江西省九江市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练(7)

江西九江市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解选练（7）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

Nearly 28% of college Students plan to seek employment using Linkedin, up from 5% last year, according to a survey out today from employee recognition provider i Love Rewards and career-services network Experience．Slightly more than 7% plan to use Facebook, up from 5%．
No longer do students just wait for visiting campus recruiters to learn about job possibilities．Instead they're using digital tools to find their dream jobs, says I Love Rewards CEO Razor Suleman．Companies need to know their online image, then update anything that is outdated, inaccurate or not inleractive（互动的）．
'The recruited have now become the recruiters," Suleman says．"They are now going out and finding the companies they want to apply for．"
Students learn about employers by viewing their websites, reading Facehook and Twitter updates and perusing（精读）Linkedln profiles．Another information source: Comments by past and current employees on job-oriented websites．
A strong digital presence is one way for employers to stand out as the search for the best and brightest gets competitive．
Slightly more than four in 10 employers say they will use "different" recruiting tactics（策略）to reach Generation Y, according to a survey by job-search site Monster．com to be released today．Of those respondents, almost 60% say
social-networking sites are popular tools to reach Gen Y candidates．"Our reason for using social media is because that's where we think the candidates are," he says．
The company posts updates and videos on topics such as job opportunities and the benefits of being an employee．It also created a mobile-friendly site for those who want to apply via smart phone．
"Younger people want to attach to you in a different way than the past," Lavery says．"They want to interact with you．They want to learn about you．"
The updated recruitment techniques take effort, but they work, he says．
In 2010, UPS used those tactics to recruit 955 employees．The year before, it hired 29 employees through those means．
"It's a time investment（投资）that you have to be willing to do," he says．"You can't just have a page up there and not have content．In social media, you have to have a give and a take, or people won't be a part of your community．"
63．In order to find their dream jobs, more American graduates like to use ____．A．newspapers B．magazines C．the Internet D．radios 64．Why do many companies use social-networking sites to recruit graduates?
A．Because they have no other way to get in touch with graduates．
B．Because graduates tend to learn about employers through social media．
C．Because companies want to post advertisements for their products．
D．Because companies like to post videos and updates about their products．65．The underlined word "recruit" in Paragraph 11 probably means ____．A．fire B．attract C．contact D．employ
66．From what Lavery says, we can conclude that ____．
A．it is very easy for a company to hire graduates through social media
B．a company has to make great efforts to find the best graduates
C．a company doesn’t have to update the information about it
D．graduates are afraid to communicate with the boss of the company
【参考答案】63---66、BCBD
【2016模拟题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Smoking is the worst thing you ca n do for your health. Fortunately, it’s never too late to get the benefits of quitting. If you’ve tried to quit before and failed, it’s time to make up your mind and try again.
Smoking is responsible for one of every five deaths. That includes 29% of all cancer deaths, 87% of all lung cancer deaths, and nearly 20% of all deaths are from cardiovascular disease. But long before smoking kills you, it ages you. You can see that smoking accelerates the drying and wrinkling of the skin. But there are fewer
obvious effects as well. Indeed, smoking takes years away from your life. Nearly half of all chronic smokers die an average of 20 to 25 years before their time.
Besides an early death from cancer or heart disease, smoking can cause lung disorders. People who smoke over a pack a day have almost three times the risk of contracting pneumonia (肺炎) than that of non­smokers. By lowering levels of estrogen (雌性激素) in men and women, smoking speeds bone less. If a woman smokes a pack of cigarettes every day, she will enter menopause (更年期) with 5% to 10% less bone mass than a non­smoker.
