短文理解 |||第一節(jié)短文理解 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的[A]、[B]、[C]和[D]四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

第21題單選修改

閱讀下列短文,回答{TSE}題目.

Life is difficult.

It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it，then life is no longer difficult.

Most do not fully see this truth.Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy.It seems to them that difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families，their class，or even their nations.

What makes life difficu .It is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one.

Problems.depending on their natures，cause US sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear.

These are uncomfortable feelings，often as painful as any kind of physical pain.And since life can-ses endless serious problems，life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.Yes，it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning.Problems are the serious tests that tell us success from failure.When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit，we encourage the human ability to solve problems，just as in school we set problems for our children to resolve.It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn As Benjamin Franklin said.“Those things that hurt，instruct.’’It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.

{TS}From this passage.it Can be inferred that__________.

A．everybody has problems

B．we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life

C．life is difficult because our problems bring US pain

D．people like to complain about their problems

參考答案：B

參考解析：Text l

參考譯文

生活是很艱難的。

一旦我們了解并接受了它，生活就變得不再那么難了，這是一個偉大的現(xiàn)實(shí)。但是很多人不能完全明白這個事實(shí)。相反，他們總是抱怨他們的問題和困難，好像生活應(yīng)該是容易的。對他們來說，那些苦難代表了一種強(qiáng)加給他們的或是他們家人、朋友甚至國家的磨難。

面對和解決苦難的過程是痛苦的，這就讓生活變得艱難了。那些問題，由于本質(zhì)不同，帶給我們悲傷、孤獨(dú)、遺憾、憤怒或是害怕。這些令人難受的感覺，總是像那些肉體的疼痛一樣帶給我們傷害。既然生活總要有無止境的嚴(yán)重問題要處理，生活于是就變得艱難，充滿了歡喜也有痛苦。

是的，就是在這個解決問題的過程中，生活變得有意義了。那些問題是嚴(yán)肅的考驗(yàn)，從中我們知道失敗是成功之母。我們鼓勵人性的成長的同時，就是鼓勵人們提高解決問題的能力，就像我們在學(xué)校里設(shè)置問題讓學(xué)生們解決一樣。正是在這些面對并解決問題的痛苦中，我們學(xué)習(xí)。本杰明·富蘭克林說過：“那些事情痛苦，但是有教育意義。”就是基于此，聰明的人學(xué)著不再懼怕困難，而是去迎接解決問題的苦難。

答案及解析

B【解析】推理判斷題。全文主要講述了有人抱怨生活的艱辛，作者也承認(rèn)生活是艱難的，然而正是這種艱難的解決問題的過程使得生活變得更有意義。所以，從文章的最后一段第二行，When wedesire to encourage the growth of human spirit，we encourage the hu—man ability to solve problems．可知正確的答案為B。

第22題單選修改

The main idea of Paragraph Three is that__________.

A．most people feel life is easy

B．the writer feels life is easy

C．the writer likes to complain about his problems

D．most people complain about how hard their lives are+

參考答案：D

參考解析：D【解析】主旨大意題。由文章的第三段第一句話，Most do not fullysee this truth．Instead they complain about their problems and diffi—culties as if life should be easy．可知，人們經(jīng)常抱怨生活是多么的艱辛。所以正確的答案為D。

第23題單選修改

According to the passage，we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to__________.

A．encourage them to learn

B．teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem

C．help them learn to deal with pain

D．teach them how to respect from the problem

參考答案：A

參考解析：A【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。文章的倒數(shù)第四行說到，we encourage thehuman ability to solve problems，just as in school we set problemsfor our children to resolve．所以我們讓學(xué)生們做題的目的是讓他們從中學(xué)習(xí)。所以本題正確的答案為A。

第24題單選修改

閱讀下列短文,回答{TSE}題目.

Millions of hamburgers are eaten by people in every corner of the world every day.Together with hot dogs and Coca-Cola，hamburgers have been the most important American contribution(貢獻(xiàn))to international eating habits.

The name“hamburger”has nothing to do with ham(火腿).It is believed that the hamburger was first brought to the United States by Germans from the city of Hamburg some time in the 1850s.From then on the hamburger became a.kind of.popular American fast food.

