2024届四川省西昌市高考英语阅读理解和信息匹配类练习（5）

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　　四川省西昌市2024高考英语阅读理解和信息匹配类练习（5）

　　阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　The latest research suggests that the key factor separating geniuses from the merely accomplished is not I. Q. , a generally bad predictor of success. Instead, it’s purposeful practice. Top performers spend more hours practising their craft. If you wanted to picture how a typical genius might develop, you’d take a girl who possessed a slightly above average language ability. It wouldn’t have to be a big talent, just enough so that she might gain some sense of distinction. Then you would want her to meet, say, a novelist, who coincidentally shared some similar qualities. Maybe the writer was from the same town, had the same family background, or, shared the same birthday.

　　This contact would give the girl a vision of her future self. It would give her some idea of a fascinating circle she might someday join. It would also help if one of her parents died when she was 12, giving her a strong sense of insecurity and fuelling a desperate need for success. Armed with this ambition, she would read novels and life stories of writers without end. This would give her a primary know-ledge of her field. She’d be able to see new writing in deeper ways and quickly understand its inner workings.

　　Then she would practise writing. Her practice would be slow, painstaking and error-focused. By practising in this way, she delays the automatizing process. Her mind wants to turn conscious, newly learned skills into unconscious, automatically performed skills. By practising slowly, by breaking skills down into tiny parts and repeating, she forces the brain to internalize a better pattern of performance. Then she would find an adviser who would provide a constant stream of feedback, viewing her performance from the outside, correcting the smallest errors, pushing her to take on tougher challenges. By now she is redoing problems—how do I get characters into a room—dozens and dozens of times. She is establishing habits of thought she can call upon in order to understand or solve future problems.

　　The primary quality our young writer possesses is not some mysterious genius. It’s the ability to develop a purposeful, laborious and boring practice routine. The latest research takes some of the magic out of great achievement. But it underlines a fact that is often neglected. Public discussion is affected by genetics and what we’re “hard-wired” to do. And it’s true that genes play a role in our capabilities. But the brain is also very plastic. We construct ourselves through behaviour.

　　1. The passage mainly deals with　.　

　　A. the function of I. Q. in cultivating a writer

　　B. the relationship between genius and success

　　C. the decisive factor in making a genius

　　D. the way of gaining some sense of distinction

　　2. By reading novels and writers’ stories, the girl could　.　

　　A. come to understand the inner structure of writing

　　B. join a fascinating circle of writers someday

　　C. share with a novelist her likes and dislikes

　　D. learn from the living examples to establish a sense of security

　　3. In the girl’s long painstaking training process, 　.　

　　A. her adviser forms a primary challenging force to her success

　　B. her writing turns into an automatic pattern of performance

　　C. she acquires the magic of some great achievements

　　D. she comes to realize she is “hard-wired” to write

　　4. What can be concluded from the passage?

　　A. A fuelling ambition plays a leading role in one’s success.

　　B. A responsible adviser is more important than the knowledge of writing.

　　C. As to the growth of a genius, I. Q. doesn’t matter, but just his/her efforts.

　　D. What really matters is what you do rather than who you are.

　　【参考答案】1—4、CABD

　　请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　This is an open letter to the three people who stole my handbag from the department store I am employed as a shop assistant.

　　When you took my bag, I don’t know what you thought you were going to get. With my wages, there's not much left on a Tuesday. I hope the ￡5 was useful to you . I have informed the social security office so you won’t be able to cash the child benefit next week. I hope that won't leave you too short. But if you really need a couple of pounds, I suppose you could always cash one of the two checks left in my check book. Of course, I phoned the bank right away and the check-casing card is no longer valid, so it won’t be much use to you.

　　Actually I don’t mind about the money too much. We single parents who work to support our families understand only too well what it means to be short of cash. However, I don’t suppose it went very far among the three of you. Sorry about that!

　　I wish you had left the bag behind and just taken the wallet and check book. There were all kinds of papers in it, and notes and things that I really need. I really think that was very inconsiderate of you. I mean, how would you like something like that to happen to you?

　　Well, perhaps the bag will turn up. It wasn’t even an expensive one, just a plain, old brown leather shoulder bag. You probably dumped it in the nearest rubbish bin or threw it into the bushes. We've looked around, of course, but no one saw which way you went after you left the shop.

　　I'm not really angry with you. I know how the pressures of modern living can affect us, but I am sad at the loss of my personal things. I feel violated and helpless. The police were very icy, and they just shrugged their shoulders. “It happens all the time,” they told me. Some small comfort, I suppose. But I’ve lost just a little more faith in human nature．And as my young son said when

　　told him what had happened, “Why? Mummy, why us?” I couldn't answer that question. I wonder if you can.

　　1. In writing Paragraph 2, the writer wants to

　　A. describe the contents of the bag in detail.

　　B. give some suggestions to the three thieves

　　C. state the fact that she was careless with the money

　　D. tell the thieves hardly any money was available

　　2. Which of the following is the most valuable to the writer?

　　A. The cash in her bag. B. The handbag itself.

　　C. The papers and notes in the bag. D. The check books in the bag.

　　3. What can we conclude about the police?

　　A. They think the case quite common. B. They show sympathy for the woman.

　　C. They have doubts about human nature. D. They are unable to find the thieves.

　　4. Why does the author write the letter?

　　A. To give the thieves a serious warning.

　　B. To express her affection for her valuable bag.

　　C. To call people’s attention to their belongings.

　　D. To complain about the fall of morality.

　　【参考答案】1— 4

　　DCAD

　　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。

　　Job sharing refers to the situation in which two people divide the responsibility of one full-

　　time job. The two people willingly act as part-time workers, enough hours between them to fulfill

　　the duties of a full-time worker. If they each work half the job, for example, they each receive 50

　　per cent of the job’s wages, its holidays and its other benefits.

