高考英语阅读理解专题训练精品题（13）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解专题训练精品题（13）及答案 passage three (pop stars earn much)pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only of royalty. wherever they go, people turn out in their thousands to greet them. the crowds go wild trying to catch a brief glimpse of their smiling, colorfully dressed idols. the stars are transported in their chauffeur driven rolls-royces, private helicopters or executive aeroplanes. they are surrounded by a permanent entourage of managers, press agents and bodyguards. photographs of them appear regularly in the press and all their comings and goings are reported, for, like royalty, pop stars are news. if they enjoy many of the privileges of royalty, they certainly share many of the inconveniences as well. it is dangerous for them to make unscheduled appearances in public. they must be constantly shielded from the adoring crowds which idolize them. they are no longer private individuals, but public property. the financial rewards they receive for this sacrifice cannot be calculated, for their rates of pay are astronomical.and why not? society has always rewarded its top entertainers lavishly. the great days of hollywood have become legendary: famous stars enjoyed fame, wealth and adulation on an unprecedented scale. by todays standards, the excesses of hollywood do not seem quite so spectacular. a single gramophone record nowadays may earn much more in royalties than the films of the past ever did. the competition for the title top of the pops is fierce, but the rewards are truly colossal.it is only right that the stars should be paid in this way. dont the top men in industry earn enormous salaries for the services they perform to their companies and their countries? pop stars earn vast sums in foreign currency often more than large industrial concerns and the taxman can only be grateful fro their massive annual contributions to the exchequer. so who would begrudge them their rewards?its all very well for people in humdrum jobs to moan about the successes and rewards of others. people who make envious remarks should remember that the most famous stars represent only the tip of the iceberg. for every famous star, there are hundreds of others struggling to earn a living. a man working in a steady job and looking forward to a pension at the end of it has no right to expect very high rewards. he has chosen security and peace of mind, so there will always be a limit to what he can earn. but a man who attempts to become a star is taking enormous risks. he knows at the outset that only a handful of competitors ever get to the very top. he knows that years of concentrated effort may be rewarded with complete failure. but he knows, too, that the rewards for success are very high indeed: they are the recompense for the huge risks involved and if he achieves them, he has certainly earned them. thats the essence of private enterprise.1.the sentence pop stars style of living was once the prerogative only of royalty meansa their life was as luxurious as that of royalty.they enjoy what once only belonged to the royalty.c they are rather rich.d their way of living was the same as that of the royalty.2.what is the authors attitude toward top stars high income?a approval.disapproval.c ironical.d critical.3.it can be inferred from the passagea there exists fierce competition in climbing to the top.people are blind in idolizing stars.c successful pop stars give great entertainment.d the tax they have paid are great.4.what can we learn from the passage?a successful man should get high-income repayment.pop stars made great contribution to a country.c pop stars can enjoy the life of royalty.d successful men represent the tip of the iceberg.5.which paragraph covers the main idea?a the first.the second.c the third.d the fourth.vocabulary1.prerogative 权力，（尤指）特权2.chauffeur 受雇开车人，（尤指富人、要人的）司机3.entourage 随行人员，伴随者，近侍；建筑物周围4.astronomical 庞大的，天文的5.adulation 奉承6.gramophone 灌音7.colossal 巨大的8.exchequer 国库，财源 exchequer bond 国库债券9.begrudge 感到不快/不满，忌妒10.humdrum 平淡的，单调的11.moan 呻吟声 moan about 发牢骚难句译注1.the prerogative of royalty或the royal prerogative 皇家的特权（再英国指国王名义上享有不经议会认可而采取行动的权力）。