2024高考英語二輪（閱讀理解）能力提升演練（06）及答案

　　（******）

　　Without most people realizing it, there has been revolution in office work over the last ten years. Before that time, large computers were only used by large rich companies that could af ford the investment.

　　With the advancement of technology, small computers have come onto the market which are capableof doing the work which used to be done by much larger and expensive computers, so now most smaller companies can use them.

　　The main development in small computers has been in the field of word processor system, or WPS as they are often called. 40% of British offices are now estimated to have a word processor and this percentage is growing fast.

　　There are many advantages in using a word processor for both secretary and manager. The secretary is freed from a lot of daily work, such as retyping letters and storing papers. He or she can use this time to do other more interesting work for the boss. From a manager's point of view, secretarial time is being made better use of and money can be saved by doing daily jobs automatically outside office hours.

　　But is it all good? If a lot of daily secretarial work can be done automatically, surely this will mean that fewer secretaries will be needed. Another worry is the increasing medical problems related to work with visual display units (顯示器). The ease of a slow loss of sight among people using word processors seems to have risen greatly. It is also feared that if a woman works at a VDU for long hours, the unborn child in her body might be killed. Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but few companies in England bother to buy them.

　　Whatever the arguments for and against word processors, they are a key feature of this revolution in office practice.

　　1. Ten years ago, large computers were only used by large companies because_________.

　　A. small companies did not have enough money to buy such expensive computers

　　B. large computers could not do the work that small compa

　　nies can do today

　　C. large computers did not come onto the market

　　D. small companies did not need to use this new technology

　　答案：

　　2. According to the writer, the main progress made in office

　　work over the last ten years is _________.

　　A. the saving of time and money

　　B. the use of computers in big companies

　　C. the wide use of word processors

　　D. the decreasing number of secretaries

　　答案

　　3. We can infer from the passage that with the use of word processors,_________.

　　A. some secretaries will lose their jobs

　　B. all jobs can be done automatically outside office hours

　　C. medical problems related to work with a VDU must have increased

　　D. the British companies will make less money

　　答案：

　　4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A. There are both advantages and disadvantages in using a

　　word processor.

　　B. The British companies care much for the health of the people using word processors.

　　C. The technology in the field of computers has been greatly advanced over the last ten years.

　　D. Using word processors, secretaries can get more time to do more interesting work for their bosses.

　　答案：Ⅱ.完形填空

　　Words：289　難度系數：★★★　建議用時：15分鐘

　　Recently I’ve completed my college degree.The __1__ course was sociology and the last project was called “smile”，which asked us to go out and smile at three people and__2__ their reactions.

　　It was freezing.My husband and I went out to McDonald’s.We were standing in line，waiting to be__3__，when all of a sudden everyone around us began to __4__away from their position.

　　As I turned around I smelled a __5__“dirty body”smell，and there standing behind me were two poor__6__ men.As I looked down at the short gentleman__7__to me，he was smiling and his beautiful sky blue eyes searched for__8__.

　　To sit in the restaurant and __9__up，they had to buy something.When the young lady at the counter asked what they wanted，he said coffee because that was all they could__10__

　　I smiled and asked the lady for two more breakfast meals on two __11__ plates.I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a __12__spot.

　　I put the plates on the table and__13__the blueeyed gentleman’s cold hands with my hands.With tears in his eyes，he said，“Thank you.”I noticed all the __14__in the restaurant were set on me.My husband __15__at me and gave me a big hug.

　　I returned to college and handed in a paper about this story as my__16__to the instructor.She read it and then asked，“Can I __17__this? ”I nodded.Just at that time I realized in my own way I had __18__ the people at McDonald’s，my husband，the instructor，and every soul that shared the classroom.I __19__with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learnunconditional acceptance.We shouldn’t __20__people based on their appearance.

