（5月集训）天津市宁河县高考英语阅读理解训练（9）（含解析）

天津市宁河县2014高考英语阅读理解训练（9）及答案（解析）阅读理解- Just25yearsago,thetopthreecareerhopesforyoungpeopleinBritainwereteacher,bankeranddoctor.Now,theywanttobesportsstar,popstarandactor,accordingtosurveybytheGuardiannewspaper. Rachel,acharacterinthepopularTVshowGlee,maybesaidtospeakforBritishteenagers.“Nowadaysbeingnobodyisworsethanbeingpoor.”Hesaid.EmmaBrockes,areporterwiththeGuardian,believesitis“thebadinfluenceofcelebrity(名人)culture”thatistoblame.“Whenchildrenwantedtobedoctor,itwasn’tbecausetheywerereallymoreinterestedinthefunctionsofhumanorgansthantheyarenow;yougowheretherespectis.”Shewrote.Itcouldexplainwhytherehasbeensuchanincreaseinlevelsofanxietyanddepression.DrCarloStrenger,ofTel“Ashumans,wenaturallymeasureourselvestothosearoundus,butnowweliveinaglobalvillage.Wearecomparingourselveswiththemost‘important’peopleintheworldandfindingourselveswanting,”hesaid.Today,evenhighachieversconstantlyfearthattheyareinsignificantwhentheycomparethemselvestosuccessstoriesinthemedia. Thewayout?Simplystopmeasuringyourachievementthroughafantasyofwealthandcelebrity.DrStrengersaidthatitisaprocesscalled“activeself-acceptancethroughaconstantsearchforself-knowledgethroughlife.” “Thefearofinsignificancecanonlybeovercomethroughstrongindividualandculturalidentityoverandabovemeasurableachievement,”hesaid.11.Nowadays,youngpeopleinBritainhavedifferentcareerhopesbecausetheywantto.A.choosejobsbasedoninterestsB.becomefamousC.beteachers,bankersanddoctors D.earnmoremoney12.AccordingtoEmmaBrockes,whatcausestheincreasinglevelofanxiety? A.Choicesoffuturecareers. B.Accesstotheglobalnetwork. C.Badinfluencesofcelebrities. D.Endlesscomparisonwithothers.13.WhichofthefollowingisTrueofDrCarloStrenger?A.Heisanewspaperreporter. B.Heisthespokesmanofteenagers.C.HetellssuccessstoriesonTV.D.Heisagainstrankingpeoplewithwealth.14.DrCarloStrengersuggeststhatyoungpeopleshould.A.seekactiveself-acceptance B.sticktotheirowndreamsC.makegreatachievements D.searchforthesecretofwealth15.Thetextismainlywrittento.A.talkaboutjobchoices B.analyzeasocialphenomenonC.encouragecelebrityculture D.introducethreefamouspeople【参考答案】11—15、BCDAB阅读理解Angeratthepracticeofdemandingdowries,whichcanleadtoviolenceagainstbrides,haspromptedatakeoffof“AngryBirds”called“AngryBrides”thataimstohighlighttheillegalpracticestillprevalentinmanySouthAsiancountries.Dowries-suchasjewelry,clothes,carsandmoney-aretraditionallygivenbythebride’sfamilytothegroomandhisparentstoensuresheistakencareofinhernewhome.Thecustomwasoutlawedmorethanfivedecadesago.Butitisstillwidelypracticed,withthegroom’sfamilydemandingevenmoremoneyaftermarriage,leadingtomentalandphysicalannoyancethatcandrivethewomantosuicide.“TheAngryBridesgameisourwayofthrowingaspotlightonthenuisance(陋习)ofdowry.”saidRamBhamidi,seniorvicepresidentandheadofonlinemarketingforS,amatrimonial(婚姻的)websitewithtwomillionmembers.“Accordingtoa2007study,thereisadowry-relateddeatheveryfourhoursinIndia,Wecondemnthisandhaveconsistentlyruncampaignsonsocialmediatohelpcreateawarenessoftheissue”.Thenameoftheapp,availableonthegroup’shomepage,isaspinofffromthegloballypopular“AngryBirds”game,Itshomepageshowsared-clad,eight-armedwomanresemblingapowerfulfemaleHindugoddess.Underneath,thereisacaption:“Awomanwillgiveyoustrength,careandalltheloveyouneed……NOTdowry!”Toplaythegame,usershavetotryandhitthreedodginggrooms--apilot,abuilderandadoctor.Thereareavarietyofweaponstochoosefrom,includingafryingpan,broomstick,tomatoandloafer.Eachgroomhasapricetag,startingat1.5millionrupees($29,165).Everytimetheplayerhitsagroom,hisvaluedecreasesandmoneyisaddedtotheplayer’sAnti-DowryFund,whichissavedpostedontheirFacebookpage.