1、浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（24）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。 AJacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was one of the most private women in the world, yet when she went to work as an editor in the last two decades of her life, she revealed (展现) herself as she did nowhere else.After the death of her sec
2、ond husband, Greek shipping magnate(巨头) Aristotie Onassis Jacquelines close friend and former White House secretary Letitia Baldrige made a suggestion that she consider a career in publishing. After consideration, Jacqueline accepted it. Perhaps she hoped to find there some ideas about how to live h
3、er own life .She became not less but more interested in reading. For the last 20 years of her life, Jacqueline worked as a publishers editor, first at Viking, then at Doubleday, pursuing（追求）a late-life career longer than her two marriages combined. During her time in publishing, she was responsible
4、for managing and editing more than 100 successfully marketed books. Among the first books were In the Russian Style and Inventive Paris Clothes. She also succeeded in persuading TV hosts Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell to transform their popular television conversations into a book ,The Power of Myt
5、h. The book went on to become an international best-seller. She dealt, too, with Michael Jackson as he prepared his autobiography(自传)，Moonwalk.Jaequeliner may have been hired for her name and for her social relations, but she soon proved her worth. Her choices, suggestions and widespread social rela
6、tions were of benefit both to the publishing firms and to Jacqueline herself. In the books she selected for publication, she built on a lifetime of spending time by herself as a reader and left a record of the growth of her mind. Her books are the autobiography she never wrote. Her role as First lad
7、y, in the end, was overshadowed by her performance as an editor. However, few knew that she had achieved so much.1.We can learn from the passage that Jacqueline _.A. became fond of reading after working as an editorB. was in charge of publishing 100 booksC. promoted her books through social relation
8、sD. gained a lot from her career as an editor2.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that _.A. Jacqueline ended up as an editor rather than as First LadyB. Jacquelines life as First Lady was more colorful than as an editorC. Jacqueline was more successful as an editor than as
9、First LadyD. Jacquelines role as First Lady was more brilliant than as an editor3.What can be inferred from the passage?A. Jacquelines two marriages lasted more than 20 yearsB. Jacquelines own publishing firm was set up eventuallyC. Jacquelines views and beliefs were reflected in the books she edite
10、dD. Jacquelines achievements were widely known4.The passage is mainly _.A. an introduction of Jacquelines life both as First Lady and as an editor.B. a brief description of Jacquelines lifelong experiences.C. a brief account of Jacquelines career as an editor in her last 20 years.D.an analysis of Ja
11、cquelines social relations in publishingBWhile most high school students spend most of their time worrying about who likes who, and different relationships between their classmates, I choose to focus on my school lessons and sports.When I was young, my mother encouraged me to develop and keep friend
12、ship with boys in order to build strong relationships. But she told me not to risk a good friendship with a boy with the title of boyfriend. It s indeed a wise choice to stay friends with those of the opposite sex. In my opinion, even though some high school relationship might continue after graduat
13、ion, the probability of them lasting much longer is so slim that there really is not a point to it.Firstly you have to think about such a question whether it is possible to hurt both of you, or even hurt both of your future husbands or wives. My second point is that you still can date if you hope ma
14、rriage could possibly follow. Except this, there really is not any other reason for dating. Some students desire relationships for a chance to be romantic. While these are nice to have, there are many more important things at this point in our lives.The titles of boyfriend and girlfriend put too muc
15、h stress on a relationship between high school students. Just staying as common friends may be the best choice for us. I strongly recommend we should deal with it in an appropriate way and follow our teachers advice if necessary.5. The author writes this passage probably for to read.A. high school s
16、tudents B. school teachers C. parents and teachers D. married couples6. Between sexes, the relationship of being good friends might be than that of being boy/girl-friends.A. weaker B. safer C. slimmer D. stronger7. How does the writer like the idea of dating among the students?A. Dating is a nice ch
17、ance for students to be romantic.B. Studying is far more important than dating in school.C. In high school dating can surely lead to future marriage.D. Dating in high school is sure to hurt your future family.8. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph might refer to .A. the title of boyfriend
18、 or girlfriend at school B. advice given by both teachers and parentsC. the pressure from school lessons and sportsD. the relationship between students of opposite sexes C The desire for a better life is sometimes so big that it makes people leave their countries and their families and work in other
19、 countries. They know that they will have to face difficult moments，that they wont be able to communicate with the persons around them，and that maybe they will have to work in illegal conditions to get the money they need for their families，but they all take these chances and they hope they will suc
20、ceed.On the other hand，there are people who immigrate(移民)just for the sake of the people they love. They leave their families to make other families with the people they love. Women go to meet their men who have chosen other countries to start a new life，even if they miss their families and friends.
