1、届高考英语第二轮阅读理解复习检测152018高考英语二轮阅读理解一百六十集选练（117）及（解析）答案阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。体裁：记叙文话题：热点关注时间：7分钟Does style really sell? How can the appearance of a product be more important than what it does? The battle between form and function rose again when James Dyson，British inventor of the Dyson va
2、cuum(真空) cleaner that has sold in millions around the world，resigned as chairman of Londons Design Museum.It is widely believed that Mr.Dyson felt that the museum put too much stress on style at the expense of serious industrial design.Mr.Dyson accused the museum of not keeping true to itself.He may
3、 be right，but these days，museums everywhere can no longer afford to be unique centers of scholarship and learning.Among competition for sponsorship，they must use exhibitions of populist culture，nice cafes and shops or，best of all，a new building by Frank Gehry to increase visitor numbers.On the one h
4、and，some producers can be too oldfashioned and too concerned with the importance of product engineering and the functionality of their goods.On the other hand，there are those who believe that how a product looks is more important.Design is indeed a broad term，involving both function and form.Typical
5、ly，in any given product area，it changes from the former to the latter.Clothing is a good example.But surely you would have to be a very shallow person to think somethings appearance is more important than what it does.Today nearly all goods at any given price point do much the same job.So almost the
6、 only way producers can differentiate their products from those of their competitors is to create some sort of emotional connection with the consumer，which could be through the visual appeal of the product or its packaging，or the imagery(意象) created by advertising.And what of the Dyson vacuum cleane
7、r? Mr.Dyson may believe that people buy these machines because of the graphs showing their superior suction，but most vacuum cleaners do a good job；the main reason people pay extra for a Dyson is that it is a vacuum cleaner with a trendy brand.With its inside workings exposed，it is a bit like a Richa
8、rd Rogers building with all its pipes shown in bright colors on the outside instead of being hidden inside.Functional it may be，but it is a bit of a trick，too.【语篇导读】英国吸尘器发明家Dyson因强烈反对设计博物馆太过注重外在的风格样式而辞职，他认为这里应该是研究学问的地方。1Mr.Dyson left the Design Museum because he thought the museum _.Adidnt increase
9、the number of visitorsBcouldnt provide scholarships for learnersCwasnt loyal to its original purpose of learningDdidnt have great appeal for serious industrial design解析推理判断题。由第一段的最后一句话和第二段的第一句可知，他辞职是因为设计博物馆太注重风格样式。他认为这里应该是研究学问的地方，他们的做法违背了这个初衷。答案C2Speaking of clothing，the underlined word“latter” refe
10、rs to “_ ”Aaffording protectionBindicating ones identityCproviding warmthDmaking someone beautiful解析词义猜测题。根据文章内容可知，这里的latter指的是前面一句话中的form，即外形。因此D项正确。答案D3What can we learn from Paragraph 4?AA product with convenient packaging sells well.BThe majority of consumers prefer to buy branded goods.CMost si
11、milarly priced products are of a comparable standard.DEmotion contributes much to the development of advertising industry.解析细节理解题。由第四段的第一句可知，大多数指定价格的产品都做着同样的工作，即大多数相似价格的产品都有可比的标准。所以C项正确。答案C4What is the authors attitude towards the form of a product?AOptimistic. BSceptical.CDisapproving. DObjective.解
12、析态度推断题。由最后两段的内容可知，作者认为产品的外形还是很重要的，但也是个小花招，因此作者对产品外形持客观的态度。选D。答案D阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。体裁：记叙文话题：人物介绍时间：7分钟(2018宁夏银川一中高三月考)Sam Walton，the founder of WalMart，was born in Kingfish，Oklahoma on March 29,1918.He was raised in Missouri where he worked in his fathers store while attending schoo
13、l.This was his first retailing(零售业) experience and he really enjoyed it.After graduation，he began his own career as a retail merchant.He soon opened his first WalMart store in 1962 in Rogers，Arkansas.WalMart specialized in name brands at low prices and Sam Walton was surprised at the success.Soon a
14、chain of WalMart stores sprang up across rural America.Waltons management style was popular with employees and he founded some of the basic concepts of management that are still in use today.After taking the company public in 1970，Walton introduced his“profit sharing plan”The profit sharing plan was
15、 a plan for WalMart employees to improve their income dependent on the profits of the store.Sam Walton believed that “individuals dont win，while teams do”Employees at WalMart stores were offered stock options(认股选择权) and store discounts.These benefits are commonplace today，but Walton was among the fi
16、rst to implement(实施) them.Walton believed that a happy employee meant happy customers and more sales.He also believed that by giving employees a part of the company and making their success dependent on the companys success，they would care about the company.By the 1980s，WalMart had sales of over one
