2024高考英語二輪（閱讀理解）金品訓練（05）及答案

　　How to Be a Winner

　　Sir Steven Redgrave

　　Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals

　　“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes(糖尿病)．Believing my career(職業(yè)生涯) was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it—the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn’t difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn’t finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way.”

　　Karen Pickering

　　Swimming World Champion

　　“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to suceess—you can’t follow a career in any field without being wellorganized. List what you believe you can achieve. Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.”

　　Kirsten Best

　　Poet & Writer

　　“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can’t achieve something. Then，there are other distractions,_such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as‘calm’，‘peace’or‘focus’， either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological(心理的) tool.”

　　[語篇解讀]　本文敘述了三位名人在成功的道路上所經(jīng)歷的不同的事情，一是戰(zhàn)勝了病痛，一定克服了精力分散的困難，一是通過堅持不懈努力，最后都取得了勝利。

　　1．What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?

　　A. Difficulties influenced his career.

　　B. Specialists offered him medical advice.

　　C. Training helped him defeat his disease.

　　D. He overcame the shadow of illness to win

　　[解析]　推理判斷題。第一部分寫了Sir Steven得了糖尿病，但最終克服了病痛拿到了金牌，故D項符合題意。

　　[答案]　D

　　2．What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?

　　A. Her training schedule.

　　B. Her daily happenings.

　　C. Her achievements.

　　D. Her sports career.

　　[解析]　事實細節(jié)題。第二部分第二句中，it指代前面的句子內(nèi)容，即她的訓練計劃。

　　[答案]　A

　　3．What does the underlined word“distractions” probably refer to?

　　A. Ways that help one to focus.

　　B. Words that help one to feel less tense.

　　C. Activities that turn one’s attention away.

　　D. Habits that make it hard for one to relax.

　　[解析]　猜測詞義題。從下文“The key is to concentrate.”可以推出是指分散作家注意力的活動。

　　[答案]　C

　　4．According to the passage，what do the three people have in common?

　　A. Courage. B. Devotion.

　　C. Hard work.

　　D. Selfconfidence.

　　[解析]　事實細節(jié)題。第一部分中“I could still be a winner if I believed in myself.”，第二部分中“Trust yourself...”及第三部分中“It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence...”都表明自信是他們?nèi)齻€的共同之處。

　　[答案]　D

　　[長難句解讀]　Trust yourself，write down your goals for the day，however small they are，and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.相信你自己，不論目標多小，每天把它們寫下來，這樣你會向?qū)崿F(xiàn)它們又邁進了一步。“祈使句＋and/or＋現(xiàn)在將來時句子”結(jié)構(gòu)中，祈使句可轉(zhuǎn)換成由if引導的條件句。本句含有兩個祈使句，第二個祈使句又含有一個讓步狀語從句。

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　　A

　　Their height made Wayne and Laurie Hallquist seem like an ideal match when they met seven years ago, and on Thursday they were matched with something else —the title of world's tallest living married couple．

　　Guinness World Records bestowed that towering distinction to the Hallquists in a ceremony under the marquee at its Hollywood museum．The couple arrived in a white limousine, with Wayne sporting a tuxedo and Laurie in a white wedding dress．

　　The Hallquists, who live in Stockton, California, measure a combined 13 feet, 4 inches, or 407．4 centimeters, to be exact．He stands 6 feet 10．4 inches, she 6 feet 5．95 inches, the Guinness organization said．

　　"It's a whole different perspective up here, and we can find each other quite easily in a crowd," Laurie told Reuters．

　　"We can see several people going bald that might not know it at the moment," joked Wayne, 57, who works as a telephone company wire splicer．

　　The Hallquists said that when they met at a church singles club in 2003, they could tell that others around them were sizing up a possible love affair because of their height．

　　"She walked in, everyone looked at her, then they looked at me," Wayne said． But while Wayne said it was love at first sight for him, Laurie said their first meeting came up short．

　　"He talked about the size of my hands and feet, which is kind of a no-no," said Laurie, 46．"And then the second time we had a chance to talk, I figured out he was a really good guy．"

　　They have been married for eight years, but it took the Hallquists until this year to contact Guinness World Records．

