贵州省贵阳市2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮阅读训练（36）附答案

　　贵阳市2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮阅读训练（36）附答案

　　课时作业(三十六)　[选修8　Unit 1 A land of diversity](限时：35分钟)阅读理解e are many ways of defining success.It is accurate to say that each of us has our own ideas of success to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily.Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments in which to express these abilities，it is necessarily true that we must define success broadly.，simply being able to live their life with the least misery and suffering is considered a success.Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep，enjoys his simple life with his family in the beauty of nature，and who is respected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected of him and accepted by his family and his society. On the other hand，it seems that even though some people appear to be rich in material possessions，many of them seem to be miserable and consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own standards of success.Because not all ventures can be successful，one should not set unrealistic goals for achieving success，but if one has self­confidence it would be unfortunate to set one's goals at a too low level of achievement.ce said to a young man who was experiencing frustration(失败) with his own professional success，“You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon in order to have success in traveling.Sometimes one can be very successful merely by taking a walk in the park or riding the subway downtown.”The man added，“You have not really failed and spoiled your chances for success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like，and to which you have given your best effort.”rst paragraph，what is implied as basics in achieving success?es unsuccessful because ________．

　　A．their life is busy and miserable

　　B．they haven't reached their own standards

　　C．they set their goals at a very low level

　　D．they are not rich in material possessions

　　38．From the last paragraph we can tell that ________．

　　A．success means achieving great goals

　　B．success comes from setting great goals

　　C．success means efforts and favorites pay off

　　D．success has nothing to do with the distance of your travel

　　Ⅳ.短文填词when I paid a 39.v________ to a mountain village in a suburb of Handan. No sooner had I got off the bus 40.________ I was greatly surprised to see all the 41.________ (变化). It was better than I had expected. Now every family can drink clean ________ water. The villagers needn't carry water 43.________ (自己) any more. Firewood is no longer ________ (使用) for cooking. Marsh gas, a new cheap clean energy, ________ it very convenient to cook and light. All the families have color TV sets, and 46.________ a result they can 47.e________ plays at home. What impressed me most was 48.________ the best building in a village was the school. I hope the mountain village will become better and better.

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　　课时作业(三十六).在本篇文章中，作者从不同的角度定义了成功。　推理判断题。由文章第一段的最后一句可知，因为我们每个人拥有的遗传的能力和有利的环境不同，所以我们对成功的定义很宽泛。由此可以推断，作者认为能力和环境是取得成功的基本条件。　细节理解题。文章第二段倒数第二句指出，有的人已经很富有了却认为自己不成功，这是因为他们是根据自己的目标判断成功与否的。　推理判断题。文章C项正确。　40.than　41.changes　42.running　44.used　45.makes　46.as　48.that

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　　充分发挥你的想象力，写一篇100词左右的文章。题目为My Dream House。内容包括以下几点：

　　1． 房子由什么建成； 2． 有什么优点（如：不怕水火、保温隔热、随处移动等）；

　　3． 家具，能源。 One Possible Version

　　My Dream House

　　My dream house is made of a kind of special paper, which can't be easily destroyed by floods or fires. When floods hit our area, it can float on the surface of the water. And all the doors will be closed at once. The furniture in the house is also made of special materials, which can't be broken, either.

　　Our house can keep us warm in winter and cool in summer. We use solar energy instead of traditional fuels, so our house is environmentally friendly. Made of paper, it is so light that it can move to anywhere you like, what's more, it has wheels and wings.

　　Such is my dream house.

　　阅读理解Walt Whitman was born in 1819 in New York City.During his long life，he watched America grow from a young nation to the strongest industrial power in the world.Whitman was influenced by events around him.But his poetry spoke of the inner self.He celebrated great people like President Abraham Lincoln.He also celebrated common people.

　　As a young man，Whitman worked as a school teacher，a printer and a newspaper reporter.He was thirty­six years old when his first book of poetry was published.He called it Leaves of Grass.It has only twelve poems.The poems are written in free verse.The lines do not follow any set form.Some lines are short and some are long.The words at the end of each line do not have a similar sound.They do not rhyme.

　　One of America’s greatest thinkers and writers immediately recognized the importance of Leaves of Grass.Ralph Waldo Emerson praised Whitman’s work.But most other poets and writers said nothing or denounced it.

　　The American Civil War began in 1861.During the war，Whitman worked without pay at army hospitals.He helped care for the wounded and dying soldiers.He sat beside these men for hours.He brought them food and wrote letters for them.After the Civil War，Whitman worked for government agencies.He watched the United States try to heal itself and increase democracy.To Walt Whitman，democracy was more than a political system or idea.It was a natural form of government for free people.Whitman believed democracy was meant to honor the rights of every person and the equality of all people.

　　In 1873，Walt Whitman suffered a stroke.He spent the last few years of his life in Camden，New Jersey and wrote more poems.Whitman was poor and weak during the last few years of his life.He died in 1892.

　　36．Walt Whitman expressed his feelings by________.

　　A．singing songs

　　B．celebrating great people

　　C．writing poemsD．praising common people

　　37．Leaves of Grass was published in________.

　　A．1855B．1819C．1861D．187338．The underlined sentence “But most other poets and writers said nothing or denounced it.”(in Paragraph 3) is most likely to tell us that________.

　　A．many great writers liked Whitman’s poems very much

　　B．a lot of people agreed with Emerson

　　C．many poets and writers thought ill of Whitman’s poems

　　D．few poets and writers didn’t like talking to Whitman

　　39．It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that Whitman was________.

　　A．a brave soldierB．a man of devotion

　　C．an honest officialD．a great politician

　　40．Which of the following is the right order of Whitman’s life?

　　a．His first collection of poetry was published.

　　b．He taught in a school as a teacher when he was young.

　　c．He helped the wounded soldiers in the war.

　　d．He passed away in Camden，New Jersey.

　　e．He was born in New York City in 1819.

　　A．e，c，b，a，dB．e，b，c，a，d

　　C．e，b，c，d，aD．e，b，a，c，d

　　C

　　37.A

　　38.C

　　39.B

　　40.D