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高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题54
2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题(54)及答案
阅读理解
Areyouanoptimist?
Doyoulookatyourglassandseeitashalffull?
Doyoubelievethateverycloudhasasilverliningandthatgenerallythingsturnoutforthebest?
Doyoubelievethatifsomethingismeanttobe,itwillbe?
Ifyoureply“yes”toallofthesequestions,thenyouareanoptimist.Youprobablyareenthusiastic,cheerfulandoutgoing.Youmaywellbesuccessfulatworkandinlove.
Butyoumaybemisguidedbecausethingsdon’tturnoutforthebest.Youmaybelievethatwhenonedoorclosesanotheroneopens(forexample,youmayfailtoobtainanewjob,anotherchancewillcomearoundsoon),Wrong.Whenonedoorcloses,anotherdoorslamsinyourface.That'sbitterreality.
Nowabookhasbeenpublishedwhichconfirmswhatwepessimists(悲观者)havesuspectedallalong.It'scalledThePositivePowerofDefensivePessimism.Itsauthorarguesthatdefensivepessimismcanleadtopositiveresults.Defensivepessimismisastrategyusedtomanagefear,anxietyandworry.Defensivepessimistsprepareforthingsbysettinglowoutcomesforthemselves.Theycarefullyconsidereverythingthatmaygowrongandplanforwaystohandletheseproblems.Andthisgivesthemasenseofcontrol.LawrenceSanno,apsychologyprofessor,says,“What’sinterestingaboutdefensivepessimistsisthattheytendtobeverysuccessfulpeople,sotheirlowopinionofthesituation’soutcomesisnotrealistic.Theyuseittomotivatethemselvestoperformbetter.”
Sofar,sogood.Thisisnotrocketscience.Defensivepessimistspreparecarefullyandconsiderwhatmightgowrong,whetheratwork,onadateoreveninasportsgame.Itmakessensetohaveaback-upplan.TherearemanysayingsinEnglishurgingcaution.Forexample,“Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket,”and“Don’tcountyourchickensuntiltheyhatch.“Tohaveaconfidentandoptimisticapproachtolife’sproblemsisgood.ButlistentowhatWoodyAlien,theAmericancomediansays,”Confidenceiswhatyouhavebeforeyouunderstandtheproblem.”
Thereareprosandconstobeinganoptimistandapessimist.Don’tfeelbadifyouseetheglasshalfempty.Youarearealist.Butlightenupandhookupwithsomeonewhoseesthesameglasshalffull.
68.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Abookthathasrecentlybeenpublished.
B.Thedangersofbeingtoooptimistic.
C.Thebenefitsofdefensivepessimism.
D.Howtobecomesuccessfulinlife.
69.Theunderlinedsentence“Thisisnotrocketscience”inparagraph4means_________.
A.thecostisnotsohighB.thereisnorealproof
C.it’snotadangerousthingtodoD.itisquitesimpletounderstand
70.Thewriterwouldprobablydescribehimselfas_____.
A.anoptimistB.arealistC.adefeatistD.ascientist
71.WhichofthefollowingEnglishexpressionswouldadefensivepessimistbelieve?
A.“Everycloudhasasilverlining.”
B.“Theglassishalffullnothalfempty.”
C.“Whateverwillbe,willbe.”
D.“Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.”
参考答案68-71CDBD
第三部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
【福建省福州一中2013模拟】A
Ienteredhighschoolhavingreadhundredsofbooks.ButIwasnotagoodreader.Merelybookish,IlackedapointofviewwhenIread.Rather,Ireadinordertogetapointofview.Isearchedbooksforgoodexpressionsandsayings,piecesofinformation,ideas,themes—anythingtoenrichmythoughtandmakemefeeleducated.Whenoneofmyteacherssuggestedtohissleepytenth-gradeEnglishclassthatapersoncouldnothavea"complicatedidea"untilhehadreadatleasttwothousandbooks,Iheardthewordswithoutrecognizingeitheritsirony(嘲讽)oritsverycomplicatedtruth.ImerelydeterminedtomakealistofallthebooksIhadeverread.Strictwithmyself,IincludedonlyonceatitleImighthavereadseveraltimes.(How,afterall,couldonereadabookmorethanonce?
)AndIincludedonlythosebooksoverahundredpagesinlength.(Couldanythingshorterbeabook?
)
TherewasyetanotherhighschoollistImade.OnedayIcameacrossanewspaperarticleaboutanEnglishprofessoratanearbystatecollege.Thearticlehadalistofthe"hundredmostimportantbooksofWesternCivilization.""Morethananythingelseinmylife,"theprofessortoldthereporterwithfinality,"thesebookshavemademeallthatIam."ThatwasthekindofwordsIcouldn’tignore.Ikeptthelistfortheseveralmonthsittookmetoreadallofthetitles.Mostbooks,ofcourse,Ihardlyunderstood.WhilereadingPlato'sTheRepublic,forexample,Ineededtokeeplookingattheintroductionofthebooktoremindmyselfwhatthetextwasabout.However,withthespecialpatienceandsuperstition(迷信)ofaschoolboy,Ilookedateverywordofthetext.AndbythetimeIreachedthelastword,pleased,IpersuadedmyselfthatIhadreadTheRepublic,andseriouslycrossedPlatooffmylist.
