高考英语一轮复习第一部分模块知识Unit4Pygmalion限时规范训练新人教版选修8
第一部分 选修 8 Unit 4
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2016湖南师大附中高三上学期第三次月考，B)
On a cold winter day in Denver, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the co-author of the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series and the author of The Success Principles.What Jack had become was a version of what I wanted to be.
During his talk, Jack reached for his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, “Who wants this？”
Hands shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would choose.But I ran up the stairs to the stage and grabbed the bill from his hand.He turned to me and said, “Yes, that's it! Instead of waiting around for opportunities, simply take the initiative and create what we want！”
After this week, I asked for his personal e-mail address and sent him e-mail sharing my views and dreams.He kindly e-mailed back simple encouragement such as “Keep thinking and playing bigger; it's much more fun that way.Love, Jack.” Then I got occupied with other things in life and I stopped e-mail Jack.
A year later, my dream gradually faded.I had this idea if I got back in touch with Jack.I e-mailed him again and again but got no response.As I sat down at my computer to check my e-mail for the fifth time in 15 minutes, an inspiration came like lighting: What was I doing? Was I waiting for the prize of life? I knew I needed to do something about all this waiting.I was going to write a book, which I would call “Waiting for Jack”！
It all sounded good, but then reality hit.Some nights I cried and wanted to give up.I wrote and rewrote.Even though I could feel the fear, I did it anyway.Fortunately, three years later, Waiting for Jack turns out a best-seller on Amazon!
We all have a “Jack” for whom we wait—whether it's a person, a place or a thing.Now I would like to ask you: what are you waiting for?
( )1.From the first paragraph we can learn that the author ________. A．wanted Jack to autograph her book B．wanted to be as successful as Jack
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高考英语一轮复习第一部分模块知识Unit4Pygmalion限时规范训练新人教版选修8 C．wanted to make friends with Jack D．wanted to get help from Jack
( )2.It can be inferred from the passage that Jack Canfield is probably a person who ________.
A．enjoys playing a lot B．likes showing off his wealth C．seldom takes risks
D．welcomes challenges in life
( )3.How did the author lose contact with Jack? A．She and Jack had an argument. B．She had no time to contact Jack. C．Jack was too proud to get along with. D．She was too upset with her broken dream.
( )4.What might be the theme of the book Waiting for Jack? A．The disappointment of waiting for her hero Jack. B．The need to keep waiting for the prize of our life. C．The importance of taking action to achieve a goal. D．The harm of blindly worshipping others as heroes.
【主旨大意】本文为记叙文，题材为故事阅读类。本文通过作者等待畅销书作家“杰克”的邮件的同时，开始创作一本名为《等待杰克》的书成为亚马逊网的热门书的故事，告诉我们在我们的人生中，每个人都有一个等待的目标，仅仅等待是不够的，而要行动。
1．【答案】B
【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段“I asked for his personal e-mail address and sent him e-mail sharing my views and dreams”可以推知作者的dream是和Jack一样成功。
2．【答案】D
【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段“Keep thinking and playing bigger; it's much more fun that way.Love, Jack.”他回复作者的邮件说要他“保持梦想并且挑战更多，那样更有趣”，可以看出Jack本人喜欢挑战。
3．【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段“Then I got occupied with other things in life and I stopped e-mail Jack”可以知道她写完邮件之后一直忙于别的事情停止了给Jack写邮件。所以正确答案是B。
4．【答案】C
【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章的后三段可以得知，作者停止了“等待”，自己着手写
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高考英语一轮复习第一部分模块知识Unit4Pygmalion限时规范训练新人教版选修8 了一本书并成为畅销书的故事来阐明本文的主题：要达到自己的目标，最重要的是采取行动。
B
(2016辽宁实验中学高三上学期阶段测试，C)
When should people be made to retire? 55? 65? Should there be a compulsory age limit?
Many old people work well into their 70s and 80s, running families, countries or corporations.Other people, however, despite being fit and highly talented, are forced to retire in their fifties or even earlier because of the regulations of a company or the nation.This essay will examine whether people should be allowed to continue working as long as they want or whether they should be encouraged to retire at a particular stage.
Some people think there are several arguments for allowing older people to continue working as long as they are able.First of all, older employees have an immense amount of knowledge and experience which can be lost to a business or organization if they are made to retire.A second point is that older employees are often extremely loyal employees and are more willing to carry out company policies than younger less committed staff.However, a more important point is regarding the attitudes in society to old people.To force someone to resign or retire at 60 indicates that the society does not value the input of these people and that effectively their useful life is over.Age is irrelevant to a working life, surely if older employees are told they cannot work after 60, this is age discrimination.That they become old does not necessarily mean they are going to be sick.Old people could be more aware, experienced and committed than some youngsters.
Others, however, think that allowing older people to work indefinitely is not a good policy.Age alone is no guarantee of ability.Old people are only ambitious workaholics who are too selfish and self-centered to believe that a younger person could do better.Actually, many younger employees have more experience or skills than older staff, who may have been stuck in one area or unfit for most of their working lives.Having compulsory retirement allows new ideas in an organization.In addition, without age limits, however, many people would continue to work purely because they did not have any other plans or roles.A third point of view is that older people should be rewarded by society for their life's labor by being given generous pensions and the freedom to enjoy their leisure.We now have youngsters who can't find jobs because old people are choosing not to retire.Old people are not retiring because
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高考英语一轮复习第一部分模块知识Unit4Pygmalion限时规范训练新人教版选修8
