【英語】高二英語閱讀理解解題技巧及經(jīng)典題型及練習(xí)題(含答案)含解析一、高中英語閱讀理解1．閱讀理解PrimaveraSound

Tokickoffthesummer,there'snobetterplacetobethanBarcelona.Ontheconcertlineup,you'llfindbandslikeTheZombies,ArcadeFire,andBonIver.Thentakesometimetosoakupthelocalfood,wine,andculture.

Date:May31–June4,2018

Location:Barcelona,Spain

MusicType:Indie,rock,hip-hop

Price:80€–300€(around$86–$323)

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Hotel1898

HotelBarcelonaUniversal

MercerHotelBarcelona

GovernorsBall

OneofthegreatestsummerconcertsinNewYorkCityisGovernor'sBall,whichtakesplaceinearlyJuneatRandall'sIslandPark.SomeofthemanyartistsplayingincludeTool,Phoenix,Lorde,Flume,andtheWu-TangClan.

Date:June2-4,2018

Location:NewYorkCity,NewYork,USA

MusicType:Rock,hip-hop,pop

Price:$105–$305

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WNewYork–UnionSquare,UnionSquare,NewYorkCity,UnitedStatesAloftHarlem

Super8LongIslandCityLGAHotel

CourtyardNewYorkManhattan/UpperEastSide

Bonnaroo

Bonarooisanotherepicsummereventthatdrawsincrowdsofaround60,000eachyear.Someofthemosticonicmusiclegendswillbeplayingthisyear,includingU2,RedHotChiliPeppers,TheWeeknd,andChancetheRapper.

Date:June8-11,2018

Location:Manchester,Tennessee,USA

MusicType:Rock,hip-hop

Price:$210.50–$554+fees

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CountryInn&SuitesManchester

TheAmbassadorInn&Luxury（1）OnwhichofthedayscanyouenjoyRock,hip-hopinPrimaveraSound?A.

June1，2018.

B.

June5，2018.

C.

June9，2018.

D.

June11，2018.（2）TowitnessiconicmusiclegendChancetheRapperplaying,whichofthefollowingaretherecommendedplacestostay？A.

CourtyardNewYorkManhattan.

B.

HotelBarcelonaUniversal.C.

Randall'sIslandPark.

D.

TheAmbassadorInn&Luxury.【答案】（1）A（2）D【解析】【分析】本題是一篇應(yīng)用文，推薦了三個夏天要聽的音樂會，這些音樂會由不同的樂隊，在不同的時間、地點演奏，價格也有所不同，但也有共同之處：演奏搖滾和hip-hop（嘻哈）音樂。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)PrimaveraSound部分中的“Date–May31–June4,

2018

＂可知，我們可以在5月31日到6月4日之間欣賞PrimaveraSound的搖滾和嘻哈音樂，因此選A。。(2考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Bonnaroo部分中的＂Someofthemosticonicmusiclegendswillbeplayingthisyear,includingU2,RedHotChiliPeppers,TheWeeknd,andChancetheRapper.”以及推薦地點“RecommendedplacestostayinManchester:MicrotelInn&SuitesbyWyndhamManchester，CountryInn&SuitesManchester，TheAmbassadorInn&Luxury“”可知，見證ChancetheRapper的標(biāo)志性音樂，被推薦的居住地點有TheAmbassadorInn&Luxury＂，故選D?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，結(jié)合題目要求，選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解

Asoneoftheworld'smostpopularculturalmediums,cinemaisattheleadingpositionattheTaihuWorldCulturalForum(論壇),anannualeventthataimstoimproveculturalexchanges.Sofarthisyear,Chineseboxofficehasalreadytopped58billionyuan,theChinaFilmAdministrationsaid.ThisindicatesthatChina,theworld'ssecond-largestmoviemarket,isclosingthegapwiththeUnitedStates,theworld'stopcinemamarket.

