【英语】高中英语阅读理解答题技巧及练习题(含答案)含解析

【】高中英语阅读理解答技巧及练习题(含答案)含解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解WhenIwasachild,ourdiningroomhadtwokindsofchairs—twolargeoneswitharmrestsandfoursmalloneswithout.Thelargeronesstoodattheendsofthetable,thesmalleronesonthesides.MomandDadsatinthebigchairs,exceptwhenoneofuswasaway;thenMomwouldsitinoneofthesmallerchairs.Dadalwayssatattheend,atthe"head"ofthetable.Sittingwherehedid,Dadwasframedbythewindowthroughwhichtheyardcouldbeseenwithitstreesandgrass.Hischairwasnotjustaplaceforhimattable;itwasaplaceinwhichhewassituatedagainsttheyardandthetrees.Itwastheholy(神圣的)andprotectedplacethatwashis,andoursthroughhim.AfterDadretired,heandMommovedoutintoasmallflat.Whenthycametovisitmeattheiroldhouse,Dadstillsatattheendofthetablethoughthetablewasnolongerhisbutmine.OnlywithmymarriagetoBarbara,didIhearavoicequestioningthearrangement.Sherequested,gentlybutfirmly,thatIsitattheheadofthetableinourhome.IrealizedthenthatIwasheadofthefamily,butIalsofeltunwillingtointroducesuchachange.HowwouldIfeelsittinginthat"head"placeinmyDad'spresence?Andhowwouldhehandleit?Iwastofindoutontheoccasionofouryoungestchild'sfirstbirthday.MomandDadarrivedforlunch,andwentintothediningroom.Dadmovedtowardhisusualseatinfrontofthewindow.Beforehecouldgetaroundthesideofthetable,Itookadeepbreathandsaid,"Dad,thisisgoingtobeyourplace,nexttoMom,ontheside."Hestopped,lookedatmeandthensatdown.Ifeltsad,andangryatBarbaraforpushingmetodothis.Itwouldhavebeeneasytosay,"Mymistake,Dad.Sitwhereyoualwayssit,"ButIdidn't.WhenheandMomwereseated,BarbaraandItookourplaces.Idon'tknowhowDadfelt.Idoknowthat,thoughremovedfromhisusualplace,hecontinuedtosharehisbestselfwithus,tellingstoriesofhischildhoodandyouthtothedelightofhisgrandchildren.AsIservedthefood,ourlivesexperiencedachange,whichwecontinuetolivewith.Itwasn'teasy,butIsensethatthereisalsosomethinggoodinthechangewhichhasoccurred.Iambeginningtolearnthat"honoringone'sfather"ismorethanthequestionofwhichplacetooccupyatthediningtable.Italsomeanslistening,whereverwesitandwhateverpositionsweown,tothestoriesDadlongstotell.Wemaythen,duringthesemagicalmoments,evenbeabletoforgetaboutwhosechairiswhose.（1）WhydidDadalwayssitinthebigchairattheendofthetablebeforeheretired?A.Becausethechairwaslargeenoughforhim.B.Becausesittingtherehecouldseethetreesandgrassintheyard.C.Becauseitwastheholyseatfortheheadofthefamily.D.Becausethechairwascomfortablewitharmrests.（2）Whatdoweknowfromthesecondparagraph?A.Thewriter'sparentsmovedoutbecausethehousewastooold.B.Thewriterdidn'twanttohurthisfather’sfeelings.C.Thewriter'swifewasrudetohisparents.D.Thewriterdidn'tdaretorefusehiswife'srequest.（3）Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Dadfeltupsetafterbeingremovedfromhisusualplace.B.Thewriterwassatisfiedwiththenewseatingarrangement.C.Dadcontinuedtotellstoriestocoverhisembarrassment.D.Daddidn'tappeartomindwherehesat.（4）Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?A.RespectingDadismorethanthequestionofdiningseat.B.Itisnoteasytogoagainstparents'wishes.C.Thinktwicebeforeyouact.D.Everycoinhastwosides.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）D（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙，通过讲述作者和父亲餐厅座位的变化告诉我们尊重父母并不在于餐厅的座位，而是快乐相处。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Hischairwasnotjustaplaceforhimattable;itwasaplaceinwhichhewassituatedagainsttheyardandthetrees.Itwastheholy(神圣的）andprotectedplacethatwashis,andoursthroughhim.”