湖州市1高考英语阅读理解（暑假）精炼（1）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，业必贵于专精浙江省湖州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）精炼（1）含答案阅读理解［AWeliveinanageofunprecedented(空前的)opportunity：Ifyou’vegotambition，drive,andsmarts,youcanrisetothetopofyourchosenprofession—regardlessofwhereyoustartedoutfrom.Butnowadayscompaniesaren’tmanagingtheirknowledgeworkers’careers。Rather，wemusteachbeourownchiefexecutiveofficer。Onlywhenyouoperatefromacombinationofyourstrengthsandself-knowledgecanyouachievetrueandlastingexcellence。Tobuildalifeofexcellence,beginbyaskingyourselfthesequestions:“WhatAreMyStrengths？”Toaccuratelyidentifyyourstrengths，usefeedbackanalysis.Everytimeyoumakeakeydecision，writedowntheoutcomeyouexpect。Severalmonthslater，comparetheactualresultswithyourexpectedresults。Lookforpatternsinwhatyouareseeing：Whatresultsareyouskilledatgenerating？Whatunproductivehabitsarepreventingyoufromcreatingtheoutcomesyoudesire？Inidentifyingopportunitiesforimprovement,don’twastetimedevelopingskillareaswhereyouhavelittlecompetence。Instead，concentrateonandbuildonyourstrengths.“WhatAreMyValues?”Whatareyourethics（道德标准）？Whatdoyouseeasyourmostimportantresponsibilitiesforlivingaworthy，ethicallife？Doyourorganization’sethicsresonate(共鸣）withyourownvalues？Ifnot,yourcareerwillbelikelytobemarkedbyfrustrationandpoorperformance.“WhereDoIBelong?”Consideryourstrengths,preferredworkstyle,andvalues。Basedonthesequalities，whatkindofworkenvironmentwouldyoufititbest?Findtheperfectfit，andyou’lltransformyourselffromamerelyacceptableemployeeintoastarperformer.“WhatCanIContribute？”Inearliereras，companiestoldbusinesspeoplewhattheircontributionshouldbe。Today,youhavechoices。Todecidehowyoucanbestimproveyourorganization'sperformance，firstaskwhatthesituationrequires。Basedonyourstrengths，workstyle,andvalues,howmightyoumakethegreatestcontributiontoyourorganization’sefforts?1。ThefollowingstepsareallthewaystofindandimproveyourstrengthsEXCEPT_________。A。writingdownyourexpectationsB。comparingtheactualresultsC.findingoutyouradvantagesD.developingyourdisadvantages2。WhichofthefollowingcommentsisNOTtrue？A.Peopleshouldfindresultstheyareskilledatgenerating.B。Processinginformationbyhearingothersdiscussisthemosteffectivewayofworking。C。Peoplewhoworkinoneteamshouldhavesimilarethics。D.Thefitworkingenvironmentcanhelptheworkersworkmoreefficiently。3。Whatcanleadtoalifeofexcellence？A.Self—pityandpowers。B.Ambitionandsmarts.C.Self—awarenessandstrengths.D.Motivesandself-knowledge.4.Howmightyoumakethegreatestcontributiontoyourorganization’sefforts？A。Dowhatisneeded.B。Identifyyourownstrengths.C。Workinyourownway.D.Obeythecompanies'rules。1-——4、DBCA*＊***＊＊*＊＊*＊＊＊＊＊**＊*****＊＊***＊*＊****＊＊****＊＊***＊＊＊**＊*****结束社会生活类—-—[2012·山东卷］SanFranciscohasitscablecars.SeattlehasitsSpaceNeedle.And，Longviewhasitssquirrelbridge。Thebridge，whichhasattractedinternationalattention，isnowalocallandmark。 TheNutty TheoriginalbridgewasbuiltoverOlympiaWayonthewestedgeofthelibrarygrounds.Beforethebridgewasbuilt,squirrelshadtoavoidtraffictoandfromtheParkPlazaofficebuildingwhereofficestaffputoutanuttyfeastforthesquirrels.Manytimes, Petersandotherswhoworkedinandnear OnedayPetersfoundadeadsquirrelwithanutstillinitsmouth，andthatday'scoffeebreakdiscussionturnedintosquirrelsafety。ThegroupofbusinessmencookedupthesquirrelbridgeideaandformedacommitteetoasktheblessingoftheCityCouncil（市政会)。TheCouncilapproved,andCouncilwomanBessLaRivierejokinglynamedthebridge“Nutty Afterarchitectsdesignedthebridge,AmosPetersandBillHutchstartedconstruction.Theybuiltthe60­footbridgefromaluminumandlengthsoffirehose（消防水带)。Itcost＄1,000。 Itdidn’ttakelongbeforereportsofsquirrelsusingthebridgestarted。Squirrelswereevenseenguidingtheiryoungandteaching_them_the_ropes。Thestorywaspickedupbythemedia，andNutty In1983，after20yearsofuse，Peterstookdowntheworn。outbridge.Repairsweremadeandcrosspieceswerereplaced.ThefadedsignwasrepaintedandinJuly1983,hundredsofanimalloversattendedthecompletionceremonyofthenewbridge。 Petersdiedin1984,andaten.footwoodensquirrelsculpturewasplacednearthebridgeinmemoryofitsbuilderandhisdevotiontotheproject。67.TheNuttyNarrowsBridgewasbuiltinorderto ________.A。