CaoYin,directoroftheprogramcenteratChinaMovieChannel,saidthatChinahas67,000cinemascreens.themostofanycountry,andthenumberisexpectedtoincreaseto80,000bytheendofnextyear.SayingthatChinahassignedcoproductionagreementswith22countries(includingtheUnitedStates,Canada,Japan.Indiaetc.),CaoaddedithasdeepenedcinematicexchangesbetweenChinesefilmmakersandtheirforeigncounterparts(同行).

Withthecountry'shugenativemarket,whichproducedmorethan1,000filmsin2019,HongKongdirectorStanleyTongsaidhebelievesforeignfilmmakerswillincreasinglyseekcooperationwithChina."InternationalcoproductionwillbecomeanimportantplatformtosendChinesestoriesoverseaandgiveusabroadervisionofcreation,"Tongsaid.

Recently,over80percentoftheworld'stop100highestbox-officetitleshavebeenactionfilms.Tongsaidthefilms,inwhichplotsarebasicallysecondarytoshiningstunts(特技),isoneoftheeasiestwaystoappealtoforeignaudiences.Butithasbeenadecades-longstruggleforChinesefilmmakerstoselltheirstoriesoverseas.WhenaskedwhatkindsofChinesefilmswouldhavethemostglobalappeal.YanZhaozhu,chairmanoftheTaihuWorldCulturalForum,saidstoriesthataddressuniversalissues,suchasenvironmentalprotectionandclimatechange,areperhapsthebestoptions.（1）WhatisthepurposeoftheTaihuWorldCulturalForum?A.Tostrengthenculturalexchanges.B.TobuildmorecinemasinChina.C.ToinvitemoretouriststoTaihu.D.Toattractmoreinternationalinvestment.（2）WhatcanweinferaboutCaoYin'sopinioninParagraph2?A.ChineseboxofficehasalreadyovertakentheUnitedStatessofarB.ThescreensofChinesecinemaswillbeworld-leadinginthefutureC.ChinahassignedthemostcoproductionagreementswithothercountriesD.TherewillbemoreandmorecooperationsbetweenChinesefilmmakersandothercountries.（3）HowdoChinesefilmmakersfeelaboutsellingtheirmoviestotheworldrightnow?A.Easy.B.Disappointed.C.Challenged.D.Confused.（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.BoxOffice:UnclearFutureB.China:TopSecondMovieMarketC.Cinema:TheLeadingCulturalPositionD.ChineseFilmmakers:SevereCompetitionSituation【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇新聞報道，介紹了電影作為世界上最受歡迎的文化媒介之一在太湖世界文化論壇上處于領(lǐng)先地位。該論壇是一年一度的活動，旨在促進文化交流。中國電影總局說，今年到目前為止，中國電影票房已經(jīng)突破580億元人民幣。這表明，中國作為世界第二大電影市場，正在縮小與世界第一大電影市場美國之間的差距。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“...TaihuWorldCulturalForum,anannualeventthataimstoimproveculturalexchanges.”可知，太湖世界文化論壇是一年一度的活動，旨在促進文化交流。即舉行太湖世界文化論壇的目的是加強文化交流。故選A。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“CaoYin…saidthatChinahas67,000cinemascreens.themostofanycountry,andthenumberisexpectedtoincreaseto80,000bytheendofnextyear.SayingthatChinahassignedcoproductionagreementswith22countries(includingtheUnitedStates,Canada,Japan.Indiaetc.)”可知，曹寅說，中國有67,000個電影院。中國是擁有電影院最多的國家。到明年年底，這個數(shù)字有望增加到80,000。曹說，中國已經(jīng)與22個國家（包括美國，加拿大，日本，印度等）簽署了聯(lián)合制作電影的協(xié)議。因此從曹寅所說的話中我們看得出中國電影制片人與其他國家之間將會有越來越多的合作。故選D。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Butithasbeenadecades-longstruggleforChinesefilmmakerstoselltheirstoriesoverseas.”可知，中國電影制片人向海外出售電影故事已經(jīng)經(jīng)歷了數(shù)十年的艱辛努力。即中國電影制片人在將中國電影推向世界的過程中付出了艱辛的努力，取得今天的成就并不容易，challenged意為“有挑戰(zhàn)性的，不容易的”，符合文意。故選C。（4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“ThisindicatesthatChina,theworld'ssecond-largestmoviemarket,isclosingthegapwiththeUnitedStates,theworld'stopcinemamarket.”可知，中國是世界第二大電影市場，正在縮小與世界第一大電影市場美國之間的差距。因此文章的最佳標(biāo)題是“中國：第二大電影市場”。故選B?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇新聞報道。考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。3．閱讀理解

