绵阳市2013高考英语阅读理解三月天天练（8）及答案
第—节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
（ A ）
From now on, never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.
The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the most awesome machine ever created：the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You were born rich. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.
You cannot be successful without first developing your self-confidence. Your level of self-confidence is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-confidence are people who do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. They are mere victims. They are leaves tossed（摇摆）by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.
You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. Successful people realize that they are responsible.
Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence.
If you associate with positive-thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks.
In short, in all areas of your life, whether they be financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success.
41. People with low self-confidence are compared to leaves because they____________.
A. are ready to change their minds
B. are easily affected by windy weather
C. don't have the power to face their fate
D. can't control themselves in life
42. Losers would think that ___________.
A. success is the result of hard work
B. working hard will lead to success
C. their failure is only because of bad luck
D. they don't make efforts to succeed
43. It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that ___________.
A. whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes
B. developing confidence is the key to future success
C. thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mind
D. setting our expectations is essential before taking action
44. The last paragraph serves as ____________.
A. the proof of the author's points B. the conclusion of the argument
C. an introduction to another topic D. a comparison between two views
45. Which is the best title for the text? _______________.
A. Success is a choice B. The secrets of success
C. Develop our confidence D. How to achieve success
41. D. 文中三\四段: 原文的who do not believe that they have any power是指他们没有掌控自己命运的能力, 不是没有面对命运的能力.
42. C.
43. A. 原文第五段末句说 “成功依赖于信心的程度”, 也就是人的态度. 信心对于成功很重要而不是 “培养信心”很重要.
44. B.
45. A. 原文第二段的Success is a choice and not a chance.是全文的论点. 此文并没有介绍成功的具体过程或方法.
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Just as the stock market rises and falls in response to what people are willing to put their money behind, we have inside ourselves an inner economy that rises and falls in response to our beliefs about what is possible. Sometimes the degree to which we are willing to challenge our belief systems determines the success of our inner economy. For example, imagine that your family of origin had a belief that musical talent was not something they possessed. As a member of that group, you would likely inherit that same belief about yourself. As a result, even if you had a great desire to create music, you might be hesitant to really get behind yourself, fearing that your investment (投资)would not pay off. Even if you had the courage to follow your passion, your inner belief that you are not inherently talented would probably be a major obstacle(障碍) to investing your energy in your dream.
On the other hand, if you found a way to release that negative belief, a great flood of energy would pour forth, greatly increasing the likelihood of your success. How much energy we are willing to invest in the various ideas, dreams, and visions we carry within is like the money people are, or are not, willing to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock market. And in both cases, belief plays a key role in determining how willing we are to get behind something. One way to open up the possibility for greater success in our inner economies is to understand that belief is not the reliable guide we sometimes think. There are other more reliable things of success that we can put our faith in, such as passion, feeling, and sense. Some of the most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain, trusting their sense over the common opinion held by common people about what will work.
In the same way, we can learn to trust our heart’s desires and our sense to guide us, questioning any beliefs that stand in the way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves. As we take out energy from limiting ideas about what is possible, we free up the resources that have the power to make our inner economy prosper.
?63. We can safely conclude from the first paragraph that .
A. our belief is not reliable. B. belief is an obstacle to our success.
C. belief is not so important in our success. D. our belief determines our success in some way.
64. According to the passage, if a family of origin has passion for literature, the members of the family will probably .
A. teach literature B. hate literature
C. write poems D. enter the field of literature
65. We can put our faith in the following things of success except .
A. passion B. feeling C. sense D. stock market
66. The purpose of the author is .
A. to teach us a lesson
B. to give us some useful suggestions
C. to tell us that our belief is not reliable
D. to encourage us to invest in the stock market
63、DDD0B
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For the most part, schools are designed to produce people who fit into society, not people who set out to change it. However, schools, particularly universities, may not only spread culture; they may add to the cultural heritage（遗产）. Today American society places a good deal of emphasis on the development of new knowledge, especially in the physical and biological sciences, medicine, and engineering. In recent years, the nation’s leading universities have increasingly become research centres.
An emphasis on research has led universities to judge professors not by abilities as teachers, but as researchers. Promotions, salary increases, and other benefits have long been dependent on research and publication（出版物）. However, the most important is no longer publishing. To be successful these days, professors have to bring in money provided by government and private industry. Critics claim that academic success is most likely to come to those who have learned to “ignore” their teaching duties to pursue research activities. Defenders say that even when students themselves are not involved in research projects they benefit from such an emphasis on research.
Major research universities like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have also cooperated with industrial companies to develop technology and products with commercial potential. With university-industry ties continuing to grow, debate has increased about the consequences for basic science, academic openness, the control of information, the direction of research, and the influence on students.
64. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT emphasized by today’s American society?
A. Physical science. B. Biological sciences.
C. Engineering. D. Computer science.
65. In the present standard, a successful professor is one who can ______.
A. teach well B. get financial support for research
C. get the highest salary D. have many publications
66. Supporters of the present emphasis on research argue that ______.
A. it involves more students in it
B. it does good to students anyway
C. it has a direct good effect on teaching
D. it earns a lot of money for a university
67. The author seems to be _______ the move of emphasis to research.
A. totally against B. sorry to see
C. in favor of D. neutral（中立）about
参考答案 64、DB BD
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