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高一英语阅读理解专项练习8
WeekNine生活哲理
一、阅读理解(共20小题;共40.0分)
A
FrederickBuechnertalksaboutlookingbackathighschoolyears.Herememberedwhatallhisclassmateshopedanddreamedofbecoming."Inmyclass,asatanyschool,"hesays,"therewerestudentswhohadarealtalentforsomething.Maybeitwasforwritingoractingorsports.Maybeitwasaninterestandajoyinworkingwithpeople.Sometimesitwasjusttheircapacityforbeingsoalivethatmadeyoumorealivetobewiththem.Yetnow,agoodmanyyearslater,Ihavethefeelingthatmorethanjustafewofthemarespendingtheirlivesatworkinwhichnoneofthesegiftsisbeingused."
MattLambcouldhavebeenoneofthosepeople.Until1987,MattownedandranhisownrestaurantinChicago.Butthatyear,adoctortoldMattthathehadafataldisease.Soheclosedtherestaurantandpursuedhistruepassion,painting.
Soon,Matt'sartdrewnationalattention.Hebecamequitesuccessful.OnlyafterMatthadfoundsuccessinhisdreamcareerdiddoctorsdiscoverthattheyhadmisdiagnosedhim.Hewasn'tgoingtodieafterall.
Amisdiagnosis(误诊)mayhavesavedhimfromalifeofmeaninglessness.Notthatowningone'sownsmallbusinessisinanywayunworthy,butitsimplywasnotMatt'struepassion.Inhisheart,hewantedtopaint,andhewouldneverbetrulyhappyuntilhepursuedthatdream,whereveritfinallyledhim.
Thosebeautifuldreamswehavefortherestofourlivestoooftendon'tmaterialize.And,againtoooften,welookbackdissatisfiedwiththedirectionwetookortheplacewefinallyreached.
Youdon'tgettochoosehowyou'regoingtodieorwhen.Youcanonlydecidehowyou'regoingtolive.Thatdecisionistooimportanttoputoffanotherday.
1.WecaninferfromwhatFredericksaysthat .
A.mostpeopledon'tusetheirgifts
B.everystudenthasagiftforsomething
C.youarealivewhenworkingwithpeople
D.manypeopleareworkingwithouttalents
2.WhydidMattgiveuphisrestaurantbusiness?
A.Becausehecouldn'tmakealotofmoney.
B.Becausehewastoldhewoulddiesoon.
C.Becausehefoundnopassionforcooking.
D.Becausehewantedtobecomeadoctor.
3.TheexampleofMattreflectsthat .
A.anythingunexpectedmayhappen
B.wherethereisawill,thereisaway
C.misfortunemaybeanactualblessing
D.aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart
4.Accordingtothewriter,Mattwastrulyhappy .
A.whenheattractedattentionfromothers
B.whenheownedhisownsmallbusiness
C.whenheknewhewouldn'tdiesoon
D.whenherealizedhisdreamofpainting
5.Thewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassageistoexpectpeople .
A.todecidehowtolivetheirlife
B.togiveupdreamsandbepractical
C.tomakecorrectdecisionsinlife
D.toliveahappylifeeveryday
B
Jineshwasaround7or8yearsoldwhenIfirstmethim.HewasasoftspokenboyfromasouthernplaceinIndia.
Everyonecarriessomeload;Jineshtoohadone.CamouflagedinhissmilewassomethingIdon'tknowwhatitmeanstocarry.ButtherehewasgoingaroundwithcourageIhaveseenonlyinafew.Heworeamask,requiredofpeoplewhoexperiencechemotherapy(化疗),forhewasbattlingacancer.
FirsttimeIsmiledandsaida"Hi"andJineshgentlyrespondedback.Hewaspreparingtoleaveforhishometown.Hisfatherwaskindenoughtosharehisson'streatment.Icoulddonothingtooffercomfort,justasmileandacoupleofwords.Theywereoff.Ineverthoughtourrelationshipwouldgrowinthenextfewyears.
Afewmonthslatertheywereagaininthehospitalforafollowup.IcameacrossthemattherestaurantandIrecognizedthatlittleface,nowwithoutthemask.
Isaida"Hello"andaskedthe"littleman"whetherherecognizedme.Itwasanhonorthatherememberedme...Ourjourneygrewfurther.Ispentmanyminuteswithhimandweexchangedphonenumbers.IpromisedIwouldvisithimlaterandcarriedon.Hewasstayingnexttoourhospital.
WhatcouldIgiftaboylikeJinesh?
Idecidedonapackofcolors.WhatcouldIexpectintheroomofasmallboyundergoingchemotherapy?
AsIenteredhewasbeamingwithasmileandIfeltsmallbeforehisabilitytotakelifeasitcomes.Irelearntthatthemostimportantthingsinlifearenotthings.
Hestartedshowingmethedrawingsandcraftshehaddone,forhedonequiteabitofthemanddecoratedhisroom.HowmanytimesdoIfailtodecoratemylife?
OnJuly7,2018Jineshbreathedlastafterhisbattle.Istillfindithardtothinkthatitallhappened.Hewascalmenoughtosay"Goodbyes"topeopleheknewduringhislastdays.
Jineshisoneofthereal-lifeheroes.
