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2014高考英语阅读理解专题训练二轮精品题(13）及答案

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SteveJobsmadetechnologyfun．Theco-founderofApplediedlast

Wednesdayattheageoffifty—sixHehadfoughtforyearsagainst

cancer．MournersgatheredoutsidehishouinPaloAlto,California,and

Applestoresaroundtheworld．

TimBajarin,presidentofahigh-techrearchandconsultingcompany，

said"Ifyouactuallylookatatechleader，they'rereallyhappyiftheyhave

onehitintheirlife．SteveJobshastheAppleII，theMac，theiPod，

theiPhone，theiPadandPixar．"

SteveJobswasacollegedropout．Hewasadoptedbyamachinistand

hiswife，anaccountant．Theysupportedhiarlyinterestinelectronics．

HeandhisfriendSteveWozniakstartedAppleComputer—nowjust

calledApple—innineteenventy-six．Theystayedatthecompanyuntil

nineteeneighty-five．Thatyear,SteveWozniakreturnedtocollegeand

SteveJobsleftinadispute（分歧）withthechiefexecutive．

Mr．Jobsthenformedhisowncompany，calledNeXTComputer．He

rejoinedAppleinnineteenninety—venafteritboughtNeXT．He

helpedremakeApplefromabusinessthatwasinbadshapethentooneof

themostvaluablecompaniesintheworldtoday．

SteveWozniak,speakingonCNN，rememberedhislongtimefriendas

a"greatvisionaryandleader’'anda"marketinggenius（天才)"．

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

PresidentObamasaidinastatement："Bybuildingoneoftheplanet's

mostsuccessfulcompaniesfromhisgarage，heexemplifiedthespiritof

Americaningenuity．Bymakingcomputerspersonalandputtingthe

Internetinourpockets，hemadetheinformationrevolutionnotonly

accessible，butintuitiveandfun．”

DavidCarrollisaprofessoratParsonsSchoolofDesigninNewYork

City．HesaysSteveJobsnotonlyrevolutionizedtechnology,healso

revolutionizedAmericanbusiness．

"ThefactthathewasabletoredesignAmericancommercelopto

bottomandacrossisreallystunning（令人惊奇的)．Heprobablywillbe

consideredanindustrialgiantonthescaleofThomasEdisonandHenry

Ford,sooneofthegreat［s]ofalltime．"DavidCarrollsaid．

SteveJobssteppeddownasApple’schiefexecutiveinAugust

becauofhishealth．Hediedadayafterthecompanyreleadanew

iPhoneversionthatmetwithlimitedexcitement．Apple’snewchief，

TimCook，willalsohavetodealwiththenewKindleFiretablet

computerfromAmazon．com．ItcostslessthanhalfasmuchasaniPad

butalsodoesless．

55．WhydidpeopleallovertheworldmournSteveJobs?

A．Hewasverycourageousinthefaceofcancer．

B．Hebecameveryrichthoughdroppingoutcollege．

C．HereleadanewiPhoneversionbeforedeath．

D．Herevolutionizedtechnologyandmadeitenjoyable．

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

56．WhichofthefollowingcaneasilyprovethatJobsisa"marketing

genius”?

A．AfterApple，hefoundedNeXTComputer．

B．HemadeAppleveryvaluableonceagainintheworld．

C．HedevelopedariesofAppleproducts．

D．Hewasconsideredthegreatestindustrialfigureofalltime．

57．WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph7mean?[

A．JobswasatypicalexampleofAmericanspiritofcreation．

B．JobnrichedtheAmericanspiritofscienceandfreedom．

C．JobventuallyrealizedhisAmericandream．

D．Americanpeoplearegoodatinventingthings．

58．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext？

A．Jobs'sparentsdiscouragedhimfromworkingonelectronics

B．JobsstayedinAppleaschiefexecutiveforabout24years．

C．Jobsstartedhiscareerinhisfamilygarage．

D．Rununsuccessfully，ApplewassoldtoNeXTComputer．

【参考答案】55D56-58、:BAC

A

Papa’sjawdroppedwhenMamatoldhimthatSisterhadcheated

onherfinalexams-nottosucceedbuttofail.“It'sunbelievable！”he

said。“Sisterhasalwaysbeensoproudofhergoodgrades!”

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

“Yes,shehas，”saidMama。“Butit'

showshowbadlyshewantedofftheswimmingteam。”

“Wantedofftheswimmingteam?”saidPapa。“Sheneversaid

anythingaboutthattome。”

“Ofcourshedidn't，”saidMama。“Shewasafraidyou'dblow

yourtop。Youalreadyhadhergettingaswimmingscholarshiptocollege

andwinninggoldmedalsattheOlympics。Canyouimaginehowmuch

pressureshemusthavefelt？Forher，beingontheteamcouldn’t

havebeenmuchfun.”

