【英语】英语阅读理解(人生百味)提高训练

【英语】英语阅读理解(人生百味)提高训练一、高中英语阅读理解人生百味类1．阅读理解

ButterflyGarden(PermanentExhibit)

Walkamongthefree-flyingresidentsofthiswarmconservatory.ItisawonderfulopportunitytogetclosetoavarietyoflivingbutterfliesfromNewEnglandandacrosstheglobe.The"EmergenceBox"offersawindowintothebutterflybehavior.Lookinsidetoseehangingchrysalids(蝶蛹)transformintoadultbutterflies.Ticketsarerequiredandvisitorsshouldreserveatleasttwoweeksinadvance.

ABird'sWorld(PermanentExhibit)

ThisexhibitfeaturestheMuseum'sextraordinarycollectionofbirds,displayingover300speciesfoundinNewEngland.Here,youcanlearntointerpretthebirdlanguagetakingplacejustoutsideyourwindowathome.

Testyourobservationskillsandseeifyoucangetpastdifferentbirdswithoutthemalerting(发信号)otheranimalstoyourpresence

Learntoidentifybirdsfromadistancebyrecognizinguniqueflightpatterns.PracticeyourflyingtechniqueintheBirdWalk.

HallofHumanLife(PermanentExhibit)

Shouldyouhaveyourbaby'sDNAsequenced?Whatkeepsyouawake?StepinsidetheHallofHumanLife,theMuseum'snewbiologyexhibition,andencountersuchfar-reachingquestionsonanamazingjourneyinsidethehumanbody.Throughdigitalmediaandpersonalinteraction,youbecome"partofthestory',asyoucontributeyourowndatainaprocessoflearninganddiscovery.

BODYWORLDS&TheCycleofLife(TemporaryExhibitNowOpen!)

BODYWORLDScomestotheMuseumofSciencewithanewchapter,GunthervonHagens'BODYWORLDS&TheCycleofLife.Don'tmissthistrulyuniqueopportunitytolookwithinyourselfandgainawholenewperspectiveonwhatitmeanstobealive.Morethanonehundredpreservedhumanspecimensrevealthewondersofhumandevelopmentandshowhowpoorhealth,goodhealth,andlifestylechoicescanshapeyourbody.（1）Whichexhibitdoyouneedtobookinadvance?A.ButterflyGardenB.ABird'sWorldC.HallofHumanLifeD.BODYWORLDS&TheCycleofLife（2）WhatcanyoudoinABird'sWorld?A.Improveyourownflyingtechnique.B.Communicatewithbirdsinbodylanguage.C.Watchdigitalmediashowingbirds'history.D.Seedifferentbirdsfromallovertheworld.（3）WhatisspecialaboutBODYWORLDS&TheCycleofLife?A.Itisrelatedtohumanbody.B.Itlastsforonlyalimitedtime.C.Itisthemostvisitedexhibitionintheworld.D.Ithassomethingtodowiththegrowthoflife.【答案】（1）A（2）A（3）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了波士顿科技馆的四个展览的相关信息。（1）考查细节理解。根据ButterflyCarden部分中的“Ticketsarerequiredandvisitorsshouldreserveatleasttwoweeksinadvance.”游客必须购票，并至少提前两周预订。可知，参现ButterflyGarden需要提前预订。故选A。（2）考查细节理解。根据ABird'sWorld部分中的“PracticeyourflyingtechniqueintheBirdWalk.”在BirdWalk中练习你的飞行技巧。可知，游客在BirdWalk活动中提高自己的飞行技能。故选A。（3）考查细节理解。根据BODYWORIDS&TheCycleoflife部分中的“TemporaryExhibitNowOpen!”临时展览现在开始！可知，BODYWORLDS&TheCycleofLife这个展览不是永久性的，而是临时的。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并结合题目要求，从而选出正确答案。2．阅读理解

Expertsnotethatanunhealthylifestylecanputyouatgreatriskofheartdiseaseandstroke.Sodoctorsurgeustoeathealthyfoods,getexercise,stopsmokingandlimitouralcoholintake.Butthereissomethingelseyoucando.Anditisfreeandeasy.Smile!

