2014屆高考英語一輪復習限時閱讀訓練52

1、2014屆高考英語一輪復習限時閱讀訓練52I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a splendid, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is

2、that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion網(wǎng)Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, tempora

3、rily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have c

4、onstant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”. But in memoir（回憶錄）after memoir, they reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.Ask a ba

5、chelor why he resists marriage, if hes honest, and he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment, for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.Similarly,

6、 couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they can. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or a three-day vacation. I dont know any parent who would cho

7、ose the word fun to describe raising children.Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating（解放性的）realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buyin

8、g that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.5.

9、 We can learn from the passage that_.A. fun creates long-lasting satisfactionB. fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happinessC. happiness is lasting whereas fun is short-livedD. fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness6. To the author, the role Hollywood stars will play is to _.A. writ

10、e memoir after memoir about their happinessB. tell the public that happiness has nothing to do with funC. teach people how to enjoy their livesD. bring happiness to the public instead of going to parties7. In the authors opinion, marriage_.A. affords greater fun B. leads to raising childrenC. indica

11、tes duty and devotionD. usually ends up in pain8. Which of the following is the best example of “painful happiness”?A. Winning lottery by accident.B. A bachelor resisting marriage.C. Raising children. D. Buying some fancy clothes.9. If one gets the meaning of the true sense of happiness, he will_.A.

12、 stop playing games and joking with othersB. keep himself with his familyC. give a free hand to moneyD. use his time to increase happiness參考答案 5-9 CBCCD*結束閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。  AMatt Scott, who was born with spina bifida (脊柱裂)，grew up in Detroit, Michigan, where he participated i

13、n a variety of sports alongside his healthy friends. Now as a member of University of Wisconsin -Whitewater wheelchair basketball team, Scott has won four national championships, and has recently been selected to the Paralympic team for the second time. The 23- year-old college senior owes his achie

14、vements to his hard work and the support of his friends and family, who never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse. "My mother was always great. Whenever I felt giving up, she had no sympathy. She really helped me build my independence by not babying me the way other mothers would hav

15、e." Scott says.It was Scott' s independent nature and strong will, along with his on - the - court skills, that attracted the attention of America's most influential sports apparel (衣服)company, Nike. Nike was searching for an athlete with a disability to represent its "Just Do It &

16、quot; trademark. A handful of superstar athletes with disabilities came to audition for the role, but the company picked Scott to star in the 30-second commercial."I think that they were looking for the prettiest face in America, and found me," Scott jokes about the selection process.After

17、 being picked, Scott flew to California to film the commercial with Oscar - winning documentary director Errol Morris. The ad gave Scott celebrity (名人)status in the community of disabled athletes. He's been asked to speak at a number of disability - related events, and feels it's his duty to

18、 use the media to draw attention to those with disabilities. "I've been given a voice, and I want to do whatever I can to break down the social barriers that are still faced by disabled athletes, and make people realize that they have a very high athletic level," Scott says.1.When Scot

19、t was young, A. he only played basketball with other disabled childrenB. he became disabled during a basketball matchC. his friends looked down upon him during basketball matchesD. his mother didn't give him special treatment2.Nike chose Scott to star in its commercial for his.a. pretty appearan

20、ceb. independent naturec. strong willd. excellent basketball skillse. status in the community of disabled athletesA. b c eB. a d eC. a b dD. b c d3.The underlined phrase "audition for " in the second paragraph means "".A. try out forB. look out for C. take onD. pick out4.Which of

21、 the following about Scott is TRUE?A. He has graduated from the University of Wisconsin Whitewater.B. He thinks it's unwise for the disabled to use disability as an excuse.C. He starred in a commercial together with Errol Morris.D. He thinks it's important to have many goals.參考答案 1-4.DDAB *結

22、束BEveryone gathered around and Paddy read out loud, slowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder. The little headline said: BOXER  RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE.Frank Cleary,aged 26,professional boxer. was today found guilty of the murder of Albert  Cumming , aged 32, laborer ,last July. The jury (

