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PAGEPAGE4河南许昌县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮基础训练阅读理解。Blindimitation(模仿)isself-destruction.Tothosewhodonotrecognizetheiruniqueworth.Imitationappearsattractive:tothosewhoknowtheirstrength.Imitationisunacceptable.Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopment,imitationishelpful.WhenIfirstlearnedtocook,Iusedrecipes(菜谱)andturnedoutsometastydishes.ButsoonIgrewbored.Whyfollowsomeoneelse’swayofcookingwhenIcouldcreatemyown?Imitatingrolemodelsislikeusingtrainingwheelsonachild’sbicycle;theyhelpyougetgoing,butonceyoufindyourownbalance,youflyfasterandfartherwithoutrelyingonthem.Indailylife,imitationcanhurtusifwesubconsciously(下意识地)holdpoorrolemodels.If,asachild,youobservedpeoplewhoseliveswerebad,youmayhaveacceptedtheirfearandpainasnormalandgoneontofollowwhattheydid.Ifyoudonotmakestrongchoicesforyourself,youwillgettheresultsoftheweakchoicesofothers.Inthefieldofentertainment,ourcultureglorifiescelebrities.Thosestarslookgreatonscreen.Butwhentheystepoffscreen,theirpersonallivesmaybedisastrous.Ifyouaregoingtofollowsomeone,focusontheirtalent,nottheirbadcharacterorunacceptablebehaviors.Blessedisthepersonwillingtoactontheirsuddendesiretocreatesomethingunique.Thinkofthemovies,books,teachers,andfriendsthathaveaffectedyoumostdeeply.Theytouchedyoubecausetheircreationsweremotivatedbyinspiration,notdesperation.Theworldischangednotbythosewhodowhathasbeendonebeforethem,butbythosewhodowhathasbeendoneinsidethem.Creativepeoplehaveanendlessresourceofideas.Theproblemacreatorfacesisnotrunningoutofmaterial;itiswhattodowiththematerialknockingatthedoorofimagination.Syudyyourrolemodels,acceptthegiftstheyhavegiven,andleavebehindwhatdoesnotserver.Thenyoucansay,”Istandontheshouldersofmyancestors”tragediesandtory,andknowthattheyarecheeringon.()1.Imitationprovesusefulwhenyou.A.knowyouareuniqueB.losethebalanceoflifeC.begintolearnsomethingnewD.gettiredofroutinepractice()2.Toavoidthebadresultofimitation,weshould________.A.forgetdailyfearandpainB.choosetherightexampleC.askothersfordecisionsD.stayawayfromstars()3.Acordingtotheauthor.Theworldmovesonbecauseofthosewhoare.A.desperatetointruenceotherswiththeirknowledgeB.readytoturntheiroriginalideasintorealityC.eagertodiscoverwhattheirancestorsdidD.willingtoacceptothers’ideas()4.Thetroubleacreatorfacesis.A.thelackofstrongmotivationB.theabsenceofpracticalideasC.howtosearchformorematerialsD.howtouseimaginationcreatively()5.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Tohighlighttheimportanceofcreatively.B.Tocriticizethecharactersofrolemodels.C.Tocompareimitationwithcreation.D.Toexplainthemeaningofsuccess.【文章大意】议论文文章讨论了要创新，不要盲目模仿。1.C细节理解题。根据文章第二段Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopment,imitationishelpful.以及例子说明模仿在开始学习新东西是有用的。2.B推理判断题。根据文章第三段可知人们选择不好的榜样时，就会使模仿的结果变坏。所以，要想避免模仿结果变坏，要选择好的榜样。3.B细节理解题。定位moveson与deeply相对应，。根据文章ofthemovies,books,teachers,andfriendsthathaveaffectedyoumostdeeply.Theytouchedyoubecausetheircreationsweremotivatedbyinspiration,notdesperation.与因为他们让你感动的是出于他们的创作灵感,而不是绝望。4.D细节理解题。根据文章Creativepeoplehaveanendlessresourceofideas.Theproblemacreatorfacesisnotrunningoutofmaterial;itiswhattodowiththematerialknockingatthedoorofimagination.可以得出答案。5.A主旨大意题。文章主要了要创新，不要盲目模仿。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

【2013界广东省韶关市】Justassomepeoplethinkthatcertainnumbersareluckyorunlucky,othersbelievethatwecanusenumberstounderstandourpersonalities,orpredictwhatwillhappentousinthefuture.

