1、吉林省四平市2014高考英语阅读理解巩固全程训练（4）及答案阅读理解Listen carefully, working people, we would like to tell you something that could save your precious time and money! Best of all, it is free!Its “no”.What do you ask? Well say it again: “No”.Sweet and simple “no”.Say “no” at your office and see how quickly that pile
2、of work on your desk disappears.“Saying no to others means you are saying yes to yourself, ” said Leslie Charles, a professional speaker from East Lansing, Michigan.“Time is precious. People are spending money buying time. And yet we are willing to give up our time because we cant say no.” Susie Wat
3、son, a famous writer, said people who always say “yes” need to say “no” without guilt(内疚)or fear of punishment. “I would rather have someone give me a loving no than an obligated(强制的) yes, ” she said. Susie Watson says she feels “no” obligation to give an explanation when she says “no” either social
4、ly or professionally. Does she feel guilty about it? “Not at all, ” said Watson, who is director of advertising and public relations at Timex Corp in Middlebury, Conneticut. “Most people are afraid of saying no My advice is to say yes only if you dont mean no.” Watson said “no” is the most effective
5、 weapon against wasting time. “Every year there are more demands on your time Other people are happy to use up your time, ” Watson said. Time saving appears to be “nos” greatest friend.“No” can be your new friend, a powerful tool to take back your life. “No” may even take you further in the business
6、 world than “yes”.“No” is power and strength. “No” now seems completely correct. “Saying no isnt easy. But finally its greatly liberating,” Charles said. But, he added, a “no” project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long-term habit.But, he also warns: “Dont go to extreme
7、s. Dont find yourself saying no to everything. In return you should learn to hear no.”1. The sentence “Saying yes to yourself” means _.A. you can have more time to play with othersB. you neednt care about others feeling if you are happyC. you are selfish and treat others rudelyD. you can deal with y
8、our business as you have planned 答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节推理题。由第五、六段可知，对别人说 “不”就是对自己说 “是”，当在办公室说 “不”的时候，你可以看到你桌上的文件很快就完成了。故答案为D。2. When you say “no” to others you should say it in a _.A. secret wayB. polite wayC. proud way D. guilty way 答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节推理题。由第八段 “I would rather have someone give me a loving no
9、”的 “loving” 可以推断，答案为B。3. In Watsons opinion, people can save much time on condition that _.A. they say “no” at a suitable timeB. they say “no” as much as possibleC. they are afraid of saying “no” D. they make others angry at them 答案解析：答案为A. 本题为推理题。结合倒数第五段的内容和该段的最后一句话 “My advice is to say yes only if
10、 you dont mean no.” 可知，Watson的总结性意见是如果你不打算对别人说 “不”，那就说 “是”。故可以推断，说 “不”要在合适的时间。故答案为A。4. If a person says “no” to everything, the result he or she receive may be that he or she _.A. enjoys a wonderful lifeB. makes a lot of moneyC. faces difficulty in lifeD. forgets to say “yes” in the end答案解析：答案为C。本题为
11、推理题。由最后一段 Charles 所讲的 “Dont go to extremes. Dont find yourself saying no to everything”可知，他认为不能凡事都说 “不”，不能走极端。故可以推断，如果凡事说 “不”，生活就会遇到麻烦。【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(五)】 CMany years ago，when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver，I was driving to my parents home in Missouri for Christmas.I stopped at a g
12、as station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City，where I was planning to stop and visit a friend.While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台)，I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.I took_off，but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car.I
13、stopped and wondered what I should do.A car pulled up behind me.It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station.They said they would take me to my friends.We chatted on the way into the city，and when I got out of the car，the husband gave me his business card.I wrote him and his wife a thankyou
14、note for helping me.Soon afterward，I received a Christmas present from them.Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.Years later，I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning.In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that Id left the lights o
15、n all day，and the battery was dead.Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford Dealershipa shop selling carswas right next door.I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford？”I asked and explained my trouble.They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started
16、 it.They would accept no payment；so when I got home，I wrote them a note to say thanks.I received a letter back from one of the salesmen.No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you，and it meant a lot，he said.“Thank you”two powerful words.Theyre easy to say and mean so much.36The aut
