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2012届高考考前冲刺精选英语阅读理解专题训练1 The blockbuster film Titanic has brought millions of dollars and thousands of people to the theaters and continues to touch people today in their homes. Why is this film so successful? It is a combination of many different things. Among these are many different elements. Looking at some of these elements will show how the director and others involved were able to create an emotionally charged movie that appealed to millions.The film uses one thematic(主题的) element called The Truth of Human Nature. The two main characters seem to represent noble people. Most of the other characters in the film are shown as non-tolerant, rude and cold-hearted people. The element of focusing on the two main characters love and emotion seems symbolic of an ideal state.There are also social problems addressed. This is done in a few different ways. The most noticeable way is that the lower class people remain locked in the basement as the ship goes down. Throughout Titanic, the lighting is very important. The poor, lower class people are always shown in very warm-coloured light that gives them a sense of life and happiness. On the other hand, the rich, upper class are always shown in a flat light portraying the feeling of hardness and coldness. By using these techniques, they show the issue of class segregation(种族隔离), and they create stereotypes. The main characters are able to break free of these stereotypes and be together. This is the solution to the segregation problem.As you can see, Titanic took a lot of thinking and preparation to film in a manner that would create emotion and bring to the surface the issues and story of the great ship.1. The underlined word “blockbuster” in the first paragraph probably means “_”A. something very successfulB. a highly explosive bombC. something worth a lot of moneyD. a touching story2. In Titanic, the scene of the lower class people remaining locked in the basement as the ship goes down is used to _.A. criticize non-tolerant and cold-hearted rich peopleB. enlarge the spectacle of the filmC. criticize the reality of the societyD. emphasize the condition of the poor at that time3. Why were different colours of light used in the film Titanic?A. They were used to show the difference between the rich and the poor.B. The director was determined to achieve good visual effect.C. The social status was represented by the color of light in the past.D. The use of light was the main technique the director made use of.4. What can we infer from the passage?A. The segregation problem in the society can be solved by using the light.B. Though love is the main theme of Titanic, it also reflects some social problems.C. Because of the directors talents, the film Titanic achieved great success.D. In the film Titanic there are two characters altogether.5. The writer mainly talks about _ in this passage.A. the process of shooting TitanicB. the leading actor and actress in TitanicC. the main techniques used in TitanicD. the outline of Titanic2The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a womans life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which customs, opportunity and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a womans youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by household appliances and convenience foods.This important change in womens life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on womens economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity, and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full-or-part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage: with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.6. Which of the following is the topic of this passage?A. The marriage of women: past and present.B. Women and their jobs.C. The social changes in the lives of women.D. Womens role in family life.7. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the amount of time the women spent taking care of children _.A. was shorter than in previous centuriesB. was longer than in previous centuriesC. was considered to be surprisingly longD. accounted for a great part of their lives8. One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she _.A. is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselvesB. does not like children herselfC. need not worry about food for her childrenD. can retire from family responsibilities when she reaches sixty9. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to _.A. stay at home after leaving schoolB. marry men younger than themselvesC. start working again later in lifeD. marry while still at school10. What can be inferred from the last sentence?A. The husband tends to share greater share of duties of family life.B. In the past, the husband used to provide money for the family while the wife ran the home.C. The wife does not have her own abilities and interests.D. Both the husband and the wife should be satisfied with their family life.3Everyone has got two personalitiesthe one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You dont show your secret personality when youre awake because you can control your behaviour，but when youre asleep，your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night，of course，people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in. If you go to sleep on your back，youre a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You dont like to upset people，so you never express your real feelings. Youre quite shy and you arent very confident. If you sleep on your stomach，you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and youre always easily upset. Youre very stubborn，but you arent very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time. If you sleep curled up(卷曲), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so youre often defensive. Youre shy and you dont normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. Youre easily hurt. If you sleep on your side，you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. Youre usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious，but you dont often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people. 11. According to the writer，you naturally show your secret and real personality _.A. only in a normal night B. only when you go to sleep C. only when you refuse to show yourself to the worldD. only when you change sleeping position12. Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a persons personality?A. He or she is always open with others. B. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others. C. He or she is always easily upset. D. He or she tends to believe in others. 13. Which of the following shows the personality of a person sleeping on his stomach?A. He or she is careful not to offend others. B. He or she doesnt want to stick to his or her opinion. C. He or she cant be successful in any business. D. He or she likes to bring others happiness. 14. Why dont you possibly want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up?A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you. B. He or she is rarely ready to help you. C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out. D. He or she wouldnt like to get help from you. 15. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _. A. he or she always shows sympathy for peopleB. he or she is confident，but not stubbornC. he or she has more strengths than weaknessesD. he or she often considers annoying people4The cheapest room and board in Jefferson City, Missouri，over the weekend was at the county(县)jail(监狱)，and 170 people gladly checked inCole County charged$30 a night for anyone who volunteered to go behind bars on Friday or Saturday night SO officials could give the new jail a test run before it opened for real this weekPeople from three states spent the night at the jail，including some lawyers and a couple celebrating their first anniversary“It was something they could experience without having to get a criminal record，”Cole County Sheriff(治安官)Greg White said“They spent the night and gained all understanding that they would not want to ever do this again”Jailers tried to give the citizens the full experienceThey were told to give up their jewelry, cell phones，and other personal belongingsThey were booked and photographed and led into the jail commonsThey could keep their cell doors open，but that trapped feeling was still there because the outer room doors were locked，said Bob Watson，60，a reporter for the Jefferson City News-Tribune who spent Friday night at the jail. “While it was not a true copy of jail，you got some sense of what its like to hear that door lock behind you，”Watson saidTwo other feelings were boredom and a lack of choice，illustrated by the television being left on one channel and drowned out anyway by everybody talkingBed was a steel bunk with a thin mattress(垫)。Overhead，a 40-watt bulb stayed 1it through the night in each cellHandy for guards to see inmates，but not helpful to good sleepHow about the food? Dinner Friday night included cheesy pasta with turkey bits and coffee cake“I wouldnt pay for it in a restaurant，but you wont die trying to eat it，”Watson said16. The 170 people stayed in the county jail to Amake a holiday Bget punishment Cdo a research Dmake money17. Whats the main idea of the 3rd paragraph?AThe jailers performed their duty well BThe jails test run proved successfulCThe 170 had the feeling of real prisonersDThe 170 werent treated as real prisoners18. The underlined phrase “illustrated by”is used to Aintroduce a new topic Bdraw a conclusionCgive an example Dshow the result19. The l70 people were able to in the county jailAmake phone calls Bsleep well Cgo around freely Dchat with others20. How did Watson like the food?AHe enjoyed it BHe didnt like itCHe thought it equaled a restaurants DHe didnt eat it at all 5Malaysia has launched a fleet of women-only taxis，a project that follows pink-coloured train carriages and buses aimed at protecting women from harassment，reports said SundayFifty women taxi drivers have started shuttling greater Kuala Lumpur(吉隆坡)on an on-call basis，and the government hopes the number of special taxis will expand to 400According to Heng Seai Kei，deputy minister for the states Women，Family and Community Development，the taxis made travelling safer for women，as well as providing jobs for women who wanted to be taxi drivers“We hope it will reduce the number of rape and robbery cases involving taxi drivers and female victims，” Heng said at the launch of the serviceThe idea was to have taxis that were “driven by women，for women”The service would also help create job opportunities for women，especially single mothers，housewives and pensioners，who were looking for another source of income for their familyThe ministry and Abex Manufacturing Sdn Bhd are providing training and courses for those who were interested to become female taxi drivers，said HengOne of the taxi drivers Faridah Idris，38，said the service provided women a safer option to travel in“Women passengers are normally more comfortable with USFor female drivers，there are always risks when picking up passengers，especially at nightWith this project，both female drivers and passengers can feel safer,” she saidLate last year, Malaysias state-owned bus company began running female-only buses on several routes in Kuala Lumpur during peak hours to help prevent sexual harassment on crowded public transportThey followed ladies-only pink train carriages launched on the transport system to give the women in the Muslim-majority country the option of travelling separately from men21. The underlined word “harassment” in the first paragraph refers to some kind of .Aunpleasant service Btraffic accidentCenvironmental pollution Dbad behavior22. What is told about the taxi service in Kuala Lumpur?AMen drivers cant take women passengersBMen drivers cant drive the women-only taxis，CWomen drivers Cant drive ordinary taxisDNo taxi can mix men and women passengers23. The women-only taxi fleet will employ .Aonly experienced driversBonly part-time driversCsome volunteer drivers Dsome newly-trained drivers24. The new information we get from Faridah Idris words is that the project can .Aprovide jobs for more womenBmake women passengers saferCreduce the women drivers risksDimprove the transport service35. A women-only transportation tool can probably be recognized easily by its .Asound Bcolour Csize Dshape7Do you know about a series of books that say they are for dummies? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty nine languages including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish. Dummy is a word for a stupid person. The dummies books are not really for stupid people. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a language. Tile books a