可知父亲的餐桌位置不仅是靠着院子和树林的地方，还是一个一家之主神圣和受保护的地方。所以为什么爸爸在退休前总是坐在桌子尽头的大椅子上是因为那是一家之主的圣座。故选C。（2）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“IrealizedthenthatIwasheadofthefamily,butIalsofeltunwillingtointroducesuchachange.HowwouldIfeelsittinginthat"head"placeinmyDad'spresence?Andhowwouldhehandleit?”可知作者成为一家之主后，不愿意占据父亲原来一家之主的神圣座位。所以判断出作者不想伤害父亲的感情。故选B。（3）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Beforehecouldgetaroundthesideofthetable,Itookadeepbreathandsaid,‘Dad,thisisgoingtobeyourplace,nexttoMom,ontheside.’Hestopped,lookedatmeandthensatdown.和第四段thoughremovedfromhisusualplace,hecontinuedtosharehisbestselfwithus,tellingstoriesofhischildhoodandyouthtothedelightofhisgrandchildren.”可知作者让父亲坐在边上后，父亲似乎并没现出介意坐在哪里，仍然和我们说笑，给孩子们讲他孩时和年轻时的故事。故选D。（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“Iambeginningtolearnthat‘honoringone'sfather’ismorethanthequestionofwhichplacetooccupyatthediningtable.Italsomeanslistening,whereverwesitandwhateverpositionsweown,tothestoriesDadlongstotellWemaythen,duringthesemagicalmoments,evenbeabletoforgetaboutwhosechairiswhose.”可知作者开始认识到“孝敬父亲”不仅仅是在餐桌上占据什么位置的问题。无论坐在哪里，无论坐什么位置，我们都会倾听爸爸渴望告诉我们的故事。所以作者想告诉我们“孝敬父亲”，不仅仅是在餐桌上占据什么位置的问题。故选A。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。2．阅读理解WISHYOUWEREMORECREATIVE?Iwanttoaskyouafavor.Ihaveapairofpants.Tellme:HowmanydifferentwayscanIputapairofpantstouse?Nowimagineyou'reanarchitect.Samequestion.Nowimagineyou'reBillGates.Ascubadiver.Amedievalknight.Youstillhavethepants.Whatalternativeusescometomind?Whatyoujustpracticed--theconsciousactof"wearing"anotherself-isanexercisethat,accordingtopsychiatristSriniPillay,MD,isessentialtobeingcreative.Onegreatirony(讽刺)aboutourcollectiveaddictiontocreativityisthatwetendtoframeitinuncreativeways.Thatistosay,mostofusmarrycreativitytoourconceptofself:Eitherwe're"creative"orwearen't,withoutmuchofamiddleground."I'mjustnotacreativeperson!"adiscouragedstudentmightsayinartclass,whileanothermightblamehertalentatpaintingforherdifficultiesinmath,makingacomment"I'mveryright-brained."Dr.Pillay,anassistantprofessoratHarvardUniversity,hasspentyearsoverturningtheseideas.Hebelievesthatthekeytounlockingyourcreativepotentialistochallengethestereotyped(陈词滥调的)advicethaturgesyouto"believeinyourself."Infact,youshoulddotheopposite:Believeyouaresomeoneelse.Hepointstoastudyshowingtheimpactofstereotypeonone'sbehavior.Theauthors,psychologistsDenisDumasandKevinDunbar,dividedtheircollegestudentsubjectsintotwogroups,instructingonegrouptothinkofthemselvesas"eccentricpoets"andtheothertoimaginetheywere"rigidlibrarians".Theresearchersthenpresentedthemallwithordinaryobjects,includingafork,acarrot,andapairofpants,andaskedthemtocomeupwithasmanydifferentusesaspossibleforeachone.Theformergroupcameupwiththewidestrangeofideas,whereasthelatterhadthefewest.Theseresultssuggestthatcreativityisnotanindividualcharacteristicbuta"productofcontextandperspective".Everyonecanbecreative,aslongasheorshefeelslikeacreativeperson.Dr.Pillay'sworktakesthisastepfurther:Hearguesthatsimplyidentifyingyourselfascreativeislesspowerfulthantakingthebrave,creativestepofimaginingyouaresomebodyelse.Thisexercise,whichhecallspsychologicalHalloweenism,referstotheconsciousactionof"wearing"anotherself.Anactormayemploythistechniquetogetintocharacter,butanyonecanuseit.AccordingtoDr.Pillay,itworksbecauseitisanactofconsciousunfocus,acollectionofbrainregionsthatspringintoactionwhenyou'renotfocusedonaspecifictaskorthought.Mostpeoplespendnearlyhalfoftheirdaysinastateof"unfocus."Thisdoesn'tmakeuslazy;itmakesushuman.Imaginingyourselfinanewsituation,oranentirelynewidentity,neverfeltsoproductive.You'remakingyourselfmorecreative,andyou'regivingyourselfpermissiontodosomethingyou'dotherwisefeelguiltyabout.