高三英语二轮复习专题突破精品训练阅读理解10.doc

2014届高三英语二轮复习专题突破精品训练：阅读理解a a woman from japan was telling a friend about her trip to the united states. the woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in new york city and chicago.“i studied english before i left home,” she said. “but i still was not sure that people were speaking english.” her problem is easy to understand. americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere. they have a language of their own. some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work. other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry. one such saying is “get your act together”.when things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry. he may shout, “stop making mistakes. get your act together.or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, “let us get our act together.” either way, the meaning is the same. getting your act together is getting organized. in business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action.it is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began. but, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry. perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes. the director may have said, “calm down, now. get your act together.”word expert james rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s. mister rogers says the manchester guardian newspaper used it in 1978. the newspaper said a reform policy required that the british government get its act together.now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet. one company even called its yearly report, “getting our act together.”the japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by american business people. it is “cut to the chase”.she heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company. one official was giving a very long report. it was not very interesting. in fact, some people at the meeting were falling asleep.finally, the president of the company said, “cut to the chase.”cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material. hurry and get to the good part. naturally, this saying was started by people who make movies. hollywood movie producers believe that most americans want to see action movies. many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot。cut is the directors word for stop. the director means to stop filming, leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now. so, if your employer tells you to cut to the chase, be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly.41. after the woman visited the united states she might feel that _. a. its difficult to make money b. its easy to master english c. her english was poor d. people there werent very friendly42. in which situation could the words “get your act together” be used? a. visitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace. b. players perform badly in a match. c. audience is satisfied with the actors performance in a movie. d. a task is completed successfully 43. according to the text, the expression “get ones act together” _. a. was first used by a japanese business woman b. was commonly read by readers in a newspaper in 1978. c. originally came from a yearly report of a company d. was forbidden to be used in the government policy 44. what do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in common? a. their origins b. their meanings c. their uses d. their popularities45. the text is most likely to be found in a book about _. a. life attitude b. travel journals c. successful business d. language culture bno woman can be too rich or too thin. this saying often attributed to the late duchess of windsor embodies much of the odd spirit of our times. being thin is deemed as such a virtue. the problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. i myself have fantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes. consequently, i have been on a diet for the betteror worsepart of my life. being rich wouldnt be bad either, but that wont happen unless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land, leaving me millions of dollars. where did we go off the track? when did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not repellent? all religions have certain days when people refrain from eating and excessive eating is one of christianitys seven deadly sins. however, until quite recently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. in some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and wellbeing. today the opposite is true. we have shifted to thinness as our new mark of virtue. the result is that being fat or even only somewhat overweightis bad because it implies a lack of moral strength.our obsession(迷恋) with thinness is also fueled by health concerns. it is true that in this country we have more overweight people than ever before, and that, in many cases, being overweight correlates with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. these diseases. , however, may as much to do with our way of life and our highfat diets as with excess weight. and the associated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dietary problemtoo much fat and a lack of fiberthan a weight problem. the real concern, then, is not what we weight too much, but that we neither exercise enough nor eat well. exercise is necessary for strong bones and both heart and lung health. a balanced diet without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases. we should surely stop paying so much attention to weight. simply being thin is not enough. it is actually hazardous if those who (or already are) thin think they are automatically healthy and thus free from paying attention to their overall lifestyle. thinness can be pure vainglory(虚荣).46. in the eyes of the author, an odd phenomenon nowadays is that _.a. the duchess of windsor is regarded as a woman of virtueb. looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortunec being thin is viewed as a much desired qualityd religious people are not necessarily virtuous47. swept by the prevailing trend, the author _.a. had to go on a diet for the greater part of her lifeb. could still prevent herself from going off the trackc. had to seek help from rich distant relativesd. had to wear highly fashionable clothes48. in human history, peoples views on body weight _a. were closely related to their religious beliefs b. changed from time to timec. varied between the poor and the rich d. led to different moral standard49. the author criticizes womens obsession with thinness _-.a from an economic and educational perspective b. from sociological and medical points of viewc from a historical and religious standpointd. in the light of moral principles50. whats the authors advice to women who are absorbed in the idea of thinness?a they should be more concerned with their overall life style.b they should be more watchful for fatal diseases.c they should gain weight to look healthyd they should rid themselves of fantasies about designer clothes cdbad cabbafrom the health point of view we are living in an amazing age. we are free from many of the most dangerous diseases. a large number of once deadly illnesses can now be cured by modern medicine. it is almost certain that one day medicines will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases. the expectation of life has increased greatly. but though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the unbelievable killing of men, women and children on the roads. man vs the motor-car! it is a never-ending battle which man is losing. thousands of people all over the world are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen. it has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel (方向盘), his car becomes the extension of his personality. there is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a mans very worst qualities. people who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind a steering-wheel. they say, they are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-year-olds and completely selfish. their hidden angers and disappointments seem to be brought to the surface by the act of driving. the surprising thing is that society smiles so gently on the motorist and seems to forgive his behavior. everything is done for his convenience. cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable because of heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is ruined by road networks; and the deaths become nothing more than a number every year, to be easily forgotten. it is high time a world rule was created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. with regard to driving, the laws of some countries are unbelievable lenient (宽容的) and even the strictest are not strict enough. a rule which was universally accepted could only have an obviously beneficial effect on the accident rate. here are a few examples of some of the things that might be done. the driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every three years or so; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through strict tests for safety each year. even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can damage a persons driving ability. present drinking and driving laws (where they exist) should be made much stricter. speed limits should be required on all roads. governments should lay down safety specifications for car factories, as has been done in the usa. all advertising stress power and performance should be banned. these measures may not sound good enough. but surely nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the number of deaths. after all, the world is for human beings, not motor-cars. 41. what is the main idea of this passage? a. traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists. b. thousands of people all over the world are killed each year. c. the laws of some countries about driving are to lenient. d. only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents. 42. what does the author think of society toward motorists?a. society laughs at the motorists. b. huge car parks are build in the cities and towns.c. victims of accidents are nothing. d. society forgives their rude driving 43. what does the author mean by saying “his car becomes the extension of his personality” in paragraph 2?a. driving can show his hidden qualities b. driving can show the other part of his personalityc. driv