2012届高考英语阅读理解专题复习精品资料故事记叙型

2012届高考英语阅读理解专题复习精品资料故事记叙型(一)MartinwasreturningtoworkinhisLondonofficeafterspendingtwoweekswithhisbrotherinNewYork.Hewascomingbackwithaheavyheart.Itwasnotjustthatitwastheendofawonderfulholiday;itwasnotjustthatheinvariablysufferedbadlyfromjetlag;itwasthatMondaymorningsalwaysbeganwithateammeetingand,overthemonths,hehadgrowntohatethem.Martinwasawarethatcolleaguesapproachedthesemeetingswithhiddenagendas;theyindulged(纵容)game­playing;andheknewthatpeoplewerenotbeinghonestandopen.Themeetingsthemselveswerebadenough—therewasallthemoaningafterwardsatthemeetinglike“Icouldhaveimprovedonthatidea,butIwasn’tgoingtosay”．Asthismorning’smeetingbegan,Martinpreparedhimselffortheusualdullnessandboredom.But,asthemeetingprogressed,hebecameawareofastrangebackgroundnoise.Atfirst,hethoughtthathewasstillhearingtheenginenoisefromtheaircraftthathadbroughthimbacktoLondon.But,asheconcentratedonthenoise,itbecamealittleclearer.Herealized—tohisamazement—thathecouldactuallyhearwhattheywerethinkingatthesametimeastheywerespeaking.Whatsurprisedhim,evenmorethantheacquisition(获得)ofthisstrangepower,wasthathediscoveredthatwhatpeopleweresayingwasnotreallywhattheywerethinking.Theywerenotmakingcleartheirreservations.Theywerenotsupportingviewswhichtheythoughtmightbeunpopular.Theywerenotcontributingtheirnewinsights.Theywerenotvolunteeringtheirnewideas.Martinfounditimpossiblenottorespondtohisnewknowledge.Sohestartedtomakegentleinterventions,basedmoreonwhathecouldhearhiscolleaguesthinkingthanonwhathecouldhearthemsaying.“So,John,areyoureallysaying...”“Susan,doyoureallythinkthat？”“Tom,haveyougotanideaonhowwecouldtakethisforward？”Theylookedathim,puzzled.Intruth,hefeltratherproudofhis_newly­acquired_talent.Asthemeetingprogressed,itwascleartohimthateachmemberofthemeetingwaslearninghowtohearthethoughtsoftheothers.Thegame­playingstartedtofallaway;peoplestartedtospeakmoredirectly;viewsbecamebetterunderstood;theatmospherebecamemoreopenandtrusting.Themeetingended.Aspeoplelefttheroom,Martinfoundthathecouldstillhearwhattheywerethinking.“Thatwasthebestmeetingwe’veeverhad.”“Allmeetingsshouldbelikethat.”“Infuture,I’mgoingtosaywhatIthink.”1.ItisknownfromthefirstparagraphthatMartin________.A．justcamebackfromhisbusinesstripinNewYorkB．wasfoundtosufferfromaseriousheartdiseaseduringthetripC．hadagoodtimeduringhisfortnight’sstayinNewYorkD．didn’tlikehisworkinhisLondonoffice2.WhydidMartinhatehiscompany’steammeeting?A．BecauseithadtobeheldeveryMondaymorning.B．Becausehewastiredofhostingsuchameeting.C．Becausehecouldn’tcontrolthemeetingthatwasoutoforder.D．Becausethemeetingatmospherewasn’topenandtrusting.3.Theunderlinedpart“hisnewly­acquiredtalent”inParagraph5meansthathecould________.A．stillheartheenginenoiseoftheplanethoughhewasbackB．clearlyhearwhatthemembersofthemeetingweresayingC．actuallycontrolthethoughtsofthemembersofthemeetingD．expresswhatthemeetingmemberswerethinkingbasedontheirwords4.WhatdoweknowaboutthisMondaymorning’smeetingfromthepassage?A．Martinmadepeoplesaywhattheywerethinkingimmediatelythemeetingbegan.B．Martinwasangryatthedullnessofthemeetingatthebeginningofthemeeting.C．Martinledpeopletoexpresstheirrealthoughtswiththemeetingprogressing.D．Manymembersofthemeetingplayedgamesandtoldliesatthemeeting.5.ItisinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsthattowardstheendofthemeetingMartinwouldhearsuchwordsas“________”．A．Iwasthinkingofmakingasuggestion—butIcouldn’tbebotheredB．Ihavegotanideaonhowwecouldtakethisforward.Ithinkweshould…C．Theusualpeoplesaytheusualthings,soIhavenoothernewideas.D．Icouldhaveimprovedonthatidea,butIwasn’tgoingtosay.AfterAlexanderwasclearedasasuspect，hesucceededhisfatherwithoutopposition,andkilledthosesaidtoberesponsibleforhisfather’smurder,aswellasallrivals.Hewasthenjust20yearsold.HethenpreparedtoattackPersia.Inthespringof334B．C.，Alexanderledthearmymadeupofnearly50,000soldiersintoAsia，whichiscalled“themostpowerfulmilitaryexpedition(远征)evertoleaveGreece”．HesoundlydefeatedthePersianarmyattheGranicusRiver，sendingastrongmessagetoDariusⅢ，leaderofthePersianEmpire.In333B．C.,AlexanderfacedDariusatIssus,amountainpass.TheMacedonianarmywasgreatlyoutnumberedbutabletoworkthenarrowmountainpassagewaytotheiradvantage.Dariusmanagedtoescape.ContinuingdowntheMediterraneanCoast，Alexandertookeverycityinhispath.In332B．C.,AlexanderdeclaredEgypttobepartoftheGreekEmpireandwascrownedPharaoh(法老)．WhenAlexanderleftEgyptin331B．C.,hedefeatedthePersiansagainandwascrownedleaderofAsia.In323B．C.，however，Alexanderdevelopedafeveronthewaybackhomeanddied10dayslateratBabylon.Hewasjust33yearsold.1.Theunderlinedword“succeeded”istheclosestinmeaningto________.A．followedB．supportedC．continuedD．replaced2.WhatcanweknowaboutPhilipⅡ’sdeath?A．Hewaskilledbysomeoneintendingtotakepowerfromhim.B．AlexandersentsomeonewhohatedPhilipⅡtokillhim.C．HisdeathwasrelatedtohisplanoffightingPersia.D．Themurdermightbeorganizedbyagroupofpeople.3.TheMacedonianarmycoulddefeatthePersiansatIssusmainlybecause________.A．Dariusdidn’tcommandhisarmyinthebattlefieldB．theMacedoniansoldiersweremorethanthePersiansoldiersC．theMacedoniansoldierscouldfight