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2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解
(66)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AAtonetimeitwasthedreamofmanylittlegirlstobeeanurse.TodayhoweverAmericaisfacingitsworstnurseshortagesinceWorldWarI.Recentlyabout2000000nursesareneededand60percentofallhospitalsintheUShaveshortageslargeenoughtothreaten(=saythatyouwillhurtsomebodyfftheydontdowhatyouwant)thequalityofcareprovided.Thedemandfornursesspreadswidelythroughoutthenursingfield.WhathasbeeofthesewomeninwhiteTheanswerliesinnotonebutseveralcauses.Onepossibilityisthefactthatwomanhavegreatercareeroptions(职业选择).Inthepastwomenwhochosetoworkoutsidethehomehadtwobasicchoices:nursingorteaching.Todaymorewomenthaneverareintheworkforcebuttheiroptionshavegreatlyincreased.Therearewomendoctorslawyersfirefightersandpoliceofficers.Infactwomentodayarefoundinnearlyeveryfieldofwork.Nursinghasbeenleftbehindaswomenmoveontojobswithhigherpayandgreaterstatus(地位)Awomanormaninthenursingfieldisoftenlookeddownuponas“merelyanurse”.Teachersmaybealsoatfault.Manyhighschoolstudentsareactuallybeingsteered(劝导)awayfromnursingtoldbyteachersthattheyare“toobrighttobeanurse”.Americansarelivinglongerthaneverandrequiringmoremedicalattention.Infactthenumberofelderlypatientshasalmostdoubledinthepasttwentyyears.Obviouslyalargerpopulationrequiresmorenurses.AIDSandotherdiseaseshavecausedmoreandmorepeopletoneednursingcare.Usuallyfataldiseasesmeanlongdrawn-outhospitalstaythatistosaymorenursesareneededtocareforthesepatients.Itisestimatedthatthedemandfornurseswillbedoubledthesupplyintheingtenyears.
1.WhyisAmericafacingitsworstnurseshortageA.Becausethedemandofnurseshasbeendoubled.B.Becausemoreandmorewomenprefertobeteachersanddoctors.C.Becausewomenhavebeenprovidedwithmanydifferentjobs.D.Becausewomennolongerchoosetobenurses.
2.Thepassagetellsusthathighschoolteachersareatfaultfor________.A.notmentioningtheworstnurseshortageintheUSB.introducingjobswithhigherpayandgreaterstatustotheirstudentsC.notaskingthegovernmenttoraisethenurses’paymentD.persuadingthestudentsnottobenurses
3.Theauthorwrotethispassageinorderto________.A.describetheunequaltreatmentofwomenintheUSB.warnpeopletopaymoreattentiontothenursingproblemC.telluswomen’sfreechoiceofjobstodayD.callonwomennottobenurses
4.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassageA.highschoolstudentsthinkthemselvestoobrighttobenurses.B.WomenintheUShavegreatercareerchoicethanthoseinothercountries.C.Ofallthehospitalsintheworld60percentmorenursesarebadlyneeded.D.Nursingusedtobeapopularjobamongwomen.BTheproducerappearedbehindtherecordingstudiowindowandsmiledandwavedtomelikeanoldfriend.AndafterIhadreadoutalittletestpiecehesaid“That’sfinewonderfulyourvoiceisperfectlovelywonderful.”ThenIreadalongerpassageinEnglishaboutthedelightsoftouringinBritainandanotheraboutthedelightsofvisitingLondonandbothwere“excellent”and“justright”andIbegantoconsiderajobinradio.TobehonestIwasfairlysureofmyselfthoughIlackedexperience.AcrosstheroomintheHamburgNewsAgencywherewebothworkedafriendnamedPeterTurnercalledtome“IsayMikeamanonthephoneherewantssomeonetodoarecordinginEnglishandI’mbookedup.WouldyoureadsomethingtohiminEnglishasasortoftest”Ididandtheysaid“Perfectlovelywonderful...”WouldIeroundItwasafterreadingtheirpassageinEnglishinthestudiothattheynoticedmyvowelpronunciationswerenotaltogetherKing’sEnglishorevenPrincePhilip’stherewasalargersilencethanusualthenthevoicesaid:“Finelovely...butyousaidtheword‘castle’withashort‘a’.Couldwehavethepassageagainpleasebutthistimesay‘carsele’.”Thiswaseasy.Butthenhenoticedotherdifferencesinmypronunciation.“It’smynorthernEnglishaccent”IsaidangrybecauseIhadtoapologizeforit.“OhIsee...butMyJamiesonwe’llhavetogetitrightI’mafraid.TherecordingisforteachingEnglishtoGermanschoolchildrenanditmustbespokeninthewayitistaughtinGermanschool.”Ireadthepassageagain...andagain...andagain.Butofcourseyoucannotchangethepronunciationofalifetimeinanhour.ThestudiomenwereinthestateofhavinglosthopeandunderlinedthevowelswhichcausedmetofeelangrysothatI’drememberthem.Fewreally.ButbecauseIhadtoconcentrate(集中)onthemImadealotofmistakesinmyreading.Everyonegotsomewhatirritable(easilymadeangry)soweallwentoutforabeer.
