高考英語二輪九十天強化訓練：閱讀理解29

　　閱讀理解

　　That little “a” with a circle curling around it that is found in E – mail addresses is most commonly referred to as the “at” symbol.

　　Surprisingly though, there is no official, universal name for this sign. There are dozens of strange terms to describe the "@" symbol.

　　Before it became the standard symbol for electronic mail, the "@" symbol was used to represent the cost of something or how heavy something is. For instance, if you purchased 6 apples, you might write it as 6 apples "@" $1.10 each.

　　With the introduction of e-mail came the popularity of the "@" symbol. The "@" symbol or the "at sign" separates a person's online user name from his mail server(服務器) address. For instance, joe@uselessknowledge.com. Its widespread use on the Internet made it necessary to put this symbol on keyboards in other countries that have never seen or used the symbol before. As a result, there is really no official name for this symbol.

　　The actual origin of the symbol remains a mystery. History tells us that the @ symbol came from the tired hands of the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages before the invention of printing machines, every letter of a word had to be copied with great efforts by hand for each copy of a published book. The monks that performed these long, boring coping duties looked for ways to reduce the number of individual strokes (筆畫) per word for common words. Although the word “at” is quite short to begin with, it was a common enough word in text and documents so that those monks thought it would be quicker and easier to shorten the word “at” even more. As a result, the monks changed the shape of “t” into a circle to surround “a”, thus leaving out two strokes in the spelling “t”.

　　18．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

　　A．How “at” developed into @. B．How @ came into being.

　　C．How monks invented @. D．How people wrote the cost of something.

　　．Which is NOT the reason for the monks to spell “at” as @?

　　A．Though “at” is short, it was used very often.

　　B．The monks wanted to be quicker and easier with their copying.

　　C．The monks wanted to invent a new word.

　　D．Copying work was long and boring for them.

　　．According to paragraph 5, which is TRUE about the symbol of @ today?

　　A．When you are online, you must use the @ symbol.

　　B．Kittly 163.com@is an email address.

　　C．In countries where @ is used, governments have given it an official name.

　　D．It is likely to find the @ symbol on computer keyboards worldwide.

　　參考答案

　　18-20 BCD

　　C5 [2024·安徽卷] E

　　Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place.Around 1870，it was experiencing an economic(經濟的)boom，and the capital，Buenos Aires，attracted many people.Farmers，as well as a flood of foreigners from Spain and Italy，came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs.These jobs didn't pay well，and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city.As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city，the dance known as the tango(探戈舞) came into being.

　　At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes.It was danced in the bars and streets.At that time there were many fewer women than men，so if a man didn't want to be left out，his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women.Gradually，the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable.

　　In Europe at this time，strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning. The interest in international dance was especially evident in Paris.Every kind of dance from ballet(芭蕾舞) to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters. After tango dancers from Argentina arrived in Europe，they began to draw the interest of the public as they performed their exciting dance in cafes. Though not everyone approved of the new dance，saying it was a little too shocking，the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular.

　　The popularity(流行)of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world.Soldiers who returned to the United States from World War Ⅰ brought the tango to North America.It reached Japan in 1926，and in 2003 the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act as a kind of dance ambassador，and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea.

　　72．The origin of the tango is associated with________．

　　A．belly dancers

　　B．American soldiers

　　C．a Spanish city

　　D．the capital of Argentina

　　73．Which of the following is true about the tango?

　　A．It was created by foreigners from Spain and Italy.

　　B．People of the upper classes loved the tango most.

　　C．It was often danced by two males in the beginning.

　　D．A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.

　　74．Before World War Ⅰ，the tango spread to________．

　　A．America

　　B．Japan

　　C．France

　　D．South Korea

　　75．What can be the best title for the text?

