（英語(yǔ)）高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解(教育文化)專項(xiàng)練習(xí)一、高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解教育文化類1．閱讀理解DearMom,

Thebigquestionwhichshockedparentsoftenasktheirchildafteraconfrontational(沖突)momentis,"Wheredidyougetthisattitudefrom?"Iknowyouhatetoadmitit,butIgetmuchofmydeterminedandstrong-willednaturefromyou.

Mom,Iknowit'sharddealingwiththeteenageanxietyandtheever-changingmoodsthatcomewithraisingachild.ButyoushouldalsomarvelatthefactthatI'vemadeitthisfar,thatI'mhealthyandhappy.

WhenIwassmall,Iwouldattendbarbecuesandfamilyeventsandwanderawayfrommyparents.Itwouldn'tbelongbeforesomeonewouldstopmetoaskwhetherIwasmymother'sdaughter.

"YourmomisMelissa,"they'dsay,awarmsmileontheirfaces."IsthatTight?"Iwouldnod.Ithinkparentsfeelmuchhurtwhentheirchildtalksbackordefiesthem,Iwasshockedatthisstatement.Tome,Iactednothinglikeyou,Mom.

Noonesays,"Iknowyou'reMelissa'sdaughterbecauseofyoureyesandnose".It'sthecharactertraits(特點(diǎn))thatsealthedeal.Drywit,intelligence,andyes,maybealittlebitofattitude-thesearethethingsIamgratefulIhavereceivedfromyou.There'snothingwrongwithhavingattitude.

Likeformostblackindividuals,attitudeiswhatdefinesyouandme,andit'swhatkeepsusfrombeingmentallyoppressedanddefeated.Attitudeisanon-violentformofprotectionandconfrontation-wherewouldwebeintheworldwithoutthistool?Surelynotwhereweare.

Mom,whenpeopleaskmewhereIgetmyattitudefrom,Itellthem:you.AndwhentheyaskmewhereIgotmydrive,myworkethic,mygoodhair,andmysenseofhumor,Isayyouaswell.Iwillalwayssaythis.

WhenI'maskedwhyIamthewayIam,whyIrefusetoallowotherstohurtmewiththeirwordsoractionsandwhyIthinkandspeakaboutthingsopenlyandwithoutfear.I'lltellthemit'sbecauseofyou.

I'llcomplaintoyouabouttheargumentsbetweenusthatleavemewonderingabouthowGodmadeussomuchalikethatwehardlyevennoticed.ButI'lltellthemaboutyou.Love,Malahni（1）Inthisletter,Malahnimainlyexpressedher

tohermother.A.complaintB.loveC.argumentD.anxiety（2）PeoplerecognizedMalahniasMelissa'sdaughtermainlybecauseofher

.A.appearanceB.behaviorC.charactertraitsD.race（3）Theunderlinedword"defies"inthe4thparagraphmostprobablymeans

.A.refusestoobeyB.agreeswithC.takesprideinD.triestounderstand（4）Malahnicanbeawoman

.A.easytobeoppressedanddefeatedB.hardtogetalongwithC.withapositiveattitudetowardslifeD.withviolentconfrontation【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了作者母親對(duì)于作者的人生態(tài)度的影響。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Iknowyouhatetoadmitit,butIgetmuchofmydeterminedandstrong-willednaturefromyou.”我知道你不愿意承認(rèn)這一點(diǎn)，但我從你身上學(xué)到了很多我的堅(jiān)強(qiáng)意志；以及倒數(shù)第二段中的“WhenI'maskedwhyIamthewayIam,whyIrefusetoallowotherstohurtmewiththeirwordsoractionsandwhyIthinkandspeakaboutthingsopenlyandwithoutfear.I'lltellthemit'sbecauseofyou.”當(dāng)我被問(wèn)及為什么我是現(xiàn)在的我，為什么我拒絕讓別人用他們的言語(yǔ)或行動(dòng)傷害我，為什么我公開(kāi)地、毫無(wú)畏懼地思考和談?wù)撌虑?。我?huì)告訴他們是因?yàn)槟恪？赏浦谶@封信中，Malahni主要表達(dá)了她對(duì)母親的愛(ài)。故選B。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“It'sthecharactertraitsthatsealthedeal.Drywit,intelligence,andyes,maybealittlebitofattitude-thesearethethingsIamgratefulIhavereceivedfromyou.There'snothingwrongwithhavingattitude.”是性格特征讓他們達(dá)成了共識(shí)。機(jī)智、智慧，是的，也許還有一點(diǎn)態(tài)度——這些是我從你那里得到的東西，我很感激。態(tài)度并沒(méi)有錯(cuò)?？芍藗冋J(rèn)出Malahni是Melissa的女兒主要是因?yàn)樗男愿裉攸c(diǎn)。故選C。（3）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第四段中的“parentsfeelmuchhurtwhentheirchildtalksbackor”可知父母在他們的孩子頂嘴或反抗他們時(shí)感到很受傷，故劃線單詞意思為“反抗；拒絕服從”故選A。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“ButyoushouldalsomarvelatthefactthatI'vemadeitthisfar,thatI'mhealthyandhappy.”但你也應(yīng)該驚訝于我已經(jīng)走了這么遠(yuǎn)，我很健康，很快樂(lè)。以及下文Malahni說(shuō)明自己如何用自己的態(tài)度來(lái)使自己免于精神上的壓迫和失敗，可推知Malahni是一個(gè)對(duì)生活有積極態(tài)度的女人。故選C?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解

