广东省东莞市南开实验学校高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练题（14）.doc

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（14）阅读（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） 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。aa fellow speaker from california named geri flew to japan, in her favorite jeans and a casual jacket, to give her first speech. fourteen hours later, four perfectly dressed japanese gentlemen greeted her at narita airport. smiling and bowing low, they handed her their business cards. with her bag in one hand, geri took their cards with the other. she thanked them, glanced briefly at the cards, and put them into her jeans pocket quickly. when the five of them arrived at the hotel, they invited geri to tea in the lobby (大厅). while sipping tea, the gentlemen presented her with a small gift which she eagerly opened. she was thrilled with the gift and shouted excitedly, “oh, its beautiful!” at this point, the four japanese gentlemen stood up and, bowing only very slightly, said “sayonara” and left immediately. poor geri was left astonished. what did she do wrong?everything! her jeans were the first gaffe. even if youre coming off a bicycle in japan, you do not meet clients (客人) casually dressed. the second mistake was geris handling of their business cards rudely. in japan, the business card is one of the most important communicative tools. it is always presented and accepted respectfully with both hands. however, geri put their cards away much too quickly. in japan, people use business cards as a conversation starter. you chat about each others cards and work and do not put theirs away until they gently and respectfully place yours in safekeeping. putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.then, the fourth horror of horrors was that geri should not have opened the gift in front of her clients. in a land where saving face is critical, it would be embarrassing to discover the gift they gave was not as nice as the one they received. what is worse, geri hadnt even given them a gift!【文章大意】本文叙述了来自加利福尼亚的geri 坐飞机来到了日本，由于不熟悉日本的礼仪，引起了日本人的误会。日本的男士认为geri的做法极为不礼貌，已经无法忍受，所以离开了。26. in the four japanese gentlemens eyes, geri took their cards _.a. excitedlyb. embarrassinglyc. politelyd. disrespectfully【答案】d【 解析】细节理解题。根据the second mistake was geris handling of their business cards rudely.这是对他们的不尊敬，故选d。27. why did the four japanese gentlemen leave geri suddenly?a. because they couldnt bear geris behavior any longer.b. because they had finished the task.c. because geri had something more important to do.d. because geri felt embarrassed.【答案】a【 解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知这些男士认为geri的做法极为不礼貌，已经无法忍受，所以离开了，故选a。28. what does the underlined word “gaffe” in paragraph 3 probably mean?a. ignoranceb. sadnessc. mistaked. carelessness 【答案】c【 解析】词义猜测题。根据what did she do wrong?再根据第三段都是列举她的错误所在，故选c。29. the third mistake geri made was that she _.a. used her own card as a conversation starterb. kept her clients cards in a wrong placec. took her clients cards with one hand d. met her clients in jeans【答案】b【 解析】细节理解题。根据putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.故选b。30. what lesson can we draw from this story?a. honesty is the best policy. b. think twice before you take any action.c. when in rome, do as the romans do. d. dont claim to know what you dont know.【答案】c【 解析】推理判断题。根据geri的做法可知她不了解当地的礼仪，故犯下这样的错误，故选c。较难题目特训：介绍说明类-19阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。youre in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater. you listen to their conversation: “i cant believe ita lorenzo bertolla!they are almost impossible to find. isnt it beautiful? and its a lot cheaper than the one sara bought in rome.”they leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater. its nice and the price is right. youve never heard of lorenzo bertolla, but those girls looked really stylish. they must know. so, you buy it. you never realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agency. they are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about lorenzo bertolla clothes. every day we notice what people are wearing, driving and eating. if the person looks cool, the product seems cool, too. this is the secret of undercover marketing. companies from ford to nike are starting to use it. undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that dont pay attention to traditional advertising. this is particularly true of the mtv generationconsumers between the age of 18 and 34. it is a golden group. they have a lot of money to spend, but they dont trust ads. so advertising agencies hire young actors to “perform”in bars and other places where young adults go. some people might call this practice deceptive (骗人的), but marketing executive jonathan ressler calls it creative. “look at traditional advertising. its effectiveness is decreasing.”however, one might ask what exactly is “real” about of young women pretending to be enthusiastic about a sweater? advertising executives would say its no less real than an ad. the difference is that you know an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something. you dont know when a conversation you overhear is just a performance. 1. the two attractive young women were talking so that they could_.a. get the sweater at a lower priceb. be heard by people aroundc. be admired by other shoppersd. decide on buying the sweater2. lorenzo bertolla is_.a. a very popular male singerb. an advertising agencyc. a clothing company in romed. the brand name of a sweater3. which of the following can be inferred from the passage?a. the two girls are in fact employed by the lorenzo bertolla company. b. the mtv generation tends to be more easily influenced by ads. c. traditional advertising is becoming less effective because its too direct. d. undercover marketing will surely be banned soon by the government. 