湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (75)

　　阅读理解之议论文

　　C【2016届浙江省十校联合体高三上学期联考】

　　It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why.

　　First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you expand? The simple answer is “You can’t”. Look around you. With very few exceptions (例外), either everything you see in your physical world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new.

　　Another good thing about mistakes is this: When you are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb. When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work.

　　Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success. Why?

　　Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeeded. Every time you make a mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer.

　　But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake. Quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again.

　　We all have limited resources in the form of time and money so don’t blow them all on one approach to a problem. Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and allocate (分配) these resources appropriately so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again. Only by accepting and using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your business and your career.

　　There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough.”

　　So go forth and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And prosper(成功).

　　70. From the second paragraph, we can conclude that _______.

　　A. mistakes are unnecessary for development

　　B. we are afraid of trying new things

　　C. it’s common for people to make mistakes

　　D. mistakes are better than not trying

　　71. The underlined word “eliminate” means _______.

　　A. avoid

　　B. dismiss

　　C. accept

　　D. solve

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】根据文章中句子的意思可知，此处eliminate意为：排除，消除。故选B。

　　【考点定位】考查猜测词义

　　72. According to the article, one thing you should pay attention to about making mistakes is _______. A. avoiding making the same mistakes

　　B. accepting the punishment willingly

　　C. taking consequences into account

　　D. trying things out one by one

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】根据文章中的But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake.可知，consider和pay attention to是同义表达。故选C。

　　【考点定位】考查细节理解

　　73. The article is mainly about _______.

　　A. how to deal with mistakes

　　B. what benefits mistakes bring

　　C. how to achieve success

　　D. how to make use of your mistakes

　　74. What would the writer probably suggest we say to ourselves when we make a mistake?

　　A. Never mind, I can always try again.

　　B. I’d better stay out of trouble.

　　C. Great! Now I can learn something.

　　D. Look at this mess. Anyone would be upset.

　　A 【2016届浙江省十校联合体高三上学期联考】

　　A few months ago as I wandered through my parents’ house, the same house I grew up in, I had a sudden, scary realization. When my parents bought the house, in 1982, they were only two years older than I am now. I tried to imagine myself in two years, ready to settle down and buy the house I’d still be living in almost 30 years later.

　　It seemed ridiculous. On a practical level, there’s no way I could afford to buy a house anytime soon. More importantly, I wouldn’t want to. I’m not sure where I’ll be living in two years, or what kind of job I’ll have. And I don’t think I’ll be ready to settle down and stay in one place. So this is probably the generation gap that divides my friends and me from our parents. When our parents were our age, they’d gotten their education, chosen a career, and were starting to settle into responsible adult lives.

　　My friends and I – “Generation Y” – still aren’t sure what we want to do with our lives. Whatever we end up doing, we want to make sure we’re happy doing it. We’d rather take risks first, try out different jobs, and move from one city to another until we find our favorite place. We’d rather spend our money on travel than put it in a savings account.

　　This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation “arrogant”, “impatient”, and “overprotected”. Some of these complaints have a point. As children we were encouraged to succeed in school, but also to have fun. We grew up in a world full of technological innovation: cellphones, the Internet, instant messaging, and video games.

　　Our parents looked to rise vertically(垂直的)--starting at the bottom of the ladder and slowly making their way to the top, on the same track, often for the same company. That doesn’t apply to my generation.

　　Because of that, it may take us longer than our parents to arrive at responsible, stable adulthood. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In our desire to find satisfaction, we will work harder, strive for ways to keep life interesting, and gain a broader set of experiences and knowledge than our parents’ generation did.

　　By Ariel Lewiton

　　61. When the author walked through her parents’ house, she _______.

　　A. was frightened that she had no idea what she wanted from life

　　B. started to think about her own life

　　C. realized I should buy a house.

　　D. wondered why her parents had settled down early

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】根据第一段的When my parents bought the house, in 1982, they were only two years older than I am now. I tried to imagine myself in two years,可知是想象自己未来的生活。所以B正确。【考点定位】考查细节理解

　　62. What is the main “generation gap” between the author and her friends and their parents according to the article?

　　A. Their attitude toward high technology.

　　B. Their ways of making their way to the top.

　　C. Their attitude towards responsibility.

　　D. Their ways of gaining experience. 63. Which of the following might the author agree with?

　　A. It’s all right to try more before settling down.

　　B. It’s better to take adult responsibility earlier.

　　C. It involves too much effort to rise vertically.

　　D. It’s ridiculous to call her generation “arrogant”.

　　64. What can we conclude from the article?

　　A. The author is envious of her parents enjoying a big house at her age. B. Growing up in a hi-tech world makes “Generation Y” feel insecure about relationships.

　　C. “Generation Y” people don’t want to grow up and love to be taken care of by their parents.

　　D. The author wrote this article so that others would be able to understand her generation better.

　　65. What is the main theme of the article?

　　A. The sudden realization of growing up.

　　B. A comparison between lifestyles of generations. C. Criticisms of the young generation.

　　D. The factors that have changed the young generation.