高中英語(yǔ)(外研版)必修五：8-閱讀強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練(八)-Word版含答案

閱讀強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練(八)(建議用時(shí)：25分鐘)eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)閱讀理解Actually,alltheworld’smajorreligionsteachthatbeinghard-workingintheserviceofothersisourhighestnatureandthusliesatthecenterofahappylife.Scientificsurveysandstudiesconfirmsharedrulesofourfaiths.Americanswhoprioritize(優(yōu)先考慮)doinggoodforothersarealmosttwiceaslikelytosaytheyareveryhappyabouttheirlives.InGermany,peoplewhoseektoservesocietyarefivetimeslikeliertosaytheyareveryhappythanthosewhodonotviewserviceasimportant.Selflessnessandjoyareconnected.Thishelpsexplainwhypainandangeraresweepingthroughrichcountries.Theproblemisnotalackofmaterialriches.Itisagrowingnumberofpeoplewhofeeltheyarenolongeruseful,nolongerneeded,andnolongeronewiththeirsocieties.Whatcanwedotohelp?Thefirstanswerisnotsystematic.Itispersonal.Everyonehassomethingvaluabletoshare.Weshouldstarteachdaybyconsciouslyaskingourselves，“WhatcanIdotodaytoappreciatethegiftsthatothersofferme？”Eachofushastheresponsibilitytomakethisahabit.Butthoseinpositionsofresponsibilityhaveaspecialopportunitytoexpandinclusionandbuildsocietiesthattrulyneedeveryone.Leadersneedtorecognizethatacompassionate(有同情心的)societymustcreateawealthofopportunitiesformeaningfulworkthateveryonecando.Theyshouldalsorealizethatacompassionatesocietymustprotecttheweakwhileensuringthatthesepoliciesdonotputpeopleinpainanddependence.Buildingsuchasocietyisnotaneasytask.Manyareconfusedandfrightenedtoseeangeranddepressionsweepinglikewildfireacrosssocietiesthatenjoyhistoricsafetyandprosperity.Butpeople’srefusaltobecontentwithphysicalandmaterialsecurityactuallyshowssomethingbeautiful：auniversalhumanhungertobeneeded.Letusworktogethertobuildasocietythatfeedsthishunger.【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】快樂(lè)的源泉是什么？不是你有多富裕，而在于你是否被這個(gè)社會(huì)所需要，是否能為社會(huì)做貢獻(xiàn)。1．WhatdoesParagraph1tellus?A．AmericansarehappierthanGermans.B．GermansdomoreserviceworkthanAmericans.C．Themorepeoplehelpothers,thehappiertheyfeel.D．Themorediligentpeopleare,thebettertheyfeel.C解析：段落大意題。根據(jù)第一段的beinghard-workingintheserviceofothersisourhighestnatureandthusliesatthecenterofahappylife以及下文所舉的美國(guó)和德國(guó)的例子可知，努力服務(wù)他人是幸福的中心，即幫助他人越多，人就越幸福。2．Whydosomerichpeoplefeelpainful?A．Theyworryabouttheirsafety.B．Theycannotfeeltheirvaluetosociety.C．Theyhavenotalentsatall.D．Theyarenotlovedbyothers.B解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的Itisagrowingnumberofpeoplewhofeeltheyarenolongeruseful,nolongerneeded...可知，一些富人感到痛苦是因?yàn)橛X(jué)得自己不再有用、不再被社會(huì)需要，即感覺(jué)不到自己對(duì)社會(huì)的價(jià)值。3．AccordingtoParagraph4,tobuildacompassionatesociety,________.A．leadershaveanimportantparttoplayB．wealthisthemostimportantthingC．jobopportunitiesarethebasicrequirementD．everyoneshouldlearntobeindependentA解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的Butthoseinpositionsofresponsibilityhaveaspecialopportunityto...Leadersneedtorecognize...可知，要?jiǎng)?chuàng)建有同情心的社會(huì)，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)們需發(fā)揮重要作用。4．Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthoragreewith?A．It’simpossibletobuildacompassionatesociety.B．Angeranddepressionarethebiggestproblems.C．Peopleneedtoberichtoservethesociety.D．Peopleallwanttobeneeded.D解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的Butpeople’srefusal...showssomethingbeautiful：auniversalhumanhungertobeneeded.可推斷，人們對(duì)人身和物質(zhì)財(cái)富安全的不滿意表明人們普遍渴望被需要。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ)完形填空Likemostsuccessfulpeople,JerryWeintraub’sbackstorywasinspiring.HeworkedhardinNewYorkCitywithtwopartners,__1__showsperformedbysecond-classactorsinsmallvenues(場(chǎng)地)．ElvisPresley,a__2__singer,hadspentthe1960slargelyoutofthepubliceye.Foreightyearshehadnoconcerts.Jerryhadthecrazy__3__totakeElvisontour.Hemanagedto__4__thephonenumberofColonelParker,Elvis’manager.HecontactedParkerand__5__whathewantedtodo.ButParkerjustsaid，“No,thankyou！”Forthenextyear,Jerrykept__6__Parkerevery6．A.visiting B．callingC．watching D．noticingB解析：雖然遭到Parker的斷然拒絕，Jerry還是堅(jiān)持每天給Parker打電話。故選“calling”。7．A.fairly B．partlyC．finally D．quicklyC解析：Jerry之所以堅(jiān)持不懈打電話，是因?yàn)樗嘈臥arker最終(finally)會(huì)改變想法。8．A.still B．evenC．a(chǎn)lso D．onlyA解析：根據(jù)OnedayJerry’sphonerang,anditwasParker.和他的問(wèn)話可知，Parker終于改變了想法，問(wèn)Jerry是否仍然(still)想讓Elvis搞巡回演出。9．A.preferred B．likedC．expected D．continuedD解析：根據(jù)前后文內(nèi)容可知，得知Jerry的態(tài)度Parker繼續(xù)提出了詳細(xì)條件，continuetodosth.意為“繼續(xù)干某事”，故選“continued”。10．A.setabout B．makeoutC．showup D．comedownC解析：根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，Parker要求Jerry拿著100萬(wàn)美元來(lái)到拉斯維加斯。showup意為“露面，出現(xiàn)”，符合語(yǔ)境。11．A.and B．butC．a(chǎn)s D．orB解析：Jerry同意了Parker提出的條件，但是(but)大問(wèn)題來(lái)了：他拿不出100萬(wàn)美元。12．A.help B．voiceC．luck D．wordA解析：因?yàn)樾枰?00萬(wàn)美元，Jerry給他認(rèn)識(shí)的每一個(gè)人打電話以尋求幫助(help)。13．A.friend B．neighborC．a(chǎn)ssistant D．fanD解析：前文提到Elvis是著名歌手，可推測(cè)Jerry的朋友提到的在西雅圖的有錢人正好是Elvis的歌迷(fan)，有可能幫助他。14．A.post B．leaveC．lend D．payC解析：聯(lián)系前后文語(yǔ)境可知，那個(gè)人在得知詳情后愿意借給(lend)Jerry100萬(wàn)美元。15．A.got B．a(chǎn)greedC．turned D．ledB解析：Jerry提供了100萬(wàn)美元后，與Parker達(dá)成一致，同意就巡回演出的利潤(rùn)五五分成，故選“agreed”。16．A.successful B．funnyC．positive D．crazyA解析：根據(jù)后文Jerry賺了幾百萬(wàn)美元可知，那次Elvis的巡回演出獲得了空前的成功。故選“successful”。17．A.achieved B．increasedC．finished D．changedB解析：根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，Jerry的第一次成功增加了(increased)他的自信和雄心壯志。18．A.