1、浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（78）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。ACensus figures (调查数据) published last Friday indicate that the number of women in management jobs rose by 95% between 1980 and 1990. Most evidence shows that women are still in the lowest class of management and in the lowest-paying ind
2、ustries. I first noticed that girls were different from boys when I was about 4 years old. No experiences either in my personal life or in my business life have caused me to change my opinion. Throughout my adult life, however, I have had to evaluate again and again these differences between men and
3、 women and how they affect the way men and women relate to one another and to the environment in which they work. Working with women has given me deep understanding I would never have gained in any other way. Women are working at a decided disadvantage in the business world created by men to make th
4、ings comfortable for men. To me, this means men often understand the rules without having to be taught or even having to think about them. It is not so easy for women. If I may fall back on typically male sports terms, women have had to learn both the game and the game plan at the same time. At leas
5、t in my own observation, women in business tend to be more honest than men. A direct question to a woman often results in a direct response. This quality makes it more difficult for women to “yes” an employer. It also makes women more trustworthy than the men who often cant, or wont, give a straight
6、 answer to a question. Women are also more open than men about their feelings, their ambitions, and everyday situations in the office. This makes them easier to be hurt than men. Traditionally, women in business have been more severely judged than men. They have had to be better in a job than a man
7、to get ahead. 1What is this passage mainly about?Athe unfair treatment the working women suffering in businessBthe differences between working men and womenCthe qualities of the working men and womenDthe authors pity on the working women2The author mentions the “sports terms” to show that _.Awomen a
8、re more diligent than menBwomen are often looked down upon by menCwomen are slower in learning new things than menDmen always make things comfortable for themselves3How many good qualities of women are mentioned in the last paragraph?ATwo.BThree.CFour.DFive.4Which of the following will most probably
9、 be the first sentence of the fifth paragraph?AFor example, I have interviewed many people for the job of advertising salesperson.BAnother difference between working men and women is that men take more chances.COf all the differences that I have noticed, one in particular stands out.DOn the other ha
10、nd, men also enjoy more rights than women.BPeople say teenagers are no goodThey make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive recklessly up and down Americas main streets; they carry chips on their shoulders as big as the Sears TowerAnd at least some of the time those things are trueBut we shoul
11、dnt forget that there are hard moments in the life of a teenager too.I watched such a moment not long ago at a womans funeralI didnt expect the event to affect meThrough much of the ceremony, in fact, I remained unmoved.The teenage grandson stepped forwardWith his very first deep breath, every heart
12、 in that church was achingly reminded of something we had all forgottenSoftly he began: “I want to share a few values that Nana taught meShe never failed to see light in any situationWhen our family dog would truely attract her, what would Nana say? oh, what beautiful barking that dog has! That was
13、Nana”“She was a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was a successful businessman in this cityBut she was the one behind the scenes who provided the strength and support for my grandpas career,” he said, with a voice now trembling, “That was Nanas way.”Through a low sob, he
14、continued, “Whenever she did anything worth recognition, youd have to hear about it from a different source, because she was never one to show off.”Finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said, “Nana taught me courageShe put up an incredible fight to the end, when she died peac
15、efully, which is how she lived her lifeThat was Nanas way, and I hope I can carry on in the same manner.”There are no hearts as sensitive as those of teenagers, because everything is happening to them for the first timeThe trouble with teenagers is that they havent learned to be controlled.When that
