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1、浙江省建德市浙江省建德市 2015 高考英语暑假练习（高考英语暑假练习（2）及答案（阅读理解）及答案（阅读理解）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A.B.C 和和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【广东省东莞市广东省东莞市 2014 模拟试题模拟试题】ARecently, professor of philosophy（哲学）in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered
2、that how we deal with money in our daily life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.He says our relations with
3、 others often become clearly defined（清晰的）when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful relationship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems str
4、onger than ever before or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesnt. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be
5、 very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man?Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I dont know much.
6、 All I am is rich.People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money
7、plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.26. According to the first paragraph, people have not realized _.A. how important money is in their daily lifeB. how one spends money shows what is important to himC. that money is
8、 more important than their philosophy of lifeD. that their understanding of life is more important than money27. The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some money _.A. is a good way to test your friendship B. will do harm to your friendshipC. will strengthen your friendshipD
9、. is a good way to break off your friendship 28. What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?A. Money is an end B. Money is a meansC. Money is everything D. Money is unimportant29. The underlined phrase “enter the picture” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “_”
10、.A. is used upB. is spent on picturesC. is paid in the right wayD. is paid attention to30. What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview?A. He doesnt feel that he is well educated.B. He doesnt think he is a very important person.C. He doesnt consider himself to be very suc
11、cessful.D. He doesnt think that being rich deserves so much attention.【参考答案】2630 BABDD 阅读理解阅读理解When Joan gave birth to the first boy in her family in three generations, she and her husband were overjoyed. So were her parents. Joan expected her elder sister, Sally, to be just as delighted as them. Jo
12、an had always admired Sally-the beauty and the star of the family-and felt happy about her achievements.But since the babys arrival, the sisters have become distant. Joan feels hurt for Sally seems completely uninterested in her baby. Sally, who has no children, claims that her younger sister “acts
13、as if no one ever had a beby before.“Neither Sally nor Joan understands that the real cause of the current coldness is that their family roles have suddenly changed to the opposite. Finally Joan seems to be better than her elder sister-and Sally doesnt like it! Their distance may be temporary, but i
14、t shows that childhood competition dont fade easily as ages grow. It can remain powerful in relationships throughout life.In a study of the University of Cincinnati,65 men and women between ages 25 and 93 were asked how they felt about their brothers and sisters. Nearly 75 percent admitted having hi
15、dden competitive feelings. In a few cases, these emotions were so strong as to have affected their entire lives.Many adult brothers and sisters are close, supportive-yet still tend to compete. Two brothers I know turn into killers when on opposite sides of a tennis net. Off the court, they are the b
16、est of friends. My own younger sister cant wait to tell me when Ive put on weight. However, shes a terrible cook and that pleases me; I tease her when she comes to dinner. Happily, despite these small failings, we have been an important resource for each other.In between the very competitive and the generally supportive children lie those who say that no friendship should survive. Some brothers and sisters stay at arms