Dr.Chockalingam,aheartdiseasespecialistinColumbia,adviseshispatientstosmile.Hesaysasmilemaybeonewaytohelpyourheart."Whenwesmile,thebrainwiringchanges.Thechemicalsthatarereleasedaremorepositive."Hesayssmilingisthefirststepinfightingphysicalandemotionalstressanditssometimesharmfuleffectsonhumanhealth.ThisisnotjustNewAgeadvice.Severalstudiessupporthisopinion.

Whenyoufeelstressedorunderpressure,yourbodyreleasesmanynaturalhormones(荷尔蒙)includingadrenalineandcortisol.Adrenalineincreasesyourheartrateandbloodpressure.Cortisolisthebody'smainstresshormone.Itincreasessugarinthebloodstream.Ifyouaretrulyindanger,thesehormonescanhelpyou.Theyarepartofwhatwecallourfight-or-flightresponse.

However,whenwearestressedforalongperiod,thesestresshormonesareever-presentinourbodies.Andthat,medicalresearcherswarn,mayleadtohealthproblems.

Researcherssaytheconnectionbetweenstressandheartdiseaseisstillunclear.However,theyclaimthatwhenpeoplearestressedforlongperiodsoftime,theymayhaveanunhealthylifestyle,whichcanleadtohealthproblems.

Dr.Chockalingamsaysasmilemaybeonewaytohelp.Hetellshispatientstosmile20timesanhour.Tosome,thatmightseemlikealotofsmiling.Orsomemightevenfeelfoolish...smilingforseeminglynoreason.Butasmiledoesnotinvolvedrugs.Itisnotinvasivelikeasurgicaloperation.Itisfreeandithasnobadsideeffects.

"Oncepeoplesmile,theyarerelaxing.Thisrelaxationdirectlylowersbloodpressure,improvessugarlevelsintheblood.Ifwearesmiling,wearebreakingthatlinkbetweenstressandhealth."Anditjustmayprovidealittleextraprotectiontoeveryone'shearthealth.（1）WhichofthefollowingagreeswithDr.Chockalingam'sopinion?A.Smilehasthesameeffectsaslaughter.B.Smilecanbeusedtotaketheplaceofmedicine.C.Smileisbetterthananyhealthylifestyletohealth.D.Smilecanmakeourbodyproducebeneficialchemicals.（2）Whatcanweknowaboutthementionedstresshormones?A.Theycanlowerourbloodpressure.B.Theywillsurelyleadtoheartdiseases.C.Theycanbenefituswhenweareindanger.D.Theywillmakeusliveanunhealthylifestyle.（3）WhydoesDr.Chockalingamthinksmilingishelpfultoourhealth?A.Itcanmakeusrelax.B.Itincreasessugarlevels.C.Ithaslittlebadsideeffects.D.Itcanhappenfornoreason.（4）Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AThoroughAnalysisoftheCausesofHeartDiseasesB.OneThingYouCanDoRightNowtoHelpYourHeartC.OneThingThatIsCloselyConnectedwithStressHormonesD.TheClearConnectionBetweenUnhealthyLifestylesandHeartDiseases【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，哥伦比亚的心脏病专家Chockalingam博士建议多保持微笑，他认为微笑可能是帮助心脏的一种方式。同时说明了微笑有利于健康的原因和人们感到压力时的身体反应等情况。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Whenwesmile,thebrainwiringchanges.Thechemicalsthatarereleasedaremorepositive.”当我们微笑时，大脑的线路会发生变化。释放出的化学物质更积极。可知，Chockalingam博士认为微笑能使我们的身体产生有益的化学物质。故选D。（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Ifyouaretrulyindanger,thesehormonescanhelpyou.”如果你真的有危险，这些荷尔蒙会帮助你。可知，当我们处于危险中时，压力荷尔蒙可以帮助我们。故选C。（3）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Ifwearesmiling,wearebreakingthatlinkbetweenstressandhealth.Anditjustmayprovidealittleextraprotectiontoeveryone'shearthealth.”如果我们微笑，我们就打破了压力和健康之间的联系。而且它可能会为每个人的心脏健康提供一点额外的保护。可知，Chockalingam博士认为微笑可以使我们放松，从而有利于我们的健康。故选A。（4）考查主旨大意。根据第二段中的“Dr.Chockalingam,aheartdiseasespecialistinColumbia,adviseshispatientstosmile.Hesaysasmilemaybeonewaytohelpyourheart.”哥伦比亚的心脏病专家Chockalingam博士建议他的病人保持微笑。他说，微笑可能是帮助心脏的一种方式。以及结合文章内容主要介绍了微笑能够让我们放松进而有利于我们的健康，所以要健康那就要多微笑，所以选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇科研类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。3．阅读理解