　　Job sharing differs from conventional part-time work in that it occurs mainly in the more highly skilled and professional areas, which require higher levels of responsibility and employee commitment.

　　Job sharing should not be confused with the term work sharing, which refers to increasing the number of jobs by reducing the number of hours of each existing job, thus offering more positions to the growing number of unemployed people. Job sharing, by contrast, is not designed to address unemployment problems; its focus, rather, is to provide well-paid work for skilled workers and professionals who want more free time for other activities.

　　As would be expected, most job sharers are women. A survey carried out in 1988 by Britain’s Equal Opportunities Commission showed that 78 per cent of sharers were female, the majority of whom were between 20 and 40 years of age. Subsequent studies have come up with similar results. Many of these women were re-entering the job market after having had children, but they chose not to seek part-time work because it would have meant lower status. Job sharing also offered an acceptable shift back into full-time work after a long absence.

　　The necessity of close cooperation when sharing a job with another person makes the actual work quite different from conventional one-position jobs. However, to ensure a greater chance that the partnership will succeed, each person needs to know the strengths, weaknesses and preferences of his or her partner before applying for a position. Moreover, there must be a fair division of both routine tasks and interesting ones. In sum, for a position to be job-shared well, the two individuals must be well matched and must treat each other as equals.

　　5. In what way is work sharing different from job sharing?

　　A. Work sharing is aimed at creating more jobs.

　　B. Work sharing requires more working hours.

　　C. Work sharing provides a more satisfactory salary.

　　D. Work sharing depends on the employer’s decision.

　　6. According to Paragraph 4, young mothers preferred job sharing to conventional part-time work mainly because _________.

　　A. they were over ideal working ages

　　B. they sought higher social status

　　C. they had difficulty finding full-time jobs

　　D. they had to take care of both work and family

　　7. In job sharing the partners should __________.

　　A. enjoy equal social status

　　 B. have similar work experience

　　C. know each other very well

　　 D. keep in touch with each other

　　8. The main purpose of the passage is to ___________.

　　A. discuss how to provide more jobs

　　B. describe job sharing in general

　　C. recommend job sharing to women

　　D. compare job sharing with work sharing

　　【参考答案】

　　5—8.ABCB

　　【四川省宜宾市李庄中学2024高考英语仿真模拟试题】

　　根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。

　　What seems to be the problem?

　　How long have you been like this?

　　Since Saturday night.

　　____ 52

　　Yes, I also feel lighthearted.

　　Can you think of anything you ate Saturday that might have caused it?

　　All I can think of is the fish I had. It didn’t taste quite right.

　　____ 53

　　Now I’ll give you some medicine. Take it and you should be feeling better soon.

　　____ 54

　　I also suggest that you follow a special diet.

　　____ 55

　　You should stick to eating lighter foods.

　　What’s that?

　　That might be it.

　　Thank you, doctor.

　　Any other problems?

　　I have a running nose.

　　Have you seen a doctor?

　　I have a terrible stomachache.

　　【参考答案】51-55 GDBCA

　　【四川省宜宾市李庄中学2024高考英语仿真模拟试题】

　　阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

　　阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

　　Born in 1949, Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming as a sport and was a Florida State High School swimming champion. Like many young athletes, she had Olympic dreams, but a serious illness kept her from competing in the Games. The disappointment didn’t stop her from going forward. Instead, she became interested in marathon swimming. A brilliant athlete, she was well-conditioned for spending long periods of time in the water. As a long-distance swimmer, she would compete against herself and the obstacles presented by distance, danger, cold, and exhaustion.

　　For ten years Nyad devoted herself to becoming one of the world’s best long-distance swimmers. In 1970, she swam a ten-mile marathon in Lake Ontario, setting the women’s record for the course. In 1972 she set another record by swimming 102.5 miles from an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida. Then she broke a third record when swimming around Manhattan Island in 1975.

　　Nyad attempted to swim the distance between Florida and Cuba in 1978. Though the span of water is less than 100 miles wide, it is rough and dangerous. After battling the water for two days, she had to give for the sake of her own health and safety. Even so, she impressed the world with her courage and strong desire to succeed. For Nyad her strength of purpose was just as important as reading Cuba. That is how she defined success. It did not matter that her swim came up short; she believed she had touched the other shore.

　　When Nyad ended her career as a swimmer, she continued to try new things---travelling the world as a reporter, writing books and giving public speeches about her life. Diana Nyad works to inspire others, just as she did when she swam the waters of the world.

　　56. What prevented Nyad from taking part in the Olympic Games? (No more than 5 words)

　　_____________________________________________________________________

　　57. What does the underlined word “obstacles” mean? (1 word)

　　_____________________________________________________________________

　　58. What achievement did Nyad make in 1970? (No more than 10 words.)

　　_____________________________________________________________________

　　59. Why did Nyad believe that she had touched the other shore? (No more than 10 words)

　　_____________________________________________________________________

　　60. Please explain how you are inspired by Nyad. (No more than 20 words)

　　_____________________________________________________________________

　　【参考答案】阅读表达

　　56. A serious illness (did).