北京市密云区2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练23及答案

1、密云区2019高考英语阅读理解系列训练（23）及答案人物传记类-201*四川卷I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I_was_treading_water,_just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didnt think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Fin

2、ally, I get a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deepdown wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I

3、needed to write my first 55,000 words.It takes confidence to make a new starttheres a dark period inbetween where youre neither one thing nor the other. Youre out for dinner and people ask what you do, and youre too ashamed to say, “Well, Im writing a novel, but Im not quite sure if Im going to get

4、there.”My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.The I met an agent(代理商)who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after sign

5、ing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.The next problem was finding a publisher. After twoandahalf years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book dealthat publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.It feels like an unbelievable stroke of l

6、uckof fate, really. When you set out to do something different, theres no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract(合同)of the publisherto be a published writeris unbelievably rewarding(有回报的)49. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?AI was wa

7、iting for good fortune.BI was trying to find an admirable job.CI was being aimless about a suitable job.DI was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.50. The author decided to write a novel_.Ato finish the writing course Bto realize her own dreamCto satisfy readers wishDto earn more money51. How

8、did the writer feel halfway with the novel?ADisturbed. BAshamed. CConfident. DUncertain.52. What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?AIt pays to stick to ones goal.BHard work can lead to success.CShe feels like being unexpectedly lucky.DThere is no end in sight when sta

9、rting to do something.【要点综述】文章讲述了作者从英语文学专业毕业之后，不知道自己想要做什么，几经周折，最终幸运地找到了自己喜爱的职业。49. C推理判断题。根据前后文“but no sense of what I wanted to do”“just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job”可知作者不知道自己想要做什么，什么工作适合自己。故选C。50. B细节理解题。根据第二段话“I decided to try to

10、satisfy a deepdown wish to write a novel.”可知作者决定写小说的目的只是满足自己内心深处的愿望，实现自己的梦想。故答案为B。51. D推理判断题。根据文章第三段话“It takes confidence to make a new start”“My confidence dived”“ Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.”及本段叙述了作者回答别人问题时提到“Im writing a novel, but Im not quite sure if Im going to g

11、et there.”可知，此时作者的感觉应该是还不能完全确定是否还要继续写小说。故答案选D。52. A推理判断题。本段作者表达刚刚开始时“theres no end in sight”到后来的“an unbelievable stroke of luck”“to be a published writer is unbelievably rewarding(有回报的)”，想告诉读者，坚持自己的目标是值得的。B项“刻苦努力是成功之路”，不符合文章意思。C、D项停留于文章表面意思。故答案为A。*结束It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Pri

12、ncess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 2019, to support the Red Crosss campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the World were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I k

13、new the statistics,” she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.” The Princess concluded, with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during he

14、r visit to repeat this message. But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an, attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon

15、 (乱放炮的人).” The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction (干扰) we do not need. All Im trying to do is help.” Opposition parties, the media and the Public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that

16、 the Princesss trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British governments policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government. To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secre

17、tary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princesss views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards” a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.” For the Princess, the tri

18、p to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the Chance to get closer to people and their problems. 17. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in

19、2019 _. A. to voice her support for a total ban of landmines B. to clarify the British governments stand on landmines C. to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there D.to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims 18. What did Diana mean when she said “. putting a face to those f

20、igures brought the reality home to me” (Line 5, Para. 1)? A. She just couldnt bear to meet the landmine victims face to face. B. The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home. C.Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics. D.Seeing the pain of the victi

21、ms made her realize the seriousness of the situation. 19. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola? A.It had caused embarrassment to the British government. B. It had brought her closer to the ordinary people. C.It had greatly promoted her popularity. D. It had affected her relations wit

22、h the British government.20. How did Diana respond to the criticisms? A. She paid no attention to them. B. She made more appearances on TV. C.She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.D. She rose to argue with her opponents. 参考答案ADBA*结束阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A A woman from Japan was tellin

23、g a friend about her trip to the United States. The woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in New York City and Chicago.“I studied English before I left home,” she said. “But I still was not sure that people were speaking English.” Her problem is easy to understand. Americans in

24、 business are like people who are in business anywhere. They have a language of their own. Some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work. Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry. One such saying is “get your act

25、 together”.When things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry. He may shout, “Stop making mistakes. Get your act together.Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, “Let us get our act together.” Either way, the meaning is the same. Getting your act together is getting organized. In busin

26、ess, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action.It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began. But, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry. Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes. The director may have said, “Calm down, now.