InancientEgypt,thepharaoh(法老)treatedthepoormessagerunnerlikeaprincewhenhearrivedatthepalace,ifhebroughtgoodnews.However,iftheexhaustedrunnerhadthemisfortunetobringthepharaohunhappynews,hisheadwascutoff.

Shadesofthatspiritspreadovertoday'sconversations.OnceafriendandIpackedupsomepeanutbutterandsandwichesforanouting.Aswewalkedlight-heartedlyoutofthedoor,picnicbasketinhand,asmilingneighborlookedupattheskyandsaid,"Oh,boy,baddayforapicnic.Theweathermansaysit'sgoingtorain."Iwantedtostrikehimonthefacewiththepeanutbutterandsandwiches.Notforhisstupidweatherreport,forhissmile.

SeveralmonthsagoIwasracingtocatchabus.AsIbreathlesslyputmyhandfulofcashacrosstheGreyhoundcounter,thesalesagentsaidwithabroadsmile,"Oh,thatbusleftfiveminutesago."Dreamsofhead-cutting!

It'snotthenewsthatmakessomeoneangry.It'stheunsympatheticattitudewithwhichit'sdelivered.Everyonemustgivebadnewsfromtimetotime,andbigwinnersdoitwiththeproperattitude.Adoctoradvisingapatientthatsheneedsanoperationdoesitinacaringway.Abossinforminganemployeehedidn'tgetthejobtakesonasympathetictone.Bigwinnersknow,whendeliveringanybadnews,theyshouldsharethefeelingofthereceiver.

Unfortunately,manypeoplearenotawareofthis.Whenyou'retiredfromalongflight,hasahotelclerkcheerfullysaidthatyourroomisn'treadyyet?Whenyouhadyourheartsetonthetoastbeef,hasyourwaitermerrilytoldyouthathejustservedthelastpiece?Itmakesyouastravelerordinerwanttolandyourfist(拳头)rightontheirunsympatheticfaces.

Hadmyneighbortoldmeoftheupcomingrainstormwithsympathy,Iwouldhaveappreciatedhiswarning.HadtheGreyhoundsalesclerksympatheticallyinformedmethatmybushadalreadyleft,Iprobablywouldhavesaid,"Oh,that'sallright.I'llcatchthenextone."Bigwinners,whentheybearbadnews,deliverbombswiththeemotionthebombarded(被轰炸的)personissuretohave.（1）Inthewriter'sopinion,hisneighborwas

.A.

friendly

B.

warm-hearted

C.

notconsiderate

D.

nothelpful（2）FromParagraph3,welearnthatthewriter

.A.

wasmadatthesalesagentB.

wasremindedofthecruelpharaohC.

wishedthatthesalesagentwouldhavehaddreamsD.

dreamedofcuttingthesalesagent'sheadthatnight（3）Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.

Deliveringbadnewsproperlyisimportantincommunication.B.

Helpingotherssincerelyisthekeytobusinesssuccess.C.

Receivingbadnewsrequiresgreatcourage.D.