17、hor planned to stop at Oklahoma City _.Ato visit a friendBto see his parentsCto pay at the cash registerDto have more gas for his car37The underlined words “took off” in Paragraph 2 mean “_”Aturned off Bmoved offCput up Dset up38What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?AHe had
18、 it pulled back to the gas station.BThe couple sent him a business card.CThe couple offered to help him.DHe called his friend for help.39The battery of the authors car was dead because _.Asomething went wrong with the lightsBthe meeting lasted a whole dayChe forgot to turn off the lightsDhe drove to
19、o long a distance40By telling his own experiences，the author tries to show _.Ahow to write a thankyou letterBhow to deal with car problemsCthe kindheartedness of older peopleDthe importance of expressing thanks36A细节推断题。根据第一段第二句“. at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City，where I was plannin
20、g to stop and visit a friend.”where引导的定语从句是修饰Oklahoma City，去Oklahoma City是为了拜访一个朋友。37B词义猜测题。根据上一句“. paying for gas”和后面的“. gone only a few miles”可知took off是“离开”的意思，选项B中的move off也是“离开”的意思。turn off关掉；put up拿起；set up设立。38C细节推断题。从第二段最后两句“They said they would take me to my friends.”和“. when I got out of t
21、he car”可知老夫妇把作者送到了朋友家。39C细节推断题。从第四段第二句中的“Id left the lights on all day.”可知作者忘记关掉车灯，灯亮了一天，所以电池没电了。40D主旨大意题。作者讲了两个接受了他人的帮助并向帮助自己的人表示感谢的故事，接受别人的帮助后写信表示感谢对帮助自己的人是一种回馈，会使别人感到帮助别人是有意义的。特别是最后一句“They are easy to say and mean so much.”点出了主旨。高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项-APresident George Bush is heading to Camp David for Tha
22、nksgiving, thankful for his almost-expired privilege of serving as the president. President-elect Barack Obama is staying in Chicago to have a whole bunch of people over to the house and squeeze in some Christmas shopping. On a holiday designed for reflection(回忆), one man, historically unpopular, is
23、 heading to a remote mountaintop with his family. The other, promising change, is surrounding himself with dozens of people in a busy city. Dressed casually in a leather jacket and black scarf on Wednesday, Obama handed out food to the needy at a Chicago church with wife Michelle and their two daugh
24、ters, shaking hands and happily telling people you can call me Barack. He followed that with a quick visit to a school next door, where he asked the excited kids, Whos going to have turkey? Whos going to have green beans? Whos going to have sweet potato pie? Obama has shown a knack(窍门) for symbolism
25、, in this case following the Thanksgiving tradition of helping the poor, said David Greenberg, a Rutgers University historian who is working on a history of political spin. Here hes showing a different side of himself, the president as national conscience or moral authority. I think thats probably a
26、 good note for him to introduce in a transition period thats been so heavily focused on Wall Street and the financial system and these economic problems, he said. Hes not forgetting who these economic problems are hurting the most. For Bush, his final Thanksgiving in office is proving a time for nos
27、talgia. He always reflects a bit at Thanksgiving, but he went further as he spared（放飞）the Thanksgiving turkey, Pumpkin, on Wednesday. He gave thanks to troops and volunteers, to teachers and pastors, to all the American people. Then he gave thanks for his wife and twin daughters two Thanksgiving mir
28、acles who we were blessed with 27 years ago and that his mother, former first lady Barbara Bush, was doing well after being hospitalized. Most of all, he said, I thank the American people for the tremendous privilege of serving as the president. This Thanksgiving, Obama used the opportunity for a re
29、latively rare public event with his wife and children, Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10 and a chance for a little lesson for the kids. I want them to learn the importance of how fortunate they are and to make sure theyre giving back, he said of bringing the girls to the church. And whats he thankful for? I j
30、ust want you to know what Im thankful for is my family and my friends and my community, he told the schoolchildren. Thats the most important thing. 1. The best title of the passage should be _A. Thanksgiving for Bush and Obama B. Thanksgiving DayC. How to celebrate Thanksgiving Day D. Thanksgiving D
31、ay for presidents答案解析：答案为A。本题考查文章的标题。全文报道了即将卸任的总统Bush和新选举的总统Obama各自在感恩节做的事情。故答案为A。2. The underlined word “squeeze” in paragraph 2 is closest to _A. force B. push C. join D. take答案解析：答案为C。本题为词义猜测题。结合下文的第三段 “On a holiday designed for reflection, one man, historically unpopular, is heading to a remote
32、mountaintop with his family. The other, promising change, is surrounding himself with dozens of people in a busy city.”可知，“one man”指的是第一段提到的President George Bush，他和家人一起要去遥远的山顶；“The other”指的是第二段提到的President-elect Barack Obama，他在繁忙的城市中，周围都是人。可以推断，第二段写的是新选举的总统Obama加入了圣诞节的购物潮中，因此squeeze意思最接近 “join”，故答案为
