浙江省2024年高考英语二轮专题复习阅读理解提分特训一.docVIP

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阅读理解提分特训(一)

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Doyoufeellucky?Youprobablydon’t.Youmaythinkyou’vegotwhereyouaretodaythroughwillpowerandhardwork.Wetendtooverlookluck’srole,andthisseemstogetworsethericherweget;surveysshowthatthewealthiestareleastlikelytoowetheirfortunestogoodfortune.Manysuchpeopleopposetaxation(税收)andgovernmentspending:whyshouldothersgetahandout(救济品)iftheydon’tneedone?Moreoftenthannot,theyvoteagainsttheverypoliciesthathelpedthemgetluckytobeginwith.InarecentAtlanticessay,RobertFrank,aneconomistwhohasstudiedattitudestochance,quoted(引用)E.B.White:“Luckisnotsomethingyoucanmentioninthepresenceofself-mademen.”

However,ifweseethisjustasaproblemofthesuper-richpeople,wemaylettherestofusofftooeasily.Anyonelivinginahighlydevelopedeconomyintheworldisalreadytheonewhobenefitsfromluck—forexample,notlivinginthemodern-dayCentralAfricanRepublic,wherefewpeoplecanlivealonglife.Infact,weareluckytohavebeenbornhuman.Youmighthavebeenabatteryhen,oramayflywithonlyonedaytolive.

Ourblindnesstosuchtruthsisn’tonlybecausewe’reself-absorbedbutalsoweattachmoresignificancetothingsthatareeasiertocalltomind.It’snothardtorecallcountlesstimeswhenyouputintheefforttosucceed:strugglingthroughuniversityfinals,preparingforjobinterviews,toleratingalong-distancetraveltowork.Ontheotherhand,it’sratherdifficulttorealizeyou’reprivileged—likenotbeingborninawarzone,orbeforeantibiotics(抗生素),andsoforth.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1mean?

A.Self-mademendon’tliketobetalkedabout.

B.Successfulpeopleowetheirachievementstoluck.

C.Successfulpeopletendtooverlooktheroleofluck.

D.Self-mademenaremorelikelytoshowofftheirfortune.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,youarefortunateifyouarenot.?

A.strugglingthroughuniversityfinals