高考英语阅读理解训练及答案解析

高考英语阅读理解训练及答案解析

1. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

___________________________ A____________________________

WIN-WIN Principle

In America, seldom do you go anywhere without hearing a principle called

WIN-WIN. It sounds strange to me at first because throughout my childhood, I have always been taught to try everything possible to win an upper-hand, rather than to help other people win. However, as time goes by, I have gradually comprehended the essence(真谛) of the WIN-WIN principle----- it is the attitude of seeking mutual benefit.

When I was little, I used to play Chinese checkers(跳棋), which includes two basic tactics(战术): One is to create paths for yourself; the other is to block the passages of your rival. Players may apply these two totally different approaches in the game, but the key for the player to win is to continuously create paths for himself even if his opponent may take advantage of it. Finally he can always reach the destination a few steps ahead of the other player. Meanwhile, some player may take another approach to prevent his opponent from moving forward at all costs. By this he may get a short-term benefit, but can’t fix attention on the final goal. Thus he would never truly develop further.

In the 1990s, a strategy called WIN-WIN became widespread in the western world. Its core is to achieve your objective while giving other people some benefits, so there is no real loser. One example of applying the WIN-WIN principle is the voluntary system in the US. Most Americans advocate(提倡) the spirit of social service and voluntary contribution. In the US, schools and children’s organizations usually encourage and support kids to be engaged in community service so that the voluntary spirit can be enrooted in their minds from childhood. Moreover, a crucial(决定性的) standard for universities to judge new students is whether they have worked for the community or not.

In China, it is quite usual that some people are too selfish and never take other people’s interests into

consideration, while someone who really has courage to do something for the public is often called “foolish” or “stupid”. Actually helping other people can be of great advantage to the helper, for he can also learn something crucial for his life such as sympathy, care, devotion, etc.

So only if you take other people’s interests into earnest consideration can you assure your own gain.

41.The purpose of the author in writing the passage is _______.

A. to tell us the cultural differences between China and the USA

B. to tell us the difference in educational systems between China and the USA

C. to tell us the importance and meaning of WIN-WIN

D. to show that WIN-WIN is popular in the US and China

42.From the passage we can infer that the author’s attitude t o WIN-WIN is

__________.

A. critical

B. encouraging

C. completely opposing

D. doubtful

43.Which of the following statements is NOT true for the WIN-WIN principle?

A. to take others’ interests into account seriously

B. to learn something useful fro m our life

B. to gain mutual benefit D. to try to get some benefits from others

___________________________ B____________________________ It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross campaign for a total ban on landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. "I knew the statistics(数据)," she said. "But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her."

The Princess concluded with a simple message: "We must stop landmines". And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.