Learningancienttraditionscanbeuseful.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者通过在生活中的自身经历来说明好消息能使人高兴，坏消息使人气氛，而每个人偏偏时不时地给出坏消息，所以传递坏消息的方式很重要。（1）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的”Aswewalkedlight-heartedlyoutofthedoor,picnicbasketinhand,asmilingneighborlookedupattheskyandsaid,‘Oh,boy,baddayforapicnic.Theweathermansaysit'sgoingtorain.’Iwantedtostrikehimonthefacewiththepeanutbutterandsandwiches.Notforhisstupidweatherreport,forhissmile.“当我们提着野餐篮子，心情愉快地走出家门时，一位面带微笑的邻居抬头看着天空说:"哦，孩子，今天不适合野餐。"天气预报员说要下雨了。我想用花生酱和三明治打他的脸。不是因为他愚蠢的天气预报，而是因为他的微笑。可知作者一家正要去门，邻居却说要下雨，故作者认为他的邻居是不体贴的。故选C。（2）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的”It'snotthenewsthatmakessomeoneangry.It'stheunsympatheticattitudewithwhichit'sdelivered.“使人生气的不是消息。而是传递出的一种冷漠的态度。可知作者对销售代理人很生气。故选A。（3）考查主旨大意。根据第四段中的”Everyonemustgivebadnewsfromtimetotime,andbigwinnersdoitwiththeproperattitude.“每个人偏偏时不时地给出坏消息，而大赢家则以正确的态度来做这件事。以及文中多次提到人们对带给自己坏消息的人经常心生怨恨，可知本文的大意是正确地传达坏消息对沟通很重要，故选A。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。4．阅读理解

Afewhoursaftermyfirstmission,returningtoEarthonthespaceshuttleEndeavour,Icompletedallofmymedicaltestsafterflight,metwithNASAofficials,andreunitedwithmyfamily.Finally,IwasaloneinmyofficeroominastronautcrewquartersattheKennedySpaceCenter,exhaustedandreadyforbed.AndIdidwhatanyonedoeswhentheyreturntotheirhotelroomonabusinesstrip:IturnedontheTV.Thetelevisionnewsstartedup:Suchandsuchhadhappened,peoplewereshocked,blahblahblah.Sportsscores.Sillycommercials.

Itdidn'ttakemorethanaminutebeforeIhadtoturnitoff.Itfeltlikemybodywasrejectingallthisinput,justasitwouldrejectanorgandonationthathadthewrongbloodtype.AllofthisnoisewasjustcompletelyforeigntowhoIwas—or,moreappropriately,whoIhadbecome.Afewhoursbefore,IhadbeenorbitingEarth,seeingourplanetfromspace,flyingthemostamazingmachineeverbuiltbyhumanhands,workingwithateamthatwastheabsolutesuccessofhuman.Andnowhereinmyroomwatchingwhatwasbeingsoldasnews,andwithmynewfoundperspective,Ijustcouldnotstomachit.Myworldviewwaschangedforeverinaprofound(深刻的)way.

ThebiggestchangebyfarandtheoneforwhichIwillalwaysbemostgratefulisthisbig-pictureperspective.Thatwillstickwithmefortherestofmylife.

WheneverIfeelthepressureofmodernlife,thestressaboutwork,orworryaboutthefuture,Iremembermytimeinthespacestation.BacktoseeingthesunsetOrwatchingourgalaxyriseonthehorizon.Orseeingaseaoflightningflashahundredtimesasecond.Orsimplybacktofloatingweightlessly.

WhenI'mthereinmymindandrealizehowmanybillionsofthesebeautifulsunsetstherehavebeenandwillbeinthefuture,thecaresoftheworldjustdon'tseemthatpressing.Itgoesthat,"Donotworryabouttomorrow,fortomorrowwillworryaboutitself."Livingdailylifedownhereontheplanetissomuchbetterwiththisattitude!（1）Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordstomachinparagraph2?A.

Access.

B.

Attend.

C.

Accept.

D.

Afford.（2）Whatisthemostimportantchangetothewriter?A.

