2024高考英語二輪閱讀理解八十集之連載訓練（49）

　　閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　You know how wonderful you are，and you know that others know how wonderful you are，but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy？For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship.When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do，but the good news is that there is.Don't let jealousy spoil your relationships.Tackle it head on and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.

　　It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is，but if you want to save your friendship you'll have to do just that.Don't approach them and ask why they are jealous of you (unless of course you want to appear totally conceited)，just take some time alone with them and let them know that you've been feeling like there's been something coming between you.If they refuse to respond，then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling.Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.

　　When you figure out what is annoying your friend，ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better.If，for example，(s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesn't get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from the swim team then maybe you could invite her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you.Remember，though，that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise.Don't limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy.Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.

　　Even the best of friendships can be tinged by jealousy.This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies.Before taking extreme action，chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise.If you can't，be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you won't.

　　【語篇解讀】 本文是關于人際關系的話題。尤其是青少年朋友之間會因為嫉妒而使相互間的友誼被破壞，本文著重講述如何處理被朋友嫉妒及處理過程中可能遇到的困難。

　　1．According to the author，the jealousy emotion is ________.

　　A．normal

　　B．productive

　　C．destructive

　　D．extreme

　　解析　細節理解題。由第一段第二句．..that this jealousy is hurting your friendship.可知。

　　答案　C

　　．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to confront your friend when jealousy happens?

　　A．Walking up to him/her and asking him/her why he/she is jealous of you.

　　B．Walking up to him/her and asking him/her what the problem is.

　　C．Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know how you feel.

　　D．Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know you think there's something coming between you.

　　解析　細節理解題。由第二段第二句Don't approach them and ask why they are jealous of you可知。

　　答案　A

　　．What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

　　A．There's always a solution to solve the problem of jealousy.

　　B．Jealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies.

　　C．You may lose a friend to keep your own gifts，chances or selfdevelopment.

　　D．You should go a long way with your friend to work out a solution

　　解析　推理判斷題。

　　答案　C

　　．The purpose of the passage is ________.

　　A．to explain what causes jealousy

　　B．to offer some advice on making friends

　　C．to introduce the way to cope with a jealous friend

　　D．to explain how destructive the jealous emotion is

　　解析　作者意圖題。通讀全文可知，本文的寫作目的是介紹處理有嫉妒心朋友的方法。

　　答案　C

　　A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity.I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day's events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary.I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper.After all, isn't accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?

　　When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well－equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera.During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across.I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels.On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand.The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows.I automatically took out my pen...

　　At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.

　　Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful.I take pictures, but not very often—only of objects I find really beautiful.I'm no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old.I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.

　　I don't want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes.Maybe I won't have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I'll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.I don't live to make memories—I just live, and the memories form themselves.

　　1．Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of________.

　　A．observing her school routine

　　B．expressing her satisfaction

　　C．impressing her classmates

　　D．preserving her history

　　解析　細節理解題。由文章第一段的最后一句話“After all, isn't accumulating memories a way of preserving the past？”可知，我認為通過看過去經歷的記錄是保存過去的一種方式，故選D項。

　　答案　D

　　．What caused a change in the author's understanding of keeping a diary?

　　A．A dull night on the journey.

　　B．The beauty of the great valley.

　　C．A striking quotation from a book.

　　D．Her concerns for future generations.

　　解析　細節理解題。由第三段的第一句話“At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.”可知，山谷的美讓我意識到沒有什么能比得上讓自己去體驗美。故選B項。

　　答案　B

　　．What does the author put in her diary now?

　　A．Notes and beautiful pictures.

　　B．Special thoughts and feelings.

　　C．Detailed accounts of daily activities.

　　D．Descriptions of unforgettable events.

　　解析　細節理解題。由第四段第一句話“Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.”可知現在“我”只把一些特殊想法和感受寫在日記里，故正確答案為B項。

　　答案　B

　　．The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is________.

　　A．to experience it

　　B．to live the present in the future

　　C．to make memories

　　D．to give accurate representations of it

　　解析　細節理解題。由最后一段的最后一句“I don't live to make memories...I just live，and the memories form themselves”可知A項正確，C項不正確；由第四段最后一句“I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera，busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.”可知B項錯誤。由最后一段第二句話“Maybe I won't have as many exact representations of people and places；maybe I'll forget certain facts，but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.”可知D項錯誤。

　　答案　A

　　閱讀理解A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect.But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled－to $1.01 per pack－smokers have jammed telephone “quit lines” across the country seeking to kick the habit.

　　This is not a surprise to public health advocates.They've studied the effect of state tax increases for years，finding that smokers，especially teens，are price sensitive.Nor is it a shock to the industry，which fiercely fights every tax increase.

　　The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message.Tobacco taxes improve public health，they raise money and most particularly，they deter people from taking up the habit as teens，which is when nearly all smokers are addicted.Yet the rate of taxation varies widely.