The good news is that no matter what your age is or how long you’ve smoked, you’ll live longer if you quit today. The Coronary Artery Surgery Study examined nearly 2,000 long­term smokers ov er the age of 54. Those who quit had significantly lower death rates six years later than those who didn’t. Even the oldest ex­smokers had a higher survival rate.
Not only will you live longer if you quit, but you’ll feel better, breathe easier, and find that you have more energy. You’ll have fewer respiratory infections, headaches, and stomachaches. What’s more, you’ll save money. Your clothes and breath won’t smell unpleasant any longer. And your habit won’t annoy, or threaten the health of the people who live and work with you.
33．According to the passage, the percentage of deaths due to smoking is ________.
A．20% B．25% C．29% D．87%
34．All of the following methods are used in the passage EXCEPT ________.
A．giving examples B．mentioning famous sayings
C．comparing D．listing numbers
35．What do we know from the Coronary Artery Surgery Study?
A．It examined about 2,000 smokers who all quit smoking finally.
B．Quitting smoking is easier said than done.
C．long­term smokers who quit smo king can live longer.
D．Quitting smoking has a bad effect on people’s health.
【参考答案】33---35、A B C
[人物型阅读理解]-----A
Patti Page, the top­selling female artist of the 1950s with more than 100 million
records sold, died on January 2nd, 2013, when she was 85. She was one of the most beloved singers of the post­war era. Take her Tennessee Waltz for example, it sold more than 10 million copies and was her biggest hit.
Born in Claremore, Oklahoma, a small town near Tulsa, Page originally dreamed of a career in commercial art. Her first job in the art department at a local radio station soon led to performing on her own 15­minute programme.
At the age of 20, Page was discovered by big­band leader Jack Rael, who quit his job to become her manager. In 1948, she signed her first recording contract with Mercury Records and two years later enjoyed her first hit record. She stayed with Mercury for the next 14 years and recorded hit after hit including: With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming, and Old Cape Cod.
Her last hit was Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte, recorded for the Bette Davis movie of the same name. And then, there was Doggie in the Window. The creative tune was a huge hit, but with its repeated barking sounds and silly lyrics(歌词), the song has been used by many people as an example of all that was wrong with pop music in the early 1950s.
Throughout the 1950s, Patti Page made regular appearances on television variety shows and in 1957 she was chosen to host the musical programme, The Big Record. The following year, Page appeared in her own CBS television series, The Patti Page Show. She continued to record and perform into the 21st century, most recently releasing an album of songs for children, a Christmas record, and a new “best of” collection.
Besides music, Patti Pag e did a bit of acting. She co­starred with the Oscar­winning Burt Lancaster in Elmer Gantry, and also starred on stage in the musical play Annie Get Your Gun.
1. According to the passage, Patti Page ________．
A．wanted to be a singer as a child
B．was born in a small town in 1927
C．was known mainly for her acting skills
D．started her work as a TV programme hostess
2. According to the passage, which one of her following recorded songs was
criticized?
A．Old Cape Cod.
B．Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte.
C．Doggie in the Window.
D．With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming.
3. Tennessee Waltz is mentioned in the passage in order to show that ________．
A．Patti Page was a beloved singer
B．Patti Page's songs were successful
C．Patti Page was the top­selling female artist
D．Patti Page was good at recording songs
4. We can know from the passage that Patti Page ________．
A．got to know Jack Rael in 1945
B．left Mercury Records at the age of 35
C．appeared in The Patti Page Show in 1957
D．wrote many songs for children in her late life
5. It is inferred from the passage that ________．
A．Patti Page gave up singing in public in her late life
B．Patti Page's gift in art began to be shown in her teens
C．Patti Page's great success was due to her hard work and others' help
D．Patti Page was not only a successful singer but also a successful actress
A
【要点综述】美国歌手派蒂·佩芝与世长辞，享年85岁；她是美国战后时期最受欢迎的女歌手之一。

