1、广东晋宁县2016高考英语阅读理解【二轮】练习及答案阅读理解词义猜测题、观点态度题。 (2015年山西太原五中三模)Both of Jessicas parents were lawyers and expected her to follow suit. So she went to law school, got a job at a great firm in Washington, DC, and worked as a lawyer for a decade. But her heart was never in it. “I had a big salary but no pers
2、onal satisfaction,” she says.Jessica found pleasure in the same thing that had brought her joy since joining the church choir at the age of 12. “Singing always felt like communicating something real at a spiritual and emotional level,” says Jessica. Yet she never considered it a career option.” That
3、 seemed like something people did in fairy tales, and I would never let my parents down.” She says.It was her moms diagnosis of brain cancer in 2009 that made Jessica realize she had to write her own happy-ever-after.” Work was busy and my mother was ailing. So I was flying back and forth from Washi
4、ngton, DC to Houston to see her,” Jessica says. “I finally said, “ enough!” and quit.” While caring for her mom, Jessica made a plan. She would spend her savings and study music for a year, and then open a part-time law practice so she could pursue her passion. Before her mother passed away two year
5、s later, she encouraged Jessica to follow her dream. Her song Live This Life was inspired by her mom, and her dad came to watch her perform at clubs.In 2012, Jessica moved to Nashville to try singing and songwriting. A decade of presenting cases in court gave her the confidence to sing for a crowd.
6、“At 20, I would have been too shy to perform,” says Jessica.“Doing music is so free.” Jessica says. “Theres no pressure to be a star. Success, to me, isnt a dollar amount or a record deal; its doing what I love.”1. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Jessica didnt really like working as a lawyer.B. Je
7、ssica didnt know what she truly loved for ten years.C. Jessica wasnt satisfied with the pay she got as a lawyerD. Jessica was grateful for her parents arrangement for her2. What does the underlined word “ailing” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Sick B, Crazy. C. Worried D. unhappy3. What was Jessicas mothers
8、attitude toward her singing?A, Unknown B. Doubtful C. Supportive D. Negative4. By telling Jessicas story, the writer most probably wants to .A. Encourage us to pursue our dreamsB. Show that singing can be a practical careerC. Tell us the importance of choosing a right jobD. Show that family members
9、support is important语篇解读 本文讲述的是Jessice顺从父母的意愿选择当了一名律师，虽然薪水很高但并没有得到满足感，加入唱诗班后她发现了自己兴趣所在，另外妈妈得了癌症后也鼓励她追求自己的梦想。1. A 细节理解题。根据第一段“I had a big salary but no personal satisfaction, She says.可知，虽然薪水很高但没有个人满足感，故选A项。 2. A 词义猜测题。根据第三段It was her moms diagnosis of brain cancer in 2009 that made Jessica realize s
10、he had to write her own happy-ever-after.可知，妈妈被诊断出脑癌，故选A 项。3. C 细节理解题。根据第三段Before her mother passed away two years later, she encouraged Jessica to follow her dream. 可知，在妈妈去世前两年里，她鼓励女儿去实现她的梦想，故她的态度是支持的。4. A 目的意图题。作者通过自己的经历告诉我们要大胆追求自己的梦想。【2014高考训练】Anyone who doubts if children are born with a healthy
11、 amount of ambition need spend only a few minutes with a baby eagerly learning to walk. No matter how many times the little ones stumble in their first efforts, most keep on trying, determined to master their amazing new skill. It is only several years later, many psychologists and teachers agree, t
12、hat a good number of kids seem to lose their natural drive to succeed. For the parents of such kids, whose own ambition is often tied to their childrens success, it can be a painful experience.Figuring out why the fire went out is the first step. Assuming that a kid doesnt suffer from a learning dis
13、ability, or isnt involved in some family crisis(危机) at home, many educators attribute a sudden lack of motivation to a fear of failure or classmate pressure.“Everything is within the kids control；their intelligence is changeable,”says Lisa Blackwell, a research scientist at Columbia University. More
14、 than any teacher or workshop, Blackwell says,“Parents can play a key role in conveying this message to their children by praising their effort and progress rather than emphasizing their “smartness” or praising high performance alone. Most of all, parents should let their kids know that mistakes are
15、 a part of learning.”Some experts say our education system, with its strong emphasis on testing and separation of students into different levels of ability, also bears blame for the disappearance of drive in some kids.“These programs shut down the motivation of all kids who arent considered gifted a
16、nd talented. They destroy their confidence,” says Jeff Howard, a social psychologist. Howard and other educators say its important to expose kids to a world beyond homework and tests, through volunteer work, sports, hobbies and other extracurricular activities.“The problem of the issue is that many
17、students experience education as irrelevant to their life goals and ambition,”says Michael Nakkual, a Harvard education professor. The key to getting kids to aim higher at school is to free them of the idea that class work is irrelevant, and to show them how doing well at school can actually help th
18、em fulfill their dreams beyond it. They need to understand that you have to learn to walk before you can run.72. According to the passage, the parents of kids with no ambition _. A. dont do a very good job on teaching them to walk B. are to blame if the kids do poorly in school C. feel pain because
19、their own ambition is connected to their kids success D. should take part in extracurricular activities with kids73. The underlined part “the fire went out” probably means _. A. the motivation was suddenly lostB. the fear of failure was suddenly gone C. the learning disability was suddenly lostD. th
20、e fire was suddenly gone74. All the following can contribute to a sudden lack of ambition EXCEPT _. A. learning disability B. classmate pressure C. emphasis on testing D. extracurricular activities75. What is the most important thing for parents in motivating their kids? A. Punishing kids who dont d
21、isplay ambition. B. Emphasizing smartness and high performance. C. Telling kids that mistakes are a part of learning. D. Praising the effort and progress they have made.【参考答案】7275、CADC【2014高考训练】The reason for going to college has been accepted without question for more than a generation , All high s
22、chool graduate ought to go , says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more money, become ”better” people , and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who dont goBut college has never been able to work its magic for everyone, And now that close
