专题检测卷(二十九)阅读理解第二节(建议用时:20分钟)A(2013·兰州模拟)Itisnevertoolatetoaddsomenewandbetterpracticesintoyourdailylife.HerearesomewiselessonsthatIwishIhadknownwhenIwasyounger:Don’twaituntiltomorrow.Enjoyeverymomentoftoday,becauseyouarenotguaranteedatomorrow.Don’tputoffyourdreams.1Payattentiontowhatishappeningnowtothepeoplearoundyou,tothetaskathandandtoallofthechoicesyoumaketoday.It’scalledworkforareason.2Whenyouhearaboutanovernightsuccessstory,don’tforgetaboutalloftheworkthatcamebefore.Youmayhavetodoworkyoudonotenjoybeforeyougettosuccess.Keepgoing.3Youneverknowwhenaformerboss,colleagueorbusinesspartnermaycomeinhandy.Trytopartongoodterms.Friendsofallkindswillprovideawealthyresourceofideasandsupport,asyougoforwardinlife.It’snotarace.Youhavesomuchtodoanditfeelsasthoughyouhavetobeinahurrytogetthere.4Ifyoutrytodoitallatonceyouwill,atbestnothavetimetoenjoyitandatworstburnoutanddamageyourhealthandrelationships.Lookforthegoodineverything.Staypositive.Lookforthegoodinpeople.Celebratethehappymoments.5Ifyouviewtheworldaroundyouandlife’schallengesthroughgoodness,thenyouwillfindlifemuchmoreenjoyable.A.Butinfact,youdonothavetodoitallatonce.B.Ifit’simportanttoyou,thendoittoday.C.Slowdownandenjoywhatishappeningtoday.D.Givehelpfulencouragementratherthannegativecriticism.E.Stayawayfromyourformerconnections.F.Successatanythingtakeswork.G.Don’tburnyourbridges.B(2013·冀州模拟)TheFirstAmericansTherewasatimelongagowhenalandbridgeconnectedAsiaandNorthAmerica.ThefirstsettlersinNorthAmericacrossedthislandbridgefromwhatisnowSiberiatoAlaska.Thepeoplewhomadethisinitialcrossingwereprobablyfollowingtheanimalstheyusedforfood.Finally,theoceansroseandthelandbridgebetweenthecontinentsdisappeared.Thesettlers,whoweshallcallthe“FirstAmericans”,couldnotreturntotheirhomeland.1Forthenextfewthousandyears,theFirstAmericansmovedsouthandeastthroughoutNorthandSouthAmerica.TheymadethejourneyallthewayfromAlaskatothesoutherntipofSouthAmerica,adistanceofmorethan10,000miles.2Inthefarnorth,abovetheArcticCircle,theFirstAmericansbecamehuntersoftheocean.3Insummer,theygatheredberriesandotherplants.Inwinter,theystayedinlodgesmuchofthetimepreparingforthenextsummer.Itwasahardlife,buttheylearnedtosurviveintheseterribleconditions.Farthersouth,inwhatisnowArizona,Utah,Colorado,andNewMexico,theFirstAmericansbecamecliffdwellers.Theybeganbylivingincavesthatalreadyexistedinthecliffs.4Thedwellingstheybuiltinmanywaysresembledtoday’sapartmentbuildings.5Theybuiltasystemofdamsandcanalssotheycouldstoreandusewateralmostanytimeoftheyear.Theyweresosuccessfulthattheycouldraisefruitandvegetablesthatwerenotfoundnaturallyinthedesert.A.Theyalsodiscoveredfoodslikecornandpotatoes.B.Alongtheway,theyestablishedmanydifferentcivilizations.C.Theydiscoveredhowtoaddtothecavesbybuildingstructuresofwoodandstone.D.Peoplelivingneareachothertendedtosharesimilarenvironmentsandcustoms.E.Theybuiltboatsofanimalskinsandhuntedorfishedfortheirfood.F.TheywouldhavetosurviveintheNewWorldtheyhaddiscovered.G.TheFirstAmericansoftheSouthwestlearnedtowaterthedesert.答案解析A【文章大意】本文主要介绍了生活中的一些简单的人生道理,比如不要拖延自己的梦想,要付出努力,不要自断后路和从积极的角度考虑问题。1.【解析】选B。上下文逻辑联系题。本段的第一句话Don’twaituntiltomorrow.是本段的主题句,说明了不要拖延的意思,与B中的thendoittoday今天做,不要拖到明天意义一致。2.【解...
