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1、山西襄垣县2017高考英语（一轮）阅读理解训练阅读理解。“Experience may possibly be the best teacher, but it is not a particularly good teacher.” You might think that Winston Churchill or perhaps Mark Twain spoke those words, but they actually come from James March, a professor at Stanford University and a pioneer in the field
2、 of organization decision making. For years March( possibly be wisest philosopher of management) has studied how humans think and act, and he continues to do so in his new book The Ambiguities of Experience.He begins by reminding us of just how firmly we have been sticking to the idea of experientia
3、l learning :“Experience is respected；experience is sought；experience is explained.” The problem is that learning from experience involves（涉及）serious complications（复杂化），ones that are part of the nature of experience itself and which March discusses in the body of this book.In one interesting part of
4、book，for example，he turns a double eye toward the use of stories as the most effective way of experiential learning. He says “The more accurately（精确的）reality is presented，the less understandable the story，and the more understandable the story, the less realistic it is.”Besides being a broadly knowle
5、dgeable researcher. March is also a poet, and his gift shines though in the depth of views he offers and the simple language he uses. Though the book is short, it is demanding；Dont pick it up looking for quick, easy lessons. Rather, be ready to think deeply about learning from experience in work and
6、 life.( ) 1. According to the text, James March is _. A. a poet who uses experience in his writingB. a teacher who teachers story writing in universityC. a researcher who studies the way humans think and actD. a professor who helps organizations make important decisions( ) 2. According to James Marc
7、h, experience _. A. is overvalued B. is easy to explainC. should be actively sought D. should be inactively sought( ) 3. What can we learn from Paragraph 3? A. Experience makes stories more accurate.B. Stories made interesting fail to fully present the truth.C. The use of stories is the best way of
8、experiential learning.D. Stories are easier to understand when reality is more accurately described.( ) 4.Whats the purpose of this text? A. To introduce a book. B. To describe a researcher.C. To explain experiential learning. D. To discuss organizational decision making.【答案与解析】【要点综述】文章介绍了James Marc
9、h所著的一本名为The Ambiguities of Experience书。本书针对人们生活中过分依赖经验这一现象作了分析实际上是告诫人们不可高估经验的作用。1C 细节理解题。根据首段“For years March ( possibly be wisest philosopher of management) has studied how humans think and act,”可知。2A 推理判断题。根据首段第一句及第2段“The problem is that learning from experience involves（涉及）serious complications（复
10、杂化），.”可得知March认为人们高估了经验的作用。3B细节理解题。根据第3段“The more accurately（精确的）reality is presented，the less understandable the story，and the more understandable the story, the less realistic it is.”可判断正确答案为B。4A 推理判断题。此题判断作者的写作意图。从首段最末一句“he continues to do so in his new book The Ambiguities of Experience.”及末段“Tho
11、ugh the book is short, it is demanding；Don t pick it up looking for quick, easy lessons.”可推断出本文是介绍March所著的这本书。 【2014高考训练】 Shirley Femple Black，who was one of the most famous child stars of the 20th century，died of natural causes on February 10，2014 The dimpled(酒涡)actress found fame at the height of
12、the Great Depression (1929-1933)in movies including “Heidi，”“Curly Top”and“Bright Eyes”。 Born in Santa Monica，Calif，on April 27，1928，Temple Black was admitted into a dance school at the age of threeAfter a number of bit parts she got all the attention with her performance of “Baby Take a Bow” in her
13、 first feature film“Stand Up and Cheer”Audiences around the world poured to see her in films such as“Curly Top”“The Little Colonel”and“The Littlest Rebel”Licensed merchandise(商品)including dolls，dishes，and clothing also capitalized on her wholesome image Femple Black was the top box-office draw for f
14、our years in a row between 1935 and 1938She won a special Academy Award in early 1935 for her“outstanding contribution to screen entertainment”in the previous year At the height of her fame，Temple Black earned praise from President Franklin DRoosevelt who called her“Little Miss Miracle” for raising
15、the publics spirit during times of economic hardship,even going so far as to say that，“as long as our country has Shirley Temple，we will be all right” However,the stars popularity waned in her late teensShe married Charles Black in 1950，a marriage that lasted until his death in 2005 at age 86 In 198
16、8，Temple Black became the first person to achieve the rank of honorary Foreign Service officer of the United States and a year later she took up tile post of ambassador to Czechoslovakia，where she served until 1992 In 1 999，the American Film Institute ranking of tile top 50 screen legends ranked Templ
