江苏省张家港市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解训练（5）.doc

（江苏）张家港市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮训练（5）说理议论（阅读理解）由 (2013福建,d)改编pride and prejudice for the modern womanlet us imagine how pride and prejudice,jane austens most famous work,might be updated,200 years on.austens popularity is rooted in her intelligence.but today she would certainly have had a very different life,as would her characters.heres my own suggestion.it is a truth finally and universally acknowledged that a single woman with brains deserves to have equal opportunities to men,however disadvantaged she may feel by sexism.“ my dear husband,” said his hopeful wife one day,“ have you heard that the local store,standing empty for so long,is taken over by a bright young businesswoman?”her dull and indifferent (漠不关心的) husband replied that he had not.“but it is,it is,” she replied excitedly.mr dull-husband made no reply.“dont you want to know her plans?” she cried with some impatience.“well,clearly you think it matters to your silly little head.so id better listen.”“well,my dear,the rumour (传言) is that she has already set up a string of successful businesses in northern england,though how a woman can know anything about that is beyond me.she will move in herself next month.” “what is her name?” “bingley.” “is she married or single?” “what a question! and none of your business.but her coming will be a fine thing for our five boys.” “how so? how can it possibly affect them? ”“my dear love: those lazy boys need something to wake them up.there are bound to be jobs going.”“ is that her point in settling here? surely as a woman she has simply taken a fancy to the place.”“ nonsense,my love,how little youve noticed the world has changed.shes got a first-rate degree and some sort of business qualification,im told.she surely needs one of our boys! perhaps you might give her a call.”“ me? no.perhaps you can take an interest.you still have your looks,after all.she may even offer you a job.” “oh,thats not likely.these new chances belong to the younger generation.but now you mention it,i think ill go along all the same.”and mrs bennet went along.that was 10 years ago.she is now managing director of a ftse-listed company.it would remain the case,of course,that mrs bennet would be one of very few women on the company board,that her salary would be lower than her male colleagues,her bonus of a more “female” dimension and her lifespan (年限) among the citys business leaders shorter than theirs.still,shed no doubt have enjoyed davosand might even have hobnobbed (攀谈) with influential figures.1.which of the following is true according to the passage?()a.austen was born 200 years ago.b.austen rewrote pride and prejudice.c.austens success lies in her wisdom.d.austens updated work gains popularity.2.the underlined part in the passage suggests that mrs bennet .a.had mixed feelings of admiration and surprise about bingleyb.felt kind of worried and doubtful about bingleyc.was extremely anxious to meet bingleyd.had a great curiosity about bingley3.in the eyes of mrs bennet,bingley surely needed one of their boys to .a.get married tob.work for herc.help her move ind.take over her store4.what does the writer intend to tell us?()a.women with brains can also be as successful as men.b.women have to pay a high price for success.c.a judgment must be made free from prejudice.d.sex discrimination still exists nowadays.语篇解读:英国著名小说家简奥斯汀的傲慢与偏见批判了性别歧视观念。可是,当今同样上演着现代版的“傲慢与偏见”。答案及剖析:1.c细节理解题。根据文中的“austens popularity is rooted in her intelligence.”可知c项正确。2.a猜测句意题。结合上下文可知,画线部分表达出mrs bennet对bingley既羡慕又感到惊讶,情感复杂。由mixed feelings可知选a项。3.b细节理解题。根据文章中提到的“那些懒惰的男孩子需要一些东西唤醒他们自己”以及“there are bound to be jobs going.”可知贝内特夫人认为bingley需要她的一个孩子为她工作,故选b项。4.d主旨大意题。作者写这篇文章的目的是意在告诉人们现在仍存在性别歧视,号召人们消除性别歧视的观念,故d项正确。 【2014高考英语吉林省实验中学一模试题】 “a good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right” says mollie hunter. born and brought up near edinburgh，mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. she firmly believes that there is and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market is. in mollies opinion it is necessary to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story，which is what every writer should be doing. “if you arent telling a story, youre a very dead writer indeed.” she says. with the chief function of a writer being to entertain，mollie is indeed an entertainer. “i have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,” she says. “this love goes back to early childhood. i had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and，because my family always had dogs，and i was very good at handling them，i said i wanted to work with dogs，and the teacher always said nonsense，mollie；dear，youll be a writer. so finally i thought that this woman must have something，since she was a good teacher and i decided when i was nine that i would be a writer.”this childhood intention is described in her novel，a sound of chariots，which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical (自传体的) and gives a picture both of mollies ambition and her struggle towards its achievement. thoughts of her childhood inevitably (不可避免地) brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fieldssadly now covered with modern houses. “i was once taken back to see it and i felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. ill never go back，”she said “never. when i set one of my books in scotland” she said “i can recall my romantic feelings as a child playing in those fields，or watching the village blacksmith at work. and thats important because children now know so much so early that romance cant exist for them, as it did for us.”60. what does mollie hunter feel about the nature of a good book?ait should not aim at a narrow audience.bit should be attractive to young readers.cit should be based on original ideas.dit should not include too much conversation.61. in mollie hunters opinion，which of the following is one sign of a poor writer?abeing poor in life experience.bbeing short of writing skills.cthe weakness of description.dthe absence of a story.62. what do we learn about mollie hunter as a young child?ashe didnt expect to become a writer.bshe didnt enjoy writing stories.cshe didnt have any particular ambitions.dshe didnt respect her teachers views.63. whats the writers purpose in this text?ato share her enjoyment of mollie hunters books.bto introduce mollie hunters work to a wider audience.cto provide information for mollie hunters existing readers.dto describe mollie hunters most successful books.【参考答案】【参考答案】60-63 adab 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。