高考英语二轮最新冲刺专题训练 阅读理解33.doc

2014届高考英语二轮最新冲刺专题训练：阅读理解33 in the united states, there were some well-constructed houses for native indians, ranging from the simple brush shelter to the five-storied pueblo.in the eastern united states, one of the existing types was that commonly know under the algonkian name of wigwam in which the iroquois indians lived. the wigwams were of wagon-top shape with straight sides and ends, made by bending young trees to form the round shape. over this shape pieces of tree bark were laid to protect the indians from bad weather. over the bark dried grass was added. a small hole allowed smoke to escape from the top. doorways at each end served also as windows, the iroquois indians built trunk walls all around their villages. the wall had only one opening, they could quickly close this opening if their enemies came near.interestingly, the choctaw indians in mississippi also lived in a wigwam of a most primitive(原始的) construction, but different from those of the iroquois indians. the choctaw indians wigwams, made from mud, cane and straw, were in the form of a bee-hive. the covering was made of a long, tough grass. a post in the centre supported the roof. a hole in the top admitted the light, and allowed the smoke to pass out.the tipi tent-housing of the upper lake and plains area was put up with poles set lightly in the ground, tied together near the top, and covered with bark and grass in the lake country. it was easily portable, and two women could set it up or take it down within an hour.the pawnee, mandan and other indian tribes (部落) along the missouri built solid ring-shaped structures of trunk, covered with earth and dried grass, housing a dozen families.the wichita and other tribes of the texas border built large ring-shaped houses covered with dried grass. ks*5u.capart from the regular housing, almost every tribe had some style of housing.( ) 1.which of the following pictures shows the house for the iroquois indians？( ) 2. according to the passage, the pawnee indians built their houses _.a. with openings in the trunk walls b. large enough for several families c. in a ring shape with bark and mud d. by bending young trees to form the shape( ) 3. all the native indian houses described in the passage were_. ks*5u.ca. of the same shape b. covered with grass c. built with a post in the centre d. built with doorways at each end ( ) 4. the passage suggests that _a. all the native indians built trunk walls all around their houses b. all the native indian houses were built with poles tied togetherc. the iroquois indians took safety into account while building their wigwams d. the choctaw indians in mississippi built their wigwams with straight sides and ends【语篇解读】本篇文章为记叙文。主要讲述了美国的土著居民印第安人的房屋结构和建房特点，展示了美国当地人的居住文化。72.答案a。【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“the wigwams were of wagon-top shape with straight sides and ends”可知，选项a符合题意。73.答案b。【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段中“the pawnee, mandan and other indian tribes housing a dozen families”可知，应选b项。74.答案b。【解析】细节理解题。文章中出现的grass是indian tribes建造房屋所必不可少的东西。由此可知，印第安人的屋子都用草盖着。由此可知b项正确75.答案c。ks*5u.c【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“they could quickly close this opening if their enemies came near”可以推断出the iroquois indians建造房屋的时候把自身的安全考虑在内了。因此可推断出c项阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a arthur miller (1915-2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. millers father had moved to the usa from austria hungarydrawn like so many other by the “great american dream” however, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the great depression of the early l930s. milless most famous play, death of a salesman, is a powerful attack on the american system. with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. in willy loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into double with his worth. willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: if he cant do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the wagner company, and he must go. willy is painfully aware of this, and at loss as to what to do with his lack of success. he refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end. when it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the tony award for best play, the new york drama critics circle award, and the pulitzer prize for drama. it was the first play to win all three of these major awards. miller died of the failure at his home in roxbury, connecticut, on the evening of february 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of death of a salesman on broadway.( ) 1. why did arthur millers father move to the usa?a. he suffered from severe hunger in his home country.b. he was attracted by the great american dream.c. he hoped to make his son a dramatist.d. his family business failed.( ) 2. the play death of a salesmana. exposes the cruelty of the american business worldb. discusses the ways to get promoted in a companyc. talks about the business career of arthur millerd. focuses on the skills in doing business( ) 3. what can we learn about willy loman?a. he treats his employer badly.b. he runs the wagner company.c. he is a victim of the american system.d. he is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.( ) 4. after it was first staged, death of a salesmana. achieved huge successb. won the first tony awardc. was warmly welcomed by salesmend. was severely attacked by dramatists( ) 5. what is the text mainly about?a. arthur miller and his family.b. the awards arthur miller won.c. the hardship arthur miller experienced.d. arthur miller and his best-known play.【文章大意】文章介绍了剧作家arthur miller和他最有名的作品death of a salesman推销员之死。1.答案b。细节理解题。根据文章第一段的millers father had moved to the usa from austria hungarydrawn like so many other by the“great american dream”可以得出答案。5.答案d。主旨大意题。文章介绍了剧作家arthur miller和他最有名的作品death of a salesman推销员之死。阅读理解-passage three(advertisers perform a useful service to the community)advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why theyre always coming in for criticism. their critics seem to resent them because they have a flair for self-promotion and because they have so much money to throw around. its iniquitous, they say, that this entirely unproductive industry (if we can call it that) should absorb millions of pounds each year. it only goes to show how much profit the big companies are making. why dont they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? after all, its the consumer who paysthe poor old consumer! hed have to pay a great deal more if advertising didnt create mass markets for products. it is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. but we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. another equally important function is to inform. a great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods derives largely from the advertisements we read. advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement.lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. it is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. and what fun they often are, too! just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway byelaws while waiting for a train? would you like to read only closely printed columns of news in your daily paper? a cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a drab wall or a newspaper full of the daily ration of calamities.we must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. newspapers, commercial radio and television companies could not subsist without this source of revenue. the fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmes is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!another thing we mustnt forget is the small ads. which are in virtually every newspaper and magazine. what a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. for instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the hatch, match and dispatch column but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or agony column. no other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. its the best advertisement for advertising there is!1.what is main idea of this passage?a. advertisement. b. the benefits of advertisement.c. advertisers perform a useful service to communities.d. the costs of advertisement.2.the attitude of the author toward advertisers isa. appreciative.b. trustworthy.c. critical.d. dissatisfactory.3.why do the critics criticize advertisers?a. because advertisers often brag.b. because critics think advertisement is a “waste of money”.c. because customers are encouraged to buy more than necessary.d. because customers pay more.4.which of the following is not true?a. advertisement makes contribution to our pockets and we may know everything.b. we can buy what we want.c. good quality products dont need to be advertised.d. advertisement makes our life colorful.5.the passage is a. narration.b. description.c. criticism.d. argumentation.vocabularycome in for ( sth. ) 是某事物的对象，吸引（某事物），获得flair 天资，天分iniquitous 极邪恶的，极不公正的drab 单调的，乏味的subsist 活下去，生存下去，维持下去hatch 孵化（指生孩子）match 匹配，婚姻dispatch 派遣，发送agony 极大痛苦，煎熬agony column （报刊中关于个人疑难问题征询意见的）读者来信专栏难句译注advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why theyre always coming in for criticism.【参考译文】广告商总是雄心勃勃（想得很大），也许这就是为什么他们老挨批评。their critics seem to resent them because they have a flair for self-promotion.【参考译文】他们的批评者似乎对他们很气愤，因为他们在自我抬高/标榜上很有天分。no other it