安徽省马鞍山市高考英语阅读理解、动词短语精讲讲练（34）.doc

马鞍山市2014高考英语阅读理解、动词短语精讲讲练（34）及答案it came as something of a surprise when diana, princess of wales, made a trip to angola in 1997, to support the red cross campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. within hours of arriving in angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “i knew the statistics,” she said. “but putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when i met sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.” the princess concluded with a simple message: “we must stop landmines”. and she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message. but, back in london, her views were not shared by some members of the british government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. angry politicians launched an attack on the princess in the press. they described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon”. (乱放炮的人) the princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “this is a distraction (干扰) we do not need. all im trying to do is help.”opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the princess. to make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the princesss trip had been approved by the foreign office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in angola and the british governments policy regarding landmines. the result was a severe embarrassment for the government. to try and limit the damage, the foreign secretary, malcolm rifkidnd, claimed that the princesss views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards a worldwide ban. the defence secretary, michael portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.” for the princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. she said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems. 41. princess diana paid a visit to angola in 1997_.a. to clarify the british governments stand on landminesb. to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims 1c. to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there d. to voice her support for a total ban of landmines 42. some members of the british government criticized diana because_.a. she had not consulted the government before the visit b. she was ill-informed of the governments policy c. they were actually opposed to banning landmines d. they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in angola 43. how did diana respond to the criticisms?a. she paid no attention to them b. she made more appearances on tv.c. she met the 13-year-old girl as planned d. she rose to argue with her opponents44. what did princess diana think of her visit to angola? a. it had caused embarrassment to the british government. b. it had greatly promoted her popularity. c. it had brought her closer to the ordinary people. d. it had affected her relations with the british government. *结束 we can see how the product life cycle works by looking at the introduction of instant coffee. when it was introduced, most people did not like it as well as “regular” coffee, and it took several years to gain general acceptance (introduction stage). at one point, though, instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity, and many brands were introduced (stage of rapid growth). after a while, people became attached to one brand and sales leveled off (stage of maturity). sales went into a slight decline when freeze-dried coffees were introduced (stage of decline).the importance of the product life cycle to marketers is this: different stages in the product life cycle call for different strategies. the goal is to extend product life so that sales and profits do not decline. one strategy is called market modification. it means that marketing managers look for new users and market sections. did you know, for example, that the backpacks that so many students carry today were originally designed for the military?market modification also means searching for increased usage among present customers or going for a different market, such as senior citizens. a marketer may re-position the product to appeal to new market sections.another product extension strategy is called product modification. it involves changing product quality, features, or style to attract new users or more usage from present users. american auto manufacturers are using quality improvement as one way to recapture world markets. note, also, how auto manufacturers once changed styles dramatically from year to year to keep demand from falling.45. according to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brand of a product, its sales will _.a. decrease gradually b. remain at the same levelc. become unstable d. improve enormously46. marketers need to know which of the four stages a product is in so as to _. a. work out marketing policies b. promote its production c. increase its popularity d. speed up its life cycle47. the author mentions the example of “backpacks” in paragraph two to show the importance of _.a. pleasing the young as well as the old b. increasing usage among studentsc. exploring new market sections d. serving both military and civil needs48. in order to recover their share of the world market, u.s. auto makers are _.a. improving product quality b. increasing product featuresc. modernizing product style d. re-positioning their product in the market动词及动词短语【1】1the news was a terrible blow to her, but she will _ the shock soon. a. get out b. get through c. get off d. get over2.the sound of the music _louder and louder as the band marched nearer to me. a. grew b. felt c. appeared d. remained3. off the east, the sky looked pale enough to _ the storm would be passing quickly. a. suggest b. report c. prove d. explain4.have you finished your homework yet? not yet, i _ to do it just a few minutes ago. a. get down b. set out c. set about d. set up5the thing that _ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not. a. mattersbcarescconsidersdminds6.so how is your new roommate? she really _. shes always making loud noises at midnight and when i remind her,she always makes rude remarks. a. turns me off b. turns me down c. turns me out d. turns me over7. to be honest, i dont quite _ with you some general views on the weather. a. did b. allow c. bother d. share8. dont mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may _ the shocking ending. a. give away b. give out c. give up d. give off 9. the old houses are being pulled down to _ a new office block. a. supply with b. make use of c. make room for d. take the place of 10. it is fashionable to drive a car, but to drive a car is not nearly as difficult as it is imagined on condition that you _ the specialized rules. a. give upbstick tocinsist ondconnect to11. will you my composition to find out whether ive made any spelling mistakes? a. look throughblook on clook up dlook out of12. as is known to us all, failure usually _ _ laziness while diligence can _ success. a. results from, lie in b. results in, result fromc. leads to, lie in d. results from, result in13. he has been fired and will have to over charge of his office tomorrow. a. takebhandcgetdgo14. his aunts letters him of those beautiful days when they used to live together in his hometown. a. call upbcall forccall ondcall at15. did you reach the top of the mountain?yes. even i myself didnt believe i could it. a. workbclimbcgetdmake【答案解析】1. d本题考查相近动词短语的词义辨析能力。四个词组只有get over有克服之意。故选d。2. agrow 变得，表示一个渐进的过程；feel，认为，感觉； appear 显得；remain 保留，依然。题干中的as是关键词，表示“随着乐队向我们走的越来越近，音乐的声音也变得越来越大”。3. a本题检测近义动词的辨析能力。suggest暗示，意味着；report报告；prove证明；explain解释。本句句义为“东方灰蒙蒙的天空暗示着暴风雪即将来临。”4. bget down to doing sth 开始做某事，set out to do sth 着手做某事，set about doing sth 开始做某事，set up