届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解35.docx

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届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解35

2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：

阅读理解

1.阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Mygrandson,Daniel,andIhavealwaysbeenveryclose.WhenDaniel’sfatherremarriedafteradivorce,Daniel,whowaseleven,andhislittlesister,Kristie,cametolivewithus.MyhusbandandIweremorethanhappytohavekidsinthehouseagain.

Thingsweregoingalongjustfineuntilthediabetes（糖尿病）I’velivedwithmostofmyadultlifestartedaffectingmyeyes,andthenmoreseriously,mykidneys（肾）.Theneverythingseemedtofallapart.

Threetimesaweek,Ihadtogotothehospitaltobehookeduptoadialysismachine（透析机）.Iwasliving,butIcouldn’treallycallitalife---itwasanexistence.Ihadnoenergy.IdraggedmyselfthroughdailychoresandsleptasmuchasIcould.Mysenseofhumorseemedtodisappear.

Daniel,seventeenbythen,wasreallyaffectedbythechangeinme.Hetriedashardashecouldtomakemelaugh,tobringbackthegrandmawholovedtoclownaround（开玩笑）withhim.Eveninmysorrystate,Danielcouldstillbringasmiletomyface.

Butthingswerenotimproving.Afterayearondialysis,myconditionwasdeteriorating（恶化）andthedoctorsfeltthatifIdidn’treceiveakidneytransplantwithinsixmonths,Iwouldsurelydie.NoonetoldDanielthis,butheknew---hesaidallhehadtodowaslookafterme.Totopitoff,asmyconditionworsened,therewasachancethatIwouldbecometooweaktohavethetransplantsurgeryatall,andthentherewouldbenothingtheycoulddoforme.Sowestartedthetenseanddesperatewaitforakidney.

Iwasadamant（坚决的）thatIdidn’twantakidneyfromanyoneIknew.Iwouldwaituntilanappropriatekidneybecameavailable,orIwouldliterallydiewaiting.ButDanielhadotherplans.Thetimethathetookmetomydialysisappointments,hedidalittlesecretresearchonhisown.Thenheannouncedhisintentiontome.

“Grandma,I’mgivingyouoneofmykidneys.I’myoungandI’mhealthy…”Hepaused.HecouldseeIwasn’tatallhappywithhisoffer.Hecontinued,almostinwhisper,“Andmostofall,Icouldn’tstanditifyouweren’taround.”Hisfaceworeanexpressionofappealmixedwithdetermination.Hecanbeasstubbornasamule（驴）oncehedecidesonsomething---butI’vebeentoldmanytimesthatIcanout-stubbornanymule!

Weargued.Icouldn’tlethimdoit.Webothknewthatifhegaveuphiskidney,hewouldalsogiveuphislife’sdream;toplayfootball.Itwasallheevertalkedabout.Andhewasgood,too.Danielwasco-captainandstardefensivetackle（防守阻截队员）ofhishighschoolteam;heexpectedtoapplyforafootballscholarshipandwaslookingforwardtoplayingcollegefootball.Hejustlovedthesport.

“HowcanIletyouthrowawaythethingthatmeansthemosttoyou?

”Ipleadedwithhim.

“Grandma,”hesaidsoftly,“comparedtoyourlife,footballmeansnothingtome.”

Afterthat,Icouldn’targueanymore.Soweagreedtoseeifhewasagooddonor（捐赠者）match,andthenwe’ddiscussitfurther.Whenthetestscameback,theyshowedDanielwasaperfectmatch.Thatwasit.IknewIwasn’tgoingtowinthatargument,sowescheduledthetransplant.

Bothsurgerieswentsmoothly.AssoonasIcameoutoftheanesthesia（麻醉）,Icouldtellthingsweredifferent.Ifeltgreat!

Thenursesintheintensivecareunithadtokeeptellingmetoliebackandbequiet---Iwasn’tsupposedtobethatlively!

Iwasafraidtogotosleep,forfearIwouldbreakthespell（魔法）andwakeupthewayIhadbeenbefore.Butthegoodfeelingdidn’tgoaway,andIspenttheeveningjokingandlaughingwithanyonewhowouldlisten.Itwassowonderfultofeelaliveagain.

ThenextdaytheymovedmeoutofICUandontothefloorwhereDanielwasrecuperating（复原）threedoorsaway.HisgrandfatherhelpedhimwalkdowntoseemeassoonasIwasmovedintomyroom.Whenwesaweachother,wedidnotknowwhattosay.Holdinghands,wejustsatthereandlookedateachotherforalongtime,overwhelmedbythedeepfeelingoflovethatconnectedus.

Finally,hespoke,“Wasitworthwhile,grandma?

”

Ilaughedalittleruefully（懊悔）.“Itwasforme!

Butwasitforyou?

”Iaskedhim.

Henoddedandsmiledatme.“I’vegotmygrandmaback.”

AndIhavemylifeback.Itstillamazesme.Everymorning,whenIwakeup,IthankGod---andDaniel---forthismiracle.Amiraclebornofthepurestlove.

55.Grandma’sdiabetesbroughtaboutallthefollowingEXCEPTthat_______.

A.hereyesandherkidneyswereaffectedB.grandmabecamequiteadifferentperson

C.DanielhadtobesentbacktohisfatherD.everythingwasthrownintoconfusion

56.Whengrandmawasatherlowest,whatdidDanieldotobringherbacktoherusuallife?

A.Hetriedhisbesttomakeherlaugh.B.Hehelpedherwiththedailychores.

