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1、陕西三原县2020高考英语【二轮】阅读理解基础训练（8）阅读理解In his lowest days when few people bought his records, Taiwan singer Steve Chou (周传雄) lived alone in Canada and did little. One day, he passed by a local CD store and accidentally heard a song that greatly enchanted (迷住) him. His passion for music was suddenly rekindl
2、ed (重新点燃).“My heart tells me that music is the thing I truly want to do, not for fame or money,” Chou told Teens. “So I asked myself, why not start all over again?”Thats how we luckily regained this music genius, who has since then composed lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜). His emotional
3、voice is enthralling (迷人的). Sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we genuinely (真正地) want to follow, he said.Following the success of Turkey in Blue, he has recently released his latest work Lovers Genesis. In this album he explores human relationships i
4、n the Internet age. This time, he takes the role of a calm observer rather than a struggling insider. Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how youre going to use it, is Chous advice to teenagers. Chou often gets his music ideas from trips. He has traveled to many places around the wo
5、rld and believes that learning a countrys language is the fastest way of experiencing the culture behind it.( ) 1. How was Steve Zhous passion for music rekindled?A. He was encouraged by his friends.B. When he passed by a store and heard a song that enchanted him.C .He decided to rebuild his reputat
6、ion.D. A good idea suddenly occurred to him.( ) 2. Which of the following songs belongs to Steve Zhou?A. Heal the world B. I swear C. Lovers Genesis D. Lemon tree( ) 3. How does Zhou get his music idea?A. From his work life B. From his tripsC. From his friends D. From musical books( ) 4. What does t
7、he underlined sentence mean?A. Technology is always a good thing.B. Technology by no means is a good thing.C. If you use it properly, it will be helpful to your life.D. We should not believe technology too much.【文章大意】：文章主要向人们讲述了台湾歌手周传雄在经历事业低谷后重新开始自己的音乐创作的过程。1.【考点分析】细节理解题。【参考答案】B。【解题思路】文中第一段提到he pass
8、ed by a local CD store and accidentally heard a song that greatly enchanted (迷住) him.。可知周重新燃起的创作热情是源于一首CD歌曲的影响。2.【考点分析】细节理解题。【参考答案】C。【解题思路】 文中的最后一段提到了周传雄的音乐作品，我们据此可以得知C项是正确参考答案。3.【考点分析】细节理解题。【参考答案】B。【解题思路】文中最后一段提到Chou often gets his music ideas from trips .可知周传雄是在旅途中来寻找自己的想法，故B项正确。4.【考点分析】句意理解题。【参考答
9、案】C。【解题思路】句中讲到“科技是个好东西，但是关键在于你怎么使用它”，由此我们可知C 项正确。阅读理解The financial crisis is reminding Americans of a lesson they first learned in childhood: Share and share alike. They are sharing or swapping tools and books, cars and handbags, time and talent.The renewed desire to share shows up in a variety of e
10、xamples: A car-sharing service has had a 70 percent membership increase since the crisis occurred. Some companies encouraged his employees to take vanpooling. Governments are putting bikes on the street for public use. How-to-swap Web sites are increasing quickly.The economy reflects the way America
11、ns have cut back, especially on daily items: Department store sales dropped 1.3 percent in June. People are not buying cars, and as a result, auto sales dropped 27.7 percent last month. They are not paying others to do what they can do themselves Home Depot reports increased attendance at in-store d
12、o-it-yourself clinics. And although paint sales are down in general, according to Sherwin-Williams, individual consumers are still buying.When Tom Burdett needed to cut some tiles at his home outside Annapolis, he refused to buy expensive tools. So he asked his neighbors and friends for help. Sure e
13、nough, someone had just what he needed. And when that friend needed help fixing a satellite dish, Burdett volunteered to help.The sharing mind-set is not new to the American culture, but many Americans give it up when the nation changed from an agricultural society to an industrial one, said Rosemar
14、y Hornak, a psychology professor at Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C. They moved farther from their families and did not have time to connect with new neighbors because they worked so much, she said.Neighborhood conversations tell more of the story as the movement grows organically (持续地) in communit
15、ies across the Washington region and the nation. On one street in Arlington, for example, neighbors are collecting their separate money for mulch (覆盖料) and dividing it among themselves.52. What is the text mainly about?A. Introducing a new way of life. B. Sharing in the financial crisis.C. How to re
16、duce the living expense. D. How to handle the financial crisis.53. Why do people in modern times give up the sharing mind-set?A. Because they dont need it at all. B. Because they arent interested in it.C. Because they are busy with work. D. Because they hate being disturbed.54. The underlined phrase “cut back” in Para. 3 probably means _