16、 boy rose to speak about the woman who surely had been his truest and dearest friend, his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide in the calm ceremony He exposed us to the truth about this very real woman who believed in a boy who probably tried the patience o
17、f many adultsHe reminded us that his grandmother was more than another dot on the chart of life and death.All over again we felt those powerful losses crossing our own hearts, and we knew that when you say good-bye to something happy, something young in yourselfAnd that something never really return
18、s, and the pain never really goes away.5In the first paragraph, the writer gave some examples to_.Asupport his idea that young people are no good.Bintroduce his point of view about young people.Ctell people every coin has its two sides.Dshow young people often make mistakes.6From the boys speech, we
19、 know _.Ahis grandmother had great influence on himBthey had a dog which often attacked peopleCpeople had forgotten her until the boy appearedDhis grandmother was so weak that she is always living in the shadow of his grandpa7Which of the following statements is true?AThe boy s speech moved no one p
20、resent at the funeral except the writer.BThe boys being good at expressing himself enabled him to draw everyones attention.CThe boy was too grieved to accept the fact that his grandmother had passed away.DThe writer didnt expect the event would affect him.8What words can best describe grandmothers q
21、uality?AWeak, mild and modest.BEasygoing, cautious and considerateCSensitive and hard on others.D.Patient, optimistic, strong and helpful9The passage tells the readers_.Afacing certain bitter facts help young people to growByoung people have to control themselvesCthe adults should learn from the you
22、ngDthe adults should teach the young how to be braveCROME: The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is covered in mystery: How did he die? Are the remains buried in a French castle really those of the master? Was the Mona Lisa a self-portrait in disguise (伪装)?A group of Italian scientists believe the key to
23、solving those puzzles lies with the remains, and they say they are seeking permission to dig up the body to conduct carbon and DNA testing.If the skull is undamaged, the scientists can go to the heart of a question that has fascinated scholars and the public for centuries: the identity of the Mona L
24、isa. Recreating a virtual and then physical reconstruction of Leonardos face, they can compare it with the smiling face in the painting.We dont know what well find if the tomb is opened. We could even just find grains and dust, says Giorgio Gruppioni, an anthropologist who is participating in the pr
25、oject. But if the remains are well kept, they are a biological record of events in a persons life, and sometimes in their death. Silvano Vinceti, the leader of the group, said that he plans to press his case with the French officials in charge of the said burial site at Amboise Castle early next wee
26、k.Leonardo moved to France at the invitation of King Francis I, who named him first painter to the king. He spent the last three years of his life there, and died in 1519 at age 67. The artists original burial place, the palace church of Saint Florentine, was destroyed during the French Revolution a
27、nd remains that are believed to be his were eventually reburied in the Saint-Hubert Chapel near the castle.The Amboise tomb is a symbolic tomb; its a big question mark, said Alessandro Vezzosi, the director of a museum dedicated to Leonardo in his hometown of Vinci. Vezzosi said that investigating t
28、he tomb could help identify the artists bones with certainty and solve other questions, such as the cause of his death. He said he asked to open the tomb in 2004 to study the remains, but the Amboise Castle turned him down.The group of 100 experts involved in the project, called the National Committ
29、ee for Historical and Artistic Heritage, was created in 2003 with the aim of solving the great mysteries of the past, said Vinceti, who has written books on art and literature.Arguably the worlds most famous painting, the Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre in Paris, where it drew some 8.5 million visitor
30、s last year. Mystery has surrounded the identity of the paintings subject for centuries, with opinions ranging from the wife of a Florentine merchant to Leonardos own mother.That Leonardo intended the Mona Lisa as a self-portrait in disguise is a possibility that has interested and divided scholars.
