高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练2VII.docx
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高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练2VII
2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练
(2)(VII)
Everybodyhatesit,buteverybodydoesit.Arecentreportsaidthat40%ofAmericanshatetipping.InAmericaalone,tippingisa$16billion-a-yearindustry.Consumersactingpolitelyoughtnottopaymorethantheyhavetoforagivenservice.Tipsshouldnotexist.Sowhydothey?
Themonopinioninthepastwasthattipsbothrewardedtheeffortsofgoodserviceandreducedunfortablefeelingsofinequality.Andalso,tippingmakesforcloserrelations.Itwentwithoutsayingthatthebettertheservice,thebiggerthetip.
ButaccordingtoanewresearchfromCornellUniversity,tipsnolongerserveanyusefulfunction.Thepaperanalyzesnumberstheygotfrom2,547groupsdiningat20differentrestaurants.Theconnectionbetweenlargertipsandbetterservicewasveryweak.Onlyatinypartofthesizeofthetiphadanythingtodowiththequalityofservice.
Tippingisbetterexplained,byculturethanbythemoneypeoplespend.InAmerica,thecustomcameintobeingalongtimeago.Itisregardedaspartoftheacceptedcostofaservice.InNewYorkrestaurants,failingtotipatleastl5%couldwellmeandissatisfactionfromthecustomers.Hairdresserscanexpecttogetl5%-20%,andthemanwhodeliversyourfastfood$2.InEurope,tippingislessmon.Inmanyrestaurantstheamountoftipisdecidedbyastandardservicecharge.InmanyAsiancountries,tippinghasneverreallycaughtonatall.Onlyafewhavereallytakentotipping.
AccordingtoMichaelLynn,theCornellpapers'author,countriesinwhichpeoplearemoresocialoroutgoingtendtotipmore.Tippingmayreduceanxietyaboutbeingservedbystrangers.AndMr.Lynnsays,“InAmerica,wherepeopleareexpressiveandeagertomixupwithothers,tippingisaboutsocialapproval.Ifyoutipbadly,peoplethinklessofyou.Tippingwellisachancetoshowoff."
【小题1】Thispassageismainlyabout________.
A.differentkindsoftippingindifferentcountries
B.therelationshipbetweentippingandcustom
C.theoriginandpresentmeaningoftipping
D.mostAmericanpeoplehatetipping
【小题2】Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedphrase"caughton"?
A.beepopular.B.beenhated.
C.beenstopped.D.beenpermitted
【小题3】Amongthefollowingsituations,inyouropinion,whoislikelytotipmost?
A.AFrenchmanjustquarreledwiththebarberwhodidhishairbadlyinNewYork.
B.AnAmericanjusthadawonderfuldinnerinawellknownrestaurantinNewYork.
C.AJapanesebusinessmanaskedforapizzadeliveryfromaPizzaHutinNewYork.
D.AChinesestudentenjoyedhismealinafamousfastfoodrestaurantinNewYork.
【小题4】Wecaninferfromthispassagethat________.
A.tippingisnolongeragoodwaytosatisfysomecustomersthemselves
B.tippingisespeciallypopularinNewYork
C.tippinginAmericacanmakeservicebetternow
D.tippinghassomethingtodowithpeople'scharacter
xx高考英语阅读理解--历史类
Bathsandbathinghavelongbeenconsideredofmedicalimportancetoman.InGreecetherearetheruinsofawatersystemforbathsbuiltover3,000yearsago.TheRomanshadwarmpublicbaths.Insomebaths,asmany3,000personscouldbatheatthesametime.
Treatingdiseasebytakingbathinghasbeenpopularforcenturies.ModernmedicalbathingfirstbecamepopularinEuropeandbythelate1700’shasalsobeepopularintheUnitedStates.
Formanyyearsfrequentbathingwasbelievedtobebadforone’shealth.Ordinarybathingjusttokeepcleanwasavoided,andperfumewasoftenusedtocoverupbodysmells!
Bythe1700’sdoctorsbegantosaythatsoapandwaterweregoodforhealth.Theybelievedthatitwasgoodforpeopletobeclean.Slowly,peoplebegantobathemorefrequently.DuringtheVictorianAgeofthelate19thcentury,takingabathonSaturdaynightbecamemon.
IntheUnitedStatesordinarybathingwasslowtobeepopular.Duringthe18thandearly19thcenturies,manyAmericanswereknownas“TheGreatUnwashed!
”InoneAmericancity,forexample,apersonwasonlyallowedtotakeabatheverythirtydays!
Thatwasalaw!
Frequencyofbathingtodayispartlyamatterofhabit.Peopleknowthatbathingforcleanlinessisimportanttohealth,Doctorsknowthatdirtybodiesincreasethechanceofdiseases.Asaresult,intheUnitedStates,peoplegenerallybatheoften.Somepeoplebatheonceadayatleast.Theyconsideradailybathessential togoodhealth.
【小题1】Awatersystemforbathswasbuiltby_______over3,000yearsago.
A.theRomansB.theGreeks
C.theAmericansD.theEuropeans
【小题2】Dirtybodiescan_______.
A.ruinone’sbusinessB.causedisease
C.drivecustomersawayD.causegoodhealth
【小题3】Inthe18thcenturydoctorsbelievedthatbeingcleanwas_______.
