2015高考二轮英语阅读理解提速专练（六） 阅读理解（日常生活类）+任务型阅读

阅读理解提速专练(六) 阅读理解(日常生活类)＋任务型阅读

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

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(2014·西安四校联考)Four schoolchildren from Belgrave, England were out on their bikes on Wednesday evening. Unexpectedly, they saw an elderly man gasping for breath in the street. They tried to call the police and ambulance service, but their phones were not working, due to network problems.

Before the Polish man became unconscious, the children kept him calm while they flagged down (招停) a passing driver. The children used words they had picked up from their Polish classmates to translate the injured man’s answer to the driver’s questions. Gary, 10, and his six-year-old sister, Lily, stayed with the man while Thyus and Owen, both 11, led the ambulance to the spot where he lay. Soon the man was taken to hospital.

The fantastic four children who came to the aid of the elderly man deserve the highest respect for their quick thinking and courage in an emergency situation. They are a credit not only to themselves, but to their families and their school. And it is great to be able to hear such a positive story about young people.

What is not so positive about this story is the fact that several adults apparently walked by without stopping to help.This seeming indifference (冷漠) to an emergency situation is a well-noted phenomenon which psychologists sometimes refer to as “the bystander effect”. Research suggests that when a group of people witness an emergency, people are likely to assume that somebody else will intervene and they feel that the burden of responsibility is lifted from their shoulders.

Perhaps the answer to this sort of thing is to introduce a “Good Samaritan” law. This already exists in France and places a legal responsibility on people who witness an emergency situation to help out as long as they can do so.This certainly seems to remove any doubt about who bears the burden of responsibility for offering assistance — everybody!

1．What can we learn about the elderly man? A．He spoke Polish with the children. B．He fell from his bike and got injured. C．He was taken to hospital by a passing driver. D．He recovered consciousness in the street. 2．In Paragraph 3, the author mainly ________. A．shows his great sympathy for the man

B．gives high praise to the four children C．offers his special thanks to the driver D．expresses his anger at several adults

3．The underlined word “intervene” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “________”． A．be curious C．give up

B．go on D．get involved

4．In France, if an emergency happens to someone, ________. A．offering help to him is required by law B．people have the right to leave the scene C．others must get permission before helping him D．the witnesses will be punished if the rescue fails

B

(2014·长春二模)Unemployment in Europe has recently hit record highs. Although Denmark has been protected from economic problems thanks to its low public debt, qualified professionals are still finding it tough to get a job. Danish marketing firm Reputation Copenhagen has come up with a way of helping academics get noticed — putting them on display in storefront windows.

Many highly trained professionals, ranging from former CEOs to lawyers and tax experts, are currently finding it increasingly difficult to find proper employment on the Danish job market. Some of them have been

trying for years, leaving their resumes (简历) with dozens of companies, without ever hearing back from them, and are now at a point where they are willing to try anything, even putting themselves in display windows like goods, hoping to get noticed.

Alexander Peitersen, managing director of Reputation Copenhagen came up with the idea of using his company’s office as a storefront for the campaign (活动), as there are many businesses nearby that might be interested in the talents on display. So he set up a small desk, put up the sign “An available academic is sitting here” and asked the unemployed to just sit in the windows like goods. It seems like a pretty desperate measure, but at least it works. According to the agency’s website, three of the job seekers in their window display got a job in a day or two.

Peitersen says he came up with the idea after realizing human resource managers get hundreds of job applications every day, which look more or less the same, and that creative thinking is required in order to increase the chances of finding employment. Apart from companies interested in qualified job seekers, the campaign has also attracted the attention of both local and international media.

5．Which of the following words can be used to describe Peitersen? A．Independent.

B．Creative.

C．Sensitive. D．Cautious.

6．Some job seekers are willing to put themselves in the windows to display in that________. A．they think it is fashionable B．their parents ask them to

C．it’s increasingly difficult to get hired D．they find it’s interesting 7．It can be inferred that________.

