高考英语 阅读理解 完形填空课外练(1)

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阅读理解
【2014·高三第一轮复习质量检测】
The World Bank estimates there are about 650 million mobile phone users in African countries south of the Sahara Desert.That is greater than the number of users in the United States and European Union.
Samia Melhem works for the World Bank to increase information technologies in Africa.She says mobile phones are the fastest growing technology on the continent.
“Faster than TV，and definitely faster than electricity.More people have access to mobile phones and therefore communication.More people have Internet access today in Africa than they have access to water，clean water，or even sanitation (卫生设备)．So we can say that this has been the most significant revolution in terms of changing the African landscape and how people live their daily life.”
CNN television recently named seven ways of life that have been revolutionized because of mobile phones.They include political activism，education，entertainment，disaster management，agriculture and health.
Another area is banking.Reports say half or more of the adults in Gabon，Kenya and Sudan use mobile money.Rene Mendy sells goods in the streets of Dakar，Senegal.But he never had enough money to open a bank account. Now he uses a mobile phone banking service called Orange Money.With his telephone，he can add or take out as little as one dollar.He can make payments and send money to family members who live far away.
Orange Money says it serves four million customers in ten countries.The World Bank’s Samia Melhem notes that the French company is facing competition from other mobile banking services.
“The mobile banking is a huge trend.And people in the West don’t understand it，because most people have bank accounts and credit cards.It—mobile banking—is the instant possession of cash at a much lower cost.The cost is the cost of sending a message，which is almost nothing compared to what traditional transfer agents，like Western Union，would charge 10 dollars or more for a particular money transfer.”1．Which country or area has the most mobile phone users according to the text?
A．The USA. B．European Union.
C．African countries. D．France.
2．The most significant revolution refers to________.
A．seven ways of life revolutionized because of mobile phones B．more people having access to clean water
C．mobile phones being the fastest growing technology in Africa D．the fast development of electricity in Africa
3．Using Orange Money，people can________.
A．add or take out as little as 10 dollars
B．pay for what they want to buy
C．only send money to family members
D．deal with any financial problems
4．Most people in the West don’t use mobile banking because________. A．they have bank accounts and credit cards
B．they all have much money
C．mobile banking costs few dollars
D．mobile banking is hard to understand
5．The text is mainly about________.
A．how people live their life in Africa
B．mobile phones have changed lives in Africa
C．mobile phones are the fastest growing technology
D．the mobile banking is a huge trend
语篇解读本文主要讲述了手机改变了非洲人的生活。

1．解析：考查推理判断。

根据文章第一段的内容可知，非洲国家使用手机的数量超过和欧盟，由此可知C项正确。

答案：C
2．解析：考查推理判断。

根据文章第二段的第二句“She says mobile phones are the fastest growing technology on the continent.”以及第三段的内容可知，手机成为非洲大陆上发展最迅速的科技是(改变非洲前景)最重要的变革，故选C。

答案：C
3．解析：考查细节理解。

根据第六段的第二、三两句“With his telephone，he can add or take out as little as one dollar.He can make payments and send money to family members who live far away.”可知，使用Orange Money 人们可以支付他们想买的东西，故B项正确。

答案：B
4．解析：考查细节理解。

根据最后一段的第二句“And people in the West don’t understand it，because most people have bank accounts and credit cards.”可知，大多数西方人不用手机银行的原因是他们有银行账户和信用卡，故A项正确。

答案：A
5．解析：考查主旨大意。

通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了手机改变了非洲人的生活，故B项正确。

答案：B。

阅读理解。

Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York--he was in computers, she was in special education. "Teaching means everything to us," Tim would say. In April 1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life's purpose.
Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination
Library, a program started by Dolly Parton' s foundation (基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer's home town of Sevier, Tennessee. “I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire," Tim recalls. He placed the brochure on his desk, "as a reminder."
Five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imagination library .com. The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts. The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dollywood for a look-see. “We didn’t want to give the children rubbish,”says Linda. The books-reviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists and Dollywood board
members-included classics such as Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama series.
Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work. Since 2004, they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative: “This program introduces us to books I’ve never heard of .”
The Richters spend about ＄400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and wait to die,”says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”16.What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life?
A. His health problem. B .His love for teaching.
C. The influence of his wife. D .The news from the Web.
17.What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library?
A. Give out brochures. B .Do something similar.
C. Write books for children
D. Retire from being a teacher.
18.According to the text, Dollly Parton is .
A. a well-known surgeon
B. a mother of a four-year-old
C. a singer born in Tennessee D .a computer programmer
19.Why did the Richters go to Dollywood?
A. To avoid signing up online.
B. To meet Dollywood board members.
C. To make sure the books were the newest.
D. To see if the books were of good quality.
20.What can we learn from Tim’s words in the last paragraph?
A. He needs more money to help the children.
B. He wonders why some people are so busy.
C. He tries to save those waiting to die.
D. He considers his efforts worthwhile.
【参考答案】16—20、ABCDD
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Have you ever wondered why some people are able to have confidence
to spare when it comes to taking risks such as starting their own business or taking a year off to travel without an enormous safety net? The answer is that they’ve 1 the art of optimistic thinking. The good news is that 2 some people are simply born to be optimistic, anyone can 3 to take a more positive approach towards their life.
Optimists look for 4 outcomes. This doesn’t mean that optimists always jump into things carelessly and hope for 5 , rather that they do not let potential negative outcomes 6 the potential positive outcomes. By hoping so and having 7 that they can handle any negatives, optimists are 8 to take advantage of opportunities that come their way.
Optimists believe that their actions can make a 9 . They do not see their own efforts as being 10 . They understand that they do have the power to make things happen and take steps to make their dreams a reality.
11 , pessimists have a difficult time believing that what they do will make any difference and find it 12 to make any changes or take any action towards achieving a goal. They find 13 why something that has worked for others will not work for them and believe that anything they do is certain to 14 . This makes it difficult for them to get out of situations that make them 15 , such as a dead-end job that makes them miserable.
Optimists do not internalize(使内在化)failure. When things don’t16 for them, they don’t beat themselves up over it. They are able to accept failure as a part of life and try 17 with a positive attitude. They are often better able to learn from their 18 . When pessimists do take chances and fail, they have a hard time not 19 themselves and concluding that this is the way that it has to be. One 20 can leave them with a sense of being unworthy or completely at the mercy of others. That’s why optimists become successful!
【文章大意】为何一些人在进行创业等冒险性活动时充满自信呢? 答案在于他们掌握了乐观思考的艺术。

