高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练【】及答案_2

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高考英语二轮阅读理解基 础训练【

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】及答案

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的

A.B.C

和

项中，选出最佳选项。

(Pop Stars Earn Much)

Pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only of Royalty. Wherever

they go, people turn out in their thousands to greet them. The crowds go wild trying to catch a brief

glimpse of their smiling, colorfully dressed idols. The stars are transported in their chauffeur driven

Rolls-Royces, private helicopters or executive aeroplanes. They are surrounded by a permanent

entourage of managers, press agents and bodyguards. Photographs of them appear regularly in the

press and all their comings and goings are reported, for, like Royalty, pop stars are news. If they

enjoy many of the privileges of Royalty, they certainly share many of the inconveniences as well. It

is dangerous for them to make unscheduled appearances in public. They must be constantly

shielded from the adoring crowds which idolize them. They are no longer private individuals, but

public property. The financial rewards they receive for this sacrifice cannot be calculated, for their

rates of pay are astronomical.

And why not? Society has always rewarded its top entertainers lavishly. The great days of Hollywood

have become legendary: famous stars enjoyed fame, wealth and adulation on an unprecedented

scale. By today’s standards, the excesses of Hollywood do not seem quite so spectacular. A single

gramophone record nowadays may earn much more in royalties than the films of the past ever did.

The competition for the title ‘Top of the Pops’ is f

ierce, but the rewards are truly colossal.

It is only right that the stars should be paid in this way. Don’t the top men in industry earn

enormous salaries for the services they perform to their companies and their countries? Pop stars

earn vast sums in foreign currency

–

often more than large industrial concerns

–

and the taxman

can only be grateful fro their massive annual contributions to the exchequer. So who would

begrudge them their rewards?

It’s all very well for people in humdrum jobs to moan about

the successes and rewards of others.

People who make envious remarks should remember that the most famous stars represent only the

tip of the iceberg. For every famous star, there are hundreds of others struggling to earn a living. A

man working in a steady job and looking forward to a pension at the end of it has no right to expect

very high rewards. He has chosen security and peace of mind, so there will always be a limit to what

he can earn. But a man who attempts to become a star is taking enormous risks. He knows at the

outset that only a handful of competitors ever get to the very top. He knows that years of

concentrated effort may be rewarded with complete failure. But he knows, too, that the rewards for

success are very high indeed: they are the recompense for the huge risks involved and if he

achieves them, he has certainly earned them. That’s the essence of private enterprise.

sentence Pop stars’ style of living was once the prerogative only of Royalty means

[A] their life was as luxurious as that of royalty.

They enjoy what once only belonged to the royalty.

[C] They are rather rich.

[D] Their way of living was the same as that of the royalty.

is the author’s attitude toward top stars’ high income?

[A] Approval.

Disapproval.

[C] Ironical.

[D] Critical.

can be inferred from the passage

[A] there exists fierce competition in climbing to the top.

People are blind in idolizing stars.

[C] Successful Pop stars give great entertainment.

[D] The tax they have paid are great.

can we learn from the passage?

[A] Successful man should get high-income repayment.

Pop stars made great contribution to a country.

[C] Pop stars can enjoy the life of royalty.

[D] Successful men represent the tip of the iceberg.

paragraph covers the main idea?

[A] The first.

The second.

[C] The third.

[D] The fourth.

Vocabulary

ative

权力，

（尤指）特权

eur

受雇开车人，

（尤指富人、要人的）司机

age

随行人员，伴随者，近侍；建筑物周围

omical

庞大的，天文的

ion

奉承

hone

灌音

al

巨大的

uer

国库，财源

Exchequer Bond

国库债券

ge

感到不快

/

不满，忌妒

m

平淡的，单调的

呻吟声

moan about

发牢骚

难句译注

prerogative of Royalty

或

the royal prerogative

皇家的特权（再英国指国王名义上 享有不经议会认可而采取行动的权力）

。

turn out in their thousands to greet them.

【结构简析】

turn out

露面、集合、出席。

EX: A vast crowd turned out to watch the match.

大批

观众到场观看比赛。

【参考译文】成千上万的人们出来欢迎他们。

great days of Hollywood have become legendry.

【参考译文】好莱坞鼎盛时期成了神话。

today’s standards, the excesses of Hollywood do not seem quite so spectacular.

【参考译文】按今天的标准来看， 好莱坞的奢华（过分的行为）似乎并不那么引人注目。

5.A single gramophone record nowadays may earn much more in royalties than the films of the past

ever did.

【参考译文】今天单张录音唱片挣的版税 要比过去一步电影还要多得多。

写作方法与文章大意

作者以对比、因 果写作手法，写出歌星享受者贵族般生活方式，出门受千万人群欢迎，出入

高级车、机， 身后保镖、经纪人、新闻记者，来去都有报道，这一切是社会对高级演员的慷

慨赠予。公 司的高级人员享受高薪，歌星也应享受。再则顶尖歌星冒有很大风险。

答案详解

1.

B

他们 享受一度只属于贵族享用的一切。第一段集中谈了这些：他们走到哪里，成千上万人

们出 来欢迎，却中发疯地要看一眼穿着花哨的偶像的笑容。这些歌星坐着司机开动的

Roll s-Royces

汽车、私人直升飞机，高级长官飞机到处走，永远围着一批经纪人、报 界记者和

保镖随从人员。他们的照片定期登在报刊上，因为歌星象贵族一样是新闻人物。

A.

他们的生活和贵族一样奢侈。< /p>

C.

他们很富。

D.

他们的生活方式和贵族生活方式一个样。

2.

A

赞成 。在第一段最后一句：

“

他们为他们的牺牲所获取的报酬难以计 算，支付率惊人。

”

第

二段一开始就点 明

“

为什么不惊人？社会对高级表演者总是慷慨解囊。好莱坞的 鼎盛时期名扬

天下，著名歌星先手空前绝后的名、利、奉承。

”

第三段更明确指出：应该这样支付星族，这

完全正确。企业中的 顶尖人物因为他们为公司和国家所作的一切不也挣得高额工资？税务员

应感谢他们每年为 国库做出了巨大的贡献。所以谁会忌妒他们的报酬呢？最后一段进一步说

明：欲成为星族 的人冒着很大的风险，谁都知道只有一小撮人能成为顶尖人物，也可能多年

的努力以彻底 失败而告终，而成功的报酬确实很高，这是对他们冒险的补偿。这些内容都说

明作者赞成 巨额报酬。

A.

不同意。