Everywherewelook,wearesurroundedbytechnology.Weheavilyrelyontechnologyforourday-to-daylives.Therearethesocialmediaapps,suchasFacebook,Twitter,whereweareabletoseeintothelivesofeveryonearoundus.ThereareothermoreusefulappslikeGoogleMapswhereyoucanuseaGPStogetfromoneplacetoanother.Itisnowonderthatweareconstantlylookingdownatourphonesandotherdevices.And,thatisaproblem.

Prettysoon,Ifearthatpeoplewillnolongerbeabletocommunicatefacetoface.Ipersonallylovebeingabletositdownandhaveaconversationwithsomeonesanscellphonesanddistractions.Itshowsthatyoucareaboutwhoyouaretalkingtoandwanttoinvolveandlistentothem.Thecellphonecanwaituntillater.

WhatIreallydislikeisthatyoungerandyoungerchildrenareusingtechnology.Insteadofplayingoutsidewithfriends,theyareplayingoniPads,iPods,orvideogames.Insteadofhavinglittlegamesorbooks,childrennowhaveelectronicdevicestousetodistractthemevenifwaitingatdoctors'appointmentsetc.Theywantcellphonesatyoungages.Theyhavetexting.Ioverheardsixthgradersonedaytalkingabouttexting,andIwasalittlesad.Atthatage,Ihadtocallmyfriendsonthephoneinordertotalktothem.

Weareasocietybasedontechnology.And,thatisn'tacompletelybadthing,givenitsuseinareassuchasmedicine.Butweshouldn'tbeaddictedtosomanyofthesedevicesthatweforgettolookaroundandseewhatishappeningintheworldaroundus.（1）Whatcanbeconcludedfromthefirstparagraph?A.Sometechproductsleaveusunabletofocus.B.Socialmediaappsmakepeoplemorevisible.C.Manypeopleusuallymisusesocialmediaapps.D.Technologyprovidesuswithaconvenientlife.（2）Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword"sans"?A.isneedofB.withoutC.isspiteofD.with（3）What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsusingtechnologyinmedicine?A.Indifferent.B.Opposed.C.Concerned.D.Supportive.（4）Whatdoestheauthorreallywanttoshowinthepassage?A.Weshouldtakeastepbackfromconstantlyusingtechnology.B.Theelectronicdevicesarecloselyconnectedwithourlife.C.Societyshouldnolongerbebasedontechnology.D.Weshouldsaygoodbyetoelectronicdevices.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）D（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，作者提出了在日常生活中人們嚴(yán)重地依賴高科技產(chǎn)品的現(xiàn)象，并表達(dá)自己的觀點(diǎn)：不要沉迷于電子產(chǎn)品。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“wearesurroundedbytechnology.Weheavilyrelyontechnology和weareconstantlylookingdownatourphonesandotherdevices”可知，我們對(duì)高科技是如此依賴，我們的生活中充滿了高科技的產(chǎn)品，以至于我們總是看著手機(jī)或者其他的高科技設(shè)備，作者覺(jué)得這是一個(gè)問(wèn)題。這些電子設(shè)備分散了人們的注意力。故選A。（2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第二段中的“Ipersonallylovebeingabletositdownandhaveaconversationwithsomeone”可知，作者個(gè)人喜歡能夠坐下來(lái)和人面對(duì)面的交談；再根據(jù)“Thecellphonecanwaituntillater”手機(jī)稍后再說(shuō)，可知，交談時(shí)沒(méi)有手機(jī)和其他的干擾。故選B。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“thatisn'tacompletelybadthing,givenitsuseinareassuchasmedicine”考慮到科技在醫(yī)學(xué)等領(lǐng)域的應(yīng)用，這并不完全是一件壞事，可知，作者對(duì)高科技在醫(yī)學(xué)方面的應(yīng)用持支持的態(tài)度。故選D。（4）考查推理判斷。分析文章結(jié)構(gòu)可知，文中第一段引出問(wèn)題：人們過(guò)多地使用電子設(shè)備；在第二、三段作者談及了自己對(duì)現(xiàn)狀的看法；第四段作者提出觀點(diǎn)“weshouldn'tbeaddictedtosomanyofthesedevices”，作者覺(jué)得我們不能如此依賴電子設(shè)備。故選A?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。3．閱讀理解

