浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解(7)

第1页共7页浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（7）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AFromgoodreadingwecanderivepleasure,companionship,experience,andinstruction.Agoodbookmayabsorbourattentionsocompletelythatforthetimebeingweforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentity.Readinggoodbooksisoneofthegreatestpleasuresinlife.Itincreasesourcontentmentwhenwearecheerful,andlessensourtroubleswhenwearesad.Whatevermaybeourmainpurposeinreading,ourcontactwithgoodbooksshouldneverfailtogiveusenjoymentandsatisfaction.Withagoodbookinourhandsweneedneverbelonely.Whetherthecharactersportrayedaretakenfromreallifeorarepurelyimaginary,theymaybecomeourcompanionsandfriends.Inthepagesofbookswecanwalkwiththewiseandthegoodofalllandsandalltimes.Thepeoplewemeetinbooksmaydelightuseitherbecausetheyresemblehumanfriendswhomweholddearorbecausetheypresentunfamiliartypeswhomwearegladtowelcomeasnewacquaintances.Ourhumanfriendssometimesmayboreus,butthefriendswemakeinbooksneedneverwearyuswiththeircompany.Byturningthepagewecandismissthemwithoutanyfearofhurtingtheirfeelings.Whenhumanfriendsdesertus,goodbooksarealwaysreadytogiveusfriendship,sympathy,andencouragement.Oneofthemostvaluablegiftsbestowedbybooksisexperience.Fewofuscantravelfarfromhomeorhaveawiderangeofexperiences,butallofuscanleadvariedlivesthroughthepagesofbooks.Whetherwewishtoescapefromtheseeminglydullrealitiesofeverydaylifeorwhetherwelongtovisitsomefar-offplace,abookwillhelpuswhennothingelsecan.Totravelbybookweneednobankaccounttopayourway;noairshiporoceanlinerorstream-linedtraintotransportus;nopassporttoenterthelandofourheart'sdesire.Throughbookswemaygetthethrillofhazardousadventurewithoutdanger.Wecanclimbloftymountains,bravetheperilsofanAntarcticwinter,orcrossthescorchingsandsofthedesert,allwithouthardship.InbookswemayvisitthestudiosofHollywood;wemayminglewiththegaythrongsoftheParisboulevards;wemayjointhepicturesquepeasantsinanAlpinevillageorthekindlynativesonaSouthSeaisland.Indeed,throughbooksthewholeworldisoursfortheasking.Thepossibilitiesofourliteraryexperiencesarealmostunlimited.Thebeautiesofnature,theenjoymentofmusic,thetreasuresofart,thetriumphsofarchitecture,themarvelsofengineering,areallopentothewonderandenjoymentofthosewhoread.1.Whyisitthatwesometimesforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentitywhilereading?A.Noonehascometodisturbyou.B.Everythingissoquietandcalmaroundyou.C.Thebookyouarereadingissointerestingandattractive.D.Yourbookisoverdue;youarefinishingitataveryfastspeed.2.Howwouldyouaccountforthefactthatpeopleliketheiracquaintancesinbooksevenmore?A.Theyresemblehumanfriendsexactly.B.Theyareunfamiliartypeswelike.C.Theyneverdesertus.D.Theyneverhurtourfeelings.3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Yourwishtovisitsomefar-offplacecanberealizedthroughthepagesofthebooks.第2页共7页B.Toescapefromthedullrealitiesofeverydaylifeyoushouldtakeupreading.C.Bookscanalwayshelpyoutoliveacolorfullife.D.Youmayobtainvaluableexperiencefromreadinggoodbooks.4.Theword“weary”means______.A.“toattractsomeone’sattention”B.“todistractsomeone’sattention”C.“tomakesomeoneverytired”D.“tomakesomeoneinterested”5.“...thewholeworldisoursfortheasking”impliesthat____________.A.inbookstheworldismoreaccessibletousB.wecanasktogoanywhereintheworldC.wecanmakeaclaimtoeverythinginthisworldD.wecanmakearound-the-worldtripfreeofchargeBHaveyoueverpickedajobbasedonthefactthatyouweregoodatitbutlaterfounditmadeyoufeelveryuncomfortableovertime?Whenyouselectyourcareer,there'sawholelotmoretoitthanassessingyourskillsandmatchingthemwithaparticularposition.Ifyouignoreyourpersonality,itwillhurtyoulong-termregardlessofyourskillsorthejob'spay.Thereareseveralareasofyourpersonalitythatyouneedtoconsidertohelpyoufindagoodjob.Hereareafewofthosemainareas;1)Doyoupreferworkingaloneorwithotherpeople?Thereareisolating（使孤立）jobsthatwilldriveanoutgoingpersoncrazyandalsointeractivejobsthatwillmakeashypersonuneasy.Mostpeoplearenotextremesineitherdirectionbutdohaveatendencythattheyprefer.Therearealsopositionsthataresometimesacombinationofthetwo,whichmaybebestforsomeoneinthemiddlewhoadaptseasilytoeithersituation.2)Howdoyouhandlechange?Mostjobsthesedayshavesomeelementsofchangetothem,butsomearemorethanothers.Ifyouneedstabilityinyourlife,youmayneedajobwherethechangesdon'thappensooften.Otherpeoplewouldbeboredofthesamedailyroutine.3)Doyouenjoyworkingwithcomputers？Idoseethisasakindofpersonalitycharacteristic.Therearepeoplewhoarehappytospendmorethan40hoursaweekonacomputer,whilethereareotherswhoneedalotofhumaninteractionthroughouttheday.Again,theseareextremesandyou'lllikelyfindalotofpositionssomewhereinthemiddleaswell.4)Whattypeofworkenvironmentdoyouenjoy？Thiscanrangefrombeinginalargebuildingwithalotofpeopleyouwon'tknowimmediatelytoasmallersettingwhereyou'llgettoknowalmostallthepeopletherefairlyquickly.5)Howdoyouliketogetpaid?Somepeoplearemotivatedbythepaytheyget,whileothersfeeltoostressedtobelikethat.Thevarietyofpaymentdesignsinthesalesindustryisatypicalexampleforthis.Anyway,theseareagreatstartingpointforyou.I'veseenitoverandoveragainwithpeoplethattheymakemoremoneyovertimewhentheydosomethingtheylove.I