2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习 训练阅读理解（二）

用心 爱心 专心 1 20122012 届高考英语二轮专题总复习训练阅读理解 二 届高考英语二轮专题总复习训练阅读理解 二 A A Most Americans would have a difficult time telling you specifically what are the values which Americans live by They have never given the matter any thought Over the years I have introduced thousands of international visitors to life in the United States This has caused me to try to look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors I am confident that the values listed in this booklet describe most but not all Americans and that understanding these values can help you the international visitor understand Americans It is my belief that if foreign visitors really understand how deeply these 13 values are ingrained in Americans they will then be able to understand 95 of American actions actions which might otherwise appear strange confusing or unbelievable when evaluated from the perspective aspect of the foreigner s own society and its values The different behaviors of a people or a culture make sense only when seen through the basic beliefs assumptions and values of that particular group When you encounter meet an action or hear a statement in the United States which surprises you try to see it as an expression of one or more of the values listed in this booklet 1 An ordinary American can t tell you his her value system because A this is something an American lives by B everyone will have his her own value system C he she has never thought about it D values are something often in their thought 2 The author lists 13 values in his booklet to A invite foreigners to visit America B look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors C describe the confusing actions of most Americans D help international visitors understand Americans 3 The underlined word ingrained in Line 2 Paragraph 3 most probably means A rooted in the minds B found in the grains C planted for food D prepared with grain 4 Visitors sometimes find Americans behave in a strange confusing or 用心 爱心 专心 2 unbelievable way probably because A Americans are hard to understand B Americans have values which are entirely different from their own C they view Americans according to the values in their own society D it is difficult to understand any people when you first encounter them 答案与解析 本文是一本书的序言 作者观察到 很多外国游客对美国人的行为举止觉得很奇怪 而这是因为他们不了解美国人的价值观 于是作者写了一本小册子介绍这些价值观 了解 了这些东西 人们就不会觉得美国人的行为 怪异 不可思议 了 1 C 细节理解题 第一段说 美国人很难告诉你他们奉行的价值观是什么 因为他 们从来没有想过这个问题 2 D 推理判断题 由第二 三段的内容可知作者列出美国人的 13 条价值观是为了 帮助外国游客理解美国人的行为举止 3 A 词义猜测题 结合上下文内容可知这 13 条是美国人从来不加考虑而奉行的价 值观 因此这些是深深地扎根于美国人的大脑中的东西 画线词的含义应该是 A 项 4 C 推理判断题 第三段说假如外国游客从自己的文化价值观的角度去看美国人的 行为 他们就会觉得美国人的行为表现 怪异 让人看不懂 难以相信 由此可知选 C 项 B B We thought we had it all a beautiful house three healthy children and one more on the way two cars a couple of four wheelers for entertainment and we loved it Then the market turned and my husband s job at a construction company was gone The company was closing down for good We both started looking for jobs right away but there weren t any to be found With each passing day we were getting increasingly worried and we continued to work together in order to pull our family through The more we pulled together the closer we got I felt feelings of admiration for my husband that I hadn t felt in years That s why it was so hard for me to watch him blame himself for our present situation I continually asked him to stop but he seemed to want to punish himself for not having a job Finally one afternoon I pulled him aside and said We have four healthy children and each other That s what s important That makes you a rich man But what if we lose the house They ll hate me you ll hate me he replied I smiled at him and put my hands on both sides of his face to make him look me in the eye No matter where we live I will be happy as long as I have you I smiled again In all the struggling together I had found that deep love for him that I had on the day we said I do 用心 爱心 专心 3 I could see his shoulders and neck relaxed He held me close and we were able to talk and plan and dream together in a way that we hadn t for quite some time It was a turning point for us as a couple and a family We are still struggling for our better life but I consider us well off because we have something that money can t buy and no one can take away from us 1 The underlined sentence in the second paragraph means that A they became closer as they struggled together B they hoped to find jobs in the same company C neither of them had the courage to face the difficulty D they were trying to make their relationship closer 2 We can learn from the passage that A they both found good jobs at last B both of them were worried about joblessness C her husband was to blame for the unemployment D they didn t love each other when they got married 3 Which of the following can best describe their present life A Bitter but easy B Comfortable and happy C Hard but warm D Well off and relaxing 4 The best title of the passage might be A We Have It All B We Find It Again C A Perfect Couple D A Hard Time 答案与解析 经济危机发生以后 丈夫的失业使作者的家庭生活发生了变化 丈夫常常因找不到工 作而自责 这时作者就安慰他 面临困境 他们能够互相体谅 安慰 虽然他们没有找到 工作 但是他们感觉在精神上更富有了 1 A 猜测句意题 结合语境可知 在丈夫找工作遭遇挫折的时候 妻子与他齐心协 力 渡过难关 可见 The more we pulled together the closer we got 的含义是 我 们越是团结在一起 我们的心就越靠近对方 2 B 推理判断题 根据第二段的前两句可知 他们对失业都很担心 故选 B 项 其 他三项与文中内容不符 3 C 推理判断题 结合文章的内容可知 丈夫失业以后 作者家的生活比以前艰难 但是他们感受到了一种强烈的爱 所以在心灵深处更加温暖 用 hard but warm 描述作者 一家现在的生活最合适 用心 爱心 专心 4 4 B 主旨大意题 本文一开始谈到丈夫失业以后 作者的家庭生活发生了变化 虽然多次找工作未果 但是他们更团结了 也更看重对方了 从感情方面来说他们又找回 了 We Find It Again 久违的那种情感 We Find It Again 为双关语 既与文中谈到的工 作的话题重合 又暗示他们又找到了 幸福感 最适合作本文标题 用心 爱心 专心 5 C C MyMy BestBest EnemyEnemy Once again I was in a new school So was a girl in my class named Lisa That s where the similarity ended I was tall and she was small My thick black hair had been recently cut short into an untidy style Her natural blonde hair flowed to her waist and looked great I was 12 and one of the oldest in the class while she was 11 and the youngest I was awkward and shy She wasn t I couldn t stand her considering her my enemy But she liked me and wanted to be friends with me One day she invited me over and I said yes I was too shocked to answer any other way My family had moved six times in six years and I had never managed to develop any friendships But this girl who wore the latest fashions wanted me to go home with her after school She lived in a fun part of town that had two pizza places an all night bookstore a movie theater and a park As we walked from the school bus stop through her neighborhood I tried to guess which house might be hers Was it the white one with the perfect lawn or the three story house with a front porch I got very surprised when she led me into an old apartment building She lived on the fourth floor in a two room place with her mother her stepfather her two brothers and her sister When we got into the room she shared with her sister she took out a big case of Barbies which was my next surprise I had never played with them We sat on the floor laughing as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies We found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older and both had wild imaginations We had a great time that afternoon Lisa was loved by the whole neighborhood The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines the movie theater gave her free tickets Soon I was included in her magic world We slept over at each other s house and spent every free moment together Lisa my first real friend since childhood helped me get through the rough years of early adolescence 青春期 and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends your worst enemy can turn out to be your best friend 1 The writer and Lisa were similar in the way that A they were both new studen