高三英语阅读理解(人生百味)解题技巧分析及练习题(含答案)

高三英语阅读理解(人生百味)解题技巧分析及练习题(含答案)
一、高中英语阅读理解人生百味类
1．阅读理解
When I was about 5 years old, I experienced my very first random act of kindness. I was sitting at the roadside one evening, crying alone for some reason when suddenly, a boy came up to me and gave me a plastic rose, I remember the moment when I took the rose from his hand; I was smiling from ear to ear, whispering "I want to be like him" to myself as I watched him walking away.
From then on, I made it as my life mission to do random acts of kindness whenever I can. I was very determined to make other people smile. That was the only reason why I joined my school's Red Crescent Society and became a volunteer. Unfortunately, not everyone thinks in the same way as I did. Whenever I do something nice to others, people around me will start to judge my actions. Often I will just keep quiet and ignore what they say, but every once in a while, they do drive me up the wall.
These people like to complain about how humans nowadays are lacking of humanities and compassion. However, when they actually see somebody doing a good deed in front of them, they start to question and criticize that person's honesty. Perhaps it is the increasing crime rate and the never-ending rat race that caused them to be so suspicious to nice strangers. In other words, people nowadays have lost sight of the real meaning of kindness and just let it go unnoticed. That is why I think random acts of kindness are really important. These selfless acts are not only capable of bringing joy to the receivers but also to the givers. Because of this, I want to help spread the idea of these random acts to the whole world. I want to show the people how the little things they give could make a big difference in someone else's life.
（1）What was the influence of the boy's rose on the author?
A. It made the author feel ashamed.
B. The author decided to follow suit.
C. The author said a lot to the boy.
D. It gave the author strength and hope.
（2）Why did the author join the school's Red Crescent Society?
A. To be a volunteer.
B. To live a happy life.
C. To make others smile.
D. To have a good time.
（3）Which can replace the underlined phrase in Paragraph 2?
A. Make me very angry.
B. Bring difficulty to me.
C. Force me to climb the wall.
D. Force me to the dead corner.
【答案】（1）B
（2）C
（3）A
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者由小时候第一次经历随机的善意行为得到启发，加入了学校的Red Crescent Society想让别人微笑。

但每当作者对别人做了好事，周围的人就会开始评判作者的行为。

作者认为这些人喜欢抱怨现在的人类是多么缺乏人文和同情心。

然而，当他们真正看到某人在他们面前做好事时，他们开始质疑和批评这个人的诚实。

正因为如此，作者想把这些随机行为的理念传播到全世界，想向人们展示，他们所
付出的每一件小事都能给别人的生活带来巨大的改变。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的”I was smiling from ear to ear, whispering “I want to be like him” to myself as I watched him walking away.“我笑得合不拢嘴，看着他走开，我低声对自己说:“我想成为他那样的人。

可知收到男孩的玫瑰的影响，作者决定效仿。

故选B。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第二段中的”From then on, I made it as my life mission to do random acts of kindness whenever I can. I was very determined to make other people smile. That was the only reason why I joined my school's Red Crescent Society and became a volunteer.“从那时起，我就把尽我所能做随机的善举作为我的人生使命。

我下定决心要让别人微笑。

这就是我加入学校Red Crescent Society并成为一名志愿者的唯一原因。

作者加入学校的Red Crescent Society的原因是为了让别人微笑。

故选C。

（3）考查词义猜测。

根据第二段中的”Whenever I do something nice to others, people around me will start to judge my actions. Often I will just keep quiet and ignore what they say, but every once in a while“可知每当我对别人做了好事，我周围的人就会开始评判我的行为。

通常我会保持沉默，忽略他们说的话，但每隔一段时间，这些人还是真的会让作者特别生气。

上文but可知前后文表示转折，周围人的言语偶尔还是会让作者非常生气。

故可推测划线部分短语意思为“是我非常生气”。

故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和词义猜测两个题型的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行推理，归纳，从而选出正确答案。