　　In Manhattan，for instance，which has the highest tax in the nation，a pack of Marlboro Light Kings，cost $10.06 at one drugstore Wednesday.In Charleston，S.C.，where the 7 cent a pack tax is the lowest in the nation，the price was $4.78.

　　The influence is obvious.

　　In New York，high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys－13.8%，far below the national average.By comparison,26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky.Other low tax states have similarly depressing teen smoking records.

　　Hal Rogers，Representative from Kentucky，like those who are against high tobacco taxes，argues that the burden of the tax falls on lowincome Americans “who choose to smoke.”

　　That's true.But there is more reason in keeping future generations of lowincome workers from getting hooked in the first place.As for today's adults，if the new tax drives them to quit，they will have more to spend on their families，cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better.

　　【語篇解讀】 煙草稅增加后，取得了立竿見影的效果——許多煙民紛紛戒煙。然而有些地方卻對此充耳不聞，中學生吸煙的比例居高不下。本文讓我們意識到：從長遠看，通過增加煙草稅而使人們戒煙是澤被千家萬戶的大事。

　　1．The text is mainly about ________.

　　A．the price of cigarettes

　　B．the rate of teen smoking

　　C．the effect of tobacco tax increase

　　D．the differences in tobacco tax rate

　　解析　主旨大意題。本文主要談論的是煙草稅增加后取得的明顯效果以及給人們帶來的益處。A、B、D三項均為文章的某一方面。

　　答案　C

　　2．What does the author think is a surprise?

　　A．Teen smokers are price sensitive.

　　B．Some states still keep the tobacco tax low.

　　C．Tobacco taxes improve public health.

　　D．Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise.

　　解析　事實細節題。由第三段第一句可知，唯 一讓人吃驚的是，有些州對此充耳不聞，也就是繼續保持低煙草稅。

　　答案　B

　　．Rogers' attitude towards the lowincome smokers might be that of ________.

　　A．tolerance

　　B．unconcern

　　C．doubt

　　D．sympathy

　　解析　推理判斷題。Roger認為高煙草稅是把稅收負擔加到了低收入的煙民身上，故應該持同情態度。

　　答案　D

　　．What can we learn from the last paragraph?

　　A．The new tax will be beneficial in the long run.

　　B．Lowincome Americans are more likely to fall ill.

　　C．Future generations will be hooked on smoking.

　　D．Adults will depend more on their families.

　　解析　推理判斷題。由全文最后一句可知，增加煙草稅促使煙民戒煙，可讓他們有更多的時間與家人團聚，減少癌癥和心臟病的發病率，從長遠看，是一件有益的事情。

　　答案　A

　　2024高考英語二輪閱讀理解八十集之連載訓練（49）

　　閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　You know how wonderful you are，and you know that others know how wonderful you are，but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy？For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship.When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do，but the good news is that there is.Don't let jealousy spoil your relationships.Tackle it head on and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.

　　It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is，but if you want to save your friendship you'll have to do just that.Don't approach them and ask why they are jealous of you (unless of course you want to appear totally conceited)，just take some time alone with them and let them know that you've been feeling like there's been something coming between you.If they refuse to respond，then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling.Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.

　　When you figure out what is annoying your friend，ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better.If，for example，(s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesn't get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from the swim team then maybe you could invite her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you.Remember，though，that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise.Don't limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy.Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.

　　Even the best of friendships can be tinged by jealousy.This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies.Before taking extreme action，chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise.If you can't，be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you won't.

　　【語篇解讀】 本文是關于人際關系的話題。尤其是青少年朋友之間會因為嫉妒而使相互間的友誼被破壞，本文著重講述如何處理被朋友嫉妒及處理過程中可能遇到的困難。

　　1．According to the author，the jealousy emotion is ________.

　　A．normal

　　B．productive

　　C．destructive

　　D．extreme

　　解析　細節理解題。由第一段第二句．..that this jealousy is hurting your friendship.可知。

　　答案　C

　　．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to confront your friend when jealousy happens?

　　A．Walking up to him/her and asking him/her why he/she is jealous of you.

　　B．Walking up to him/her and asking him/her what the problem is.

　　C．Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know how you feel.

　　D．Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know you think there's something coming between you.

　　解析　細節理解題。由第二段第二句Don't approach them and ask why they are jealous of you可知。

　　答案　A

　　．What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

　　A．There's always a solution to solve the problem of jealousy.

　　B．Jealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies.

　　C．You may lose a friend to keep your own gifts，chances or selfdevelopment.

　　D．You should go a long way with your friend to work out a solution

　　解析　推理判斷題。

　　答案　C

　　．The purpose of the passage is ________.

　　A．to explain what causes jealousy

　　B．to offer some advice on making friends

　　C．to introduce the way to cope with a jealous friend

　　D．to explain how destructive the jealous emotion is

　　解析　作者意圖題。通讀全文可知，本文的寫作目的是介紹處理有嫉妒心朋友的方法。

　　答案　C

　　A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity.I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day's events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary.I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper.After all, isn't accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?

　　When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well－equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera.During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across.I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels.On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand.The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows.I automatically took out my pen...

