高考英语阅读理解巩固练习32.docx

1、高考英语阅读理解巩固练习322014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习（32）及答案阅读理解 A We live in an age of unprecedented(空前的) opportunity: If youve got ambition, drive, and smarts, you can rise to the top of your chosen professionregardless of where you started out from. But nowadays companies arent managing their knowledge workers careers.

2、 Rather, we must each be our own chief executive officer. Only when you operate from a combination of your strengths and self-knowledge can you achieve true and lasting excellence. To build a life of excellence, begin by asking yourself these questions: “What Are My Strengths?” To accurately identif

3、y your strengths, use feedback analysis. Every time you make a key decision, write down the outcome you expect. Several months later, compare the actual results with your expected results. Look for patterns in what you are seeing: What results are you skilled at generating? What unproductive habits

4、are preventing you from creating the outcomes you desire? In identifying opportunities for improvement, dont waste time developing skill areas where you have little competence. Instead, concentrate on and build on your strengths.“What Are My Values?”What are your ethics(道德标准)? What do you see as you

5、r most important responsibilities for living a worthy, ethical life? Do your organizations ethics resonate(共鸣) with your own values? If not, your career will be likely to be marked by frustration and poor performance.“Where Do I Belong?”Consider your strengths, preferred work style, and values. Base

6、d on these qualities, what kind of work environment would you fit it best? Find the perfect fit, and youll transform yourself from a merely acceptable employee into a star performer.“What Can I Contribute?”In earlier eras, companies told businesspeople what their contribution should be. Today, you h

7、ave choices. To decide how you can best improve your organizations performance, first ask what the situation requires. Based on your strengths, work style, and values, how might you make the greatest contribution to your organizations efforts?1. The following steps are all the ways to find and impro

8、ve your strengths EXCEPT_. A. writing down your expectations B. comparing the actual results C. finding out your advantages D. developing your disadvantages2. Which of the following comments is NOT true? A. People should find results they are skilled at generating. B. Processing information by heari

9、ng others discuss is the most effective way of working. C. People who work in one team should have similar ethics. D. The fit working environment can help the workers work more efficiently.3. What can lead to a life of excellence? A. Self-pity and powers. B. Ambition and smarts. C. Self-awareness an

10、d strengths. D. Motives and self-knowledge.4. How might you make the greatest contribution to your organizations efforts? A. Do what is needed. B. Identify your own strengths. C. Work in your own way. D. Obey the companies rules. 参考答案14 DBCA * BVincent Van Gogh was not always an artist. In fact, he

11、wanted to be a church minister but was sent to the Belgian mining community of Borinage in 1879. He discovered that the miners there lived with terrible working conditions and received poverty-level wages. Their families were not well fed and struggled simply to survive. He felt concerned that the s

12、mall salary he received from the church allowed him to live a normal life, which, in contrast to the poor, seemed unfair. A rich family in the community offered him free room and board. But Van Gogh turned down the offer, stating that it was the final temptation he must reject if he was to faithfull

13、y serve his community of poor miners. He believed that if he wanted them to trust him, he must become one of them. And if they were to learn of the love of God through him, he must love them enough to share with them. He was fully aware of a wide chasm which can separate words and actions. He knew t

14、hat peoples lives often speak louder and clearer than their words. Maybe it was that same knowledge that led Francis of Assisi to frequently remind his monks（修士，僧侣）, “Wherever you go, preach. Use words if necessary.” There are a million ways to say, “I love you,” without even saying a word! 1、. Amon

15、g the following statements of Vincent Van Gogh, which is Not true? A. He was an artist. B. He wasnt satisfied with his salary C. He thought the wages of the minors too low. D. He once worked as a minister.2、. From the second paragraph, we know _. A. Van Gogh was crazy B. Van Gogh especially loved to

16、 teach children arts C. Van Gogh was rich D. Van Gogh deeply sympathized with the lower-class3、. Vincent Van Gogh rejected the offer because _. A. it was illegal for a minister B. he wanted to be a minor C. he was devoted to his job D. he was dishonest4、 The sentence “There are a million ways to say

17、, I love you, without even saying a word.” (the last paragraph) implies that _. A. actions speak louder than words B. silence can also show love C. there are numerous ways to express love D. saying “I love you” is useless5、 We can infer from the passage _.A. our lives always speak louder and clearer

18、 than our wordsB. the miners there worked under excellent working conditionsC. the ministers lived a much better and easier life than the miners at the timeD. Van Gogh himself offered to work in the Belgian mining community of Borinage in 1879.参考答案15 BDCAC CWhat is the nature of the scientific attit

19、ude, the attitude of the man or woman who studies and applies physics, biology, chemistry, geology, engineering, medicine or any other science? We all know that science plays an important role in our societiesHowever, many people believe that our progress depends on two different aspects of scienceT

20、he first aspect is the application of the machines, products and systems of knowledge that scientists and technologists developThe second is the application of the special methods of thought and actionthat scientists use in their work He does not accept statements which are not based on the most com

21、plete evidence availableHe rejects authority as the only basis for truthScientists always check statements and make experiments carefully and objectively Furthermore,he does not readily accept his own idea, since he knows that man is the least reliable of scientific instruments and that a number of

22、factors tend to disturb objective investigation Lastly,he is full of imaginationsince he often has to look for relationships in data which are not only complex but also frequently incompleteFurthermore,he needs imaginationif he wants to guess how processes work and how events take place These seem t

23、o be some of the ways in which a successful scientist or technologist thinks and acts1、Many people believe that science helps society to progress through_ Aknowledge only Bmore than one aspect Ctechnology only Dthe use of machines2、Which of the following statements about a curious scientist is TRUE?

24、 AHe doesnt find confidence and pleasure in work BHe is interested in problems that are explained CHe makes efforts to investigate potential connections DHe looks for new ways of acting3、According to the passage, a successful scientist would NOT_ Aeasily believe in unchecked statements Beasily criti

25、cize others research work Calways use his imagination in work Dalways use evidence from observation4、Which word can be used to describe the data that a good scientist uses? Acomplete Bobjective Ccomplicated Daccurate5、What does the passage mainly discuss? AApplication of technology BProgress in mode

26、m society CScientists ways of thinking and acting DHow to become a successful scientist参考答案15 BCACC (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 b

27、e punished than in the past .Cheating appears to have 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 th

28、at todays youth are far more pragmatic(实用主义的) than 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 scho

29、ols and colleges around the country, both young men 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 secon

30、dyear college student named Anna, from Chicago.Theres 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

31、 Wynne, editor of a magazine blames the rise in academic 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 being 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 wi