1 山东省即墨市 2014 高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题 10 及答 案 阅读下列四篇短文 从每小题后所给的A B C D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 并在 答题卡上将该选项涂黑 陕西省咸阳市2014 高考英语模拟试题 A There once was a very wealthy man who had made great achievement He had more money than he could ever spend and he was admired and looked up to by his neighbors Still he knew that something was missing in his life He wasn t happy All his life he had been striving 奋斗 for happiness but he had never been able to find it Then one day he heard about a hidden temple in Nepal that had a special room that contained the secret of happiness He immediately sold all that he owned and set out to find this hidden temple After many years of searching and countless hardships he arrived there He was tired and penniless but he knew that none of that was important now because he had found the temple He asked a wise smiling monk 僧 侣 if he could enter the special room The monk agreed and showed him the stairs leading to the room He climbed them with legs shaking with expectation and slowly opened the door He stared into the room with sunlight streaming through the window and saw what he had come so far to find There hanging on the wall was the secret of happiness The man gazed at himself in the mirror and laughed It is time that we all realized that we were the secret of our own happiness Happiness is a choice that we can make Don t spend the rest of your life searching the world for happiness then Just look in the mirror and laugh Just let the happiness flow from your heart mind and soul until it fills your life and the lives of all those around you 46 According to the text the man A was not happy because of his wealth and success B wasn t popular with people of his neighbors C would regret for what he had done D found the secret of happiness at last 2 47 What can we infer from the text A Getting wealth means losing happiness B There should be a wise monk in the temple C It was difficult to find the temple in Nepal D People can learn what happiness is from the mirror 48 Which of the following statements is not tree A On the way to seeking happiness the man spent all his money B Happiness is a choice that depends on ourselves C With a lot of money the man lived a happy life D The man was very happy when he found the secret of happiness 49 The purpose of the author s writing the text is to A show the relationship between wealth and happiness B tell us what is the real secret of happiness C tell the story about a wealthy man D introduce the process of a man s finding his happiness 参考答案 46 49 DCCB 山东省实验中学2014 高考英语一模试 阅读理解E A job is more than a job especially to the old It s not the money that matters but the sense of self worth 56 year old Cbeng Wonlan said So every day Ms Cheng carries a bag of parcels letters and documents and does her rounds in North Point She s a courier 快递员 Five years ago Ms Cheng was a nurse at a private clinic She had worked there for 30 years but was Jobless when the doctor migrated It was difficult for her to find another job as a nurse People do not trust my ability when they learn how old I am she said After two years of searching she eventually found another nursing job But then after two years she quit Why My colleagues were young and they didn t understand me because of my age They often asked me You are so old what are you working for I was very unhappy She 3 said So while the rest of her family left for work she was left to lonely boredom at home Then her neighbours told her about Employee s Retraining Board ERB offering retraining courses for older people These courses are specifically designed to encourage the older people back to work I was interested in courier work I didn t think my age was a barrier becau se I was fit She said Upon graduating Ms Cheng was offered a job by the Speeding Shuttle Courier Service Company But then Ms Cheng was faced with a conflict she was caught between honour and employment I felt embarrassed about carrying and delivering letters and parcels she said It took Ms Cheng 24 hours to make up her mind there was nothing wrong or embarrassing about doing the job So she went off to work as a courier Ms Cheng s employer is delighted with her responsible attitude and said I hired older people because they were able and reliable Age is not an important factor but attitude is Many old people will not run from difficulties but the young ones will 61 Why was it difficult for Ms Cheng to find another nursing Job A Nursing clinics were hard to find B She found it difficult to trust others C People thought she was too old to work D People didn t think she had enough work experience 62 Ms Cheng left her second nursing job because A she was bored with change less jobs B it was too difficult C she was too old to do the job D the other staff made her feel uncomfortable 63 Employee Retraining Board is a plan for A finding jobs for older people B teaching new skills to older people C training older people to be healthier D providing older people with chances to earn money 6