2022版高考英语阅读理解一轮练题（9）李仕才AThelastthingCaitlinHippwouldhaveexpectedasshepreparedtoturn28yearsoldwastobelivingathomewithherparents.Allshe’severwantedtodoistobecomeanelementaryschoolteacher.However,Hipphasrackedup(累计)$100,000(about0.67millionyuan)instudentloandebtandisn’tabletoearnenoughthroughworkingasapart-timeskatinginstructorandrestaurantserverto liveanywhereotherthanhome.Tosomedegree,multigenerationalhouseholdshavealwaysbeenapartofAmericanlife.However,thenumberofadultswhohavebeenmovingbackinwiththeirparentsorneverleavinghomeinthefirstplacehasbeengrowingsteadily.ThePewResearchCenterrecentlyreportedthat2022wasamilestoneintheevolvinglivingarrangementsofyoungadultsintheUS.Until2022,themostcommonlivingarrangementforyoungadultswastobelivingintheirownpropertyaspartofacouple.UBSFinancialServices,aSwissglobalfinancialservicescompany,releasedareportthatevensuggestsonereasonforthegrowingnumberofyoungadultsstilllivingathomecouldbethattheirfamilydoesn’twantthemtoleave.Thereportshowsthat74percentofmillennials(千禧一代)getsomekindoffinancialsupportfromtheirparentsaftercollege.Millennialsseetheirparentsaspeers,friendsandmentors(导师).Inreturn,theirparentshappilyprovidefinancialsupportwellintoadulthood,helpingfundeverythingforthem.StuartHoffman,chiefeconomistforthePNCFinancialGroupintheUS,said“Althoughjobgrowthformillennialssince2022hasimproved,thatdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatmillennialsarestartingtoflythenest,hesaid.“Theymaylikelivingathomeandbeingabletosavemoney.”Headded,“Whileithasheldbackhouseholdformationandpurchasesonthings,theyareprobablytravelingmoreandeatingoutmore.Idon’tknowifitrepresentsachangeinmoralvalues,it’smuchmorecommonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparent’shomesbecauseit’sbecomingpartoftheculture.”1.What’sthepurposeofCaitlinHipp’sstory?8\nA.Toprovetheauthor’sview.B.Tointroducehersituation.C.Topresentthetopic.D.Tomakereadersrethinkabouttheproblem.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart(Paragraph1)probablyreferto?A.livewithparentsB.liveindependentlyC.stayathomeD.leavehome3.AccordingtoHoffman,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Itisn’tnecessaryformillennialstoleavethenest.B.Theycanspendlessmoneyontheirdailylife.C.Moralvaluesarechanginggradually.D.Youngadultsarelivinginadifferentlifestyle.4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Whyisthenumberofthemillennialgrowingsteadily?B.Whyhasthepercentageofadultslivingwiththeirparentsbeenontherise?C.Whyareparentswillingtohelpfundforyoungadults?D.Whydomoreadultstreattheirparentsaspeers,friendsandguides?【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了在美国，现在和父母同住的年轻人的数量持续增加这一社会现象。1.C【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段中的“However,thenumberofadultswhohavebeenmovingbackinwiththeirparentsorneverleavinghomeinthefirstplacehasbeengrowingsteadily.”可知，文章开头举CaitlinHipp的例子就是为了引出本文话题——越来越多的美国青年倾向于和父母同住。3.D【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“it’smuchmorecommonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparent’shomesbecauseit’sbecomingpartofthe8\nculture.”可知，霍夫曼认为现在的年轻人和父母同住是一种很正常的社会现象，这是不同以往的，说明年轻人的生活方式发生了变化。4.B【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章内容，特别是第二段中的“However,thenumberofadultswhohavebeenmovingbackinwiththeirparentsorneverleavinghomeinthefirstplacehasbeengrowingsteadily”可知，本文主要介绍了在美国，现在和父母同住的年轻人的数量持续增加这一社会现象。