2009高考英語(yǔ)復(fù)習(xí)課堂限時(shí)強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練——閱讀理解（二十七）（附詳解）.doc.doc

十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載2009高考英語(yǔ)復(fù)習(xí)課堂限時(shí)強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練閱讀理解（二十七）1YOUdontneedmillionstobehappy.Infact,atTheHappinessInstituteinAustralia,acoupleofhundreddollarsmaybeenough.Theinstituteopeneditsdoorslastyear,and,sincethen,menandwomenofallageshavebeenpayingA$200anhour(US$140)forlessonsonhowtofeelgreat.“Youcanactuallyincreaseyourhappinesslevels.Thatswhatweteach,”saidTimothySharp,founderoftheinstitute.Expertssaythatonlyabout15percentofhappinesscomesfromincome,assetsandotherfinancialfactors.Asmuchas85percentcomesfromthingssuchasattitude,lifecontrolandrelationships.Mostofusaresignificantlybetterofffinanciallythanourparentsandgrandparents,buthappinesslevelshaventchangedtoreflectthat.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mStudiesshowthatoncethebasicneedsofshelterandfoodaremet,additionalwealthaddsverylittletohappiness.Manydecadesago,the“sageofBaltimore,Maryland”,editorHLMencken,definedwealthasearningUS$100morethanyour“wifessistershusband.”Behavioraleconomistsnowsaypartofthereasonwearericherbutnothappierisbecausewecompareourselvestopeoplebetteroffmaterially.“Theargumentisthatifyouwanttobehappytheresaverysimplethingyoucando:Compareyourselftopeoplewhoarelesswelloffthanyoupoorer,smallerhouse,car,”saidSharp.TheHappinessInstituteaimstoshowyouhowtoovercometheseunhappinessfactorsbyfocusingon“morethanjustyourbankaccount.”“IfIcomparemyselftoBillGatesthenImalwaysgoingtobedown,”saidSharp.Abetterthingtocomparewith,hesaid,mightbeKerryPacker,Australiasrichestpersonwhohashadakidneytransplantandheartsurgeryinrecentyears.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.YoucanincreaseyourhappinesslevelsbyattendingtheclassesattheHappinessInstitute.B.Mostofusarehappierthanourparentsorgrandparentssinceweearnmore.C.EarningUS$100十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載D.BothBillGatesandKerryPackerareexamplesofthosewhoareextremelyrichbutobviouslyunhappy.2.Theunderlinedphrasehasthesamemeaningastheword_.A.healthyB.unhealthyC.freeD.wealthy3.Theauthorwrotethepassagetotellus_.A.happinessiseverythingw.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mB.wealthisthefoundationofhappinessC.havefunattheHappinessInstituteD.moneydoesntalwaysmeanhappiness2Thefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidntknow.Istooduptolookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladybeamingupatmewithasmilethatlitupherentirebeing.Shesaid,“Hi,girl!MynameisRose.Im87yearsold.CanIgiveyouahug?”Ilaughedandenthusiastically（熱情地）responded,“Ofcourseyoumay!”andshegavemeagiantsqueeze.“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoung,innocentage?”Iasked.Shejokinglyreplied,“Imheretomeetarichhusband,getmarried,haveacoupleofchildren,andthenretireandtravel!”“Noseriously,”Isaid.Iwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatherage.“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowImgettingone!”shetoldme.Overthecourseoftheyear,Rosebecameacampusiconandsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shelovedtodressupandshereveledintheattentionbestoweduponherfromtheotherstudents.Shewaslivingitup.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.Illneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.“Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold；wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereareonlytwosecretstostayingyoung,beinghappy,andachievingsuccess.Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.Youvegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreams,youdie!”shesaid.“Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Ifyouarenineteenyearsoldandlieinbedforonefullyearanddontdooneproductivething,youwillturn20yearsolder.IfIam87yearsold,andstayinbedforayear,andneverdoanything,Iwillturn88.Anybodycangrowolder.Buteveryminutecountsforyoungmen,”十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載“Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingtheopportunityinchange.Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydonthaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.”w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mSheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysinging“TheSongofRose”.Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyrics（歌詞）andlivethemoutinourdailylives.Attheyearsend,Rosefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyearsago.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.4.Rosemadeherselfknowntotheauthorina_manner.A.seriousB.coldC.humorousD.crazy5.Fromtheinformationprovidedinthepassage,weknow_.A.RosefinishedthecollegedegreewithinayearB.RosedidrealizeherdreamofmeetingarichhusbandandgettingmarriedthroughcollegeeducationC.RoseenjoyedhercampuslifeverymuchD.Rosegrewsooldthatshestoppedplaying6.Rosedeliveredthespeech_.A.atthegraduationB.whichshepreparedcarefullyC.endedwith“TheSongofRose”D.tochallengealltheotherspeakers7.Accordingtoherspeech,_.A.wheneveryouhaveadream,yousucceedB.allpeopledontgrowupwhilegrowingolderC.RoseusuallyregrettedhavingdonesomethingD.anine-year-oldisasoldasa87-year-oldifhedoesntdoanything3Herdsofzebra,impalaandgiraffefromSouthAfricasKrugerParkfoundanewhomeaspartoftheGreatLimpopoTransfrontierPark(GLTP)wildliferelocationproject.About1,000animals,fromthelargebluewildebeesttothestockywarthog,havebeenrelocatedtotheparkstraddlingSouthAfrican,MozambicanandZimbabweanterritory.ThegamefromSouthAfricaarrivedintheMassingirareaofMozambiquessouthernMaputoprovinceafteraone-and-a-half-hourtripbytruck.SouthAfricanNationalParkschiefexecutiveMavusoMsimangandthePeaceParksF十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載handedovertheanimalstoMozambicanrepresentatives.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m“Thisprojectisnotonlyaboutthemanagementofanecosystem,butalsoaboutcommunityempowermentandtourism,”Msimangsaid.Borderfencesarecomingdownwiththeestablishmentofthepark,whichwillbetheworldsbiggestgamereserve,toallowelephantsandotherherdstofollowancientmigrationroutes.Thepark,duetobeofficiallyopenednextyear,willbebiggerthantheNetherlands,coveringsome38,600squarekilometers(15,440squaremiles).Underathree-yearplan,about6,000animalsaretobemovedintothearea,wherewildlifewasdecimated（大批殺害）duringMozambiques25-yearcivilwar.AfricanWildlifeFoundationcommunitydevelopmentofficerJeremiahMachavisaid62communitieslivingintheareawouldbeaffectedbytheestablishmentofTransfrontierPark.Touristswillbeabletotravelacrossinternationalboundariesintheparkwithouthavingtoshowtheirpassports.TherelocationprocessstartedinOctoberlastyearwhenabout30elephantswerereleasedintothepark.8._isbeingestablishedtorelocatesomeAfricananimals.A.KrugerParkB.GLTPC.SouthAfricanNationalParkD.AfricanwildlifeFoundation9.HowmanymoreanimalswillbetakentoTransfrontierPark?A.about1,000B.about6,000Cabout5,000D.about7,00010.WhatwillnotbeaffectedbytheestablishmentofGLTP?A.theecosystemandtourismB.tourismandcommunitiesC.internationalboundariesD.Africanwildlife11.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat_.A.theherdsofanimalsmentionedinthefirstparagraphwerethefirsttobetakentotheparkB.theGreatLimpopoTransfrontierislocatedinMozambiqueC.noborderfenceswillbeseeninsidetheparksothatanimalscanmigrateD.theNetherlandsisthesecondlargestreservew.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m答案與解析十年高考網(wǎng)十年高考試題、高考模擬試題、教學(xué)資源下載1.A細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第三小節(jié)中的Youcanactuallyincreaseyourhappinesslevels.Thatswhatweteach可知A項(xiàng)正確。B項(xiàng)與文章的提供的信息正好相反，C項(xiàng)是形象化的說(shuō)明，并非真實(shí)條件與結(jié)果，D項(xiàng)中關(guān)于BillGates的說(shuō)法是文章所沒(méi)有說(shuō)明的。2.D詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)句子peoplewhoarelesswelloffthanyoupoorer,smallerhouse,car，以及前文出現(xiàn)的比較級(jí)betterofffinancially/materially，可知是指“富有”。3.D主旨?xì)w納題。本文