河北张家口市正博高级中学高考英语一模试卷分类汇编任务型阅读(附答案)

河北张家口市正博高级中学高考英语一模试卷分类汇编任务型阅读(附答案)
一、高中英语任务型阅读
1．（2018•江苏）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

每个空格只填一个单词。

How Arts Promote Our Economy
When most people think of the arts, they imagine the end product, the beautiful painting, a wonderful piece of music, or an award-winning performance in the theater. But arts groups bring broader value to our communities. The economic impact of the arts is often overlooked and badly judged.
The arts create jobs that help develop the economy. Any given performance takes a tour bus full of artists, technical experts, managers, musicians, or writers to create an appealing piece of art. These people earn a living wage for their professional knowledge and skills.
Another group of folks is needed to help market the event. "If you build it they will come" is a misleading belief. Painters, digital media experts, photographers, booking agents and promoters are hired to sell tickets and promote the event. According to the Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition, arts agencies employ more than 10,000 people as full-or part-time employees or independent contractors.
A successful arts neighborhoods creates a ripple effect（连锁反应）throughout a community. In 2005, when the Bishop Arts Theatre was donated to our town, the location was considered a poor area of town. After investing more than $1 million in reconstructing the building, we began producing a full season of theater performances, jazz concerts, and year-round arts education programs in 2008. Nearly 40 percent of jazz lovers live outside of the Dallas city limits and drive or fly in to enjoy an evening in the Bishop Arts District.
No doubt the theater has contributed to the area's development and economic growth. Today, there are galleries, studios, restaurants and newly built work spaces where neighbors share experiences, where there is renewed life and energy. In this way, arts and culture also serve as a public good.
Teco Theatrical Productions Inc. made use of Bloomberg's investment of $35,000 to get nearly $400,000 in public and private sector support during the two-year period. Further, Dallas arts and arts-based businesses produce $298 for every dollar the city spends on arts programming and facilities. In Philadelphia, a metro area smaller than Dallas, the arts have an economic impact of almost $3 million and support 44,000 jobs, 80 percent of which actually lie outside the arts industry, including accountants, marketers, construction workers, hotel managers, printers, and other kinds of art workers.
The arts are efficient economic drivers and when they are supported, the entire small-business community benefits.
It is wrong to assume arts groups cannot make a profit. But in order to stay in business, arts groups must produce returns. If you are a student studying the arts, chances are you have been ill-advised to have a plan B. But those who truly understand the economic impact and can work to change the patterns can create a wide range of career possibilities.
outside/beyond；statistics/data/analyses；alternative
【解析】【分析】本文论述如何用艺术促进经济。

（1）benefit 根据文章标题及第一段大意可知文章想要强调的是在经济角度艺术带来的好处，结合题目中的介词from可在用短语benefit from，故答案为benefit。

（2）ways 对2-6段的归纳总结，从各个角度论述艺术促进经济的方式。

故答案为Ways。

（3）joint/collective 概括总结。

根据Any given performance takes a tour bus full of artists, technical experts, managers, musicians, or writers to create an appealing piece of art可知“任何艺术表演都需要艺术家、专家、经纪人、音乐家、作家的共同努力，即joint effort。

故答案为joint或collective。

（4）promotion/marketing 归纳总结。

由第三段Another group of folks is needed……可知，除了艺术相关人员外，其它人员也会参与艺术活动，但是处理的是营销和推广方面的事情，原文中的promote和market都可以用于此处，但是需要转化为名词，故答案为promotion/marketing
（5）effect 原词重现。

根据第四段A successful arts neighborhoods creates a ripple effect（连锁反应）throughout a community可知，ripple effect和题干中的gradually spreading是同一语义，故答案为effect。

（6）fares 同义转换。

根据Nearly 40 percent of jazz lovers live outside of the Dallas city limits
and drive or fly in to enjoy an evening in the Bishop Arts District.可在他们会开车或乘飞机前来，结合题干中besides ticket可在除了票钱，还需要付交通费，故答案为fares。

