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閱讀強化訓練(八)(建議用時：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.【解題導語】快樂的源泉是什么？不是你有多富裕，而在于你是否被這個社會所需要，是否能為社會做奉獻。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和德國的例子可知，努力效勞他人是幸福的中心，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為覺得自己不再有用、不再被社會需要，即感覺不到自己對社會的價值。3．AccordingtoParagraph4,tobuildacompassionatesociety,________.A．leadershaveanimportantparttoplayB．wealthisthemostimportantthingC．jobopportunitiesarethebasicrequirementD．everyoneshouldlearntobeindependentA解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的Butthoseinpositionsofresponsibilityhaveaspecialopportunityto...Leadersneedtorecognize...可知，要創(chuàng)立有同情心的社會，領(lǐng)導們需發(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，人們對人身和物質(zhì)財富平安的不滿意說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(場地)．ElvisPresley,a__2__singer,hadspentthe1960slargelyoutofthepubliceye.Foreightyearshehadnoconcerts.Jerryhadthecrazy__3__totakeElvisontour.Hemanagedto__4__thephonenumberofColonelParker,Elvis’manager.HecontactedParkerand__5__whathewantedtodo.ButParkerjustsaid，“No,thankyou！〞Forthenextyear,Jerrykept__6__Parkereveryday.Hebelievedthat__7__Parkerwouldgivein.OnedayJerry’sphonerang,anditwasParker.“Doyou__8__wanttotakemyboyontour？〞heasked.Jerryanswered,“Ofcourse！〞ThenParker__9__totellJerrythatifhewantedtodoit,heshould__10__inLasVegaswithamilliondollars.Jerryagreed，__11__therewasonebigproblem：hedidn’thaveamilliondollars.Hecalledeveryoneheknewtoaskfor__12__.ThenafriendofhismentionedthatheknewamaninSeattlewithmuchmoney,whohappenedtobeanElvis’__13__.Jerryvisitedhimandproposed(提出)theidea；themanagreedto__14__himamilliondollars.Themoneyarrivedlater.JerrydeliveredthechecktoParker.They__15__toa50/50split(劃分)onthetourincome.Attheconclusionofthewildly__16__tour,Jerryearnedseveralmilliondollars.Hisfirstsuccess__17__hisconfidenceandambition.Jerrybecameamillionaireandthemostsuccessfulmanagerin__18__business.Hisstorytellsusthatforsuccessweshouldhaveabigvisionforourbusinessandlife,askforhelpwhenwe__19__itandworkhardregardlessofthe__20__intheway.【解題導語】本文講述了娛樂業(yè)的傳奇人物JerryWeintraub成功挖到人生第一桶金的故事。他的成功經(jīng)驗告訴我們，成功離不開堅韌不拔的意志。1．A.organizingB．watchingC．discussingD．joiningA解析：根據(jù)HeworkedhardinNewYorkCitywithtwopartners和下文他安排巡演的語境可知，他負責組織二流演員在小場地進行表演。應(yīng)選“organizing〞。2．A.strangeB．freeC．commonD．famousD解析：根據(jù)語境和下文巡演很成功的信息可知，貓王ElvisPresley是當時有名的(famous)歌手。3．A.theoryB．ideaC．themeD．methodB解析：由前后文內(nèi)容可知ElvisPresley有八年沒有開演唱會了，Jerry有一個大膽的想法(idea)，那就是讓Elvis搞巡回演出。4．A.winB．sellC．getD．earnC解析：根據(jù)前后文可知Jerry有了想法后開始行動，他弄到(get)了Elvis的經(jīng)紀人的號碼。5．A.warnedB．beganC．gaveD．explainedD解析：根據(jù)語境可知，Jerry聯(lián)系Parker并向他解釋了自己想做的事，應(yīng)選“explained〞。6．A.visitingB．callingC．watchingD．noticingB解析：雖然遭到Parker的斷然拒絕，Jerry還是堅持每天給Parker打。應(yīng)選“calling〞。7．A.fairlyB．partlyC．finallyD．quicklyC解析：Jerry之所以堅持不懈打，是因為他相信Parker最終(finally)會改變想法。8．A.stillB．evenC．a(chǎn)lsoD．onlyA解析：根據(jù)OnedayJerry’sphonerang,anditwasParker.和他的問話可知，Parker終于改變了想法，問Jerry是否仍然(still)想讓Elvis搞巡回演出。9．A.preferredB．likedC．expectedD．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)提出了詳細條件，continuetodosth.意為“繼續(xù)干某事〞，應(yīng)選“continued〞。10．A.setaboutB．makeoutC．showupD．comedownC解析：根據(jù)語境可知，Parker要求Jerry拿著100萬美元來到拉斯維加斯。showup意為“露面，出現(xiàn)〞，符合語境。11．A.andB．butC．a(chǎn)sD．orB解析：Jerry同意了Parker提出的條件，但是(but)大問題來了：他拿不出100萬美元。12．A.helpB．voiceC．luckD．wordA解析：因為需要100萬美元，Jerry給他認識的每一個人打以尋求幫助(help)。13．A.friendB．neighborC．a(chǎn)ssistantD．fanD解析：前文提到Elvis是著名歌手，可推測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.postB．leave