2.people turn out in their thousands to greet them.【结构简析】turn out露面、集合、出席。ex: a vast crowd turned out to watch the match.大批观众到场观看比赛。【参考译文】成千上万的人们出来欢迎他们。3.the great days of hollywood have become legendry.【参考译文】好莱坞鼎盛时期成了神话。4.by todays standards, the excesses of hollywood do not seem quite so spectacular.【参考译文】按今天的标准来看，好莱坞的奢华（过分的行为）似乎并不那么引人注目。5.a single gramophone record nowadays may earn much more in royalties than the films of the past ever did.【参考译文】今天单张录音唱片挣的版税要比过去一步电影还要多得多。写作方法与文章大意作者以对比、因果写作手法，写出歌星享受者贵族般生活方式，出门受千万人群欢迎，出入高级车、机，身后保镖、经纪人、新闻记者，来去都有报道，这一切是社会对高级演员的慷慨赠予。公司的高级人员享受高薪，歌星也应享受。再则顶尖歌星冒有很大风险。答案详解1.b 他们享受一度只属于贵族享用的一切。第一段集中谈了这些：他们走到哪里，成千上万人们出来欢迎，却中发疯地要看一眼穿着花哨的偶像的笑容。这些歌星坐着司机开动的rolls-royces汽车、私人直升飞机，高级长官飞机到处走，永远围着一批经纪人、报界记者和保镖随从人员。他们的照片定期登在报刊上，因为歌星象贵族一样是新闻人物。a.他们的生活和贵族一样奢侈。c.他们很富。d.他们的生活方式和贵族生活方式一个样。2.a 赞成。在第一段最后一句：“他们为他们的牺牲所获取的报酬难以计算，支付率惊人。”第二段一开始就点明“为什么不惊人？社会对高级表演者总是慷慨解囊。好莱坞的鼎盛时期名扬天下，著名歌星先手空前绝后的名、利、奉承。”第三段更明确指出：应该这样支付星族，这完全正确。企业中的顶尖人物因为他们为公司和国家所作的一切不也挣得高额工资？税务员应感谢他们每年为国库做出了巨大的贡献。所以谁会忌妒他们的报酬呢？最后一段进一步说明：欲成为星族的人冒着很大的风险，谁都知道只有一小撮人能成为顶尖人物，也可能多年的努力以彻底失败而告终，而成功的报酬确实很高，这是对他们冒险的补偿。这些内容都说明作者赞成巨额报酬。a.不同意。c.讽刺的。d.批评的。3.a 在攀登顶峰中存在着激烈的竞争。这在第三段最后一句明确指出：获取顶尖的流行歌星的称号竞争激烈，但其报酬确实惊人。最后一段的风险说。还有最后一段第二句：说忌妒话的人应记住：最有名的星族代表的只是冰山之巅人极少。每个成名的歌星身后就有成千上百个其他歌者为生存而奋斗。这都说明“竞争激烈”。b.人们盲目崇拜偶像歌星。c.成功的流行歌星演出给人极大的享受。d.他们支付的税收巨大。4.d 成功者只是冰山的顶尖少极了。a.成功的人应当获得高收入。b.流行歌星对国家做出巨大贡献。c.流行歌星能享受贵族生活。5.d 第四段。主旨句是倒数第一、二句，成功的报酬确实很高，这是对其高度风险的还报补偿，如果他成功了，他肯定挣得多。那就是私人事业的根本/本质。a.第一段。这段之对比了贵族和歌星的生活方式。b.第二段。这段讲了挣得多，但竞争激烈。c.第三段。歌星和企业顶尖人物对比。第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。a on todays show, well focus on how e business can help change peoples lives, as well as the career outlook of college graduates. after that, well attend an interesting introductory session that was held earlier here in beijing. its an effort by a group of young chinese who want to introduce majiang, a traditional chinese game, to foreigners. for all these stories and more, stay tuned to life in china.approach chinese majiang majiang is one of chinas most famous games and is popular throughout the world. dominic swire takes us to an introductory session organized by the leadership club, a beijing-based group of young chinese dedicated to introducing their culture to foreigners. more chinese starting up e-business with about 30 percent of the chinese population now online, more and more ordinary chinese people have realized the potential for e-businesses. with no technological background or experience in running a business, they are eager to venture into the world of online businesses.online marketplace helps business students better prepare for future job what worries college graduates the most? to find the perfect job! many college students started to prepare early to excel in the fierce job market. some students in henan province have the opportunity to practice real business through a new online business practice base the school has provided. and with that we end this edition of life in china. we hope youve enjoyed it! questions or comments can be sent to us at or you can log on to our new forum(论坛), “talk china” at and have your say at the “life in china” section. 56from the passage we know that . aits possible for e business to be further developedbtodays show is mainly about doing businesscmore and more people are making a fortune onlinedpeople can make comments on life cri. com. cn57the underlined word “excel” in the last but one paragraph probably means “ ”.acome outbhave experienceccreate an e form ddo better than others58the leadership club is set up for the purpose of .abringing up new leaders for chinabhelping college graduates find ideal jobscmaking chinese culture known abroad dproviding information on running business59which of the following statements is not true according to the passage? aplenty of students as college are preparing for their jobs before graduation.bwithout experience, common people cant afford the risk of practicing online business.cin henan province, some school has online business practice base to train the students.dyou are welcome to send your questions about the show via the internet.