贵州省遵义市2014高考英语二轮短文阅读类训练（18）

1 遵义市遵义市 20142014 高考英语二轮短文阅读类训练 高考英语二轮短文阅读类训练 1818 及答案或解析及答案或解析 I am a writer I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language the way it can evoke 唤起 an emotion a visual image a complex idea or a simple truth Language is the tool of my trade And I use them all all the Englishes I grew up with Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California I ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks Like others I have described it to people as broken English But I feel embarrassed to say that It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than broken as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed as if it lacked a certain wholeness I ve heard other terms used limited English for example But they seem just as bad as if everything is limited including people s perceptions 认识 of the limited English speaker I know this for a fact because when I was growing up my mother s limited English limited my perception of her I was ashamed of her English I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say That is because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect And I had plenty of evidence to support me the fact that people in department stores at banks and at restaurants did not take her seriously did not give her good service pretended not to understand her or even acted as if they did not hear her I started writing fiction in 1985 And for reasons I won t get into today I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with the English she used with me which for lack of a better term might be described as broken and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese her internal 内在的 language and for that I sought to preserve the essence but neither an English nor a Chinese structure I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show her intention her feelings the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts 语篇解读 本文主要记叙了作者在不同时期对母亲所使用的语言的不同看法 1 By saying Language is the tool of my trade the author means that A she uses English in foreign trade 2 B she is fascinated by languages C she works as a translator D she is a writer by profession 解析 推理判断题 此句中 the tool of my trade 中的 trade 指的是职业 由本文 第一句可知 我 是一名作家 此句又说语言是 我 的职业工具 故此句指的自然是 我 的职业为作家 答案 D 2 The author used to think of her mother s English as A impolite B amusing C imperfect D practical 解析 推理判断题 由文中倒数第二段中 because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect 一句可知选 C 作者一度以为自己妈妈所说 的英语是不完美的 答案 C 3 Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3 A Americans do not understand broken English B The author s mother was not respected sometimes C The author s mother had positive influence on her D Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts 解析 细节理解题 由文章倒数第二段最后一句话可知选 B 此题易误选 D 其实 此句只是 我 小时候对妈妈的一种误解 由最后一段可知这种误解已经消除了 因此 D 项 的说法是不对的 答案 B 4 The author gradually realizes her mother s English is A well structured B in the old style C easy to translate D rich in meaning 解析 推理判断题 由最后一段可知 我写小说时开始运用她与我说话时所用的英语 我尽力地保留她语言的精髓 但未运用她所使用的英语或汉语的结构 我想领悟语言能力测 试中所不能反映但我妈妈语言中所包含的意思 故选 D 答案 D 5 What is the passage mainly about A The change of the author s attitude to her mother s English B The limitation of the author s perception of her mother C The author s misunderstanding of limited English 3 D The author s experiences of using broken English 解析 主旨大意题 本文以时间为线索 讲述了作者对妈妈所使用的语言的不同态度 故选 A 答案 A 结束 As I drove my blue Buick into the garage I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 21 too close to my space I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 22 space That left 23 enough room to open the door Then one day I arrived home 24 and just as I turned off the engine the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space too close to my car 25 At last I had a chance to meet the driver My patience had 26 and I shouted at her Can t you see you re not 27 me enough space Park father over Banging 猛推 open her door into 28 the driver shouted back Make me 29 this she stepped out of the garage Still each time she got home first she parked too close to my 30 Then one day I thought What can I do I soon found 31 The next day the woman 32 a note on her windshield 挡风玻璃 Dear Yellow Oldsmobile I m sorry mistress 女主人 shouted at yours the other day She s been sorry about it I know it because she doesn t sing anymore while 33 It wasn t like her to scream 34 Fact is she d just got bad news and was taking it out on you two I 35 you and your mistress will 36 her Your neighbor Blue Buick When I went to the 37 the next morning the Oldsmobile was gone but there was a note on my windshield Dear Blue Buick 4 My mistress is sorry too She parked so 38 because she just learned to drive We will park much farther over after this I m glad we can be 39 now Your neighbor Yellow Oldsmobile After that whenever Blue Buick 40 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road their drivers waved cheerfully and smiled 21 A drivenB parkedC stoppedD stayed 22 A completeB closeC narrowD fixed 23 A quiteB nearlyC seldomD hardly 24 A hurriedlyB firstC finallyD timely 25 A as usualB as plannedC as wellD as yet 26 A run intoB run aboutC run outD run off 27 A keepingB savingC offeringD leaving 28 A mineB hersC itselfD ours 29 A ForB WithC FromD Upon 30 A roomB areaC frontD side 31 A an instructionB a resultC an answerD a chance 32 A putB wroteC sentD discovered 33 A workingB drivingC returningD cooking 34 A on endB so longC like thatD any more 35 A hopeB knowC supposeD suggest 36 A comfortB helpC forgiveD please 37 A officeB flatC placeD garage 38 A crazilyB eagerlyC noisilyD early 39 A neighborsB friendsC driversD writers 40 A followedB passedC foundD greeted 5 参考答案参考答案 21 A 22 B 23 C 24 A 25 D 26 B 27 C 28 D 29 A 30 C 31 B 32 C 33 A 34 B 35 D 36 B 37 C 38 D 39 A 40 A 结束结束 The way people hold to the belief that a fun filled painfree life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness But in fact the opposite is true more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain As a result many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage raising children professional achievement religious commitment self improvement Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying lf he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment For commitment is in fact quite painful The single life is filled with fun adventure excitement Marriage has such moments but they are not its most distinguishing features Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night s s1eep or three day