山东省济南市天桥区高考英语阅读理解一轮练习2.docx

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山东省济南市天桥区高考英语阅读理解一轮练习2

山东省济南市天桥区2016高考英语阅读理解一轮练习

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

WhenJoangavebirthtothefirstboyinherfamilyinthreegenerations,sheandherhusbandwereoverjoyed.Sowereherparents.Joanexpectedhereldersister,Sally,tobejustasdelightedasthem.JoanhadalwaysadmiredSally--thebeautyandthestarofthefamily--andfelthappyaboutherachievements.

Butsincethebaby'sarrival,thesistershavebecomedistant.JoanfeelshurtforSallyseemscompletelyuninterestedinherbaby.Sally,whohasnochildren,claimsthatheryoungersister"actsasifnooneeverhadabebybefore."

NeitherSallynorJoanunderstandsthattherealcauseofthecurrentcoldnessisthattheirfamilyroleshavesuddenlychangedtotheopposite.FinallyJoanseemstobebetterthanhereldersister--andSallydoesn'tlikeit!

Theirdistancemaybetemporary,butitshowsthatchildhoodcompetitiondon'tfadeeasilyasagesgrow.Itcanremainpowerfulinrelationshipsthroughoutlife.

InastudyoftheUniversityofCincinnati,65menandwomenbetweenages25and93wereaskedhowtheyfeltabouttheirbrothersandsisters.Nearly75percentadmittedhavinghiddencompetitivefeelings.Inafewcases,theseemotionsweresostrongastohaveaffectedtheirentirelives.

Manyadultbrothersandsistersareclose,supportive--yetstilltendtocompete.TwobrothersIknowturnintokillerswhenonoppositesidesofatennisnet.Offthecourt,theyarethebestoffriends.Myownyoungersistercan'twaittotellmewhenI'veputonweight.However,she'saterriblecookandthatpleasesme;Iteaseherwhenshecomestodinner.Happily,despitethesesmallfailings,wehavebeenanimportantresourceforeachother.

Inbetweentheverycompetitiveandthegenerallysupportivechildrenliethosewhosaythatnofriendshipshouldsurvive.Somebrothersandsistersstayatarm'slength,hutnevergiveupcompetitioncompletely.Whydothesepuzzling,unproductive,oftenpainfulrelationshipscontinuetoexist?

36.WhenJoan'ssonwasborn,Sally.

A.feltveryhappy

B.wasundelighted

C.movedaway

D.admiredheralot

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Sallyseemscompletelyuninterestedinherbaby.Sally感到不高兴，故选B。

37.Whathappenstochildren'sdesiretocompetewiththeirbrothersandsisters?

A.Itsometimeswilldisappearwhentheygrowup.

B.Itwillneverdisappearthroughoutlife.

C.Itwillimprovetheirrelationshipswhentheygrowup.

D.Itwillneverharmtheirrelationshipswhentheygrowup.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据itshowsthatchildhoodcompetitiondon'tfadeeasilyasagesgrow.Itcanremainpowerfulinrelationshipsthroughoutlife.在他们的一生中都存在对孩子渴望的竞争，故选B。

38.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetwobrothers?

A.Theywantedtokilleachother.

B.Theyplayedtennisagainstothers.

C.Theywereenemiesintheirdailylife.

D.Theywereverygoodfriends.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据theyarethebestoffriends.两个兄弟是好朋友，故选D。

39.Whydoestheauthor'ssisteroftentellherwhenshe'sputonweight?

A.Becauseshewantstheauthortogoonadiet.

B.Becauseshewantstheauthortostopcallingherabadcook.

C.Becauseshewantstomakefunoftheauthor'sweight.

D.Becauseshewantstobehonestwiththeauthor.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Iteaseherwhenshecomestodinner.Happily,despitethesesmallfailings,wehavebeenanimportantresourceforeachother.她想取笑作者的体重，故选C。

40.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthatalthoughsomebrothersandsisters.

A.liveneareachother,theystillhavecompetitions

B.liveawayfromeachother,theystoptheircompetitions

C.livetogether,theyoftenthinkofendingtheircompetitions

D.livewithinabigfamily,theyoftentrytoendtheircompetitions

【答案】A

【解析】句意理解题。

根据Inbetweentheverycompetitiveandthegenerallysupportivechildrenliethosewhosaythatnofriendshipshouldsurvive.可推出兄弟姐妹虽然住得很近，但是他们之间仍然存在竞争，故选A。

阅读理解。

There’sanenergycrisisinAmerica,andithasnothingtodowithfossilfuels.Millionsofusgetupeachmorningalreadywearyoverthedayholds.“Ijustcan’tgetstarted.”Peoplesay.Butit’snotphysicalenergythatmostofuslack.Sure,wecouldalluseextrasleepandabetterdiet.Butintruth,peoplearehealthiertodaythanatanytimeinhistory.Icanalmostguaranteethatifyoulongformoreenergy,theproblemisnotwithyourbody.

Whatyou’reseekingisnotphysicalenergy.It’semotionalenergy.Yet,sadtosaylifesometimesseemsdesignedtoexhaustoursupply.Weworktoohard.Wehavefamilyobligations（义务）.Weencounter（遭遇）emergenciesandpersonalcrises.Nowondersomanyofussufferfromemotionalfatigue（疲劳）,akindofutterexhaustionofthespirit.

