江苏省常州市高考英语阅读理解联合训练（6）(1).doc

江苏省常州市2014高考英语阅读理解联合训练（6）及答案阅读理解when americans in the manufacturing sector (制造业) cried out, “the chinese are coming,” some years ago, they expressed a restless concern and warning about a possible loss of job opportunities. now americans in the tourism industry issued the same cry on june 17 but this time, it was a welcome call to greet the first organized group of chinese tourists to the united states. u.s. tourism officials have high expectations that well-off chinese visitors, who are ready and willing to spend loads of yuan, will give a big help to their industry.“were very excited,” said helen n. marano, director of the office of travel nd tourism industries under the u.s. department of commerce. before she talked to beijing review on june 17, marano and her colleagues had been waiting for more than two hours at washington dulles international airport to give a warm welcome to the first organized group of chinese tourists to visit the united states.the first group consisted of 250 tourists, who left from beijing, shanghai and guangdong on june 17, the day when newly appointed chinese vice premier wang qishan and u.s. treasury secretary henry paulson started the fourth round of the china-u.s. strategic economic dialogue (sed) in annapolis, maryland. each was backed by a big group of heavyweight ministerial officials.coincidence (巧合) could not provide a satisfactory explanation to the two events taking place on the same day. as a perfect example of one of the concrete results of the high-level dialogue between the two countries started by chinese president hu jintao and u.s. president george w. bush in 2006, the first chinese tourist groups arrival in the united states was widely reported by the chinese media.at the previous sed meeting last december, chairman of the chinese national tourism administration shao qiwei and u.s. commerce secretary carlos gutierrez signed an agreement between china and the united states to advance tourist group travel from china to the united states. under this agreement, china agreed to give an “approved destination status” to the united states, allowing chinese travel agencies to market tourism to american destinations and permitting u.s. destinations to advertise directly to the chinese public.the agreement “is estimated to bring up to 100 million chinese travelers to the united states over the next 15 years,” paulson said.but what people in the u.s. tourism industry care more about is how they can get a big slice of the pie.“im getting calls already from people saying things like, how do we get to do this? and how do we attract chinese tourists to our area?” marano told beijing review. marano said she had been waiting for this market to be open for more than five years and that she was so excited now to see it finally happen.1. when, a few years ago, some americans shouted “the chinese are coming”, they _.a. were worried that the chinese language would take the place of englishb. were concerned that the number of the chinese tourists would be bigger than the locals c. wanted to warn that the u.s. economy would suffer heavy lossesd. feared that large numbers of chinese moving into the u.s. would make many americans jobless2. helen n. marano was excited because _.a. large numbers of chinese touring the u.s. would tip her and her colleaguesb. the chinese touring in the u.s. would help improve its industryc. the chinese are usually well organized when travellingd. wang qishan and henry paulson started the fourth round of the china-u.s. sed3. we can infer from the passage that _.a. chinese tourist agencies could organize groups of chinese to go to the u.s. without the agreement b. marano and her colleagues waited at the airport to see how well organized the chinese werec. many americans take a positive attitude toward chinese touristsd. about 100 million americans will travel to china in the next 15 years4. which of the following is the best title for this passage?a. the chinese are comingb. the fourth-round china-u.s. sedc. more chinese, more job opportunitiesd. how can we attract more chinese to our area【参考答案】14、dbca第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a, b, c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。adear michelle, why cant my daughter manage her life better? she is 17 and an honor student, but she seems to be wasting her life away with a boyfriend who is holding her back. he consumes every waking minute of her precious time and smooth-talks her as well. his goal is to get her to agree to go to the college of his choice, not her choice, and because his grades are lower, his choice will be limited. i feel like i want to rescue her, but she pushes me away and shuts me out. she has only brought us pride and joy; and now this! help! a worried motherdear mother of a 17-year-old girl, hmmmmm. whats the matter with kids today? remember that song from bye bye birdie? well if you do not, let me fill you in about teenagers and their life-management skills. do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, nor should it be. life experience creates both the conditions and the skills for management, and if management went before experience, there would be little of it. your daughter is an honor student for good reasons. she is smart, studies with intelligence and you have given her good values. when the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visits the ones that are specifically designed for students at the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriends influence. it is rare for an honor student to change the path of their academic career for puppy love. that being said, there might be some adolescent wisdom in her behavior after all. perhaps she is choosing to worry you, her parents, for unconscious reasons. being such a good girl and being a steady source of joy might have become a bit too much for her. let your daughter have her own private moment of 11th grade rebellion. she deserves a break from perfection. michelle【文章大意】本文叙述了两封信第一份信是一位母亲认为17岁的女儿不听自己的建议，会听她男朋友的话，选择一个不理想的大学而求助于编辑。第二封信是编辑就此事给出的建议，认为她的女儿是一个优秀生，会做出正确的决定的。26. from the mothers letter we can learn that her daughter .a. is being fooled by the boy b. has fallen behind in her studiesc. doesnt talk much with her mother d. has chosen which college to attend【答案】c【 解析】推理判断题。根据he consumes every waking minute of her precious time and smooth-talks her as well可知女儿的男朋友消耗了她醒着的每一分钟，用花言巧语哄骗她的女儿，因此可推断这位母亲和她的女儿之间的谈话不多。故选c。27. according to michelle, 17-year-old teenagers .a. are too young to manage their life b. are old enough to live their own lifec. should have management before experience d. have reached the age of an adult【答案】a【 解析】推理判断题。根据do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, nor should it be.