“Sincewelaunchedthegamelastweek,morethan270,000peoplehavelikedtheapp.Bothmenandwomenseemtobeplayingit”,saidBhamidi.66.Whatcaused“AngryBrides”toappearonline?A.Women’srights’beingseriouslyabused.B.Angeratthepracticeofdemandingdowries.C.Thebride’sgivingagreatmanydowries.D.ThepopularityofAngryBirdsonline.【答案】B【解析】根据第一段第一句可知“嫁妆有时会导致对新娘的暴力，由于对索要嫁妆的愤怒引起了对“愤怒的小鸟”的滑稽的模仿，被称之为“愤怒的新娘”目的在于强调在东南亚国家普遍存在的不合法做法”67.WhichofthefollowingisTrueabout“Dowries”?A.Thecustomofgivingdowrieshasbeeninpracticeforfivedecades.B.Lackofabundantdowriesmayleadtothebride’sbeinginviolence.C.TheillegalpracticeofdowriesisstillpopularinmanyAfricancountries.D.Moredowriesthebridegivesmeanahighsocialstatusofherfamily.【答案】B【解析】看文章第一段第一句68.Theunderlinedword“spinoff”probablymeans.A.relationB.connectionC.copyD.fake【答案】C【解析】“愤怒的新娘”是对“愤怒的小鸟”的模仿。69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthegame“AngryBride”?A.Thereareavarietyofweaponstochoosefrom.B.RamBhamidithinkshighlyofthegame.C.Menplayersdon’tfindthegameenjoyable.D.ThegamecharacterlookslikeaHindugoddess.【答案】C【解析】从文章最后一句Bothmenandwomenseemtobeplayingit可知，男士也喜欢玩这个游戏。所以C是错误叙述。70.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Women’sunfairtreatmentinthemarriage.B.Thepopularityofthegame“AngryBrides”C.Thegroom’sdemandingtoomanydowries.D.Howtobuildanequalrelationitthemarriage.【答案】B【解析】本文主要讲了“愤怒的新娘”这个游戏产生的背景，玩法，以及受欢迎。Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherway,you’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyes,andthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics.Butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallenge,itistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulook,thewayyouact,thewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestingly,ourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutus.Unfortunately,mostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbe.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworld.Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatis,makealistifyouneedto,butwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Well,rollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmath,findatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan’trunamile,gettothetrackandpractice.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrends,buyafewnewclothes.Butremember,justbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’strue.Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeself-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjective,andtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-image.Whenyoucanpat(拍)yourselfontheback,you’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!6.Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou_________.A.daretochallengeyourselfB.feelithardtochangeyourselfC.areunconfidentaboutyourselfD.haveahighopinionofyourself7.Accordingtothepassage,ourself-images_________.A.havepositiveeffectsB.areprobablyuntrueC.areoftenchangeableD.havedifferentfunctions8.Howshouldyouchangeyourself-imageaccordingtothepassage?A.Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.B.Tomakeyourlifesuccessful.C.Tounderstandyourownworld.D.Tochangethewayyouthink.9.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtoprepareforyoursuccess.B.Howtofacechallengesinyourlife.C.Howtobuildapositiveself-image.D.Howtodevelopyourgoodqualities.10.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?A.Parents.B.Adolescents.C.Educators.D.Peopleingeneral.【参考答案】6—10、CBDCB 阅读理解Isearlychildhoodeducationreallynecessary?Earlychildhoodeducationprimarilyfocusesonlearningthroughplayingtodevelopthechild’sphysical,sensory,communicationalandsocialdevelopment．Earlychildhoodeducationhasbecomeaconcernofthegovernment,whopushespoorchildrentobeformallytrainedbeforetheyareoldenoughforkindergarten．