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1、2015 四川绵阳市高考英语阅读理解、完形填空选练（2）及答案阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C 或 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。In Western culture, 21 was the age at which young people traditionally received a key to their parents door, as a symbol of entering adulthood. Now, the age of 21 is a time when people ask themselves: where do I go from here?Jia
2、ng Fangzhous 21 years have been filled with the kind of success most young people wouldnt dare hope for in a lifetime. She published her first book at the age of nine and has written many more since then. She is regarded as a spokesperson for her generation. However, her hopes and concerns for the f
3、uture appear decidedly normal.She explains that while her fellow students are chiefly concerned with getting a job or buying an apartment, shefrets over how she can excel in her work when having limited experience of the world.However, Jiang, now a senior at the School of Journalism and Communicatio
4、n of Tsinghua University, notes that her peers face intense pressure and competition at school. They are expected to excel in their field of study despite limited experience, just as Jiang is expected to shine in the literary world.Young people, she says, have been forced to open their eyes to the w
5、orld around them. Jiangs world has opened up, too. Shes more at ease with herself at 21, compared with when she began college.“My horizon has broadened and Im more tolerant,” she says. “As a freshman, I was desperate. I stopped people around me and asked: Is there anything in the world still worth h
6、oping for? But now I dont do that.”Jiang says that she may not pursue writing as her main future career because she wants to try“other lifestyles”overseas travel and study touring sound particularly inviting to her. But she is concerned that many foreigners have skewed (歪曲的,倾斜的) perceptions about Ch
7、ina.“A few days ago I overheard a conversation between two foreigners sitting next to me on a flight,” says Jiang. “They were having a heated discussion about the number of beggars in China. And how Chinese always go for petty profits. In fact, they had been in China for only a week.”Jiang believes
8、prejudice is unavoidable, but she also maintains that Chinese and Westerners, for example, share much common ground.“We share the same principles, such as honesty and a willingness to help others,” says Jiang. “The differences between peoples are not that huge.”1. What does the passage mainly talk a
9、bout?A. Jiang Fangzhous novels. B. Embracing new challenges.C. Jiang Fangzhous university life. D. Jiang Fangzhous success.2. What does the underlined phrase mean?A. be patient with B. be worried aboutC. be content with D. be indifferent about3. Which of the following sentences is true?A. Jiang does
10、nt have any pressure and competition as the others do.B. Jiangs peers face intense pressure and competition at school.C. Jiang wants to be a professional writer in future.D. Jiang often asks her friends some questions now.4. We can infer from the text that_. A. there is nothing but prejudice between
11、 Chinese and WesternersB. Jiang accepts the fact that there are huge differences between peoplesC. one week is enough to know about a true China.D. Jiang disagrees with what the two foreigners said about Chinese【参考答案】14、BBBD 阅读理解.For a long time, a boy wondered why his next-desk-pal was always the f
12、irst in the class, whereas he could only rank the 21st.At home, he asked his mom:“Am I more stupid than other kids? How can I always fall behind? I just cant come up with an answer.”Mom was aware that her sons self-respect had been damaged by the ranking system, but she didnt know what to say to hel
13、p.She tended to say that intelligence differs and that yes, her sons friend really was the smarter boy. But that would so upset her son. Thank goodness she resisted the temptation to say it.Her son and his friend went on to high school that year, but despite trying as hard as he could, her sons frie
14、nd still outdid him. But she was proud of her boy for his hard work, sincerely proud. It was around this time that she decided to take him on a trip to the seaside. On the trip, she at last found an answer for him.Today her son no longer cares about rankings. He doesnt have to, for he himself is now
15、 the top of the class at the top national university he attends. After university his teachers and peers fully expect him to have a promising career.Invited to speak to his old high school, he mentioned a valuable childhood experience. It concerned that holiday his mother had prepared for them:“Once
16、, on a trip to the sea, my mother and I were lying on the beach. She pointed to the sea and said to me: Do you see the seabirds fighting for food out there? When a wave comes near, the little birds rise quickly. The clumsy seagulls are far slower and have to struggle to get away from the wave. But these clumsy birds prove to have the biggest, strongest wings, which allow the bird to travel the furthest. When the season changes, they leave for fo
