2019版高考英语大二轮复习第二部分阅读理解专题十二人物故事类阅读科普知识类阅 9页

专题十二人物故事类阅读+科普知识类阅读+七选五+短文改错I.阅读理解A（2018安徽合肥二模）Semi-retiredadvertisingagencyownerStephenThomas,58,hasbeeninvestingonandoffforthepast30years.HemademoneyinthedotcomboombutgothisfingersburnedwhenthebubbleburstinMarch2000.Whenhegotaccesstohispensionhedecidedtostartinvestingagain,thistimewiththehelpofhissonSam.NowthetwomeetupmostafternoonsatStephen"shomeinSandbach,Cheshiretotalkaboutinvestments.Thedaystartsat7amwhenSamlooksatcompanyannouncementsonline.Theseregulatoryannouncementscanincludeafirm,saccounts,generalupdatesornewsofmergers（合并）oracquisitions.Samflagsupcompaniesthathethinkslookinterestingtohisdadwhothendoessomemoreresearch・EachhasanISA（IndividualSavingsAccount）withAJBel1,whichtheyusetobuyindividualstocksandshares.ItisariskywaytoinvestbutthetwolikedoingtheirownresearchoncompaniesandStephenmakesanefforttogotoinvestorpresentationsandtrytomeettheCEOanddirectorsofthefirmstheyinvestinandtospeaktootherinvestorsinthecompanies.Theyhaveinvestedinoilcompaniesandpetcarebusinesses,tonamejustafew.Butwhi1etheinvestmentsofthetwomenaresimilar,theydohavedifferentapproaches.WhileSam1ikestoholdsharesforthelongtermasheissavingmoneyforhisfutureretirement,Stephenlikestobuywithanyprofitshemakes.Samsays,"WedonotarguebecausewehaveseparateTSAs.Itmeansfinallywemakeourowndecisionsaboutwhichsharestoinvestin.Theonlytimewemighthaveadisagreementiswhenwebothwanttousetheloginforthenewsserviceatthesametime.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。本文介绍山姆和他父亲的投资策略。他们在投资方面的共同之处就是对投资的热情。1.WhathappenedtoStephenin2000?A.Hehadtoretirefromtheagency.B.Hegaveawayal1hispensions.C.Hegotinjuredinanaccident.D・Hesufferedalossinhisinvestment. 解析推理判断题。根据第一段中"HemademoneyinthedotcomboombutgothisfingersburnedwhenthebubbleburstinMarch2000.”可知，在2000年他的投资蒙受了损失。故选D项。2・Whatdoestheunderlinedwords"flagsup"inParagraph2mean?A.Marks.B・Abandons.C.Takesover.答案AD.Setsup.解析词义猜测题。根据第二段中“Theseregulatoryannouncementscanincludeafirnfsaccounts,generalupdatesornewsofmergers（合并）oracquisitions.可矢U,这些监管公告可以包括公司的账目、--般的更新、合并或收购的消息。再根据笫二段最后一句“Samflagsupcompaniesthathethinkslookinterestingtohisdadwhothendoessomemoreresearch.”可知，山姆把那些他认为他父亲会感兴趣的公司标记出来，他父亲会再做一些研究。由此可知，画线部分的意思是“做标记”，故选A项。3・HowdidStephenusuallyconducthisownresearch?A.Bymeetingcl〔ientsandotherinvestors.B.Bypredictingthetrendofthemarket.C.Byanalyzingsomeresearchdata.D・Bydoingongoinginterviewsonline.解析推理判断题。根据第三段中a...StephenmakesanefforttogotoinvestorpresentationsandtrytomeettheCEOanddirectorsofthefirmstheyinvestinandtospeaktootherinvestorsinthecompanies.可知Stephen通过会见公司总裁和其他投资者來指导自己的研究。故选A项。4.TnwhataspectdoSamandhisfathershareininvestment?A.Thewaytodealwiththereturn.B.Thepercentageofthesharestheyhold.C・Theenthusiasmfortheinvestment.D・Theapproachtostockmarketresearch・解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中"WedonotarguebecausewehaveseparateTSAs.Ttmeansfinallywemakeourowndecisionsaboutwhichsharestoinvestin.”可矢山山女伶和他的父亲在投资方面的共同之处就是对投资的热情。可知答案为C项。（2018山西太原二模）EverydaywhenG1en01iverordershismorningcoffeeatthedrive-throughwindowofalocalcafe,heinsistsonpayingfortheorderofthepersonbehindhim.liealso askstherestaurantworkerstotel1thecustomertohaveagreatday,incasethey，renotalreadyhavingone.01iverhasnevermadeabigdealoutofhisowngenerousactionsuntilaletterwaspublishedbyanewswebsiteinNovember.Hefoundoutthathehadnotjustboughtsomeonehisbreakfast—hehadsavedalife.Accordingtothewebsite,someonehadwrittenaletterstatingthatonJuly18th,hewasplanningoncommittingsuicide.Thewritersaidthatwhi1ehewasatthedrive-1hroughwindow,hewasplanningongoinghome,writinganoteandendinghis1ife