56.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thewriterthoughtitwasimpossibleforonetoreadtwothousandbooks.
B.Whileathighschool,thewriterhadplansforreading.
C.Thewriteronlyreadbooksnomorethan100pages.
D.Thewriterthoughttheteacherwasnotbeingseriousaboutthesuggestionofreading.
57.Theunderlinedphrase"withfinality"mostprobablymeans____________.
A.firmlyB.immediatelyC.simplyD.pleasantly
58.Thewriter'spurposeinmentioningTheRepublicisto________.
A.explainwhyitwasincludedinthelist
B.describewhyheseriouslycrosseditoffthelist
C.showthathereadthebooksblindlythoughtheywerehardtounderstand
D.provethatheunderstoodmostofitbecausehehadlookedateveryword
59.Thewriterprovidestwobookliststo________.
A.showhowhedevelopedhispointofview
B.tellhisreadingexperienceathighschool
C.introducethetwopersons'readingmethods
D.explainthathereadmanybooksathighschool
【参考答案】BACB
In1986,whenCarloPetrinifirstcoinedtheterm“SlowFood,”heorganizedlocallyinhisnativeItalytopreservethefoodandwinecultureandprotestfastfood.
Today,slowfoodhasspreadto132countrieswithover85,000members,addressingworldwideissueslikefarmerequityandenvironmentalstewardship—theactionspeopletaketorespecttherightsofalllivingthingsandallenvironments,tocontributetohealthyandlivablecommunities.
CharacterizedbySlowFoodInternationalas“good,clean,andfairfood,”slowfoodmustenrichtheeaters'life,havenonegativeimpactonhumanorenvironmentalhealth,andcompensatefairlyforfoodproducers'work.
TheaverageAmericanmealtravelsabout1,500milestoitsfinaldestination,withproducingoffoodtravelingbyplanefromoverseasandotheritemsshippedacrossthecountry.
However,costforfoodtravelandheavyprocessingarenottheonlyproblemsinthefoodindustrythattheenvironmentfaces.Industrialagriculturealsohasunsustainablepracticeslikeinefficientwateruseanddecreasedbiodiversity.Ourideasinfeedingourselvesareexceptional,butatvariouspointsourtechnologiescomeintoconflictwithnature'swaysofdoingthings.Agreatmanyofthehealthandenvironmentalproblemscreatedbyourfoodsystemowetoourattemptstooversimplifynaturescomplexities,atboththegrowingandtheeatingendsofourfoodchain.
“Slowing”food,bypurchasinglocallyandsustainably,allowsconsumerstoreducetheimpactof“foodmiles”anddevelopacloserrelationshipwiththeirfoodproducers.“Weneedtochangeourfoodsystem,”saidDavidPrior,organizerofSlowFoodNationEatIn.“Ourcurrentfoodsystemissickandweneedtosupportfarmersandagriculturetoensurethateveryonehastherighttonutritiousfood.”
72.Themainideaofthepassagecanbesummarizedas________.
A.whyslowfoodissoimportant
B.thefoodandwinecultureisrichinItaly
C.whatyou'reeatingalwaystravelsalongway
D.slowfoodmakesthecurrentfoodsystemsick
73.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,“environmentalstewardship”refersto________.
A.measuresofenvironmentalprotections
B.waystoestablishhealthyandlivablecommunities
C.people'sadmirationforallthecreaturesontheearth
D.actionstoprotecttherightsofalllivingthingsandenvironment
74.Slowfood'scharacteristicdoesn'tliein________.
A.improvingthequalityofeaters'life
B.providingafairpayforfoodworkers
C.beingfriendlytohumanandenvironmentalhealth
D.developingalooserelationshipwithfoodproducers
75.WhatisDavidPrior'sattitudetowardscurrentfoodsystem?
A.Suspicious.B.Unsatisfied.C.Indifferent.D.Supportive.
参考答案72-75ADDB
A
Dubai,theGulfdesertcitystate,whichiswell-knownforitshugeprojectsbeforeitwashitbytheglobalfinancialcrisis(危机),onSaturdayannouncedanewdevelopmenttoopentheworld’sbiggestmallandaparklargerthanLondon’sHydePark.
TheruleroftheGulfdesertcitystate,SheikhMohammedbinRashidal-Maktoum,announcedtheplanfora“newcitywithinDubai”,accordingtoanofficialstatement,namingitafterhimself.
Nocostwasstatedfor“MohammedbinRashidCity,”tobecarriedoutbyhisprivatecompanies,whichdevelopedmanyofDubai’swell-knownprojects,includingBurjKhalifa,theworld'stallesttower.
The“MalloftheWorld”willattract80millionvisitorsayeartobecomethe“largestintheworld,”saidthestatement,whileitsparkwillbe“30percentbiggerthanHydeParkofLondon.”
ThemallwillbeconnectedtoafamilyentertainmentcentertobedevelopedincooperationwithUniversalStudiosInternationalthatwillbethelargestinthearea,aimingtoattractsixmillionvisitorsayear.
Dubaialreadyhascountlessmalls
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