（7）positive 对第六段的总结。

文章通过列数据的方式反复强调艺术上的投资能带来经济上的好处，这里用形容词修饰economic result，所以用positive会带来积极的经济效益，故答案为positive。

（8）outside/beyond 原词。

根据第六段80 percent of which actually lie outside the arts industry，可知用outside或beyond表示与艺术行业无关的人，故答案为outside/beyond （9）statistics/data/analyses 归纳总结。

对第六段信息进行总结，同时还需要结合本题本身的信息处理，尤其是these的用法，可知”有了以上这些数据，艺术生不需要对他们的职业担心“，故答案为statistics/data/analyses。

（10）alternative 同意转换。

根据If you are a student studying the arts, chances are you have been ill-advised to have a plan B可知plan B指的是可替代计划，故答案为alternative。

【点评】本题考查对语篇知识和词汇能力的综合运用能力，难度较大。

对常见核心词汇的准确使用由较高的要求。

2．Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Reading the world in 195 books
In 2012, I set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country of all 195 UN-recognized states in a year. ________. I created a blog called A Year of Reading the World and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that I could read in English.
The response was amazing. Before I knew it, people all over the planet were getting in touch with ideas and offers of help. Some posted me books. Others did hours of research on my behalf. ________. Even with such an extraordinary team behind me, however, sourcing books was no easy task.
But the effort was worth it. As I made my way through the planet's literary landscapes, extraordinary things started to happen. Far from simply armchair travelling, I found I was inhabiting the mental space of the storytellers. I discovered, bookpacking offered something that a physical traveller could hope to experience only rarely: it took me inside the thoughts of individuals living far away and showed me the world through their eyes. More powerful than a thousand news reports, these stories not only opened my mind to basic information of life in other places, but opened my heart to the way people there might feel. ________. Through reading the stories shared with me by bookish strangers around the globe, I realized I was not an isolated person, but part of a network that stretched all over the planet.
One by one, the country names on the list that had begun as an intellectual exercise transformed into places filled with laughter, love, anger, hope and fear. ________. At its best, I learned, fiction makes the world real.
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者阅读了195本书中的世界，曾经似乎陌生而遥远的土地对作者来说变得亲近而熟悉。

（1）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空前“ In 2012, I set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country of all 195 UN-recognized states in a year. ”2012年，我给自己设定了一个挑战，要在一年内读完来自195个联合国承认的国家的书；再根据空后“I created a blog called A Year of Reading the World and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that I could read in English.”我创建了一个名为“阅读世界的一年”的博客，呼吁大家推荐我可以用英语阅读的书籍。

”承接上下文，C.With no idea how to find publications, I decided to ask the planet's readers for help.“由于不知道如何找到出版物，我决定向《星球》的读者寻求帮助。

”切题。

故选C。

（2）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空前“ Some posted me books. Others did hours of research on my behalf.”有人把书寄给我。

其他人为我做了几个小时的研究。

承接上文，F. In addition, several writers, like Turkmenistan's Ak Welsapar, sent me unpublished translations of their novels.“此外，还有几位作家，比如土库曼斯坦的Ak Welsapar，把他们小说的未出版译本寄给了我。

”切题。

故选F。

（3）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空前“More powerful than a thousand news reports, these stories not only opened my mind to basic information of life in other places, but opened my heart to the way people there might feel. ”这些故事比一千篇新闻报道更有力量，它们不仅让我了解了其他地方的基本生活信息，也让我了解了那里的人们的感受。

承接上文，B.And that in turn changed my thinking.“这反过来又改变了我的想法。

”切题。

故选B。

（4）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空前“One by one, the country names on the list that had begun as an intellectual exercise transformed into places filled with laughter, love, anger, hope and fear. ”名单上的国家名字一个接一个地变成了充满欢笑、爱、愤怒、希望和恐惧的地方。