17、 billion dollars and over three hundred stores across North America.WalMarts unique decentralized(分散的) distribution system，also Waltons idea，created the edge needed to further encourage growth in the 1980s during growing complaints that the “superstore” was stopping smaller and traditional stores fr
18、om developing.By 1991，WalMart was the largest US retailer with 1,700 stores.Walton remained active in managing the company，as president and CEO until 1988 and chairman until his death.He was awarded the Medal of Freedom shortly before his death.【语篇导读】本文介绍了沃尔玛公司的创始人山姆沃尔顿。1962年，他开办了第一家沃尔玛百货商店。经过几十年的奋斗
19、，他使沃尔玛公司成为全球最大的连锁零售王国。他的经营理念现在仍然适用。1Sam Walton first made a hit in retailing when _.Ahe worked in his fathers storeBhe created Waltons management styleCa chain of WalMart stores sprang up across rural AmericaDhe specialized in name brands at low prices解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“WalMart specialized in name bran
20、ds at low prices and Sam Walton was surprised at the success.”可知，沃尔玛在低价销售名牌产品时取得了意想不到的成功，因此选D。答案D2What is the purpose of Waltons carrying out “profit sharing plan”？ATo make sure all the employees had their own shares.BTo encourage the employees to work hard and make joint efforts.CTo select excellen
21、t employees for his stores.DTo make more profit for himself.解析细节理解题。根据第四段的第二句“The profit sharing plan was a plan for WalMart employees to improve their income dependent on the profits of the store.”可知，雇员的收入与商店的利润挂钩，这个计划就是为了鼓励员工努力工作。答案B3Which of the following statements is TRUE?AWith Waltons manageme
22、nt style，employees treated the stores as their own.BWalton wasnt one of the merchants who first implemented stock options.CThe smaller and traditional stores were well affected by Waltons stores.DIn his old age，Walton gave all the management to his men.解析细节理解题。根据第四段的最后一句“He also believed that by giv
23、ing employees a part of the company and making their success dependent on the companys success，they would care about the company.”可知，沃尔顿的经营理念就是让员工把公司当成自己的一样去关心。答案A4What does the underlined word“edge” in the last paragraph mean here?ADanger. BDisadvantage.CAdvantage. DSystem.解析词义猜测题。根据上下文内容可知，沃尔顿的想法是
24、让沃尔玛独特的分散配送体系创造优势以进一步鼓励发展，因此edge表示“优势”，故答案为C。答案C阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。In Western culture, 21 was the age at which young people traditionally received a key to their parents door, as a symbol of entering adulthood. Now, the age of 21 is a time when people ask themselves: where do I go
25、from here?Jiang Fangzhous 21 years have been filled with the kind of success most young people wouldnt dare hope for in a lifetime. She published her first book at the age of nine and has written many more since then. She is regarded as a spokesperson for her generation. However, her hopes and conce
26、rns for the future appear decidedly normal.She explains that while her fellow students are chiefly concerned with getting a job or buying an apartment, shefrets over how she can excel in her work when having limited experience of the world.However, Jiang, now a senior at the School of Journalism and
27、 Communication of Tsinghua University, notes that her peers face intense pressure and competition at school. They are expected to excel in their field of study despite limited experience, just as Jiang is expected to shine in the literary world.Young people, she says, have been forced to open their
28、eyes to the world around them. Jiangs world has opened up, too. Shes more at ease with herself at 21, compared with when she began college.“My horizon has broadened and Im more tolerant,” she says. “As a freshman, I was desperate. I stopped people around me and asked: Is there anything in the world
29、still worth hoping for? But now I dont do that.”Jiang says that she may not pursue writing as her main future career because she wants to try“other lifestyles”overseas travel and study touring sound particularly inviting to her. But she is concerned that many foreigners have skewed (歪曲的,倾斜的) percept
30、ions about China.“A few days ago I overheard a conversation between two foreigners sitting next to me on a flight,” says Jiang. “They were having a heated discussion about the number of beggars in China. And how Chinese always go for petty profits. In fact, they had been in China for only a week.”Ji
31、ang believes prejudice is unavoidable, but she also maintains that Chinese and Westerners, for example, share much common ground.“We share the same principles, such as honesty and a willingness to help others,” says Jiang. “The differences between peoples are not that huge.”1. What does the passage
32、mainly talk about?A. Jiang Fangzhous novels. B. Embracing new challenges.C. Jiang Fangzhous university life. D. Jiang Fangzhous success.2. What does the underlined phrase mean?A. be patient withB. be worried aboutC. be content with D. be indifferent about3. Which of the following sentences is true?A. Jiang doesnt have any pressure and competition as the others do.B. Jian
