高考英语高考英语阅读理解详解详析.docx

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高考英语高考英语阅读理解详解详析

高考英语阅读理解详解详析

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A

Igrewupinasmalltown.Myfatherraisedchickensandranaconstructioncompany.Iwasbarely10yearsoldwhenmydadgavemetheresponsibility（责任）offeedingthechickensandcleaningup

thestable.Hebelieveditwasimportantformetohavethosejobstolearnresponsibility.Then,whenIwas22,IfoundajobinNatchbillatacountrymusicclubcalledtheNatchbillPalace,Iwasheddishesandcookedfrom4:

00pmto9:

00pmandthenwentonstageandsanguntil2:

00inthemorning.Itwasn’tlongbeforeIbecameknownasasingingcook.Ihadbeenrejectedsomanytimesbyrecordcompaniesthatitwashardnottobediscouraged.Onenight,awomanexecutive（懂事）fromacompanynamedWarnerBrothersRecordscametohearmesing.Whentheshowwasover,wesatdownandtalkedandaftersheleft,Isaidtomyselfitwasonemorerejection.Afewweekslater,mymanagerreceivedaphonecall—WarnerBrotherswantedtosignmetoarecorddeal.Soonafter,IreleasedmyfirstrecordinJune1986.Itsoldover2millioncopies.MybesteffortshadgoneintoeveryjobI’veeverheld.Itwasthesenseofresponsibilitythatmademefeellikeaman.KnowingthatIhaddonemybestfilledmewithpride.Istillfeelthatwaytoday,eventhoughIhavebecomeawell-knownsinger.

1.Whywasthewriteronceknownasthesingingcook?

A.Becausehewasacookatacountry-musicclub.

B.Becausehesangforguestswhileheworkedasacook.

C.Becauseheoftensangwhilecooking.

D.Becausehelikedsingingbetterthancooking.

2.Whofirstrecognizedhistalentsandhelpedmakehiscareersuccessful?

A.WamerBrothers.   B.Hismanager.

C.Hisfather.D.Abusinesswoman.

3.Whatmadethewriterproudofhimself?

A.Hisabilitytoliveindependently.

B.Hissenseofresponsibilityinwhateverhedid.

C.Hiscourageinthefaceofrejections.

D.Hishardworkinhisearlydays.

B

Inancienttimesthemostimportantexaminationswerespoken,notwritten.IntheschoolsofancientGreeceandRome,testingusuallywasmadeupofsayingpoetryaloudandgivingspeeches.

IntheEuropeanuniversitiesoftheMiddleAges,studentswhowereworkingforadvanceddegreeshadtodiscussquestionsintheirfieldofstudywithpeoplewhohadmadeaspecialstudyofthesubject.Thiscustomexiststodayaspartoftheprocessoftestingcandidates（应试者）forthedoctor’sdegree.

Generally,however,modemexaminationsarewritten.Thewrittenexamination,whereallstudentsaretestedonthesamequestions,wasprobablynotknownuntilthenineteenthcentury.Perhapsitcameintoexistencewiththegreatincreaseinpopulationandthedevelopmentofmodemindustry.Aroomfullofcandidatesforastateexaminationtimedexactlybyelectricclocksandcarefullywatchedoverbymanagers,lookslikeagroupofworkersatanautomobilefactory.Certainly,duringexaminationsteachersandstudentsareexpectedtoactlikemachines.

Onetypeoftestissometimescalledan“objective”test.Itisintendedtodealwithfacts,notpersonalopinions.Tomakeupanobjectivetest,theteacherwritesaseries（一系列）ofquestions,eachofwhichhasonlyonecorrectanswer.Alongwitheachquestiontheteacherwritesthecorrectanswerandalsothreestatementsthatlooklikeanswerstostudentswhohavenotlearnedthematerialproperly.

4.ThemainideaofParagraphThreeisthat________.

A.workersnowtakeexaminations        B.thepopulationhasgrown

C.thereareonlywrittenexamstoday    D.examinationsarenowwrittenandtimed

5.Thekindofexamswherestudentsmustselectanswersare

A.objectiveB.personal 

C.spoken                                            D.written

6.Modemindustrymusthavedeveloped________.

A.aroundthe19thcenturyB.beforetheMiddleAges

C.inGreeceorRomeD.machinestotaketests

7.Itmaybeconcludedthattesting________.

A.shouldtestonlyopinionsB.shouldalwaysbewritten

C.isgivenonlyinfactoriesD.haschangedsincetheMiddleAges

C

Havingoneofthosedaysorweeks—wheneverythingseemstoannoyyou?

Evenifyoudonothingaboutit,yourbadmoodwillprobablygoawayaftersometime.Butwithalittleeffort,youcanforgetitmuchfaster—oftenwithinadayortwo.

Walkitoff

Exerciseisthemostpopularbad-moodbuster.Apersonwho’sinabadmoodhaslowenergyandhightension.Takingafastten-minutewalk,ordoingsomequickexercisescandowonderstowardschangingthatbadmood.

Tuneitout

Listeningtoyourfavoritemusicforawhilecanalsomaketensiongoawayquickly,becausemusicstartsassociationswithpastpositiveexperienceswe’vehad.

