1、讷河市（黑龙江）2016高考英语二轮阅读理解训练（6）及答案2016高考英语阅读理解-人生百味类 Why are so many people so afraid of failure? Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure becomes an experience that will lead to growth. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to
2、fail. Most parents work hard at either preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards. A mother describes her childs hasty-made table as “Perfect!” even though it doesnt stand still. Another way is to shift blame. If John fails
3、 science, his teacher is unfair or stupid. The trouble with failure-prevention devices is that they leave a child unequipped for life in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time- and that its possible to enjoy a game even when we dont
4、 win. A child whos not invited to a birthday party, who doesnt make the honor roll on the baseball team, feels terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick consolation, prize or say, “It doesnt matter.” because it does. The young should be allowed to experience disappointmentand be help
5、ed to master it. Failure is never pleasurable. It hurts grown-ups and children alike. But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it. Step one is to ask “Why did I fail?” Dont blame someone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong, how you can improve. If someone else can
6、 help, dont be shy about inquiring. Success, which encourages repetition of old behavior, is not nearly as good a teacher as failure. You can learn from a bad party how to give a good one, from an ill-chosen first house what to look for in a second. Even a failure that seems definitive can prompt fr
7、esh thinking, a change of direction. After 12 years of studying ballet, a friend of mine auditioned for a professional company. She was turned down. “ Would further training help?” she asked. The ballet master shook his head. “ You will never be a dancer”, he said, “You havent the body for it.” In s
8、uch cases, the way to use failure is to take stock(估量) of the situation bravely asking, “What have I left? What else can I do?” My friend put away her shoes and moved into dance treatment center, a field where shes both able and useful. Failure frees one to take risks because theres less to lose. Of
9、ten there is recovery of energya way to find new possibilities.【小题1】The second paragraph tells us _ Ahow a mother praised her childrenBparents should blame their children at the proper time.Chow to shift blameDtwo ways of failure prevention most parents use when their children fail【小题2】According to
10、the author, what should a child know in the real world? ANo one can be best all the time at everything.BHe should be equipped for life.CNo parents should offer quick consolations.DHe can get pleasure from failure as well as success.【小题3】The underlined word “prompt” in the fifth paragraph can be best
11、 replaced by “_.” ApreventBcauseCcontinueDexchange【小题4】From the passage we know that _. Asuccess lies in hard workBnever be disappointed to lifeCfailure can affect ones life greatly once he learns to use it.Deveryone had his own value 【2014第七次适应性训练】阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
12、It was Thanksgiving morning. I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together on the top step. “Any old papers, lady?” asked one of them. I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down
13、at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals （凉鞋）, wet with heavy snow. “Come in and Ill make you a cup of hot cocoa.” They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I saved them cocoa and bread to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to
14、the kitchen and started cooking. The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?” “Am I rich? Pity, no!” I looked at my worn-out slipcovers （椅套）. The girl put her cup back in its saucer
15、 （茶碟）carefully and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” They left after that, holding their papers against the wind. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful. Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched. I tasted the potatoes and stirred th
16、e meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a regular job, these matched, too. I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy marks of little sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I shoul
17、d begin to forget how rich I am. 46. The writer let the two children come in and served them well because _. A. she wanted to sell old papers to themB. she wanted to give them some presentsC. she showed great pity and care on themD. she wanted to show her thanks to them47. The writer left the muddy
18、marks of little sandals on the floor for a while to _. A. show that she was a kind-hearted ladyB. remind her she shouldnt forget how rich she was C. leave room for readers to think about what being rich isD. call up her memories of the good old days48. It can be inferred from the text that whether y
19、ou are rich depends on _. A. how much money you have madeB. what attitude you have had toward lifeC. the way you help othersD. your social relationship 【参考答案】46-48. CBB 2016高考英语阅读理解-人生百味类The Loss of InnocenceInnocence is such a precious giftIts explained as freedom from guilt or wrong doingJust imag
20、ine never having to worry about anything and having a guilt free mindSome people wish to save this kind of innocence from being lost from childhood to adulthood What would the world be like if innocence were never lost？One way it would benefit humanity is the lack of hatred （仇恨）among the worldDuring
21、 youth，there may be an occasional argument，even a little physical fight，but nothing like firing a handgun at a fellow human beingAnd children are blind towards the racial differences of othersA kid will hang out with any other kidIt is the lack of innocence and the ignorance we learn from adults tha
22、t influence children otherwiseAnother benefit is the constant desire for fun and adventureWith very little if any time at all for fun，the adventurous mind is lost in time with the responsibilities placed upon adultsIf innocence were kept alive，these ambitions would never depart from our lives Howeve
23、r，other people actually hate the idea of innocence lasting foreverThey feel that the lack of organization and mental power of those with innocence would cause extremely destructive consequences to society in generalA large number of individuals would never have the urge to learn，work，and act upon th
