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1、浙江省松阳县浙江省松阳县 2015 高考英语一轮阅读理解训练（高考英语一轮阅读理解训练（1）及答案）及答案【四川省凉山州 2014 第二次诊断性测试】 A阅读下面五篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Many of us dream of having thousands and thousands of dollar to spend on what we desireWe can buy lottery tickets, enter contests or spend hours building a business or invest in thes
2、tock market. We are sure that when we have plenty of money, we will be happyWhile having some money does have an impact on our level of happiness, having a lot ofmoney does not. It is reported that Americans whose income goes from $20,000 a year to $50,000a year are more likely to be happy. But beyo
3、nd $50,000, happiness does not increase as salariesgo up. It is because we are never satisfied. Catherine Sanderson, a psychology professor atAmherst College says, “We always think if we just had a little more money, wed be happier. Butwhen we get there, we are not.“Daniel Gilbert, a psychology prof
4、essor at Harvard notes,“The more you make, the more youwant. The more you have, the less it brings you joy. We incorrectly assume weIl get morepleasure from more, and we dont.“The things money can buy dont make you happy either. A lot of research suggests that youwont find the “good life“ buying exp
5、ensive “toys“. You finally buy that BMW youve alwayswanted and it soon loses its appeal. Then, instead of wondering if a new car is what really makesyou happy, you decide you just need a different new car. It is an endless cycle.To really be happy, you need to understand what makes you happy in the
6、first place. Onesecret of happiness is people. Surveys have found that people need people. Those who have five ormore close friends are 50% more likely to describe themselves as “very happy“. Good relationshipshave a far greater effect on happiness than larger salary. Andrew Oswald, an economist atE
7、nglands University of Warwick says, “B you are looking for happiness in life, find the righthusband or wife rather than trying to double your salary.“So invest your time and energy in people. The reward is much bigger in terms of happiness!31In Paragraph 1 the author intends to tell us the “belief“
8、thatA. we are unhappy because we often lack moneyB. people can buy what they want if they have enough moneyC. more money will make ones dreams come trueD. happiness will result from more money32. Which of the following statements would the author agree to?A. Having some money brings happiness to som
9、e degree.B. The more money one earns, the sadder one becomesC. Buying expensive things will surely bring pleasureD. We get nothing from buying expensive things we want.33. Why does happiness not increase with pay rises?A. Most of us have a psychological problem. B. People are not content with what t
10、hey get.C. It is human nature to be unhappy. D. Happiness has nothing to do with money.34. In order to find happiness we shouldA. always make new friends B. take no notice of our salariesC. focus on good relationships D. invest our money in our friend【参考答案】3134、DABC 阅读理解阅读理解Whoever named the bird tu
11、rkey a word that English speakers began mentioning as long ago as 1541 made a big mistake. Although that bird came from Guinea（几内亚）in Africa, the English apparently first imported it from Turkish merchants. So, naturally, they called it a turkey. When English speakers established their first colony
12、in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, they thought they saw turkeys there too. “We found an island, on which there were many turkeys,” wrote one. These birds were not from Turkey and were not related to the Guinean fowl（家禽）of Africa. But turkeys they were called, and turkeys they remain.Much of what we k
13、now about the Jamestown colony was written by Captain John Smith, whose efforts preserved the colony from collapse（垮掉）and who in turn was preserved by the Indian “princess” Pocahontas. Smiths accounts of the colony frequently mention turkeys as food, gifts, and objects of trade. In 1607, Smith wrote
14、, to celebrate the first peace after the first armed fight, the Indians brought turkeys, bread and what they had, singing and dancing in celebration of friendship till they departed. Elsewhere Smith noted that the Indians made warm and beautiful cloaks（披风）from turkey feathers. Further north, as the
15、Plymouth colony neared the end of its first year in 1621, Governor William Bradford also observed a great flock of wild turkeys, of which they took many. Undoubtedly, turkeys were among the fowls served at the first Thanksgiving dinner.Despite those significant beginnings and Benjamin Franklins lobb
16、ying（游说）, the turkey lost to the bald eagle in the contest for American bird. And it is a loser in modern English slang, too. Since the 1920s, turkey has been a term for a play or movie that is a failure, and since the 1950s for a person who is not fit for his job. But though the turkey never succeeded in becoming the American symbol, it did become the American feast. Thanksgiving is Turkey Day, and the turkey has come into our language more than other birds. We ne
