阅读理解—推理判断题。
(2015年湖北省黄冈中学等三校联考)
I remember the first time that I was about 8 years old when for the first time, there was a computer in the classroom. I remember that my teacher allowed each student to take turns to play various educational games on the computer. One day, I found the source code for one of these games. Without knowing or being taught any programming language, I was able to figure out some of the BASIC code. I just gave myself a limitless number of lives in the game, so I could continue playing it forever. This was also my first introduction to algebra, and I didn't even know it at the time. This was a decisive moment in my life. I was quite excited because of what I was learning and what I was able to do. As a result, I was enthusiastic for the rest of my life about self-learning and computers, and I was quite happy doing them too.
I've noticed that people who are truly content with life are enthusiastic about what they do. This enthusiasm, along with good health, is the key to being happy. It also leads to self-confidence and content in life too. It may also lead to success, wealth and achievements.
Success, wealth or achievements can also bring some people happiness, yet I know plenty of rich people who are unhappy. I know many people with successful businesses that are not happy with what they are doing. I know people who continuously buy themselves new toys, such as cars, computers, and televisions, yet never seem content for too long. Please remember, happiness is the journey of life, not the destination.
What can we know from paragraph 1?
The author has a great talent for algebra.
Creative thinking is necessary for every child.
The BASIC code of the computer is not difficult.
The author's experience in his childhood changed his life
The author wants to tell us through the first paragraph that
.
Interest is the best teacher
Children are the hope of the future
Young people are fearless
Where there's a will, there's a way
What is the secret of happiness in the author's opinion?
Success and wealth.
Gifts and self-confidence.
Enthusiasm and good health.
Knowledge and achievements.
We can infer from the last paragraph that
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Rich people generally feel unhappy
Wealth can't bring people any happiness
One will feel unhappy once he has gained all the things he wants
Being enthusiastic about what you are doing is more important than wealth
语篇解读
本文通过作者小时候的一次经历引入“兴趣是最好的老师”这一观点。做事情的热情和身体的健康是获得幸福的关键。而成功、财富等不一定给人带来幸福。
D 细节理解题。第一段介绍了作者小时候的经历。根据第一段I didn't even know it at the time. This was a decisive moment in my life. 可知，作者小时候与电脑结下了不解之缘，这也决定了他长大后的生活。 故选D。
A 推理判断题。根据This was also my first introduction to algebra, and I didn't even know it at the time… I was quite excited because of what I was learning and what I was able to do. 可知，作者通过发现的源代码获得了无限的生命，由此产生了兴趣， 根据… the rest of my life about self-learning and computers 可知， 作者长大后喜欢自学和电脑方面的知识。兴趣是最好的老师。故选A。
C 推理判断题。根据第二段第二句可知，作者认为开心的关键是热情和健康。故选C
D 推理判断题。 根据第二段知二、第三句和最后一段第一句可知，热情能给人带来自信和满足，而成功、财富、成就却不一定。
故选D。
2016高考训练题。阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。An American woman has been held by authorities in China for the past six months accused of stealing state secrets. Mrs Phan-Gillis, a naturalised American born in Vietnam, was detained in March, during a trade visit to promote the Texan city of Houston. Sandy Phan-Gillis's husband Jeff Gillis says she is now being moved to a more secure facility.
China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Tuesday that Mrs. Phan-Gillis was "suspected of carrying out activities endangering national security, and is currently being investigated by relevant departments"."We hope that the outside world will respect China's handling of this case according to law," he added.
Mrs Phan-Gillis was president of the Houston Shenzhen Sister City Association and consulted for Chinese and US businesses. One of her colleages in the trip told the BBC "there was nothing out of the ordinary" about the trip but described the sequence of events as they left China as "bizarre". They had been travelling around China for about a week when the group went through immigration control at the border between Guangdong and Macau, in Zhuhai, on 19 March.
The group became separated, regrouping on the other side - without Mrs Phan-Gillis.After returning to Houston several days later, Mr Gillis told them that the US consulate had informed him his wife had been detained, accused of stealing state secrets.
Her family vigorously deny the accusations, which they say have never been properly explained. Since then, consular officials have been able to visit Mrs Phan-Gillis periodically, to check up on her health, which her husband says is poor, and to pass on messages.