Hehasabroaderviewoftheworld.B.

Hedoesn'tlikewatchingTVanymore.C.

Hewillalwaysbemostgratefulforeverything.D.

Hecanflythemostamazingmachinebyhands.（3）Whatattitudetolifedoesthewritertendtohave?A.

cagedbirdlongsforclouds.

B.

Liveinthepresentmoment.C.

Letbygonesbebygones.

D.

Timeworksgreatchanges.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，讲述了在一次太空之旅后作者对待生活的态度的变化。（1）考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的“Itdidn'ttakemorethanaminutebeforeIhadtoturnitoff.”以及画线词后的“Myworldviewwaschangedforeverinaprofound(深刻的)way.”可知，我的世界观以一种深刻的方式永远改变了，因此此处是说以我现在的视角，看这种新闻是我无法忍受的，所以不到一分钟我就关掉了电视，由此可知画线词词义为“接受、忍受”，故选C。（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“ThebiggestchangebyfarandtheoneforwhichIwillalwaysbemostgratefulisthisbig-pictureperspective.”可知，作者最重要的改变是他对世界有更广阔的看法，故选A。（3）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“Itgoesthat,‘Donotworryabouttomorrow,fortomorrowwillworryaboutitself.’Livingdailylifedownhereontheplanetissomuchbetterwiththisattitude!”可知，它说，“不要为将来担心，生活在这个星球上的日常生活是如此的好，这句话表明了作者对待生活的态度是不要担心将来，活在当下，故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。5．阅读理解

Wealllongforfriendship,buthowtomakeafriend?"Thebesttimetomakeafriendisbeforeyouneedone."JoyStevensaid.Thefollowingaresometipsforyou.

Peopleequalfriends

Friendsusuallybeginwithstrangers.Gettingintouchwithotherpeopleisthefirststeptomakeafriend.Friendscan'tbemadeinemptyair.Bestfriendstaketimetomake.

Friendsunderstandfriends

Friendsunderstandeachotherwhentalking.Manyunpleasantpersonalquarrelscanbeavoidedifyouwilltakethetimetounderstandothers'feelingsandpointsofview.

Friendstouchfriends

Touchingisawarmfromofcommunicationbetweenfriends.Whenyouseebestfriendscommunicating,youwillnoticethemstandclosetogether,toucheachothercomfortablyandlistentoeachother.Sometimesafriendlytouchismorepowerfulthanwords.

Friendspraisefriends

Praiseisapowerfultooltomakeafriend.Honestpraisecanaffect(影响)yourfriends'lives.Sotrytopraiseyourfriends,includingyourgeneralones.

Friendscanloyal(忠诚的)andtrustworthy

Trustandloyaltygohandinhandforfriends.Friendscansharesecretswithyou,becausegoodfriendsneverbreakconfidence(信心)andareloyalforever.（1）FromJoySteven'swords,wecanconcludethat________A.

afriendinneedisafriendindeed

B.

itislatetomakeafriendwhenyouneedoneC.

itisnevertoolatetomakeafriend

D.

everyoneneedsafriendinhislife（2）Tomakeandkeepmanyfriends,youneedtodothefollowingEXCEPT___________.A.

getintouchwithpeople

B.

understandyourfriendsC.

praiseyourfriends

D.

quarrelwithyourfriends（3）Thepassagemainlytellsus______________.A.

howtocommunicatewithafriend

B.

whentomakeafriendC.

howtodevelopfriendship

D.

howtopraiseafriend【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）C【解析】【分析】短文大意：我们都渴望友谊，本文就如何交朋友和发展友谊给出了一些建议。（1）细节理解题。根据第一段中Thebesttimetomakeafriendisbeforeyouneedone.可知交朋友的最好时机是你需要一个朋友之前，故选C。（2）细节理解题。根据第三段Manyunpleasantpersonalquarrelscanbeavoidedifyouwilltakethetimetounderstandothers’feelingsandpointsofview可知我们压迫避免和朋友争吵，故选D。（3）主旨大意题。根据文章第一段和下面的小标题可知，文章是在告诉我们怎样交朋友和发展友谊，故选C。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题和主旨大意题，细节理解题要注意从文中寻找答案；主旨大意题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。6．阅读理解

