高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题46.docx

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高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题46

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（46）及答案

【福建省厦门外国语学校2013模拟】C

Therearemanyreasonsthatgoalsgounfulfilled.Formany,goalsettingisaneverendingcirclethatstarts,stops,andbeingsagain.Tohelpussucceedinreachingourgoals,let’sexaminethereasonswhymanypeoplefailatreachingthem.Hereare7ReasonsThatYouWon’tReachYourGoals:

1.YouDon’tHaveAnyGoals

Toomanypeopleareafraidto“set”theirgoals.Afraidoffailing.Afraidofdisappointment.Well,youdefinitelywon’tcompletethemifyoudon’ttry.Makeachoiceandsetyourgoals.Otherwise,youwillendupwhereverlifetakesyou.

2.YouDon’tStart

OK,soyouhaveagoal.Whathaveyoudoneaboutit?

Haveyoustartedityet?

Whatareyouwaitingfor?

Procrastinationisresponsibleforthefailureofmanygoals.

3.YouAren’tWillingto“Buy”YourGoals

Yes.Youhavetobuyyourgoals.Why?

Becauseeverygoalhasaprice.Ithasacost.Time.Money.Sweat.Sacrifice.Youwillhaveto“pay”foryourgoalsinsomemanner.

4.YourGoalsAreUnrealistic

Makesurethatyourgoalsarepossibleandthatyousetanadequatetimeframeforsuccess.

5.YouWon’tStickWithIt

Overhalfofgoalswillbegivenupwithin30days.Yousetyourgoals.Youstartedthem.Andthen…yougaveup.Areyouusinglife’sdailyhappeningsasexcuses?

Goalsarenotreachedthroughoneeffort.Rather,theyaremadeinsmallstepsovertime.

6.YouWillFail…andYouWon’tGetBackUp!

Noonesucceedsimmediately.Thosewhoappeartohaveeffortlesslysucceededhaveusuallyputinyearsofpreparationandpractice.Youhavetofalldownmanytimesbeforeyousucceed.Skillislearnedbydoing.

7.YouQuitBeforetheFinishLine

Toomanypeoplestop…rightbeforethefinish.It’salmostliketheyareafraidofsucceeding.Oftenalifeeventisusedasthereasonfornotfinishing.Somethingalwayscomesupbeforeyoufinish.

Areyoureachingyourgoals?

Whichoftheseiskeepingyoufromsucceeding?

Setyourgoals.Staythecourse.Alwaysgetbackupwhenyoufail.Andmakesureyoucrossthefinishline.

64.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.Toexplainthereasonsleadingtothefailureofachievinggoals.

B.Toremindpeopleoftheimportanceofsettinglifegoals.

C.Toconvincepeopleofkeepingtotheirlifegoals.

D.Topersuadepeopletohavebiglifegoals.

65.What’stheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedword“procrastination”inthesecondtip?

A.DelayB.PunctualityC.Impatience.D.Unwillingness.

66.Accordingtothepassage,youwillnotreachyourgoals,ifyou_______.

A.arenotwillingtospendmoneyseekinghelpinghands

B.don’tholdontowhatyouaimat

C.donotletlifetakeyouwhereitgoes

D.arenotafraidofsucceeding

67.Whatcanbelearntfromthesixthtip?

A.Hewhohashopehaseverything.B.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

C.It’snevertoooldtolearn.D.Nopains,nogains.

【参考答案】C:

AABD

（二）

TedTurnerachievedhighgoalsandgreatsuccessbythetimehewas43.BestknownforhisCNN,TedTurnerlaunchedasecondnationwideallnewsnetwork,HeadlineNews,purchasedtheAtlantaBravesbaseballteam,andbecametheworld’sbestyachtsmanattheAmerica’sCupin1977.In1982TedTurnerwasnamedbyForbesoneofthe400richestpeopleintheU．S.HewasnamedTimemagazine’s“ManoftheYear”in1992.HowdidTedTurneraccomplishallofthisatsuchayoungage?

TedTurner’sfather,Ed,wasaselfmademillionairewhodemandedthathisonlysontrytoachievesimilarsuccess.Heinstilledintheboyastrongbeliefthathardworkwasgood.Besidesreadinganewbookeverytwodays,TedTurnerwasalsochargedrentathomeduringsummervacationsfromboardingschool.EdTurnerwasastronginfluenceinhisson’slife.

Asachild,TedTurnerlivedaverylonelylife,oftenseparatedfromhisfamily.DuringWorldWarⅡ，hisfatherservedintheNavy.EdTurnertookhiswifeanddaughterwithhimsotheycouldlivenearbybutlefthis6yearoldsonbehindinaboardingschoolinCincinnati,Ohio.WhenTedTurnerwasinthefifthgrade,hisfatherenrolledhiminamilitaryacademy.EventhoughTurnerhadfriendsatschool,itdidn’tmakeupfortheabsenceofhisparentsandsister.EventuallyTedTurnerenrolledatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Heattendedcollegeoffandon,becameinvolvedinsailboatracing,andbecameamemberoftheU．S.CoastGuardforawhile.Inhisearlytwenties,hebecamegeneralmanagerofoneofhisfather’sbranchoffices—theTurnerAdvertisingCompanyinMacon,Georgia.

Twoyearslaterafterhisfather’ssuicide,TedTurnertookoverthecompany.Hesoondiscoveredthathewasmoreskilledthanhisfatherinmanagingthebusiness.Duringthenexttwentyyears,TedTurnerworkedhardtoaccumulateenoughpowerandmoneytofulfillhisfather’sdream.

Reflectingonhisfather’sdeath,however,TedTurnerrealizedthatitwasdangeroustoputtoomuchemphasisonmaterialpossessions.Hedecidedtousehishardearnedinfluencetoservethepublic.

