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高考英语阅读理解巩固练习32

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习（32）及答案

阅读理解

A

Weliveinanageofunprecedented（空前的）opportunity:

Ifyou’vegotambition,drive,andsmarts,youcanrisetothetopofyourchosenprofession—regardlessofwhereyoustartedoutfrom.Butnowadayscompaniesaren’tmanagingtheirknowledgeworkers’careers.Rather,wemusteachbeourownchiefexecutiveofficer.Onlywhenyouoperatefromacombinationofyourstrengthsandself-knowledgecanyouachievetrueandlastingexcellence.

Tobuildalifeofexcellence,beginbyaskingyourselfthesequestions:

“WhatAreMyStrengths?

”

Toaccuratelyidentifyyourstrengths,usefeedbackanalysis.Everytimeyoumakeakeydecision,writedowntheoutcomeyou

expect.Severalmonthslater,comparetheactualresultswithyourexpectedresults.Lookforpatternsinwhatyouareseeing:

Whatresultsareyouskilledatgenerating?

Whatunproductivehabitsarepreventingyoufromcreatingtheoutcomesyoudesire?

Inidentifyingopportunitiesforimprovement,don’twastetimedevelopingskillareaswhereyouhavelittlecompetence.Instead,concentrateonandbuildonyourstrengths.

“WhatAreMyValues?

”

Whatareyourethics（道德标准）?

Whatdoyouseeasyourmostimportantresponsibilitiesforlivingaworthy,ethicallife?

Doyourorganization’sethicsresonate（共鸣）withyourownvalues?

Ifnot,yourcareerwillbelikelytobemarkedbyfrustrationandpoorperformance

.

“WhereDoIBelong?

”

Consideryourstrengths,preferredworkstyle,andvalues.Basedonthesequalities,whatkindofworkenvironmentwouldyoufititbest?

Findtheperfectfit,andyou’lltransformyourselffromamerelyacceptableemployeeintoastarperformer.

“WhatCanIContribute?

”

Inearliereras,companiestoldbusinesspeoplewhattheircontributionshouldbe.Today,youhavechoices.Todecidehowyoucanbestimproveyourorganization’sperformance,firstaskwhatthesituationrequires.Basedonyourstrengths,workstyle,andvalues,howmightyoumakethegreatestcontributiontoyourorganization’sefforts?

1.ThefollowingstepsareallthewaystofindandimproveyourstrengthsEXCEPT_________.

A.writingdownyourexpectationsB.comparingtheactualresults

C.findingoutyouradvantagesD.developingyourdisadvantages

2.WhichofthefollowingcommentsisNOTtrue?

A.Peopleshouldfindresultstheyareskilledatgenerating.

B.Processinginformationbyhearingothersdiscussisthemosteffectivewayofworking.

C.Peoplewhoworkinoneteamshouldhavesimilarethics.

D.Thefitworkingenvironmentcanhelptheworkersworkmoreefficiently.

3.Whatcanleadtoalifeofexcellence?

A.Self-pityandpowers.B.Ambitionandsmarts.

C.Self-awarenessandstrengths.D.Motivesandself-knowledge.

4.Howmightyoumakethegreatestcontributiontoyourorganization’sefforts?

A.Dowhatisneeded.B.Identifyyourownstrengths.

C.Workinyourownway.D.Obeythecompanies’rules.

参考答案

1—4DBCA

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B

VincentVanGoghwasnotalwaysanartist.Infact,hewantedtobeachurchministerbutwassenttotheBelgianminingcommunityofBorinagein1879.Hediscoveredthattheminerstherelivedwithterribleworkingconditionsandreceivedpoverty-levelwages.Theirfamilieswerenotwellfedandstruggledsimplytosurvive.Hefeltconcernedthatthesmallsalaryhereceivedfromthechurchallowedhimtoliveanormallife,which,incontrasttothepoor,seemedunfair.

Arichfamilyinthecommunityofferedhimfreeroomandboard.ButVanGoghturneddowntheoffer,statingthatitwasthefinaltemptationhemustrejectifhewastofaithfullyservehiscommunityofpoorminers.Hebelievedthatifhewantedthemtotrusthim,hemustbecomeoneofthem.AndiftheyweretolearnoftheloveofGodthroughhim,hemustlovethemenoughtosharewiththem.

Hewasfullyawareofawidechasmwhichcanseparatewordsandactions.Heknewthatpeople’slivesoftenspeaklouderandclearerthantheirwords.MaybeitwasthatsameknowledgethatledFrancisofAssisi

tofrequentlyremindhismonks（修士，僧侣）,“Whereveryougo,preach.Usewordsifnecessary.”

Thereareamillionwaystosay,“Iloveyou,”withoutevensayingaword!

1、.AmongthefollowingstatementsofVincentVanGogh,whichisNottrue?

A.Hewasanartist.B.Hewasn’tsatisfiedwithhissalary

C.Hethoughtthewagesoftheminorstoolow.D.Heonceworkedasaminister.

2、.Fromthesecondparagraph,weknow_____________.

A.VanGoghwascrazyB.VanGoghespeciallylovedtoteachchildrenarts

C.VanGoghwasrichD.VanGoghdeeplysympathizedwiththelower-class

3、.VincentVanGoghrejectedtheofferbecause_____.