Askanynewcollegegraduateabouthisimmediategoals,anditislikelythathewilltellyouhewantsajob.Butitturnsoutthattoday'sstudentsarenotgoingtobesatisfiedwithanyjob.Accordingtothelatestsurvey,makingadifferencethroughtheirworkisessential(必要的)toyoungpeople'shappiness.

Thesurveyfoundthat72percentofgraduatingcollegeseniorsbelievebeingabletohaveapositivesocialinfluencethroughtheirworkisessentialtotheirhappiness.Makingadifferenceissoimportanttothemthat45percentsaytheywouldtakea15percentpaycuttoworkatanorganizationthathasasocialorenvironmentalinfluence,and58percentsaytheywouldtakeapaycuttoworkforanorganizationwhosevaluesarethesameastheirown.

Besidesthis,thesurveyfoundthatfemalestudentsarefarmorelikelytoputsocialinfluenceinfirstplacethantheirmaleclassmates,echoingtheresultsofaformerstudyshowingthatfemalemathsandsciencemajorsaremorelikelytosaytheygointothosefieldstomakeadifference.

Onereasonfortheemphasis(強(qiáng)調(diào))onimprovingtheworldprobablyhastodowiththecultureofcolleges,whichencouragesstudentstoconnecttheirstudiesbacktoreal-worldproblems.Studentsareusedtodiscussingimportantsocialissues(問(wèn)題)withtheirfriendsandprofessors,anddoingsomethingabouttheminclassorthroughvolunteeractivities.Oncestudentsdevelopthosehabits,theydon'tshutthemoffwhengraduationrollsaround.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"echoing"inparagraph3probablymean?A.Learning.B.Repeating.C.Believing.D.Creating.（2）Whatisoneofthereasonsfortheemphasisonstudentswantingtoimprovetheworld?A.Thehabitsstudentsdevelopinsociety.B.Theappearanceofimportantsocialissues.C.Theencouragementofthecultureofcolleges.D.Theeffectparents'educationhasontheirchildren.（3）Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?A.Youngpeoplewillsurelygainhappinessiftheycanmakeadifferenceintheirwork.B.Lessthanhalfofthecollegeseniorswilltakeapaycuttoworkwiththesamevalues.C.Mostcollegegraduatesbelieveitimportanttohaveapositivesocialinfluenceinwork.D.Femalegraduatesareallputtingmoresocialinfluenceinfirstplacethanmalegraduates.（4）Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.FemaleStudentsAreConcernedaboutSocietyB.YoungPeople'sHappinessDoesn'tDependonMoneyC.GraduatesBecomeMoreInterestedinChallengingJobsD.ManyGraduatesWouldTakeaPayCuttoMakeaDifference【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）C（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，通過(guò)工作能有一個(gè)積極的社會(huì)影響對(duì)年輕人的幸福至關(guān)重要。（1）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第三段中的“Besidesthis,thesurveyfoundthatfemalestudentsarefarmorelikelytoputsocialinfluenceinfirstplacethantheirmaleclassmates”除此之外，調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)女生比男生更有可能把社會(huì)影響放在第一位；以及“theresultsofaformerstudyshowingthatfemalemathsandsciencemajorsaremorelikelytosaytheygointothosefieldstomakeadifference.”