高考英语 阅读理解（4月）训练（16）.doc

2013高考英语阅读理解（4月）训练（16）及答案cpassage 1 is from the introduction to a zen buddhist (禅宗的佛教僧侣) manual on the art of “mindfulness”, the practice of paying close attention to the present moment. passage 2 is from an essay by a united states author.passage 1every morning, when we wake up, we have 24 brand-new hours to live. what a precious gift! we have the capacity to live in a way that these 24 hours will bring peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and to others.peace is right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. the question is whether or not we are in touch with it. we dont have to travel far away to enjoy the blue sky. we dont have to leave our city or even our neighborhood to enjoy the eyes of a beautiful child. even the air we breathe can be a source of joy.we can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available. we are very good at preparing how to live, but not very good at living. we know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. but we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with joy, peace, and serenity. we need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.passage 2the argument of both the hedonist (享乐主义者) and the guru (印度教的宗师) is that we were but to open ourselves to the richness of the moment, to concentrate on the feast before us, we would be filled with bliss. i have lived in the present from time to time and can tell you that it is much overrated. occasionally, as a holiday from stroking ones memories or brooding (担忧) about future worries, i grant you, it can be a nice change of pace. but to “be here now,” hour after hour, would never work. i dont even approve of stories written in the present tense. ads for poets who never use a past participate, they deserve the eternity they are striving for. besides, the present has a way of intruding whether you like it or not. why should i go out of my way to meet it? let it splash on me from time to time, like a car going through a puddle, and i, on the sidewalk of my solitude (孤独), will salute it grimly like any other modern inconvenience.if i attend a concert, obviously not to listen to the music but to find a brief breathing space in which to meditate on the past and future. i realize that there may be moments when the music invades my ears and i am forced to pay attention to it, note for note. i believe i take such intrusions gracefully. the present is not always an unwelcome guest, so long as it doesnt stay too long and cut into my remembering or brooding time.10the author of passage 1 would most likely view the author of passage 2 as _.a. attaching too much importance to the views of othersb. advocating an action without considering the consequencesc. squandering (浪费) a precious opportunity on a daily basisd. failing to respect the feelings of other people11. the author of passage 1 would most likely respond to the “argument” (line 1 passage 2) with_. a. complete agreementb. partial acceptancec. absolute neutralityd. surprised disbelief12. in passage 1 line 11, the list (“a jobhouse”) presents things that most people _.a. assume they will eventually obtainb. eventually realize are overratedc. are unwilling to make sacrifices ford. see as worth much effort to acquire13. in passage 2 lines 810, the “present” is characterized as _.a. a dangerous threatb. an unsolvable puzzlec. an unavoidable imposition (强加)d. a burdensome obligation14. which of the following phrases from passage 2 would the author of passage 1 most likely choose as a title for passage 1?a. “the hedonist and the guru” (line 1)b. “the feast before us” (line 2)c. “a brief breathing space” (line 11)d. “an unwelcome guest” (line 14)参考答案 10-14 cadcb*结束dtom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. he stopped by the fence in front of the house where he lived with his aunt polly. he looked at it, and all joy left him. the fence was long and high. he put the brush into the whitewash and moved it along the top of the fence. he repeated the operation. he felt he could not continue and sat down.he knew that his friends would arrive soon with all kinds of interesting plans for the day. they would walk past him and laugh. they would make jokes about his having to work on a beautiful summer saturday. the thought burned him like fire.he put his hand into his pockets and took out all that he owned. perhaps he could find some way to pay someone to do the whitewashing for him. but there was nothing of value in his pockets nothing that could buy even half an hour of freedom. so he put the bits of toys back into his pockets and gave up the ideaat this dark and hopeless moment, a wonderful idea came to him. it filled his mind with a great, bright light. calmly he picked up the brush and started again to whitewash.while tom was working, ben rogers appeared. ben was eating an apple as he walked along the street. as he walked along, he was making noises like the sound of a riverboat. first he shouted loudly, like a boat captain. then he said “ding-dong-dong”, “ding-dong-dong” again and again, like the bell of a riverboat. and he made other strange noises. when he came close to tom, he stopped.tom went on whitewashing. he did not look at ben. ben stared a moment and then said: “hello! im going swimming, but you cant go, can you?”no answer. tom moved his brush carefully along the fence and looked at the result with the eye of an artist. ben came nearer. toms mouth watered for the apple, but he kept on working.ben said, “hello, old fellow, youve got to work, hey?”tom turned suddenly and said, “why, its you, ben! i wasnt noticing.”