高考英语阅读理解抓分训练57.docx
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高考英语阅读理解抓分训练57
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练(57)及答案
阅读理解
There’sanenergycrisisinAmerica,andithasnothingtodowithfossilfuels.Millionsofusgetupeachmorningalreadywearyoverthedayholds.“Ijustcan’tgetstarted.”Peoplesay.Butit’snotphysicalenergythatmostofuslack.Sure,wecouldalluseextrasleepandabetterdiet.Butintruth,peoplearehealthiertodaythanatanytimeinhistory.Icanalmostguaranteethatifyoulongformoreenergy,theproblemisnotwithyourbody.
Whatyou’reseekingisnotphysicalenergy.It’semotionalenergy.Yet,sadtosaylifesometimesseemsdesignedtoexhaustoursupply.Weworktoohard.Wehavefamilyobligations(义务).Weencounter(遭遇)emergenciesandpersonalcrises.Nowondersomanyofussufferfromemotionalfatigue(疲劳),akindofutterexhaustionofthespirit.
Andyetweallknowpeoplewhoarefilledwithjoy,despitetheunpleasantcircumstancesoftheirlives.EvenasachildIobservedpeoplewhowerepoorordisabledorill,butwhoneverthelessfacedlifewithoptimismandvigor(活力).ConsiderLauraHillenbrand,whodespite
anextremelyweakbodywrotethebest-sellerSeabiscuit.Hillenbrandbarelyhadenoughphysicalenergytodragherselfoutofbedtowrite.Butshewasfueledbyhavingastoryshewantedtoshare.Itwasemotionalenergythathelpedhersucceed.Unlikephysicalenergy,whichisfinite(有限的)anddiminishes(减少)withage,emotionalenergyisunlimitedandhasnothingtodowithgenesorupbringing.Sohowdoyougetit?
Youcan’tsimplytellyourselftobepositive.Youmusttakeaction.Herearesixpracticalstrategiesthatwork.
1.Dosomethingnew.
Verylittlethat’snewoccursinourlives.Theimpactofthissamenessonouremotionalenergyisgradual,buthuge:
It’slikeatire(轮胎)withaslowleak(漏).Youdon’tnoticeitatfirst,buteventuallyyou’llgetaflat.It’suptoyoutoplugtheleak—eventhoughtherearealwaysadozenreasonstostaystuckinyourdullroutinesoflife.That’swhereMaura,36,awaitress,foundherselfayearago.Fortunately,Maurahadalifeline—agroupofwomenfriendswhomeet
regularlytodiscusstheirlives.TheirlivelydiscussionsspurredMauratomakesmallbutneverthelesslifealteringchanges.Shejoinedagyminthenexttown.Shechangedherlookwitha
shorthaircutandnewblackT-shirts.Eventually,Mauragatheredthecouragetoquitherjobandstartherownbusiness.Here’sachallenge:
Ifit’ssomethingyouwouldn’tordinarilydo,doit.Try
adishyou’venevereaten.Listentomusicyou’dordinarilytuneout.You’lldiscoverthesesmallthingsaddtoyouremotionalenergy.
2.Reclaimlife’smeaning.
Somanyofmypatientstellmethattheirlivesusedtohavemeaning,butthatsomewherealongthelinethingswentstale(厌倦的).Thefirststepinsolvingthismeaningshortageistofigureoutwhatyoureallycareabout,andthendosomethingaboutit.AcaseinpointisIvy,57,apioneerininvestmentbanking.“ImistakenlybelievedthatallthemoneyImadewouldmeansomething.”shesays.“ButIfeellost,likea22-year-oldwonderingwhattodowithherlife.”Ivy’ssolution?
ShestartedaprogramthatshowsWallStreetershowtodonatetimeandmoneytopoorchildren.Intheprocess,Ivyfilledherlifewithmeaning.
3.Putyourselfinthefunzone.
Mostofusgrown-upsareseriouslyfun-deprived(缺乏的).High-energypeoplehavethesameday-to-dayworkastherestofus,buttheymanagetofindsomethingenjoyableineverysituation.ArealestatebrokerIknowkeepsherselfamusedonthejobbymentallyredecoratingthehousessheshowstoclients(客户).“Iloveimaginingwhateventhemostrun-downhousecouldlooklikewithalittletenderlovingcare,”shesays.“It’sachallenge—andtheleastdesirablepropertiesareusuallythemostfun.”Wealldefinefundifferently,ofcourse,butIcanguaranteethis:
Ifyouputjustabitofitintoyourday,youenergywillincreasequickly
4.Bidfarewell(告别)toguiltandregret.
Everyone’spastisfilledwithregretsthatstillcausepain.Butfromanemotionalenergypointofview,theyaredeadweightsthatkeepusfrommovingforward.Whiletheycan’tmerelybewilledaway,Idorecommendyouremindyourselfthatwhateverhappenedinthepast,nothingcanchangethat.Holdingontothememoryonlyallowsthedamagetocontinueintothepresent.
5.Makeupyourmind]
Sayyou’vebeenthinkingaboutcuttingyourhairshort.Willitlookstylish—ortooextreme?
Youendlesslythinkitover.Havingthedecisionhangingoveryourheadisahugeenergydrain.Everytimeyoucan’tdecide,youburdenyourselfwithalternatives.Quitthinkingthatyouhavetomaketherightdecision;instead,makeachoiceanddon’tlookback.
6.Givetoget.
