广东省云浮县高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解自练（6）.doc

广东云浮县县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解自练（6）阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(a, b, c 和d)中, 选出最佳选项。celebrity(名人) has become one of the most important representatives of popular culture. fans used to be crazy about a specific film, but now the public tends to base its consumption(消费) on the interest of celebrity attached to any given product. besides, fashion magazines have almost abandoned the practice of putting models on the cover because they dont sell nearly as well as famous faces. as a result, celebrities have realized their unbelievably powerful market potential, moving from advertising for others products to developing their own.celebrity clothing lines arent a completely new phenomenon, but in the past they were typically aimed at the ordinary consumers, and limited to a few tv actresses. today theyre started by first-class stars whose products enjoy equal fame with some world top brands. the most successful start-ups have been those by celebrities with specific personal style. as celebrities become more and more experienced at the market, they expand their production scale rapidly, covering almost all the products of daily life.however, for every success story, theres a related warning tale of a celebrity who overvalued his consumer appeal. no matter how famous the products origin is, if it fails to impress consumers with its own qualities, it begins to resemble an exercise in self-promotional marketing. and once the initial(最初的) attention dies down, consumer interest might fade, loyalty(忠诚) returning to tried-and-true labels.today, celebrities face even more severe embarrassment. the pop-cultural circle might be bigger than ever, but its rate of turnover has speeded up as well. each misstep threatens to reduce a celebritys shelf life, and the same newspaper or magazine that once brought him fame has no problem picking him to pieces when the opportunity appears. still, the egos(自我的) potential for expansion is limitless. having already achieved great wealth and public recognition, many celebrities see fashion as the next frontier to be conquered. as the saying goes, success and failure always go hand in hand. their success as designers might last only a short time, but fashionlike celebrityhas always been temporary.43. fashion magazines today .a. seldom put models on the coverb. no longer put models on the coverc. need not worry about celebrities market potentiald. judge the market potential of every celebrity correctly44. a change in the consumer market can be found today that .a. price rather than brand name is more concernedb. producers prefer models to celebrities for advertisementsc. producers prefer tv actresses to film stars for advertisementsd. quality rather than the outside of products is more concerned45. the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 indicates that any wrong step will possibly .a. decrease the popularity of a celebrity and the sales of his productsb. damage the image of a celebrity in the eyes of the general publicc. cut short the artistic career of a celebrity in show businessd. influence the price of a celebritys products46. the passage is mainly about .a. celebrity and personal styleb. celebrity and market potentialc. celebrity and fashion designd. celebrity and clothing industry【参考答案】43-46adab 【四川省成都七中2014三诊考试】e阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(a, b, c 和d)中, 选出最佳选项。human remains of ancient settlements will be reburied and lost to science under a law that threatens research into the history of humans in britain, a group of leading archaeologists(考古学家) says. in a letter addressed to the justice secretary, ken clarke, 40 archaeologists write of their “deep and widespread concern” about the issue. it centers on the law introduced by the ministry of justice in 2008 which requires all human remains unearthed in england and wales to be reburied within two years, regardless of their age. the decision means scientists have too little time to study bones and other human remains of national and cultural significance.“your current requirement that all archaeologically unearthed human remains should be reburied, whether after a standard period of two years or further special extension, is contrary to basic principles of archaeological and scientific research and of museum practice,” they write.the law applies to any pieces of bone uncovered at around 400 dig sites, including the remains of 60 or so bodies found at stonehenge in 2008 that date back to 3,000 bc. archaeologists have been granted a temporary extension to give them more time, but eventually the bones will have to be returned to the ground.the arrangements may result in the waste of future discoveries at sites such as happisburgh in norfolk, where digging is continuing after the discovery of stone tools made by early humans 950,000 years ago. if human remains were found at happisburgh, they would be the oldest in northern europe and the first indication of what this species was. under the current practice of the law those remains would have to be reburied and effectively destroyed.before 2008, guidelines allowed for the proper preservation and study of bones of sufficient age and historical interest, while the burial act 1857 applied to more recent remains. the ministry of justice assured archaeologists two years ago that the law was temporary, but has so far failed to revise it.mike parker pearson, an archaeologist at sheffield university, said: “archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe the ministry was sorting out this problem, but we feel that we cannot wait any longer.”the ministry has no guidelines on where or how remains should be reburied, or on what records should be kept.47. according to the passage, scientists are unhappy with the law mainly because _.a. it is only a temporary measure on the human remainsb. it is unreasonable and thus destructive to scientific researchc. it was introduced by the government without their knowledged. it is vague