高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解

第1页共7页高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（97）阅读理解AGoldie'sSecretSheturnedupatthedoorstepofmyhouseinCornwall.NowaycouldIhavesentheraway.Noway,notmeanyway.Maybesomeonehadkickedheroutoftheircarthenightbefore."We'removinghouse.';"Nospaceforheranymorewiththebabycoming.""Weneverreallywantedher,butwhatcouldwehavedone?Shewasapresent."Peoplefindallsortsofexcusesforabandoningananimal.AndshewasoneofthemostbeautifuldogsIhadeverseen.IcalledherGoldie.IfIhadknownwhatwasgoingtohappenIwouldhavegivenheramorecreativename.Shewassounsettledduringthosefirstfewdays.Shehardlyateanythingandhadsuchanairofsadnessabouther.TherewasnothingIcoulddotomakeherhappy,itseemed.Heavenknowswhathadhappenedtoheratherpreviousowner's.Buteventuallyattheendofthefirstweekshecalmeddown.Alwaysbymyside,whetherwewereoutononeofourlongwalksorsittingbythefire.That'swhyitwassuchashockwhenshepulledawayfrommeonedaywhenwewereoutforawalk.Wewerealongwayfromhome,whenshestartedbarkingandgettingveryrestless.EventuallyIcouldn'tholdheranylongerandsheracedoffdowntheroadtowardsafarmhouseinthedistanceasfastasshecould.BythetimeIreachedthefarmIwasverytiredandupsetwithGoldie.ButwhenIsawherlicking(舔)thefourpuppies(幼犬)Istartedtofeelsympathytowardsthem."Wedidn'tknowwhathadhappenedtoher,"saidthewomanatthedoor."Itookherforawalkoneday,soonafterthepuppieswereborn,andshejustdisappeared.""Shemusthavetriedtocomebacktothemandgotlost,"addedaboyfrombehindher.'ImustadmitIdomissGoldie,butI'vegotNuggetnow,andshelooksjustlikehermother.AndI'velearntagoodlesson:nottojudgepeople.1.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutGoldiewhenGoldiecametothehouse?A.Shocked.B.Sympathetic.C.Annoyed.D.Upset.2.Inherfirstfewdaysattheauthor'shouse,Goldie.A.feltworriedB.wasangryC.atealittleD.satbythefire3.Goldierushedofftoafarmhouseonedaybecauseshe.A.sawherpuppiesB.heardfamiliarbarkingsC.wantedtoleavetheauthorD.foundherwaytoheroldhomeBYoucanneverbetoosurethesedaysintheUnitedStatesofyourneighboursorevenyourcustomers!Trytokeepalowprofile（姿态）inyourneighborhood:don’tannouncetojustabouteveryonethatyouarerunningahomebusinesswiththousandsofdollarsworthofequipment.Asmuchaspossible,don’tinviteclients（客户）orvisitorstoyourhome.InfactIknowofsomehome-basedentrepreneurs（企业家）whowouldrathermeettheirclientsinaneutral（中间的）ground,e.g.theclient’sofficeorevenStarbucks. Thereareotherwaystokeepburglarsawayfromyourhouse. ●Keeplightsonaroundyourhouseintheevenings.Lightisanaturalfrightforburglars.●Investinasecurityalarm,particularlyifyourhouseislocatedinaremotespot.Securitysystemscanoftenbringdownthecostofyourhomeowner’sinsurancepremiums（费用）.●Makesurethatallwindowsanddoorsarelockedandthesecurityalarmturnedonbeforeyousleepatnightorgooutofthehouse.Avoidkeepinghousekeysinobviousplaces,suchasunderthelamportopofthedoorframe.●Addinganadditionallockwillprovideextrasecuritywhenyouarehome.Thedead-lock,sometimescalledan“exit-onlydeadbolt”isandeadboltthatdoesn’thaveanexternal（外部的）key.It’sclearlyvisibleonthedoorfromtheoutside,butcan’tbebrokenintowithoutdestroyingthedoor,frame,orlockitself.Whilethesecuritywon’thelpdirectlywhenyouaren’thome,thevisibilitymaydiscourageanintruderfromtryingthedoor.●Yourdooritselfshouldbemadeofstrongmaterials,suchasone-inchthicksolidhardwoodorheavymetal.4.Theadvicegivenbythewriterinthepassagefocuseson__________. A.howtomakeyourhousesaferfromburglars B.whattodowhenyourhouseisbrokeninto C.howtoimprovesocialsecurityintheUnitedStates D.howtorunahomebusiness5.Somehome-basedentrepreneursdon’tinviteclientstotheirhome___________. A.toenjoyconvenienceoutsidetheirhome B.forreasonsoftheirpropertysafety C.nottoletothersknowtheirbusiness D.inordertoavoidbeingseenbyburglars6.Allofthefollowingarepartofthewriter’sadviceexceptthatthehomeowner________. A.buyasecurityalarmandturnitonintheevening B.fixanextralockonthedoorfrominside C.havethedoorsmadeofsolidhardwoodorheavymetal D.keeplightsoninallroomstothreatenburglars7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intruder”mostprobablymeaninthispassage? A.Someonewhoisinvitedtovisit. B.Someonewhoillegallyentersthehome. C.Someonewhopaysregularvisitstothehome. D.Someonewhotriestodestroythelock.C D.Heprovidesalotoffinancialaidforsoldiersandmarines.11.Thebesttitleforthepassageis__________. A.PTSD:KillerofACivilianLife. B.TheLastAssignmentForAllMilitaryPersons