1、1阅读理解专题突破练 2第一节A体裁:应用文 词数:216 用时:6 分钟(2017 安徽合肥第二次教学质检)Sales RepresentativeImmediate HiringDo you like meeting new people?Do you enjoy closing deals every day?Are you looking for a dynamic and high energy industry? THIS COULD BE THE CAREER(职业)FOR YOU!Fast Growing and Very Successful Credit Card Proc
2、essor is looking for a dynamic outside salesperson to sell credit products and check processing services in the local area.What we need you to do:Attend 3-5 appointments dailySell into small-sized to middle-sized businessesWork closely with the sales manager in Dallas TX(by phone)Have the ability to
3、 manage paperwork2We offer:Medical benefits eligibility(资格)after 90 daysOne of the strongest compensation programs in the industryMonthly bonusesA jump start bonus of up to $750Successful applicants often have experience in customer services,inside sales,outside sales,sales support,management roles,
4、or other customer-facing positions.We are an equal opportunity employer.We do not discriminate on the basis of race,religion,color,sex,age,national origin or disability.Please reply with a resume today!There is a difference.Experience Great Work!We have been servicing North East Ohio for more than 2
5、0 years with offices located in Akron,Canton,Lakewood,Streetsboro and Wadsworth.Apply online and make a call to our Lakewood location to discuss our great career opportunity at 440-663-0050.【解题导语】本文是一篇招聘广告。文章详细介绍了工作内容、工作待遇、应聘者所需条件等。1.According to the text,the sales representative the company is look
6、ing for should . A.sell into big businessesB.be able to manage paperworkC.meet over 5 customers each dayD.see the sales manager in Dallas TX frequently答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据文中的“Have the ability to manage paperwork”可知,该职位需要销售代表有处理文书工作的能力,故 B 项正确。32.If hired,you can . A.receive a monthly salary of $750B.get
7、a special customer-facing positionC.enjoy a strong compensation programD.gain medical benefits eligibility within 90 days答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据文中的“One of the strongest compensation programs in the industry”可知,该职位可以享受业内非常强大的补偿金项目,故 C 项正确。根据文章内容可知,启动资金最高是 750 美元,而不是月薪 750 美元,故 A 项错误;根据文中的“Successful applican
8、ts often.customer-facing positions.”可知,B 项错误;D 项错在 90 天以内,与文中的“Medical benefits eligibility after 90 days”的表述不符。3.Which of the following can help you apply successfully?A.The experience in shopping.B.The experience in management.C.The experience of using a credit card.D.The experience of talking wit
9、h a sales manager.答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据文中的“Successful applicants often have experience in customer services,inside sales,outside sales,sales support,management roles,or other customer-facing positions.”可知,该岗位需要管理经验,故 B 项正确。B体裁:记叙文 词数:315 用时:7 分钟(2017 福建福州综合质量检测)4Aerial(空中的)performer Jennifer Bricker was b
10、orn without legs,but she never let it stop her.Wrapped in a loop(圈)of red silk hung from the ceiling,Jennifer Bricker climbs and twists to the music.Her head hangs down and her strong arms let go as she balances on her back,high above the ground a move that is all the more daring because she has no
11、legs.Jennifer was a few months old when she was adopted by Sharon and Gerald Bricker.She had big brown eyes,a bright smile,and huge amounts of energy.When a doctor advised her adoptive parents to carry her around in a kind of bucket(桶),they refused.Jennifer soon learned to walk and run on her hands
12、and bottom,and grew up fearlessly climbing trees and bouncing on the trampoline(蹦床)with her three older brothers.“My parents didnt treat me differently so I didnt grasp the concept that I was different.I knew I didnt have legs but that wasnt stopping me from doing the things I wanted to do.”At the a