以前的一項(xiàng)研究結(jié)果顯示，數(shù)學(xué)和科學(xué)專業(yè)女學(xué)生所占的比例更有可能說(shuō)她們進(jìn)入這些領(lǐng)域是為了有所作為，可以推斷出兩項(xiàng)調(diào)查的結(jié)果是一致的。都說(shuō)明了女性更愿意在工作中做出影響。故選B。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Onereasonfortheemphasis(強(qiáng)調(diào))onimprovingtheworldprobablyhastodowiththecultureofcolleges,whichencouragesstudentstoconnecttheirstudiesbacktoreal-worldproblems.”強(qiáng)調(diào)改善世界的一個(gè)原因可能與大學(xué)文化有關(guān)，大學(xué)文化鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生將他們的學(xué)習(xí)與現(xiàn)實(shí)世界的問(wèn)題聯(lián)系起來(lái)。故選C。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Thesurveyfoundthat72percentofgraduatingcollegeseniorsbelievebeingabletohaveapositivesocialinfluencethroughtheirworkisessentialtotheirhappiness.”調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，72%的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生認(rèn)為通過(guò)工作產(chǎn)生積極的社會(huì)影響對(duì)他們的幸福至關(guān)重要?？芍?，多數(shù)的畢業(yè)生都認(rèn)可工作產(chǎn)生的社會(huì)影響對(duì)他們而言是重要的。故選C。（4）考查主旨大意。通過(guò)第一段的調(diào)查結(jié)論得出：通過(guò)工作產(chǎn)生積極的社會(huì)影響對(duì)他們的幸福至關(guān)重要。所以，文章主要闡述年輕人的幸福取決于在工作中改變世界；再根據(jù)第二段中的“Makingadifferenceissoimportanttothemthat45percentsaytheywouldtakea15percentpaycuttoworkatanorganizationthathasasocialorenvironmentalinfluence,and58percentsaytheywouldtakeapaycuttoworkforanorganizationwhosevaluesarethesameastheirown.”對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)，改變世界是如此重要，以至于45%的人說(shuō)他們?cè)敢饨邮?5%的減薪去為一個(gè)對(duì)社會(huì)或環(huán)境有影響的組織工作，58%的人說(shuō)他們?cè)敢饨邮軠p薪去一個(gè)與他們價(jià)值觀相同的組織工作。綜上所述，選D?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。4．閱讀理解

AHarvardstudyoftheirgraduatesoverthirtyyearsfoundthattherewereonlyasmallpercentage(3%)ofthemwhoactuallywrotedowntheirgoals-andthesewerethemostsuccessful!Youcanbecertainthateveryoneofthosestudentshadrepeatedlyheardthevalueofgoalsetting.Yetonly3%actuallywrotedowntheirgoalsconsistently.Imaginewhatyoucandoifyoubothwritedownyourgoalsand,then,focusonthemconsistently,untiltheyareaccomplished!

Whatisitthatcausesthe"NewYear'sResolutionSyndrome"?Peoplemakeresolutions,workhardatthemforafewweeks,maybeevenafewmonths,andthenforgetthem.Nextyear,theymakethesameNewYear'sresolutions.Thatisthesyndrome.Sowhydosomanypeopledoit?

Theymaybemakinggoalsthataretooglobal,andtoounrealistic.Theelephantanalogy(比喻)isstillthebestoneIknowoftoillustrategoodgoalsetting."Howdoyoueatanelephant?Onespoonfulatatime."Soitiswithgoals.Makespoonsizegoalsandaccomplishthemeasily.Onceyou'vemasteredthis,getabiggerspoon!

Youmayhavetoomanypeopleinyourlifewhoconsciouslyorsubconsciouslyareunwillingorunabletosupportyoutoreachyourgoals.Surroundyourselfwithpeoplewhowantyoutohavewhatyouwantforyourself.Supporteachotherandyou'llallachieveyourhighestgoals.

Wemustbecarefulnottoconfusebusynesswithprogress.Beselectiveabouthowyouuseyourtimeandwhatyoufocuson.Successoftencomeswhenyouknowwhattoleaveout,ratherthanwhattoincludeinyourlife.

