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1、閱讀強化訓(xùn)練（八）（建議用時：25分鐘）I閱讀理解Actually,alltheworld'smajorreligionsteachthatbeinghard-workingintheserviceofothersisourhighestnatureandthusliesatthecenterofahappylife.Scientificsurveysandstudiesconfirmsharedrulesofourfaiths.Americanswhoprioritize（優(yōu)先考慮）doinggoodforothersarealmosttwiceaslikelytosaytheyar

2、everyhappyabouttheirlives.InGermany,peoplewhoseektoservesocietyarefivetimeslikeliertosaytheyareveryhappythanthosewhodonotviewserviceasimportant.Selflessnessandjoyareconnected.Thishelpsexplainwhypainandangeraresweepingthroughrichcountries.Theproblemisnotalackofmaterialriches.Itisagrowingnumberofpeopl

3、ewhofeeltheyarenolongeruseful,nolongerneeded,andnolongeronewiththeirsocieties.Whatcanwedotohelp?Thefirstanswerisnotsystematic.Itispersonal.Everyonehassomethingvaluabletoshare.Weshouldstarteachdaybyconsciouslyaskingourselves,"WhatcanIdotodaytoappreciatethegiftsthatothersofferme?Eachofushastheres

4、ponsibilitytomakethisahabit.Butthoseinpositionsofresponsibilityhaveaspecialopportunitytoexpandinclusionandbuildsocietiesthattrulyneedeveryone.Leadersneedtorecognizethatacompassionate（有同情心的）societymustcreateawealthofopportunitiesformeaningfulworkthateveryonecando.Theyshouldalsorealizethatacompassiona

5、tesocietymustprotecttheweakwhileensuringthatthesepoliciesdonotputpeopleinpainanddependence.Buildingsuchasocietyisnotaneasytask.Manyareconfusedandfrightenedtoseeangeranddepressionsweepinglikewildfireacrosssocietiesthatenjoyhistoricsafetyandprosperity.Butpeople'refusaltobecontentwithphysicalandmat

6、erialsecurityactuallyshowssomethingbeautiful:auniversalhumanhungertobeneeded.Letusworktogethertobuildasocietythatfeedsthishunger.【解題導(dǎo)語】快樂的源泉是什么？不是你有多富裕，而在于你是否被這個社會所需要，是否能為社會做貢獻。1. WhatdoesParagraph1tellus?A.AmericansarehappierthanGermans.B. GermansdomoreserviceworkthanAmericans.C. Themorepeoplehelpo

7、thers,thehappiertheyfeel.D. Themorediligentpeopleare,thebettertheyfeel.C解析：段落大意題。根據(jù)第一段的beinghard-workingintheserviceofothersisourhighestnatureandthusliesatthecenterofahappylife以及下文所舉的美國和德國的例子可知，努力服務(wù)他人是幸福的中心，即幫助他人越多，人就越幸福。2. Whydosomerichpeoplefeelpainful?A.Theyworryabouttheirsafety.B. Theycannotfeel

8、theirvaluetosociety.C. Theyhavenotalentsatall.D. Theyarenotlovedbyothers.B解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的Itisagrowingnumberofpeoplewhofeeltheyarenolongeruseful,nolongerneeded.可知，一些富人感到痛苦是因為覺得自己不再有用、不再被社會需要，即感覺不到自己對社會的價值。3. AccordingtoParagraph4,tobuildacompassionatesociety,.A.leadershaveanimportantparttoplayB. weal

9、thisthemostimportantthingC. jobopportunitiesarethebasicrequirementD. everyoneshouldlearntobeindependentA解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的Butthoseinpositionsofresponsibilityhaveaspecialopportunityto.Leadersneedtorecognize.可知，要創(chuàng)建有同情心的社會，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)們需發(fā)揮重要作用。4. Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthoragreewith?A. It'simpossibletobuil

10、dacompassionatesociety.B. Angeranddepressionarethebiggestproblems.C. Peopleneedtoberichtoservethesociety.D. Peopleallwanttobeneeded.D解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的Butpeople'srefusal.showssomethingbeautiful:auniversalhumanhungertobeneeded.可推斷，人們對人身和物質(zhì)財富安全的不滿意表明人們普遍渴望被需要。n完形填空Likemostsuccessfulpeople,JerryWeint

