1、2010屆高考各地模擬閱讀理解分類匯編社會生活類1（2010·浙江省嘉興市高三基礎測試卷）So you have been called for an interviewwell done. Your effort has paid off. Now go to get the job. You will feel better at the interview if you show an understanding of the nature of the organization. Ask someone who already does it or check it out

2、with one of the advisers. Ask a member of family or a friend to act as the employer and to give you a practice interview. Afterwards discuss how it went. Think about how the employer would prefer to see your look. Remember most of the employers are over 30. It is not wise to buy new clothes that wil

3、l be worn for the first time at the interview. Its best to wear a familiar dress. Carelessness in any of these could cost you the job. Arrive at least 15 minutes ahead of time. This will give you a chance to have a look around， read the notice board and get the feel of the place. Being late at inter

4、views produces a bad impression. The first impression the interviewer gets of you is formed as you walk through the door， so take a couple of deep breaths. Be ready to shake hands if the interviewer offers. Dont take a seat until asked. Then sit comfortably. Remember the interviewers name and use it

5、 from time to time. Be ready for the question “Is there anything you want to ask？” Before the interview you should get ready for two or three such questions. Look on these not just as a chance to get information but as a means to leave a better impression. Asking can show knowledge and avoid asking

6、about holidays， pension(養老金)and so on. You can check on these later when the hoped­for job is offered. And if you fail， look upon the interview as an experience in itself. Learn from it. We wish you good luck and good job hunting. 54. To make a good impression on the interviewer， it is importan

7、t for you. A. to walk through the door quicklyB. to be a little late for the interviewC. to wear your new clothes for the first timeD. to remember the interviewers name and use it sometimes55. Which of the following can you do during a job interview？A. Remain quiet to show your calmness. B. Discuss

8、the pay， holidays and such things with the interviewer. C. Ask the interviewer some personal questions such as age， marriage. D. Be brave enough to say something about your advantage in choosing the job. 56. In which order do people usually do these steps before a job interview？a. Asking a friend to

9、 give you a practice interview. b. Understanding the nature of the organization. c. Paying attention to your clothes. d. Arriving at the place of the interview ahead of time. e. Getting some information from the advisers. A. a， e， b， c， d B. d， c， b， a， eC. b， e， a， c， d D. e， d， a， b， c57. The unde

10、rlined sentence “Carelessness in any of these could cost you the job” means. A. if you are careless， youre sure to pay some money for the interviewB. carelessness might lead to your failure in the interviewC. to be successful in job hunting， you should pay for itD. it sometimes needs carelessness to

11、 make you feel comfortable文章大意作者就如何有理有利有節地過好面試關給了讀者一些切實可行的建議。54. D 解析細節理解題。根據文章的Remember the interviewers name and use it from time to time. 一句可知本題選D。難度中等。55. D 解析推理判斷題。由文章倒數第三自然段可以推斷出本題D項正確。難度中等。56. C 解析判斷題。根據文章中面試建議的順序可知此題選C。難度中等。57. B 解析猜詞悟義題。文章中劃線部分的意思是：以上這些中一點點疏忽就會葬送你的工作。故選B。難度較大。2（2010·浙江

12、省嘉興市高三基礎測試卷）Everybody likes a winner， and there are always people ready to cheer for a good winner. But who has ever heard a song for the man who comes in second？ So this is in praise of the almost winner， the nearly champion(冠軍)， the next to the biggest， the second best. This is the song of Mister

13、Two. You hear unflattering(不討好人的) names for Mister Two. “Alsoran”， they call him， and “runner­up”， names that make you think of a fellow who couldnt quite make it. Dont let that fool you. Ask the winner of any race how good a man Mister Two is. He will tell you its Mister Two who made him run s

14、o fast， Mister Two is always threatening to overtake and pass him. Ask the salesman who won the contest and what kept him looking for extra order. Ask the directors of the big company why they keep changing their product， seeking the new equipment， the added advantage. What drives them？ What keeps t

