Ⅰ.阅读理解
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(2018·河南八市测评)
Manyoftheworld’smostsuccessfulpeoplewereoncefailures.Herearethestoriesofafewofthem. AbrahamLincoln (1809-1865)
AbrahamLincolnwasoneofAmerica’sgreatestleaders,takingthecountrythroughtheCivilWar (from1861to1865).However,hislifewasnevereasy.Hestartednumerousbusinessesthatfailed,hewentbankrupttwice
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andwasdefeatedin26campaignsforpublicoffice.Helatersaid
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“Mygreatconcernisnotwhetheryouhavefailed,butwhetheryouarecontentwithyourfailure.”
VincentVanGogh (1853-1890)
VanGoghisoneofthemostfamousandinfluentialpaintersinthehistoryofWesternArt.He’srenownedforpaintingssuchasTheStarryNight
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ThePotatoEatersandSunflowers.However
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duringhislifetime,VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingforaverysmallamountofmoney.Despitethis,hecarriedonpainting
somethingevengoingwithoutfoodsohecouldcompletehiscollectionofover800knownworks.
AlbertEinstein (1879-1955)
AlbertEinsteinwontheNoblePrizeinPhysicsin1921.However,hewasn’talwaysconsidereda“
genius
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Hedidn’tspeakuntilhewasfour
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andcouldn’treaduntilhewasseven.Histeachersandparentsthoughthewasslow
sohewasexpelledfromschoolandcouldn’tgetintotheZurichPolytechnicSchool.Helaterfamouslysaid,“Successisfailureinprogress.”
StephenKing (born1947)
StephenKingisoneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltimewasrejectedbyabout30publishers.Eventually
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buthisfirstbook
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Carrie
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Stephenthrewitinthebin
buthiswifefisheditoutandencouragedhimtoresubmitit,whichhedid...successfullythistime!
语篇解读 世界上有许多人在成功之前都遭遇了失败,本文就为我们列举了几位著名人物的相关事例。 1.WhichstatementisTRUEaboutAbrahamLincoln? A.HeledtheAmericanWarofIndependence.
B.Heneversucceededinhisbusiness. C.Hewasfullofcourageandperseverance. D.HeisthegreatestpresidentoftheUnitedStates. 答案 C
解析 推理判断题。由AbrahamLincoln部分的最后一句“Helatersaid,‘Mygreatconcernisnotwhetheryouhavefailed,butwhetheryouarecontentwithyourfailure.’”可推断出,虽然历经失败,但亚伯拉罕·林肯仍充满勇气并坚持不懈,故选C。
2.Whobecamefamousallovertheworldafterhisdeath? A.AbrahamLincoln. B.VincentVanGogh. C.AlbertEinstein. D.StephenKing. 答案 B
解析 推理判断题。由VincentVanGogh部分的第三句“However,duringhislifetime,VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingforaverysmallamountofmoney.”可推断出梵·高是在去世之后,才闻名于全世界的,故选B。
3.WhatwasthemostlikelyreasonforAlbertEinstein’sdroppingoutofschool? A.Hewastooslowtolearn. B.Hecouldn’tspeakorread. C.Histeacherthoughthewasstupid. D.Hedidn’tobeytheschoolrules. 答案 C 解析 “
推理判断题。由
AlbertEinstein
部分的第四句
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Histeachersandparentsthoughthewasslow
sohewasexpelledfromschoolandcouldn’tgetintotheZurichPolytechnicSchool.”可推断出爱因斯坦被退学,最可能的原因就是老师认为他很笨,slow在此处意为“迟钝的,笨的”,故选C。
4.Whatdothesepeoplehaveincommon? A.TheyareallAmericans. B.Theyareknownfortheirwritings. C.Theywereborninthesamecentury.
D.Theyallsufferedfailurebeforetheysucceeded. 答案 D 解
析
推
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“Manyoftheworld’smostsuccessfulpeoplewereoncefailures.Herearethestoriesofafewofthem.”可
知,这些人的共同之处是他们在成功之前都遭遇了失败,故选D。
B
(2018·河南八市测评)
DaniellaWridewasbrushingherdaughter’slongbrownhairwhenshenoticedthatwitheachstroke,clumpsofitwerecomingout.ThatwasJanuary1,2017.Within20daysseven-year-oldGianessaWride’shairandeyebrowswerecompletelygone
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andherdermatologistsaidtheywouldnevergrowback.Gianessahadbecomeoneofthe6.8millionAmericanswithalopecia,anautoimmunediseasethatcauseshairloss.
Alopeciaisn’tpainful
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butforkidswhosufferfromit
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Utah
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theagonycomesfromstandingoutfromthecrowd.ForthemostpartthestudentsinGianessa’sfirst-gradeclassinSalem
wereunderstanding.Buttheoccasionaltaunt(嘲弄) of“Baldy”madeherfeellikeanoutcast.“Ididnotwanthertonotfeelbeautiful,”hermothertoldToday.
Thentheschoolannouncedits
“
CrazyHairDay
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competitioninApril
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andDaniellaandGianessadecidedthatratherthanhidingGianessa’sbaldnessunderscarvesorawig(假发
)
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theywouldcelebrateit.Daniellaboughtscrapbook-stickerjewelsanddecoratedherdaughter’sheadwithfloraldesignsandevenanowl.“Theyjustfitherpersonality,”DaniellatoldCNN.“She’ssolively.”
