用心 愛心 專心 1 20122012 屆高考英語二輪專題總復習閱讀能力培養精品系列 五十四 屆高考英語二輪專題總復習閱讀能力培養精品系列 五十四 完形填空 The Voice of America began during the World War When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 1 American officials believed they should 2 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events The first VOA news report began with words in 3 The 4 may be good or bad but we shall tell you the truth Within a week other VOA 5 were broadcasting in Italian French and English After the World War ended in 1945 some Americans felt VOA s 6 had to be changed 7 the Soviet Union became enemy of America They wanted to 8 Soviet listeners Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 9 Music USA Another new idea came along in 1959 VOA knew that many listeners did not know 10 English to completely understand its 11 English broadcast So VOA 12 a simpler kind of English 13 uses about 1 500 words and is spoken 14 of course it is special English In the 15 of most VOA listeners the most 16 program is the news report News from around the world 17 into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day It comes from VOA reporters in 18 cities and also from other 19 like BBC VOA writers and editors use these materials to 20 news reports which are being broadcast in 43 languages 1 A business B culture C support D information 2 A reply B answer C join D interrupt 3 A same B short C English D German 4 A news B problems C effects D opinions 5 A stations B news C announcers D officials 6 A home B position C purpose D results 7 A if B supposing C considering D in order that 8 A reach B satisfy C attack D support 9 A known B reported C called D printed 10 A American B British C standard D enough 11 A normal B fast C good D exact 12 A invented B discovered C taught D stopped 13 A it B who C which D that 14 A slowly B rapidly C normally D loudly 15 A pleasure B course C opinion D advice 16 A difficult B important C various D common 17 A flies B sends C delivers D pasts 18 A all B major C American D news 19 A broadcasts B formsC newspapers D countries 20 A broadcast B announce C translate D prepare 閱讀理解 A 用心 愛心 專心 2 Everyone has got two personalities the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real You don t show your secret personality when you re awake because you can control your behaviour but when you re asleep your sleeping position shows the real you In a normal night of course people frequently change their position The important position is the one that you go to sleep in If you go to sleep on your back you re a very open person You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas You don t like to upset people so you never express your real feelings You re quite shy and you aren t very confident If you sleep on your stomach you are a rather secretive person You worry a lot and you re always easily upset You re very stubborn but you aren t very ambitious You usually live for today not for tomorrow This means that you enjoy having a good time If you sleep curled up 卷曲 you are probably a very nervous person You have a low opinion of yourself and so you re often defensive You re shy and you don t normally like meeting people You prefer to be on your own You re easily hurt If you sleep on your side you have usually got a well balanced personality You know your strengths and weaknesses You re usually careful You have a confident personality You sometimes feel anxious but you don t often get depressed You always say what you think even if it annoys people 1 According to the writer you naturally show your secret and real personality A only in a normal night B only when you go to sleep C only when you refuse to show yourself to the world D only when you change sleeping position 2 Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person s personality A He or she is always open with others B He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others C He or she is always easily upset D He or she tends to believe in others 3 Which of the following shows the personality of a person sleeping on his stomach A He or she is careful not to offend others B He or she doesn t want to stick to his or her opinion C He or she can t be successful in any business D He or she likes to bring others happiness 4 Why don t you possibly want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up A He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you B He or she is rarely ready to help you C He or she prefers staying at home to going out D He or she wouldn t like to get help from you 用心 愛心 專心 3 5 It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because A he or she always shows sympathy for people B he or she is confident but not stubborn C he or she has more strengths than weaknesses D he or she often considers annoying people B The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman s life spent in caring for children A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties and would be likely to have seven or eight children of whom four or five lived till they were five years old By the time the youngest was fifteen the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years during which customs opportunity and health made it unusual for her to get paid work Today women marry younger and have fewer children Usually a woman s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty five and can be expected to live another thirty five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty Even while she has the care of children her work is lightened by household appliances and convenience foods This important change in women s life pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women s economic position Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and most of them took a full time job However when they married they usually left work at once and never returned to it Today the school leaving age is sixteen many girls stay at school after that age and though women tend to marry younger more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born Very many more afterwards return to full or part time work Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money and running the home according to the abilities and interests of each of them 6 Which of the following is the topic of this passage A The marriage of women past and present B Women and their jobs C The social changes in the lives of women D Women s role in family life 7 At the beginning of the twentieth century the amount of time the women spent taking care of children A was shorter than in previous centuries B was longer than in previous centuries C was considered to be surprisingly long D accounted for a great part of their lives 8 One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she 用心 愛心 專心 4 A is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselves B does not like children herself C need not worry about food for her children D can retire from family responsibilities when she reaches sixty 9 According to the passage it is now quite usual for women to A stay at home after leaving school B marry men younger than themselves C start working again later in life D marry while still at school 10 What can be inferred from the last sentence A The husband tends to share greater share of duties of family life B In the past the husband used to provide money for the family while the wife ran the home C The wife does not have her own abilities and interests D Both the husband and the wife should be satisfied with their family life 參考答