江苏省南宁市高考英语四月完形填空、阅读理解课外练习(11)

江苏省南宁市高考英语四月阅读理解和完形填空自练（11）【2015高考复习】阅读理解Many of us still tend to think that emotions can affect reasonablethought，and sometimes land us in trouble.But in recent years psychologists have taken quite a different view.Keith Oatley，Professor of Psychology at Glasgow University，is involved in the research which shows the fundamental importance of emotions.He believes we_are_very_ambivalent_about_them：we think of our emotions as being unreasonable，but we also consider them as essential to being human.For example，Mr Spock，a character in the television series Star Trek，is super-intelligent and he has no emotions at all.However，he is never made captain of the spaceship.Maybe，this is because Mr Spock is not the kind of person you can share your feelings with—a person who shows his emotions.As Professor Oatley points out，our emotions have very important functions，for example，fear.If we cross the road and a car approaches，we usually stop moving or step back.We stop what we are doing，check what we have done and pay very careful attention to the environment.The emotion of fear makes us take this small series of actions which，on average，help preserve our safety.On the other hand，if things are going well and small problems come up，we find we can solve them with the resources we have to hand.As a consequence，we tend to feel happy and usually continue doing the job.Anger is an emotion that tends to occur when someone is preventing us from doing something.Then this small “kit” of reactions enables us to prepare ourselv es to be quite aggressive to that person，or to try harder，and so on.Professor Oatley believes emotions generally occur at these important moments in actions.With fear and anger our emotions make us decide to start doing something else，while with happiness they “suggest” we continue what we are already doing.【语篇解读】相关研究表明，情感对人而言至关重要，不可或缺。

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江苏省南宁市高考英语四月阅读理解和完形填空自练（1）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。

A different sort of generation gap is developing in the workplace. Someone --- specifically the father-daughter team of Larry and Meagan Johnson --- has figured out that on some American job sites, five generations are working side by side.In their new book about generations in the workplace the pair argue that while such an age difference adds a lot of texture and a variety of life experiences, it can also bring tensions and conflicts.The Johnsons are human-resource trainers and public speakers. Dad Larry is a former health-care executive; daughter Meagan is a onetime high-level sales manager.Here are the oldest and youngest of the five generations they identify:They call the oldest group Traditionals, born before 1945. They were heavily influenced by the lessons of the Great Depression and World War Two. They respect authority, set a high standard of workmanship, and communicate easily and confidently. But they’re also stubbornly independent. They want their opinions heard.At the other extreme are what the Johnsons call Linksters, born after 1995 into today’s more complicated, multi-media world. They live and breathe technology and are often social activists. You won’t find many 15-year olds in the offices of large companies, except as volunteers, of course, but quite old and quite young workers do come together in sales environments like bike shops and ice-cream stores.The Johnsons, Larry and Meagan, represent a generation gap themselves in their work with jobsite issues. The Johnsons’ point is that as the average lifespan continues to rise and retirement dates get delayed because of the tight economy, people of different generations are working side by side, more often bringing with them very different ideas about company loyalty and work values.The five generations are heavily influenced by quite different events, social trends, and the cultural phenomena of their times. Their experiences shape their behavior and make it difficult, sometimes, for managers to achieve a strong and efficient workplace.Larry and Meagan Johnson discuss all this in greater detail in a new book, “Generations, Inc.: From Boomers to Linksters --- Managing the Friction Between Generations at Work,” published by Amacom Press, which is available in all good bookstore from this Friday.1. The type of generation gap in paragraph 1 refers to the difference in beliefs ________.A. between managers and workersB. among family membersC. among employeesD. between older and newer companies2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Traditionals?A. They’ve learned much from war and economic disaster.B. They’re difficult to work with as they are stubborn.C. They respect their boss and hope to be respected.D. They’re independent workers with great confidence.3. According to the passage, the Linksters are usually ________.A. found working in the offices of large companiesB. influenced by media and technologyC. enthusiastic multi-media activistsD. ice-cream sellers4. According to the passage, modern workforces are more diverse because ________.A. people want to increase their average lifespanB. many young people are entering the workforceC. employees with different values can benefit their companiesD. retirement dates are being delayed for economic reasons5. What’s the main purpose of the passage?A. To promote a new book by Larry and Meagan Johnson.B. To describe the five different workplace generations.C. To introduce the Johnsons’ r esearch about diverse workforces.D. To identify a major problem in modern workforces.【参考答案】1—5、C B B D A阅读理解。

