【北京市特级教师二轮精讲】2014届高考英语二轮复习专题精讲：第29讲 高考英语二轮复习综合验收精讲 (二)

第29讲高考英语二轮复习综合验收精讲(二)开篇语第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AThe Donkey Mobile LibraryIt is a bright morning in the Ethiopian countryside. Yohanneswalks beside a pair of donkeys that are pulling a two-wheeled cart.They arrive at the agricultural town of Awassa where Yohannesopens the sides of the cart to display, not the usual vegetables ortools, but children’s books. This is the Donkey Mobile Library, thefirst of its kind in Ethiopia and one of only a few in the world.Yohannes was born in Ethiopia, North Africa, but trained to be a librarian in the USA and returned to Ethiopia years ago. The cart is full of picture books donated by American libraries, teachers and school children.Yohannes arranges small painted benches in the shade of the trees, and suddenly Ethiopian children come shouting and racing down every road and path. It’s mobile library day! The y circle the bookshelves with great excitement. Until the Donkey Mobile Library began its regular two-monthly visits, many of these children had never seen a book.“Without books, education is very dull, like food without salt. You can survive but you can’t really come alive,”says Yohannes. “The ability to read is the basis for greater productivity, better health and longer life. Even though the children lack material goods, with books they can imagine a world of possibilities.”Yohannes first worked in the childr en’s section of the main library in America. Surrounded by books he had never seen before, he realized how joyful and imaginative children’s literature is. He says, “I always thought of Ethiopia. But how could I bring children’s books to my home country when it had almost no libraries to keep the books in?”He contacted Jane Kurtz, a writer born in America but brought up in Ethiopia, and together they created the Donkey Mobile Library. The children say that the Library has given them ideas about what they might do in the future. A child called Dareje wants to be a scientist and find a cure for life-threatening diseases. An eleven year-old girl, Fikerte, wants to do research about the moon and discover new facts about outer space. Tamrat, aged 10, comes every time.“What brings you back here time and time again?” the librarian asks him.“The stories,” Tamrat replies instantly.56.How do the children feel when they see the Donkey Mobile Library?A. Curious.B. Surprised.C. Interested.D. Excited.57. We can conclude from the passage that .A. Ethiopian children have no idea about their futureB. Yohannes and Kurtz share similar life experiencesC. donkey carts in Awassa usually carry vegetables and toolsD. most books in the Donkey Mobile Library were bought in America58. According to the passage, the Donkey Mobile Library .A. visits the countryside every dayB. benefits Ethiopian children a lotC. was created by Yohannes himselfD. was the first of its kind in the world59. Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?A. A news report.B. A book review.C. A historical story.D. An advertisement.BDear Mr. Watson,CLAIM AL54323432–-STORM DAMAGE TO ROOFI received a cheque for $623 dated 26 January in payment of my recent claim. However, I wish to tell you how upset I have been by the way your Claims Assessor, Mr. Michael Tan, handled this claim.When Mr. Tan first called me, he specifically told me that he believed I had been overcharged, and he would expect to pay that price for work on a double garage, rather than a single garage like mine. Mr. Tan suggested that I neither use nor recommend this contractor again. He continued to tell me it was unlikely for me to receive full payment. Never during this conversation did he mention that the reason for not receiving full payment was because of the nature of my insurance policy.Consequently,I wrote to Mr. Lance Ashe to complain about his pricing, stating that I was very upset thinking that he could have taken advantage by overcharging a 73-year-old woman. Mr. Ashe telephoned me immediately and explained his charges in detail. He later reported back to me that Mr. Tan explained that I would not receive full payment because of the type of policy I hold, which does not cover wear and tear. This was the first time this issue had been brought to my attention, so you can imagine my surprise.When I received Mr. Tan’s letter of 2 February, this situation was explained. If this had been explained in the first place I would have accepted it and would not have questioned Mr. Ashe’s charges. Instead, by telling me initially that I had been overcharged for this work, he caused a great deal of upset, not only for me but also for Mr. Ashe.I believed this claim was handled badly by Mr. Tan from the beginning. Therefore, a great deal of embarrassment has been caused over this issue.I felt you should know how disappointed and upset I am. I trust you will look into this and ensure that such claims are handled more appropriately in the future.Yours sincerely,Mrs.Richard60. The author writes this letter to ______.A. complain about a mishandled caseB. inform the manager of a paymentC. demand an apology from Mr. WatsonD. require the manager to fire Mr. Tan61. The underlined words “the contractor” in Para.2 refer to ______.A. Mr. TanB. Mrs.RichardC. Mr. WatsonD. Mr. Ashe62. The author could not receive full payment because _______.A. her policy doesn’t cover some of the itemsB. the contractor overcharged her for the workC. Mr. Watson doesn’t take the matter seriouslyD. she spent too much money fixing her garage63. We can learn from the passage that Mr. Tan works in a/an _______.A. welfare organizationB. nursing houseC. insurance companyD. local affairs officeCMany people think that communication is the source of most of their work-related conflicts, but they’d be wrong. In a work context, more conflicts come from structural relationships and personal differences than communication