Since2013,Torobo,aroboticarmdesignedtotestthelimitsofartificialintelligence,hashadoneambition—tobeadmittedtotheUniversityofTokyo.However,ithasrepeatedlyfailed.Thisyearwasnoexception.

InearlyNovemberTorobotookanexamtoprepareforanall-importantstandardizedtest.WhileTorobo'stotalscoreof525outof950was14pointshigherthanin2015，itsstandardscoreof57.1%wasslightlylower,becausehumanstudentsdidbetterinthe2016test.

Thoughthescore，whichishigherthanthenationalaverage,isenoughtogettherobotadmittedtomanyotherfamousJapaneseuniversities,itfallsshortoftheminimumrequiredfortheUniversityofTokyo.

AcloseranalysisoftheresultsshowedthatTorobo'snewlyprogrammedabilitytosolvecomplexphysicsproblemshelpedincreaseitsyear-over-yearphysicsscorefrom46.5%to59%.Therobotalsodugdeepintoitsdatabaseofinformationfromtextbooksandwebsitestoobtainanimpressive66.3%inworldhistory.Theaverage60%scoresacquiredinthetwomathsections,werenottooshabbyeither.

But，whileToroboisabletohandleknowledge-basedquestionsandonesinvolvingcomplexmathematicalcalculations,ithasahardtimethinkingindependently.Asaresult,therobotisunabletofullyunderstandmultiplesentencesandphrasestoarriveatthelogicalconclusionsrequiredintheEnglishlanguagetests.Thisweaknesswasreflectedintheweakoralandwritingscores,whichcameinat36.2%and50.5%,respectively.

Fortunately,afterfourtiringyears,therobot'screatorshavedecidedtofreeTorobofromitsannualtest-takingsuffering,theresearchteamwillinsteadfocusonimprovingtherobot'sabilitytopickoutspecificanswersfrommassivesetsofdata—askillthatledtoitsexcellenthistoryscores.Theybelievetheexpertise(專業(yè)技術(shù)）will

helpTorobosucceedasanindustrialrobot.（1）WhatisthedisadvantageofTorobo?A.

Ithasmuchdifficultysearchingforfacts.

B.

Itdoesn'townlanguageskills.C.

Ithasweakindependentthinkingability.

D.

Itcouldn'tgetthroughtheexams.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthethirdparagraphreferto?A.

thescore

B.

Torobo

C.

theUniversityofTokyo

D.

thenationalaverage（3）Whatdidtheexamresultsshow?A.

Torobo'sscoredidn'treachthenationalaverage.B.

Torobo'sprogrammedabilityimproveditsmathscore.C.

Torobowasadmittedtoauniversity.D.

Torobodidwellinthehistoryexam.（4）Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.

Subjectsarobotaregoodat.

B.

Arobot'sperformancesinexams.C.

Majorsthataresuitableforarobot.

D.

Arobot'swaystodealwithexams.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了一款用來測試人工智能極限的機器人在考試中的表現(xiàn)和它的弊端。（1）C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段的前兩句內(nèi)容可知，Torobo的缺點是不擅長獨立思考，不能理解復(fù)雜的句子。故選C.（2）A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上半句“Thoughthescore，…,isenoughtogettherobotadmittedtomanyotherfamousJapaneseuniversities,”可知，前半句從句的主語thescore就是主句的主語it所代指的。故選A.（3）D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段各個學(xué)科得分的比較以及最后一段可知，Torobo的歷史成績非常好。故選D.（4）B主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了參加考試的機器人在各個學(xué)科方面的不同表現(xiàn)。故選B.【點評】本文是一篇關(guān)于介紹機器人的說明性閱讀理解。主要以細(xì)節(jié)理解題為主，抓住關(guān)鍵詞，理解文章主旨。其中第二題比較有難度，需要排除其它選項。主旨題看前面一，二段一般可以透漏出端倪。4．閱讀理解

