高二英语阅读专练4.doc

高二英语阅读专练4（41）AEveryone agrees that all the creatures want happiness and are afraid of pain and grief. The question, however, is “What is real happiness?” The desire for happiness has no meaning without understanding the real nature of happiness.Generally, ordinary beings consider sensual（感觉的） pleasures as happiness, and their actions are directed toward gaining these. According to them, searching for happiness means searching for pleasures of the senses. The question, “What is happiness?”, does not arise（出现） in their hearts, because in their hearts they think of a life full of sensual joys as a happy life.Some thinkers say, “Happiness does not lie in the objects of enjoyment; happiness or unhappiness lies in the imagination.” To prove their belief they give examples like the following one. A man has a two-storey house. When he thinks of those who have a house with three storeys or more, he feels unhappy. When he thinks of those who have just a cottage, he feels happy. Such happiness does not lie in possessions（占有物）, but in the imagination. They advise people to take inspiration from those who have few possessions but are quite happy. If you only consider people wealthier than yourself, you will always be unhappy.If you want to be happy, they say, look at the poor. But it is unreasonable to hold that happiness lies in the imagination. And it is inappropriate to think that someone is happy if he only imagines himself better than the poor and the unhappy. This attitude also satisfies the sense of pride of possession. This can never be called happiness. Unless we find out where happiness lies, we cannot really become happy.Some ask people to do this or that, and say, “This way your desires will be satisfied. That way you will get what you want and become happy.” People holding these views regard happiness as satisfaction of desires and unhappiness as denial(否定) of such satisfaction.61. What kind of life can make common people feel happy?A. Life without pain and grief. B. Life full of sensual pleasures. C. Life with desire for possessions. D. Life full of imagination.62. The underlined word “cottage” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to _.A. a house in ones imagination B. a modern buildingC. a desired object D. a small house 63. The author may agree that _.A. by comparing themselves with the poor, people will feel happyB. people wont feel happy without a desire for happinessC. possessing wealth may lead to a sense of prideD. people have to experience pain and grief before finding happiness64. The best title for this passage would be “_”.A. What Is Happiness? B. How to Get Happiness C. Happiness and Desire D. Happiness and Imagination BFor the past two years, 8yearold Harli Jordean from Stoke Newington, London, has been selling marbles(弹珠)His successful marble company, Marble King, sells all things marble-relatedfrom affordable tubs of the glass playthings to significantly expensive items like Duke of York solitaire（独粒宝石）tablessourced, purchased and processed by the miniCEO himself.“I like having my own company. I like being the boss,” Harli told The Mirror.With profits now in the thousands, “the worlds youngest CEO” has had to get his mother and older brothers to help him meet the growing demand.Harli launched Marble King after swapping（交换）marbles at school led to schoolchildren depleting(削减) his marble collection. Yes, he literally（确切地）“lost his marbles.” Harli and his mother, Tina, turned to the Internet to find replacements.Harli saw an empty space online: the marbles he wanted were hard to find. Within months, Harli had his own marbleselling website and orders started pouring in.Tina says her sons obsession(迷恋) with marbles started when he was just 6.“His obsession became so big we started calling him the Marble King, so when he wanted to set up a website it was the natural name for it，” she told The Sun.“I never thought it would become so popularwe are struggling to cope with the number of orders at times.”The 8yearold boy has his sights set on expanding his business and launching his own brand of marbles.“Sometimes his ideas are so grand we have to scale them back a bit. But his dream is still to own Britains biggest marble shop and open stores around the world.” Tina told The Daily Mail.“At the minute he is annoying me by asking about creating his won Marble King marbles, so that could well be the next step for him.”65. Why did Harlis marble company become popular as soon as he launched it?A. Because it was run by “the worlds youngest CEO”B. Because it filled the gaps of marble business.C. Because Harli was fascinated with marble collection.D. Because his mother and brothers helped him a lot.66. How many mass media are mentioned in the passage?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.67. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined expression “scale back”？A. make smaller B. carry out C. turn down D. frighten away68. What message do the last two paragraphs carry?A. Conflicts often occur between Harli Jordean and his family.B. Harlis mother and brothers are worried about Marble Kings future.C. Marble King marbles will be more popular with marble fans around the world.D. The “Marble King” has great ambitions for his Marble King Company.CA speech is a wonderful opportunity to inform, persuade or entertain. The best speeches often take on a combination of all three of these components（组成部分）. However, before you can go about the writing of a great speech, it is important to set goals. Goals keep you，your speech and your audience focused.What a goal isIn the context of a speech, a goal is the purpose of the speech, and what it hopes to accomplish. For example, the goal of a eulogy(颂歌) might be to celebrate the life of a loved one. The goal of a speech at a political gathering would be to inform the crowd about the political position of a candidate and persuade them to vote and campaign for the candidate in question（正被讨论的）.Why a goal is importantWithout a goal, a speech is without direction. The goal informs the structure and content of the speech. For example, if a speechs goal is to convince people that smoking is bad for them, the speech will be structured with persuasive arguments to back up the goal. A speech with a goal of informing the audience will keep the information fair and factual.A goal is incredibly important to the speechs ability to connect with an audience. If the speaker is unaware of the goal of the speech, the audience will likely be unaware as well. This