WhenIwasaboy,myparentsandItraveledfromNewYorkCitytothePennsylvaniacountrysideforaweeklongtasteofrurallife.Westayedinaguesthouseonafarm,joiningthedailyroutinesandeatingmealswiththefarmerandhisfamily.Wegotupearlytoseethecowsastheyweremilked.Ieventriedmyhandatmilkingone,andthenjoinedthefarmerashereleasedthecowsintothefieldafterward.

DecadeslaterIstillhavevividmemoriesofthattripwhichmademerealizethevalueofavacation,ofseeingnewthings,meetingnewpeopleandsharingmemorableexperienceswithfamilymembers.Tothisday,IstillconsiderthatfamilytripwhenIplantotaketimeoffwithmywifeandkids.Vacationsareatimeforrestingandconnecting.Asabankmanager,Ispendmuchofmyworkdayencouragingmycustomerstosavetheirmoney.OneofthereasonsIgiveisthatweshouldallhaveenoughforafamilyvacationeveryyear.Inourbusylives,familyiswhatweshouldbesavingourmoneyandtimefor.

Formyfamily,ourvacationstartswhenwebeginplanningthetrip.Wetalkaboutdestinationsandourbudget(预算)aheadoftime.Amongthethingswediscuss:Canwesavemoneybyrentingahouseinsteadofspendingsixnightsinahotel?Woulditbebettertobuygroceriesandcookforourselvesratherthaneatouteverynight?Involving(使参与)thekidsinplanningthevacationmakessurethattheyhaveagreatvacationtoo.Iprefertovisithistoricalsitesandmuseumswhiletheylovetofishandswim.SoIbuildinsomerelaxationtimeforusallsothatthevacationcanworkforeveryone.

Eachyear,settingasidevacationtimetospendtogetherisespeciallyimportanttous.Arelaxingenvironmentopensthedoorstoallkindsofconversations—deep,sillyormeaningful.There'snopleasurefromtheusualeverydaytasks.Whatmattersisthateveryoneishavingagreattime.（1）Whydidtheauthorandhisparentsgotothecountrysidewhenhewasyoung?A.Tomilkthecow.B.Tomeetthefarmerandhisfamily.C.Toexperiencecountrylife.D.Toenjoythescenery.（2）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theauthorencouragedhiscustomerstosavetheirmoneyforfamilyvacation.B.Theauthormetnewpeopleandnewthingsduringthetrip.C.Thetriphelpedtheauthorunderstandthemeaningofvacationsbetter.D.Theauthorinvolvedhiskidsinplanningthevacationtocuttheirbudget.（3）Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Theauthorhadagoodtimeinthecountryside.B.Theauthoradvisedotherstospendvacationswiththeirfamilies.C.Theauthortriedtoenjoytheholidayswithhisfamily.D.Theauthorrealizedthevalueoffamilyvacationsandputitintopractice.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者由小时候的一次和父母去农村体验生活意识到度假的价值——认识新事物，结识新朋友，与家人分享难忘的经历。这让作者在后来给自己的家庭计划假期的时候，也让家人们参与其中，这样确保每个人都有一个美好的假期。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“WhenIwasaboy,myparentsandItraveledfromNewYorkCitytothePennsylvaniacountrysideforaweeklongtasteofrurallife.”当我还是个男孩的时候，我的父母和我从纽约到宾夕法尼亚的乡村旅行了一周，体验乡村生活。可知，作者小时候和他的父母去农村是为了体验乡村生活。故选C。（2）考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的“Involvingthekidsinplanningthevacationmakessurethattheyhaveagreatvacationtoo.”让孩子们参与计划假期，确保他们也有一个美好的假期。可知，作者让孩子参与假期计划是为了确保孩子有一个美好的假期，并不是为了节省预算。故D选项错误。选D。（3）考查主旨大意。根据第二段中的“DecadeslaterIstillhavevividmemoriesofthattripwhichmademerealizethevalueofavacation,ofseeingnewthings,meetingnewpeopleandsharingmemorableexperienceswithfamilymembers.”几十年后，我仍然对那次旅行记忆犹新，那次旅行让我意识到度假的价值，认识新事物，结识新朋友，与家人分享难忘的经历。以及下文中作者将那次对家庭度假的价值的认知，付诸实践到自己的家庭生活中。故D选项“作者认识到家庭度假的价值，并将其付诸实践。”最符合文章中心。故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。7．阅读理解

