2013高考英语（遵义市）阅读理解（18）（答案）
文化教育类（二）[2012·德阳高中高三一诊]
The singer, Mick Jagger, of the Rolling Stones sings a song that tells people they can't always get what they want but if we try sometimes we can get what we need. The past years in my life my parents have told me this saying many times. I've always complained about the quote(引语). Although over time I have told myself to learn from it.
This year my girlfriend flew off to college in West Palm, Florida. This has been a killer for me because I haven't been able to see her and she is having a rough time in school. The last two months have been hard but we are working through it. I have been trying to get my dad to buy me a plane ticket to go down there. My dad told me if I brought him some money he would help me pay for the ticket. I started to complain to him because I had no way of getting any money to give him. I spent several days and nights thinking of ways to earn money to go to see my girlfriend. I finally came to the conclusion that I would get a job and work hard to earn some money to give my dad. I applied to Safeway and I ended up getting the job.
I have been working at Safeway for about a month now and work hard to earn money to go to see my girlfriend. The other day my mom had surprised me and told me that she asked her boss if she could use their business miles(旅费) to buy me a ticket down to Florida for two weeks. I was very thankful and told her I would help pay for anything that I have to. The thought of me working hard and getting a job showed my mom that I really cared and was trying my best to be a successful person. I believe that you can't always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you get what you need.
15．The author's parents often told him the saying quoted from the song because________.
A．he liked to complain to them about his life
B．they expected him to learn from the singer
C．he always wanted to get everything he wanted
D．they tried to educate him to do things for himself
16．What does the underlined word “killer” in the second paragraph refer to?
A．Something that is quite troublesome.
B．Something that is very difficult.
C．A person who kills purposely.
D．A person who treats women very badly.
17．What can we infer from the passage?
A．The author was lazy and unwilling to work hard.
B．The author's father was too mean to give him money.
C．The author's actual action won support from his mother.
D．The author was unable to tear himself away from his girlfriend.
18．By writing the passage, the author tries to show________.
A．we can do nothing without money
B．fathers are strict while mothers are kind
C．it's hard for parents to bring up their children
D．we should try to rely on ourselves for everything
要点综述】作者的父母总是引用歌词教育作者：凡事要靠自己的努力。所以作者凭借自己的努力打动了父母，如愿以偿地拿到了去看女朋友的飞机票。
15．D 推理判断题。由作者在第一段最后的“I've always complained about the quote(引语). Although over time I have told myself to learn from it.”可知尽管作者总是抱怨，但自己也承认从中学到了东西，这正是作者父母的目的所在。
16．A 词义猜测题。由下文的解释“because I haven't been able to see her and she is having a rough time in school.”可以看出，女朋友离开去上大学了，自己感觉很孤独，再加上女友在学校“having a rough time”，由此可以看出，这正是上文所说的killer，一些使人烦恼的事情。
17．C 推理判断题。当作者提出让父母出钱买票去看女友的时候，父亲的答复是：作者得出钱，即：“if I brought him some money he would help me pay for the ticket.”后来作者找了份工作(ended up getting the job)，并努力赚钱买票(work hard to earn money to go to see my girlfriend.)，正是作者的实际行动感动了作者的妈妈，从而“asked her boss if she could use their business miles(旅费) to buy me a ticket down to Florida for two weeks.”。
18．D 写作意图题。作者开篇就引出了主题：只要努力就能得到自己所需要的。中间用自己的一次经历进行了论证，最后一段得出结论：…trying my best to be a successful person. I believe that you can't always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you get what you need. 也就是：we should try to rely on ourselves for everything。
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(二)
Some years ago industries had more freedom than they have now，and they did not need to be as careful as they must today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed. They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them；often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.
Of course sometimes there were real disasters(灾难) which attracted the attention of governments and which showed the need for changes.Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore.At such times, there were inquiries into the causes of the disasters or the problems. New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries；however, the new rules came too late to protect the people who died or who became seriously ill.
Today many governments have special departments which protect customers and workers. In the U. S．， for example, there is a department which tests new airplanes and gives warnings about possible problems. It also makes the rules that aircraft producers must follow. Another department controls the foods and drugs that companies sell.A third department looks at the places where people work，and then reports any company that is breaking the laws which protect the health and safety of workers. Of course，new government departments and new laws cannot prevent every accident or illness，but they are having some good results. Our work places are safer and cleaner than before. The planes and cars which we use for travel are better. Producers are thinking more about the safety and health of the people who buy and use their products.
( )11.The main topic of the passage is________.
A．conditions in the work place B．the freedom of industries in the past
C．changes in industrial production D．the safety and health of workers and customers
( )12.It can be inferred from the passage that in the past________.
A．workers often got ill because of the poor working conditions
B．companies were free to put out any products they wanted to
C．many people were killed by dangerous products
D．industries were as careful in management as they are today
( )13.It is implied in the passage that________.
A．governments and companies had different opinions about the safety of products
B．governments paid little attention to the safety of products
C．government officials often did not listen to scientists
D．in the past no safety laws were introduced by governments
( )14.Some years ago safety rules________.
A．were put forward due to scientists’ recommendations
B．came into being as a result of the workers’ demands
C．were introduced because quite a number of people were killed or seriously injured
D．were effective enough to protect workers and customers
( )15.The special departments protect customers and workers in many ways EXCEPT by________.
A．testing new products B．controlling the sale of products
C．designing new products D．inspecting work places
(二)
本文为说明文。文中首先指出在过去，工人在工作中、顾客使用新产品时的安全与健康得不到保障，导致一些灾难的发生。这致使政府采取相关政策，以保障人们的安全与健康。
11．D 主旨大意题。全文通过对比过去与现在，说明了全文的主题是：工人与顾客的安全与健康。故选D。
12．A 推理判断题。根据第一段often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers可推断过去工人常常因工作环境的恶劣而生病，故选A。
13．D 推理判断题。根据二段however, the new rules came too late to protect the people who died or who became seriously ill.可推断政府过去并未引进相关的安全措施，故选D。
14．C 细节理解题。根据第二段New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries可判断选C。
15．C 细节理解题。分析最后一段可知，C项内容不符合文意，故选C。
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