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高青县2015高考英语阅读理解（一轮）训练（9）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。below is a page adapted from an english dictionary. important words to learn:eessential i improver a advancedpump/pmp/nouncdevice 1a piece of equipment which is used to cause liquid, air or gas to move from one place to another:a water/bicycle/fuel pump a uk petrol/us gas pump shoe2usually pluralus(uk court shoe)a type of plain shoe with a raised heel and no way of fastening it to the foot which is worn by women 3usually plurala type of flat shoe, like a ballet dancers shoe, which is worn by women 4usually pluraluk a flat shoe made of heavy cloth, which is worn by children for doing sportsverb liquid/gas1t usually*adv/prepto force liquid or gas to move somewhere:our latest machine can pump a hundred gallons a minute. the new wine is pumped into storage tanks. the heart pumps blood through the arteries/round the body.information2tinformal to keep asking someone for information, especially in a way that is not direct:she was pumping me for details of the new project. idioms pump sbs hand to shake someones hand (=hold their hand and move it up and down, especially in order to greet them)pump iron informal to lift heavy weights for exercise:these days both men and women pump iron for fitness. phrasalverbs pump sth into sth to spend a lot of money trying to make something operate successfully:they had been pumping money into the business for some years without seeing any results. pump sth outmremove1 to remove water or other liquid from something using a pump:we took turns pumping out the boat. produce2 informal disapproving to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated, forceful and continuous:the government keeps pumping out the same old propaganda. the car radio was pumping out music with a heavy beat.pump out sth if someones stomach is pumped out, a poisonous substance is removed from it by being sucked through a tube:she had to go to hospital to have her stomach pumped out. pump sb upminformal to make someone feel more confident or excited:he was offering them advice and trying to pump them up. rthe players were pumping themselves up by singing the national anthem before the game. pump sth upm1 to fill something with air using a pump:have you pumped up the balloons yet? i must pump the tyres up on my bike. 2informal to increase something by a large amount:the us was able to pump up exports. lets pump up the volume a bit! pump-action/pmp. k. n/ adjective before noundescribes a device which operates by forcing something, especially air, in or out of a closed space or container: a pump-action shotgun a pump-action toiletpump priming nounuspecialized the activity of helping a business, programme, economy, etc. to develop by giving it money:the government is awarding small, pump-priming grants to single mothers who are starting their own businesses. pun/pn/nounca humorous use of a word or phrase which has several meanings or which sounds like another word:she made a couple of dreadful puns. this is a well-known joke based on a pun:“whats black and white and red(=read)all over? “ “a newspaper. “ verbi(-nn-)to make a punpunch/pnt/noun hit1ca forceful hit with a fist(=closed hand):she gave him a punch uk on/us in the nose. effect2uthe power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people: i felt the performance/speech/presentation lacked punch. drink3c or ua cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices, pieces of fruit and often wine or other alcoholic drinks tool4ca piece of equipment which cuts holes in a material by pushing a piece of metal through it:a ticket punch have you seen the hole punch anywhere? verbthit1to hit someone or something with your fist(=closed hand):he punched him in the stomach. 2 mainly us to hit with your fingers the buttons on a telephone or the keys on a keyboard use tool3 to make a hole in something with a special piece of equipment:i was just punching holes in some sheets of paper. this belts too bigill have to punch an extra hole in it. idioms punch sbs lights out informal to hit someone repeatedly very hardpunch the clock us to put a card into a special machine to record the times your arrive at and leave work:after 17 years of punching the clock, he just disappeared one morning and was never heard from again. 1. what does the word “pump” mean in “he ran in every five minutes to pump me about the case” ? a. talk with.b. ask for information.c. listen to.d. provide with evidence.2. when sally says “the tv program kept pumping out commercials”, she may be.a. excitedb. interestedc. annoyedd. worried3. what will the government most probably provide if it is engaged in a pump-priming program? a. sums of money. b. raw materials. c. human resources. d. media support.4. when sylvia says “his speech was ok but it had no real punch”, she thinks it was not.a. fluent and impressiveb. logical and movingc. informative and significantd. interesting and powerful【参考答案】39.1-4 bcad【广东省揭阳市2014模拟】阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项。one year our family decided to have a special celebration of mothers day, as a token of appreciations for all the sacrifices that mother had made for us. after breakfast we had arranged, as a surprise, to hire a car and take her for a beautiful drive in the country. mother was rarely able to have a treat like that, because she was busy in the house nearly all the time. but on the very morning of the day, we changed the plan a little, because it occurred to father that it would be even better to take mother fishing. as the car was hired and paid for, we might as well use it to drive up into the hills where the streams are. as father said, if you just go driving without object, you have a sense of aimlessness, but if you are going to fish there is a definite purpose that heightens the enjoyment. so we all felt it would be nicer for mother to have a definite purpose . father had just got a fishing rod the day before, which he said mother could use if she wanted to. only mother said she would much rather watch him fish than try to fish herself. so we got her to make up a sandwich lunch in case we got hungry, though we were to come home again to a big festive dinner. well, when the car came to the door, it turned out that there was not as much space in it as we had supposed. it was plain that we couldnt all get in. father said that he could just stay home and put in the time working in the garden. he said that there was a lot of rough dirty work that he could do, like digging a trench for the garbage, which would save hiring a man, and so he said that hed stay home; he said that we were not to let the fact that he had not had a real holiday for three years stand in our way. he wanted us to go right ahead and not to mind him. but of course we all felt that it would never do to let father stay home, especially as we knew he would make trouble if he did. the two girls, anne and mary, would have stayed and helped the maid get dinner, only it seemed such a pity,for the two girls were eager to show their new hats on a lovely day like this. but they said that mother had only to say the word and theyd gladly stay home and work. will and i would have dropped out, but unfortunately we wouldnt have been any use in preparing the dinner.