承接上文，nds that had once seemed foreign and remote became close and familiar to me.“曾经似乎陌生而遥远的土地对我来说变得亲近而熟悉。

”切题。

故选A。

【点评】本题要求在理解细节信息的基础上，着重考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

3．阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Some recent surveys show that the health conditions of many white collar employees and office workers are rather critical. Death cases among white collar employees and office workers are increasing year by year and these cases are generally believed to have been caused by overwork and spending little time taking rest or doing exercise.
If their offices are within the distance of half an hour's walk, some office workers now choose
to go to work on foot. Ms. Deng, who works in a foreign enterprise in Beijing, has been walking to her office for more than six months now. I usually have a tight work schedule and can't find time to do exercise. So I choose to walk to work. As she said, if the office is not far from home, most women would like to go to work on foot. Walking is good for their health and can help them to keep good figures as well.
Apart from walking to office, one can also find time to do exercise when one is at work. The simplest way is to abandon the lift. Mr. Wei, who works in the Passenger Service Department at Shenzhen Airlines, is one of such men who frequently climb stairs to his office. I only use the lift whenever I'm with my colleagues or my boss. Otherwise, I would climb stairs instead of taking the lift.
In addition, some office workers try to find time to go to a gym at the end of a day. Ms. Sang works in a law firm in Shenzhen. She goes to the gym several times a week when she has the time.
I go to the gym every weekend. During the weekdays, I will also go there whenever I have the time. Ms. Sang and her husband both have a gym membership card for a whole year. The cards cost them 3, 000 yuan. However they think it's worth it.
（1）What is the best title of the passage? (No more than 8 words)
（2）How many ways that office workers keep healthy are mentioned in the passage and what are they? (No more than 15 words)
（3）What does the underlined "abandon" mean? (No more than 2 words)
（4）Why are death cases among white collar employees and office workers increasing year by year? (No more than 12 words)
（5）As a student, which is the best way of keeping fit? (No more than 20 words)
【答案】（1）Office Workers Try to Keep Healthy.
（2）Three. They are walking to office, abandoning the lift and going to a gym.
（3）Stop using.
（4）Because they overwork and spend little time taking rest or doing exercise.
（5）I think that students can jog during the break.
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，最近的一些调查显示，许多白领和办公室职员的健康状况相当危急。

白领和办公室职员的死亡病例逐年增加，一般认为这些病例是由于工作过度和很少休息或锻炼造成的。

（1）考查信息归纳。

纵观全文指的是办公室的工作人员如何保持身体健康，故用Office Workers Try to Keep Healthy作为标题，因此答案为Office Workers Try to Keep Healthy。

（2）考查信息提升能力。

根据第一段中的“some office workers now choose to go to work on foot. ”及“The simple way is to abandon the lift. 和some office workers try to find time to go to gym at the end of a day. ”可知总共三项及其的内容，故用Three. 锻炼方式包括步行上班，爬楼梯和去健身。

故答案为：They are walking to office，abandoning the lift and going to a gym。

（3）考查词义猜测。

根据第三段中的“Apart from walking to office, one can also find time to do exercise when one is at work.”除了步行去办公室，一个人还可以在工作的时候找时间做运动。

此处lift是电梯，由此推知是“停止使用电梯，也就是不坐电梯”，故abandon意为
Stop using。

（4）考查信息提升。

根据第一段中的“generally believe d to have been caused by overwork and spend little time taking rest or doing exercise. ”可知白领工作人员没有时间锻炼及过度劳累导致死亡增多，故用Because they overwork for a longtime/Because they are too busy to have time for a rest。

