份百题精练2英语试题及答案.docx

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份百题精练2英语试题及答案

2017年4月份百题精练

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英语试题

第二部分：

阅读理解（第一节20小题；每小题2分。

第二节5小题；每小题1分,满分45分）

第一节：

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,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

Areyouanoptimist?

Doyoulookatyourglassandseeitashalffull?

Doyoubelievethateverycloudhasasilverliningandthatgenerallythingsturnoutforthebest?

Doyoubelievethatifsomethingismeanttobe,itwillbe?

Ifyoureply“yes”toallofthesequestions,thenyouareanoptimist.Youprobablyareenthusiastic,cheerfulandoutgoing.Youmaywellbesuccessfulatworkandinlove.

Butyoumaybemisguidedbecausethingsdon’tturnoutforthebest.Youmaybelievethatwhenonedoorclosesanotheroneopens（forexample,youmayfailtolandanewjob,anotherchancewillcomearoundsoon）,Wrong.Whenonedoorcloses,anotherdoorslamsinyourface.That'sbitterreality.

Nowabookhasbeenpublishedwhichconfirmswhatwepessimists（悲观者）havesuspectedallalong.It'scalledThePositivePowerofDefensivePessimism.Itsauthorarguesthatdefensivepessimismcanleadtopositiveresults.Defensivepessimismisastrategyusedtomanagefear,anxietyandworry.Defensivepessimistsprepareforthingsbysettinglowoutcomesforthemselves.Theycarefullyconsidereverythingthatmaygowrongandplanforwaystohandletheseproblems.Andthisgivesthemasenseofcontrol.LawrenceSanno,apsychologyprofessor,says,“What'sinterestingaboutdefensivepessimistsisthattheytendtobeverysuccessfulpeople,sotheirlowopinionofthesituation'soutcomesisnotrealistic.Theyuseittomotivatethemselvestoperformbetter.”

Sofar,sogood.Thisisnotrocketscience.Defensivepessimistspreparecarefullyandconsiderwhatmightgowrong,whetheratwork,onadateoreveninasportsgame.Itmakessensetohaveaback-upplan.TherearemanysayingsinEnglishurgingcaution.Forexample,“Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket,”and“Don'tcountyourchickensuntiltheyhatch.“Tohaveaconfidentandoptimisticapproachtolife'sproblemsisgood.ButlistentowhatWoodyAlien,theAmericancomediansays,“Confidenceiswhatyouhavebeforeyouunderstandtheproblem.”

Thereareprosandconstobeinganoptimistandapessimist.Don’tfeelbadifyouseetheglasshalfempty.Youarearealist.Butlightenupandhookupwithsomeonewhoseesthesameglasshalffull.

41.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Abookthathasrecentlybeenpublished.

B.Thedangersofbeingtoooptimistic.

C.Thebenefitsofdefensivepessimism.

D.Howtobecomesuccessfulinlife.

42.Theunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3refersto_____.

A.thefinaloutcomeB.theirlowopinion

C.people'smotivationD.theirperformance

43.Theunderlinedsentence“Thisisnotrocketscience”inparagraph4means_____.

A.thecostisnotsohighB.thereisnorealproof

C.it'snotadangerousthingtodoD.itisquitesimpletounderstand

44.Thewriterwouldprobablydescribehimselfas_____.

A.anoptimistB.arealist

C.adefeatistD.ascientist

45.WhichofthefollowingEnglishexpressionswouldadefensivepessimistbelieve?

A.Everycloudhasasilverlining.

B.Theglassishalffullnothalfempty.

C.Whateverwillbe,willbe.

D.Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket.

B

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A.AttheFriendsDeskintheEntranceHall.B.IntheBritishLibraryShop.

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A.buybooksatacheaperprice

B.searchtheBritishLibraryCatalogue

C.enjoyfreemealsanddrinks

D.buyanovelwithonly￡25

48.TheTakingLibertiesintheBritishLibraryis______.

A.aspecialexhibitionB.anorganization

C.aschoolprogramD.aconference

49.Whatdoesthephrase“thenation’streasures”mean?

A.TheLibrarywithallitsproperty.

B.AllthebooksoftheLibrary.

C.ThefinanceoftheLibrary.

D.TheequipmentandthestaffoftheLibrary.

C

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Andwhynot?

Societyhasalwaysrewardeditstopentertainerslavishly.ThegreatdaysofHollywoodhavebecomelegendary:

famousstarsenjoyedfame,wealthandadulation（奉承）onanalltimescale.Bytoday’sstandards,theexcessesofHollywooddonotseemquitesospectacular.Asinglegramophonerecord（唱片）nowadaysmayearnmuchmoreinroyaltiesthanthefilmsofthepasteverdid.Thecompetitionforthetitle“TopofthePops”isfierce,buttherewardsaretrulyhuge.

Itisonlyrightthatthestarsshouldbepaidinthisway.Don’tthetopmeninindustryearnenormoussalariesfortheservicetheyperformtotheircompaniesandtheircountries?

Popstarsearnvastsumsinforeigncurrency—oftenmorethanlargeindustrialcompanies—andthetaxmancanonlybegratefulfortheirmassiveannualcontributionstotheexchequer（国库）.Sowhowouldenvythemtheirrewards?

It’sallverywellforpeopleinboringjobstocomplainaboutthesuccessesandrewardsofothers.Peoplewhomakeenviousremarksshouldrememberthatthemostfamousstarsrepresentonlythetipoftheiceberg.Foreveryfamousstar,therearehundredsofothersstrugglingtoearnaliving.Amanworkinginasteadyjobandlookingforwardtoapensionattheendofithasnorighttoexpectveryhighrewards.Hehaschosensecurityandpeaceofmind,sotherewillalwaysbealimittowhathecanearn.Butamanwhoattemptstobecomeastaristakingenormousrisks.Heknowsattheoutsetthatonlyahandfulofcompetitorsevergettotheverytop.Heknowsthatyearsofconcentratedeffortmayberewardedwithcompletefailure.Butheknows,too,thattherewardsforsuccessareveryhighindeed:

theyarethepaybackforthehugerisksinvolvedandoncehemakesit,hewillcertainlyearnthem.That’stheessenceofprivateenterprise.

50.Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby________.

A.comparingdifferentideasB.givingexplanations

C.inferringD.listingtypicalexamples

51.InParagraph2,whatdoestheauthorwanttotellbymentioningHollywood?

A.PopstarsnowcangetanevenhigherpaythanthosefamousHollywoodstarsinthepast.

B.TodayfilmmakersmakesmallerprofitsthanthosemakinggramophonerecordsinHollywood.

C.Hollywoodstarsusedtoenjoyalifeadmiredbymanyordinarypeople.

D.SuccessfulstarsinHollywoodonlyrepresentthetipoftheiceberg.

52.Acc