1．B 根据“…died on January 2nd, 2013, when she was 85.”可推断她出生于1927年，再根据第二段“Born in Claremore, Oklahoma, a small town near Tulsa…”可知她出生在一个小镇，由此可判断选B项。

2．C 根据第四段“And then, there was Doggie in the Window. The creative tune was a huge hit, but with its repeated barking sounds and silly lyrics(歌词), the song has been used by many people as an example of all that was wrong with pop music in the early 1950s.”可推断Doggie in the Window受到许多人的批评，故选C项。

3．A 根据第一段“She was one of the most beloved singers of the post­war era.Take her Tennessee Waltz for example, it sold more than 10 million copies and was her biggest hit.”可知此处是举例说明她是美国战后时期最受欢迎的女歌手之一，故选A项。

4．B 根据第三段“In 1948, she signed her first recording contract with Mercury Records and two years later enjoyed her first hit record.She stayed with Mercury for the next 14 years…”可推断出她是在35岁的时候离开了水星唱片公司，故选B项。

5．D 根据派蒂·佩芝不断引起轰动的歌曲可知她是一位成功的歌手，根据最后一段可推断出她同时也是一位成功的演员，故选D项。

[阅读理解之主旨大意和细节理解]
一、主旨大意
1．Joshua Bingham studied 4 years at the University of Paris and decided to leave his graduation. He transferred to the University of Berlin and graduated with honours. Harvard Law School and, later, Boston College provided him with an excellent legal background. He is presently a corporation lawyer in Miami, Florida.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A．How Joshua Bingham became a lawyer.
B．Bingham is a diligent student.
C．Joshua Bingham received excellent education.
D．A good lawyer needs good education.
2．Two friends have an argument that breaks up their friendship forever, even though neither one can remember how the whole thing got started. Such sad events happen over and over in high schools across the country. In fact, according to an official report on youth violence, “In our country today, the greatest threat to the lives of children and adolescents is not disease or starvation or abandonment, but the terrible reality of violence.” Given that this is the case, why aren't student s taught to manage conflicts the way they are taught to solve maths problems, drive cars, or stay physically fit?
This article is mainly about________．
A．the lives of school children
B．the cause of arguments in schools
C．how to analyse youth violence
D．how to deal with school conflicts
3．Grown­ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play with a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks.
What is the main idea?
A．People remember well what they learned in childhood.
B．Children have a better memory than gro wn­ups.
C．Poem reading is a good way to learn words.
D．Stories for children are easy to remember.
4．One of the greatest contributions to the first Oxford English Dictionary was also one of its most unusual. In 1879, Oxford University in England asked Professor James Murray to serve as an editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language. It would include every English word possible and would give not only the definition but also the history of the word and quotations (引文)showing how it was used.
This was a huge task. So Murray had to find volunteers from Britain, the United States, and the British colonies to search every newspaper, magazine, and book ever written in English. Hundreds of volunteers responded, including William Chester Minor. Dr Minor was an American surgeon who had served in the civil war and is now living in England. He gave his address as “Broadmoor, Crowthorne, Berkshire”， 50 miles from Oxford.
Minor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to Murray. Over the next years, he became one of the staff's most valued contributors.
But he was also a mystery. In spite of many invitations, he would always decline to visit Oxford. So in 1897, Murray finally decided to travel to Crowthorne himself. When he arrived, he found Minor locked in a book­lined cell at t he Broadmoor Asylum for the criminally insane.
Murray and Minor became friends, sharing their love of words. Minor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in more than 10，000 submissions in 20 years. Murray continued to visit Minor regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds.
In 1910, Minor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his native America. Murray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.
Minor died in 1920, seven years before the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completed. The 12 volumes defined 414，825 words, and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient.
What does the text mainly talk about?
A．The history of the English language.
B．The friendship between Murray and Minor.
C．Minor and the first Oxford English Dictionary.
D．Broadmoor Asylum and its patients.
一、主旨大意
1．C 主旨大意题。

全篇共四句，只陈述了四个细节(detail)性的事实。

读者只能将所有的细节综合起来，进行逻辑推理，才能构成一个没有言明的主题思想(unstated main idea)。

由于文中主要涉及Joshua Bingham接受教育的情况，即作者想告诉我们的是Joshua Bingham 接受过良好的教育，所以答案是 C 。

2．D 主旨大意题。

根据文中“Given that this is the case, why aren't students taught to manage conflicts the way they are taught to solve maths problems, drive cars, or stay physically fit？”和对全文的整体理解，可知D符合文意。

3．A 主旨大意题。

根据文章的“Grown­ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised ever since.”可知，文章讲的是成年人常常惊叹他们非常清晰地记着儿时学过的东西。

C、D断章取义，讲得太具体，B项错误，因为那是过度学习的结果，不是儿时记忆力好。

所以A正确。

4．C 主旨大意题。

文章的关键词有两个：Minor和Oxford English Dictionary，主要讲述Minor的特别之处和他对Oxford English Dictionary的贡献，因此文章的大意应该把这两个词都包括进去。