　　A．How to Dance the Tango

　　B．The History of the Tango

　　C．How to Promote the Tango

　　D．The Modern Tango Boom

　　【要點綜述】 你知道探戈舞的歷史嗎？它是如何誕生的？又如何傳播到世界各地？且看本文一一道來。

　　72．D　細節理解題。根據題干中“the origin of the tango”定位到第一段的內容，可知探戈起源于阿根廷首都，故選D。

　　73．C　推理判斷題。根據題干中的關鍵詞“tango”定位到文章第二段第三句“At that time, there were many fewer women than men, so if a man didn't want to be left out, his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women.”，因此可知C項正確。

　　74．C　細節理解題。根據題干中的關鍵詞“Before World WarⅠ”定位到最后一段。探戈傳到美國是第一次世界大戰結束后，傳到日本是1926年，傳到韓國更晚。由此可知，答案A、B、D均不對。而從文章第三段可知，探戈傳到法國應該是在第一次世界大戰之前。故選C。

　　75．B　主旨大意題。根據題干中的關鍵詞“best title”定位到文章的內容。由文章內容可知，文章首段講述了探戈的誕生，接著講述了探戈的傳播，也就是說，全文講述的是探戈的歷史。故選B。

　　Once I saw a sign hanging in a classroom that read, “Your Mother Doesn’t Work Here-Clean Up Your Own Mess.” There must be a reason why such a sign was every created. Your child is never too young for housework.

　　From the time your child can walk and understand basic commands you can start teaching the fine art of putting things away. "Put your cup on the table for Mommy." Younger children are capable of helping feed the pets, putting clothes away and can certainly find the toy box to pick up after playing.

　　Other areas younger children may be able to help with include bringing their own laundry basket into their room and cleaning countertops with paper towels.

　　You'll find that children really want to help.

　　They feel grown up and special helping mommy and daddy.

　　As the children age, you'll need to increase their responsibilities. By the time they are five they should be able to help quite a bit in the kitchen.

　　They can help mix baking items; set the table, clear the table; and load and empty dishwasher.

　　Children even enjoy dusting.

　　It's really a shame that enthusiasm doesn't carry over into adult life!

　　First through fifth graders ought to be able to let pets outside (and back in again) as well as take the pets for a walk.

　　They'll get excited about the opportunity of making you a meal .

　　It doesn't matter if they leave your car soap streaked from washing it.

　　They're learning and you're teaching. Teach your elementary aged child to fold and hang up the laundry and you'll set a good lifelong pattern.

　　If you invest a little patience and time providing proper instruction, you'll be helping yourself and your child develop into well rounded adults!

　　4．According the passage, children want to help with housework because

　　.

　　A．they can get paid by their parents

　　B．they think they are old enough to do so

　　C．they want to improve their sense of duty

　　D．they find themselves old enough to help

　　5．To help your children develop, parents need do the following EXCEPT

　　.

　　A．increase their children’s responsibilities

　　B．set a good pattern for their children

　　C．provide proper instructions patiently

　　D．bring their washed clothes into their room

　　6．According to the passage, a five-year-old boy cannot do

　　.

　　A．mix baking items B．set the table

　　C．load an empty dishwasher D．make a meal

　　7．What might be the possible reason for the sign（in Paragraph one）being created?

　　A．parents can do housework efficiently.

　　B．parents have trained their children in the right way.

　　C．parents haven’t taught their children responsibility for housework.

　　D．the teachers are not responsible for their students.

　　8．Which of the following would be the best title for the t ext?

　　A．Parents are Responsible in Resisting Children

　　B．Children Enjoy Gulping Parents with Housework

　　C．Your Child is Never Too Yong for Housework

　　D．Your Child Capable of Helping you Out

　　4—8、BD

　　DCC

　　C5 [2024·福建卷] D

　　Pride and Prejudice for the Modern Woman

　　Let us imagine how Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's most

　　famous work, might be updated, 200 years on.

　　Austen's popularity is rooted in her intelligence. But today she would certainly have had a very different life, as would her characters. Here's my own suggestion…

　　It is a truth finally and universally acknowledged that a single woman with brains deserves to have equal opportunities to men, however disadvantaged she may feel by sexism.

　　“My dear husband，” said his hopeful wife one day, “have you heard that the local store, standing empty for so long, is taken over by a bright young businesswoman？”

　　Her dull and indifferent (漠不關心的) husband replied that he had not.

　　“But it is, it is，” she replied excitedly.