（1）What'sthefunctionofthequestionsinparagraph1?A.Toleadinthetopic.B.Tomakeacomparison.C.Tostateanopinion.D.Toaskafavor.（2）ThestudyledbyDenisDumasandKevinDunbarprovesA.creativityisanindividualcharacteristicB.librariansaremorecreativethanpoetsC.ordinaryobjectscanimprovecreativityD.yourcreativityisdeterminedbyyourself（3）AccordingtoDr.Pillay,Halloweenismworksbecause.A.itisanactofunconsciousfocusB.certainbrainareasbegintoacttogetherC.peopleareinastateoflazinessD.allactorsemploythistechnique（4）Ifyouwanttobemorecreative,youaresupposedto.A.focusonaspecifictaskB.believeinyourowntalentC.pretendtobesomeoneelseD.turntoberight-brained【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，论述了如何让自己更有创造力，给读者展示了一种心理学理念--心理角色扮演：遇见更有创造力的自己。（1）考查推理判断。根据第一段可知作者问读者一条裤子可以有多少种不同的用法?并让读者假设自己是一名建筑师，比尔盖茨，带水肺的潜水员，一个中世纪的骑士等等思考同样的问题；再根据第二段”Whatyoujustpracticed--theconsciousactof"wearing"anotherself--isanexercisethat…isessentialtobeingcreative.“可知作者接着说刚才你所练习的--有意识地"穿戴"另一个自我的行为--是一种对保持创造力至关重要的练习。这说明作者在第一段问这些问题就是为了引出下文中的"创造力"话题，故选A。（2）考查细节理解。根据第六段”Theseresultssuggestthatcreativityisnotanindividualcharacteristicbuta‘productofcontextandperspective’.Everyonecanbecreative,aslongasheorshefeelslikeacreativeperson.“可知DenisDumas和KevinDunbar的研究结果表明创造力不是个体特征，而是"环境和视角的产物"。每个人都可以有创造力，只要他或她觉得自己是一个有创造力的人。也就是说一个人的创造力是取决于自己的。故选D。（3）考查推理判断。根据第七段中的”AccordingtoDr.Pillay,itworksbecauseitisanactofconsciousunfocus,acollectionofbrainregionsthatspringintoactionwhenyou'renotfocusedonaspecifictaskorthought.“可知据皮莱博士说，心理万圣节之所以有效，是因为它是一种有意识的分散注意力的行为，当你不专注于某一特定任务或思想时，大脑中一系列区域就起作用。这说明心理万圣节有效是因为大脑的某些区域大脑协同工作，故选B。（4）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的”Hebelievesthatthekeytounlockingyourcreativepotentialistochallengethestereotyped(陈词滥调的)advicethaturgesyouto‘believeinyourself.’Infact,youshoulddotheopposite:Believeyouaresomeoneelse.“可知想象自己处在一个新的环境中，或者是一个全新的身份，你会感到从未有过的高效，你让自己更有创造力。由此推断所以要变得有创造力的话，要想象自己有一个全新的身份，也就是把自己想象成另外一个人。故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇教育类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。3．阅读理解Ittookmeamomenttorealizewhathadhappened.ThreedayshadpassedandRitaseemedtogetweakerandweaker.Therainhadstopped.However,theskywasstillcloudy,anditwassodarkthatIcouldn'tseethebuildingsevenacrosstheroad.Itookapressurereadingfromtheweatherstation:947mb,whichletmeknowexactlywhereIwas—intheeyeofthestorm.Therewererainsandwindsstill,butnotoppressive(难以忍受的)anymore.Therewasstillnopower,hotwaterorfood.Besides,Ididn'tsleepwellforallthesedays,butIfeltmorerelaxedsincetheweatherreportsaidRitawasleaving.What'smore,Iwasluckierthanthosepeoplewhohadlosttheirhomesorevenworse,losttheirlivesbecauseofRita.AsItravelledfurthertothewest,goingafterthestorm,thedamagealongthewaybecamelesssevere.IarrivedinHoustonafteratrickyjourneywithmyfuelsuppliesalmostallgone.However,Icameacrossanotherstormchaser(追逐者)whohad45gallonsofpetrol.Hehelpedmeandwesharedourworkingexperiencethesedays.WithacompletestrokeofluckIfoundarun-downhotelthatallowedmetohavearoomovernightbeforethemidnight.Althoughtherewasnorunningwater,nopowerandnoairconditioning,Icurledupintoacornerandfellasleepquickly.Iwokeupthenextmorning,andwhatachange!Theskywasblueandcarsweremovingaround.Sirenscouldbeheardasconvoys(护航队)ofemergencymanagementsstartedtoheadwesttowardswhereIhadcomefrom."ThestormhadstoppedandIcouldgohome.Igaveallmyremainingsuppliestootherpeopleatthehotelandheadedtowardstheairport.HoustonAirportwasnotdamaged,soItookmyflightanddrankmyfirsthotdrinkinfourdays.Allinall,whenIcamebackhome,IwasproudthatIfinallymadeitagaintofollowandrecordthestormandIreallylearnedalotthesedays.Althoughit'sdangerous,Ilovemyjobasnotmanypeoplewouldgointotheeyeofanintensestorm.（1）Wecanknowfromthepassagethat“Rita”is________.A.apetB.astormC.afriendoftheauthorD.acitizeninHouston（2）Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theauthorwasastormchaser.B.Thestormlastedforatleastaweek.C.Theauthordidn'tlikeHoustonatall.D.Houstonwasverybadlydamagedbythestorm.（3）Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterthestorm?A.Anxious.B.Disappointed.C.Satisfied.D.Scared.（4）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Waystosurviveinastorm.B.TheweatherchangesinHouston.C.Theauthor'sexperienceinthestorm.D.DamagescausedbythestorminHouston.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）C（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。这篇文章描述了作者亲身经历的一场风暴Rita，作者对于自己能够追逐并且这场风暴，感觉非常骄傲。尽管非常危险，但是作者非常热爱自己的这份工作。(1)推理判断题。由第二段Besides,Ididn'tsleepwellforallthesedays,butIfeltmorerelaxedsincetheweatherreportsaidRitawasleaving.What'smore,Iwasluckierthanthosepeoplewhohadlosttheirhomesorevenworse,losttheirlivesbecauseofRita.可知，天气预报报道Rita离开了，它让许多人们失去了家园，甚至失去了生命。结合第一段中Itookapressurereadingfromtheweatherstation:947mb,whichletmeknowexactlywhereIwas—intheeyeofthestorm.可推知，"Rita”是一次风暴，选B。(2)推理判断题。由第三段However,Icameacrossanotherstormchaser(追逐者)whohad45gallonsofpetrol.可推知，作者是一位风暴追逐者，选A。(3)推理判断题。由最后一段Allinall,whenIcamebackhome,IwasproudthatIfinallymadeitagaintofollowandrecordthestormandIreallylearnedalotthesedays.Althoughit'sdangerous,Ilovemyjobasnotmanypeoplewouldgointotheeyeofanintensestorm.可推知，在这次风暴之后，作者感觉很满意，故选C。(4)主旨大意题。这篇文章描述了作者亲身经历的一场风暴Rita，作者对于自己能够追逐并且记录这场风暴，感觉非常骄傲。尽管非常危险，但是作者非常热爱自己的这份工作，故选C。【点评】写作意图、目的、态度推断题作者的语气态度往往不会直接写在文章里，只能通过细读文章，从作者的选词及其修饰手段中体会出来。询问写作目的的题，选项里常出现的词是：explain(解释),prove(证明),persuade(劝说),advise(劝告),comment(评论),praise(赞扬),criticize(批评),entertain(娱乐),demonstrate(举例说明),argue(辩论),tell(讲述),analyze(分析)等。询问语气态度的题，选项里常出现的词是：neutral(中立的),sympathetic(同情的),satisfied(满意的),friendly(友好的),enthusiastic(热情的),subjective(主观的),objective(客观的),matter-of-fact(实事求是的),pessimistic(悲观的),optimistic(乐观的),critical(批评的),doubtful(怀疑的),hostile(敌对的),indifferent(冷淡的),disappointed(失望的)。4．阅读理解WelcometoHolkerHall&GardensVisitorInformationHowtoGettoHolkerByCar:FollowbrownsignsanA590fromJB6,M6.Approximaletraveltimes:Windermere-20minutes,Kendal-25minutes,Lancaster-45minutes,Manchester----1hour30minutes.ByRail:TheneareststationisCark-in-CartmelwithtrainstoCarnforth,LancasterPrestonforconnectionstomajorcities&airports.OpeningTimesSunday-Friday(closedonSaturday)11:00am-4:00pm,30March-2ndNovember.AdmissionChargesHall&GardensGardensAdults:£12.00£8.00Groups£9£5.5SpecialEventsProducers:Market13thAprilJoinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meettheproducersandgetsomeexcellentrecipeideas.HolkerGardenFestival30thMayTheeventcelebrateits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowoftheverybestofgardening,makingitoneofthemostpopulareventsingardening.NationalGardenDay28thAugustHolkeronceagainopensisgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjustasmalldonationyoucantakeatourwithourgardenguide.WinterMarket8thNovemberThisisaneventforallthefamily.Wanderamongavarietyofshopssellinggifswhileenjoyingalivemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.