　　The couple said they were discouraged at first from making a play for world's tallest couple, because they read online that a man and a woman each standing over 7 feet had married in the 19th century．

　　Only this year did they realize they could compete in another category: world's tallest living married couple．

　　Guinness previously listed a couple in England—Wilco and Keisha van Kleef-Bolton—as the world's tallest couple at a combined height of 13 feet, 3 inches．

　　41．Why their first meeting came up short is that _______．

　　A．Wayne is much older than Laurie

　　B．Wayne likes playing jokes

　　C．Wayne said something rude about Laurie

　　D．Wayne is just a wire splicer

　　42．According to the passage, all the following statements are Not True except

　　A．Laurie liked Wayne at first sight while Wayne didn't

　　B．Wilco and Keisha don't like their Guinness record

　　C．The couple read the information of the tallest couple through the Internet

　　D．Wayne met Laurie in a friend's party

　　43．What does the underlined phrase "sizing up" mean ______?

　　A．forming an opinion

　　B．giving a suggestion

　　C．making a plan

　　D．making a decision

　　44．What would be the best title for the passage?

　　A．The world's tallest couple in history

　　B．The world's tallest living couple

　　C．Wayne and Laurie : an ideal match

　　D．Wayne and Laurie : a new world record holder

　　B

　　BBC Sports program Sunday

　　We are currently planning our Volunteer Program, which will ensure volunteers are trained and ready to go for 2024．Up to 70,000 volunteers will be needed to help put on the London 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games．Our program will aim to encourage a wide range of people to join in．We will provide the training to make sure our volunteers' skills are of the highest standard．London 2024 is an opportunity to inspire everyone to develop their interests and volunteer-in sport and also more widely within their community．

　　Applications will open in the late 2011．We'll recruit（招募） volunteers from across the UK—from a range of communities and backgrounds．Our recruitment process will be open and fair．Our goal is to select applicants who meet our standards and who will bring passion, enthusiasm and energy to the Games．Previous volunteering experience is not necessary．We'll give each successful applicant a specific role, allowing them to contribute meaningfully to the Games．There will be two kinds of Games volunteer—specialist and generalist．

　　Specialist volunteers will have specific existing skills or qualifications that are needed for them to complete the role, for example, sport or medical training．

　　Generalist volunteers will not need any special skills or qualifications and will receive full training．They might be given roles in areas such as event services, uniform distribution （分發(fā)） and village operations．All volunteers will be expected to attend training events that will give them the knowledge they need to carry out their role．

　　There are lots of charities and sporting organizations that are looking for volunteers to help them．While you are waiting for applications for the London 2024 volunteer program to open in the late 2011, why not consider getting involved locally? You can find opportunities to volunteer in a range of activities in your local area by following the links on the right hand side of this page or make local enquiries about the needs in your community．

　　45．Where will you probably find this article?

　　A．In a newspaper．

　　B．On a webpage．

　　C．In a magazine．

　　D．In a textbook

　　46．Who can apply to become a volunteer in the 2024 Olympics?

　　A．People from some English-speaking countries．

　　B．People with volunteering experience．

　　C．People who meet the standards．

　　D．People with a knowledge of the Olympic history．

　　47．Which of the following statements is wrong?

　　A．Two kinds of volunteers will be needed．

　　B．Specialist volunteers do not have to attend training events．

　　C．Applications will not be accepted until 2011．

　　D．Generalist volunteers will be fully trained

　　48．What can you do in July, 2011?

　　A．Do some volunteering work locally．

　　B．Apply to become a volunteer in the 2024 Olympics．

　　C．Get trained in the Volunteer Program．

　　D．Join in the Olympic Games．

　　C

　　Cheating is nothing new．But today, educators and administrators are finding that instances of academic dishonesty on the part of students have become more frequent and are less likely to be punished than in the past ．Cheating appears to have gained acceptance among good and poor students alike．