（5）考查信息提升。

根据本文可知学生利用课余时间也应该多锻炼，故用I think that students can do exercise during the break。

【点评】本题考点涉及信息归纳，信息提升和词义猜测题型的考查，是一篇社会现象类阅读，要求考生准确掌握所给材料，结合相关的词汇知识和词汇知识，写出正确的答案。

4．任务型阅读
Why doesn't the conductor face the audience?________As the only person with his back to the audience, the conductor is a figure who is bathed in the spotlight, but his complex work requires a high degree of musical skill, as well as an ability to extract what he desires out of the group of artists he leads--his orchestra.
________A person may become a conductor without graduating from the conducting department of a music school or studying in any kind of conductor's training program. However, becoming the conductor of a famous orchestra requires a great deal more than what is needed merely to join an orchestra.
________These naturally examine a conductor's technique and musical interpretation while he conducts an orchestra through a prepared piece of music, but they also involve a sight-reading element________The conductor then has to sit in a room and memorize the piece before coming out and leading the orchestra through the piece by memory. Not only does the conductor have to make his arm and hand motion properly, and signal all the entrances of each instrument, he has to point out intentional mistakes made by the orchestra members on the spot.
The least capabilities a conductor must have are: The ability to memorize an entire score. A good ear for distinguishing correct notes among the music of the entire orchestra.________
Of the conductors that meet these requirements, those with better musical insight and a higher level of charisma(魅力) will succeed.
A. The need for a common musical standard becomes necessary
B. The ability to lead a group of professional musicians
C. There are many conducting competitions
D. For this, the score of music is given to the conductor on site
E. This is how the role of the conductor came to be established
F. The role of the conductor is in fact not well understood
G. There are no examinations for becoming a conductor
【答案】F；G；C；D；B
【解析】【分析】为什么指挥不面向观众？本文就这一话题展开介绍了乐队的指挥总是背对着观众的原因，以及成为一名乐队指挥需要哪些方面的能力等。

(1)根据前面的“Why doesn't the conductor face the audience”可知，人们对乐队指挥这一工作不甚了解，再根据本空后的内容推断应选F项。

故答案为F。

(2)根据本空后面的“A person may become a conductor without graduating from the conducting departmen t of a music school or studying in any kind of conductor's training program”可知，乐队的指挥不需要毕业于专业的音乐学校或经过相关的训练，与G项的“不用考试”一致。

故答案为G。

(3)根据空格后面的“These naturally examine a conductor's technique and musical interpretation while he conducts an orchestra through a pre pared piece of music”，这里的These指的是C项中的competitions。

故答案为C。

(4)根据后面的“The conductor then has to sit in a room and memorize the piece”，即把音乐的总谱现场给乐队指挥，然后指挥需要现场记忆。

故答案为D。

(5)与前面的“The ability to memorize an entire score”中的ability是并列的。

故答案为B。

【点评】此类文体的文章的行文需要通过一定的衔接手段来实现，文章的衔接手段有：重复使用某一词语或子范畴词语，使用同义词表达，用总称指代指代具体事物或用具体事物指代整体。

使用代词避免重复等。

5．阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词，每空格1词。

A 2014 study found that readers of a short mystery story on a Kindle were significantly worse at remembering the order of events than those who read the same story in paperback.
The brain reads by constructing a mental representation of the text based on the placement of the page in the book and the word on the page. The tactile (触觉的) experience of a book aids this process, from the thickness of the pages in your hands as you progress through the story to the placement of a word on the page.
Surveys about the use of e-readers suggests that this affects a reader's sense of control. The inability to turn back to previous pages or control the text physically, either through making written notes or bending pages, limits one's sensory experience and thus reduces long-term memory of the text.
Before the Internet, the brain read in a linear (线状的) fashion, taking advantage of sensory details to remember where key information was in the book by layout.
As we increasingly read on screens, our reading habits have adapted to skim a text rather than really absorb its meaning. A 2006 study found that people read on screens in a "F" pattern, reading the entire top line but then only scanning through the text along the left side of the page. This sort of nonlinear reading reduces comprehension and actually makes it more difficult to focus the next time you sit down with a longer piece of text.
Tufts University neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf worries that "the superficial way we read during the day is affecting us when we have to read with more in-depth processing." Individuals are increasingly finding it difficult to sit down and involve themselves deeply in a novel. As a result, some researchers and literature-lovers have started a "slow reading" movement, as a way to counteract their difficulty making it through a book.
Slow-reading advocates recommend at least 30 to 45 minutes of daily reading away from the distractions of modern technology. By doing so, the brain can reengage with linear reading. The
benefits of making slow reading a regular habit are numerous, reducing stress and improving your ability to concentrate.
Reading an old-fashioned novel is also linked to improving sleep. When many of us spend our days in front of screens, it can be hard to signal to our body that it's time to sleep. By reading a paper book about an hour before bed, your brain enters a new zone, distinct from that enacted by reading on an e-reader.
miss；easy /easier；stressed /anxious /worried；sleep
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了阅读纸质书籍有助于对书内容的理解，对比了阅读纸质书籍和电子书籍这两种阅读习惯，说明了慢读和阅读纸质书籍的好处。

