高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列训练题(18)

1、高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列训练题（18）【湖北省黄冈中学2013 二模】 EMom was right! If you say thank you, for even the smallest gift or slightest show of kindness, you ll feel happy.Gratitude, says Robert A. Emmons, a professor or psychology at the University of California, is an important element of happiness. In his recent boo

2、k, Thanks, Emmons uses the first major study on gratitude to prove mom s point. In acknowledging anddeveloping this much-ignored expression of thankfulness, he explains how people have benefitedeven improved their health.As one of the leading scholars of the positive psychology movement, he admits g

3、ratitude may be difficult to express. He advises you to begin by admitting that life is good and full of events and elements that make daily existence a wonder. Second, recognize that the source of life s goodness is more than just you. That source may be your mom, a friend, partner, child, colleagu

4、e at work or play, or any combination of these.Gratitude is always other-directed, notes Emmons. You can be pleased or angry with yourself and feel guilty about doing something wrong, but you can never be grateful to or for yourself.Expressing gratitude shouldn t be a reaction; it should be a state

5、of mind. To feelgrateful when life is a breeze and you have more than you need is easy. To feel grateful in time of crisis anger, hatred and bitterness iseasier. Also,too many people are aware of life s blessings only after these are lost.It s crisis and chaos danger, disease, disability and death t

6、hatbr ing many individuals to realize just how dependent they are on others. Yet it sthe way each of us begins life and ends it. It s too bad that so many people wastethose decades in between labouring under the illusion they are self-sufficient, says Emmons.The abundance of voices expressing gratit

7、ude from his studies of individuals with chronic health problems is many. But Emmons goes beyond his“ groundbreaking ”science to make his case for gratitude by including the inspirational writings ofphilosophers, novelists and saints, as well as the beliefs of various religions and their respective

8、scriptures. Taken together, these observations are summed up quite nicely by famous humanist Albert Schweitzer, who said the secret of life is“ givingthanks for everythi ng. ”To enable and embrace gratitude, Emmonsencourages the readers of Thanksto keep a gratitude diary. He even provides easy-to-fo

9、llow directions on how to practice and develop gratitude.I m not a reader or advocate of self-help books, but I am thankful for thereference I found in a newspaper article to the research Emmons was conducting on gratitude involving organ donors and recipients. The chance discovery led me to this bo

10、ok.Mom implied that kindness seems to find its way back to the giver because life really is all about giving, receiving and repaying. So I ll pay attention to herprofessional advice and say: Thank you, professor Emmons.67. What is the text mainly discussed?A. There are many ways of being thankful. B

11、. Gratitude is importantto happiness.C. Mom is great for her being thankful. D. Being thankful will keep you fit.68. The author mentions Robert A. Emmons bookThanks in order to prove that _.A. Professor Emmons supports mom s study on psychology.B. mom is as great a psychologist as Professor Emmons.C

12、. Professor Emmons is a famous psychologist.D. mom is right about her viewpoint on gratitude.69. It will be easier for you to feel grateful when .A. you live a comfortable life B. you receive gifts on your birthdayC. you get help during your hard times D. you are congratulated on your success70. Wha

13、t is the opinion of Professor Emmons?A. It is enough to thank others orally.B. Whether you are thankful is always up to you.C. Remember to be thankful anytime and anywhere.D. It is easier to be thankful for yourself than for others.【参考答案】67-70 BDCC阅读理解BIf women are mercilessly exploited（剥削）year afte

14、r year, they have onlythemselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change

15、of fashion.Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend large sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Womenwho cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time changing theirold-fashioneddresses.

16、Skirts arelengthened orshortened;neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on.No one can claimthat the fashionindustrycontributesanything really importantto society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with necessary things like warmth, comfort and durability （耐用）. They are only interested in outw

17、ard appearance andthey take advantage of the fact that womenwill put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right.There can hardly be a man who hasn t at some time inhis life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or picking her way through deep snow

18、in high heeled shoes.Whencomparing men and womenin the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of women s clothes, on e wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion

19、designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability（稳定耐用）? That is for youto decide.45. Designers and big stores always make money.A. by mercilessly exploiting women in the clothing industryB. because they are good at predicting new fashionsC. by const

20、antly changing the fashions in women's clothingD. as they attach great imp ortance to quality in women s clothing46. To the writer, the fact that women change their old-fashioned dressesis seen asA. a waste of moneyB. a waste of timeC. an expression of tasteD. an expression of beauty47. New fash

21、ions in clothing are created for .A. the commercial exploitation of womenB. the women s strength of characterC. basic qualities of inconstancy and instabilityD. an important contribution to society48. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. women s inconstancy i n choosing clothes is often laug

22、hed atB. women are better able to put up with discomfortC. men are also exploited greatly by fashion designersD. men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion参考答案45-48 CBAD阅读理解CLabor force is defined as being the total number of people who are available to work and earn income. This definition in

23、cludes everyone who is employed or seeking paid employment, so it includes employers and the self-employed.Labor is one of thecountry's resources which can be combined with other resources to produce the goods and services wanted by the community.Although the size of the workforce depends a grea

24、t deal on the size of the total population, there are several other influences which also affect it. The age distribution （ 分布 ） of the total population has a very marked effect on the available workforce. If the population has a high proportion of very young people or of those too old to work, then

