高考英语阅读理解专题训练极品题(22)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解专题训练极品题（22）及答案

C7 [2013·天津卷] ----C

Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours(绕行路) in life than by the narrow road toward goals.I like this image.But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.

For years we made the long drive from our home in Seattle to my parents' home in Boise in nine hours.We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hate confinement() and have strong opinions about everything.

Road trips felt risky，so I would drive fast, stopping only when I had to.We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.

But then Banner, our lamb was born.He was rejected by his mama days before our planned trip to Boise.I had two choices: leave Banner with my husband, or take him with me.My husband made the decision for me.

That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through.We took the country roads out of necessity.We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him.The kids chased him and one

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another.They'd get back in the car breathless and energized, smelling fresh from the cold air.

We explored side roads, catching grasshoppers in waist－high grass.Even if we simply looked out of the car windows at baby pigs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway.Here was life.And new horizons(见识)．

We eventually arrived at my parents' doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories.

I grew brave with the trip back home and creative with my disciplining technique.On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling.I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet me up ahead.I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.

Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight.But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of journey—and the best part of yourself.

46．Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents' home?

A．It was less tiring.

B．It would be faster and safer.

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C．Her kids would feel less confined.

D．She felt better with other drivers nearby.

47．The author stopped regularly on the country roads to ________．

A．relax in the fresh air

B．take a deep breath

C．take care of the lamb

D．let the kids play with Banner

48．What does the author discover from the trip according to Paragraph 6?

A．Freeways are where beauty hides.

B．Getting close to nature adds to the joy of life.

C．Enjoying the beauty of nature benefits one's health.

D．One should follow side roads to watch wild animals.

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49．Why did the author ask the kids to get out of the car on their way back home?

A．To give herself some time to read.

B．To order some food for them.

C．To play a game with them.

D．To let them cool down.

50．What could be the best title for the passage?

A．Charm of the Detour

B．The Road to Bravery

C．Creativity out of Necessity

D．Road Trip and Country Life

【要点综述】 本文是一篇记叙文。主要通过作者的经历向读者解释了一个生活哲理：在实现目标的过程中通常我们要多绕一些路。在路上比我们直接到达目的地要收获更多的东西。

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46．B 细节理解题。根据第二段“We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy…”可知作者在回父母家的路上，为了早点到达而选择了高速，而一个女性单独带着四个孩子走高速也是为了安全。故选B。

47．C 细节理解题。根据第五段第三句“We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him.”可知，作者停下来是为了照顾小羊羔Banner。故选C。

48．B 推理判断题。根据作者在第六段的描述可知，作者沿着乡村小路走时，接近自然，既欣赏了美丽的景色，也为自己的旅程增加了快乐。故选B。

49．D 细节理解题。根据第八段“…everyone started quarreling…ordered all kids out and told them to meet me up ahead.”可知，孩子们在车上争吵起来，作者命令他们下车，走着去前面找作者。这样做的目的是让孩子们冷静下来。故选D。

50．A 主旨大意题。作者在第一段借著名诗人William Stafford的话来揭示本文的主题：the detour。再根据下文的描述，展示了作者在乡村的路上获得的快乐，由此可知本文的题目既要有detour又要有与joy相关的词汇，选项A正好符合。

社会生活类-----23

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As a professor of business and government policy, I’ve long been interested in the pursuit of happiness as a national concept. According to surveys of thousands of people across the land, happy people are keys to making our nation healthy and strong. Happiness, in other words, is important for America. So when I came across data a couple of years ago saying that certain Americans were living in a manner that contributed to happiness—while others were not—I jumped on it.

I wanted to know which personal lifestyles and public policies would make us the happiest nation possible. I also wanted to know which of my own values, learned during my childhood and practiced during my career as a university professor, were the most concerned with happiness. First, just what is happiness? Most researchers agree that it involves an assessment of the good and bad in our lives. It’s the emotional balance sheet we keep that allows us to say honestly whether we’re living a happy life, in spite of bad things now and then.

You might guess that Americans are getting happier all the time. After all, many are getting richer, and this should make them better able and equipped to follow their dreams. On the other hand, there’s a lot of talk about the good old days, when kids could play outside without any worry about being kidnapped. And there’s a great deal of stress in this country

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right now, due to financial concerns, negative workplace environments, and health problems, among other pressing issues.

But average happiness levels in America have stayed largely constant for many years. In 1972, 30 percent of the population said they were very happy with their lives. In 1982, 31 percent said so, and in 2006, 31 percent said so as well. The percentage saying they were not too happy was generally stopping over at around 13 percent.

The factors that add up to a happy life for most people are not what we typically hear about. However, the key to happiness, and the difference between happy and unhappy Americans, is a life that reflects values and practices like faith, hard work, marriage, charity, and freedom.

1. The author intends to tell readers .

A. why we need to be happy

B. what we should do for the country

C. how the people are getting happier

D. where the Americans like to stay for happiness

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2. According to the text, what is happiness?

A. Our values being accepted by society.

B. The balance of our feelings in any situation.

C. The great material wealth we possess.

D. The contributions we have made for society.

3. From the text we can learn that .

A. the American people are far happier than before

B. all the American people can realize their dreams in life

C. American public security used to be better than now

D. people felt more stressed in the past

4. The underlined word in the fourth paragraph means .

A. growing B. declining C. unchanged D. terrible

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5. What will be talked about in the next part of the passage?