Goalsettingislikethepigandchickenwhowereoutforawalkintownearlyonemorning.Thechickenbecamereallyexcitedwhenshesawasignthatsaid"Ham&Eggs,$2.99".Shesaidtothepig,"Look,we'vegotdoublebillingagain."Thepiggruntedandsaid,"That'sallrightforyoutosay.Foryou,it'sallinaday'swork.Forme,it'stotalcommitment."Goalsettingisallinaday'swork.Goalachievementistotalcommitment.（1）WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A.FewHarvardstudentsknowtheimportanceofsettinggoals.B.Writingdowngoalsisunhelpfulinachievingthem.C.AverysmallpercentageofHarvardstudentscansucceed.D.Keepingworkingongoalseventuallyleadstovictory.（2）WhatcanweknowaboutNewYear'sresolutions?A.Theyarereallydifficulttoachieve.B.Mostpeoplegivethemuphalfway.C.Theyshouldbedifferentfromyeartoyear.D.Mostpeoplemakenoefforttoachievethem.（3）Accordingtotheelephantanalogy,whensettinggoals,weshould

.A.askforothers'adviceB.setgreatandworthygoalsC.breakabiggoalintosmallerpiecesD.refertothegoalswesetearlier（4）Whatdoesthestoryofthepigandchickenimply?A.Romeisnotbuiltinoneday.B.Whenthecatisaway,themicewillplay.C.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.D.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.（5）Whatcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Goalsonlyworkwhenyoudo!B.Surroundingscontributetosuccess!C.WaystomakeNewYear'sresolutionsD.Suggestionsforsettingrealisticgoals【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）C（4）A（5）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，講述只有很少的人能夠堅(jiān)持寫(xiě)下自己的目標(biāo)，而這部分人是最成功的，同時(shí)也說(shuō)明了實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)需要注意的幾個(gè)方面：第一，學(xué)會(huì)分解目標(biāo)；第二，找到能夠支持自己的人；第三，不要混淆忙碌與進(jìn)步；第四，目標(biāo)設(shè)定很容易，但是實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)是一個(gè)長(zhǎng)期的過(guò)程。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“AHarvardstudyoftheirgraduatesoverthirtyyearsfoundthattherewereonlyasmallpercentage(3%)ofthemwhoactuallywrotedowntheirgoals-andthesewerethemostsuccessful!”可知，只有3%的人能夠?qū)懴伦约旱哪繕?biāo)，而這些人是最成功的，故可以推測(cè)出，只有不斷堅(jiān)持，朝目標(biāo)前進(jìn)的人才能成功，故選D。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Peoplemakeresolutions,workhardatthemforafewweeks,maybeevenafewmonths,andthenforgetthem.”可知，人們往往年初做決心，前幾周，甚至前幾個(gè)月很努力，但是之后就拋之于九霄云外，可知，很多人半途而廢，故選B。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的"Howdoyoueatanelephant?Onespoonfulatatime."Soitiswithgoals.Makespoonsizegoalsandaccomplishthemeasily.可知，設(shè)置目標(biāo)跟吃大象是一樣的，把目標(biāo)分成小部分，就很容易實(shí)現(xiàn)這些目標(biāo)了，故可知，要學(xué)會(huì)分解目標(biāo)，故選C。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Goalsettingisallinaday'swork.Goalachievementistotalcommitment.”可知，設(shè)定目標(biāo)很短，但是達(dá)成目標(biāo)則需要完全的付出，根據(jù)選項(xiàng)，與A選項(xiàng)，羅馬不是一日建成的，意思符合，故選A。（5）考查主旨大意?？v觀全文可知，本文講述只有很少的人能夠堅(jiān)持寫(xiě)下自己的目標(biāo)，而這部分人是最成功的，同時(shí)也說(shuō)明了實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)需要注意的幾個(gè)方面：第一，學(xué)會(huì)分解目標(biāo)；第二，找到能夠支持自己的人；第三，不要混淆忙碌與進(jìn)步；第四，目標(biāo)設(shè)定很容易，但是實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)是一個(gè)長(zhǎng)期的過(guò)程，故選A?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解

Almostnoneofushavethetimetoreadeverythingwe'dliketoread.Yetwelosecountlesshourstodailyactivitiesthatbringuslittlejoyliketakingbusesandwaitinginline.Whatifwecouldturntheselittleblocksofunoccupiedtimeintopreciousandrewardingmomentsforlearningandreflection?