Howdoyounoticeachildgenius(天才)?Giftedchildrentendtosharethreecharacteristics.

First,theydevelopskillsataveryyoungage.Mozartbegancomposingmusicwhenhewasjustfiveyearsold.

Second,theyareself-starters.SrinivasaRamanujanwasbuildingcomplexformula(公式)beforehe'devenbeentaughtbasicmathematics.

Third,giftedchildrencanbecrazyabouttheirinterests.ForWilliamJamesSidis,awriter,hadcollectedhundredsofstreetcarmodelsandhadlearnedeightlanguagesbythetimehewaseight.HewasacceptedatHarvardUniversityattheageof11.

TheywouldallhavebeengoodmembersforMensa,aninternationalsocietyforpeoplewiththehighestIQs.Itsyoungestmemberisjusttwoyearsold.Buttherecanbedisadvantagestobeingsoclever.MembersofAmericanMensaarethreetimesmorelikelythanthegeneralpublictosufferfromallergies(过敏)ordepression(抑郁),andtheyarealmostsixtimesmorelikelytostrugglewithanxiety.

Thesearejustsomeofthephysicalandemotionalproblemsthatgiftedchildreninparticularmayface.

Noticingthosechildrenisimportant,butmanyofthemarebeingmissed.Tofindoutgiftedchildren,youactuallyhavetolookfortheminallplaces.Thebenefitscanbehugewhenthose"lostEinsteins"arefound.

Astudyhasbeenobserving5,000giftedpeoplesince1972.Allofthechildrenhadtestscoreshighenoughtogetintouniversitywhentheywerejust13.Inadulthood,thefirst1,650peoplewentontopublish85books,morethan7,500articles.One-thirdofthegroupearnedadoctor'sdegreethatis17timesthenationalaverage.

ThefounderofGoogleandLadyGagawerediscoveredasgiftedchildren.Thechildgeniuseswhocouldchangetomorrow'sworldarealreadyoutthere.Butwillwenoticethem?（1）WhatdoweknowaboutWilliamJamesSidis?A.Hewasonlygiftedinlanguagesbecausehecouldspeak8languages.B.Hewasfamousforcollectinghundredsofstreetcarmodels.C.Hewasacceptedatatopuniversityatayoungage.D.Hewasawell-knownmusician.（2）Accordingtothepassage,whatdogiftedchildrentendtodo?A.Developallskillsatfive.B.Teachthemselveseverything.C.Putalotoftimeandenergyintotheirinterests.D.BemembersofMensawhentheyare13yearsold.（3）Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Allthegiftedchildrenstrugglewithphysicalandemotionalproblems.B.Onnationalaverage,about32outof1650canearnadoctor'sdegree.C.Allofthe5,000giftedpeoplegotintouniversityat13.D.Einsteinwaslostwhenhewasyoung.（4）Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Howtonoticeachildgenius.B.TheLostchildgeniuses.C.Thefamouschildgeniuses.D.Thedifficultieschildgeniusesmayface.【答案】（1）C（2）C（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了天才少年的三个特点，但天才少年也比普通人更容易过敏或抑郁。发现这些天才少年也有着非常大的益处，他们能大量的产出学术文章，也有更多的人能获得博士学位。（1）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“HewasacceptedatHarvardUniversityattheageof11.”WilliamJamesSidis在11岁的时候就被哈佛大学录取了，故选C。（2）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“giftedchildrencanbecrazyabouttheirinterests”天才儿童对自己感兴趣的内容都非常疯狂，故选C。（3）考查推理判断。根据第八段中的“One-thirdofthegroupearnedadoctor'sdegreethatis17timesthenationalaverage.”1650名高智商人群中有1/3的人可以上大学，即550人，而相比全国人口而言上大学的人数是17倍，因此完整的公式应是1650÷3÷17≈32，故选B。（4）考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“Howdoyounoticeachildgenius?”如何发现天才少年，接着介绍了三项天才少年的特点；以及最后一段中的“Thechildgeniuseswhocouldchangetomorrow'sworldarealreadyoutthere.Butwillwenoticethem?”能改变未来的天才少年已经出现了，但我们能不能发现他们呢？由此可判断文章采用了总分总结构，介绍了如何发现天才少年，故选A。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇教育类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，同时根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。8．阅读理解