2．阅读理解
I am a taxi driver. One Monday morning, I had stopped at New York Hospital when I found a well-dressed man coming over. He was waving to me. I waited until he jumped into the taxi. "La Guardia Airport, please," he said.
As always, I wondered about my passenger. "What do you do?" "I am working at the hospital." For some unknown reason, I decided to ask for his help.
"Could I ask a favor of you?" He didn't answer. "I have a son, 16. He's doing well in school. He wants a job this summer. Is there any possibility that you might get him a summer job?" After a minute, he said, "The medical students have a research project. Maybe he could fit in. Have him send me his school records." He searched his pocket and handed me a card.
That evening, I pulled the card from my pocket. "Robbie," I said proudly, "This could be a summer job for you. Send him your school records." He read it out loud, "Fred Plum, New York Hospital." "Is this a joke?" he said in doubt. After I shouted and threatened (恐吓) to cut off his pocket-money, Robbie promised to send off his grades the next morning.
Two weeks later, when I arrived home, my son handed me a letter from Plum. He was to phone Plum's secretary for an interview.
Robbie got the job. The white coat he wore made him feel more important than he really was. As high school graduation neared, Plum was kind enough to write letters of recommendation (推荐) for universities. At last, Robbie was admitted to New York Medical College.
It never happened to me that a stranger should change my son's future.
（1）The author threatened to cut off Robbie's pocket-money probably because _________.
A.he was tired after a day's work.
B.he didn't earn enough money.
C.Robbie was unwilling to work.
D.Robbie didn't believe what he said.
（2）It can be inferred from the passage that Plum is _________.
A.patient and selfless.
B.generous and careful.
C.kind and helpful.
D.wealthy and handsome.
（3）What message does the passage want to tell us?
A.A stranger may change your life.
B.One must be friendly to strangers.
C.A father should be responsible for his son.
D.Doctors may have a great effect on people.
【答案】（1）D
（2）C
（3）A
【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述一名作为出租车司机的父亲求助他的医生乘客为他的儿子求得一份暑期工作，最终他的儿子被纽约医学院录取了，陌生人也可能改变你的生活。

（1）推理判断题。

根据第四段中“Is this a joke?” he said in doubt. After I shouted and threatened (恐吓) to cut off his pocket-money, Robbie promised to send off his grades the next morning. “这是个玩笑吗?”他怀疑地说。

在我大喊大叫并威胁要切断他的零用钱后，Robbie 答应第二天早上把他的成绩寄出去。

可知，作者威胁切断了他的零用钱，是因为作者不相信罗比所说的。

故选D。

（2）推理判断题。

根据第三段中“The medical students have a research project. Maybe he could fit in. Have him sen d me his school records.”“ 医学院的学生有一个研究项目。

也许他能适应。

让他把他的成绩单寄给我。

”和倒数第二段中As high school graduation neared, Plum was kind enough to write letters of recommendation (推荐) for universities.“随着高中毕业的临近，Plum好心地为大学写了推荐信。

”可知Plum是一个亲切好心、乐于助人的人。

故选C。

（3）推理判断题。

根据最后一段It never happened to me that a stranger should change my son's future.“我从未想过一个陌生人会改变我儿子的未来。

