云南省曲靖市2014高考英语（阅读理解）一轮训练题（6）及答案
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项.
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Here's a familiar version of the boy-meets-girl situation. A young man has at last plucked up courage to invite a dazzling young lady out to dinner. She has accepted his invitation and he is overjoyed. He is determined to take her to the best restaurant in town, even if it means that he will have to live on memories and hopes during the month to come. When they get to the restaurant, he discovers that this beautiful creature is on a diet. She mustn’t eat this and she mustn't drink that. Oh, but of course, she doesn't want to spoil his enjoyment. Let him by all means eat as much fattening food as he wants: it’s the surest way to an early grave. They spend a truly memorable evening together and never see each other again.
What a miserable lot dieters are! You can always recognize them from the sour expression on their faces. They spend most of their time turning their noses up at food. They are forever consulting calorie charts; gazing at themselves in mirrors; and leaping on to weighing-machines in the bathroom. They spend a lifetime fighting a losing battle against spreading hips, bigger tummies（肚子） and double chins. Some declare all-out war on FAT. Mere dieting is not enough. They exhaust themselves doing exercises, sweating in sauna baths, being massaged by weird machines. The really wealthy pay vast sums for “health cures”. For two weeks they can enter a nature clinic and be starved to death for a hundred dollars a week. Don’t think it’s only the middle-aged who go in for these fashions either. Many of these bright young things you see are living on nothing but air, water and the goodwill of God.
Dieters undertake to starve themselves of their own free will; so why are they so miserable? Well, for one thing, they’re always hungry. You can't be hungry and happy at the same time. All the horrible foods they eat leave them permanently dissatisfied. “Wonderfood is a complete food”, the advertisement says. “Just dissolve(溶解) a teaspoonful in water…”. A complete food it may be, but not quite as complete as a juicy steak. And, of course, they’re always miserable because they feel so guilty. Hunger just proves too much for them and in the end they may rush to eat five huge cream cakes at a time. And who can blame them? At least three times a day they are exposed to temptation. What torture（折磨） it is always watching others swallowing piles of mouth-watering food while you only have a water biscuit and sip unsweetened lemon juice!
What’s all this torture for? Saintly people keep themselves away from food to achieve a state of grace. Unsaintly people do so to achieve a state of misery. It will be a great day when all the dieters in the world abandon their slimming courses; when they hold out their plates and demand second helpings!
1. Which of the following would the writer most probably agree with?
A. New ways of controlling weight are needed. B. We should all have second helpings and grow fat.
C. Many diseases are connected with overweight. D. Trying to be slim is not an excuse for suffering.
2. How did the boy and the girl most probably feel after the night?
A. Excited. B. Awkward. C. Nervous. D. Hurt.
3. According to the writer, which of the following are all typical dieters?
① weighs himself three times a day ② eats five huge cream cakes at a time
③ always checks calorie charts ④ has expensive yet nutritious meals every week
⑤ has big tummies and double chins ⑥ takes sauna baths
A. ① ② ③ B. ② ④ ⑤ C. ① ③ ⑥ D. ③ ④ ⑥
4. Why might the boy have to live on memories and hopes during the month to come (Paragraph 1)？
A. He knew they would have a wonderful night.
B. He knew there’s no hope of seeing the girl again.
C. He knew they would meet again and share the good memories.
D. He knew he would have no living expense for the next month.
5. What is the writer’s attitude towards diet?
A. Supportive . B. Critical.
C. Doubtful. D. Uninterested.
参考答案1---5 DBCDB
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（哈师大附中 东北师大附中 辽宁省实验中学2011年高三第一次联合模拟考试）???
BEIJING—Alarmed by the overreaching ambitions of many Chinese provinces to grow at all costs,China’s top economic chief is calling on officials to calm down and spare a thought for the environment.
??? Zhang Ping, who heads China’s National Development and Reform Commission, the central economic planning agency, said only five or six of China’s 30 provinces are targeting annual economic growth of 8 percent or 9 percent.
??? The remaining provinces are aiming for growth rates of more than 10 percent this year, with some wanting to double economic output in the coming five years.
? "China has a planned energy supply of about 4 billion cubic tons of coal equivalent(等量的)for the next five years, and this is not enough to meet demands for economic growth to double, "he was quoted as saying on the news portal Sina. corn.
??? Beijing is increasingly concerned with the ambitions of Chinese provinces across the country to chase high growth despite the central government’s urgent request for a mote modcrate and sustainable(可持续的)pace of expansion.
??? Years of rapid economic growth have taken a toll on China’s environment, with Beijing trying to remove some of the damage now. It has an annual growth target of 7 percent for the next five years,well down from 1ast year’s 10 percent.
