浙江省2024高考英語二輪復習專題訓練：閱讀理解（15）

　　閱讀下列短文，從沒題所給的四個選項(A, B, C, D)中選出最佳選項。

　　A

　　Nine years ago, after Leo had died, people said to me. "I never knew he was your stepfather." You see, I never called him that. At first, he was no one special in my life. Then he became my friend. In time, I felt he was also my father.

　　Leo married my mother when I was eleven. Two years later we moved into a house in a new suburban development, where we put down roots. At first our lawn was just a mud with wild grass, but Leo saw bright possibilities. "We'll plant trees there to give us shade as well as some flowers," he said. And just these little touches made our house different from all the others. More important, a real family was forming. Leo was becoming a full-time parent, and I was learning what it meant to have a father.

　　Weekday mornings when the weather was bad, Leo often drove me to school. Having a father drop you off may have been something my classmates took for granted, but I always thought it was wonderful. Saturday mornings, we went to the hardware shop, then stepped into the five-and-ten, buying a sports magazine or something else. Some people might think that doing shopping together is nothing special, but I, who had ever before spent my childhood watching other families do their everyday activities, experienced them now with extreme delight. Looking back, I realized that Leo gave me what I needed most—the experience of doing ordinary things together as a family.

　　Soon after we moved to the suburbs, one of our new neighbors introduced herself to me. She had already met my mother and Leo. "You know," she said, "you look just like your father." I knew she was just making conversation--but even so... "Thank you", I said. Why tell her anything different?

　　1．The writer's purpose in writing this passage is _______.

　　A．to show his pride to have a good stepfather

　　B．to show how interesting a person Leo was

　　C．to remind us of our parents

　　D．to explain why they moved to the suburbs

　　2．The phrase “put down roots”in the second paragraph means

　　.

　　A．farmedB．plantedC．settled　

　　D．worked

　　3．In the writer's opinion, _______.

　　A．it is not easyto live with a stepfather

　　B．not all the stepfathers are as good as Leo

　　C．the husband and wife must think more about their children before they divorce

　　D．in stepfamilies the love and friendship are extremely precious

　　4．The last sentence “Why tell her anything different?”means that

　　.

　　A．he should have told the truth

　　B．he wouldn't tell her the truth

　　C．he wanted to tell her something that had nothing to do with Leo

　　D．he wanted to keep silence whenever he met the neighbors

　　B

　　Safety and Security Procedures Your safety and the security of your personal property are of the primary concern to those of us who welcome you as our guest. We urge you to take advantage of the following suggestions. YOUR VEHICLE Lock your vehicle and do not leave money or valuable items inside. We are not responsible for their loss. TRAVELING Be observant (機警) when sightseeing or traveling. Stay in well-lit and heavily traveled areas. Don’t display large amounts of cash. GUEST ROOM SECURITY For additional security use the deadbolt (插鎖) provided on your door and make sure the windows are locked. As an additional precaution (預防措施), please secure the secondary locks provided. Do not admit anyone to your room without first making identification. A one-way viewer is provided in your door to assist with identification. If there is any doubt about the person’s identity, please contact the Front Desk. SAFETY BOXES Do not leave money or valuables in your room or vehicle. We provide free safety boxes for your use. Hotel is not responsible for items left in room valued over $200. KEYS Safeguard your key. Please do not leave it in the door. Do not give your key to others or leave it unattended. Please leave your key at the Front Desk when you check out. REPORTING Please report any suspicious activity, or safety concerns to management. FIRE Please familiarize yourself with the nearest fire exits. Report fire or smoke to the hotel operator. In the unlikely event of a fire, please move quickly and calmly to the nearest safe exit and leave the building. Avoid the use of elevator. 5. The suggestions are most probably from ______.

