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1、山东省昌邑市2017高考英语一轮阅读理解学生自编训练三阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。(2013哈尔滨市质检，D)As the richest country in the world, youd expect that Qatar would also be the happiest. And youd also expect Japanese people to be extremely positive, seeing as though they have the highest life expectancy. But clearly weal
2、th and good health do not guarantee happiness after both countries failed to make the top ten most positive countries.The poll (民意测验) of nearly 150 000 people around the world found that seven of the worlds 10 countries with the most upbeat attitudes are in Latin America. Gallup asked about 1 000 pe
3、ople in each of 148 countries if they were wellrested, had been treated with respect, smiled or laughed a lot, learned or did something interesting and felt feelings of enjoyment the previous day.In Panama and Paraguay, 85 percent of those polled said yes to all five, putting those countries at the
4、top of the list. They were followed closely by El Salvador, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, Guatemala, the Philippines, Ecuador and Costa Rica.The people least likely to report positive emotions lived in Singapore, the wealthy and orderly citystate that ranks among the most developed in th
5、e world. Other wealthy countries also sat surprisingly low on the list. Germany and France tied with the poor African state of Somaliland for 47th place.Many of the seven countries which were most positive do poorly in traditional measures of wellbeing, like Guatemala, a country torn by decades of c
6、ivil war followed by waves of gangdriven criminality that give it one of the highest killing rates in the world. Guatemala sits just above Iraq on the United Nations Human Development Index, a composite of life expectancy, education and per capita income. But it ranks seventh in positive emotions.In
7、 Guatemala, its a culture of friendly people who are always smiling, said Luz Castillo, a 30yearold surfing instructor. Despite all the problems that were facing, were surrounded by natural beauty that lets us get away from it all.The poll shows that prosperous nations can also be deeply unhappy one
8、s. And povertystricken ones are often positive, or at least a close approximation (大约) of it.文章大意：本文为一篇调查报道。通过对世界各国的民意测验发现，幸福指数与健康和财富无关。1_ may feel the most unhappy according to the poll.APeople from QatarBPeople from ThailandCPeople from JapanDPeople from Singapore答案：D细节理解题。根据第四段第一句中的“The people le
9、ast likely to report positive emotions lived in Singapore”可知，通过民意测验生活在新加坡的人民的幸福指数最低。故答案选D。2The underlined word “Gallup” in Paragraph 2 refers to _.Aa country Ba polling organizationCa person Da magazine答案：B推理判断题。根据第二段第一、二句可知，这项民意测验调查了世界各地的15万人，发现幸福指数最高的10个国家中有7个国家位于拉丁美洲，这个民意调查组织调查了148个国家，每个国家测验了大约1千
10、人。因此Gallup应为进行这项民意测验调查的组织机构。故答案选B。3Which of the following is not included in the United Nations Human Development Index?ALife expectancy. BEducation.CNatural beauty. DPer capita income.答案：C细节理解题。根据倒数第三段倒数第二句“. on the United Nations Human Development Index, a composite of life expectancy, education a
11、nd per capita income.”可知，这项指数当中不包含C项内容。故答案选C。4Whats the best title of the text?AHappiness does not depend on wealthBHow to live happily?CHealth leads to happinessDWhat are the standards to be happy men?答案：A标题概括题。通读全文尤其是最后一段内容可知，本文主要对一项民意测验调查进行了报道说明。测验结果表明，幸福与健康和财富无关。因此，A项适宜作为标题使用。故答案选A。阅读下列5篇短文，从每题所
12、给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。【2014高考训练】Ashok Gadgil has spent the past three decades helping people in needand he has no plans to stop .On May 2, Gadgil won the$100000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation. Each year，the honor is given to an inventor who has improved the lives of people in developing
13、countries. Gadgils inventions have helped more than 100 million people around the world.Gadgil is a professor and physicist at the University of California. When hes not teaching，he works to find solutions to global problems such as energy efficiency and water safety. “I chose to focus on problems w
14、here my knowledge of science could help，”he saidIn the 1980s he came up with a program to make energy-efficient light bulbs more affordable for people in developing countries. Then in the 1990s，Gadgil designed his first lifesaving invention，UV Waterworks .The device kills deadly disease carrying ger
15、ms(病菌)from drinking water. It costs just one cent to clean five liters of water .Gadgil was inspired to find an inexpensive solution to the clean water crisis after more than 10，000 people in his home country of India died from an outbreak of Bengal cholera，in 1993 The disease is spread through cont
16、aminated food and drinking water .So far，the invention has provided safe drinking water to more than five million people in poor areas.As a professor，Gadgil encourages his students to stay positive about finding solutions to hard problems.“Be optimistic when you try a hard problem”he says. “Its when y
