（整理版高中英語）龍泉高中高三考前英語閱讀日日練（十三）

1、 龍泉高中高三考前英語閱讀日日練十三 第1篇 sunday is more like monday than it used to be. places of business that used to keep daytime“ business hours are now open late into the night. and on the internet, the hour of the day and the day of the week have become irrelevant(不相關(guān)的). a half century ago in the united states,

2、 most people experienced strong and precise dividing lines between days of rest and days of work，school time and summer time. today the boundaries still exist, but they seem not clear.the law in almost all states used to require stores to close on sunday; in most, it no longer does. it used to keep

3、the schools open in all seasons except summer; in most, it still does. and whether the work week should strengthen its legal limits，or whether it should become more“ flexible， is often debated. how should we, as a society，organize our time? should we go even further in relaxing the boundaries of tim

4、e until we live in a world in which every minute is much like every other?these are not easy questions even to ask. part of the difficulty is that we rarely recognize the“l(fā)aw of time even when we meet it face to face. we know as children that we have to attend school a certain number of hours, a cer

5、tain number of days, a certain number of yearsbut unless we meet the truant officer(學(xué)監(jiān)), we may well think that we should go to school due to social custom and parents demand rather than to the law. as adults we are familiar with“extra pay for overtime working， but less familiar with the fact that w

6、hat constitutes(構(gòu)成) “overtime is a matter of legal definition. when we turn the clock forward to start daylightsaving time, have we ever thought to ourselves：“ here is the law in action？ as we shall see, there is a lot of law that has great influence on how we organize and use time: compulsory educa

7、tion law, overtime law, and daylightsaving lawas well as law about sunday closing, holidays, being late to work ，time zones, and so on. once we begin to look for it, we will have no trouble finding a law of time to examine and assess.語篇解讀文章通過開頭句(sunday is more like monday than it used to be.和過去相比，現(xiàn)在

8、星期天倒更像星期一。)說明了我們的生活由時(shí)間規(guī)律來支配。1by saying “sunday is more like monday that it used to be，the writer means that_.a. work time is equal to rest timeb. many people have a day off on mondayc. it is hard for people to decide when to restd. the line between work time and rest time is unclear解析推理判斷題。第一段首句sund

9、ay is more like monday than it used to be.是提綱挈領(lǐng)式的句子，后面緊接著舉例論證了這一觀點(diǎn)尤其是根據(jù)第一段最后一句可知我們上班時(shí)間和休息時(shí)間這兩個(gè)界限的模糊性。從而推斷此題選擇d。答案d2the author raises the questions in paragraph 2 to introduce the fact that people_.a. fail to make full use of their timeb. enjoy working overtime for extra payc. are unaware of the law

10、of timed. welcome flexible working hours解析推理判斷題。第二段主要論述時(shí)間規(guī)律問題，比方過去要求所有的商場(chǎng)星期天關(guān)門休業(yè)；過去除了夏季外，要求所有的所有季節(jié)全部開放，在很大程度上，今天商場(chǎng)不是關(guān)門休息，而是繼續(xù)營(yíng)業(yè)，繼續(xù)上課，從而說明了人們沒有意識(shí)到時(shí)間的自然規(guī)律問題。因此答案選擇c。答案c3according to the passage, most children tend to believe that they go to school because they_.a. need to acquire knowledgeb. have to o

11、bey their parentsc. need to find companionsd. have to observe the law解析事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段we know as children that we have to attend school a certain number of hours，a certain number of days，a certain number of yearsbut unless we meet the truant officer，we may well think we should go to school due to social

12、 custom and parents demand rather than the law.這句信息句分析得知，這里大局部的孩子認(rèn)為他們必須上學(xué)的原因應(yīng)該是服從父母而非遵守法律。應(yīng)選擇b。答案b4what is the main idea of the passage?a. our life is governed by the law of time.b. how to organize time is not worth debating.c. new ways of using time change our society.d. our time schedule is decide

13、d by social customs.解析主旨大意題。從頭到尾，文章論述的是時(shí)間掌控我們的生活。最后一句就是點(diǎn)睛之筆。答案a 第2篇last week my youngest son and i visited my father at his new home in tucson, arizona. he moved there a few years ago，and i was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.my earliest memories of my father are of a tall，handsome，s

14、uccessful man devoted to his work and family，but uncomfortable with his children. as a child i loved him；as a school girl and young adult (成年人) i feared him and felt bitter about him. he seemed unhappy with me unless i got straight as and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “succ

15、essful as he was. whenever i went out with him on weekends, i used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.on the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my fathers friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. we walked along that afternoon，did some shopping, ate on the street table,

16、 and laughed over my sons funny facial expressions. gone was my fathers critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. who was this person i knew as my father，who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? what had held him back before?the next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me qu

17、ite a few stories about his own childhood. although our times together became easier over the years, i never felt closer to him at that moment. after so many years, im at last seeing another side of my father. and in so doing, im delighted with my_new_friend. my dad, in his new home in arizona, is b

18、ack to me from where he was.5. why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?a. he was silent most of the time.b. he was too proud of himself.c. he did not love his children.d. he expected too much of her.解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“he seemed unhappy with me unless i got straight as and unh