13、ge of three she was fitted with artificial legs,but she never really took to them she moved more freely without them.In 1996 the Olympic Games took place in Atlanta.Jennifer loved to watch the womens gymnastics team,and especially adored the 14-year-old Dominique Moceanu who competed for the US.When
14、 Moceanu and the womens team won the gold,Jennifer decided she was going to be a gymnast,too.She took up power tumbling,which involves performing floor exercises down a runway.But Jennifer did not want any allowances to be made for her disability.At the age of 10 she took part in the Junior Olympics
15、 and by age 11 she was the tumbling champion for the state of Illinois.Jennifer now travels the world as an inspirational speaker and acts as an aerial performer.【解题导语】本文是一篇人物记叙文。Jennifer Bricker 天生无腿,但在自己的努力下,她参加了青少年奥运会,并成为世界著名的励志演讲家和空中表演演员。54.What do we know about Jennifer Bricker?A.She felt embar
16、rassed without legs.B.She was brought up as a normal child.C.She was carried in a bucket as a baby.D.She lost her legs when she was adopted.答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“My parents didnt treat me differently so I didnt grasp the concept that I was different.”可知,Jennifer 的父母对待她和对待其他孩子没有什么不同,她也没有觉得她和其他孩子有什么差异;
17、结合第三段的第三句“When a doctor advised her adoptive parents to carry her around in a kind of bucket,they refused.”可知,她的父母拒绝了医生的建议。据此可知,她是像正常的孩子那样被带大的,故 B 项正确。5.Why did Jennifer determine to be a gymnast?A.She knew that she was different from others.B.She wanted to make allowances for her disability.C.She w
18、as eager to participate in the Junior Olympics.D.She was greatly influenced by Dominique Moceanu.答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Jennifer loved to watch the womens gymnastics team,and especially adored the 14-year-old Dominique Moceanu who competed for the US.When Moceanu and the womens team won the gold,Jenni
19、fer decided she was going to be a gymnast,too.”可知,Jennifer 喜欢看女子体操队的表演,尤其喜爱为美国而战的 14 岁运动员 Dominique Moceanu;在 Dominique Moceanu 和女子体操队获得金牌后,她决定也从事体操事业,故 D 项正确。6.Which of the following can best describe Jennifer Bricker?A.Self-respecting. B.Cautious.6C.Sensitive. D.Clever.答案 A解析 推理判断题。通读全文可知,Jennifer
20、 Bricker 在几个月大的时候被领养,虽然天生无腿,但是她仍和其他正常孩子一样成长。在观看了奥运会的体操表演后,她决定做一名体操运动员,并获得成功。据此可以判断,她是一个自强自爱的人,故 A 项正确。7.What is the passage mainly about?A.The sufferings of a gymnast.B.The memory of an aerial performer.C.The experiences of an adoptive family.D.The growing process of a disabled person.答案 D解析 主旨大意题。通
21、读全文可知,本文主要介绍了 Jennifer Bricker 天生无腿但后来在自己的努力下参加了青少年奥运会,并成为世界著名的励志演讲家和空中表演演员的故事。据此可知,本文介绍了一位残疾人的成长之路,故 D 项正确。C体裁:说明文 词数:317 用时:7 分钟(2017 山东烟台一模)Grandparents who help out occasionally with childcare in their community tend to live longer than seniors who do not care for other people,according to a stu
22、dy from Berlin,Germany.“Having no contact with grandchildren at all can negatively impact grandparents health.This link could be deeply rooted in our evolutionary past when help with childcare was important for the survival of the human species,” said Sonja Hilbrand,one of the researchers.7The findi
23、ngs are drawn from data on more than 500 people over age 70.Overall,after accounting for grandparents age and general state of health,the risk of dying over a 20-year period was one-third lower for grandparents who cared for their grandchildren,compared with grandparents who provided no childcare.Ca
24、regiving was associated with a longer life even when the care receiver wasnt a relative.Half of all childless seniors who provided support to friends or neighbors lived for seven years after the study began,while non-helpers lived for four years on average.“Caregiving may give caregivers a purpose o
25、f life because they may feel useful for others and society.Caregiving may be thought also as an activity that keeps caregivers physically and mentally active,” said Professor Bruno Arpino.Arpino noted,however,that caregiving is not the only activity that can improve health and that too many caring r