21、 Maybe they dont have a place to work but they are able to wait to see what destiny(命运) has for them.There are also the cases of the people who are forced to leave their countries because of a war which threatens their lives. Theyd rather start from the very beginning again than risk putting their l
22、ives in danger.When welldeveloped countries see that their homeland is being “invaded” by lots of immigrants，they set new laws that make immigration harder. As a result of this，many illegal immigrants cross the borders and are eager to work，although they are paid only half the amount of money native
23、 workers receive for the same kind of job.The opinions of the local people are varied and they range from total refusal to complete acceptance. Immigrants in countries which have large communities of them are fighting for the recognition of their social rights and for equal treatment.Many immigrants
24、 have managed to be fully accepted by the communities where they live and have managed to change the opinions of the local people about them.9. Which of the following reasons for immigration is NOT mentioned in the passage?AEscaping from a war. BBeing reunited with the beloved people.CSeeking a bett
25、er life. DStudying a foreign language.10. Whats the usual response to immigrants in welldeveloped countries?ATo accept them. BTo put limitations on immigration.CTo refuse them. DTo encourage them.11. The passage implies that _.Aculture shock causes great anxiety in some immigrantsBillegal immigrants
26、 cause great damage to developed countriesCstricter laws should be set to prevent immigrationDmany people go to other countries with great determination DAny foreigner who has tried to learn Chinese can tell how hard it is to master the tones required to speak and understand. And anyone who has trie
27、d to learn to play the violin or other instruments can report similar challenges.Now researchers have found that people with musical training have an easier time learning Chinese. Writing in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience，researchers from Northwestern University say that both skills draw
28、on the same parts of the brain that help people discover changes in pitch(音调)One of the studys authors，Nina Kraus，said the findings suggested that studying music “actually tunes our sensory system”This means that schools that want children to do well in languages should hesitate before cutting music
29、 programs，Dr.Kraus said. She said music training might also help children with language problems.Mandarin(普通话)speakers have been shown to have a more complex encoding(编码) of pitch patterns in their brains than English speakers do. This is because in Mandarin and other Asian languages，pitch plays a c
30、entral role. A singlesyllable word can have several meanings depending on how it is intoned.For this study，the researchers looked at 20 nonChinese speaking volunteers，half with no musical background and half who have studied an instrument for at least six years.As they were shown a movie，the volunte
31、ers also heard an audio tape of the Mandarin word “mi” in three of its meanings：squint，bewilder and rice. The researchers recorded activities in their brain stems to see how well they were processing the sounds. Those with a music background showed much more brain activities in response to the Chine
32、se sounds.The lead author of the study，Patrick CM.Wong，said it might work both ways. It appears that native speakers of tonal languages may do better at learning instruments.12. When learning Chinese，a foreigner will find _.Ahe has a difficult time learning music at the same timeBhe has an easier ti
33、me learning music at the same timeCit is hard to master the tones required to speak and understandDit is easy to use the brain to help him discover changes in pitch13. Why does Chinese learning have something to do with music training?ABecause there is the same difficulty in learning Chinese and mus
34、ic.BBecause skills to learn the two make use of the same parts of the brain.CBecause music training might help people with language study.DBecause people who do well in Chinese study do well in music.14. The underlined word “intoned” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by the word “_”Acreated Bs
35、pelled Cseemed Dpronounced15. What would be the best title for this passage?AMandarin Speakers Are Smarter than English SpeakersBSkilled Ear for Music May Help Language StudyCPitch Plays a Central Role in Chinese LearningDSchools Need to Develop Music Programs DCCC ADBD DBD CBDB 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
