高三英语二轮突破 阅读理解特训27（含解析）

《阅读理解特训3真2模含解析》2014届高三英语二轮突破27第一节阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AMillions ofAmericans returnfrom long-distance tripsby air,but theirluggage doesn,t alwayscome homewith them.Airline identificationtags（标签）can comeloose,and the bags gowho-knows-where.And passengersleaveall kindsof thingson planes.The airlinescollect theitems and,for90days,attempt to find their owners.They dont keepthem,sincethey renot in the warehousebusiness.And by law,they cannotsell the bags,because the airlines might betempted todeliberately misplaceluggage.So onceinsurance companieshave paidfor lostbags and their contents,and theyno longerbelong topassengers,a uniquestore in the littletown ofScottsboro,Alabama,buys them.The uUnclaimed Baggage Center,“is sopopularthat thebuilding,which isset uplike adepartment store,is the number-one touristattraction inallof Alabama.More than one millionvisitors stopin eachyear andtake oneof the store,s shoppingcartson a hunt for treasures.Each day,clerks bringout7,000new items,and veteran（老练的）shoppers rushto pawover them.Youcan find everything fromprecious jewelsto hockeysticks,best-selling novels,leather jackets,tape recorders,surfboards,even half-used tubesof toothpaste.The store s ownlaundry washesor cleans all theclothes foundin luggage,then sellsthem.The UnclaimedBaggage Center hasfound guns,illegal drugsand evena liverattlesnake.The storehas alittle museumwhere someof itsmost unusualacquisitions（获得物）have beenpreserved.They includehighland bagpipes,a burialmask froman Egyptianpharaohs tomb,and amedieval suitof armor.Statistics indicatethat lessthan one-half ofone percentof luggagechecked onU.S.carriers ispermanentlylost and available to the store.

26.Paragraph1shows thatmany passengerslose theirluggage because.A.they areforgetfulB.they arein ahurryC.there isno lostand foundoffice inmany airportsD.the ownersof someluggage can,t beidentified【答案】D【解析】细节理解题根据Airline identificationtags（标签）can comeloose,and thebags gowho-knows-where.由于包上的标签掉了所以无法识别行李的主人，故选D

27.The reasonwhy theairlines cannotsell thebags isthat.A.they haveto findthe ownersB.they arelikely tomake aprofit onthebagson purposeC.some bagsare expensiveD.they haveto keepthebagsas longas possible【答案】B【解析】细节理解题根据bylaw,they cannotsell thebags,because theairlines mightbe temptedto deliberatelymisplaceluggage.他们有可能故意从行李上获利，故选B

28.The UnclaimedBaggageCenteris verypopular because.A.there，salarge varietyof goods.B.all thethings thereare verycheap.C.visitors maypurchase somethingundervalued.D.Visitors willenjoy someamusing activitiesthere.【答案】c【解析】细节理解题根据More thanone millionvisitors stopin eachyear andtake oneof thestoresshoppingcarts onahuntfortreasures,veteran（老练的）shoppers rushto pawover them.You canfindeverythingfromprecious jewelsto hockeysticks…人们可以买到一些便宜的东西,故选C

29.What canwe inferfrom the passageA.A littlemuseum willkeep all the preciousunclaimed baggage.B.The percentageof passengerswho losetheir baggagefor everis small.C.The things in theUnclaimedBaggageCenter arearticles fordaily use.D.People arenot allowedto buythe illegalthingsin thestore.【答案】B【解析】推理判断题根据Statistics indicatethat lessthanone-half ofone percentof luggagechecked onU.S.carriers ispermanently lostandavailable to thestore.乘客永远的丢掉东西的人数是少的，故选B

30.What is the mainpurpose of the passageA.To introducehow theunclaimed baggageintheairports ishandled inAmerica.B.To introducean attractiveplace totourists.C.To remindpassengers oftaking careof theirbaggage.D.To advisetheairlinestofindthe ownersof theunclaimed baggage.【答案】A【解析】写作意图题纵观全文可知主要介绍在机场无人认领的行李在美国是如何处理的BWhen youre anemployee of a company,no matterthe size,it scommon to see co-workers promoted,ortransferred to a different department.But there is anotherway tomove around—by creatinga newpositionfor yourself.I didthis severalyears ago,though I wasn tactively lookingfor adifferent job.In2007,I washired at the TransamericaLife InsuranceCompany,as acustomer servicerepresentative inthedistributions servicesdepartment.I processedrequests fordistributions fromour annuity（养老金）policyholders aroundthe country.Someone mighthave forgottento signa form,for example,or mighthave omittedsecurityinformation.To solvethe problem,I dmail theperson aletter.The companyhad beenthrough severalcombinations,so inour departmentalone wehad acollection ofabout140templates（模板）for lettersrelated todistributions.The longerI workedwith the letters,the moreIsaw howthey couldbe improved.Some hadoverlapping informationand couldbe combined.Some hadincorrectgrammar orneeded updating.I alsonoticed thatindustry terminology（专业术语）wasn7t standard across alltheversions.When Itold mydepartment supervisorabout thisin2008,she agreedthat theletters neededrevamping.Shesaid Ishould stopwhat Id beendoing andstart thenew work.In arelatively shorttime,I was able tomakenumerous improvementsand reducethenumberof lettersto