【参考答案】5659 adcb 阅读理解-bone day while father was in his office downtown, auntie gussie and cousin flossie arrived. mother immediately began planning to take them to dine at the waldorf, a much talked of new hotel at fifth avenue and thirty third street, which she very much wanted so see. she knew father mightnt like the idea, but he would enjoy himself after he got there, and she thought she could manage him. when he came in, she went to his bedroom to break the good news to him. whenever she was planning to manage him, the very tone of her voice put him on guard; it had an impatient note, as though really the only plan she could think of was to wish he was manageable. so on this occasion, when she tried to get him in a good mood, he instantly got in a bad one. he looked suspiciously (怀疑地) at mother and said, “i dont feel well.”but mother was fully prepared to see that he would take it hard at the start. she said brightly that the waldorf was lovely and that it would do him good to go out. there was no dinner at home for him anyway, so what else was there to do?when father took in the situation, he undressed and put on his nightshirt. he shouted angrily at mother that he had a sick headache. it made no difference to him whether there was any dinner or not. what he needed was rest. after walking around, he put his clothes away and darkened his room. he climbed into bed. pulling up the sheets, he let out his breath in deep groans (呻吟).mother had got tired of scolding father and trying to make him get out of bed, and had made up her mind to dine at the waldorf without him. she and auntie gussie and flossie marched off by themselves. but they had to come back almost immediately because mother didnt have enough money, and when she rushed into fathers sickroom and lit the gas again and made him get up and give her ten dollars, his roars (咆哮) of pain were terrific.60mother wants to dine at the waldorf probably because .ashe has not prepared dinnerbshe feels father needs a changecshes curious to know what the new hotel is likedauntie gussie and gousin flossie have come to visit61from the underlined sentence “he would take it hard”, we learn that father would .atalk with mother seriouslybface mother with difficultycfeel very upset about the ideadaccept the idea unwillingly62we can infer from the passage that .afather has a poor appetitebfather pretends to be sickcfather has the final say in the familydfather thinks dining out a waste of time63what is the authors attitude? ahe stands by mother.bhe takes fathers side.che is ashamed of his parents.dhe is just reporting the story.【参考答案】60、c 6163 cbd 阅读理解-ca murder will occur this weekend in the peaceful seaside town of langley, washington. in fact, a murder has occurred there every february for the past 25 years. but dont panic! its all part of the towns yearly mystery weekend.what began as a local event in 1984 now attracts visitors from over the u.s. and even abroad. would-be detectives（侦探）arrive and check in at the visitor center on saturday. there, they receive a packet, including a newspaper with details about the crime and information telling where to find clues（线索）. participants then travel to various shops, restaurants and other downtown locations, picking up clues as they go. along the way, they encounter and interview suspects played by local townspeople. most langley residents participate in some way in the mystery weekend, a true community（社区）event.amateur sleuths have until sunday at 4:00 p.m. to solve the crime and turn in their guesses. then as everyone gathers, the murderer is found and arrested, and prizes are awarded for correct answers. its the perfect ending for a murder mystery and enormous fun for those who get to play detective.for visitors, mystery weekend is not only fun but also a great introduction to the