高考英语阅读理解抓分训练72.docx

1、高考英语阅读理解抓分训练722014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（72）及答案阅读理解Theres an energy crisis in America, and it has nothing to do with fossil fuels. Millions of us get up each morning already weary over the day holds. “I just cant get started.” People say. But its not physical energy that most of us lack. Sure, we could all us

2、e extra sleep and a better diet. But in truth, people are healthier today than at any time in history. I can almost guarantee that if you long for more energy, the problem is not with your body.What youre seeking is not physical energy. Its emotional energy. Yet, sad to say life sometimes seems desi

3、gned to exhaust our supply. We work too hard. We have family obligations (义务). We encounter (遭遇) emergencies and personal crises. No wonder so many of us suffer from emotional fatigue (疲劳), a kind of utter exhaustion of the spirit.And yet we all know people who are filled with joy, despite the unple

4、asant circumstances of their lives. Even as a child I observed people who were poor or disabled or ill, but who nevertheless faced life with optimism and vigor (活力). Consider Laura Hillenbrand, who despite an extremely weak body wrote the best-seller Seabiscuit. Hillenbrand barely had enough physica

5、l energy to drag herself out of bed to write. But she was fueled by having a story she wanted to share. It was emotional energy that helped her succeed. Unlike physical energy, which is finite (有限的) and diminishes (减少) with age, emotional energy is unlimited and has nothing to do with genes or upbri

6、nging. So how do you get it? You cant simply tell yourself to be positive. You must take action. Here are six practical strategies that work.1. Do something new.Very little thats new occurs in our lives. The impact of this sameness on our emotional energy is gradual, but huge: Its like a tire(轮胎) wi

7、th a slow leak（漏）. You dont notice it at first, but eventually youll get a flat. Its up to you to plug the leakeven though there are always a dozen reasons to stay stuck in your dull routines of life. Thats where Maura, 36, a waitress, found herself a year ago. Fortunately, Maura had a lifelinea gro

8、up of women friends who meet regularly to discuss their lives. Their lively discussions spurred Maura to make small but nevertheless life altering changes. She joined a gym in the next town. She changed her look with ashort haircut and new black T-shirts. Eventually, Maura gathered the courage to qu

9、it her job and start her own business. Heres a challenge: If its something you wouldnt ordinarily do, do it. Try a dish youve never eaten. Listen to music youd ordinarily tune out. Youll discover these small things add to your emotional energy.2. Reclaim lifes meaning. So many of my patients tell me

10、 that their lives used to have meaning, but that somewhere along the line things went stale (厌倦的). The first step in solving this meaning shortage is to figure out what you really care about, and then do something about it. A case in point is Ivy, 57, a pioneer in investment banking. “I mistakenly b

11、elieved that all the money I made would mean something.” she says. “But I feel lost, like a 22-year-old wondering what to do with her life.” Ivys solution? She started a program that shows Wall Streeters how to donate time and money to poor children. In the process, Ivy filled her life with meaning.

12、3. Put yourself in the fun zone.Most of us grown-ups are seriously fun-deprived（缺乏的）. High-energy people have the same day-to-day work as the rest of us, but they manage to find something enjoyable in every situation. A real estate broker I know keeps herself amused on the job by mentally redecorati

13、ng the houses she shows to clients（客户）. “I love imagining what even the most run-down house could look like with a little tender loving care,” she says. “Its a challengeand the least desirable properties are usually the most fun.” We all define fun differently, of course, but I can guarantee this: I

14、f you put just a bit of it into your day, you energy will increase quickly4. Bid farewell （告别）to guilt and regret.Everyones past is filled with regrets that still cause pain. But from an emotional energy point of view, they are dead weights that keep us from moving forward. While they cant merely be

15、 willed away, I do recommend you remind yourself that whatever happened in the past, nothing can change that. Holding on to the memory only allows the damage to continue into the present.5. Make up your mindSay youve been thinking about cutting your hair short. Will it look stylishor too extreme? Yo

16、u endlessly think it over. Having the decision hanging over your head is a huge energy drain. Every time you cant decide, you burden yourself with alternatives. Quit thinking that you have to make the right decision; instead, make a choice and dont look back.6. Give to get.Emotional energy has a kin

17、d of magical quality: the more you give, the more you get back. This is the difference between emotional and physical energy with the latter. You have to get it to be able to give it. With the former, however, you get it by giving it. Start by asking everyone you meet, “How are you?” as if you reall

