山东省青岛市高考英语阅读理解一轮选练4.docx

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山东省青岛市高考英语阅读理解一轮选练4

青岛市2015高考英语阅读理解选练（4）

【广东省汕头市2014模拟】

阅读理解。

阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Oneofthegreatestsourcesofunhappiness，inmyexperience，isthedifficultywehaveinacceptingthingsastheyare．

Whenweseesomethingwedon’tlike，wewishitcouldbedifferent．Wecryoutforsomethingbetter．Thatmaybehumannature，orperhapsit’ssomethingingrained（根深蒂固的）inourculture．Therootoftheunhappinessisn’tnecessarilythatwewantthingstobedifferent．However,it’sthatwedecidedwedidn’tlikeitinthefirstplace．We’vejudgeditasbad，ratherthansaying,“It'snotbadorgood，anditjustisit．”

Inoneofmybooks，Isaid“Youshouldexpectpeopletomessupandexpectthingstogodifferentlythanyouplanned”．Somereaderssaidit'stoosorrowfultoexpectthingstogowrong．However,it’sonlynegativeifyouseeitasnegativeandjudgeitasbad．Instead，youcouldacceptitasthewaytheworldworksandtrytounderstandwhythatis．

Thiscanbeappliedtowhateveryoudo：

howotherpeopleactatwork，howpoliticsworksandhowdepressingthenewsmediacanbe．Acceptthesethingsastheyare，andtrytounderstandwhythey’rethatway．Itwillsaveyoualotofsadness，becauseyou’llnolongersay,“Oh．1wishbadthingsdidn’thappen!

’’

Doesitmeanyoucanneverchangethings?

Notata11．Butchangethingsnotbecauseyoucan’tacceptthingsastheyare，butbecauseyouenjoytheprocessofchanging，learningandgrowing．

Canwemakethisworldabetterplace?

Youcansaythatyou’11continuetotrytodothingstohelpothers，togrowasaperson，tomakeadifferenceinthisworld．That’sthecorrectpathyouchoosetotake，becauseyouenjoythatpath．Therefore，whenyoufindyourselfjudgingandwishingfordifference，tryadifferentapproach：

accept，andunderstand．Itmightleadtosomeinterestingresults．

【小题1】Theauthorbelievesthatwefeelunhappymaybebecause___________.

A．itisournaturalemotioninthelife

B．cultureasksustobedifferentfromothers

C．everyonehastheirownopinionsonthings

D．wedislikesomethinginthebeginning

【小题2】Somereadersthinkthewordsintheauthor’sbookistoo______________.

A．depressingB．frighteningC．delightingD．idealistic

【小题3】InParagraph4，theunderlinedword"it"refersto____________．

A．actingwellatworkandinpolitics

B．feelingdepressedforthenewsmedia

C．acceptingandunderstandingwhathashappened

D．sayingsomethingnegativewhenbadthingscome

【小题4】Inthelastparagraph，youareadvised_____________．

A．tohelpothersandmakeadifference

B．toenjoywhatyouhavetodointhework

C．tojudgeyourselfandmakeawishforyou

D．totryanewwaywhenmakingtheworldbetter

【小题5】Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?

A．Expectingthingstobedifferentgivesushope．

B．Acceptingcanmakeourlifehappierandbetter．

C．Traditionalculturebecomesrootofunhappiness．

D．Judginggoodorbadisimportantforourworld．

阅读理解-------人物传记类

（2013·太原一模）WhenDebbieMacomberdecidedtopursueherdreamofbecomingawriter，sherentedatypewriter，putitonthekitchentable，andbegantypingeachmorningbeforethekidswenttoschool.Whenthekidscamehome，shemovedthetypewriterandmadethemdinner.Whentheywenttobed，shemoveditbackandtypedsomemore.Fortwoyears，Debbiefollowedthisroutine.Supermomhadbecomeastrugglingwriterandshewaslovingeveryminuteofit.

Onenight，however，herhusband，saidtoher，“Honey，I'msorry，butyou'renotbringinginanyincome.Wecan'tdothisanymore.Wecan'tsurviveonjustwhatImake.”

Thatnight，herheartbrokenandhermindtoobusytolethersleep.Shestaredattheceilingintheirdarkenedbedroom.Debbieknew—withalloftheresponsibilitiesofkeepingupahouseandlookingafterfourkids—thatworking40hoursaweekwouldleavehernotimetowrite.

Seeingherdespair，herhusbandwokeupandasked，“What'swrong？

”

“IreallythinkIcouldhavemadeitasawriter，Ireallydo.”

Waynewassilentforalongtime，andthensaid，“Allright，honey，goforit.”

SoDebbiereturnedtoherdreamandhertypewriteronthekitchentable，poundingoutpageafterpageforanothertwoyears.Herfamilywentwithoutvacations，pinchedpennies，andworehand－me－downs.

Butthesacrificeandthepersistencefinallypaidoff.Afterfiveyearsofstruggling，Debbiesoldherfirstbook.Thenanother.Andanother.Untilfinally，today，Debbiehaspublishedmorethan100books，threeofwhichhavebeensoldformovies.Over60millioncopiesareinprint，andshehasmillionsofloyalfans.

AndWayne？

Allthatsacrificeinsupportofhiswifepaidoffhandsomely.Hegottoretireatage50andnowspendshistimebuildinganairplaneinthebasementoftheir7,000square－footmansion.

Debbie'skidsgotagiftfarmoreimportantthanafewsummercamps.Asadults，theyrealizewhatDebbiegavethemwasfarmoreimportant—permissionandencouragementtopursuetheirowndreams.

【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了DebbieMacomber坚持不懈地追逐自己的梦想，最后取得成功的故事。

20．Herhusbandaskedhertogiveupwritingbecause________.

