4月份百题精练（2）英语含答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精2014年4月份百题精练(2)英语试题第二部分：阅读理解(第一节20小题；每小题2分。第二节5小题；每小题1分,满分45分)第一节：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,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。A Areyouanoptimist?Doyoulookatyourglassandseeitashalffull？Doyoubelievethateverycloudhasasilverliningandthatgenerallythingsturnoutforthebest？Doyoubelievethatifsomethingismeanttobe,itwillbe?Ifyoureply“yes”toallofthesequestions，thenyouareanoptimist。Youprobablyareenthusiastic,cheerfulandoutgoing.Youmaywellbesuccessfulatworkandinlove。 Butyoumaybemisguidedbecausethingsdon’tturnoutforthebest。Youmaybelievethatwhenonedoorclosesanotheroneopens（forexample,youmayfailtolandanewjob,anotherchancewillcomearoundsoon)，Wrong。Whenonedoorcloses,anotherdoorslamsinyourface。That'sbitterreality. Nowabookhasbeenpublishedwhichconfirmswhatwepessimists(悲观者)havesuspectedallalong。It’scalledThePositivePowerofDefensivePessimism。Itsauthorarguesthatdefensivepessimismcanleadtopositiveresults。Defensivepessimismisastrategyusedtomanagefear,anxietyandworry。Defensivepessimistsprepareforthingsbysettinglowoutcomesforthemselves。Theycarefullyconsidereverythingthatmaygowrongandplanforwaystohandletheseproblems.Andthisgivesthemasenseofcontrol。LawrenceSanno，apsychologyprofessor,says,“What’sinterestingaboutdefensivepessimistsisthattheytendtobeverysuccessfulpeople，sotheirlowopinionofthesituation'soutcomesisnotrealistic.Theyuseittomotivatethemselvestoperformbetter。” Sofar，sogood。Thisisnotrocketscience。Defensivepessimistspreparecarefullyandconsiderwhatmightgowrong，whetheratwork，onadateoreveninasportsgame.Itmakessensetohaveaback—upplan。TherearemanysayingsinEnglishurgingcaution。Forexample,“Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket，”and“Don’tcountyourchickensuntiltheyhatch.“Tohaveaconfidentandoptimisticapproachtolife’sproblemsisgood。ButlistentowhatWoodyAlien，theAmericancomediansays,“Confidenceiswhatyouhavebeforeyouunderstandtheproblem.” Thereareprosandconstobeinganoptimistandapessimist。Don’tfeelbadifyouseetheglasshalfempty。Youarearealist.Butlightenupandhookupwithsomeonewhoseesthesameglasshalffull.41.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？ A。Abookthathasrecentlybeenpublished。 B。Thedangersofbeingtoooptimistic。 C。Thebenefitsofdefensivepessimism。 D。Howtobecomesuccessfulinlife。42。Theunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3refersto_____。 A.thefinaloutcome B.theirlowopinion C。people’smotivation D.theirperformance43。Theunderlinedsentence“Thisisnotrocketscience”inparagraph4means_____。 A。thecostisnotsohigh B.thereisnorealproof C.it’snotadangerousthingtodo D。itisquitesimpletounderstand44。Thewriterwouldprobablydescribehimselfas_____。 A.anoptimist B。arealist C。adefeatist D.ascientist

