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全国高考英语阅读理解选练4
青岛市2015高考英语阅读理解选练(4)及答案(一轮)
【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.Atthefirstsmellofaperfu