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浙江省丽水市2014高考英语阅读理解（暑假）训练（1）及答案Like most people, Ive long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a standard people use to see how smart or talented I am. Recently, however, I was disappointed to see that it also decides how Im treated as a person.Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As someone paid to serve food to people, I had customers say and do things to me I suspect theyd never say or do to their most casual acquaintances（泛泛之交）. One night a man talking on his cell phone waved me away, then asked me back with his finger minutes later, complaining he was ready to order and asking where Id been.I had waited tables during summers in college and was treated like a peon （勤杂工） by plenty of people. But at 19 years old, I believed I deserved inferior treatment from professional adults. Besides, people responded to me differently after I told them I was in college. Customers would joke that one day Id be sitting at their table, waiting to be served.Once I graduated, I took a job at a community newspaper. From my first day, I heard a respectful tone from everyone who called me. I assumed this was the way the professional world worked .I soon found out differently. I sat several feet away from an advertising sales representative with a similar name. Our calls would often get mixed up and someone asking for Kristen would be transferred to Christie. The mistake was immediately evident. Perhaps it was because money was involved, but people used a tone with Kristen that they never used with me.My job title made people treat me politely. So it was a shock to return to the restaurant industry.Its no secret that theres a lot to put up with when waiting tables, and fortunately, much of it can be easily forgotten when you pocket the tips. The service industry, by definition, exists to satisfy others needs. Still, it seemed that many of my customers didnt get the difference between server and servant.Im now applying to graduate school, which means someday Ill return to a profession where people need to be nice to me in order to get what they want. I think Ill take them to dinner first, and see how they treat someone whose only job is to serve them.17. The author was disappointed to find that _ _.A. ones position is used as a standard to measure ones intelligenceB. talented people like her should fail to get a respectable jobC. ones occupation affects the way one is treated as a personD. professionals tend to look down upon manual waitresses18. What does the author intend to say by the example in the second paragraph?A. Some customers simply show no respect to those who serve them.B. People absorbed in a phone conversation tend to be absent-minded.C. Waitresses are often treated by customers as casual acquaintances.D. Some customers like to complain because of the waitress poor service.19. How did the author feel when waiting tables at the age of 19?A. She felt it unfair to be treated as a mere servant by professional.B. She felt badly hurt when her customers regarded her as a peon.C. She was embarrassed each time her customers joked with her.D. She found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferior.20. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 7 means “ ”.A. those who satisfy others needs are sure to be looked down upon.B. those working in the service industry shouldnt be treated as servants.C. those serving others have to put up with rough treatment to earn a living.D. the majority of customers tend to look on a servant as server nowadays.1720、CADB *结束 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。（A）It is easy for us to tell our friends from our enemiesBut can other animals do the same? Elephants can! They can use their sense of vision and smell to tell the difference between people who pose a threat and those who do notIn Kenya, researchers found that elephants react differently to clothing worn by men of the Maasai and Kamba ethnic groupsYoung Maasai men spear animals and thus pose a threat to elephants; Kamba men are mainly farmers and are not a danger to elephantsIn an experiment conducted by animal scientists, elephants were first presented with clean clothing or clothing that had been worn for five days by either a Maasai or a Kamba manWhen the elephants detected the smell of clothing worn by a Maasai man, they moved away from the smell faster and took longer to relax than when they detected the smells of either clothing worn by Kamba men or clothing that had not been worn at allGarment color also plays a role, though in a different wayIn the same study, when the elephants saw red clothing not worn before, they reacted angrily, as red is typically worn by Maasai menRather than running away as they did with the smell, the elephants acted aggressively toward the red clothingThe researchers believe that the elephants emotional reactions are due to their different interpretations of the smells and the sightsSmelling a potential danger means that a threat is nearby and the best thing to do is run away and hideSeeing a potential threat without its smell means that risk is lowTherefore, instead of showing fear and running away, the elephants express their anger and become aggressive1According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about