1、 2015届高考考前热身专练：人生百味类阅读 1nullThe other day when I was passing a clothing store, I fell in love with a skirt. I knew it would suit me best at first sight. But when I looked at the price tag (标签), I knew I had to give it up. The love for beautiful clothes has been planted in my heart the day when I was
2、 born to be a woman. Several years ago I read an article in a magazine. The article stated that when a woman is at her best time, she is usually poor or tasteless, so she cant get the right clothes; when she can afford to buy the clothes she likes, she often finds that they do not suit her anymore.
3、On the way home, I was quite disturbed by such thoughts. It was just a pity, like many other pities. I thought to myself this way. But when I was about to enter the building where I was living, I saw the big mirror placed in the entrance. I saw a girl in it who was in cheap but cleanly washed sweate
4、r and jeans. She was rather young, healthy and energetic. For quite a while I was touched by what I had seen in the mirror. Then I almost forgot the tale: A person without shoes cried until he saw a man without feet. Being young without good clothes is like the person without shoes. I should have fe
5、lt grateful that I havent lost my feet. 1How did the author feel when she decided not to buy the skirt? A. Embarrassed. B. Wise. C. Regretful. D. Relieved. 2The underlined word “She” in Paragraph 3 refers to . A. the authors friend B. a stranger C. the authors roommate D. the author 3Why was the aut
6、hor touched by what she saw in the mirror? A. She came to realize what she really possessed. B. She was reminded of her devotion to beauty. C. She didnt feel at ease when looking into a mirror. D. She never thought over the other side of a person. 4We can learn from the text that the author consider
7、ed her love for beautiful clothes as . A. funny B. natural C. silly D. simple null答案null 1C 2D 3A 4B null解析null作者天生喜欢衣服，null了一件喜欢但是没有买的nullnull，作者很遗憾，但是看到镜子中年轻的，2nullOn the night of November 14, 1978,a six-year-old Korean boy was flying to the United States. All he knew was that he was on a plane he
8、ading for somewhere. The plane landed at Kennedy International Airport, where he was greeted by a family. This young boy was me. I have grown up in a town where there were few Asians, so I stuck out in the crowd. I made friends quickly and they treated me just like anyone else. You may ask if anyone
9、 made fun of my appearance. Well, of course, I met that kind of person. I just shrugged it off. As an adopted child, I have something that others dont have. I have had the benefit of two families. Im lucky to have got a chance to start a new life. But we must try never to forget our past. Someday I
10、will go back to Korea to find out what kind of culture I left behind. There is only one thing that I regret about being adopted. When I argue with my parents and they realize they are losing the argument, they sometimes wonder what I would be doing if I were back in Korea. I dont understand this bec
11、ause I thought the purpose of adopting someone was to give them a better chance of growing up in a family. Some day when I am older, I want to adopt a girl and raise her the way my parents have raised me, but I would do it better, for I know what went well and what did not. 5We learn that when the w
12、riter was on the way to his new family,_. A. he was with his own parents B. he was very happy and excited C. he was about ten years old then D. he didnt know he was going to be adopted 6If someone sticks out in the crowd, it means that he/she_. A. is very good-looking B. is very kind-hearted C. is e
13、asily noticed by others D. is disliked by others 7When the writer was made fun of by others, he _. A. was deeply hurt B. wanted to go back to Korea C. didnt care about it that much D. tried to make friends with them 8What can we learn from Paragraph 3? A. The writer wants to forget his past. B. The
14、writer isnt sad about being adopted. C. The writer isnt interested in Korean culture. D. The writer arent know anything about Korea. 9What does the writer want to do when he is older? A Go back to live with his parents in Korea. B. Tell his parents what they have done wrong. C. Find out how to raise
15、 children in a better way. D. Adopt a girl and raise her in a good way. null答案null 5D 6C 7C 8B 9D null解析null 文章讲述作者被一个美国家庭收养，null述了他被收养以后的生活和养父母的关系，以null自己以后的打算null 3nullThe other day I heard a few local musicians talking: “I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play o
16、n the radio. They cant even understand a bit of music.” “Im never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.” But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and Im trying to find other places to play. Im also looking to book
17、a few summer festivals this year.” Ive heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are. Attitudes are important. Whether theyre positive or negative, theyre rubbing off on you. If youre around people who comp
18、lain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame others, and you play the role of victim , chances are you will start to as well. So its time to take a look at the people you call “friends”. This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spendin
19、g time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard for yourself and dont become friends with people who fall below that standard. Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work your
20、e looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path. 10Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A. A friend in need is a friend indeed B. How to make friendship last forever C. You are who your friends are D. Friends are the most important in ones suc
21、cess 11The underlined sentence “theyre rubbing off on you” in Paragraph 6 means _. A. theyll push you ahead B. theyll influence you C. theyll cover your shortcomings D. theyll help you achieve your goal 12By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can _. A. improve a lot in making more fri
22、ends B. come to the right way of making friends C. develop a better relationship with your friends D. arrange the time with your friends properly 13The passage is mainly written for _. A. musicians B. managers C. negative people D. people wanting to succeed null答案null 10C 11B 12B 13D null解析null 文章通过