　　A. a hotel manager

　　B. a police officer

　　C. an experienced traveler

　　D. a tour guide 6. Which of the following is TRUE?

　　A. It is advised to travel to places where there are few people.

　　B. The hotel is not responsible for anything you lose.

　　C. Don’t report to the manager unless you are sure something is going wrong.

　　D. You’d better use the deadbolt and the secondary locks for safety. 7. If you feel doubtful about a stranger who knocks at the door, you should ______.

　　A. let the person in after you have got his/her name

　　B. open the door to check the person’s ID card

　　C. call the Front Desk to make sure

　　D. contact the local police for assistance 8. What does the underlined part “In the unlikely event of a fire” mean?

　　A. In case a fire happens, though it is not very possible.

　　B. If a fire happens when some big events are taking place.

　　C. In case a fire happens in a public building.

　　D. If a fire breaks out and it is getting out of control.

　　C

　　Which is safer --- staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working at the office? Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which is very low. However, what about flying compared to working in the chemical industry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! In fact the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less than that of almost any of human activity, and almost as safe as staying at home.

　　The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby. It is this that chemical accidents so newsworthy. Fortunately, they are extremely rare. The most famous ones happened at Texas City (1947), Flixborough (1974), Seveso (1976), Pemex (1984) and Bhopal (1984).

　　Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small. No one died at Seveso, and only 28 workers at Flixborough. The worst accident of all was Bhopal, where up to 3,000 were killed. The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552. The Pemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives, just a month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal.

　　Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger. Thus the Texas City was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate, which is safe unless stored in a great quantity. The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management, which took risks to keep production going during essential repairs. The Seveso accident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep. When the poisonous gas drifted over the town, local leaders were incapable of taking effective action. The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb. The fire set off a chain reaction of exploding storage tanks. Yet, by a miracle, the two largest tanks did not explode. Had these caught fire, then 3,000 strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died.

　　9. According to the passage, the chemical accident that caused by the fault of management happened at _________.

　　A. Texas city

　　B. Flixborough

　　C. Seveso

　　D. Mexico City

　　10. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　A. Working at the office is safer than staying at home.

　　B. Travelling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office.

　　C. Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry.

　　D. Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air.

　　11. From the passage we know that ammonium nitrate is a kind of _____.

　　A. natural gas, which can easily catch fire

　　B. fertilizer, which can't be stored in a great quantity

　　C. poisonous substance, which can't be used in overcrowded areas

　　D. fuel, which is stored in large tanks

　　12. From the discussion among some experts we may conclude that _____.

　　A. to avoid any accident we should not repair the facilities in chemical industry

　　B. the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the

　　chemical industry

　　C. all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measures

　　had been taken

　　D. natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe

　　D

　　More surprising,perhaps,than the current difficulties of traditional marriage is the fact that marriage itself is alive and increasing.As Skolnick notes,Americans are a marrying people:relative to Europeans,more of us marry at younger age.Moreover,after falling in the early 1970s,the rate of marriage in the United States is now increasing.Even the divorce rates need to be taken in this pro-marriage context:some 80 percent of divorced individuals remarry.Thus,marriage remains,by far,the preferred way of life for the vast majority of people in our society.

　　What has changed more than marriage is the nuclear family.Twenty-five years ago,the typical American family consisted of a husband,a wife,and two or three children.Now,there are many marriages in which couples have decided not to have any children.And there are many marriages where at least some of the children are from the wife's previous marriage,or the husband's,or both,sometimes these children spend all of their time with one parent from the former marriage;sometimes they are shared between two former spouses.

　　Thus,one can find every type of family arrangement.There are marriages without children;marriages with children for only the present marriage;marriages with“full-time”children from both the present and former marriages;marriages with“full-time”children from the present marriage and“part-time”children from former marriages.There are stepfathers,stepmothers,half-brothers,and half-sisters.It is not all that unusual for a child to have four parents and eight grandparents!These are enormous changes from the traditional nuclear family.But even so,even in the midst of all this,there remains one constant:most Americans spend most of their adult lives married.

　　13.By calling Americans marrying people the author means that__________.

