高考英语高考英语阅读理解详解详析.docx

1、高考英语高考英语阅读理解详解详析高考英语阅读理解详解详析(1)AI grew up in a small town. My father raised chickens and ran a construction company. I was barely 10 years old when my dad gave me the responsibility (责任) of feeding the chickens and cleaning upthe stable. He believed it was important for me to have those jobs to lear

2、n responsibility. Then, when Iwas 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace, I washed dishesand cooked from 4: 00 pm to 9: 00 pm and then went on stage and sang until 2:00 in the morning. It wasnt long before I became known as a singing cook. I had been rejec

3、ted so many times by record companies that it was hard not to be discouraged. One night,a woman executive (懂事) from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the show was over, we sat down and talked and after she left, I said to myself it was one more rejection. A few weeks

4、 later, my manager received a phone call Warner Brothers wanted to sign me to a record deal. Soon after, I released my first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best efforts had gone into every job Iv e ever held. It was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Kn

5、owing that I had done my best filled me with pride.I still feel that way today,even though I have become a well-known singer.1. Why was the writer once known as the singing cook?A. Because he was a cook at a country-music club.B. Because he sang for guests while he worked as a cook.C. Because he oft

6、en sang while cooking.D. Because he liked singing better than cooking.2. Who first recognized his talents and helped make his career successful?A. Wamer Brothers. B. His manager. C. His father. D. A businesswoman.3. What made the writer proud of himself?A. His ability to live independently.B. His se

7、nse of responsibility in whatever he did.C. His courage in the face of rejections.D. His hard work in his early days.BIn ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually was made up of saying poetry aloud and giving sp

8、eeches.In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates (应试者) for the doctors

9、 degree.Generally, however, modem examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modem industry. A

10、 room full of candidates for a state examination timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, looks like a group of workers at an automobile factory.Certainly,during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.One type of test is sometimes called

11、an “objective” test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test, the teacher writes a series (一系列)of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look li

12、ke answers to students who have not learned the material properly.4. The main idea of Paragraph Three is that _.A. workers now take examinations B. the population has grownC. there are only written exams today D. examinations are now written and timed5. The kind of exams where students must select a

13、nswers areA. objective B. personal C. spoken D. written6. Modem industry must have developed _.A. around the 19th century B. before the Middle AgesC. in Greece or Rome D. machines to take tests7. It may be concluded that testing _.A. should test only opinions B. should always be writtenC. is given o

14、nly in factories D. has changed since the Middle AgesCHaving one of those days or weeks when everything seems to annoy you? Even if you do nothing about it, your bad mood will probably go away after some time. But with a little effort, you can forget it much faster often within a day or two.Walk it

15、offExercise is the most popular bad-mood buster. A person whos in a bad mood has low energy and high tension. Taking a fast ten-minute walk, or doing some quick exercises can do wonders towards changing that bad mood.Tune it outListening to your favorite music for a while can also make tension go aw

16、ay quickly, because music starts associations with past positive experiences weve had.Give yourself a pep talkStop and listen to whats on your mind. Bad moods are often started by too many negative thoughts. Write them all down on paper; the pessimistic (悲观的) messages youve been giving yourself and

17、then give optimistic answers. (I still dont have a job. vs I have two interviews next week.)Reduce your stressRelaxation techniques are wonderful mood-lifters. These include deep breathing, stretching and visualizing(想象), all of which sound complicated but arent. One easy way to visualize: close you

18、r eyes and picture a favorite place, such as the beach. Another simple way to against distress is to make a to-do list. One reason for being in a bad mood is feeling you have no options(选择权) By taking control over certain areas, you realize youre not helpless.You can make changes in your mood and li

19、fe.Avoid things that wont improve your moodTV may not help much: You need to increase your energy level and stimulate your mind something that the TV show Neighbors wont do. And before you reach for that piece of cake and coffee, think about how mood and food are linked. Sugar and caffeine contribut

20、e to depressed moods. The better choice? Research shows that carbohydrates, such as potatoes and pasta, produce a calming effect in people who have a desire for them. 8. We learn from the text that it might help rid us of a bad mood _.A. to do nothing about it B. to take a long walk on the beachC. t

21、o do some exercises with light musicD. to talk it to neighbours9. Why is it suggested that you close your eyes and picture the beach?A. It is not complicated to do so. B. It is an area to be easily controlled.C. It helps beat a bad mood. D. It brings us a new technique.10. TV may not improve your mo

22、od because _.A. it sometimes shows what happens around youB. it keeps you stay unmovedC. it reminds you of eating and drinkingD. it produces a calming effect11. This text most probably appears in _.A. a book on physical exercises B. a doctors handbookC. a notice D. a magazineDWe often use the words

23、“growth” and “development” as if they meant basically the same thing. But this may not always be the case. One can easily imagine instances in which a country has achieved higher levels of income (growth) with little or no benefit coming to most of its citizens (development).In the past, most develo

24、pment policies were aimed at increasing the growth rate of income per capita (人均所得). Many are still based on the theory that benefit of economic growth will come to all members of society. If this theory is correct, growth should encourage development.By the early 1970s, however, the relationship be

25、tween growth and development was being questioned. A major study by the World Bank in 1974 concluded that it is now clear that more than decades of rapid growth in developing countries has been of little benefit to & third of their population.The World Bank study showed that increase in GNP per capi

26、ta did not promise important improvements in such development indicators as nutrition (营养), health, and education. Although GNP per capita did indeed rise, its benefit came down to only a small part of the population. This realization gives rise to a call for new development policies. These new poli

27、cies favor agriculture over industry, call for national redistribution (资源分配) of income and wealth, and encourage programs to satisfy such basic needs as food and shelter.In the late 1970s and early 1980s the international macroeconomic crises (大规模的经济危机) of high oil prices, worldwide recession (衰退)

28、and the third world debt, forced attention away from programs designed to get rid of poverty. However, the lesson remains: economic growth does not promise economic development. Efforts may be required to change growing output capacity (能力) into economic benefit that reach most of a nations people.

29、12. What do we learn from the first paragraph about the relationship between growth and development?A. Growth and development refer to the same thing.B. Growth always brings about development.C. Development is not a necessary result of growth.D. Development is a reliable measure of growth.13. Before

30、 the 1970s, most development policies were based on theory that economic growth would benefit _.A. most people in society B. some people in societyC. few people in society D. everyone in society14. According to the study by the World Bank in 1974, economic growth in some backward countries brought _

31、.A. benefit to a third of their populationB. benefit to two thirds of their populationC little benefit to their peopleD. no benefit at all to their people15. If the passage continues, what would the author most likely discuss in the next paragraph?A. How to turn growth into development.B. How to rem

32、ove poverty from society.C. How to decrease the third world debt.D. How to cope with economic crises.EIve changed my mind. I wanted to have a telescope, but now I want my dad back. Lucien Lawences letter to Father Christmas written after his father had been knifed to death outside his school gate, must hav