2015届高三英语考前热身专练人生百味类阅读2

2015届高考考前热身专练：人生百味类阅读

1. (2014届山东省菏泽市高三3月模拟考试英语试卷） Have you ever heard the saying “If you want a friend, be one”?

Here is how a new teacher made friends with the girls and boys in her class on the first day of school. As the bell rang, the teacher smiled at each girl and boy. Then she said in a quiet voice, “Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you in my class this year. I'd like to know each of you. I am sure we will enjoy working together.” Everyone felt that she meant what she said because of her sweet voice and her friendly look.

She told the girls and boys her name and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them some of the things she liked to do and she was hoping to do with them during the year.

Then she said to the class, “Now you know my name and the things I like and I want to know your names and the things you like. Then I will feel that I know you.”

Could you make friends by doing the same as this teacher did?

One way of getting to know girls and boys in your class is to find out more about them. It is often easy to be friends with those people who have the same hobbies with you. You play the same games and go on journeys together.

You may find that some new comers in your class miss their old friends and feel strange and lonely. You can invite them to take a walk or to ride bikes with you. You will find many things in common to talk about. Just talking together in a friendly manner is one good way to make friends.

20．What does the underlined sentence “If you want a friend, be one” in Paragraph 1 mean? A. You may have a friend by doing everything for him. B. You can make friends by doing what a friend should do. C. If you want to have a friend, try to make one be your friend. D. When you need a friend, you have to be a friend of yourself. 21．The teacher’s sweet voice and her friendly look _______. A. made every girl and boy happy

B. told the girls and boys everything about herself

C. showed that she would like to be a friend of the girls and boys’

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D. meant she wanted to tell the boys and girls something interesting 22．A new comer will be your friend if __________. A. he always thinks of his old friends B. you ask him to do something C. he knows you

D. you talk with him in a friendly way

23． If you want to make friends with others, which of the following shouldn’t you do? A. Learn more about them. C. Find out your differences. 24．What is the best title for this passage? A. How to Make Friends

B. Teachers Can Make Friends with Students C. A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed D. How to Be Friends with New Comers

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Any day we wish；we can discipline ourselves to change it a11．Any day we wish；we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge．Any day we wish；we can start a new activity．Any day we wish；we can start the process of life change．We can do it immediately，or next week，or next month，or next year．

We can also do nothing．We can pretend rather than perform．And if the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable，we can remain as we are．We can choose rest over labor，entertainment over education，delusion(幻想)over truth，and doubt over confidence．The choices are ours to make．But while we complain about the effect，we continue to nourish(助长)the cause．

As Shakespeare uniquely observed，“The fault is not in the stars，but in ourselves．’’We created our circumstances by our past choices．We have both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices beginning today．

Those who are in search of the good life do not need more answers or more time to think things over to reach better conclusions. They need the truth .They need the whole truth .And the responsibility to gkstknothing but the truth．

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B. Go on journeys together. D. Try to be the same as them.

We cannot allow our errors in judgment，repeated every day，to lead us down the wrong path．

We must keep coming back to those basics that make the biggest difference in how our life works out．And then we must make the very choices that will bring life，happiness and joy into our daily lives .

And if I may be so bold to offer my last piece of advice for someone seeking and needing to make changes in their life—If you don’t like how things are，change it !You’re not a tree．You have the ability to totally transform every area in your life — and it all begins with your very own power of choice．

25．The first paragraph tells us that_________. A．no one wants to be disciplined B．we often need some new knowledge C．taking activities does good to our health D．we want to change all the time

26．We may conclude from the second paragraph that A. whatever happens, we have to change ourselves B. people tend to nourish the cause of bad results C. whether we change or not depends on ourselves D. most choices we made are not good enough 27．From Shakespeare’s words，we know________. A．it is our duty to change for the better B．we complain a lot about our past choices C．sometimes we have to face the fate D．we should believe in ourselves in life

28．In the author’s opinion，if。you want a good life，what you need most is_______. A．self confidence B．good choices C．strong wills D．the truth 3.(2014届广西桂林中学高三2月月考英语试卷）

Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into actions. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and

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it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register（收款机）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash (现金), had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.

Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me,” was all he said.

