高考真题英语试题分类汇编阅读理解之社会生活说理议论类精编+解析版.docx

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高考真题英语试题分类汇编阅读理解之社会生活说理议论类精编+解析版

2014-2018年高考真题英语试题分类汇编

阅读理解之社会生活说理议论类（试题部分）

答案及解析页码为84～131

2016年高考题

社会生活类

[2014·新课标全国卷Ⅰ]

C

Atypicalliontamer（驯兽师）inpeople'smindisanentertainerholdingawhip（鞭）andachair.Thewhipgetsalloftheattention,butit'smostlyforshow.Inreality,it'sthechairthatdoestheimportantwork.Whenaliontamerholdsachairinfrontofthelion'sface,theliontriestofocusonallfourlegsofthechairatthesametime.Withitsfocusdivided,thelionbecomesconfusedandisunsureaboutwhattodonext.Whenfacedwithsomanyoptions,thelionchoosestofreezeandwaitinsteadofattackingthemanholdingthechair.

Howoftendoyoufindyourselfinthesamepositionasthelion?

Howoftendoyouhavesomethingyouwanttoachieve（e.g.loseweight,startabusiness,travelmore）—onlytoendupconfusedbyalloftheoptionsinfrontofyouandnevermakeprogress?

Thisupsetsmetonoendbecausewhilealltheexpertsarebusydebatingaboutwhichoptionisbest,thepeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirlivesareleftconfusedbyalloftheconflictinginformation.Theendresultisthatwefeellikewecan'tfocusorthatwe'refocusedonthewrongthings,andsowetakelessaction,makelessprogress,andstaythesamewhenwecouldbeimproving.

Itdoesn'thavetobethatway.Anytimeyoufindtheworldwavingachairinyourface,rememberthis:

allyouneedtodoisfocusononething.Youjustneedtogetstarted.Startingbeforeyoufeelreadyisoneofthehabitsofsuccessfulpeople.Ifyouhavesomewhereyouwanttogo,somethingyouwanttoaccomplish,someoneyouwanttobecome…takeimmediateaction.Ifyou'reclearaboutwhereyouwanttogo,therestoftheworldwilleitherhelpyougetthereorgetoutoftheway.

28.Whydoestheliontameruseachair?

A.Totrickthelion.

B.Toshowoffhisskills.

C.Togetreadyforafight.

D.Toentertaintheaudience.

29.Inwhatsensearepeoplesimilartoalionfacingachair?

A.Theyfeelpuzzledoverchoices.

B.Theyholdontothewrongthings.

C.Theyfindithardtomakechanges.

D.Theyhavetodosomethingforshow.

30.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheexpertsmentionedinParagraph3?

A.Tolerant.B.Doubtful.

C.Respectful.D.Supportive.

31.Whentheworldis“wavingachairinyourface”，you'readvisedto________．

A.waitforabetterchance

B.breakyouroldhabits

C.makeaquickdecision

D.askforclearguidance

[2014·新课标全国卷Ⅱ]

B

SincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanshavegottenalot“greener”towardstheenvironment.“Wedidn'tknowatthattimethatthereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit，”saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA.

Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrassrootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,manytimes，”saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWisconsin,whothoughtupthefirstEarthDay.

AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions（排放）fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5milliontons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindof“greenthinking”hasbecomepartofpractices.

Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprogrammes;todayin1995thereareabout6，600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.

Twentyfiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogrammesforenvironment.Today,it'shardtofindapublicschool,university,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogramme.“Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange！

”saysBruceAnderson.

25.AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaabout________．

A.thesocialmovement

B.recyclingtechniques

C.environmentalproblems

D.theimportanceofEarthDay

26.Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?

A.Thegrassrootslevel.

B.Thebusinesscircle.

C.Governmentofficials.

D.Universityprofessors.

27.WhathaveAmericansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?

A.Theyhavecutcaremissionstothelowest.

B.Theyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblems.

C.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.

D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.

28.Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Education.B.Planning.

C.Greenliving.D.COreduction.

[2014·天津卷]

A

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