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广东省东莞市南开实验学校2014高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练题（22）阅读理解（共两节, 满分50分）第一节 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）ai wasnt surprised when i read that actress helen hunt recently stated that she would never allow her young daughter to become a child star. ms hunt is the daughter of a hollywood technical director, and grew up in hollywood. now in her late 40s, she started acting and modeling when she was eight and has probably seen a lot over those years in show business. she has had a successful career. she earned four golden globes and four emmys. she also attained the top honor of her profession when she won the best actress academy award for her role in the 1992 movie, as good as it gets. given those accolades, ms hunt is successful. there is no doubt that her early experiences as a child star prepared her for what has been an outstanding adult career. given those achievements, why would this star declare shell never allow her daughter, now at the age of six, to follow in her footsteps? everyone familiar with the entertainment scene is aware of the reasons for her attitude. recent tabloid (小报) news headlines featuring the troubles of former child stars, among them lindsay lohan, britney spears and the late gary coleman, may answer the question. although ms hunt managed to become a successful grown-up star, she apparently believes shes an exception. what ms hunt may be suggesting is that many very young stars go through unnatural childhoods on movie and tv sets. while theyre earning big incomes, theyre so pampered (纵容) by directors and praised by fans; they may get false impressions that their lives will always be that way. then, within a few years, when faced with reality, theyre hurt and confused. after all the overwhelming affection, they find they cant deal with the problems. thats often when drugs and alcohol take over their lives.helen hunt has some other reasons why she doesnt want her daughter to be in the entertainment business. many child stars can never make a successful transition to meaningful adulthood. however, as with many hollywood movies, i believe there are both good and bad scenes about how it can be played out in real life.【文章大意】本文叙述了尽管著名女演员helen hunt是童星出身，但她不同意六岁的女儿演电影，因为它认为，许多童星的未来都是悲剧。26. according to the passage, ms hunt _.a. started acting and modeling when she was a little girlb. has been acting for about 30 yearsc. is the daughter of a famous actor d. started singing when she was eight【答案】a 【 解析】细节理解题。根据now in her late 40s, she started acting and modeling when she was eight可知她在很小的时候就开始表演了，故选a。27. the underlined word “accolades” in paragraph 2 probably means “_”.a. difficultiesb. awardsc. salariesd. opinions【答案】b【 解析】词义猜测题。根据she earned four golden globes and four emmys.和when she won the best actress academy award可知它是奖项，故选b。28. the author thinks helen hunts success is mainly due to _.a. her hard work b. the help of a technical directorc. her experiences as a child star d. her talent and good luck【答案】c【 解析】细节理解题。根据there is no doubt that her early experiences as a child star prepared her for what has been an outstanding adult career.作者认为helen hunt的成功在于她童年开始的经历，故选c。29. helen hunt wouldnt allow her daughter to become a child star because she thinks _.a. child stars often take drugs and alcohol b. being a child star may ruin her futurec. child stars arent able to solve their problems d. it is difficult to succeed as a child actor【答案】b【 解析】细节理解题。根据what ms hunt may be suggesting is that many very young stars go through unnatural childhoods on movie and tv sets. while theyre earning big incomes, theyre so pampered (纵容) by directors and praised by fans; they may get false impressions that their lives will always be that way. then, within a few years, when faced with reality, theyre hurt and confused.童星可能对未来的发展不好，故选b。30. from the passage we can conclude that _.a. few child stars will succeed in the future b. there is no way to save the entertainment businessc. the author has a different opinion about child stars d. meaningful adulthood only belongs to non-child stars【答案】c【 解析】推理判断题。根据i believe there are both good and bad scenes about how it can be played out in real life.可推出作者对于童星有不同的意见，故选c。较难题目特训：介绍说明类-31the traditional tent cities at festivals such as glastonbury may never be the same again. in a victory of green business that is certain to appeal to environmentally-aware music-lovers, a design student is to receive financial support to produceeco-friendly tentsmade of cardboard that can be recycled after the bands and the crowds have gone home.major festivals such as glastonbury throw away some 10,000 abandoned tents at the end of events each year. for his final year project at the university of the west of england, james dunlop came up with a material that can be recycled. and to cope with the british summer, the cardboard has been made waterproof.taking inspiration from a japanese architect, who has used cardboard to make big buildings including churches, mr dunlop used cardboard material for his tents, which he called myhabs.the design won an award at the annual new designers exhibition after mr dunlop graduated from his product design degree and he decided to try to turn it into a business.to raise money for the idea, he toured the citys private companies which fund new businesses and found a supporter in the finance group mint. he introduced his idea to four of mints directors and won their support. mint has committed around500,000 to myhab and taken a share of 30 per cent in mr dunlops business. the first myhabs should be tested at festivals this summer, before being marketed fully next year.mr dunlop said that the design, which accommodates two people, could have other uses, such as for disaster relief and housing for the london olympics. for music events, the cardboard houses will be ordered online and put up at the sites by the myhab team before the festival-goers arrive and removed by the company afterwards. they can be personalized and the company will offer reductions on the expense if people agree to sell exterior(外部的) advertising space.the