2014高考英语阅读理解限时训练题及答案-(7)

2014高考英语阅读理解限时训练题及答案（7）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。【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题（9）】AYoucanchoosehappinessregardlessofyourcircumstances.Youcanchoosetobehappynomatterwhatcha11engeslifebringsyou.Letthefollowingsimplestrategiesguideyoubacktoyournaturalhappystate.Makelemonade（柠檬水）whenlifegivesyoulemons.Besideshappiness,troublewillalsobepartoflife.It’showyouchoosetoreacttoyoursituationsthatmakesthedifference.Ifyoulookatsomethinghardenough,you’llseethepositivesideofit.Dowhatyoulovedoing.Doyouhavealifelongdreamordesire?Ifso,startworkingtowardsit.Takingbabystepstowardsagoalwillhelpyoufeellikeyou’reaccomplishingsomething.You’llfinddriveanddeterminationtoreachthatgoalwhenit’ssomethingyoulovedoing.Useoneofyourtalents.Onereasonwhysomanypeopleareunhappyisthatthey’renotdoingwhatthey’recalledtodowiththeirGod-giventalents.Eachofushasapurposeinlife.Youhavenaturaltalentstohelpyouachieveyourpurpose,souseyourtalentseffectively.Callafriendwhoyouknowispositiveandcheerful.Talkaboutyourfeelingsandlistentotheiradvice.Usually,peopleallowthemselvestogodeeperanddeeperintoself-depression.Thetruthisthatyoudon’thavetobesad.Youcandecidetobehappy.Youjusthavetomakeupyourmindtodoso.Gratitudeisthequickestcureforsadness.Whenyoufocusonwhat’swrongwithyourlife,youforgettolookatwhat'srightandgood.Takeastepbackandreflectonyourlife.Doyouhavechildrenorfamilytobethankfulfor?Yes,theymaynotbethepersonwe'dlikethemtobe,butimaginelifewithoutthem.Now,bethankfulthatyouhavetheminyourlife.Letyourfeelingsoutonpaper.Oftenyou’llfindthatjustgettingyourfeelingsdownonpaperwillallowyoutoworkthroughthem,helpingyoufeelbetteraboutyourselfandyourbeautifullife!26.Thefirstparagraphisusedto________.A.expectreaderstoignorethemselvesB.startadiscussionamongreadersC.introducethetopictoreadersD.carryoutachallengeamongreaders27.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2that________.A.troubleispartoflifeB.lemonadeisverydeliciousC.lifeisfullofsweetnessandbitternessD.lemonscanonlybeusedtomakelemonade28.Theunderlinedword“God-given”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto“______”.A.diverseB.naturalC.excellentD.learned29.WhichofthefollowingstrategiesisNOTmentionedinthistext?[来源:Zxxk.Com]A.Begrateful.B.Do~anyactivities.C.Callacheerfulfriend.D.Useoneofyourtalents.30.Theauthorwrotethetextfor________people.A.excitedB.depressedC.bad-temperedD.kind-hearted【参考答案】26-30CCBBB生活就像一杯柠檬汁，有酸有甜。如何从中找到幸福感呢？本文告诉了你一些方法。26.C。文章结构题。根据第一段主旨句Letthefollowingsimplestrategiesguideyoubacktoyournaturalhappystate.可知第一段的作用是引出主题。27.C。推理判断题。通读第二段的Besideshappiness,troublewillalsobepartoflife.可知生活充满酸甜苦辣。28.B。猜测词义题。从后文的Youhavenaturaltalentstohelpyouachieveyourpurpose,souseyourtalentseffectively.可知：God-given意为“天生的，先天的，固有的”。29.B。细节理解题。通读全文可知，只有B项未被提及。30.B。推理判断题。从第一段的Youcanchoosehappiness...Youcanchoosetobehappy可推理出答案。较难题目特训：介绍说明类ArecentstudyofancientandmodernelephantshascomeupwiththeunexpectedconclusionthattheAfricanelephantisdividedintotwodistinct(不同的)species.ThediscoverywasmadebyresearchersatYorkandHarvardUniversitieswhentheywereexaminingthegeneticrelationshipbetweentheancientwoollymammothandmastodontomodernelephants—theAsianelephant,Africanforestelephant,andAfricansavannaelephant.OncetheyobtainedDNAsequences(序列)fromtwofossils(化石),mammothsandmastodons,theteamcomparedthemwithDNAfrommodernelephants.TheyfoundtotheiramazementthatmodernforestandsavannaelephantsareasdistinctfromeachotherasAsianelephantsandmammoths.ThescientistsuseddetailedgeneticanalysistoprovethattheAfricansavannaelephantandtheAfricanforestelephanthavebeendistinctspeciesforseveralmillionyears.ThedivergenceofthetwospeciestookplacearoundthetimeofthedivergenceofAsianelephantsandwoollymammoths.Thisresultamazedallthescientists.Therehaslongbeendebateinthescientificcommunitythatthetwomightbeseparatespecies,butthisisthemostconvincingscientificevidencesofarthattheyareindeeddifferentspecies.Previously,manynaturalistsbelievedthatAfricansavannaelephantsandAfricanforestelephantsweretwopopulationsofthesamespecies,despitetheelephants’significantsizedifferences.Thesavannaelephanthasanaverageshoulderheightof3.5metreswhiletheforestelephanthasanaverageshoulderheightof2.5metres.Thesavannaelephantweighsbetweensixandseventons,roughlydoubletheweightoftheforestelephant.Butthefactthattheylooksodifferentdoesnotnecessarilymeantheyaredifferentspecies.HowevertheprooflayintheanalysisoftheDNA.AlfredRoca,assistantprofessorintheDepartmentofAnimalSciencesattheUniversityofIllinois,said,“Wenowhavetotreattheforestandsavannaelephantsastwodifferentunitsforconservationpurposes.Since1950,allAfricanelephantshavebeenconservedasonespecies.Nowthatweknowtheforestandsavannaelephantsaretwoverydistinctiveanimals,theforestelephantshouldbecomeabiggerpriority(优先)forconservationpurposes.”1.Oneofthefossilsstudiedbytheresearchersisthatof.[来源:学.科.网]A.theAsianelephantB.theforestelephantC.thesavannaelephantD.themastodonelephant2.Theunderlinedword“divergence”inParagraph4means“.AA.evolutionB.exhibitionC.separationD.examination3.Theresearchers’conclusionwasbasedonastudyoftheAfricanelephant’s.A.DNAB.heightC.weightD.population4.WhatareAlfredRoca’s