23、陪審團)reached its decision after only ten minutes, recommending the most severe punishment the court could give out.It was, said the judge,a simple case. Cumming and Cleary had quarreled violently at the Harbour Hotel on July 23rd and police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious Cummi

24、ng. When arrested,Cleary was drunk but clear-thinkingCleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour .Asked if he had anything to say , Cleary answered，“Just don't tell my mother.”       "It happened over three years ago, " Paddy said helplessly

25、.  No one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do. "Just don't tell my mother, "said Fee numbly. "And no one did!Oh. God! My poor, poor Frank!"      Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said. 'Fee, dear, pack your

26、things. We'll go to see him. "     She half-rose before sinking back. Her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead. "I can't go ."  she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there.  "It would kill

27、him to see me. I know him so well - his pride, his ambition. Let him bear the shame alone，it's what he wants. We've got to help him keep his secret. What good will it do him to see us? "     Paddy was still weeping, but not for Frank; for the life which had

28、 gone from Fee's face, for the dying in her eyes. Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune ,always stood between Fee and himself.  He was the cause of her withdrawal from his heart and the hearts of his children.Every time it looked as if there might be happenings for Fee . Frank

29、took it away.  But Paddy's love for her was as deep and impossibile to wipe out as hers was for Frank.     So he said, " Well,  Fee,  we won't go . But we must make sure he is taken care of.  How about if I write to Father Jones and ask

30、him to look out for Frank?     The eyes didn't liven ,but a faint pink stole into her cheeks  " Yes.  Paddy, do that . Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out .Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don't know"

31、;  5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?       A. Frank was found guilty of murder because he was a professional boxer.       B. The family didn't find out what happened to Frank until three years later

32、60;      C. The jury and the judge disagreed on whether Frank had committed murder.       D. Frank didn't want his family to find out what happened because Paddy disliked him.6. Paddy didn't cry for Frank because he thought_.  

33、     A. Frank did kill someone and deserved the punihment       B .Frank should have told Fee what had happened       C. what had happened to Frank was killing Fee       D. Frank had always

34、been a man of bad moral character 7."She half-rose before sinking back" (in Paragraph 6) shows that _.    A. Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand up    B .Fee didn't want to upset Paddy by visiting Frank    C .Fee couldn&

35、#39;t leave her family to go to see Frank    D .Fee struggled betwccn wanting to See Frank and respecting his wish 8.What is Fee's probable relationship with Frank and Paddy?    A Son and brother B Son and husband    C Brothcr and lover D Lover a

36、nd husband參考答案 5-8 BCDB *結束CThere is a boy in my gym class (Ill call him Bill) who has unbearably yellow teeth that almost make everyone feel unpleasant. Recently another boy told Bill that he should “go Ajax” his teeth. Bill was crushed. Had the other boy been thinking, he would have realized that

37、there is a better way to handle such a situation. He could have dealt with it with tact. He could have showed this hurtful truth in a more careful, sensitive waythats “tact”.If a person isnt sensitive to anothers feelings, there is no way he or she can be tactful. Yesterday, my 5-year-old brother pr

38、oudly announced that he had cleaned the screen on our television set. Unfortunately, he used furniture polish(亮光油), which produced an oily film on the television screen. My mother smiled and thanked him for his effortsand then showed how to clean the screen properly. Her sensitivity enables my broth

39、er to keep his self-respect. Yet, sensitivity alone does not make tact.“Tactfulness” also requires “truthfulness”.Doctors, for example, must be truthful. If a patient has just been disabled in an accident, a tactful doctor will tell the truthbut express it with sensitivity. The doctor may try to giv

40、e the patient hope by telling them curing techniques under study or about advanced equipment now available. Doctors must use tact with patients relatives as well. Instead of bluntly saying, “Your husband is disabled,” a doctor might say, “Im sorry, but your husband has lost feeling in his legs and”Tact should not be confused with trickery. Trickery occurs when a nurse is about to give a patient an injection and says, “This wont hurt a bit.” Instead of trickery, t