27、Get your act together.”Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s. Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978. The newspaper said a reform policy required that the British government get its act together.Now, this expression is heard often whe

28、n officials of a company meet. One company even called its yearly report, “Getting Our Act Together.”The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people. It is “cut to the chase”.She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company. One

29、 official was giving a very long report. It was not very interesting. In fact, some people at the meeting were falling asleep.Finally, the president of the company said, “Cut to the chase.”Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material. Hurry and get to the g

30、ood partNaturally, this saying was started by people who make movies. Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want to see action movies. Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot。Cut is the directors word for stop. The dir

31、ector means to stop filming, leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now. So, if your employer tells you to cut to the chase, be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly.1. After the woman visited the United States she might feel that _. A. its difficult to make money B. Its e

32、asy to master English C. her English was poor D. people there werent very friendly2. In which situation could the words “get your act together” be used? A. Visitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace. B. Players perform badly in a match. C. Audience is satisfied with the actors perform

33、ance in a movie. D. A task is completed successfully 3. According to the text, the expression “get ones act together” _. A. was first used by a Japanese business woman B. was commonly read by readers in a newspaper in 1978. C. originally came from a yearly report of a company D. was forbidden to be

34、used in the government policy 4. What do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in common? A. their origins B. Their meanings C. Their uses D. their popularities5. The text is most likely to be found in a book about _. A. life attitude B. travel journals C. successful busine

35、ss D. language culture 参考答案 CDBAD *结束Theres an energy crisis in America, and it has nothing to do with fossil fuels. Millions of us get up each morning already weary over the day holds. “I just cant get started.” People say. But its not physical energy that most of us lack. Sure, we could all use ex

36、tra sleep and a better diet. But in truth, people are healthier today than at any time in history. I can almost guarantee that if you long for more energy, the problem is not with your body.What youre seeking is not physical energy. Its emotional energy. Yet, sad to say life sometimes seems designed

37、 to exhaust our supply. We work too hard. We have family obligations (义务). We encounter (遭遇) emergencies and personal crises. No wonder so many of us suffer from emotional fatigue (疲劳), a kind of utter exhaustion of the spirit.And yet we all know people who are filled with joy, despite the unpleasan

38、t circumstances of their lives. Even as a child I observed people who were poor or disabled or ill, but who nevertheless faced life with optimism and vigor (活力). Consider Laura Hillenbrand, who despite an extremely weak body wrote the best-seller Seabiscuit. Hillenbrand barely had enough physical en

39、ergy to drag herself out of bed to write. But she was fueled by having a story she wanted to share. It was emotional energy that helped her succeed. Unlike physical energy, which is finite (有限的) and diminishes (减少) with age, emotional energy is unlimited and has nothing to do with genes or upbringin

40、g. So how do you get it? You cant simply tell yourself to be positive. You must take action. Here are six practical strategies that work.1. Do something new.Very little thats new occurs in our lives. The impact of this sameness on our emotional energy is gradual, but huge: Its like a tire(轮胎) with a

41、 slow leak（漏）. You dont notice it at first, but eventually youll get a flat. Its up to you to plug the leakeven though there are always a dozen reasons to stay stuck in your dull routines of life. Thats where Maura, 36, a waitress, found herself a year ago. Fortunately, Maura had a lifelinea group o

42、f women friends who meet regularly to discuss their lives. Their lively discussions spurred Maura to make small but nevertheless life altering changes. She joined a gym in the next town. She changed her look with ashort haircut and new black T-shirts. Eventually, Maura gathered the courage to quit h

43、er job and start her own business. Heres a challenge: If its something you wouldnt ordinarily do, do it. Try a dish youve never eaten. Listen to music youd ordinarily tune out. Youll discover these small things add to your emotional energy.2. Reclaim lifes meaning.So many of my patients tell me that

44、 their lives used to have meaning, but that somewhere along the line things went stale (厌倦的). The first step in solving this meaning shortage is to figure out what you really care about, and then do something about it. A case in point is Ivy, 57, a pioneer in investment banking. “I mistakenly believ

45、ed that all the money I made would mean something.” she says. “But I feel lost, like a 22-year-old wondering what to do with her life.” Ivys solution? She started a program that shows Wall Streeters how to donate time and money to poor children. In the process, Ivy filled her life with meaning.3. Pu

46、t yourself in the fun zone.Most of us grown-ups are seriously fun-deprived（缺乏的）. High-energy people have the same day-to-day work as the rest of us, but they manage to find something enjoyable in every situation. A real estate broker I know keeps herself amused on the job by mentally redecorating th

47、e houses she shows to clients（客户）. “I love imagining what even the most run-down house could look like with a little tender loving care,” she says. “Its a challengeand the least desirable properties are usually the most fun.” We all define fun differently, of course, but I can guarantee this: If you

48、 put just a bit of it into your day, you energy will increase quickly4. Bid farewell （告别）to guilt and regret.Everyones past is filled with regrets that still cause pain. But from an emotional energy point of view, they are dead weights that keep us from moving forward. While they cant merely be will

49、ed away, I do recommend you remind yourself that whatever happened in the past, nothing can change that. Holding on to the memory only allows the damage to continue into the present.5. Make up your mindSay youve been thinking about cutting your hair short. Will it look stylishor too extreme? You end

50、lessly think it over. Having the decision hanging over your head is a huge energy drain. Every time you cant decide, you burden yourself with alternatives. Quit thinking that you have to make the right decision; instead, make a choice and dont look back.6. Give to get.Emotional energy has a kind of magical quality: the more you give, the more you get back. This is the difference between emotional and physical energy with the latter. You have to get it to be a