23、to half our high school graduates are attending, those who dont fit the pattern are becoming more numerous, and more obvious, College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis； college students interfere with each others experiments and writhed false letters of recommendation in the intense comp
24、etition for admission to graduate school, Others find no stimulation in their studies, and drop out-often encouraged by college administratorsSome observers say the fault is with the young people themselves-they are spoiled and they are expecting too much But thats a criticize of the students as a w
25、hole, and doesnt explain all campus unhappiness, Others blame the state of the world , and they are partly right, Weve been told that young people have to go to college because our economy cant absorb an army of untrained eighteen year-old eitherSome adventuresome educators and campus watchers have
26、openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school, We may have been looking at all those surveys and statistics upside down, it seems, and through the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences, Pe
27、rhaps college doesnt make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things-maybe its just the other way around，its just the other way around and intelligent , ambitious happy, liberal, quick-learning people are merely the ones who have been attracted to college in the first pl
28、ace, And perhaps all those successful college graduates, would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not, This is heresy(异端邪说)to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if a little schooling is good, more has to be much better, But contrary evidence is beginning to gr
29、adually increase in amount.51What does the author believe according to the passage? APeople used to question the value of college education BPeople used to have full confidence in higher education CAll high school graduates went to college Dvery few high school graduates chose to go to college52In t
30、he second paragraph，”those who dont fit the pattern” refers to Ahigh school graduates who arent suitable for college education Bcollege graduates who am selling shoes and driving taxis Ccollege students who arent any better for their higher education Dhigh school graduates who failed to be admitted
31、to college53Why does the drop out rate of college students seem to go up? AYoung people are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching at college BMany young people are required to join the army CYoung people have little motivation in pursuing a higher education DYoung people dont like the i
32、ntense competition for admission to graduate school54According to the passage，the problems of college education partly arise from the fact that Asociety cannot provide enough jobs for properly trained college graduates Bhigh school graduates do not fit the pattern of college education Ctoo many stud
33、ents have to earn their own living Dcollege administrators encourage students to drop out55In this passage the author argues that Amore and mote evidence shows college education may not be the best thing for high school graduates Bcollege education is not enough if one wants to be successful Ccolleg
34、e education benefit only the intelligent, ambitious，and quick-learning peopleDintelligent people may learn quicker if they dont go to college 【参考答案】51-55BCCAA社会生活类 Cities need to put efforts to deal with pollution and clear the air. Chinese cities will need to put efforts to clear up the sky when a
35、new department to improve regional air quality is set up by 2015, according to the latest plan released by the State Council. Besides the existing pollution control program for SO2, regional emission caps (区域排放上限) for other certain chemicals will be established in the three key air polluting areas t
36、he Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Coal-consumption caps will also be tried out in some areas, according to the plan. “The plan is aimed at dealing with regional air pollutionsuch as acid rain and smogwhich have become increasingly obvious in China in rec
37、ent years and caused a severe threat to peoples health,” Zhang Lijun, vice-minister of environmental protection, said in an interview on Monday. “The air quality in a city affects the regions nearby because pollutants (污染物) Can travel through the atmosphere,” said Chai Fahe, vice-director of Chinese
38、 Research Academy of Environmental Sciences. “So efforts to reduce air pollution in a single city, targeting a certain pollutant will not be enough,” Chai said. Zhang said, “The countrys major industrial districtsthe Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei regionhave rec
39、orded more than 100 misty days annually in recent years.”These three regions, home to at least 200 million people, occupy only 6. 3 percent of the countrys area but consume 40 percent of the countrys coal and produce half of its steel, according to official figures. Studies also show that the visibi
40、lity (能见度) in eastern regions of China has dropped by 7 to 15 km compared to that in the early 1960s, as a result of air pollution. Liaoning province, the Shandong Peninsula, Wuhan in Hubei province and its surrounding area, the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan region in Hunan province, the Chengdu-Chongqi
41、ng region, and the western coast of the Taiwan Straits are also listed as areas to carry out such regional air pollution control programs, according to the plan. The new plan also requires an improved air quality system, which will measure the pollution levels. “The current system, which only measur
42、es some major pollutants, cannot reflect the true picture.” said Chai. 9. It will not be enough to reduce air pollution in a single city because. A. air pollution has been becoming more and more serious in recent yearsB. air pollution like acid rain and smog is threatening peoples healthC. air pollu
43、tants in a city can travel in the sky and affect nearby areasD. air pollutants stay in fixed places over the cities10. Suppose the visibility in eastern regions of China was 130 km in the early 1960s, the visibility there nowadays is. A. 123 to 115 kmB. 137 to 145 kmC. 123 to 145 kmD. 115 to 137 km1
44、1. The main purpose of the passage is. A. to inform readers of the damage caused by air pollutionB. to introduce the new plan to control air pollutionC. to provide official figures of air pollution levelsD. to point out the regions affected by air pollution12. What does the underlined phrase“the true picture”in the last paragraph mean? A. The major pollutants. B. The key polluted areas. C. The major polluted cities. D. The pollution levels. 【参考答案】26.CABD