Numerologyisawayofusingnumberstodescribeaperson’scharacter,andtomakepredictionsaboutfuturelifeevents.Numerologistsusethenumbers1-9,11and22—alsoknownasthe“master”numbers—tohelpapersonunderstandhisorherpersonality,lifegoals,anddestiny.

NumerologistsconsideryourLifePathnumbertobethemostsignificantbecausethisnumberdescribesyourcharacter.Tofindthisnumber,addtogetherallthenumbersinyourdateofbirth.Forexample,apersonbornonApril25,1985wouldaddthemonth(4),tothenumbersofthedate(2+5),plusthenumbersofthebirthyear(1+9+8+5).Inthiscasethetotalis34,sothisperson’slifepathnumberis7(3+4).Numerologistsbelievethatpeoplewiththisnumberarepeacefulandaffectionatebutcanalsobeveryreserved.

YourExpressionnumberdescribesyourtalentsandpredictshowyoushouldusethesetofulfillyourdestinyinlife.Numerologistsassignanumberbetween1and9toeachofthelettersinyourname.ThesenumbersarethenaddedtogetherinthesamewayasbeforetofindyourExpressionnumber.Numerologistscanalsodocalculationstopredictwhenthemostchallengingperiodsofyourlifewillbe.

Numerologistsalsobelievethatthedayapersonisbornisimportant.Eachdayofthemonthhasacharacterdescription.Peoplebornonthefourtharesaidtoberesponsible,honest,andstubborn.Peoplebornonthefifteenthhaveverystrongattachmentstofamilyandhome.Thosewhocelebratetheirbirthdayonthethirtiethareartistic,creative,andimaginative,andoftenmakegoodwriters.

Ifwecalculatethenumericalvalueofournameandbirthdate,numerologistsbelievethatwecanlearnmoreaboutourpersonalities.Theyalsobelievethatwecanpredictourdestinies,howourliveswillprogress,andwhatchallengeswemayfacealongtheway.Tothenumerologist,numberscanbeusedinmanymorewaysthanwethink.

26.IfapersonwasbornonNovember8,1995,whatishisLifePathnumber?

A.7

B.8

C.9

D.11

【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。由“Forexample,apersonbornonApril25,1985wouldaddthemonth(4),tothenumbersofthedate(2+5),plusthenumbersofthebirthyear(1+9+8+5).Inthiscasethetotalis34,sothisperson’slifepathnumberis7(3+4).”可知选A。

27.Tounderstandyourabilitiesandhowtousetheminyourlife,youshouldcalculateyour______.

A.LifePathnumber

B.Expressionnumber

C.birthday

D.nameandbirthdate【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。由“YourExpressionnumberdescribesyourtalentsandpredictshowyoushouldusethesetofulfillyourdestinyinlife.”可知选B。

28.Accordingtothepassage,apersonbornonthefifteenthtendstobe_______.

A.stubborn

B.home-loving

C.artistic

D.imaginative【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。由“Peoplebornonthefifteenthhaveverystrongattachmentstofamilyandhome”可知选B。

29.Accordingtothepassage,numerologistsbelievethat_________.