“say im going swimming. dont you wish you could? but of course youd rather work wouldnt you? of course you would.”tom looked at the boy a bit, and said “what do you call work?”“why, isnt that work?”tom went back to his whitewashing, and answered carelessly.“well, maybe it is, and maybe it isnt. all i know is, it suits tom sawyer.”“oh come, now, you dont mean to say that you like it?” the brush continued to move.“like it? well, i dont see why i shouldnt like it. does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?”ben stopped eating his apple. tom moved his brush back and forth, stepped back to look at the result, added a touch here and there, and stepped back again. ben watched every move and got more and more interested. soon he said,“say, tom, let me whitewash a little.”tom thought for a moment, was about to agree; but he changed his mind.“no no it wont do, ben. you see, aunt polly wants this fence to be perfect. it has got to be done very carefully. i dont think there is one boy in a thousand, maybe two thousand, that can do it well enough.”“no is that so? oh come, now let me just try. only just a little.” “ben, id like to, but if it isnt done right, im afraid aunt polly ”“oh, ill be careful. now let me try. say ill give you the core of my apple.”“well, here no, ben, now dont. im afraid ”“ill give you all of it.”tom gave up the brush with unwillingness on his face, but joy in his heart. and while ben worked at the fence in the hot sun, tom sat under a tree, eating the apple, and planning how to get more help. there were enough boys. each one came to laugh, but remained to whitewash. by the time ben was tired, tom sold the next chance to billy for a kite; and when billy was tired, johnny bought in for a dead rat and so on, hour after hour. and when the middle of the afternoon came, tom had won many treasures.and he had not worked. he had had a nice idle time all the time, with plenty of company and the fence had been whitewashed three times. if he hadnt run out of whitewash, tom would have owned everything belonging to his friends.he had discovered a great law of human action, namely, that in order to make a man or a boy want a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to get. 15. how many characters are mentioned in this story? a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 716. why did tom take all his bits of toys out of his pockets?a. because he is tired and wanted to play with his toys.b. because he wanted to throw his toys away.c. because he wanted to give his toys to his friends. d. because he wanted to know if he could buy help with his toys.17. tom was about to agree to let ben whitewash when he changed his mind because _.a. tom wanted to do the whitewashing by himselfb. tom planned to make ben give up his apple firstc. tom was unwilling to let ben do the whitewashingd. tom was afraid ben would do the whitewashing better.18. we can learn from the passage that _.a. tom was interested in whitewashing the fence.b. tom had a lot of friends who are ready to help others.c. tom was unwilling to whitewash the fence, but he managed to let other boys do it for himd. tom was good at whitewashing the fence, so he looked at the result of his work with the eye of an artist.19. what made ben rogers eagerly gave up his apple and offer to brush the fence for tom? a. his warm heart and kindness to friends.b. his curiosity about toms brushing job. c. toms threat.d. aunt pollys idea20. which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?a. the happy whitewasher b. tom and his fellowsc. whitewashing a fence d. how to make the things difficult to get15-20 bdbcba（2011广东卷）bcan dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? people who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. a recent research has found a new recipe of success. according to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.however, it wasnt all sweetness and light. there was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. one reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. for example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.in homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behaviour. they are learning how to talk each others language. it is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk dog, and dogs can learn how to talk cat.whats interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. they can learn to read each others body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than was preciously suspected. once familiar with each others presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together in the sofa. they can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom(梳理) each other.the significance of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets-to people who dont get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. if cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.31. the underlined word swimmingly in paragraph1 is closest in meaning to_.a. early b.sweetly c.quickly d. smoothly32. some cats and dogs may fight when_.a. they are cold to each other b. they look away from each otherc. they misunderstand each others signalsd. they are introduced at an early age33. what is found surprising about cats and dog