??? Zhang said Beijing has asked local governments to take into account the supply of "energy, environment, water and land" to set more reasonable growth targets.
(1)Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?
A. The supply of the coal in China is not sufficient for the next five years.
B. Zhang Ping is an expert and economic chief from www.sina. corn.
C. Few Chinese provinces are aiming for economic growth rates of less than 10％.
D. Many Chinese provinces are alarmed by Beijing.
(2)The underlined phrase "taken a toll on" in the sixth paragraph means"______________".
A. improved?????????? B. done damage to???? C. restored?????? D. attached importance to
(3)The general idea of the whole passage can be that_______________.
A. China’s economy is increasing at a fast speed
B. China’s top chief lays more emphasis on the environment
C. economic high growth should go hand in hand with environmental concern
D. all Chinese provinces should slow down their economic growth rates
(4)What could be the best title for the news?
A. Economic Development B. Energy Supply
C. Environment D. Sustainable Development
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2.（2011·陕西卷）B
Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
Born in September, 1987, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies’ two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sévigné in Paris.
Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities（设备） to help save the lives of wounded soldiers.Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgrum. Her services were recognised in the form of a Military’s Medal by the French government.
In 1918, Irene became her mother’s assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taugh him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.
Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity（辐射能）. Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.
49．Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?【B】
A.Because she received a degree in mathematics.
B.Because she contributed to saving the wounded.
C.Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic.
D. Because she worked as a helper to her mother.
50．Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederio joliot?【A】
A.At the Curie Institute. B.At the Cniversity of Paris.
C.At a military hospital. D.At the College of Sevigne.
51．When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born?【A】
A. In 1932. B. In 1927. C. In 1897. D. In 1926.
52． In which of the following aspects was Irene Cuire different from her mother?【C】
A.Irene worked with radioactivity. B.Irene combined family and career.
C.Irene won the Nobel Prize once D.Irene died from leukemia.
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Passage 1 is from the introduction to a Zen Buddhist (禅宗的佛教僧侣) manual on the art of “mindfulness”, the practice of paying close attention to the present moment. Passage 2 is from an essay by a United States author.
Passage 1
Every morning, when we wake up, we have 24 brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in a way that these 24 hours will bring peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and to others.
Peace is right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We don’t have to travel far away to enjoy the blue sky. We don’t have to leave our city or even our neighborhood to enjoy the eyes of a beautiful child. Even the air we breathe can be a source of joy.
We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available. We are very good at preparing how to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with joy, peace, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.
Passage 2
The argument of both the hedonist (享乐主义者) and the guru (印度教的宗师) is that we were but to open ourselves to the richness of the moment, to concentrate on the feast before us, we would be filled with bliss. I have lived in the present from time to time and can tell you that it is much overrated. Occasionally, as a holiday from stroking one’s memories or brooding (担忧) about future worries, I grant you, it can be a nice change of pace. But to “be here now,” hour after hour, would never work. I don’t even approve of stories written in the present tense. Ads for poets who never use a past participate, they deserve the eternity they are striving for.
Besides, the present has a way of intruding whether you like it or not. Why should I go out of my way to meet it? Let it splash on me from time to time, like a car going through a puddle, and I, on the sidewalk of my solitude (孤独), will salute it grimly like any other modern inconvenience.
If I attend a concert, obviously not to listen to the music but to find a brief breathing space in which to meditate on the past and future. I realize that there may be moments when the music invades my ears and I am forced to pay attention to it, note for note. I believe I take such intrusions gracefully. The present is not always an unwelcome guest, so long as it doesn’t stay too long and cut into my remembering or brooding time.
10．The author of Passage 1 would most likely view the author of Passage 2 as _______.
A. attaching too much importance to the views of others
B. advocating an action without considering the consequences
C. squandering (浪费) a precious opportunity on a daily basis
D. failing to respect the feelings of other people
11. The author of Passage 1 would most likely respond to the “argument” (line 1 Passage 2) with_______.
A. complete agreement B. partial acceptance
C. absolute neutrality D. surprised disbelief
12. In Passage 1 line 11, the list (“a job…house”) presents things that most people ________.
A. assume they will eventually obtain B. eventually realize are overrated
C. are unwilling to make sacrifices for D. see as worth much effort to acquire
13. In Passage 2 lines 8—10, the “present” is characterized as _________.
A. a dangerous threat B. an unsolvable puzzle
C. an unavoidable imposition (强加) D. a burdensome obligation
14. Which of the following phrases from Passage 2 would the author of Passage 1 most likely choose as a title for Passage 1?
A. “the hedonist and the guru” (line 1) B. “the feast before us” (line 2)
C. “a brief breathing space” (line 11) D. “an unwelcome guest” (line 14)
参考答案 10-14 CADCB
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