可知michelle认为17岁的青少年没有能力管理好自己人生。故选a。28. the underlined word puppy-love refer to . a. false love b. foolish love c. pure love d. adolescent love【答案】d【 解析】词义猜测题。根据there might be some adolescent wisdom in her behavior after all.可知这位母亲的女儿在青春期谈恋爱，应是早恋。故选d。29. michelle seems to believe that the daughter will finally .a. come up with the right decision b. follow her boyfriends advice c. worry her parents for unconscious reasons d. influence her boyfriends behavior【答案】a【 解析】推理判断题。根据she will most likely break away from her boyfriends influence.可知那位女儿最终会不受她男朋友的影响，自己会做出正确的决定。故选a。30. the best title for the passage would be . a. college of kids own choice b. how can i help my girl?c. how to manage teenagers life? d. a 17-year-old girl and her mother【答案】b【 解析】标题归纳题。根据全文的两封信可知一位母亲认为17岁的女儿不听自己的建议，会听她男朋友的话，选择一个不理想的大学而求助于编辑，编辑就此事给出的建议。因此本文的标题应是如何帮助我的女儿。故选b。阅读理解-its really true what people say about english politeness: its everywhere. when squeezing past someone in a narrow passage, people say sorry. when getting off a bus, english passengers say thank you rather than the driver. in germany, people would never dream of doing these things. after all, squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable, and the bus driver is only doing his job. i used to think the same way, without questioning it, until i started traveling to the british isles, and here are some more polite ways of interacting (交往) with people in uk.people thank each other everywhere in england, all the time. when people buy something in a shop, customers and retail assistants in most cases thank each other twice or more. in germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation. british students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. english employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.another thing i observed during my stay was that english people rarely criticize others. even when i was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. it has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, english people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. this also is showed in other ways. british men still open doors for women, and british men are more likely to treat women to a meal than german men. however, i do need to point out here that this applies to english men a bit more than it would to scottish men! yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.【文章大意】本文您叙述了英国人讲究礼貌。英国人到处一直在讲礼貌，像英国的老板会因他的职员所做的工作而感谢他们。英国人避免批评别人，他们努力使其他人感到舒适。31. what is the authors attitude towards english politeness?a. he thinks it is artificial. b. he thinks little of it.c. he appreciates it very much. d. he thinks it goes too far.【答案】c【 解析】推理判断题。根据its really true what people say about english politeness: its everywhere.可知作者认为英国人真的非常礼貌，从中可推断他对英国人的礼貌是欣赏的。故选c。32. what can be inferred from the passage?a. the author think its unnecessary to say thank you to the bus driver.b. in germany, employers often say thank you to employees for their job.c. german men never treat a woman to dinner.d. germans think it is unnecessary to thank workers because payment is enough.【答案】d【 解析】推理判断题。根据english employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.可知英国的老板会因他的职员所做的工作而感谢他们，但是在德国却相反，德国的老板认为发给职员工资已经过了，没必要感谢他们。故选d。33. we can learn from the last paragraph that scottish men _.a. are more likely to be involved in a fighting b. are as generous as english menc. treat women in a polite way d. are unwilling to spend money for women【答案】d【 解析】推理判断题。根据however, i do need to point out here that this applies to english men a bit more than it would to scottish men! yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.可知苏格兰的男人比较吝啬，也就是不愿意为女人花钱。故选d。34. which of the following statements is true according to the passage?a. english drivers often say thank you to passengers when they get off the bus.b. in germany, passengers sometimes say thank you to bus drivers.c. english people try to avoid criticizing others in the daily life.d. germans are more considerate and polite than englishmen.【答案】c【 解析】细节理解题。根据it has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, english people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable.可知英国人避免批评别人，他们努力使其他人感到舒适。故选c。35. the author develops the text through the method ofa. making comparisons b. telling storiesc. giving comments d. giving reasons/examples【答案】a【 解析】推理判断题。作者通过英国人老板对和德国人老板的对比，英国男人和德国男人的对比来阐述英国人比较讲礼貌。故选a。任务型阅读 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。parents can help their seventh and eighth grade students stand out in and out of their english classroom by introducing them to newspapers. newspapers not only offer information on current events, but they can also be used to test your childs knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, and more. who, what, where, when, why, and howhave your child read the first couple of paragraphs of a news story. ask them to write down all of the important facts, such as who, what, where, when, why and how. this helps parents to see if their children comprehend the basic facts and information they read. grammarparents can monitor a childs understanding of grammatical parts of speech (词性) without a grammar textbook. ask your child to read a paragraph in an article and then list a specific number of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions and the like, which serves more of a test of their grammatical knowledge. encourage them to list each of these parts of speech in a paragraph. then, reread the paragraph to see if they missed anything. persuasionask your child to select an advertisement from the newspaper. have them investigate how specific words or phrases influence their feelings about a particular product. then, encourage them to create an advertisement of their own for an item they do not like. tell them not to show their true feelings and try to make people want to buy this unwanted item. after that, ask them to list the persuasive techniques used in their ad. facts vs opinionsselect an editorial for your middle schooler to read. have your child divide a piece of paper into two columns, one marked fact, and the other marked opinion. have your student decide which column it fits under. this will help your child better understand facts versus opinions. another related exercise is responding to an editorial. encourage your child to write letters to the editor or responses to editorials or other articles. before your child sends his or her letter, check the opinion section to see what requirements there are. headlines and synonyms (同义词)ask your middle schooler to rewrite a couple of headlines using the synonyms of the original words. compare the headlines. do the original versions or the rewrites sound better? this is a great exercise to h