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高考英语阅读理解巩固练习46
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习（46）及答案
阅读理解
Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagent.Hehadleftamessagethenightbefore,tellingmethatmyshowwastobecancelled.Icalledhimseveraltimes,buteachtimehissecretarytoldmethathewasinameetingandthathewouldcallmelater.SoIwaitedandwaited,buttherewasstillnocall.Threehourspassingby,Ibecamemoreandmoreimpatient.Iwascertainthatmyagentdidn’tcareaboutmywork,andhedidn’tcareaboutme.Iwasovercomewiththatthought.Istartedtoshoutatthephone，“Letmewait,willyou?
Whodoyouthinkyouare？
”
AtthattimeIdidn’trealizemywifewaslookingon.Withoutshowinghersurprise,sherushedin,seizedthephone,toreoffthewires，andshoutedatthephone，“Yeah!
Whodoyouthinkyouare？
Badtelephone!
Badtelephone！
”Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.
Istoodwatchingher,speechless.Whatonearth?
Shesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouse,“Nowhearthis!
Allobjectsinthisroom—ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusband,outyougo！
”
Thensheturnedtome,kissedme,andsaidcalmly，“Honey，youjusthavetolearnhowtotakecontrol.”Withthat,shelefttheroom.
Afterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandout,shoutingateverythinginsight，Inoticedthatsomethinginmymood（情绪）hadchanged.Iwaslaughing.HowcouldIhavetroublewiththatphone？
Herantics_helpedmerealizeIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.Twentyminuteslatermyagentdidcall.Iwasabletolistentohimandtalktohimcalmly.
【文章大意概括】 “我”对自己的经纪人取消我的表演并且不及时接电话的行为大为恼火，冲电话大吼以泄愤，但接着妻子就此事的一系列异常及夸张的行为让我意识到自己对小事情反应过火，最后我的情绪得到好转，冷静了下来。
1、、Whydidtheauthorshoutatthetelephone?
A.Hewasmadatthetelephone.
B.Hewasangrywithhisagent.
C.Hewasanxiousabouthiswife.
D.Hewasimpatientwiththesecretary.
【详解剖析】 推理判断题。
从文中第一段“经纪人要取消我的表演、不接我的电话”等内容可得知我很生气。
【最佳选项】 B
2、、Whatdidtheauthor’swifedoaftersheheardhisshouting?
A.Shesaidnothing.
B.Sheshoutedathim.
C.Shecalledtheagent.
D.Shethrewthephoneaway.
【详解剖析】 事实细节题。
从文中第二段最后一句得知她把电话丢进了垃圾桶里。
【最佳选项】 D
3、、Whatmadetheauthorlaugh?
A.Hisownbehavior.
B.Hiswife’ssuggestion.
C.Hischangeablefeelings.
D.Hiswife’ssweetkiss.
【详解剖析】 推理判断题。
从文中最后一段中“HowcouldIhavetroublewiththattelephone？
...realizedIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.”得知“我”为自己刚才的行为感到好笑。
【最佳选项】 A
4、、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“antics”referto?
A.Smartwords. B.Unusualactions.
C.Surprisinglooks.D.Anxiousfeelings.
【详解剖析】 猜测词义题。
由文章的最后一段第一句可知妻子行为异常。
【最佳选项】 B
HowtoBeaWinner
SirStevenRedgrave
Winnerof5OlympicGoldMedals
“In1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes（糖尿病）．Believingmycareer（职业生涯）wasover,Ifeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.Thatwasit—theencouragementIneeded.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn’tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.”
KarenPickering
SwimmingWorldChampion
“Iswim4hoursaday,6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuceess—youcan’tfollowacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwellorganized.Listwhatyoubelieveyoucanachieve.Trustyourself,writedownyourgoalsfortheday,howeversmalltheyare,andyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.”