　　　A.Americans are more traditional than Europeans

　　　B.Americans expect more out of marriage than Europeans

　　　C.there are more married couples in the USA than in Europe

　　D.more of Americans as compared with Europeans,prefer marriage and they accept it at a younger age

　　4.Which of the following can be presented as the picture of today's American families?

　　　 A.A typical American family consists of only a husband and a wife.

　　　 B.Many types of family arrangements have become socially acceptable.

　　　 C.Americans prefer to have more kids than before.

　　　 D.There are no nuclear families any more.

　　5.The“nuclear family”refers to___________.

　　A.families formed up by men or women working for nuclear power stations

　　B.married couples who are closely matched

　　C.family consists of married couples who do not want to have any child

　　D.family with small number of members

　　16.“Part-time”children________.

　　A.spend some of their time with their half-brothers and some of their time with their half-sisters

　　B.spend all of their time with one parent from the previous marriage

　　C.are shared between the two former spouses

　　D.cannot stay with“full-time”children

　　E

　　It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the World were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,” she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.” The Princess concluded, with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message. But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an, attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon (亂放炮的人).” The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction (干擾) we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help.” Opposition parties, the media and the Public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess’s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government’s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government. To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards” a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.” For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the Chance to get closer to people and their problems. 17. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ________. 　 A. to voice her support for a total ban of landmines 　 B. to clarify the British government’s stand on landmines 　 C. to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there 　 D.to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims 18. What did Diana mean when she said “... putting a face to those figures

　　brought the reality home to me” (Line 5, Para. 1)? 　 A. She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face. 　 B. The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home. 　 C.Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics. 　 D.Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation. 9. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola? 　 A.It had caused embarrassment to the British government. 　 B. It had brought her closer to the ordinary people. 　 C.It had greatly promoted her popularity. 　 D. It had affected her relations with the British government.

　　20. How did Diana respond to the criticisms? 　 A. She paid no attention to them.

　　B. She made more appearances on TV. 　 C.She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.

　　D. She rose to argue with her opponents.

　　浙江省2024高考英語二輪復習專題訓練：閱讀理解（15）

　　閱讀下列短文，從沒題所給的四個選項(A, B, C, D)中選出最佳選項。

　　A

　　Nine years ago, after Leo had died, people said to me. "I never knew he was your stepfather." You see, I never called him that. At first, he was no one special in my life. Then he became my friend. In time, I felt he was also my father.

　　Leo married my mother when I was eleven. Two years later we moved into a house in a new suburban development, where we put down roots. At first our lawn was just a mud with wild grass, but Leo saw bright possibilities. "We'll plant trees there to give us shade as well as some flowers," he said. And just these little touches made our house different from all the others. More important, a real family was forming. Leo was becoming a full-time parent, and I was learning what it meant to have a father.

　　Weekday mornings when the weather was bad, Leo often drove me to school. Having a father drop you off may have been something my classmates took for granted, but I always thought it was wonderful. Saturday mornings, we went to the hardware shop, then stepped into the five-and-ten, buying a sports magazine or something else. Some people might think that doing shopping together is nothing special, but I, who had ever before spent my childhood watching other families do their everyday activities, experienced them now with extreme delight. Looking back, I realized that Leo gave me what I needed most—the experience of doing ordinary things together as a family.

　　Soon after we moved to the suburbs, one of our new neighbors introduced herself to me. She had already met my mother and Leo. "You know," she said, "you look just like your father." I knew she was just making conversation--but even so... "Thank you", I said. Why tell her anything different?

　　1．The writer's purpose in writing this passage is _______.

　　A．to show his pride to have a good stepfather

　　B．to show how interesting a person Leo was

　　C．to remind us of our parents

　　D．to explain why they moved to the suburbs

　　2．The phrase “put down roots”in the second paragraph means

　　.

　　A．farmedB．plantedC．settled　

　　D．worked

　　3．In the writer's opinion, _______.