　　【解題導語】　本文作者在麥當勞吃飯時給兩個流浪漢買了早餐，受到眾人關注。作者把這次經歷作為研究課題交給導師，得到了導師的肯定。通過這個故事作者告訴我們：不要以貌取人。

　　1．A.last B．first

　　C．hardest

　　D．easiest

　　解析：選A。根據首句“Recently I’ve completed my college degree.”可知，“我”要完成最后一門課程，所以選last。

　　2．A.recognize

　　B．record

　　C．describe

　　D．imagine

　　解析：選B。對三個人微笑并記錄他們的反應。

　　3．A.paid

　　B．treated

　　C．served

　　D．charged

　　解析：選C。由“...went out to McDonald’s.We were standing in line，waiting...”可知，應是等候served(服務)。

　　4．A.throw

　　B．give

　　C．take

　　D．back

　　解析：選D。back 在此處是動詞，意思是“后退”，與下文“I smelled a ____5____‘dirty body’ smell”照應。

　　5．A.horrible

　　B．curious

　　C．dull

　　D．familiar

　　解析：選A。“dirty body”smell肯定是horrible(討厭的)。

　　6．A.old

　　B．healthy

　　C． homeless

　　D．disabled

　　解析：選C。根據下文可知他們是到麥當勞避寒的，所以應該是homeless(無家可歸的)。

　　7．A.close

　　B．due

　　C．superior

　　D．similar

　　解析：選A。close to意為“接近”，是形容詞短語作gentleman的后置定語，符合上下文的語境。

　　8．A.assistance

　　B．acceptance

　　C．advice

　　D．admission

　　解析：選B。本題應選acceptance(接受)，20空前面一句也有暗示。

　　9．A.break

　　B．pick

　　C．cheer

　　D．warm

　　解析：選D。第二段第一句“It was freezing”暗示出他們到麥當勞的目的是warm up(取暖)。

　　10．A.afford

　　B．enjoy

　　C．spend

　　D．drink

　　解析：選A。...they had to buy something 暗示本空應該用afford(買得起)。afford常與情態動詞can/could連用；spend 的直接賓語是金錢、時間等。

　　11．A.big

　　B．separate

　　C．beautiful

　　D．special

　　解析：選B。two more breakfast meals自然是分別裝在兩個不同的盤子里，所以用separate(單獨的，分開的)。

　　12．A.resting

　　B．eating

　　C．visiting

　　D．watching

　　解析：選A。根據上下文可知，他們已經點了咖啡，并選了座位當作a resting spot(休息處)。

　　13．A.shook

　　B．shared

　　C．clapped

　　D．covered

　　解析：選D。cover one’s hands with one’s hands意為“用某人的手蓋住另一個人的手”，符合語境。而shake的搭配為shake one’s hand，shake hands with sb.。

　　14．A.customers

　　B．hands

　　C．eyes

　　D．sounds

　　解析：選C。set eyes on sb.為固定短語，意為“看見，注意到”，此處用的是被動語態。

　　15．A.laughed

　　B．smiled

　　C．shouted

　　D．stared

　　解析：選B。由本句中的gave me a big hug可以推出此處用smiled。

　　16．A.homework

　　B．project

　　C．assignment

　　D．achievement

　　解析：選B。project專題研究，文章第一段的“the last project”有暗示。

　　17．A.share

　　B．spare

　　C．care

　　D．support

　　解析：選A。“我能(和大家)分享你的故事嗎？”share“(和某人)分享，共享”，符合語境。

　　18．A.involved

　　B．contacted

　　C．investigated

　　D．touched

　　解析：選D。touch“(使)感動”，符合語境。

　　19．A.graduated

　　B．accomplished

　　C．disappeared

　　D．succeeded

　　解析：選A。根據文章的第一句“Recently I’ve completed my college degree.”可知，這里用graduated。

　　20．A.estimate

　　B．guarantee

　　C．judge

　　D．approach

　　解析：選C。我們不要以貌取人。judge“判斷”，符合語境。

　　Ⅲ.閱讀理解

　　Words：353　難度系數：★★★　建議用時：7分鐘

　　(2010·高考廣東卷)When I was growing up in America，I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English.Because of her English，she was often treated unfairly.People in department stores，at banks，and at restaurants did not take her seriously，did not give her good service，pretended not to understand her，or even acted as if they did not hear her.

　　My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well.When I was fifteen，she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she.

　　I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her.One time I had to call her stockbroker(股票經紀人)．I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing，“This is Mrs.Tan.”

　　And my mother was standing beside me，whispering loudly，“Why

　　he don’t send me check already two week late？”

　　And then，in perfect English I said，“I’m getting rather concerned.You agreed to send the check two weeks ago，but it hasn’t arrived.”

　　Then she talked more loudly.“What he want？I come to New York tell him front of his boss.”And so I turned to the stockbroker again，“I can’t tolerate any more excuse.If I don’t receive the check immediately，I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”

　　The next week we ended up in New York.While I was sitting there redfaced，my mother，the real Mrs.Tan，was shouting to his boss in her broken English.