15、hem going？ Its the salesman with nearly as many orders. It is the company with the product almost as good. Its Mister Two. In this country， were proud of the quality of our champions. Our big men come very big. Our fast men run very fast. Our wise men are the wisest and our greatest men are the grea

16、test that a country could hope to be blessed with. And why is that？ It is Mister Two that makes the race always open and everybody can run. So this is for you， Mister Two. This is your song. This is for all the days you tried for first， and came in second. Its for the nights when you wonder if you o

17、ught to go on trying， since nobody seems to notice. . . We notice， Mister Two. We know the score. Winner or not， youre a natural champion. There couldnt be a race without you， Mister Two. 58. People usually call Mister Two unflattering names tohim. A. praise B. encourage C. laugh at D. respect59. Ac

18、cording to the author， Mister Two is mentioned in connection with the following except. A. business B. sports C. greatness D. failure60. It is implied in this story that. A. Mister Two is as important as the winnerB. every leader needs someone to help himC. the second today must be the first tomorro

19、wD. second place is always praised61. The person who wins needs to understand that. A. winning is everythingB. being Mister Two is wonderfulC. without Mister Two he would do betterD. without strong competition he wouldnt have worked so hard文章大意本文主要說明的是Mister Two任何比賽的第二名的可貴、可敬之處。58. C 解析推理判斷題。根據unfla

20、ttering的意思可知本題C項正確。本題較易。59. D 解析推理判斷題。通讀全文可知Mister Two只是就勝利者而言，失敗者不存在Mister Two。故選D。難度較大。60. A 解析推理判斷題。根據文章大意可知本題選A。難度較大。61. D 解析細節理解題。根據文章最后一句可知本題選D。難度中等。3（2010·浙江省嘉興市高三基礎測試卷）Pocket MoneyMost British parents give their teenagers pocket money. Teenagers get between 7 and 20 a week. They spend i

21、t on fast food， designed clothes， the cinema， concert， magazines and mobile phones. 1. Lazy parents？37% of parents pay teenagers to clean the living room， 66% of parents pay teenagers to take the rubbish out. 2. Lazy teens？51% of teenagers dont make their beds before they leave home. Only 13% of tee

22、nagers wash the car for money. Some parents even pay their teenagers to do their homework. 3. Equality？ Not Yet！Boys get more money than girls for most odd jobs. For washing the dishes， boys get about 4 and girls get about 1. 4. And if you need some more money？Teens get an extra 250 a year out of th

23、eir parents on top of pocket money！About 50% of teens get gifts of money from their grandparents. Go to Mum if you need extra money！ She gives more than Dad. 5. Where you live makes a difference！Parents in Scotland and the North of England give most pocket money. 6. Spending51% spend their money on

24、clothes. 39% buy cosmetics， jewellery and toiletries. Less than 30% of teenagers save any money. 7. EarningsHere are some children who tell us about their pocket money：Emma： I get 30 a month， I have to take the rubbish out and tidy my room. James： I get 10 a week. But I have to clean the car， hoover

25、(用真空洗塵器清洗) the house and load and unload the dishwasher. I usually save the money. Lain： I get 7. 50 a week. I have to be “good” but I dont have to do any jobs for the money. Richard： I get 5 a week. But our neighbors go away a lot and they give me 25 a week for looking after their cats. 62. This pa

26、ssage is mainly about. A. teenagers everywhere get pocket moneyB. how to spend pocket moneyC. some bits about pocket money in BritainD. how to get pocket money63. According to the passage， which statement is true？A. Parents are lazy so they let children do housework. B. Teens are too lazy to do hous

27、ework unless they are given pocket money. C. The pocket money boys and girls get is not equal. D. It is not right for children to ask for pocket money. 64. We can infer from the passage that. A. boys earn more money at home than girlsB. girls earn more money at home than boysC. only rich parents giv

