1、2014高考英语阅读理解专题训练极品题（9）及答案C72013广东卷 -AImagination and fantasy can play an important role in achieving the things we fear.Children know this very well. Fred Epstein，in his book If I Make It to Five，tells a story he heard from one of his friends about Tom，a fouryearold boy with a cancer in his back bon
2、e.He came through several operations and a lot of pain by mastering his imagination.Tom loved to pretend，and he particularly loved to play superheroes. Dr. Epstein explained that it was actually a brilliant way for his young mind to handle the terrifying and painful life he led.The day before his th
3、ird trip to the operating room，Tom was terribly afraid.“Maybe I could go as Superman，”he whispered to his mom.Hearing this, the mother hesitated for a while.She had avoided buying the expensive costume(戏装)，but finally she agreed.The next day Tom appeared as the powerful Superman，showing off through
4、the hospital halls and coolly waving his hand to the people greeting him along the way.And Tom，with the strength of his fantasy，successfully made it through the operation.The power of imagination need not be reserved for children only.We all have the power to use our fantasies to attempt things we n
5、ever thought possible，to go through those things that seem impossible，and to achieve what we never believed we could. Just as Dr.Epstein puts it，“If you can dream it，you can do it.”It doesnt mean that you should dress as a superhero for your next job interview.But，next time you are tested in a way t
6、hat seems impossible, imagine what it would take to overcome it.Become the person you need to become to win over your challenge and do it in your mind first.So，let your imagination run wild，and dare to dream.26What do we know about Tom?AHe was seriously ill.BHe was a dishonest boy.CHe was crazy abou
7、t magic.DHe was Dr.Epsteins patient.27What can be inferred about Toms mother?AShe was a rich lady.BShe refused Toms request.CShe wanted Tom to be a superhero.DShe wanted to get Tom through the pain.28When Tom went for the third operation，he _Apretended to be painfulBacted like a superheroCappeared i
8、n poor spiritsDargued with his mother29In the last paragraph，you are advised _Ato go through some difficult testsBto wake up from your wild dreamsCto become a powerful person in your mindDto wear expensive clothes for job interviews30What is the purpose of the passage?ATo tell us an interesting stor
9、y.BTo help us make right decisions.CTo advise us to care about children.DTo encourage us to use our imagination.【要点综述】 文章告诉我们，面对苦难和挑战，要充分发挥想象力的作用，使自己内心强大起来，梦想才能实现。26A细节理解题。由第一段的“Tom，a fouryearold boy with a cancer in his back bone.He came through several operations”可知，Tom 病得很厉害。27D推理判断题。由第四段的“And To
10、m, with the strength of his fantasy，successfully made it through the operation.”可以看出，Tom的妈妈答应儿子的要求，就是想帮儿子减少手术的痛苦感。其他选项可以这样排除：由第三段的“She had avoided buying the expensive costume(戏装)，but finally she agreed.”可以看出A和B错误；C项可以由常识排除。28B 细节理解题。由第四段的“The next day Tom appeared as the powerful Superman, showing
11、off through the hospital halls and coolly waving his hand to the people greeting him along the way.”可知当时他的行为和超人一样。故选B。29C 推理判断题。这是对前面所讲述的故事的升华，故事中小Tom用自己的想象力战胜了痛苦，作者在这里也建议我们面对困难时要“need to become to win over your challenge and do it in your mind first.”还要“let your imagination run wild, and dare to dr
12、eam.”由此可见，C项符合题意。30D 写作目的题。文章开篇点题：Imagination and fantasy can play an important role in achieving the things we fear.告诉我们想象力的重要性，然后通过一个具体的例子加以论证。最后一段中作者又鼓励我们在挑战和困难面前使用想象力，使自己内心强大起来，故选D。社会生活类-74.One evening in February 2007, a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote road in Wa
13、les. She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path. Thats when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train. Her Renault Clio was parked across a railway line. Seconds later, she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks. Ceelys near miss made the n
14、ews because she blamed it on her GPS device (导航仪). She had never driven the route before. It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS, but it made no mention of the crossing. “I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train, “ she told th
15、e BBC. Who is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceelys story in his book When Machines Fail Us, points the finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And i
16、ts not just GPS devices:Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards. The problem with his argument in the book is that its not clear why he only focuses on digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. A
17、map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signalling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with t
18、he GPS equipment. But Stevenson doesnt say. Its a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an account of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a
19、small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe its also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these factors. The game between humans and their smart device
20、s is amusing and complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be a way for a wiser use of technology.If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all,
21、we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long. 1. What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident? A. She was not familiar with the road.B. It was dark and raining heavily then.C. The railway workers failed to give the signal.D. Her GPS
22、device didnt tell her about the crossing. 2. The phrase “near miss” (Paragraph 2)can best be replaced by.A. close hitB. heavy lossC. narrow escape D. big mistake3. Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with? A. Modern technology is what we cant live without. B. Digital tech
23、nology often falls short of our expectation.C. Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.D. GPS error is not the only cause for Ceelys accident. 4. In the writers opinion, Stevensons argument is.A. one-sidedB. reasonable C. puzzling D. well-based5. What is the real concern of the writer
24、 of this article? A. The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.B. The relationship between humans and technology.C. The shortcomings of digital devices we use.D. The human unawareness of technical problems.【参考答案】74.1-5 DCBAB 社会生活类-75Blind imitation(模仿) is self-destruction. To those who do
