2019高考英語(yǔ)二輪(閱讀理解)精品訓(xùn)練(02)及解析

1、2019高考英語(yǔ)二輪（閱讀理解）精品訓(xùn)練（02）及解析In ancient Egypt ，the pharaoh(法老) treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.Shades of that spirit spread

2、over today s conversations.Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked lightheartedly out the door，picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, “Oh boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it s going to rain.” I wanted

3、 to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile.Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus.As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile, “Oh that bus left five min

4、utes ago.” Dreams of headcutting!It s not the news that makes someone angry. It s the unsympathetic attitude with which it s delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation doe

5、s it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didn t get the job takes on a sympathetic tone.Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you are tired from a long flight, has a hotel cler

6、k cheerfully said that your room isn t ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming ra

7、instorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warning.Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, “Oh, that s all right. Ill catch the next one. ”Big winners, when they bear bad news, deliver bombs with the emotion the bomb

8、arded (被轟炸旳) person is sure to have.語(yǔ)篇解讀當(dāng)我們告訴別人不好旳消息時(shí)，我們應(yīng)該以同情旳表情和語(yǔ)氣來表達(dá).1In Paragraph 1 ，the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to_.A. make a comparisonB. introduce a topicC. describe a scene D. offer an argument解析邏輯推理題.從第一段可知，作者用“法老旳故事”來引出文章旳話題，所以答案選B.答案B2In the writer s opinion, his neighbor was

9、_.A. friendly B. warmheartedC. not considerate D. not helpful解析事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題.文章中第二段，作者旳鄰居高興地向作者傳達(dá)一個(gè)壞消息，他沒有考慮作者旳感受，由此可知作者旳鄰居很不會(huì)體貼人，考慮事情不周全.答案C3From “Dreams of headcutting！” ( Paragraph 3 ), we learn that the writer_.A. was mad at the sales agentB. was reminded of the cruel pharaohC. wished that the sales age

10、nt would have bad dreamsD. dreamed of cutting the sales agent s head that night解析邏輯推理題.從文章第三段推斷可知，作者對(duì)售票員旳這種行為非常憤怒，所以答案選A.答案A4What is the main idea of the text?A. Delivering bad news properly is important in communication.B. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.C. Receiving bad new

11、s requires great courage.D. Learning ancient traditions can be useful.解析主旨大意題.本文告訴我們“在日常交流中，當(dāng)向別人傳達(dá)壞消息時(shí)應(yīng)該委婉地表達(dá)出來，以照顧到對(duì)方旳感受，這在日常交流中是非常重要旳”.由此可知答案為A項(xiàng).答案A*結(jié)束AAt Yale University, enrollment in basic Chinese in 2005 grew rapidly, and for the first time professors can remember, large numbers of freshmen we

12、re arriving with enough knowledge of the Chinese language to start in second- or third-year Chinese language class, rather than basic Chinese.The American interest in China is not just at the university level. In the 2006 school year, high-school students will be offered an Advanced Placement test,

13、which is one of the national exams American students take for university admission, in Chinese. This is the first time Chinese is offered in the Advanced Placement test, which is usually limited to the most important subjects that high school students take.What is surprising is that earlier last yea

14、r, an organization that tracks university students surveyed high schools throughout America, asking if they planned to offer the language courses that prepare students for the language Advanced Placement test. They expected that only a hundred high schools, mostly in California, New York, and a few

15、other places with large immigrant populations, would show interest in each of the new language programs. Although that was true for the courses in Italian, Russian and Japanese, it was not true for the Chinese language course. There were thousands of American high schools that indicated that they pl

16、anned to build their Chinese programs to levels where students could take the Advanced Placement exam for Chinese language. The demand for courses in Chinese is rising so rapidly that it is rapidly overtaking all other foreign languages except Spanish.41. According to the passage many freshmen at Ya

17、le University today . A. know enough basic Chinese B. neednt learn Chinese any more C. take courses in the Chinese language D. go to university to study Chinese42. For university entrance, the American high-school students . A. have to learn ChineseB. learn more than one foreign language. C. take th

18、e Advanced Placement TestD. used to have a test in Chinese43. We can learn from the passage that . A. Chinese will overtake all foreign languages in American high schools B. Americans will know more about China and its people C. the U.S. government pays much attention to language studies D. Chinese

19、may take the place of English in American universitiesBWhy not an island get-away?NewfoundlandPriceFrom 1080 per person in June 2005We went with:Frontier Canada frontier-travel. Co. uk/CanadaAbout this tripJohn Cabot had set sail looking for a new trade route for Asia, when he landed in Cape Bonavis