5.BroadcastingdidnotmakeMikenervous________.A.althoughhehadneverdoneanybeforeB.becauseheworkedinanewsagencyC.becausehewasusedtotalkingonthephoneD.althoughthepassageswerelong
6.WhathappenedafterMikehadreadthethirdpassageA.Theymadehimrepeatit.B.Theysaidnothing.C.TheybegantodiscusstheKing’sEnglish.D.Theycouldnotunderstandoneofthewords.
7.TheywantedMiketochangehispronunciationbecause________.A.GermanschoolchildrendidnotlikeanorthernaccentB.itwasdifferentfromtheEnglishtaughtinGermanschoolsC.itwasdifferentfromtheEnglishspokeninGermanyD.Germanschoolchildrenweretaughtthroughrecordings
8.WhydidMike’sreadingofthepassagegetworseA.HeneededadrinktoclearhisthroatB.Hewastryingtodotherecordinginanhour.C.Hewastryinghardtogetcertainsoundsright.D.Hecouldnotlearnsomanynewsounds.CLetussaythereissomethingyoudon’tknowhowtodo.Inthepastifyouweredeterminedtolearnyoumighthavecalledfriendsorrelativestakenanightclassorwalkeddowntothelocallibraryforaresearchterm.Butnowahostofwebsitesarespringinguptoprovidefreepracticaladviceonthesesubjectsandactuallyanythingelseyoucanthinkof.Inonesensethese“how-tositesrepresentapartofthegrowingworldofonlinelearning.TheseFAQs(FrequentAnswersandQuestions)manyofwhichstillcirculate(goroundcontinuously)tookaspecialsubjectandexplainedittopletenovices.But“how-to”sitestaketheFAQideainasomewhatdifferentdirectionbyaddressingsubjectsthatarentnecessarilyassociatedwithdiscussionforums(论坛).Thesesitestakethestyleofawrittentutorialandatoneoffriendlyadvice.Possiblythebiggestandbestknownofthesesitesislearn
2.(learn
2.e)Itoffersnearly1000freetutorialsandaddsnewonesfrequentlyforajobinterview.Atehow.(ehow.)youcanlearnhowtotrainforyourfirstmarathonhowtobuyavacationhomeorhowtomakeamovieineightsteps.
9.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A.introducenewwebsitestonetizens(网民)B.sayhowtolearnnewcoursesbyInternetC.bringnewmeanstolearnsomethingnewD.helpyoutosolveanydifficultyyoumeetwith
10.Theunderlinedword“novices”probablymeans________.A.peoplewithrichexperienceB.peoplewithoutexperienceC.beginnersof“how-to”sitesD.hostsof“how-to”sites
11.Fromthepassagewemayguessthat________.A.adeafpersoncanteachhimselfathomebyvisiting“how-to”sitesB.“how-to”sitesarespeciallydesignedforthedisabledC.youcanjustclickyourmouthathometoquestionanythingD.itispleasanttolistentotheadviceon“how-to”sites
12.Ifyouhavenotentwhenyoudecidetogocampingyoumay________.A.visitlearn
2.B.visitehow.C.visitsomesiteelse D.gotothetouristpanyDAChild’sbirthdaypartydoesnthavetobeahassle;itcanbeabasketoffunaccordingtoBethAnaclerioanEvastonmotheroftwoages4and18months.“Havingapartyathomeusuallyrequiresalotofrunningaroundonthepartoftheparentsandoftenthebirthdayboyorgirlgetslostinwildexcitement.Butitreallydoesnthavetobethatway”saidAnaclerio.LastsummerAnaclerioandherfriendJillCarlisleaNorthbrookmotherofa2-year-oldfoundedahomepart-planningbusinesscalled“ApartyinaBasket.”Theirgoalistohelpparentsandchildrenshareinthefunpartofpartyplanninglikechoosingthesubjectormakingacakewhiletheytakecareofeverything.Drawingontheirexperiencesasmotherstheyhavecreated(制作)10ready-to-usehomepartypackages.Everythingafamilyneedstoplanapartyexceptthecakeandicecreamisdeliveredtothehomeinalargebasket.“Ourpartiesareaimedforchildren2to10”Anacleriosaid“andthey’reveryinteractive(互动)andcreativeinthattheybuildasenseofdramabasedonasubject.ForexampleattheSodaShoppepartytheguestsbeewaitersandwaitressesandbuildwonderfulicecreamcreations.”Thestandard 200packageforeightchildrenincludesabasketfilledwithinvitationsgiftsgamesandprizespapergoodsapartyplannerandthelike.Formoreinformation.callAnaclerioat708-864-6584orCarlisleat708-205-
9141.
