2017年高考英语阅读理解模拟题8

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ALife is difficultThis is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truthbecause once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly knowthat life is difficult---once we truly understand and accept it---then life is nolonger difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult nolonger matters.Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about theirproblems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them thatdifficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon themor else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness, or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has itsmeaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure.When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage thehuman ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for ourchildren to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working outproblems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, those things that hurt,instruct. It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but towelcome the pain of problems.1. From the passage, it can be inferred that ______. A. everybody has problems B. we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life C. life is difficult because our problems bring us pain D. people like to complain about their problems2. The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to______. A. save spaceB. persuade readers C. make readers laughD. get readers’ attention3. The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that ______. A. most people feel life is easy B. the writer feels life is easy C. the writer likes to complain about his problems D. most people complain about how hard their lives are 4. According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems tosolve in order to______. A. encourage them to learn B. teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem C. help them learn to deal with pain D. teach them how to respect from problems 5. The saying from Benjamin Franklin “Those things that hurt, instruct”suggests that ______. A. we do not learn from experience B. we do not learn when we are in painC. pain teaches us important lessons D. pain cannot be avoidedBParents, our first teachers, play a highly significant role in our lives．However, doesn’t it seem that many of us come to have conflicts with themwhen we start high school? We're less likely to listen to them and take theirsuggestions---we even rebel against them.Why? It may be the so-called “generation gap”. A generation gapappears when we begin to feel our parents are ignoring us, don’tunderstand us, and we feel we can no longer share our feelings with them.The key reason is our desire for independence. In senior high school,we start to want to take responsibility for our own lives and make our owndecisions. But parents resist this. They still want to control us and try toforce us to do things they think we should do. Debate and discussion oftencome to nothing. Gradually, we talk with them less, and keep our feelingslocked up inside.Zhang Xiaoyun, 16, of Ningbo, Zhejiang, has talked less and less withher mother since she started senior high school. “She believes studiesshould be my priority, not my inner world,” Zhang said. “Each day, she asksme the same old questions like, ‘How was your last exam?’ or ‘Have youmade any progress in physics?’” To Zhang, these questions are annoying andso she always tries to ignore them and answers perfunctorily. “Sometimes,when I get upset, I quarrel with her. After, she comes to apologize andcomfort me. But I know, she doesn’t completely understand me,” Zhangsaid. Now, a home that was once full of laughter has fallen into gloom andsilence.The generation gap can be harmful. Because of the lack ofcommunication, our parents no longer know what we are thinking about.There are quarrels, even over trivial things. When that happens, we may notbe able to concentrate on our studies. Some of us even become afraid to gohome after school---a very serious situation for the whole family.6. Which of the following is not included in the passage?A. The causes of generation gap.B. The effects of generation gap.C. One example of generation gap.D. Ways of narrowing generation gap.7. Which of the following is one reason for the generation gap according tothe passage?A. Modern society changing very fast.B. Parents having unrealistic hopes of their children.C. Parents and kids not understanding and respecting each other.D. Young people liking to escape from the control of their parents.8. Which of the following words has the closest meaning to the underlinedword “perfunctorily”?A. attentivelyB. indifferently(冷淡地)C. flatteringly(奉承地)D. seriously9. In the view of the author, ________.A. parents should allow their children more freedomB. parents and children should not stay togetherC. the younger generation should value the older generationD. academic records are more important than one’s inner worldCBobby Moresco grew up in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, a tough working-