北京市高考英语二轮复习专题精讲 第29讲 综合验收精讲(二)(1)

第29讲高考英语二轮复习综合验收精讲 (二)
开篇语
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
The Donkey Mobile Library
It is a bright morning in the Ethiopian countryside.
Yohannes walks beside a pair of donkeys that are pulling
a two-wheeled cart. They arrive at the agricultural town
of Awassa where Yohannes opens the sides of the cart to
display, not the usual vegetables or tools, but children’s
books. This is the Donkey Mobile Library, the first of its kind in Ethiopia and one of only a few in the world.
Yohannes was born in Ethiopia, North Africa, but trained to be a librarian in the USA and returned to Ethiopia years ago. The cart is full of picture books donated by American libraries, teachers and school children.
Yohannes arranges small painted benches in the shade of the trees, and suddenly Ethiopian children come shouting and racing down every road and path. It’s mobile library day! They circle the bookshelves with great excitement. Until the Donkey Mobile Library began its regular two-monthly visits, many of these children had never seen a book.
“Without books, education is very dull, like food without salt. You can survive but you can’t really come alive,” says Yohannes. “The ability to read is the basis for greater productivity, better health and longer life. Even though the children lack material goods, with books they can imagine a world of possibilities.”
Yohannes first worked in the childr en’s section of the main library in America. Surrounded by books he had never seen before, he realized how joyful and imaginative children’s literature is. He says,“I always thought of Ethiopia. But how could I bring children’s books to my home country when it had almost no libraries to keep the books in?”
He contacted Jane Kurtz, a writer born in America but brought up in Ethiopia, and together they created the Donkey Mobile Library. The children say that the Library has given them ideas about what they might do in the future. A child called Dareje wants to be a scientist and find a cure for life-threatening diseases. An eleven year-old girl, Fikerte, wants to do research about the moon and discover new facts about outer space. Tamrat, aged 10, comes every time.
“What brings you back here time and time again?” the librarian asks him.
“The stories,” Tamrat replies instantly.
How do the children feel when they see the Donkey Mobile Library?
A. Curious.
B. Surprised.
C. Interested.
D. Excited.
57. We can conclude from the passage that .
A. Ethiopian children have no idea about their future
B. Yohannes and Kurtz share similar life experiences
C. donkey carts in Awassa usually carry vegetables and tools
D. most books in the Donkey Mobile Library were bought in America
58. According to the passage, the Donkey Mobile Library .
A. visits the countryside every day
B. benefits Ethiopian children a lot
C. was created by Yohannes himself
D. was the first of its kind in the world
59. Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?
A. A news report.
B. A book review.
C. A historical story.
D. An advertisement.
B
Dear Mr. Watson,
CLAIM AL54323432–-STORM DAMAGE TO ROOF
I received a cheque for $623 dated 26 January in payment of my recent claim. However, I wish to tell you how upset I have been by the way your Claims Assessor, Mr. Michael Tan, handled this claim.
When Mr. Tan first called me, he specifically told me that he believed I had been overcharged, and he would expect to pay that price for work on a double garage, rather than a single garage like mine. Mr. Tan suggested that I neither use nor recommend this contractor again. He continued to tell me it was unlikely for me to receive full payment. Never during this conversation did he mention that the reason for not receiving full payment was because of the nature of my insurance policy. Consequently, I wrote to Mr. Lance Ashe to complain about his pricing, stating that I was very upset thinking that he could have taken advantage by overcharging a 73-year-old woman. Mr. Ashe telephoned me immediately and explained his charges in detail. He later reported back to me that Mr. Tan explained that I would not receive full payment because of the type of policy I hold, which does not cover wear and tear. This was the first time this issue had been brought to my attention, so you can imagine my surprise.
When I received Mr. Tan’s letter of 2 February, this situation was explained. If this had been explained in the first place I would have accepted it and would not have questioned Mr. Ashe’s charges. Instead, by telling me initially that I had been overcharged for this work, he caused a great deal of upset, not only for me but also for Mr. Ashe.
I believed this claim was handled badly by Mr. Tan from the beginning. Therefore,
a great deal of embarrassment has been caused over this issue.
I felt you should know how disappointed and upset I am. I trust you will look into this and ensure that such claims are handled more appropriately in the future. Yours sincerely, Mrs.
Richard
60. The author writes this letter to ______.
A. complain about a mishandled case
B. inform the manager of a payment
C. demand an apology from Mr. Watson
D. require the manager to fire Mr. Tan
61. The underlined words “the contractor” in Para.2 refer to ______.
A. Mr. Tan
B. Mrs. Richard
C. Mr. Watson
D. Mr. Ashe
62. The author could not receive full payment because _______.
A. her policy doesn’t cover some of the items
B. the contractor overcharged her for the work
C. Mr. Watson doesn’t take the matter seriously
D. she spent too much money fixing her garage
63. We can learn from the passage that Mr. Tan works in a/an _______.
A. welfare organization
B. nursing house
C. insurance company
D. local affairs office
C