　　When I was a teenager，my mother’s broken English embarrassed me.But now，I see it differently.To me，my mother’s English is perfectly clear，perfectly natural.It is my mother tongue.Her language，as I hear it，is vivid，direct，and full of observation and wisdom.It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things，expressed ideas，and made sense of the world.

　　【解題導語】　本文是一篇記敘文。作者通過描寫對母親語言的看法的轉變，告訴讀者母親的語言是無可比擬的。

　　1．Why was the author’s mother poorly served?

　　A．She was unable to speak good English.

　　B．She was often misunderstood.

　　C．She was not clearly heard.

　　D．She was not very polite.

　　解析：選A。細節理解題。根據文章第一段中的“Because of her English，she was often treated unfairly.”可知作者的母親因為所講的語言而受到歧視，因此選擇A。

　　2．From Paragraph 2，we know that the author was________.

　　A．good at pretending

　　B．rude to the stockbroker

　　C．ready to help her mother

　　D．unwilling to phone for her mother

　　解析：選D。細節理解題。根據第二段中的“I was forced to ask for information or even...”可知作者不太愿意替母親打電話給人家。

　　3．After the author made the phone call，________.

　　A．they forgave the stockbroker

　　B．they failed to get the check

　　C．they went to New York immediately

　　D．they spoke to their boss at once

　　解析：選B。細節理解題。根據文章倒數第二、三段可知，作者打完電話后并沒有拿到支票，因此她們去了紐約。

　　4．What does the author think of her mother’ s English now?

　　A．It confuses her.

　　B．It embarrasses her.

　　C．It helps her understand the world.

　　D．It helps her tolerate rude people.

　　解析：選C。細節理解題。根據文章最后一段最后一句可知母親的英語幫助作者理解這個世界。

　　5．We can infer from the passage that Chinese English________.

　　A．is clear and natural to nonnative speakers

　　B．is vivid and direct to nonnative speakers

　　C．has a very bad reputation in America

　　D．may bring inconvenience in America

　　解析：選D。推理判斷題。根據文章第一段的描述可知母親英語講得不好，這給她的生活帶來了很多不便。

　　2024高考英語二輪（閱讀理解）能力提升演練（06）及答案

　　（******）

　　Without most people realizing it, there has been revolution in office work over the last ten years. Before that time, large computers were only used by large rich companies that could af ford the investment.

　　With the advancement of technology, small computers have come onto the market which are capableof doing the work which used to be done by much larger and expensive computers, so now most smaller companies can use them.

　　The main development in small computers has been in the field of word processor system, or WPS as they are often called. 40% of British offices are now estimated to have a word processor and this percentage is growing fast.

　　There are many advantages in using a word processor for both secretary and manager. The secretary is freed from a lot of daily work, such as retyping letters and storing papers. He or she can use this time to do other more interesting work for the boss. From a manager's point of view, secretarial time is being made better use of and money can be saved by doing daily jobs automatically outside office hours.

　　But is it all good? If a lot of daily secretarial work can be done automatically, surely this will mean that fewer secretaries will be needed. Another worry is the increasing medical problems related to work with visual display units (顯示器). The ease of a slow loss of sight among people using word processors seems to have risen greatly. It is also feared that if a woman works at a VDU for long hours, the unborn child in her body might be killed. Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but few companies in England bother to buy them.

　　Whatever the arguments for and against word processors, they are a key feature of this revolution in office practice.

　　1. Ten years ago, large computers were only used by large companies because_________.

　　A. small companies did not have enough money to buy such expensive computers

　　B. large computers could not do the work that small compa

　　nies can do today

　　C. large computers did not come onto the market

　　D. small companies did not need to use this new technology

　　答案：

　　2. According to the writer, the main progress made in office

　　work over the last ten years is _________.

　　A. the saving of time and money

　　B. the use of computers in big companies

　　C. the wide use of word processors

　　D. the decreasing number of secretaries

　　答案

　　3. We can infer from the passage that with the use of word processors,_________.

　　A. some secretaries will lose their jobs

　　B. all jobs can be done automatically outside office hours

　　C. medical problems related to work with a VDU must have increased

　　D. the British companies will make less money

　　答案：

　　4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A. There are both advantages and disadvantages in using a

　　word processor.

