高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解(61)

山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（61）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ATheHearstCastleHearstCastleisapalatialparkonthecentralCaliforniacoastandaNationalHistoricLandmark．ItwasdesignedbyarchitectJuliaMorganforWilliamRandolphHearstfrom1919until1947．In1957,theHearstCorporationdonatedthefortunetothestateofCalifornia．Sincethattimeithasbeenmaintainedasastatehistoricparkwheretheestateanditsconsiderablecollectionofartandantiquesareopenforpublictours．Despiteitslocationfarfromanyurbancenter,thesiteattractsroughlyonemillionvisitorsperyear．GuidedToursThereareseveraltourswhichhighlightvariouspartsofthecastleandgardens．●TourOneisrecommendedforfirsttimevisitors．Itnowincludesthemovie,HearstCastleBuildingtheDream．●TourTwogivesvisitorsacloserlookatthemainhouse'supperfloors,Mr.Hearst'sprivatesuite,thelibraries,andthekitchen．●TourThreelooksattheCastle'sNorthWing,guestroomsandguesthouseCasaDelMonte．●TourFourfeaturestheimpressivegardensandgrounds,thelargestguesthouse,thewinebasement,andtheHiddenTerrace．●TheeveningtourisaspecialtourthatallowsvisitorstoexperiencetheCastleatnightasoneoftheHearst'sownvisitorsmighthave．TicketPricesHearstCastleacceptsVISA,MasterCard,AmericanExpressandDiscover．Freedayuseparkingisavailableforautomobiles,motorcycles,tourbusesandrecreationalvehicles．TOURSADULTAges6–17ExperienceTour$24$12Tours2,3or4$24$12Eveningtour$30$15*Childrenunder6arefreewhenaccompaniedbyapayingadult．ReservationInformationWhileticketsmaybepurchasedattheVisitorCenteruponarrival,tourreservationsarestronglyrecommendedandmaybereservedonlinenoworbycalling1-800-444-4445,seebelowfortimes．ReservationCallCenterHoursDatesMonday-FridaySaturday-SundayMarch-September8AMto6PM8AMto6PMOctober-February9AMto5PM9AMto3PMVisit．hearstcastle．orgformoreinformation．1．WhodoestheHearstCastlebelongtoatpresent?A．WilliamRandolphHearst．B．JuliaMorgan．C．ThestateofCalifornia．D．TheHearstCorporation．2．Ifyouarequiteinterestedinwine,whichtourwillyouchoose?A．TourOne．B．TourTwo．C．TourThree．D．TourFour．3．IfayoungcoupletakeTourOnewiththeir5-year-oldson,howmuchwilltheypayforthetickets?A．36．B．60．C．48．D．75．4．Whichofthefollowingistheavailabletimetobookticketsbyphone?A．At8AMonMondayinFebruary．B．At9AMonSundayinMarch．C．At7PMonFridayinSeptember．D．At6PMonSaturdayinOctober．BAtpresent,inmanyAmericancitiesespecially,manyteachersinthepublicschoolssaytheyareunderpaid.Theypointtojobssuchassecretaryortruckdriver,whichoftenpaymoretostartthanthatofateacher.Inmanyotherfields,suchaslaw,medicine,computerscience,abeginningworkermaymakemorethanateacherwhohastaughtforseveralyears.Teachinghasneverbeenaprofessionthatattractedpeopleinterestedinhighsalaries.Itisbyhistoryaprofessionthathasprovidedrewardsinadditiontomoney—thesatisfactionofsharingknowledge,ofinfluencingothers,ofguidingyoungpeople.Butinthepastseveralyears,therearemoredifficultiesinteaching,formany,thantherearerewards.Unrulystudents,especiallyinbigcities,largeclassesandalackofsupportfromthepublicintermsofmoneyandunderstandinghaveledmanypublicschoolteacherstoleavetheprofession.Asaresult,manyofthebeststudents,whowouldhavechosenteachingastheirlifecareerinthepast,aregoingintootherfields.AnotherreasonforthischangeinteachercandidatesisthechangingstatusofwomenintheUnitedStates.Untilthelate1960sand1970s,oneofthemostpopularchoicesforwomenwasteaching.Butasotherprofessions,suchaslawandmedicineopeneduptowomen,womenstoppedpouringintoteachertrainingprograms.Thus,amajorpoolofexcellentcandidatesfortheteachingprofessiondwindled.Bitbybitgovernmentofficialsandothersrealizedthatthestatusoftheteacherhadsuffered.Theytalkedaboutchange.ButthechangeinavastsocietyliketheUnitedStatesisnoteasy.People’sattitudeshaveformedovermanyyears,andsometimeschangetakesmanyyears.5．Theunderlinedword“that”inParagraph1refersto“”.A．moneyB．jobC．secretaryD．truckdriver6．Whatisthepresentsituationoftheteaching?A．Teachersworkharderandgetunderpaid.B．Teachershavenoopportunitiestoworkinotherfields.C．Teachingcanattractbeststudentstoworkasateacher.D．Teachingcanproviderewardsaswellashighsalaries.7．Manypublicschoolteachersturntootherprofessionsbecause.A．thegovernmentdoesn’tfinanciallysupportthemB．theyhavetoworklongerhoursthanalawyerC．theirstudentsrefusetolistentothemD．theyarenotfairlytreated8．Theauthorbelievesthatchangeinteachers’statusintheUnitedStates.A．isnotgreatB．isimpossibleC．influencespeople’sattitudeD．needstimeCHabitsareafunnything.Wereachforthemmindlessly,settingourbrainsonauto-pilotandrelaxingintotheunconsciouscomfortoffamiliarroutine.“Notchoice,buthabitrulestheunreflectingcreatures,”WilliamWordsworthsaidinthe19thcentury.Intheever-changing21stcentury,eventheword“habit”carriesanegativemeaning.Soitseemscontradictorytotalkabouthabitsinthesamecontextasinnovation(创新).Butbrainresearchershavediscoveredthatwhenweconsciouslydevelopnewhabits,wecreateparallelpaths,andevenentirelynewbraincells,thatcanjumpourtrainsofthoughtontonew,innovativetracks.Ratherthandismissingourselvesasunchangeablecreaturesofhabit,wecaninsteaddirectourownchangebyconsciouslydevelopingnewhabits.Infact,themorenewthingswetry,t