高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练41

1、2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练（41）及答案阅读理解DHave you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, theres a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If yo

2、u ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the jobs pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas;Do you prefer working alone or with other people?There are isolating(

3、使孤立)jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy andalso interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone

4、 in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.How do you handle change?Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes dont happen so often. Other people would be bored of the sa

5、me daily routine.Do you enjoy working with computers ?I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and y

6、oull likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.What type of work environment do you enjoy ?This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you wont know immediately to a smaller setting where youll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.How do

7、you like to get paid?Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressedto be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typicalexample for this.Anyway, these are a great starting point for you. Ive seen it over and over again with people that they

8、 make more money over time when they do something they love.It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion forcan change the course of your life for the better.What is unnecessary in your job hunting?A. Assessing your skillsB. Going to different areasC. Matching you

9、r skills with a positionD. taking your personality intoconsiderationWhich of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Isolating jobs usually drive people mad.B. Interactive jobs make peopleshy easily.C. Extreme people tend to work with others. D. Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs.What

10、is the missing word about a job search in the following chart?16. What is the best title for this passage?A. Lifestyles and Job PayB. Jobs and EnvironmentC. Job Skills and Abilities参考答案BDCBD. Personalities and JobsC8 2013 山东卷CYou cant always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. But design

11、erMikhail Belyaev doesnt think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. Thats why he created Lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rain sensing umbrella.The designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Rus

12、sia. Once, I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy（ 伞篷）built into a street lamp , “ he said.The Lampbrella is a standard looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella

13、 canopy. It has a built in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand.Sensors（传感器）then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians shelter wheneveritstarts raining.In addition to the rain sensor, there s also a 360motion sensor on thefiberglass street lamp which detects whether an

14、yone is using the Lampbrella.After three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed.According to the designer, the Lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed, so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. Besides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lightning strike. Each Lampbrella

15、 would offer enough shelter for several people. Being installed（ 安装）at 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians.While there are no plans to take the Lampbrella into production, Belyaev says he recently introduced his creation to one Moscow Department, and ins

16、ists his creation could be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.For what purpose did Belyaev create the Lampbrella?To predict a heavy rain.To check the weather forecast.To protect people from the rain.To remind people to take an umbrella.Wha

17、t do we know from Belyaevs words in Paragraph 2?His creation was inspired by an experience.It rains a lot in the city of Saint Petersburg.Street lamps are protected by canopies.He enjoyed taking walks in the rain.Which of the following shows how the Lampbrella works?motor fcanopyfsensorssensors fmot

18、orfcanopymotor fsensorsfcanopycanopy fmotorfsensorsWhat does Paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the Lampbrella?A. Its moving speed. B. Its appearance.C. Its installation. D. Its safety.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?The designer will open a company to promote his product.The Lampbrella c

19、ould be put into immediate production.The designer is confident that his creation is practical.The Lampbrella would be put on show in Moscow.【要点综述】 这是一篇说明文。文章主 要介绍 设计师 Mikhail Belyaev设计的 Lampbrella ,它能给街道上的人们遮雨。虽然这一设计还没有实施，但是Mikhail Belyaev却对自己的设计很自信。C 考查细节理解。从第一段的But designer Mikhail Belyaev doesnt

20、 think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. Thats why he created Lampbrella ”可知 Mikhail Belyaev 设计 Lampbrella 是为了给街道上的人们遮雨的。A 考查推理判断。 从 Mikhail Belyaev 说的t“I was driving - and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from th

21、e rain. I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy built into a street lamp.”可知，他的创意灵感来自他的一次生活体验。故选A。B考查细节理解。从第三段的内容可找到答案，Lampbrella工作的过程是先通过传感器(sensors)，传到发动机(motor),再到伞篷(canopy)打开。故选 B。D 考查主旨大意。从本段的so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians ”和 “Being installed at 2 meters off the ground, i

22、t would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians ”可知该段是讲Lampbrella的安全性。C 考查推理判断。从本段Mikhail Belyaev说的话看出他对自己的设计很自信。故选C。Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path . I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path thatI did noth

23、ing for the attackwasnt covered by water or mud As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked! YetIt was so unpredictable and from somewhere totallyunexpected I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or fivetimes I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me Had I b

24、een hurt Iwouldnt have found it amusing And I was laughing After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!Having stopped, laughing, I took a step forward . My attackerrushed me again . Hecharged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vainFor a second time, I took a step backwards whi

25、le my attacker paused I wasnt sure what to do Afterall, its just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterflyI stepped back tolook the situation over My attacker moved back to land on the groundThats whenI discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlierHe had a mate andshe was dy

26、ingSitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her I could, even thoughonly admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mates sakeshe was clearly dying and I was so largeHe did so just to give

27、 her those extra fewprecious momentsof life, should I have been careless enough to step on her . His couragein attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just forHe had truly earned those momentshis mates safety seemed admirable . I couldnt do anything other than reward h

28、im by walking on the more difficult side of the pool to be with her, undisturbedSince then, Ive always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly wheneverI see huge barriers facing me.17. Why did the writer change his direction while walking down a path?A. To get close to a butterfly.C. To esca

29、pe a sudden attack.What made the man feel funny?A. Making the attacker pause.C. Being stepped on by his mate.butterfly.From this experience the man learnedwhat he should do when faced with troubleshow sympathy to the weakTo look over the bad situation.D. To avoid getting his shoes dirty.B. Being att

30、acked by a butterfly.D. Discovering the energeticB. people shouldC. how he should deal with attacksD. people should protect butterflies20. Which of the following words can best describe the butterfly?A. Careless .B. Amusing . C. Courageous . D. Aggressive.参考答案 DBAC,according to a study thatC8 2013 四

31、川卷EFear may be felt in the heart as well as in the head has found a link between the cycles of a beating heart and the chance of someone feeling fear.Tests on healthy volunteers found that they were more likely to feel a sense of fear at the moment when their hearts are contracting（收缩）and pumping bl

32、ood aroundtheir bodies , compared with the point when the heartbeat is relaxed.Scientists say the results suggest that the heart is able to influence how the brain responds to a fearful event , depending on which point it is at in its regular cycle of contraction and relaxation.Sarah Garfinkel at th

33、e Brighton and Sussex Medical School said : Our study shows for the first time that the way in which we deal with fear is different depending on when we see fearful pictures in relation to our heart.”The study tested 20 healthy volunteers on their reactions to fear as they wereshown pictures of fear

34、ful faces.Dr Garfinkel said, “The study showed that fearfuland guide whether we seefaces are better noticed when the heart is pumping than when it is relaxed.Thus our hearts can also affect what we see and what we dont see fear.To further understand this relationship , the scientists also used a bra

35、in scanner（ 扫描仪）to show how the brain influences the way the heart changes a persons feeling of fear.“We have found an important mechanism by which the heart and brain speak to each other to change our feelings and reduce fear, Dr Garfinkel said.“We hope that by increasing our understanding a bout h

36、ow fear is dealt with and ways that it could be reduced, we may be able to develop more successful treatments for anxiety disorders , and also for those who may be suffering from serious stress disorder.”What is the finding of the study?Ones heart affects how he feels fear.Fear is a result of ones r

37、elaxed heartbeat.Fear has something to do with ones health.Ones fast heartbeats are likely to cause fear.The study was carried out by analyzing .volunteers heartbeats when they saw terrible picturesthe time volunteers saw fearful pictures and their health conditionsvolunteers reactions to horrible pictures and data from their brain scansdifferent pictures shown to volunteers and their heart brain communicationWhich of the following is cl