（1）HowlongdoesitprobablytakeatouristtodrivetoHolkerfromManchester?A.20minutes.B.25minutes.C.45minutes.D.90minutes.（2）HowmuchshouldamemberofatourgrouppaytovisittoHall&Cardens?A.￡12.00.B.￡9.00.C.￡8.0.D.￡5.50.（3）Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseealivemusicshow?A.Producers'Market.B.HolkerGardenFestival.C.NationalGardenDay.D.WinterMarket.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了去HolkerHall&Garden旅游的相关信息，如：出行方式，开放时间，旅行费用以及主要活动等。（1）考查细节理解。根据HowtoGettoHolker部分中Bycar里的“Approximatetraveltimes”面内容可知，从Manchester到Holker要用1hourand30minutes，即90分钟，故选D。（2）考查细节理解。根据AdmissionCharges可知，团体中的一员去Hall&Gardens需要支付9英镑。故选B。（3）考查细节理题。根据WinterMarket部分中的“Wanderamongavarietyofshopssellinggiftswhileenjoyingalivemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.”可知，如果想去看现场表演需要去WinterMarket。故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查，是一篇旅游指南，要求考准确在捕捉细节信息，并结合题目要求，从而选出正确答案。5．阅读理解Findingtruelovecanbepreytoughforalotofpeople,butaladyfromafairlywell-knownSanFranciscoadvertisingagencyseemstothinkmoneyhelps.Sheisoffering$10,000toanyofherfriendswhocanintroducehertoherMr.Right.Shewantstofindherfuturehusbandthroughthisway.Theunnamedhusbandseekerwhosentouttheemailhadjustfinishedreadingthebest-sellingbooknamedLeanIn.Itwas11p.m.onaSundaynightandsherealizedthiswasthesecondself-helpbookshehadreadinthemonth.Shewasstillsingle.Thingswerenotlookingfine,buttherewashopeforherstill.Ifthebookhadtaughtheranything,itwasthatsheneededtotakeamorepositiveroleinfindinglove.Afterall,ifshewantedtogetabetterjob,shewouldn'tjustsitoutsideanemployer'sbuildingandwaitforsomeonetoofferittoher,sowhyshouldfindingahusbandbeanydifferent?Butinsteadofgoingoutandmeetingnewpeopleshedecidedtowriteanemailtoallherfriends,offeringtogivethem$10,000onherweddingdayifanyofthemmanagedtointroducehertoherfuturehusband.“IamwritingyoutodaybecauseI'vedecidedtomakeanaggressiveactionplanonfindingthemanthatIgettohangoutwithforever,”thewomanwritesinheremail.“Introducingmetomyhusbandisjustnothighonyourto-dolist.ButIthinkIhaveanideathatmightchangethat…”Youguessedit,andthisiswheresheofferstorewardher“closestfriends”withcoldhardcash.“Iwillpersonallygivetenthousanddollarstothefriendwhointroducesmetomyhusband.”Hereishowtheprogramworks:Step1:Yousetmeuponadatewithaman.Step2:Imarrythatman.Step3:Igiveyou$10,000onmyweddingday.Iknowyou'rethinkingthatthisisnuts.Justplaincrazy.'Youcanfindahusbandwithoutgiving$10,000.'Wellforstarters,thankyou!I'mhappy.”（1）Whatdoestheladyoffer$10,000toanyofherfriendsfor?A.Celebratingthefactthatshehasmadeadecisiontofindahusband.B.Checkingthepowerofmoneyamonghercircleoffriends.C.EncouragingherfriendstohelpfindherMr.Right.D.Sharingherhappinessofhavingfoundtruelove.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nuts”meaninthelastparagraph?A.deliciousB.sensibleC.angryD.foolish（3）What'sthepurposeoftheauthor'smentioninggettingabetterjobinParagraph2?A.Tostresstheimportanceoffindingagoodjob.B.Tostresstheimportanceoftakingapositiveattitude.C.Toshowthatwaitingpatientlyisnecessarytogetajob.D.Tostatethatweneedtobepatientbeforeajobisoffered.