A.itwasillegalforaministerB.hewantedtobeaminor

C.hewasdevotedtohisjobD.hewasdishonest

4、Thesentence“Thereareamillionwaystosay,‘Iloveyou,withoutevensayingaword.”（thelastparagraph）impliesthat______.

A.actionsspeaklouderthanwordsB.silencecanalsoshowlove

C.therearenumerouswaystoexpressloveD.saying“Iloveyou”isuseless

5、Wecaninferfromthepassage____________.

A.ourlivesalwaysspeaklouderandclearerthanourwords

B.theminersthereworkedunderexcellentworkingconditions

C.theministerslivedamuchbetterandeasierlifethantheminersatthetime

D.VanGoghhimselfofferedtoworkintheBelgianminingcommunityofBorinagein1879.

参考答案

1—5BDCAC

C

Whatisthenatureofthescientificattitude,theattitudeofthemanorwomanwhostudiesandappliesphysics,biology,ch

emistry,geology,engineering,medicineoranyotherscience?

Weallknowthatscienceplaysanimportantroleinoursocieties．However,manypeoplebelievethatourprogressdependsontwodifferentaspectsofscience．Thefirstaspectistheapplicationofthemachines,productsandsystemsofknowledgethatscientistsandtechnologistsdevelop． Thesecondistheapplicationofthespecialmethodsofthoughtandaction thatscientistsuseintheirwork．

Hedoesnotacceptstatementswhicharenotbasedonthemostcompleteevidenceavailable．H

erejectsauthorityastheonlybasisfortruth．Scientistsalwayscheckstatementsandmakeexperimentscarefullyandobjectively．

Furthermore, hedoesnotreadilyaccepthisownidea,sinceheknowsthatmanistheleastreliableofscientificinstrumentsandthatanumberoffactorstendtodisturbobjectiveinvestigation．

Lastly, heisfullofimagination sinceheoftenhastolookforrelationshipsindatawhicharenotonlycomplexbutalsofrequentlyincomplete．Furthermore, heneedsimagination ifhewantstoguesshowprocessesworkandhoweventstakeplace．

Theseseemtobesomeofthewaysinwhichasuccessfulscientistortechnologistthinksandacts．

1、．Manypeoplebelievethatsciencehelpssocietytoprogressthrough_________

A．knowledgeonly．B．morethanoneaspect．

C．technologyonly．  D．theuseofmachines．

2、．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutacuriousscientistisTRUE?

A．Hedoesn’tfindconfidenceandpleasureinwork．

B．Heisinterestedinproblemsthatareexplained．

C．Hemakeseffortstoinvestigatepotentialconnections．

D．Helooksfornewwaysofacting．

3、．Accordingtothepassage,asuccessfulscientistwouldNOT_______________．

A．easilybelieveinuncheckedstatements．B．easilycriticizeothers'researchwork．

C．alwaysu

sehisimaginationinwork．D．alwaysuseevidencefromobservation．

4、．Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribethedatathatagoodscientistuses?

A．completeB．objectiveC．complicatedD．accurate

5、．Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

 A．Applicationoftechnology．B．Progressinmodemsociety．

C．Scientists'waysofthinkinganda

cting．D．Howtobecomeasuccessfulscientist．

参考答案

1—5BCACC

（2012·四川眉山一诊）

Cheatingisnothingnew.Buttoday,educatorsandadministratorsarefindingthatinstancesofacademicdishonestyonthepartofstudentshavebecomemorefrequentandarelesslikelytobepunishedthaninthepast.Cheatingappearstohavegainedacceptanceamonggoodandpoorstudentsalike.

Whyisstudentcheatingontherise?

Noonereallyknows.Someblamethetrendonagenerallooseningofmoralvaluesamongtoday'syouth.Othershaveattributedincreasedcheatingtothefactthattoday'syoutharefarmorepragmatic（实用主义的）thantheirmoreidealisticpredecessors（前辈）．Whileinthelatesixtiesandearlyseventies,studentswerefilledwithvisionsaboutchangingtheworld,today'sstudentsfeelgreatpressuretoconform（随大流）andsucceed.Ininterviewswithstudentsathighschoolsandcollegesaroundthecountry,bothyoungmenandwomensaidthatcheatinghadbecomeeasy.Somesuggestedtheydiditoutofspiteforteacherstheydidnotrespect;otherslookedatitasagame.Onlyiftheywerecaught,somesaid,wouldtheyfeelguilty.“Peoplearecompetitive.”saidasecondyearcollegestudentnamedAnna,fromChicago.There'sanunderlyingfear.Ifyoudon'tdowell,yourlifeisgoingtoberuined.Thepressureisnotonlyfromparentsandfriendsbutfromyourself.Toachieve.Tosucceed.It'salmostasthoughwehavetooutdootherpeopletoachieveourowngoals.

EdwardWynne,editorofamagazineblamestheriseinacademicdishonestyontheschools.Heclaimsthatadministratorsandteachershavebeentoohesitanttotakeaction.DwightHuber,chairmanoftheEnglishdepartmentatAmarilloseesthematterdifferently,blamingtheriseincheatingonthewaystudentsareevaluated.“IwouldcheatifIfeltIwasbeingcheated，”Mr.Hubersaid.Hefeelsthataslongasteachersgiveshortanswertestsratherthanessayquestionsandratestudentsbythenumberoffactstheycanmemorizeratherthanbyhowwelltheycancombineinformation,studentswi