Many people think that communication is the source of most of their work-related conflicts, but they’d be wrong. In a work context, more conflicts come from structural relationships and personal differences than communication itself. Organizations create job descriptions, specialized work groups, and authority relationships, all with the intent to improve coordination(协调). But in doing so, they separate people and create the potential for conflicts. For instance, departments within organizations have diverse goals. Purchasing is concerned with the timely acquisition of materials and supplies at low prices; quality control’s attention is focused on improving quality and ensuring that the organization’s products meet standard…When groups within an organization seek diverse ends, there is increased potential for conflicts.
Have you ever met people to whom you took an immediate disliking? Most of the opinions they expressed, you disagreed with. Even insignificant characteristics---the way they cocked their head when they talked or smirked when they smiled---annoyed you. We’ve all met people like that, and many of us have to work with people like this. Today’s organizations are increasingly diverse in terms of age, gender and race. So, not surprisingly, employees differ on the importance they place on general values such as responsibility, equality and ambition. They also differ on job-related values such as the importance of family over work or freedom against authority. These differences often surface in work-related interactions and create significant interpersonal conflicts.
The above doesn’t mean that communication can’t be a source of conflicts. It can. Differing word connotations, insufficient exchange of information, poor listening skills, and the like, create conflicts. But the belief that “we can deal with our differences if we just communicate more” is not necessarily true. The evidence actually shows that the potential for conflicts increases when there is too much communication as well as when there’s too little.
So when you’re trying to manage conflicts, take a thoughtful look at their source. It’s more likely that the conflict is coming from work-related requirements,
personality differences, or dissimilar values, it is from poor communication. And that might influence the actions you take to resolve the conflict.
64. From Para.2, we know that in an organization, .
A. job descriptions can effectively improve cooperation
B. different goals of branches may cause disagreements
C. division of labor usually results in harmonious relationship
D. the setting of different departments is to encourage competition
65. The writer holds that .
A. fewer conflicts will appear if we communicate more
B. most people share similar values in the same organization
C. communication is just one of the reasons for most conflicts
D. we ’d better calm down before taking action when in conflic
66. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
A. B.
CP: Central Point P: Point Sp: Sub-point(次要点) C: Conclusion
D
Text messaging is a surprisingly good way to
receive candid responses to sensitive questions, according to a new study to be presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. “The preliminary（初步的）results of our study suggest that people are more likely to disclose sensitive information via text messages than in voice interviews,” says Fred Conrad, a psychologist at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research.
“This is sort of surprising,” says Conrad, “since many people thought that CP
Sp 2 Sp 1 P 2
P 3 C
P 1
texting would decrease the likelihood of disclosing sensitive information because it creates a persistent, visual record of questions and answers that others might see on your phone and in the cloud.”
With text, the researchers also found that people were less likely to engage in “satisficing”--- a survey industry term referring to the common practice of giving good enough, easy answers. “We believe people give more precise answers via texting because there’s just not the time pressure in a largely asynchronous（非同步的）mode like text that there is in phone interviews, ” says Conrad. “As a result, respondents are able to take longer to arrive at more accurate answers.”
Conrad conducted the study with Michael Schober, a professor of psychology at the New School for Social Res earch. “We’re in the early stages of analyzing our findings,” says Schober. “But so far it seems that texting may reduce some respondents’ tendency to shade the truth or to present themselves in the best possible light in an interview, even when they know it’s a human interviewer they are communicating with via text. What we cannot yet be sure of is who is most likely to be disclosive in text. Is it different for frequent texters, or generational, for example? ”
For the study, the researchers recruited approximately 600 iPhone-users through Google Ads, offering them iTunes Store rewards to participate in the study. Their goals were to see whether responses to the same questions differed depending on several variables:whether the questions were asked via text or voice, whether a human or a computer asked the questions, and whether the environment, including the presence of other people and the likelihood of multitasking, affected the answers.
67. The underlined word “candid” in Para.1 probably means__________.
A. straightforward
B. appropriate
C. ambiguous
D. objective
68. We can learn from the passage that__________.
A. people fond of text messaging are more honest
B. texting will give away less sensitive information
C. different variables might affect the responses of messaging
D. about 600 iPhone users have been awarded iTunes by researchers
69. Compared with phone interviews, texting has the strength that people could__________.
A. present their best to the interviewers
B. have more time to make a reply
C. pay less for sending a message
D. enjoy more freedom of speech
70. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Texting Downs Responses
B. Texting Exposes Identity
C. Texting Benefits Interviewees
D. Texting Ups Truthfulness
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项
为多余选项。