B(2022·山西太原一模)Workingwellinateamrequiresfullcooperation.It’sanimportantskillforalmosteveryemployeetohave.Yourabilitytodoyourjobisdependentuponothersgettingyourworkdone,andothersdependonyoutogettheirworkdone.Communicatewell.Lackofcommunicationisoneofthebiggestreasonsofateam’sfailure.Seekinputfromteammemberssotheyfeellikeavaluablepartoftheteam.Communicationestablishestrustamongteammembers.Inaddition,communicatingwellcanhelppreventandresolveconflict.Meetregularlytokeepmembersinvolvedandawareofyourworkprogress.Postdecisionswhereeveryoneintheteamcanseethem.Beflexible.Inteamwork,prioritiesandresponsibilitycanchangeinstantly.Stayreadytoshiftfocus.Trainingteammemberstobeabletodopartsofotherteammembers’jobscanbeavaluablepartofteamwork;beingflexiblehelpstobuildappreciationforallthepartsoftheteam.Meetdeadlines.Workhardtoensureyoumeetestablisheddeadlineswhenyouworkinateamenvironment.Othersaredependingonyourwork.Negotiatetimelineswithyourteammatesatthestartofaproject.Doingsoallowsyoutohaveasayinhowworkgetsaccomplished.Establishaccountability.Allteammembersmustberesponsibleforthesuccessandfailureoftheproject.Althougheveryteamdoesn’tneedaleader,teamsrequireaformalwaytoensureeverybodydoeshispart.Tryusingmeetingstoreportonprogress.Celebrateaccomplishmentsandencouragetheteam.Seniorexecutivesmaynotalwaysrecognizetheimportanceofsometeammembers’work.Sharecongratulationsatteammeetingsandtalkaboutwhoseworkareinvaluableinhelpingyougetyourworkdone.8\n1.Whatcanyouconcludefromthefirstparagraph? A.Workinginateammeansyourworkisseparate.B.Workinginateammeansyourworkiseffective.C.Beingamemberofateammeansyourworkisindependent.D.Beingamemberofateammeansyourworkisinterdependent.2.Whichofthefollowingdeedsdoesnotcontributetoeffectiveteamwork?A.Keepingsilentinateamdiscussion.B.Beingabletodopartsofothers’job.C.Acknowledgingothers’workpublicly.D.Holdingmeetingstoreportonprogress.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accountability”refertointhefifthparagraph?A.Success.B.Responsibility.C.Insurance.D.Community.4.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtoSucceedinCommunicatingwithOthersB.HowtoWorkEffectivelyinaTeamEnvironmentC.WaystoWorkWellinCompletingProjectsD.WaystoImprovetheEfficiencyofEmployeesD 段落大意题。根据第一段第三句话“Yourabilitytodoyourjobisdependentuponothersgettingyourworkdone,andothersdependonyoutogettheirworkdone.”可知在团队合作中,队员之间彼此相互依赖。故选D项。2.A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Lackofcommunicationisoneofthebiggestreasonsofateam’sfailure.”可知应选A项。keepsilent与lackofcommunication意思相同,这样不利于团队工作的效率。3.B 词义猜测题。第五段的主题是“Establishaccountability”,而第二句话“Allteammembersmustberesponsibleforthesuccessandfailureoftheproject.”是对主题的解释,由此可知accountability的意思是beresponsible,所以B项正确。8\n4.B 主旨大意题。通过阅读第一段以及每一段的主题句可知此文主要介绍如何在团队合作中提高工作效率,所以B项正确。CWhenwasthelasttimeyoudidsomethingreallyfunwithoneofyourparents—justthetwoofyou?Parentswhotaketheiryoungchildrentomusic，swimmingandartclassesoftenstoparrangingsuchactivitiesoncetheirkidsareolderandinschoolallday.Butitdoesn’thavetobethatway.Doingsomethingenjoyablewithyourkidsjustmightmakeyoulookateachotherinawholenewway，especiallyifyoudoitthroughaclassoranevent.Whenparentandchildbecomestudentstogether，itputsthemonthesamelevel，atleastforawhile.“Ireallylikeparentstocometoclasswiththeirkids—theystartsharingthingsandtalkingaboutwhatthey’redoingandwhattheylike，”saidartteacherPyperDixon.However，findingsomethingnewincommonisabigchoiceforthem，especiallywhenkidsgetinvolvedinsportsandotherafterschoolactivities.Butit’spossibletolearnanewskillorhobbytogether.That’scertainlytrueofLauren,11，fromSilverSpring，whoisinDixon’sclasswithherfather，Dennis.“Iwasjustgoingtodropheroff，”Dennissaid，“butDixonpersuadedmetostay.”NowLaurengetstonagherfatheraboutdoinghisarthomework.“Healwaysleavesittothelastminute，”shesaid.“Butthenhe’llturnaroundtodoamazingdrawings，”sheadded.“Wehavedifferentstylesofdrawing，soit’sinterestingtotalkitoverwithhim.”WithouttheSaturdaymorningartclass，Dennissaid，hewouldbereadingthepaper，andLaurenwouldbeonherowninherroomoronthecomputer.Buttheytalkmorenow.“Ican’tthinkofanexperiencewhereyoucommunicatewithyourkidsoclosely，”hesaid.1．Theauthorraisesthequestionatthebeginningto________.A．expectananswer B．criticizesomeparentsC．