配套K12河北省临漳县2016高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解学生选练(4)

河北临漳县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解学生选练（4）
高考英语冲刺阅读理解。

I was helping in my son’s classroom when I spotted a poster that reads, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can break my heart”. I started thinking.
Teachers are such an important part of a child’s life. A teacher’s support determines how safe a child feels in school. His inspiration determines how much risk a child will take in the classroom, his understanding determines how important a child feels in school and his love determines a child’s motivating and attitude toward education. And the effect a teacher has on a child doesn’t end when the school bell rings at the end of the day. Rather, those feelings developed in the classroom go home with the child and, in a large part, determine what sort of evening the child and the family have. The importance of a teacher to a child is fantastic and cannot be over-emphasized.
All my children are fortunate to have remarkable teachers. Consequently, the three of them love going to school almost as much as they love using teacherisms. For example, one of Hannah’s favorite phrases in used when I mess up. She looks at me with understanding and says, “It’s okay to make mistakes, mama, because you’re only learning.”Rachael’s favorite phrase is used to start most of her jobs; with a glow in her eye, she says, “I’m just going to do my best, mama, because that’s all I can do!” But perhaps my favorite is Jacob’s response to his sisters when one of them says something he doesn’t like. With his hand on his heart he says, “Don’t say that because words can break my heart.”
Like most parents, I hear teacherisms daily. And every time I hear one, my heart floods with gratefulness for the wonderful teachers who make my children feel safe, important, and successful in the classroom, and who are helping my children achieve emotional good health. There is much talk today how to measure a teacher’s worth.
I think we need only look at the students. Children mirror teachers’words and actions, and the content of those reflections shows teacher’s greatness.
1. Teachers are important to students in that .
A. they equip them with book knowledge
B. they help free the parents from worries
C. they guarantee each family a happy evening
D. they help keep them emotionally healthy
答案解析：答案为D。

本题为细节题。

由第二段“Teachers are such an important part of a child’s life. A teacher’s support determines how safe a child feels in school. His inspiration determines how much risk a child will take in the classroom, his understanding determines how important a child feels in school and his love determines a child’s motivating and attitude toward education.”可知，老师对学生重要是因为老师帮助学生保持精神的健康。

故答案为D。

2. The three children’s examples are used to show that .
A. they are lucky to have wonderful teachers
B. they can eventually develop into good teachers
C. they are sometimes mentally hurt by the teachers
D. they have a successful performance in school
答案解析：答案为A。

本题为细节推理题。

作者用自己三个孩子的例子是为了证明第三段的首句也就是该段的主题句“All my children are fortunate to have remarkable teachers.”意为“我的孩子非常幸运，（在学校里）有非常了不起的老师。

A选项意思与此符合，故答案为A。

3. To his mother, what the boy says possibly sounds .
A. ridiculous
B. convincing
C. humorous
D. inspiring
答案解析：答案为C。

本题为细节推理题。

由第三段可知，作者前面提到的两个孩子是女孩，最后一个孩子是男孩，由该段后面的内容“But perhaps my favorite is Jacob’s response to his sisters when one of them says something he doesn’t like. With his hand on his heart he says, ‘Don’t say that because words can break my heart.’”可知，作者最喜欢的是他的儿子Jacob在姐姐们说了他不喜欢的话后所说的话，他把一只手放在自己的胸口说：“别那样说哦，因为话能伤害我的心。

”从作者的用词“favorite”和他儿子的
言谈举止我们可以推断一个小孩讲那样的话显得非常幽默，故答案为C。

A选项“ridiculous”意为“可笑的，荒谬的”； B选项“convincing”意为“令人信服的”；D选项“inspiring”意为“令人鼓舞的”，均不符合题意。

4. The underlined word “teacherisms” probably refers to “”.
A. how teachers normally deal with their students
B. what teachers usually say to their students
C. why teachers seem important to their students
D. where teachers agree with their students
答案解析：答案为B。

本题为词义猜测题。

由“teacherisms”所在的语境“All my children are fortunate to have remarkable teachers. Consequently, the three of them love going to school almost as much as they love using teacherisms.”可知，作者提到自己的孩子非常幸运，在学校里有非常了不起的老师，结果，三个孩子都喜欢上学就像他们喜欢用teacherisms一样。