offersquirrelsaplacetoeatnutsB.setupalocallandmarkC。helpimprovetrafficD.protectsquirrels68。Whathappenedoverthecoffeebreakdiscussion？A.ThecommitteegottheCouncil’sblessing.B.Thesquirrelbridgeideawasborn。C。Acouncilwomannamedthebridge.D。Asquirrelwasfounddead。69.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“teachingthemtheropes"probablymeaninthetext?A.Passingthemarope。 B。Directingthemtostorefoodforwinter.C。Teachingthemalesson。 D.Showingthemhowtousethebridge。70.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthesquirrelbridge?A.Itwasreplacedbyalongerone. B。Itwasbuiltfromwoodandmetal。C。Itwasrebuiltafteryearsofuse. D。ItwasdesignedbyBillHutch。71。WhatcanwelearnaboutAmosPeters？A。Heisrememberedforhisloveofanimals.B。Hedonated$1，000tobuildthebridge.C.HewasamemberoftheCityCouncil.D。Hewasawardedamedalforbuildingthebridge.【要点综述】文章主要讲述了AmosPeters观察到松鼠在觅食时遇到交通带来的危险，他还看到一只死了的松鼠嘴里还含着食物，他设想要为松鼠们设计一个能保证它们安全的桥。后来通过努力这个桥终于设计成功，并为世界所知，引起国际的关注，成为当地的一道风景.67.D细节理解题。第二段的“…togivesquirrelsawaytocrossthebusyroadwithoutgettingflattenedbypassingcars.”看出建这座桥是为了保证松鼠的安全。故选D。68。B推理判断题.题干关键词为“coffeebreakdiscussion”.由第四段“andthatday’scoffeebreakdiscussionturnedintosquirrelsafety。ThegroupofbusinessmencookedupthesquirrelbridgeideaandformedacommitteetoasktheblessingoftheCityCouncil。”可以看出在此期间，建松鼠桥的想法产生了.故选B。69。D词义猜测题.根据本句的“Squirrelswereevenseenguidingtheiryoung”看出，是教小松鼠如何使用这个桥。故选D。70。C细节理解题。倒数第二段的“Repairsweremadeandcrosspieceswerereplaced”看出数年之后,这座桥得到了重修。故选C。71。A推理判断题。从最后一段的Petersdiedin1984，andaten。footwoodensquirrelsculpturewasplacednearthebridgeinmemoryofitsbuilderandhisdevotiontotheproject。看出，人们在桥附近修建雕像来纪念AmosPeters对动物的这份爱心。故选A。*＊＊＊*＊**＊＊＊＊***＊**＊*＊*＊＊*＊＊*＊＊*＊**＊＊******＊***＊＊＊*＊*＊**＊＊＊结束BVincentVanGoghwasnotalwaysanartist.Infact,hewantedtobeachurchministerbutwassenttotheBelgianminingcommunityofBorinagein1879。Hediscoveredthattheminerstherelivedwithterribleworkingconditionsandreceivedpoverty-levelwages.Theirfamilieswerenotwellfedandstruggledsimplytosurvive.Hefeltconcernedthatthesmallsalaryhereceivedfromthechurchallowedhimtoliveanormallife，which，incontrasttothepoor,seemedunfair。Arichfamilyinthecommunityofferedhimfreeroomandboard.ButVanGoghturneddowntheoffer,statingthatitwasthefinaltemptationhemustrejectifhewastofaithfullyservehiscommunityofpoorminers。Hebelievedthatifhewantedthemtotrusthim,hemustbecomeoneofthem.AndiftheyweretolearnoftheloveofGodthroughhim，hemustlovethemenoughtosharewiththem.Hewasfullyawareofawidechasmwhichcanseparatewordsandactions。Heknewthatpeople'slivesoftenspeaklouderandclearerthantheirwords。MaybeitwasthatsameknowledgethatledFrancisofAssisitofrequentlyremindhismonks(修士,僧侣），“Whereveryougo,preach。Usewordsifnecessary.”Thereareamillionwaystosay，“Iloveyou,”withoutevensayingaword！5。AmongthefollowingstatementsofVincentVanGogh，whichisNottrue？A。Hewasanartist.B.Hewasn'tsatisfiedwithhissalaryC。Hethoughtthewagesoftheminorstoolow.D.Heonceworkedasaminister.6.Fromthesecondparagraph，weknow_____________。A.VanGoghwascrazyB.VanGoghespeciallylovedtoteachchildrenartsC。VanGoghwasrichD。VanGoghdeeplysympathizedwiththelower-class7。VincentVanGoghrejectedtheofferbecause_____.A.itwasillegalforaministerB.hewantedtobeaminorC.hewasdevotedtohisjobD。hewasdishonest8.Thesentence“Thereareamillionwaystosay，‘Iloveyou，withoutevensayingaword。”(thelastparagraph)impliesthat______.A.actionsspeaklouderthanwordsB。silencecanalsoshowloveC.therearenumerouswaystoexpressloveD.saying“Iloveyou”isuseless9.Wecaninferfromthepassage____________.A。ourlivesalwaysspeaklouderandclearerthanourwordsB.theminersthereworkedunderexcellentworkingconditionsC.theministerslivedamuchbetterandeasierlifethantheminersatthetimeD。VanGoghhimselfofferedtoworkintheBelgianminingcommunityofBorinagein1879。5-——9、BDCAC＊＊＊*****＊*＊**＊＊＊*＊＊＊**＊**＊＊＊*＊＊＊＊***＊＊＊***********＊＊＊＊＊＊结束CWhatisthenatureofthescientificattitude，theattitudeofthemanorwomanwhostudiesandappliesphysics,biology,chemistry,geology,engineering,medicineoranyotherscience？ Weallknowthatscienceplaysanimportantroleinoursocieties．However,manypeoplebelievethatourprogressdependsontwodifferentaspectsofscience．Thefirstaspectistheapplicationofthemachines，productsandsystemsofknowledgethatscientistsandtechnologistsdevelop．