itself.Organizations create job descriptions, specialized work groups, and authority relationships, all with the intent to improve coordination(协调). But in doing so, they separate people and create the potential for conflicts. For instance, departments within organizations have diverse goals. Purchasing is concerned with the timely acquisition of materials and supplies at low prices; quality control’s attention is focused on improving quality and ensuring that the organization’s products meet standard…When groups within an organization seek diverse ends, there is increased potential for conflicts.Have you ever met people to whom you took an immediate disliking? Most of the opinions they expressed, you disagreed with. Even insignificant characteristics---the way they cocked their head when they talked or smirked when they smiled---annoyed you. We’ve all met people like that, and many of us have to work with people like this.Today’s organizations are increasingly diverse in terms of age, gender and race. So, not surprisingly, employees differ on the importance they place on general values such as responsibility, equality and ambition. They also differ on job-related values such as the importance of family over work or freedom against authority. These differences often surface in work-related interactions and create significant interpersonal conflicts.The above doesn’t mean that communication can’t be a source of conflicts. It can. Differing word connotations, insufficient exchange of information, poor listening skills, and the like, create conflicts. But the belief that “we can deal with our differences if we just communicate more” is not necessarily true. The evidence actually shows that the potential for conflicts increases when there is too much communication as well as when there’s too little.So when you’re trying to manage conflicts, take a thoughtful look at their source. It’s more likely that the conflict is coming from work-related requirements, personality differences, or dissimilar values, it is from poor communication. And that might influence the actions you take to resolve the conflict.64. From Para.2, we know that in an organization, .A. job descriptions can effectively improve cooperationB. different goals of branches may cause disagreementsC. division of labor usually results in harmonious relationshipD. the setting of different departments is to encourage competition65. The writer holds that .A. fewer conflicts will appear if we communicate moreB. most people share similar values in the same organizationC. communication is just one of the reasons for most conflictsD. we ’d better calm down before taking action when in conflic66. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?A.B.C.D.CP: Central Point P: Point Sp: Sub-point(次要点) C: ConclusionDText messaging is a surprisingly good way to receive candid responses to sensitive questions, according to a new study to be presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. “The preliminary （初步的）results of our study suggest that people are more likely to disclose sensitive information via text messages than in voice interviews,” says Fred Conrad, a psychologist at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research.“This is sort of surprising,” says Conrad, “since many people thought that texting would decrease the likelihood of disclosing sensitive information because it creates a persistent, visual record of questions and answers that others might see on your phone and in the cloud.”With text, the researchers also found that people were less likely to engage in “satisficing”--- a survey industry term referring to the common practice of giving good enough, easy answers. “We believe people give more precise answers via texting because there’s just not the time pressure in a largely asynchronous （非同步的）mode like text that there is in phone interviews, ” says Conrad. “As a result, respondents are able to take longer to arrive at more accurate answers.” CPSp 2 Sp 1 P 2P 3 CP 1Conrad conducted the study with Michael Schober, a professor of psychology at the New School for Social Res earch. “We’re in the early stages of analyzing our findings,” says Schober. “But so far it seems that texting may reduce some respondents’ tendency to shade the truth or to present themselves in the best possible light in an interview, even when they know it’s a human interviewer they are communicating with via text. What we cannot yet be sure of is who is most likely to be disclosive in text. Is it different for frequent texters, or generational, for example? ”For the study, the researchers recruited approximately 600 iPhone-users through Google Ads, offering them iTunes Store rewards to participate in the study. Their goals were to see whether responses to the same questions differed depending on several variables:whether the questions were asked via text or voice, whether a human or a computer asked the questions, and whether the environment, including the presence of other people and the likelihood of multitasking, affected the answers.67. The underlined word “candid” in Para.1 probably means__________.A. straightforwardB. appropriateC. ambiguousD. objective68. We can learn from the passage that__________.A. people fond of text messaging are more honestB. texting will give away less sensitive informationC. different variables might affect the responses of messagingD. about 600 iPhone users have been awarded iTunes by researchers69. Compared with phone interviews, texting has the strength that people could__________.A. present their best to the interviewersB. have more time to make a replyC. pay less for sending a messageD. enjoy more freedom of speech70. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Texting Downs ResponsesB. Texting Exposes IdentityC. Texting Benefits IntervieweesD. Texting Ups Truthfulness第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。