高考英语阅读提升训练 财富人生(3)

高考英语阅读提升训练 财富人生

　　I lived with that diagnosis all day.I was completely in despair.Later that evening I had another biopsy and my wife told me that tumor turned out to be curable with surgery.I had the surgery and I'm fine now.

　　This was the closest I've been to facing death.To tell the truth，no one wants to die.And yet death is the destination we all share.No one has ever escaped it.It clears out the old to make room for the new.Right now the new is you，but someday not too long from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.

　　Your time is so limited that you shouldn't waste it repeating someone else's life.Don't be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people's thinking.Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.And most important，have the courage to follow your heart.It somehow already knows what you truly want to become.Everything else is secondary.

　　Notes：

　　biopsy n.活组织检查　②tumor n.肿瘤

　　【语篇解读】 这是苹果公司CEO乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上演讲的节选部分。在这部分内容中，他诚恳地表达了自己对死亡的看法。

　　1.The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because ________.

　　A.he had to rest at home

　　B.his disease couldn't be cured

　　C.his disease was not serious at all

　　D.he had to wait for the result of the test

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。由第三段的“incurable”以及“which is doctors' code for preparing yourself to die”可知，医生认为作者的病无法治愈。]

　　2.How did the author feel after the diagnosis?

　　A.Calm. B.Excited. C.Hopeless. D.Optimistic.

　　答案　C　[细节理解题。由第四段的“I was completely in despair”可知诊断结果出来之后，作者感到很绝望。]

　　3.What does the author think of death?

　　A.He thinks it is nothing to be scared of.

　　B.He thinks it is impossible to avoid.

　　C.He thinks it is not the end of life.

　　D.He thinks it is the beginning of a new life.

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。由第五段可知，作者认为没有人愿意死，但是死亡是我们每个人共同的终点，没有人能够逃脱它。故选B。]

　　4.In the author's opinion，we should ________.

　　A.follow others' advice

　　B.do what we want

　　C.keep a positive attitude towards life

　　D.take exercise and keep healthy

　　答案　B　[推理判断题。最后一段中，作者提到“人们的时间很有限，不要将它们浪费在重复其他人的生活上。不要让其他人喧嚣的观点掩盖你真正的内心的声音。要有勇气去听从直觉和心灵的指示”。由此可知，B项(做我们想做的事情)为最佳选项。]

　　维D 根据短文内容，从下框的A～F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。(每题2分，满分10分)

　　Daily habits can affect our well­being.Here are five simple actions that research has shown make people feel good.

　　1.

　　Pause now and then to smell a rose or watch children at play.“Study participants who took time to savor ordinary events that they normally hurried through，or to think back on pleasant moments from their day，showed significant increases in happiness and reductions in depression，”says psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky.

　　2.

　　People who put money high on their priority list are more at risk for depression，anxiety，and low self­esteem，according to researchers Tim Kasser and Richard Ryan.Their findings hold true across nations and cultures.“The more we seek satisfactions in material goods，the less we find them there，”Ryan says.“The satisfaction has a short half­life—it's very fleeting.” Money­seekers also score lower on tests of vitality and self­actualization.

　　3.

　　“People who struggle for something significant，whether it's learning a new craft or raising moral children，are far happier than those who don't have strong dreams or aspirations，”say Ed Diener and Robert Biswas­Diener.“As humans，we actually require a sense of meaning to thrive.”Harvard's professor，Tal Ben­Shahar，agrees，“Happiness lies at the intersection between pleasure and meaning.Whether at work or at home，the goal is to engage in activities that are both personally significant and enjoyable.”

　　4.

　　People who keep gratitude journals on a weekly basis are healthier，more optimistic，and more likely to make progress toward achieving personal goals，according to author Robert Emmons.Research by Martin Seligman，founder of positive psychology，revealed that people who write “gratitude letters” to someone who made a difference in their lives score higher on happiness，and lower on depression—and the effect lasts for weeks.

　　5.

　　A study by Duke University shows that exercise may be just as effective as drugs in treating depression，without all the side effects and expense.Other research shows that in addition to health benefits，regular exercise offers a sense of accomplishment and opportunity for social interaction，releases feel­good endorphins，and boosts self­esteem.