”可知，文章想告诉我们陌生人可能改变你的生活。

故选A。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

推理判断题是常考的题型，在阅读时，抓住文章主题和细节，分析文章结构，根据上下文内在的联系，挖掘文章的深层含义。

3．阅读理解
My mother has a dining table which sits right in the middle of her dining room. It was once buried beneath piles of papers—magazines, articles, copies of schedules for vacations she took back in the 1990s, and baby pictures of grand children who are now paying off their college loans. My brother Ross and I recently flew to New York to visit my mother. "Mom, why don't we go
through all that stuff?" Ross said. "No. Don't touch it!" My mother said. The next afternoon, when she couldn't find a bill she needed, Ross suggested it might be put somewhere in the dining room and that we find it together. "Besides," he said, "all those papers are clearly stressing you out." However, my mother just said, "Are you boys hungry?" And then she seemed to have lost herself in deep thought.
On our last night there, my mother walked up to us with a small pile of unopened mails, which she had collected at the western edge of the dining table, and said, "Help me go through these." "Sure," I said. When we had succeeded in separating wheat from chaff (谷壳), I asked, "Would you want to deal with another little pile of papers?"
My mother led the way walking into the dining room the way an animal manager might be while entering a cage with tigers in it. Ross and I came in behind her and suddenly he reached for a pile of the papers on one side of the table. "No!" my mother said sharply. "Let's start at the other end. That's where the older stuff is." Finally, we threw 95 percent of the stuff into paper shopping bags. Then I asked what she wanted us to do with them, she surprised us all by saying, "Put them in the incinerator (垃圾焚化炉)."
When I returned home, inspired by the visit to my mother, I sorted out my own accumulated(累积的) piles of papers, sold or gave away half of my possessions, and moved into a smaller house. It seems that my life has been cheaper and easier since then. And it proves that a small change does make a big difference.
（1）What did the mother ask her children to do with these unopened mails?
A. To burn them.
B. To read them for her.
C. To collect them together.
D. To pick out the important ones among them.（2）When the mother walked into the dining room, she was________.
A. angry
B. afraid
C. impatient
D. careful
（3）What's the author's attitude towards his mother's cleaning up the dining table?
A. Positive.
B. Negative.
C. Uncertain.
D. Unknown.
（4）What might be the best title of the passage?
A. The precious mail
B. A visit to my mother
C. A happy family reunion
D. The lesson of the dining table
【答案】（1）D
（2）D
（3）A
（4）D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者和哥哥在看望母亲期间帮助母亲清理餐桌上的资料（一向被她视为宝贝），只留下了极少的重要东西，烧掉了大部分无用的东西。

受母亲清理餐桌的启示，作者回到家之后也对自己的东西进行归类清理，自此作者觉得生活更加简易了。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的“help me go through these …When we had succe eded in separating wheat from chaff”从麦壳中分离出麦子即：挑出有用的，扔掉无用的，可知，母亲要求孩子们查看邮件并从这些邮件中挑出重要的邮件。

故选D。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第四段中的“My mother led the way , walking into the dining room the way an animal manager might be while entering a cage with tigers in it”可知，母亲就像动物管理员走进老虎笼中一样，那么谨慎的进入餐厅。

故选D。

（3）考查观点态度。

根据最后一段中的“When I returned home , inspired by the visit to my mother , I sorted out my own accumulated piles of papers , sold or gave away half of my possessions…”可知，作者受母亲清理餐桌行为动作的影响，回家之后也对自己的物品进行了归类清理。

故可知，作者的态度是积极的。

故选A。

（4）考查主旨大意全文以餐桌清理为主线，讲述了在我们的生活中要把无用之物抛弃，以使我们生活更加简易，尤其是最后一段中的“And it proves that a small change does make a big difference可知，D项（有关餐桌的一课）可作本文的标题。

故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，观点态度和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