【小题1】 the authors family decided to celebrate mothers day specially to _.a. show love for their mother b. show gratitude to their mother c. show respect for their mother d. to make up for a previous appointment【小题2】according to paragraph 2, we know that the plan was changed because_.a. father proposed to go fishing out b. we thought that driving out is boringc. we failed to hire a car to go out d. the car was not big enough【小题3】.what problem did we find when the car arrived?a. the car was too old to drive on mountain roads. b. the car was larger than we expected.c. the car was too small to accommodate us all.d. the car was too plain looking.【小题4】why didnt the author drop out of the activity?a. because his sisters didnt join in.b. because he needed to have dinner.c. because he couldnt cook the dinner.d. because he hadnt had a real holiday for three years.【小题5】which of the following proverbs describes the text best?a. everything comes to him who waits.b. changes always go beyond plans. 计划不如变化快c. better late than never. d. once on shore, one prays no more.【小题2】细节题：从第二段的句子：but on the very morning of the day, we changed the plan a little, because it occurred to father that it would be even better to take mother fishing.可知计划改变了，因为爸爸提议出去钓鱼。选a 阅读理解theres an energy crisis in america, and it has nothing to do with fossil fuels. millions of us get up each morning already weary over the day holds. “i just cant get started.” people say. but its not physical energy that most of us lack. sure, we could all use extra sleep and a better diet. but in truth, people are healthier today than at any time in history. i can almost guarantee that if you long for more energy, the problem is not with your body.what youre seeking is not physical energy. its emotional energy. yet, sad to say life sometimes seems designed to exhaust our supply. we work too hard. we have family obligations (义务). we encounter (遭遇) emergencies and personal crises. no wonder so many of us suffer from emotional fatigue (疲劳), a kind of utter exhaustion of the spirit.and yet we all know people who are filled with joy, despite the unpleasant circumstances of their lives. even as a child i observed people who were poor or disabled or ill, but who nevertheless faced life with optimism and vigor (活力). consider laura hillenbrand, who despite an extremely weak body wrote the best-seller seabiscuit. hillenbrand barely had enough physical energy to drag herself out of bed to write. but she was fueled by having a story she wanted to share. it was emotional energy that helped her succeed. unlike physical energy, which is finite (有限的) and diminishes (减少) with age, emotional energy is unlimited and has nothing to do with genes or upbringing. so how do you get it? you cant simply tell yourself to be positive. you must take action. here are six practical strategies that work.1. do something new.very little thats new occurs in our lives. the impact of this sameness on our emotional energy is gradual, but huge: its like a tire(轮胎) with a slow leak（漏）. you dont notice it at first, but eventually youll get a flat. its up to you to plug the leakeven though there are always a dozen reasons to stay stuck in your dull routines of life. thats where maura, 36, a waitress, found herself a year ago. fortunately, maura had a lifelinea group of women friends who meet regularly to discuss their lives. their lively discussions spurred maura to make small but nevertheless life altering changes. she joined a gym in the next town. she changed her look with ashort haircut and new black t-shirts. eventually, maura gathered the courage to quit her job and start her own business. heres a challenge: if its something you wouldnt ordinarily do, do it. try a dish youve never eaten. listen to music youd ordinarily tune out. youll discover these small things add to your emotional energy.2. reclaim lifes meaning.so many of my patients tell me that their lives used to have meaning, but that somewhere along the line things went stale (厌倦的). the first step in solving this meaning shortage is to figure out what you really care about, and then do something about it. a case in point is ivy, 57, a pioneer in investment banking. “i mistakenly believed that all the money i made would mean something.” she says. “but i feel lost, like a 22-year-old wondering what to do with her life.” ivys solution? she started a program that shows wall streeters how to donate time and money to poor children. in the process, ivy filled her life with meaning.3. put yourself in the fun zone.most of us grown-ups are seriously fun-deprived（缺乏的）. high-energy people have the same day-to-day work as the rest of us, but they manage to find something enjoyable in every situation. a real estate broker i know keeps herself amused on the job by mentally redecorating the houses she shows to clients（客户）. “i love imagining what even the most run-down house could look like with a little tender loving care,” she says. “its a challengeand the least desirable properties are usually the most fun.” we all define fun differently, of course, but i can guarantee this: if you put just a bit of it into your day, you energy will increase quickly4. bid farewell （告别）to guilt and regret.everyones past is filled with regrets that still cause pain. but from an emotional energy point of view, they are dead weights that keep us from moving forward. while they cant merely be willed away, i do recommend you remind yourself that whatever happened in the past, nothing can change that. holding on to the memory only allows the damage to continue into the present.5. make up your mindsay youve been thinking about cutting your hair short. will it look stylishor too extreme? you endlessly think it over. having the decision hanging over your head is a huge energy drain. every time you cant decide, you burden yourself with alternatives. quit thinking that you have to make the right decision; instead, make a choice and dont look back.6. give to get.emotional energy has a kind of magical quality: the more you give, the more you get back. this is the difference between emotional and physical energy with the latter. you have to get it to be able to give it. with the former, however, you get it by giving it. start by asking everyone you meet, “how are you?” as if you really want to know, and then listen to the rep