高考阅读理解专项训练.docx
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高考阅读理解专项训练
高考英语阅读理解专项演练
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ShundagarhisavillageonIndia’seast-facingcoast.Itisavillageofsimplemudandgrasshousesbuiltonthebeachjustabovethewaterline.TheKhadraHillsriseimmediatelybehindthevillage,toaheightofonehundredandfiftymeters.Asimple,good-heartedoldman,whosenamewasJalpur,farmedtwosmallfieldsontheveryedgeofthesehills.Fromhisfieldshecouldseethefishingboatsthattravelledupanddownthecoast.Hecouldseethechildrenplayingonthesands;theirmotherswashingclothesontheflatstoneswheretheShivaRiverflowedintothesea;andtheirfatherslandingthelatestcatchorrepairingnetsandtellingstoriesthathadnoend.
AllJalpurownedintheworldweretheclothesheworedayinanddayout,themiserable(蹩脚的)hutthathesleptinatnight,afewtoolsandcookingpots—andhisfields.Thecornthathegrewwasallthatmadelifepossible.Iftheweatherwaskindandtheharvestwasgood,Jalpurcouldlivehappilyenough—notwell,buthappily.Whenthesunwasfierce,andtherewaslittleornorain,thenhecameclosetothelinebetweenlifeanddeath.
Lastyeartheweatherhadbeensokind,andtheharvestpromisedtobesogood,thatJalpurhadbeenwonderingwhetherhecouldsellallthathehadandlivewithhissonfartherupthecoast.Hehadbeenthinkingaboutdoingthisforsomeyears.Itwashisdearestwishtospendhislastdayswithhissonandhiswife.Buthewouldgoonlyifhecouldgive;hewouldnotgoifitmeanttakingfoodoutofthemouthsofhisgrandchildren.Hewouldratherdiehungrythandothis.
OnthedaywhenJalpurdecidedthathewouldharvesthiscorn,sellit,andmoveupthecoast,helookedouttoseaandsawahugewave,severalkilometersout,advancingonthecoastandonthevillageofShundagarh.WithintenminuteseveryoneinShundagarhwouldbedrowned.Jalpurwouldhaveshouted,butthepeopleweretoofarawaytohear.Hewouldhaverundownthehill,buthewastoooldtorun.HewaspreparedtodoanythingtosavethepeopleofShundagarh,sohedidtheonlythingthathecoulddo:
hesetfiretohiscorn.Inamatterofsecondstheflameswererisinghighandsmokewasrisinghigher.WithinaminutethepeopleofShundagarhwereracingupthehilltoseewhathadhappened.There,inthemiddleofhisblackenedcornfield,theyfoundJalpur;andtheretheyburiedhim.
Onhisgrave,theywrotethewords:
HereliesJalpur,amanwhogave,living:
amanwhodied,giving.
1.WhichofthefollowingcouldJalpurNOTseefromhisFields?
A.Motherswashingclothes.
B.Fatherstakingtheircorntomarket.
C.Fishingboatstravelingonthesea.
D.Childrenplayingonthesands.
2.Whydidn’tJalpurlivewell?
A.Hedidn’tworkhard.
B.Hehadtoomanychildrentofeed.
C.Heonlydependedongoodweatherandharvestforsurvival.
D.Thevillagerskepttakinghiscorn.
3.Jalpur’sdearestwishwasto_____.
A.moveawayfromhisson
B.takeavacationupthecoast
C.makeagreatdealofmoneyinordertoliveaneasylife
D.spendhislastdayswithhissonandhiswife
4.WhatdidJalpurdowhenhesawthehugewave?
A.HesethiscornonfiresothepeopleofShundagarhwouldleavethebeach.
B.Hescreamedloudlytogetthevillagers’attention.
C.Herandownthehilltotellthepeople.
D.Hestoodstill,notknowingwhattodo.
5.ThevillagerswerethankfultoJalpurbecausehehad_____.
A.givenhislifeinordertosavetheirs
B.savedtheirvillagefrombeingdrownedbythewave
C.giventhemmanythingsduringhislife
D.giventhemhiscorninordertosavethemfromhunger
B
Peoplecanbeaddictedto(沉溺于)differentthings—e.g.alcohol,drug,certainfoods,oreventelevision.Peoplewhohavesuchanaddictionarecompulsive(0强迫的):
Theyhaveaverypowerfulpsychologicalneedthattheyfeeltheymustsatisfy.Accordingtopsychologists,manypeoplearecompulsivespenders.Theyfeelthattheymustspendmoney.Thiscompulsion,likemostothers,isimpossibletoexplainreasonably.Forcompulsivespenderswhobuyoncredit(以赊欠方式),chargeaccountsareevenmoreexcitingthanmoney.Inotherwords,compulsivespendersfeelthatwithcredit,theycandoanything.Theirpleasureinspendinglargeamountsisactuallygreaterthanthepleasurethattheygetfromthethingstheybuy.