（1）考查信息归纳。

根据第一段"A 2014 study found that readers of a short mystery story on a Kindle were significantly worse at remembering the order of events than those who read the same story in paperback.”；以及第二段“ The brain rea ds by constructing a mental representation of the text based on the placement of the page in the book and the word on the page. The tactile (触觉的) experience of a book aids this process, from the thickness of the pages in your hands as you progress through the story to the placement of a word on the page"可知，2014年的一项研究发现，在Kindle上阅读一篇短篇侦探小说的读者，相比读平装书上同一篇小说的读者，在记忆情节顺序方面明显逊色很多。

大脑在阅读时会根据书页在书中的位置以及单词在书页上的位置构建文本的心理表征。

在阅读过程中，你手中逐渐变厚的书页，还是一个单词在页面上所处的位置，纸质书的这类触觉体验都促进了大脑的上述运作
过程。

所以前两段在主要说明阅读纸质书籍有助于对书内容的理解。

故填print。

（2）考查同义转换。

根据第二段中的“The tactile (触觉的) experience of a book aids this process”可知，纸质书的这类触觉体验都促进了大脑的上述运作过程。

aid可以用contribute to替换，都表示“有助于”。

故填contributes。

（3）考查信息归纳。

根据第三段中的"Surveys about the use of e-readers suggests that this affects a reader's sense of control。

The inability to turn back to previous pages or control the text physically."可知，关于电子阅读器使用情况的调查显示，这影响了读者的控制感。

读者不能翻回到之前的页面，也不能用有形的方式控制文本。

所以电子阅读器的使用会影响读者用有形的方式控制文本的能力。

故填ability。

（4）考查同义转换。

根据第三段中的"…thus reduces long-term memory of the text."可知，因此降低了对文本的长期记忆。

所以通过"reduce"可以判断出，unable /fail to do“未能做某事”符合句意。

故填unable /fail。

（5）考查归纳概括。

根据第四段"Before the Internet, the brain read in a linear (线状的) fashion, taking advantage of sensory details to remember where key information was in the book by layout. ”；以及第五段中的“As we inc reasingly read on screens, our reading habits have adapted to skim a text rather than really absorb its meaning."可知，没有互联网的时候，大脑以线状的方式阅读，利用感官细节按版面编排记住书中的关键信息。

随着我们越来越多地在屏幕上阅读，我们的阅读习惯已经适应了略读文本而不是真正吸收其含义。

所以第四段，第五段在对比两种阅读习惯。

故填Explanations /Comparisons。

（6）考查同义转换。

根据第四段"Before the Internet, the brain read in a linear (线状的) fashion, taking advantage of sensory details to remember where key information was in the book by layout."可知，没有互联网的时候，大脑以线状的方式阅读，利用感官细节按版面编排记住书中的关键信息。

"layout"可用location替换，都表示“位置”。

故填location。

（7）考查归纳概括。

根据第五段中的"As we increasingly read on screens, our reading habits have adapted to skim a text rather than really absorb its meaning."可知，随着我们越来越多地在屏幕上阅读，我们的阅读习惯已经适应了略读文本而不是真正吸收其含义。

