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西安市2014高考英语阅读理解训练（21）及答案【广东省汕头市2014高考英语模拟试题】ccelebrities(名人) are more in love with themselves than the average person，according to a new studyin case anyone needed proof, a new study supports the widely held perception：famous people are more narcissistic(自我陶醉的)，which means they are more in love with themselves than the average person isthat is the conclusion drawn by drew pinsky and smark young of the university of southern california，whose study of 200 celebrities will appear in the journal of research in personalityit is not the entertainment industry that turns stars into narcissists，the study foundrather, it suggests，the self-adoring(自恋的)people seek jobs in show businessthe study, whose subjects were a11 celebrities from pinskyslovelineradio show, found that reality tv stars were the most narcissistic of all celebritiesfemale stars were also more likely than the male stars to exhibit narcissistic characteristicsits “common sense” that celebrities are narcissists，said jeremy ritzlin，a longtime hollywood psychologist who has not seen the study“everyone knows famous people are really in love with themselves，”he said“so it would be natural for narcissists to be attracted toward the stage and spotlight，where other people will also think highly of them”pinsky, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at uscs keck school of medicine，said narcissists desire attention，are overconfident，behave strangely and lack sympathy“however, they are easily-liked，especially on first meeting，are outgoing and perform well in public，” added pinsky, who has hosted the radio show“loveline”for 20 yearscelebrity guests appearing on the program were randomly chosen to participate in the studythey anonymously(匿名地)took the narcissistic personality inventory testwhich rates self-love levels based on seven components：superiority, exhibitionism，entitlement，vanity，authority, exploitativeness，and self-sufficiency36who are most likely to be self-adoring in the study? athe women stars bthe men stars cthe average people dit is not mentioned in the passage37according to the forth paragraphthe fact “celebrities are narcissists” . ais common in the entertainment industry bis a misunderstanding of jeremy ritzlin cis known to most of the people dis unreal on the stage38according to pinsky, narcissists may not . ahope to attract attention bbe kind to poor people cbelieve in themselves dbe liked by others easily39how were the celebrities surveyed in the study? athey were interviewed by drew pinsky and smark young bthey were invited to the university of southern california c。they appeared on pinskyslovelineradio show dthey took the narcissistic personality inventory test40the author of this passage wants to tell us ahow psychologists make a studybhow entertainment industry produces celebritieschow people think of the famous starsdhow celebrities feel about themselves【参考答案】3640、acbdd 较难题目特训：介绍说明类阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。houses fall down. trees fall over. large holes form in the ground. could alaska be sinking?thats what some villagers in alaska have been asking themselves recently and scientists think they know why. warmer temperatures may be causing alaskas frozen ground to thaw (解冻). about 85 percent of alaskas land surface has permafrost (永久冻结带). permafrost supports the ground above itincluding trees, houses, and roads. but why is the permafrost thawing? some scientists say that human-caused pollution is leading to global warming. and most scientists agree that alaska has been getting warmer. they say that the warmer temperature is causing permafrost to thaw in some areas. the thawing permafrost can cause problems for people, plants, and animals. the collapsing (倒塌)is a problem in the villages in alaska which are built on permafrost, and some of them may have to move to safer ground, where there is no permafrost. the alaskan town of glennallen saw its old post office collapse. and, according to james walters, a permafrost expert at the university of northern iowa, house-moving companies have been very busy. “melting permafrost can also destroy trees and forests,”walters said. “when holes in the ground form, trees fall into them and die. this could turn a forest into a swamp (沼泽), and animals which need the forests will have to move elsewhere.”“the melting could cause severe problems.”walters says, “this could take hundreds of years, but in the end alaska will look quite different from what it looks like now.”1. which of the following can be used as the best title of the passage? a. alaskaa frozen landb. is alaska sinking? c. pollution and global warmingd. alaska is polluted2. the main reason why permafrost is thawing is that _.a. the temperature in alaska is risingb. people in alaska dont take care of permafrostc. too many houses are built on permafrostd. people in alaska polluted permafrost3. the following are the results of melting permafrost except _.a. holes form in the groundb. a forest will be turned into a swampc. some animals have to go elsewhered. more water will be needed by people and animals4. which of the following is not true according to the passage? a. when permafrost melts, houses will fall down. b. house-moving companies are busy because their houses are in danger. c. to stop permafrost melting is a very difficult problem. d. most of alaskas land surface has permafrost. 【参考答案】21.badb 较难题目特训：介绍说明类阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。the principles about applying for jobs have altered greatly lately. in the past, people preferred a hand-written application letter. however, nowadays it is becoming more and more common to apply for a job through the internet. you can find information on the internet about how to apply for jobs. information can be found about how to fulfill your application letter, the clothes that you should wear and how to carry out the interview itself. the importance of body language is often mentioned, but doesnt always get the attention it deserves. after all, before a word has ever been spoken, your body language will have already given people their first impression of you. additionally, your body language will also give out a lot more information. based on your body language it can be seen if you are self-confident. it can also show if you are a busy or a quiet type and it helps give an impression of whether you are speaking truthfully or not. body language can show how enthusiastic you are and if you are a nice person, someone who will take his work seriously, but also someone who has a sense of humor and can enjoy a joke from time to time. the members of the application committee will ask you questions, but your answers wont only be oral. the committee will not only pay attention to what you say, but also to how you say it!body language will determine first if it“clicks”, and sometimes all it takes is just a few seconds. everybody uses body language, but it takes place mostly at a subconscious (下意识的)level. using body language appropriately, you can definitely increase your chances of getting a job. 1. what kind of people is the text mainly meant for? a. interviewers.b. job-hunting people.c. employers.d. lay-off workers. 2. we can learn from the first paragraph that_.a. hand-written letters are not used in finding a jobb. the more expensive clothes interviewees wear, the betterc. body language is more important than spoken wordsd. internet is of significance in applying for a job3. using body language well in a job interview will probably_.a. get rid of the interviewers prejudiceb. determine what position one will getc. increase the possibility to get the wanted jobd. help one remove nervousness4. which of the following statements is true according to the passage? a. those using body language are usually confident. b. body language is often used on purpose in job hunting. c. body language is a mirror to reflect ones personality. d. people enjoying jokes are preferred in a job interview.【参考答案】22.bdcc 【广东省汕头市2014高考英语模拟试题】done of the greatest sources of unhappiness，in my experience，is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they arewhen we see something we dont like，we wish it could be differentwe cry out for something betterthat may be human nature，or perhaps its something ingrained(根深蒂固的) in our culturethe root of the unhappiness isnt necessarily that we want things to be differenthowever, its that we decided we didnt like it in the first placeweve judged it as bad，rather than saying, “its not bad or good，and it just is it”in one of my books，i said“you should expect people to mess up and expect things to go differently than you planned”some readers said its too sorrowful to expect things to go wronghowever, its only negative if you see it as negative and judge it as badinstead，you could accept it as the way the world works and try to understand why that isthis can be applied to whatever you do：how other people act at work，how politics works and how depressing the news media can beaccept these things as they are，and try to understand why theyre that wayit will save you a lot of sadness，because youll no longer say,“oh1 wish bad things didnt happen!does it mean you can never change things? not at a11but change things not because you cant accept things as they are，but because you enjoy the process of changing，learning and growingcan we make this world a better place? you can say that you11 continue to try to do things to help others，to grow as a person，to make a difference in this worldthats the correct path you choose to take，because you enjoy that paththerefore，when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference，try a different approach：accept，a