Thereisevenaspecialpsychologyofbargainhunting.Tosavemoney,ofcourse,mostpeoplelookforsales,lowprices,anddiscounts.Compulsivebargainhunters,however,oftenbuythingsthattheydon’tneedjustbecausetheyarecheap.Theywanttobelievethattheyarehelpingtheirbudgets(预算),buttheyarereallyplayinganexcitinggame.Whentheycanbuysomethingforlessthanotherpeople,theyfeelthattheyarewinning.Mostpeople,expertsclaim,havetworeasonsfortheirbehavior:
agoodreasonforthethingsthattheydoandtherealreason.
Itisnotonlyscientists,ofcourse,whounderstandthepsychologyofspendinghabits,butalsobusinesspeople.Stores,companies,andadvertisersusepsychologytoincreasebusiness.Theyconsiderpeople’sneedsforlove,power,orinfluence,theirbasicvalues,theirbeliefsandopinions,andsoonintheiradvertisingandsalesmethods.
Psychologistsoftenuseamethodcalled“behaviortherapy(疗法)”tohelpindividualssolvetheirpersonalityproblems.Inthesameway,theycanhelppeoplewhofeelthattheyhaveproblemswithmoney.
6.Accordingtothepsychologists,acompulsivespender
isonewhospendslargeamountsofmoney_____.
A.andtakesgreatpleasurefromwhatheorshebuys
B.inordertosatisfyhisorherbasicneedsinlife
C.justtomeethisorherstrongpsychologicalneed
D.andfeelsheorsheischeated
7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?
A.Peoplespendmoneyforexactlythesamereasonthattheyneedtobuythings.
B.Businesspeopleandadvertiserscanusethepsychologyofpeople’sspendinghabitstoincreasesales.
C.Businesspeopleunderstandthepsychologyof
compulsivebuyingbetterthanscientistsdo.
D.Compulsivebargainhuntersdonothaveproblemswithmoney.
8.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Thepsychologyofmoney-spendinghabits.
B.Thehabitsofcompulsivespenders.
C.Aspecialpsychologyofbargainhunting.
D.Theuseofthepsychologyofspendinghabitsinbusiness.
9.Fromthetextwemaysafelyconcludethatcompulsive
spendersorcompulsivebargainhunters_____.
A.arereallyunreasonable
B.needspecialtreatment
C.arereallybeyonddrugs
D.cannevergetanyhelptosolvetheirproblemswithmoney
C
Happybirthday!
Dobirthdaysreallymakepeoplehappy?
Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywewereborn.Besides,thatextracandleonthecakesuggestsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity(成熟)—orsowehope.Weallliketoimaginethatwe’regettingwiserandnotjustolder.Mostofusenjoyseeingthemiracle(奇迹)ofgrowthinothers,aswell.Forinstance,seeingourchildrendevelopandlearnnewthingsmakesusfeelproud.ForAmericans,likepeopleinmostcultures,growingupisawonderfulprocess(过程).Butgrowingold?
That’sadifferentstory.
Growingoldisnotexactlypleasantforpeopleinyouth-oriented(以年轻人为中心)Americanculture.MostAmericansliketolookyoung,actyoungandfeelyoung.Astheoldsayinggoes,“You’reasyoungasyoufeel.”Olderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyare,ratherthanhowmanyyearsold.Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom.ButAmericansseemtofavorthosethatareyoung,oratleast“youngatheart.”
ManyolderAmericansfindthe“goldenyears”tobeanythingbutgolden.Economically,“seniorcitizens”oftenstrugglejusttogetby.Retirement(退休)atage65bringsasharpdecreaseinpersonalincome.Socialsecurity(安全)benefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifference.Olderpeoplemaysufferfrompoornutrition(营养),medicalcareandhousing.Someevenexperienceagediscrimination.In1987,AmericansociologistPatMooredresseduplikeanolderpersonandwanderedcitystreets.Shewasoftentreatedrudely—evencheatedandrobbed.However,dressedasayoungperson,shereceivedmuchmorerespect.
Unfortunately,theelderlypopulationinAmericaisincreasingfast.Why?
Peoplearelivinglonger.Fewerbabiesarebeingborn.Andmiddle-aged“babyboomers”arerapidlyenteringthegroupsoftheelderly.Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkles(皱纹)are“in”.Marketingexpertsarealreadynoticingthisgrowinggroupofconsumers.
10.Growingupisawonderfulthingbecause_____.
A.peoplecancelebratetheirbirthdays
B.peoplecanbecomemorematureandwiser
C.peoplecanreceivemanypresents
D.peoplewillfeelyoungeratheart
11.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat_____.
A.youngpeoplelackexperienceandwisdom
B.Americanolderpeopleoftenjokeabouttheiroldage
C.Americancultureisveryyoung
D.differentcountrieshavedifferentopinionsontheoldage
12.Theunderlinedsentence(inParagraph3)means“_____.”
A.Thegoldenyearscanmaketheoldearnlotsofmoneyandreceivegoodmedicalcare
B.TheoldpeopleinAmericaareleadingahardlifewithoutgoodnutrition,medicalcareorhousing
C.TheoldinAmericahavetoretireattheageof65
D.Americansocialsecuritybenefitsarenotgood
13.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthattheunderlinedword“in”canbereplacedby_____.
A.serious B.bad
C.disappearingslowlyD.growingfast
D
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