1、浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（80）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。AWomen are friends, I once would have said, when they totally love and support and trust each other, and tell each other the secrets of their souls, and run no questions asked to help each other, and tell unpleasant truths to each other
2、(no, you cant wear that dress unless you lose ten pounds first) when unpleasant truths must be told. A woman friend is a friend all the way, I once would have said, but now I believe thats a narrow point of view. For the friendships I have and the friendships I see are conducted at many levels of cl
3、oseness, serve many different functions, meet different needs and range from the soul sisters to the most casual playmates.Consider these varieties of friendship: Convenience friends Theyll lend us their cups for a party. Theyll drive our kids to school when were sickAs we will do for them. But we d
4、ont, with convenience friends, ever come too close or tell too much; we maintain our public face and emotional distance. Special-interest friends These friendships arent close, and they neednt involve kids or cups. Their value lies in some interest commonly shared. And so we may have an office frien
5、d or a yoga friend or a tennis friend. “Id say that what were doing is doing together, not being together.” Historical friends We all have a friend who knew us when maybe way back in Miss Meltzers second grade, when our family lived in that three-room flat .The years have gone by and weve gone separ
6、ate ways and weve little in common now, but were still a close part of each others past. Crossroads friends Crossroads friends form powerful links, links strong enough to last with just communication of a once-a-year letter at Christmas. And out of respect for those crossroads years, for those dream
7、s and dreams we once shared, we will always be friends.Cross-generational friends The friendship exists across generations in what one woman calls her daughtermother and her mother-daughter relationships.There are medium(中等的), pretty good, and such good friends indeed, and these friendships are deci
8、ded by their level of closeness. For example, we might tell a medium friend that yesterday we had a fight with our husband. And we might tell a pretty good friend that this fight with our husband made us so mad that we slept on the sofa. And we might tell a such good friend that the reason why we go
9、t so mad in that fight that we slept on the sofa he had a love affair with that girl who works in his office. But its only to our very best friends that were willing to tell all, to tell whats going on with that girl in his office.The best of friends, I still believe, totally love and support and tr
10、ust each other, and tell each other the secrets of their souls, and tell unpleasant truths to each other when they must be told. 1. According to the passage, convenience friends _. A. are those who are easily available to make friends with B. never tell each other their deepest feelings C. are not v
11、aluable enough D. discuss family budgets together 2. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 means _. A. we should never sit and wait for something to happen B. we join each other because we do something together C. we complete something together rather than enjoy ourselves D. cooperation is of great
12、 importance if we want to succeed3. We can learn from the passage that _.A. special-interest friends will drive your kids to schoolB. historical friends remind each other of their shameful pastC. crossroads friends can maintain their friendship by writing to each other once a yearD. cross-generation
13、al friends seem to maintain friendship forever4. According to the author, a woman may tell her good friends that _.A. she is on a diet because she wants to lose weightB. her husband has fallen in love with a girl in his officeC. she has been upset these days because of financial problemsD. she has l
14、ost her job because she isnt really qualified enough5. Which can be the best title of this passage? A. Value of friendship B. Friendship: being together C. The qualities of a good friend D. Friends, good friends and such good friends BChinese International SchoolApplication Form Before an applicant
15、can be invited to take part in an assessment, an application form should be returned to the Admissions Office, and the application fee of HK$1,000 cannot be returned. For overseas applicants wishing to pay in currencies other than HK dollars, the fee is US$145. Checks are also good for payment to “C
16、hinese International School”. The application should include: Applicant academic report from the last school year. A recent passport-sized photo (attached to the application form). A copy of the applicants Hong Kong ID card or a passport showing a valid Hong Kong visa. Only for applicants applying u
17、nder a Corporate Nomination(提名) Right: A company letter confirming the nomination. Please note that the application fee is non-refundable. Applicants who would like to re-apply for another academic year are asked to submit a new application and application fee. Acceptance Applicants will be informed
18、 of their acceptance status in writing by postal mail. Initial(最初的) offers for Reception will be sent out from late March once all assessments have been completed. Some applicants who have been assessed may be held on a reserve list. Acceptances may also be made on a conditional basis among the appl