南宁市2015高考英语四月完形填空、阅读理解课外练习（13）答案阅读理解【2013·江西临川一中压轴考试】Since we are social beings，the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.One strength of the human conditions is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful (有压力的) conditions.Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties.Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems.People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties.Studies over types of illnesses，from depression to heart disease，show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness，and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely. Social support cushions stress in a number of ways.First，friends，relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us.Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties.Second，other people often provide us with informational support.They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them.Third，we typically find social companionship supportive.Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting (转移注意力) us from our worries and troubles.Finally，other people may give us instrumental support—money aid，material resources，and needed services—that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.1．Interpersonal relationships are important because they can________.A．deal with life changesB．smooth away daily problemsC．make people live more easilyD．cure types of illnesses2．The researches show that p eople’s physical and mental health________.A．has much to do with the amount of support they get from othersB．lies in the social medical care systems which support themC．depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troublesD．is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes.3．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cushions”？A．takes place of B．makes up ofC．lessens the effect of D．gets rid of4．Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work in spare time is an example of________. A．instrumental supportB．informational supportC．social companionshipD．the strengthening of self-respect5．What is the subject discussed in the text?A．Effects of stressful conditions.B．Kinds of social support.C．Ways to deal with stress.D．Interpersonal relationships.语篇解读本文是一篇议论文。

南宁市最新高考英语阅读理解练习题(含答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解My father loves his garden. He planted some seeds in it. But at that time I didn't understand why working in the dirt excited him so much.Unfortunately, in early May, my father was seriously injured in an accident. He had to stay in bed for a while. My mother had several business trips so she couldn't take care of the garden. I didn't want my father to worry, so I said that I would take care of his garden until he recovered. I assumed that the little plants would continue to grow as long as they had water, and luckily it rained fairly often so I didn't think much about the garden.One Saturday morning, my father said to me, "Christine, the vegetables should be about readyto be picked. Let's have a salad today!" I went out to the garden and was upset to see that manyof the lettuce leaves and carrots had been half eaten by bugs. There were hundreds of bugs all over them!I panicked for a moment, but then I quietly went to the nearest store to buy some vegetables.When I gave the salad to him, he said, "Oh, Christine, what a beautiful salad! I can't believe the carrots are this big already. You must be taking very good care of my garden." I felt a little bit guilty.Coming home, my mother saw the bag from the supermarket in the kitchen. I was embarrassed and I admitted, "Dad wanted a salad, but the garden was a disaster. I didn't want to disappoint him so I went to the store." She laughed but promised to help me in the garden and weeks later I was finally able to pick some.I carefully made a salad and took it to my father. He looked at it with a hint of a smile. "Christine the carrots are smaller in this salad, but they taste better."Now, I better understand how putting a lot of effort into caring for something can help you appreciate the results more, however small they maybe. Perhaps this was one of the reasons for my father's love of gardening.（1）Christine originally said she would do the gardening because she ________.A.knew it was important to her fatherB.wanted to improve her gardening skillsC.was asked by her father to do itD.was interested in growing vegetables（2）Which of the following was a problem in the garden?A.Animals often dug in the garden.B.Insects destroyed the lettuce and carrots.C.The plants were given too much water.D.The vegetables were marked incorrectly.（3）Christine could secretly make the salad from store-bought vegetables because ________.A.her father couldn't see the garden's progressB.her father was in hospital at that timeC.her mother helped her to buy the vegetablesD.her mother helped her to make a spray（4）What did Christine learn through her experience of gardening?A.Always prepare for a rainy day.B.Don't be disappointed by bugs.C.Hard work can be rewarding.D.Working alone produces results.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了帮养病的爸爸照顾花园的经历让Christine明白了努力工作是值得的。

