湖南省衡山县2016高考英语暑假阅读理解专练(11)(3)

解析： 短文主要讲述了这位husband在一天中所遭遇的一系列事故，所以标题B最合适。 答案： B。

【天津市2014高考英语六校第三次联考试题】

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

From now on, never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.

The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the most awesome machine ever created：the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You were born rich. You can be a success if only you make the right choice. You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem. Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise

over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. They are the perennial(长期的) victims and martyrs（殉道者）. They are leaves tossed(摇摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.

You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. Successful people realize that they are responsible.

Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence.

If you associate with positive-thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks. In short, in all areas of your life, whether they be financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success.

51. People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they ______. A. are ready to change their minds exercise control over themselves

C. don’t have the power to face their fate easily affected by windy weather 52. Losers would think that ______.

A. success is the result of hard work B. their failure is only because of bad luck

C. working hard will lead to success don’t make efforts to succeed

53. It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that ______.

A. setting our expectations is essential before taking action

D. they

D. are B. can’t

B. developing confidence is the key to future success C. thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mind D. whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes 54. The last paragraph serves as ______.

A. the proof of the author’s points B. an introduction to another topic

C. the conclusion of the argument D. a comparison between two views

55. Which is the best title for the text?

A. Develop our confidence. B. The secrets of success.

C. Success is a choice. D. How to achieve success. 【参考答案】51—55 BBDCC

阅读理解。

Using too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger，but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways. You may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less usable fresh water. A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers.It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave，the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater.

Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages(短缺). Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts(干旱) than areas with more rainfall，but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs.

Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference，too. In the United States，a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! This shows how much we depend on water to live，but there's a lot we can do to lower the

number.

You can take steps to save water in your home.To start with，use the same glass for your drinking water all day.Wash it only once a day.Run your dishwasher (洗碗机)only when it is full. Help your parents fix any leaks in your home. You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.

60．Which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater? A．Using river water. B．Throwing batteries away. C．Paving parking lots. D．Throwing rubbish into lakes. 61．What can be inferred from the text?

A．All water shortages are due to human behavior. B．It takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs. C．There is much we can do to reduce family size.

D．The average family in America makes proper use of water. 62．The last paragraph is intended to ________． A．show us how to fix leaks at home B．tell us how to run a dishwasher

C．prove what drinking glass is best for us D．suggest what we do to save water at home 63. The text is mainly about ________． A．why paving roads reduces our water B．how much we depend on water to live C．why droughts occur more in dry climates D．how human activity affects our water supply

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