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高考英语阅读理解精英练习题23
2014高考英语阅读理解精英练习题(23)及答
阅读理解B
Itwasahotsummerday.MydadandIweregettingreadytogooutforarideontheboatwithmyfriendKatieandthedogwhenthephonecallcame,thecallthatmadethatbright,beautifuldayacold,dark,gloomyone.
Ihadjustputonmysuit,shorts,andtanktop,andpackedmybagwithsunscreenandeverythingelseIwouldneedfortheday.Iranintomyparents'roomtofindDad.WhenIsawhimonthephone,hewascrying.I'dneverseenmydadcrybefore.Myheartsank.Whatpossiblycouldhavehappened?
"Max,I'msosorry,"Iheardhimsay.That'swhenithitme.IknewthatSuziehaddied.Maxhasbeenmydad'sbestfriendforyears.Suzie,hisdaughter,hadararediseasethatmainlyaffectedherbody.HerbrainwasOK.Sheknewwhatwasgoingon;sheknewthatshehadproblemsandwasdifferentfromotherkids.Onceshetoldherdadthatshewishedshecoulddieandbeborninadifferentbody.Yetalthoughshecouldn'tliveanormallife,shewasstillhappy.
WhenSuzieandIwerelittle,wespentquiteabitoftimetogether.Aswegrewup,wegrewapart.ShelivedinNewYork,andIlivedintheMidwest.WhenSuziewastenshehadtoliveinahospitalinVirginia.Abouteightmonthsbeforeshedied,Maxgaveushernumberatthehospitalandwetalkedatleasttwiceaweekuntiltheend.Suziewasalwayssoexcitedtotalktousandwantedtoknoweverydetailaboutmylife.ShewantedtoknoweverythingIdidandeverythingIate.Inaway,shelivedthroughme.
Afterwefoundoutaboutherdeath,wemadeourplanstogotoNewYorkforthefuneral.Whenshewasalive,IsentheraBeanieBabyandshesentonebacktome.Ihadboughtheranotheronebutneverhadthechancetosendittoher,soItookittoputinhercasket(棺材).
HerfuneralwasverydifferentfromanyfuneralI'deverbeento.Aftertheyloweredhercasket,eachoneofusputashovelfulofdirtoverher.Iremembercryingsohard,Ifeltweak.Mycheeksburnedfromthetears.MywholebodywasshakingasIpickeduptheshovel,butI'mgladIdidit.
WhenSuzieandIfirststartedcallingoneanother,Ithoughtitwouldbemoreofaburdenonme,butIwascompletelywrong.Ilearnedsomuchfromher.ShegavememorethanIcouldevergivetoher.Iwillneverforgetherorthetalkswehad.InowknowthatImustnevertakeanythingforgrantedespeciallymyhealthandthegiftoflife.
5.Theauthor'sfamilycancelledtheirridebecause______.
A.Katiecouldn'tjointhemfortheride
B.theweatherwastooterribleforaride
C.theycouldn'tfindtheirdog
D.Max'sdaughterpassedaway
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Inawav,shelivedthroughme.”mean?
A.Suziegottoknowwhatlifeoutsidehospitalwaslikebysharingmyexperience.
B.Suziewasfinanciallydependentofme.
C.Suziemanagedtopullthroughherillnesswiththehelpofmyfamily.
D.Suziewastooweaktoliveherownlife.
7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?
A.Suziewastheonlypersonhelpingtheauthorwithdifficulties.
B.TheauthorfearedthatshemightalsogetthesamediseaseasSuzie.
C.TheauthorbenefitedalotfromtalkingonthephonewithSuzie.
D.Theauthordidn'tunderstandSuziewashertruefrienduntilSuzie'sdeath.
8.WhatisthemostimportantlessontheauthorlearnedfromSuzie'sdeath?
A.Neverletgoofafriendevenifyouareapart.
B.Bethankfulforwhatwehaveinourlife.
C.Talkingwithafriendcancureyourillness.
D.Wecanlearnmorefromourfriendsthantheydofromus.
参考答案5—8DACB
阅读理解--------B
Studiesshowthatlaughterissomethingthatmakesyoufeelcalmorrelaxedforbothphysicalandpsychologicalwoundsthoughitmayseemfutiletolaughinthefaceofpainandfear.
WhenDanRatherinterviewedcomedianBillCosbyjustoneweekafterhisson,Ennis,waskilled,Cosbysaid,“Ithinkitistimeformetotellpeoplethatwehavetolaugh.Youcanturnpainfulsituationsaroundthroughlaughter.Ifyoucanfindhumorinanything,youcansurviveit.”
Callitaflashlightfordarktimes:
laughterjustseemstoadjustattitudebetterthananythingelse.InspirationalspeakerSteveRizzorecallsaTVinterviewwithaninjuredfirefighterafewdaysafter9.11.Themanhadfallenmorethan30storiesinoneofthetowersandhadbrokenaleg.Everyonewascrying,andthereporterasked,“Howisitthatyou’vecomeoutofthisalive?
”Helookedatherandwithoutmissingabeat,said,“Look,lady,I’mfromNewYorkandI’mafirefighter;that’allyouneedtoknow.”
“Everyonelaughedandthoughthelaughterwasonlyacoupleofseconds,”saysRizzo.“Sometimesthat’sallyouneedtocatchyoursecondbreath.Laughtergivesyouthatcoupleofseconds.You’resendingamessagetoyourbrain,andthemessageis:
Ifyoucanstilllaughevenalittleamongthepain,youaregoingtobeOK.”