　　At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.

　　Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful.I take pictures, but not very often—only of objects I find really beautiful.I'm no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old.I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.

　　I don't want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes.Maybe I won't have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I'll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.I don't live to make memories—I just live, and the memories form themselves.

　　1．Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of________.

　　A．observing her school routine

　　B．expressing her satisfaction

　　C．impressing her classmates

　　D．preserving her history

　　解析　細節理解題。由文章第一段的最后一句話“After all, isn't accumulating memories a way of preserving the past？”可知，我認為通過看過去經歷的記錄是保存過去的一種方式，故選D項。

　　答案　D

　　．What caused a change in the author's understanding of keeping a diary?

　　A．A dull night on the journey.

　　B．The beauty of the great valley.

　　C．A striking quotation from a book.

　　D．Her concerns for future generations.

　　解析　細節理解題。由第三段的第一句話“At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.”可知，山谷的美讓我意識到沒有什么能比得上讓自己去體驗美。故選B項。

　　答案　B

　　．What does the author put in her diary now?

　　A．Notes and beautiful pictures.

　　B．Special thoughts and feelings.

　　C．Detailed accounts of daily activities.

　　D．Descriptions of unforgettable events.

　　解析　細節理解題。由第四段第一句話“Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.”可知現在“我”只把一些特殊想法和感受寫在日記里，故正確答案為B項。

　　答案　B

　　．The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is________.

　　A．to experience it

　　B．to live the present in the future

　　C．to make memories

　　D．to give accurate representations of it

　　解析　細節理解題。由最后一段的最后一句“I don't live to make memories...I just live，and the memories form themselves”可知A項正確，C項不正確；由第四段最后一句“I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera，busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.”可知B項錯誤。由最后一段第二句話“Maybe I won't have as many exact representations of people and places；maybe I'll forget certain facts，but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.”可知D項錯誤。

　　答案　A

　　閱讀理解A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect.But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled－to $1.01 per pack－smokers have jammed telephone “quit lines” across the country seeking to kick the habit.

　　This is not a surprise to public health advocates.They've studied the effect of state tax increases for years，finding that smokers，especially teens，are price sensitive.Nor is it a shock to the industry，which fiercely fights every tax increase.

　　The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message.Tobacco taxes improve public health，they raise money and most particularly，they deter people from taking up the habit as teens，which is when nearly all smokers are addicted.Yet the rate of taxation varies widely.

　　In Manhattan，for instance，which has the highest tax in the nation，a pack of Marlboro Light Kings，cost $10.06 at one drugstore Wednesday.In Charleston，S.C.，where the 7 cent a pack tax is the lowest in the nation，the price was $4.78.

　　The influence is obvious.

　　In New York，high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys－13.8%，far below the national average.By comparison,26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky.Other low tax states have similarly depressing teen smoking records.

　　Hal Rogers，Representative from Kentucky，like those who are against high tobacco taxes，argues that the burden of the tax falls on lowincome Americans “who choose to smoke.”

　　That's true.But there is more reason in keeping future generations of lowincome workers from getting hooked in the first place.As for today's adults，if the new tax drives them to quit，they will have more to spend on their families，cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better.

　　【語篇解讀】 煙草稅增加后，取得了立竿見影的效果——許多煙民紛紛戒煙。然而有些地方卻對此充耳不聞，中學生吸煙的比例居高不下。本文讓我們意識到：從長遠看，通過增加煙草稅而使人們戒煙是澤被千家萬戶的大事。

　　1．The text is mainly about ________.

　　A．the price of cigarettes

　　B．the rate of teen smoking

　　C．the effect of tobacco tax increase

　　D．the differences in tobacco tax rate

　　解析　主旨大意題。本文主要談論的是煙草稅增加后取得的明顯效果以及給人們帶來的益處。A、B、D三項均為文章的某一方面。

　　答案　C

　　2．What does the author think is a surprise?

　　A．Teen smokers are price sensitive.

　　B．Some states still keep the tobacco tax low.

　　C．Tobacco taxes improve public health.

　　D．Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise.

　　解析　事實細節題。由第三段第一句可知，唯 一讓人吃驚的是，有些州對此充耳不聞，也就是繼續保持低煙草稅。

　　答案　B

　　．Rogers' attitude towards the lowincome smokers might be that of ________.

　　A．tolerance

　　B．unconcern

　　C．doubt

　　D．sympathy

　　解析　推理判斷題。Roger認為高煙草稅是把稅收負擔加到了低收入的煙民身上，故應該持同情態度。

　　答案　D

　　．What can we learn from the last paragraph?

　　A．The new tax will be beneficial in the long run.

　　B．Lowincome Americans are more likely to fall ill.

　　C．Future generations will be hooked on smoking.

　　D．Adults will depend more on their families.

　　解析　推理判斷題。由全文最后一句可知，增加煙草稅促使煙民戒煙，可讓他們有更多的時間與家人團聚，減少癌癥和心臟病的發病率，從長遠看，是一件有益的事情。

　　答案　A