【加练半小时】2017届高考英语一轮复习练习：第46练 成功与失败（含解析）

　　词识记：

　　price　gainpurposesuccessful

　　try

　　aim

　　attempt

　　avoid

　　disadvantage

　　object

　　seek

　　abandon

　　ambition

　　intention

　　obtain

　　objective

　　judgment

　　attain

　　desire

　　target

　　短语扫描：

　　come to nothing完全失败

　　come true实现；成为现实

　　owe...to 把……归功于

　　stick to坚持；遵守

　　take pains to do sth.努力做某事

　　give up放弃

　　with difficulty困难地；艰难地

　　at the price of 以……的代价

　　make an attempt to do/at doing sth.尝试做某事

　　struggle for为……而斗争

　　[跟踪训练]

　　在空格处填入适当的词(1个单词)或所给词的正确形式

　　1．I wasn’t

　　(success)，so they looked down on me.

　　2．The child was found

　　(abandon) but unharmed.

　　3．Iran says its nuclear ambitions are for peaceful

　　(purpose)．

　　4．They said that they

　　(attempt) to finish the task before July.

　　5．We are learning how to confront death instead of

　　(avoid) its reality.

　　6．He owes his good health

　　plenty of exercise and a regular life.

　　7．We will never give

　　working，whatever happens.

　　8．I walked，

　　difficulty，to the hall，as I was feeling very drunk with the wine.

　　9．For them，wealth was obtained

　　the price of less freedom in their work environment.

　　10．We should help those who are still struggling

　　liberation.

　　Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　A

　　I wished I had known earlier the fact that I was a low achiever because there was a reason beyond my control.Then I needn’t have worked so hard in my late twenties and early thirties.But I just didn’t know that.I was writing and writing.I was working for no other reason than to hear people praise me.

　　Most people who go through university read at least twice as fast as I do.I can never tell my left from my right.I avoid dialing a telephone if I can help it，because I sometimes have to try three times before getting the number right.I hear that recording “The number you have reached is not in service.” more than any man on the earth.

　　Despite my weaknesses I view my dyslexia(difficulty in reading) as a gift，not a curse(诅咒)．Many dyslexics are good at right brain，namely abstract thought，and that is what my king of creative writing is.I’m starting with nothing and coming up with something that didn’t exist before.That’s my strong point.I owe my career to Ralph，Salisbury，my writing instructor at the University of Oregon，who looked past my misspellings and gave me encouragement and hope.I just carried on and never looked back.I’m also very “visual”．This means nothing in school，but when I write books or scripts，I’m seeing everything in my imagination.I write quickly.I go like the wind and can get up to 15 pages a day.Writing is not the problem.I have no problem downloading；it is inputting where things get messed up.

　　The real fear I have for dyslexics is not that they have to struggle with messy input，but that they will quit before they finish school.Parents have to create victories whenever they can，whether it is music，sports or the arts.You want your dyslexic child to be able to say，“Yeah，reading is hard.But I have these other things I can do.”

　　1．According to the passage we know that

　　.

　　A．the author had known he was a low achiever since he was a little child

　　B．the author didn’t work very hard on writing in his late twenties

　　C．the author owed his dyslexia to his laziness in the childhood

　　D．the author worked hard for people’s praise

　　2．From Paragraph 3 we can know that

　　.

　　A．the author was grateful to his writing instructor

　　B．the author often complained about his dyslexia

　　C．the author had trouble with both inputting and outputting

　　D．having difficulty in inputting，the author wrote slowly

　　3．For dyslexics，the author thinks that

　　.

　　A．they should work as hard as himself

　　B．they had better choose to drop out of school

　　C．they should be constantly encouraged

　　D．they should put their hearts into reading

　　4．Which of the following proverbs can best summarize the main idea of the passage?

　　A．He who laughs last laughs best.

　　B．Where there is a will，there is a way.

　　C．Reading enriches the mind.

　　D．When God closes a door，somewhere he opens a window.

　　B

　　Going on holiday not only makes you feel good while you’re there，but also gain your health benefits for months，new research shows.

　　Jetting off to exotic destinations such as the Maldives cuts your blood pressure，helps you sleep better and bounce back from stress，it found.The benefits last at least a fortnight longer than the vacation and can be felt for months in some cases where it is claimed.Experts say workers should always take their full holiday entitlement(权利) each year to get the benefits，but as many as one in three don’t.