Foundedin2012,iReader,amicro-learningapponmobilephones,bringsthebiggestideasfrombest-sellingbooksthrough15-minuteaudio(音頻)andtext.Sofar,morethan3,000bookshavebeenincluded,rangingfrompsychologyandparentingtomanagementandeconomics,withnewtitlesaddedeveryday.

Readerispioneeringanewmethodofreading,withover9millionusersenjoyingthebenefitsalready.AccordingtothePewResearchCenter(PRC),theBritishreadjust4paperbooksayearandover25%haven'treadasinglepaperbookthisyear,butreadingisn'tdying.TherearenowmorewaysfortheBritishtoreadthaneverbefore,duetothewidespreaduseofe-booksandaudiobooks.

ThebooksiniReaderarerewrittentoensureitiseasytorememberthemaincontent.Thewaythecontentiseditedhasbeenspecificallydesignedtoensureitisusefulinpractice.Besides,thecontentisrewrittenwithrelevantexamplesinreallife,whichmeansusersaremorelikelytorememberandapplywhatishelpfultothem.

HolgerSeim,Germanco-founderofthisapp,declares,"iReadergivesyouthebiggestideasintheshortestpossibletime.Ittransformsgreatideasintolittlepacksyoucanlistentoorreadinjust15minutes."（1）Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledointheunoccupiedtime?A.

Readandthink.

B.

Writeandshare.C.

Avoidtakingbuses.

D.

Bringjoytodailyroutines.（2）WhatcanweinferfromthePRCfindings?A.TheBritishbenefitalotfromreading.B.Readingmethodsaremoreimportantthanbefore.C.Digitaltechnologyaretakingtheplaceofpaperbooks.D.NewformsofbooksarechangingthewaytheBritishread.（3）HowdoesiReadermakethecontenteasytoremember?A.Bybringingfuntoit.B.Bymakingituseful.C.Byusingartisticdesigns.D.Bytakingusersasexamples.（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.iReaderPreventsReadingfromDyingB.iReaderUnitesWorldwideBook-loversC.iReader:TheBestNewAppCreationD.iReader:BigIdeasinSmallPackages【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）B（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了一種閱讀方式：iReader。它開(kāi)創(chuàng)了一種新的閱讀方式，已經(jīng)有超過(guò)900萬(wàn)的用戶享受到了這種好處，同時(shí)也正改變著英國(guó)人的閱讀方式。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。第一段中的“Almostnoneofushavethetimetoreadeverythingwe'dliketoread.”幾乎沒(méi)有人有時(shí)間讀我們想讀的所有東西；以及最后一段中的“Whatifwecouldturntheselittleblocksofunoccupiedtimeintopreciousandrewardingmomentsforlearningandreflection?”可知作者認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該把空閑的時(shí)間變成寶貴的、有價(jià)值的學(xué)習(xí)和反思的時(shí)間，即作者建議我們利用空閑時(shí)間來(lái)閱讀和思考，故選A。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“TherearenowmorewaysfortheBritishtoreadthaneverbefore,duetothewidespreaduseofe-booksandaudiobooks.”可知由于電子書(shū)和有聲書(shū)的廣泛使用，英國(guó)人現(xiàn)在有了比以往更多的閱讀方式。即從PRC的發(fā)現(xiàn)中我們能得知新的書(shū)籍形式正在改變英國(guó)人的閱讀方式。故選D。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“Thewaythecontentiseditedhasbeenspecificallydesignedtoensureitisusefulinpractice.”可知iReader通過(guò)使得目錄有助于實(shí)踐來(lái)讓內(nèi)容更容易記住，故選B。（4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)最后一段中的“iReadergivesyouthebiggestideasintheshortestpossibletime.Ittransformsgreatideasintolittlepacksyoucanlistentoorreadinjust15minutes.”可知iReader能在最短的時(shí)間內(nèi)給你最大的想法。它把偉大的想法轉(zhuǎn)化成小包裝，你可以在15分鐘內(nèi)聽(tīng)或讀。再結(jié)合文章內(nèi)容可知，文章主要是說(shuō)明了iReader這種新的閱讀方式是小包裝里的大創(chuàng)意，故選D?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀理解

Shetookupskatingatage85,madeherfirstmovieappearanceatage114,andheldaconcertintheneighborhoodonher121stbirthday.

