第6頁(yè)共9頁(yè)2014高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解拉分特訓(xùn)（11）及答案閱讀理解AWeliveinanageofunprecedented(空前的)opportunity:Ifyou’vegotambition,drive,andsmarts,youcanrisetothetopofyourchosenprofession—regardlessofwhereyoustartedoutfrom.Butnowadayscompaniesaren’tmanagingtheirknowledgeworkers’careers.Rather,wemusteachbeourownchiefexecutiveofficer.Onlywhenyouoperatefromacombinationofyourstrengthsandself-knowledgecanyouachievetrueandlastingexcellence.Tobuildalifeofexcellence,beginbyaskingyourselfthesequestions:“WhatAreMyStrengths?”Toaccuratelyidentifyyourstrengths,usefeedbackanalysis.Everytimeyoumakeakeydecision,writedowntheoutcomeyouexpect.Severalmonthslater,comparetheactualresultswithyourexpectedresults.Lookforpatternsinwhatyouareseeing:Whatresultsareyouskilledatgenerating?Whatunproductivehabitsarepreventingyoufromcreatingtheoutcomesyoudesire?Inidentifyingopportunitiesforimprovement,don’twastetimedevelopingskillareaswhereyouhavelittlecompetence.Instead,concentrateonandbuildonyourstrengths.“WhatAreMyValues?”Whatareyourethics(道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn))?Whatdoyouseeasyourmostimportantresponsibilitiesforlivingaworthy,ethicallife?Doyourorganization’sethicsresonate(共鳴)withyourownvalues?Ifnot,yourcareerwillbelikelytobemarkedbyfrustrationandpoorperformance.“WhereDoIBelong?”Consideryourstrengths,preferredworkstyle,andvalues.Basedonthesequalities,whatkindofworkenvironmentwouldyoufititbest?Findtheperfectfit,andyou’lltransformyourselffromamerelyacceptableemployeeintoastarperformer.“WhatCanIContribute?”Inearliereras,companiestoldbusinesspeoplewhattheircontributionshouldbe.Today,youhavechoices.Todecidehowyoucanbestimproveyourorganization’sperformance,firstaskwhatthesituationrequires.Basedonyourstrengths,workstyle,andvalues,howmightyoumakethegreatestcontributiontoyourorganization’sefforts?1.ThefollowingstepsareallthewaystofindandimproveyourstrengthsEXCEPT_________.A.writingdownyourexpectationsB.comparingtheactualresultsC.findingoutyouradvantagesD.developingyourdisadvantagesm]2.WhichofthefollowingcommentsisNOTtrue?A.Peopleshouldfindresultstheyareskilledatgenerating.B.Processinginformationbyhearingothersdiscussisthemosteffectivewayofworking.C.Peoplewhoworkinoneteamshouldhavesimilarethics.D.Thefitworkingenvironmentcanhelptheworkersworkmoreefficiently.3.Whatcanleadtoalifeofexcellence?A.Self-pityandpowers.B.Ambitionandsmarts.C.Self-awarenessandstrengths.D.Motivesandself-knowledge.4.Howmightyoumakethegreatestcontributiontoyourorganization’sefforts?A.Dowhatisneeded.B.Identifyyourownstrengths.C.Workinyourownway.D.Obeythecompanies’rules.參考答案DBCAA(2011·重慶卷，B)MappingYourWorldDifferentformsofmapsareappearing.Theyallowindependenttravelerstogetlocalknowledgeofplacestheyarevisiting，fromtheofficialtotheunusual.Meanwhile，hi-techdevelopmentsarecreatingnewwaysforustomaptheworld.Herearetwoofourfavorites：GreenMapsGreenMapsallowspeopletosharewiththeworldtheirknowledgeofenvironmentallyfriendlyplacesandattractionsinthelocalareas.Usersaddinformationwithasetoficons(圖標(biāo))，makingiteasytoreadanymap,whateverthenationalitiesofthosewhoproduceit.Atpresentthereareoverfivehundredmapprojectsbeingdevelopedin54countries.GreenMaps'advertisedideais“thinkglobal，maplocal”．ItisawonderfulwayofgainingallsortsofinformationofDon'twantafull-timelodger?Thenrentonashort-termbasis.Ifyouliveinthecapital,rentingaroomoutduringtheOlympicsorotherbigeventscouldbringinmoney.Grashpaddercanadvertiseyourspace.LiveonsetRentingyourhomeoutasa“filmset”couldearnyouhundredsofpoundsaday,dependingonthefilmproductioncompanyandhowlongyourhomeisneeded.AquicksearchontheInternetwillbringupdozensofonlinecompaniesthatallowyoutoregisteryourhomeforfree—butyouwillbechargedifyourhomegetspicked.UseyourroofYouneedtherightkindofroof,butsomeenergycompaniespaythecostoffixingsolarequipment(around￡14,000),andletyouusetheenergyproducedfornothing.Inreturn,theygetpaidforunusedenergyfedbackintotheNationalGrid.However,youhavetosigna25-yearagreementwiththesupplier,whichcouldpreventyoufromchangingtheroof.如果你擁有自己的多余的房子，房間或停車(chē)場(chǎng)，如果你按照作者告訴你的上述做法去做，會(huì)輕松地掙到大錢(qián)。5．Ifyouearn￡5,000fromrentingaroominoneyear,thetaxyouneedtopaywillbebasedon________.A．￡300 B．￡500C．￡4,500 D．￡5,000答案：B。數(shù)字計(jì)算題。根據(jù)第二個(gè)段落的信息句“...won'thavetopayanytaxforthefirst￡4,500”，可以明確：所掙得的4500磅是不用繳稅的，即：需要繳稅的是多于這個(gè)數(shù)字的錢(qián)，本題中，該是500磅需要繳稅。6．Wherecanyouputanadvertisementtorentoutaroomduringabigevent?A．OnLetpark. B．OnRoomspare.C．OnGrashpadder. D．OnRoommateeasy.答案：C。細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第三個(gè)段落的最后一句話可以找到明確的答案，即選項(xiàng)C是正確的。7．Ifyouwanttouseenergyfree,youhaveto________.A．signanagreementwiththegovernmentB．payaround￡14,000fortheequipmentC．selltherooftosomeenergycompaniesD．keeptheroofunchangedwithin25years答案：D。推理判斷題。在最后一段中的最后一句話里含有本答案的信息：“25-yearagreement”以及“preventyoufromchangingyourroof”都可以斷定選項(xiàng)D的說(shuō)法是符合原文的。8．Forwhomisthetextmostprobablywritten?A．Lodgers. B.Advertisers.C．Houseowners. D．Onlinecompanies.答案：C。推理判斷題。從每個(gè)段落都可以確定：這是個(gè)能夠?qū)ν獬鲎馔＼?chē)位，房間，房頂?shù)鹊娜?，即：是個(gè)houseowner，選項(xiàng)C是正確的。Myfatherwasaforemanofasugar-caneplantationinRioPiedras,PuertoRico.Myfirstjobwastodrivetheoxen（牛）thatploughedthecanefields.Iwouldwalkbehindanox,guidinghimwithabroomstick.For$1aday,Iworkedeighthoursstraight,withnofoodbreaks.Itwasverytediouswork,butitpreparedmeforlifeandtaughtmemanylastinglessons.Becausetheplantationownerswerealwayswatchingus,IhadtobeontimeeverydayandworkashardasIcould.I’veneverbeenlateforanyjobsince.Ialsolearnedaboutbeingrespectfulandfaithfultothepeopleyouworkfor.Moreimportant,Iearnedmypay;itneverenteredmymindtosayIwassickjustbecauseIdidn’twanttowork.Iwasonlysixyearsold,butIwasdoingaman’sjob.Ourfamilyneededeverydollarwecouldmakebecausemyfatherneverearnedmorethan$18aweek.Ourhomewasathree-roomwoodshackwithadirtyfloorandnotoilet.Nothingmademeprouderthanbringinghomemoneytohelpmymother,father,twobrothersandthreesisters.Thisgavemeself-esteem(自尊心),oneofthemostimportantthingsapersoncanhave.WhenIwasseven,Igotworkatagolfcoursenearourhouse.Myjobwastostanddownthefairwayandspottheballsastheylanded,sothegolferscouldfindthem.Losingaballmeantyouwerefired,soInevermissedone.SomenightsIwouldlieinbedanddreamtofmakingthousandsofdollarsbyplayinggolfandbeingabletobuyabicycle.ThemoreIdreamed,themoreIthought.Whynot?Imademyfirstgolfcluboutofguavalimb(番石榴樹(shù)枝)andapieceofpipe.ThenIhammeredanemptytincanintotheshapeofaball.AndfinallyIdugtwosmallholesinthegroundandhittheballbackandforth.Ipracticedwiththesamedevotionandintensity.Ilearnedworkinginthefield—exceptnowIwasdrivinggolfballswithclub,notoxenwithabroomstick.46.Theword“tedious”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans_______.