南宁市2015高考英语四月完形填空、阅读理解课外练习（8）答案阅读理解(2014·山东实验中学一模)Global Positioning Systems (全球定位系统) are now a part of everyday driving in many countries.These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go.However，they can also cause a lot of problems，send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost.Many times，the driver is to blame.Sometimes a GPS error is responsible.Most often，says Barry Brown，it is a combination of the two.Barry Brown is with the Mobile Life Centre in Stockholm，Sweden.He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States.There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay.Mr Brown says，“They just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination.And，then it wasn’t until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived.They actually put their home address in.So again，the GPS is kind of ‘garbage in garbage out’．”Mr Brown says this is a common human error，but what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings，or failures，of GPS equipment.He says，“One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn.Because they just give you the next turn，sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it’s going to the wrong place.”Mr Brown says，“One of the things that struck us，perhaps the most important thing was that you have to know what you’re doing when you use a GPS.There are these new skills that people have developed.There are these new competencies (资格) that you need to have to be able to use a GPS because they sometimes go wrong.This goes against a common belief that GPS systems are for passive drivers who lack navigational skills.”Barry Brown says to make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers，passengers and GPS systems work together.1．According to Barry Brow，in most cases，________are blame for the problems.A．human errorsB．GPS errorsC．errors caused by both drivers and GPSD．errors caused by putting in a wrong address2．The example of Barry Brown’s friend is used to show that________.A．GPS is nothing but garbageB．GPS is still not accurate enoughC．it is difficult for drivers to use GPS equipmentD．sometimes drivers are responsible for the problem3．It can be inferred from the second paragraph that________.A．it’s impossible to drive from the eas t to the west in the USB．Barry Brown’s friend went to Stockholm，Sweden by planeC．given wrong instructions，the GPS will produce wrong resultsD．GPS systems are for passive drivers who lack navigational skills4．Which of the followings is one of the shortcomings of GPS equipment?A．It just tells the driver to turn once at a time.B．It gives the driver the overview.C．Its screen is too small to be seen clearly.D．It is only suitable for passive drivers.5．What’s the main idea of the text?A．GPS systems are helpful for drivers.B．Driving with GPS can be difficult to navigate (导航)．C．Drivers should understand how GPS systems work.D．Drivers should learn to use GPS systems correctly.语篇解读本文是一篇议论文。

高中英语真题:高考英语【四月】阅读理解、完形填空选练（11）答案阅读理解Linus Pauling, the only person who has won two undivided No bel Prizes, was born in . He attended but because of an unim portant detail he did not receive his diploma until 1962, long af ter he had received his Bachelor’s degree in chemical engine ering from Oregon State College in 1922. He had chosen to st udy his major because he could get a good job with it.He won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1954 for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the explanation of the structure of complex substances. His inter est in the“behavior”of molecules(分子)led him from physical chemistry to biological chemistry, es pecially of the human body. He began with proteins and their main parts, the amino acids(氨基酸), which are called the“building blocks of life”. In 1950, he c onstructed the first satisfactory model of a protein molecule, a discovery very important to the understanding of the living cel l.During World WarⅡ, Pauling was a member of the Research Board for National Security, forwhich he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit in 194 8. However, the use of the atomic bomb near the end of the w ar turned Pauling in a new direction. Having long worked on t he structure of molecules, he took an immediate interest in th e deadly effects of nuclear fallout on human molecular structu res.From then on, Pauling protested the production of the hydrog en bombs and supported the prevention of the spread of nucl ear weapons. Through his efforts, The Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, declaring all nuclear tests to be illegal except und erground ones, came into effect on October 10, 1963, the sa me day Linus Pauling was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace .【文章大意】本文主要介绍了Linus Pauling一生的成就及其对世界所做出的杰出贡献。

