江苏省2012高考英语二轮复习 限时训练专题2 阅读理解12

用心 爱心 专心1 20122012 高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练 江苏专用 高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练 江苏专用 专题专题 2 2 阅读理解阅读理解 1212 25 分钟 A A Usually when your teacher asks a question there is only one correct answer But there is one question that has millions of current answers That question is What s your name Everyone gives a different answer but everyone is correct Have you ever wondered about people s names Where do they come from What do they mean People s first names or given names are chosen by their parents Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used Some parents choose the name of a well known person A boy could be named George Washington Smith a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones Some people give their children names that mean good things Clara means bright Beatrice means one who gives happiness Donald means world ruler Leonard means as brave as a lion The earliest last names or surnames were taken from place names A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near brook 小溪 someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long paved road The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest Other early surnames came from people s occupations The most common occupational name is Smith which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals In the past smiths were very important workers in every town and village Some other occupational names are Carter a person who owned or drove a cart Potter a person who made pots and pans The ancestors of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village The Carpenter s great great great grandfather probably built houses and furniture 用心 爱心 专心2 Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin or their size or their special abilities When there were two men who were named John in the same village the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray Or the John who was very tall could call himself John Tallman John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer Some family names were made by adding something to the father s name English speaking people added s or son The Johnsons are descendants of John the Roberts family s ancestor was Robert Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the O Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell 1 Which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage NOT cover A Places where people lived B People s characters C Talents that people possessed D People s occupations 2 According to the passage the ancestors of the Potter family most probably A owned or drove a cart B made things with metals C made kitchen tools or containers D built houses and furniture 3 Suppose an English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new born son to become a world leader the baby might be named A Beatrice Smith B Leonard Carter C George Longstreet D Donald Greenwood 4 The underlined word descendants in the last paragraph means a person s A later generations B friends and relatives C colleagues and partners D later sponsors B B TheThe SecretSecret toto thethe SuccessSuccess ofof MySMyS Wannier who had started two successful technology companies rushed home to begin work on the idea Two years later in October 2006 she launched 用心 爱心 专心3 Customers go online to enter their measurements there are 11 from arm length to hip width and are assigned one of seven body types based on their proportions Software identifies selections for each shape by price as low as 14 49 for a top up to 605 for a coat profile modern classic romantic glam and artistic trendy designer from August Silk to Tadashi and lifestyle work attire to dress up Wannier had a degree in textile design and an MBA but she had a lot to learn about the garment industry And while she had money from the sale of one of her businesses to kick start MyShape she needed investors Most of those prospects were men and they simply didn t get the concept until they saw models of various shapes and sizes in leotards complete with lumps bumps and bulges They were impressed with Wannier s vision and hopped on board putting up 32 million and helping her develop a business plan while she designed and patented the technology Once Wannier had a prototype she set up an online survey for potential customers Within 24 hours she got over 700 responses a third of them signed up We were astonished recalls Wannier who double checked the results just to be sure It convinced us there really was a demand Wannier had an e commerce site but she still needed something to sell on it She moved out of her kitchen and into an office and brought in retail specialists who could persuade skeptical designers to entrust their clothes to a start up without an established reputation She refers to that period as a bit of madness Today with 700 000 customers and 300 designers the site has proved its usefulness Some weeks says Wannier we get 100 percent customer satisfaction And designers are delighted They get a new distribution channel absolute customer loyalty and returns that are 10 percent lower than on other sites While MyShape continues to sign up customers and designers the company is 用心 爱心 专心4 not yet profitable We get a percentage of the price of the clothes says Wannier In this economy women are spending less In order to make money then we have to attract more customers who will come back again and again Asked what the future holds for MyShape she says Next year we ll start providing the technology to other online stores so my dream is that our way of shopping becomes the way everyone does it Readers Readers DigestDigest 5 Which of the following statements is Not true A Wannier sold one of her businesses to start Myshape B Wannier succeeded in getting investment for My shape C It still remains to be seen whether the website is useful or not D Wannier has great confidence in making money from Myshape 6 Which is the most important factor leading to the success of MyShape A Wannier had a degree in textile design and an MBA B There s a demand for such technology used to run MyShape C Wannier is a businesswoman with experience plans dedication and vision D People are concerned about their shapes and clothes they wear 7 What does prospects mean in the sentence Most of those prospects were men and they simply didn t get the concept in Paragraph 2 A chances of success in a job B possibilities that sth will happen C ideas of what will happen in the future D possible or likely customers C C DU Lala is the hottest career coach in the country The fictional character in the acclaimed novel Du La La s Promotion shows others how to take the high road to success in a multinational company But does her story describe a real or distorted picture of work life The answer is as complicated as office life itself Over one million copies of the book have been sold since its release in 2007 Go Lala Go a movie adaptation of the novel set to hit cinemas next 用心 爱心 专心5 weekend has stirred up even more interest in the story The film stars Xu Jinglei and Stanley Huang but fans seem to be more excited about seeing the story unfold on the big screen According to a recent survey 45 percent of the 6 810 netizens polled said they have drawn career pointers from the novel Other office novels such as In and Out of the Loop Win and Lose and Drowning and Floating seem to have been received with similar interest These books show me the life of white collars and they teach me career rules and jargon that are not offered in class said Zhang Shanshan a 22 year old senior at Beijing Forestry University Zhang says the competition humor and office gossip in the book intrigued her I can t wait to embark on my own career she said The popularity of office novels does not surprise Chen Ning a senior career consultant at Z Novels about office fights and struggles satisfy the psychological demands of an ordinary office worker Chen said The leading characters face great pressure fierce competition and an uncertain future This is what really happens in many readers daily life Li Ke the author of Du Lala s Promotion has been stressing the significance of her fiction I want to provide real and useful common sense knowledge and experience to office workers Li told the Qianjiang Evening News last year Recent graduates say they have found the basic work principles highlighted in the novel to be instructive If these books had been published five years earlier I might have avoided some problems said Xu Jun an HR manager at Guangqi Honda Automobile Company They often discuss basic office principles which are relevant for staff working under the middle management level They also help readers to see the importance of basic problem solving and organizational skills But some veteran employees warn that the novels are not always realistic They say this is especially true of the characters The protagonists appear 用心 爱心 专心6 to be unbeatable said Hou Zhendong an HR manager at General Electric Du Lala s team leader quit in an irresponsible way her boss is inept and the staff around her is either stupid or overly sophisticated Du stands out in emergencies and makes all the right decisions The truth is real life colleagues are not that polarized 截然对立 Hou said You seldom get to negotiate your salary with a big boss And most of the time you make wrong decisions far more than you make correct ones The career principles in the books are also of limited use Most of the stories happen in Fortune 500 companies with a long history Their cultures are well established and their rules are scientific Hou said But if you work for a small foreign company or a local enterprise some principles are useless Liu Rui a project manager at IBM suggests fans of these books focus on the little bits of wisdom they provide The novels give rookies 新手 some inspiration he said They emphasize the importance of observation practice and self examination These tips are precious and universally true 8 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage A Recent graduates can learn a lot of useful career principles from the novel B The best novel shows readers how to be promoted in various companies C The book Go Lala Go Sells very well D The movie adaptation of the novel will be a massive hit at the box office in China 9 What can be inferred from the passage A Du Lala s story reflects the true office life B Go Lala Go Enjoys more popularity than other office novels such as In and Out of the Loop Win and Lose and Drowning and Floating C Some people argue that the story is a bit polarized D Both rookies and veteran employees are fond of Go Lala Go 10 Which of the following is the best title of the passage 用心 爱心 专心7 A The Life of White