19、appy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as successfulas he was. 可知，作者小時(shí)候懷恨爸爸是因?yàn)榘职謱?duì)她要求很嚴(yán)厲、很苛刻。答案d6. when the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel_.a. nervousb. sorryc. tired d. safe解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“whenever i went out with him on weekends，i used to struggle to think up

20、things to say，feeling on guard.可知每次和父親一起外出度周末，她都非常緊張。on guard為固定短語，意為“警戒。答案a7. what does the author think of her father after her visit to tucson?a. more critical. b. more talkative.c. gentle and friendly. d. strict and hardworking.解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段和第四段的描述可知，作者的爸爸其實(shí)也很溫和、友善。從第三段結(jié)尾的幾個(gè)反問句可以知道。第四段中作者感到和爸爸

21、成了朋友。答案c8. the underlined words “my new friend in the last paragraph refer to_.a. the authors sonb. the authors fatherc. the friend of the authors fatherd. the café owner解析推理判斷題。文中的new friend指的是作者的爸爸。作者以前一直以為爸爸是個(gè)嚴(yán)厲、苛刻的人，和他相處時(shí)，總是感到懼怕和緊張，但是在到了tucson，和爸爸接觸之后才看到爸爸友善的一面，所以作者感到她有了一個(gè)新朋友。 第3篇celebrity(

22、名人) has become one of the most important representatives of popular culture. fans used to be crazy about specific film，but now the public tends to base its consumption (消費(fèi))on the interest of celebrity attached to any given product. besides，fashion magazines have almost abandoned the practice of putt

23、ing models on the cover because they dont sell nearly as well as famous faces. as a result.celebrities have realized their unbelievably powerful market potential, moving from advertising for othersproducts to developing their own.celebrity clothing lines arent a completely new phenomenon，but in the

24、past they were typically aimed at the ordinary consumers，and limited to a few tv actresses. today theyre started by firstclass stars whose products enjoy equal fame with some world top brands. the most successful startups have been those by celebrities with specific personal style. as celebrities be

25、come more and more experienced at the market，they expand their production scale rapidly, covering almost all the products of daily life.however，for every success story, theres a related warning tale of a celebrity who overvalued his consumer appeal. no matter how famous the products origin is, if it

26、 fails to impress consumers with its own qualities it begins to resemble an exercise in selfpromotional marketing. and once the initial (最初的) attention dies down, consumer interest might fade, loyalty (忠誠(chéng)) returning to triedandtrue labels.today, celebrities face even more severe embarrassment. the p

27、opcultural circle might be bigger than ever, but its rate of turnover has speeded up as well. each_misstep_threatens_to_reduce_a_celebritys_shelf_life,_and the same newspaper or magazine that once brought him fame has no problem picking him to pieces when the opportunity appears. still，the egos (自我的

28、)potential for expansion is limitless. having already achieved great wealth and public recognition，many celebrities see fashion as the next frontier to be conquered. as the saying goes, success and failure always go hand in hand. their success as designers might last only a short time, but fashionli

29、ke celebrityhas always been temporary.5. fashion magazines today_.a. seldom put models on the coverb. no longer put models on the coverc. need not worry about celebritiesmarket potentiald. judge the market potential of every celebrity correctly解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段“fashion magazines have almost abandoned the

30、 practice of putting models on the cover可知答案。答案a6. a change in the consumer market can be found today that_.a. price rather than brand name is more concernedb. producers prefer models to celebrities for advertisementsc. producers prefer tv actresses to film stars for advertisementsd. quality rather

31、than the outside of products is more concerned解析推理判斷題。文章第三段論述名人如果高估了自己的形象價(jià)值而無視了質(zhì)量問題，人們還是最終會(huì)失去興趣而信任質(zhì)量過硬的品牌。答案d7. the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 indicates that any wrong step will possibly_.a. decrease the popularity of a celebrity and the sales of his productsb. damage the image of a celebrit

32、y in the eyes of the general publicc. cut short the artistic career of a celebrity in show businessd. influence the price of a celebritys products解析推理判斷題。聯(lián)系此句上下文：流行文化圈越來越大，但失敗的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)也會(huì)越來越大，依靠名人效應(yīng)的品牌一旦失足，影響的不只是名人自己的形象還有企業(yè)的效益。a項(xiàng)最全面，其他選項(xiàng)片面或偏離中心。答案a8. the passage is mainly about_.a. celebrity and personal s

33、tyleb. celebrity and market potentialc. celebrity and fashion designd. celebrity and clothing industry解析主旨大意題。通過對(duì)文章的分析可以看出，文章講的是名人和市場(chǎng)潛能的關(guān)系，而不是和個(gè)人風(fēng)格、流行設(shè)計(jì)、服裝工業(yè)的關(guān)系。答案b 第4篇having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. for men, getting married sav

34、es an hour of housework a week. “its a wellknown_pattern， said lead researcher frank stafford at university of michigans institute for social research. “men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework.he points out that differences among households (家庭) exist.but in

35、 general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. “and the situation gets worse for women when they have children. stafford said.overall，times are changing in the american home. in 1976，women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweepinganddusting work, compared with 17 hours

36、in . men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in .single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours，while married women in their 60s and 70s did the mostabout 21 hours a week.men showed a somewhat different pattern ，with older men picking up the br