　　A．it is not easyto live with a stepfather

　　B．not all the stepfathers are as good as Leo

　　C．the husband and wife must think more about their children before they divorce

　　D．in stepfamilies the love and friendship are extremely precious

　　4．The last sentence “Why tell her anything different?”means that

　　.

　　A．he should have told the truth

　　B．he wouldn't tell her the truth

　　C．he wanted to tell her something that had nothing to do with Leo

　　D．he wanted to keep silence whenever he met the neighbors

　　B

　　Safety and Security Procedures Your safety and the security of your personal property are of the primary concern to those of us who welcome you as our guest. We urge you to take advantage of the following suggestions. YOUR VEHICLE Lock your vehicle and do not leave money or valuable items inside. We are not responsible for their loss. TRAVELING Be observant (機警) when sightseeing or traveling. Stay in well-lit and heavily traveled areas. Don’t display large amounts of cash. GUEST ROOM SECURITY For additional security use the deadbolt (插鎖) provided on your door and make sure the windows are locked. As an additional precaution (預防措施), please secure the secondary locks provided. Do not admit anyone to your room without first making identification. A one-way viewer is provided in your door to assist with identification. If there is any doubt about the person’s identity, please contact the Front Desk. SAFETY BOXES Do not leave money or valuables in your room or vehicle. We provide free safety boxes for your use. Hotel is not responsible for items left in room valued over $200. KEYS Safeguard your key. Please do not leave it in the door. Do not give your key to others or leave it unattended. Please leave your key at the Front Desk when you check out. REPORTING Please report any suspicious activity, or safety concerns to management. FIRE Please familiarize yourself with the nearest fire exits. Report fire or smoke to the hotel operator. In the unlikely event of a fire, please move quickly and calmly to the nearest safe exit and leave the building. Avoid the use of elevator. 5. The suggestions are most probably from ______.

　　A. a hotel manager

　　B. a police officer

　　C. an experienced traveler

　　D. a tour guide 6. Which of the following is TRUE?

　　A. It is advised to travel to places where there are few people.

　　B. The hotel is not responsible for anything you lose.

　　C. Don’t report to the manager unless you are sure something is going wrong.

　　D. You’d better use the deadbolt and the secondary locks for safety. 7. If you feel doubtful about a stranger who knocks at the door, you should ______.

　　A. let the person in after you have got his/her name

　　B. open the door to check the person’s ID card

　　C. call the Front Desk to make sure

　　D. contact the local police for assistance 8. What does the underlined part “In the unlikely event of a fire” mean?

　　A. In case a fire happens, though it is not very possible.

　　B. If a fire happens when some big events are taking place.

　　C. In case a fire happens in a public building.

　　D. If a fire breaks out and it is getting out of control.

　　C

　　Which is safer --- staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working at the office? Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which is very low. However, what about flying compared to working in the chemical industry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! In fact the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less than that of almost any of human activity, and almost as safe as staying at home.

　　The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby. It is this that chemical accidents so newsworthy. Fortunately, they are extremely rare. The most famous ones happened at Texas City (1947), Flixborough (1974), Seveso (1976), Pemex (1984) and Bhopal (1984).

　　Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small. No one died at Seveso, and only 28 workers at Flixborough. The worst accident of all was Bhopal, where up to 3,000 were killed. The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552. The Pemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives, just a month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal.

　　Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger. Thus the Texas City was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate, which is safe unless stored in a great quantity. The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management, which took risks to keep production going during essential repairs. The Seveso accident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep. When the poisonous gas drifted over the town, local leaders were incapable of taking effective action. The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb. The fire set off a chain reaction of exploding storage tanks. Yet, by a miracle, the two largest tanks did not explode. Had these caught fire, then 3,000 strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died.

　　9. According to the passage, the chemical accident that caused by the fault of management happened at _________.

　　A. Texas city

　　B. Flixborough

　　C. Seveso

　　D. Mexico City

　　10. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　A. Working at the office is safer than staying at home.

　　B. Travelling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office.

　　C. Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry.