A.LifePathnumbercanbeusedtopredictaperson’smostchallenginglifeperiods

B.Expressionnumberisthemostmeaningfulforpeopletolearnaperson’scharacter

C.numberscanhelppeoplebetterunderstandthemselves

D.numberscanbeusedtochangeaperson’sfuture【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。由“Numerologistsusethenumbers1-9,11and22—alsoknownasthe“master”numbers—tohelpapersonunderstandhisorherpersonality,lifegoals,anddestiny.”可知选C。

30.Thefunctionofthepassageis__________.

A.toraisedoubtsabouttheusefulnessofnumerology

B.topersuadereadersaboutthebenefitsofthepracticesitdescribes

C.todescribesomeofthenumerologicalpracticesandtheirpurpose

D.toteasethosewhotakesuchbeliefsseriously【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。纵观全文，可以推断出本文在于描述一些数字学家的实践和他们的用途。故选C。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。【2013界广东省韶关市】NormallywhenIpopintoseemyparents,mymumburstsoutofthehousewithabigsmile.Nottoday."Yourbrother,"shesays,"he'sshoweredtwicethisafternoon.Doesheknowhowmuchitcoststorunthishouse?"Arewelimitingwaternow?Ididn'tthinktherecession(萧条)hadgotthatbad.Mypoorbrotherisaboomerangkid.Like60percentofguysimmediatelyafteruniversity,he'sbackathome.Graduating￡15,000indebtandfacedwithunpaidinternships(实习期)orlowwagesthankstothefloodingofthemarketwithgraduates,alotoftwentysomethingssimplydon'thavethenecessaryincomeorparentalsupporttoliveindependently.

Threeyearsaftergettingtheirdegree,mostgraduatesarestillnotearningabovetheaveragesalary.Theyhaveanear50percenttaxburden,thankstostudentloanrepaymentsandcounciltaxontopofincometaxandnationalinsurance.Unlessyouhaveparentswhocanaffordtofinancewhatiseffectivelyasecondhomeforthem,returningtotheparentalnestisoftentheonlyaffordableoption.

Theboomerangeffectisbecomingevenmorepronouncedthankstotherecession.Oneinfourofthoselosingtheirjobduringthedownturnisunder25.Only13percentoffinal-yearstudentshavejobs.Homeistheonlyplacemanyaregoing:111,00016-29yearoldsmovedbackhomein2008,fivetimestheaverageofpreviousyears.

Boomerangingisbadnews.Itposesseriousproblemsforparents'finances.They'vealreadysupportedtheirchildrenthroughuniversity,toppinguploanswithhandouts,averaging￡12,300intotal,tokeeptwentysomethingsafloat.Nowtheirretirementsavingsarebeingeatenawaybycontinuouslydependentchildren.

It’sbadforthereturningkidstoo.Ambitiousyoungpeoplewillbeleftfrustrated,seeingtheiruniversitypeersfrommorewealthybackgroundsexcelonlybecauseparents'moneywastheretosupportthemthroughtheinitialperiodofpovertywages.Thoselivinginruralareasarefurtherdisadvantagedbylackofaccesstocitieswheremostnewjobsarelocated.Halfofallyoungpeoplenowfeeltheywillnotachievetheirgoals.ResearchbythePrince'sTrustrevealsthatone-quarterofall16-25yearoldsareregularlydownordepressed.Anddepressiondoesnothelpself-motivation,theverytraitneededtoseekoutjobopportunities.

31.Inparagraph1,themother’scriticizinghersonforshoweringtoooftenshows_________.

A.thepriceofwaterhasincreased

B.shethinkshersonisselfish

C.hersonisaneconomicburden

D.shewantstohaveashowerherself【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。由“he'sbackathome.Graduating￡15,000indebtandfacedwithunpaidinternships(实习期)orlowwagesthankstothefloodingofthemarketwithgraduates,”可知他儿子是家里的经济负担。故选C。

32.Whatistheboomerangmentionedinthepassage?

A.Apersonearninglowincome.

B.Apersonwhohasheavytaxburden.

C.Ayouthwhocannotgetparentalsupport.

D.Ayo