4．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

How's your happiness quotient (指数)? Science tells us that if you want to increase your "happiness quotient" every day, it's important to take time and accept the present blessings (恩赐) in your life.
I wanted to share a moment of feeling about some of my blessings and what's in my life to be grateful for as Thanksgiving approaches.
One of our family traditions at our Thanksgiving meal is to go around the table and to let each one share something we're especially thankful for.
I'm going to recite lots of things, including that I'm grateful for my health, my loving husband, and the wonderful relationship we share. My husband joins me for 3-mile walk to start our day. The exercise habit keeps our moods in check and the ups and downs of life easier to manage. We talk as we walk, sharing ideas, worries and good feelings too. Sometimes we argue a little until we figure out what to do. We always come up with something. What a blessing that is!
It is so much to be grateful for. I feel I am the luckiest woman alive. It's my wish for you that you'll be able to spot something in your life. I hope yet you will savor (体味) and appreciate it. Many of us spend the holiday with our aging parents or other loved ones. In my work at , we just reminded everyone that you never know if there will be another Thanksgiving with these loved ones. We can't take the day for granted. Just be in the moment. We suggest that you verbally give thanks to your parents, no matter what conditions your aging parents may be in now. Do what you can to be tuned in to what you need as well as what your family needs.
（1）What's the best title for the text?
A. Why I'm so lucky?
B. How I spend my Thanksgiving Day?
C. How to increase happiness quotient?
D. What is happiness quotient?
（2）The underlined word "spot" in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by "________".
A. create
B. discover
C. do
D. affect
（3）From the author's experiences we can infer that ________.
A. she lives a happy life
B. she should thank everyone
C. she had an unfortunate life
D. she likes staying with the old
【答案】（1）C
（2）B
（3）A
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者用自己的经历告诉我们如何提高自己的幸福指数。

（1）考查主旨大意。

根据第一段中的"Science tells us that if you want to increase your "happiness quotient" every day, it's important to take time and accept the present blessings (恩赐) in your life."可知，如果要提高自己的幸福指数，接受现在生活中的恩赐很重要，由此可知，本文讲述的是如何提高幸福指数，故选C。

（2）考查词义猜测。

根据第五段中的"something in your life. I hope yet you will savor (体味) and appreciate it."可知，我希望你能发现生活中的某些东西，我希望你能体会和欣赏它，由此可知画线词词义为“发现”，故选B。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据第四段中的"I'm going to recite lots of things, including that I'm grateful for my health, my loving husband, and the wonderful relationship we share."可知，作者拥有一个健康的身体和一个可爱的丈夫，而且和丈夫之间的关系也很好，再根据第五段中的"I feel I am the luckiest woman alive."可知，作者觉得自己是最幸运的女人，由此可知，作者过着幸福的生活，故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇幸福感悟类阅读，要求考生根据上下文进行逻辑推理，概括归纳，从而选出正确答案。

5．阅读理解
Let us all raise a glass to AlphaGo and the advance of artificial intelligence. AlphaGo, DeepMind's Go-playing AI, just defeated the best Go-playing human, Lee Sedol. But as we drink to its success, we should also begin trying to understand what it means for the future.
The number of possible moves in a game of Go is so huge that in order to win against a player like Lee. AlphaGo was designed to adopt a human—like style of gameplay by using a relatively recent development--deep learning. Deep learning uses large data sets," machine learning" algorithms （计算程序） and deep neural networks to teach the AI how to perform a particular set of tasks. Rather than programming complex Go rules and strategies into AlphaGo DeepMind designers taught AlphaGo to play the game by feeding it data based on typical Go moves. Then, AlphaGo played against itself, tirelessly learning from its own mistakes and improving its
gameplay over time. The results speak for themselves.
Deep learning represents a shift in the relationship humans have with their technological creations. It results in AI that displays surprising and unpredictable behaviour. Commenting after his first loss, Lee described being shocked by an unconventional move he claimed no human would ever have made. Demis Hassabis, one of DeepMind's founders, echoed this comment:"We're very pleased that AlphaGo played some quite surprising and beautiful moves." Unpredictability and surprises are—or can be—a good thing. They can indicate that a system is working well, perhaps better than the humans that came before it. Such is the case with AlphaGo. However, unpredictability also indicates a loss of human control. That Hassabis is surprised at his creation's behaviour suggests a lack of control in the design. And though some loss of control might be fine in the context of a game such as Go, it raises urgent questions elsewhere.
How much and what kind of control should we give up to AI machines? How should we design appropriate human control into AI that requires us to give up some of that very control? Is there some AI that we should just not develop if it means any loss of human control? How much of a say should corporations, governments, experts or citizens have in these matters? These important questions, and many others like them, have emerged in response, but remain unanswered. They require human, not human - like, solutions.
So as we drink to the milestone in AI, let's also drink to the understanding that the time to answer deeply human questions about deep learning and AI is now.
（1）What contributes most to the unconventional move of AlphaGo in the game?
A.The capability of self-improvement.
B.The constant input of large data sets.
C.The installation of deep neutral networks.
D.The knowledge of Go rules and strategies.
（2）A potential danger of Al is _____.
A.the loss of human control
B.the friendly relationship
C.the fierce competition
D.the lack of challenge
（3）How should we deal with the unpredictability of AI?
A.We should stop AI machines from developing even further.
B.We should call on the government to solve these problems for us.
C.We should rely on ourselves and come up with effective solutions.
D.We should invent even more intelligent machines to solve everything.
（4）What's the author's attitude towards this remarkable advance in AI?
A.Supportive.
B.Optimistic.
C.Doubtful.
D.Cautious.
【答案】（1）A
（2）A
（4）D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者结合人工智能AlphaGo战胜韩国棋手李世石的围棋比赛展开，阐述了AI的运作原理以及作者的思考。

