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广西柳州市2015高考英语完形填空、阅读训练（1）夹叙夹议型完形填空 -afor a long time i saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜)across the finish line of a long race. i felt that only when i _1_ certain things could i finally be happy in my life. most of the time i felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and _2_ would win the race. at other times i would _3_ like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous speed hoping to reach that banner a little faster. _4_， i began to see that no matter how long i raced towards it, the banner was never any _5_.i finally decided one day to sit down and take a break. it was then that i saw my _6_ sitting beside me.it had been with me as i _7_ hard to support my family, as i played with my children and heard their _8_ and even when i was sick with my wife at my side looking after me. it had been with me as i raced towards that stupid banner. i just didnt have the _9_ to see it. there is an old chinese proverb that says, “tension is what you think you should be. _10_ is who you are.” perhaps we all should stop our race towards the _11_ life we think we should have and _12_ the life we have now. happiness will never be found under some banner far away. it will be found in your own heart, soul and mind. it will be found when you _13_ that others love you just as you do. dont be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. be a playful puppy and carry your stick of _14_ with you everywhere you go. _15_ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness, you are already there.1. aforgot bmissedcovercame daccomplished2. asafe bsteadyccalm dquiet3. aact bruncjump dwalk4. agenerally bgraduallycunfortunately dfirstly5. aclearer blowerccloser dsmaller6. ahappiness bgoalcsuccess dfriendship7. astudied bfoughtcexercised dworked8. alaughter bcomplaintscstories dbreathing9. acourage bchancecwisdom dstrength10a.stress brelaxationcfailure dpain11. areal bperfectccommon dcolourful12. aenjoy bchangecimprove dcreate13. arealize bbelievechope dadmit14. asorrow bresponsibilitycfortune djoy15. acarry bmakecpush dtakea【要点综述】 本文是夹叙夹议文。作者通过自身的经历诠释了这样一个道理：我们经常认为只有取得了某些成就，过上理想中完美的生活才会幸福，其实幸福就存在于我们不经意间平凡而琐碎的生活中，它早就已经根植在你我身边。1d由finish line of a long race可知作者认为人取得阶段性的成功才能真正感觉到幸福，故选d。2b根据学生已知的龟兔赛跑的故事背景可知。作者希望像乌龟那样，靠沉稳赢得最终的比赛。所以应该选择slow的同义词，故选b。3a根据下文提到“like a rabbit trying different side roads”可知，作者在其他时候，表现得像兔子一样，总愿意抄近路到达终点，故选a。4b由下文“i began to see that”可知，作者开始逐渐意识到，故选b。5c根据下文“i finally decided one day totake a break.”可知，那个目标从来没有离作者更近一些，故选c。6a根据下文“happiness will never be found under some banner far away.”可知，作者停下来休息时才发现，幸福就在身边，故选a。7d根据下文hard to support my family可知，当作者努力工作养家的时候，幸福在他身边，故选d。8a根据上文“i played with my children”可知作者与孩子们一起玩，感到幸福，听到的一定是快乐的笑声，故选a。 9c根据上文“as i raced towards that stupid banner.”中的stupid 可推知，幸福一直在作者身边，只是作者没有智慧去发现这一点，故选c。10b根据上文“tension is what you think you should be.”可推知，此处应选与tension意思相对的relaxation, 故选b。11b根据上下文的语意，可知作者以前总是追求自以为值得自己全力以赴去争取的某种完美的生活，所以此处应该是略带贬义的一种说法。故选b。12a根据上文可知，我们应该停止追寻自以为完美的生活，所以，我们应该享受现在我们所拥有的生活。故选a。13a根据上文作者得到启示：“当你意识到别人爱你，你也爱着别人时，幸福就来临了。”所以推出答案为a。14d根据上文“be a playful puppy”可知，让我们做一只快乐的、爱玩耍的小狗，到处衔着你那根快乐的骨头，故选d。15d根据文中多处提到的race可知，我们应该把自己从那个竞赛中解脱出来，故选d。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的a,b,c或d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。the term“multitasking” originally referred to a computers ability to carry out several tasks at one time. for many people, multitasking has become a way of life and even a key to success. in fact, some excellent mental aerobic exercises(大脑训练)involve engaging the brain in two or more challenging activities at a time. although checking e-mail while talking on a phone and reading the newspaper may be second nature for some people, many times multitasking can make us less productive, rather than more. and studies show that too much multitasking can lead to increased stress, anxiety and memory loss. in order to multitask, the brain uses an area known as the prefrontal cortex(前额叶脑皮层). brain seans of volunteers performing multiple tasks together show that as they shift from task to task, this front part of the brain actually takes a moment