湖北省黄冈市高考英语 阅读理解暑假训练（3）.doc

黄冈市2014高考英语阅读理解暑假训练（3）及答案life is difficult. it is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it. then life is no longer difficult. most do not fully see this truth. instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. it seems to them that difficulties represent (代表) a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation. what makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness, or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. these are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. and since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. when we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. it is through the pain of meeting and work- ing out problems that we learn. as benjamin franklin said, those things that hurt, instruct. it is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems. 1. from the passage, it can be inferred that_. a. everybody has problems b. we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life c. life is difficult because our problems bring us pain d. people like to complain: about their problems 答案: b 指导：全文主要讲述有人抱怨生活的艰难，作者也承认生活是艰难的，然而正是这艰难的解决问题的过程使生活更有意义，所以文中最后一段第三行when we desire to encourage the growth“human spirit，we encourage the human ability to solveproblems，故此b为最佳选项。2. the writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to_. a. save space r persuade readers c. make readers laugh d. get readers attention 答案: d 指导：写文章的目的就是解决问题，本文首先开门见山地点出问题，显然是为了吸引读者的注意力，而不是其他选项。3. the main idea of paragraph 3 is that_. a. most people feel life is easy b. the writer feels life is easy c. the writer likes to complain about his problems d. most people complain about how hard their lives are 答案: d 指导：由第三段第一句和第二句可知第三段的主要意思是“人们经常抱怨生活多么艰辛”。4. according to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to_. a. encourage them to learn b. teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem c. help them learn to deal with pain d. teach them how to respect from problems 答案: a 指导：由文章倒数第四句we encourage the human ability to solve problems，justasin school we set problems for our childrentosolve可知a为最佳选项。5. the saying from benjamin franklin those things that hurt,instruct suggests that_. a. we do not learn from experience b. we do not learn when we are in pain c. pain teaches us important lessons d. pain cannot be avoided答案: c 指导：由文中it is through the para of meeting and working out problems that we learn可知答案为c，意思是”正是通过解决问题的痛苦，我们学到了知识”。*结束 （*） everyone would like to be a millionaire but can you imagine having over $ 30 million and only being 20 years old? brimey spears from kentwood, a small town in louisiana, is only 20 years old; she is an international pop superstar with not only $ 30 million but also a $ 2 million house in la. at her young age, she can look after her family financially (经济上)all her life. this year is a big year for britney, she is currently on a 31 date tour of the us and every concert is a sell out. that means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 every time. its tiring schedule (安排表)but brings great rewards. when tou- ting, she goes to bed around 1 a. rn. and then has a lie-in until i p. m. or 2 p. rn. the next day. her philosophy(人生观) is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fan. spears is not satisfied with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to branch out into the movie business and try a bit of acting. she made an appearance in austin powers 3 this year and she is filming a teenage come- dy that will be released in march 20典型例题this movie, she has a starring role. the movie was her own concept and she picked the writer.for britney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic (热心) about it all. if her movies are successful, her bank account is sure to grow by another few mil-lion dollars but she has been quoted as saying she does it for the love, not the money. 1. tick ets for her concerts are_. a. cheap b. expensivec. on sale soon d. all sold 答案: d 指导：由第二段第一句“and every concert is a sell out可知，每场音乐会的票都能售空，故选d.2. which of the following is not true according to the text? a. though young, britney can support her family now. b. while touring, britney sleeps about 12 hours a day. c. the teenage comedy movie was based on britneys own story. d. britney will be even richer with her movies successful. 答案: c 指导：由第三段最后一句the movie was her own concept”知，这部青少年电影喜战只是她的concept，而非她自己的故事。3. according to britney spears, she works_. a. to be a great actress b. for the enjoyment c. for money d. to be more famous 答案: b指导：由文章最后一句“she has been quoted as saying she does it for the love，not the money知：britney所做一切只是为快乐和喜欢，而非钱与名利。*结束 （*） cultural differences in business entertaining include problems such as whom one entertains and where, and how one entertains. in countries where status (地位) is important, it is not advisable to invite people of different statuses to the same dinner party. americans will often invite people to their homes. however in some societies the home is considered too private, unworthy, or too small to serve as a proper place for business entertaining. in some countries there is ahelp your- self method of entertaining done in the home. this methoddoes not work well when entertaining people whose culture teaches them to wait to be asked three times before accepting an offer of food. in one instance, a chinese guest went hungry all the evening without eating though he was quite hungry because he was too shy to take food after only being asked to do so once. in another case, an american woman executive (负责人) was being entertained in london. after having the tea served, the american woman helped herself to cream and sugar rather than waiting to be served. the english hostess was upset by the thought that she was not serving quickly enough.as a general rule, a small gift from your home country is ok. a gift that is tied to the particular interest of the person is especially good. gifts for children are also well received. be careful that the hometown gift you are bringing to sin- gapore was not made in hong kong. because many gifts carry symbolic meanings, it is always best to seek the advice of a cultural informant before selecting gifts. the giving of large gifts, or payments for special service, should only be carried out after talking with legal department in the home and host culture. 1. it is no good inviting people of different social positions to the same party in the country where. a. people dont pay any attention to your positions b. people care much about their statuses c. entertainment is important d. entertainment is not advisable 答案: b 指导：第一段第二句话。“在那些很重视社会地位的国家，最好不要把不同层次的人放到一起。”2. _is especially proper. a. a big gift b. large payment as a gift c. a small gift from ones home d. a gift from singapore 答案: c 指导：最后一段第一句话。“一般说来，从祖国带来的小礼物就非常合适”。*结束 （*） if you have been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mail with web pals (网友), you have become one of the millions who write in a peculiarly short form of english. and youve got a sense of humor about short forms like sohf ( = sense of humor failure) to describe intemet newcomers who dont understand you. across the globe, every night teenagers and their elders are talking online, many of them all talking at the same time. its fast: try talking to six people at once. its brief: three or four words per exchange. it takes wit, concentration, and quick fingers. and it requires tremendous linguistic economy (语言省略). theres neither time nor space for explanations. why con- sume precious key-strokes (键盘主敲击) telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when brb ( = be right back) will do? want to enter a conversation? just type pmfji (= pardon me for jumping in).interested in whom you are talking to? type a/s/i., thenearly universal request to know your pals age, sex and loca- tion. you may get 15/m/ny as a response from your pal. if something makes you laugh, say you are otf (=on the floor), or lol ( = laughing out loud), or combing the two into rotfl (= rolling on the floor laughing). and when it is time to get back to work or go to bed, you type gtg (=got to go) or ttyl (=talk to you later).people want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing emotion, as it takes, more time to hold down the shif