1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家上外附中高三排位考阅读训练Passage 1(Keys to success)Hazel asks how one can stay healthy working the hours Ive been working. Heres one thing that helps: dont do it forever! My work is always more than forty hours a week, but these periods of never stopping and sleep deprivation dont go on for very
2、 long at a time. The last five weeks or so have been particularly busy, and the last two before a major vote especially so. Most organizers, under the pressure, resort to bad coping mechanisms like overeating, smoking, or drinking too much. Its so easy to think that a quick fix like that will make y
3、ou feel better, when in the long run it makes you feel worse. I found that keeping low calorie really helped me maintain my mental focus in the last days. Theres something about eating just on the lighter side of what I really need that makes me calmer and sharper. Planning is really the key. We mad
4、e the appetizing muffins over the July 4th weekend, and they were really a health-saver in these last two weeks. Being able to pull a 275 calorie package of perfectly zoned yumminess out of the freezer, engineered to have 27% of the RDA (Recommended daily allowance) of everything, made grabbing heal
5、thy food in a hurry easy. I had appetizing muffins for breakfasts on most days with such toppings as hot sauce, mustard, and fat free cream cheese. I really enjoy this little bread, so I felt like I was feasting instead of feeling deprived. Since my husband packs my lunch time salad, filled with an
6、amazing array of greens that pack a nutritional punch along with pumpkin seeds for zinc and fat and eggwhites for protein, I had lunches taken care of. And I was lucky enough to be working in a place that has a convenient Subway, so Subway salads and low carb wraps were always available. Subway can
7、really be a blessing to the health conscious on the run. The good news is: WE WON! And we won big. 272 votes for us, 128 for the other union, and only 19 for no union at all. It was a fight up until the end, including threats of violence from the other union. Dont worry, Mommies and Daddies out ther
8、e. I was very careful never to be alone anywhere, I am being extra cautious. Our leaders inside the hospital were under a ton of pressure as they got attacked by both management and the other union, but so many of their co-workers were supportive that they held up beautifully. Now they finally have
9、a chance to negotiate a contract that gets them the kind of salaries, benefits and working conditions they deserve. Its about time.Im off to a meeting to plan next steps. the fun never ends! 1. In order to stay healthy while working busily, the author suggests that _.A. we should work no more than f
10、orty hours a weekB. we should try to get rid of the working pressureC. we should try to avoid sleep deprivation and fast foodD. we should stop working and make up for sleep at times2. The author keeps low calorie by _.A. excluding greasy food from her dietB. eating less than necessaryC. taking up a
11、nutritious recipeD. having no more than three meals a day3. What did the author eat for supper?A. Salad and low carb wraps bought in the Subway.B. Appetizing muffins with diverse toppings.C. Green salad with pumpkin seeds and eggwhites.D. A nutritional punch prepared by her husband.4. Being an organ