所以通过"rather than really absorb its meaning"可知，用miss“错过”概括。

故填miss。

（8）考查同义转换。

根据第六段中的"As a result, some researchers and literature-lovers have started a "slow reading" movement, as a way to counteract their difficulty making it through a book."可知，因此，一些研究人员和文学爱好者开始了一场“慢读”运动，以抵消他们阅读时的困难。

所以通过"counteract their difficulty"可知，用easy /easier“容易的”替换。

故填easy /easier。

（9）考查同义转换。

根据第七段中的"The benefits of making slow reading a regular habit are numerous, reducing stress and improving your ability to concentrate."可知，养成慢速阅读的习惯有很多好处，可以减轻压力，提高注意力。

所以通过"stress"可以判断出，stressed /anxious /worried“焦虑的”可以替换。

故填stressed /anxious /worried。

（10）考查信息归纳。

根据第八段中的"Reading an old-fashioned novel is also linked to improving sleep"可知，读一本老式小说也有助于改善睡眠。

故填sleep。

【点评】本题考点涉及信息归纳，同义转换和归纳概括三个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅
读，要求考生准确掌握所给材料，根据上下文的逻辑关系，结合相关的语法知识和词汇知识，做出正确答案。

6．阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

My dad is a kind, gentle man, and a man of few words. Throughout my life, he offered advice rarely. But the words were always appropriate to the situation I was facing.
As a teen when I struggled with making sense of the world around me, he sa id, “All things are relative.” He taught me the right view of the world. When I was offered the opportunity to be a manager of an organization as an undergraduate student, I asked him for advice because he was a senior manager of a large company. His advic e was simple, “Only when you become the manager can you have a vision for how you can make the organization better; management isn't about power and it's about leadership.” I learned what I needed was not only to be responsible for my team but also to have leading ability. When I was feeling down, he explained, “Think that you make the wrong choices in life, sometimes.”
My dad is 86 now, living on his own and enjoying life while struggling with the challenges that aging brings. He keeps a positive attitude despite long pain and the losses that come in life. Although we live quite far away from each other, we talk daily on the phone, and he shares the joys of my young family. As I tell him how we're heading off cycling or on a trip or out to play tennis, now his typical response is, “Do it while you can.” This is very important. We can't be sure of the future. My father's advice is like the ancient dictum（格言）of “ carpe diem”— seize the day and enjoy it to the fullest.
My dad rarely “lectured me”. He tr usted me, and helped me when I needed help. His patience and wisdom have been true gifts in my life. As I doubt my ability and my motivation, I recall his most recent gift of wisdom, “Do it while you can”. It's enough to “just get me started”.
（1）Why did t he author's dad tell him “All things are relative.”? (No more than 10 words) （2）What qualities should a manager have according to the author? (No more than 5 words) （3）What is the purpose of the author's father talking with him on the phone every day? (No more than 10 words)
（4）How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? (No more than 10 words)
（5）How do you feel about the ancient dictum of “carpe diem”? (No more than 20 words) 【答案】（1）To teach the author the right view of the world.
（2）Both responsibility and leading ability.
（3）Learning (To learn) more about the pleasure of the author's family.
（4）His father's words make him take action.
（5）(One possible version:) I totally agree with it, because I think one should seize the day to enjoy his life without regret.
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。

作者介绍了自己的父亲及父亲对自己的教导和启发。

（1）考查信息提升能力。

根据第二段中的“As a teen when I struggled with making sense of
the world around me, he said, ‘All things are relative.’ He taught me the right view of the world.”可知，作者的父亲说“所有的事情都是相对的。

”是为了教给作者正确的世界观。

考虑词数限制，故答To teach the author the right view of the world.
（2）考查信息提升能力。

根据第二段中的“I learned what I needed was not only to be responsible for my team but also to have leading ability.”可知，作者明白了作为经理他需要的不仅仅是对团队负责，还要有领导能力。

