2022年高考英语总复习 单元检测2

2022年高考英语总复习 单元检测2第二部分：阅读理解（共 小题，每小题2分，满分 40 分）AYou need to be of a certain age to understand why so many people in Hollywood are caring about the possible closing down of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (米高梅电影公司)For the past 40 years, its output has been good, but now it is on the ropes, with debts of $ 3.7 billion and will have to sell off its most valuable assets (资产).In its golden time, MGM stood for somethingIf Warner Brothers meant social dramas and gangster movies, and Disney meant cartoon films, then MGM was healthy fantasyThis business model found its most glorious expression in its musicals (音乐剧) of the post-war eraIt also featured such many famous stars as Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly and Judy Garland.But MGM had always put its hopes on the quality of stars it could attractFrom the time MGM became a pany in 1924, the studio and his associate proved themselves good at creating big names.For 35 years, this worked well enough, but the growing power of television disturbed HollywoodMGM continued to throw money into making gorgeous-looking musicals, but despite some big successes audiences gradually started to drift awayThroughout the sixties, MGM's decline set inThings went from bad to worseIn 1973, MGM stopped distributing its own filmsSince then, the Lion's roar has been reduced to a whimper (呜咽).How far MGM has fallen can be shown by its recent releasesThis was a studio that for years offered a reliable supply of first-class filmsYet last year its total output was threeTo make it worse, all were co-produced with other studiosAnd this year? Only one so far, and maybe the last.What now? MGM will probably be sold, though recent buyers have been cautious about a price thought to be around $ 2 billion.1. MGM is being the focus in Hollywood because it _ A. has more supporters B. has produced good films C. might be closed down D. has lost all its assets2. What can we learn about MGM from the text? A. It has been sold out for around $ 2 billion. B. The Internet was a factor causing its decline. C. It only produced three films by itself last year. D. It made a wrong decision for its development.3. What's the main idea of the text? A. The past glories of MGM B. The musicals made by MGM. C. The decline of MGM D. A historical decision by MGM. B We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests' coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.I thought to myself that we adults（成年人）usually make a big "to do" over the younger one because she's the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.I said, "What are you doing, my dear?"She turned to me with a sad expression and said, "Mommy, why don't people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I 'm not pretty? Is that why they don't say nice things about me as much?"I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.Now, whenever I visit a friend's home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.4. The underlined expression ' make a big "to do" over' (paragraph 4) means _.A. show much concern about B. have a special effect onC. list jobs to be done for D. do good things for5. Kristen felt sad and cried because _.A. the guest gave her more coats to carry B. she didn't look as pretty as KellyC. the guests praised her sister more than her D. her mother didn't introduce her to the guests6. We can conclude from the passage that _.A. parents should pay more attention to the elder childrenB. the younger children are usually more easily hurtC. people usually like the younger children more D. adults should treat children equally7. Which of the following statements is right?A. Kristen and Kelly are not getting along with each other. B. Kristen is older than Kelly.C. The mother likes Kristen more than Kelly.D. People usually talk more to Kelly than they do to Kristen.CPeople being tested for radiation exposureThe crisis at the damaged Fukushi