　　B. The British companies care much for the health of the people using word processors.

　　C. The technology in the field of computers has been greatly advanced over the last ten years.

　　D. Using word processors, secretaries can get more time to do more interesting work for their bosses.

　　答案：Ⅱ.完形填空

　　Words：289　難度系數：★★★　建議用時：15分鐘

　　Recently I’ve completed my college degree.The __1__ course was sociology and the last project was called “smile”，which asked us to go out and smile at three people and__2__ their reactions.

　　It was freezing.My husband and I went out to McDonald’s.We were standing in line，waiting to be__3__，when all of a sudden everyone around us began to __4__away from their position.

　　As I turned around I smelled a __5__“dirty body”smell，and there standing behind me were two poor__6__ men.As I looked down at the short gentleman__7__to me，he was smiling and his beautiful sky blue eyes searched for__8__.

　　To sit in the restaurant and __9__up，they had to buy something.When the young lady at the counter asked what they wanted，he said coffee because that was all they could__10__

　　I smiled and asked the lady for two more breakfast meals on two __11__ plates.I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a __12__spot.

　　I put the plates on the table and__13__the blueeyed gentleman’s cold hands with my hands.With tears in his eyes，he said，“Thank you.”I noticed all the __14__in the restaurant were set on me.My husband __15__at me and gave me a big hug.

　　I returned to college and handed in a paper about this story as my__16__to the instructor.She read it and then asked，“Can I __17__this? ”I nodded.Just at that time I realized in my own way I had __18__ the people at McDonald’s，my husband，the instructor，and every soul that shared the classroom.I __19__with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learnunconditional acceptance.We shouldn’t __20__people based on their appearance.

　　【解題導語】　本文作者在麥當勞吃飯時給兩個流浪漢買了早餐，受到眾人關注。作者把這次經歷作為研究課題交給導師，得到了導師的肯定。通過這個故事作者告訴我們：不要以貌取人。

　　1．A.last B．first

　　C．hardest

　　D．easiest

　　解析：選A。根據首句“Recently I’ve completed my college degree.”可知，“我”要完成最后一門課程，所以選last。

　　2．A.recognize

　　B．record

　　C．describe

　　D．imagine

　　解析：選B。對三個人微笑并記錄他們的反應。

　　3．A.paid

　　B．treated

　　C．served

　　D．charged

　　解析：選C。由“...went out to McDonald’s.We were standing in line，waiting...”可知，應是等候served(服務)。

　　4．A.throw

　　B．give

　　C．take

　　D．back

　　解析：選D。back 在此處是動詞，意思是“后退”，與下文“I smelled a ____5____‘dirty body’ smell”照應。

　　5．A.horrible

　　B．curious

　　C．dull

　　D．familiar

　　解析：選A。“dirty body”smell肯定是horrible(討厭的)。

　　6．A.old

　　B．healthy

　　C． homeless

　　D．disabled

　　解析：選C。根據下文可知他們是到麥當勞避寒的，所以應該是homeless(無家可歸的)。

　　7．A.close

　　B．due

　　C．superior

　　D．similar

　　解析：選A。close to意為“接近”，是形容詞短語作gentleman的后置定語，符合上下文的語境。

　　8．A.assistance

　　B．acceptance

　　C．advice

　　D．admission

　　解析：選B。本題應選acceptance(接受)，20空前面一句也有暗示。

　　9．A.break

　　B．pick

　　C．cheer

　　D．warm

　　解析：選D。第二段第一句“It was freezing”暗示出他們到麥當勞的目的是warm up(取暖)。

　　10．A.afford

　　B．enjoy

　　C．spend

　　D．drink

　　解析：選A。...they had to buy something 暗示本空應該用afford(買得起)。afford常與情態動詞can/could連用；spend 的直接賓語是金錢、時間等。

　　11．A.big

　　B．separate

　　C．beautiful

　　D．special

　　解析：選B。two more breakfast meals自然是分別裝在兩個不同的盤子里，所以用separate(單獨的，分開的)。

　　12．A.resting

　　B．eating

　　C．visiting

　　D．watching

　　解析：選A。根據上下文可知，他們已經點了咖啡，并選了座位當作a resting spot(休息處)。

　　13．A.shook

　　B．shared

　　C．clapped

　　D．covered

　　解析：選D。cover one’s hands with one’s hands意為“用某人的手蓋住另一個人的手”，符合語境。而shake的搭配為shake one’s hand，shake hands with sb.。

