四川省达州市2014高考英语一轮 阅读理解暑假训练题（8）

1 四川省达州市四川省达州市 20142014 高考英语阅读理解一轮暑假训练 高考英语阅读理解一轮暑假训练 8 8 答案 答案 There s 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 can t get started People say But it s 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 you re seeking is not physical energy It s 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 SeabiscuitSeabiscuit 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 can t simply tell yourself to be positive You must take action Here are six practical strategies that work 1 1 DoDo somethingsomething new new Very little that s new occurs in our lives The impact of this sameness on our emotional energy is gradual but huge It s like a tire 轮胎 with a slow leak 漏 You don t notice it at first but eventually you ll get a flat It s up to you to plug the leak even though there are always a dozen reasons 2 to stay stuck in your dull routines of life That s where Maura 36 a waitress found herself a year ago Fortunately Maura had a lifeline a 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 a short haircut and new black T shirts Eventually Maura gathered the courage to quit her job and start her own business Here s a challenge If it s something you wouldn t ordinarily do do it Try a dish you ve never eaten Listen to music you d ordinarily tune out You ll discover these small things add to your emotional energy 2 2 ReclaimReclaim life slife s meaning 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 Ivy s 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 3 PutPut yourselfyourself inin thethe funfun zone 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 It s a challenge and 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 3 into your day you energy will increase quickly 4 4 BidBid farewellfarewell 告别 告别 toto guiltguilt andand regret regret Everyone s 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 can t 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 5 MakeMake upup youryour mind mind Say you ve been thinking about cutting your hair short Will it look stylish or too extreme You endlessly think it over Having the decision hanging over your head is a huge energy drain Every time you can t decide you burden yourself with alternatives Quit thinking that you have to make the right decision instead make a choice and don t look back 6 6 GiveGive toto get 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 reply Be the one who hears Most of us also need to smile more often If you don t smile at the person you love first thing in the morning you re sucking energy out of your relationship Finally help another person and make the help real concrete Give a massage to someone you love or cook her dinner then expand the circle to work Try asking yourself what you d do if your goal were to be helpful rather than efficient After all if it s true that what goes around comes around why not make sure that what s circulating around you is the good stuff 16 Laura Hillenbrand is an example quoted to show how in life A physical energy can contribute to one s unsuccess B emotional energy can contribute to one s success C physical energy can contribute to one s success 4 D emotional energy can contribute to one s unsuccess 17 The author believes emotional energy is A inherited and genetically determined B related to inherited and genes C not inherited and genetically determined D related to inherited and upbringing 18 Even small changes people make in their lives their emotional energy A cannot help control B cannot help increase C can help control D can help increase 19 Ivy filled her life with meaning by launching a program to A help herself B teach herself C teach poor children D help poor children 20 The real estate broker the author knows enjoyed A redecorating the houses B mentally redecorating the houses C the same day to day work D defining fun differently 参考答案 BCDDB 结束 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项 A A B B C C 和和 D D 中 选出最佳选项 中 选出最佳选项 A A TheyThey onlyonly gotgot engagedengaged onon SaturdaySaturday butbut itit seemsseems thatthat RochelleRochelle WisemanWiseman andand MarvinMarvin HumesHumes areare planningplanning onon marryingmarrying inin MarchMarch TheThe poppop starsstars 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TheThe twotwo experimentsexperiments proveprove thatthat A A foodfood competitioncompetition resultsresults inin thethe aggressiveaggressive behaviorbehavior ofof fishfish B B fishfish becomebecome moremore aggressiveaggressive asas moremore fishfish areare putput intointo a a tanktank C C crowdingcrowding isis thethe mainmain causecause ofof thethe aggressiveaggressive behaviorbehavior ofof fishfish D D fishfish becomebecome lessless aggressiveaggressive whenwhen placedplaced inin a a 100 gallon100 gallon tanktank 8 8 TheThe bestbest titletitle forfor thisthis passagepassage mightmight bebe A A Animals RightAnimals Right toto LiveLive atat EaseEase B B PicturePicture ofof RelaxationRelaxation OnlyOnly ifif You reYou re NotNot InsideInside C C HowHow toto KeepKeep TropicalTropical FishFish asas PetsPets D D HowHow toto DealDeal withwith Fish sFish s AggressiveAggressive BehaviorBehavior 8 5 8 CADB 结束结束 C C WomenWomen WhoWho BeatBeat thethe Boys Boys Margaret Murdock Shooting Seana Hogan Cycling Margaret Murdock S father was a Kansas state rifle 步枪 champion so both she and her sister took up the sport When Murdock attended Kansas State in the early 1960s by competing on the men s rifle team she won her varsity letter an award earned in the United States for excellence in school activities In l976 she became the first woman to represent the U S on its Olympic shooting team At the end of the small bore three position competition Murdock was tied with Lanny Bassham the team captain Bassham requested a tie breaking shoot off but Olympic rules forbade it instead Bassham was awarded the gold medal because he had scored three 100s to Murdock s two