4. which of the following would be the best title for the text? a. two attractive shoppersb. lorenzo bertolla sweatersc. ways of advertisingd. undercover marketing【参考答案】19.bdcd 较难题目特训：介绍说明类-20阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。are you tired of looking for love in all the usual places? nowadays, millions of lonely singles are going online instead. the world wide web is quickly becoming the worlds most popular matchmaker. with so many singles online, dozens of dating sites like yahoo personals and match. com are helping singles find that special someone. around the world, from america to china, love is now very much online. singles are flocking to the internet mainly because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant partner. using dating sites is quick and convenient. they can “meet” a lot more people online than they could by hanging out at a club. besides , many singles say the regular dating scene has just led them from one bad experience to another and are ready to try something else. they also appreciate the first distance of online dating, which allows them to hide themselves until they are ready to meet someone face to face. dating sites also make it easy to avoid someone you are not interested in. in the real world, however, ignoring someone you dont like can be awkward. despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. people arent always who they claim to be in their online profiles. for instance, someone who tells you he is “handsome, successful and single”might turn out to be homely, unemployed and married. safety is another concern. you are just as likely to find a criminal online as you are mr or miss right. even so, supporters of online dating see things in a positive way. in their opinion, singles can safely play the online dating game with a little common sense. online dating experts recommend following a few safety tips: guard your personal information. never give out your personal information online. this includes your last name, phone number, home address and place of work. watch for red flags. do any of the people you are chatting with make disrespectful comments? do they try to control you? do they give false information about themselves? if so, forget them! meet in a safe place. when meeting someone in person, choose a public location with other people around. following these tips and you might be able to find the person of your dreams. 1. according to the passage, many lonely singles dont appreciate the regular dating scene because it is _.a. unpopularb. troublesomec. convenientd. forgettable2. this passage is mainly about_.a. getting tired of falling in love in a usual wayb. people with false information on the internetc. new technology to find love through the internetd. web sites such as yahoo personals and match. com3. which of the following is not a suitable place for meeting someone you get to know through the internet for the first time according to the text? a. at his/her house.b. at a museum.c. at mcdonalds.d. at a bookstore. 4. from this passage, we can infer that_.a. there are mostly homely and unemployed people onlineb. the police had better find criminals onlinec. we can find love only through the dating sitesd. following safety tips can ensure a safe online dating experience【参考答案】20.bcad 阅读理解- you cant always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. but designer mikhail belyacv doesnt think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. thats why he created lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rain-sensing umbrella. the designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in russia. “once, i was driving on a central saint petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. i thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy(伞蓬)built into a street lamp.” he said. the lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. it has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. sensors(传感器)then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians shelter whenever it starts raining. in addition to the rain sensor, theres also a 360motion sensor on the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyones using the lampbrella. after three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed. according to the designer, the lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed, so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. besides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lighting strike. each lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. being installed(安装) at 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians. while there are no plans to take lampbrella into production, belyacv says he recently introduced his creation to one moscow department, and insists this creation could be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter. 【文章大意】本文叙述了设计师是为了人们不被雨淋而设计的这种路灯。他的灵感来自于一次经历。机器的运作，先由传感器(sensor)接收外界信号，再转换为控制信号控制电机(motor)，电机最终使得伞蓬打开(canopy)。 31. for what purpose did belyacv create the lampbrella? a. to predict a heavy rain b. to check the weather forecast c. to protect people from the rain d. to remind people to take an umbrella 【答案】c【 解析】细节理解题。根据第一段话“thats why he created lampbrella”及之前的叙述可知，设计lampbrella的目的是让忘记带伞的人不遭雨淋。故答案选c。32. what do we know from belyacvs words in paragraph2?a. his creation was inspired by an experience b. it rains a lot in the city of saint petersbur