高考英语二轮复习专项限时训练-阅读理解(一)(附答案与解析)

高考英语二轮复习专项限时训练·阅读理解（一）

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Shanghai-More

Shanghai

people

are

renting

cars

to

travel

over

the

coming

National

Day

holiday, Tom reported today.

Most cars in large local car-rental companies such as Yongda, Anji and Dazhong are leased

so far with the Buick Sport Utility Vehichle (SUV) in high demand.

Santana and Jetta were previously the most popular car models rented by Shanghai people

for

travel,

while

the

high-end

Buick

models

have

generated

great

interest

among

locals

renting

cars these years. However, the rent on a Buick GL or GS model is between 650 yuan and 750 yuan

a day, nearly double those of the Santana and Jetta cars.

Compared

with

Santana,

Buick

looks

better,

has

greater

capabilities

and

is

safer

and

more

comfortable, said a car l

easer. “I don’t mind paying a higher cost for a Buick to enjoy the holiday,”

he said.

SUV cars are very popular in the car renting market, according to some car rental firms.

“All the 31 Buick GL8SUV cars were leased out several days ago,” said an employee

with

the Shanghai Yongda Car Rental Co.

local people are more inclined (

倾向于

) to go travel with groups of friends, so SUV cars are

a

better

choice,

said

an

industry

analyst

(

分析家

).

Moreover,

SUV

car

are

safer on

rugged

and

rough roads, the analyst said.

According to the data, most people rented cars for seven days; a less number rented them for

two or three days.

1. What’s the best title for the passage ?

A.

How Shanghai People Spend Their Holidays

B.

Why So Many Shanghai People Rented Cars for Holidays

C.

More Shanghai Rent Cars for Holidays

D.

Shanghai Rent SUV Instead of Santana and Jetta

2. According to the passage we can see SUV is ________.

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A.

the name of a car-rental company

B.

the name of an expensive car

C.

the name of an ordinary car

D.

the place for the holiday

3. At present for how much money can you rent a Santana or Jetta for a day ?

A.

Between 650 yuan and 750 yuan.

B.

Between 350 yuan and 380 yuan.

C.

About 450 yuan.

D.

Less than 300 yuan.

4. Why do many people choose SUV cars for their holidays ?

A.

Because they are cheaper.

B.

Because they are convenient on rugged and rough roads.

C.

Only because they can run on bugged and tough roads.

D.

Because no Santana and Jetta can be rented now.

B

In many ways, our society doesn’t simply prepare for the kinds of lives that the elderly mus

t

lead. We have made medical advances that allow people to live longer than ever before, but we do

not seem to know what to do with them after we have saved their lives. Too little allowance (

津贴

)

is made for the person who is no longer earning a living, who can not walk long distances or drive

a car, or who may have physical or mental disabilities

that keep him from communicating with

others. The institutional (

慈善机构的

) care we give our older people is a good reflection of the

overall attitude of our society toward the aged.

In

the

past

few

years,

nursing

homes

have

received

wide

attention

as

boring,

meaningless

places

where

old

people

often

have

little

else

to

do

but

wait

for

the

end

of

their

lives.

Elderly

wards in mental hospitals are even worse. One of the most shocking things abort nursing homes

has

been

the

unwillingness

of

people

on

the

outside

to

show

real

concern

for

what

happens

in

these institutions. Even people who are entrusting (

委托

) a parent to the care of a home rarely ask

about

the

nurse-parent

ratio

(

比率

),

about

the

kinds

of

creative

facilities

or

physical

treatment

equipment available, or about the frequency of doctors’ visits.

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And the government has provided federal money without enforcing high standards of care. In

fact federal standards were lowered in 1974. Therefore, in some sense our concern for the aged

seems to be moving backwards, not forwards. This picture is in striking contrast to the treatment

of respectable patriarchs (

男长者

) and matriarchs (

女长者

) in many societies.

1. What would be the most suitable title for this passage?

A. Failure of Care for the Elderly

C. Institutional Care

B. The Elderly

D. A National Shame

2. We can conclude from this passage that the writer feels ____.

A. nursing homes should be got rid of

B. a country that can help people live longer should also be able to care for them better

C. people have no thanks toward their parents

D. our society’s institutions need to be reformed

3. The writer believes that people who place a parent in a nursing home should ____.

A. demand higher federal standards

B. consider the example set in other countries

C. be ashamed of not keeping the parents in their own homes

D. investigate it first

4. The writer complains ____.

A. about the indifference of some people towards nursing homes

B. about the shortage of equipment in nursing home

C. that nursing homes keep the aged from communicating with others

D. both A and B

C

Specialists say that it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock” is the

term these specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment.

There are three stages of culture shock, say the specialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like

their

new

environment.

Then,

when

the

fresh

experience

dies,

they

begin

to

hate

the

city,

the

country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the newcomers begin to adjust to their

surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life more.

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There

are

some

obvious

factors

in

culture

shock.

The

weather

may

be

unpleasant.

The

customs

may

be

different.

The

public

service

systems

—

the

telephone,

post

office,

or

transp ortation

—

may be difficult to work out. The most

simple

things seem

to be big problems.

The language may be difficult.

Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most

people.

V

ery

often

the

people

having

the

worst

culture

shock

are

those

who

never

had

any

difficulties

in

their

home

countries

and

were

successful

in

their

community.

Coming

to

a

new

country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves

without a role, almost without an identity. They have to build a new self-image.

Culture

shock

gives

rise

to

a

feeling

of

disorientation

(

迷惘

).

This

feeling

may

be

homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect

themselves

for

the

strange

environment,

and

create

an

escape

inside

their

room

for

a

sense

of

security.

This

escape

does

solve

the

problem

of

culture

shock

for

the

short

term,

but

it

does

nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and

gaining experience

—

these are the long-term solutions to the problem of culture shock.

1. According to the passage, factors that give rise to culture shock include all of the following

except _____.

A. language communication

B. weather conditions and customs

C. public service systems

D. homesickness

2. According to the passage, the more successful you are at home, __________.

A, the fewer difficulties you may have abroad

B. the more difficulties you may have abroad

C. the more money you will earn abroad

D. the less homesick you will feel abroad

3. What is the main idea of the last passage?

A. Escape unfamiliar environment

B. The feeling of homesickness.

C. Homesickness can solve the problem of culture shock.

D. The best way to overcome culture shock: get familiar with the new culture.

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