广东省2014高考英语二轮复习 专项训练 阅读理解二十五.doc

1、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton. University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his futur

2、e wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her. His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary: “My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and ta

3、ke down parts of it in my diary.” This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (192

4、2), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quick brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Me

5、n.However, Fitzgeralds problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoo

6、n in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism. KS*5U.C( ) 1. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8( ) 2. Which of the following is th

7、e correct order to describe Fitzgeralds life according to the passage?a. He became addicted to drinking.b. He studied at St. Paul Academy. c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.e. He failed to reorder his life.f. He joined the army and met Zelda.A.

8、 f-c-e-a-b-d B. b-e-a-f-c-d C. f-d-e-c-b-a D. b-f-c-d-e-a( ) 3. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald .A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama.B. was well educated and well off before he served in the armyC. would have completed more works if his wife hadnt broken downD. helped h

9、is friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital( ) 4. The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about .A. Zeldas personal lifeB. Zeldas illness and treatmentC. Fitzgeralds friendship with GrahamD. Fitzgeralds contributions to the literary world 【语篇解读】本片文章为记叙文，主要讲述了英国著名文

10、学家弗兰西斯司各特菲茨杰拉德的生平、生活及其重要作品56.答案A。【解析】细节理解题。据题意，由文章中关键词novel可知，文章中提及到的弗兰西斯司各特菲茨杰拉德的小说有：This side of paradise，The Beautiful and Damned，The Great Gatsby，Tender Is the Night and The love of the last Tycoon，共计5篇。故选A项57.答案D【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中“was once a student of St. Paul AcademyIn 1917 he joined the army”可

11、知弗兰西斯司各特菲茨杰拉德先在圣保罗学院学习，然后参加的军队。由此可知答案应为D项58.答案C。【解析】推理判断题。由第四段第一句“However, Fitzgeralds problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing”可以判断出C项59.答案D。【解析】推理判断题。根据人物传记的特点和本段对菲茨杰拉德生活、作品的描述，说明了菲茨杰拉德的作品对学界的意义，因此最后总结的一段是关于菲茨杰拉德对文学界的贡献的。故选D项BForget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television

12、is still the most influential medium around. Indeed ,for many of the poorest regions(地区)of the world, it remains the next big thingfinally becomes globally available. And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.Across the developing world, around 45% of famil

13、ies had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60%. That is some way behind the U.S. , where are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million more families in sub-Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years. In 2005 , after the fall

14、 of the Taliban（塔利班）,which had outlawed TV, 1 in 5 Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2013pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families.Televisions most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that

15、when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child health care. TV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat, Ch

16、itrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant(有意义的) improvement in their reading skills.Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive

17、 influence on the lives of billions worldwide. KS*5U.C( ) 1. The underlined word “outlawed” in paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.A. allowed B. banned C. offered D. refused( ) 2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Americans used to get access to the Internet easily.B. The worlds T

18、V sets will total 150 million by 2013.C.45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005.D. Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2013.( ) 3. The author intends to .A. stress the advantages of TV to peoples lives B. persuade women to become more independent C. encour

19、age people to improve their reading skills D. introduce the readers some websites such as Google ( ) 4. What would be the best title for the passage? KS*5U.C#O%A.TV Will Rule the World B.TV Will Disturb the World C.TV Will Better the World D.TV Will Remain in World【语篇解读】本篇文章为议论文。本文围绕着电视仍然是世界上最有影响力的媒

20、体说起，并用事实进一步证明了电视的存在会让我们的生活越来越好60.答案B。【解析】词义猜测题。由本句中the Taliban及1 in 5 Afghans had one可以猜测出，塔利班在政期间是对电视持反对态度，因此是禁止的。故选项B符合题意。KS*5U.C61.答案D。【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中“pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families”可知，到2013年，世界上三分之二的家庭都将会有一台电视。因此选D项。62.答案A【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“However, TV is having

21、a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide”可以推断出，作者主要强调电视对人类生活积极的方面。故选A项63.答案C。【解析】主旨大意题。由第一段第二句“Television is still the most influential medium”及第三段第一句“Televisions most powerful effect will be on the lives of women”及文章最后一段第二句“However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.”可知，本文主要讲的是电视将会让人们生活越来越好。由此可知应选C项。