28、e children pocket moneyD. most children spend their pocket money65. Who most probably gets the most money for a whole year according to the passage？A. Emma. B. James. C. Lain. D. Richard. 文章大意文章主題是說明英國父母給孩子零花錢的事，并且介紹了零花錢的來源及用途。62. C 解析主旨大意題。本文大意是說英國孩子們的零花錢問題，故本題選C。63. C 解析判斷題。根據Equality？Not Yet！中的第一

29、句可知本題C項正確。本題較易。64. D 解析推理判斷題。根據Spending中的最后一句可知本題選D。難度中等。65. D 解析計算題。根據Earnings中的最后一點Richard每周共有30美元零花錢，是文中提到的四個孩子中最多的，那么相應地他一年中得到的零花錢也最多，故選D。本題較易。4（2010·湖南省株洲市二中高三第一次月考）People want action on noise, a recent public meeting in Brisbane showed. Some want technical improvements such as quieter air

30、 conditioners or better sound barriers (屏障) around major roads. Others want tougher laws to keep noise within limit from building sites or to require owners to be responsible for barking dogs. But the first to do was a noise complaints system that works.Brisbane City Council (委員會) receives more comp

31、laints about noise than all other problems put together. So it made a survey and found that about half its citizens are upset by noise in one form or anothertraffic, pool pumps, air conditioners or loud parties. This inspired the Council to bring together more than 100 citizens one evening to talk t

32、hrough solutions to the problem.The meeting found the present noise complaints system useless. Depending on the problem, responsibility for noise can lie with the Council, the Environment Protection Authority, one of three government departments or even the police. So complaints often feel they are

33、getting the run-round. When the people at the meeting were asked to vote for changes, the strongest response was for a 24-hour, noise hotline to be the first port of call for all complaints.The meeting also favored regulatory measures, such as tougher minimum standards for noise made by equipment li

34、ke air conditioners. This even makes economic sense, as noise is a waste of energy and money. Other measures the meeting supported were wider buffer zones around noisy activities and controls to keep heavy traffic away from residential areas（居民區）.69. According to the passage, what do people want mos

35、t?A. Tougher laws.B. Technical improvements.C. An effective noise complaints systemD. Tougher minimum standards for noise70. Brisbane City Council brought together citizens to talk through solutions to the noise problem mainly due to .A. the result of the survey carried out by itselfB. a noise compl

36、aints system that worksC. people asking for tougher laws on noiseD. requirements of an effective noise complaints system71. How many regulatory measures against noise are mentioned in the last paragraph?A. 3. B. 4. C. 2. D. 5.72. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Tougher

37、 minimum standards for noise are necessary.B. Traffic, pool pumps, and air conditioners are all the sources of noise.C. 90% of the residents are annoyed by noise.D. Heavy traffic should be kept away from residential areas.答案：69-72 CA AC5（2010·浙江省溫州市八校高三8月聯考）With the rapid expansion of mass tran

38、sit system (公交體系), big cities like Shanghai should be able to ease the congestion（擁擠）and pollution caused by an excessive number of cars. Statistics show that Shanghais subway lines will reach 350 km by the end of this year, making the city No. 3 in the world in terms of subway length. Shanghai coul

39、d be ranked No. 1 when the length is extended to 430 km next May in time for the World Expo. This means about 5.5 million people each day could use the citys subway system, thereby reducing traffic bottle-necks and air and noise pollution in downtown Shanghai.At present, Shanghai suffers from severe

40、 traffic congestion, during not only rush hours and weekdays but also off-peak hours and weekends.For years, car emissions (尾氣) have been blamed for contributing 60 percent of the air pollution in the city center, causing various respiratory (呼吸道) diseases.Whats more, Shanghai has not met its target

41、 of noise reduction for five years, which has become a major source of public complaints. Starting from August 1, cars that are considered highly polluting will be banned from entering the city centre.Shanghai also plans to carry out the China IV emission standards, equivalent to Euro IV, on Novembe

42、r 1, ahead of the 2011 national deadline. In addition, Shanghai is building 16 parking lots with 8,000 spaces near subway terminals so that people can park and ride the mass transit system instead of driving their cars into the city center.Much more needs to be done for truly easing the traffic jams