A. Winning the lottery can make a person happier.

B. Being offered a good job is the reason for happiness.

C. All kinds of reasons for not being happy.

D. Detailing values and practices like faith, hard work.

【参】23.ABCCD

社会生活类----24

On the last Sunday in July, 1997 my boyfriend and I decided to take my 4-year-old son to the beach for the day in Corpus Christi and to the aquarium (水族馆) there. We spent a pleasant day playing at the beach, watching my son run and play happy and free. We ended with a dinner, and then headed back home to San Antonio very late at night. When almost home we went off road and rolled ending up on the mask of the small pick up we were in. I almost lost my boyfriend who is my husband today for more than 11 years now. I was hurt too but we lost my son in the process. He died instantly the accident happened.

After losing him I felt so lost that I wanted to do nothing. It was then that my brother’s

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coming and some charming necklaces pushed me away from the sad state. He brought me many charms and all other things that my son accomplished while here on Earth. Today I have more than 35 charms on that necklace and I wear it on special occasions. I realized in such a short little life he had accomplished so much and as a result I was able to let the guilt go. I realized also he did all he wanted to do. The things I was mourning for were things I wanted for him. He was very happy. These charms also give me something physical that I can touch, which represents my little boy’s life. I can’t touch him physically but I can hold and wear my necklace and touch him in this way. We miss my son still terribly and always will but we trust in God that he knows what is best for us all and we are thankful for the time we had with him. We look forward to seeing him one day again too but until then we seek God, follow God, and do our best to serve Him and make Him proud.

1. The author wrote the passage .

A. to describe the day they spent on the beach

B. to regret having taken her son there

C. to show deep thought of her son

D. to give praise her son was very smart

2. According to the first paragraph, the following are right EXCEPT .

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A. the couple had a good day on the beach with their son

B. visiting the aquarium is an exciting thing for them

C. they set out back for home late that day

D. her future husband got injured seriously

3. The reason the author got rid of her grief is that .

A. her brother bought her some wonderful decorations

B. what her son had made when he was alive

C. she thought of her son good days when he was on Earth

D. she had found more interesting things to do

4. Why does the author say “I was able to let the guilt go”?

A. She shouldn’t have been so sad when her son died.

B. Her son had completed so many things.

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C. She felt ashamed for what she had done.

D. Her son had lived in the world happily.

5. In what kind of moods did she wrote the article?

A. In a feeling of being misery.

B. In a feeling of missing her son.

C. In a feeling of taking pride.

D. In a feeling of feeling ashamed.

【参】24.CABDB

C7 [2013·天津卷] ----D

When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.

For kids, happiness has a magical quality.Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved(毫无掩饰的)．

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In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes.Suddenly it's conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity.I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.

In adulthood the things that bring deep joy—love, marriage, birth—also bring responsibility and the risk of loss.For adults, happiness is complicated(复杂的)．

My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”．The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are.It's easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.

I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday.First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch－box and had the house to myself.Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love.When the kids and my husband came home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.

Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work.I don't think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either.She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.

We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we've got to have.We're so self－conscious about our “right” to it that it's making us miserable.So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success,

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without noticing that the people who have those things aren't necessarily happier.

Happiness isn't about what happens to us—it's about how we see what happens to us.It's the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative.It's not wishing for what we don't have, but enjoying what we do possess.

51．As people grow older, they ________．

A．feel it harder to experience happiness

B．associate their happiness less with others

C．will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness

D．tend to believe responsibility means happiness

52．What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 5 and 6?

A．She cares little about her own health.

B．She enjoys the freedom of traveling.

C．She is easily pleased by things in daily life.

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D．She prefers getting pleasure from housework.

53．What can be inferred from Paragraph 7?

A．Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness.

B．Psychologists' opinion is well proved by Grandma's case.

C．Grandma often found time for social gatherings.

D．Grandma's happiness came from modest expectations of life.

．People who equal happiness with wealth and success ________．

A．consider pressure something blocking their way

B．stress their right to happiness too much

C．are at a loss to make correct choices

D．are more likely to be happy

55．What can be concluded from the passage?

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A．Happiness lies between the positive and the negative.

B．Each man is the master of his own fate.

C．Success leads to happiness.

D．Happy is he who is content.

【要点综述】 本文是一篇议论文。幸福是什么？每个人在每个年龄阶段对这个问题有着不同的回答。儿时的幸福很简单，一辆新自行车就是幸福；少年时的幸福已经变了；成年时的幸福又不一样了。作者有着自己的幸福观。

51．A 推理判断题。通过第二、三、四段的描述可知，儿时的梦想很简单，青少年时幸福的概念就换了，而成年时幸福就变得复杂了，因此随着年龄的增长，人们发现体会幸福越来越难了。故选A。

52．C 推理判断题。根据第五段中的内容可知，作者说越享受自己拥有的，我们就会越幸福；第六段中作者用自己的体验叙述了作者经历的小小的幸福的时刻。因此可从第五、六段知道，作者很容易因生活中的一些小事而感到幸福。故选C。

53．D 细节理解题。第七段中说奶奶没有快乐的休闲时间，也没有令人满意的工作，但奶奶却有家人和朋友的密切的联系网，因此奶奶也很幸福。由此可知奶奶的幸福来自于对生活的朴素的期盼。故选D。

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．B 推理判断题。根据第八段中的内容，因为有那么多的选择、有想成功的压力，我们很多人把快乐变成了比我们所拥有的更想要的东西。而那些把幸福和财富以及成功等同起来的人，太过于看重自己拥有幸福的权利了。故选B。

55．D 主旨大意题。根据作者整篇文章的论述，作者旨在告诉我们幸福的人就是容易满足的人。故选D。

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