1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家哈尔滨市2014高考英语阅读理解、动词短语精讲讲练（1）及答案AMy grandfather worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some crates（木箱）for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage（孤儿院）in Brazil. On his way home, he found his glasses were gone. When he mentally replayed his earlier ac
2、tions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket and fallen into one of the crates. His new glasses were heading for Brazil!The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.“Its not fair,”
3、 he thought as he walked home angrily. “Ive been very faithful in giving my time and money to my work, and now this.”Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to my grandfathers small church in Ch
4、icago.He began by thanking the people for their kindness in supporting the orphanage. “But most of all, ” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year. You see, some people had just come to the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate. Even if I had th
5、e money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my coworkers and I were very worried about this. Then your crates arrived. When I removed the covers, I found a pair of glasses lying on top.”He paused long enoug
6、h to let his words sink in. Then, he continued, “When I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses. But they thought it was strange because there were no glasses on their l
7、ist of items to be sent overseas.Sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, my grandfather, an ordinary carpenter realized his glasses had found a good place to go.41. We know from the text that .A. the authors grandfather got his glasses back from the director of the orphanage
8、B. the authors grandfather found that his glasses were at home at lastC. the authors grandfathers burden of supporting his family was very heavyD. the authors grandfather worked as a carpenter in a school in Chicago42. From the text we can infer that the authors grandfather was very afterhearing wha
9、t the director of the orphanage had said.A. surprised B. disappointed C. pitiful D. proud43. The underlined word “miraculous” （Paragraph 7） can be replaced by .A. practicalB. wonderfulC. necessaryD. important *结束不及物动词“主动表被动”含义的用法英语中有些动词在形式上是主动的，含义上却是被动的，但是这些动词这样用时又不是不及物动词。常见的这类动词有：sell, wash, cook,
10、wear, rite, look, open, shut, translate, read, last, cut等。请看下列几个例题：1) Would you like a piece of this kind of cloth? Itwell. A. is sold 高考资源网B. is selling C. is being sold D. sells2) Take care! Dont get the ink on your shirt ,for iteasily. A. wont wash out B. wont be washed out C. isnt washed out D.
11、isnt washing out3) In warm weather, fruit and meatlong. A. Dont keep B. cant be kept C. are not kept D. are not keeping答案分别是1)D 2)A 3)A值得注意的是：1)这种句子的主语只能是物，而不是人。2)正是这种做主语的物本身具有某一内在的特性，能够使得动词所表示的动作以某种方式得以实现。3)这类句子中常有well, easily, badly, smoothly来做状语。试比较下列两句话：1) The door wont shut. 这门就是关不上。这句话说明“门”本身有
12、内在的毛病（问题）使“关门”这一动作难以实现。2) The door isnt shut. 门没关。这句话只说明一个客观事实，门是“开着的”，没有关上，表示门“开着”这一状态。现按时态举例说明：1、用一般现在时表示事物的内在特性。例：1) His novel sells well.他的小说销路很好。（说明小说本身写得好，使“卖”这一动作很容易实现）2) This cloth washes easily. 这种布很容易洗。（说明这种布本身具有“很容易洗”这一特性）2、用一般将来时表示动作难以实现，通常是否定式。例：1) In such weather, meat wont keep long.在
13、这样的天气里，肉保存不了多长时间。2) The door wont open/lock/close.这门打不开/锁不上/关不上。3、有些表示烹调、装订、印刷等意义的词，多用进行表示被动意义。例：1) The meat is cooking. 锅里煮着肉。2) The book is printing. 这本书在印刷中。4、用过去时或现在完成时来表示已经发生的动作，是一种客观的叙述。例：His shoes have warn/wore through. 他的鞋子穿破了。由此可以看出，语法形式与其语义并不总是一致的，不是所有的主动结构都表示主动含义，也不是所有的被动结构都表示被动含义，掌握英语中的
14、特殊用法对我们正确地使用英语、准确地表达思想是非常重要的。It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with im
15、ages of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,” she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.” The Princess concluded with a simp
16、le message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message. But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princes
17、s in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon”. (乱放炮的人) The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction (干扰) we do not need. All Im trying to do is help.”Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for
18、the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princesss trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British governments policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe emba
19、rrassment for the government. To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkidnd, claimed that the Princesss views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards a worldwide ban. The Defence Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the mat
20、ter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.” For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer
21、 to people and their problems. 41. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997_.A. to clarify the British governments stand on landminesB. to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims 1C. to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there D. to voice her support for a total ban of l
22、andmines 42. Some members of the British government criticized Diana because_.A. she had not consulted the government before the visit B. she was ill-informed of the governments policy C. they were actually opposed to banning landmines D. they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in An
23、gola 43. How did Diana respond to the criticisms?A. She paid no attention to them B. She made more appearances on TV.C. She met the 13-year-old girl as planned D. She rose to argue with her opponents44. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola? A. It had caused embarrassment to the Briti
24、sh government. B. It had greatly promoted her popularity. C. It had brought her closer to the ordinary people. D. It had affected her relations with the British government. *结束 We can see how the product life cycle works by looking at the introduction of instant coffee. When it was introduced, most
25、people did not like it as well as “regular” coffee, and it took several years to gain general acceptance (introduction stage). At one point, though, instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity, and many brands were introduced (stage of rapid growth). After a while, people became attached to one brand
26、and sales leveled off (stage of maturity). Sales went into a slight decline when freeze-dried coffees were introduced (stage of decline).The importance of the product life cycle to marketers is this: Different stages in the product life cycle call for different strategies. The goal is to extend prod
27、uct life so that sales and profits do not decline. One strategy is called market modification. It means that marketing managers look for new users and market sections. Did you know, for example, that the backpacks that so many students carry today were originally designed for the military?Market mod
28、ification also means searching for increased usage among present customers or going for a different market, such as senior citizens. A marketer may re-position the product to appeal to new market sections.Another product extension strategy is called product modification. It involves changing product
29、 quality, features, or style to attract new users or more usage from present users. American auto manufacturers are using quality improvement as one way to recapture world markets. Note, also, how auto manufacturers once changed styles dramatically from year to year to keep demand from falling.45. A
30、ccording to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brand of a product, its sales will _.A. decrease gradually B. remain at the same levelC. become unstable D. improve enormously46. Marketers need to know which of the four stages a product is in so as to _. A. work out marketing policie
31、s B. promote its production C. increase its popularity D. speed up its life cycle47. The author mentions the example of “backpacks” in paragraph two to show the importance of _.A. pleasing the young as well as the old B. increasing usage among studentsC. exploring new market sections D. serving both military and civil needs48. In order to recover their share of the world market, U.S. auto makers are _.A. improving product quality B. increasing product featuresC. modernizing product style D. re-positioning their product in the market- 6 - 版权所有高考资源网