12、izer, the author works for _.A. an election committeeB. a charity fundC. a labor unionD. a hospital management5. “Mommies and Daddies out there” were worried _.A. about the authors personal safetyB. that the authors union would fail in the electionC. about the opposition in the hospitalD. that the a
13、uthor couldnt get through the pressurePassage 2 (Life of a successful people.)Ricci, 45, is now striking out on perhaps his boldest venture yet. He plans to market an English-language edition of his elegant monthly magazine, FMR, in the United States. Once again the skeptics are murmuring that the s
14、uccessful Ricci has headed for a big fall. And once again Ricci intends to prove them wrong.Ricci is so confident that he has christened his quest “Operation Columbus” and has set his sights on discovering an American readership of 300,000. That goal may not be too far-fetched. The Italian edition o
15、f FMR the initials, of course, stand for Franco Maria Ricci is only 18 months old. But it is already the second largest art magazine in the world, with a circulation of 65,000 and a profit margin of US$500,000. The American edition will be patterned after the Italian version, with each 160-page issu
16、e carrying only 40 pages of ads and no more than five articles. But the contents will often differ. The English-language edition will include more American works, Ricci says, to help Americans get over “an inferiority complex about their art.” He also hopes that the magazine will become a vehicle fo
17、r a two-way cultural exchange what he likes to think of as a marriage of brains, culture and taste from both sides of the Atlantic.To realize this vision, Ricci is mounting one of the most lavish, enterprising and expensive promotional campaigns in magazine-publishing history. Between November and J
18、anuary, eight jumbo jets will fly 8 million copies of a sample 16-page edition of FMR across the Atlantic. From a warehouse in Michigan, 6.5 million copies will be mailed to American subscribers of various cultural, art and business magazine. Some of the remaining copies will circulate as a special
19、Sunday supplement in the New York Times. The cost of launching Operation Columbus is a staggering US$5 million, but Ricci is hoping that 60% of the price tag will be financed by Italian corporation. “To land in America Columbus had to use Spanish sponsor,” reads one sentence in his promotional pamph
20、let. “We would like Italians.”Like Columbus, Ricci cannot know what his reception will be on foreign shores. In Italy he gambled and won on a simple concept: it is more important to show art than to write about. Hence, one issue of FMR might feature 32 full-color pages of 17th-century tapestries, fo
21、llowed by 14 pages of outrageous eyeglasses. He is gambling that the concept is exportable. 1. Naming his quest “Operation Columbus”, Ricci is confident that _.A. he will be as influential as ColumbusB. he will open up the American marketC. the Americans will associate his magazine with adventurous
22、pioneersD. his magazine will be as memorable as Columbus discovery of America2. What does the author think about Riccis marketing the English edition of FMR?A. The American history makes it hopeful for the goal to fulfill.B. The fulfillment of the goal lies on Riccis marketing strategy.C. Ricci stil