severely reduces the effectiveness of the message.Aside from informing the audience of the content and structure, a speechs goal drives the speaker to greater heights. If a speaker is asked to speak on a specific subject, but never establishes the goal, they wont know where to start in the research, organizing and writing of the speech._If you have been charged with(被委以) delivering a speech, establishing a goal can seem difficult at first. There are several things to take into consideration. First, think about who you will be speaking to. The demographic(人口统计) of your audience will likely determine whether you will be able to persuade them, or whether they will be able to sit through（一直坐到结束）. Second, think about the topic itself. If the topic is something controversial（有争议的）, it may worth your while to consider an informative approach to present both sides of the issue. Finally, consider your resources. A speech with an informative or persuasive goal usually requires a great deal of research, and sometimes takes more time to write.69. According to the passage, what three components does the best speech combine?A. Informing, delivering and entertaining.B. Informing, persuading and entertaining.C. Informing, writing and delivering.D. Informing, writing and persuading.70. The goal of a speech at a political gathering might be _.A. to persuade the audience to vote for a candidateB. to celebrate the life of a person you admireC. to entertain the audience with humor and magicD. to persuade the audience to buy new products71. All the following indicate the importance of a speech goal EXCEPT that _.A. a speech will lose its direction without a goalB. a speech goal can help keep the audience aware of the speechC. a speech goal can help the speaker know about the research, organizing and writingD. a speech goal makes it possible for the speaker to achieve whatever he wants in life72. Which of the following can be filled into the blank as the subtitle for the last paragraph?A. How to achieve a speech goal B. How to deliver a difficult speechC. What to consider to establish a goal D. What to consider to deliver a speechDOnce when I was six years old I saw an amazing picture in a book called True Stories from Nature about the primeval（原始的）forest. It was a picture of a boa constrictor(大蟒蛇) in the act of swallowing an animal. In the book it said：“Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole without chewing（嚼）it. After that they are not able to move and they sleep through the six months that they need for digestion（消化）.”I thought deeply then over the adventures of the jungle. And after some work with a colored pencil I succeeded in making my first drawing. My Drawing Number One. I showed my work to the grown-ups and asked them whether the drawing frightened them. But they answered：“Frighten? Why should anyone be frightened by a hat？”My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant. But since the grown-ups were not able to understand it, I made another drawing. I drew the inside of the boa constrictor so that the grown-ups could see it clearly. They always need to have things explained. Thats my Drawing Number Two.The grown-ups response this time was to advise me to lay aside my drawings of ba constrictors whether from the inside or the outside and devote myself instead to geography, history, arithmetic and grammar. That is why at the age of six I gave up what might have been a great painter. I had been disheartened by the failure of my Drawing Number One and my Drawing Number Two. Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.So then I chose another profession（职业） and learned to pilot airplanes. I have flown a little over all parts of the world; and it is true that geography has been very useful to me. At a glance I can distinguish China from Arizona. If one gets lost in the night, such knowledge is valuable.In the course of this life I have had lots of chances to meet with a great many people. And that hasnt much improved my opinion of them. Whenever I met one of them who seemed to me at all clear-sighted, I tried showing him my Drawing Number One which I have always kept. I would try to find out if this was a person of true understanding. But whoever it was, he or she would always say: That is a hat. Then I would never talk to that person about boa constrictors or primeval forests or stars. I would bring myself down to his level. I would talk to him about bridge and golf and politics and neckties. And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such an intelligent man.73. The writer drew his first picture in order to _.A. show the grown-ups what the book was aboutB. frighten the grown-ups trying to enter the forestC. remind himself of the adventures of the jungleD. illustrate（说明）a boa constrictors act of digesting an animal74. How did the writer understand the grown-ups response to his second drawing?A. He was actually only good at academic study.B. It was a waste of time for him to keep on drawing.C. He had difficulty in communicating with the adults.D. He was good at anything but geography.75. The underlined word disheartened in Paragraph 4 could most probably be replaced by _.A. discouraged B. dissatisfied C. discovered D. disturbed任务型阅读 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中填入最恰当的单词。As the Internet has become widely used, the online bookstore has gained much popularity with consumers, which have a vital influence on the survival of many private smalland mediumsized physical bookshops, a cultural landmark in the cities in China. Apart from a campaign, “saving physical stores”, many Chinese politicians and scholars have also urged the government to adopt measures to prevent bookstores from closing down their businesses, because unlike shops selling other goods, physical bookstores play the important social role of passing down knowledge and culture to younger generations. Besides tax cut, the government should also take other measures to support and encourage the development of such bookstores. Online bookshops are popular because they offer customers easier access to books, more attractive prices, and delivery service. Readers can buy almost any book sitting at home. Physical bookstores have actually become “the exhibition halls” of online bookstores. People read and select books in physical bookstores, and then buy them from online bookstores. However, physical bookstores have their own advantages. The physical bookstores make people feel the existence of culture. Entering a bookstore is l