13.Themainpurposeofwritingthistextis________.A.toshareinformationaboutpartyplanningB.tointroducethejoysofabirthdaypartyC.toannounceabusinessplanD.tosellaservice
14.Themostimportantideabehindthekindofpartyplanningdescribedhereisthat________.A.itbringsparentsandchildrenclosertogetherB.guestsplayapartinthepreparationofapartyC.parentsaresparedthetroubleofsendinginvitationsD.itprovidesasubjectofconversation
15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hassle”(paragraph1)probablymeanA.apartydesignedbyspecialistsB.aplanrequiringcarefulthoughtC.asituationcausingdifficultyortroubleD.ademandmadebyguests
16.WhichofthefollowingismostlikelytobeapartyplannerETexas—USPresidentGeorgeW.BushandRussianPresidentVladimirPutinfailedtobridgetheirdifferencesoverakeyarmscontroltreatylastweekbutthatdidn’tstopthemfrombackslapping(喧闹的狂欢)astheyendedasummit(=ameetingbetweenheadsofgovernments).Thetwoleadersalsooffereddifferinginterpretations(=explanations)ofthefateofnuclearwarheadstoberemovedfrommissiles(导弹)underarmsreductionstheyeachannouncedlastweek.BushsaidheintendedtodestroythewarheadsbutPutinsaidtheirfateshouldbenegotiated(谈判).ThetwomenunitedontheneedfornorthernAllianceforces——toallowforabroadbasedgovernmentthatrespectsallpartiesthere.BushandPutinhadspentthenightatBush’sranch.Despitetheraintheruralenvironment(环境)andfriendlypanyappearedtohaveworkeditsmagic.theyslapped(=hitquicklywiththeflatpartofthehand)onthebackandjokedatonepointteasing(=makefunofsb.)eachotheraboutwhetheritisbettertovisitTexasintheheatofAugustorSiberiainwinter.Analysts(分析家)saythedramaticwarminginUS-Russianrelationcouldherald(预示)aneraofpragmatism(务实的想法或做法)inglobalaffairsasthetwooldrivals(=petitor)finallyenddecadesofhostility(=astateofenemy)andbeefriends.“WashingtonandMoscowarenolongerplayingthe‘biggame’againsteachotherbutwitheachother”saidKarlHenizKampananalystattheKonradAdenanerFoundationaGermanthinktank.
17.ItcanbeconcludedthatPresidentBushandPresidentPutin________.A.didn’tagreeonkeyarmscontroltreatyB.offereddifferentexplanationsofthefutureofnuclearwarheadsunderarmsreductionsC.neitherAorBD.bothAandB
18.Thereasonwhythetwomenjoinedtogetheristhat________A.theywereneededbytheNorthernAllianceforcesB.theyhadtakentheadvicegivenbyKarlHeinzKampananalystofaGermanthinktankC.theyhadalreadybeenpartnersD.theyhadnodifferentopinionsoneverything
19.ThewarmingofUS-Russianrelationsindicatesthat________.A.thetwopersonsendhostilityandbeefriendsB.UScanbenefitalotfromglobalaffairsC.therewillbeanendtoallthearmiesoftheworldD.itisaturningpointtowordsbeingpracticalinglobalaffairs
20.Whatthetwomenteasedaboutshowsthat________.A.theyappearedfriendlybutinfacttheydidn’tB.theyjustmadefunofeachotherC.theyarefriendlyandhumorousD.theyinvitedeachothertotheircountriesinthebadweather1—20CDBDAABCCBABDACADADC。