26、esponsibilities can take away from other beneficial activities like working,being in social clubs,or volunteering.“Children should take into account their parents needs,willingness,and desires and agree with them on the timing and amount of childcare,” he suggested. “It is very important that every
27、individual decides for himself/herself,what proper amounts of help means,” Hilbrand said,adding,“As long as you do not feel stressed about the intensity(强度)of help you provide,you may be doing something good for others as well as for yourself.”【解题导语】本文是说明文。文章通过研究发现,老人走出家门帮助看护社区中的小孩有助于延年益寿;文章同时指出,看护孩
28、子不是延年益寿的唯一活动,老人看护小孩的工作强度要适当,要因人而异。8.What is the caregiving study based on?A.Human evolutionary history.B.Demand modern society.C.Social contact between relatives.D.Data on many elderly people.8答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句 “The findings are drawn from data on more than 500 people over age 70.”可知,老人看护小孩有助于延年
29、益寿这一发现是基于对 500 多名 70 岁以上老人的研究得出的,故 D 项正确。9.In Arpinos opinion,childcare . A.is sure to keep old people away from illnessesB.allows old people to live a more meaningful lifeC.creates more job opportunities for old peopleD.makes social activities inaccessible to old people答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据第五段 “Caregivin
30、g may give caregivers a purpose of life because they may feel useful.keeps caregivers physically and mentally active.”得知,Arpino 教授认为,看护孩子可以保持老人身心活跃,使得老人感到自己对他人和社会有价值,也就是老人生活得更有意义,故选 B 项。10.What does the underlined part “take into account” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?A.Limit. B.Ignore.C.Favor. D.Con
31、sider.答案 D解析 词义猜测题。从文章倒数第二段可知,看护小孩不是延年益寿的唯一活动,老人还应该参加其他有意义的活动;而且,还要考虑到孩子父母的需要和愿望,故选 D 项。11.What does the last paragraph tell us?A.Grandparents can do anything in their own interests.B.Grandparents should share more social responsibilities.C.Proper amounts of childcare do good to grandparents.9D.Care
32、giving guarantees every grandparent a longer life.答案 C解析 段落大意题。在文章最后一段,Hilbrand 指出“老人帮助看小孩的合适工作量非常重要,只要不感到有压力,这样对别人和对老人本人都有好处”,故选 C 项。D体裁:说明文 词数:232 用时:7 分钟Fans of the movie Finding Nemo may remember the terrifying fish that scares Dory and Marlin at the bottom of a trench.But in reality this “monst
33、er”,a black seadevil,is only about 9 cm long,which would make it about a third of the size of Dory and potentially smaller than Marlin or Nemo.While this inaccuracy may seem harmless,it could cause problems for future conservation efforts,as people are more likely to support conservation of adorable
34、 rather than scary-looking animals.The black seadevil is just one of the mysterious“monsters”.From 20002010,scientists described about 1,200 new species in the Census of Marine Life.While this figure may seem astonishing,a further 5,000 individual dead creatures are in specimen(标本)jars,waiting to be
35、 described.Specimens must be methodically collected,identified,and then the identity of new deep-water species must be confirmed.If we call unusual deep-sea animals monsters,then we may harm their conservation as people are unlikely to be connected with them or care about saving them.On the other ha
36、nd,their rarity clearly makes them popular on social media sites.For other species,this has already resulted in increases in illegal trading for unusual pets.Deep-sea species may potentially become illegally obtained specimens or 10food.Humans may end up eating these animals of the deep sea to extin
37、ction before their species are even known to science.Every habitat on earth is interconnected,and whatever we as humans do has an influence on marine ecosystems.In reality,about 80% of our oxygen is produced by microorganisms(微生物)in the oceans.This makes our oceans both the lungs and lifeblood of ou