　　Mr Dull－Husband made no reply.

　　“Don't you want to know her plans？” she cried with some impatience.

　　“Well, clearly you think it matters to your silly little head…so I'd better listen.”

　　“Well, my dear, the rumour (傳言) is that she has already set up a string of successful businesses in northern England, though how_a_woman_can_know_anything_about_that_is_beyond_me. She will move in herself next month.”

　　“What is her name？”

　　“Bingley.”

　　“Is she married or single？”

　　“What a question! And none of your business. But her coming will be a fine thing for our five boys.”

　　“How so? How can it possibly affect them？”

　　“My dear love: those lazy boys need something to wake them up. There are bound to be jobs going.”

　　“Is that her point in settling here? Surely as a woman she has simply taken a fancy to the place.”

　　“Nonsense, my love, how little you've noticed the world has changed. She's got a first－rate degree and some sort of business qualification, I'm told. She surely needs one of our boys! Perhaps you might give her a call.”

　　“Me? No. Perhaps you can take an interest. You still have your looks, after all. She may even offer you a job.”

　　“Oh, that's not likely. These new chances belong to the younger generation. But now you mention it, I think I'll go along all the same.”

　　And Mrs Bennet went along. That was 10 years ago. She is now managing director of a FTSE－listed company.

　　…It would remain the case, of course, that Mrs Bennet would be one of very few women on the company board, that her salary would be lower than her male colleagues, her bonus of a more “female” dimension and her lifespan (年限) among the city's business leaders shorter than theirs. Still, she'd no doubt have enjoyed Davos—and might even have hobnobbed (攀談) with influential figures.

　　67．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．Austen was born 200 years ago.

　　B．Austen rewrote Pride and Prejudice.

　　C．Austen's success lies in her wisdom.

　　D．Austen's updated work gains popularity.

　　68．The underlined part in the passage suggests that Mrs Bennet ________．

　　A．had mixed feelings of admiration and surprise about Bingley

　　B．felt kind of worried and doubtful about Bingley

　　C．was extremely anxious to meet Bingley

　　D．had a great curiosity about Bingley

　　69．In the eyes of Mrs Bennet, Bingley surely needed one of their boys to ________．

　　A. get married to

　　B. work for her

　　C. help her move in

　　D. take over her store

　　70．What does the writer intend to tell us?

　　A．Women with brains can also be as successful as men.

　　B．Women have to pay a high price for success.

　　C．A judgment must be made free from prejudice.

　　D．Sex discrimination still exists nowadays.

　　【要點綜述】

　　文章選自改編版名著《傲慢與偏見》章節，獨辟蹊徑，夾敘夾議，通過講述Mrs Bennet對Bingley從事商業活動的態度及她本人的經歷，深刻揭示了性別歧視依然存在這一社會現實。文章將古典文學的欣賞性與現實的批判性有機地結合起來。

　　67．C　細節理解題。根據文章開頭“Austen's popularity is rooted in her intelligence.” 可知。intelligence“智力”相當于wisdom。

　　68．A　句意理解題。畫線句子意為：我完全不懂得一個女人是怎樣懂得做生意的。結合上文她告訴丈夫時說的話及說話的語氣可知，Mrs Bennet對Bingley既崇敬又驚訝。

　　69．B　細節理解題。從原文句子“…those lazy boys need something to wake them up.” 及“She surely needs one of our boys！” 可知答案。

　　70．D　推理判斷題。 根據原文最后一段，作者說十年后的今天，Mrs Bennet 雖然已是一名老員工了，但她的工資及福利均比不上男同事，說明現在社會仍然存在性別歧視。

　　Starting at a new workplace can be stressful for anyone, whether you have years of experience or are just beginning your career. Here are a few expert tips to help you.

　　1.Be the Early Bird

　　Reaching the office early will give you more time to explore and absorb your new surroundings. Arriving early also gives you time to network. And of course it helps impress the new boss by showing your eagerness to work.

　　2.Ask Questions

　　It shows your mangagers that you are interested in learning about you new job. More importantly, the answers will help you adapt to your new surroundings quickly. And try to limit yourself to general or work-related questions.