Aboutaspirin:

Aspirinisacommonlyuseddrugwhichcanbetakentorelievediscomfortcausedbynumerousmedicalproblemsincludingheadaches,toothache,inflammationandinfections.Itisalsosuitabletotreatcoldsandflu-likesymptoms,andtoreduceahightemperature.

Whocantakeaspirin?

Adultsandchildrenover16yearsofage.

Whoshouldnottakeaspirin?

Womenwhoarepregnant,orplantobecomepregnant.Aspirinmayharmyourunbornbaby.

Womenwhoarebreast-feeding.Aspirincanpassintoyourbreastmilkandmayharmyourbaby.

Peoplewhohaveanyproblemswiththewaytheliverworksorwiththewaythekidneyswork.Howtotakeaspirin:

Takeaspirinaftermeals,withafullglassofwaterormilk.

Therecommendeddose(劑量)rangesfromtwotothreetabletsatatime.Nevertakemorethan4g12tablets)inany24-hourperiod.

Youmustnottakethesetabletswithanyothermedicinewhichcontainsanyaspirinorpainkiller.

Howtostoreaspirin:

Keepallmedicinesoutofthereachandsightofchildren.

Storeaspirininacool,dryplace,awayfromdirectheatandlight.

Donotputaspirininthebathroombecausethedampnesstherecancauseittoloseitseffectiveness.

Throwawayaspirinthatsmellsstronglyofvinegar.

Possiblesideeffects:

Feelingsick,increasedriskofbleeding,stomachpain,indigestionandheartburnarecommon.Iftheseeffectscontinue,contactyourdoctor.

Ringingintheears,difficultybreathing,dizziness,andmentalconfusionarerare.Iftheseoccur,stoptakingthedrugandcontactyourdoctorforfurtheradvice.（1）Inwhichcasewillyoutakeaspirinaccordingtothetext?A.

Stomachache.

B.

Fever.

C.

Breathlessness.

D.

Nosebleed.（2）Howmanytimescanyoutakeaspirinatmostinaday?A.

6.

B.

5.

C.

4.

D.

3.（3）Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.

Ahospitalannouncement.

B.

Amedicalreport.C.

Adoctor'ssuggestionslist.

D.

Medicalinstructions.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹阿司匹林的作用和注意事項。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Itisalsosuitabletotreatcoldsandflu-likesymptoms,andtoreduceahightemperature.”可知，阿司匹林可以退燒，故選B。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“Therecommendeddose(劑量)rangesfromtwotothreetabletsatatime.Nevertakemorethan4g12tabletsinany24-hourperiod.”可知，每次2-3片，一天不能超過12片，最多六次，故選A。（3）考查主旨大意。本文屬于說明文，介紹阿司匹林的作用和注意事項，因而是一篇藥物使用說明書，故選D?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇藥物使用說明書，要求考生準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解

Doyouhaveaspareroominyourhouse?Whataboutadrivewayforyourcar?Bothofthesecanhelpyoumakemoney.Manypeoplewhoarefeelingthepincharetakingadvantageofwhat'sbeencalledthe“sharingeconomy”.

Perhapsthebest-knownexampleofacompanyinthisfieldisAirbnbanAmericanwebbusinesswhichallowsyoutorentoutyourspareroomtoholidaymakers.Itsaysitoperatesin34,000citiesandithasover1,500,000listings.Itseemstohaveconcernedthemarket!

