江蘇省2014屆高三英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解攻略訓(xùn)練(11)

1、江蘇省 2014 屆高三英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解攻略訓(xùn)練（ 11）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、 B、 C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AThelatestresearchsuggeststhatthekeyfactorseparatinggeniusesfromthe merelyaccomplishedis not I.Q.,a generallybad predictorof success. Instead,its purposefulpr actice.Top performers spend more hours practising their cra

2、ft. If you wanted to picture how a typicalgenius mightdevelop,youd take a girlwho possessed a slightlyabove averagelanguageability.It wouldnthave tobe a big talent,justenough so thatshe might gainsome sense of distinction.Then you wouldwant her tomeet,say,a novelist,who coincidentallysharedsome simi

3、larqualities.Maybe the writer was from the same town, had the same family background, or shared the samebirthday.This contact would give the girl a vision of her future self. It would give her some idea ofa fascinating circle who might someday join. It would also help if one of her parents died when

4、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. Thiswould give her a primary knowledge of her field. She would be able to see new writing in deeperways and quickly u

5、nderstand 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 automating process. Her mind wants to turn conscious,newly learnedskillsintounconscious, automaticallyperformedskills.By practisingslowly,

6、 bybreakingskillsdown intotinypartsand repeating,sheforcesthe brainto internalizea betterpattern of performance. Then she would find an adviser who would provide a constant stream of1feedback,viewingherperformanceformthe outside,correctingthe smallest errors,pushing herto take on tougher challenges.

7、 By now she is redoing problems how do I get characters into aroom dozens and dozens of times.She isestablishinghabits ofthoughtshe can call upon inorderto understand or solve future problems.The primaryqualityour young writer possesses isnot some mysteriousgenius.It stheabilityto develop a purposef

8、ul, laborious and boring practice routine; the latest research takes someof the magic out of great achievement. But it underlines a fact that is often neglected. Publicdiscussionisaffectedby geneticsand what were “hard - wired ” to do. And its truethatgenesplay a roleinourcapabilities.But thebrain i

9、s alsovery plastic.Weconstructourselvesthroughbehavior.56. The passage mainly deals with.A. the function of I.Q. in cultivating a writerB. the relationship between genius and successC. the decisive factor in making a geniusD. the way of gaining some sense of distinction57. B y reading novels and wri

10、ters stories, the girl could.A. come to understand the inner structure of writingB. join a fascinating circle of writers somedayC. share with a novelist her likes and dislikesD. learn from the living examples to establish a sense of security58. In the girl s long painstaking training process, _. A.

11、her adviser forms a primary challenging force to her success.B. her writing turns into an automatic pattern of performance2C. she acquires the magic of some great achievementD. she comes to realize she is“hard- wired ” to write59. What can be concluded from the passage?A. A fuelling ambition plays a

12、 leading role in ones successB. A responsible adviser is more important than the knowledge of writing.C. As to the growth of a genius, I.Q. doesnt matter, but just his/her effort.D. What really matters is what you do rather than who you are.BHave you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were

13、 good at it but later found it madeyou feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there's a whole lot more toit than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignore yourpersonality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the

14、 job's pay. There areseveral areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Hereare a few of those main areas;1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people?Thereare isolating（使孤立） jobs thatwilldrivean outgoingperson crazyand also interactivejobs that will

15、make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction butdo have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combinationof the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.2) How do you handle change?Most j

16、obs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others.If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often.Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.33) Do you enjoy working with computers？Ido see thisas a kindof

17、personalitycharacteristic.more than 40 hoursa week on a computer,whiletherearethroughoutthe day. Again,these are extremesand you'llin the middle as well.There are people who are happy to spendotherswho need a lotof human interactionlikelyfinda lotof positionssomewhere4) What type of work environ

18、ment do you enjoy？Thiscan range from being ina largebuildingwitha lotof peopleyou won'tknow immediatelyto a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.5) How do you like to get paid?Somepeople are motivatedby the pay they get,whileothersfeeltoo stress

19、edto be likethat.The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.Anyway,theseare a greatstartingpointforyou.I'veseen itover and over again withpeoplethat they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a littlelonger, but making

20、 a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your lifefor the better.60. What is the missing word about a job search in the following chart?A. Design.B. Changes.C. Cooperation.D. Hobbies.61. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph one mean?A.Beforeyou selectyour job,you

21、shouldassess your skillsand match them withyour position4B.There are more importantthingsthan assessingskillsand match them withthe positionwhenyou select job.C.Nothingisimportantthan assessingskillsand match them withthe positionwhen you selectjob.D You should ignore your skills when you select job

22、.62. What is the best title for this passage?來A. Lifestyles and Job PayB. Jobs and EnvironmentC. Job Skills and AbilitiesD. Personalities and JobsCDisappointedwithdelaysin Sacramento (thecapitalof California),Bay Area officialssaidThursday they planned to take mattersintotheirown hands to regulateth