vacation I don t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children But couples who decide not to have children ever know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations It liberates time now we can devote 6 more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness It liberates money buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems point1ess And it liberates us from envy we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all 46 According to the author a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because A he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities B he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single C he finds more fun in dating than in marriage D he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement 47 Raising children in the author s opinion is A a moral duty B a thankless job C a rewarding task D a source of inevitable pain 48 From the last paragraph we learn that envy sometimes stems form A hatred B misunderstanding C prejudice D ignorance 49 To understand what true happiness in one must A have as much fun as possible during one s 1ifetime B make every effort to liberate oneself from pain C put up with pain under all circumstances D be able to distinguish happiness from fun 50 What is the author trying to tell us A Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain B One must know how to attain happiness C It is important to make commitments D It is pain that leads to happiness 参考答案 46 50 A C B D A 结束 7 Those who have suffered from insomnia know the sinking feeling of watching the clock tick Now a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that lying in bed awake may actually contribute to the problem of sleeplessness The study of 79 adults average age 72 with insomnia aimed to determine whether brief behavioral interventions for insomnia would help Traditional behavioral therapy 疗法 requires at least half a dozen hour long sessions with a therapist a costly commitment many patients either can t make or don t have access to Other options include sleep aiding medications or supplements In the current study the 39 participants in the behavioral therapy group received a 45 to 60 minute instructing session plus a 30 minute follow up session and two 20 minute phone calls Doctors offered the following behavioral interventions for improving sleep reduce time in bed get up at the same time every day regardless of sleep duration don t go to bed unless sleepy and don t stay in bed unless asleep The other 40 participants in the study were given printed educational materials about insomnia which included the same instructions given to the intervention group but without the individualized sessions with a therapist Two weeks later the latter group also got a 10 minute follow up phone call At the end of four weeks the behavioral treatment group was significantly more likely to show improvements in sleep than the printed materials group By that time 55 of those who received behavioral treatment no longer met the criteria for insomnia compared with 13 of the group that got educational brochures The good news comes at the same time as a report on the health effects of insomnia from the U K s Mental Health Foundation The report Sleep Matters suggests a link between insomnia and poor relationships low energy levels and an inability to concentrate Poor sleep has already been linked to depression immune deficiency and heart disease 8 66 What is the meaning of the underlined word insomnia A sleeplessness B depression C heart disease D immune deficiency 67 What is the disadvantage of traditional behavioral therapy A It can t help B It costs a lot of money C It requires sessions with a therapist D It includes sleep aiding medications 68 How to improve sleep according to the doctor A Lying in bed awake B Get up early every day C Don t go to bed late at night D Don t stay in bed if you are not asleep 69 We can learn from the text that insomnia may cause the following results except A depression B concentration C immune deficiency D heart disease 70 What can we infer from the study A The intervention group was not given the printed materials B The latter group of the study was not given follow up phone calls C The behavioral treatment group was less likely to show improvements D The instructing session that the intervention group received is most effective 参考答案 6666 70ABDBD70ABDBD 结束 9 formed by 60 thousand transparent sticks that sway in the wind and contain fiber optic filaments 光纤丝 Here at the Joint Pavilion we can visit exhibitions of 42 African countries all in one place The facility aims to represent the cultural diversity solidarity and the bright future of the African countries There is still so much more for you to discover at the Shanghai World Expo You ll find it worthwhile to make your plans to come and then you can decide what pavilions you want to see next 1 What can be a best title for the passage A The most popular travel site B World tour at the Shanghai Expo C Which pavilion is most attractive D A general guide to Shanghai Expo 2 In the pavilion you will have the feeling of unusual A Germany s B UK s C Japan s D Mexico s 3 What do the pavilions of Mexico and Australia have in common A They both reflect harmony between humans and technology B They are both built in large area and painted colorful C Their building materials are eco friendly D Their pavilions are of the same building material 4 In the African Pavilion you will know little about their A cultural diversity B future life C national solidarity D social security 5 The writer writes the passage in order to A introduce different foreign architectures to us B tell apart which is the best pavilion by comparison C attract more people to Shanghai World Expo D give a brief description about some countries in the world 10 结束 A A NEW YORK A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two year old girl in Manhattan said he didn t think twice before diving into the freezing East River Tuesday s Daily News said 29 year old Julien Duret from France was the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum He handed the girl to her father David Anderson who had dived in after him I didn t think at all Duret told the Daily News It happened very fast I reacted very fast Duret an engineer on vacation was walking with his girlfriend along the pier 码头 when he saw something falling into the water He thought it was a doll but realized it was a child when he approached the river Immediately he took off his