學必求其心得，業必貴于專精學必求其心得，業必貴于專精學必求其心得，業必貴于專精杭州市2014高考英語沖刺閱讀理解選練（2）及答案高考英語沖刺閱讀理解專項IwaswalkingalongthemainstreetofasmallseasidetowninthenorthofEnglandlookingforsomewheretomakeaphonecall。MycarhadbrokendownoutsidethetownandIwantedtocontacttheAA.LowgreycloudsweregatheringacrosstheskyandtherewasacolddampwindblowingofftheseawhichnearlythrewmeoffmyfeeteverytimeIcrossedoneofthesidestreets.Ithadrainedinthenightandwaterwasdrippingfromthebaretreesthatlinedthestreet。IwasgladthatIwaswearingathickcoat.Therewasnosignofacallbox,norwasthereanyoneatthatearlyhourwhomIcouldask.IhadthoughtImightfindashopopensellingtheSundaypapersoramilkmandoinghisrounds,butthetownwascompletelydead.TheonlylivingthingIsawwasathinfrightenedcatoutsideasmallrestaurant.ThensuddenlyIfoundwhatIwaslookingfor.Therewasasmallpostoffice，andalmosthiddenfromsightinadarknarrowstreetnexttoitwasthetown’sonlypubliccallbox,whichbadlyneededacoatofpaint.Ihurriedforward,butstoppedinastonishmentwhenIsawthroughthedirtyglassthattherewasamaninside。Hewasfat，andwaswearingacheapblueplasticraincoat.Icouldnotseehisfaceandhedidnotevenraisehisheadatthesoundofmyfootsteps.Discreetly（謹慎地）,Iremainedstandingafewfeetawayandlitacigarettetowaitmyturn.ItwaswhenIthrewthedeadmatchonthegroundthatInoticedsomethingbrightredtricklingfromunderthecallboxdoor.1。Atwhattimewasthestoryset？A.Anearlywintermorning。 B。Acoldwinterafternoon。C。Anearlysummermorning. D.Awindysummerafternoon.答案解析：答案為A。本題為細節推理題。由第一段提到的“acolddampwind”和第二段首句中提到的“atthatearlyhour”可以推斷，故事發生在冬天的大清早。故答案為A。2。Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribethewriter'simpressionofthetown？A.Coldandfrightening. B。Dirtyandcrowded。C。Emptyanddead。 D。Unusualandunpleasant。答案解析：答案為C。本題為細節推理題。由第二段“…butthetownwascompletelydead。TheonlylivingthingIsawwasathinfrightenedcatoutsideasmallrestaurant?！笨芍℃偼耆罋獬脸?，唯一看到活著的東西就是小餐館外一只消瘦、膽怯的貓，可以推斷，小鎮給作者的印象就是空蕩和死氣沉沉。故答案為C。3.Theunderlinedword“trickling”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________.A.rushingoutsuddenly B.shiningbrightlyC。flowingslowlyindrops D。appearingslowlyinaredcolor答案解析:答案為C.本題為詞義猜測題。通過第三段的描寫，作者透過公用電話亭臟兮兮的玻璃看到里面有個人,他胖胖的，穿著一件便宜的藍色塑料雨衣,看不到臉,聽到作者腳步聲的時候他甚至連頭都沒抬一下，當作者在門外等候的時候,點燃了一支煙,當他把熄滅的火柴扔到地上的時候，注意到電話亭門下面有鮮紅的東西從門下面…。四個選項中，A選項意思離文意最遠，故排除。文中第一、二段提到的“acolddampwind”、“Ithadrainedinthenightandwaterwasdrippingfromthebaretreesthatlinedthestreet.”和“butthetownwascompletelydead."等都是在襯托小鎮的凄涼和可怕,因此可以推斷，那紅色的東西是電話亭里的人被謀殺后流出的鮮血，故“trickling"意思最接近C選項“一滴滴慢慢地流著”.4.Whydidn’tthemanraisehisheadwhenthewritercamenear?A。Hewasannoyedatbeingseenbythewriter.B.Hewasangryatbeingdisturbedbythewriter.C。Hewasprobablyfastasleep。D。Hewasprobablymurdered.答案解析：答案為D。結合上題分析可知，當作者走進的時候電話亭里的人不抬頭的原因是因為他有可能已經被謀殺。故答案為D。高考英語沖刺閱讀理解專項--———ATeenagersatoneGermanschoolarelearninghowtoachievehappinessalongsideothertraditionalsubjectssuchasmathandlanguages.Theclasssitinacirclewiththeireyesshutandtheycountfromonetoten：someonestarts，thenextvoicecomesfromthefarright,athirdfromtheotherside。Theaimofthegameistolistenforanopportunitytoshoutoutthenumberwithoutclashing(沖突）withanothervoiceorleavingapause.Onthefirsttry,mostoftheyoungGermanstrytobefirst，whileafewaretooshytojoinin，butbythefifthtimeround，theydeveloparhythm(節奏）.Themessage：giveotherpeoplespacebutalsoconfidentlyclaimyourown.Thisisarequirementforsocialwell-being。