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山东微山县2017高考英语阅读理解（一轮）编练（二）

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。 【2016高考训练】

Wild weather, unexpected coral reefs and dangerous sea creatures… these are the nightmares (噩梦) you can imagine a teenager on a solo voyage (独自旅行) around the world might suffer from. But for Laura Dekker, sailing around the globe seems less a price to be paid than a prize to be treasured.

As the 19-year-old Dutch sailor said in Maidentrip, a documentary（纪录影片） released last year about her experience of becoming the youngest person to sail around the world alone in 2012, “I was born on a boat. I lived my first five years at sea. And ever since, all I have wanted is to return to that life.”

With her yacht(游艇) Guppy, Dekker began her journey at 14 and sailed 50,004 kilometers in 519 days.

The flying fish keeping her company, the dolphins following in her wake and the warm days spent on deck playing the flute (长笛) as she watched another unforgettable sunset were enough to make others jealous.

But these didn’t always go well. There were terrible moments in which Dekker feared death. On one occasion, a whale almost turned Guppy over. Another time, she battled extreme winds and Guppy surfed down 8-meter-high waves.

Out on the open sea alone, she also got used to living without a fridge, a flushing（用水冲洗） toilet, and a hot shower.

“As a human being you don’t need much,” she told Stuff.co.nz. “ They might make life more comfortable, but you really don’t need them to be happy.”

In fact, her outlook on life was shaped by the trip. “I wanted the storms. I wanted the calms. I wanted to feel loneliness,” she told The New York Times. “And now I know all these things. It’s the end of the dream I had as a child, and it’s the beginning of my life as a sailor.” 1. According to the text, in which year did Dekker begin her journey of 50,004 kilometers at sea? A. In 2012 B. In 2010 C. In 2009 D. In 2011 2. The method the author uses to develop Paragraph 5 is ________. A. offering analyses B. providing explanations

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C. giving examples D. making comparisons

3. Which of the following can best describe the girl Laura Dekker? _________. A. Modest and optimistic B. Patient and hospitable C. Brave and generous D. Brave and determined 4. How did Laura Dekker think of her life on the sea? A. It was so dangerous and almost ruined her. B. It brought her great happiness and much comfort. C. It is the sailing on the sea that made her well known.

D. Full of danger and challenge, it made her experience happiness and better understand life as well.

参考答案1—4、 CCDD

2016高考英语阅读理解--人生百味类

Why are so many people so afraid of failure? Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure becomes an experience that will lead to growth. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to fail.

Most parents work hard at either preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards. A mother describes her child’s hasty-made table as “Perfect!” even though it doesn’t stand still. Another way is to shift blame. If John fails science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.

The trouble with failure-prevention devices is that they leave a child unequipped for life in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time--- and that it’s possible to enjoy a game even when we don’t win. A child who’s not invited to a birthday party, who doesn’t make the honor roll on the baseball team, feels terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick consolation, prize or say, “It doesn’t matter.” because it does. The young should be allowed to experience disappointment—and be helped to master it.

Failure is never pleasurable. It hurts grown-ups and children alike. But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it. Step one is to ask “Why did I fail?” Don’t blame someone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong, how you can improve. If someone

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else can help, don’t be shy about inquiring. Success, which encourages repetition of old behavior, is not nearly as good a teacher as failure. You can learn from a bad party how to give a good one, from an ill-chosen first house what to look for in a second. Even a failure that seems definitive can prompt fresh thinking, a change of direction. After 12 years of studying ballet, a friend of mine auditioned for a professional company. She was turned down. “ Would further training help?” she asked. The ballet master shook his head. “ You will never be a dancer”, he said, “You haven’t the body for it.”

In such cases, the way to use failure is to take stock(估量) of the situation bravely asking, “What have I left? What else can I do?” My friend put away her shoes and moved into dance treatment center, a field where she’s both able and useful. Failure frees one to take risks because there’s less to lose. Often there is recovery of energy—a way to find new possibilities. 【小题1】The second paragraph tells us ___________ A．how a mother praised her children

B．parents should blame their children at the proper time. C．how to shift blame

D．two ways of failure prevention most parents use when their children fail 【小题2】According to the author, what should a child know in the real world? A．No one can be best all the time at everything. B．He should be equipped for life.

C．No parents should offer quick consolations.

D．He can get pleasure from failure as well as success.

【小题3】The underlined word “prompt” in the fifth paragraph can be best replaced by “_________.” A．prevent

B．cause

C．continue

D．exchange

【小题4】From the passage we know that ______________. A．success lies in hard work B．never be disappointed to life

C．failure can affect one’s life greatly once he learns to use it. D．everyone had his own value

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