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【2016高考训练】阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
In the mid1950s，I was a somewhat bored earlyado lescent male student who believed that doing_any_more_than_necessary_
was_wasted_effort.One day，this approach threw me into embarrassment.
In Mrs.Totten's eighthgrade math class at Central Avenue School in Anderson，Indiana，we were learning to add and subtract decimals (小数)．
Our teacher typically assigned daily homework，which would be recited in class the following day.On most days，our grades were based on our oral answers to homework questions.
Mrs.Totten usually walked up and down the rows of desks requesting answers from student after student in the order the questions had appeared on our homework sheets.She would start either at the front or the back of the classroom and work toward the other end.
Since I was seated near the middle of about 35 students，it was easy to figure out which questions I might have to answer.This particular time，I had completed my usual two or three problems according to my calculations.
What I failed to expect was that several students were absent，which threw off my estimate.As Mrs.Totten made her way from the beginning of the class，I desperately tried to determine which math problem I would get.I tried to work it out before she got to me，but I had brain freeze and couldn't function.
When Mrs.Totten reached my desk，she asked what answer I'd got for problem No.14.“I...I didn't get anything，”I answered，and my face felt warm.
“Correct，”she said.
It turned out that the correct answer was zero.
What did I learn that day？First，always do all your homework.Second，in real life it isn't always what you say but how you say it that matters.Third，I would never make it as a mathematician. If I could choose one school day that taught me the most，it would be that one. 1．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 indicate? A．It is wise to value one's time. B．It is important to make an effort. C．It is right to stick to one's belief. D．It is enough to do the necessary.
2．Usually，Mrs.Totten asked her students to ________. A．recite their homework together B．grade their homework themselves C．answer their homework questions orally D．check the answers to their homework questions
3．The author could work out which questions to answer since the teacher always ________. A．asked questions in a regular way B．walked up and down when asking questions C．chose two or three questions for the students D．requested her students to finish their usual questions
4．The author failed to get the questions he had expected because ________. A．the class didn't begin as usual
B．several students didn't come to school C．he didn't try hard to make his estimate
D．Mrs.Totten didn't start from the back of the class
5．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A．An Unforgettable Teacher B．A Future Mathematician C．An Effective Approach D．A Valuable Lesson 答案：
【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文。作者通过回忆自己小时候不完成家庭作业，只是应付数学老师所提问题的故事，告诉大家自己从这件事中受到的教育以及吸取的教训。
1．D 解析：考查句意理解。根据语境可知，作者认为只要做必要的事就够了，故D项正确。
2．C 解析：考查细节理解。根据第三段最后一句“On most days，our grades were based on our oral answers to homework questions”可知，大多数时候，老师只要求学生口头回答家庭作业。
3．A 解析：考查推理判断。根据第四段的内容可知，作者的数学老师总是按照题目顺序和学生的座位顺序提问，很有规律。故A项正确。
4．B 解析：考查细节理解。根据第六段第一句“What I failed to expect was that several students were absent，which threw off my estimate”可知，作者没有料到的是有几个学生缺课，没有来学校，所以他没有估计对自己要回答的问题。故选B。
5．D 解析：考查标题判断。根据全文尤其是文章最后一段可知，本文主要讲述了作者从自己应付数学老师所提问题而有一次差点失败这件事上吸取了教训，上了宝贵的一堂课。故D项最适合作文章标题。 2014高考训练题
Any day we wish；we can discipline ourselves to change it a11．Any day we wish；we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge．Any day we wish；we can start a new activity．Any
day we wish；we can start the process of life change．We can do it immediately，or next week，or next month，or next year．
We can also do nothing．We can pretend rather than perform．And if the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable，we can remain as we are．We can choose rest over labor，entertainment over education，delusion(幻想)over truth，and doubt over confidence．The choices are ours to make．But while we complain about the effect，we continue to nourish(助长)the cause． As Shakespeare uniquely observed，“The fault is not in the stars，but in ourselves．’’We created our circumstances by our past choices．We have both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices beginning today．
Those who are in search of the good life do not need more answers or more time to think things over to reach better conclusions. They need the truth .They need the whole truth .And the responsibility to nothing but the truth．
We cannot allow our errors in judgment，repeated every day，to lead us down the wrong path． We must keep coming back to those basics that make the biggest difference in how our life works out．And then we must make the very choices that will bring life，happiness and joy into our daily lives .
And if I may be so bold to offer my last piece of advice for someone seeking and needing to make changes in their life—If you don’t like how things are，change it !You’re not a tree． You have the ability to totally transform every area in your life — and it all begins with your very own power of choice．
64．The first paragraph tells us that_________. A．no one wants to be disciplined
B．we often need some new knowledge C．taking activities does good to our health D．we want to change all the time
65．We may conclude from the second paragraph that A. whatever happens, we have to change ourselves B. people tend to nourish the cause of bad results C. whether we change or not depends on ourselves D. most choices we made are not good enough 66．From Shakespeare’s words，we know________. A．it is our duty to change for the better B．we complain a lot about our past choices C．sometimes we have to face the fate D．we should believe in ourselves in life
67．In the author’s opinion，if。you want a good life，what you need most is_______. A．self confidence B．good choices C．strong wills D．the truth 【参考答案】64. D 65. C
66. A
67. B
2014高考英语阅读理解（人物传记、故事类）【2014·山东卷】A
One morning, Ann’s neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog. Ann said that she could watch it only for the day.
Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers（传单）, and put them in mailboxes. Meanwhile, Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies, warning her two sons not
to fall in love with the dog. At the time, Ann’s son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was recovering from a heart operation, was 21 years old.
Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley dashed into the boys’ room where Ann found Jack suffering from a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went silent.
“If it hadn’t come to get me, the doctor said Jack would have died,” Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to keep it. The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started crying, and told him, “That dog saved my friend’s son.” Peter drove to Ann’s house to pick up his dog, and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, “Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep it.” 41. What did Tracy do after finding the dog? A. She looked for its owner
B. She gave it to Ann as a gift. D. She bought some food for it.
C. She sold it to the dollar store. 42. How did the dog help save Jack? A. By breaking the door for Ann.
B. By leading Ann to Jack’s room.
C. By dragging Jack out of the room. D. By attending Jack when Ann was out. 43. What was Ann’s attitude to the dog according to Paragraph 4? A. Sympathetic B. Doubtful C. Tolerant D. Grateful 44. For what purpose did Peter call Tracy?
A. To help her friend’s son. C. To take back his dog.
B. To interview Tracy D. To return the flier to her.
45. What can we infer about the dog from the last paragraph? A. It would be given to Odie. B. It would be kept by Ann’ family. C. It would be returned to Peter. 【答案】 A B D C B
【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。一天，Tracy在当地学校附近捡到一只流浪狗，把它交代给邻居Ann照顾，自己去找狗的主人。Ann答应只照顾这只狗一天。结果在没找到狗主人之前Ann和她的两个儿子一直照顾这只狗而且很快喜欢上了它。Ann的大儿子有心脏病，多亏了这只狗帮Ann及时救了她儿子，所以当狗主人来认领狗时全家人都舍不得它走。最终，狗留在了Ann家里，成为家庭一员。
D. It would be taken away by Tracy.
B考查判断推理。根据最后一段Peter去Ann家里领回他的狗时看到的场景“saw Thomas and Jack
crying…”及他说说的话“Maybe … you should keep it.”可以推断，狗最终是留着了Ann家里。故选B。
考点：考查记叙文阅读 2014高考训练题
There’s a guy like me in every state and federal prison in America，I guess—I’m the guy who can get these for you：cigarettes，a bag of cigar，if you want that，a bottle of wine to celebrate your
son or daughter’s high school graduation，or almost anything else．．．within reason，that is．It wasn’t always that way．
I came to Shawshank when I was just twenty，and I am one of the few people in the prison who is willing to admit what he did．I committed murder．I put a large insurance policy on my wife，who was three years older than 1 was，and then I fixed the brakes of the car her father had given us as a wedding present．It worked out exactly as I had planned，except I hadn’t planned on her stopping to pick up the neighbour woman and the woman’s son on the way down Castle Hill and into town．The brakes let go and the car crashed through the bushes，gathering speed．Bystanders said it must have been doing fifty or better when it hit the base of the Civil War statue in the town arid burst into flames．
I also hadn’t planned on getting caught，but caught 1 was．I got a pass into this place．My state has no death penalty(死刑)，but 1 was tried for all three deaths and given three life sentences，to run one after the other．That fixed up any chance of parole(假释)I might have，for a long，long time．The judge called what I had done‘an extremely evil crime’, and it was ,but it is also in the past now．
Have I transformed myself，you ask ?I don’t know what that word means，at least as far as prisons and corrections go．I think it’s a politician’s word．It may have some other meaning，and it may be that 1 will have a chance to find out，but that is the future．．．
I was young，good—looking，and from the poor side of town．I met a pretty，headstrong girl who lived in one of the fine old houses on Carbine Street．She got pregnant later．Her father was agreeable to the marriage if 1 would take a job in the company he owned and ‘work my way up’．I found out that what he really had in mind was keeping me in his house and under his thumb，like a
disagreeable pet that has not quite been housebroken and which may bite．Enough hate eventually piled up to cause me to do what I did．
Given a second chance 1 would not do it again，but I'm not sure that means I am transformed． 68．What do we know about the man from the passage? A．He is treated unfairly in the prison． B．He is in charge of the federal prison． C．He is quite an able person as a prisoner． D．He is the most powerful man in the prison．
69．By saying that“I got a pass into this place”(in Para．3)，the man means that________. A．he has got to stay in prison B．he was allowed to go home
C．he was caught by the police without a pass D．he has stayed in the federal prison before 70．The man committed such an evil crime because__________. A．he had made a secret deal with an insurance company B．he had been angry for a long time with his father—in—law
C．his wife’s family members had disapproved of their marriage D．his wife had looked on him as a pet and he didn’t feel respected 7 1．Which of the following is TRUE about the man? A．He regrets having committed the crime． B．He will be out of prison in the near future． C．He thinks the trial a mistake and is unfair． D．He has found out the 【参考答案】68. C 69. A
70. B 71. A
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