湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习 阅读训练(75)

1、湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (75)C【2013届浙江省十校联合体高三上学期联考】Its good to make mistakes, and here is why.First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. Its always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try anything new, how can you

2、improve? How can you expand? The simple answer is “You cant”. Look around you. With very few exceptions (例外), either everything you see in your physical world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new. Another good thing about mistakes is this: When y

3、ou are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb. When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadnt failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didnt work. Finally, when you make a mistake yo

4、u are much closer to success. Why? Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeeded. Every time you make a mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer. But this all doesnt mean that you should go ahead without considering the con

5、sequences of a mistake. Quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesnt work out the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again. We all have limited resources in the form of time and money so dont

6、 blow them all on one approach to a problem. Realize that it probably wont be perfect the first time and allocate (分配) these resources appropriately so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again. Only by accepting and using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your b

7、usiness and your career. There is an old saying that goes, “If youre not making mistakes, youre not trying hard enough.” So go forth and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And prosper(成功).70. From the second paragraph, we can conclude that _. A. mistakes are unnecessary for development B. we are af

8、raid of trying new things C. its common for people to make mistakes D. mistakes are better than not trying71. The underlined word “eliminate” means _. A. avoid B. dismiss C. accept D. solve【答案】B【解析】根据文章中句子的意思可知，此处eliminate意为：排除，消除。故选B。【考点定位】考查猜测词义72. According to the article, one thing you should pa

9、y attention to about making mistakes is _.A. avoiding making the same mistakes B. accepting the punishment willingly C. taking consequences into account D. trying things out one by one【答案】C【解析】根据文章中的But this all doesnt mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake.可

10、知，consider和pay attention to是同义表达。故选C。【考点定位】考查细节理解73. The article is mainly about _. A. how to deal with mistakes B. what benefits mistakes bring C. how to achieve success D. how to make use of your mistakes74. What would the writer probably suggest we say to ourselves when we make a mistake? A. Neve

11、r mind, I can always try again. B. Id better stay out of trouble. C. Great! Now I can learn something. D. Look at this mess. Anyone would be upset. A 【2013届浙江省十校联合体高三上学期联考】 A few months ago as I wandered through my parents house, the same house I grew up in, I had a sudden, scary realization. When m

12、y parents bought the house, in 1982, they were only two years older than I am now. I tried to imagine myself in two years, ready to settle down and buy the house Id still be living in almost 30 years later. It seemed ridiculous. On a practical level, theres no way I could afford to buy a house anyti

13、me soon. More importantly, I wouldnt want to. Im not sure where Ill be living in two years, or what kind of job Ill have. And I dont think Ill be ready to settle down and stay in one place. So this is probably the generation gap that divides my friends and me from our parents. When our parents were

14、our age, theyd gotten their education, chosen a career, and were starting to settle into responsible adult lives. My friends and I “Generation Y” still arent sure what we want to do with our lives. Whatever we end up doing, we want to make sure were happy doing it. Wed rather take risks first, try o

15、ut different jobs, and move from one city to another until we find our favorite place. Wed rather spend our money on travel than put it in a savings account. This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation “arrogant”, “impatient”, and “overprotected”. Some of

16、 these complaints have a point. As children we were encouraged to succeed in school, but also to have fun. We grew up in a world full of technological innovation: cellphones, the Internet, instant messaging, and video games. Our parents looked to rise vertically(垂直的)-starting at the bottom of the la

17、dder and slowly making their way to the top, on the same track, often for the same company. That doesnt apply to my generation. Because of that, it may take us longer than our parents to arrive at responsible, stable adulthood. But thats not necessarily a bad thing. In our desire to find satisfactio

18、n, we will work harder, strive for ways to keep life interesting, and gain a broader set of experiences and knowledge than our parents generation did. By Ariel Lewiton61. When the author walked through her parents house, she _. A. was frightened that she had no idea what she wanted from life B. star

19、ted to think about her own life C. realized I should buy a house. D. wondered why her parents had settled down early【答案】B【解析】根据第一段的When my parents bought the house, in 1982, they were only two years older than I am now. I tried to imagine myself in two years,可知是想象自己未来的生活。所以B正确。【考点定位】考查细节理解62. What i

20、s the main “generation gap” between the author and her friends and their parents according to the article? A. Their attitude toward high technology. B. Their ways of making their way to the top. C. Their attitude towards responsibility. D. Their ways of gaining experience. 63. Which of the following might the author agree with? A. Its all right to try more before settling down. B. Its better to take adult responsibility earlier. C. It involves too much effort to rise ve