25、 not recognize their unique worth,imitation appears attractive;to those who know their strength,imitation is unacceptable.In the early stages of skill or character development,imitation is helpful. When I first learned to cook,I used recipes(菜谱) and turned out some tasty dishes. But soon I grew bore
26、d. Why follow someone elses way of cooking when I could create my own?Imitating role models is like using training wheels on a childs bicycle;they help you get going,but once you find your own balance,you fly faster and farther without relying on them.In daily life,imitation can hurt us if we subcon
27、sciously(下意识地) hold poor role models. If,as a child,you observed people whose lives were bad,you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did. If you do not make strong choices for yourself,you will get the results of the weak choices of others.In the field of
28、entertainment,our culture glorifies celebrities. Those stars look great on screen. But when they step off screen,their personal lives may be disastrous. If you are going to follow someone,focus on their talent,not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors.Blessed is the person willing to act on
29、their sudden desire to create something unique. Think of the movies,books,teachers,and friends that have affected you most deeply. They touched you because their creations were motivated by inspiration,not desperation. The world is changed not by those who do what has been done before them,but by th
30、ose who do what has been done inside them. Creative people have an endless resource of ideas. The problem a creator faces is not running out of material;it is what to do with all the material knocking at the door of imagination.Study your role models,accept the gifts they have given,and leave behind
31、 what does not serve you. Then you can say,“I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors tragedies and declare victory,and know that they are cheering me on.”1. Imitation proves useful when you.A. know you are uniqueB. lose the balance of lifeC. begin to learn something newD. get tired of routine practi
32、ce2. To avoid the bad result of imitation,we should.A. forget daily fear and pain B. choose the right exampleC. ask others for decisions D. stay away from stars3. According to the author,the world moves on because of those who are.A. desperate to influence others with their knowledgeB. ready to turn
33、 their original ideas into realityC. eager to discover what their ancestors didD. willing to accept others ideas4. The trouble a creator faces is.A. the lack of strong motivationB. the absence of practical ideasC. how to search for more materialsD. how to use imagination creatively5. What is the aut
34、hors purpose in writing this passage?A. To highlight the importance of creativity.B. To criticize the characters of role models.C. To compare imitation with creation.D. To explain the meaning of success.【参考答案】75.1-5 CBBDA C72013广东卷 -BSome people think that success is only for those with talent or th
35、ose who grow up in the right family，and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck.Im not going to say luck，talent，and circumstances dont come into play because they do.Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence，and thats just the reality of h
36、ow life is.However，to succeed in life，one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical.And，in addition to that，in order to get really good at something，one needs to spend at least 10，000 hours studying and practising.To become great at certain things，itll require even more tim
37、e，time that most people wont put in.This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you dont enjoy what you do，it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.When you see people exhibiting some gre
38、at skills or having achieved great success，you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost.Its sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent，but thinking that way does you no good，and theres a huge chance that youre wrong anyway.W
39、hatever you do，if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out，almost to the point of addiction，and over a long period of time.If youre not willing to put in the time and work，dont expect to receive any rewards.Consistent, hard work wont guarantee you the level of success you
40、may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.31Paragraph 1 mainly talks about _Athe reasons for successBthe meaning of successCthe standards of successDthe importance of success32In Paragraph 2，the underlined word that refers to _Abein
41、g good at somethingBsetting a practical goalCputting in more timeDsucceeding in life33Successful people suggest doing what one loves because _Awork makes one feel painBone tends to enjoy his workCone gives up his work easilyDit takes a lot of time to succeed34What can we infer from Paragraph 4?ASucc
42、essful people like to show their great skills.BPeople sometimes succeed without luck or talent.CPeople need to achieve success at the cost of life.DIt helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.35What is the main theme of the passage?AHaving a goal is vital to success.BBeing good is differe
43、nt from being great.COne cannot succeed without time and practice.DLuck，talent and family help to achieve success.【要点综述】 人人都渴望成功，成功有时或许和天赋、运气和家境有关，但是缺少了长期辛勤的付出，成功就会成为无稽之谈。31A 段落大意题。这一部分向我们分析了一个人成功的因素：luck, talent, and circumstances。32B 代词指代题。上一句说的是要想成功需要做的第一个方面：“set a goalmake it more practical”。由此可
44、知答案。33D细节理解题。题干关键词为：Successful people suggest(对应文章中的advise)。第三段的第一句话 “This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love.”中的this，就是指的上文的“To become great at certain things, itll require even more time, time that most people wont put in.”由此可知答案。34B推理判断题。在这一段里作者告诉我们：Its
45、 sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent，但接着又说：but thinking that way does you no good。由此可以看出，有时候人的成功是靠运气和天赋的，但是如果我们这样认为对我们是没有好处的。由此可推知答案。35C主旨大意题。纵观全文可以看出，文章首先向我们分析了成功的因素，怎样才能成功，同时也剖析了对成功的一些错误的认识，最后一段总结全文，概括了主题，告诉我们成功需要日复一日(work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time)的努力和辛勤的工作(hard work)。由此可知答案。
