高考英语阅读理解一轮选练4.docx

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高考英语阅读理解一轮选练4

高考英语阅读理解一轮选练（4）

【2015高考复习】阅读理解

Areyouthetypeofpersonwhoalwayssays“yes”？

I’vecometolearnthatitisveryimportanttolearntosay“no”．It’sokay.Peoplearestillgoingtolikeyou.Theymayevenrespectyoumorebecausetheyknowyouarehonest.

I’mnotsayingtosay“no”tosomeonewhoreallyneedsyourhelp.I’mtalkingaboutturningdownthatmeetingthatyoureallydonotwanttoattendorthatbirthdaypartythatyoudon’twanttobeaguestat.

Thinkforamomenthowyoufeelwhenyousay“yes”tosomethingthatyoureallydon’twanttodo.Ifyou’relikeIoncewas，youcan’tsleepatnightandyouthinkaboutittoomuch.Itweighsonyourmind.Youtrytofindwaysout.Whateveryou’resayingtoyourself，ifyoureallywantedtogo，youwouldn’thaveallofthesethoughts.

So，whynotjustsay“no”fromthebeginning？

Maybeyoufeellikeifyoudon’tshowupatthemeeting（bytheway，itisnotoneyoumustattend），yourbossisn’tgoingtolikeyouoryourcoworkerswon’trespectyou.Maybeyoufeelasifyourmom，dadorsisterswon’tloveyouasmuchifyoudon’tdoeverythingforthemwhattheyaskeveryoccasion.

Ifthesepeopleareyourtruefriends，familymembers，oragoodboss，theywilllikeorloveyouthesamenomatterwhat.Peopletreatyouthewayyouteachthemto，andifyou’resomeonewhoalwayssays“yes”，thenthat’swhatthey’reexpecting.

Youneedtodowhatisrightforyou.Ofcoursewedohaverealobligationsinlifetofulfill，butwedonothavetodoeverythingotherswantustodo.

【语篇解读】　生活中，我们有义务完成应该做的事情，但是不必出于太多的顾虑，凡事惟命是从，要学会拒绝，学会说“不”。

1．Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreewith?

A．Weshouldtrytodowhatourfriendsaskustodo.

B．Weshouldhelpothersinneed.

C．Alwayssaying“yes”meansyouaredishonest.

D．Alwayssaying“no”meansyouarebrave.

解析　细节理解题。

根据第二段第一句的内容可知，作者认为我们应该帮助需要帮助的人，故B项正确。

答案　B

2．Generallyspeaking，weagreetodowhatwehatetodobecausewe________.

A．haveabadhabit　　B．haveakindheart

C．havemuchconcern　　D．haveobligations

解析　推理判断题。

结合第三段第二句中的“youthinkaboutittoomuch”以及本段后半部分的内容可推知，我们之所以同意做我们讨厌做的事情是因为我们有很多顾虑。

答案　C

3．Thewriterbelievesthatifyousay“no”toyourfamilymembers，you’ll________.

A．havethesamerelationshipwiththemasbefore

B．havealooserelationshipwiththem

C．disappointthem

D．upsetthem

解析　细节理解题。

根据倒数第二段第一句的内容可知，作者认为如果你对你的家人说“不”，他们与你之间的关系仍然会和以前一样。

答案　A

4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．LearntoMakeaRightChoice

B．ToBeYourself

C．DoWhatYouWanttoDo

D．LearntoSay“No”

解析　主旨大意题。

文章第一段就开门见山地点明了本文的中心话题，即要学会说“不”，所以D项作为本文的标题最合适。

答案　D

阅读理解。

Ithinkitwasmymotherwhotaughtmethemeaningofhonesty.Notbecausesheactuallywashonest,butbecausesheliedallthetime.Shefeltthattheeasiestwayoutofanygivensituationwasgenerallythebestwayout.And,forher,thatgenerallymeanttellinga“littlewhitelie.”AsayoungchildIthoughtitwaskindofcool.And,naturally,whenIwouldcometoherwithaconcernorquestionwonderingwhatIshoulddo,shegenerallyadvisedmetolie.

“Mom,ItoldTheresathatIwouldgoovertoherhouse,butnowIwouldrathergotoSue’shousetoplay.”

“TellTheresayou’resick,”shewouldadvise.AndgenerallyIdid.ButIdidn’tseemblessedwithherlackofconscience.OnmanypainfuloccasionsTheresawouldfindoutthatIreallywenttoSue’shousewithouther.Theseoccasionstaughtmethatitismorepainfultobecaughtinaliethanitistotellthetruthinthefirstplace.Iwonderedhowitwaspossiblethatmymotherhadneverlearnedthatlesson.

IstartedthinkingofalltheliesthatI’dheardhertell.Irememberedthetimeshetoldsomeonethatherfavoriterestauranthadclosed,becauseshedidn’twanttoseethemthereanymore.OrthetimeshetoldDadthatshelovedthelawn-mowerhegaveherforherbirthday.Orwhensheclaimedthatourphonelineshadbeendownwhenshewastryingtoexplainwhyshehadn’tbeenintouchwithafriendofhersforweeks.Andwhatbotheredmeevenmorewereallthetimesshehadinvolvedmeintoherlies.LikethetimeshetoldmyguidancecounselorthatIhadtomissschoolforexploratorysurgery,whenshereallyneededmetobabysit.Anditevenstartedtobothermewhensomeonewouldcallforherandshewouldaskmetotellthemthatshewasn’tthere.