31、 Theories have existed: Some think that Leonardos taste for tricks and riddles might have led him to hide his own identity behind that puzzling smile; others have guessed that the painting hid an androgynous lover.If granted access to the grave site, the Italian experts plan to use a tiny camera and
32、 radar to confirm the presence of bones. The scientists would then exhume (挖掘) the remains and attempt to date the bones with carbon testing.At the heart of the proposed study is the effort to discover whether the remains are actually Leonardos, including with DNA testing. Ks*5uVezzosi questions the
33、 DNA comparison, saying he is unaware of any direct descendants (后代) of Leonardo or of tombs that could be attributed with certainty to the artists close relatives.Gruppioni said that DNA from the bones could also eventually be compared to DNA found elsewhere. For example, Leonardo is thought to hav
34、e rubbed colors on the canvas with his thumb, possibly using saliva (唾液), meaning DNA might be found on his paintings.Even in the absence of DNA testing, other tests could provide useful information, including whether the bones belonged to a man or a woman, and whether the person died young or old.E
35、ven within the committee, experts are divided over the identity of the Mona Lisa. Vinceti believes that a tradition of considering the self-portrait to be not just a faithful imitation of ones features but a representation of ones spiritual identity may have resonated (共鸣) with Leonardo.Vezzosi, the
36、 museum director, dismissed as baseless and senseless the idea that the Mona Lisa could be a self-portrait of Leonardo. He said most researchers believe the woman may have been either a wife of the artists sponsor, the Florentine nobleman Giuliano de Medici, or Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a rich si
37、lk merchant, Francesco del Giocondo. The traditional view is that the name Mona Lisa comes from the silk merchants wife, as well as its Italian name: La Gioconda. 10Why does the author ask a couple of questions in the beginning?ATo arouse the interest of readers.BTo puzzle Italian scientists.CTo ans
38、wer the questions himself. DTo make fun of French officials.11The best title of this story might be “_”.AWhat Is the Purpose of an Investigation?BHow Did Leonardo da Vinci Die in France?CAre the Remains Really Those of the Master?DDid Leonardo Paint Himself as Mona Lisa?12The sentence “he plans to p
39、ress his case with the French officials” (underlined in Paragraph 4) suggests that Vinceti intends to _.Apress the French officials to participate in their projectBurge the French officials to open the tomb early next weekCpersuade the French officials to allow opening the tombDrecord events in a pe
40、rsons life with the French officials13Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?AScholars have the same opinion on DNA testing.BScientists doubt if the remains are those of da Vinci.CThe identity of “Mona Lisa” has already been proved.DAlessandro Vezzosi got permission to op
41、en the tomb.14We can infer from the last two paragraphs that _?A“Mona Lisa” is the name of the wife of a silk merchantBthe “Mona Lisa” is a self-portrait of Leonardo da VinciCexperts divided the committee into several groups Dopinions differ of the identity of the “Mona Lisa”D“Mom, I have cancer.”Th
42、ese four words catapulted my son and me on a journey that lasted two years. On that dat I felt a wave of paralyzing fear.Scott was the oldest of my four children. He was 33 years old and a successful assistant principal at SamRayburn Hifht School in Pasadena, Texas. He and his wife Carolyn were busy
43、 raising four active children. Scott was 62, weighed 200 pounds and had never been sick a day in his life.A few month earlier a mole（痣）on his neck had changed color. “Dr.Warner called,” Scott said that spring morning. “Its melanoma.（黑素瘤）” I tried to comfort him, naming all the people I knew who had
44、survived skin cancer. Yet, I felt small tentacles of fear begin to wrap around my chest.Our next stop was MDAnderson, the famous cancer hospital in Houston. Scott had surgery at the end of May and was scheduled for radiation treatments over the summmer recess. “There is an 80 percent chance it wont
45、reoccur,” the doctors said. At the end of summer, all his tests came back negative and Scott was back at school in the fall. However, in December, Scott discovered a lump on his neck. It was examined and the result came back “malignant.（恶性的）” We now relized that Scott fell into the 20 percent catego
46、ry. I could feel the tentacles tightening around my chest. He entered the hospital for an aggressive treatment, a combination of interferon and interleukin.After five months of treatment, he had radical surgery on his neck. The test results were encourging, only three of the 33 lymph nodes（淋巴结） remo