Emotionalenergyhasakindofmagicalquality:
themoreyougive,themoreyougetback.Thisisthedifferencebetweenemotionalandphysicalenergywiththelatter.Youhavetogetittobeabletogiveit.Withtheformer,however,yougetitbygivingit.Startbyaskingeveryoneyoumeet,“Howareyou?
”asifyoureallywanttoknow,andthenlistentothereply.Betheonewhohears.Mostofusalsoneedtosmilemoreoften.Ifyoudon’tsmileatthepersonyoulovefirstthinginthemorning,you’resuckingenergyoutofyourrelationship.Finally,helpanotherperson—andmakethehelpreal,concrete.Giveamassagetosomeoneyoulove,orcookherdinner,then,expandthecircletowork.Tryaskingyourselfwhatyou’ddoifyourgoalweretobehelpfulratherthanefficient.Afterall,ifit’struethatwhatgoesaroundcomesaround,whynotmakesurethatwhat’scirculatingaroundyouisthegoodstuff?
16.LauraHillenbrandisanexamplequotedtoshowhow________inlife.
A.physicalenergycancontributetoone’sunsuccess
B.emotionalenergycancontributetoone’ssuccess
C.physicalenergycancontributetoone’ssuccess
D.emotionalenergycancontributetoone’sunsuccess
17.Theauthorbelievesemotionalenergyis________.
A.inheritedandgeneticallydeterminedB.relatedtoinheritedandgenes
C.notinheritedandgeneticallydeterminedD.relatedtoinheritedandupbringing
18.Evensmallchangespeoplemakeintheirlives________theiremotionalenergy.
A.cannothelpcontrolB.cannothelpincrease
C.canhelpcontrolD.canhelpincrease
19.Ivyfilledherlifewithmeaningbylaunchingaprogramto________.
A.helpherselfB.teachherselfC.teachpoorchildrenD.helppoorchildren
20.Thereal-estatebrokertheauthorknowsenjoyed________.
A.redecoratingthehousesB.mentallyredecoratingthehouses
C.thesameday-to-dayworkD.definingfundifferently
参考答案BCDDB
(2011·江苏卷,C)
AccordingtotheUSgovernment,windfarmsoffthePacificcoastcouldproduce900gigawattsofelectricityeveryyear.Unfortunately,thewaterthereisfartoodeepforeventhetallestwindmills(seepicture)totouchbottom.AnexperimentunderwayoffthecoastofNorway,however,couldhelpputthemanywhere.
Theproject,calledHywind,istheworld'sfirstlargescaledeepwaterwindturbine(涡轮发电机).Althoughitusesafairlystandard152ton,2.3megawattturbine,Hywindrepresentstotallynewtechnology.Theturbinewillbefixed213feetabovethewateronafloatingspar(seepicture),atechnologyHywind'screator,theNorwegiancompanyStatoilHydro,hasdevelopedrecently.Thesteelspar,whichisfilledwithstonesandgoes328feetbelowtheseasurface,willbetiedtotheoceanfloorbythreecables(缆索);thesewillkeepthesparstableandpreventtheturbinefrommovingupanddowninthewaves.Hywind'sstability(稳定性)inthecoldandroughseawouldprovethateventhedeepestcornersoftheoceanaresuitableforwindpower.Ifallgoesaccordingtoplan,theturbinewillstartproducingelectricitysixmilesoffthecoastofsouthwesternNorwayasearlyasSeptember.
Toproduceelectricityonalargescale,acommercialwindfarmwillhavetousebiggerturbinesthanHywinddoes,butit'sdifficultenoughtobalancesuchalargeturbinesohighonafloatingsparinthemiddleoftheocean.Tomakethatturbineheavier,thewholespar'scentreofgravitymustbemovedmuchclosertotheocean'ssurface.Todothat,thecompanyplanstodesignanewkindofwindturbine,onewhosegearbox(变速箱)sitsatsealevelratherthanbehindtheblades(seepicture).
Hywindisatestrun,butthebenefitsforperfectingfloatingwindfarmtechnologycouldbeextremelylarge.Outatsea,thewindisoftenstrongerandsteadierthanclosetoshore,whereallexistingoffshorewindmillsareplanted.Deepseafarmsareinvisiblefromland,whichhelpsovercomethewindmillaseyesoreobjection.Ifthetechnologycatcheson,itwillopenupvastareasoftheplanet'ssurfacetooneofthebestlowcarbonpowersourcesavailable.
本文为科普短文,讲述世界上第一个深海风力发电机——涡轮发电机以及它的发电原理及好处。
9.TheHywindprojectusestotallynewtechnologytoensurethestabilityof________.
A.thecableswhichtiethespartotheoceanfloor
B.thesparwhichisfloatingindeepseawater
C.thebladesdrivenbystrongandsteadyseawind
D.thestonesfilledinthesparbelowtheseasurface
答案:
B。
细节理解题。
由文章第二段特别是“thesewillkeepthesparstableandpreventtheturbinefrommovingupanddowninthewaves”可知B项正确。
10.Tobalanceabiggerturbinehighonafloatingspar,anewtypeofturbineistobedesignedwithitsgearboxsitting________.
A.ontheseafloorB.onthespartop
C.atsealevelD.behindtheblades
答案:
C。
细节理解题。
由文章第三段最后一句“...onewhosegearboxsitsatsealevelratherthanbehindtheblades.”可知C项正确。
11.Wideapplicationsofdeepwaterwindpowertechnologycan________.
A.solvethetechnicalproblemsofdeepwaterwindmills
B.makefinancialprofitsbyproducingmoreturbines
C.settletheargumentsaboutenvironmentalproblems
D.explorelowcarbonpo
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