24、e necessary needs for humanity to surviveWithout a proper education which is usually provided by those who no longer live in a world of innocence，people would not have the desire to succeed，get a good job in life，or provide income for their families，which would hurt the lives of children The lack of
25、 a good education and career would also harm the economyAs long as innocence is kept alive，no one would be terribly angered at the lack of effort people put out in the workplace，resulting in a strong decline in production and quality of needed goods Maybe it is wrong in wanting to save innocenceIt s
26、ure is a nice thought，thoughPerhaps innocence was meant to be lostIt was gods will to make things the way they are，and there is a good purpose for everythingAll that remains to be said about innocence is to enjoy it while it lasts【小题1】The author believes that the loss of innocence in adulthood shoul
27、d be _ AavoidedBcondemnedCacceptedDinspired【小题2】Lifelong innocence would be beneficial to society in that _ Aproper education would be providedBthere would be no racial discriminationCmore happy families would be guaranteedDpeople would realize their childhood dreams【小题3】According to the author，peop
28、le with innocence can hurt the economy with their lack of _ Amotivational willBmental abilityCadventurous ambitionsDneeded goods【小题4】Which of the following shows the structure of the passage？ ABCD 阅读理解。 For years I fought with the birds nest that sat on top of my head-my Medusa（神话中的蛇发女妖） hairNo matt
29、er what I did and how hard I tried, in no way could I make my unruly （乱蓬蓬）hair to my satisfaction Growing up in a Russian-Jewish home with parents who thought North American styling products were something illegal such as drugs, I was never allowed to put them in :my hair Why buy hair gel? Your hair
30、 is so beautiful naturally, my mother would sayThe teens at school did not agreeFrom boys not wanting to kiss me when we played spin the bottle in Grade 7 to being called the mop, I suffered from my hair When I got to university, I believed my hair was a wall that stood between me and everything-fin
31、ding a part-time job, getting a boyfriend, etc If only I could find a way to manage the curls and put it behind bars, I told myself, I would feel secure and sexyI tried everything: rollers, hairspray, gels and, at one point, an ironThen, in my second year, a miracle happenedI was asked to be a hair
32、model for Japanese hair straightening, a process by which the molecules（分子）of my curls would be broken and reset in a bone-straight positionI was the perfect candidate, the hairdresser told me Although they said how hair relaxing could damage the :scalp （头皮）,for the next five years I didnt find them
33、 to be true All of the hairdressers promises were fulfilled: With my hair straight and smooth, I was no longer the mop However, there was extreme damage done to my wallet To keep up the straightening cost $ 700 every six months, and that was considered cheapWhile some people thought I was crazy, I w
34、as willing to do anything to never again feel like that anxious, curly-headed girl in Grade 7But when I moved out of my parents house at age 26 and rented an apartment, the upkeep of my new image became too costly I couldnt hide from my inner Medusa any longerIt was time to hug her and let her flySe
35、eking a choice, I turned to the Internet, GoogleAfter hours of searching, I hit upon a“ curly haired salon, a place designed for girls like meI doubted these so-called “Curl Ambassadors could do anythingwithout using machine of some sort, and though I bought the service called the “Curly-Doo, I susp
36、ected Id have the same unruly mop at the end of the appointment I dragged my feet so hard getting there that I arrived 45 minutes late I secretly hoped they would turn me awayInstead, my stylist simply said :You are very late Let me see your hair At that moment, my world and beliefs about myself wer
37、e turned upside down along with my hair As my head was in a basin full of freezing-cold water, then covered with a jelly-like jam, I wondered what I had got myself into Do you really think this will work? I asked the stylist, Jones“ My curls are a disaster“No curly hair is hopeless, she replied“They
38、 just havent found a way to work with it, thats all After the hour was over, Jones had completed her work She had styled my hair using only her hands, water and a mixture of organic jam I couldnt believe what I was seeing in the mirror: a naturally curly, Medusa-free meYou could argue that hair is j
39、ust hair Yet, it is just such physical features that have such a large influence on how we view ourselves According to Jones,75 percent of the population have a wave or curl in their hair and dont know what to do with it Men cut theirs short Women flat-iron theirs to death When I read through a beau
40、ty magazine or take the subway to work, it makes me sad to see so many people repressing their natural beauty Since then, my world has changed I have always been outgoing, but these days I seem to be more outspoken and confident than ever On top of that, friends and co-workers tell me I am looking b
41、etter than ever, but they dont know the source of the change I dont need to tell them* My Medusa hair speaks for herself55What can we learn about the writers hair in the first place? A Her parents considered it was birds nest B Teens at school laughed at it as Medusa hair C She hated it because it c
42、ouldnt be straightened D North American styling products harmed her hair56Japanese hair straightening caused a problem for the writer that A her wish to feel secure and sexy didnt come true B her hair was seriously damaged after the straightening C the cost to keep her hair straight was too high for
43、 her D she was called the mop with her hair straight and smooth57The writer was when she went to the “curly haired salon A hesitatedB excitedC disappointed D determined58What was the reaction of the stylist in the salon when she saw the writer? A She was very angry because the writer was late B She
44、thought totally the writers hair was a disaster C She was calm and sure of her work D She thought there was no way to fix the writers hair59The writers world has changed because she A has removed her inner MedusaB has removed her curls on her headC has found a way to straighten her hair in the stylish salonD has found the admiration for her from her friends and co-workers60The best title of the passage can be A A Successful Stylist C Road to BeautyB My Medusa HairD Accept the Way We Are【参考答案】55、C 5660、CACAB