of rest between tasks. you may have experienced a prefrontal cortex“moment of rest” yourself if youve ever dialed(拨电话) a phone number and suddenly forgotten who you called when the line is answered. what probably occurred is that between the dialing and the answering, your mind shifted to another thought or task, and then took that“moment” to come back. research has also shown that for many volunteers, job efficiency(效率) declines while multitasking, as compared to when they perform only one task at a time. multitasking is easiest when at least one of the tasks is habitual, or requires little thought. most people dont find it difficult to eat and read the newspaper at the same time. however, when two or more attention-requiring tasks are attempted at one time, people sometimes make mistakes. we often dont remember things as well when were trying to manage several details at the same time. without mental focus, we may not pay enough attention to new information coming in, so it never makes it into our memory stores. that is one of the main reasons we forget peoples nameseven sometimes right after they have introduced themselves. multitasking can also affect our relationships. if someone checks their e-mail while on the phone with a friend, they may come off as absent-minded or disinterested. it can also cause that person to miss or overlook key information being passed on to them. 1. why are some mental aerobic exercises designed to engage people in multitasking? a. to make them more productive. b. to reduce their stress and anxiety.c. to develop their communication skills. d. to help them perform daily tasks more easily.2. according to paragraph 2, why may a person suddenly forget who he has called? a. he may have his prefrontal cortex temporarily damaged.b. he is probably interrupted by another task.c. he is probably not very familiar with the person he has called.d. he may need a rest between dialing and speaking.3. people tend to make mistakes when.a. they perform several challenging tasks at a timeb. new messages are processed one after anotherc. their relationships with others are affectedd. the tasks require little thought4. what is the main idea of the passage? a. multitasking has become a way of life.b. multitasking often leads to efficiency decline.c. multitasking exercises need to be improved.d. multitasking enables people to remember things better.【参考答案】1-4 、abab【山东省济南市2014高考英语一模试题】阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上。（请注意问题后的字数要求）1 katharine meyer was born in new yolk city in 1917. in 1917, her father, eugene meyer bought a failing newspaper, the washington post. it was the least successful of five newspapers in washington. she married philip graham, who became publisher of the washington post. mr. graham improved the newspaper. he bought newsweek magazine and several television stations. he also established close ties with important political leaders.2 for many years, mr. graham suffered from mental illness. he killed himself in 1963. in those days, it was _ for a woman to be the head of a business. women were expected to supervise only their homes and children. she did not think she had the ability to do an important job. she had no training in business or experience in operating a large company.3 katharine graham met with officials of the post. she said it would remain in her family. she was elected president of the washington post company. she had no idea about how to operate a newspaper. so she decided to learn. she began by hiring benjamin bradlee. he later became chief editor. mr. bradlee improved the newspaper, too. he hired excellent reporters and editors. they began doing important investigative reporting. in 1969, katharine graham became publisher as well as president of the washington post company. 4 katharine graham was recognized around the world as an important leader in newspaper publishing. she was the first woman to head a major american company. she successfully expanded the washington post company to include newspaper, magazine, broadcast and cable companies.5 katharine graham once wrote: “a world without newspapers would not be the same kind of world.” after h