1、【2015高考复习】阅读理解Nowadays women appear to have a positive image of themselves as safer drivers than men.In a survey done for insurer MetLife,51% of women said they drive more safely.The evidence is on their side：Men are 3.4 times more likely than women to get a ticket for careless driving and 3.1 times
2、 as likely to be punished for drunk driving.“Women are on average less aggressive and more law abiding (守法的) drivers，which leads to fewer accidents，” the report says.However，not all male drivers share the same opinion.Of the men surveyed by MetLife,39% claimed male drivers were safer.The findings di
3、d back them up on one point：automotive knowledge.The report showed that more men are familiar with current safety equipment such as electronic stability control，which helps prevent rollover accidents.Auto safety unavoidably matters to Money.Insurance companies focus on what classes of drivers have t
4、he lowest dollar amounts of claims，and for now，that mainly includes women.In general，women pay about 9% less for auto insurance than men.A study by the website Insweb also showed that auto insurance rates are lower for women in most states.Among individual states，women get the greatest，advantage in
5、Wyoming (where they pay 20% less)，South Dakota and Washington，D.C.，where their insurance costs are 16% lower.“More than 11,900 male drivers died in US traffic accidents in 2009，compared with just under 4,900 women drivers” according to the study.“Based on miles traveled，men died at a rate of 2.5 dea
6、ths per 100 million miles traveled，vs.1.7 deaths for women.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章通过列举一些数据说明现在女性司机似乎比男性司机开车更加安全。1According to the study，female drivers_.Aare more aggressive while drivingBare more interested in auto knowledgeCare more likely to stick driving lawsDare more familiar with safety equipment解析细
7、节理解题。根据第二段中的“Women are on average less aggressive and more law abiding (守法的) drivers.”可知，C项正确。答案C2Insurance companies focus on female driver clients probably because they_.Acause more accidents on the roadBpay more money to the insurance companiesCtake the most part of the insurance clientsDhave the
8、 lowest amount of money on insurance claims解析推理判断题。根据第三段第一、二句话可知，对保险公司而言，机动车安全与钱息息相关的，越是安全的驾驶人员索赔就相应的越少，而与男性相比女性司机驾驶更为安全，所以深受保险公司的青睐。答案D3We can infer from the passage that_.Amen are 3.1 times more likely to get tickets than womenBall women in the USA pay the same for their auto insuranceCmore female
9、 drivers die every year than male driversDwomen are generally safer drivers than the opposite gender解析细节理解题。根据第一段可知，女性司机相比男性司机而言驾驶更加安全，故选D。根据第二段中的“Men are 3.4 times more likely.to get a ticket.”可知，A项错误；根据第三段最后一句可知，B项错误；根据最后一段第一句可知，C项错误。答案D4The writer mainly develops paragraphs by_.Agiving examples B
10、making comparisonsCdrawing a conclusion Dpresenting an argument解析推理判断题。根据文中第二至四段中的数据对比可知，作者将女性司机与男性司机进行比较，从而得出女性司机比男性司机更安全的结论，故选B。答案B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。Psychologists have discovered that even the most independent-minded of us will conform to social pressure when we are with a group
11、 of people. In one classic experiment, people were shown a vertical（垂直的） line and asked to find a line of identical length from a selection of three.You might think that this is an absurdly easy task, and when people perform it by themselves they do it very well. However, psychologists have discover
12、ed that we are very easily swayed by the opinions of other people when we do this task in a group. In one study, a group of three people was set up, where two of the people were confederates（同伙） of the experimenter. When the confederates deliberately gave wrong answers, people were often swayed to g
13、ive the wrong answer also. In fact, 75% of people gave at least one wrong answer, with some people conforming to peer pressure on every occasion.But why do people conform in this way? In an easy task like this, it seems that people do not want to step out of line with the prevailing opinion of the g
14、roup. On more difficult tasks, people also conform because they lose confidence in their own ability to make decisions and prefer to trust the majority opinion instead.A typical example of this kind of conformity arises when we come across people in distress. Would you help a woman who has been atta
15、cked in the street? It turns out that you are much more likely to go to her assistance if you are alone. When other people are also around, a diffusion of responsibility occurs. People are paralysed into inaction, because everyone assumes that someone else will go to the womans assistance.1. In Para
16、graph 1, the underlined word “conform” probably means “ ”.A. seek independence B. disobey ordersC. follow what others doD. seek pleasure2. What is the purpose of the experiment described in Paragraph 2?A. To explain why people would be influenced by the opinions of others.B. To prove that people are
17、 easily influenced by the opinions of others.C. To train the confederates of the experimenter as independent-minded.D. To describe how people would be influenced by the opinions of others.3. In the last paragraph, according to the author, why wouldnt one help the woman?A. He thinks he has no respons
18、ibilities to give a hand.B. He thinks he has nothing to do with it.C. He is too shy to give his helping hand.D. He thinks someone else will offer assistance.4. What method does the author mainly use to develop the text?A. Giving examples.B. Cause-effect analysis. C. Comparative analysis.D. Process a
19、nalysis.【参考答案】1-4、CBDA阅读理解。High-quality customer service is preached(宣扬) by many, but actually keeping customers happy is easier said than done.Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of retail store, but instead will alert their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangers and anyone who will
20、 listen.Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide to frequent their competitors, according to a study jointly conducted by Verde group and Wharton school.“Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers.” Said Paula Courtn