（1）考查推理判断。

根据第二段中的“Then，AlphaGo played against itself, tirelessly learning from its own mistakes and improving its gameplay over time. The results speak for themselves.”可知，AI的学习过程是通过不断和自己比赛，吸取经验获得自我提高，故选A。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第四段中的“However，unpredictability also indicates a loss of human control.”可知，不可预测性也表明失去了人类的控制，故选A。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据第五段中的“They require human，not human - like，solutions.”可知，他们需要人类，只有人类自己努力才最可能找出解决方案，故选C。

（4）考查细节理解。

根据最后一段中的“So as we drink to the milestone in AI, let's also drink to the understanding that the time to answer deeply human questions about deep learning and AI is now.”可知作者对于AI的先进性持谨慎态度，让时间来证明这一切。

故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

6．阅读理解
Half a Day
I walked alongside my father, holding his right hand. All my clothes were new: the black shoes, the green school uniform, and the red cap. They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time.
"Why school?" I asked my father. "What have I done?"
"I'm not punishing you," he said, laughing. "School's not a punishment. It's a place that makes useful men out of boys. Don't you want to be useful like your brothers?"
I was not convinced. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building.
When we arrived at the gate we could see the courtyard, vast and full of boys and girls. "Go in by you," said my father, "and join them. Put a smile on your face and be a good example to others."
I hesitated and squeezed his hand firmly, but he gently pushed me from him. "Be a man", he said. "Today you truly begin life. You will find me waiting for you when it's time to leave."
I took a few steps. Then the faces of the boys and girls came into view. I did not know a single one of them, and none of them knew me. I felt I was a stranger who had lost his way. But then some boys began to glance at me in curiosity, and one of them came over and asked, "Who brought you?"
"My father," I whispered.
"My father's dead," he said simply.
I did not know what to say. The gate was now closed. Some of the children burst into tears. The bell rang. A lady came along and said, "This is your new home. There are mothers and fathers here, too. Everything that is enjoyable and beneficial is here. So dry your tears and face life
Well, it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis. From the first moments I made many friends. I had never imagined school would have this rich variety of experiences.
（1）On the way to school, the boy felt .
A. happy
B. embarrassed
C. upset
D. excited
（2）About schooling, Father suggested .
A. wearing a smile
B. tearing himself away from games
C. waiting for parents
D. throwing himself to studying
（3） helped him most on the first day at school.
A. Teachers and classmates
B. Courtyards and buildings
C. Father and brother
D. New uniforms and shoes
（4）What would probably happen next?
A. The school life would turn out to be a failure.
B. Boys in the school would watch him curiously.
C. He would open up a new journey of colorful life.
D. His parents would accompany him at the school.
【答案】（1）C
（2）A
（3）A
（4）C
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者第一天去学校的时候并不开心，但是等他到了学校之后，他结交了很多朋友，开始了新的生活。

