高考英语阅读理解抓分训练72.docx

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高考英语阅读理解抓分训练72

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（72）及答案

阅读理解

There’sanenergycrisisinAmerica,andithasnothingtodowithfossilfuels.Millionsofusgetupeachmorningalreadywearyoverthedayholds.“Ijustcan’tgetstarted.”Peoplesay.Butit’snotphysicalenergythatmostofuslack.Sure,wecouldalluseextrasleepandabetterdiet.Butintruth,peoplearehealthiertodaythanatanytimeinhistory.Icanalmostguaranteethatifyoulongformoreenergy,theproblemisnotwithyourbody.

Whatyou’reseekingisnotphysicalenergy.It’semotionalenergy.Yet,sadtosaylifesometimesseemsdesignedtoexhaustoursupply.Weworktoohard.Wehavefamilyobligations（义务）.Weencounter（遭遇）emergenciesandpersonalcrises.Nowondersomanyofussufferfromemotionalfatigue（疲劳）,akindofutterexhaustionofthespirit.

Andyetweallknowpeoplewhoarefilledwithjoy,despitetheunpleasantcircumstancesoftheirlives.EvenasachildIobservedpeoplewhowerepoorordisabledorill,butwhoneverthelessfacedlifewithoptimismandvigor（活力）.ConsiderLauraHillenbrand,whodespite

anextremelyweakbodywrotethebest-sellerSeabiscuit.Hillenbrandbarelyhadenoughphysicalenergytodragherselfoutofbedtowrite.Butshewasfueledbyhavingastoryshewantedtoshare.Itwasemotionalenergythathelpedhersucceed.Unlikephysicalenergy,whichisfinite（有限的）anddiminishes（减少）withage,emotionalenergyisunlimitedandhasnothingtodowithgenesorupbringing.Sohowdoyougetit?

Youcan’tsimplytellyourselftobepositive.Youmusttakeaction.Herearesixpracticalstrategiesthatwork.

1.Dosomethingnew.

Verylittlethat’snewoccursinourlives.Theimpactofthissamenessonouremotionalenergyisgradual,buthuge:

It’slikeatire（轮胎）withaslowleak（漏）.Youdon’tnoticeitatfirst,buteventuallyyou’llgetaflat.It’suptoyoutoplugtheleak—eventhoughtherearealwaysadozenreasonstostaystuckinyourdullroutinesoflife.That’swhereMaura,36,awaitress,foundherselfayearago.Fortunately,Maurahadalifeline—agroupofwomenfriendswhomeet

regularlytodiscusstheirlives.TheirlivelydiscussionsspurredMauratomakesmallbutneverthelesslifealteringchanges.Shejoinedagyminthenexttown.Shechangedherlookwitha

shorthaircutandnewblackT-shirts.Eventually,Mauragatheredthecouragetoquitherjobandstartherownbusiness.Here’sachallenge:

Ifit’ssomethingyouwouldn’tordinarilydo,doit.Try

adishyou’venevereaten.Listentomusicyou’dordinarilytuneout.You’lldiscoverthesesmallthingsaddtoyouremotionalenergy.

2.Reclaimlife’smeaning.

Somanyofmypatientstellmethattheirlivesusedtohavemeaning,butthatsomewherealongthelinethingswentstale（厌倦的）.Thefirststepinsolvingthismeaningshortageistofigureoutwhatyoureallycareabout,andthendosomethingaboutit.AcaseinpointisIvy,57,apioneerininvestmentbanking.“ImistakenlybelievedthatallthemoneyImadewouldmeansomething.”shesays.“ButIfeellost,likea22-year-oldwonderingwhattodowithherlife.”Ivy’ssolution?

ShestartedaprogramthatshowsWallStreetershowtodonatetimeandmoneytopoorchildren.Intheprocess,Ivyfilledherlifewithmeaning.

3.Putyourselfinthefunzone.

Mostofusgrown-upsareseriouslyfun-deprived（缺乏的）.High-energypeoplehavethesameday-to-dayworkastherestofus,buttheymanagetofindsomethingenjoyableineverysituation.ArealestatebrokerIknowkeepsherselfamusedonthejobbymentallyredecoratingthehousessheshowstoclients（客户）.“Iloveimaginingwhateventhemostrun-downhousecouldlooklikewithalittletenderlovingcare,”shesays.“It’sachallenge—andtheleastdesirablepropertiesareusuallythemostfun.”Wealldefinefundifferently,ofcourse,butIcanguaranteethis:

Ifyouputjustabitofitintoyourday,youenergywillincreasequickly

4.Bidfarewell（告别）toguiltandregret.

Everyone’spastisfilledwithregretsthatstillcausepain.Butfromanemotionalenergypointofview,theyaredeadweightsthatkeepusfrommovingforward.Whiletheycan’tmerelybewilledaway,Idorecommendyouremindyourselfthatwhateverhappenedinthepast,nothingcanchangethat.Holdingontothememoryonlyallowsthedamagetocontinueintothepresent.

5.Makeupyourmind]

Sayyou’vebeenthinkingaboutcuttingyourhairshort.Willitlookstylish—ortooextreme?

Youendlesslythinkitover.Havingthedecisionhangingoveryourheadisahugeenergydrain.Everytimeyoucan’tdecide,youburdenyourselfwithalternatives.Quitthinkingthatyouhavetomaketherightdecision;instead,makeachoiceanddon’tlookback.

6.Givetoget.

Emotionalenergyhasakindofmagicalquality:

themoreyougive,themoreyougetback.Thisisthedifferencebetweenemotionalandphysicalenergywiththelatter.Youhavetogetittobeabletogiveit.Withtheformer,however,yougetitbygivingit.Startbyaskingeveryoneyoumeet,“Howareyou?