Now young people in Asia，Europe and South America have learned to eat while on the

move：a.hamburger in one hand and a soft drink in the other.There have been cries to anger from Italy and Spain about the shortening of the usual。lunch break.Instead，young people have discovered a lunch for which they don’t have to stop at all.

However，there are clouds over the hamburger’s world.People who concern about health dislike the high animal fat in the hamburger.They tllillk the time saved seems a high price to pay for poor health.The packages in which hamburgers are usually served are causing serious pollution problems：in many large cities.Big hamburger companies are destroying large areas of South American rainforest to

produce the cheap meat they need.S0，will the hamburger celebrate its。next century?

{TS}In which way do hamburgers change people’s eating habits?

A．People can have their meals at any time of the day.

B．They can be served in any restaurant.

C．People can have them with soft drinks.

D．Meal time can be greatly reduced.

參考答案：D

參考解析： 參考譯文

在世界的各個角落人們每天吃掉數(shù)百萬的漢堡包。漢堡包與熱狗和可口可樂一起構(gòu)成了美國對國際飲食習(xí)慣最重大的貢獻(xiàn)。

“漢堡包”這個名字與火腿無關(guān)。據(jù)說漢堡包最初在19世紀(jì)50年代由德國人從漢堡城帶到美國。從那以后，漢堡包便成了一種流行的美國快餐?，F(xiàn)在亞洲、歐洲和南美洲的年輕人已學(xué)會了邊走邊吃；一手拿漢堡包，一手拿軟飲料。在意大利和西班牙已有人對縮減通常的午餐休息表示憤怒。相反，年輕人已發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種不需停下來吃的午餐。

然而，漢堡包有不足之處。注重健康的人不喜歡漢堡包里的高含量的動物脂肪。他們認(rèn)為節(jié)省的時間是對糟糕的健康付出的高昂代價。，漢堡包的包裝通常在許多大城市正引發(fā)嚴(yán)重的污染問題。大的漢堡包公司為了生產(chǎn)廉價肉食，正破壞南美洲的雨林地區(qū)。那么，漢堡包還要慶祝它的下一個世紀(jì)嗎?

答案及解析

D【解析】推理判斷題。題目詢問漢堡以怎樣的方式改變了人們的飲食習(xí)慣。通過對文章第三段的分析我們可以得知漢堡主要給人們帶來便利和節(jié)約時間。所以正確答案為D。

第25題單選修改

The hamburger，as a kind of popular American fast food，——.

A．has a history of over one hundred years

B．was brought to Europe in the l850s

C．is usually eaten with the hot dog

D．is better served in Hamburg

參考答案：A

參考解析：A【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。題目詢問漢堡這種流行的美國快餐符合四個選項(xiàng)中哪個選項(xiàng)的描述。文章的第二段告訴讀者漢堡包是在十九世紀(jì)五十年代由德國傳到美國的。所以正確答案為A。

第26題單選修改

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Young people in Europe don’t stop to buy hamburgers.

B．It is suggested that hamburgers be eaten with both hands.

C．Some people in Europe don’t like to reduce their lunch break.

D．Young people in many countries are learning how to eat in their Cars.

參考答案：C

參考解析：C【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。題目詢問以下四個選項(xiàng)哪個是正確的。答案在文章的第三段。文章說意大利人和西班牙人對午餐時間的不足表示不滿。所以正確答案為C。

第27題單選修改

The writer doesn’t believe that__________.

A．packages for hamburgers are polluting many big cities

B．hamburgers will remain popular for the following 100 years

C．the meat in。hamburgers can cause health problems

D．cattle raising leads to the destroying of rainforest

參考答案：B

參考解析：B【解析】推理判斷題。題目詢問作者對于漢堡包前景的看法。答案在文章的最后一段。文章說漢堡對人體健康害處很大，據(jù)此，作者的態(tài)度很明顯就是認(rèn)為漢堡受歡迎的情況不會延續(xù)到下個世紀(jì)了。所以正確答案為B。

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