宁波市2015高考英语四月两天一练及答案05.doc

1、阅读理解。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。 As a human being you may have the choice of three basic attitudes towards life. You may treat life with the philosophy (哲学) of the vegetable, in which case your life will include being born, eating, drinking, sleeping, marrying, growing old and dying.The sec

2、ond basic attitude is to look at life as if it were a business. A great many so-called successful men and women believe that life is a business. If you believe so, your first question of life, naturally, is What do I get out of it? How much is this worth to me? In a word, based on this attitude, hap

3、piness becomes a matter of successful competition. The great majority of human beings today look at life as if it were a business.The third attitude toward life is the way of the artist. Here the basic philosophy is What can I put into it?. They value cooperation and contribution. This point of view

4、 has been proved by history; for history remembers best those who have contributed most richly to the interests of their fellow-men. The more we investigate(调查),the more we become certain that the artistic attitude is the only one which goes with human happiness.1. From the passage we know people wh

5、o take the second life attitude _.A. are mostly businessmen B. think of getting the interests (利益) firstC. find their happiness from hard work D. take competition as their whole life2. People who are best remembered by history are probablyA. those living on vegetables B. successful men C. artists D.

6、 businessmen3. We may infer from this passage that _.A. some people are living only on vegetablesB. the artistic attitude is accepted by most peopleC. the writer prefers the third life attitudeD. artists do most for the society in order to be remembered longer than others【参考答案及解析】1. B 推断题。第二种人生态度是把生

7、活看作一种生意，当然是利益最重要了。2. C 细节题。从最后一段第四句可知。3. C 推断题。从文章的最后一句可推知阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。How Many Lies Do the Children Tell You?Mothers who feel their children don t appreciate them can add another grievance to the list: half the time, their children are lying to them. A study designed to expose

8、 the truth about lying shows that undergraduates lie to their mothers in 46% of their conversations. Still, mums should feel better than total strangers, who are told lies an astonishing 77 % of the time. Bella Depaulo and a team of psychologists from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, ask

9、ed 77 undergraduates to keep a record of all their conversations for a week, and write down whether they lied at any time. DePaulo named lying broadly, as when you intentionally try to mislead someone, so she would catch the smallest of lies. The students told an average of two lies a day. They said

10、 they had been studying when they had been out drinking. One told his parents that a textbook cost $50 rather than $20 so that they would send him extra money. Female students constantly told their plain-looking roommates that they were pretty. They are everyday lies, says DePaulo. DePaulo and her c

11、olleagues conclude that people tend to tell fewer lies to those they feel closest to. College students lied to their best friends 28% of the time but lied to acquaintances 48% of the time. In close relationships, people were more likely to tell kind-hearted lies, designed to protect feelings, rather

12、 than self-serving lies. Romantic（浪漫的）partners lie somewhere between close friends and acquaintances. Students lied to romantic partners about a third of the time. DePaulo thinks that unmarried lovers can expect less honesty than best friends because of the insecurity that comes with romance. Mother

13、s can take heart from one other finding. They may have been lied to, but at least their children talked to them. The students were recorded telling few lies to their fathers because they had little interaction with them. 1. What is the meaning of the underlined word grievance in Paragraph 1?A. opini

14、on. B. complaint. C. belief. D. difficulty. 2. According to the passage, college students felt closest to _ . A. mothers B. best friends C. acquaintances D. romantic partners3. Female students lied to their roommates to .A. get money from them B. offer them the servicesC. gain more security D. make

15、them happy4. What is the purpose of this article?A. To present a fact. B. To argue an idea. C. To tell a story. D. To explain a theory. 【参考答案】14、BBDA阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Tui Na and Your Emotional HealthIn Traditional Chinese Medicine the body, mind and spirit cannot be divided and so t

16、he unique whole-body treatment in Tui Na can also be a useful treatment correcting any imbalances in the bodys energy before symptoms and disease can develop. It also works to restore emotional harmony as well as physical health. This is why after a Tui Na treatment many people feel good. Many peopl