20、ta. Clearly he felt this barren desolate landscape could provide this, so he claimed it for its potential and so began the rise of the British Empire.Newfoundland is the most easterly point in North America and was Britains first overseas colony until 1949, when it became part of Canada. Its roughly

21、 the size of England and Craigs journey by camper van or RV (recreational vehicle) took in just a small part of the island called the Bonavista Peninsula.First stop was the tiny fishing port of Keels to stock up for the journey ahead. Theres a long standing love affair between Newfoundlanders and co

22、d. The seas off the Newfoundland coast were once the richest cod fishing grounds in the world, attracting fishermen from all over Europe. Many settled, establishing these coastal villages known locally as outports.An hours drive down the coast is the town of Bonavista, where Craig met up with retire

23、d fisherman, Wilson Hayward. He told Craig how the landscape used to lie, and described the peculiarities of the language and accents in the area. Theres a different language in every bay.44The title “Why not an island get-away?” _.A. invites people to take a holiday trip to NewfoundlandB. informs p

24、eople that the island is moving away from where it used to beC. tells people that they can buy the island at the price of 1080.D. asks people to visit the website frontier-travel. co.uk/Canada45From the context we can conclude that “Frontier Canada” is the name of _.A. a tourist guideB. a kind of fi

25、sh found around the islandC. a tourist agencyD. someone who has already booked the trip46When John Cabot first discovered Cape Bonavista he was actually on a voyage to find _.A. North AmericaB. AsiaC. South AmericaD. the British Empire47According to the passage Newfoundland is now part of _.A. UKB.

26、CanadaC. EuropeD. Bonavista48In the past the Newfoundlanders mainly lived by _.A. teaching languagesB. making camper vansC. looking after retired fishermenD. fishing codCAs motorways become more and more blocked up with traffic, a new generation on flying cars will be needed to ferry people along sk

27、yways. That is the conclusion of engineers from the US space agency and aeronautical firms, who envision future commuters traveling by “skycar”.These could look much like the concept skycar shown in the picture, designed by Boeing research and development. However, such vehicles could be some 25 yea

28、rs from appearing on the market. Efforts to build flying vehicles in the past have not been very successful. Such vehicles would not only be expensive and require the skills of a trained pilot to fly, but there are significant engineering challenges involved in developing them. “When you try to comb

29、ine them you get the worst of both worlds: a very heavy, slow, expensive vehicle thats hard to use,” said Mark Moore, head of the personal air vehicle(PAV) division of the vehicle systems program at Nasas Langley Research Center in Hampton, US. But Boeing is also considering how to police the airway

30、s-and prevent total pandemonium(吵雜狂亂旳喧鬧)-if thousands of flying cars enter the skies.“The neat, gee-whiz part is thinking about what the vehicle itself would look like,” said Dick Paul, a vice president with Phantom Works, Boeings research and development arm. “But were trying to think through all t

31、he consequences of what it would take to deploy(散開) a fleet of these.”Past proposals to solve this problem have included artificial intelligence systems to prevent collisions between air traffic. Nasa is working on flying vehicles with the initial goal of transforming small plane travel. Small plane

32、s are generally costly, loud, and require months of training and lots of money to operate, making flying to work impractical for most people. But within five years, Nasa researchers hope to develop technology for a small plane that can fly out of regional airports, costs less than $100,000(55,725),

33、is as quiet as a motorcycle and as simple to operate as a car.Although it would not have any road-driving capabilities, it would bring this form of travel within the grasp of a wider section of people. The new technology would automate many of the pilots functions. This Small Aircraft Transportation

34、 System(Sats) would divert pressure away from the “hub-and-spoke(中心輻射型)” model of air travel. Hub-and-spoke refers to the typically US model of passengers being processed through large “hub” airports and then on to secondary flights to “spoke” airports near their final destinations.49. The best titl

35、e for this text would be .A. Developing SkycarsB. The Traffic Jams in the SkyC. How to Guide Flying Cars in the SkyD. What Flying Cars Will Look Like50. The underlined word “envision” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “ ”.A. seeB. expectC. thinkD. announce51. When engineers develop the skycars, the

36、y have to deal with the following difficulties except .A. how to fly out of regional airports B. how to prevent the disorder of the airwaysC. how to reduce expenses and the vehicles weightD. how to fly the skycars to enter skies52. Now Nasa researchers aim is to .A. make big flying carsB. work out t

