1、最新高二英语阅读理解(人生百味)试题经典及解析一、高中英语阅读理解人生百味类1阅读理解 Two of the saddest words in the English language are if only. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment. My father is famous in our family for saying, Take
2、the extra minute to do it right. I always try to live by the extra minute rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an if only moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a co
3、unter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table. I dont only avoid those if only moments when it comes to safety. Its equally important to avoid if only in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved
4、one and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say I love you or I forgive you. When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldnt be here. But then I thought about the fact that hes
5、84 years old and I realized that I shouldnt give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all. I know there will still be occasions when I have to say if only about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doin
6、g everything possible to avoid that eventuality. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that Im doing the right thing. Im buying myself peace of mind and thats the best kind of
7、insurance for my emotional well-being.（1）Which of the following is an example of the extra minute rule? A.Start the car the moment everyone is seated.B.Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.C.Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.D.Move an object out of the way before
8、it trips someone.（2）The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to _. A.keep her appointment with the eye doctorB.meet her father who was already an old manC.join in the holiday celebration of the companyD.finish her work before the deadline approached（3）The underlined word foregone in Par
9、agraph 3 is closest in meaning to _. A.abandonedB.lackedC.avoidedD.taken（4）What is the best title for the passage? A.To Keep Emotional Well-beingB.To Prevent If Only MomentsC.To Follow the Most Useful RuleD.To Achieve the Peace of Mind【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者认为英语中最悲伤的两个词语是if only，
10、因为他们表达了遗憾。父亲在作者小的时候经常让她提前做一些能防止意外发生的事，因此她懂得珍惜现在所拥有的一切，而且知道自己正在做对的事。 （1）考查推理判断。根据第一、二段可知，作者所说的“extra minute”rule是指在遇事时多思考一分钟，从而可以避免以后遗憾、犯错或失望，故选D。 （2）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“But then I thought about the fact that hes 84 years old and I realized that I shouldnt give up an opportunity to see him.”可知，父亲说在周五去看眼科医
11、生时经过作者的办公室，虽然那天是假日，但作者想到父亲八十四了，自己不应该放弃每一次见父亲的机会，于是又改口说那天上班。由此可知作者决定在星期五去她的办公室，是为了见她已经年迈的父亲。故选B。 （3）考查词义猜测。根据划线词所在句and前后连接语意相似成分，由其前“失去一个心爱的人或物”可推知此处是指“后悔放弃一个机会”可知，foregone的意思是“放弃”，故选A。 （4）考查主旨大意。纵观全文可知，本文叙述了作者通过“extra minute”rule来避免以后说“if only”的情况。“if only”作为线索贯穿了整篇文章，且第一段也提到了the saddest words，其他选项比
12、较笼统，不能涵盖本文内容。所以这篇文章最好的题目是“防止出现if only的情况”，故选B。 【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，考生需要根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解 I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic phone ; in the other a toy. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe l
13、ittle friend and Ill never forget the words she said, even though it was imagined. She said, Suzies in the corner because shes not been very good. She didnt listen to a word I said or do the things she should. In the corner I saw her baby doll well dressed. It was obvious that shed been put there to
14、 sit alone and think. My daughter continued her conversation, as I sat down on the floor. She said, Im all fed up and I just dont know what to do with her any more. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games too. She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot reach. An
15、d she doesnt know how to fold towels. I dont have the time to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I dont have the time to sit and play - dont you know what I mean? And that day I thought a lot about making some changes in my life, after listening to her innocent words wh
16、ich cut me like a knife. I hadnt been paying enough attention to what I hold most dear. Id been caught up in responsibilities that increased throughout the years. But now my attitude has changed because in my heart I realize that Ive seen the world in a different light through my little darlings eye
17、s. So let the cobwebs(蜘蛛网) cut the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor. Im not going to worry about keeping up with them anymore. Im going to fill the house with memories of a child and her mother, for we have only one childhood and we will never get another.（1）Who is Suzie? A.The girls