（4）Whatkindofpersondoyouthinktheladyis?A.AdventurousB.ImaginativeC.ConsiderateD.Polite【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。有一位女士为了找到一个丈夫，她许诺谁给她找到了Mr.Right.就给谁$10,000。人们认为她是“傻的”，没有给$10,000也能找到一个丈夫。(1)考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Sheisoffering$10,000toanyofherfriendswhocanintroducehertoherMr.Right.”可知这位女士是为了鼓励朋友们帮助她找到她的Mr.Right.故选C。(2)考查词义猜测。根据“Igiveyou$10,000onmyweddingday.”和根据最后一段中的“Iknowyou'rethinkingthatthisisnuts.Justplaincrazy.'Youcanfindahusbandwithoutgiving$10,000.'Wellforstarters,thankyou!I'mhappy.”这位女士给帮助她找到丈夫的人$10,000。这就是了。没有给$10,000.也能找到一个丈夫。由此推知划线词的意思是“愚蠢的，傻的”。故选D。(3)考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“Ifthebookhadtaughtheranything,itwasthatsheneededtotakeamorepositiveroleinfindinglove.Afterall,ifshewantedtogetabetterjob,shewouldn'tjustsitoutsideanemployer'sbuildingandwaitforsomeonetoofferittoher,sowhyshouldfindingahusbandbeanydifferent?”可知提到一份好工作的目的是强调态度积极的重要性，故选B。(4)考查推理判断。通读全文，我们可以知道这位女士为了找到一位丈夫，而付出一万美元，谁能帮她找到丈夫，谁就能得到这笔钱。这说明她是一个敢于冒险的人。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息。并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。6．阅读理解OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofanewlyresearchintheUKisthatofthepeopleinterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartcloserelationships?Doesmodemlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersformoneyorstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthiswifetobein(唯一的)chargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmatewaslimitedbygeography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverclear，manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster(牡蛎),yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbythelimitationsofchoice.Theexpectationsofpartnersareraisedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn't,itshouldbeended.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon'tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Twelve-hourworkattheofficemakesrelaxedafter-hoursdatingdifficult.Thecostofhousingandchild-raisingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandCareerbeforealifepartnership.（1）WhatisacontemporaryfamilylikeinUKtoday?A.Couplessharetheburdens.B.Menbegintodependonwomen.C.Womenareresponsibleforhousework.D.Itisdifficulttotakecareofafamily.（2）Whydopeoplepreservetheirindependence?A.Tolivealonehappily.B.Tohavemorechoices.C.Toavoidmarriages.D.Toignoretraditions.（3）Whatmakesithardforpeopletodate?A.Mentalheadacheindating.B.Thepressuretosurvive.C.Badluckinfindingapartner.D.Thefaithbetweenlifepartners.（4）Whatistheauthortryingtoinformusinthistext?A.Perfectmarriagesconflictwithindependence.B.Peopleshould,spendmoremoneyonmarriages.C.Theexpectationsandrealityseparatethelovers.D.Independenceismuchmoreimportantthanlove.【答案】（1）A（2）A（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本人是一篇说明文，美国最新的一项问卷调查发现，50%的人觉得找到相伴一生的另一半很困难，作者从工作经济压力以及对配偶要求过高等因素进行了分析。(1)考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthiswifetobeinsole(唯一的)chargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.”可知现在的女子在经济上独立，男子也不能指望女子负责所有的家务和养孩子。说明现在是夫妻双方共同承担负担。故选A。(2)考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.”可知，人们认为独自生活也很好这种观念使得人们不愿意放弃他们的独立生