BeltanaStation——Staywithadifference

BeltanaStationisafullyworkingsheepandcattlestation,andagreatplaceforaholidaywitharealdifferenceinAustralia.Heretheanimalsarenotjusttobelookedat.TheyarepartofeverydayworkinglifeatthehistoricBeltanaStation.

Whattodo

Seehowastationreallyworks.Joininthedailyworkinglifewithstationworkers.

Shearing(剪羊毛)andcamp-outsarepartofBeltanaStation'sactivities.

Farmanimalstosee:sheepandcattle.Forthekids,dependingontheseason,therewillbeanimalstofeed—lambsandcalves.

Thestationisajoyforpaintersandphotographers.Thereisafamilygamesroom.

Threeroadsfor4-wheel-drivecarsthroughthestationtakeinsuchviewsasLakeTorrens,MountDeception,relicsinOldBeltanatownandmuchmore.

Wheretolive

thehistoric1860sshearers'rooms

two-roomsmallhouses(1860s)

onesmallhistoriccountryhouse

BeltanaStationisnotaresort(度假胜地)hotel.Unlikeotherplaces,youcanexperiencereallifewithrealpeopleinBeltana.（1）WhatwouldbeaproperactivityforchildrenatBeltanaStation?A.Camp-outswithstationworkers.B.Sheepshearing.C.Drivingcattle.D.Feedinglambs.（2）WhatmaypeoplelearnwhenvisitingBeltanaStation?A.Skillsneededforlongwalksinmountains.B.KnowledgeofAustralianhistory.C.Whattodointeamsports.D.Howtokeeppets.（3）WhatisspecialaboutBeltanaStation?A.Itisalargewildpark.B.Itoffersreal-lifeworkexperience.C.Ithasseasonalfamilyactivities.D.Itisagoodplaceforweekendpicnics.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了贝尔塔纳站的一些日常工作。（1）考查细节理解。根据Whattodo部分中的“Forthekids,dependingontheseason,therewillbeanimalstofeed—lambsandcalves(小羊和小牛).”对于孩子们来说，根据季节的不同，会有小动物来喂养。由此可知，在贝尔塔纳车站，孩子们可以喂羊羔。故案选D。（2）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“TheyarepartofeverydayworkinglifeatthehistoricBeltanaStation.”可知，它们是历史悠久的贝尔塔纳车站日常工作生活的一部分。由此推断，参观贝尔塔纳车站可以了解澳大利亚历史。故选B。（3）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Unlikeotherplaces,youcanexperiencereallifewithrealpeopleinBeltana.”可知，与其他地方不同的是，在贝尔塔纳你可以和真实的人一起体验真实的生活。由此可知，贝尔塔纳车站提供了真实的工作体验。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇生活类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。9．阅读理解

It'sthelunchbreakatShanghaiXinhuaMiddleSchool.Nomobilephonescanbeheardringanywhere.Thecommonsightofcrowdsofchildrenchattingontheirphonesorsendingshortmessageshasdisappeared