ABritishcompanyisdoingsomethingwithparkingspaces.JustPark'sfounder,AnthonyEskinazi,says,“WhenIhadtheoriginalidea,Ispottedadrivewayclosetoasportsstadium.ItwouldhavebeensoconvenientifIcouldhavejustparkedinthatdrivewayratherthanincommercialcarpark.”Andhehasabigclientele（客戶）:around20,000peoplehaveadvertisedtheirspacesonthesite,andhesaysaroundhalfamilliondriversuseit.Thereareothersitesdoingverysimilarthings,likeUberandLyfttheseletdriverssharetheircarswithotherpassengers.Anydriverknowshowvaluableaplacetoparkis.AchurchnearKingsCrossincentralLondonhasapparentlymadeover￡200,000byrentingoutspaceinitsyardtotravelers!

Becausethisisanewbusinessworld,thoserulesaren'tthereyetandmanypeoplearehappytoshare...aslongasitpays!

Butthesharingeconomyhasitscritics:thecompetitorsofthesenewcompanies.PeoplewhorunthingsliketraditionalB&B,commercialcarparksandtaxiservicesareafraidofendingupoutofpocket.Andthereisanotherissue:regulationsonthesenewbusinessareunclear.Howwillrentingoutyourdrivewayaffectyourneighbor?（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“feelingthepinch”probablymean?A.

Lackinginmoney

B.

FullofcuriosityC.

Willingtohelpothers

D.

Unsatisfiedwiththeirlife（2）Whomaybeagainstthesharingeconomy?A.

Ataxidriverwhocan'tfindaparkingplace

B.

ApriestinthechurchnearKingsCrossC.

Atravellerwhoneedsaccomodiation

D.

Awell-knownhigh-endholidayhotel（3）Whyaremanypeoplepleasedtoshareaccordingtoparagraph4?A.

Theycangainhugeprofits

B.

Theyneedn'tpayanyfeeC.

Therearefewrulestolimitthem

D.

Thenewbusinesshasnorisks（4）Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheboomingbusiness?A.

Creativeanddeveloped

B.

CompetitivebutunpracticalC.

Effectiveandworrying

D.

Traditionalandacceptable【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）C（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一片應(yīng)用文，介紹了一些能夠獲益的方法與例子．文中通過幾個例子告訴我們只要能夠用心觀察每一處的機會，你就會成功從中獲益。（1）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第一段中的“Bothofthesecanhelpyoumakemoney”推出feelingthepinch指的是那些缺錢的人出租自己的東西來獲取利潤。故選A。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。在第二和第三段舉了很多出租自己物品的例子，如：出租車司機，教堂里的牧師，旅行者。一家住房率很高的知名酒店肯定不需要共享。故選D。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“Becausethisisanewbusinessworld，thoserulesaren'tthereyetandmanypeoplearehappytoshare-aslongasitpays!”這句話告訴我們這種共享經(jīng)濟由于是新事物而且沒有規(guī)則約束，受到很多人的歡迎。故選C。（4）考查推理判斷。文章介紹里一種出租自己閑置物品的賺錢途徑即共享經(jīng)濟，可以帶來利益，但在最后一段中的“regulationsonthesenewbusinessesareunclear”對這個新行業(yè)的規(guī)則還不明確。所以確定答案為Effectivebutworrying。故選C?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀理解

Regardlessofhowfarwe'dliketobelievegender(性別)equalityintheworkplacehascome,there'sstillayawninggapbetweenmaleandfemaleleadersintheprofessionalworld.A2018statisticshowsthatwomennowadaysholdjust5.8percentofCEOspositionsatS&P500companies,accordingtoCatalyst.

Whileit'snotahugeshockthatwomenaresomewhatunderrepresentedinleadershippositions,whatissurprisingthough,isthefactthatfemalesmayactuallybebettersuitedtoleadinalmosteveryarea,atleastaccordingtonewfindingsfromtheBINorwegianBusinessSchool.

Intheirresearch，ProfessoryvindL.MartinsenandProfessorLarsGlassurveyed(調(diào)查)2,900managerswithaspecialfocusonpersonalitytypes.Theresultswereclear:Womenscoredhigherthanmeninfourofthefivemajorleadership-centriccategories.