17、e in China use Tui Na regularly to keep healthy and to deal with some specific illnesses. Tui Na is performed on the clothed body and the patient is either lying on a couch or sitting on a chair. Therapists using a variety of strokes or movements will control the intensity and direction of pressure

18、in an exact way. The unique rolling movement in Tui Na is one of the most difficult strokes to learn and students have to practice sometimes for many months on a rice bag before they are allowed to practice on the human body. StressTui Na is of course very useful for treating stress. It distributes

19、the energy around the whole body. It is believed that Tui Na moves the strong energy in the tense muscles to the weaker areas, thus making a more balanced body. When your Qi （energy in the body） flow is balanced you feel relaxed and comfortable. Tui Na is especially useful for stiff shoulders and te

20、nse neck muscles. EmotionsIn Traditional Chinese Medicine each major organ is linked to an emotion. By balancing the energy in the organ, the relevant emotion will be calmed. When your emotions are out of control, you would usually turn to your doctor or perhaps a psychotherapist. But perhaps some p

21、eople would not like to be seeing a psychotherapist or feel nervous about discussing their problems with others. With Tui Na one does not need to tell the therapist anything one does not want to. The treatment of Tui Na can deal with the problem itself although if one does need to talk, then the saf

22、e space is there to do so. An active dialogue between the therapist and the patient will help to get a better effect. How the major organs rule your emotionsEach major organ the heart, the stomach, the spleen, the liver, the bladder, the kidneys, the lungs, etc. is linked to a relevant emotion. The

23、heart is linked to joy, excitement and sadness. If the heart is out of balance, the patient may dream a lot at night and often forget something important in the day. The stomach and spleen are connected with too much thinking or worrying over anxiety. When the stomach is out of balance there is ofte

24、n a lack of energy. The patient often feels very tired and has no interest in doing anything at all. The liver and gall bladder are linked to anger. In Chinese Medicine the eyes are connected with the liver, and many people who suffer from anger often suffer from eye problems. The gall bladder rules

25、 decision-making and too much energy here can lead to rashness, while if there is too little it can bring about indecision. Where there is a history of depression, the therapist would look to the liver. The bladder and kidneys are linked to fear of all kinds, from simple anxieties and phobias to vag

26、ue fears and worries. The lungs are connected with feelings of grief and sadness. When there is a history of grief, the therapist would look to the lungs. Tui Na is used in almost all the hospitals in China and very popular among Chinese people. It is a useful and valuable method of restoring Qi bal

27、ance, when emotional and physical health is out of balance. Tui Na is one of the remaining secrets of Chinese Medicine. 1. According to the passage, which statement is TRUE about Tui Na?A. Tui Na is a whole-body treatment and cant be divided into different parts. B. Tui Na can be used to balance the

28、 diseases before they can develop in the body. C. Tui Na can bring back not only physical health but also emotional health. D. Tui Na only makes people feel good but do not actually cure disease. 2. How can the emotion be calmed?A. By linking the organ to an emotion. B. By telling the therapist anyt

29、hing one does not want to. C. By discussing their problems with others. D. By balancing the energy in the relevant organ. 3. When the stomach is out of balance, . A. the patient will have a stomachacheB. the patient will have a lot to worry aboutC. the patient will have nothing to doD. the patient w

30、ill not feel like doing anything【参考答案】13、CDD 完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Most people believe they dont have much imagination. They are 1 .Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to 2 it. Creativity isnt always 3 with great works of art or ideas. Peo

31、ple at work and in their free time 4 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you. Making connections This technique involves taking 5 ideas and trying to find links

32、 between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words 6 with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to

33、relate the 7 to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original 8 ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night. NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations dont 9 . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new 10

34、.If your goal is to learn to ski, 11 , you can now practise skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. Now 12 this to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January. Be someone else! Look at the situation from a 13 point of view.