What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

29．The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits_________ . A. hoped to have the food first and pay later B. promised to obey the store rules C. forgot to take any money with him D. could not afford anything more expensive

30．Which of the following best describes the old gentleman? A. kind and lucky B. friendly and helpful C. poor and lonely D. hurt and disappointed

31．The writer acted upon the store rules because_________ . A. he felt no pity for the old gentleman B. he considered the old man dishonest C. he expected someone else to pay for the old man D. he wanted to keep his present job

32．What does the writer learn from his experience? A. Wealth is more important than anything else

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B. Experience is better gained through practice C. Obeying the rules means more than compassion. D. Helping others is easier said than done 4.(2014届浙江省六校高三3月联考英语试卷）

A person, like a commodity, needs packaging. But going too far is absolutely undesirable. A little exaggeration(夸张) will do no harm when it shows the person’s unique qualities to their advantages. To show personal attractiveness in a casual and natural way, it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself. A skilled packager knows how to add art to nature without any signs of embellishment so that the person so packaged is not a commodity, but a human being, lively and lovely.

A young person, especially a female, shining with beauty and full of life, has all the favor granted. Youth however, comes and goes in a flash. Packaging for the middle-aged is primarily to hide the marks made by years. If you still enjoy life enough to keep self-confidence and work at pioneering work, you are unique in your natural qualities, and your attractiveness and grace will remain. Elderly people are beautiful if their river of life has been, through plains, mountains and jungles, running its course as it should. You have really lived your life, which now arrives at a self - satisfied stage of quietness and calmness with no interest in fame or wealth. There is no need to make use of hair dyeing. The snow-capped mountain itself is a beautiful scene of fairyland. Let your looks change from young to old in step with the natural ageing process so as to keep in harmony with nature, for harmony itself is beauty, while the other way round will only end in unpleasantness. To be in the company of the elderly is like reading a thick book of good edition, which attracts one so much that one is unwilling to part with it. As long as one finds where one stands, one knows how to package oneself, just as a commodity sets up its brand by the right packaging.

33．The underlined word in the first paragraph is closest to the word ______ in meaning. A. decoration B. clarification C. movement D. identification 34．It can be concluded from the text that ______. A. people should be packaged at all ages B. people should be packaged in a special way C. elderly people also care about packaging

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D. proper packaging makes people attractive 35．For the middle-aged, attractiveness ______ . A. hardly exists B. is the strongest C. comes from the inside D. comes from the appearance

36．According to the author, if you want to keep in harmony with nature, you should ______. A. dye your hair B. make up at a young age C. follow the ageing process D. give up fame and wealth 37．The underlined sentence means that elderly people ______. A. are usually packaged like a finely-made book B. experience a lot and have rich knowledge of life C. do a lot of traveling and can give you much information D. enjoy reading thick books about beautiful nature and fairyland 5.(2014届广东省汕头市高三3月高考模拟英语试卷）

One of the greatest sources of unhappiness，in my experience，is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are．

When we see something we don’t like，we wish it could be different．We cry out for something better．That may be human nature，or perhaps it’s something ingrained(根深蒂固的) in our culture．The root of the unhappiness isn’t necessarily that we want things to be different．However, it’s that we decided we didn’t like it in the first place．We’ve judged it as bad，rather than saying, “It's not bad or good，and it just is it．”

In one of my books，I said“You should expect people to mess up and expect things to go differently than you planned”．Some readers said it's too sorrowful to expect things to go wrong．However, it’s only negative if you see it as negative and judge it as bad．Instead，you could accept it as the way the world works and try to understand why that is．

This can be applied to whatever you do：how other people act at work，how politics works and how depressing the news media can be．Accept these things as they are，and try to understand why they’re that way．It will save you a lot of sadness，because you’ll no longer say,“Oh．1 wish bad things didn’t happen!’’

Does it mean you can never change things? Not at a11．But change things not because you can’t accept things as they are，but because you enjoy the process of changing，learning and

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growing．

Can we make this world a better place? You can say that you’11 continue to try to do things to help others，to grow as a person，to make a difference in this world．That’s the correct path you choose to take，because you enjoy that path．Therefore，when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference，try a different approach：accept，and understand．It might lead to some interesting results．

38．The author believes that we feel unhappy maybe because ___________. A．it is our natural emotion in the life B．culture asks us to be different from others C．everyone has their own opinions on things D．we dislike something in the beginning

39．Some readers think the words in the author’s book is too ______________. A．depressing B．frightening C．delighting D．idealistic

40．In Paragraph 4，the underlined word \． A．acting well at work and in politics B．feeling depressed for the news media

C．accepting and understanding what has happened D．saying something negative when bad things come 41．In the last paragraph，you are advised _____________． A．to help others and make a difference B．to enjoy what you have to do in the work C．to judge yourself and make a wish for you D．to try a new way when making the world better 42．What is the main theme of the passage? A．Expecting things to be different gives us hope． B．Accepting can make our life happier and better． C．Traditional culture becomes root of unhappiness． D．Judging good or bad is important for our world． 【答案】 20．B

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21．C 22．D 23．C 24．A 【解析】

【答案】 25．D 26．C 27．A 28．B 【解析】

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