Any car accident is frightening, but an accident in which your vehicle is thrown into the water, with you trapped inside, is absolutely terrifying. 71 However,
most deaths result from panic, without a plan or understanding what is happening to the car in the water. By adopting a brace(支撑) position, acting decisively and getting out fast, you can save yourself from a sinking vehicle.
Brace yourself for impact (撞击力). As soon as you’re aware that you’re going off the road and into a body of water, adopt a brace position. The impact could set off the airbag system in your vehicle, so you should place both hands on the steering wheel in the "ten and two" position.
Undo your seatbelt. 72 Unbuckle the children, starting with the oldest first. Forget the cell phone call. Your car isn’t going to wait for you to make the call.
73 Leave the door alone at this stage and concentrate on the window. A car’s electrical system should work for up to three minutes in water, so try the method of opening it electronically first. Many people don’t think about the window as an escape option either because of panic or misinformation about doors and sinking. Break the window. I f you aren’t able to open the window, or it only opens halfway, you’ll need to break it with an object or your foot. It may feel counter-intuitive (有悖常理的) to let water into the car. 74
Escape when the car has equalized. If it has reached the dramatic stage where the car cabin has been filled with water and it has become balanced, you must move quickly and effectively to ensure your survival. 75 While there is still air in the car, take slow, deep breaths and focus on what you’re doing.
Open the window as soon as you hit the water.
Surviving a sinking car is not as difficult as you think.
It takes 60 to 120 seconds for a car to fill up with water usually.
Such accidents are particularly dangerous to the risk of drowning.
In conclusion, if you know what to do in the water, you will be safe.
This is the first thing to attend to, yet it often gets forgotten in the panic. But the sooner the window is open, the sooner you can escape directly through it. 第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）
情景作文（20分）
假设你是红星中学高三(1)班的学生李华。

下面四幅图描述了一天下午放学后你和几个同学回家路上的经历，请根据图片的先后顺序，为校刊“英文园地”写一篇短文，词数不少于60。

第二节开放作文（15分）
请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。

词数不少于50。

You are discussing the following picture with your English friend Jim. Now you are telling him how you understand the picture and what makes you think so.
第29讲高考英语二轮复习综合验收精讲 (二)
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）
第一节
56. D 57. C 58. B 59. A 60. A 61. D 62. A
63. C
64. B 65.C 66. B 67. A 68. C 69. B 70. D
第二节
71. D 72. F 73. A 74. G 75. C
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）
第一节情景作文：
One possible version:
The other day, I was taking Bus 501 back home from school with my classmates when suddenly it began to rain heavily. What was worse, the bus got stuck on the way.
The passengers became anxious and didn’t know what to do. At this moment, the driver called on us to get off and help push the bus out. Without hesitation, we rushed
into the rain and started working together. In the rain, some were doing their best
to push the bus, while others were holding umbrellas for them. We tried several times
until finally the bus started again. Seeing the bus moving, we cheered excitedly
and got on the bus to continue our way.
Wet through as we were, we felt delighted and proud of ourselves.
第二节开放作文：
Possible versions one:
Jim, let’s look at this picture. You see, the boy in the picture is showing off
his strong right arm and proud of his great strength. However, his left arm appears rather weak.
In my opinion, the picture wants to tell us that we should not overlook our weaknesses. Usually, we tend to take pride in our advantages just like the boy. But we really should know that the shortcomings, like the weak left arm of the boy, may prevent
us from achieving success. So I think we ought to work on our weaknesses and strengths
at the same time. What do you think, Jim?
Possible versions two:
Jim, let’s look at this interesting picture. You see, the boy in the picture is happily showing off his strong right arm. It is clear that he is very proud of his great strength while he ignores his left arm, which appears so weak.
In my opinion, the picture shows that we should keep a balance between our strengths
and weaknesses. The boy in the picture only focuses on his strong right arm which symbolizes his strengths but ignores his thin left arm which represents his weak points. Consequently, he may encounter failure in the future. As we all know, people often spend all their time and energy strengthening their advantages. But they really need to work on their weaknesses. Otherwise, they will be dragged down by their shortcomings and never achieve success.
Personally, I would not do so like the boy. What do you think, Jim?。