Whenitcomestolonglife,JeanneCalmentistheworld'srecordholder.Shelivedtotheripeoldageof122.Sois122theupperlimittothehumanlifespan(壽命)?Ifscientistscomeupwithsomesortofpillordietthatwouldslowaging,couldwepossiblymakeitto150－orbeyond?

Researchersdon'tentirelyagreeontheanswers."Calmentlivedto122,soitwouldn'tsurprisemeifsomeonealivetodayreaches130or135,"saysJerryShayattheUniversityofTexas.

SteveAustadattheUniversityofTexasagrees."Peoplecanlivemuchlongerthanwethink,"hesays."Expertsusedtosaythathumanscouldn'tlivepast110.WhenCalmentblewpastthatage,theyraisedthenumberto120.Sowhycan'twegohigher?"

Thetroublewithguessinghowoldpeoplecanlivetobeisthatit'salljustguessing."Anyonecanmakeupanumber,"saysRichMillerattheUniversityofMichigan."UsuallythescientistwhopicksthehighestnumbergetshisnameinTimemagazine."

Won'tnewanti-agingtechniqueskeepusaliveforcenturies?Anycure,saysMiller,foragingwouldprobablykeepmostofuskickinguntilabout120.Researchersareworkingontreatmentsthatlengthenthelifespanofmiceby50percentatmost.So,iftheaveragehumanlifespanisabout80years,saysMiller,"addinganother50percentwouldgetyouto120."

Sowhatcanweconcludefromthislittledisagreementamongtheresearchers?Thatlifespanisflexible(有彈性的),butthereisalimit,saysGeorgeMartinoftheUniversityofWashington."Wecangetfliestolive50percentlonger,"hesays."Butafly'snevergoingtolive150years."Ofcourse,ifyoubecameanewspecies(物種),onethatagesataslowerspeed,thatwouldbeadifferentstory,headds.

DoesMartinreallybelievethathumanscouldevolve(進(jìn)化)theirwaytolongerlife?"It'sprettycooltothinkabout,"hesayswithasmile.（1）WhatdoesthestoryofJeanneCalmentprovetous?A.Peoplecanliveto122.B.Oldpeoplearecreative.C.Womenaresportyat85.D.Womenlivelongerthanmen.（2）AccordingtoSteveAustadattheUniversityofTexas,______.A.theaveragehumanlifespancouldbe110B.scientistscannotfindwaystoslowagingC.fewpeoplecanexpecttolivetoover150D.researchersarenotsurehowlongpeoplecanlive（3）Whowouldagreethatascientistwillbecomefamousifhemakesthewildestguessatlongevity?A.JerryShay.B.SteveAustad.C.RichMiller.D.GeorgeMartin.（4）Whatcanweinferfromthelastthreeparagraphs?A.Mostofuscouldbegoodatsportsevenat120.B.Theaveragehumanlifespancannotbedoubled.C.Scientistsbelievemiceareagingataslowerspeedthanbefore.D.Newtechniquescouldbeusedtochangefliesintoanewspecies【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了科學(xué)家對(duì)長(zhǎng)壽的不同觀點(diǎn)和對(duì)延長(zhǎng)人的壽命的不同理解。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“JeanneCalmentistheworld'srecordholder.Shelivedtotheripeoldageof122.”說(shuō)明人們可以活到122歲，故選A。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。文章第四段中的“Peoplecanlivemuchlongerthanwethink.”可知人類能活多長(zhǎng)仍是未知數(shù)，故選D。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“UsuallythescientistwhopicksthehighestnumbergetshisnameinTimemagazine."，可知RichMiller認(rèn)為科學(xué)家們，只要瘋狂的想法找機(jī)會(huì)成名，因此選C。（4）考查推理判斷。最后三段提到了在老鼠身上做的實(shí)驗(yàn)，證明生命是可以通過(guò)抗老技術(shù)延長(zhǎng)的，但同時(shí)又提到生命是有限度的?？茖W(xué)家通過(guò)試驗(yàn)證實(shí)人類平均壽命的跨度不能翻倍，故選B?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇健康類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。7．閱讀理解

Incollegesaroundthecountry,moststudentsarealsoworkers.

Therealityofcollegecanbeprettydifferentfromtheimagespresentedinmoviesandtelevision.Insteadofthestudentswhowakeuplate,partyallthetime,andstudyonlybeforeexams,manycollegesarefullofstudentswithpressingschedulesofnotjustclassesandactivities,butrealjobs,too.