70.It was an informaljob changeuntil a managersmeeting severalmonths later.At thatmeeting,a vicepresident whowas unawareof mynew workmentioned that the divisions entire stockof1,700letters should be reviewed.My managertold herthat sheknew theperfect personfor thejob一me.The positionwas stillconsidered temporarywhen Itook onthe extratasks,but Iwasableto showthatthe workhad value,and Iwas officiallypromoted andgiven araise inNovember

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31.According toParagraph1,which of the followingstatements istrueA.The authoradmired thosewho gota promotion in hiscompany.B.The authortried hisbest toget a promotionin his companyC.The authorwas eagerto seekanother job.D.It isno surprisetoseepeople aroundus change their positions.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题根据it scommon tosee co-workers promoted,or transferredto adifferentdepartment.可知看见我们周围的人们改变工作或职位是不奇怪的故选Do

32.Which of the followingproblems withthelettersis NOTmentioned inthepassageA.Some informationneeded to be united.B.Some informationwas overlooked.C.Some hadgrammatical mistakes.D.Industry terminologydidn tmeet thestandard.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题根据Some hadoverlapping informationand couldbe combined.Some hadincorrect grammarorneeded updating.I alsonoticed thatindustry terminology（专业术语）wasn tstandardacrossalltheversions.一些信息需要统一，一些有语法错误，一些行业术语没有达到要求，只有选项B,没有提到,故选Bo

33.The underlinedword“revamping”in Paragraph4is closestin meaningto.A.improving B.rebuilding C.repeating D.strengthening【答案】A【解析】细节理解题根据Iwasabletomake numerousimprovements可知这些信需要提高，故选A

34.The authorstarted toreview theletters when.A.he washired by the companyB.his department supervisor agreedhis ideaC.he wasrecommended atamanagersmeetingD.he waspromoted【答案】Bks5u【解析】细节理解题根据When Itold mydepartmentsupervisorabout thisin2008,she agreedthat thelettersneeded revamping.At thatmeeting,a vicepresident whowas unawareof mynew workmentioned that the divisionsentirestockof1,700letters shouldbe reviewed.他的部门监督同意了他的观点,故选B

35.Which ofthe followingisthebest titlefor thepassageA.Where thereis will,thereisa way.B.Don tlet thechance go,when it comes.C.Creating aposition,and earningapromotion.D.Ways toget apromotion.【答案】C【解析】标题归纳题根据短文的内容主要叙述了人们可以换一种职位而得到提升，故选CCIt wasreported lastweek thatdevelopers couldtake photosfrom Applemobile and Google Androiddeviceswithout thephone ownersknowing thatthe imageswere beingtaken.In Apples case,developers canalso obtainthelocation informationfor eachphoto.Senator（参议员）Charles Schumer said ina telephoneinterview thathis officehad spokenwith officialsatboth Apple and Googleon Monday.“We askedthem ifthey couldfind away ontheir ownto preventApple fromhaving access to privateinfo,Mr.Schumer said.They werefriendly andopen tothe ideathat thisought tobe changed.”On Sunday,Mr.Schumer said that heplanned tosend aletter tothe FederalTrade Commission（联邦贸易委员会）asking theagency toinvestigate Appleand Googleafter the privacy concernscame tolight.ClaudiaBourne Farrell,an F.T.C.spokeswoman,said theagency hadreceived theletter butshe could not commentfurther.“It sendsshivers upthe spineto thinkthat one,s personalphotos,address book,and whoknows whatelsecan beobtained andeven postedonline withoutconsent,Mr.Schumer wroteinhisletter tothe F.T.C.”If thetechnology exists to open the door to thiskind ofprivacy invasion,then surelytechnology existstoclose it,and thats exactlywhat musthappen.”Mr.Schumer saidif Appleand Googlecouldnotcome to an agreementto fixthe problem,then hewouldbe forcedto takethe issuefurther.He saidother companieshad beenwilling towork withhis officeto fixissues.I moptimistic thatwecan getthis changedwithout anyregulation,“he said.If its notchanged,then we11look theF.T.C.,and if that doesn t workthen we11look atlegislative approach.,,The F.T.C.has warnedcompanies totry tobe morevigilant（警醒的）in theirefforts toprotect consumerswhenitcomesto privacy.