Whilesomepeoplebelievethatmeninherentlymakebetterleaders—probablybecausetheypicturealeaderwithacommandingvoice,whichismoretypicalofmenthanwomen—thispieceofresearchsuggeststhatwomenarebetteratmethodicalmanagementandgoal-setting,openness,sociabilityandsupportiveness,aswellasabilitytocommunicateclearly.

Therewasoneareainwhichmenscoredhigherthanwomen,though,andthatwasonemotionalstabilityandabilitytofacejob-relatedpressureandstress.Theresultssuggestthatwomenaremoresensitivetotheeffectsofhigh-pressureorhighlyemotionalsituations.

Obviously，it'simportanttoconsiderindividual(個人的)differences.Anyone,regardlessofgender,maybeaninspiringleaderandacompetentboss.Butnexttimeyou'rehiringforamanagementposition,youjustmightwanttogivetheresumes(簡歷)fromfemalecandidatesaharderlook.（1）Whatmakesusshockedmuchatleadershippositions?A.

Womenareworsethanmen.

B.

Mentakealmostallhighpositions.C.

Thereisahugegapbetweengenders.

D.

Womenmightbehavebetterineveryfield.（2）Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword''inherently”inparagraph4?A.

properly

B.

potentially

C.

naturally

D.

normally（3）Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthistext?A.

HowWeCanFigureOutTheBoss.

B.

WhyWomenAreBetterThanMen.C.

WhyWomenMakeTheBestBosses.

D.

HowWeCanTellGenderDifference.（4）Whomighthavespecialinterestinthisarticle?A.

Jobhunters.

B.

Employers.

C.

Employees.

D.

Malebosses.【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，在工作領(lǐng)域男性領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人和女性領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人地位存在不平等現(xiàn)象，作者指出在領(lǐng)導(dǎo)位置上，女性可能在各個領(lǐng)域表現(xiàn)更好，倡議雇主在招聘領(lǐng)導(dǎo)崗位員工時應(yīng)多考慮女性。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“whatissurprisingthough,isthefactthatfemalesmayactuallybebettersuitedtoleadinalmosteveryarea,atleastaccordingtonewfindingsfromtheBINorwegianBusinessSchool.”可知讓人驚訝的是，在領(lǐng)導(dǎo)位置上，女性可能在各個領(lǐng)域表現(xiàn)更好。故選D。(2)考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第四段中的“Whilesomepeoplebelievethatmeninherentlymakebetterleaders—probablybecausetheypicturealeaderwithacommandingvoice,whichismoretypicalofmenthanwomen”可知人們認(rèn)為男性自然能成為更好的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，劃線詞是自然地。故選C。(3)考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第四段中的“thispieceofresearchsuggeststhatwomenarebetteratmethodicalmanagementandgoal-setting,openness,sociabilityandsupportiveness,aswellasabilitytocommunicateclearly.”可知本文強調(diào)了女性在管理層的地位，因此“為什么女性是最好的老板”符合題意。故選C。(4)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Butnexttimeyou'rehiringforamanagementposition,youjustmightwanttogivetheresumes(簡歷)fromfemalecandidatesaharderlook.”下次你雇傭管理崗位員工時，得知雇主們會對這篇文章感興趣。故選B。【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇社會現(xiàn)象類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。7．閱讀理解

OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofanewlyresearchintheUKisthatofthepeopleinterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.

Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartcloserelationships?Doesmodemlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersformoneyorstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthiswifetobein(唯一的)chargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.

Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.

Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmatewaslimitedbygeography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverclear，manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster(牡蠣),yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.

Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbythelimitationsofchoice.Theexpectationsofpartnersareraisedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.

Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn't,itshouldbeended.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon'tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Twelve-hourworkattheofficemakesrelaxedafter-hoursdatingdifficult.Thecostofhousingandchild-raisingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandCareerbeforealifepartnership.（1）WhatisacontemporaryfamilylikeinUKtoday?A.

Couplessharetheburdens.

B.

Menbegintodependonwomen.C.

