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A(2019·天津卷,D)WouldyouBETonthefutureofthisman?Heis53yearsold.Mostofhisadultlifehasbeenalosingstruggleagainstdebtandmisfortune.Awarinjuryhasmadehislefthandstopfunctioning,andhehasoftenbeeninprison.Drivenbyheaven-knows-whatmotives,hedeterminestowriteabook.Thebookturnsouttobeonethathasappealedtotheworldformorethan350years.ThatformerprisonerwasCervantes,andthebookwasDonQuixote(《堂吉诃德》).Andthestoryposesaninterestingquestion:whydosomepeoplediscovernewvitalityandcreativitytotheendoftheirdays,whileothersgotoseedlongbefore?We'veallknownpeoplewhorun_out_of_steambeforetheyreachlife'shalfwaymark.I'mnottalkingaboutthosewhofailtogettothetop.Wecan'tallgetthere.I'mtalkingaboutpeoplewhohavestoppedlearningongrowingbecausetheyhaveadoptedthefixedattitudesandopinionsthatalltoooftencomewithpassingyears.Mostofus,infact,progressivelynarrowthevarietyofourlives.Wesucceedinourfieldofspecializationandthenbecometrappedinit.Nothingsurprisesus.Weloseoursenseofwonder.But,ifwearewillingtolearn,theopportunitiesareeverywhere.Thethingswelearninmaturityseldominvolveinformationandskills.Welearntobearwiththethingswecan'tchange.Welearntoavoidself-pity.Welearnthathowevermuchwetrytoplease,somepeoplearenevergoingtoloveus—anideathattroublesatfirstbutiseventuallyrelaxing.Withhighmotivationandenthusiasm,wecankeeponlearning.Thenwewillknowhowimportantitistohavemeaninginourlife.However,wecanachievemeaningonlyifwehavemadeacommitmenttosomethinglargerthanourownlittleegos(自我),whethertolovedones,tofellowhumans,towork,ortosomemoralconcept.Manyofusequate(视……等同于)“commitment”withsuch“caring”occupationsasteachingandnursing.Butdoinganyordinaryjobaswellasonecanisinitselfanadmirablecommitment.Peoplewhoworktowardsuchexcellence—whethertheyaredrivingatruck,orrunningastore—maketheworldbetterjustbybeingthekindofpeopletheyare.They'velearnedlife'smostvaluablelesson.文章大意:主题:人与自我(做人与做事);话题:过有意义的成年人生活。本文是一篇议论文,文章主要论述了如何过一种有意义的成年人生活。1.ThepassagestartswiththestoryofCervantestoshowthat_B__.A.lossoffreedomstimulatesone'screativityB.ageisnotabarriertoachievingone'sgoalC.miseryinspiresamantofightagainsthisfateD.disabilitycannotstopaman'spursuitofsuccess解析:推理判断题。根据前两段中的描述,此人53岁,有债务,生活不幸,身上还有伤,但他下决心写一本书,而且此书还获得了成功,350多年后依旧受欢迎,可知作者通过Cervantes的故事来表明年龄不是一个人实现目标的障碍,故答案为B。2.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3probablymean?_D__A.Endone'sstruggleforliberty.B.Wasteone'senergytakingrisks.C.Misstheopportunitytosucceed.D.Losetheinteresttocontinuelearning.解析:词义猜测题。根据画线部分后作者说的“我谈论的是那些已经不再学习成长的人,因为他们已经接受了固定的态度和观点,这些都是随着时间的流逝而来的”可知,画线短语的意思是“没有兴趣继续学习”,故答案为D。3.WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraph4?_C__A.Thosewhodaretotryoftengetthemselvestrapped.B.Thosewhotendtothinkbackcanhardlygoahead.C.Opportunityfavorsthosewithacuriousmind.D.Opportunityawaitsthosewithacautiousmind.解析:推理判断题。第四段提到我们在自己的专业领域里取得成功,然后深陷其中,没有什么使我们吃惊,我们失去了好奇心。但后一句说,如果我们愿意学习的话,机会无处不在。暗含的意思就是如果我们有好奇心的话,我们就有机会获得成功,故答案为C。4.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinParagraph5?_D__A.Atoughmancantoleratesuffering.B.Awisemancanlivewithoutself-pity.C.Amanshouldtrytosatisfypeoplearoundhim.D.Amanshouldlearnsuitablewaystodealwithlife.解析:推理判断题。作者在文中告诉我们要学会忍受我们不能改变的事物,要学会避免自怜,要知道不管我们怎么表现,总有人不喜欢我们等等,由此可知第五段的主要意思是告诉我们要用合适的方法去对待生活。故答案为D。5.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?