43、 and air and noise pollution caused by automobiles. For example, the ban on using the horn, which was made effective from June 1, 2007, has hardly been enforced.Many local people still regard owning and driving a car as a kind of demonstration of their wealth, without realizing the traffic and envir

44、onmental hazards it can cause. When the subway system can take people to their destinations, driving a private car in downtown Shanghai could become a moral issue.Shanghai should also show courage in leading Chinese cities to adopt the congestion charge system, which the city has been studying for t

45、he last eight years. A similar schedule, practiced in London and Singapore, has proved to be effective in reducing pollution and congestion in the city center. Once Shanghai shows the way, other cities, like Beijing, too, may adopt the practice.45. The best title for the passage may be_.A. Efforts t

46、o Ease Congestion & Pollution B. Benefits of Public Transit SystemC. Possibilities to Charge On Congestion D. Ways to Reduce Car Emission46. The following is true EXCEPT that Shanghai _. A. plans not to carry out the Euro IV emission standards B. could be No. 1 in terms of subway length next May

47、 C. has problems with crowding not only in rush hours D. has strong public complaints about noise pollution47. Guess the correct meaning of the underlined word “hazards”. A. sudden changes B. violent forces C. public dislikes D. dangerous results48. The writer of the passage intends to tell us_. A.

48、though many plans have been carried out, the situation is hopeless B. difficult as the situation seems, Shanghai is sure to overcome itC. whether the problems will be solved depends on peoples actionD. environmental problem should be regarded as a moral issue.答案：45-48 AADC6（2010·浙江省溫州市八校高三8月聯考）

49、More Americans are turning to charm school to gain an advantage over competitors in a job market stricken by the longest economic slowdown since the Great Depression.Etiquette (禮節) trainers report business growing from clients who believe that good manners could be the key selling point that helps t

50、hem get hired or keeps them off the unemployment line.“People are prepared to do whatever it takes to keep their job”, said Gloria Starr, an adviser on image, etiquette and communications in North Carolina. Starr, who says business is up 40 percent in the past year at her school, said people were “r

51、ealizing that it takes more than just ability and knowledge” to keep or win a job.Peggy Newfield, who has been teaching etiquette for 30 years and runs a charm school, said business was “booming.” “When the economy is down etiquette training will always be up. Theyre focusing on What I can do to sur

52、vive, I really have to keep up my game because the competition is keen.”Proper business manners, however, extend far beyond greeting or thanking a would-be employer. Etiquette classes deal with the basics of presentation in an interview, including what to say and how to dress.“Its so much more than

53、writing the thank-you note at the end,” Newfield said. “Its about walking in for the job interview, every hair is in place, your clothes are perfectly pressed, your shoes are polished, youre groomed to the nines, you speak the part, and your English is correct.”Its great that we have seen this renew

54、al in etiquette and manners and self respect.Studies have shown that 85 percent of the reason a person gets a job, keeps a job and moves up is related to their personal skills. There are very few jobs out there where your manners, where your socials skills, are not a big piece of being successful. I

55、f you have manners you can walk into any business or social situation.Teaching etiquette has become a tougher task. Some people point to bad public behavior by athletes and celebrities (名人) as a factor in ruining good manners in U.S. society. Hotel owner Paris Hilton, actress Lindsay Lohan and singe

56、r Britney Spears are among those who have been charged with setting a poor example, especially for children and adolescents. Hilton is infamous （聲名狼藉的）for a sex tape that became an Internet hit, Lohan has long been gossip stuff due to her quarrels with the law and Spears was photographed partying wi

57、thout underwear.57. The writer wants to tell the readers_. A. the etiquette training in America B. the ways to avoid failure C. good manners count in keeping a job D. how to keep business up58. From the passage we learn that the charm school_. A. helps those who are unemployed B. deals with moral problems C. becomes more popular with people D. does good to the economy59. The underlined sentence “youre groomed to the nines” probably means “youre_.”A. dressed in the best way B. fully understoodC. greeted with good manners D. very concerned 60. We can infer f