Womenareresponsibleforhousework.

D.

Itisdifficulttotakecareofafamily.（2）Whydopeoplepreservetheirindependence?A.

Tolivealonehappily.

B.

Tohavemorechoices.C.

Toavoidmarriages.

D.

Toignoretraditions.（3）Whatmakesithardforpeopletodate?A.

Mentalheadacheindating.

B.

Thepressuretosurvive.C.

Badluckinfindingapartner.

D.

Thefaithbetweenlifepartners.（4）Whatistheauthortryingtoinformusinthistext?A.

Perfectmarriagesconflictwithindependence.B.

Peopleshould,spendmoremoneyonmarriages.C.

Theexpectationsandrealityseparatethelovers.D.

Independenceismuchmoreimportantthanlove.【答案】（1）A（2）A（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本人是一篇說明文，美國最新的一項問卷調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，50%的人覺得找到相伴一生的另一半很困難，作者從工作經(jīng)濟壓力以及對配偶要求過高等因素進行了分析。(1)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthiswifetobeinsole(唯一的)chargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.”可知現(xiàn)在的女子在經(jīng)濟上獨立，男子也不能指望女子負(fù)責(zé)所有的家務(wù)和養(yǎng)孩子。說明現(xiàn)在是夫妻雙方共同承擔(dān)負(fù)擔(dān)。故選A。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.”可知，人們認(rèn)為獨自生活也很好這種觀念使得人們不愿意放棄他們的獨立生活。故選A。(3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Twelve-hourworkattheofficemakesrelaxedafter-hoursdating(約會)difficult.”可知12小時的工作使得人們約會變得很困難，繁忙的工作花費了人們太多的精力。故選B。(4)考查主旨大意。文章主要分析現(xiàn)在的人們?yōu)槭裁春茈y找到生活伴侶，其原因可能主要是對對方的期望過高以及經(jīng)濟壓力較大的現(xiàn)實。故選C?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇社會現(xiàn)象類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解

Thisismyoriginstory:whenIwasateenagerIwroteterriblepoetry.Likereallybad.Worsethanyours,Ibet.Alotofitabouthoweverylittlethingremindsmethatwe'reallgoingtodieoneday.Iwrotecollectionsandcollectionsofthesepoems,thinkingonedayIwouldhavemymoment.Inamedonecollection,ironically,TheEternalOptimist.

In1996,IfoundanadvertfortheInternationalPoetryCompetition.Iwas16yearsoldandreadyformypoetrytobereleasedontheworld.Notonlywasitacompetitionwithacashprize,butitwaspoetry,whichIwrote,andinternational.Thiswasmytickettobecomingworld-famous.IsubmittedapoemcalledTrailofThought.Ifyoueverwrotebadpoetryasateenager,you'llhavewrittensomethinglikeit.Inthepoem,Iwentforawalkandnoticedsmallpoignant(辛酸的)thingsinnature,andeachoneremindedmethatwewereallgoingtodieoneday.

Ifilledouttheform,printedoffthepoemandsentitoff,fingerscrossed.IwaitedtohearbackIcarriedonwriting,Iprobablyfinishedanothercollection.ThenIgotaletterfromtheInternationalSocietyofPoets.Iopenedtheenvelopecarefully,justincaseaprize-winningchequefelloutIhadn'twon.But,theylikedmypoemenoughtoincludeitintheiranthology(詩選),AwakentoaDream.Iclosedmyeyes,Iwantedtoscreamwithhappiness.Iwasgoingtobeapublishedpoet.

AllIhadtodoinordertobepublishedwasacceptthetermsandpay￡45（plus￡5p&p）forananthology.IfIdidn'tbuyacopyoftheanthology,mypoemwouldn'tbeincluded.Ihadtoconvincemymum,whothoughtmywritingameaninglesspastime,topartwith￡50.Sheevenaskedthequestion:“Whydoyouhavetopaytobeinthisbook?”Nevertheless,shewroteachequefor￡50andIreturneditwithmyletterofagreement.

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