18、 phone.B.A baby doll.C.The author.D.The girls friend.（2）How did the author feel when hearing her little girls words? A.Interested.B.Moved.C.Uncomfortable.D.Unbelievable.（3）The passage leads us to believe that . A.the author wants her little girl to have a happy childhood.B.the author has become lazy
19、 because of her daughter.C.the author cares nothing about her daughters happiness.D.the little girl doesnt hate her mother any more.（4）What might be the best title? A.How to deal with my daughter.B.My lovely daughter.C.Only one childhood.D.A world of children.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文
20、，作者通过和女儿相处的一件小事，有感而发，觉得童年只有一个，从而要让女儿过一个快乐的童年。 （1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Suzies in the corner because shes not been very good. She didnt listen to a word I said or do the things she should. In the corner I saw her baby doll well dressed.” Suzie在角落里以及作者看见她的洋娃娃穿得很好，可推知 Suzie是作者女儿的布娃娃。故选B。 （2）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“And
21、 that day I thought a lot about making some changes in my life, after listening to her innocent words which cut me like a knife.”可知，作者在听了她那些天真的话语后，就像被一把刀割了一样。可推知，作者听到女儿的话语觉得“不适”。故选C。 （3）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“Im going to fill the house with memories of a child and her mother, for we have only one childhood
22、 and we will never get another”可知，作者想让她的女儿有一个快乐的童年。故选A。 （4）考查主旨大意。纵观全文可知，本文讲述了作者通过和女儿相处的一件小事，有感而发，觉得童年只有一个，从而要让女儿过一个快乐的童年故C项“Only one childhood”符合题意。故选C。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。3阅读理解 A few hours after my first mission, returnin
23、g to Earth on the space shuttle Endeavour, I completed all of my medical tests after flight, met with NASA officials, and reunited with my family. Finally, I was alone in my office room in astronaut crew quarters at the Kennedy Space Center, exhausted and ready for bed. And I did what anyone does wh
24、en they return to their hotel room on a business trip: I turned on the TV. The television news started up: Such and such had happened, people were shocked, blah blah blah. Sports scores. Silly commercials. It didnt take more than a minute before I had to turn it off. It felt like my body was rejecti
25、ng all this input, just as it would reject an organ donation that had the wrong blood type. All of this noise was just completely foreign to who I wasor, more appropriately, who I had become. A few hours before, I had been orbiting Earth, seeing our planet from space, flying the most amazing machine
26、 ever built by human hands, working with a team that was the absolute success of human. And now here in my room watching what was being sold as news, and with my newfound perspective, I just could not stomach it. My worldview was changed forever in a profound (深刻的) way. The biggest change by far and
27、 the one for which I will always be most grateful is this big-picture perspective. That will stick with me for the rest of my life. Whenever I feel the pressure of modern life, the stress about work, or worry about the future, I remember my time in the space station. Back to seeing the sun set Or wa
28、tching our galaxy rise on the horizon. Or seeing a sea of lightning flash a hundred times a second. Or simply back to floating weightlessly. When Im there in my mind and realize how many billions of these beautiful sunsets there have been and will be in the future, the cares of the world just dont s
29、eem that pressing. It goes that, Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Living daily life down here on the planet is so much better with this attitude!（1）Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word stomach in paragraph 2? A.Access.B.Attend.C.Accept
30、.D.Afford.（2）What is the most important change to the writer? A.He has a broader view of the world.B.He doesnt like watching TV any more.C.He will always be most grateful for everything.D.He can fly the most amazing machine by hands.（3）What attitude to life does the writer tend to have? A.caged bird
31、 longs for clouds.B.Live in the present moment.C.Let bygones be bygones.D.Time works great changes.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，讲述了在一次太空之旅后作者对待生活的态度的变化。 （1）考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的“It didnt take more than a minute before I had to turn it off.”以及画线词后的“My worldview was changed forever in a profound (深刻的
32、) way.”可知，我的世界观以一种深刻的方式永远改变了，因此此处是说以我现在的视角，看这种新闻是我无法忍受的，所以不到一分钟我就关掉了电视，由此可知画线词词义为“接受、忍受”，故选C。 （2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“The biggest change by far and the one for which I will always be most grateful is this big-picture perspective.”可知，作者最重要的改变是他对世界有更广阔的看法，故选A。 （3）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“It goes that, Do not worry a
