高考英语 热门考点强化专练 阅读理解（二十七）（含解析）.doc

2013高考英语热门考点强化专练：阅读理解（二十七）（含解析）1you dont need millions to be happy. in fact, at the happiness institute in australia, a couple of hundred dollars may be enough.the institute opened its doors last year, and, since then, men and women of all ages have been paying a$200 an hour (us$140) for lessons on how to feel great.“you can actually increase your happiness levels. thats what we teach,” said timothy sharp, founder of the institute.experts say that only about 15 per cent of happiness comes from income, assets and other financial factors. as much as 85 per cent comes from things such as attitude, life control and relationships.most of us are significantly better off financially than our parents and grandparents, but happiness levels havent changed to reflect that.studies show that once the basic needs of shelter and food are met, additional wealth adds very little to happiness.many decades ago, the “sage of baltimore, maryland”, editor hl mencken, defined wealth as earning us$100 more than your “wifes sisters husband.”behavioral economists now say part of the reason we are richer but not happier is because we compare ourselves to people better off materially.“the argument is that if you want to be happy theres a very simple thing you can do: compare yourself to people who are less well off than you poorer, smaller house, car,” said sharp.the happiness institute aims to show you how to overcome these unhappiness factors by focusing on “more than just your bank account.”“if i compare myself to bill gates then im always going to be down,” said sharp. a better thing to compare with, he said, might be kerry packer, australias richest person who has had a kidney transplant and heart surgery in recent years.1. which of the following statements is true according to the passage? a. you can increase your happiness levels by attending the classes at the happiness institute. b. most of us are happier than our parents or grandparents since we earn more. c. earning us$ 100 more than your wifes sisters husband if you want to be happy. d. both bill gates and kerry packer are examples of those who are extremely rich but obviously unhappy.2. the underlined phrase has the same meaning as the word _. a. healthyb. unhealthyc. freed. wealthy3. the author wrote the passage to tell us _. a. happiness is everything b. wealth is the foundation of happiness c. have fun at the happiness institute d. money doesnt always mean happiness2the first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didnt know. i stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. i turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.she said, “hi, girl! my name is rose. im 87 years old. can i give you a hug?”i laughed and enthusiastically（热情地）responded, “of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze. “why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” i asked. she jokingly replied, “im here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel!” “no seriously,” i said. i was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age. “i always dreamed of having a college education and now im getting one!” she told me.over the course of the year, rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. she loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. she was living it up.at the end of the semester we invited rose to speak at our football banquet. ill never forget what she taught us. “we do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. there are only two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. you have to laugh and find humor everyday. youve got to have a dream. when you lose your dreams, you die!” she said. “there is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. if you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and dont do one productive thing, you will turn 20 years older. if i am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, i will turn 88. anybody can grow older. but every minute counts for young men,” she added. “the idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. have no regrets. the elderly usually dont have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. the only people who fear death are those with regrets.”she concluded her speech by courageously singing “the song of rose”. she challenged each of us to study the lyrics（歌词）and live them out in our daily lives.at the years end, rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. one week after graduation rose died peacefully in her sleep.4. rose made herself known to the author in a _ manner.a. seriousb. coldc. humorousd. crazy5. from the information provided in the passage, we know _.a. rose finished the college degree within a yearb. rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married through college educationc. rose enjoyed her campus life very muchd. rose grew so old that she stopped playing6. rose delivered the speech _.a. at the graduation b. which she prepared carefullyc. ended with “the song of rose” d. to challenge all the other speakers7. according to her speech, _.a. whenever you have a dream, you succeed b. all people dont grow up while growing olderc. rose usually regretted having done somethingd. a nine-year-old is as old as a 87-year-old if he doesnt do anything3 herds of zebra, impala and giraffe from south africas kruger park found a new home as part of the great limpopo transfrontier park (gltp) wildlife relocation project. about 1,000 animals, from the large blue wildebeest to the stocky warthog, have been relocated to the park straddling south african, mozambican and zimbabwean territory. the game from south africa arrived in the massingir area of mozambiques southern maputo province after a one-and-a-half-hour trip by truck. south african national parks chief executive mavuso msimang and the peace parks foundation officially handed over the animals to mozambican representatives. “this project is not only about the management of an ecosystem, but also about community empowerment and tourism,” msimang said. border fences are coming down with the establishment of the park, which will be the worlds biggest game reserve, to allow elephants and other herds to follow ancient migration routes. the park, due to be officially opened next year, will be bigger than the netherlands, covering some 38,600 square kilometers(15,440 square miles). under a three-year plan, about 6,000 animals are to be moved into the area, where wildlife was decimated（大批杀害）during mozambiques 25-year civil war. african wildlife foundation community development officer jeremiah machavi said 62 communities living in the area would be affected by the establishment of transfrontier park. tourists will be able to travel across international boundaries in the park without having to show their passports.the relocation process started in october last year when about 30 elephants were released into the park.8. _ is being established to relocate some african animals.a. kruger parkb. gltpc. south african national parkd. african wildlife foundation9. how many more animals will be taken to transfrontier park?a. about 1,000b. about 6,000c about 5,000d. about 7,00010. what will not be affected by the establishment of gltp?a. the ecosystem and tourismb. tourism and communitiesc. international boundariesd. african wildlife 11. from the passage we can conclude that _.a. the herds of animals mentioned in the first paragraph were the first to be taken to the parkb. the great limpopo transfrontier is located in mozambiquec. no border fences will be seen inside the park so that animals can migrated. the netherlands is the second largest reserve答案与解析1. a细节判断题。根据第三小节中的you can actually increase your happiness levels. thats what we teach可知a项正确。b项与文章的提供的信息正好相反，c项是形象化的说明，并非真实条件与结果，d项中关于bill gates的说法是文章所没有说明的。2. d词义猜测题。根据句子people who are less well off than you poorer, smaller house, car，以及前文出现的比较级bet