　　The study compared key health markers in holidaymakers visiting Thailand，Peru or the Maldives，with people who stayed at home and continued working.The average blood pressure of those on holiday dropped by six percent while the workers saw their blood pressure rise by two percent over the same period.The sleep quality of holidaymakers improved by 17 percent while that of the non­holidaymakers deteriorated by 14 percent.

　　The study also found the ability of vacationers to recover from stress，known as the stress­resilience test，improved by 29 percent.There was a 71 percent fall in stress­resilience scores among workers.Tests showed fallen blood glucose(葡萄糖) levels，reduced risk of diabetes(糖尿病)，trimmer waistlines and improved mood and energy levels，with the effects sustained for at least two weeks after returning home.

　　The Holiday Health Experiment was conducted by tour operator Kuoni and Nuffield Health，the UK’s largest health care charity.

　　5．According to the passage，how many people go on holiday?

　　A．Two thirds.

　　B．One third.

　　C．17 percent.

　　D．A quarter.

　　6．The author intends to tell us that

　　.

　　A．we have to go on holiday as much as possible

　　B．you’ll certainly get depressed if you don’t go on holiday

　　C．we had better go on holiday for the benefits of health

　　D．it is best to go to foreign countries like Maldives

　　7．The best title of the passage is “

　　”．

　　A．A Holiday Health Experiment

　　B．Health Benefits from Holiday

　　C．Health Problems of Having a Holiday

　　D．Key Health Markers in Holidaymakers

　　Ⅱ.七选五

　　Why Music Important for Children?

　　Music helps develop children’s language skills

　　When young children listen to familiar words in songs，their brains are building connections to the sounds they are hearing and the words they are singing.

　　8

　　Young children recognize words and sounds long before they talk，sing，or dance.So the more music your children have in their lives，the better they will speak and read.

　　Music helps develop children’s self­confidence

　　Music is a wonderful way to meet the many needs of children because music is nonjudgmental.

　　9

　　It just is what it is.Listening to different types of music encourages creativity，self­confidence and curiosity.

　　Music helps develop children’s listening skills

　　10

　　Through music，children learn to tell whether the music is loud or soft，up or down，fast or slow and so on.

　　Music helps improve children’s brain connections

　　A recent study from the University of California found that music is closely connected to the development of the brain.

　　11

　　Music reduces pressure

　　By listening to music，you’re relaxed and able to pay more attention to the pleasurable effects the music has had than your present pressure.

　　12

　　By singing together，it creates a feeling of safety and makes you forget about your pressure.

　　A．There is no right or wrong.

　　B．Singing songs develops important pre­reading skills.

　　C．Pressure can also be reduced by singing songs together.

　　D．Music encourages the ability to listen and thus to concentrate.

　　E．If they sing their favorite songs，they can get rid of their pressure.

　　F．Activities that using the left or right brain cause the brain to work better.

　　G．For example，researchers believe music affects the ability to see part­whole relationships.

　　加练半小时　英语答案精析

　　第46练　成功与失败

　　高考高频单词与短语识记排查

　　1．successful　2.abandoned　3.purposes　4.attempted

　　5．avoiding　6.to　7.up　8.with　9.at　10.for

　　阅读能力专练

　　Ⅰ.1.D　[细节理解题。根据第一段可知，作者一开始并不知道自己是一个low achiever，所以在二十岁末三十岁初的时候，他还是很努力的，根据第一段最后一句“I was working...to hear people praise me.”可知选D。]

　　2．A　[细节理解题。根据第三段第五句“I owe my career to Ralph，Salisbury，my writing instructor at the University of Oregon，who looked past my misspellings and gave me encouragement and hope.”可知，作者把自己选择这个职业归功于他的导师。故选A。]

　　3．C　[推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Parents have to create victories...You want your dyslexic child to be able to say，‘Yeah，reading is hard.But I have these other things I can do.’”可知，作者建议那些阅读障碍者的父母要多给孩子鼓励，让他们明白，即使阅读很难，但在其他方面，他们还是可以做好的。]

　　4．D　[主旨大意题。根据对全文的理解，以及最后一段最后一句“...But I have these other things I can do.”可知选D项，意为：上帝在关闭一扇门的同时，也会为你打开另一扇窗。]

　　5．A　[细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“...but as many as one in three don’t.”可知三分之一的人不度假，所以度假的人是三分之二。]

　　6．C　[推理判断题。文章介绍了度假的多种好处，故推知作者想告诉我们为了我们的健康应该去度假。]

　　7．B　[标题归纳题。本文主要在阐述度假有益于健康，故选B。]

　　Ⅱ.8.B　9.A　10.D　11.F　12.C