37、he planhow to transform small plane travelC. develop a new kind of small plane different from the traditional oneD. build a new kind of small plane with road-driving abilitiesDThe teaching hospital is one associated with a medical school. Teaching hospitals are large, with a range of from 300 to 200

38、 beds. These hospitals always have interns(實(shí)習(xí)醫(yī)師) and residents(住院醫(yī)師) and additionally have medical students on the hospital wards. They have superb technical resources, and it is here that the most extraordinary events of medicine take place. Open-heart surgery, transplantation of kidneys, elaborate

39、(精致旳) nurseries for the newborn, support for management of rare blood diseases, and other wonderful achievements are all available here. Dozens of people may be concerned with the well-being of a particular patient. Important medical decisions are thoroughly discussed, presented at conferences, and

40、reviewed by many personnel.On the other hand, the quality of personal relationships at teaching hospitals is variable. Many patients feel that they are treated in an impersonal way, and that their laboratory tests receive more attention that their human and social problems. Since these institutions

41、are on the frontier of medicine, there is a tendency to emphasize the new and elaborate procedures, when older and more modest ones might have served as well. With the inexperience of some members of the care team, there is a tendency to order more laboratory tests than what would have been ordered

42、for the same condition in a private hospital. The sick patients are sometimes confused by having to relate to a large number of doctors and students. Medical educators are concerned with such criticisms and have to correct some of the problems. However, some excesses(超額) of technological medicine st

43、ill occur in these institutions.53. One of the advantages of a teaching hospital is that . A. its first-class personnel are a guarantee of excellent medical care B. its first-class medical facilities and skills make medical breakthroughs possible C. the interns, residents and medical students all of

44、fer satisfactory services D. its laboratory staff provide high-class professional aids for the doctors54. The passage implies that .A. private hospitals usually give personalized care of high qualityB. private hospitals have more experienced laboratory staffC. teaching hospitals use patients as subj

45、ects for their experimentsD. teaching hospitals usually give patients improper treatment55. Treatments of some difficult and complicated cases in teaching hospital are decided . A. by specialists in charge of the case B. by doctors and students together C. on some special and important occasions D.

46、through collective efforts and serious review56. The problem that still bothers teaching hospitals frequently is . A. the inadequate patient care caused by irresponsible nurses. B. the wrong decisions made by inexperienced doctors C. improper dependence on technological medicine D. the inconvenience

47、 caused by the presence of medical studentsEWhats On StageAn acrobatic show: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe(劇團(tuán)) will present “The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills will run down your spine(脊柱) as you watch breathlessly as performers ta

48、ke their art and their bodies to the edge.Time: 7:30 p.m., September 13-19Place: Capital Theatre, 22 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng DistrictExhibitionsJoint Show: A group ink painting exhibition is running at the Huangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun

49、and Yu Yang are on display.Time: 9:00 a. m.5:00 p.m. until September 10Place: Huangshicheng Art Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Dajie, Dongcheng DistrictOil paintings: The Wanfung Art Gallery will host a joint show of oil painting by 10 young and middle-aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their lates

50、t works, which capture the wondrous variety of life in unique styles.Time: 9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m. until September 15Place: 136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng DistrictLiterature museum: The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an in-depth study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literatu

51、re from 1919 to 1949.Time: 9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m., dailyPlace: 45 Anyuan Donglu, Chaoyang District(Shaoyaoju area)ConcertsBeijing rocks: “The Fashion Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans out by the thousands next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older gen

52、eration bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.Time: September 16Place: The Olympic CenterBelgium Orchestra：La Petite Bande, the Baroque Orehestra of Belgium, will perform in Beijin

53、g at the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world in memory of the 250th anniversary of Bachs death.Time: 7:30 p.m. September 1114Place: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities57. What do you think of the acrobatic show mentioned here

54、? A. When you watch it, you will certainly feel cold. B. Something strange will puzzle everyone, including scientists. C. Unexpected things will make you excited and surprised. D. Even the bravest ones will be too frightened to go on watching58. The most characteristic thing about the Fashion Night

55、of Chinese Rock is that . A. it will let the audience choose the performers and the music B. it is to bring thousands of rock fans out of their homes C. it will certainly cause a rock storm throughout China D. it is to be held in memory of one of the greatest musicians59. Suppose it is September 14 today, how many activities can people choose to attend? A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.D. 5.60. On the whole, we can conclude . A. people in