高考英语二轮专题阅读理解训练精品题（22）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解二轮专题训练精品题（22）及答案阅读理解-ba lot of us lose lifes tough battles by starting a frontal attack-when a touch of humor might well enable us to win. consider the case of a young friend of mine, who was on his trapped way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum(最后通牒) about the job. although there was a good reason for sams being late-serious illness at home-he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldnt work any longer. his supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech. yes, the boss was, sam entered the office at 9:35. the place was as quiet as a locker room; everyone was hard at work. sams supervisor came up to him. suddenly, sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand. how do you do! he said. im sam maynard. im applying for a job, which, i understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. does the early bird get the worm? the room exploded in laughter, except that the supervisor had to clamp off a smile and walked back to his office. sam maynard had saved his job-with the only tool that could win, a laugh. humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. it can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying no, criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. for some jobs, its the only tool that can succeed. it is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. for example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.1. why was sam late for his job? a. because he was seriously ill at home. b. because he received an ultimatum. c. because he was busy applying for a new job. d. because he was caught in a traffic jam.答案解析：答案为d。本题为细节推理题。由第一段第二句话 “, who was on his trapped way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum about the job.”可知，sam迟到是因为交通堵塞，故答案为d。2. what is the main idea of this passage? a. sam maynard saved his job with humor. b. humor is important in our lives. c. early bird can get the worm. d. humor can solve racial discriminations.答案解析：答案为b。本题为主旨大意题。 结合文章第一段首句 “a lot of us lose lifes tough battles by starting a frontal attack-when a touch of humor might well enable us to win.”和最后一段首句 “humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives.”可知，本文是阐述幽默在生活中的重要性。故答案为b。3. the phrase clamp off in paragraph 3 means_. a. try to hold back b. pretend to set c. send off d. give out 答案解析：答案为a。本题为词义推断题。结合划线部分的前后文，sam屡次迟到，最后一次要被主管炒鱿鱼的时候，他进办公室却用幽默的方式和主管讲了个冷笑话“您好！我是sam maynard，我想申请一个35分钟之前空出来的位置，请问早到的鸟儿有虫吃吗？” 这个笑话惹得办公室的人哄堂大笑，由 “except that the supervisor had to clamp off a smile and walked back to his office.” 可知，除了主管不得不强忍着微笑回到自己的办公室，以维护自己的尊严。故答案为a。4. which of the following statements can we infer from the passage? a. many lose lifes battles for they are always late. b. sam was supposed to come to his office at 8:30. c. it wasnt the first time that sam came late for his work.d. humor is the most effective way of solving problems. 答案解析：答案为c。本题为推理题。由第一段第二句话 “consider the case of a young friend of mine, who was on his trapped way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum about the job.”可知，sam刚接到了老板的最后通牒后，却又遇到了交通堵塞，可以推断他经常迟到。故c选项正确。由第二段 sam说的话“im sam maynard. im applying for a job, which, i understand, became available just 35 minutes ago.”可推断，35分钟前老板开除了他，因为没按时到岗，而他在9:35到达办公室，故可推断上班时间是9:00。故b选项错误。a选项未提及，d选项太绝对，均不选。passage thirteen (the neutrality of american in the early world war ii)the establishment of the third reich influenced events in american history by starting a chain of events which culminated in war between germany and the united states. the compete destruction of democracy, the persecution of jews, the war on religion, the cruelty and barbarism of the nazis, and especially the plans of germany and her allies, italy and japan, for world conquest caused great indignation in this country and brought on fear of another world war. while speaking out against hitlers atrocities, the american people generally favored isolationist policies and neutrality. the neutrality acts of 1935 and 1936 prohibited trade with any belligerents or loans to them. in 1937 the president was empowered to declare an arms embargo in wars between nations at his discretion.american opinion began to change somewhat after president roosevelts “quarantine the aggressor” speech at chicago (1937) in which he severely criticized hitlers policies. germanys seizure of austria and the munich pact for the partition of czechoslovakia (1938) also aroused the american people. the conquest of czechoslovakia in march, 1939 was another rude awakening to the menace of the third reich. in august,1939 came the shock of the nazi-soviet pact and in september the attack on poland and the outbreak of european war. the united states attempted to maintain neutrality in spite of sympathy for the democracies arrayed against the third reich. the neutrality act of 1939 repealed the arms embargo and permitted “cash and carry” exports of arms to belligerent nations. a strong national defense program was begun. a draft act was passed (1940) to strengthen the military services. a lend act (1941) authorized the president to sell, exchange, or lend materials to any country deemed necessary by him for the defense of the united states. help was given to britain by exchanging certain overage destroyers for the right to establish american bases in british territory in the western hemisphere. in august, 1940 president roosevelt and prime minister churchill met and issued the atlantic charter which proclaimed the kind of a world which should be established after the war. in december, 1941, japan launched the unprovoked attack on the united states at pearl harbor. immediately thereafter, germany declared war on the united states.1.one item occurring before 1937 that the author does not mention in his list of actions that alienated the american public wasa the burning of the reichstag.german plans for conquest.c nazi barbarism.d the persecution of religious groups.2.the lend-lease act was designed toa help the british.strengthen the national defense of the united states.c promote the atlantic charter.d avenge pearl harbor.3.american policy during the years 1935-1936 may be described as beinga watchful.isolationist.c peaceful.d indifferent.4.the neutrality act of 1939a permitted the selling of arms to belligerent nations.antagonized japan.c permitted the british to trade only with the allies.d led to lend-lease act.5.we entered the war against germanya because germany declared war.because japan was an ally of germany.c after germany had signed the nazi-soviet pact.d after peaceful efforts had failed.vocabulary1.reich 帝国，尤指第二次世界大战前及大战期间的德国2.atrocity 凶残，残暴3.belligerent 好战的，交战国的4.discretion 判断力，自行裁决，谨慎5.empower 赋予权力6.embargo 禁运，封港7.quarantine 停船检疫，隔离，封锁，使孤立8.partition 分割，瓜分9.menace 威胁，危险10.repeal 废除，取消11.overage destroyer 旧式驱逐舰12.unprovoked 无缘无故的，非因触犯而发生的13.neutrality acts 中立法令14.munich pact 慕尼黑公约15.draft act 征兵法16.lend lease act 租借法17.atlantic charter 大西洋公约18.pearl harbor 珍珠港写作方法与文章大意文章讲述了第三帝国成立，美国由中立到宣战的一段历史。采用按年代先后进行叙述的写作手法。文章一开始就点明主题：“第三帝国的成立影响了美国历史，从一系列事情开始，最终导致德国和美国交战。”答案详解1.a帝国大厦焚毁，众所周知，这是纳粹希特勒精心策划的一次政治阴谋，旨在迫害德国共产党。b. 德国征服计划。c. 纳粹之残暴。d. 迫害宗教团体。在文中都提到。见第一段第二句“民主的全面摧毁、对犹太人的迫害、摧残宗教、纳粹的残忍和野蛮，特别是德国及其盟国意、日、征服世界的计划激起美国极大愤怒，也带来了对又一次世界大战的恐惧。”2.b 加强美国国防。见第二段导数第五句“1941年的租借法规定：总统对他认为保卫美国所需要的国家有权卖给、交换或借给他们物资。”a. 帮助英国，不对。c. 促进大西洋公约。大西洋公约是1941年8月，罗斯福和邱吉尔会面后的联合公告。d. 报复珍珠港。是1941年日本发起袭击的报复。3.b 与世隔绝。这在第一段第三句“美国人民虽然反对希特勒的凶残等事，他们一般还是喜欢孤立（与世隔绝的）政策和保持中立。1933年和1936年的中立条约规定：禁止和交战国双方贸易和借贷。”a. 观察的。c. 和平的。d. 不正确的。4.a 允许把武器卖给交战国。答案在第二段第六句“1939年的中立条约取消了武器禁运，允许进行现钞交易出口武器给交战国。”b. 和日本敌对。c. 允许英国只能和其盟国贸易。d. 导致租借条约。5.a 因为德国宣战。这在第一段已有说明。尽管希特勒坏事做尽，美国还是倾向于中立政策。第二段罗斯福在芝加哥的演讲，态度稍有改变。严厉批评希特勒的政策，但仍然以中立为主。1941年日本袭击珍珠港，不久德国宣战，美国才不得不参战。阅读理解-alondon britain awoke on easter monday to a period of mourning for the queen mother, who died over the weekend after a life spanning a century of noisy and evident change. the 101-year-old royal matriarch died in her sleep last saturday with queen elizabeth, her elder and only surviving daughter, at her bedside. for a woman who was one of the best-known figures in britain for more than 80 years from the era of tinted portraits on tin biscuit boxes and cigarette cards to the age of the internet, the queen mother remained an enigmatic(不可思议的) and elusive(躲避的) figure. she achieved such a respect through aeons(永世, 亿万年) of, first, fawning and, later, intrusive media fascination, by remaining almost entirely silent. her private thoughts were never paraded(炫耀) in public. what the public saw was a charming and benign elderly lady, adept at winning the admiration of press photographers, whom she always favoured with a particular smile. chinas third unmanned spacecraft, shenzhou , landed safely in central inner mongolia autonomous region monday afternoon, after orbiting the earth 108 times in slightly less than a week. the craft, which lifted off from jiuquan in gansu province last monday night, landed after successfully conducting a chain of flight and scientific experiments over a period of 162 hours. a powerful earthquake jolted taiwan, killing five construction workers, authorities(官方) said. over 200 injuries ware reported across the island, mostly minor, as a result of sundays 7.5-magnitude quake. the quake was centred off hualien, 180 kilometres east of taipei. it struck at 2:53 pm and lasted for nearly a minute.1. which of the following statements is true according to the news? a. the queen mother died on easter monday alone. b. the queen mother was an attractive person in her political life. c. the british people felt sorry for the death of the queen mother. d. the queen mother was suffering a lot when she was dying.答案解析：答案为c。本题为推理题。由第二段首句 “she achieved such a respect through aeons of,”可推断，皇太后赢得了永世的尊重，人们对她的去世会感到遗憾。故c选项正确。由第一段第二句话 “the 101-year-old royal matriarch died in her sleep last