35、 Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the 14 in their books. They ask question: What does this character want? Why cant she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in

36、their 15 . The best fishermen think like fish! ( ) 1. A. wrongB. unbelievableC. reasonableD. realistic【答案】A【解析】由下文“Everyone has imagination”可知大部分人认为他们没有多少想象力的观点四错误的。wrong错误的；believable可信的； reasonable合理的, 有道理的, 通情达理的, 讲道理的；realistic现实(主义)的。故答案为A。( ) 2. A. put up withB. catch up withC. make use ofD. k

37、eep track of【答案】C【解析】一旦我们长大，我们中的许多人就忘记如何利用想象力。所以下文教你如何培养自己的想象力。put up with容忍；catch up with赶上，跟上；make use of利用；keep track of明了。( ) 3. A. equippedB. comparedC. coveredD. connected 【答案】D【解析】下文谈论的都是有关个人工作生活的琐事，所以本句意思应该为“创造力不总是和伟大的艺术和思想著作联系在一起的。( ) 4. A. skillfullyB. routinelyC. vividlyD. deeply 【答案】B【解析

38、】人们在工作和闲暇时间，都会很正常的想出一起解决问题的办法。skillfully巧妙地, 技术好地；routinely例行公事地，正常的；vividly生动地, 鲜明地；deeply深深地。( ) 5. A. familiarB. unrelatedC. creativeD. imaginary【答案】B【解析】由下文举蜡烛的例子可知，本句的意思是：这种技巧要求写下互不相关的想法并努力找到它们之间的联系。familiar熟悉的, 常见的, 听惯的, 亲近的, 随便的；unrelated无关的不相干的；creative创造性的；imaginary假想的, 想象的, 虚构的。( ) 6. A. p

39、resentedB. markedC. litD. associated 【答案】D。【解析】由下文叙述可知，此处是说：写下和蜡烛有关的所有想法和词语。present介绍, 引见, 给, 赠送, 上演, 提出, 呈现； mark做标记于, 打分数, 标志；light点着, 变亮；associate使发生联系, 使联合。( ) 7. A. ideasB. ambitionsC. achievement D. technique 【答案】A【解析】你能想到多少就想多少，下一步是把这些想法和你必须要做的事情联系在一起。idea想法, 念头, 意见, 主意, 思想, 观念, 概念；ambition野心

40、, 雄心；achievement成就, 功绩； technique技术, 技巧, 方法, 表演法, 手法。( ) 8. A. experienceB. serviceC. presentD. object【答案】C【解析】假设你想为朋友买一个有创意的礼物，你可以买张看比赛的票或者晚上请他出去消遣。experience经验, 体验, 经历, 阅历；service服务, 服务性工作, 服役, 仪式；present赠品, 礼物；object物体, 目标, 宾语, 对象。( ) 9. A. workB. lastC. existD. change 【答案】B【解析】由标题“NO limits!”和后文

41、“You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want.”可推知此处是说：想象一下一般的限制都不存在。( ) 10. A. possibilitiesB. limitationsC. tendencyD. practice【答案】A【解析】考虑你的目标和新的可能做到的事情。possibility可能性, 可能发生的事物； limitation限制, 局限性；tendency趋向, 倾向；practice实行, 实践, 实际。( ) 11. A. in factB. in particularC. as a wholeD. for example

42、 【答案】D【解析】这里举滑雪作为例子，故要用for example。( ) 12. A. devoteB. adaptC. leadD. keep 【答案】B【解析】由下文“Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January. ”可推知此处是说：现在使这个目标适应现实。adaptto使适应。( ) 13. A. privateB. globalC. differentD. practical 【答案】C【解析】本段说到了“换位思考”的技巧，故本空应该选择C。要求人们从不同的角度看待问题。

43、( ) 14. A. featuresB. themesC. creaturesD. characters 【答案】D【解析】小说作家常常把自己想象成自己书中的一个人物。feature特征, 容貌, 特色, 特写； theme题目, 主题；creature人, 动物, 傀儡, 创造物；character人物，性格。( ) 15. A. positionsB. dreamsC. images D. directions【答案】A【解析】如果你的目标涉及到其他人，把自己放在别人的位置上（来考虑问题）。position位置, 职位, 立场；dream梦想； image图象, 肖像, 偶像；direction方向, 指导, 趋势。