TheWillyHellpachSchoolinHeidelbergisthefirstinthenationtodevelopahappinesscourse.Itisintendedforstudentspreparingforuniversityentranceexams.“Thecourseisn’ttheretomakeyouhappy,”ErnstFritz-Schubert，theschoolprincipal,warnedpupils，“butrathertohelpyoudiscoverthewaystobecomehappy.”Cookingamealtogetherisoneoftheclassexercises。Improvingbodylanguageundertheguidanceoftwoprofessionalactressesisanother.Thecourseistaughtforthreeperiodsaweek。Despitethehappysubject，thepupilsthemselvesinsistitisnolaughingmatter.“Inthefirstperiod，wehadtoeachsaysomethingpositiveaboutanothermemberoftheclassandaboutourselves。Nolaughingatpeopleorteasing(取笑）,”saidFanny，17.Themessage：self—esteem（自尊)improveshappiness，too.Researchbytheschoolshowsitisnotthefirsttostarthappinessclasses:theyalsoexistatsomeUSuniversities，butaremainlybasedonpositivethinking,usingfindingsfromstudiesofdepression?！癟hatwouldbetooone-sidedforus.Wewanttoshowhowdecentfoodorexercisecanhelp，too，"theprincipalsaid。1.Thebesttitleofthistextwouldbe_______.A.BasicthingsforhappinessB.HavingatrytobehappyC。LearninghowtobehappyD.Laughingalotatschool答案解析：答案為C。第一段“TeenagersatoneGermanschoolarelearninghowtoachievehappiness…”就點出文章的題目“學會如何保持快樂”,故答案為C。2。Whyisthecoursecomparedwithmathandlanguages?A.Itisgivenlikethesubjectswhichalreadyexist.B.Itisasimportantastraditionalcourses.C.Itisnecessaryforthestudents.D.Itarousessimilarinterestofthestudentsatthisschool。答案解析：答案為A。本題為推理題，解答此題可以用排除法。D選項“它喚起了學生相似的興趣”在文中未提，可以首先排除.由第一段“TeenagersatoneGermanschoolarelearninghowtoachievehappinessalongsideothertraditionalsubjectssuchasmathandlanguages。”中“alongside"理解是關鍵，它意為“在…旁邊”,也就是說快樂課程相對于數學和語言科目來說處于次要位置,對于學生來說并非是必要的，故B、C選項錯誤，因此只有選擇A選項.文中第二、三段介紹了快樂課程的授課方式，和傳統課程類似，再次證明A選項是可選的。故答案為A。3.Thiscourseisrequiredtobetakenby________.A.firstyearstudents B.allstudentsatthisschoolC.studentswithmentalproblems D.studentswhoaregoingtofinishschool答案解析：答案為D。本題為細節題.由第四段“Itisintendedforstudentspreparingforuniversityentranceexams?！笨芍?該課程是為正在為大學入學考試準備的學生而開設的，故答案為D。4。Theunderlinedwordinthelastparagraph“decent"isclosestinmeaningto________.A。strangeB.good C.usefulD。ridiculous答案解析：答案為B。本題為詞義猜測題。由最后一段““Thatwouldbetooone—sidedforus。Wewanttoshowhowdecentfoodorexercisecanhelp，too,”theprincipalsaid?！笨芍?，校長認為快樂課程讓學生發現變得快樂的方式很片面，他認為美食和運動也會起到幫助,因此可以推斷,與“decent”意思最接近的是B選項“good”。社會生活類。Ifyouhavekids，youprobablystruggleoverwhetheryoushouldfocusonworkinghardtomakemoneyandprovidethemwiththebestpossiblelife，orifit’smorevaluabletospendeverymomentthatyoucanwiththem。Butnomatterwhichsideofthefenceyoufallon，here'resomegoodnewsifyou’reaparent:today’sparentsarespendingfarmoretimewiththeirchildrenthangenerationspast。AnewstudyfromeconomistsatUniversityofCalifornia，SanDiegoanalyzesavailabledatafromthelast35yearstomeasurehowmuchtimeparentsarespendingactivelywiththeirchildren,participatinginactivitiessuchastakingthemtoschool,helpingwithhomework,bathingthem，playingcatchwiththeminthebackyard。Accordingtothestudy,today’scollege—educatedmothersspendanaverageof21。