　　Why is student cheating on the rise? No one really knows ．Some blame the trend on a general loosening of moral values among today's youth．Others have attributed increased cheating to the fact that today's youth are far more pragmatic（實用主義的） than their more idealistic predecessors（前輩）.While in the late sixties and early seventies, students were filled with visions about changing the world, today's students feel great pressure to conform（隨大流） and succeed．In interviews with students at high schools and colleges around the country, both young men and women said that cheating had become easy．Some suggested they did it out of spite for teachers they did not respect; others looked at it as a game．Only if they were caught, some said, would they feel guilty．"People are competitive．" said a second-year college student named Anna, from Chicago．There's an underlying fear ．If you don't do well, your life is going to be ruined ．The pressure is not only from parents and friends but from yourself．To achieve．To succeed．It's almost as though we have to outdo other people to achieve our own goals．

　　Edward Wynne, editor of a magazine blames the rise in academic dishonesty on the schools．He claims that administrators and teachers have been too hesitant to take action．Dwight Huber, chairman of the English department at Amarillo sees the matter differently, blaming the rise in cheating on the way students are evaluated．" I would cheat if I felt I was being cheated," Mr．Huber said．He feels that as long as teachers give short-answer tests rather than essay questions and rate students by the number of facts they can memorize rather than by how well they can combine information, students will try to beat the system．" The concept of cheating is based on the false assumption that the system is reasonable and there is something wrong with the individual who's doing it," he said , "That's too easy an answer．We've got to start looking at the system．"

　　49．Educators are finding that students who cheat ______．

　　A．a(chǎn)re more likely to be punished than before

　　B．have poorer academic records than before

　　C．can be academically weak or strong

　　D．use the information in later years

　　50．According to the passage, youth cheat because of______．

　　A．the eagerness to succeed

　　B．the easiness to cheat

　　C．the fear of competition

　　D．the impossibility to be punished

　　51．What does the underlined part '"the system" refer to?

　　A．The education system．

　　B．The school system．

　　C．The system by which schools punish cheating．

　　D．The system by which students are evaluated．

　　52．Which of the followings would Dwight Huber probably agree with?

　　A．The educational system is sound and students must follow every rule,

　　B．parents alone must take responsibility for the rise in student cheating．

　　C．There should be some changes in the evaluation system．

　　D．Students who cheat should be expelled from school．

　　D

　　Tomato Festival

　　Started in 2005, the Tomato Festival has grown into a local tradition in Malta． In recent years, the festival has added amusement park-style rides and a yearly Creature Feature, which screens old horrible movies．There are also dance competitions, parades and pancake breakfast．Third weekend in August． Address: 833 Tinkham Rd, Fountain Park, Wilbra-ham, Massachusetts 01095 Phone: （413）599-0010

　　Brat Days

　　Don't mistake this festival for a day filled with poorly behaved children． Begun m 1953, the gathering is the biggest festival in the city each year and features more than 50 stands （攤位） selling the sausage, as well as a contest to see who can quickly eat the most bratwurst （德國式小香腸） in ten minutes．Early August．

　　Address: 17th and New Jersey sts, Kiwanis Park, She boygan, Wisconsin 53081

　　Phone: （920）457-9491

　　Hope Watermelon Festival

　　The festival dates back to the 1920s, when many trains went through this small town and local watermelon growers would sell their watermelon to parched travelers．These days, the festival sees a Watermelon Queen crowned（加冠的） and sometimes a world-record watermelon grown．There are also more than 300 stands selling arts and crafts from a six-state area, as well as a car show and the Watermelon Olympics．Early August．

　　Address: 108 W 3rd St, Hope, Arkansas 71801 Phone: （870） 777-3640

　　Oyster Festival （牡蠣節(jié)）

　　Featuring appearances from tall ships and oyster boats, this festival has regularly drawn 60,000 visitors a year since it began in 1978．More than 3,000 volunteers （志愿者） make the festival possible each year．Norwalk is less than a two-hour drive from many of New England's larger cities, making it easy to attend the festival during a trip to New York or Hartford．Weekend after Labor Day．

　　Address: Sea view Ave, Veteran's Park, East Nor-walk, Connecticut 06855 Phone: （800） 866-7925

　　53．Which of the following festivals has the longest history?

　　A．Oyster Festival．

　　B．Hope Watermelon Festival．

　　C．Brat Days．