2012届高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解部分之限时训练（十四）VIP

1、2012届高考英语二轮专题复习精品阅读理解部分之限时训练（十四） 阅读理解Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every dayI was a clothes addict, he jokes I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled Today David wears casual clothes khaki pants and sports shirt to the off

2、iceHe hardly ever wears a necktieIm working harder than ever, David says, and I need to feel comfortableMore and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to workIn the United States, the change from formal to casual office wear has been gradualIn the early 1990s, many

3、companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday, but only on FridayThis became known as dress-down Friday or casual Friday What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing said business consultant Maisly JonesWhy have so many co

4、mpanies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that its easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress codeA lot of young people dont want to dress up for work, says the owner of a software company, so its hard to hire people if you have a cons

5、ervative dress code Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothesIn a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale （士气）Only 4 percent of employers said

6、 that casual dress has a negative effect on productivitySupporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save moneySuits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day, one person saidFor the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes66David Smith re

7、fers to himself as having been a clothes addict, because Ahe often wore khaki pants and a sports shirtBhe couldnt stand a clean appearanceChe wanted his clothes to look neat all the timeDhe didnt want to spend much money on clothes67David Smith wears casual clothes now, because Athey make him feel a

8、t ease when workingBhe cannot afford to buy expensive clothesChe looks handsome in casual clothesDhe no longer works for any company68According to this passage, which of the following statements is FALSE?AMany employees dont like a conservative dress codeBComfortable clothes make employees more prod

9、uctiveCA casual clothes code is welcomed by young employeesDAll the employers in the USare for casual office wear69According to this passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?ACompany workers started to dress down about twenty years agoBDress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the

10、 early 1990sCDress-down Friday was first given as a favor from employersDMany workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people70In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned except Asaving employees moneyBmaking employees more attractiveCimproving employees motiv

11、ationDmaking employees happier完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.“Early on I decided not to allow the 36 of others to stop me from becoming a m

12、usician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 37 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 38 . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 39 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love

13、 for music never 40 me.”“My 41 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 42 to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 43 the pitch of a note(音调高低) by the vibrations(振动) I feel through my body and through my 44 . My ent

14、ire sound world exists by making use of almost every 45 that I have.”“I was 46 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 47 this before and some teachers 48 my admission. Based on my performance, I wa

15、s 49 admitted and went on to 50 with the academys highest honours.”“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 51 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 52 had been written specially for solo percussionists.”“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 53 t

16、he doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didnt 54 that my passion couldnt be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 55 by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”36. A. conditionsB. opinionsC. actionsD. recommendations

17、37. A. enjoyingB. choosingC. takingD. giving38. A. sightB. hearingC. touchD. taste39. A. evidenceB. resultC. excuseD. cause40. A. leftB. excitedC. accompaniedD. disappointed41. A. purposeB. decisionC. promiseD. goal42. A. turnedB. learnedC. usedD. ought43. A. tell B. seeC. hearD. smell44. A. careful

18、nessB. movementC. imaginationD. experience45. A. senseB. effortC. feelingD. idea46. A. dissatisfiedB. astonishedC. determinedD. discouraged47. A. doneB. acceptedC. advisedD. admitted48. A. supportedB. followedC. requiredD. opposed49. A. usuallyB. finallyC. possiblyD. hopefully50. A. studyB. research

19、C. graduateD. progress51. A. wroteB. translatedC. copiedD. read52. A. enoughB. someC. manyD. few53. A. HoweverB. AlthoughC. WhenD. Since54. A. meanB. seemC. concludeD. say55. A. directedB. guidedC. taughtD. limited任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，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1个单词。A new set of br

20、ain images shows why : Reading the Roman alphabets and Chinese characters uses different parts of the brain.The results also suggest that Chinese schoolchildren have reading problems in a different part of the brain used in reading alphabet-based languages. This shows that the learning disorder dysl

21、exia ( inability to read properly) is not the same in very culture and does not have a universal biological cause.Scientists described the results as “ very important and revolutionary”. While dyslexia has certain common roots, they said, they now have some proof that this kind of functional problem

22、 works differently according to the different demands that Western and Eastern languages place on the brain.Dyslexia is a common developmental disorder in which people of normal intelligence have difficulty learning to read, spell and master other language skills.The results suggest that treating dy

23、slexia around the world probably will require different treatments.“Reading is complex,” said Guinevere Eden, Georgetown University professor. “ This shows we need to be more open-minded about diverse treatment approaches.”Its origins are complex. There appears to be a genetic aspect to the illness.

24、 It also may result from brain injury before birth that changes visual and hearing pathways in the brain.Earlier brain scans show that English-reading dyslexics dont function properly in a left part of the brain associated with the awareness of 44 sounds from the English alphabet. However, according

25、 to the new study, reading Chinese uses some different parts of the brain located in the left-front of the brain. It is associated with symbol interpretation. Unlike alphabet letters, Chinese characters represent entire thoughts and physical objects.DyslexiaDefinitiona learning(71)_ in which people of average IQ f