C.HowtoOvercomePTSD. D.ReadyforaCivilianLife?DPacingandPausingSaratriedtobefriendheroldfriendSteve'snewwife,butBettyneverseemedtohaveanythingtosay.WhileSarafeltBettydidn'tholdupherendoftheconversation,BettycomplainedtoStevethatSaranevergaveherachancetotalk.Theproblemhadtodowithexpectationsaboutpacingandpausing.Conversationisaturn-takinggame.Whenourhabitsaresimilar,there'snoproblem.Butifourhabitsaredifferent,youmaystarttotalkbeforeI'mfinishedorfailtotakeyourturnwhenI'mfinished.That'swhatwashappeningwithBettyandSara.ItmaynotbecoincidentalthatBetty,whoexpectedrelativelylongerpausesbetweenturns,isBritish,andSara,whoexpectedrelativelyshorterpauses,isAmerican.BettyoftenfeltinterruptedbySara.ButBettyherselfbecameaninterrupterandfoundherselfdoingmostofthetalkingwhenshemetavisitorfromFinland.AndSarahadahardtimecuttinginonsomespeakersfromLatinAmericaorIsrael.Thegeneralphenomenon,then,isthatthesmallconversationtechniques,likepacingandpausing,leadpeopletodrawconclusionsnotaboutconversationalstylebutaboutpersonalityandabilities.Thesehabitualdifferencesareoftenthebasisfordangerousstereotyping(思维定式).Andthesesocialphenomenacanhaveverypersonalconsequences.Forexample,awomanfromthesouthwesternpartoftheUSwenttoliveinaneasterncitytotakeupajobinpersonnel.WhenthePersonnelDepartmentgottogetherformeetings,shekeptsearchingfortherighttimetobreakin--andneverfoundit.Althoughbackhomeshewasconsideredoutgoingandconfident,inWashingtonshewasviewedasshyandretiring.Whenshewasevaluatedattheendoftheyear,shewastoldtotakeatrainingcoursebecauseofherinabilitytospeakup.That'swhyslightdifferencesinconversationalstyle--tinylittlethingslikemicrosecondsofpause-canhaveagreateffectonone'slife.Theresultinthiscasewasajudgmentofpsychologicalproblemseveninthemindofthewomanherself,whoreallywonderedwhatwaswrongwithherandregisteredforassertivenesstraining.12.WhatdidSarathinkofBettywhentalkingwithher?A.Bettywastalkative.B.Bettywasaninterrupter.C.Bettydidnottakeherturn.D.BettypaidnoattentiontoSara.13.Accordingtothepassage,whoarelikelytoexpecttheshortestpausesbetweenturns?A.Americans.B.Israelis.C.TheBritish.D.TheFinns.14.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.communicationbreakdownresultsfromshortpausesandfastpacingB.womenareunfavorablystereotypedineasterncitiesoftheUSC.one'sinabilitytospeakupisculturallydeterminedsometimesD.oneshouldreceivetrainingtobuildupone'sconfidence15.Theunderlinedword"assertiveness"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.beingwillingtospeakone'smindB.beingabletoincreaseone'spowerC.beingreadytomakeone'sownjudgmentD.beingquicktoexpressone'sideasconfidentlyETheBritisharen’thavingasmanychildrenastheyusedto.Onereasonisthatpeoplearehavingchildrenmucholderthanbefore,meaningtheyhavefeweryearsinwhichtheycanhavethem.Afteryearsatuniversity,theyneedafewyearsofworkexperiencebeforetheycangetthejobtheywant.Theymightthengetmarried,butit’sincrediblyexpensivetobuyahouseintheUK.TheaboveexplainswhyyoungBritishpeoplenowdon’tmoveoutoftheirparents’homeuntiltheyarearound30yearsoldonaverage.Itisnotuntiltheyare30thattheycanaffordtheirownhome.Increasingly,itisnotuntilthatagethattheycanaffordtogetmarriedandstartanewlifeinanewhome.It’sonlyafterthisagethatmanyyoungpeoplestartthinkingabouthavingachild.SoaBritishpersonmanagestogetajob,getahomeandgetmarried.Whyisn’theorshethenhavingatleasttwochildrenonaverage?ThemainreasonisthatitisquiteexpensivetobringupachildintheUK.Whyisitexpensive?Well,thesedays,bothparentsneedtoworkjusttopayfortheirhomeandlivingexpenses.Becausebothparentsareatwork,thatmeanstheythenneedtopaysomeonetolookaftertheirchildduringtheday.Payingforthischildcareisnearlyalwaysexpensive.Therecentfinancialcrisisismakingthingsevenharderforfamilies,sinceunemploymentisrisingandevenfewerpeoplecanaffordtohavechildren.Withsomuchpressureonfamilies,isitanysurprisethatthedivorcerateissohigh?SowhatisBritaindoingtotryandsavetheBritishfamily?Thegovernmentistryingtomakeitcheapertohavechildren.Forexample,therehavebeenincreasesinmoneyfamiliescanclaimfromthestateeachmonth.Also,thereareincreasinggovernmentsubsidiesfornurseryschools,sothatparentsdonotneedtopaysomuchforchildcare.ThegovernmentisalsotryingtoreducethenumberofhoursBritishparentshavetoworktoearnenoughmoneytopaytheirbills.Ifparentsdidn’thavetoworksomanyhours,they’dhavemoretimetospendwiththeirchildrenandwouldn’tneedtospendsomuchonchildcare.Onaverage,aBritonworks49hoursaweek,whichisthemostinEurope.Thestateisnowconsideringintroducinglawstoencouragecompaniestoimprovetheiremployees’work-lifebalance.Let’shopethey’renottoolatetosavetheBritishfamily.Otherwise,theBritishwillalwaysbetootired,andwon’thaveenoughtimeandmoney,tohavechildren.16.YoungBritishpeopleliveintheirparents’homeuntilaround30because.

A.Theyareallowedtogetmarriedat30

B.theycan’tfindjobstosupportthemselves

C.theycan’t