Giveyourselfapeptalk

Stopandlistentowhat’sonyourmind.Badmoodsareoftenstartedbytoomanynegativethoughts.Writethemalldownonpaper;thepessimistic（悲观的）messagesyou’vebeengivingyourselfandthengiveoptimisticanswers.（"Istilldon’thaveajob."vs"Ihavetwointerviewsnextweek."）

Reduceyourstress

Relaxationtechniquesarewonderfulmood-lifters.Theseincludedeepbreathing,stretchingandvisualizing（想象）,allofwhichsoundcomplicatedbutaren’t.Oneeasywaytovisualize:

closeyoureyesandpictureafavoriteplace,suchasthebeach.Anothersimplewaytoagainstdistressistomakea

to-dolist.Onereasonforbeinginabadmoodisfeelingyouhavenooptions（选择权）Bytakingcontrolovercertainareas,yourealizeyou’renothelpless.Youcanmakechangesinyourmoodandlife.

Avoidthingsthatwon’timproveyourmood

TVmaynothelpmuch:

Youneedtoincreaseyourenergylevelandstimulateyourmindsomething—thattheTVshow"Neighbors"won’tdo.Andbeforeyoureachforthatpieceofcakeandcoffee,thinkabouthowmoodandfoodarelinked.Sugarandcaffeinecontributetodepressedmoods.Thebetterchoice?

Researchshowsthatcarbohydrates,suchaspotatoesandpasta,produceacalmingeffectinpeoplewhohaveadesireforthem.

8.Welearnfromthetextthatitmighthelpridusofabadmood________.

A.todonothingaboutit

B.totakealongwalkonthebeach

C.todosomeexerciseswithlightmusic

D.totalkittoneighbours

9.Whyisitsuggestedthatyoucloseyoureyesandpicturethebeach?

A.Itisnotcomplicatedtodoso.

B.Itisanareatobeeasilycontrolled.

C.Ithelpsbeatabadmood.

D.Itbringsusanewtechnique.

10.TVmaynotimproveyourmoodbecause________.

A.itsometimesshowswhathappensaroundyou

B.itkeepsyoustayunmoved

C.itremindsyouofeatinganddrinking

D.itproducesacalmingeffect

11.Thistextmostprobablyappearsin________.

A.abookonphysicalexercises B.adoctor’shandbook

C.anoticeD.amagazine

D

Weoftenusethewords“growth”and“development”asiftheymeantbasicallythesamething.Butthismaynotalwaysbethecase.Onecaneasilyimagineinstancesinwhichacountryhasachievedhigherlevelsofincome（growth）withlittleornobenefitcomingtomostofitscitizens（development）.

Inthepast,mostdevelopmentpolicieswereaimedatincreasingthegrowthrateofincomepercapita（人均所得）.Manyarestillbasedonthetheorythatbenefitofeconomicgrowthwillcometoallmembersofsociety.Ifthistheoryiscorrect,growthshouldencouragedevelopment.

Bytheearly1970s,however,therelationshipbetweengrowthanddevelopmentwasbeingquestioned.AmajorstudybytheWorldBankin1974concludedthatitisnowclearthatmorethandecadesofrapidgrowthindevelopingcountrieshasbeenoflittlebenefitto&thirdoftheirpopulation.

TheWorldBankstudyshowedthatincreaseinGNPpercapitadidnotpromiseimportantimprovementsinsuchdevelopmentindicatorsasnutrition（营养）,health,andeducation.AlthoughGNPper

capitadidindeedrise,itsbenefitcamedowntoonlyasmallpartofthepopulation.Thisrealizationgivesrisetoacallfornewdevelopmentpolicies.Thesenewpoliciesfavoragricultureoverindustry,callfornationalredistribution（资源分配）ofincomeandwealth,andencourageprogramstosatisfysuchbasicneedsasfoodandshelter.

Inthelate1970sandearly1980stheinternationalmacroeconomiccrises（大规模的经济危机）ofhighoilprices,worldwiderecession（衰退）andthethirdworlddebt,forcedattentionawayfromprogramsdesignedtogetridofpoverty.However,thelessonremains:

economicgrowthdoesnotpromiseeconomicdevelopment.Effortsmayberequiredtochangegrowingoutputcapacity（能力）intoeconomicbenefitthatreachmostofanation’speople.

12.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraphabouttherelationshipbetweengrowthand

development?

A.Growthanddevelopmentrefertothesamething.

B.Growthalwaysbringsaboutdevelopment.

C.Developmentisnotanecessaryresultofgrowth.

D.Developmentisareliablemeasureofgrowth.

13.Beforethe1970s,mostdevelopmentpolicieswerebasedontheorythateconomicgrowthwouldbenefit________.

A.mostpeopleinsocietyB.somepeopleinsociety

C.fewpeopleinsocietyD.everyoneinsociety

14.AccordingtothestudybytheWorldBankin1974,economicgrowthinsomebackward

countriesbrought________.

A.benefittoathirdoftheirpopulation

B.benefittotwothirdsoftheirpopulation

Clittlebenefittotheirpeople

D.nobenefitatalltotheirpeople

15.Ifthepassagecontinues,whatwouldtheauthormostlikelydiscussinthenextparagraph?

A.Howtoturngrowthintodevelopment.

B.Howtoremovepovertyfromsociety.

C.Howtodecreasethethirdworlddebt.

D.Howtocopewitheconomiccrises. 

E

"I’vechangedmymind.Iwantedtohaveatelescope,butnowIwantmydadback."LucienLawence’slettertoFatherChristmaswrittenafterhisfatherhadbeenknifedtodeathoutsidehisschoolgate,musthav