接下来作者用三个孩子所说的话作为例子，这些话显得非常成熟，它们明显来自老师平时在学校里对他们所说的，故答案为B。

高考英语冲刺阅读理解。

Just be happy. Sounds too simplistic, doesn’t it? But, in reality, we can have much more happiness if we choose to consider things from a positive point of view. Everyone experiences the ups and downs of life, however, we can make a decision to take advantage of the negative or pratice what the old saying says to do：“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!”
It really boils down to your attitude and you have the ability to work your attitude into any shape you like. Here are some tips:
●Ignore those who tell you life is too difficult to be happy. what do they know?
●When you awaken each morning, be thankful for another day, even if it’s raining.
●Smile at those you meet, even if they don’t return the favor.
●Don’t borrow trouble. Each day has enough of its own.
●Don’t allow trouble to bury you in its gray depth of sorrow.
●Don’t give in to negative thinking.
●Be positive even when others are not.
●Refuse to give up on anything worth having or doing.
●Do something you enjoy each day, even if it’s just a walk in your neighborhood.
● Whistle as you go though the day.
●Work at being happy because it’s worth it.
You’re human, like everyone else, and from time to time you need a little pick-me-up in your decision to be happy. When you reach that stage, find someone else who has decided to be happy. Join forces with him and march forward in your decision to be a happy person. Simply speaking, a happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
Choose today to just be happy----as much as it depends on you!
1. The amount of happiness depends on .
A. the ups and downs you’ve experienced
B. what attitude you take towards life
C. how simple a life you manage to live
D. the kind of environment you stay in
答案解析：答案为B。

本题为细节题。

由第一段“But, in reality, we can have much more happiness if we choose to consider things from a positive point of view.”可知，如果我们从积极的角度考虑问题，我们就能获得更多的快乐，故答案为B“幸福取决于你对生活的态度”。

2. The underlined sentence advises us to .
A. work hard for a comfortable life
B. drink lemonade when in difficulty
C. make the best of what we have
D. ignore the negative side of life
答案解析：答案为C。

本题为语义理解题。

结合划线句子前面的内容“Everyone experiences the ups and downs of life, however, we can make a decision to take advantage of the negative or pratice what the old saying says to do”可知，人在经历坡坡坎坎的时候，
要利用消极面去生活，把消极转化为积极，这样我们才能快乐，因此作者说“生活给了我们柠檬，就把它做成柠檬水”，故答案为C “最好地利用我们所拥有的”。

3. Which of the following doesn’t help maintain your good state of mind?
A. Think in advance about future troubles.
B. Greet others with a cheerful smile.
C. Stay positive all the way through.
D. Try to enjoy every single moment.
答案解析：答案为A。

本题为细节题。

由文中作者所给的保持快乐的第四条建议“Don’t borrow trouble. Each day has enough of its own.（不要借明天的烦恼，每天的烦恼够多了）”可知，A选项“提前思考未来的烦恼”不利于保持好心情，故答案A符合题意。

4. The best title for the passage might be “”.
A. Don’t lose heart
B. Share your happiness
C. Live a simple life
D. Let’s cheer ourselves up
答案解析：答案为D。

本题考查文章的标题。

文章第一段告诉我们要以乐观的态度去生活，才会保持快乐，中间内容给出了保持快乐的建议，最好一段重申主题“保持快乐”，故答案为D “让我们高兴起来”。

【2014高考英语湖北省武昌区调研试题】A
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选叭A、B、c和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

