高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解专练4.docx

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高考英语二轮复习阅读理解专练4

高考英语二轮复习阅读理解专练4

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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.

1．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。

2．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。

3．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。

4．What'sprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?

A．GoforitB．Agreatmother

C．UnionisstrengthD．Writingpaysmore

答案　A.。

A

AGuidetotheUniversity

C.BycallingthecentreD.Bygoingtothecentredirectly

参考答案1-4AADB

B

Peoplearen’twalkinganymore---iftheycanfigureoutawaytoavoidit.

ItisanillnesstowhichIhadthoughtmyselfimmune（免疫的）,forIwasbredinthetraditionofgoingtoplacesonmyowntwolegs.Atthattime,weregarded25milesasgoodday’swalkandtheabilitytocoversuchadistanceintenhoursasasignofstrengthandskill.Itdidnotoccurtousthatwalkingwasahardship.Andtheeffectwaslasting.WhenIwas45yearsoldIraced–andbeat—ateenagefootballplayerthe168stepsuptheStatureofLiberty.

Suchenterprisestodayareregardedbymanymiddle-agedpersonsasbadfortheheart.Butawell-knownBritishphysician,SirAdolpheAbrhams,pointedoutrecentlythatheartsandbodiesneedproperexercise.Apersonwhoavoidsexerciseismorelikelytohaveillnessesthanonewhoexercisesregularly.Andwalkingisanidealformofexercise---themostfamiliarandnaturalofall.

ItwasHenryThoreauwhoshowedmankindtherichnessofgoingonfoot.Themanwalkingcanlearnthe trees,flower,insects,birdsandanimals,thesignificanceofseasons,theveryfeelofhimselfasalivingcreatureinalivingworld.Hecannotlearninacar.

Thecarisaconvenientmeansoftransport,butwehavemadeitourwayoflife.Manypeopledon’tdaretoapproachNatureanymore;tothemtheworldtheywereborntoenjoyisallthreat.Tothemsecurityisasteelriverthunderingonaconcreteroad.Andmuchoftheirthinkingtakesplacewhilewaitingforthetrafficlighttoturngreen.

Isaythatthegreenofforestsisthemind’sbestlight.Andnonebutthemanonfootcanevaluatewhatisbasicandeverlasting.

5.Whatwaslifelikewhentheauthorwasyoung?

A.Peopleusuallywentaroundonfoot.

B.peopleoftenwalked25milesaday

C.PeopleusedtoclimbtheStatueofLiberty.

D.peopleconsideredaten-hourwalkasahardship.

6.TheauthormentionsHenryThoreautoprovethat

A.middle-agedpeoplelikegettingbacktonature

B.walkinginnaturehelpsenrichone’smind

C.peopleneedregularexercisetokeepfit

D.goingonfootpreventsheartdisease

A. AqueueofcarsB.Arayoftrafficlight

C.AflashoflightningD.Astreamofpeople

8.Whatistheauthor’sintentionofwritingthispassage?

A.Totellpeopletoreflectmoreonlife.

C.Toadvisepeopletodooutdooractivities

D.Toencouragepeopletoreturntowalking

参考答案5-8.ABAD

C

ChoosingtheRightResolution（决定）

MillionsofAmericansbegan2014withthesameresolutiontheystarted2013with,agoaloflosingweight.However,settingweightlossasagoalisamistake.

Recentlyanewsciencebehindincentives（激励）,includingineducation,hasbeendiscussed.Forexample,researcherRolandFryerwantedtoseewhatworksbestinmotivatingchildrentodobetterinschool.Insomecases,hegavestudentsincentivesbasedoninput,likereadingcertainbooks,whileinothers,theincentiveswerebasedonoutput,likeresultsonexams.Hismainfindingwasthatincentivesincreasedachievementwhenbasedoninputbuthadnoeffectonoutput.Fryer’sconclusionwasthattheintensivesforinputsmightbemoreeffectivebecausestudentsdonotknowhowtodobetteronexam,asidefromgeneralruleslike“studyharder.”Readingcertainbooks,ontheotherhand,isawell-settaskoverwhichtheyhavemuchmorecontrol.

Aslongasyouhavedirectcontroloveryourgoal,youhaveamuchhigherchanceofsuccess.Andit’seasiertostartagainifyoufail,becauseyouknowexactlywhatyouneedtodo.

Ifyouwanttocutdownonyourspending,agoodgoalwouldbemakingmorningcoffeeathomeinsteadofgoingtoacafe,forexample.Thisisawell-specifiedaction-basedgoalforwhichyoucanmeasureyoursuccesseasily.Spendinglessmoneyisn’tagoalbecauseit’stoogeneral.Similarly,ifyouwanttospendmoretimewithyourfamily,don’tstopwiththisgeneralwish.Thinkaboutanactionablehabitthatyoucouldadoptandstickto,likeafamilymovienighteveryWednesday.

9.Thewriterthinksthatsettingweightlossasagoalisamistakebecause_______.

A.itishardtoachieveformostAmericansB.itisfocusedtoomuchontheresult

C.itisdependentontoomanythingsD.itisbasedonactionabledecisions

10.InRolandFryer’sresearch,somestudentsdidbetterthantheothersbecause_________.

A.theyobeyedallthegeneralrules

B.theypaidmoreattentiontoexams

C.theyweremotivatedbytheirclassmates

D.theywererewardedforreadingsomebooks

11.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingstatementsisagoodgoal?

A.“I’llgiveupdessert.”B.“I’llstudyharder.”

C.“I’llcutdownmyexpense”D.“I’llspendmoretimewithmyfamily”

12.Thewriterstronglybelievesthatweshould________.

B.beoptimisticaboutfinalgoalsandsticktothem

C.pickspecificactionsthatcanbeturnedintogoodhabits

D.setambitiousgoalsthatcanbalancetheinputandoutput

参考答案9-12BDAC

D

B.Toseehowbabiesrecognizesounds.

C.Tocarrytheirexperimentfurther.               

C.Anadvertisement.  D.Asciencereport.

参考答案13-15DCD