21、ey, president of the Verde group. “The store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement.”On average, every unhappy customer will complain to at least four other, and will no longer visit the specific store for every dissatisfied customer, a store will lose up to three more due
22、to negative reviews. The resulting “snowball effect” can be disastrous to retailers.According to the research, shoppers who purchased clothing encountered the most problems. Ranked second and third were grocery and electronics customers.The most common complaints include filled parking lots, clutter
23、ed(塞满了的) shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude salespeople.During peak shopping hours, some retailers solved the parking problems by getting moonlighting local police to work as parking attendants. Some hired flag wavers to direct customers to empty peaking sp
24、aces. This guidance got rid of the need for customers to circle the parking lot endlessly, and avoided confrontation between those eyeing the same parking space.Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and hav
25、ing sales representatives on hand to answer questions. Most importantly, salespeople should be diplomatic and polite with angry customers.“Retailers whore responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who arent so friendly.” Said professor Stephen Hoch. “Maybe something as
26、 simple as a greeter at the store entrance would help.”Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filing complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is wrong.8. Why are store managers of
27、ten the last to hear complaints?A. Few customers believe the service will be improved.B. Customers would rather relate their unhappy experiences to people around them.C. Customers have no easy access to store managers.D. Most customers wont bother to complain even if they have had unhappy experience
28、s.9. Shop owners often hire moonlighting police as parking attendants so that shoppers .A. can find their cars easily after shoppingB. wont have trouble parking their carsC. can stay longer browsing in the storeD. wont have any worries about security10.What contributes most to smoothing over issues
29、with customers?A. Design of the store layout. B. Hiring of efficient employees.C. Manners of the salespeople. D. Huge supply of goods for sale.11.To achieve better shopping experiences, customers are advised to .A. voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directlyB. shop around and make compari
30、sons between storesC. settle their disputes with stores in a diplomatic wayD. put pressure on stores to improve their service【参考答案】811、BBCA 阅读理解-DThey were going to Fort Lauderdale three boys and three girls and when they boarded the bus, they were carrying sandwiches and wine in paper bags, dreamin
31、g of golden beaches and sea tides as the gray, cold spring of New York went behind them.As the bus passed through New Jersey, they began to notice Vingo. He sat in front of them, completely in silence.Deep into the night, outside Washington, the bus pulled into Howard Johnsons, and everybody got off
32、 except Vingo. The young people began to wonder about him. When they went back to the bus, one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself. “Want some wine?” she said. He smiled and took a swig from the bottle. He thanked her and became silent again. After a while, she went back to the others
33、, and Vingo nodded in sleep.In the morning, they awoke outside another Howard Johnsons, and this time Vingo went in. The girl insisted that he join them. He ordered black coffee and some cookies as the young people talked about sleeping on beaches. When they returned to the bus, the girl sat with Vi
34、ngo again, and after a while, slowly and painfully, he began to tell his story. He had been in prison in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home.“Are you married?”“I dont know.”“You dont know?” she said.“Well, when I was in prison I wrote to my wife,” he said, “I told her that I
35、was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldnt stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, and if it hurt her too much, well, she could jus forget me. Id understand. Get a new man, I said shes a wonderful woman. I told her she didnt have to write me. And she didnt. Not for three and
36、a half years.”“And youre going home now, not knowing?”“Yeah. Well, last week, when I was sure the parole (假释) was coming through, I wrote her again. We used to live in Brunswick, just before Jacksonville, and theres a big oak (橡树) just as you come into town. I told her that if she didnt have a new m
37、an and if shed take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and Id get off and come home. If she didnt want me, forget it no handkerchief and Id go on through.”“Wow,” the girl exclaimed, “Wow.”She told the others, and soon all of them were in it, looking at the pictures Vingo show
38、ed them of his wife and three children.Now they were 20 miles from Brunswick, and the young people took over window seats on the right side, waiting for the approach of the great oak. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face, as if protecting himself against still another disappointment.Then Bruns
39、wick was ten miles, and then five. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, shouting and crying.Vingo sat there astonished, looking at the oak. It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs 20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds, flying in the wind. As the young people shouted,
40、 Vingo slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.12. At the beginning of the story, the young boys and girls _. A. showed a great interest in VingoB. didnt notice Vingo at allC. wanted to offer help to Vingo D. didnt like Vingo at all13. The underlined part “Howar
41、d Johnsons” is most probably a(n) _. A. bus stationB. apartment C. hospital D. restaurant14. How did Vingo feel on the way home?A. Ashamed. B. Relaxed. C. Nervous. D. Disappointed. 15. The paragraphs following this passage would most probably talk about _. A. Vingos experience in prisonB. the young peoples travel to Fort LauderdaleC. Vingos three lovely childrenD. the dialogue between Vingo and his family【参考答案】1215、BDCD