KirstenBest
Poet&Writer
“Whenthingsaregettinghard,avoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachievesomething.Then，thereareotherdistractions,_suchasfamilyorhobbies.Thekeyistoconcentrate.WhenIfeeltense,ithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’，‘peace’or‘focus’，eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmymind.Itmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidence.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychological（心理的）tool.”
【文章大意概括】 本文叙述了三位名人在成功的道路上所经历的不同的事情，一是战胜了病痛，一定克服了精力分散的困难，一是通过坚持不懈努力，最后都取得了胜利。
1．WhatdoesSirStevenRedgravemainlytalkabout?
A.Difficultiesinfluencedhiscareer.
B.Specialistsofferedhimmedicaladvice.
C.Traininghelpedhimdefeathisdisease.
D.Heovercametheshadowofillnesstowin.
【详解剖析】 推理判断题。
第一部分写了SirSteven得了糖尿病，但最终克服了病痛拿到了金牌，故D项符合题意。
【最佳选项】 D
2．WhatdoesKarenPickeringputontopofherdiary?
A.Hertrainingschedule.
B.Herdailyhappenings.
C.Herachievements.
D.Hersportscareer.
【详解剖析】 事实细节题。
第二部分第二句中，it指代前面的句子内容，即她的训练计划。
【最佳选项】 A
3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“distractions”probablyreferto?
A.Waysthathelponetofocus.
B.Wordsthathelponetofeellesstense.
C.Activitiesthatturnone’sattentionaway.
D.Habitsthatmakeithardforonetorelax.
【详解剖析】 猜测词义题。
从下文“Thekeyistoconcentrate.”可以推出是指分散作家注意力的活动。
【最佳选项】 C
4．Accordingtothepassage，whatdothethreepeoplehaveincommon?
A.Courage. B.Devotion.
C.Hardwork.D.Selfconfidence.
【详解剖析】 事实细节题。
第一部分中“IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.”，第二部分中“Trustyourself...”及第三部分中“Itmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidence...”都表明自信是他们三个的共同之处。
【最佳选项】 D
（2011·湖北卷，D）
Feelingblueabouttheworld?
“Cheerup，”sayssciencewriterMattRidley.“Theworldhasneverbeenabetterplacetolivein，anditwillkeepongettingbetterbothforhumansandfornature.”
Ridleycallshimselfarationaloptimist—rational，becausehe'scarefullyweighedtheevidenceoptimistic，becausethatevidenceshowshumanprogresstobebothunavoidableandgood.Andthisiswhathe'ssetouttoprovefromauniquepointofviewinhismostrecentbookTheRationalOptimist.Heviewsmankindasagrandenterprisethat，onthewhole，hasdonelittlebutprogressfor100,000years.Hebackshisfindingswithhardfactsgatheredthroughyearsofresearch.
Here'showheexplainshisviews.
1）Shoppingfuelsinvention
ItisreportedthattherearemorethantenbilliondifferentproductsforsaleinLondonalone.Evenallowingforthemanypeoplewhostillliveinpoverty，ourowngenerationhasaccesstomorenutritiousfood，moreconvenienttransport，biggerhouses，bettercars，andofcourse，morepoundsanddollarsthananywholivedbeforeus.Thiswillcontinueaslongasweusethesethingstomakeotherthings.Themorewespecializeandexchange，thebetteroffwe'llbe.
2）Brilliantadvances
Onereasonwearericher，healthier，taller，cleverer，longer livedandfreerthaneverbeforeisthatthefourmostbasichumanneeds—food，clothing，fuelandshelter—havegrownalotcheaper.Takeoneexample.In1800acandleprovidingonehour'slightcostsixhours'work.Inthe1880sthesamelightfromanoillamptook15minutes'worktopayfor.In1950itwaseightseconds.Todayit'shalfsecond.
