1、- 1 -专题检测卷(二十六) 阅读理解 第二节(建议用时: 20 分钟)A(2013南阳模拟)Do you know what a big dream is? 1 Or, is a big dream something that provides only entertainment? Children dream big dreams, but there are three barriers to realizing dreams. They often kill them before they ever have a chance to grow. The SelfImmediat
2、ely following the birth of a big dream, a negative self-talk takes over and gives all the reasons why it cannot happen. This inside voice is the ego(自我). Its there for protecting and should be listened to. 2 Most people are influenced by the inside voice. Thats why only a handful of people make thei
3、r dreams come true. 3 Family and friends are a lot like the ego. They want to protect those they love, so they will often list all the reasons why the big dreams wont come true. Sometimes, family and friends destroy dreams of those they love most, out of their own fear of being left behind. The Worl
4、dIf one gets past the first two barriers, one has to face the world. 4 In the past, big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world. Fortunately, in most of the world today, big dreamers just get laughed at. The way to realize a big dream is with confidence an
5、d action. When children have confidence and then take action, they will be ready to accept any failure. The truth is that every great dreamer whose dreams have never seen the light of success knows failure well. 5 A. Family and FriendsB. How Big Dreams DieC. Does a big dream show ones future? D. The
6、y simply fail until they succeed. E. Sometimes it is right, but more often it is wrong. F. It is the last and the most terrible barrier. G. And their big dream is to be a rock star or a famous artist. B(2013北京模拟)There is an English saying that goes, “He who laughs last, laughs the hardest. ”High Sch
7、ool Musical star Zac Efron is laughing a lot these days. 1 Because he was always the smallest in his class and was laughed at because he had a big space between his teeth. In sixth grade, Efrons basketball team made it to the league championships. In double overtime(两个加时赛), with three seconds left,
8、he rebounded the ball and passed it to the wrong team! 2 3 Now at 21, Efron is one of People magazines 100 Most Beautiful People, graces(荣登)the cover of Entertainment Weekly, Hollywoods most influential magazine, and is traveling the world promoting the third High School Musical film. Director Adam
9、Shankman described Efron as “arguably the biggest teen star in America right now. ”Simply Google “Zac Efron”, and you get more than 14 million responses. Yes, it seems Efron has a lot to smile about these days. Efron was born and raised in California. 4 According to his father, “he would flip out(发疯
10、)if he got a B and - 2 -not an A in school, and that he was a class clown. ”It was his father who encouraged him to act. 5 He also took singing lessons. He graduated high school in 2006 and was accepted at the University of Southern California to study film. But he put it offwhy study movies when yo
11、u can star in them. Efron has risen all the way to the top of the movie business. And he can now laugh all the way to the bank. A. He owed it a lot to his father that he succeeded. B. But history, as they say, is a thing of the past. C. He took part in school performances and acted in a local theate
12、r. D. When he was young, Efron was an unqualified basketball player. E. He took school seriously. F. They scored and his team lost the game. G. As a young boy, Efron was picked on by his classmates. 答案解析A【文章大意】每一个人都怀有伟大的梦想, 但是只有少数人才会实现自己的远大抱负。本文主要介绍了造成大多人梦想无法实现的一些内在的和外在的因素。1. 【解析】选 C。上下文逻辑联系题。根据空格前面
13、的问题和后面的问题, 从形式上看都是问句, 另外主题都是围绕 a big dream 发问的, 同时结合同一词的规律, 可知选 C。2. 【解析】选 E。上下文逻辑联系题。根据前面的 Its there for protecting and should be listened to. 指自我的保护, 而结合上下文, 可知这种自我的保护有的时候是正确的, 有的时候是错误的, 因此选 E。3. 【解析】选 A。段落标题题。这种形式主要是对于下一个段落的主旨概括。主要从下一段中寻找关键核心词等。根据段落中出现的 Family and friends are a lot like the ego.
14、可知这一段要讨论家人和朋友对于一个人梦想的影响, 因此选 A。4. 【 解析】选 F。上下文逻辑联系题。根据第一段中提到有三个影响因素, 而这个空格前面的段落已经涉及了两个因素。再根据空格前面的 If one gets past the first two barriers, one has to face the world. 可知这里要讨论的是最后一个因素, 因此选 F。5. 【解析】选 D。上下文逻辑联系题。根据同义词的方法, D 中的 fail 与前面一句话中的 failure 一致, 根据代词指代的方法, D 中的 they 指空格前面提到的 every great dreamer,
15、 因此选 D。B【文章大意】本文主要介绍了一个原来在学校里经常受到嘲笑的男孩 Zac Efron, 后来却成为著名的歌星和影星的故事。1. 【解析】选 G。根据空格后面的 Because he was always the smallest in his class and was laughed at 可知他经常被嘲笑, 与 G 中的 was picked on 意义一致。2. 【解析 】选 F。结合空格前面的 he rebounded the ball and passed it to the wrong team 可知他把球给了对方球队, 因此他的球队输了, 与 F 的意义一致。3. 【
16、解析】选 B。前面一段介绍了他过去的不幸的事情, 与空格后面的他现在的辉煌形成了鲜明的对比, 因此与 B 的意义一致, 指那已经是历史了。4. 【解析】选 E。根据后面的 According to Efron, “he would flip out if he got a B and not an A in school, and that he was a class clown. 可知他非常重视学习 , 与 E 中的意义一致。5. 【 解析 】选 C。根据后面的 He also took singing lessons. 可知他还参加了歌唱课, 与 C 项他参加学校的表演和在当地一个剧场表演等信息一致, 故选 C。