1. A. understood B. mastered
C. studied
D. found
【解析】选B。

前后照应题。

此句回答了文章首句“为何一些人很自信”。

因为他们掌握了乐观思考的艺术。

master意为“精通, 掌握”。

2. A. if B. because C. unless D. while
【解析】选D。

逻辑推理题。

好消息是尽管(while)有些人天生就很乐观/自信, 但是任何人通过个人努力都会学会以积极的态度应对个人生活。

3. A. respond B. continue C. learn D. return
【解析】选C。

前后照应题。

既然有些人天生不很自信, 要想成为自信者, 必须通过后天的学习才能如愿。

4. A. positive B. possible
C. different
D. particular
【解析】选A。

词汇复现题。

根据后面的positive outcomes可得到暗示。

5. A. the worst B. the least
C. the best
D. the most
【解析】选C。

前后照应题。

这并不意味着乐观者总是粗心做事, 只往好处想(hope for the best)。

6. A. overcome B. overlook
C. overload
D. overtake
【解析】选D。

前后照应题。

相反, 乐观者不会让潜在的消极结果压倒(overtake 超过)积极的结果。

7. A. faith B. work C. trouble D. control
【解析】选A。

词汇复现题。

乐观者相信他们能处理任何消极的事情。

have faith 与后面的believe意思相同。

8. A. eager B. unwilling
C. ready
D. likely
【解析】选C。

前后照应题。

乐观者很乐意利用所出现的机会, 而不是像悲观者那样让机会从身边溜走。

9. A. change B. difference
C. fortune
D. fame
【解析】选B。

固定搭配题。

make a difference是一个常用词组。

上文提到, 乐观者很自信, 所以他们相信自己的行动会有影响/起作用/有意义。

这从下文的make their dreams a reality和make any difference可得到暗示。

10. A. endless B. precious
C. special
D. meaningless 【解析】选D。

前后照应题。

此句中的efforts与上一句actions意义相近, not. . . being meaningless与上一句make a difference相呼应。

11. A. In fact B. In general
C. In contrast
D. In short
【解析】选C。

逻辑关系题。

in contrast与此相反。

与此相反, 悲观者很难相信他们的行为会产生任何影响。

12. A. rewarding B. amazing
C. difficult
D. impossible
【解析】选C。

词汇复现题。

这从前面的have a difficult time处可得到暗示。

13. A. excuses B. causes
C. explanations
D. faults
【解析】选A。

词语辨析题。

悲观者为自己的失败找借口。

14. A. end B. start C. fail D. fall
【解析】选C。

逻辑推理题。

悲观者认为自己做的任何事注定都会失败。

15. A. responsible B. unhappy
C. competitive
D. unclear
【解析】选B。

逻辑推理题。

从此题后面的miserable可得到暗示。

16. A. run out B. make out
C. work out
D. look out
【解析】选C。

逻辑推理题。

当事情发展结果不如他们预期时, 乐观者并不为此而自责。

work out是平时常考的动词短语之一, 在此意为“产生结果, 成
功”。

17. A. hard B. out C. again D. instead
【解析】选C。

逻辑推理题。

乐观者把失败看成生活的一个组成部分, 即使他们失败了, 他们也会以积极的态度重新尝试。

18. A. experience B. mistakes
C. friends
D. faiths
【解析】选B。

逻辑推理题。

乐观者善于从错误中学到东西。

19. A. blaming B. protecting
C. identifying
D. presenting
【解析】选A。

词汇复现题。

此处对比乐观者与悲观者对失败的态度, 从上文的they don’t beat themselves up over it可得到暗示。

20. A. case B. defeat C. state D. example
【解析】选B。

词汇复现题。

根据上文的fail可知, 悲观者的一次失败就会给他们留下没有价值的感觉。