11、raub'sbackstorywasinspiring.HeworkedhardinNewYorkCitywithtwopartners,_1_showsperformedbysecond-classactorsinsmallvenues（場地）.ElvisPresley,a_2_singer,hadspentthe1960slargelyoutofthepubliceye.Foreightyearshehadnoconcerts.Jerryhadthecrazy3totakeElvisontour.Hemanagedto_4_thephonenumberofColonelParker

12、,Elvis'manager.HecontactedParkerand_5_whathewantedtodo.ButParkerjustsaid,"No,thankyou!"Forthenextyear,Jerrykept_6_Parkereveryday.Hebelievedthat_7-Parkerwouldgivein.OnedayJerry'sphonerang,anditwasParker."Doyou_8wanttotakemyboyontour?”heasked.Jerryanswered,"Ofcourse!”ThenPa

13、rker9totellJerrythatifhewantedtodoit,heshould_10inLasVegaswithamilliondollars.Jerryagreed,11therewasonebigproblem:hedidn'thaveamilliondollars.Hecalledeveryoneheknewtoaskfor_12.ThenafriendofhismentionedthatheknewamaninSeattlewithmuchmoney,whohappenedtobeanElvis'13.Jerryvisitedhimandproposed（提

14、出）theidea;themanagreedto14himamilliondollars.Themoneyarrivedlater.JerrydeliveredthechecktoParker.They_15_toa50/50split（戈U分）onthetourincome.Attheconclusionofthewildly16tour,Jerryearnedseveralmilliondollars.Hisfirstsuccess17hisconfidenceandambition.Jerrybecameamillionaireandthemostsuccessfulmanagerin1

15、8business.Hisstorytellsusthatforsuccessweshouldhaveabigvisionforourbusinessandlife,askforhelpwhenwe19itandworkhardregardlessofthe_20intheway.【解題導(dǎo)語】本文講述了娛樂業(yè)的傳奇人物JerryWeintraub成功挖到人生第一桶金的故事。他的成功經(jīng)驗告訴我們，成功離不開堅韌不拔的意志。1.A.organizingB.watchingC.discussingD.joiningA解析：根據(jù)HeworkedhardinNewYorkCitywithtwopartn

16、ers和下文他安排巡演的語境可知，他負責(zé)組織二流演員在小場地進行表演。故選organizing”。2.A.strangeB.freeC.commonD.famousD解析：根據(jù)語境和下文巡演很成功的信息可知，貓王ElvisPresley是當(dāng)時有名的（famous）歌手。3.A.theoryB.ideaC.themeD.methodB解析：由前后文內(nèi)容可知ElvisPresley有八年沒有開演唱會了，Jerry有一個大膽的想法(idea),那就是讓Elvis搞巡回演出。B.sell4.A.winC.getD.earnC解析：根據(jù)前后文可知Jerry有了想法后開始行動，他弄到(get)了Elvis

17、的經(jīng)紀(jì)人的電話號碼。5.A.warnedB.beganC.gaveD.explained解析：根據(jù)語境可知，Jerry聯(lián)系Parker并向他解釋了自己想做的事，故選explained”。6.A.visitingB.callingC.watchingD.noticingB解析：雖然遭到Parker的斷然拒絕，Jerry還是堅持每天給Parker打電話。故選calling"。7.A.fairlyB.partlyC.finallyD.quickly解析:Jerry之所以堅持不懈打電話，是因為他相信Parker最終(finally)會改變想法。8.A.stillevenalsoonly解析:

18、根據(jù)OnedayJerry'sphonerang,anditwasParker.和他的問話可知,Parker終于改變了想法,問Jerry是否仍然(still)想讓Elvis搞巡回演出。9.A.preferredBlikedCexpectedDcontinuedD解析：根據(jù)前后文內(nèi)容可知，得知Jerry的態(tài)度Parker繼續(xù)提出了詳細條件,continuetodosth.意為"繼續(xù)干某事"，故選continued"。?10.A.setaboutBmakeoutCshowupDcomedownC解析：根據(jù)語境可知，Parker要求Jerry拿著100萬美元來到拉斯維加斯。showup意為“露面，出現(xiàn)”，符合語境。?11A.andBbutCasDorB解析：Jerry同意了Parker提出的條件，但是(but)大問題來了：他拿不出100萬美元。12.A.helpB.voiceC.luckD.wordA解析：因為需要100萬美元，Jerry給他認(rèn)識的每一個人打電話以尋求幫助(help)13.A.friendB.neighborC.assistantD解析：前文提到Elvis是著名歌手，可推測Jerry的朋友提到的在西雅圖的有錢人正好是Elvis