A．hewantedhertodomorehouseworkratherthanjustwrite

B．shecouldn'tearnanymoneyanditwashardforthemtomakeendsmeet

C．hewantedhertofindabetter－paidjobthatinterestedher

D．hethoughtkeepingupahousewasawife'sresponsibility

解析　细节理解题。

根据第二段可知她的丈夫感到自己一个人挣钱实在难以应付家庭的开支，希望她能放弃写作，去挣钱分担家庭的负担，故B项符合题意。

答案　B

21．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Debbiespent40hoursinwritingaweekbeforeshesucceededasawriter.

B．Debbie'sfamilyoftenwentoutonvacationswithouther.

C．Debbie'shusbandgaveuphisownjobtosupportherwriting.

D．Debbie'ssuccesshasbroughtherlotsofmoney.

解析　细节理解题。

根据倒数第二、三段可知，Debbie作为一个职业作家获得了巨大的成功，改善了家人的生活条件，故D项符合文意。

答案　D

22．Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat________.

A．Waynedoesn'tbenefitfromherwife'ssuccess

B．Debbiehasgreatinfluenceonherchildren'sgoingaftertheirdreams

C．Debbie'skidsallrealizedtheirdreamsasadults

D．Debbieisafailureasamotherwhilesheisasuccessasawriter

解析　推理判断题。

根据最后一段内容可知，Debbie支持鼓励她的孩子追求梦想，给了孩子们比野营更重要的礼物，Debbie对她的孩子追求梦想有着极大的影响，故B项正确。

答案　B

23．What'sprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?

A．GoforitB．Agreatmother

C．UnionisstrengthD．Writingpaysmore

解析　主旨大意题。

本文主要讲述了DebbieMacomber坚持不懈地追逐自己的梦想，并取得成功的故事，告诉我们要努力争取，坚持不懈。

Goforit表示“努力争取”，形象地表达了文章的主旨。

答案　A

较难题目特训：

人物故事类

OnlythreelocalstudentswonChineseBlog（博客）Competition.And15ofthe18awardswenttostudentsfromChina.

170students’task:

　togetafully-designedblogupandrunning,completewithmanypostingsbasedonathemeofchoice—allwritteninChinese.

Themesrangedfromlocalopinions—suchastheusageofSinglish,educationandwhetherSingaporecanbeaculturalcentre—tofoodblogs.

Theentrieswerejudgedonlanguageproficiency（熟练程度）andthequalityofwriting,aswellasthedesignandlevelofexchangingideaswithreaders.

AcademicsfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporeandtheSIMUniversity,ITexperts,andajournalistfromChinesenewspaperLianheZaobaoinSingaporemadeupthejudges.

Intheend,onlythreeSingaporeanstudentsmadeittotheawardlist—therestoftheawardsweresweptupbystudentsfromChina.

"Nosurprise,”saidMr.ChowYawLong,37,teacher-in-chargefromInnovaJuniorCollege,whichorganizedtheevent.“Althoughthetopicswerelocalsubjects,theforeignstudentsweregenerallybetterintermsofthecontentofthepostsandtheirgraspoftheChineselanguage.”

OneofthethreelocalstudentswinningthefirstprizeintheBestLanguageAwardwasbloggerChristinaGao,19,fromtheSaintAndrew’sJuniorCollege,whosparednoeffortinresearchingforandwritingherblog.Eachentrytookherbetweenfiveandsevendaystoproduce,completewithpicturesandevenpodcasts（播客）.

Heradviceforbloggersis:

　Beresponsible.

"Somebloggersoutthereonlyseektoblametheauthoritiesandotherbloggers,”saidMissGao,“Ithinktheylackresponsibilitiesandthereisnovaluetotheirposts.”

1.Thecompetitionwasorganizedby　　　.　

A.theNationalUniversityofSingapore

B.ChinesenewspaperLianheZaobao

C.InnovaJuniorCollege

D.theSaintAndrew’sJuniorCollege

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Chinesestudentswonmostoftheawards.

B.Notallthethemeswereaboutlocalsubjects.

C.TheblogscouldbewritteninChineseorSinglish.

D.ThejudgeswerefromuniversitiesinSingaporeandChina.

3.WhatMissGaosaidsuggeststhat　　　.　

A.shelikestoblametheauthorities

B.shehasasenseofresponsibility

C.shethinkshighlyoftheothers’blogs

D.shelovestoreadvaluableposts

4.Thepassageismainlyabout　　　.　

A.howChinesestudentswontheawardsinthecompetition

B.whybloggersshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheirblogs

C.howMissGaowonthefirstprizeinthecompetition

D.whattheresultofthecompetitionwas

【参考答案】12.1-4CABD　　

阅读理解--------史地常识类

（2013·九江二模）It'sinterestingtoseehowpeoplemakeuseofthetimetheyspendonpublictransportinIndiancitieslikeDelhiandMumbai.

Incrowdedbusesandtrainspeoplemanagetotakeashortnapandsomeevenreachthesnoringstage.Ortheyspreadoutanewspaperovermultiplekneesandarmstoreadaboutthelatestsportresultsorpoliticalcrisis.

Thentherearetheexperiencedtravellerswhohavebeenplayingcardswiththesamegroupoverthelastdecadeorso.Theyevenhavetheirspecificseatssowell－wornthatyoucanmakeouttheshapeoftheirbacksides.

Thereisnodoubtaboutit.Travellingbypublictransportisbeinginthethickoftheseasonsoflife－asweatylifeinsummerwherepeople，blissfullyunawareoftheriversofsweatrunningdowntheirbrowsandinsidetheirclothes.Atthefirstsmellofaperfumed