“Oh,mygosh！"Papasaid，clappingahandtohisforehead。

“I'vebeensostupid！Ijustthoughtshe’dwanttobeachampion

swimmerbecaushe’ssogoodatit.”

“It’slikeanythingel,dear，”saidMama.“Nomatterhow

goodatityouare，ifitstopsbeingfun,youwon’twanttodoit

anymore.”

Papaputhisheadinhishands。

“Shemustbereallymadatme,”hemumbled。“MaybeIshould

saysorrytoher。"

Sister'sfootstepscouldbeheardonthestairs。Shecameintothe

kitchenandlookedhopefullyupatherparents.

“Honey，”saidMamawithasmile,“yourpapaandIhave

decidedthatthere’snoreasonforyoutobeontheswimmingteamif

youdon'twantto."

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

Sister’sfacelituplikeaChristmastree.“Yippee!”shecried.

“And,”addedPapa，“there’snoneedforanymoredrills。

I’msureyou’llbringyourgradesbackupallbyyourlf。”

SisterrantoPapaandjumpedintohisarms。Shegavehimabighug.

“I’mgoingtogoplaycardswithLizzy！”shesaid。“Seeyoulater!”

Fromthekitchenwindow，MamaandPapawatchedtheirdaughter

rundownthesunnyroadtowardLizzy’shou.

“It’sgoodtoeherhappyagain，”saidMama。

“Itsureis，”Papaagreed.“Asfortheswimmingteam，there's

alwaysnextyear.”

“If?"Mamapromptedhim.

“Oh,right,"saidPapa.“Ifshewantsto.”

Mamasmiled.“Atleastyou’relearning,dear,”

kisdhim。

“Well，youknowwhattheysay,”Papasaid。“Betterlatethan

never。”

wantedofftheswimmingteambecau_____。

notasgoodatswimmingaverbefore

endedtoimprovehergradesinherstudies

C。shewantedtoplaycardsfarmorethanswimming

titboringtostruggleforPapa'xpectation

sistedthatthechildshoulddo_____。

efelteasyto

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C。whatshewasabletoD。whatshefelt

rightto

3。WhatdoyouthinkofPapa?

utreasonable.B。Crazybutconfident。

rnbuthonest.D。Ambitiousbutconsiderate.

4。Whichmightbethepropertitleforthepassage？

IsBetterThan

Wealth

C。BetterLateThanNeverD。SomethingIsBetterThan

Nothing

【参考答案】1—4、DADC

阅读理解

Ray’sweddinghadgoneoffsmoothly。Everyoneemedtohave

oplehadtoogoodatime；theywenthomewith

designated（指派的)ning，thegifttableremained

unguarded。Whowouldstealanything,Raythought。Hehadneverheard

bestfriendAaronsaid

lledoutregularlyfromthe

insidefestivities（庆祝)tocheckonthegifttable，makingsurenoone

suspiciouswashangingaroundit.

RayandJuliawentona3-weekhoneymoontoItalyrightafterthe

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

eygotback，theyopenedallthegiftsandntout

thank—edcouplethatud

rpridJulia，

becauWaltandMarysaidtheywerethrilledtobeinvited。And,they

y,Ray

didn'tevencareiftheyhadn’neededtoknow

whethertondathank-younote。aidmaybe

WalthadleftanenvelopeonthegifttablelikeAaronhad。“Yes,butwe

gotyourenvelopewiththecashinside，”Raysaid.

“Maybemyenvelopelookedtoothin，andsomethiefthought

Walt'nvelopelookedniceandfat。"

AaronaskedRayifhehadlookedeverywhereforWalt'

calleduptheweddingsitetoeifanythinghadbeenleftbehind？Ray

saidthathehadlookedeverywhereandmadealotofcallsthatwere

fruitless。

Raydidn’tknowwhattodo。IfhentWaltandMaryathank-you

noteforagifttheyhadn’tgiven，theywouldbeinsulted。Ifhedidn’t

ndthemathank-younoteforagifttheyhadgiven,theywouldget

angry。

“Whatwouldyoudo?”aidhewouldcallWalt

upandtellhimtheproblem。

“Youcan’tgowrongwithsimplybeinghonest,”Aaronsaid。

“Oh，yes，youcan，"Raycontradictedhim。“Sometimesit’s

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

besttoletsleepingdogslie."Buthethoughtaboutit，andfinallydecided

id

thatyes，，theenvelopecontained$500

cash.