19、icants on the reserve list. Applicants who have been assessed but who have not been admitted are welcome to reapply for the next academic year. Please note that such applicants will be asked to submit a new application and application fee. Confirmation of Acceptance and Enrollment(录取)Once an applica
20、nt has been admitted, the applicant family will be asked to confirm acceptance and hold the students place with immediate payment of the required fees for the Nomination Right (HK$ 500), plus the sum of HK$ 7,500 as the first tuition (学费) payment.In addition, enrollment will not be considered comple
21、te until the following have been received, normally one month before the start of the new school year: Physical examination results Tuition (first month) 6. According to the passage, if the applicants reapply for an academic year, _. A. the application fee can be reduced to a half B. applicants on a
22、 reserve list neednt be assessed C. a new application and application fee are to be required D. the initial application form should be returned to the Admissions Office7. Which of the following is true? A. Once applicants are refused, they cant apply for it again. B. Applicants will be informed of t
23、heir acceptance by email. C. Applicants dont have to get a company letter to confirm their application. D. The applicants should show either a Hong Kong visa or a Hong Kong ID card.8. According to the Application Process, the first tuition payment is _. A. HK$ 500 B. HK$7, 500 C. HK$1, 000 D. US$ 14
24、59. If an applicant has been admitted, the applicant family _. A. will be asked to submit a new application B. will receive physical Examination results C. will be asked to only pay the first month fee D. will be asked to confirm acceptance and pay the feesCAre you a compulsive spender, or do you ho
25、ld on to your money as long as possible? Are you a bargain hunter? Would you rather use charge accounts than pay cash? Your answers to these questions will reflect your personality. According to psychologists, our individual money habits not only show our beliefs and values, but can also stem from p
26、ast problems.Experts in psychology believe that for many people, money is an important symbol of strength and influence. Husbands who complain about their wives spending habits may be afraid that they are losing power in their marriage. Wives, on the other hand, may waste huge amounts of money becau
27、se they are angry at their husbands. In addition, many people consider money a symbol of love. They spend it on their family and friends to express love, or they buy themselves expensive presents because they need love. People can be addicted to different things for example, alcohol, drugs, certain
28、foods, or even television. They are compulsive in their addictions, i.e. they must satisfy these needs to feel comfortable. In the same way, according to psychologists, compulsive spenders must spend money. For people who buy on credit, furthermore, charge accounts are even more exciting than money:
29、 in other words, they feel that with credit, they can do anything. Their pleasures in spending enormous amounts are actually greater than those they get from the things they buy.There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, a
30、nd discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they dont need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game: when they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are
31、 winning. Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason.It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology
32、 to increase business: they consider peoples needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, etc. in their advertising and sales methods.Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy(疗法)” to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the sa
33、me way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money: they give them “assignments”. If a person buys something in every store that he enters, for instance, a therapist might teach him self-discipline in this way: on the first day of his therapy, he must go into a store, stay five
34、 minutes, and then leave. On the second day, he should stay for ten minutes and try something on. On the third day, he stays for fifteen minutes, asks the salesclerk a question, but does not buy anything. Soon he will learn that nothing bad will happen to him if he doesnt buy anything, and he can so
35、lve the problem of his compulsive buying. 10. If you use charge accounts, _. A. you pay in cash B. you pay with credit cardC. you pay less than you should D. you pay more than you should11. Compulsive bargain hunters buy things for all the following reasons except that _. A. the things they buy are
36、cheap B. they believe they can balance their budgets C. they get psychological satisfaction D. they really need the things they buy12. Behavior therapy in this case aims at _. A. helping businessmen to increase their business B. helping compulsive spenders to buy less C. finding out how people will
37、react if they are allowed to buy D. finding out what people will do in front of a bargain13. The underlined word “those” in Paragraph 3 refers to _.A. different thingsB. their addictions C. charge accounts D. their pleasures14. From the passage we can conclude that _. A. how you spend money reveals
38、if you are psychologically healthy B. money is a necessity and will bring you happiness if you have much C. compulsive buying problems can be solved by taking some medicine D. all businessmen understand well the psychology of customersDWhen my grandfather died, my 83-year-old grandmother, once so fu