Ofcourse,thereisadifferencebetweenlaughingoffaserioussituationandlaughingoffthefearthatresults.Thefirefighterwasdoingthelatter,statesRizzo,theauthorofBecomingaHumorousBeing,andsoshouldwe.“Ifthereisanythingwehavelearntfrom9.11,it’showpreciouslifereallyis,”shesays.“Wehavetosendamessagethatourspiritwon’tdie.Oneimportantthingthatunitesusisourabilitytolaugh.”
60.Thewriterusestheexamplesofthecomedianandthefirefightertoshow.
A.laughterisagoodwaytogetridofpainandfear
B.laughteristhebestwaytocurepsychologicalwounds
C.itisyourattitudethatdecideswhetheryoucansurvivethepainornot
D.laughingoffaserioussituationisdifferentfromlaughingoffthefearthatresults
61.WecaninferfromthepassagethatSteveRizzois.
A.areporterB.asoldier
C.afirefighterD.adoctor
62.Theunderlinedwordfutileinthefirstparagraphmeans.
A.hopelessB.uselessC.carelessD.worthless
63.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthatAmericansare.
A.reallyinspiredafter9.11B.hardlyunitedafter9.11
C.nearlysurprisedby9.11D.greatlyhurtby9.11
60.A【解析】逻辑推断题。
根据文章第一段Studiesshowthatlaughterissomethingthatmakesyoufeelcalmorrelaxedforbothphysicalandpsychologicalwoundsthoughitmayseemfutiletolaughinthefaceofpainandfear.可以看出这是文章的主旨,下面的两个例子都是围绕着这个主旨展开的,所有推断出A选项“笑能够摆脱痛苦和恐惧”最符合题意。
所以选A。
61.A【解析】细节推理题。
根据文章statesRizzo,theauthorofBecomingaHumorousBeing可以看出SteveRizzo是一个作者,所有areporter最符合他的身份。
所以选A。
62.B【解析】词汇推测题。
从文章第一段thoughitmayseemfutiletolaughinthefaceofpainandfear,再结合上下文可知,笑能够给生理和心理以放松,虽然有时候看起来在面对痛苦和恐惧可能会失去作用。
可知道futile解释为useless符合题意。
所以选B。
63.D【解析】主旨推测题。
根据文章最后段可以推测出美国人受到了9.11的严重的伤害。
所以应该选D。
阅读理解---------C
Somefuturologistshaveassumedthatthevastupsurge(剧增)ofwomenintheworkforcemayportendarejectionofmarriage.Manywomen,accordingtothishypothesis,wouldratherworkthanmarry.Theconverse(反面)ofthisconcernisthattheprospectsofbecomingamulti-paycheckhouseholdcouldencouragemarriage.Inthepast,onlytheearningsandfinancialprospectsofthemancountedinthemarriagedecision.Now,however,theearningabilityofawomancanmakehermoreattractiveasamarriagepartner.Datashowthateconomicdownturnstendtoputtingoffmarriagebecausethepartiescannotaffordtoestablishafamilyorareconcernedaboutrainydaysahead.Astheeconomycomestolife,thenumberofmarriagesalsorises.
Theincreaseindivorceratesfollowstotheincreaseinwomenworkingoutsidethehome.Yet,itmaybewrongtojumptoanysimplecause-and-effectconclusions.Theimpactofawife’sworkondivorceisnolesscloudythanitsimpactonmarriagedecisions.Therealizationthatshecanbeagoodprovidermayincreasethechancesthataworkingwifewillchoosedivorceoveranunsatisfactorymarriage.Butthereverseisequallyplausible(似是而非的).Tensionsgroundedinfinancialproblemsoftenplayakeyroleinendingamarriage.Byraisingafamily’sstandardofliving,aworkingwifemaystrengthenherfamily’sfinancialandemotionalstability.
Psychologicalfactorsalsoshouldbeconsidered.Forexample,awifeblockedfromacareeroutsidethehomemayfeelcagedinthehouse.Shemayviewheronlychoiceasseekingadivorce.Ontheotherhand,ifshecanfindfulfillmentthroughworkoutsidethehome,workandmarriagecangotogethertocreateastrongerandmorestableunion.
Also,amajorpartofwomen’sinequalityinmarriagehasbeenduetothefactthat,inmostcases,menhaveremainedthemainbreadwinners.Aworkingwifemayrobahusbandofbeingthemasterofthehouse.Dependinguponhowthecouplereactstothesenewconditions,itcouldcreateastrongerequalpartnershiporitcouldcreatenewinsecurities.
64.Theword“portend”(Line2,Para.1)isclosestinmeaningto“_____”.
A.defyB.signalC.sufferfromD.resultfrom
65.Itissaidinthepassagethatwhentheeconomyslides_____.
A.menwouldchooseworkingwomenastheirmarriagepartners
B.morewomenwouldgetmarriedtoseekfinancialsecurity
C.evenworkingwomenwouldworryabouttheirmarriages
D.morepeoplewouldprefertoremainsingleforthetimebeing
66.Onereasonwhywomenwithnocareermayseekadivorceisthat_____.
A.theyfeelthattheyhavebeenrobbedoftheirfreedom
B.theyareafraidofbeingbossedaroundbytheirhusbands
C.theyfeelthattheirpartnersfailtoliveuptotheirexpectations
D.theytendtosuspecttheirhusbands?
loyaltytotheirmarriage
67.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbestsummarizetheauthorsviewinthepassage?
A.Thestabilityofmarriageandthedivorceratemayreflecttheeconomicsituationofthecountry.
B.Evenwheneconomicallyindependent,mostwomenhavetostruggleforrealequalityinmarriage.
C.Inordertosecuretheirmarriagewomenshouldworkoutsidethehomean
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