考虑词数限制，故答Both responsibility and leading ability.
（3）考查信息提升能力。

根据第三段中的“Although we live quite far away from each other, we talk daily on the phone, and he shares the joys of my young family. ”可知，作者的父亲每天和他通电话的目的实际上是想分享年轻家庭的快乐。

考虑词数限制，故答Learning (To learn) more about the pleasure of the author's family.
（4）考查信息提升能力。

根据最后一段中的“As I doubt my ability and my motivation, I recall his most recent gift of wisdom, “Do it while you can”. It's enough to “just get me started”可知，当作者怀疑自己的能力和动机时，他会想起父亲最近赐予他的智慧——“趁你能做的时候去做”。

这足以让我“开始”了。

由此可知，划线句意为，父亲的话让自己行动起来。

考虑词数限制，故答His father's words make him take action.
（5）考查信息提升能力。

此题答案不统一，答题时要有立场、要有依据，同时注意字数限制。

例如：I totally agree with it, because I think one should seize the day to enjoy his life without regret.（我完全同意，因为我认为一个人应该抓住这一天，享受他的生活没有遗憾）
【点评】本题涉及信息提升能力的考查，要求考生准确掌握所给材料，根据上下文的逻辑关系，结合相关的语法知识和词汇知识，从而做出正确答案。

7．阅读下文并回答问题。

Confidence (自信) is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chance to make themselves successful. When you are not confident you can't do well what you want to do. But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions:
Speak loud You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.
Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.
Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you've done.
Get rid of (消除) fear Fear comes along with failure (失败). But it's easy to overcome (克服) if you know that failure is part of your life. Don't hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.
Pick up a hobby If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make
you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.
（1）Is confidence important in daily life?
（2）When you fail, what can you do to get rid of fear?
（3）Which of these suggestions would you like to choose to be more confident? Why?
【答案】（1）Yes.
（2）I can try to start again and believe I can do better.
（3）选择一个建议回答即可。

说明原由时要有依据。

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了几个如何让自己更自信的方法。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的“Confidence (自信) is very important in daily life.”可知自信在日常生活中很重要，所以本题的答案为Yes。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的“Try to start again and believe you can do better.”可知对于消除恐惧，作者给的方法是尝试重新开始并相信自己可以做得更好。

所以本题答案为I can try to start again and believe I can do better.
（3）考查推理判断。

本题是开放性问题，选择一个建议回答即可。

说明原由时要有依据。

【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，从而做出正确答案。

8．任务型阅读
This time of year, thousands of college applicants wait for e-notices and auspiciously(吉利地) sized envelopes from schools, under terrible pressure from their parents, friends, teachers, and themselves. As to this, I offer some advice, which comes not only from a bit of experience, but also a bit of research: just cool out and continue, okay?
Many parents and students think there is a world of difference between the lifelong outcomes of an A-minus student who gets into, say. Princeton, and an A-minus student who applies to Princeton but "only" gets into some less selective school, like Penn State or the University of Wisconsin. They assume that a decision made by faceless Ivy League admissions officers, to some extent, will mark the difference between success and failure in life.
There are two important things to say about this stress. First, to put the anxiety into context, the kids applying to these schools are already doing quite well. Seventy percent of 29--year--olds don't have a bachelor's degree, and the majority of BAs are earned at non-selective schools that accept a majority of their applicants. Many of the applicants have already won life's lottery.
But if that doesn't ease the nerves of the 40,000 people waiting on Stanford or Penn, here is a more encouraging conclusion from economics. For most applicants, it doesn't matter if they don't get into their top choice, according to a paper by Stacy Dale, a mathematician at Mathematica Policy Research, and Alan Krueger, an economist at Princeton University. They tracked two groups of students——-one that attended college in the 1970s and the other in the early 1990s. They wanted to know：Did students attending the most elite colleges earn more in their 30s. 40s. and 50s than students with similar SAT scores, who were rejected by elite colleges? The short answer was no. Or, in the author's language, the difference between the students who went to。