A.difficult

B.boring

C.interesting

D.unusual47.Thewriterlearnedthat_______fromhisfirstjob.

A.heshouldworkforthosewhohelikedmost

B.heshouldworklongerthanwhathewasexpected

C.heshouldneverfailtosayhellotohisowner

D.heshouldberespectfulandfaithfultothepeopleheworkedfor48_______gavethewriterself-esteem.

A.Havingafamilyofeightpeople

B.Owninghisowngolfcourse

C.Bringingmoneybackhometohelpthefamily

D.Helpinghisfatherwiththeworkontheplantation49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hewantedtobeasuccessfulgolfer.

B.Hewantedtorunagolfcoursenearhishouse.

C.Hewassatisfiedwiththejobhegotonaplantation.

D.Hewantedtomakemoneybyguidingoxenwithabroomstick.參考答案4649、BDCAMexicoCityistrulyoneofthemostamazingcitiesintheworldwithamixtureofboththeoldandnewworld.Fromthemomentyourplanestartstolandinthisvastcity,youknowthatyourtripwillbequiteanadventure.Onceinyourtaxiandthemomentyouleavetheairport,youareamazedatthelargeamountofslowtraffic.Thevolumeofthetrafficcanbestressfultosome.

The"PaseodelaReforma(改革大道)",runningsouthwestacrossthecity,isoneofthemajortouristandbusinessareasinMexicoCitywithmanyhighqualityhotelsonlywalkingdistancefromgreatrestaurantsandothertouristattractions.Theonlyproblemyouwillhaveistryingtoseeallofthesesitesduringyourvacationtime.

OneofthemostpopularattractionsinthisareaistheNationalMuseumofAnthropologyalongthenorthwestpartofthestreet.TherearethousandsofartifactsondisplayshowingthehistoryoftheareaandnumerousitemsfoundfromthemanyAztecsitesinthearea.Walkingsouthwestfromthemuseum,youwillsoonreachtheMexicoCityZoo,whichisagreatplacetospendanafternoon.

AcrossthestreetfromthemuseumistheChapultepecCastle,onceanimportantsiteintheMexican-Americanwar.It'salsoagoodideatotakethetrainupthehilltowher