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惠州2014届高三第二次调研英语试题

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发布时间：2013-11-02 17:43:00
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　　II．阅读 (共两节，满分50分)

　　第一节 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案涂在答题卡标号为26~45的相应位置上。

　　A

　　Visitors to London's Millennium Dome building on the morning of November 7, 2000 would have seen much more than they had expected. The Dome, a building which was built to celebrate the beginning of the new millennium, had a special display, called “Money”, containing some of the world’s most famous diamonds.

　　Shortly after opening time, four men disguised as workmen drove a large digging machine past security guards at the entrance. After coming near the exhibition, they put on masks and released smoke bombs.

　　Their target was the Millennium Star, a 203-carat perfect blue diamond, thought to be the most beautiful large diamond in the world, and the third largest ever discovered.

　　Unfortunately for the thieves, the police had been keeping an eye on them for months, after seeing two gang members videotaping the diamonds two months earlier. As the thieves used hammers to break into the glass case containing the diamonds, police dressed as cleaners quickly surrounded and arrested them. The police had also swapped the diamonds for fakes a few hours before the robbery attempt.

　　The gang had planned to get away by speedboat along the river outside the exhibition. The two drivers of the boat were also arrested after a high-speed chase along the river. If the robbery attempt had succeeded, it would have been the largest in history-----worth 5, 000 million. The thieves were given a total of 71 years in prison, with the two main leaders receiving 18 years each.

　　Two years later, in February 2002, another gang of thieves succeeded in stealing millions of dollars’ worth of diamonds in Antwerp, a diamond-dealing city in Belgium. They used copied stolen keys and security passes to get into the area containing the diamonds on Sunday night. The robbery wasn’t discovered until Monday morning. The four thieves might have gotten away with the robbery, except for their carelessness----they were captured after they left a garbage bag containing security passes, videotapes, and documents with their names on the side of a road.

　　大意：本文讲述了两起著名的钻石抢劫（盗窃）案,一详一略，语言地道，可满足学生的好奇心。

　　26. What’s the best title of the passage?

　　A. Careless Robbers                 B. Smart Policemen

　　C. Diamond Robberies               D. Famous Diamonds

　　27. Why was the first robbery unsuccessful?

　　A. Because the robbers’ actions were under close observation by police.

　　B. Because the robbers didn’t designed the robbery carefully beforehand.

　　C. Because an unexpected thing happened by chance.

　　D. Because the real diamonds had been replaced.

　　解析：答案可从第4段第1行 “Unfortunately for the thieves, the police had been keeping an eye on them for months”得知。

　　28. Why were the second gang of robbers caught eventually?

　　A. Because they were too careless.     B. Because they copied the wrong keys.

　　C. Because they were videotaped      D. Because they used security passes.

　　解析：答案可从最后1段最后3行，特别是“except for their carelessness”可知。

　　29. What’s the similarity between the two robberies?

　　A. Both of them were unsuccessful.

　　B. Both of them happened in the same city.

　　C. Both of them were planned carefully in advance.

　　D. Both of the two gangs were caught on the spot.

　　解析：从两起抢劫案的过程看选C,本题易错选A，从最后1段第一行“succeeded in stealing”可知A错误。

　　30. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

　　A. Many visitors had expected to witness the first robbery in London.

　　B. The Millennium Star is the largest diamond ever discovered.

　　C. The two main robbers in London robbery were sentenced to 71 years in prison.

　　D. The two speedboat drivers tried to escape before caught.

　　解析：从第5段第2行“The two drivers of the boat were also arrested after a high-speed chase along the river”可知

　　B

　　At 21，Ricardo Semler became boss of his father's business in Brazil，Semco，which sold parts for ships. Semler Junior worked like a mad man，from 7：30 am，until midnight every day. One afternoon，while touring a factory in New York，he collapsed. The doctor who treated him said，"There's nothing wrong with you. But if you continue like this, you'll find a new home in our hospital. "Semler got the message. He changed the way he worked. In fact，he changed the ways his employees worked too.

　　He let his workers take more responsibility so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong. He allowed them to set their own salaries，and he cut all the jobs he thought were unnecessary，like receptionists and secretaries. This saved money and brought more equality to the company. "Everyone at Semco，even top managers，meets guests in reception，does the photocopying，sends faxes，types letters and dials the phone."

　　He completely reorganized the office：instead of walls，they have plants at Semco，so bosses can't shut themselves away from everyone else. And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want. As for uniforms，some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts.

　　Semco has flexible working hours：the employees decide when they need to arrive at work. Also，Semco lets its workers use the company's machines for their own projects，and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.

　　It sounds perfect，but does it work? The answer is in the numbers：in the last six years，Semco's revenues have gone from$35 million to$212 million. The company has grown from eight hundred employees to 3，000. Why?

　　Semler says it's because of "peer pressure". Peer pressure makes employees work hard for everyone else. If someone isn't doing his job well，the other workers will not allow the situation to continue. In other words，Ricardo Semler treats his workers like adults rather than children, and expects them to act like responsible adults. And they do.

　　大意：本文主要介绍巴西企业家Ricardo Semler，摒弃传统管理模式，另辟蹊径，独创了一套人性化的现代企业管理模式：以自由和信任为基础，借助“"peer pressure”，增强员工的责任心，从而努力工作，实现双赢。

　　31.According to Paragraph 1, which of the following statements is True?

　　A. Ricardo Semler is a 21-year employer.

　　B. Semco is the name of a ship.

　　C. Ricardo Semler fell seriously ill because of overwork.

　　D. The doctor’s words had a great effect on Ricardo Semler.

　　解析：从第1段最后3行可知。

　　32. Semler made a variety of changes in his company Except__________.

　　A. the staff was lessened to save money

　　B. the employees were given less holidays every year.

　　C. flexible working hours were introduced

　　D. the employees enjoyed a lot of freedom

　　解析：文章未提假期减少了，（并且很有可能是增加了），见第4段最后1句，故B不对，其余都对。

　　33. What’s the main idea of Paragraph five?

　　A. Ricardo Semler’s new management method succeeded.

　　B. Ricardo Semler’s idea sounded perfect but not practical.

　　C. The company earned a lot of money.

　　D. The reason for his success.

　　解析：第5段先设问，在用数据回答，表明A正确。

　　34. In his company, what does Ricardo Semler value most?

　　A. freedom        B. rules        C. responsibility      D. hard work

　　解析：从第2段的第1句中的“He let his workers take more responsibility”和文章最后1句中的“responsible adults”，C为最佳答案。

　　35. Which of the following best describes Semler’s quality?

　　A. human and creative              B. clever and diligent

　　C. intelligent and casual             D. considerate and selfless

　　解析：纵观全文,有“人情味和创造性”是他的最大特点，B.中的 diligent 是原来的他；C. 中的casual是“随意的”；D.中的selfless文章未提到。

　　

　　

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