biggest festivals attract tens of thousands of participants, with glastonbury having some 150,000 each year. altogether there are around 100 annual music festivals where people camp in the uk. the events are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious.1. “eco-friendly tents” in paragraph 1 refer to tents.a. economically desirableb. favorable to the environmentc. for holding music performancesd. designed for disaster relief2. mr dunlop established his business.a. independently with an interest-free loan from mintb. with the approval of the citys administrationc. in partnership with a finance groupd. with the help of a japanese architect3. it is implied in the passage that.a. the weather in the uk is changeable in summerb. most performances at british festivals are given in the open airc. the cardboard tents produced by mr dunlop can be user-tailoredd. cardboard tents can be easily put up and removed by users4. the passage is mainly concerned with.a. an attempt at developing recyclable tentsb. some efforts at making full use of cardboardsc. an unusual success of a graduation projectd. the effects of using cardboard tents on music festivals【参考答案】31.1-4 bcca较难题目特训：介绍说明类-32mail carriers will be delivering some good news and some bad news this week.the bad news:stamp prices are expected to rise 2 cents in may to 41 cents, the postal regulatory commission announced yesterday. the good news:with the introduction of a “forever stamp,” it may be the last time americans have to use annoying 2-or 3-cent stamps to make up postage differences.beginning in may, people would be able to purchase the stamps in booklets of 20 at the regular rate of a first-class stamp. as the name implies, “forever stamps” will keep their first-class mailing value forever, even when the postage rate goes up.the new “forever stamp” is the united states postal services (usps) answer to the complaints about frequent rate increases. the may increase will be the fifth in a decade. postal rates have risen because of inflation(通货膨胀), competition from online bill paying, and the rising costs of employee benefits, including healthcare, says mark saunders, a spokesman for usps.the usps expects some financial gain from sales of the “forever stamp” and the savings from not printing as many 2-or 3-cent stamps. “its not your grandfathers stamp,” says mr. saunders. “it could be your great-grandchildrens stamp.”other countries, including canada, england, and finland use similar stamps.don schilling, who has collected stamps for 50 years, says hes interested in the publics reaction. “this is an entirely new class of stamps,” mr. schilling says. he adds that hell buy the stamps because he will be able to use them for a long period of time, not because they could make him richthe volume printed will be too large for collectors. “we wont be able to send our kids to college on these,” he says, laughing.the usps board of governors has yet to accept the postal regulatory commissions decision, but tends to follow its recommendations. no plans have been announced yet for the design of the stamps.1. the main purpose of introducing a “forever stamp” is.a. to reduce the cost of printing 2-or 3-cent stampsb. to help save the consumers cost on first-class mailingc. to respond to the complaints about rising postal ratesd. to compete with online bill paying2. by saying “it could be your great-grandchildrens stamp”, mr saunders means that forever stamps .a. could be collected by ones great-grandchildrenb. might be very precious in great-grandchildrens handsc. might have been inherited from ones great-grandfathersd. could be used by ones great-grandchildren even decades later3. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. the investment in forever stamps will bring adequate reward.b. america will be the first country to issue forever stamps.c. the design of the “forever stamp” remains to be revealed.d. 2-or 3-cent stamps will no longer be printed in the future.4. what can be concluded from the passage?a. with forever stamps, there will be no need to worry about rate changes.b. postal workers will benefit most from the sales of forever stamps.c. the inflation has become a threat to the sales of first-class stamps.d. new interest will be aroused in collecting forever stamps.【参考答案】32.1-4 cdca 阅读理解- until a few months ago, he was a butler(管家) in one of the more expensive residential buildings in manhattan. but now, nepal-born indra tamang is the owner of two multi-million dollar apartments in the same building. the former owner - his former employer, ruth ford - died last year and left the apartments to mr tamang in her will. mr tamang is happy but quickly points out that his good fortune did not come easily. i am happy and have been touched by the generosity of the ford family, he says. i never expected that i will be given the ownership of these apartments. but i have been working for the family for the last 36 years, devotedly, with honesty and dedication(奉献). so my hard work has been rewarded. mr tamang was 21 when he was brought from nepal by charles ford, a writer and a photographer. mr ford died in 2002; his sister, actress ruth ford, then took charge and told mr tamang that he was like a brother to her after charless death. mrs ford died aged 98. during the last five years of her life, she lost her eyesight and also developed speech problems. mr tamang looked after her most of the time and took care of her medicines and food. he also worked with charles ford on various photography projects, which he now wants to keep as the photographers legacy(遗产). he hopes to organize exhibitions of mr fords photographs and edit a book of his works.mr tamang plans to sell the bigger, three-bedroom apartment to pay the taxes he owes to the government on his legacy. he says: the rules of the building might be a problem, as they require a minimum monthly income to qualify to live as owner of apartments. i have my small house here but i am happy with it, mr tamang has learnt his lesson from the life of his employers and plans to use his money with great caution. i think one should save money for old age. thats whe