（1）考查推理判断。

根据第一段中的“They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time.”可知穿新衣服并没有让作者开心，因为他要第一次被扔进学校了；再根据第四段中的“I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building.”可知作者不相信将他从家中撕裂并被扔进这座巨大的高墙建筑（也就是学校）中真的有什么好处。

综合可知作者认为去学校不好，去学校的路上是不开心的，沮丧的，故选C。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第五段中的"Go in by you, " said my father, "and join them. Put a smile on your face and be a good example to others. "可知作者的父亲对他说："进去吧，加入他们的行列。

面带微笑，成为他人的好榜样。

"也就是作者的父亲让他面带微笑，故选A。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据倒数第二段中的“A lady came along and said, "This is your new home. …and face life joyfully. ”；以及最后一段中的"Well, it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis. From the first moments I made many friends.“可知老师过来对作者他们说了一番话，作者听了这番话之后觉得之前自己的顾虑是毫无根据的，打消了顾虑。

他一开始就交到了很多朋友。

这说明老师帮助作者在学校的第一天过得很好，他的同学也和他成为了朋友。

故选A。

（4）考查推理判断。

根据最后一段中的”From the first moments I made many friends. I had never imagined school would have this rich variety of experiences.“可知从一开始我就结交了很多朋友。

我从未想象过学校会有如此丰富的经历。

由此推断之后作者会在学校开始新的生
活，会有丰富的经历，故选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

7．阅读理解
WISH YOU WERE MORE CREATIVE?
I want to ask you a favor. I have a pair of pants. Tell me: How many different ways can I put a pair of pants to use? Now imagine you're an architect. Same question. Now imagine you're Bill Gates. A scuba diver. A medieval knight. You still have the pants. What alternative uses come to mind?
What you just practiced--the conscious act of "wearing" another self-is an exercise that, according to psychiatrist SriniPillay, MD, is essential to being creative.
One great irony (讽刺) about our collective addiction to creativity is that we tend to frame it in uncreative ways. That is to say, most of us marry creativity to our concept of self: Either we're "creative" or we aren't, without much of a middle ground. "I'm just not a creative person!" a discouraged student might say in art class, while another might blame her talent at painting for her difficulties in math, making a comment "I'm very right-brained."
Dr.Pillay, an assistant professor at Harvard University, has spent years overturning these ideas. He believes that the key to unlocking your creative potential is to challenge the stereotyped (陈词滥调的) advice that urges you to "believe in yourself." In fact, you should do the opposite: Believe you are someone else.
He points to a study showing the impact of stereotype on one's behavior. The authors, psychologists Denis Dumas and Kevin Dunbar, divided their college student subjects into two groups, instructing one group to think of themselves as "eccentric poets" and the other to imagine they were "rigid librarians". The researchers then presented them all with ordinary objects, including a fork, a carrot, and a pair of pants, and asked them to come up with as many different uses as possible for each one. The former group came up with the widest range of ideas, whereas the latter had the fewest.
These results suggest that creativity is not an individual characteristic but a "product of context and perspective". Everyone can be creative, as long as he or she feels like a creative person.
Dr. Pillay's work takes this a step further: He argues that simply identifying yourself as creative is less powerful than taking the brave, creative step of imagining you are somebody else. This exercise, which he calls psychological Halloweenism, refers to the conscious action of "wearing" another self. An actor may employ this technique to get into character, but anyone can use it. According to Dr. Pillay, it works because it is an act of conscious unfocus, a collection of brain
regions that spring into action when you're not focused on a specific task or thought. Most people spend nearly half of their days in a state of "unfocus." This doesn't make us lazy; it makes us human.
Imagining yourself in a new situation, or an entirely new identity, never felt so productive. You're making yourself more creative, and you're giving yourself permission to do something you'd otherwise feel guilty about.
（1）What's the function of the questions in paragraph 1?
A. To lead in the topic.
B. To make a comparison.
C. To state an opinion.
D. To ask a favor.
（2）The study led by Denis Dumas and Kevin Dunbar proves
A. creativity is an individual characteristic
B. librarians are more creative than poets
C. ordinary objects can improve creativity
D. your creativity is determined by yourself
（3）According to Dr. Pillay, Halloweenism works because .
A. it is an act of unconscious focus
B. certain brain areas begin to act together
C. people are in a state of laziness
D. all actors employ this technique
（4）If you want to be more creative, you are supposed to .
A. focus on a specific task
B. believe in your own talent
C. pretend to be someone else
D. turn to be right-brained
【答案】（1）A
（2）D
（3）B
（4）C
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，论述了如何让自己更有创造力，给读者展示了一种心理学理念--心理角色扮演：遇见更有创造力的自己。