45.WhichofthefollowingEnglishexpressionswouldadefensivepessimistbelieve? A。Everycloudhasasilverlining. 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D.TheequipmentandthestaffoftheLibrary.C Popstarstodayenjoywhatonceonlybelongedtotheroyalty。Wherevertheygo,peopleturnoutintheirthousandstogreetthem。Thecrowdsgowildtryingtocatchabriefglimpseoftheirsmiling，colorfullydressedidols。ThestarsaretransportedintheirchauffeurdrivenRollsRoyces，privatehelicoptersorexecutiveairplanes。Theyaresurroundedbyapermanententourage(随从）ofmanagers，pressagentsandbodyguards。Photographsofthemappearregularlyinthepressandalltheircomingsandgoingsarereported,for，likeroyalty,popstarsarenews.Iftheyenjoymanyoftheprivilegesofroyalty,theycertainlysharemanyoftheinconveniencesaswell.Itisdangerousforthemtomakeunscheduledappearancesinpublic.Theymustbeconstantlyshieldedfromtheadoringcrowdswhoidolizethem.Theyarenolongerprivateindividuals,butpublicproperty.Thefinancialrewardstheyreceiveforthissacrificecannotbecalculated，fortheirratesofpayaregreat. Andwhynot?Societyhasalwaysrewardeditstopentertainerslavishly。ThegreatdaysofHollywoodhavebecomelegendary:famousstarsenjoyedfame,wealthandadulation(奉承）onanalltimescale。Bytoday’sstandards,theexcessesofHollywooddonotseemquitesospectacular。Asinglegramophonerecord（唱片）nowadaysmayearnmuchmoreinroyaltiesthanthefilmsofthepasteverdid.Thecompetitionforthetitle“TopofthePops”isfierce,buttherewardsaretrulyhuge. Itisonlyrightthatthestarsshouldbepaidinthisway.Don’tthetopmeninindustryearnenormoussalariesfortheservicetheyperformtotheircompaniesandtheircountries？Popstarsearnvastsumsinforeigncurrency—oftenmorethanlargeindustrialcompanies—andthetaxmancanonlybegratefulfortheirmassiveannualcontributionstotheexchequer(国库)。Sowhowouldenvythemtheirrewards？ It'sallverywellforpeopleinboringjobstocomplainaboutthesuccessesandrewardsofothers。Peoplewhomakeenviousremarksshouldrememberthatthemostfamousstarsrepresentonlythetipoftheiceberg.Foreveryfamousstar，therearehundredsofothersstrugglingtoearnaliving.Amanworkinginasteadyjobandlookingforwardtoapensionattheendofithasnorighttoexpectveryhighrewards。Hehaschosensecurityandpeaceofmind，sotherewillalwaysbealimittowhathecanearn.Butamanwhoattemptstobecomeastaristakingenormousrisks。Heknowsattheoutsetthatonlyahandfulofcompetitorsevergettotheverytop.Heknowsthatyearsofconcentratedeffortmayberewardedwithcompletefailure.Butheknows，too,thattherewardsforsuccessareveryhighindeed：theyarethepaybackforthehugerisksinvolvedandoncehemakesit，hewillcertainlyearnthem。That'stheessenceofprivateenterprise.50.Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby________. A。comparingdifferentideas B.givingexplanations C.inferring D。listingtypicalexamples51。InParagraph2,whatdoestheauthorwanttotellbymentioningHollywood？ A。PopstarsnowcangetanevenhigherpaythanthosefamousHollywoodstarsinthepast. B.TodayfilmmakersmakesmallerprofitsthanthosemakinggramophonerecordsinHollywood。 C。Hollywoodstarsusedtoenjoyalifeadmiredbymanyordinarypeople。 D.SuccessfulstarsinHollywoodonlyrepresentthetipoftheiceberg.52。Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanmatchtheviewoftheauthor？ A.Hewholaughslastlaughsbest. B.Successbelongstothepersevering。 C.Hewhomakesnomistakesmakesnothing。 D.Ifyouventurenothing，youwillgainnothing。53。Theauthorholdsa(n)_______attitudetowardsthehighincomeofpopstars。 A.critical B.optimistic C.approving D。indifferent54。Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage? A.Peopleareblindinidolizingstars. B。