2015湖北十堰职业技校对口升学英语一轮语法练习：阅读理解 社会生活类（5）

1、社会生活类十三.This the best time and this the worst time；this is the time of great material richness and this is the time of desert of soulEveryone seems to be rushing around for something but they have never fulfilled they dreamEveryone tries to seek happiness but it seems to be nowhere to be foundWhen a

2、sked“what on earth can make you happy?”，most modern man would give similar replies such as becoming extremely wealthy，or getting promoted in work and then becoming very wealthyWhen asked“what will you do with your wealth?”，they would make a long list of things they have been longing forHowever haven

3、t you noticed the multibillionaires are not as happy as we common guys suppose them to be?Havent you noticed that the multibillionaire celebrities dont even enjoy the fundamental freedom of going shopping with their own families without being followed by annoying paparazzi?If we hinge our happiness

4、on such big issues，we are bound to be unhappy all through our life, because those big issues might just occur to us once in a blue moon.As Socrates once put it，“He is the richest who is content with the least，for content is the wealth of nature”But how can we “be content with the least”?If you pay d

5、ue attention，our life is loaded with little joys，sometime too little to be noticeableStop once in a while in your rush to your destination，look around and you will see that there are always little things worth cheering for. You got an“A”in a testGood!You listened to all inspiring lectureGreat!You of

6、fered a helping hand to someone who had a flat tire! Amazing! Your dream girlboy greeted you with a sweet smile!Fantastic!And so on and so forth!Lets cheer for the little joys in life!Please keep in mind that never should we wait to be happy!46What is the best title of the text?AMoney means happines

7、s BHappiness is all around usCDreams make our life richDSatisfaction is unacceptable47According to the text，which of the following statements is NOT true?AMoney doesnt necessarily bring happinessBDesire for wealth makes people unhappyCGreat occasions are worth celebratingDWe should ignore little joy

8、s in our life48What does the underlined phrase in the third paragraph probably mean?ARarely BRegularly CNormallyD. Frequently49According to Socrates，people who are“content with the least”are _.Agreedy Bambitious Coptimistic Dreliable50In the fourth paragraph，the author suggests that we should _.Aset

9、 up great goals in life Bmake full use of opportunitiesCenjoy even moment in life Dseek significant issues in life【考点】考察人生感悟类短文【文章大意】幸福是什么？幸福不是金钱和富有，幸福是我们生活中的一些小事，所以我们要关注生活中的一些细小的快乐的事情。46. 【答案】B 【试题解析】主旨大意题。根据文章倒数第二段Stop once in a while in your rush to your destination，look around and you will see t

10、hat there are always little things worth cheering for. You got an“A”in a testGood!You listened to all inspiring lectureGreat!You offered a helping hand to someone who had a flat tire! Amazing! Your dream girlboy greeted you with a sweet smile!Fantastic!And so on and so forth!Lets cheer for the littl

11、e joys in life!告诉我们在生活中很多细小的事情会让我们感觉很幸福，所以幸福不是金钱和财富，而是那些围绕在我们周围的事情。故B正确。47. 【答案】D 【试题解析】推理题。根据文章倒数第二段最后一句Lets cheer for the little joys in life!可知作者建议我们珍惜生活中的那些细小的微小的快乐，不应该忽视它们。所以D项说法是错误的。48. 【答案】A 【试题解析】推理题。根据本句If we hinge our happiness on such big issues，we are bound to be unhappy all through our

12、life, because those big issues might just occur to us once in a blue moon.如果我们最求在这些很庞大的事情中的幸福，我们在生活中就一定会不幸福。因为这样的事情只是偶尔会发生。because those big issues might just occur to us once in a blue moon.这句话表示的是否定的意思。故A正确。49. 【答案】C 【试题解析】推理题。根据第4段第二句But how can we “be content with the least”?If you pay due atten