（1）考查推理判断。

根据第一段可知作者问读者一条裤子可以有多少种不同的用法?并让读者假设自己是一名建筑师，比尔盖茨，带水肺的潜水员，一个中世纪的骑士等等思考同样的问题；再根据第二段”What you just practiced--the conscious act of "wearing" another self--is an exercise that…is essential to being creative.“可知作者接着说刚才你所练习的--有意识地"穿戴"另一个自我的行为--是一种对保持创造力至关重要的练习。

这说明作者在第一段问这些问题就是为了引出下文中的"创造力"话题，故选A。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第六段”These results suggest that creativity is not an individual characteristic but a‘product of context and perspective’. Everyone can be creative, as long as he or she feels like a creative person.“可知Denis Dumas 和Kevin Dunbar的研究结果表明创造力不是个体特征，而是"环境和视角的产物"。

每个人都可以有创造力，只要他或她觉得自己是一个有创造力的人。

也就是说一个人的创造力是取决于自己的。

故选D。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据第七段中的”According to Dr. Pillay, it works because it is an act of conscious unfocus, a collection of brain regions that spring into action when you're not focused on a specific task or thought.“可知据皮莱博士说，心理万圣节之所以有效，是因为它是一种有意识的分散注意力的行为，当你不专注于某一特定任务或思想时，大脑中一系列区域就起作用。

这说明心理万圣节有效是因为大脑的某些区域大脑协同工作，故选B。

（4）考查推理判断。

根据第四段中的”He believes that the key to unlock ing your creative potential is to challenge the stereotyped (陈词滥调的) advice that urges you to ‘believe in yourself.’ In fact, you should do the opposite: Believe you are someone else.“可知想象自己处在一个新的环境中，或者是一个全新的身份，你会感到从未有过的高效，你让自己更有创造力。

由此推断所以要变得有创造力的话，要想象自己有一个全新的身份，也就是把自己想象成另外一个人。

故选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇教育类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

8．阅读理解
The Art Museum of Chicago
Visiting time
The museum is open daily 10:30 am - 5:00 pm. The museum and its shops are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
Highlights (亮点)of the Art Museum
American Art
Discover how artists have expressed many aspects of the American experience through the rich variety of this collection.
Impressionism: Monet, Degas, Renoir and More
Learn about the color and excitement of late 19th-century life as you view one of the most admired collections of French Impressionism in the world.
Hidden Histories
Hear stories about artists and their artworks that may be overlooked or under-appreciated for one reason or another.
For families with children
It is free for kids under 14 and Chicago teens under 18 and the Art Museum is the perfect place for an outing with the whole family. Visit the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center, build architectural wonders with colorful blocks, and learn about art through stories and games.（1）When can you visit the museum?
A.On Thanksgiving Day.
B.On Christmas Day.
C.On April Fool's Day.
D.On New Year's Day.
（2）Who of the following has to pay for his/her visit?
A.A 19- year-old Chicago student.
B.A 13-year-old girl.
C.A 17- year-old Chicago girl.
D.A 9- year-old pupil.
（3）What can people do in the Art Museum of Chicago?
A.Tell stories about artists and their artworks.
B.Learn about the color and excitement of 18th-century life.。