“＄500？！”Rayasked。“That’salotofcash,Walt！”Walt

admittedthatitwas，buthehadgottenafatraiearlythatyearandRay's

wastheonlyweddinghe’dbeentoinquiteawhile。Raythankedhim

verymuch，andapologizedsincerelyforsomeonestealingWalt's

ldhimthatitwas“onlymoney”。

WhenRaytoldAaronaboutWalt’sgift,Aaronlaughed。“The

onlythiefattheweddingwasWalt！Iquitplayingcardswithhimlastyear

asonlya＄10pot！I'msureI

toldyouaboutthat."

“Yes,youdidtellme，”，ofcour,hehadtond

Waltathank-younoteanyway。

12。Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage？

A。Nobodycheckedonthegifttableallevening.

B。Walthadsurelygottenafatraiearlythatyear。

nghadneverhappenedatawedding。

ookedonhonestyasthebestpolicy.

13。Theunderlinedword“insulted”inParagraph5probablymeans

________。

A。deeplyimpresdB。badlyhurtC。muchdiscouraged

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

D。greatlymoved

14。WhatkindofpersonisRay？

A。Considerateandpolite。uland

experienced。

C。lyandoptimistic.

fthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

ngPartyB。TheTheftattheWedding

dingGiftD。ASecretattheWedding

【参考答案】12—15、DBAC

阅读理解-—-————C

Weall，atonetimeoranother，havepretendedtobearockstar,

singinganddancingalongtoourfavoritesong．Mostofushavedonethis

intheprivacyofourownroomwhenwewerekidsandasadults，inthe

privacyofourhomes．Me？IlovetodothatwhenIdrive!1turnonthe

radio,findasongthatIcansingalongtooandprettysoonmyarmsarein

theairandIammovingalongtotherhythm．Mostofthetime，Idothis

onmywaytowork．

Yes,thatistrue，Iwillbeinmyniceworkclothes，jammingwhile

drivingorstoppedatatrafficlightIgetweird（古怪的）)looksfromsome

peopleandotherslaugh．Personally,Ilovetogetlostintherhythmofa

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

songwhichleadsmetosharewithyoutheimportanceofbeingsilly！

Thedefinitionforthewordsilly，accordingtothedictionaryis：

stupid,foolishandnonnsical．Iknowmanypeopledonotwanttolook

foolish．Sotheywalkaroundallrious,whichinallhonesty,isfoolish！

Nooneisperfect,Irepeat：nooneisperfect．Idon’tcarehow

educated，howthin,howbeautiful，howsimple,howfrugal（节俭的）,

howrich,andsoon．．．Nooneisperfect!Sowhypretendtobesomething

youarenot？

Lifeissoshort．．．Youneverknowwhenthisbeautifuljourneywillbe

over，sowhywasteasinglecondonbeingsofullofrigidity(呆板)?

HereisaquotebySouza，thatIthinksaysitallandisagreatrecipefor

life：

"Danceasthoughnooneiswatchingyou，

Loveasthoughyouhaveneverbeenhurtbefore,

Singasthoughnoonecanhearyou,

Liveasthoughheavenisonearth．"

Whenwewerekids，wehadnoideaofwhatlimitationswereandwe

hadnocareinthe．worldsowecoulddothingswithoutworryingabout

howweappearedtoothers．However，aswegrewup，welostthat

childlikeinnocence．

Sodon’tlothechildthatstillliveswithinyou．Thenexttimeyou

feeldown,goturnonyourfavoritesong,andsinganddancealonglike

thereisnotomorrow．Orwatchsomethingthatmakesyoulaugh．Laughter

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

isthebestmedicinetowhateverails（使痛苦）youandnothingisbetter

thanlaughingsohardthatyourstomachhurts．Trustme，youwillfeela

wholelotbetter，andwhodoesn’twanttofeelgood？

59．Accordingtothetext，whatdoesthewriterusuallydo？

A．Herepeatsthewordsofsongs．B．Hesingssongsonhis

waytowork．

C．Hedancesinhisownhome．D．Hesharesmusicwith

otherdrivers．［来源：学。科。网Z。X。X.K］

60．Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthepeoplewholookveryrious？

A．Theyarehonest．B．Theyareeducated．

C．Theyareperfect．D．Theyaresilly．

61．ThewriterquotesSouzatoshowthat____．

A．lifeisabeautifuljourneyB．lifeisfullofrigidity

C．lifeistobetreasuredD．lifeisagreatrecipe

62．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．TheInnocenceofBeingaChildB．The

ImportanceofBeingSilly

C．NoOneIsPerfectD．LifeIsShort

【参考答案】59、BD61-—-652CB

阅读理解--———-—B

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