At a recent visit to the beautiful Keukenhof flower gardens in Holland, I learned about the practice of topping．As flowers grow, sometimes the growers cut off the tops of the flowers, which they believe causes the plants to invest more energy into flower growth and less into seed production．The expected result is flower buds that will produce higher quality flowers．
This is the same with personal growth．Sometimes when we produce first results in a certain area, it can be helpful to cut them off and throw them away．This can free up energy for a stronger attempt elsewhere instead of settling into the comfort zone of satisfaction with the old results．
After running my computer games business for 10 years and generating satisfying results with it, I decided to drop it and leave that field behind．This freed up my energy to focus on my personal development writing and speaking． If I'd kept running the old business, this would have meant less energy to invest in my new path．
It can be difficult to choose the topping approach because you're taking something that's already reasonably satisfying and cutting it out of your life, in the hopes that something even better will grow in its place．
Do you want to settle where you are right now? If so, then topping is unnecessary． But if you'd like to do better and believe you have a good shot at improvement, just like the flower growers at Keukenhof, then topping is a sensible practice．To free up time and energy for future growth in new directions, you have to drop the merely satisfactory．This gives you a shot at the truly beautiful．
Stepping outside of your comfort zone is by definition an uncomfortable experience, but it can yield a lot more growth than staying put．Though dropping satisfaction to go for more growth is not an easy path to follow, I do find it to be the more beautiful path．
51．By using metaphor, the author means that the tops of flowers are ____．
A．personal growth
B．his writing and speaking
C．a stronger attempt elsewhere
D．the first results we produce in a certain area
52．If you believe that you "have a good shot at improvement", you believe that
A．you have a strong ability to improve
B．you have a good chance to improve
C．you are good at improving
D．you are fond of improving
53．The author calls on the readers through the passage to ____．
A．settle where they are
B．drop the truly beautiful
C．step out of their comfort zone
D．get rid of the uncomfortable experience
54．The best title of the passage should be ____．
A．Comfort or Growth B．Personal Development
C．The Topping Approach D．Flower Gardens in Holland
【参考答案】51-54 DBCA
【2014高考英语湖北省武昌区调研试题】B
"I will never many," the future Elizabeth I declared at the age of eight, age of eight, and, to the terror of her people, the Great Queen kept her word．For four centuries, historians have guessed why Elizabeth never married．In her own day, her decision to remain single was considered absurd and dangerous．A queen needed a husband to make political decisions for her and to organise and lead her military camp4gns．More important, she needed male heirs to avoid a civil war after her death．
There was no shortage of suitors for the Queen, both English courtiers （朝臣）and foreign princes, and it was confidently expected for the best part of 30 years that Elizabeth would eventually marry one of them．Indeed, although she insisted that she preferred the single state, she kept these suitors in a state of permanent expectation．This was a deliberate policy on the Queen's part, since by keeping foreign princes in hope, sometimes for a decade, she kept them friendly when they might otherwise have made war on her kingdom．
There were, indeed, good political reasons for her avoiding marriage．The disastrous union of her sister Mary I to Philip II of Spain had had an unwelcome foreign influence upon English politics．The English were generally pr0udiced against the
Queen taking a foreign husband, particularly a Catholic one．Yet if she married an English, jealousy might lead to the separation of the court．
There were other, deeper reasons for Elizabeth's unwillingness to marry, chief of which, I believe, was her fear of losing her autonomy as Queen． In the 16th century, a queen was regarded as holding supreme dominion（统治权）over the state, while a husband was thought to hold supreme dominion over his wife．Elizabeth knew that marriage and motherhood would bring some harm to her power．
She once pointed out that marriage seemed too uncertain a state for her． She had seen several unions in her immediate family break down, including that of her own parents．
Some writers, based on very fragile evidence, have argued that Elizabeth was frightened or incapable of the sex act, but it is more likely that she feared childbirth． Two of her stepmothers, her grandmother and several acquaintances had died in childbed．
Elizabeth︿ father． Henry VIII, had had her mother, Anne Boleyn, killed; her stepmother Catherine Howard later suffered the same fate． When Elizabeth was 14 she was all but attracted by Admiral Thomas Seymour, who also went to the prison within a year． Witnessing these terrible events at an early age, it has been argued, may have put Elizabeth off marriage．
Elizabeth had to decide her priorities． Marriage or being single? Elizabeth was far too intelligent．The choice she made was courageous and revolutionary, and, in the long run, the right one for England．
55．To the suitors including English courtiers and foreign princes，Elizabeth . A．held back the truth
B．gave a definite answer "no"
C．kept them expecting deliberately
D．said she preferred the single state
56．If Elizabeth had married a foreign prince, there might have been .
A．prejudice against her
B．separation of the court
C．jealousy among English courtiers
D．a negative impact on English politics
57．Which of the following implications is right according to the passage?
A．Queen Elizabeth was not a Catholic．
B．Some foreign princes made war on Britain．
C．Catherine Howard was killed by Anne Boleyn．
D．Admiral Thomas Seymour was killed by Henry VIII．
58．What is the attitude of the author towards Queen Elizabeth never marrying in her life?
A． Pitiful． B． Approving． C． Negative．D． Neutral．
【参考答案】55-58 CDAB。