1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家阅读理解ALiving life to its fullestOn the night of August 24, 2001, everything changed when my friends car hit a wall with me inside. I lost most of my right leg, and I was left bleeding with several broken bones. At the hospital, although my body was weak, my mind was still very clear.
2、I just kept telling myself to hold on. A week later, I made a deal with the doctors that once I could roll onto my side, I could leave. Two weeks later, I was allowed to go home.Although I left the hospital, the fight was far from over. My left knee was badly injured, which resulted in different ope
3、rations over the next few years.And soon, more of my right leg had to be removed. This made it harder to wear my false leg, so I donated it to a nurse who couldnt afford one for herself. The joy of being able to provide this gift for someone else was greater than the happiness I felt on any day I wa
4、s able to wear it myself.People often tell me theyre proud of me for staying strong. But in my mind, staying strong has always been my only choice. So, on the day I left the hospital, I made a promise to myself to always live life to the fullest. Now, I may not be able to do things the way everybody
5、 else does them, but still, I always find a way to do them. I soon settled into everyday life again, until one day I realized I wasnt living my life as fully as I wanted to.After 13 years of thinking that I was confident, I had an unfamiliar feeling sweep over me. For the first time in my life, I wa
6、s not only confident but I wanted to help those around me.In 2014, I even started modeling. My dream is that one day a little girl will see me in a magazine and say, “Wow, shes beautiful, and she only has one leg. I could do that someday, even though I have a disability.” My dream is simple: to insp
7、ire every man, woman, and child into knowing and believing that they are beautiful just the way they are.本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了“我”过去的经历和如何发现自己的梦想的。1How did the author feel after the car accident?AShe complained that life was unfair to her.BShe was unable to accept the loss of her leg.CShe kept a positive atti
8、tude toward life.DShe felt lucky that she was still alive.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段中But in my mind, staying strong has always been my only choice. So, on the day I left the hospital, I made a promise to myself to always live life to the fullest.可知，作者在经历了车祸之后仍然保持坚强，还向自己许下了一个承诺：要一直过最充实的生活，所以作者面对生活仍然持有积极向上的
9、态度，C项正确。A项“她抱怨生活待她不公平”，文中未提及。B项“她不能接受失去了腿”，从作者积极的态度中可以看出作者是欣然接受的。D项“她还活着她感到很幸运”，文中未提及。故选C。2.Why did the author feel happy in Paragraph 3?AShe was able to offer help to others.BShe could wear her false leg again.CShe had lived her life to the fullest.DShe could do everyday things the same as everybod
10、y else.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段中The joy of being able to provide this gift for someone else was greater than the happiness I felt on any day I was able to wear it myself.可知，对作者而言，能把这份礼物送给别人比她自己戴更幸福，所以作者快乐的原因在于能够帮助别人。故选A。3Why did the author begin modeling in 2014?AShe wanted to be a famous magazine star.
11、BShe wanted to encourage others to be confident about themselves.CShe wanted to challenge herself to be a speaker.DShe wanted to prove that disabled people could also succeed.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中I was not only confident but I wanted to help those around me.可知，作者不仅自己自信了，她还想把这种自信传递给他人，去帮助别人，使别人也对自己
12、充满信心。故选B。4What was the authors main purpose in writing the article?ATo stress the importance of having a dream.BTo show how difficult the life is for disabled people.CTo inspire others by sharing her past experiences.DTo give advice to disabled people on how to make a living.答案：C解析：推理判断题。文章主要介绍了作者与读
13、者分享她过去与残疾做斗争的经历，以及在这个过程中发现了自己的人生梦想，并希望用自己的经历来激励其他人。A项“强调有一个梦想的重要性”，偏离主题。B项“展示生活对于残疾人来说是多么困难”，以偏概全，残疾人的生活固然困难，但这不是文章核心内容。D项“为残疾人提出生存的建议”，为残疾人做表率是作者的快乐，但文章主要强调作者发现自己的梦想，D项表述不符合文章内容。C项“通过分享她的经历来鼓舞其他人”符合文意，故选C。BThink back to when you were in a classroom, and the teacher set a difficult problem. Which of
14、 the two following answers is closer to the way you reacted?A: Oh no, this is too hard for me. Im not even going to seriously try.B: Ah, this is quite difficult but I like to push myself. Even if I dont get the answer right, maybe Ill learn something in the attempt.The psychologist Carol Dweck of St
15、anford University gave a group of children problems that were slightly too hard. One group reacted positively, said they loved challenge and understood that their abilities could be developed. She says they had a “growth mindset”. But another group felt that their intelligence was being judged and t
16、hey had failed. They had a “fixed mindset” and were unable to imagine improving.Professor Dweck believes that, for years, children have been praised for their intelligence or talent, but this makes them sensitive to failure. They want to please by getting high grades, without interest in learning. T
17、he solution is to praise the process that children are engaged in: making an effort, using learning methods and improving. This way they will become better and achieve more.Psychologists have been testing these theories. Students were taught that if they left their comfort zone and learned something
18、 new and difficult, they will be more intelligent. These students made faster progress than a control group. In another study, unsuccessful school children were exposed to growth mindset technique for a year. The results were astonishing. They came top in a regional test, beating children from much
19、more privileged background. These children had previously felt that making an effort was a sign of being stupid, but they came to see it as the key to learning.So, back to our original question, if you answered B, well doneyou already have a growth mindset. If A, dont worry; everyone is capable of b
20、ecoming better with a little effort and selfawareness.这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了成长型思维模式与固定型思维模式在同学们学习过程中的表现、背后的心理因素以及我们平时要如何培养学生养成成长型思维模式。心理学家通过实验的方法也确定通过成长型思维模式训练，学生进步会很快很明显。1The author mentions the two answers at the beginning to _.Agive an exampleBteach how to reactCdraw a conclusionDintroduce the topic答案：D解析
21、：推理判断题。由文章结构可知，文章开始涉及两种回答方式是让读者能够直观地感受到什么是成长型思维模式，什么是固定型思维模式。也就是说为了介绍本文话题。故选D。2Which aspect should be praised according to Professor Dweck?ATalent.BHigh grades. CHardworking.DAchievement.答案：C解析：细节理解题。由第五段中的“The solution is to praise the process that children are engaged in: making an effort, using l
22、earning methods and improving.”可知，解决同学们害怕失败的方法是表扬孩子参与的过程：做出努力，使用学习方法和取得进步等。也就是说应该表扬孩子努力的过程。故选C。3What makes the students with fixed mindset fail?ALacking imagination.BNegative attitudes.CPoor judgment.DLow intelligence.答案：B解析：推理判断题。由第四段中的最后两句话可知，固定型思维的人认为他们的智力正在被考验并且他们已经失败了，他们有固定型思维并且无法想象进步。并且由第六段中的研
23、究(In another study, unsuccessful school children were exposed to growth mindset technique for a year. The results were astonishing.)可知，当学业不好的学生经过一年成长型思维的培训，结果是惊人的，也就是说不是学生的能力不行，而是他们的消极的思维方式使得他们的学习成绩不好。故选B。4What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refer to?AMaking an effort.BThe regional test. CThe background.DThe comfort zone.答案：A解析：词义猜测题。“but”前后是两个并列的分句，前半分句意思为：这些小孩之前认为努力是笨的标志，后半分句中they came to see说明是现在的情况，现在他们把努力看作是学习的关键。所以前后两个分句中宾语一致，it就指代making an effort(努力)。故选A。- 6 - 版权所有高考资源网