33、bout tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Living daily life down here on the planet is so much better with this attitude!”可知，它说，“不要为将来担心，生活在这个星球上的日常生活是如此的好，这句话表明了作者对待生活的态度是不要担心将来，活在当下，故选B。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。4阅读理解 There is
34、a beautiful story I heard once about a child playing with a vase(花瓶) his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned at the sound of her son crying, she saw that his hand was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She tried to help him and pulled and pulled until the child
35、cried out in pain. But the hand was stuck fast. How would they get it out? The father suggested breaking the vase but it was quite valuable and the childs hand might be cut in the process. Yet he knew that if all else failed, there would be no other alternative. So he said to the boy, Now, lets make
36、 one more try. Open your hand and stretch your fingers out straight, like Im doing, and then pull! But Dad, said the boy, if I do that, Ill lose my penny! The boy had had a coin in his hand all the time and was holding it securely in his tight little fist. And he wasnt prepared to open his hand and
37、lose the penny. But once he opened his hand, it came out of the vase easily. I used to hold on to things in my life that I thought were so important to me. Early in my marriage, all I cared about was becoming the best volleyball player in the state of Wisconsin. One year, when Kristi was working shi
38、fts at General Motors, I played in 1,400 games, competing four nights a week and 40 out of 52 weekends. My team won over 1,000 games. Success on the volleyball court, but a huge loss in my relationship with my Kristi. When I finally let go, I looked back at what I had done and was ashamed. Not only
39、did I show my wife she wasnt the most important thing to me, but I missed out on a lot of relationship building time. My life is so much richer now that I am not a slave to that drive to be the best player I could be.（1）Which of the following could be the best title for the passage? A.The Beautiful
40、Vase in Your LifeB.The Way of Keeping Balance in LifeC.My Dream of Becoming the Best Volleyball PlayerD.Holding On to What Is Important（2）The author tells the story about the boy and the vase to show _. A.how naughty a little boy can beB.we need to drop the unimportant things in our lifeC.a little b
41、oy may do something sillyD.money is not the most important for us（3）Why did the boy get his hand stuck in the vase? A.He had a coin in his hand.B.He didnt know how to stretch his fingers.C.He was afraid to break the vase.D.His hand was hurt inside the vase.（4）What can we infer from the last paragrap
42、h? A.The author had his relationship with Kristi improved.B.The author didnt regret what he had done.C.The author still plays volleyball as much as before.D.Kristi left the author in the end.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）A（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者由一个小男孩抓着硬币的手卡在花瓶里拿不出来这个故事引发了对生活的思考要抓住生活中真正重要的东西，放开不重要的东西。 （1）考查主旨大
43、意。根据第三段中的“I used to hold on to things in my life that I thought were so important to me.”可知，作者由一个小男孩抓着硬币的手卡在花瓶里拿不出来这个故事引发了对生活的思考要抓住生活中真正重要的东西，放开不重要的东西，故选D。 （2）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“But once he opened his hand, it came out of the vase easily.”可知，一旦他放下手中的硬币，他的手很容易就能从花瓶里拿出来；再根据第三段中的“I used to hold on to thing
44、s in my life that I thought were so important to me.”可知，作者联想到自己曾经抓住自认为是重要的东西不放手，可知，作者用这个故事告诉我们需要放下生活中不重要的东西，故选B。 （3）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“The boy had had a coin in his hand all the time and was holding it securely in his tight little fist.”可知，男孩的手卡在花瓶里拿不出来是因为他手里攥着一个硬币，故选A。 （4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“My life is so
45、much richer now that I am not a slave to that drive to be the best player I could be.”可知，现在作者的生活丰富多了，不再是那种想成为最好球员的欲望的奴隶，他与妻子克里斯蒂之间的关系一定会有了改善，故选A。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。5阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Did you know that Albert
46、Einstein could not speak until he was four years old, and could not read until he was seven? His parents and teachers worried about his mental ability. Beethovens music teacher said about him, As a composer (作曲家) he is hopeless. What if this young boy had believed it? When Thomas Edison was a young
47、boy, his teachers said he was so stupid that he could never learn anything. He once said, I remember I used to never be able to get along at school. I was always at the foot of my class . My father thought I was stupid, and I almost decided that I was a stupid person. What if young Thomas had believed what they said about him? When the sculptor (雕刻家) Au
