。第1页2018浙江高考英语二轮集训(2)阅读理解及解析专题限时集训(二)细节理解之事实认定(Ⅱ)A(2017·长沙市统一模拟)Inbetweenrunningoneoftheworld'slargestcharitableagenciesandactingasMicrosoft'stechnologyadvisor,BillGatesmanagestofindtimetoreadbooks,bothlongandshort.NowGates—whohasbeenlabeleda“greedy”reader—hasreleasedalistofhisfavoritebooks.Allofthebooksarestandoutreads,accordingtothebillionaire,mostofwhicharefocusedonbusinessandeconomy.HereareBill'stopfourpicks(withpartsofhisfullreviewofeachbook).BusinessAdventures,byJohnBrooksBrooks'collectionwaspublishedin1969andremainsoneofGates'favorites.Herereaditagainthisyear,labelingitthebestbusinessbookhehaseverread.“Shortlyafterwemet,WarrenBuffettlentmethiscollectionofbusinessarticlesfromTheNewYorkerfromthe1950sand1960s.Ilovedthemasmuchashedid.Brooks'insights(洞察力)intobusinesshaveagedbeautifully,andtheyareastruetodayasever.”CapitalintheTwentyFirstCentury,byThomasPikettyPiketty'snovelhittheshelvesinAugust2013andsparkedmuchdiscussionconcerningincomeinequalitythroughoutthisyear.GatesalsogottositdownwithPikettyhimselfafterreadingthenonfictionworktodiscussthetopic.“AsItoldhim,althoughIhaveconcernsaboutsomeofhissecondarypointsandpolicyprescriptions,Iagreewithhismostimportantconclusions:inequalityisagrowingproblemandgovernmentsshouldplayaroleinreducingit.”。第2页HowAsiaWorks,byJoeStudwellStudwell'swork,whichwaspublishedinMay2014,addresseshowcountriessuchasJapan,SouthKoreaandChinahavecontinuedtoachievehighgrowth,andwhyothercountrieshavefailedtodothesame.“Theagriculturesectionofthebookwasparticularlyinsightful.ItprovidedamplefoodforthoughtformeaswellasthewholeAgricultureteamatourfoundation.AnditleftusthinkingaboutwhetherpartsoftheAsianmodelcanapplyinAfrica.”MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerialization,byVaclavSmilSmil'sbooksareaconstantfavoriteoftheMicrosoft'sfounder—oneofhisbooksmakesGates'listalmosteveryyear.“MakingtheModernWorld”cameoutlatein2013andexplorestheglobaluseofmaterials,fromsilicontowoodandplastic.“Ifanyonetriestotellyouwe'reusingfewermaterials,sendhimthisbook.Withhisusualskepticismandhisloveofdata,Smilshowshowourabilitytomakethingswithfewermaterials—say,sodacansthatneedlessaluminum—makesthemcheaper,whichactuallyencouragesmoreproduction.”【语篇解读】本文介绍了比尔·盖茨喜欢阅读的四本关于商业和经济的书。1.Thebooksmentionedinthetextareallabout________.A.charityintheworldB.businessandeconomyC.povertyintheworldD.BillGates'lifeexperienceB[考查细节理解。根据第一段的最后一句“Allofthebooksarestandoutreads,accordingtothebillionaire,mostofwhicharefocusedonbusinessandeconomy.”可知,比尔·盖茨喜欢的这些书都是优秀读物,其中大部分书与商业和经济有关,故B项正确。]2.Ofthebooks,________isbestpraisedbyBillGates.A.HowAsiaWorks。第3页B.CapitalintheTwentyFirstCenturyC.BusinessAdventuresD.MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerializationC[考查细节理解。根据第三段的第二句“Herereaditagainthisyear,labelingitthebestbusinessbookhehaseverread.”可知,BusinessAdventures这本书是最受比尔·盖茨称赞的,故C项正确。]3.Gatesoncehadapersonaldiscussionwiththeauthorof________.A.CapitalintheTwentyFirstCenturyB.BusinessAdventuresC.HowAsiaWorksD.MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerializationA[考查细节理解。根据第五段的第二句“GatesalsogottositdownwithPikettyhimselfafterreadingthenonfictionworktodiscussthetopic.”可知,比尔·盖茨和CapitalintheTwentyFirstCentury这本书的作者坐下来交谈过,故A项正确。]4.InHowAsiaWorks,theauthoranalyses________.A.whyAfricanagriculturecannotdevelopfastB.howtheycanapplyAsianeconomicmodelinAfricancountriesC.whyAsiaisslowinagriculturaldevelopmentD.howsomeAsiancountrieshaverapidlygrownineconomyD[考查细节理解。根据第七段中的“addresseshowcountriessuchasJapan,SouthKoreaandChinahavecontinuedtoachievehighgrowth”可知,HowAsiaWorks主要介绍了一些亚洲国家如日本、韩国和中国是如何快速发展经济的,故D项正确。]B(2017·南昌市第一次模拟)Peoplewhopossesshighselfesteemareabletocommitbetterandproduceagreaterbondinrelationshipswithothers.Dr.Douglasfeelsthatmostpeopledonotvaluethemselves,butwithloveandselfrespectanyone。第4页canbeabovenormalityandgraspsuccesswiththefamily,theoffice,orothers.Wehavebecometooreliantonintelligence,beauty,andmoneyforourownselfesteem.Thelossofesteemreducesthewillandabilitytosetandreachgoals.InaseriesofreadingDouglasteacheshowtoavoidnegativestatements,howtochangethemintoselffacingbehavior,andhowtotakechargeofyourmentalattitude.Whereothermotivationalandselfhelpworkstopswiththetheoreticalplanforsuccess,Douglastakeseverydayexamplesandputsthemintohisbooks.Fromraisingchildrenwhobelieveinthemselvestousingselfesteemtohelpbridgethegapintheworkplace,hegivesreadersconcretesolutionstotheproblemsthatmightruintheirinterpersonalrelations.Selfesteembuildingcomesfromfillingyourthoughtswithpositiveaffirmations(肯定)andlearningtoreacttofailureswithmotivationinsteadofselfdestruction.Theselessonsarevaluableforanyonewhofeelsthatlifeisevenslightlyoutofcontrol.Peoplewhofeeltheyhaveadequateesteemcanlearntouseittomaketheirsuccessgrander,faster,andmorebeneficialforothers.Douglasapproachesthisprocessofselfdevelopmentasameansofmorethancreatinggoodthingsfortheindividualbutalsoforsettingupkeysforinfluencinggoodthingsforothers.Formorethanthirtyyears,Dr.Douglashasaddressedmorethantwomillionpeopleontopicsfromtimemanagementtospeakingeffectivelytoraisingdrugfreechildren.Heis