A．no companies show interest in the qualified job seekers in the windows B．both local and international media don’t agree with the campaign C．human resource managers have to reply to hundreds of applicants D．to some degree the window displays help people find jobs 8．What is the text mainly about?

A．Job seekers are displayed in the windows hoping to get hired. B．The rate of unemployment in Europe has recently become higher. C．It is hard for qualified professionals to get a job.

D．Denmark has avoided economic problems due to its low public debt. Ⅱ.任务型阅读 (2014·郑州二模)

Life in ancient Rome

City and country life

Roman cities were very modern places, the center of which was a large open space surrounded by markets, baths, arenas (竞技场) and other public buildings. Life in the countryside was more relaxed. __1__ They usually planted crops and raised animals, but sometimes they also fought in the army.

The Roman family

Head of the Roman family was the oldest male. He controlled the whole household and had absolute power over all the members of his family. In the upper classes, slaves and servants also lived with a family. __2__ Many rich Romans arranged marriages for their children so they could stay in the higher classes and keep their influence and power.

__3__ Citizens of Rome wore a tunic, a piece of loose clothing that fell down to the knees. On special occasions they were allowed to wear a toga, a beautiful piece of white clothing that was wrapped (缠绕) around their body. Women wore tunics and later on stolas, which reached down to their feet. And they even experimented in dyeing (染色) their hair.

Leisure (休闲) time

Bath houses were the center of Roman leisure life. Men and women often got together in

separate bath houses. __4__ People of all social classes got together in such public bath houses. Going to a bath was a symbol of being purer and better than others.

Education

During the early centuries of ancient Rome children were mostly taught at home by their parents. Fathers taught their sons how to read and write. __5__ Later on, rich Romans started sending their children to school. There they learned to read, write and solve mathematical problems.

A．Dressing styles B．Food and clothes

C．Romans often married for political reasons. D．The population was mainly made up of farmers. E．Mothers showed their daughters how to do housework.

F．Older students studied Greek language, literature and even politics. G．There they could relax, exercise, get massages and have a chat.

答案

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语篇解读：本文是议论文。一位老人在街上发病晕倒，四个孩子积极救助，而路过的成年人却无动于衷，作者就此事件展开讨论。

1．选A 推理判断题。由第二段中的“The children used ... the driver’s questions.”可知，孩子们用他们从波兰同学那里学来的波兰语为老人翻译，故老人和孩子们之间讲的是波兰语。

2．选B 段落大意题。在第三段中，作者高度赞扬了孩子们面对紧急情况时所表现出来的机智和勇气。

3．选D 词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“they feel that the burden of responsibility is lifted from their shoulders”．可推测，人们感觉责任不在自己肩上是因为他们认为其他人会“参与救助”。

4．选A 细节理解题。由最后一段中的“This already exists in France ... can do so.”可知，在法国，人们如果遇见紧急情况，他们有法律责任去尽力提供帮助。

语篇解读：在失业率不断上升的欧洲，将求职者展示在商店的橱窗里以被人关注，可以帮助他们找到合适的工作。

5．选B 推理判断题。从第三段可知，Peitersen将求职者展示在公司的橱窗里，这让有些人找到了工作，这种方式是很有创意的，因此选B项。最后一段的“creative thinking”

也是线索提示。

6．选C 细节理解题。第二段说，有些受过高级培训的专业人员多年来一直找不到工作，如今他们什么都愿意尝试，哪怕是像商品一样被摆放在商店的橱窗里，因此选C项，他们愿意这样做是因为他们很难找到工作。

7．选D 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“but at least it works”和“three of the job seekers in their window display got a job in a day or two.”可知，选D项。

8．选A 主旨大意题。全文主要介绍了在丹麦有人为求职者想出的新招：把求职者放进商店橱窗以求得关注并找到工作。因此选A。

Ⅱ.1～5 DCAGE