The US embassy in Beijing would not comment on the story and referred the BBC to the US Department of State in Washington, which was closed at the time of enquiry.
1. What do we know about Mrs Phan-Gillis according to the passage?
A. A Vietnamese who goes to China on business.
B. She went on a trade visit with her husband.
C. A consultant for Chinese and US businesses of the Houston Shenzhen Sister City Association
D. An American who has been held by Chinese government.
2. What is the attitude of China’s authorities toward this issue?
A. Mrs Phan-Gillis is guilty of stealing China’s state secrets.
B. They do not confirm the investigation of Mrs Phan-Gillis
C. Whether Mrs Phan-Gillis is guilty or not is still under investigation.
D. They are expecting other countries’ intervene.
3. What is the American government’s reaction to this event?
A. positive
B. negative
C. unclear
D. neutral
4. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The family of Mrs Phan-Gillis think she is innocent.
B. The Chinese relevant governments are using some illegal methods to get things done.
C. Mrs Phan-Gillis have been to China for many times.
D. Mrs Phan-Gillis was detained during a trade visit to promote the Texan city of Houston.
参考答案1—4、DCCA
阅读理解。
Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive (欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important in formation that should be included, he can give you a false picture.
For example, some might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for on e hundred dollars!”
This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $200 worth of tickets, and only on e was a winner. He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Some politicians often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents(对手) says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” that’s true. However, and honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”
Advertisers(广告商) will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.
This kind of deception happens too of often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
1. How much did the lottery winner lose?
A. One hundred dollars.
B. Two hundred dollars.
C. Three hundred dollars.
D. Four hundred dollars.
2. We may infer that the author believes people should _______.
A. buy lottery tickets
B. make use of half-truths
C. not take anything at face value
D. not trust the Yucky Company
3. What do the underline words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. final increase
B. big advantage
C. large share
D. total saving
4. What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?
False statements are easy to see through.
B. Half-truths are often used to mislead people.
Doctors like to act in advertisements.
D. Advertisements are based on facts.
【参考答案】1—4、.A C A B
【阅读理解】
William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13,1865. His childhood lacked the harmony (和睦) that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama (戏剧) and poetry.
Yeats had strong faith in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s.His early theatrical experiments，however，were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn't lose heart，and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats's poems attract much admiring notice.The subject matter includes love，nature，history，time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Prize in 1923.Yet，he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40，he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats's death in 1939, W．H. Auden wrote, among others, the following lines：
Earth，receive an honoured guest：
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel (船) lie
Emptied of its poetry.
本文介绍了爱尔兰著名作家威廉·巴特勒叶慈，他在19世纪90年代成立了爱尔兰国家剧院，他以诗体戏剧及诗歌闻名，于1923年获得了诺贝尔奖。
．Which of the following can describe Yeats's family?
A．It filled Yeats's childhood with laughter.B．It was shocked by Yeats's choice.
C．It was a typically wealthy family.D．It had an artistic atmosphere.
答案：D。细节理解题。根据短文第一段倒数第二句话可知：他从家人那儿继承了很好的艺术鉴赏能力，他的父亲和哥哥都是画家，证明他是在一个有艺术氛围的家庭中长大。
．According to the passage，what do we know about Yeats's life?
A．Yeats founded the first Irish theater.
B．Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry.
C．Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s.
D．Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize.
答案：C。细节理解题。根据短文第二段第二句话“He set himself...theatre in the late 1890s.”可知A项不对。根据第三段第三句话“Though Yeats...to them”可知，B项不对。根据第三段最后一句话可知，D项不对。由此可知C项正确。
．What kind of feeling is expressed in W．H.Auden's lines?
A．Envy. B．Sympathy.C．Emptiness. D．Admiration.
答案：D。推理判断题。envy忌妒；sympathy同情；emptiness空虚；admiration敬佩，钦佩。Auden的诗词中有honored guest，最尊敬的客人，可知Auden是敬佩叶慈的。
．What is the passage mainly about?
A. Yeats's literary achievements.B. Yeats's historical influence.
C. Yeats's artistic ambition. D. Yeats's national honor.
答案：A。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述作家叶慈在文学方面所取得的成绩，他的诗体戏剧获得了很大的成功，他的诗歌赢得了广泛的认可，1923年，他获得了诺贝尔文学奖。