36.The senatorsspoke withofficials atboth Appleand GoogleA.to discusswhether itis illegalto haveaccesstoprivate information.B.to stopthem fromdeveloping thetechnology oftaking photos.C.to urgethem not to invadeconsumers,privacy.D.to keepthem fromobtaining thelocation informationfor eachphoto【答案】C【解析】细节理解题根据We askedthem ifthey couldfind away ontheirownto preventApple fromhavingaccess toprivate info参议员鼓励他们不要侵犯顾客的个人隐私，故选C

37.Which ofthe followingstatements istrueA.Privacy invasionfrom Applehas existedfor along time.B.Privacy invasionfrom Googlehas existedfor along time.C.Appleand Google havedecided tomake achange.D.Mr.Schumer takestheprivacy concerns causedby AppleandGoogleseriously.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题根据Mr.Schumersaidthat heplanned tosend aletter tothe FederalTrade Commission（联邦贸易委员会）asking theagency toinvestigate AppleandGoogleafter theprivacy concernscame tolight.可知Mr.Schumer对苹果和谷歌引起的个人隐私问题很重视，故选D

38.Mr.Schumers lettertotheF.T.C.mainly shows thatthetechnology to openthe doortoprivacy invasionks5uA.causes peopleto worryabout thesafety oftheir personalinformation.B.can beused ifpermitted.C.causes personalinformation tobe postedonline withoutpermission.D.causes privacy invasion tohappen frequently.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题根据If thetechnology existstoopenthedoorto thiskind ofprivacyinvasion,thensurely technologyexiststoclose it,and thats exactlywhat musthappen.他认为弓|起人们对于个人安全问题的担心，故选Ao

39.If theprivacyconcernscan,tbesolved withthe helpoftheF.T.C.,.A.The companieswill befined.B.The companieswill beclosed.C.The senatorswill turnto legislation.D.The senatorswill forcethe companiesnottoinvade privacy.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题根据ifthatdoesn,t workthen we11look atlegislative approach如果个人的隐私问题解决不了将采用立法的问题，故选C

40.Where canwe readabout thepassageA.In ascience report.B.In a newspaper.C.In amagazine D.In atextbook.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题根据短文的内容主要叙述的是对于公司的对于客户的个人隐私的泄露问题的的解决途径,所以这篇文章出现在报纸上，故选BDAs studentsand teachersreturned toschool onMonday afterthe publicationof performanceratings（等级）for18,000teachers,many parentssaid theywere givingthe reportsserious thought.Yet therewas anequal measure of skepticism among parents that test scoreshave anyrelationship withteachers competence.Some said they alreadyknew howgood a teacher wasby walkinginto theclassroom orby monitoringtheirchildren sprogress.m thekind ofperson wholikes tosee forthemselves,“a fatherin Queenssaid.Others worriedabout howtheir fellowparents,perhaps oneswith sharperelbows,might respond.Will theydemandanewteacher Movetheir childrento anew schoolElizabethSane,the motherofafourth graderatthe Ella Baker School,a kindergarten-through-eighth-gradeschool onthe UpperEast Side,saidthather daughterwas switchedtoadifferent teacher,s classover thesummer,and thatit was“like addingsalt tothe wound”when shesaw thehigh ratingsfor her daughters previousteacher.Her daughtersteacher thisyear did not receive a ratingbecause hepreviously taughthigh schoolMs.Sane saidthatthe rating wasnot theonly factorthat influencedhow sheassessed ateacher,s performance,but thatthe dataused forteacher evaluationsmattered.But otherparents droppingtheir childrenoff attheEllaBakerSchoolsaidtheydidnottrust teacherratingsbased ontest scoresany morethan theywanted theirchildren,s learningmeasured only bythestateexams.“Some peopletake itas thefinal word,but itdoesntchange whothey areas teachers.The ratingsaren,t accurate,andthewhole studenttesting thingneeds tobe thrownout,“said Lydia Delgado,whosechild isinthesecond grade.

41.Paragraph1tells usthatA.All the teachers receiveda ratinggiven bythe students.B.All theteachers willreceivearating atthe endof eachsemester,C.Most parentstook theteachers ratingsseriously.D.About halfoftheparents doubtedthe ratings tobereliable.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题根据Yet therewasanequalmeasureofskepticismamongparentsthattest scores haveanyrelationship withteachers competence.有些父母怀疑评级的可靠性，故选D

42.What doesthe underlinedpart“with sharperelbows meanA.With theability tochangethesituation.B.With agood relationshipwiththeschool.C.With astong willto succeed.D.With strongelbows physically.【答案】A【解析】词义猜测题根据might respond可推测有能力改变形势，故选A

43.Paragraph4showsthatElizabeth SaneA.was onthe sideof givingratings totheteachers.B.regretted havingsent herdaughter toanother class.C.didn tthink herdaughter sprevious teacherwas better.D.wanted herdaughter toreturn toher previous class.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题根据herdaughterwas switchedtoadifferent teachersclassover thesummer,and thatitwas“like addingsalt tothe wound”她后悔把她的女儿送到了另一个学校，故选B

44.Which ofthe followingstatements istrueA.The teacher ratings weredecided bythe testscores ofthe students.B.Ms.Sane evaluatedateacher,s performanceonlybytherating.C.LydiaDelgadodidn tthink thestudents scoresshouldbekept.D.To giveratingstoteachers willcome toan endinthenear future.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题根据teacherratingsbased ontestscores老师的排名基于学生考试的分数，故选A

45.The attitudeoftheauthor towardsthe wayto assessteachers competenceis.A.supportive B.criticalC.indifferent D.objective【答案】D【解析】细节理解题supportive赞成的；critical批评的；indifferent中立的；objective客观的根据全文的内容来看作者只是客观陈述的别人的一些看法，没有提出自己的具体的观点，故选D。