25、 the available workforce would be lower than if there were a balanced spread age distribution. If the population naturally grows rapidly, the number of births greatly exceeds （ 超出 ） the number of deaths then as a total population increases proportion of the workforce declines.Sometimes a population

26、is described as aging which means that the birth rate isretire from the workforce thereeither falling or growing very slowly, and as people are insufficient numbers of young people entering it to replace those who are leaving it. In that situation the population is top-heavy with older people. So th

27、e percentage of the population in the workforce declines when there is either a rapid increase in births or a falling birth rate.The age distribution of the population has several important effects on theeconomy. If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of peopleretiring wit

28、hout a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce, this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a reasonable level ofsocial services to the retired group. If the aged are to be cared for in special homes, finance must be available for that purpose. If the size of

29、 the workforce is small relative to the total population, then the government tax revenue （ 税收 ） is relatively low and either the government has less money available to it or workforce members have to be taxed more heavily.49. In the passage “ labor force ” is defined as .A. people who are available

30、 to work and earn incomeB. self-employed people who have the ability to workC. people who are looking for an employmentD. employers who have created job opportunities50. From the second paragraph we can draw the conclusion that.A. a natural growth of population always leads to a balanced workforceB.

31、 a large population does not necessarily mean a higher proportion of workforceC. the larger the population is, the higher the proportion of the workforce will beD. the workforce will be lower if the population has a balanced age distribution51. When a population is said to be aging， .A. there are mo

32、re people retiring than those entering the workforceB. the birth rate in the area must be lower that that of death thereC. there should be an oversupply of the workforce membersD. there are more people entering the workforce than those retiring52. The population which is top-heavy with older people

33、of a country.A. leads to the high rate of unemploymentB. results in low tax on workforce membersC. affects employees incomesD. places pressure on the economy- 5 -参考答案 49-52 ABAD阅读理解-DMany people have been talking about the way in which the world will come to anend in 2012. Everybody wants to find ou

34、t if December 21,2012 is the last day of theearth. The rumor has already been spreading for a very long time. The Mayan ' sprediction can account for the rumor. According to the rumor, the earth will experience dramatic changes in 2012 and the changes will be disastrous to all of the living crea

35、tures on earth. It is widely assumed that a Planet X will return to orbit thesolar system. The return of Planet X will have a destructive effect on the solar system as well as on some planets including the Neptune, the Jupiter and the earth. Planet X will cross into their orbits. There ' s a pos

36、sibility that Jupiter will change into a little sun at this time, so folks will be well placed to see two suns in the sky in 2012.The solar flares （ 耀斑）that occur in a 11-year cycle will reach their highestpoint in 2012. The powerful solar flares will affect the magnetic field of the earth and cause

37、 disasters. On December 21,2012, the sun and the earth will line up in the same line at the equator（ 赤道）.The winter solstice（ 冬至）only occurs once every 25,800 years. The events in the universe are signals that the world will come to anend. As a result of the solar flares, lots of disasters will happ

38、en that will destroy the face of the whole earth. Scientists are making the guess primarily based on the Mayan Long Count Calendar.Many films have been made about the end of the world includingEnd Gameby AlexJones and End Clock: Nostradamus 2012 . The former provides insights about the way the world

39、 will become one state. After the world government is in place, it' s goingto be easy to exterminate 80% of the people in the world. The rest will continue to live with assistance from advanced technology.No one knows whether the world will end on December 21,2012. There is no clear answer until

40、 the day arrives. Just as the Mayans claim, it will not be the time for the world to end. Instead, it will be the dawn of a fresh start.53. What is the passage mainly about?A. Information about end-of-the-world predictions.B. Different opinions about end-of-the-world predictions.C. Some doubts about

41、 end-of-the-world predictions.D. Destructive effects of the end of the world.54. Which of the following things will NOT happen if the end of the world really happens?A. Humans will see two suns at the same time.B. The earth will look completely different.C. The earth and the moon will line up in the

42、 same line.D. The solar flares will become stronger than before.55. The underlined word aexterminate " in Paragraph 3 probably means " .A. saveB. killC. helpD. rule56. What is the author ' s a ttitude to the rumor that the world will end?A. Optimistic.B. Sad.C. Unconcerned.D. Scared.参考

43、答案53-56 ACBA阅读理解（共20小题；每小题分 2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从各题所给的四个选项（ A B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上 将该项涂黑。【湖北省黄冈中学 2013二模】AEach year on February 2nd, there is special festival called Groundhog Day （土 拨鼠日）' forecasting event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Whenit comes, people from around the world, including 5,000 i

44、n the small town today, watch this tongue-twisting（发饶舌的）small town for a sign from one groundhog that supposedlypredicts when that years' spring will arrive.Ifit's a cloudy day outside when the groundhog pops from its cave, then spring will arrive early that year.However, if it is sunny outs

45、ide, the groundhog will supposedly be scared by its own shadow, retreating underground forsix more weeks of cold weather.Of course, Punxsutawney Phil's prediction is no more able to guarantee the extended forecast than your localweatherman. ABC News reports that an analysis by -7 -the National ClimateData Center found that Phil's predictions aremore often wrong than rig