38、r planet and we must all try harder to save them.【解题导语】本文主要从电影里对深海物种的不准确认识,谈到了保护深海物种的重要性。12.What can we know about the black seadevil in reality?A.People benefit greatly from the oxygen produced by it.B.Its body size is a big threat to fish like Dory and Nemo.C.Its scary appearance will cause proble
39、ms for conservation.D.People didnt know much about it when filming Finding Nemo.答案 D解析 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“the terrifying fish that scares Dory and Marlin”并结合第二段的整体内容可知,拍摄这部电影时,人们对这种物种了解很少,故选 D 项。 13.What does the author think of the progress of describing new species?A.Acceptable. B.Surprising.C.Unsatisf
40、ying. D.Hopeless.答案 C解析 推理判断题。根据第四段的最后一句“While this figure may seem astonishing,a further 5,000 individual dead creatures are in specimen jars,waiting to be described.”可推知,作者认为科学家对海洋新物种的研究不能令人满意,故选 C 项。14.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 7 probably refer to?A.Their popularity on soc
41、ial media sites.11B.Their rarity among sea creatures.C.Their conservation being harmed.D.Their importance being ignored.答案 A解析 词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段的第一句“On the other hand,their rarity clearly makes them popular on social media sites.”可推知,此处的 this 指代上文稀有物种在社交媒体网站上受青睐的状况,故选 A 项。15.What can we infer about thos
42、e unusual sea animals?A.They are the lungs and lifeblood of our planet.B.Confirming their identity is very urgent for protection.C.Most of them are becoming illegally obtained specimens.D.Adorable ones are more likely to be posted on social media sites.答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段可推知,科学地认知稀有物种对于这些物种的保护来说很紧迫
43、,故选 B 项。第二节体裁:说明文 词数:224 用时:7 分钟Why is volunteering important?When it comes to service work,it is important to realize that the actual goal should be getting the most out of your voluntary work. 16 Gaining new/social experiencesVolunteering allows students to get involved with new things and develop
44、 social and academic skills that couldnt be learned in a classroom environment. 17 Giving and helping others12Volunteers create better environments for others;they create healthier communities and they brighten lives.Jill,a senior student,has been a volunteer in her community for more than three yea
45、rs. 18 “They always tell me how great we sound and how they wish they had taken time to learn an instrument in their youth.” Creating connections with people19 Not only does the voluntary work you do show who you are as a person,but it reflects many positive qualities that possibly employers and adm
46、ission officers want to see.Volunteering allows you to meet a wide variety of people from all walks of life. 20 Volunteering isnt one of the most attractive jobs,but it is one of the most beneficial and uplifting(令人振奋的).Its taking some time out of your day and helping others.Voluntary work makes us
47、feel good.It builds self-confidence and lifts up the spirits.A.Building career choicesB.Developing a sense of achievementC.Volunteering means a lot more.D.Building relationships with people is very important.E.Volunteering is an excellent way to improve your independence.F.She volunteers by performi
48、ng in concerts for senior citizens.G.Volunteering allows you to experience different environments and situations.答案与解析【解题导语】本文主要介绍了做志愿工作的意义。16.C 根据上文的“When it comes to service work,it is important to realize that the actual goal should be getting the most out of your voluntary work.”并结合文章的标题可推知,此处开始
49、导入志愿工作的意义,起承上启下的作用,所以选 C 项。1317.G 根据本段标题“Gaining new/social experiences”可推知,志愿工作会让志愿者有不同的体验,所以选 G 项。18.F 根据下文的“They always tell me how great we sound and how they wish they had taken time to learn an instrument in their youth.”可推知,志愿者 Jill 做的志愿工作应该是弹某种乐器,F 项“她志愿在音乐会上给老年人演奏”最合文意。19.D 根据本段的标题“Creating connections with people”可推知,志愿工作对增强人际关系是很重要的,所以选 D 项。20.B 空处为本段小标题,根据下文的“Voluntary work makes us feel good.It builds self-confidence and lifts up the spirits.”可推知,志愿工作让人感觉良好,增强自信心,令人振奋,拥有成就感,所以选 B 项。
