高二英语阅读专练4

高二英语阅读专练

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A

Everyone

agrees

that

all

the

creatures

want

happiness

and

are

afraid

of

pain

and

grief.

The

question,

however,

is

“What

is

real

happiness?”

The

desire

for

happiness

has

no

meaning

without

understanding the real nature of happiness.

Generally, ordinary beings consider sensual

（

感觉的）

pleasures as happiness, and their actions are

directed

toward

gaining

these.

According

to

them,

searching

for

happiness

means

searching

for

pleasures of the senses. The question, “What is happiness?”, does not aris

e

（出现）

in their hearts,

because in their hearts they think of a life full of sensual joys as a happy life.

Some thinkers say, “Happiness does not lie in the objects of enjoyment; happiness or unhappiness

lies in the imagination.” To prove their belief they

give examples like the following one. A man has a

two- storey

house.

When

he

thinks

of

those

who

have

a

house

with

three

storeys

or

more,

he

feels

unhappy. When he thinks of those who have just a cottage, he feels happy. Such happiness does not lie

in possessions

（

占有物）

, but in the imagination. They advise people to take inspiration from those who

have few possessions but are quite happy. If you only consider people wealthier than yourself, you will

always be unhappy.

If you want to be happy, they say, look at the poor. But it is unreasonable to hold that happiness lies

in the imagination. And it is inappropriate to think that someone is happy if he only imagines himself

better than the poor and the unhappy. This attitude also satisfies the sense of pride of possession. This

can

never

be

called

happiness.

Unless

we

find

out

where

happiness

lies,

we

cannot

really

become

happy.

Some ask people to do this or that, and say, “This way your desires will be satisfied. That way

you

will

get

what

you

want

and

become

happ

y.”

People

holding

these

views

regard

happiness

as

satisfaction of desires and unhappiness as denial(

否定

) of such satisfaction.

61. What kind of life can make common people feel happy?

A. Life without pain and grief.

B. Life full of sensual pleasures.

C. Life with desire for possessions.

D. Life full of imagination.

62. The underlined word “cottage” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to ________.

A. a house in one’s imagination

B. a modern building

C. a desired object

D. a small house

63. The author may agree that ________.

A. by comparing themselves with the poor, people will feel happy

B. people won’t feel happy without a desire for happiness

C. possessing wealth may lead to a sense of pride

D. people have to experience pain and grief before finding happiness

64. The best title for this passage would be “________”.

A. What Is Happiness?

B. How to Get Happiness

C. Happiness and Desire

D. Happiness and Imagination

B

For

the

past

two

years, < /p>

8

－

year

－

old

Harli

Jordean

from

Stoke

Newington,

London,

has

been

selling

marbles(

弹

珠

)

．

His

successful

marble

company,

Marble

King,

sells

all

things

marble- related

—

from

affordable

tubs

of

the

glass

playthings

to

significantly

expensive

items

like

Duke

of

York

solitaire

（独粒宝石）

tables

—

sourced,

purchased

and

processed

by

the

mini

－

CEO

himself.

“I like having my own company. I like being the boss,” Harli told The Mirror.

With

profits

now

in

the

thousands,

“the

world's

youngest

CEO”

has

had

to

get his mother

and

older brothers to help him meet the growing demand.

Harli

launched

Marble

King

after

swappi ng

（交换）

marbles

at

school

led

to

schoolchildren

depleting(

削减

)

his

marble

collection.

Yes,

he

literally

（确切地）

“lost

his

marbles.”

Harli

and

his

mother, Tina, turned to the Internet to find replacements.

Harli saw an empty space online: the marbles he wanted were hard to find. Within months, Harli

had his own marble

－

selling website and orders started pouring in.

Tina says her son's obsession(

迷恋

) with marbles started when he was just 6.

“His obsession became so big we started calling him the Marble King, so when he wanted to set

up a website it was the natural name for it

，

” she told The Sun.

“I

never

thought

it

would

become

so

popular—

we

are

struggling

to

cope

with

the

number

of

or

ders at times.”

The 8

－

year

－

old boy has his sights set on expanding his business and launching his own brand

of marbles.

“Sometimes his ideas are so grand we have to

scale them back a bit. But his dream is still to own

Britain's biggest marble shop and open

stores around the world.” Tina told The Daily Mail.

“At the minute he is annoying me by asking about creating his won Marble King marbles, so that

could well be the next step for him.”

65. Why did Harli's marble company become popular as soon as he launched it?

A. Because it was run by “the world's youngest CEO”

．

B. Because it filled the gaps of marble business.

C. Because Harli was fascinated with marble collection.

D. Because his mother and brothers helped him a lot.

66. How many mass media are mentioned in the passage?

A. One.

B. Two.

C. Three.

D. Four.

67. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined expression “scale back”

？

A. make smaller

B. carry out

C. turn down

D. frighten away

68. What message do the last two paragraphs carry?

A. Conflicts often occur between Harli Jordean and his family.

B. Harli's mother and brothers are worried about Marble King's future.

C. Marble King marbles will be more popular with marble fans around the world.

D. The “Marble King” has great ambition

s for his Marble King Company.

C

A

speech

is

a

wonderful

opportunity

to

inform,

persuade

or

entertain.

The

best

speeches

often

take on a combination of all three of these components

（

组成部分）

. However, before you can go about

the

writing

of

a

great

speech,

it

is

important

to

set

goals.

Goals

keep

you

，

your

speech

and

your

audience focused.

What a goal is

In the context of a speech, a goal is the purpose of the speech, and what it hopes to accomplish.

For example, the goal of a eulogy(

颂歌

) might be to celebrate the life of a loved one. The goal of a

speech at a political gathering would be to inform the crowd about the political position of a candidate

and persuade them to vote and campaign for the candidate in question

（正被讨论的）

.

Why a goal is important

Without a goal, a speech is without direction. The goal informs the structure and content of the

speech. For example, if a speech's goal is to convince people that smoking is bad for them, the speech

will be structured with persuasive arguments to back up the goal. A speech with a goal of informing

the audience will keep the information fair and factual.

A goal is incredibly important to the speech's ability to connect with an audience. If the speaker is

unaware of the goal of the speech, the audience will likely be unaware as well. This severely reduces

the effectiveness of the message.

Aside from informing the audience of the content and structure, a speech's goal drives the speaker

to greater heights. If a speaker is asked to speak on a specific subject, but never establishes the goal,

they won't know where to start in the research, organizing

and writing of the speech.

______________

If you have been charged with(

被委以

) delivering a speech, establishing a goal can seem difficult

at first. There are several things to take into consideration. First, think about who you will be speaking

to. The demographic(

人口统计

) of your audience will likely determine whether

you will be able to

persuade them, or whether they will be able to sit through< /p>

（一直坐到

……

结束）

< br>. Second, think about

the topic itself. If the topic is something controversial

（有争议的）

, it may worth your while to consider

an informative approach to present both sides of the issue. Finally, consider your resources. A speech

with an informative or persuasive goal usually requires a great deal of research, and sometimes takes

more time to write.

69. According to the passage, what three components does the best speech combine?