6.Theunderlinedword"camouflaged"maymean .
A.expressedB.judgedC.pretendedD.hidden
7.Bysaying"ourjourneygrewfarther"thewritermeant .
A.theirfriendshipcontinuedtodevelop
B.theywentonatriptoadistantplace
C.theytalkedforalongtimetogether
D.theywentforawalkinthedistance
8.WhydidthewriterfeelsmallbeforeJinesh?
A.BecauseJineshcouldknowthefutureofhislife.
B.BecauseJineshacceptedthechallengesoflifebravely.
C.BecauseJineshtooknothinginlifeseriously.
D.BecauseJineshdecoratedhisroomwithhisdrawings.
9.Facingdeath,Jineshremained .
A.nervousB.upsetC.calmD.pitiful
10.Whydoestheauthorwriterthepassage?
A.Todescribeaboy'snegativeattitudetowardslife.
B.Toexplainthereasonformakingfriendswithachild.
C.Torecallanunforgettableexperienceinhospital.
D.Tointroduceabravechildfacingdeath.
C
Doyouconsideryourselfagoodorabaddecision-maker?
Ifyouanswer"bad",youmightsimplybechoosingthewrongtimeofdaytomakeyourdecisions.
Whenwasthelasttimeyoumadeanend-of-the-daybusinessdecisionoralate-nightonlinepurchaseonlytoregretitthenextday?
Mostofusareguiltyofsomeregrettabledecisionsfromtimetotime,butresearchersmaynowhaveanexplanationforthesepoorchoices.Psychologistsandresearcherscallthenewlyidentifiedphenomenon"decisionfatigue".Theysuggestthateachtimewemakeadecision,weuseupsomeofourwillpower,thatabilitytocontrolourownactionsandsay"No".
Aftermakingmanydecisions,ourwillpoweristhenusedup,leadingustomakeincreasinglypoorchoices.RoyBaumeister,socialpsychologistonthetopichasconductedaseriesofexperiments.Theseexperimentsprovedthatwillpowerroleslikeamuscleandcanactuallybefatiguedwithuse.Asaresult,whenfewerdecisionsareinvolved,thereislessdecisionfatigue.
Butinaworldwithendlesschoices,everywherefromthecoffeeshoptotheclassroom,howcanweavoiddecisionfatigueandchoosewisely?
Baumeisterfoundthatthemostsuccessfulpeoplehavelearnedhowtoconservetheirwillpowerbyadaptingtheirhabitsandroutines.
Whatcanwelearnfromthem?
Makeyourmorningscount
Whenpossible,makeallmajordecisionsinthemorningwhileyourmindisfreshandbeforefatiguetakesover.Whenyoufaceproblemsthatmustbedealtwith,handlethesituationearlyinthedayinordertoavoidaharshwordoranerrorinjudgment.
Avoidcrises
Don'twaituntilthelastminutetopayyourbills,finishaprojectormakeneededrepairs.Useyourwillpowertoavoidacrisisratherthanjustgetthroughone.
Sleeponit
Tryingtodecideonsomethinglikeanewapartmentorcanbedraining.Aswithanymajorfinancialagreement,it'sbesttosleeponitbeforemakinganyfinaldecisions.
Knowyourself
Baumeistersharedafinalcommondenominatoramongthosewhoavoiddecisionfatigue."Thebestdecisionmakersaretheoneswhoknowwhennottotrustthemselves."hesaid.
11.Accordingtothepassage,youmaymakeabetterdecision .
A.atmidnightB.inthemorning
C.intheafternoonD.intheevening
12.Peoplesuffering"decisionfatigue"may .
A.makeawiserdecisioninbusiness
B.makeagoodonlinebargain
C.makeapoorchoiceeasily
D.makeagooduseoftheirwillpower
13.Thewriterdevelopsthethirdparagraphby .
A.tellingstoriesB.givingexamples
C.makinganexperimentD.makingacomparison
14.IntheopinionofBaumeister,bestdecisionmakersarethose .
A.whodon'talwaysbelieveinthemselves
B.whosleeptoavoidfinaldecisions
C.whogetupintheearlymorning
D.whopaytheirbillsatthelastminute
15.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?
A.MakingMoreDecisionsEveryDayMayHurtYourBrain
B.DecidingConstantlyMayAffecttheQualityofYourDecisions
C.ThinkingCarefullybeforeMakingaDecisionWillBenefitYou
D.ChoosingaSuitableTimetoDecideIsReallyImportanttoYou
D
Afriendofminewassittinginthelivingroomonedaywhenhiscatdraggedinalittle"gift"initsmouth—adeadanimalofsomesort.Takingacloserlook,hewasdismayedtorecognizethedeadanimaltobeabunnythatbelongedtoalittlegirlwholivednextdoor.HernamewasBonny.Myfriendfeltterrible,believinghiscathadkilledBonny'sbunny.
Myquick-thinkingfriendcameupwithaplan.Removingfromthecat'smouththedeadanimal,whichbynowwasadirtymess,heputitinthekitchensink.Withalittlewarmwaterandsomeshampoo,hetriedtocleanupthedeadbunnyasbesthecould.Thenhetookahairdryer(a"haredryer"actually)andblow-driedthebunnyuntilitlookedprettygood.
Finally,hetookthed