2012高考英语阅读理解模拟试题

2012高考英语阅读理解模拟试题（1）Agoodmodernnewspaperisanextraordinarypieceofreading.Itisremarkablefirstforwhatitcontains:therangeofnewsfromlocalcrimetointernationalpolitics,fromsporttobusinesstofashiontoscience,andtherangeofcommentandspecialfeaturesaswell,fromeditorialpagetofeaturearticlesandinterviewstocriticismofbooks,art,theatreandmusic.Anewspaperisevenmoreremarkableforthewayonereadsit:nevercompletely,neverstraightthrough,butalwaysbyjumpingfromheretothere,inandoutglancingatonepiece,readinganotherarticleallthewaythrough,readingjustafewparagraphsofthenext.Agoodmodernnewspaperoffersavarietytoattractmanydifferentreaders,butfarmorethananyonereaderisinterestedin.Whatbringsthisvarietytogetherinoneplaceisitstopicality,itsimmediaterelationtowhatishappeninginyourworldandyourlocalitynow.Butimmediacyandthespeedofproductionthatgoeswithitalsomeanthatmuchofwhatappearsinanewspaperhasnomorethantransientvalue.Forallthesereasons,notwopeoplereallyreadthesamepaper:whateachpersondoesistoputtogetheroutofthepagesofthatday’spaper,hisownselectionandsequence,hisownnewspaper.Forallthesereasons,readingnewspapersefficiently,whichmeansgettingwhatyouwantfromthemwithoutmissingthingsyouneedbutwithoutwastingtime,demandsskillandself–awarenessasyoumodifyandapplythetechniquesofreading.1．AmodernnewspaperisremarkableforallthefollowingExceptits.A．widecoverageB．uniformstyleC．speedinreportingnewsD．popularity2．Accordingtothepassagethereasonwhynotwopeoplereallyreadthe“same”newspaperisthat.A．peoplescanforthenewstheyareinterestedinB．differentpeoplepreferdifferentnewspapersC．peoplearerarelyinterestedinthesamekindofnewsD．peoplehavedifferentviewsaboutwhatagoodnewspaperis3．Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatnewspaperreaders.A．applyreadingtechniquesskillfullyB．jumpfromonenewspapertoanotherC．appreciatethevarietyofanewspaperD．usuallyreadanewspaperselectively4．Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.A．TheImportanceofNewspaperTopicalityB．TheCharacteristicsofaGoodNewspaperC．TheVarietyofaGoodNewspaperD．SomesuggestionsonHowtoReadaNewspaper参考答案：1．B2．A3．D4．B2012高考英语阅读理解模拟试题（2）Ideasaboutpolitebehavioraredifferentfromoneculturetoanother.Somesocieties,suchasAmericaandAustralia,forexample,aremobileandveryopen.Peopleherechangejobsandmovehousequiteoften.Asaresult,theyhavealotofrelationshipsthatoftenlastonlyashorttime,andtheyneedtogettoknowpeoplequickly.Soit’snormaltohavefriendlyconversationswithpeoplethattheyhavejustmet,andyoucantalkaboutthingsthatothercultureswouldregardaspersonal.Ontheotherhandtherearemorecrowdedandlessmobilesocietieswherelong–termrelationshipsaremoreimportant.AMalaysianorMexicanbusinessperson,forexample,willwanttogettoknowyouverywellbeforeheorshefeelshappytostartbusiness.Butwhenyoudogettoknoweachother,therelationshipbecomesmuchdeeperthanitwouldinamobilesociety.ToAmericans,bothEuropeansandAsiansseemcoolandformalatfirst.Ontheotherhand,asapassengerfromalessmobilesocietyputsit,it’snofunspendingseveralhoursnexttoastrangerwhowantstotellyouallabouthisorherlifeandasksyouallsortsofquestionsthatyoudon’twanttoanswer.Cross-culturaldifferencesaren’tjustaproblemfortravelers,butalsofortheflightsthatcarrythem.Allflightswanttoprovidethebestservice,butideasaboutgoodservicearedifferentfromplacetoplace.Thiscanbeseenmostclearlyinthewaythatproblemsaredealtwith.Somesocietieshave‘universalist’cultures.Thesesocietiesstronglyrespectrules,andtheytreateverypersonandsituationinbasicallythesameway.‘Particularist’societies,ontheotherhand,alsohaverules,buttheyarelessimportantthanthesociety’sunwrittenideasaboutwhatisrightorwrongforaparticularsituationoraparticularperson.Sothenormalrulesarechangedtofittheneedsofthesituationortheimportanceoftheperson.Thisdifferencecancauseproblems.Atravelerfromaparticularistsociety,India,ischeckinginforaflightinGermany,acountrywhichhasauniversalistculture.TheIndiantravelerhastwomuchluggage,butheexplainsthathehasbeenawayfromhomeforalongtimeandthesuitcasesarefullofpresentsforhisfamily.Heexpectsthatthecheck–inofficialwillunderstandhisproblemandwillchangetherulesforhim.Thecheck–inofficialexplainsthatifhewasallowedtohavetoomuchluggage,itwouldn’tbefairtotheotherpassengers.Butthetravelerthinksthisisunfair,becausetheotherpassengersdon’thavehisproblem.1．OftenmovingfromoneplacetoanothermakespeoplelikeAmericansandAustralians.A．liketravelingbetterB．easytocommunicatewithC．difficulttomakerealfriendsD．havealong–termrelationshipwiththeirneighbors2．PeoplelikeMalaysiansprefertoassociatewiththose.A．whowilltellthemeverythingoftheirownB．whowanttodobusinesswiththemC．theyknowquitewellD．whoaregoodattalking3．Apersonfromalessmobilesocietywillfeelitwhenastrangerkeepstalkingtohimorher,andaskinghimorherquestions.A．boringB．friendlyC．normalD．rough4．Whichofthefollowingistrueabout“particularistsocieties”?A．Thereisnoruleforpeopletoobey.B．Peopleobeythesociety’srulescompletely.C．Nooneobeysthesociety’srulesthoughtheyhave.D．Thesociety’srulescanbechangedwithdifferentpersonsorsituations.5．ThewriterofthepassagethinksthattheIndianandtheGermanhavedifferentideasaboutrulesbecauseofdifferent.A．interestsB．habitsandcu