23、几个钢琴家的对话引发的对交什么样的朋null的思考，作者认null应该交态度积极的朋null，可以对自己有好的影响null 4nullRented Boyfriends Taobao. com, Chinas largest online marketplace, is never short of bizarre offers. And here is the latest one: boyfriends for rent. A rented boyfriend can do the following: accompanying the girl to visit friends and
24、families, go shopping, having meals and even getting a kiss out of courtesy. The charge is by the hour. The services become hot with the approach of the Spring Festival, the most important festival for family reunions. In China, parents especially worry about unmarried daughters. Single women will h
25、ave to face the same old question at the family dinner table: have you got a boyfriend? And for those who havent found their Mr. Rights, renting a boyfriend emerges as a solution. So, which men are willing to offer that service? “I offer such a service only because Im bored and know fewer female fri
26、ends at work,“ said Ding Hui, 27, a salesman in the plastic industry in Shanghai, with a monthly salary of more than 10,000 yuan. He rented himself twice last year: during the Spring Festival and National Day. His customers were two 28-year-old women. He charged 3,000 yuan each, and the customer had
27、 to cover his round-trip tickets, accommodations and bought him clothes to make him look smart. More than 260 rent-a-boyfriend services can be found on the , with the number climbing. An anonymous female netizen, who claimed to have rented a boyfriend, said on the website, “My parents are very satis
28、fied, so my pressure is greatly reduced.“ Another comment read, “Its good that Ive achieved the wish of my parents.“ 14On which site can women rent boyfriends? (within 4 words ) 15How does a rented boyfriend get paid? (within 3 words) 16What question may single women have to face at the family dinne
29、r table? (within 5 words) 17What did Ding Huis customer have to pay besides his service?(within 18 words ) 18For what reasons do single women rent boyfriends? ( within 15 words) null答案null 14On T. 15By the hour. 16Have you got a boyfriend?/Do you have a boyfriend? 17The customer had to cover his rou
30、nd-trip tickets accommodation and bought him clothes to make him look. 5nullWhile reading a story on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy is ruining their life plans, I couldnt help but think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children who grow up expecting everything to be e
31、asy for them. As a 20-something myself, I certainly share their disappointment my husband and I probably wont be able to buy a house until were in our forties, and we two are burdened by student loans. But why should it be different? Being young people in America, shouldnt they take up all of the ch
32、allenges and opportunities that this country offers? Consider some of these views shared in the story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband, worries that she wont be able to have children for at least a decade because they cant afford to buy a house yet. I read that, and I
33、 thought what planet she is living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury, not a fertility requirement. A 26-year-old man in the story is disappointed that he cant afford to get
34、 a Ph. D. in literature. Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years. Yes, its sad that these young people feel so lost. But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality. Bet
35、h Kobliner, author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks peoples expectations grow up when their wealth appears to be increasing. Their parents probably see their home values rise along with their investments. “So we have people who have grown
36、up in an environment where people have great expectations of what living well means,“ says Kobliner. This recession will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group. In the meantime, it seems much better for our mental health to focus on being gratefulfor our one-be
37、droom apartments, for living in modern cities, or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a daythan on longing for some kind of luxurious life. 19What makes the author think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children? A. They expect everything to be easy for them. B. They compla
38、in that the economy is ruining their life plans. C. They are unwilling to face all of the challenges. D. They are burdened by student loans. 20Which of the following is NOT one of the complaints of the 20-somethings? A. They cant have children for at least a decade for they cant afford to buy a hous
39、e. B. They have only a one-bedroom apartment to live in. C. They cant buy a house until 40 and are burdened by student loans. D. They despair of not being able to afford to get a Ph. D. in literature. 21Whats Kobliners attitude towards the 20-somethings with high expectations ? A. Unbearable. B. Opp
40、osing. C. Doubtful. D. Understanding. 22What is the best title for this passage? A. Young people afford to continue their education B. Young people cant afford to buy a house C. Young peoples high expectations lead to despair D. The 20-somethings high expectations null答案null 19B 20B 21D 22C null解析nu
41、ll 文章大意：文章null要讲述的是年轻人过高的期望的原因和产生的后果null 故C正确null 6nullThere is a problem each of us faces in following advice on emotional healing: apologizing is difficult. We are trapped in what we think of ourselves by holding onto our pride. We can be selfish and not willing to admit our most obvious mistakes.
42、 Pride eats away at us as we argue or ignore the mistake. Its happened to me. I have had too much pride and selfishness to apologize to a loved one I hurt. When I did want to apologize, I couldnt bring myself to face the other person. This is the pride Im talking about. Maybe apologies come difficul
43、t for men because theyre expected to be dominant. Its like the joke that a man never asks for directions when lost. Ladies are more emotionally open than guys and are willing to express it. Still, both genders wonder how to correctly apologize. In shifting the focus on apologizing away from you, what does not apologizing do to other
