高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选练(二)2

贵州江口县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮选练【二】

（2016高考阅读理解）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。

A less well known benefit of having great EQ is that it can help in effective stress management，or in other words，to bring our stress to a comfortable level.But how can Emotional Intelligence help in stress management?

Our emotions are good indicators of our stress level.If we are aware of our own emotions，we can identify the signs of unusually high stress earlier.Then we can take steps to relax or to control our emotions，and avoid further stress.For example，getting angry ten times in one single day at our team members，peers，or other people we interact with is most likely not a sign that they have suddenly become more annoying or incapable.It is more likely to be a sign that our level of stress has increased，and that our tolerance for anything that doesn’t go our way has decreased. Self-management，the second dimension of Emotional Intelligence，also helps decrease our stress.Self-management is our ability to prevent the waves of our negative emotions from rising too high.An example of self-management is keeping our sadness or anger from reaching an intensity when we cannot function and work normally，and when it can even be painful.

Such high emotional waves further escalate stress in two ways.First，stress is expanded by the feeling that we are “losing control”．And then it can be accompanied by guilt...and even more stress.Secondly，decisions we make during these emotional waves are usually not well-thought and usually bring us more trouble and more stress.For example，decisions we make during an period of anger can be expected to result in extra work to repair “additional damages”．

Social awareness，the third dimension of Emotional Intelligence decreases stress by reducing interpersonal conflicts in the workplace.One serious conflict with one of our team members or peers can eat up a large amount of our energy and result in a lot of stress.

How exactly does better social awareness lead to less conflicts？Social awareness is the ability to recognize emotions in other people，and to handle them resourcefully.In situations when conflicts can easily arise，this skill is particularly useful.By identifying the emotions in our counterpart and then acknowledging these emotions，we can prevent a disagreement from turning into an open personal conflict.

As a conclusion，if you are feeling that you are too stressed，I encourage you to look at how you could develop your Emotional Intelligence further.

1．Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “escalates” in Paragraph 4? A．Decreases. C．Relieves.

B．Raises. D．Substitutes.

2．In how many ways does great EQ help in stress management? A．5. C．3.

B．4. D．2.

3．What do we know from the passage?

A．Getting angry 10 times a day at other people indicates that they’re annoying. B．Decisions made during emotional waves can be thoughtless and regrettable. C．Social awareness can remove interpersonal conflicts in the workplace. D．When we are feeling too stressed，we had better look at our EQ level.

4．The structure of the passage is .(① to ⑦ represent Paragraph 1 to 7)

1．B [词义猜测题。根据后文内容“...stress is expanded by...And then it can be accompanied by guilt...and even more stress.Secondly，...bring us more trouble and more stress.”可知，high emotion waves能在两个方面导致more stress，也就是raise stress“增加压力”，故选B项。decrease减少；relieve缓解；substitute替换。]

2．C [推理判断题。根据文章内容以及结构可知，文章介绍高情商在三个方面对缓解压力有帮助，emotion(第二段内容)，self-management(第三、四段内容)和social awareness(第五、六段内容)，故选C项。] 3．B [细节理解题。根据文章第四段第四句“...decisions we make during these emotional waves are usually not well-thought and usually bring us more trouble and more stress.”可知，我们在情绪波动的时候做的决定往往没有经过周密考虑也会给我们带来更多的麻烦和压力。故选B项，在情绪波动的时候所做的决定往往是欠考虑并且会后悔的。]

4．A [篇章结构题。本文是一篇“总—分—总”结构的文章。文章第一段总领全文。第二段是关于emotion的；第三、四段涉及self-management；第五、六段涉及social awareness；最后一段是总结。故选A项。]

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。

(Pantomime)

Pantomimes like pageants, need to be very well planned, and it is essential that initial organization should begin many weeks in advance of the production date. Pantomimes are nearly always divided into separate scenes, very often taking place in different countries or even in different centuries. It is therefore necessary that there should be an overall unity of design culminating in the grand finale. This latter is really just an excuse for visual effects, and for once the performers become merely cloths hangers on which to put elaborate garments.

The scene should be discussed at some length with the producer so that the background, which is decided upon, does not present impossibilities for the provision of costumes within the budget or insuperable making problems for the wardrobe. Because of the large numbers of costumes needed full use must be made of the cheapest materials available, such as tarlatan (thin, stiff, open-weave muslin) nets and inexpensive cottons and taffetas. Very often it is possible to pick up goods that have been substantially reduced in price as cheap lines either in the big stores or on stalls in street markets.