Therearegoodreasonsforthegovernmenttopushearlychildhoodeducation．Studieshaveshownthatorphanedchildrenwhodidnotreceivegoodcareandeducationbecomedevelopmentallydelayedcausingfailureinschool,andeveninlife．FurtherstudiesshowthatpoorchildrenwhotakepartinHeadStartprogramsaremorepreparedforschool,lesslikelytoendupinSpecialEducationclasses,andarelesslikelytoreceivepublichelporgotoprison．Therearealsonegativepartstoputtingachildinformaleducationprogramstooearly．TimeMagazineonlineexplainsthat“theyoungerthechildthelesshischancesofcatchingupwithfirst-gradework．”IhavepersonallywitnessedmanychildrenofmygenerationwhowenttoHeadStartprogramsbecomefrustratedandboredwithschoolbeforetheyfinishedhighschool．Yetparentshavebeensurethattheearlierthechildstartsschool,thebetteroffheorsheis,sotheypushtostartchildrenearlier．Actuallywhileearlyformaleducationofpoorchildrendoesshowgreatgainsintheearlyelementaryyears,studiesalsoshowthatthisheadstartisreallya“falsestart”,asthegainsarelostinmiddleandhighschoolyears．Itseemsthatenvironmentisabiggerfactoronlife’ssuccessthanearlyeducation．HeadStartprogramshavenotachieveditsoriginalgoalinclosingtheachievementgapinpoorandmiddleschoolchildren．Perhapsitistimetofindotherwaystoclosethatgap．11.Thepurposeofthegovernmentvaluingtheearlychildhoodeducationis________．A．todevelopthechildren’scommunicationB．togiveorphanedchildrengoodcareandeducationC．togetthechildrenpreparedforthekindergartenD．totrainthechildrenformallyandregularly12.Accordingtothestudies,whichofthefollowingisTrue?A．Childrenwithgoodearlyeducationmayhavearichlife．B．Theorphanedchildrenareusuallyunhappyintheirlife．C．Childrenwithoutearlyeducationcandowellatschool．D．HeadStartprogramsarehelpfultothepoorchildren．13.Theunderlinedpartsuggeststhat_________．A．theearlychildhoodeducationishelplesstothechild’sgradeB．itisgoodfortheyoungchildrentoreceiveearlyeducationC．theearlyeducationcanhelpthechildrenfollowthegradeD．theyoungerthechildrenare,thecleverertheywillbe14.Theauthor’sattitudetowardtheearlychildhoodeducationis_________．A．puzzling B．negative C．indifferent D．approving15.Themainideaofthelastpassageisthat__________．A．theearlychildhoodeducationisverynecessaryB．HeadStartprogramshavehelpedthechildrenalotC．environmentisthemostimportanttolife’ssuccessD．betterwaysshouldbefoundtohelpthepoorchildren【参考答案】11—15、CDABD阅读理解DGaymarriage,andespeciallygayparenting,hasbeeninthecrosshairsinrecentdays.OnJan.6,RickSantorumtoldaNewHampshireaudiencethatchildrenarebetteroffwithafatherinprisonthanbeingraisedinahomewithlesbianparentsandnofatheratall.AndlastMonday(Jan.9),PopeBenedictcalledgaymarriageathreat“tothefutureofhumanityitself”,citingtheneedforchildrentohaveheterosexualhomes.Butresearchonfamiliesheadedbygaysandlesbiansdoesn’tbackuptheseaboveviews.Infact,insomeways,gayparentsmaybringtalentstothetablethatstraightparentsdon’t.Gayparents“tendtobemoremotivated,morecommittedthanheterosexualparentsonaverage,becausetheychosetobeparents.”SaidAbbieGoldberg,apsychologistatClarkUniversitywhoresearchesgayandleAndwhileresearchindicatesthatkidsofgayparentsshowfewdifferencesinachievement,mentalhealth,socialfunctioningandothermeasures,thesekidsmayhavetheadvantageofopen-mindedness,toleranceandrolemodelsforequalrelationships,accordingtosomeresearch.Notonlythat,butgaysandlesbiansarelikelytoprovidehomesfordifficult-to-placechildreninthefostersystem,studiesshow.Childrenofgayparentsalsoshowlesscareaboutgenderdifference.That’slikelybecausegaysandlesbianstendtohavemoreequalrelationshipsthanstraightcouples,Goldbergsaid.“Menandwomenfeltliketheywerefreetopursueawiderangeofinterests,”Goldbergsaid.“Nobodywastellingthem,‘Oh,youcan’tdothat，that’saboything,’or‘That’sagirlthing.”71.Theu