about where and how to rebury human remains48. which of the following statements is true according to the passage?a. temporary extension of two years will guarantee scientists enough time.b. human remains of the oldest species were dug out at happisburgh.c. human remains will have to be reburied despite the extension of time.d. scientists have been warned that the law can hardly be changed.49. what can be inferred about the british law governing human remains?a. the ministry of justice did not intend it to protect human remains.b. the burial act 1857 only applied to remains uncovered before 1857.c. the law on human remains hasnt changed in recent decades.d. the ministry of justice has not done enough about the law.50. which of the following might be the best title of the passage?a. new discoveries should be reburied, the government demands.b. research time should be extended, scientists require.c. law on human remains needs thorough discussion, authorities say.d. law could bury ancient secrets for ever, archaeologists warn.【参考答案】47-50 bcdd【四川省凉山州2014第二次诊断性测试】 a阅读下面五篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 many of us dream of having thousands and thousands of dollar to spend on what we desirewe can buy lottery tickets, enter contests or spend hours building a business or invest in thestock market. we are sure that when we have plenty of money, we will be happy while having some money does have an impact on our level of happiness, having a lot ofmoney does not. it is reported that americans whose income goes from $20,000 a year to $50,000a year are more likely to be happy. but beyond $50,000, happiness does not increase as salariesgo up. it is because we are never satisfied. catherine sanderson, a psychology professor atamherst college says, we always think if we just had a little more money, wed be happier. butwhen we get there, we are not. daniel gilbert, a psychology professor at harvard notes,the more you make, the more youwant. the more you have, the less it brings you joy. we incorrectly assume weil get morepleasure from more, and we dont. the things money can buy dont make you happy either. a lot of research suggests that youwont find the good life buying expensive toys. you finally buy that bmw youve alwayswanted and it soon loses its appeal. then, instead of wondering if a new car is what really makesyou happy, you decide you just need a different new car. it is an endless cycle. to really be happy, you need to understand what makes you happy in the first place. onesecret of happiness is people. surveys have found that people need people. those who have five ormore close friends are 50% more likely to describe themselves as very happy. good relationshipshave a far greater effect on happiness than larger salary. andrew oswald, an economist atenglands university of warwick says, b you are looking for happiness in life, find the righthusband or wife rather than trying to double your salary. so invest your time and energy in people. the reward is much bigger in terms of happiness!31in paragraph 1 the author intends to tell us the belief that a. we are unhappy because we often lack money b. people can buy what they want if they have enough money c. more money will make ones dreams come true d. happiness will result from more money32. which of the following statements would the author agree to? a. having some money brings happiness to some degree. b. the more money one earns, the sadder one becomes c. buying expensive things will surely bring pleasure d. we get nothing from buying expensive things we want.33. why does happiness not increase with pay rises? a. most of us have a psychological problem. b. people are not content with what they get. c. it is human nature to be unhappy. d. happiness has nothing to do with money.34. in order to find happiness we should a. always make new friends b. take no notice of our salariesc. focus on good relationships d. invest our money in our friend 【参考答案】3134、dabc 由 (2011天津十二区县重点学校毕业班联考)改编i cant remember a winter being as cold as this in pennsylvania,but im sure there were colder days.even though the daylight hours are growing longer minute by minute,its easy to find an excuse not to go out unless you absolutely must,but then again i often have to push myself to accomplish things.people i speak to have been in all kinds of nasty moods.they say theyre “under the weather”,not feeling good about this time of year.as i stood outside with my two dogs yesterday,it was so cold that my nose and face felt frozen and my ears were stinging.of course,that doesnt matter to ricky and lucy.they have a routine they must go through to find just the fighting spot no matter how cold or hot it is.so i wait.but this time it was different.as cold it was,i suddenly was excited thinking about how wonderful this extreme cold really was.then the sun broke through the clouds and memories of summers extremely hot days flashed through my mind.i could remember standing in the heat of the afternoon,with sweat pouring down my brow and the hot,burning sun against my face.i reminded myself then and there that in the cold of the winter i would wish i had this heat.i was grateful for them.without the extremes in my life,i would never appreciate the days when things were just right.without the extremes,life would be boring.its being pushed to one of the extremes that makes us appreciate the middle more.health challenges remind us that we need to pay more attention to how we live.financial extremes remind us that when things go smoothly its also time to save for rainy days.ive come to the conclusion that all too often i find a reason not to be happy with where i am at that moment.whether its hot or cold,good health or bad,in the money or out of it,i always wanted it to be different.im tired of being “under the weather”!18.what is the authors attitude towards the extremes in life?()a.grateful.b.critical.c.negative.d.unconcerned.19.that day the writer waited in the terrible cold because.a.his dogs wanted to huntb.he wanted to face the cold bravelyc.his dogs had a routined.he wanted to be differe