2013高考英语二轮（文章题）训练（24）及答案
Why People Get Tattoos
Jack lay, quiet and unmoving, for thirty minutes while a stranger repeatedly stabbed (刺) him with sharp needles, causing blood to pour steadily out of his leg. Jack was getting a tattoo. His friend Tony had recently gotten a tattoo, and Jack was so impressed by it that he decided to get one, too. Peer pressure, media influence, and personal expression are some of the common reasons for wearing tattoos today.
The desire to be accepted by one’s friends or peers can have a great influence on what a person does. Sometimes, wearing a tattoo can be a sign that you belong to a certain group. Gangs often use special clothes and tattoos to identify their particular group. Some of these groups wear only brand-name clothes. Others wear tattoos. When a person’s friends are all doing something, that person is more likely to do the same thing.
The media is another big influence behind the popularity of tattoos in North America. A wide variety of media images(人物，图像)show tattoos—people appearing in commercials selling expensive cars, famous sports heroes with tattoos in magazines, fashion models wearing designer clothes that show their bodies tattooed with detailed and colorful patterns. These media images link tattoos to ideas of wealth, success, and status. As a result, many people decide to get a tattoo for its fashion and status value.
Many people decide to wear tattoos in order to express their artistic nature, their beliefs, or their feelings—in other words, to show their individuality(个性). A musician in a rock band may get a tattoo of a guitar on the arm. Some environmentalists may tattoo pictures of endangered animals on their shoulders. A tattoo can be a public sign to show what is important in a person’s life.
As you can see, there are many reasons why young North Americans get tattoos. A tattoo can be part of a group’s uniform, a sign of fashion, or an expression of individuality. The decision to get a tattoo is most often a result of the influence of friends or media or the desire to express oneself. For Jack, it was a mixture of all three.
29. Jack has got tattoos in order to _______.
A. show his great bravery
B. gain a special experience
C. make himself more healthy
D. be different from others
30. According to the passage, media images are linked to _______.
A. traditional lifestyle
B. social position
C. cultural background
D. public interest
31. We can infer from the passage that _______.
A. some people get tattoos out of pressure
B. tattoo is related to religious belief
C. getting tattoos costs a lot of money
D. most people with tattoos are artists
32. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
CP: Central Point P: Points P: Sub-point (次要点)
C: Conclusion
【文章大意】作者对北美青年人中流行的刺青现象的原因作了详细的分析。
29.【解析】选D。细节理解题。文章在第一段中以Jack为例指出，今天, 年轻人流行刺青的三大原因是：同龄人的压力、媒体的影响以及个性的自我表达。
30.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段中These media images link tattoos to ideas of wealth, success, and status. 可知，媒体形象与财富、成功和地位密切相关，故答案选B：社会地位。
31.【解析】选A。推理判断题。文章开头点明了年轻人流行刺青的原因，最后一段又呼应开头指出：The decision to get a tattoo is most often a result of the influence of friends or media or the desire to express oneself. 由此推知一些人刺青不是发自内心的，而是出于压力。
32.【解析】选D。逻辑结构题。文章开头以Jack为例指出了北美年轻人流行刺青的三个原因：同龄人的压力、媒体的影响以及个性的自我表达。接下来的二、三、四段，作者分别从上述角度进行分析，最后一段回应文章的开头，再次点明文章讨论的论点，故D项正确。
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Ⅰ. 完形填空
One day a few years ago we had a guest of the uninvited variety. In fact, it was a bird, 1 , a sparrow.
“What’s that? ” I asked when I first heard the gentle thumping（重击声）. “It sounds like Joe is outside playing basketball, ” my wife, Anita, said. She 2 and listened more devotedly. “It’s coming from the 3 , ” she said, “Maybe it’s one of the little kids. ”
We rushed out the door. Jonathan, our youngest, was 4 to make trouble. “If he’s making holes in the wall again. . . ” I said as I searched there. No 5 at all. But there was that 6 again, coming from right up there.
And that’s when I 7 the sparrow. It was flying 8 just inches below the ceiling. It was 9 trying to get out, but couldn’t see that the way out wasn’t up, but down 10 the open door. So the bird continued 11 its wings and hitting its head against the 12 .
“Poor thing, ” Anita said, “It must be 13 . ”
“Well, maybe it’s because of us, ” I said as I moved toward it. I tried to show the bird how to glide（滑翔）down to get outside, but that only seemed to 14 it more. “Why don’t we just 15 for a few minutes? ” Anita suggested. “I’m sure he’ll 16 eventually. ” So we went back into the house, where we continued to hear the ongoing 17 . Then suddenly, it was 18 . We looked into the garage, and our uninvited guest was gone.
“See? ” Anita said, “I told you he’d succeed. ”
“Yeah, ” I said, “But how many knocks on the head did it 19 him? ”
I’ve thought about that little sparrow through the years. Just like that sparrow, we often meet situations we don’t know how to 20 . Born to go upward, we don’t even consider the possibility that something good might happen if we stop flapping（拍打）around and just glide down a little bit.