3）Let'snotkillourselvesforclimatechange
Mitigating（减轻）climatechangecouldprovejustasdamagingtohumanwelfareasclimatechangeitself.Achildthatdiesfromindoorsmokeinavillage，wheretheuseoffassil fuel（化石燃料）electricityisforbiddenbywell meaningmembersofgreenpoliticalmovementstryingtosavetheworld，isjustasgreatatragedyasachildthatdiesinafloodcausedbyclimatechange.Ifclimaicchangeprovestobemild，butcuttingcarboncausesrealpain，wemaywellfindthatwehavestoppedanose bleedbyputtingatourniquet（止血带）aroundournecks.
人类的进步是无法阻挡的，是令人乐观。
在《理性的乐观主义者》一书中，作者阐述了自己对于生活中的乐观现象，并且对于购物这样普通的日常行为所带来的积极影响都做了详尽的分析和描述。
9．WhatisthethemeofRidley'smostrecentbook?
A．Weaknessofhumannature.B．Concernaboutclimatechange.
C．Importanceofpracticalthinking.D．Optimismabouthumanprogress.
答案：
D。
理解判断题。
从第二段的前两句话中，反复提到一个关键词“optimistic”以及信息句“becausethatevidenceshows...”；另外，“thisiswhathe'ssetouttoprove...”一句也正好清楚的表明了作者在本书中所以阐述的正是这个话题，正是与选项D的说法是一致的，即：
人类的进步总是不可避免的。
10．HowdoesRidleylookatshopping?
A．Itencouragesthecreationofthings.B．Itresultsinshortageofgoods.
C．Itdemandsmorefossilfuels.D．Itcausesapovertyproblem.
答案：
A。
细节判断题。
从“Shoppingfuelsinvention”一段正是反映了Ridley的观点：
购物能够激发创造发明。
选项A与之相吻合。
11．Thecandleandlampexampleisusedtoshowthat________.
A．oillampsgiveoffmorelightthancandles
B．shorteningworkingtimebringsaboutahappierlife
C．advancedtechnologyhelpstoproducebettercandles
D．increasedproductionrateleadstolowercostofgoods
答案：
D。
细节判断题。
根据Brilliantadvances一段中的“Takeoneexample”一句很明显的确定为：
作者拿蜡烛与灯的比较与变化正是为了前面他所提到的看法，故与选项D的说法是一致的。
12．Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthepassageimply?
A．Cuttingcarbonisnecessaryinspiteofthehugecost.
B．Overreactiontoclimatechangemaybedangerous.
C．People'shealthiscloselyrelatedtoclimatechange.
D．Carelessmedicaltreatmentmaycausegreatpain.
答案：
B。
推理判断题。
根据最后一句话中的“cuttingcarboncausesrealpain”可以排除选项A与C的说法，因为它们大相径庭；而根据“putting...aroundournecks”一句可以表明选项D中“careless”一词运用不当，是不符合语境的。
故只有选项B是最正确的。
D
（2011·全国卷，D）
Thewaywedothingsroundhere
Someyearsago，IwashiredbyanAmericanbank.IreceivedaletterfromtheheadofthePersonnelDepartmentthatstarted，“DearJohn，Iamquitepleasedthatyouhavedecidedtojoinus.”That“quite”saddenedme.Ithoughthewassaying“we'rekindofpleasedyoudecidedtojoinusalthoughIwishwehadhiredsomeoneelse.”ThenIdiscoveredthatinAmericanEnglish“quite”sometimesmeans“very”，whileinBritishEnglishitmeans“fairly”．
SothefirstlessonaboutworkinginothercountriesistolearnthelanguageandbythatIdon'tjustmeanthewordspeoplespeak.Itisbodylanguage，dress，manners,ideasandsoon.Thewaypeopledothingshighlightsmanyofthedifferencesweseebetweencultures（文化）．
Someofthesedifferencesmaybeonlyonthesurface—dress，foodandhoursofwork—whileothersmaybedeeperandtakelongertodealwith.Mostly,itisjustaquestionofgettingusedtothedifference
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