Andyetweallknowpeoplewhoarefilledwithjoy,despitetheunpleasantcircumstancesoftheirlives.EvenasachildIobservedpeoplewhowerepoorordisabledorill,butwhoneverthelessfacedlifewithoptimismandvigor（活力）.ConsiderLauraHillenbrand,whodespite

anextremelyweakbodywrotethebest-sellerSeabiscuit.Hillenbrandbarelyhadenoughphysicalenergytodragherselfoutofbedtowrite.Butshewasfueledbyhavingastoryshewantedtoshare.Itwasemotionalenergythathelpedhersucceed.Unlikephysicalenergy,whichisfinite（有限的）anddiminishes（减少）withage,emotionalenergyisunlimitedandhasnothingtodowithgenesorupbringing.Sohowdoyougetit?

Youcan’tsimplytellyourselftobepositive.Youmusttakeaction.Herearesixpracticalstrategiesthatwork.

1.Dosomethingnew.

Verylittlethat’snewoccursinourlives.Theimpactofthissamenessonouremotionalenergyisgradual,buthuge:

It’slikeatire（轮胎）withaslowleak（漏）.Youdon’tnoticeitatfirst,buteventuallyyou’llgetaflat.It’suptoyoutoplugtheleak—eventhoughtherearealwaysadozenreasonstostaystuckinyourdullroutinesoflife.That’swhereMaura,36,awaitress,foundherselfayearago.Fortunately,Maurahadalifeline—agroupofwomenfriendswhomeet

regularlytodiscusstheirlives.TheirlivelydiscussionsspurredMauratomakesmallbutneverthelesslifealteringchanges.Shejoinedagyminthenexttown.Shechangedherlookwitha

shorthaircutandnewblackT-shirts.Eventually,Mauragatheredthecouragetoquitherjobandstartherownbusiness.Here’sachallenge:

Ifit’ssomethingyouwouldn’tordinarilydo,doit.Try

adishyou’venevereaten.Listentomusicyou’dordinarilytuneout.You’lldiscoverthesesmallthingsaddtoyouremotionalenergy.

2.Reclaimlife’smeaning.

Somanyofmypatientstellmethattheirlivesusedtohavemeaning,butthatsomewherealongthelinethingswentstale（厌倦的）.Thefirststepinsolvingthismeaningshortageistofigureoutwhatyoureallycareabout,andthendosomethingaboutit.AcaseinpointisIvy,57,apioneerininvestmentbanking.“ImistakenlybelievedthatallthemoneyImadewouldmeansomething.”shesays.“ButIfeellost,likea22-year-oldwonderingwhattodowithherlife.”Ivy’ssolution?

ShestartedaprogramthatshowsWallStreetershowtodonatetimeandmoneytopoorchildren.Intheprocess,Ivyfilledherlifewithmeaning.

3.Putyourselfinthefunzone.

Mostofusgrown-upsareseriouslyfun-deprived（缺乏的）.High-energypeoplehavethesameday-to-dayworkastherestofus,buttheymanagetofindsomethingenjoyableineverysituation.ArealestatebrokerIknowkeepsherselfamusedonthejobbymentallyredecoratingthehousessheshowstoclients（客户）.“Iloveimaginingwhateventhemostrun-downhousecouldlooklikewithalittletenderlovingcare,”shesays.“It’sachallenge—andtheleastdesirablepropertiesareusuallythemostfun.”Wealldefinefundifferently,ofcourse,butIcanguaranteethis:

Ifyouputjustabitofitintoyourday,youenergywillincreasequickly

4.Bidfarewell（告别）toguiltandregret.

Everyone’spastisfilledwithregretsthatstillcausepain.Butfromanemotionalenergypointofview,theyaredeadweightsthatkeepusfrommovingforward.Whiletheycan’tmerelybewilledaway,Idorecommendyouremindyourselfthatwhateverhappenedinthepast,nothingcanchangethat.Holdingontothememoryonlyallowsthedamagetocontinueintothepresent.

5.Makeupyourmind]

Sayyou’vebeenthinkingaboutcuttingyourhairshort.Willitlookstylish—ortooextreme?

Youendlesslythinkitover.Havingthedecisionhangingoveryourheadisahugeenergydrain.Everytimeyoucan’tdecide,youburdenyourselfwithalternatives.Quitthinkingthatyouhavetomaketherightdecision;instead,makeachoiceanddon’tlookback.

6.Givetoget.

Emotionalenergyhasakindofmagicalquality:

themoreyougive,themoreyougetback.Thisisthedifferencebetweenemotionalandphysicalenergywiththelatter.Youhavetogetittobeabletogiveit.Withtheformer,however,yougetitbygivingit.Startbyaskingeveryoneyoumeet,“Howareyou?

”asifyoureallywanttoknow,andthenlistentothereply.Betheonewhohears.Mostofusalsoneedtosmilemoreoften.Ifyoudon’tsmileatthepersonyoulovefirstthinginthemorning,you’resuckingenergyoutofyourrelationship.Finally,helpanotherperson—andmakethehelpreal,concrete.Giveamassagetosomeoneyoulove,orcookherdinner,then,expandthecircletowork.Tryaskingyourselfwhatyou’ddoifyourgoalweretobehelpfulratherthanefficient.Afterall,ifit’struethatwhatgoesaroundcomesaround,whynotmakesurethatwhat’scirculatingaroundyouisthegoodstuff?

1.LauraHillenbrandisanexamplequotedtoshowhow________inlife.

A.physicalenergycancontributetoone’sunsuccess

B.emotionalenergycancontributetoone’ssuccess

C.physicalenergycancontributetoone’ssuccess

D.emotionalenergycancontributetoone’sunsuccess