23、e region s growingpilesof electronic waste.A San Jose council woman and a San Francisco supervisor said they would propose new localplans aimed at controlling electronic waste if the California law-making body fails to act ontwo bills delayed in the Assembly. They are among a growing number of Calif

24、ornia cities andcountries that have expressed the same intentionEnvironmentalists and local governments are increasingly concerned about the danger causedby old electronicdevicesand the costof safelyrecyclingthose products.An estimated6 milliontelevisions and computers are stocked in California home

25、s, and an additional 6,000 to 7,000computers become outdated every day. The machines contain high levels of lead (鉛 ) and otherdangerous substances, and are already banned from California landfills.A bill by Senator (參議員 ) Byron Sher would require consumers to pay a recycling fee of upto $30on every

26、 newmachine containing a cathode ray tube. Used in almost all video monitorsand5televisions, those devices contain four to eight pounds of lead each. The fees would go towardsetting up recyclingprograms, providinggrantsto non-profit agencies that reuse the tubes andrewarding manufacturers that encou

27、rage recycling.AseparatebillbyLosAngeles-areaSenatorGloriaRomero wouldrequirehigh-techmanufacturers to develop programs to recycle so-called e-waste. If passed, the measures wouldput California at the forefront of national efforts to manage the refuse of the electronic age.But high-tech groups, incl

28、uding the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group and the AmericanElectronicsAssociation,oppose the measures,arguingthatfees of up to $30 willdriveconsumersto online, out-of-state shops.“What really needs to occuris consumereducation. Mostconsumers are unaware theyre notsupposed to throw computers in the

29、 dust bin,” said Roxanne Gould, vice president of governmentrelations for the electronics association.Computer recyclingshould be a localeffortand partof residentialwaste collectionprograms,she added. Recyclingelectronicwaste is a dangerous and specializedmatter,and environmentalistsmaintain the sta

30、te must support recycling efforts and ensure that the job isnt contracted tojunk dealers who send the poisonous parts overseas.“The graveyard of the high- tech revolution is ending up in rural China,” said Ted Smith,director of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition. His group is pushing for some refin

31、ement toShers bill that would prevent the exportof e-waste.63. How would Bay Area officials deal with the problem of e-waste? _.來A. To get enough support to pass the delayed bills.B. To persuade the lawmakers of the California Assembly.C. To make relevant local regulations by themselves.6D. To put p

32、ressure on manufacturers of electronic devices.64. What do the two bills delayed in the California Assembly both concern? _.來A. The reprocessing of the huge amounts of electronic waste in the state.B. The regulations on dumping dangerous substances into landfills.C. The funding of local initiatives

33、to reuse waste electronic devices.D. The sales of the second-hand electronic devices to foreign countries.65. High-tech groups believe that if an extra fee is charged on every TV or computer purchasedin California, consumers will _.A. hesitate to upgrade their computersB. abandon online shoppingC. s

34、trongly protest against such a chargeD. buy them from other states66.We lear nfromthepassagethatmuch ofCaliforniaselectronicwastehasbeen_. 來 A. dumped into local landfillsB. exported to foreign countriesC. collected by non-profit agenciesD. recycled by computer manufacturersDA new argument has been

35、put forward as to whether penguins are disturbed by the presenceof tourists in Antarctica.Previous research by scientists from Keil University in Germany monitored Adelie penguinsand noted that the birds heart rates increased dramatically at the sight of a human as far as30 meters away. But new rese

36、arch using an artificial egg, which is equipped to measure heartrates,disputesthis. Scientistsfrom theScottPolarResearch Instituteat Cambridge say thata slow moving human who does not approach the nest too closely, is not viewed as a threat bypenguins.7The earlier findings have been used to partly e

37、xplain the 20 per cent drop in populationsof certain typesof penguins neartouristsites. However,touroperatorshave continuedto insistthat their activities do not adversely affect wildlife in Antarctica, saying they encouragenon-disruptive behavior in tourists, and that the decline in penguin numbers

38、is caused by otherfactors.Amanda Nimon ofthe Scott Polar ResearchInstitutespentthreesouthernhemispheresummersat CuvervilleIslandinAntarcticastudyingpenguin behaviortowardshumans.“Anestingpenguinwill react very differently to a person rapidly and closely approaching the nest,” says Nimon.“First they

39、exhibit large and prolonged( 延長 ) heart rate changes and then they often flee thenest leavingitopen forpredators(掠奪者)toflyin and remove eggs orchicks.” The artificialegg, specially for the project, monitored both the parent who had beendisturbed when theegg was placed in the nest and the other parent as they both took it in turns to guard the nest.However, Boris Culik, who monitored the Adelie penguins, believes that Nimons finding