introducethetopic D．supporthisargument2．WhatdoesDixonthinkisthebenefitofparentandchildstudyingarttogether?A．Theywillbecomeequal.8\nB．Theywillcommunicatemore.C．Thechildwilllearnartmuchbetter.D．Theparentwilllearnsomethingnew.3．Theunderlinedword“nag”inthetextprobablymeans________.A．urge B．helpC．ignore D．teach4．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.A．LaurenusedtotalkalotwithherfatherB．DennisenjoysstudyingartwithLaurenC．Laurendislikesherfather’sdrawingsD．Dennislikesplayingcomputergames【参考答案】阅读理解语篇解读 父母应与孩子一起参与有意义的活动，通过和孩子一起学习、运动等，可以增加与孩子交流的机会，从而增进感情。1．解析： 篇章结构题。作者在第一段提出问题后，紧接着在第二段提出自己的观点，因此第一段提出问题是为了引出要讨论的话题，故选C。答案： C2．解析： 细节理解题。根据第三段中PyperDixon所说的“theystartsharingthingsandtalkingaboutwhatthey’redoingandwhattheylike”可知，Dixon认为父母同孩子一起上美术课的好处是可以增进交流。答案： B3．解析： 词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的“Healwaysleavesittothelastminute”可知，Lauren的父亲总是拖着不做作业，此处表示Lauren敦促父亲完成作业。答案： A4．解析： 推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后两句话可知，Dennis喜欢与Lauren一起上美术课。答案： BD(2022·四川广元二模)Theworldisfilledwithsmart,talented,educatedandgiftedpeople.Wemeetthemeveryday.Afewdaysago,mycarwasnotrunningwell.Ipulleditintoagarageandtheyoungmechanichaditfixedinjustafewminutes.Heknewwhatwaswrongbysimplylisteningtotheengine.Iwasamazed.Thesadtruthis,greattalentisnotenough.8\nIamconstantlyshockedathowlittletalentedpeopleearn.Iheardtheotherdaythatlessthan5percentofAmericansearnmorethan$100,000ayear.Abusinessconsultantwhospecializesinthemedicaltradewastellingmehowmanydoctorsanddentistsstrugglefinancially.Itwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephrase,“Theyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth.”Thereisanoldsayingthatgoes,“Jobmeans‘justoverbroke(破产)’”.Andunfortunately,Iwouldsaythatthesayingappliestomillionsofpeople.Becauseschooldoesnotthinkfinancialintelligenceisintelligence,mostworkers“livewithintheirmeans”.Theyworkandtheypaythebills.InsteadIrecommendtoyoungpeopletoseekworkforwhattheywilllearn,morethanwhattheywillearn. WhenIasktheclassesIteach,“HowmanyofyoucancookabetterhamburgerthanMcDonald’s?”almostallthestudentsraisetheirhands.Ithenask,“Soifmostofyoucancookabetterhamburger,howcomeMcDonald’smakesmoremoneythanyou?”Theanswerisobvious:McDonald’sisexcellentatbusinesssystems.Thereasonthatsomanytalentedpeoplearepoorisbecausetheyfocusonbuildingabetterhamburgerandknowlittleornothingaboutbusinesssystems.Theworldisfilledwithtalentedpoorpeople.Theyfocusonperfectingtheirskillsatbuildingabetterhamburgerratherthantheskillsofsellinganddeliveringthehamburger.1.Theauthormentionsthemechanicinthefirstparagraphtoshowthat . A.hehasasharpsenseofhearingB.heisreadytohelpothersC.heisjustoneofthetalentedpeopleD.heknowslittleaboutcarrepairing2.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphcanbebestreplacedby“ ”. A.spendmorethantheycanaffordB.dointheirownwayC.liveintheirowncircleD.livewithinwhattheyearn3.Whydotalentedpeopleearnsolittleaccordingtotheauthor?A.Theylackfinancialintelligence.8\nB.Theydon’tworkhardenough.C.Theydon’tmakefulluseoftheirtalents.D.Theyhavenospecializedskills.4.Themainpurposeoftheauthoristotellus . A.howyoungpeoplecanfindasatisfactoryjobB.whatschoolsshouldteachstudentsC.howMcDonald’smakessomuchmoneyD.whysomanytalentedpeoplearepoor1.C 推理判断题。根据文章前两句“Theworldisfilledwithsmart,talented,educatedandgiftedpeople.Wemeetthemeveryday.”可知,第一段举的例子是为了证明第一句话。所以这位技工是作者遇到的有才能的人之一。故选C项。2.D 句意猜测题。根据文章第三段第一句话“工作意味着仅比破产高一点”以及此段中的“Theyworkandtheypaythebills.”可知,画线句子表达的意思是用自己赚的钱维持生计。3.A 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“Thereasonthatsomanytalentedpeoplearepoorisbecausetheyfocusonbuildingabetterhamburgerandknowlittleornothingaboutbusinesssystems.”可知,有才能的人仍然很穷的原因是他们没有考虑商业体系,也就是他们缺乏理财方面的知识或智慧。4.D 推理判断题。通读整篇文章,根据文章第一段最后一句以及最后一段的陈述可知,作者的写作意图是为了告诉我们为什么那么多有才能的人都很穷。E8
