广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷阅读理解(8)

1广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：阅读理解（8）III阅读理解（共两节,满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AIwasn’tsurprisedwhenIreadthatactressHelenHuntrecentlystatedthatshewouldneverallowheryoungdaughtertobecomeachildstar.MsHuntisthedaughterofaHollywoodtechnicaldirector,andgrewupinHollywood.Nowinherlate40s,shestartedactingandmodelingwhenshewaseightandhasprobablyseenalotoverthoseyearsinshowbusiness.Shehashadasuccessfulcareer.SheearnedfourGoldenGlobesandfourEmmys.ShealsoattainedthetophonorofherprofessionwhenshewontheBestActressAcademyAwardforherroleinthe1992movie,AsGoodAsItGets.Giventhoseaccolades,MsHuntissuccessful.Thereisnodoubtthatherearlyexperiencesasachildstarpreparedherforwhathasbeenanoutstandingadultcareer.Giventhoseachievements,whywouldthisstardeclareshe’llneverallowherdaughter,nowattheageofsix,tofollowinherfootsteps?Everyonefamiliarwiththeentertainmentsceneisawareofthereasonsforherattitude.Recenttabloid(小报)newsheadlinesfeaturingthetroublesofformerchildstars,amongthemLindsayLohan,BritneySpearsandthelateGaryColeman,mayanswerthequestion.AlthoughMsHuntmanagedtobecomeasuccessfulgrown-upstar,sheapparentlybelievesshe’sanexception.WhatMsHuntmaybesuggestingisthatmanyveryyoungstarsgothroughunnaturalchildhoodsonmovieandTVsets.Whilethey’reearningbigincomes,they’resopampered(纵容)bydirectorsandpraisedbyfans;theymaygetfalseimpressionsthattheirliveswillalwaysbethatway.Then,withinafewyears,whenfacedwithreality,they’rehurtandconfused.Afteralltheoverwhelmingaffection,theyfindtheycan’tdealwiththeproblems.That’softenwhendrugsandalcoholtakeovertheirlives.2HelenHunthassomeotherreasonswhyshedoesn’twantherdaughtertobeintheentertainmentbusiness.Manychildstarscannevermakeasuccessfultransitiontomeaningfuladulthood.However,aswithmanyHollywoodmovies,Ibelievetherearebothgoodandbadscenesabouthowitcanbeplayedoutinreallife.【文章大意】本文叙述了尽管著名女演员HelenHunt是童星出身，但她不同意六岁的女儿演电影，因为它认为，许多童星的未来都是悲剧。26.Accordingtothepassage,MsHunt_________.A.startedactingandmodelingwhenshewasalittlegirlB.hasbeenactingforabout30yearsC.isthedaughterofafamousactorD.startedsingingwhenshewaseight【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Nowinherlate40s,shestartedactingandmodelingwhenshewaseight可知她在很小的时候就开始表演了，故选A。27.Theunderlinedword“accolades”inParagraph2probablymeans“_________”.A.difficultiesB.awardsC.salariesD.opinions【答案】B【解析】词义猜测题。根据SheearnedfourGoldenGlobesandfourEmmys.和whenshewontheBestActressAcademyAward可知它是奖项，故选B。28.TheauthorthinksHelenHunt’ssuccessismainlydueto_________.A.herhardworkB.thehelpofatechnicaldirectorC.herexperiencesasachildstarD.hertalentandgoodluck【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据Thereisnodoubtthatherearlyexperiencesasachildstarpreparedherforwhathasbeenanoutstandingadultcareer.作者认为HelenHunt的成功在于她童年开始的经历，故选C。29.HelenHuntwouldn’tallowherdaughtertobecomeachildstarbecauseshethinks_________.A.childstarsoftentakedrugsandalcoholB.beingachildstarmayruinherfuture3C.childstarsaren’tabletosolvetheirproblemsD.itisdifficulttosucceedasachildactor【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据WhatMsHuntmaybesuggestingisthatmanyveryyoungstarsgothroughunnaturalchildhoodsonmovieandTVsets.Whilethey’reearningbigincomes,they’resopampered(纵容)bydirectorsandpraisedbyfans;theymaygetfalseimpressionsthattheirliveswillalwaysbethatway.Then,withinafewyears,whenfacedwithreality,they’rehurtandconfused.童星可能对未来的发展不好，故选B。30.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat_________.A.fewchildstarswillsucceedinthefutureB.thereisnowaytosavetheentertainmentbusinessC.theauthorhasadifferentopinionaboutchildstarsD.meaningfuladulthoodonlybelongstonon-childstars【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据Ibelievetherearebothgoodandbadscenesabouthowitcanbeplayedoutinreallife.可推出作者对于童星有不同的意见，故选C。BUntilafewmonthsago,hewasabutler(管家)inoneofthemoreexpensiveresidentialbuildingsinManhattan.Butnow,Nepal-bornIndraTamangistheowneroftwomulti-milliondollarapartmentsinthesamebuilding.Theformerowner-hisformeremployer,RuthFord-diedlastyearandlefttheapartmentstoMrTamanginherwill.MrTamangishappybutquicklypointsoutthathisgoodfortunedidnotcomeeasily.IamhappyandhavebeentouchedbythegenerosityoftheFordfamily,hesays.IneverexpectedthatIwillbegiventheownershipoftheseapartments.ButIhavebeenworkingforthefamilyforthelast36years,devotedly,withhonestyanddedication(奉献).Somyhardworkhasbeenrewarded.MrTamangwas21whenhewasbroughtfromNepalbyCharlesFord,awriterandaphotographer.MrForddiedin2002;hissister,actressRuthFord,thentookcharge4andtoldMrTamangthathewaslikeabrothertoherafterCharles'sdeath.MrsForddiedaged98.Duringthelastfiveyearsofherlife,shelosthereyesightandalsodevelopedspeechproblems.MrTamanglookedafterhermostofthetimeandtookcareofhermedicinesandfood.HealsoworkedwithCharlesFordonvariousphotographyprojects,whichhenowwantstokeepasthephotographer'slegacy(遗产).HehopestoorganizeexhibitionsofMrFord'sphotographsandeditabookofhisworks.MrTamangplanstosellthebigger,three-bedroomapartmenttopaythetaxesheowestothegovernmentonhislegacy.Hesays:Therulesofthebuildingmightbeaproblem,astheyrequireaminimummonthlyincometoqualifytoliveasownerofapartments.IhavemysmallhouseherebutIamhappywithit,MrTamanghaslearnthislessonfromthelifeofhisemployersandplanstousehismoneywithgreatcaution.Ithink