Kamba and Maasai people? AMaasai people are a threat to elephants BKamba people raise elephants for farmingCBoth Kamba and Maasai people are elephant huntersDBoth Kamba and Maasai people traditionally wear red clothing2How did the elephants react to smell in the study? AThey attacked a man with the smell of new clothingBThey needed time to relax when smelling something unfamiliarCThey became anxious when they smelled Kamba-scented clothingDThey were frightened and ran away when they smelled their enemies3What is the main idea of this passage? AElephants use sight and smell to detect dangerBElephants attack people who wear red clothingCScientists are now able to control elephants emotions DSome Kenyan tribes understand elephants emotions very well4What can be inferred about the elephants behavior from this passage? AElephants learn from their experiencesBElephants have sharper sense of smell than sightCElephants are more intelligent than other animalsDElephants tend to attack rather than escape when in danger参考答案 （A） ADAA *结束“BANG” the door caused a reverberation. “Never set foot in this house again！” shouted father. With tears welling(涌出)up in my eyes，I rushed out of the house and ran along the street.A young father who held a child in his arm walked past rile. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space：happy and harmonious(和谐). But now I dont know whether it is because I have grown up or because Dad is getting old. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened. I wandered the street，without a destination in my mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people in the streets，until I had only streets to keep me company. When I finally reached the high rise apartment block in which I lived，I saw that the light was still on. I thought to myself，“Is father waiting for me，or is he still angry with me？” In fact，it was nothing. Perhaps，Dad was throwing some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps. All the lights were off except fathers. Dad was always like this. Maybe he didnt know how to express himself. After shouting at me，he never showed any mercy or regret. After an argument he will creep(蹑手蹑脚)up in my sleep and then tuck me underneath the covers. This was how he always was. He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature. The light was still on. With the key in hand，I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last，I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Loveit is second to none.12.The underlined word “reverberation” refers to .A. an earthquake B. a heavy MowC. a shake D. a sound forced back13.When seeing a young father with a child in his arm，the writer might have the following feelings EXCEPT .A. he/She admired them very muchB. he/She wished that the relation between him/her and his/her father could also be so harmoniousC. he/She felt that happiness had been far away from him/herD. he/She felt disappointed with his/her father14.Why do you think the father often shouts at his child？A. The father is getting older and older.B. The child had already grown up.C. They never agree with each other.D. The father has got used to doing that.15.What conclusion can you draw after reading the text？A. The father treats his child in an unfair way.B. The father is actually kind to his child.C. The father is neither kind nor cruel to his child.D. The father is always finding fault with his child.1215、DDDB*结束 We already have iris(虹膜) and fingerprint scanning but noses could be an even better method of identification, says a study from the University of Bath, UK. The researchers scanned noses in 3D and characterized them. They found 6 main nose types: Roman, Greek, Nubian, hawk, snub and turn-up. Since they are hard to hide, the study says, noses would work well for identification. The researchers say noses have been overlooked in the growing field of biometrics, studies into ways of identifying distinguishing characters of people. Noses are out- standing facial features and yet their use as a biometric has been largely unexplored, said the University of Baths Dr Adrian Evans. Ears have been looked at in detail, eyes have been looked at in terms of iris recognition but the nose has been ignored. The researchers used a system called Photo Face, developed by researchers at the University of the West of England in Bristol, for the 3D scans. Several measurements by which noses can be recognized were identified and the team developed recognition software based on these parameters(范围) “This initial work is nowhere as good as iris identification but the nose has pros and cons, said Dr Evans. Theres no magic biometric that solves all your problems. Irises are a powerful biometric but can be difficult to get accurately and can be easily covered by eyelids or glasses. People can easily cover up their ears, with their hair for example. Of course you can have a broken nose or wear a false nose or have plastic surgery but to have nose surgery to change your identity is fairly obvious. Irises are very good for recognition but you can put in dilation drops which change the iris completely. Not all techniques are reliable, he said. The research is based on a study of 40 noses and the data base has now been expanded to 160 for further tests to se