　　D. Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air.

　　11. From the passage we know that ammonium nitrate is a kind of _____.

　　A. natural gas, which can easily catch fire

　　B. fertilizer, which can't be stored in a great quantity

　　C. poisonous substance, which can't be used in overcrowded areas

　　D. fuel, which is stored in large tanks

　　12. From the discussion among some experts we may conclude that _____.

　　A. to avoid any accident we should not repair the facilities in chemical industry

　　B. the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the

　　chemical industry

　　C. all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measures

　　had been taken

　　D. natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe

　　D

　　More surprising,perhaps,than the current difficulties of traditional marriage is the fact that marriage itself is alive and increasing.As Skolnick notes,Americans are a marrying people:relative to Europeans,more of us marry at younger age.Moreover,after falling in the early 1970s,the rate of marriage in the United States is now increasing.Even the divorce rates need to be taken in this pro-marriage context:some 80 percent of divorced individuals remarry.Thus,marriage remains,by far,the preferred way of life for the vast majority of people in our society.

　　What has changed more than marriage is the nuclear family.Twenty-five years ago,the typical American family consisted of a husband,a wife,and two or three children.Now,there are many marriages in which couples have decided not to have any children.And there are many marriages where at least some of the children are from the wife's previous marriage,or the husband's,or both,sometimes these children spend all of their time with one parent from the former marriage;sometimes they are shared between two former spouses.

　　Thus,one can find every type of family arrangement.There are marriages without children;marriages with children for only the present marriage;marriages with“full-time”children from both the present and former marriages;marriages with“full-time”children from the present marriage and“part-time”children from former marriages.There are stepfathers,stepmothers,half-brothers,and half-sisters.It is not all that unusual for a child to have four parents and eight grandparents!These are enormous changes from the traditional nuclear family.But even so,even in the midst of all this,there remains one constant:most Americans spend most of their adult lives married.

　　13.By calling Americans marrying people the author means that__________.

　　　A.Americans are more traditional than Europeans

　　　B.Americans expect more out of marriage than Europeans

　　　C.there are more married couples in the USA than in Europe

　　D.more of Americans as compared with Europeans,prefer marriage and they accept it at a younger age

　　4.Which of the following can be presented as the picture of today's American families?

　　　 A.A typical American family consists of only a husband and a wife.

　　　 B.Many types of family arrangements have become socially acceptable.

　　　 C.Americans prefer to have more kids than before.

　　　 D.There are no nuclear families any more.

　　5.The“nuclear family”refers to___________.

　　A.families formed up by men or women working for nuclear power stations

　　B.married couples who are closely matched

　　C.family consists of married couples who do not want to have any child

　　D.family with small number of members

　　16.“Part-time”children________.

　　A.spend some of their time with their half-brothers and some of their time with their half-sisters

　　B.spend all of their time with one parent from the previous marriage

　　C.are shared between the two former spouses

　　D.cannot stay with“full-time”children

　　E

　　It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the World were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,” she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.” The Princess concluded, with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message. But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an, attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon (亂放炮的人).” The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction (干擾) we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help.” Opposition parties, the media and the Public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess’s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government’s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government. To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards” a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.” For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the Chance to get closer to people and their problems. 17. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ________. 　 A. to voice her support for a total ban of landmines 　 B. to clarify the British government’s stand on landmines 　 C. to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there 　 D.to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims 18. What did Diana mean when she said “... putting a face to those figures

　　brought the reality home to me” (Line 5, Para. 1)? 　 A. She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face. 　 B. The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home. 　 C.Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics. 　 D.Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation. 9. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola? 　 A.It had caused embarrassment to the British government. 　 B. It had brought her closer to the ordinary people. 　 C.It had greatly promoted her popularity. 　 D. It had affected her relations with the British government.

　　20. How did Diana respond to the criticisms? 　 A. She paid no attention to them.

　　B. She made more appearances on TV. 　 C.She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.

　　D. She rose to argue with her opponents.