_A__A.Toprovideguidanceonleadingameaningfuladultlife.B.Tostresstheneedofshoulderingresponsibilitiesatwork.C.Tostatetheimportanceofgeneratingmotivationforlearning.D.Tosuggestawayofpursuingexcellenceinourlifelongcareer.解析:主旨大意题。根据文章的主要内容,作者通过一个例子引出他的主题:一个人如何过有意义的成年人生活。作者为我们提供了一些指导,要有动力,要有好奇心,要用适当的方式去生活等,故答案为A。B(2019·厦门市一模)ForestsarealwayslosersattheOlympics,andthat'sunlikelytochangeanytimesoon.ForthewintergamesinPyeongchang,ROK,virginforestwasdestroyedonMountGariwangtoaccommodateskiruns.Forthe2022WinterOlympicsinBeijing,askirunissettowipeoutpartoftheSongshanNationalNatureReserve.Andlet'snotforgetthe240acresofAtlanticForestthatwereleveledforthe2016gamesinRiodeJaneirotomakewayforagolfcourse.FortheupcomingTokyogames,environmentalandhumanrightsadvocateshavebeenraisingalarmsabouttheuseoftropicalwoodtobuildtheNewNationalStadium.Activistshavefoughtagainstsuchenvironmentaldestruction.Thedamageisoftenpermanent,threatensendangeredplantsandanimalsand,insomecases,causesconflictswithnativepeople.Butfrequentlythecountry'sorganizingcommittee,andtheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)havefoundwaystomakeitreasonable—despiteaparagraphintheOlympicCharterthatstatesthattheIOC'sroleisto“encourageandsupportaresponsibleconcernforenvironmentalissues.”“Asitstandsnow,theIOChaslittleauthorityoveracity'slocalorganizingcommittee,whichfinallyplanstheevent,”Chappelet,professorofpublicmanagementattheUniversityofLausanne,toldEarther.“EveniftheIOCisdissatisfiedwiththewayhostcitieshavepreparedforthegames,theyhavenobuilt-insystemstosupervise(监督)themsothattheystrictlyfollowtheOlympicCharter.Theonlythingtheycandoifthey'renothappyistowithdrawtherighttoorganizethegame.ButtheIOCcouldincludemoreenforcement(执行)systemsintothecontract(合同)theymakewiththehostcity,”headded.Thatcontractmustbesignedandobeyedbyeveryone.Thosewhobreakitcouldbefined.Boykoff,theauthorofseveralbooksontheOlympics,suggestedasimilarsolution.“TheIOCcouldinsistthathostcitiesprioritizetheirecologicalpromises,butinsteadtheylooktheotherway,timeandtimeagain,”hesaid.文章大意:本文主要讲述了为举办奥运会,每一届的主办方都牺牲了环境,对此国际奥委会也没有太可行的办法。6.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?_D__A.PopularityoftheOlympics.B.DifferentneedsoftheOlympics.C.Importanceofprotectingforests.D.ProblemscausedbytheOlympics.解析:段落大意题。通读第二段可知,本段讲述了韩国为了举办冬季奥运会,砍伐原始森林给滑雪道提供空间;为了将在2022年举行的北京冬奥会,松山国家级自然保护区的一部分被规划修建滑雪道;还有在2016年的里约热内卢奥运会上,240英亩的大西洋森林也被夷为平地。由此可知,这些都是奥运会所导致的问题。故选D。7.WhatistheIOCexpectedtodoaccordingtotheOlympicCharter?_D__A.Leadthefightagainstdestruction.B.Withdrawtherightsofhostcities.C.Banthedestructionoftheenvironment.D.Promotearesponsibleconcernfortheenvironment.解析:细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句话中的“...theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)havefoundwaystomakeitreasonable...statesthattheIOC'sroleisto‘encourageandsupportaresponsibleconcernforenvironmentalissues.’”可知,“奥林匹克宪章”是希望奥委会促进对环境问题负责任的关注。故选D。8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inthetextreferto?_C__A.TheIOC.C.Hostcities.B.Built-insystems.D.Thegames.解析:代词指代题。根据第四段该画线词前面的“EveniftheIOCisdissatisfiedwiththewayhostcitieshavepreparedforthegames,theyhavenobuilt-insystemstosupervise(监督)them...”可知,即使国际奥委会对主办城市为奥运会做准备的方式感到不满,他们也不能来监督它们。由此推断后面sothat引导的从句中的they指代的是前面的hostcities,故选C。9.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?_B__A.IOCStressesItsActiveRoleB.PrizedForestsLostBigC.PerfectSolutionsAreFoundD.ConflictsAriseattheOlympics解析:标题归纳题。通读全文可知,本文主要讲述的是举办奥运会,森林遭到了破坏。且由第一段提出的“森林总是奥运会的受害者,且这一情况不太可能在短期内改变”可判断,B项(珍贵的森林损失惨重)能概括文章的中心,为最佳标题。