C.Hegaveuphisdreamofgoingtocollege.D.Hesearcheddesperatelyforagooddonormatch.

57.HowdidgrandmafeelwhenDanielannouncedhisintentiontogiveheroneofhiskidneys?

A.Shewasmovedbyhisselflessdecision.

B.Shewasn’tatallhappywithhisoffer.

C.Shefeltrelievedthatanappropriatekidneywasavailable.

D.Shewasenthusiasticabouthavingakidneyofsomeonesheloved.

58.WhatwouldgivingupakidneymeantoDaniel,accordingtothepassage?

A.Hewouldn’tbeyoungandhealthythereafter.

B.Hedidn’thavetosearchforagoodmatchanymore.

C.Hecouldapplyforafullscholarshiptoacollegehedesired.

D.Hewouldalsogiveuphislife’sdream:

toplayfootball.

59.Howwasgrandmawhenshecameoutoftheanesthesiaafterthesurgery?

A.Shewasfeelinglow.B.Shewasfulloflife.

C.Shewasexhausted.D.Shewasthewayshehadbeenbefore.

60.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.GrandmagotherlifebackthankstoDaniel’sselflessdonation.

B.Grandmathoughtherreturningtolifewasamiracleofpurelove.

C.Danielagreedwithgrandmathatthetransplantwasworthwhileforher,notforhim.

D.Muchashelovedfootball,grandma’slifemeantthemosttoDaniel.

2.阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Weallthinkweknowwhathappinessis.Weallseemtobemakinggreateffortstowardsthisgoalofhappinessbutwhatisitreally?

Itisanagreedfactthatallthecreatureswanthappinessandareafraidofpainandsadness.Thequestion,however,is“Whatisrealhappiness?

”Whatreallyiscalledhappiness?

Thedesireforhappinesshasnomeaningwithoutunderstandingtherealnatureofhappiness.

Somethinkerssay,“Happinessdoesnotlieinobjectionsofenjoyment;happinessorunhappinessliesinimagination.”Toprovetheirbelief,theygiveexampleslikethefollowingone:

Amanhasatwo-storeyhouse;ontherightisafive-storeybuildingandontheleftacottage.Whenheseesright,hefeelsunhappyandwhenheseeslefthefeelshappy.Assuchhappinessdoesnotlieinpossessionofsensoryobjects,butinimagination.Theyadvisepeopletolooktowardsthosewhohavefewerpossessionsandbehappy.Ifyoulooktowardspeoplehavingmorewealth,youwillalwaysbeunhappy.

Itisunreasonabletoholdthispointofview.Itisunkindtoregardonehappybyimaginingthatoneisbetterthanthepoorandtheunhappy.“Ifyouwanttobehappy,looktowardsthepoor.”Weknowthatthosepoorpeoplecannotsatisfyeventheirbasicneeds.Thisattitudesatisfiesthesenseofprideofpossession,butthiscanneverbecalledhappiness.Unlesswereallyfindwherehappinesslies,wecannotreallybehappy.

Someaskpeopletodothisanddothatandsay,“Thiswayyourdesirewillbesatisfied.Youwouldgetthedesiredobjectsandbecomehappy.”Peopleholdingtheseviewsregardhappinessassatisfactionofdesires.Butitisnotpossibletosatisfyone’sdesiresbecausetherearecountlessdesiresofcountlesspeopleandthematerialthingsarelimited.Thennewdesiresariseassoonasthepreviousonesaresatisfied.Therefore,desires,whicharechangingallthetime,canneverbesatisfied.

Happinessisacharacteristicofagoodlife,thatis,alifeinwhichapersonfulfillshumannatureinanexcellentway.Peoplehaveasetofpurposeswhicharetypicallyhuman:

thesebelongtoournature.Happinessisalsoaconditionthatmustbepreparedfor,cultivated,anddefendedprivatelybyeachperson.Peoplewholearntocontrolinnerexperiencewillbeabletodeterminethequalityoftheirlivesandcometobeinghappy.Happinessliesinthedistributionofeasinessamongothers.Happinessstandsforforgivenessandjustice.Happinessisthenameofstruggleandcourage.Happinessmaybefoundedinseekingoftrueknowledgeandruleofwisdom.Happinessmaybesharedinserviceandduty.Thislifeiscombinationofjoysandsorrows,andhonesteffortsshouldbedonetomakethislifejourneyfullofhappiness,love,peaceandharmony.

50.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toshowhowtoachievehappiness.B.Toencouragepeopletoachievehappiness.

C.Toexplainthefeaturesofhappiness.D.Toarguehowtounderstandhappiness.

51.Accordingtothetext,peoplewhothinkhappinessliesinimaginationwilltrytoachievehappinessby______.

A.lookingtowardsthosewithfewerpossessionsB.lookingtowardspeoplehavingmorewealth

C.imagininghowrichyouwillbeinthefutureD.imaginingthatyouhaveafive-storeybuilding

52.Theauthordoesn’tthinkthathappinessliesinsatisfactionofdesiresbecause_______.

A.nodesiresofapersoncanbesatisfiedatallB.ever-changingdesirescanneverbesatisfied

C.thereisn’tenoughmoneytomeetpeople’sneedsD.thedesiresofapersonarelimited

53.Intheauthor’sopinion,happiness_______.

A.canbeachievedeasilybyearningmoneyB.mustbelongtothosewithrichknowledge

C.canbegainedbysetti