Onthemorningofthecompetition
Gianessawasnervous.Wouldherfriendsthinkitwasfunnyorfreaky
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Shehadnothingtofear.BedazzledGianessawasahit—andthewinnerofthecrazy-haircompetition.Gianessaisnowgladshedaredtogobare.“IwassadatfirstwhenIlostallmyhair,”shetoldpeople,“butnowIlovebeingbald.Icandothingstomyheadthatotherkidscan’t.I’mthinkingnowitmightbefuntodecoratemyheadwithsomesparklybutterfliesandflowers.”
语篇解读 Gianessa因患疾病而变成了秃头,这使她受到了打击。在学校举办了“疯狂的头发日”之后,Gianessa变得乐观了,原来秃头也可以装扮得很漂亮。 5.WhydidGianessabecomebald? A.Becauseshewantedtobedifferent. B.Becauseshehadallherhaircut.
C.Becausehermothercombedherhairtoooften. D.Becauseshesufferedfromakindofdisease. 答案 D 解
析
细
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解
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根
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“Gianessahadbecomeoneofthe6.8millionAmericanswithalopecia,
anautoimmunediseasethatcauseshairloss.”可知Gianessa变成秃头是因为她患了一种疾病,故选D。
6.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“agony”inParagraphTwo? A.Worry. C.Pain. 答案 C
解析 词义猜测题。画线词所在句的意思是Alopecia这种病并不痛苦,但是对于患病的小孩来说,痛苦来自于站在人群中特别的显眼,所以“agony”的意思是痛苦,故选C。
7.HowdoesGianessafeelaboutherbaldnessafterthe“CrazyHairDay”? A.Optimistic. C.Indifferent. 答案 A
解析 推理判断题。由文章最后一段的内容可知,在“疯狂的头发日”过后,Gianessa对自己的秃头变得乐观了。optimistic乐观的;upset心烦的;indifferent漠不关心的;worried担心的,故选A。
8.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage? A.Gianessa’sHairWasGone B.BeingBaldIsBeautiful C.CrazyHairDay D.AnIncurableDisease 答案 B
解析 标题归纳题。这篇文章主要讲了由于Gianessa患了一种疾病,所以她变成了秃头,在学校举办了“疯狂头发日”之后,Gianessa对自己的秃头变得乐观了,原来秃头也可以装扮得很漂亮,故选B。
C
(2017·山东费县二中月考)
Integrity
Integrityisthequalityofbeinghonestandstrongaboutwhatyoubelievetoberight.Theconceptofintegrityhasplayedakeyroleinmoralphilosophythroughouthistoryandispromotedinallsocietiesbecauseofitsimportancetosocialrelations.Individualintegrityisvitaltosocietyonethatenablespeopletomakeuseoftheircapacityforcriticalreflection
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B.Upset. D.Worried. B.Delight. D.Pride.
doesnotforcepeopletotakeupparticularrolesanddoesnotencourageindividualstobetrayeachother.Besides,societiescanbefavorabletothedevelopmentofindividualintegrity.
Individualintegritycanliftupthespiritsoftheentiresociety.Itcanshapethelivesofpeoplelivinginapa
rticularsociety,thelivesofallfellowpeopleand,initsbroadestsense,eventhedestiny(命运)ofanation.Bycontrast,ifthoselivinginthesocietyarecorrupt,itcouldhavebadeffects,jeopardizingthehealthymoralityofthesociety. Ontheotherhand
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asocietycanbefavorabletothedevelopmentofindividualintegrity.Societyexpectsandrequiresintegrity.Asocietyconsistingofpeopleofintegrity,andpeoplewhonevercompromiseontheirprinciples,couldhaveapositivemarkonthepersonaldevelopmentofitsmembers.Beingapartofsuchamorallylivelycommunitycouldserveasabasisforabsorbingtraitsofgoodcharacter.Thiscouldbeofadistinctadvantagetoanyindividualsinthesociety.
However,somesocialstructuresareofthewrongsortforsomeindividualstopursue(追求) integrity.Ifthatisthecase
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wehavetoaskquestionsaboutthemoralnatureofsocietyfirstbeforeraisingquestionsaboutindividualintegrity.Questionsaboutintegritymayturnouttobeaboutwhatkindofsocietyitis
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ratherthanabouttherelationshipbetweenindividualinterestsandcharacteristicsofasociety.Thepursuitofadequateindividualintegrityoftendepends
notsomuchonunderstandingwhooneisandwhatonebelievesandiscommittedtobutratherunderstandingwhatone’ssocietyisandimaginingwhatitcouldbe.
Undernocircumstancescanweunderestimatetheimportanceofhumanintegrityinasociety.People,whoarehonest
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trustworthy
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compassionateandcaring
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arethefactorsdecisiveinthegrowthofindividualsaswellasthedevelopmentofasociety.
语篇解读 本文是一篇议论文,主要讲的是正直是诚实和坚强的品质,个人诚信对社会是至关重要的,社会道德观念也有利于个人诚信的发展。 9.Individualintegrityhasbeenvaluedinsocietybecause. A.ithelpsdevelopphilosophy B.itisthebasisofcriticalthinking C.itisimportanttosocialrelations D.itensurespeople’sparticularroles 答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知,社会重视个人诚信是因为个人诚信对社会关系是至关重要的。故选C。
10.Theunderlinedword“jeopardizing”inParagraph2probablymeans“”. A.destroying C.assessing 答案 A
B.strengthening D.influencing