23、l has a long way to go before he fulfills the goal.D. It is quite possible and feasible for Ricci to fulfill the goal.3. What is the main content of Riccis magazine FMR?A. Articles on culture, art and business.B. Articles and pictures about fashion.C. Pictures of works of art.D. Pictures of trendy i
24、tems.4. The copies of the sample edition of FMR will be distributed to _.A. magazine and newspaper readersB. well-educated periodical subscribersC. households in direct mailsD. downtown passers-by 5. Ricci tries to persuade the Italian corporations to help by _.A. including them in Operation Columbu
25、sB. showing them the staggering price tagC. comparing them to the Spanish sponsorD. arousing passionate patriotism in themPassage 11. D【定位】第1段第2句和第3句。【解析】根据原文这两句建议我们不能长时间持续工作而不睡觉，反过来说，就是建议我们要时不时放下工作，补充睡眠，由此可见，选项D与原文内容一致。选项B和选项C都很具干扰性。选项B中的pressure一词在第2段首句有提及，但原文只提到我们有工作压力，而没有谈到要怎样消除，而且选项B说到的“消除工作压力”
26、太泛泛而谈了，没有实际的原文依据；选项C看起来像是将第1段和第2段提到的内容结合了起来，看起来是最具概括力的，但其实第2段提到的overeating，drinking，smoking等都不是与fast food直接相关的内容。2. B【定位】第2段最后一句。【解析】原文该句中的on the lighter side of what I really need表明作者有意减少食量，以保持头脑清醒，选项B是对该句的近义改写，为本题答案。本题考查对lighter side的理解，light可以理解为“轻的、少的”，或“清淡的”，结合后面的of what I really need可以知道light理
27、解为“少的”比“清淡的”更合适。3. A【定位】第3段最后一句。【解析】虽然原文该句没有明确表明这一句说的与作者的晚餐有关，但从本段前面分别提到的breakfast, lunch可以知道最后这一句应该讲到晚餐了，由此可见，选项A提到的就是作者晚餐所吃的。选项B是作者的早餐，选项C是午餐，选项D是选自倒数第3句的片断，还是属于午餐的内容。4. C【定位】第4段末句和最后一段。【解析】首段末句的vote和最后一段反复提及的union可以知道作者的组织活动与union的选举有关，倒数第2句表明这个union可以协商工资、津贴、工作条件等合同内容，由此可以推断这个union是一个labor union
28、（工会），因此选项C为本题答案。作者服务的对象是“工会”，而不是整个选举的委员会，因此选项A不正确；工会的领导来自医院，不等于作者也为医院工作，起码从本文当中只能知道作者是一个为union工作的organizer，这与“医院”关系不大。5. A【定位】第4段第4句、第5句、第6句。【解析】从第4句和第6句的内容可以推断Mommies and Daddies担心作者的安全，因此本题应选选项A。其它选项都与作者参与的选举活动有关，但从关键词Mommies and Daddies在文中所处的位置来看，他们的担心只与作者的自身有关，与其它选项的关系不如与选项A的关系密切。Passage 21. B【定
29、位】根据题干中的Operation Columbus定位到第2段第1句。【解析】原文该句and后的内容解释了为什么Ricci要将他的计划命名为Operation Columbus，他要像哥伦布发现新大陆一样“发现一个美国的市场”，由此可见，本题应选选项B。其他三个选项中的形容词influential、adventurous和memorable都利用了人们对“哥伦布发现新大陆”产生的联想，但原文并没有其他句子支持这三个选项的内容，而原文该句中的discovering an American readership也不能使人联想到与这三个选项有关的内容。2. D【定位】第2段第2句。【解析】原文该句
30、中的not far-fetched意为“并非不可能”，由此可见，作者认为Ricci很有可能实现他的计划，这个计划是可行的，因此本题应选选项D。本题稍具干扰性的是选项A，因为其中的hopeful也表明作者认为Ricci实现计划的可能性很高，但该选项中的前半部分内容The American history却是没有原文依据的。作者只是单纯对Ricci实现计划的可能性做出猜测，没有设定这种可能性还要附带什么条件，像选项A中的American history和选项B中的marketing strategy就是附带条件，都缺乏原文依据。3. C【定位】第2段第5、6、7句和最后一段第2、3句。【解析】原文
31、第2段和最后一段相关句子中的art一词表明这本杂志是与艺术有关的，而第2段中的no more than five articles和最后一段中的to show art than to write about表明这本杂志多用图片而少用文章，结合这些内容即可确定本题应选选项C。本题虽然不是主旨题，但同样需要通读全文才能确定答案，考查对多处信息的概括归纳能力。4. A【定位】第3段第3句和第4句。【解析】第3段第3句提到FMR的样品派发给了subscribers of magazines，第4句提到剩下的样品作为纽约时报的周日附刊去派发，结合这两处可以推断本题应选选项A。选项B中的periodica
32、l subscribers是正确的，但前面的形容词well-educated对读者范围的限定缺乏原文依据。虽然原文提到了cultural, art and business magazine和New York Times，但我们还是不能因此而确定他们的读者都是受过良好教育的。5. C【定位】根据题干中的Italian corporations定位到第3段最后两句。【解析】第3段最后一句中的promotional pamphlet（推广手册）里所说的句子就是Ricci用来说服意大利商人资助他的计划的方法，结合Ricci的计划名为Operation Columbus这一内容，可以推断Ricci将那些肯资助他的意大利人与资助哥伦布发现新大陆的西班牙人相提并论，使那些肯赞助的人充满荣誉感，因此，本题应选选项C。本题最具干扰性的是选项D。原文该句中的Spanish和Italian会让人联想到不同的国籍，很容易就会误选与国籍有关的“爱国情绪”，但原文并没有明确提到将Italians和Spanish sponsor相提并论会激起意大利人的什么感情，是“荣誉感”，“爱国之情”，还是“参与创造历史的感觉”等等，我们都不得而知，唯一知道的就是将Italians和Spanish sponsor相提并论是为了说服Italians资助计划。高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！