Thisisn'tatemporaryphenomenon.Theshareofworkingstudentshasbeenontherisesincethe1970s,andone-fifthofstudentsworkyearround.Aboutone-quarterofthosewhoworkwhileattendingschoolhavebothafull-courseloadandafull-timejob.Thearrangementcanhelppayfortuition(學(xué)費(fèi))andlivingcosts,obviously.Andthere'svalueinitbeyondthedirectcause:suchjobscanalsobecriticalfordevelopingimportantprofessionalandsocialskillsthatmakeiteasiertolandajobaftergraduation.Withmanyemployerslookingforstudentswithalready-developedskillsets,on-the-jobtrainingwhileincollegecanbethebestwaytoensureajoblateron.

Butit'snotallupside.Evenfull-timeworkmaynotcompletelycoverthecostoftuitionandlivingexpenses.Thestudynotesthatifastudentworkedafull-timejobatthefederalminimumwage,theywouldearnjustover$15,000eachyear,certainlynotenoughtopayfortuition,room,andboardatmanycollegeswithoutsomeseriousfinancialaid.Thatmeansthatthoughthey'resacrificingtimeawayfromtheclassroom,manyworkingstudentswillstillgraduatewithatleastsomedebt.Andworkingfulltimecanreducethechancethatstudentswillgraduateatall,bycuttingintothetimeavailableforstudyingandattendingclasses.

Thereislittlerewardforattendingbutnotfinishingcollege

Studentswhoendupleavingschoolbecauseofdifficultyinmanagingworkandclassarelikelytofindthemselvesstuckinsomeofthesamejobstheymighthavegotteniftheyhadn'tgoneatall.Thedifficultyofworkingtoomuchwhileinschoolcancreateacyclethatpushesstudentsfurtherintodebtwithoutreceivinganyofthefinancialorcareerbenefits.（1）Accordingtothepassage,therealityofcollegestudentsisthat________.A.theythrowpartiesalotB.theystayuplateeverynightC.theyworkbesidesattendingclassesD.theypaynoattentiontoexams（2）Whatistheindirectcauseofanincreasingnumberofworkingstudents?A.Theneedofdevelopingsocialnetworks.B.Thelackofsummerjobsforyoungadults.C.Thechanceoffindingajobaftergraduation.D.Theexpensesofhightuitionandlivingcosts.（3）Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.workingstudentsaremorelikelytofinishcollegeB.studentscancovertheircollegeexpensesthroughworkingC.studentsreceiveahugerewardformanagingworkandclassD.workingwhileattendingschoolmaynothelpstudentsgetcareerbenefits（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheDifficultiesofLandingaJobB.TheStruggleofWork-SchoolBalanceC.TheRewardofWorkingWhileStudyingD.TheImagesofWorkingCollegeStudents【答案】（1）C（2）C（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，講述大學(xué)生在校期間學(xué)習(xí)和工作平衡的利與弊。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Incollegesaroundthecountry,moststudentsarealsoworkers.和第二段中manycollegesarefullofstudentswithpressingschedulesofnotjustclassesandactivities,butrealjobs,too.”可知，在大學(xué)里面，多數(shù)的學(xué)生也是工人。他們既要忙于學(xué)習(xí)和參加活動(dòng)又要忙著工作。故選C。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Withmanyemployerslookingforstudentswithalready-developedskillsets,on-the-jobtrainingwhileincollegecanbethebestwaytoensureajoblateron.”可知，很多老板聘用具備成熟技能的學(xué)生，大學(xué)期間的工作培訓(xùn)可能是以后找工作的最好方法。這是大學(xué)生參加工作的間接原因，故選C。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Thedifficultyofworkingtoomuchwhileinschoolcancreateacyclethatpushesstudentsfurtherintodebtwithoutreceivinganyofthefinancialorcareerbenefits.”在校期間工作太多可能對(duì)學(xué)生的財(cái)務(wù)和職業(yè)發(fā)展并無(wú)益處。故選D。（4）考查主旨大意?？v觀全文可知，本文講述大學(xué)生在校期間工作均衡的利與弊。TheStruggleofWork-SchoolBalance“在校期間學(xué)習(xí)工作平衡的沖突”概括了全文內(nèi)容，適合作為標(biāo)題。故選B。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解

Otherpeoplemayhavetheirownideasaboutourlives.Wecanvaluetheiradv