Thereexistsfiercecompetitioninbecomingpopstars. C.Thegovernmenttaxespopstarsverylittle. D.Popstars’lifeismoreluxuriousthanthatofroyalty。D LastChristmaswasaverydifficulttimeforme。MyfamilyandallofmyclosefriendswerebackhomeinFlorida，andIwasallaloneinarathercoldCalifornia.Iwasworkingtoomanyhoursandbecameverysick. IwasworkingadoubleshiftattheSouthwestAirlinesticketcounter，itwasabout9：00PMonChristmasEve，andIwasfeelingreallymiserableinside。Therewereafewofusworkingandveryfewcustomerswaitingtobehelped.Whenitwastimeformetocallthenextpersontothecounter,Ilookedouttoseethesweetest-lookingoldmanstandingwithacane.HewalkedveryslowlyovertothecounterandinthefaintestvoicetoldmethathehadtogotoNewOrleans。Itriedtoexplaintohimthattherewerenomoreflightsthatnightandthathewouldhavetogointhemorning.Helookedsoconfusedandveryworried.Itriedtofindoutmoreinformationbyaskingifhehadareservationorifherememberedwhenhewassupposedtotravel,butheseemedtobecomemoreconfusedwitheachquestion。Hejustkeptsaying,“ShesaidIhavetogotoNewOrleans." Aftermuchtime，IwasabletoatleastfindoutthatthisoldmanhadbeendroppedoffatthecurbonChristmasEvebyhissister-in—lawandtoldtogotoNewOrleans,wherehehadfamily。Shehadgivenhimsomecashandtoldhimjusttogoinsideandbuyaticket.WhenIaskedifhecouldcomebacktomorrow，hesaidthatshewasgoneandthathehadnoplacetostay。Hethensaidhewouldwaitattheairportuntiltomorrow.Naturally,Ifeltalittleashamed。HereIwasfeelingverysorryformyselfaboutbeingaloneonChristmas,whenthisangelnamedClarenceMacDonaldwassenttometoremindmeofwhatbeingalonereallymeant.Itbrokemyheart。 Immediately，Itoldhimwewouldgetitallstraightenedout，andourCustomerServiceagenthelpedtobookhimaseatfortheearliestflightthenextmorning.Wegavehimtheseniorcitizen’sfare，whichgavehimsomeextramoneyfortravelling.Aboutthistimehestartedtolookverytired,andwhenIsteppedaroundthecountertoaskhimifhewasallright,Isawthathislegwaswrappedinabandage。Hehadbeenstandingonitthatwholetime，holdingaplasticbagfullofclothes。 Icalledforawheelchair.Whenthewheelchaircame，weallsteppedaroundtohelphimin,andInoticedasmallamountofbloodonhisbandage。Iaskedhowhehurthisleg，andhesaidthathehadjusthadbypasssurgery(分流手术)andanarterywastakenfromhisleg.Canyouimagine?Thismanhadhadheartsurgery，andthenshortlyafterward,wasdroppedoffatthecurbtobuyaticketwithnoreservationtoflytoNewOrleans，alone! Ineverreallyhadasituationlikethis,andIwasn’tsurewhatIcoulddo.Iwentbacktoaskmysupervisorsifwecouldfindaplaceforhimtostay.Theybothsaidyes，andtheobtainedahotelvoucherforMr.MacDonaldforonenightandamealticketfordinnerandbreakfast.WhenIcamebackout，wegothisplasticbagofclothesandcanetogetherandgavetheporteratiptotakehimdownstairstowaitfortheairportshuttle。Ibentdowntoexplainthehotel，foodanditinerary（行程)againtoMr。MacDonald,andthenpattedhimonthearmandtoldhimeverythingwouldbejustfine. Ashelefthesaid,“Thankyou,"benthisheadandstartedtocry。Icriedtoo。WhenIwentbacktothankmysupervisor,shejustsmiledandsaid,“Ilovestorieslikethat。HeisyourChristmasMan。”55。LastChristmasthewriterhadamiserabletimebecause______。 A。thereweremorecustomersthanusualwaitingtobehelped B.itwasfreezingcoldinCaliforniaatChristmastime C.shewasworkingallaloneattheticketcoun