Costumes for pantomimes need to be imaginative, gay and fairly bold in conception—this does not mean that they need to be garish. Usually in one scene there needs to be the flavor of what is newest at the moment in clothes. It is always a good idea to make use of a modern gimmick and to point it in some way if this can be conveniently fitted into the scheme. The audience comes to pantomime to have the eye feasted as much as for any other purpose, thus making a great chance for the designer to excel. Because of the very varied audience to be catered for there must be costumes to please patrons of all ages and delight the eyes of toddlers, teenagers, parents and grandparents.

Usually there is the chance for some country scene involving merry-making peasants in ginghams, stripes of chintzes. There may be a military or naval routine or some number emphasizing precision and calling for trim slick costumes. There is certain to be a ballet which is to look fairy-like or romantic and pretty and which may well need either classical or romantic tutus. The finale, which must be the most spectacular of all, is often set in a ballroom or palace where all the characters come together to make their final bows; and it is for this scene that the glitter of sequins and jewels, the sparkle of tinsel, the gold and silver materials and the waving plumes should be saved.

It may be helpful to examine the different characters and the various scenes in which they are likely to appear. They remain much the same in all pantomimes; the flavor varying according to the setting—so that a s\\dash of the Orient, or the particular feeling of a historical epoch is added to the standard costume.

1. Which word can best describe the final scene in pantomime?

[A]. Spectacular. . Beautiful. [C]. Romantic. [D]. Sparkling. 2. What is the best title for this passage? [A]. How to Gain Success of a Pantomime. . The Most Important Factors in a Pantomime. [C]. Pantomime needs to have a very-well. [D]. How to Make Preparation for a Pantomime. 3. What does paragraph two imply?

[A]. It implies actor and actress outnumber costume. . It implies costume costs too much.

[C]. It implies the funds available is on meager side.

[D]. It implies a good plan is necessary for a pantomime. 4. The success of a pantomime lie in

[A]. well-planned preparation. . excellent actors. [C]. brilliant costume. [D]. harmony.

Vocabulary

1. culminate 达到顶点，达到最高潮 2. insuperable 不可逾越的，不可克服的 3. tarlatan 薄纱，塔拉丹

4. taffeta 花花绿绿的塔夫绸，衬绸 5. gimmick （魔术师道具等）暗机关，

6. garish 装饰（物） 鲜艳夺目的，俗不可耐的 7. gingham 方格花布

8. stripe 条纹布，斜纹布 9. chintz 擦光印花棉布

10. slick 光滑的，打扮漂亮的，华而不实的，讨人喜欢的

11. tutu （芭蕾舞女演员）短裙

12. sequin 装饰服装用的圆形小金属片 13. tinsel 金银丝织品，闪亮装饰品

难句译注

1. This latter is really just an excuse for visual effects, and for once the performers become merely cloths hangers on which to put elaborate garments. [结构简析] for once= for just once 就这一次

[参考译文] 后者确实就是为了视觉效果，就这一次，演员成了仅仅是套上精致衣服的衣架子。

2. Usually in one scene there needs to be the flavor of what is newest at the moment in clothes. It is always a good idea to make use of a modern gimmick and to point it in some way if this can be conveniently fitted into the scheme.

[结构简析] 两句句子。To make use of 利用，to point 强调。

[参考译文] 一般说来，在一幕里，需要有当时服装上最新款式和风格。如果便于和演出设计相吻合的话，利用当时的机关并给以适当突出也不失为好办法。 3. The audience comes to pantomime to have the eye feasted as much as for any other purpose, thus making a great chance for the designer to excel。 [结构简析] 注意后面thus making…的译法。

[参考译文] 观众来看哑剧，不仅为了大饱眼福，还有其它目的。这就给了设计者展示才能超越别人的大好机会。

写作方法与文章大意

这是一篇论述哑剧准备工作的文章。文章一开始就点明主题。然后从钱，剧幕，服装，色彩，情趣等方面加以阐明，手法多种。 答案祥解

1. A. 最后一幕非常壮观。文章内两处提到，第一段第二句“哑剧几乎总是分成独立的几幕，常常是发生在不同的国家和不同的世纪，因此，在宏伟的最后一幕有一个达到高潮完整统一设计。”第四段第四行末尾“最后一幕，必须是全戏最壮观的，地点常常是在舞厅或者皇宫，聚集着所有的演员，以备谢幕。”