昆明市2014高考英语（阅读理解）一轮训练题（10）及答案
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Life is difficult
This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult---once we truly understand and accept it---then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.
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 nation.
What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, 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 causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.
Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells 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 solve. 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.
1. From the 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
2. The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to ______.
A. save space
B. persuade readers
C. make readers laugh
D. get readers’ attention
3. The main idea of Paragraph 3 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
4. 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 problems
5. The saying from Benjamin Franklin “Those things that hurt, instruct” suggests that ______.
A. we do not learn from experience
B. we do not learn when we are in pain
C. pain teaches us important lessons
D. pain cannot be avoided
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（2011年深圳市高三年级第一次调研考试）???
Several hundred strangers received "love letters" from a young man on the street. The letter was written and given out by Yang Yang，a student majoring in human resources at Chongqing University of Science and Technology，who hoped to show his disappointment with job hunting.
??? Yang’s story has caught media attention perhaps because it is similar to those of millions of recent graduates seeking jobs and struggling for survival in the country’s wealthiest cities. They have diplomas，rather than professional skills，and come to big cities in hopes of better lives. only to find low-paying jobs and poor living conditions.
??? They are China’s "ant tribe(蚁族) "，a term coined by sociologist Lian Si from Peking University in his 2009 book, Ant Tribe "They’re so similar to ants. They share small and narrow living areas. They’re intelligent and hard-working，yet nameless and underpaid. "The term also speaks to their helplessness in a world governed by the law of the jungle—only the strongest survive.
??? A survey in Lian’s another book published this year, Ant TribeⅡ，found nearly 30 percent of "ants" are graduates of famous universities—almost three times last year’s percentage. Most had degrees in popular majors. In addition，7.2 percent of "ants" have at least a master’s degree compared to 1.6 percent in 2009.
??? An "ant’s"average monthly salary is l，904 yuan，with about 64 percent of them earning less than 2，000 yuan a month.
? Another survey in the 2010 Annual Report on the Development of Chinese Talent found more than 1 million "ants" live in big cities.
?? "Most ants are from rural families or small towns，and their experiences in universities didn’t arm them well enough to fight with competitors in big cities’employment markets. " Professor Zhang Ming at Renmin University of China said.
??? The " ant tribe’s" embarrassing living situations have become a serious social problem，and the government should develop smaller cities to attract more graduates from big cities，Zhang believed.
??? However，"ants" expect more study and training opportunities in big cities，which keeps them positive despite their situations.
(1)Yang’s story is introduced in order to______.
A. analyze graduates’ difficulties in finding jobs
B. lead to the topic of the article—"ant tribe"
C. tell readers a story about those big cities
D. show a clever way of dealing with pressure
(2)The"ants"fail to find high-paying jobs mainly because______________.
A. they have no diplomas from good universities
B. their majors do not meet the needs of society
C. those from rural areas are not treated equally
D. they do not have necessary professional skills
(3)"Ant tribe "members are similar to ants in the following aspects EXCEPT that______.
A. they live in narrow and small places in groups
B. they work hard but earn little for survival
C. they are in a world judged by the jungle law
D. they are pleased with being nameless and underpaid
(4).Professor Zhang thought "ants" problems could be solved by__________.
A. creating more jobs for graduates in big cities
B. developing smaller cities to attract graduates
C. sending graduates to rural areas and small towns
D. training graduates to improve their ability
(5)By writing this article，the author mainly intends to show __________.
A. despite better education. "ants" are still struggling
B. despite difficulties，"ants" have a promising future
C. better education，better job opportunities
D. Ant Tribe is a good book to help understand today’s China
【解析】? 大学生就业艰难是无可争辩的事实，他们被称为“蚁族“，在大都市中默默地奋斗着，挣扎着，憧憬着……
(1)B 文章结构题。文章用这个年轻人的故事反映出了就业的艰难，从而为下文导入“蚁族”这个中心话题作铺垫。
(2)D 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中的内容可知他们拥有文凭，但是没有职业技能，因而难以找到高报酬的工作。
(3)D 细节理解题。第三段中提到他们像蚂蚁一样住在狭窄的地方，聪明而勤奋，然而却不被人知而且薪水很低，但并不是说他们喜欢不被人知和低工资，故D项内容错误。
(4)B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的内容可知张教授认为解决问题的方法是发展比较小的城市来吸引毕业生。
(5)A写作意图题。作者写作本文意在告诉我们虽然“蚁族”中有相当一部分人拥有高学历，但是他们仍然在为生存苦苦挣扎。
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