高中英語(外研版)必修五：8-閱讀強化訓練(八)含答案

閱讀強化訓練(八)(建議用時：25分鐘)eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)閱讀理解Actually,alltheworld’smajorreligionsteachthatbeinghard-workingintheserviceofothersisourhighestnatureandthusliesatthecenterofahappylife.Scientificsurveysandstudiesconfirmsharedrulesofourfaiths.Americanswhoprioritize(優(yōu)先考慮)doinggoodforothersarealmosttwiceaslikelytosaytheyareveryhappyabouttheirlives.InGermany,peoplewhoseektoservesocietyarefivetimeslikeliertosaytheyareveryhappythanthosewhodonotviewserviceasimportant.Selflessnessandjoyareconnected.Thishelpsexplainwhypainandangeraresweepingthroughrichcountries.Theproblemisnotalackofmaterialriches.Itisagrowingnumberofpeoplewhofeeltheyarenolongeruseful,nolongerneeded,andnolongeronewiththeirsocieties.Whatcanwedotohelp?Thefirstanswerisnotsystematic.Itispersonal.Everyonehassomethingvaluabletoshare.Weshouldstarteachdaybyconsciouslyaskingourselves，“WhatcanIdotodaytoappreciatethegiftsthatothersofferme？”Eachofushastheresponsibilitytomakethisahabit.Butthoseinpositionsofresponsibilityhaveaspecialopportunitytoexpandinclusionandbuildsocietiesthattrulyneedeveryone.Leadersneedtorecognizethatacompassionate(有同情心的)societymustcreateawealthofopportunitiesformeaningfulworkthateveryonecando.Theyshouldalsorealizethatacompassionatesocietymustprotecttheweakwhileensuringthatthesepoliciesdonotputpeopleinpainanddependence.Buildingsuchasocietyisnotaneasytask.Manyareconfusedandfrightenedtoseeangeranddepressionsweepinglikewildfireacrosssocietiesthatenjoyhistoricsafetyandprosperity.Butpeople’srefusaltobecontentwithphysicalandmaterialsecurityactuallyshowssomethingbeautiful：auniversalhumanhungertobeneeded.Letusworktogethertobuildasocietythatfeedsthishunger.【解題導語】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．Themorepeoplehelpothers,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．Theycannotfeeltheirvaluetosociety.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．wealthisthemostimportantthingC．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，領導們需發(fā)揮重要作用。4．Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthoragreewith?A．It’simpossibletobuildacompassionatesociety.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，人們對人身和物質財富安全的不滿意表明人們普遍渴望被需要。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ)完形填空Likemostsuccessfulpeople,JerryWeintraub’sbackstorywasinspiring.HeworkedhardinNewYorkCitywithtwopartners,__1__showsperformedbysecond-classactorsinsmallvenues(場地)．ElvisPresley,a__2__singer,hadspentthe1960slargelyoutofthepubliceye.Foreightyearshehadnoconcerts.Jerryhadthecrazy__3__totakeElvisontour.Hemanagedto__4__thephonenumberofColonelParker,Elvis’manager.HecontactedParkerand__5__whathewantedtodo.ButParkerjustsaid，“No,thankyou！”Forthenextyear,Jerrykept__6__Parkereveryday.Hebelievedthat__7__Parkerwouldgivein.OnedayJerry’sphonerang,anditwasParker.16．A.successful B．funnyC．positive D．crazyA解析：根據(jù)后文Jerry賺了幾百萬美元可知，那次Elvis的巡回演出獲得了空前的成功。故選“successful”。17．A.achieved B．increasedC．finished D．changedB解析：根據(jù)語境可知，Jerry的第一次成功增加了(increased)他的自信和雄心壯志。18．A.culture B．economyC．lecture D．showD解析：由第一段