”asifyoureallywanttoknow,andthenlistentothereply.Betheonewhohears.Mostofusalsoneedtosmilemoreoften.Ifyoudon’tsmileatthepersonyoulovefirstthinginthemorning,you’resuckingenergyoutofyourrelationship.Finally,helpanotherperson—andmakethehelpreal,concrete.Giveamassagetosomeoneyoulove,orcookherdinner,then,expandthecircletowork.Tryaskingyourselfwhatyou’ddoifyourgoalweretobehelpfulratherthanefficient.Afterall,ifit’struethatwhatgoesaroundcomesaround,whynotmakesurethatwhat’scirculatingaroundyouisthegoodstuff?

16.LauraHillenbrandisanexamplequotedtoshowhow________inlife.

A.physicalenergycancontributetoone’sunsuccess

B.emotionalenergycancontributetoone’ssuccess

C.physicalenergycancontributetoone’ssuccess

D.emotionalenergycancontributetoone’sunsuccess

17.Theauthorbelievesemotionalenergyis________.

A.inheritedandgeneticallydeterminedB.relatedtoinheritedandgenes

C.notinheritedandgeneticallydeterminedD.relatedtoinheritedandupbringing

18.Evensmallchangespeoplemakeintheirlives________theiremotionalenergy.

A.cannothelpcontrolB.cannothelpincrease

C.canhelpcontrolD.canhelpincrease

19.Ivyfilledherlifewithmeaningbylaunchingaprogramto________.

A.helpherselfB.teachherselfC.teachpoorchildrenD.helppoorchildren

20.Thereal-estatebrokertheauthorknowsenjoyed________.

A.redecoratingthehousesB.mentallyredecoratingthehouses

C.thesameday-to-dayworkD.definingfundifferently

参考答案BCDDB

（2012·四川眉山一诊）

Cheatingisnothingnew.Buttoday,educatorsandadministratorsarefindingthatinstancesofacademicdishonestyonthepartofstudentshavebecomemorefrequentandarelesslikelytobepunishedthaninthepast.Cheatingappearstohavegainedacceptanceamonggoodandpoorstudentsalike.

Whyisstudentcheatingontherise?

Noonereallyknows.Someblamethetrendonagenerallooseningofmoralvaluesamongtoday'syouth.Othershaveattributedincreasedcheatingtothefactthattoday'syoutharefarmorepragmatic（实用主义的）thantheirmoreidealisticpredecessors（前辈）．Whileinthelatesixtiesandearlyseventies,studentswerefilledwithvisionsaboutchangingtheworld,today'sstudentsfeelgreatpressuretoconform（随大流）andsucceed.Ininterviewswithstudentsathighschoolsandcollegesaroundthecountry,bothyoungmenandwomensaidthatcheatinghadbecomeeasy.Somesuggestedtheydiditoutofspiteforteacherstheydidnotrespect;otherslookedatitasagame.Onlyiftheywerecaught,somesaid,wouldtheyfeelguilty.“Peoplearecompetitive.”saidasecondyearcollegestudentnamedAnna,fromChicago.There'sanunderlyingfear.Ifyoudon'tdowell,yourlifeisgoingtoberuined.Thepressureisnotonlyfromparentsandfriendsbutfromyourself.Toachieve.Tosucceed.It'salmostasthoughwehavetooutdootherpeopletoachieveourowngoals.

EdwardWynne,editorofamagazineblamestheriseinacademicdishonestyontheschools.Heclaimsthatadministratorsandteachershavebeentoohesitanttotakeaction.DwightHuber,chairmanoftheEnglishdepartmentatAmarilloseesthematterdifferently,blamingtheriseincheatingonthewaystudentsareevaluated.“IwouldcheatifIfeltIwasbeingcheated，”Mr.Hubersaid.Hefeelsthataslongasteachersgiveshortanswertestsratherthanessayquestionsandratestudentsbythenumberoffactstheycanmemorizeratherthanbyhowwelltheycancombineinformation,studentswilltrytobeatthe_system.“Theconceptofcheatingisbasedonthefalseassumptionthatthesystemisreasonableandthereissomethingwrongwiththeindividualwho'sdoingit，”hesaid,“That'stooeasyananswer.We'vegottostartlookingatthesystem.”

文章大意：

本文对越来越多的学生作弊现象进行了剖析。

有些人将之归咎于现代青年人道德价值观普遍松弛。

另一些人则将之归咎于现在的学生比过去的学生更为实际。

还有些人认为这种上升趋势应归咎于校方评估学生的方式。

63．Educatorsarefindingthatstudentswhocheat________.

A.aremorelikelytobepunishedthanbefore

B.havepooreracademicrecordsthanbefore

C.canbeacademicallyweakorstrong

D.usetheinformationinlateryears

答案：

C　细节理解题。

文章第一段最后一句话提到，学生不论成绩优劣，似乎都认可作弊行为，因此选C“成绩优或者劣的学生”符合原文意思。

64．Accordingtothepassage,youthcheatbecauseof________.

A.theeagernesstosucceed

B.theeasinesstocheat

C.thefearofcompetition

D.theimpossibilitytobepunished

答案：

A　推理判断题。

文中提到了多种学生方面的作弊原因。

只有A的表达与原文相符，可以回答题干的问题。

B是文中提到的内容，但不是原因。

学生们恐惧的是失败，不是竞争，不选C。

作弊受惩罚可能性小了但不是没有，所以不选D。

65．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thesystem”referto?

A.Theeducationsystem.

B.Theschoolsystem.

C.Thesystembywhichschoolspunishcheating.

D.Thesystembywhichstudentsareevaluated.

答案：

D　语义理解题。

原文说Huber将作弊现象的原因归咎于评估学生的方式，后面引用他的话说明他的观点，学