江苏省南宁市高考英语四月阅读理解和完形填空自练（3）【2015高考复习】阅读理解Public bookshelves are appearing across Germany on street corners，city squares and in suburban supermarkets.In these free-for-all libraries，people can grab whatever they want to read，and leave behind anything they want for others.There’s no need to register，no due date，and you can take or give as many as you want.“This project is aimed at everyone who likes to read.It is open for everybody，” Michael Aubermann，one of the organizers of the free book exchange said.T he western city’s latest public shelf was put up next to Bayenturm.It is the fourth free shelf that Aubermann’s group，the Cologne Citizen’s Foundation，has placed outside.“We set up our other outdoor shelves last year and it’s been working really well，” sa id Aubermann.The public bookshelves，which are usually financed by donations and cared for by local volunteer groups，have appeared independently of each other in many cities，suburbs and villages.Each shelf holds around 200 books and it takes about six weeks for a complete turnover，with all the old titles replaced by new ones.Even commercial book stores and online book sellers seem to support the idea of free book exchanges.“We see this project rather as a sales promotion than as competition，” said Elmar Mu ether.“If books are present everywhere，it helps our business，too.”So far，the Cologne book group has had few problems with damage or other problems.Aubermann said，“Propaganda (宣传) is the only kind of literature we do not allow here.”At another bookshelf in the Bayenthal neighborhood，the lower shelves are reserved for children’s literature only.“It is important that we make it easy for everyone to participate in this ‘reading culture on the street’—from old readers to kids to immigrants，” Aubermann said.While most of the shelves have so far been put up in upscale_neighborhoods，Aubermann and the 20 volunteers who help look after the project are planning to put up future shelves in poor neighborhoods，where citizens often don’t have as much access to literatu re.【语篇解读】在德国的城市街角、广场和郊区超市，一排排公共书架出现在人们的视野中。

南宁市2015高考英语四月阅读理解和完形填空自练（10）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。

“America’s No.1 Health Problem.”So reads the headline of an article published by the American Institute of Stress that claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: “It has been estimated（估计）that 75 to 90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems.”It is no exaggeration（夸张）to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%), followed by family (30%). Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%) and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).”However, stress is hardly unique to the United States. A British survey in 2005 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill.” As a result of “work-related stres s, depression or anxiety,” there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain.”The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors.”One survey reveale d that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year.”What about Asia? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “Job stress is a common con cern among many countries in the world, both developing and industrialized countries.” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia, including China and Korea, h ave rapidly industrialized and economically grown. These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.”1. The author quoted “America’s No.1 Health Problem.” (Para. 1) in order to ______.A. talk about health problems in AmericaB. introduce the topic of stressC. emphasize the stress in AmericaD. tell readers something about American Institute of Stress答案解析：答案为B。

语鹅市安置阳光实验学校南宁市2015高考英语四月完形填空、阅读理解课外练习（11）答案【2015高考复习】阅读理解“Reconstituted” families are more and more common in the UK.Steve and Debbie got married in 2001 and had two children，Lily and Alex.Unfortunately，Steve and Debbie’s marriage didn’t work out and they got divorced in 2006.The children live with Debbie.In 2008，Debbie remarried.Her new husband，Martin，has three children from his previous marriage and they visit Debbie，Martin，Lily and Alex at weekends.In addition，Debbie is pregnant with her third child.She’s expecting a boy who will be a half­brother to Lily and Alex and also to Martin’s three other children.Confused？Debbie’s family arrangements might have seemed strange 30 years ago but nowadays this kind of “reconstituted” family is increasingly common in the UK.Almost half of all marriages in Britain end in divorce and over 40% of marriages are remarriages.More than 10% of all British children live with one birth parent and a stepparent—a parent who isn’t their biological mother or father.The traditi onal “nuclear” family of two parents and their children is not so traditional any more.What does all of this mean for parents in these “reconstituted” families？“There are difficulties and challenges，” says Debbie.“Different families have different ro utines and it can be difficult for children to move between their two families.Birthdays and holidays can be tricky.Where do the children go？Who should they spend their time with？Also，when my children are naughty it can be difficult for Martin to tell_them_off.Things that might be simple in a traditional family can be a bit more complicated.”And how about the children？Martin’s eldest child，Ella，is 12.“I like my two families，” she says.“I live with my mum but visit my dad quite often and I’m happy that my mum and dad get along OK.They’re not married any more but it’s good that they can still be friends.” Of course divorce and separation are never easy but many families in the UK are finding ways to make family life work in new ways.【语篇解读】本文介绍了英国出现越来越多的重组家庭这一社会现象。