2hoursaweekactivelycaringfortheirchildren,whilewomenwithlesseducationspendanaverageof15.9hours.Ithasrisensince1995,whentheaveragewasjust12hours.Dadsarespendingmoretimetossingtheballaround，too：pre—1995fatherswithcollegeeducationsonlyspentabout4。5hoursaweekplayingwiththeirchildren。Today,theaveragehasmorethandoubled。Forfatherswithahighschooleducation，thetotalhasstillgoneup,from3.7hoursto6.8.Today'sparentsaredoingagreatjobbalancinglifeandworkandeventhoughyoumaywantevenmoretimeathomewithyourchildren.AFamiliesandWorkInstitutestudyshowsthatyourkidsdon’tcaresomuchaboutthat.Theyjustwantyoutoenjoythetimeyoudospendwiththem。“Kidsweremorelikelytowishthattheirparentswerelesstiredandlessstressed，”Galinskysaid。Sowhenyou’reatyourson’ssoccergame，puttheBlackberryaway，andcheerhimoninstead。1。Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage？A。SpendMoreTimewithYourKidsB.MakeMoreMoneyandRaiseKidsC。ChangesbetweenParentsandKidsD.CulturalShockfromWesttoEast2。Accordingtothenewstudy,whatcanwelearn？A.Parentswouldliketohavemorekids.B.College-educatedmothersenjoyplayingwithkids.C.Womenwithlesseducationdon’ttaketheirkidsseriously.D。Thelesseducationaparenthas，thelesstimehespendswithkids.3.Whataboutthecollege-educatedfatherwiththeirkidsnowadays?A.Theyusuallyplaywithkidsabout4。5hours。B。Theyoftendevote9hourstoplayingwithkids.C。Theyspendover6。8hoursaweekwithkids。D。Theythinkitisbesttoshare3.7hourswithkids。4.Whenstayingwithkids,kidsexpectparentsto。A。playfootballwiththemforalongertimeB.earnmoremoneyfortheirfutureC。enjoythemselvesontheplaygroundD。berelaxedasmuchaspossible5。Theword“Blackberry"underlinedinthepassagemeans.A。akindoffruitB.thenameofagameC.thebrandofcellphoneD.thehabitofkids【參考答案】15.ADBDC社會生活類Lifecanpresentuswithmanysurprises，disappointments，obstaclesandeventragedies。It’simportanttolearnhowtobemorepositiveinspiteofdifficulties，becauseapositiveattitudehelpsusachievemoreinlife。Thinkmorepositivethoughtsinlife。Focusonexchangingyournegativethoughtsforpositiveones.Makeitahabiteverydaytogetoutofbedthinkingmorepositivethoughtsandengageyourmindinpreparingpositiveplansforagoodday—athome，inschooloratwork。Feelmorepositiveemotions.Choosetohavepositivefeelingswheneverachallengeoranopportunityawakensyouremotions。Youcanbemorepositiveathome，inschooloratworkbydevelopinggoodthoughtsthatcausemorepositivefeelingstosurface，insteadofnegativeones.Useyourpositivethoughtsandfeelingstohandledifficulttaskswithapositiveattitude。Harvestmorepositivebenefits。Enjoytherewardsofyourmorepositivethoughts,feelingsandbehaviorinlife—throughsuccessinschool,accomplishmentsatworkandhappinessathome。Youwillhaveearnedthem!Helpothersbemorepositiveinlife。Helpotherstoshareyournew，moreconstructiveframeofmind.Pointouttheadvantagesofbeingmorepositiveinthought,wordanddeedwhichincludegreatersuccessandpersonalsatisfactionathome,inschoolandatwork。Theevidenceinlifesupportsthesuperioroutcomesofapositiveattitude.It’snoteasyformanyofus，sotrytohelpothersseethelightasoftenasyoucan。Aboveallthings,onewaytobeabletobemorepositiveandconstructiveinlifeisthroughcontinuingeducation。Keeplearningthroughoutyourlifetoh