13、tion，our life is loaded with little joys，sometime too little to be noticeable可知如果我们过于关注所拥有的东西，我们就几乎没有快乐可言。也就是说如果我们对于物质的东西关注较少，我们就会获得很多的快乐。故C正确。50. 【答案】C 【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第四段Stop once in a while in your rush to your destination，look around and you will see that there are always little things worth cheer

14、ing for. You got an“A”in a testGood!You listened to all inspiring lectureGreat!You offered a helping hand to someone who had a flat tire! Amazing! Your dream girlboy greeted you with a sweet smile!Fantastic!And so on and so forth!Lets cheer for the little joys in life!可知作者认为在我们生活中一些细小的地方有巨大的快乐。真正的幸福

15、就是在这些小事里的。故C正确。【长难句解析】When asked“what on earth can make you happy?”，most modern man would give similar replies such as becoming extremely wealthy，or getting promoted in work and then becoming very wealthy【翻译】当被询问“究竟是什么事情让你如此开心”的时候，大部分的现代人都会给出相似的回答，如一夜暴富，或者在工作中被提拔变得有钱。【分析】本句在when后面省略了they are。这里的they

16、就是指句子的主语most modern man，when引导的是一个时间状语从句，当状语从句的主语和主句主语一致且含有系动词be的时候，可以把主语和系动词be一起省略。十四.Many people cannot start their day without first having a cup of coffee or teaThese drinks help them think clearly and feel more awakeThis is because of caffeine，which helps to give a jump start to the nervous sys

17、temNow，a report says it may also boost long-term memoryMike Yassa is a neurobiology professorHe and other researchers wanted to know if caffeine could improve a persons memoryHe explains，“After you learn anything，it takes some time for that memory to strengthenAnd over the first 24 hours is actually

18、 where most of the forgetting happensSo that is where we wanted to intervene with caffeine and see if we can help reduce this forgetting” They took 160 caffeine-free people and showed them pictures of everyday objects. These people were asked if the objects could be found inside the house， or outdoo

19、rsThen some of the subjects were given a caffeine pillThe others were given a placeboa pill containing nothing. 24 hours later，the subjects were shown the exact same images from the day beforeThey were also shown images with slight differences，and some completely new images. Both groups correctly id

20、entified the exact same and completely new picturesBut those who took the caffeine pill were better at spottingthe pictures that were slightly differentProfessor Yassa says their answers helped to show the effects of caffeine on memory. And we find that if they are on caffeine they are much more lik

21、ely to make the right decision”The amount of caffeine the researchers used in the study was similar to one cup of strong coffeeThe researchers did not see any improvement to memory from smaller doses of caffeine or when it was given an hour before viewing the images56What is the focus of the text? A

22、Caffeine can make people addicted BCaffeine can make people energetic.CCaffeine can improve longterm memoryDCaffeine can make people feel comfortable 57What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?AHow the experiment was conductedBWho took part in the experimentCWhich group of subjects did better

23、DWhat was used in the experiment58In which section of a magazine can we read this text?ACulture B. Technology CHealth. DEducation.59Which of the following statements is NOT true?AMost forgetting occurs within the first 24 hoursBForgetting can be positively affected by caffeineCThe subjects were give

24、n different pillsDYassa was disappointed with the result60What can we learn from the last paragraph?AMore caffeine means better memoryBSmaller doses of caffeine doesnt workCThe time to take cafieine doesnt matterDCaffeine is taken before the experiment【考点】考察健康类阅读【文章大意】本文主要告诉我们咖啡因除了可以振奋我们的精神以外，对我们的长期

25、记忆也是有很好的促进作用，文章中作者列举了与此有关的一个实验的情况。56. 【答案】C 【试题解析】主旨大意题。根据文章第一段最后一句This is because of caffeine，which helps to give a jump start to the nervous systemNow，a report says it may also boost long-term memory可知本文主要讲述的是咖啡因能够有助于人们的长期记忆，叙述与此有关的实验的情况。故C正确。57. 【答案】A 【试题解析】推理题。根据本段2,3行Then some of the subjects were given a caffeine pillThe others were given a placeboa pill containing nothing. 24 hours later，the subjects we