33、C。3. Which of the following is NOT right according to the passge?A. Bush is thought highly of by the people in the article.B. Bushs daughters are 27 years old now.C. Obama visited some of the people who needed help.D. Bush gave thanks to troops and volunteers, to teachers and pastors, to all the Ame
34、rican people.答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。由第三段 “On a holiday designed for reflection, one man, historically unpopular, is heading to a remote mountaintop with his family.”可知，“one man”在历史上不受欢迎，结合上题的分析，“one man”指的是Bush，因此A选项“文中人们对Bush评价很高”错误，故答案为A。 第九段写的是Bush, 由文中 “He gave thanks to troops and volunteers, to teac
35、hers and pastors, to all the American people. Then he gave thanks for his wife and twin daughters two Thanksgiving miracles who we were blessed with 27 years ago”可知，B、D选项符合文意。由第四段 “Dressed casually in a leather jacket and black scarf on Wednesday, Obama handed out food to the needy at a Chicago chur
36、ch”可知，C选项符合文意。 4. The passage suggests that _A Its a tradition for a US president to spare a turkey on Thanksgiving Day.B On Thanksgiving Day, Obama mainly has a get-together with his family and friends.C Obama asked his two daughters to make contribution to the US economy.D Bush thinks it a honour
37、and also a pity to be the US president.答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节推理题，解答此题可用排除法。由第十一段 “This Thanksgiving, Obama used the opportunity for a relatively rare public event with his wife and children, Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10 and a chance for a little lesson for the kids.”可知，Obama利用这个机会和妻子孩子团聚，没有和朋友一起，故B选项错误。C、D选项未提。
38、因此只有选择A选项“对于美国总统来说感恩节放飞火鸡是一种传统”，文中第八段提到 “For Bush, his final Thanksgiving in office is proving a time for nostalgia. He always reflects a bit at Thanksgiving, but he went further as he spared the Thanksgiving turkey, Pumpkin, on Wednesday.” 由此可知，A选项是正确的。【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(五)】 DWhatever one believes ab
39、out global warming，there is no doubt that the earths polar regions are undergoing dramatic change as a result of climate change.Now，a breathtaking new exhibit at the Asia Society in New York suggests that the earths Third Pole is sounding a similar alarm.David Breashears，a mountaineer and cinematogr
40、apher，and his team have travelled the high Himalayas on a special search in the past few years.Armed with old photographs of the worlds highest peaks，he has tried to duplicate those shots exactly.The result is both breathtaking and deeply frustrating.That is because his photos show a dramatic declin
41、e in glacial ice.Whether it is the forward edge，the vertical height or the mass balance of these rivers of ice，the pictures make it clear that something strange is happening.After some discussions about the likely causes of the glacier declinethe experts agreed it was linked to climate change，aggrav
42、ated(恶化) by mankinds use of fossil fuelsthe talk turned to the heart of the matter：likely impacts.The biggest one concerns water.Many glaciers，ranging from the Andes to the Alps，are in recession(衰退)，but the impacts of the Himalayan glaciers recession could be much more disastrous.What to do？Answers
43、can be found in both supply and demand，suggested the experts.On the supply side，governments of the regionalways suspicious of each other，and at times hostilemust work together much more closely in measurement and data check.Advances in satellite technology can help on this front.A good model for coo
44、peration is the Arctic Council，which brings together the many countries touching on the northern polar region.41There is no doubt that _.Athe earths polar regions are undergoing dramatic changeBthe Asia Society in New York is a good model for cooperationCthe earths Third Pole is the worlds third hig
45、hest peaksDthe Himalayan glaciers recession must be much more disastrous42The earths Third Pole refers to _.Athe North Polar Bthe South PolarCthe Asia Society Dthe Himalayas43Through investigating and discussion，the Asia Society found that the likely causes of the glaciers receding was _.Awarm weath
46、er and much pollutionBmuch pollution and greenhouse effectCmany travelers and much pollutionDclimate change and mankinds use of fossil fuels44It can be inferred that the governments of the region will _.Aunite as one to use more waterBfight against each other for getting more waterCcooperate more cl
47、osely in measurement and data checkDbring together touching on the northern polar region45The text is mainly about _.Aglobal warmingBthe Himalayan glaciers recessionCa breathtaking in New YorkDthe Arctic Council41A细节推断题。从第一段第一句话里可以得出答案。42D推理判断题。从第二段中可以推断出答案。43D细节推断题。从第四段可知，冰川消融的原因可能是气候变化和人类利用石化燃料所致。44C推理判断题。从最后一段专家的建议可以推断出答案。45B主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文主要介绍了喜马拉雅山脉地区冰川消融的状况。