So,Istartedmyownpersonalfightagainstherdishonesty.WhenIansweredthephoneanditwassomeonemymotherdidn’twanttotalkto,Isaid,“Louise,momishere,butshedoesn’twanttotalktoyou.”ThefirsttimeIdidit,shepunishedme,butIrefusedtoapologize.ItoldherthatIhaddecidedthatitwaswrongtolie.AndthenexttimeithappenedIdidthesamething.Finally,sheapproachedmeandsaid,“Iagreethatlyingisnotthebestthingtodo,butweneedtofindawaytobehonestwithoutbeingrude.”Sheadmittedthathermethodsweren’tright,andIadmittedthatminewereabittooextreme.

Overthepastfewyears,thetwoofushaveworkedtogethertobehonest—andyetkind.Honestyshouldmeanmorethannotlying.Itshouldmeanspeakingthetruthinkindness.ThoughIstartedbytryingtoteachmymomtheimportanceofhonesty,Iendedupgainingadeeperunderstandingofthemeaningoftheterm.

1.Theauthor’smother__________.

A.thoughtwhitelieswerenotlies

B.helpedtheauthorgetoutoftroublewithwhitelies

C.toldtheauthortoliewhenintrouble

D.taughttheauthortheimportanceofbeinghonest

2.Theauthor__________.

A.wasthankfultohermother’sadvice

B.feltmoreawkwardwhenbeingcaughtlying

C.foundthattellingthetruthhurtmorethantellingalie

D.feltguiltywhenhurtingpeoplewithherhonesty

3.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthor’smother__________.

A.metherfriendsinthesamerestaurantregularly

B.didn’tgetalongwiththeauthor’steachers

C.wasnotpopularamongherfriends

D.wantedtohavesomethingelseforherbirthday

4.Finallytheauthorandhermotheragreedthat__________.

A.kind-heartednessismoreimportantthanhonesty

B.appropriatemethodsarethekeytotellingagoodlie

C.honestyisdefinedaskindnessaswellastruthfulness

D.absolutehonestyisbasictogoodinterpersonalrelationships

【参考答案】1—4、CBDC

阅读理解---------D

Anewstudyof8,000youngpeopleintheJournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthatalthoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappily，itisabadthingforyoungpeople．Puppylove（早恋）maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression（忧郁症）．Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboys，andyoungergirlsaretheworstofall．

Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsis“lossofself”．Accordingtothestudy，eventhoughboyswouldsay“losethemselvesinaromanticrelationship”，this“lossofself”ismuchmorelikelytoleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls．Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions．Theywon’ttellthattotheirparents．

DrMarianmKaufman，anexpertonyoungpeopleproblems，says15%to20%youngpeoplewillhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing．Tryingromanceoftencausesthedepression．Sheadviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly．Duringgrowingup，itisimportantforyoungpeopletobuildstrongfriendshipsandastrongsenseofself．Shealsosuggeststheparentsshouldencouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheirfriends，attendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesandspendenoughtimewithfamily．

Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression—eatingormoodchanges—andiftheyseesignsfromtheirdaughtersorsons，theyneedtogivehelp．Thegoodnewsisthattheconnectionbetweenromanceanddepressionseemstobecomeweakwithage．Lovewillalwaysmakeusfeelyoung，butonlymaturity（成熟）givesusachancetoavoiditsbadsideeffects．

12．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression．

B．Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren’slove．

C．Romanceisatwoedgedswordforadults．

D．Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople．

13．Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytohavedepression?

A．Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofselfishness．

B．Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehavior．

C．Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions．

D．Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove．

14．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A．Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly．

B．Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents．

C．Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesignsofdepression．

D．Theolderawomanis，thelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance．

15．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardspuppylove?

A．ConfusedB．Disapproving

C．DisinterestedD．Scared

【参考答案】12—15、ACDB

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Whilesomedictionariesdefinetheword“right”as“aprivilege”whenusedinthecontextof“humanrights”,wearetalkingaboutsomethingmorebasic.Originally,peoplehadrightsonlybecauseoftheirmembershipinagroup,suchasafamily.Then,in539BC,CyrustheGreat,afterconqueringthecityofBabylon,didsomethingtotallyunexpected—hesetallslavesfreeandletthemreturnhome.Moreover,hedeclaredpeopleshouldchoosetheirownreligion.Cyrus’statementsareaboutthefirst“humanrights”declarationinhistory.

Everypersonhascertainbasicrights,simplybythefactofbeinghuman.Thesearecalled“humanrights”ratherthanaprivilege,whichcanbetakenawayatsomeone’ssuddendesire.Theyare“rights”becausetheyarethingsyouareallowedtobe,todoortohave.Theserightsarethereforyourprotectionagainstpeoplewhomightwanttoharmorhurtyou.Theyarealsotheretohelpusgetalong