通江县2016届高三英语阅读能力训练（11）答案

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。The $ 11 billion self – help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like “ I never do anything right” into positive ones like “I can succeed.” But was positive thinking advocate Norman Vincent Peale right? Is there power in positive thinking?

　　Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply stress how unhappy they are.

　　The study's authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by citing older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is too positive, they actually feel worse, not better. If you tell your stupid friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, you're just underlining his faults. In one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton asked participants to write essays opposing funding for the disabled. When the authors were later praised for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written.

　　In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students’ self-respect. The participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes. Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. When it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, "I am lovable."

　　Those with low self-respect didn't feel better after the forced self-affirmation(自我肯定). In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren't urged to think positive thoughts.

　　The paper provides support for newer forms of psychotherapy (心理治疗) that urge people to accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. In the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things worse. Instead, meditation (静思) techniques can teach people to put their shortcomings into a larger, more realistic way. Call it the power of negative thinking.

　　41. What do we learn from the first paragraph about the self-help industry?

　　A. It was established by Norman Vincent Peale.

　　B. It is a highly profitable industry.

　　C. It is based on the concept of positive thinking.

　　D. It has provided positive results.

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】细节理解题。原文定位于首段第一句“The $ 11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like “I never do anything right”into positive ones like “I can succeed.”选项中的based on与文中的built on同义。

　　42. What is the finding of the Canadian researchers?

　　A. There can be no simple treatment for psychological problems.

　　B. The power of positive thinking is limited.

　　C. Unhappy people cannot think positively.

　　D. Encouraging positive thinking may do more harm than good.

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】原文定位为第二段：“Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have opposite effect;”之后，作者在下一段又再次强调了这一观点“older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse , not better.” cause of a tragedy与选项中的cause of the crash一致。抓住关键词“opposite effect；feel worse , not better”，答案即可一目了然。

　　43. What does the author mean by "… you're just underlining his faults" (Para. 3)?

　　A. You are emphasizing the fact that he is not intelligent.

　　B. You are not taking his mistakes seriously enough.

　　C. You are trying to make him feel better about his faults.

　　D. You are pointing out the errors he has committed.

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】与答案较为相近的是选项。本题关键是正确理解文章中两个单词“underline（加强，强调）”与“dim（迟钝的，愚笨的）”。选项中的point out是“指出”之意，与文章中的underlining意思不符。

　　44. It can be inferred from the experiment of Wood, Lee and Perunovic that________.

　　A. It is important for people to continually boost their self-respect.

　　B. Self-affirmation can bring a positive change to one's mood.

　　C. Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-respect.

　　D. People with low self- respect seldom write down their true feelings.

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】原文定位于第五段Those with low self-esteem didn’t feel better after the forced self-affirmation. In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren’t urged to think positive thoughts。抓住关键词“didn’t feel better；darker”。

　　45. What do we learn from the last paragraph?

　　A. People can avoid making mistakes through meditation.

　　B. Meditation may prove to be a good form of psychotherapy.

　　C. The effects of positive thinking vary from person to person.

　　D. Different people tend to have different ways of thinking.

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】原文定位于最后一段。作者在最后一段提出了新的心理疗法，建议人们接受消极思维，而不要一味用积极思维去反抗。In contrast这一短语的应用，说明meditation是积极思维的对立面，即消极思维的一种方式。只有把自己的不足放到更广泛、更现实的层面去思考，才会大事化小，小事化了。选项中的内容文中并未提及。

　　I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking,

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　　she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.

　　Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my

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　　. She wanted to know how I thought we should

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　　things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew

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　　about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her

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　　. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to

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　　them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how

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　　I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.

　　Mrs. Neidl's

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　　that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it

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　　!"I began to take

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　　. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing-----only things to be

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　　upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and

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　　create something.

　　The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was

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　　in the program as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I

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　　I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

　　Being on that stage-design team

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　　Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also

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　　a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to

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　　what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be

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　　. Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her

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　　in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined

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　　21. A. and

　　B. yet

　　C. so

　　D. for

　　22. A. opinion

　　B. impression

　　C. information

　　D. intention

　　23. A. make

　　B. keep

　　C. handle

　　D. change

　　24. A. anything

　　B. something

　　C. everything

　　D. nothing

　　25. A. questions

　　B. comments

　　C. explanations

　　D. remarks

　　26. A. hold

　　B. follow

　　C. evaluate

　　D. form

　　27. A. happy

　　B. lively

　　C. reliable

　　D. punctual

　　28. A. message

　　B. motto

　　C. saying

　　D. suggestion

　　29. A. again

　　B. more

　　C. instead

　　D. later

　　30. A. steps

　　B. control

　　C. charge

　　D. risks

　　31. A. improved

　　B. acted

　　C. looked

　　D. reflected

　　32. A. easily

　　B. carefully

　　C. confidently

　　D. proudly

　　33. A. introduced

　　B. recognized

　　C. identified

　　D. considered

　　34. A. confirmed

　　B. decided

　　C. realized

　　D. acknowledged

　　35. A. with

　　B. below

　　C. of

　　D. by

　　36. A. developed

　　B. discovered

　　C. took

　　D. fostered

　　37. A. accept

　　B. care

　　C. Judge

　　D. wonder

　　38. A. bored

　　B. lazy

　　C. sad

　　D. afraid

　　39. A. trust

　　B. patience

　　C. curiosity

　　D. interest

　　40. A. accessible

　　B. enjoyable

　　C. possible

　　D. favorable

　　【答案】【知识点】

　　【文章综述】本文是英文小故事，主要讲述了作者在舞台设计团队中遇到了导演Mrs Neidl，在她的指导和帮助之下，取得了不小的成功。作者在告诉读者：一切皆有可能，相信自己。

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　　40．　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。I’m an operating engineer, running crane(起重机) in New York City. I was in the countryside, playing golf when we got the call that a plane had

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　　the World Trade Centre. We checked out of the hotel immediately and started

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　　our way downtown. When I got home, I called the rescue center and they told me to come

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　　and get on the

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　　list.

　　The next morning I went down to the

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　　at about 5 a.m., and four hours later I

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　　the call to come down to West Street. I called my wife and told her not to

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　　me, and that I would stay in

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　　with her. I took the subway. It stopped at West Fourth Street, so I had to

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　　the rest of the way.

　　And somewhere in there I became frightened that I was going into something I

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　　. I once worked there in 1966 for the

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　　of the World Trade Centre. On halfway on September 12, I was frightened to see the World Trade Centre was a huge pile, maybe ten stories

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　　. And it was burning. I started to ask

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　　in which my crane might be

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　　a whistle blew suddenly warning us of some danger. I saw people running away and I really didn’t know what to do. So I did the same, too. It was as if they had let the bulls go in

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　　and we were running through the street. People falling down, people

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　　them up as they came by, and carrying them, just to get them out of the way, because something was extremely

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　　. I didn’t even look back. We stopped running when we got to the Battery Tunnel, and I caught my

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　　and said, “Oh, my God, I’m going to

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　　.”

　　Then I settled down a little bit, thinking about what we should do next. As we started again we

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　　into a fire chief officer and we asked, “What can we do to help you?”

　　1.A. landed B. reached C. hit D. passed

　　2.A. finding B. making C. fighting D. losing

　　3.A. away B. near C. in D. down

　　4.A. volunteer B. soldier C. police D. fireman

　　5.A. company B. hotel C. center D. home

　　6.A. answered B. made C. heard D. got

　　7.A. miss B. forget C. stop D. expect

　　8.A. peace B. touch C. silence D. anger

　　9.A. walk B. complete C. cancel D. smooth

　　10.A. built B. met C. designed D. had

　　11.A. construction B. plan C. destruction D. use

　　12.A. thick B. long C. tall D. deep

　　13.A. ways B. numbers C. position D. directions

　　14.A. as B. why C. when D. because

　　15.A. America B. Spain C. Japan D. Australia

　　16.A. pushing B. giving C. holding D. picking

　　17.A. dangerous B. distinct C. safe D. important

　　18.A. view B. sight C. breath D. sense

　　19.A. leave B. die C. remain D. work

　　20.A. turned

　　B. ran

　　C. got D. put

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　　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

　　1—5 CBDAC

　　6—0 DDBAA

　　11—15 ACDCB

　　16—20 DACBB

　　[2017·山西省五校高三联合测试]

　　Involving the whole family is the best way to promote better eating habits and healthy activities for your kids.

　　A whole­family approach simply means that everyone—parents

　　and

　　kids

　　alike— __1__ together as a team to achieve good health and well­being. As with any __2__，there's a leader or coach － and that's you!

　　Lead by

　　__3__. Adult family members are important role models for healthy eating and exercise. Talk about why you eat fruit as a snack, take an exercise class, or go for walks.

　　Start them young.

　　Don't wait until your child is

　　at a(n)

　　__4__ weight to form good eating and

　　__5__

　　habits. It's much easier to maintain a healthy weight than to lose __6__ later.

　　Be __7__

　　together.Make it usual for the family to be active. Being active as a family allows __8__ to expend energy in a __9__ way, and adults enjoy the health benefits，too.

