高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解（14）.doc

2015届高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解（14）a (2014届合肥四校高三4月质量检测)parents are creating an “i want it now” generation by indulging childrens every demand at christmas，say experts.youngsters are becoming increasingly selfish，claim the education analysts.consumersavvy children are forcing their families into racking up huge debts and risk becoming spoilt and dissatisfied in the future.behavioural consultant chris calland said，“parents are desperate to make christmas into a magical fairy tale for their kids.theres nothing wrong with that as such.the problem arises when it means always giving into all our childrens demandseven if they are beyond our price range or not ageappropriate.”ms calland，who runs “santa says no” style sessions with colleague nicky hutchinson，added，“many of us go into so much debt providing the gifts our children want that we spend the rest of the year paying off the bills.yet so often the parcels weve carefully wrapped，once opened，are just pushed away because the very thing our little boy or girl was once so desperate for，they have now lost interest in.” ms calland and ms hutchinson have drawn up a list of guidelines to help parents manage their offsprings christmas lists this year.they say that adults can actually improve their relationships with their children by resisting “pester (纠缠) power”ms calland said，“all too often we say yes because we want an easier life when the fact is that were only building up problems for the future.we are helping create a generation of youngsters who are blind to the needs of others and the necessity of hard work.” “children learn fastif we sometimes change our mind，they quickly realise it might be worth lying on the floor and screaming for it.make sure you and your partner are working together on this.be consistent.and try not to get caught up in competition with other families or friends.”5what is the main problem with the “i want it now” generation?athey are quite selfcentered.bthey like to live in fairy tales.cthey waste a lot of money on gifts.dthey cant keep their interest in gifts.6what is probably the aim of “santa says no” style sessions?ato advise on how to wrap gifts properly.bto keep childrens interest in the gifts.cto tell parents how to say no to childrens demands.dto advise parents on what gifts to buy for children.7according to the passage，we can infer that ms calland intends to_.aanalyze childrens behavior bgive advice to parentscintroduce a new generation dgive her support to parents8ms calland would agree that parents should_.abuy nothing for children at christmasbchoose gifts carefully for childrenclet children choose their own giftsdavoid competing with othersbi dont think i wrote wronglao yang was born in a small town. he liked reading when he studied at school. he thought the writers were respected(尊敬) and could get a lot of money. he wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments (编辑部) but didnt receive any answers.now he works in a factory. hes busy at work. when hes free, he always reads something. he always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. one day, xiao ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. she looked worried and didnt eat anything. she said miss gao, her chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article(征文) “my father” that evening. but she did not know what to write.“thats easy,” said lao yang. “let me help you.”then he sat down to write the solicit article at once. he easily finished it on time. he was sure miss gao would like it. but one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department.“my teacher said your article digressed from the subject(离题),” said the girl.“i dont think so,” lao yang shouted angrily. “i described(描写) just my father!”1. lao yang wrote a lot of stories because _. a. he likes readingb. he learned much at schoolc. he wanted to be a writerd. he wanted to help others2. lao yang posted the stories to the editorial departments, _. a. and he got a lot of moneyb. and he became a famous manc. and he was respectedd. but he failed3. as _, lao yang decided to help his daughter. a. he was a writerb. he was freec. he wanted to realize his ideal(理想)d. he wanted to make his daughter happy4. lao yang hoped _. a. his article could surprise the teacherb. his article could be chosenc. the children could like his articled. everyone could soon know him5. lao yangs solicit article digressed from the subject _. a. because he couldnt write it at allb. because he didnt know his father wellc. because it was too bad to be chosend. just because he described his fatherc in his 1930 essay “economic possibilities for our grandchildren”， john keynes，a famous economist, wrote that human needs fall into two classes: absolute needs, which are independent of what others have, and relative needs, which make us feel superior to our fellows. he thought that although relative needs may indeed be insatiable(无止境的), this is not true of absolute needs. keynes was surely correct that only a small part of total spending is decided by the desire for superiority. he was greatly mistaken, however, in seeing this desire as the only source of insatiable demands. decisions to spend are also driven by ideas of quality which can influence the demand for almost all goods, including even basic goods like food. when a couple goes out for an anniversary dinner, for example, the thought of feeling superior to others probably never comes to them. their goal is to share a special meal that stands out from other meals. there are no obvious limits to the escalation of demands for quality. for example, porsche, a famous car producer, has a model which was considered perhaps the best sports car on the market. priced at over $120,000, it handles perfectly well and has great speed acceleration. but in 2004, the producer introduced some changes which made the model slightly better in handling and acceleration. people who really care about cars find these small improvements exciting. to get them, however, they must pay almost four times the price. by placing the desire to be superior to others at the heart of his description of insatiable demands, keynes actually reduced such demands. however, the desire for higher quality has no natural limits. 72. according to the passage, john keynes believed that_.a. desire is the root of both absolute and relative needs b. absolute needs come from our sense of superiority c. relative needs alone lead to insatiable demands d. absolute needs are stronger than relative needs 73. what do we know about the couple in paragraph 3? a. they want to show their superiority. b. they find specialty important to meals. c. their demands for food are not easily satisfied. d. their choice of dinner is related to ideas of quality. 74. what does the underlined word “escalation” in paragraph 4 probably mean? a. understanding. b. increase. c. difference. d. study. 75. the author of the passage argues that _. a. absolute needs have no limits b. demands for quality are not insatiable chuman desires influence ideas of qualityd. relative needs decide most of our spending d d（2013全国卷大纲版） low-cost gifts for mothers daygift no. ioffer to be your mothers health friend. promise to be there for any and all doctors visitswhether a disease or a regular medical check-up. most mothers always say no need, another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctors visit. the best part ? this one is free.gift no. 2help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. put them all in one place. be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. having all this information in one place could end up saving your mothers life, dr. marie savard said.gift no. 3enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep, savard said. we know that good sleep is very important to our health.gift no. 4some gift companies such as presents for purpose allow you to pay it forward this mothers day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构) gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are green - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. when your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.68. what are you advised to do for your mother at doctors visits?a. take notes. b. be with her.c. buy medicine. d. give her gifts.69. what can be a gift of organization for your mother?a. keeping her medical information together.b. buying all gifts for her from one company.c. making a list of her medical check-ups.d. storing her medicines in a safe place. 70. where can you find a gift idea to improve your mothers sleep?a. in gift no. 1. b. in gift no. 2.c. in gift no. 3. d. in gift no. 4.71. buying gifts from presents for purpose allows mothers toa. enjoy good sleep b. be well-organizedc. bet extra support d. give others helpa语篇解读：本文是时文阅读。由于父母对孩子圣诞节的要求无限制地满足，产生了“i want it now”一代。5解析：细节理解题。从第一段最后一句中的“youngsters are becoming increasingly selfish”以及倒数第二段中的“a generation of youngsters who are blind to the needs of others”可知“ i want it now”一代很自私、以自我为中心。答案：a6解析：推理判断题。根据第四、五段内容可知，“santa says no” style sessions的目的是教父母如何对孩子的无限制的要求说不。答案：c7解析：推理判断题。综合分析mr calland的话可知，ms calland在本文中为父母提出了不要满足孩子的一切要求的建议。答案：b8解析：细节理解题。从最后一段最后一句“and try not to get caught up in competition with other families or friends”可知答案为d。答案：db【答案与解析】lao yang 是个文学爱好者，但没能实现他的作家梦，他帮他的女儿