限时规范训练(十八) 阅读板块——练速度
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对应学生用书(单独成册)第142页
Ⅰ.阅读理解(30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A
Casting Call for TV Role Gender: Female Location: Hollywood, California Genre: TV Serials Producer: Cooper & Cole Productions Full details Who we are looking for： Are you a woman between the ages of 20 and 30? Have you had at least two years of experience as a professional actress? Would you like to appear on a TV show watched by hundreds of thousands of viewers? If you answered yes to all of these questions, this could be a great opportunity. About the role： Cooper & Cole Productions is looking for someone to play a role in the popular series, The Mystery of Glastonbury Grove. After two successful seasons, the show is about to start production of the third season. The new season will introduce a number of new characters to the show. The role we are currently seeking to fill is a main character's distant relative. The character will appear in three episodes(剧集) out of the eight in the new season. This is a silent role. How to apply： If you think you meet the requirements and are interested in working with us, please submit the following information to coopandcole@gmail.net no later than October 12.
Name： Email： Phone: Age： Height: Weight： Your work(s): (Please attach the VIDEO/LINK.) **Attach several recent photos of yourself. Auditions (试镜) will be held at our Hollywood office at 8：00 a．m.on Saturday, October 21. If you are selected for an audition, we will contact you by October 16. [语篇解读] 本文是一篇应用文。文章是一家电视制作公司发出的招聘女演员的广告。 1．Who might be an ideal applicant for the TV role? A．A schoolgirl having a gift for performing. B．An experienced actor proud of what he did. C．A famous person eager for a role in movies. D．A 29-year-old actress acting in many films.
解析：细节理解题。根据文中Who we are looking for部分中对申请者的要求可知，该公司需要一位年龄在20到30岁之间，有至少两年表演经验的女演员，且根据Genre: TV Serials可知，这是一个电视剧中的角色，故正确答案为D。
答案：D
2．What can we learn about the new role? A．It will not have any dialogue. B．It will exist in the second season. C．It will appear in at least 8 episodes. D．It will be the wife of a main character.
解析：细节理解题。根据About the role中的“This is a silent role.”可知，该角色没有台词，不会有对话。
答案：A
3．What should applicants submit? A．The address. B．Previous works. C．Recent family photos. D．A recommendation letter.
解析：细节理解题。根据How to apply中的Your work(s)：(Please attach the VIDEO/LINK.)可知，提交的申请信息中应该附有参演过的作品视频或者链接。
答案：B
B
I was privileged to be on vacation for the last two weeks with my husband and two of our children. We stayed in two different hotels and had two very different experiences.
In the first hotel, the staff went about their duties in a perfunctory (敷衍的) fashion; they did exactly what they had to, no more and no less. They weren't rude but neither were they friendly. When asked about good walking trails (小路) in the area, they immediately said they didn't know. Yet it turned out that following the main road from the hotel's front driveway took us straight onto a very popular and beautiful trail!
Our second experience could not have been more different. The staff not only offered advice about best sites, best means of transportation and even where to get gas, but behaved very friendly as well. We were greeted like long-lost friends when we walked back in at the end of a long day. I felt the obvious difference that concern could make, especially when we were away from home in unfamiliar surroundings. The first made us feel alienated,_the second comfortable.
We can be like the staff in the first hotel—doing what's necessary to get by, doing things without sincerity and fulfilling the letter of our responsibilities. We'll still get rewarded but we will be missing goodness. If we can be like the staff in the second hotel, we will get the pleasure of performing kindness, and that joy will deepen our relationship with the others who recognize our genuine care and concern. Putting in the effort of doing our best, we get a much greater experience in this world.
It was a wonderful vacation. Each location offered different opportunities for appreciating the beauty of nature. We enjoyed the lakes, mountains and historic cities. But we learned something beyond dates, facts and figures. We witnessed first-hand the difference between doing the bare minimum and investing (投入) your all in everything you do. It helped shape our perspective (看法) and our actions for the upcoming year.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。作者一家外出旅游，住过两家旅馆，但这两家旅馆的员工服务态度大不相同。作者对此有所感悟。
4．What was the attitude of the staff in the first hotel? A．They were nice and considerate. B．They were careless and rude. C．They were kind and friendly. D．They were cold and distant.
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可知，第一家旅馆的员工工作态度很敷衍，他们完成自己的工作，不多做也不少做，不粗鲁但也不友好，非常冷漠。
答案：D
5．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “alienated” in paragraph 3? A．bored C．nervous
B．alone D．dissatisfied
解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段和第三段的内容可知，两家旅馆的工作人员在态度上大有不同。第一家的员工冷漠，即使是一件小事，也不愿意提供帮助，而第二家旅馆的员工像对待朋友一样关心他们，作者说他们的关心能带来很不一样的感觉，尤其当他们远离家，来到一个陌生的地方时。所以，第一家旅馆的员工让人觉得被疏远、孤立，而第二家旅馆的员工让人感到很舒服。
答案：B
6．What does the author advise us to do? A．Figure out our duties. B．Do what's necessary to get by. C．Put in our wholehearted effort. D．Communicate with others to get joy.
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“we will get the pleasure of performing kindness, and that joy will deepen our relationship with the others who recognize our genuine care and concern. Putting in the effort of doing our best, we get a much greater experience in this world”以及最后一段中的“We witnessed first-hand the difference between doing the bare minimum and investing your all in everything you do.”可知，作者认为我们应像第二家旅馆的员工一样，全身心投入，真诚对待他人。
答案：C
7．What's the true meaning of their journey according to the author? A．Changing herself for the better. B．Experiencing different hotels. C．Appreciating beautiful scenery. D．Getting chances to make friends.
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“It helped shape our perspective and our actions for the upcoming year.”可知，旅行中作者不仅欣赏了美景，而且懂得了只做最少和全情投入之间的差别，这让她形成了新的观点并约束她的行为，这才是这次旅行真正的收获。
答案：A
C
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