼叉) and the sail that was furled around the mast (桅杆). the sail was patched with flour sacks and, furled, it looked like the flag of permanent defeat. the old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck. the brown blotches（斑点）of the skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. the blotches ran well down the sides of his face and his hands had the deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish on the cords. but none of these scars were fresh. they were as old as erosions in a fishless desert. everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated. “santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from where the skiff was pulled up. “i could go with you again. weve made some money.” the old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him. “no,” the old man said. “youre with a lucky boat. stay with them.” “but remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks.” “i remember,” the old man said. “i know you did not leave me because you doubted.” “it was papa who made me leave. i am a boy and i must obey him.” “i know,” the old man said. “it is quite normal.” “he hasnt much faith.” “no,” the old man said. “but we have. havent we?” “yes,” the boy said. “can i offer you a beer on the terrace and then well take the stuff home.” “why not?” the old man said. “between fishermen.” 1. the boy left the old man and went in another boat to fish because .a. the old man preferred to fish alone b. the old man was unluckyc. the boys parents ordered him tod. the old mans sail suggested a permanent defeat2. after reading this passage, we may safely conclude that .a. the old man was insistent and not afraid of failureb. the boys papa had confidence in everythingc. the old man caught big fishes during eighty-seven daysd. the boy obeyed his father because he had some doubts about the old man3. what might happen after the last paragraph? a. the old man and the boy might go to fish with other fishermen.b. the old man might go to have a drink with the boy.c. the old man and the boy might go to enjoy beer at the old mans home.d. the old man might go to tell the boys papa about the secrets between fishermen.阅读理解。 the friday after the american holiday of thanksgiving is called black friday. its said that its the day that store ledgers(分类账)move into the black and companies become profitable.on that day, retailers slash prices to get consumers to buy. it is also a time when many americans start their christmas shopping. voas elizabeth lee tells us how the economy may affect consumers on that bargain day. “its just the deals, the sales and everything you can get for a lesser price,” said sandy thomas, a shopper. but its a nightmare for others. “i think its crazy. ive done all of my shopping throughout the week so i dont have to go out on friday,” she said. its called black friday, the start of the traditional christmas shopping season in the united states. every year its the day after the thanksgiving holiday. stores open before sunrise and there are deep discounts everywhere you look.while the lead up to christmas is known as the season of giving, black friday can get ugly.last year a crowd of bargain-hunters killed a wal-mart worker in a new york suburb. this year, many stores are increasing security while they slash prices. “this is a huge time for the retail stores,” said fred joutz from george washington university. “this is when they begin making their profits for the year.”economics professor fred joutz says how americans spend the weekend after thanksgiving is a good indication of how consumers feel about the future.with the unemployment rate above 10 percent, joutz says americans are saving more and spending less. “credit is still strictly controlled whether through credit cards or through borrowing from banks,” he said. some retailers are attracting consumers by opening on thanksgiving day, when shops are traditionally closed. other stores open their doors anywhere from midnight to four in the morning.and shoppers will be lining up in front of the doors in order to be one of the first ones to walk through and get a big discount. electronics like flat screen tvs are usually the first items to go. sandy thomas says its an annual family tradition and well worth it. “i just save maybe half of what i would have spent on a regular, you know, shopping trip,” she said.economists say u.s. consumers will spend money this black friday, but they will spend it more carefully. 4. the underlined word “slash” in the first paragraph probably means _.a. reduce b. raise c. increase d. change5. the sentence “this day should be a shoppers dream.” should be placed between _.a. paragraph two and paragraph three b. paragraph one and paragraph twoc. paragraph three and paragraph four d. paragraph five and paragraph six 6. why are many stores increasing security according to the passage?a. because there are too many people saving more and spending less.b. because its a time when they begin making their profits for the year.c. because last year a crowd of bargain-hunters caused an accident.d. because many stores open their doors from midnight to four a.m.7.what can we learn from the passage?a. christmas shopping is traditional time and this year it is no exception.b. electronics like flat screen tvs are usually least discounted.c. the economy only affects consumers on that bargain day.d. thanksgiving is a good indication of how consumers feel about the future.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。