18、y want to know, and then listen to the reply. Be the one who hears. Most of us also need to smile more often. If you dont smile at the person you love first thing in the morning, youre sucking energy out of your relationship. Finally, help another personand make the help real, concrete. Give a massa

19、ge to someone you love, or cook her dinner, then, expand the circle to work. Try asking yourself what youd do if your goal were to be helpful rather than efficient. After all, if its true that what goes around comes around, why not make sure that whats circulating around you is the good stuff?16. La

20、ura Hillenbrand is an example quoted to show how _ in life.A. physical energy can contribute to ones unsuccessB. emotional energy can contribute to ones successC. physical energy can contribute to ones successD. emotional energy can contribute to ones unsuccess17. The author believes emotional energ

21、y is _.A. inherited and genetically determined B. related to inherited and genesC. not inherited and genetically determined D. related to inherited and upbringing18. Even small changes people make in their lives _ their emotional energy.A. cannot help control B. cannot help increase C. can help cont

22、rol D. can help increase 19. Ivy filled her life with meaning by launching a program to _. A. help herself B. teach herself C. teach poor children D. help poor children20. The real-estate broker the author knows enjoyed _.A. redecorating the houses B. mentally redecorating the housesC. the same day-

23、to-day work D. defining fun differently参考答案 BCDDB(2012四川眉山一诊)Cheating is nothing new.But today, educators and administrators are finding that instances of academic dishonesty on the part of students have become more frequent and are less likely to be punished than in the past .Cheating appears to ha

24、ve gained acceptance among good and poor students alike.Why is student cheating on the rise? No one really knows .Some blame the trend on a general loosening of moral values among todays youth.Others have attributed increased cheating to the fact that todays youth are far more pragmatic(实用主义的) than

25、their more idealistic predecessors(前辈)While in the late sixties and early seventies, students were filled with visions about changing the world, todays students feel great pressure to conform(随大流) and succeed.In interviews with students at high schools and colleges around the country, both young men

26、 and women said that cheating had become easy.Some suggested they did it out of spite for teachers they did not respect; others looked at it as a game.Only if they were caught, some said, would they feel guilty.“People are competitive.” said a secondyear college student named Anna, from Chicago.Ther

27、es an underlying fear .If you dont do well, your life is going to be ruined .The pressure is not only from parents and friends but from yourself.To achieve.To succeed.Its almost as though we have to outdo other people to achieve our own goals.Edward Wynne, editor of a magazine blames the rise in aca

28、demic dishonesty on the schools.He claims that administrators and teachers have been too hesitant to take action.Dwight Huber, chairman of the English department at Amarillo sees the matter differently, blaming the rise in cheating on the way students are evaluated.“I would cheat if I felt I was bei

29、ng cheated，” Mr.Huber said.He feels that as long as teachers give shortanswer tests rather than essay questions and rate students by the number of facts they can memorize rather than by how well they can combine information, students will try to beat the_system. “The concept of cheating is based on

30、the false assumption that the system is reasonable and there is something wrong with the individual whos doing it，” he said, “Thats too easy an answer.Weve got to start looking at the system.”文章大意：本文对越来越多的学生作弊现象进行了剖析。有些人将之归咎于现代青年人道德价值观普遍松弛。另一些人则将之归咎于现在的学生比过去的学生更为实际。还有些人认为这种上升趋势应归咎于校方评估学生的方式。63Educat

31、ors are finding that students who cheat_.A.are more likely to be punished than beforeB.have poorer academic records than beforeC.can be academically weak or strongD.use the information in later years答案：C细节理解题。文章第一段最后一句话提到，学生不论成绩优劣，似乎都认可作弊行为，因此选C“成绩优或者劣的学生”符合原文意思。64According to the passage, youth che

32、at because of_.A.the eagerness to succeedB.the easiness to cheatC.the fear of competitionD.the impossibility to be punished答案：A推理判断题。文中提到了多种学生方面的作弊原因。只有A的表达与原文相符，可以回答题干的问题。B是文中提到的内容，但不是原因。学生们恐惧的是失败，不是竞争，不选C。作弊受惩罚可能性小了但不是没有，所以不选D。65What does the underlined part“the system” refer to?A.The education system.B.The school system.C.The system by which schools punish cheating.D.The system by which students are evaluated.答案：D语义理解题。原文说Huber将作弊现象的原因归咎于评估学生的方式，后面引用他的话说明他的观点，学