A.unimportantB.goodforhealth
C.harmfulD.important
【小题4】Theunderlinedwordperfumeprobablymeans________.
A.asweetsmellingsubstanceB.goodhealth
C.astrangesmellingsubstanceD.largewealth
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Likedistancerunnersonmeasuredcourse,allofuswillmovethroughtimeinaroughlypredictablepattern.
Inthefirststageofourlives,wedevelopandgrow,reachingtowardthetopofphysicalvitality(energy).
Afterwegrowup,however,thebodybeginsaprocessofgraduallywearingout.
Anewawarenessofphysicalfitnessmayhelplengthenouryearsofhealthandvitality,yetnothingwedowillworktostoptheunavoidableforceofaging.
Mostofthechangesofagingtakeplacedeepinsidethebody.Thelungsbeelessabletotakeinoxygen.Powerfulmusclesgraduallylosetheirstrength.Theheartlosespowerandpumpslessblood.Bonesgroweasiertobreak.
Finally,wemeetastress,astressthatisgreaterthanourphysicalresistance.Often,itisonlyaminoraccidentorchanceinfection(adiseasecausedbyvirus),butthistime,itbringslifetoanend.
In1932,aclassicexperimentnearlydoubledthelifetimeofrats,simplybycuttingbackthecalories(unitformeasuringtheenergyvalueoffood)intheirdiet.Thereasonfortheeffectwasthenunknown.
Today,attheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkley,Dr.PaulSeaglehasalsogreatlylengthenedthenormallifetimeofrats.Theresultwasachievedthroughaspecialprotein(蛋白质)limiteddiet,whichhadagreateffectonthechemistryofthebrain.Seagleshowedthatwithinthebrain,specificchemicalscontrolmanyofthesignalsthatinfluenceaging.Bychangingthatchemicalbalance,theclockofagingcanbereset.
Forthefirsttime,themystery(somethingthatisdifficulttounderstandortoexplain)ofwhyweageisbeingseriouslychallenged.Scientistsinmanyfieldsarenowmakingstrikingandfar-reachingdiscoveries.
Anaveragelifetimelasts75years,yetineachofusliesapotentialforalongerlife.Ifwecouldkeepthevitalityandresistancetodiseasethatwehaveattwenty,wewouldlivefor800years.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?
A.Physicalvitality. B.Stress. C.Aging. D.Physicalresistance.
2.TheauthorbelievesthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.
A.human’slifepatternispredictable
B.physicalfitnesscan’tstoptheforceofaging
C.human’slifetimewilllastlongerthan75years
D.allofthechangesofagingtakeplacedeepinsidethebody
3.HowdidDrPaulSeaglelengthenthelifetimeofratsinhisexperiment?
A.Bylimitingtheproteinintheirdiet.B.Bycuttingthecaloriesintheirdiet.
C.Byresettingtheirclockofaging.D.Bykeepingtheirphysicalfitness.
4.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?
A.TwoGreatExperiments.B.TheMysteryofHumanLife.
C.WaystoLengthenHumanLife.D.TheBreakthroughintheStudyofAging.
【参考答案】1—4、BDAD
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。
OnedaytheemployeesofalargepanyinStLouis,Missourireturnedfromtheirlunchbreakandweregreetedwithasignonthefrontdoor.Thesignsaid:
“Yesterdaythepersonwhohasbeenhindering(阻碍)yourgrowthinthispanypassedaway.Weinviteyoutojointhefuneral(葬礼)intheroomthathasbeenpreparedinthegym.”
Atfirsteveryonewassadtohearthatoneoftheircolleagueshaddied,butafterawhiletheystartedgettingcuriousaboutwhothispersonmightbe.
Theexcitementgrewastheemployeesarrivedatthegymtopaytheirlastrespects.Everyonewondered:
“Whoisthispersonthatwashinderingmyprogress?
Well,atleasthe'snolongerhere.”
Onebyonetheemployeesgotclosertothecoffin(棺材)andwhentheylookedinsideittheybecamespeechless.Theystoodoverthecoffin,shockedandinsilence,asifsomeonehadtouchedthedeepestpartoftheirsoul.
Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin.Everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself.Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthatsaid:
“Thereisonlyonepersonwhocansetlimitstoyourgrowth:
itisYOU.”
Youaretheonlypersonwhocanrevolutionize(彻底改变)yourlife.Youaretheonlypersonwhocaninfluenceyourhappiness,yourrealizationandyoursuccess.Youaretheonlypersonwhocanhelpyourself.
Yourlifedoesnotchangewhenyourfamilychanges,whenyourfriendschange,whenyourbosschanges,andwhenyourpanychanges.
Yourlifechangeswhenyouchange,whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefs,whenyourealizethatyouaretheonlyoneresponsibleforyourlife.
1.Thewriter'spurposeinwritingthearticleistotellusthat________.
A.theharderwework,themoresuccessfulwewillbee
B.ourworkandlifearecloselyconnectedwithothers
C.changingourlivesisdowntoourselves
D.wewillhaveabetterfutureifpeopledonothinderourdevelopment
2.Peoplewerespeechlesswhentheylookedinsidethecoffinbecause________.
A.therewasnothingbutamirrorinsideB.theycouldseetheirownso
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