　　14．A.customers

　　B．hands

　　C．eyes

　　D．sounds

　　解析：選C。set eyes on sb.為固定短語，意為“看見，注意到”，此處用的是被動語態。

　　15．A.laughed

　　B．smiled

　　C．shouted

　　D．stared

　　解析：選B。由本句中的gave me a big hug可以推出此處用smiled。

　　16．A.homework

　　B．project

　　C．assignment

　　D．achievement

　　解析：選B。project專題研究，文章第一段的“the last project”有暗示。

　　17．A.share

　　B．spare

　　C．care

　　D．support

　　解析：選A。“我能(和大家)分享你的故事嗎？”share“(和某人)分享，共享”，符合語境。

　　18．A.involved

　　B．contacted

　　C．investigated

　　D．touched

　　解析：選D。touch“(使)感動”，符合語境。

　　19．A.graduated

　　B．accomplished

　　C．disappeared

　　D．succeeded

　　解析：選A。根據文章的第一句“Recently I’ve completed my college degree.”可知，這里用graduated。

　　20．A.estimate

　　B．guarantee

　　C．judge

　　D．approach

　　解析：選C。我們不要以貌取人。judge“判斷”，符合語境。

　　Ⅲ.閱讀理解

　　Words：353　難度系數：★★★　建議用時：7分鐘

　　(2010·高考廣東卷)When I was growing up in America，I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English.Because of her English，she was often treated unfairly.People in department stores，at banks，and at restaurants did not take her seriously，did not give her good service，pretended not to understand her，or even acted as if they did not hear her.

　　My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well.When I was fifteen，she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she.

　　I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her.One time I had to call her stockbroker(股票經紀人)．I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing，“This is Mrs.Tan.”

　　And my mother was standing beside me，whispering loudly，“Why

　　he don’t send me check already two week late？”

　　And then，in perfect English I said，“I’m getting rather concerned.You agreed to send the check two weeks ago，but it hasn’t arrived.”

　　Then she talked more loudly.“What he want？I come to New York tell him front of his boss.”And so I turned to the stockbroker again，“I can’t tolerate any more excuse.If I don’t receive the check immediately，I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”

　　The next week we ended up in New York.While I was sitting there redfaced，my mother，the real Mrs.Tan，was shouting to his boss in her broken English.

　　When I was a teenager，my mother’s broken English embarrassed me.But now，I see it differently.To me，my mother’s English is perfectly clear，perfectly natural.It is my mother tongue.Her language，as I hear it，is vivid，direct，and full of observation and wisdom.It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things，expressed ideas，and made sense of the world.

　　【解題導語】　本文是一篇記敘文。作者通過描寫對母親語言的看法的轉變，告訴讀者母親的語言是無可比擬的。

　　1．Why was the author’s mother poorly served?

　　A．She was unable to speak good English.

　　B．She was often misunderstood.

　　C．She was not clearly heard.

　　D．She was not very polite.

　　解析：選A。細節理解題。根據文章第一段中的“Because of her English，she was often treated unfairly.”可知作者的母親因為所講的語言而受到歧視，因此選擇A。

　　2．From Paragraph 2，we know that the author was________.

　　A．good at pretending

　　B．rude to the stockbroker

　　C．ready to help her mother

　　D．unwilling to phone for her mother

　　解析：選D。細節理解題。根據第二段中的“I was forced to ask for information or even...”可知作者不太愿意替母親打電話給人家。

　　3．After the author made the phone call，________.

　　A．they forgave the stockbroker

　　B．they failed to get the check

　　C．they went to New York immediately

　　D．they spoke to their boss at once

　　解析：選B。細節理解題。根據文章倒數第二、三段可知，作者打完電話后并沒有拿到支票，因此她們去了紐約。

　　4．What does the author think of her mother’ s English now?

　　A．It confuses her.

　　B．It embarrasses her.

　　C．It helps her understand the world.

　　D．It helps her tolerate rude people.

　　解析：選C。細節理解題。根據文章最后一段最后一句可知母親的英語幫助作者理解這個世界。

　　5．We can infer from the passage that Chinese English________.

　　A．is clear and natural to nonnative speakers

　　B．is vivid and direct to nonnative speakers

　　C．has a very bad reputation in America

　　D．may bring inconvenience in America

　　解析：選D。推理判斷題。根據文章第一段的描述可知母親英語講得不好，這給她的生活帶來了很多不便。