Concernedabouttheenvironment,TedTurnerestablishedtheBetterWorldSocietyin1985.Thepurposeofthisorganizationwastoproducedocumentariestoeducatepeopleaboutpollution,hunger,andthedangerofbuildingweaponsofmassdestruction.In1986TurnerbegansponsoringtheGoodwillGamestopromoteworldpeace.TheTurnerTomorrowAwardswerecreatedtoencouragewritersandthinkerstofocustheirattentiononsolvingworldproblems.TheTurnerFamilyFoundationwasestablishedin1992.

（　　）11.WhatisCNNaccordingtothepassage?

A.It’sabroadcastnewscompany.B．It’sabasketballteamagency.

C.It’sacharityorganization.D．It’sapublishinghouse.

（　　）12.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?

A.ThecreationofCNNencouragedbroadcasterstobemoresuccessful.

B.Toweringgoalsandhardworkledtofameandprosperity.

C.TedTurnerwasexpertatsailboatracingandplayingbasketball.

D.TedTurnerbecameverysuccessfulatanearlyage.

（　　）13.Asastudentinamilitaryacademy,Turner________.

A.wasn’taslonelyashelookedbecauseofhismanyfriendsatschool

B.missedhisfamilyverymuchdespitehavingfriendsatschool

C.servedasamemberoftheU．S.CoastGuardforawhile

D.showedlittleinterestinstudyingbutotheraffairs

（　　）14.TheauthorseemstobelievethatTedTurneris________.

A.bossy　　　　　B．incapableC．ambitiousD．modest

（　　）15.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesanimportantchangeinTedTurner’slife?

A.Hebecamemoredeterminedandwasfearedbyhisemployees.

B.Hedevelopedrespectandadmirationforhisemployees.

C.Herevisedhisviewoftheworldandhisresponsibilityinit.

D.Hewasdemandedthesamelevelofsuccessashisfather.

（二）

本文讲述了泰德•特纳的童年及其在商业上所取得的成就。

11．A　细节理解题。

根据第一段BestknownforhisCNN,TedTurnerlaunchedasecondnationwideallnewsnetwork可判断选A。

12．D　段落大意题。

本段首句就指出泰德•特纳在43岁之前就有所建树，之后就具体列举他所取得的成就，最后一句就提问：

他为什么能如此年轻就取得这些成就呢？

由此判断该段旨在说明：

泰德•特纳在早年的时候就已经非常成功，故选D。

13．B　推理判断题。

根据第三段EventhoughTurnerhadfriendsatschool,itdidn’tmakeupfortheabsenceofhisparentsandsister.可判断选B。

14．C　推理判断题。

全文重点介绍了泰德•特纳所取得的成就，尤其结合第四段Duringthenexttwentyyears,TedTurnerworkedhardtoaccumulateenoughpowerandmoneytofulfillhisfather’sdream.可推断作者认为泰德•特纳是一个有抱负之人，故选C。

15．C　推理判断题。

根据倒数第二段Reflectingonhisfather’sdeath,however,TedTurnerrealizedthatitwasdangeroustoputtoomuchemphasisonmaterialpossessions.Hedecidedtousehishardearnedinfluencetoservethepublic.可推断父亲的死改变了他的世界观，使他欲投身于为大众服务的事业中去，由此判断选C。

（二）

DianaJacobsthoughtherfamilyhadaworkableplantopayforcollegeforher21yearoldtwinsons:

acombinationofsavings,income,scholarships,andamodestamountofborrowing.Thenherhusbandlosthisjob,andtheplanfellapart.

“Ihavetwokidsincollege,andIwanttosay‘comehome，’butatthesametimeIwanttoprovidethemwithagoodeducation，”saysJacobs.

TheJacobsfamilydidworkoutasolution:

Theyaskedandreceivedmoreaidfromtheschools,andeachsonincreasedhisborrowingtothemaximumamountthroughthefederalloan（贷款）program.Theywilleachgraduatewith$20,000ofdebt,butatleasttheywillbeabletofinishschool.

Withunemploymentrising,financialaidadministratorsexpecttohearfrommorefamiliesliketheJacobses.Morestudentsareapplyingforaid,andmorefamiliesexpecttoneedstudentloans.Collegeadministratorsareconcernedthattheywillnothaveenoughaidmoneytogoaround.

Atthesametime,tuition（学费）continuestorise.AreportfromtheNationalCenterforPublicPolicyandHigherEducationfoundthatcollegetuitionandfeesincreased439%from1982to2007,whileaveragefamilyincomerosejust147%.Studentborrowinghasmorethandoubledinthelastdecade.

“Ifwegoonthiswayforanother25years,wewon’thaveanaffordablesystemofhighereducation，”saysPatrickM.Callan,presidentofthecenter.“Themiddleclassfamilieshavebeenfinancingitthroughdebt.Theywillsendkidstocollegewhateverittakes,evenifthatmeansahugeamountofdebt.”

Financialaidadministratorshavebeenhavingahardtimeasmanycompaniesdecidethatstudentloansarenotprofitableenoughandhavestoppedmakingthem.Thegoodnews,however,isthatfederalloansaccountforaboutthreequartersofstudentborrowing,andthegovernmentsaysthatmoneywillflowuninterrupted.

（　　）11.AccordingtoParagraph1，whydidtheplanoftheJacobsfamilyfail?

A．Thetwinswastedtoomuchmoney.B．Thefatherwasoutofwork.

C．Theirsavingsranout.D．Thefamilyfellapart.

（　　）12.HowdidtheJacobsesmanagetosolvetheirproblem?

A.Theyaskedtheirkidstocomehome.

B.Theyborrowed$20,000fromtheschools.

C．Theyencouragedtheirtwinsonstodop