39、ll of life, slowly began to fade. No longer able to manage a home of her own, she moved in with my mother, where she was visited often by other members of her large, loving family. Although she still had her good days, it was often hard to arouse her interest.But one chilly December afternoon three
40、years ago, my daughter Meagan, then eight, and I were visiting her, when she noticed that Meagan was carrying her favorite doll.“I, too, had a special doll when I was a little girl,” she told a wide-eyed Meagan. “I got it one Christmas when I was about your age. I lived in an old farmhouse in Maine,
41、 with Mom, Dad and my four sisters, and the very first gift I opened that Christmas was the most beautiful doll youd ever want to see.”“She had an elegant, hand-painted face, and her long brown hair was pulled back with a big pink bow. Her eyes were blue, and they opened and closed. I remember she h
42、ad a body of kidskin, and her arms and legs bent at the joints.”GGs voice dropped low, taking on an almost respectful tone. “My doll was dressed in a pretty pink gown, decorated with fine lace. Getting such a fine doll was like a miracle for a little farm girl like me my parents must have had to sac
43、rifice so much to afford it. But how happy I was that morning!”GGs eyes filled and her voice shook with emotion as she recalled that Christmas of long ago. “I played with my doll all morning long. And then it happened. My mother called us to the dining room for Christmas dinner and I laid my new dol
44、l down gently on the hall table. But as I went to join the family at the table, I heard a loud crash.” “I hardly had to turn around I knew it was my precious doll. And it was. Her lace skirt had hung down from the table just enough for my baby sister to reach up and pull on it. When I ran in, there
45、lay my beautiful doll on the floor, her face smashed into a dozen pieces. She was gone forever.” A few years later, GGs baby sister was also gone, she told Meagan, a victim of pneumonia(肺炎). Now the tears in her eyes spilled over tears, I knew, not only for a lost doll and a lost sister, but for a l
46、ost time. Silent for the rest of the visit, Meagan was no sooner in the car going home than she exclaimed, “Mom, I have a great idea! Lets get GG a new doll for Christmas. Then she wont cry when she thinks about it.”My heart filled with pride as I listened to my sympathetic little daughter. But wher
47、e would we find a doll to match GGs fond memories? Where theres a will, as they say, theres a way. When I told my best friends, Liz and Chris, about my problem, Liz put me in touch with a local doll-make. From a doll supply house I ordered a long brown hair and a kidskin body to copy the outfit GG h
48、ad so lovingly described. Liz volunteered to put the doll together, and Chris helped me make the dolls outfit. Meagan wrote the story of the lost doll by giving examples. Finally our creation was finished. To our eyes it was perfect. But there was no way it could be exactly like the doll GG had love
49、d so much and lost. Would she think it looked anything like it? On Christmas Eve, Meagan and I carried our happily packed gift to GG, where she sat surrounded by children, parents, aunts, uncles and cousins. “Its for you,” Meagan said, “but first you have to read the story that goes with it.” GG no
50、sooner got through the first page than her voice cracked and she was unable to go on, but Meagan took over where she left off. Then it was time to open her present. Ill never forget the look on GGs face as she lifted the doll and held it to her chest. Once again her tears fell, but this time they we
51、re tears of joy. Holding the doll in her frail arms, she repeated over and over again, “Shes exactly like my old doll, exactly like her.” And perhaps she wasnt saying that just to be kind. Perhaps however impossible it seemed, we had managed to produce a close copy of the doll she remembered. But as
52、 I watched my eight-year-old daughter and her great-grandmother examining the doll together, I thought of a likelier explanation. What GG really recognized, perhaps, was the love that inspired the gift. And love, wherever it comes from, always looks the same.15. GG moved in with her daughter because
53、 _. A. she wanted to live with a large family B. she was not able to live on her own due to her weakness C. her husband passed away D. she thought it was the childrens obligation to take care of her 16. Why did GG become very emotional on a December afternoon? A. Because she saw her great granddaugh
54、ters doll. B. Because she recalled her dead parents. C. Because she was surrounded by her offspring. D. Because she felt lonely during the Christmas season. 17. What can we infer from Paragraph 5? A. GGs doll was important and was a symbol of many things. B. GG showed great respect for his husbands
55、love. C. GG missed the great old days she spent with her family. D. GG was grateful for her long life.18. What happened to GGs baby sister? A. She envied her sister all her life. B. She felt guilty for breaking GGs doll and decided to go. C. She left home at a young age. D. She died of some disease
56、at a young age.19. Why did Meagans mum feel proud of her daughter? A. Because she was clever. B. Because she was loving. C. Because she was sensitive. D. Because she was imaginative.20. The main idea of the passage is that _. A. treating the elderly well is moralB. it is impossible to copy the exact doll for the elderlyC. love, the permanent rhythm of life, will always remain in the elderlys heartD. physical comfort from children rather than psychological care is important1-5 BBCAD 6-9 CDBD 10-14 BDBDA 15-20 BAADBC 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