my aunt will come down soon, mr. nuttel, said a young lady of fifteen.framton nuttel attempted to say something to please the niece. privately he doubted whether this visit would do much towards helping with his nerve problem.i know how it will be, his sister had said, people there are nice. i shall just give you letters of introduction to all the people i know there. framton wondered whether mrs. sappleton, the lady to whom he was presenting one of the letters of introduction came into the nice division.do you know many of the people round here? asked the niece.hardly a soul, said framton.then you know practically nothing about my aunt. her great tragedy（悲剧） happened just three years ago, said the child, “out through that window, her husband and her two young brothers went off for their days shooting. they never came back. poor aunt always thinks that they will come back someday. she has often told me about ronnie, her youngest brother, singing bertie, why do you bound?at this time, mrs. sappleton came in, greeting, “i hope you dont mind the open window. she talked on cheerfully about the shooting. to framton it was all purely horrible. he made a desperate but only partially successful effort to turn the talk on to a less scary topic. the doctors agree in ordering me complete rest, and an absence of mental excitement. he announced, on the matter of diet they are not so much in agreement, he continued.no? said mrs. sappleton, in a voice which only replaced a yawn at the last moment. here they are at last! she suddenly cried. in the deepening dusk out came three figures with a tired brown spaniel(猎犬). and then a young voice rang out of the dusk, i said, bertie, why do you bound?framton grabbed wildly at his stick and hat, without a word of goodbye, and rushed out of sight.“what is up? mrs. sappleton was confused.i expect it was the spaniel, said the niece calmly, he told me that he was once hunted into a tomb by a pack of dogs, and had to spend the night in a newly dug tomb with the creatures barking just above him. enough to make anyone lose their nerve.romance at short notice was her specialty.1. according to the passage, we learn that mrs. sappleton.a. felt sorrow about the shootingb. got along well with ronniec. listened carefully to framtond. trusted and spoiled her niece2. as for framtons nerve problem, his doctors .a. recommended him to go off for a shootingb. suggested to him a rest cure in the countrysidec. advised him to keep his mind off excitementd. agreed on the treatment of his diet3. which word can best describe framton?a. cheerful.b. brave.c. fragile.d. wise.4. what can be inferred about the niece from the last sentence?a. she was good at making up a story in a short time.b. she showed a strong love for scary stories.c. she fell in love with framton in no time.d. she took no notice of strange visitors.【参考答案】14、bcca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。as we drove along, my spirits went up again, and i turned, with pleasure, to the thought of the new life which i was entering. but though it was not far past the middle of september, the heavy clouds and strong north-easterly wind combined to make the day extremely cold; and the journey seemed a very long one, so that it was nearly one oclock before we reached the place of our destination. yet when we entered the gateway, my heart failed me, and i wished it were a mile or two farther off. for the first time in my life i must stand alone: there was no retreating now. i must enter that house, and introduce myself among its strange people. but how was it to be done? true, i was near nineteen; but, thanks to the protecting care of my mother and sister, i well knew that many a girl of fifteen, or under, was gifted with a more womanly address, and greater ease and self-possession, than i was. yet, anyway. i would do very well, after all; and the children, of course, i should soon be at ease with them.be calm, be calm, whatever happens, i said within myself; and truly i was so fully occupied in steadying my nerves and keeping down the rebellious beat of my heart that when i was admitted into the hall and into the presence of mrs. bloomfield, i almost forgot to answer her polite greeting; and it afterwards struck me that the little i did say was spoken in the tone of one half-dead or half-asleep.with due politeness, however, she showed me my bedroom, and left me there to take a little refreshment for a little while and led me into the dining-room. some beefsteaks and potatoes were set before me; and while i dined upon these, she sat opposite, watching me (as i thought) and trying to keep something like a conversation consisting chiefly of commonplace remarks. in fact, my attention was almost wholly absorbed in my dinner: not from appetite, but from the toughness of the beefsteaks, and the numbness of my hands.“i have had so little time to attend to their education myself, but i think they are clever children, and very willing to learn, especially the little boy; he is, i think, the flower of the flock a generous, noble-spirited boy, one to be led, but not driven, and remarkable for always speaking the truth.” “his sister mary ann will require watching,” continued she, “but she is a very good girl on the whole, though i wish her to be kept out of the nursery as much as possible, as she is now almost six years old, and might acquire bad habits from the nurses. i have ordered her bed to be placed in your room, and if you will be so kind as to look after her washing and dressing, and take charge of her clothes, she needs to have nothing further to do with the nursery maid.”i replied 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