47、ved were malignant. We were very hopefull.For the next six months, Scotts follow-up visits went well. Then in October, X-ray revealed a spot on his lung. The spot was removed during surgery and the doctors tried to be optimistic. It was a daily battle to control the fear and panic each setback broug
48、ht.In January, he was diagnosed as having had a “disease explosion.” The cancer had spread to his lungs, spine and liver and he was given three to six months to live. There were times during this period when I felt like I was having a heart attack. The bands constricting my chest made breathing diff
49、icult.When you watch your child battle cancer, you experience a roller coaster of emotions. There are moments of hope and optimism but a bad test result or even an unusual pain can bring on dread and panic.Scott was readmitted to the hospital for one last try with chemotherapy. He died, quite sudden
50、ly, just six weeks after his last diagnosis. I was completely destroyed. I had counted on those last few months.The next morning I was busy notifying people and making funeral arrangements. I remember having this nagging feeling that something was physically wrong with me. It took a moment to realiz
51、e that the crushing sensation in my chest was gone. The thing every parent fears the most had happened. My son was gone. Of course, the fear had been replaced by unbearable sorrow.After you lose a child, it is so difficult to go on. The most minimal tasks, combing your hair or taking a shower, becom
52、ing monumental. For months I just sat and stared into space. That spring, the trees began to bloom; flowers began to pop up in my garden. Friendswood was coming back to life but I was dead inside. During those last weeks, Scott and I often spoke about life and death. Fragments of those conversations
53、 kept playing over and over in my mind.“Dont let this ruin your life, Mom.”“Make sure Dad re models his workshop.”“Please, take care of my family.”I remember wishing I could have just one more conversation with him. I knew what I would say, but what would Scott say? “I know how much you love me, Mom
54、. So just sit on the couch and cry.” No, I knew him better than that. Scott loved life and knew how precious it is. I could almost hear his voice saying, “Get up Mom, Get on with your life. Its too valuable to waste.”That was the day I began to move forward. I signed up for a cake decorating class.
55、Soon I was making cakes for holidays and birthdays. My daughter-in-law told me about a writing class in Houston. I hadnt written in years, but since I was retired I decided it be time to start again. The local college advertised a Life Story Writing class that I joined. There I met women who had als
56、o lost their children. The Poet Laureate of Texas was scheduled to speak at our local Barnes and Noble. I attended and joined our local poetry society. I never dreamed that writing essays and poems about Scott could be so therapeutic. Several of those poems have ever been published. In addition, eac
57、h group brought more and more people into my life.I dont believe you ever recover from the loss of a child. Scott is in my heart and mind every day. However, I do believe you can survive.Scott fought so bravery to live and he never gave up. He taught me that life is a gift that should be cherished,
58、not wasted. It has taken years to become the person I am today. The journey has been a difficult , painful process but certainly worth the effort and I know that my son would be proud.15What might be the best title of the passage ?ALife is valuable BGrieving and RecoveryCLove and sorrow DAlive or de
59、ad16How old was Scott probably when he died? A33 B35 C37 D4017What does the underlined sentence “ The bands constricting my chest made breathing difficult” probably imply?AIt implies that Scotts mother was likely to have a heart attack.BIt implies that there was something wrong with Scotts mothers c
60、hest.CIt implies that Scotts mother was very upset and panic because of Scotts severe illness.DIt implies that the cancer had spread to her chest just like her son.18Which of the following statements best shows the authors feeling about Scotts dath?AIt was a daily battle to control the fear and pani
61、c each setback brought.BShe felt a wave of fear.CShe felt a feeling of fear begin to wrap around her chest.DThe fear had been replaced by unbearable sorrow.19From Scott and his mothers conversation, we can know that Scott is _.Aconsiderable Bhumorous Cdetermined Dsensitive20The author intends to tel
62、l us that_.Ait takes a long time to make a person recover from the shock of losing a childBScott is proud of his motherClife is full of happiness and sorrow.DWed better make our life count instead of counting your days.12345678910ADBBBADDAA11121314151617181920DCBDBBCDAD高考资源网独家精品资源，欢迎下载！高考资源网Ks5uK&S%5#UKs5uKs%U高考资源网高考资源网高考资源网