Thesecondistheapplicationofthespecialmethodsofthoughtandaction

thatscientistsuseintheirwork． Hedoesnotacceptstatementswhicharenotbasedonthemostcompleteevidenceavailable．Herejectsauthorityastheonlybasisfortruth．Scientistsalwayscheckstatementsandmakeexperimentscarefullyandobjectively． Furthermore,

hedoesnotreadilyaccepthisownidea，sinceheknowsthatmanistheleastreliableofscientificinstrumentsandthatanumberoffactorstendtodisturbobjectiveinvestigation． Lastly，

heisfullofimagination

sinceheoftenhastolookforrelationshipsindatawhicharenotonlycomplexbutalsofrequentlyincomplete．Furthermore，

heneedsimagination

ifhewantstoguesshowprocessesworkandhoweventstakeplace． Theseseemtobesomeofthewaysinwhichasuccessfulscientistortechnologistthinksandacts．10．Manypeoplebelievethatsciencehelpssocietytoprogressthrough_________ A．knowledgeonly． B．morethanoneaspect． C．technologyonly．

D．theuseofmachines．11．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutacuriousscientistisTRUE? A．Hedoesn’tfindconfidenceandpleasureinwork． B．Heisinterestedinproblemsthatareexplained． C．Hemakeseffortstoinvestigatepotentialconnections． D．Helooksfornewwaysofacting．12．Accordingtothepassage,asuccessfulscientistwouldNOT_______________． A．easilybelieveinuncheckedstatements． B．easilycriticizeothers’researchwork． C．alwaysusehisimaginationinwork． D．alwaysuseevidencefromobservation．13．Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribethedatathatagoodscientistuses? A．complete B．objective C．complicated D．accurate14．Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss？