1. A. for example B. rather than
C. or rather D. as well
2. A. hurried B. paused C. ignored D. confirmed
3. A. basement B. kitchen C. garage D. hall
4. A. easy B. happy C. sorry D. angry
5. A. sparrows B. children C. birds D. holes
6. A. guest B. voice C. knock D. sound
7. A. watched B. found
C. realized D. caught
8. A. carefully B. gently
C. patiently D. anxiously
9. A. eventually B. unwillingly
C. obviously D. thoroughly
10. A. through B. over
C. below D. beyond
11. A. shaking B. breaking
C. striking D. injuring
12. A. wall B. floor
C. door D. ceiling
13. A. clumsy B. painful
C. amazed D. terrified
14. A. frighten B. comfort
C. confuse D. calm
15. A. leave B. scream
C. relax D. escape
16. A. put it aside B. leave it alone
C. give it up D. figure it out
17. A. accident B. achievement
C. struggle D. trouble
18. A. excited B. tired
C. noisy D. silent
19. A. cost B. offer
C. earn D. owe
20. A. classify B. handle
C. debate D. conclude
【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的记叙文。作者几年前的一天，碰到一只麻雀被困在车库内，它老是朝上飞而不降低一下高度，结果怎么也飞不出去。作者由此想到，我们在现实生活中是不是也会有此种情况呢？答案是肯定的。因此我们要学会不要老是“upward”，适当“downward”也许意味着成功。
1.【解析】选C。短语：for example例如; rather than而不是；or rather更确切地说；as well也。根据下文，此处的小鸟就是指麻雀。因此，空格之后的sparrow是对前面bird的进一步解释。故答案选C。
2.【解析】选B。前面的“sounds like”和后面的“listened more devotedly”，这说明Anita也并没有把握，所以暂时停下手中的活，认真听一听。故答案选B。
3.【解析】选C。根据文章倒数第四段的“We looked into the garage, and our uninvited guest was gone. ”可知，麻雀是被困在车库里。故答案选C。
4.【解析】选A。根据此处的语境，此处作者是在强调Jonathan的个性，平常老是制造麻烦。故答案选A。
5.【解析】选B。前面提到作者和妻子都在怀疑可能是孩子在搞破坏，因此就到那里查看，结果根本就没有发现孩子的身影。故答案选B。
6.【解析】选D。上文第二段作者提到自己听到轻轻地撞击的声音。所以，此处sound比较适合语境。
7.【解析】选B。当作者再一次听到从上面传出的声音后，发现了这只麻雀。动词watch强调仔细观察，不适合语境。后面的“It was flying”表明realize不合适。故答案选B。
8.【解析】选D。根据下文的“trying to get out”可知，此时，麻雀在车库的天花板底下飞是非常着急的，因为它急于出去却找不到出口。故答案选D。
9.【解析】选C。根据下文的“but couldn’t see that the way out wasn’t up, but down”，说明小鸟想飞出去的企图还是十分明显的，只是找不到出路。thoroughly彻底地；obviously明显地；eventually最终地；unwillingly不情愿地。故答案选C。
10.【解析】选A。前面提到“but down”，这说明小鸟要想出去，应该是从开着的门出去（the open door）。故答案选A。
11.【解析】选C。为了能够飞出去，这只鸟不断地飞，拍打着自己的翅膀。故答案选C。
12.【解析】选D。因为这只鸟老是朝上飞，因此，老是碰到头，与天花板相撞。故答案选D。
13.【解析】选D。根据下文的“Well, maybe it’s because of us，”正是由于我们，说不定这只小鸟才是如此害怕的，因此而乱飞。故答案选D。
14. 【解析】选A。本来作者是打算引导这只小鸟让它低飞从门口飞出，句中的“but”表明作者并没有成功，小鸟更加害怕。因为前面作者已经猜测出小鸟可能是由于害怕。故答案选A。
15.【解析】选A。根据下文“So we went back into the house, where we continued to hear. . . ”，作者和妻子只是要离开车库几分钟。故答案选A。
16.【解析】选D。既然是Anita建议他俩离开，很明显是希望小鸟能够静下心来找到出去的路。根据下文的“I told you he’d succeed”可以知道妻子的意图。动词短语：put aside放到一边、储存；leave alone不管、不顾；give up放弃；figure out解决、计算出。故答案选D。
17.【解析】选C。此处指两人还能听见这只小鸟在努力挣扎着飞出去。故答案选C。
18.【解析】选D。根据后面“our uninvited guest was gone”，小鸟已经飞走了，因此，也就突然没有声音了。故答案选D。
19.【解析】选A。作者的意思是说：尽管小鸟最后成功地飞出门外，但是为此它又碰了多少次头呢？动词offer表示“（主动的）提供”，earn表示“赢得”，owe表示“欠”，cost表示“花费，付出”。故答案选A。
20.【解析】选B。根据此处的语境，作者的意思是“我们经常会遇到一些我们无法解决的形势，但是……”。classify分类；handle处理、解决；conclude得出结论；debate争论。故答案选B。
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