　　__10__ together. It may be not practical to do it every day, but __11__ kids into the process of __12__ food as possible as you can. Little kids can learn math skills by __13__and they'll begin to understand the chemistry of cooking.They'll also gain an understanding of healthy ingredients.

　　Older kids will enjoy having the authority to select and

　　prepare__14__ they like and will be more likely to eat what

　　they've __15__. It might even inspire them to make healthy choices ___16___ their own.

　　Eat together. Eating a meal as a family sends the right

　　___17___ about nutrition. Kids will see their parents eating healthy food and may be inspired to __18__ new foods. They

　　will also come to __19__ mealtime as a time for socializing and sharing. Parents get a chance to___20__ nutritious food and note their child's likes and dislikes through conversation.

　　1. A. worksB. plays

　　C. eats

　　D. exercises

　　2. A. family

　　B. team

　　C. class

　　D. group

　　3. A. language

　　B. test

　　C. example

　　D. knowledge

　　4. A. possible

　　B. proper

　　C. unhealthy

　　D. normal

　　5. A. studying

　　B. activity

　　C. sleeping

　　D. communication

　　6. A. interest

　　B. pounds

　　C. customers

　　D. strength

　　7. A. asleep

　　B. active

　　C. excited

　　D. happy

　　8. A. friends

　　B. players

　　C. kids

　　D. parents

　　9. A. bad

　　B. lazy

　　C. positive

　　D. friendly

　　10. A. Cook

　　B. Start

　　C. Live

　　D. Act

　　11. A. cheat

　　B. force

　　C. persuade

　　D. invite

　　12. A. eating

　　B. buying

　　C. selling

　　D. preparing

　　13. A. watching

　　B. measuring

　　C. explaining

　　D. discussing

　　14. A. methods

　　B. foods

　　C. programmes

　　D. skills

　　15. A. made

　　B. ordered

　　C. seen

　　D. found

　　16. A. on

　　B. in

　　C. with

　　D. by

　　17. A. warnings

　　B. messages

　　C. questions

　　D. problems

　　18. A. drink

　　B. produce

　　C. try

　　D. value

　　19．A. remember

　　B. see

　　C. choose

　　D. depend

　　20. A. eat

　　B. have

　　C. enjoy

　　D. offer

　　[文章大意]　健康的饮食和锻炼习惯要靠全家人一起努力来养成，父母的率先垂范，孩子们的积极参与是推动孩子养成健康习惯的不可缺少的元素。

　　1．A。此处用works together表示大人和孩子一起努力来养成良好的饮食及锻炼习惯。

　　2．B。由空后面的“there's a leader or coach”可知，作者在此作比喻，即“像在任何团队中一样，(这个团队)也有领导或教练”。

　　3．C。根据下文的“role models”可知应选C项，即家长要发挥榜样的作用，做给孩子们看。

　　4．C。不要等到孩子们的体重处于不健康(unhealthy)状态了才去培养好的饮食和活动(activity)习惯。

　　5．B。参见上题解析。此空的activity与前文的exercise相一致。

　　6．B。(早些)维持健康的体重要比后期(发胖了)减肥更容易。选项中只有pounds与体重有关，故选B。

　　7．B。根据小标题后面的内容可知此处表示全家人一起积极(active)行动起来。

　　8．C。全文主要介绍了如何让孩子养成良好的饮食和锻炼习惯，故选kids。

　　9．C。全家人一起积极活动可以让孩子们以一种积极的方式增强体能。该词与本段中的active相呼应。

　　10．A。根据本段的内容及cooking一词可知应选A。

　　11．D。每天都这样做可能不实际，但是请尽你所能邀请(invite)你的孩子来和你一起准备(preparing)食物。

　　12．D。参见上题解析。

　　13．B。根据空前面的math一词可知，应该是通过测量(measuring)学习数学方面的技能。

　　14．B。结合上下文的内容可知，此处表示“年长点儿的孩子喜欢有权选择和准备他们喜欢的食物(foods)”。

　　15．A。结合上文的“Cook together.”可知，此处表示“他们会很爱吃自己亲手做的饭”，故选made。

　　16．A。这样甚至会鼓励他们独自做出有利于健康的选择。 on one's own“独自”，符合语境。

　　17．B。全家人一起吃饭会传达有关营养方面的正确的信息(messages)。

　　18．C。孩子们看见他们的父母吃健康的食物就很有可能受到鼓励去尝试(try)新的食物。

　　19．B。孩子们会把吃饭的时间视为用来交际和分享的时光。see...as“把……视为”，符合语境。

　　20．D。此处表示父母借机给孩子们提供有营养的食物。