A．Applicationoftechnology． B．Progressinmodemsociety．

C．Scientists’waysofthinkingandacting． D．Howtobecomeasuccessfulscientist．10-—-—14、BCACC＊**＊***＊＊*＊**＊***＊＊**＊****＊＊*＊＊*＊＊＊＊*＊**＊*＊*＊＊＊＊＊*＊**＊＊＊结束DDearMaliaandSasha,Iknowthatyou’vebothhadalotoffuntheselasttwoyearsonthecampaigntrail,goingtopicnicsandparadesandstatefairs,eatingallsortsofjunkfoodyourmotherandIprobablyshouldn’thaveletyouhave。ButIalsoknowthatithasn’talwaysbeeneasyforyouandMom,andthatasexcitedasyoubothareaboutthatnewpuppy,itdoesn’tmakeupforallthetimewe’vebeenapart.IknowhowmuchI’vemissedthesepasttwoyears，andtodayIwanttotellyoualittlemoreaboutwhyIdecidedtotakeourfamilyonthisjourney.WhenIwasayoungman，Ithoughtlifewasallaboutme—abouthowI’dmakemywayintheworld,becomesuccessful，andgetthethingsIwant。Butthenthetwoofyoucameintomyworldwithallyourcuriosityandmischiefandthosesmilesthatneverfailtofillmyheartandlightupmyday.Andsuddenly，allmybigplansformyselfdidn’tseemsoimportantanymore.IsoonfoundthatthegreatestjoyinmylifewasthejoyIsawinyours。AndIrealizedthatmyownlifewouldn’tcountformuchunlessIwasabletoensurethatyouhadeveryopportunityforhappinessandfulfillmentinyours。Intheend,girls，that'swhyIranforPresident:becauseofwhatIwantforyouandforeverychildinthisnation.Iwantallourchildrentogotoschoolsworthyoftheirpotential—schoolsthatchallengethem，inspirethem，andinstillinthemasenseofwonderabouttheworldaroundthem.Iwantthemtohavethechancetogotocollege—eveniftheirparentsaren'trich.AndIwantthemtogetgoodjobs:jobsthatpaywellandgivethembenefitslikehealthcare,jobsthatletthemspendtimewiththeirownkidsandretirewithdignity.Iwantustopushtheboundariesofdiscoverysothatyou’lllivetoseenewtechnologiesandinventionsthatimproveourlivesandmakeourplanetcleanerandsafer。AndIwantustopushourownhumanboundariestoreachbeyondthedividesofraceandregion，genderandreligionthatkeepusfromseeingthebestineachother。Sometimeswehavetosendouryoungmenandwomenintowarandotherdangeroussituationstoprotectourcountry—butwhenwedo,Iwanttomakesurethatitisonlyforaverygoodreason,thatwetryourbesttosettleourdifferenceswithotherspeacefully,andthatwedoeverythingpossibletokeepourservicemenandwomensafe。AndIwanteverychildtounderstandthattheblessingsthesebraveAmericansfightforarenotfree-thatwiththegreatprivilegeofbeingacitizenofthisnationcomesgreatresponsibility.ThatwasthelessonyourgrandmothertriedtoteachmewhenIwasyourage,readingmetheopeninglinesoftheDeclarationofIndependenceandtellingmeaboutthemenandwomenwhomarchedforequalitybecausetheybelievedthosewordsputtopapertwocenturiesagoshouldmeansomething。ShehelpedmeunderstandthatAmericaisgreatnotbecauseitisperfectbutbecauseitcanalwaysbemadebetter—andthattheunfinishedworkofperfectingourunionfallstoeachofus。It'sachargewepassontoourchildren，comingcloserwitheachnewgenerationtowhatweknowAmericashouldbe。Ihopebothofyouwilltakeupthatwork,rightingthewrongsthatyouseeandworkingtogiveothersthechancesyou'vehad.Notjustbecauseyouhaveanobligationtogivesomethingbacktothiscountrythathasgivenourfamilysomuch—althoughyoudohavethatobligation。Butbecauseyouhaveanobligationtoyourself。Becauseitisonlywhenyouhitchyourwagontosomethinglargerthanyourselfthatyouwillrealizeyourtruepotential。ThesearethethingsIwantforyou—togrowupinaworldwithnolimitsonyourdreamsandnoachievementsbeyondyourreach,andtogrowintocompassionate,committedwomenwhowillhelpbuildthatworld。AndIwanteverychildtohavethesamechancestolearnanddreamandgrowandthrivethatyougirlshave.That'swhyI’vetakenourfamilyonthisgreatadventure.Iamsoproudofbothofyou。Iloveyoumorethanyoucaneverknow.AndIamgratefuleverydayforyourpatience,poise，grace,andhumoraswepreparetostartournewlifetogetherintheWhite