2012届高考英语二轮专题复习 阅读理解部分之限时训练（七）

用心 爱心 专心 1 20122012 届高考英语二轮专题复习精品阅读理解部分之限时训练 七 届高考英语二轮专题复习精品阅读理解部分之限时训练 七 阅读理解阅读理解 Culture shock is so named because of the effect it has on people when they enter a new culture Experts have been interested in these effects and have agreed on five basic stages of culture shock These stages are general and should only be used as a reference Not every individual will go through each stage and one stage may last longer than another for different individuals The hardest thing for most travelers to deal with is the emotional roller coaster they seem to be riding One moment they feel very positive toward the new culture and the next moment very negative It seems common that international visitors and immigrants vacillate between loving and hating a new country Feelings of separation and alienation can be intensified if they do not have a sense of fitting in or belonging Extreme tiredness is another problem people face when entering a new culture There can be a sense of a greater need for sleep This is due not only to physical tiredness but also to mental fatigue This mental fatigue comes from straining to comprehend the language and coping with new situations The impact of culture shock can vary from person to person There can be significant differences because some people may be better prepared to enter a new culture Four factors which play into these are personality language ability length of stay and the emotional support received It is logical to think that when people are deprived of their familiar surroundings they will feel disoriented One solution some have found is to bring a few small reminders of home Pictures wall hangings favorite utensils and keepsakes 纪念品 are all good candidates to make things feel more familiar Another helpful activity is to establish little routines that become familiar over time Even better is fitting things that were part of the regular routine back in the home country into the routine established in the new culture This will make people feel more at home 53 A person experiencing culture shock is mostly like A a dog without shelterB a bird back home C a horse lack of training D a fish out of water 54 What does the underlined word vacillate in the second paragraph mean A hesitate B stop C watchD suffer 55 What is the result for one experiencing culture shock A Seeming to be riding a roller coater B Having to agree on five basic stages C Having all home things taken abroad D Suffering both physically and mentally 56 To overcome culture shock one had better A make some necessary changes in one s way of life B recall part of regular routine in the home country C buy a few reminders like pictures or wall hangers 用心 爱心 专心 2 D enjoy things brought from home country more often 完形填空 共 20 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 20 分 When I was 14 I was hired for an after school job selling subscriptions 订阅单 to my hometown paper the Houston Post I was 36 to some of the city s worst neighborhoods to solicit 请求 door to door 37 I was often struggling around after dark in bad areas searching for garage apartments I was 38 for the work It was a 39 because people didn t like a stranger knocking on their door 40 a kid trying to get them to buy something 41 a man slammed his door in my face and screamed I don t want no damn paper I 42 myself to knock again and finally I was 43 to tell him how great the paper was I 44 selling him a subscription I was soon 45 the top subscription sellers and like other successful salesmen was given 46 for training newcomers Around this time I started 47 the harmonica and guitar Before long I was playing in a band at chilicook offs and other events When I 48 18 I focused my attention on becoming a professional musician I never 49 sight of this dream I m sure my perseverance came from 50 I learned from knocking on strangers doors That 51 helped me in many ways Early in my music career I was 52 in a legal dispute 争论 with a former manager He 53 me to back off but I refused Having all those doors slammed in my face as a kid gave me the 54 to stand up to this intimidating 恫吓的 figure Except this time there was one difference I was the one saying no And I 55 36 A takenB made C told D sent 37 A Even thoughB For fear C As if D Shortly after 38 A fearful B grateful C successfulD careful 39 A nightmareB troubleC challengeD task 40 A even B just C only D especially 41 A At one timeB Later on C Soon afterD Before long 42 A askedB forcedC made D advised 43 A angryB glad C shy D able 44 A ended up B failed inC began withD insisted on 45 A onB amongC beyondD into 46 A honorB chanceC responsibilityD opportunity 47 A makingB doingC playingD getting 48 A becameB gotC stayedD turned 49 A caughtB rememberedC lost D left 50 A whereB whichC what D that 51 A experienceB memoryC incident D accident 52 A stoppedB lockedC pulledD hit 53 A encouragedB made C beggedD pressured 54 A hope B strength C abilityD spirit 55 A wonB didC lost D had 用心 爱心 专心 3 任务型阅读 共 10 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 10 分 请认真阅读下面短文 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词 注意 每空一词 Since the beginning of human evolution men have migrated 迁移 across continents in search of food shelter safety and comfortable weather People still move for these reasons but new reasons for human migration are arising such as job relocation 重新安置 and overpopulation Three million migrants are moving from poor countries to wealthier ones each year and increasingly their destination is a neighboring country in developing parts of the world People are moving within the developing world for the same reasons as they migrate to wealthier nations People from poor countries are going to less poor countries fleeing wars and conflicts They are also responding to population pressures because some countries are densely populated and they often have high population growth Those people need to go somewhere else There are three main reasons why people move The basic categories and percentages are as follows according to the Current Population Surveys CPS Family related reasons account for 26 3 including changes in marital 婚姻的 status establishing a household and other family reasons work related reasons 16 2 including job transfer retirement and other job related reasons housing related reasons 51 6 including new and better houses better neighborhood cheaper housing and other housing reasons the remaining 5 9 of other reasons are attending college the change of climate and health reasons Americans have been migrating south and west for decades in search of better job opportunities and warmer climates They have also been moving to places a little far from cities in search of bigger yards and houses lower crime rates and better schools In 1950 nearly a fifth of the population lived in the nation s 20 largest cities In 2006 it was about one in ten That s why many American people say Big Cities Shrink as People Move South West Between March 2005 and March 2007 73 4 million Americans moved Fifty six percent of these moves were within the same country Twenty percent were between counties but in the same state Nineteen percent were moves