【2013界江苏省盐城中一模】antidepressant（抗忧郁）drugs such as prozac were viewed in the early 1900s as wonder pills that would remove depressive blues for good. but in the past five years, growing scientific evidence has shown these drugs work for only a minority of people. and now a research journal says that these antidepressants can make many patients depression worse. this alarming suggestion centres on the very chemical that is targeted by antidepressants-serotonin（血清素）. drugs such as prozac are known as selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors（or ssris）. their aim is to increase the level of this “feel-good” chemical in the brain. but the new research, published in the journal frontiers in evolutionary psychology, points out that serotonin is like a chemical swiss army knife, performing a very wide range of jobs in the brain and body. and when we start changing serotonin levels purposely, it may cause a wide range of unwanted effects. these can include digestive problems and even early deaths in older people, according to the studys lead researcher paul andrews. “ we need to be much more cautious about use of these drugs,” says andrews, an assistant professor of evolutionary psychology at mcmaster university in ontario, canada. previous research has suggested that the drugs provide little benefit for most people with mild depression, and actively help only a few of the most severely depressed. famous psychologist irving kirsch has found that for many patients, ssris are no more effective than a placebo pill. a research in 2010 on danish children found a small, but significant, increase in the risk of heart problems among babies whose mothers had used ssris in early pregnancy. the key to understanding these side-effects is serotonin, says andrews. serotonin is also the reason why patients can often end up feeling still more depressed after they have finished a course of ssri drugs. he argues that ssri antidepressants disturb the brain, leaving the patient an even greater depression than before. “after long use, when a patient stops taking ssris, the brain will lower its levels of serotonin production,” he says, adding that it also changes the way receptors in the brain respond to serotonin, making the brain less sensitive to the chemical. these changes are believed to be temporary, but studies indicate that the effects may continue for up to two years. most disturbingly of all, andrews review features three recent studies which, he says , show that elderly antidepressant users are more likely to die earlier than non-users, even after taking other important variables into account. one study, published in the british medical journal last year, found patients given ssris were more than 4 per cent more likely to die in the next year than those not on the drugs. “serotonin is an ancient chemical,” says andrews. “it is regulating many different processes, and when you disturb these things, you can expect that it is going to cause some harm.”stafford lightman, professor of medicine at the university of bristol, and a leading uk expert in brain chemicals and hormones, says andrews review highlights some important problems, yet it should also be taken with a pinch of salt. “this report is doing the opposite of what drug companies do,” he says. “drug companies selectively present all the positives in their research, while this search selectively presents all the negatives that can be found. nevertheless, andrews study is useful in that it is always worth pointing out that there is a downside to any medicine. ” professor lightman adds that there is still a great deal we dont know about ssris-not least what they actually do in our brains. when it comes to understanding why the drugs work only for a limited part of patients, u.s. scientists think they might now have the answer. they think that in many depressed patients, its not only the lack of feel-good serotonin causing their depression, but also a failure in the area of the brain that produces new cells throughout our lives. this area, the hippocampus, is also responsible for regulating mood and memory. research suggests that in patients whose hippocampus has lost the ability to produce new cells, ssris do not bring any benefit. 63. according to paragraph 2, serotonin, like a chemical swiss army knife, can .a. make many patients depression worse b. cause a wide range of unwanted effectsc. affect human body and brain in various ways d. provide little benefit for most depressed people64. in stafford lightmans opinion, .a. drug companies dont know the negative effect of antidepressantsb. andrews focused on different things from the drug companiesc. scientists have found what ssris do in the braind. andrews research has no medical value65. which of the following is true about ssris?a. they are used to increase the “feel-good” medical in the brain. b. they can work even when the hippocampus cant produce new cells. c. they create a risk of heart problems in pregnant women. d. they are responsible for controlling mood and memory.66. what is the text mainly about?a. the aim of drug companies. b. the function of ssris. c. the side-effects of antidepressants. d. the cause of depression. 【参考答案】6366、cbac 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。【2013界江苏省盐城中一模】detective keeling took his client a good-looking lady into the back yard of the store together. the lady opened a door in the wall and they entered the small room behind the store. they crossed the room to a locked door.the detective went quickly to the policemans house. then the two men hurried to the jewellery store. they looked through the window. the policeman was surprised. he spoke to mr. keeling. “i dont understand. you told me, robbins took a young woman to a restaurant. where is she?”“there she is !” said mr. keeling. he pointed through the window.“do you know the lady with robbins?” asked the policeman.“thats his secret friend,” said mr. keeling.“no! youre wrong! thats robbins wife,” said the policeman. “ive known her for fifteen years.”“what ?” the detective shouted. his face became pale. “who is under the table in the store?”he started to kick the door of the jewellery store.mr. robbins came to the door and opened it. the policeman and the detective ran into the store.“look under that table!” shouted the detective. “be quick!”the policeman lifted the cloth and put his arm under the table. he pulled out a black dress, a black veil and a womans wig(假发).“is this young lady your wife?” mr. keeling asked the jeweler. he pointed at the woman.“yes! she is my wife !” said mr. robbins angrily. “why did you kick my door? why are those clothes