湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习 阅读训练33.docx

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湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习阅读训练33

湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练（33）

第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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。

A

Iwas15monthsold,ahappycarefree（无忧无虑的）kid,untilthedayIfell.Itwasabadfall.Ilandedonapieceofglassthatcutmyeyebadly.Mymomfoundadoctorwhoknewthatiftheeyewereremoved,myfacewouldlookugly,somyscarred（有疤痕的）,sightless,cloudygrayeyelivedonwithme.

Sometimespeopleaskedmeembarrassingquestions.Whenkidsplayedgames,Iwasalwaysthe“monster”.Igrewupimaginingthateveryonelookeddownonme.

YetMomwouldsaytome,“Holdyourheaduphighandfacetheworld.”Ibegantorelyonthatsaying.

Asachild,IthoughtMommeant,“Becarefuloryouwillfalldownorbumpintosomethingbecauseyouarenotlooking.”Asateenager,Iusuallylookeddowntohidemyshame（羞愧）.ButIfoundthatwhenIheldmyheaduphigh,peoplelikedme.

InhighschoolIevenbecametheclasspresident,butontheinsideIstillfeltlikeafreak（怪物）.AllIreallywantedwastolooklikeeveryoneelse.Whenthingsgotreallybad,Iwouldcrytomymomandshewouldlookatmewithlovingeyesandsay,“Holdyourheaduphighandfacetheworld.Letthemseethebeautythatisinside.”

WhenImetthemanwhobecamemyhusband,welookedeachotherstraightintheeye,andhetoldmeIwasbeautifulinsideandout.

Mymom’slovewasthespark（火花）thatgavemeconfidence.Ihadfacedhardships,andlearnednotonlytoappreciatemyselfbuttohavedeepcompassion（怜悯）forothers. 

“Holdyourheaduphigh”hasbeenheardmanytimesinmyhome.Eachofmychildrenhasfeltitsinvitation.Isayittomychildren.Thegiftmymomgavemelivesoninanothergeneration.

56.Whydidtheauthor’smothertellhertoholdherheaduphighandfacetheworld?

A.Becausehermotherwantedtoshowsympathyforher.

B.Becausehermotherwantedhertobeconfident.

C.Becausehermotherdidn’twanthertobeseenasa“monster”.

D.Becausehermotherthoughttheauthorlookedprettierwhenshedidthat.

57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?

A.Theauthormanagedtogetoverherdisabilityinhighschool.

B.Theauthorgaveherchildrenencouragementandlove,ashermotherhadgivenher.

C.Theauthorwasalwaysconfidentaftertheaccident.

D.Inhighschooltheauthorwaschosentobepresidentofthestudent’sunion.

58.Theunderlinedsentence“Eachofmychildrenhasfeltitsinvitation.”meansherchildren________.

A.eachrec

eivedaninvitationfromhermother

B.didn’tquiteunderstandthemeaningofherwords.

C.facedthesamedifficultyastheirmother.

D.benefitedfromtheirmother’swords.

59.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthearticle?

A.Mymom’sgifttomeB.HowIfoundmylife-partner

C.MyterriblechildhoodaccidentD.Disabilityisnoshame

B

DoAmericanchildrenstilllearnhandwritinginschool?

Intheageofthekeyboard,somepeopleseemtothinkhandwritinglessonsareonthewayout.90%ofteacherssaytheyarerequiredtoteachhandwriting.Butstudieshaveyettoanswerthequestionofhowwelltheyareteachingit.Onestudypublishedthisyearfoundthataboutthreeoutofeveryfourteacherssaytheyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting.Someteachersareteachinghandwritingbyprovidinginstructionfor10-15minutesaday,andthenotherteacherswhobasicallyteachitfor60to70minutesaday—whichreallyforhandwritingisprettymuch.

　　Manyadultsrememberlearningthatway—bycopyinglettersoverandoveragain.Today’sthinkingisthatshortperiodsofpracticearebetter.Manyexpertsalsothinkhandwritingshouldnotbetaughtbyitself.Instead,theysayitshouldbeusedasawaytogetstudentstoexpressideas.Afterall,thatiswhywewrite.

　　Handwritinginvolve

stwoskills.Oneislegibility,whichmeansformingtheletterssotheycanberead.Theotherisfluency—writingwithouthavingtothinkaboutit.Fluencycontinuestodevelopupuntilhighschool.

　　Butnoteveryonemasterstheseskills.Teacherscommonlyreportthataboutonefourthoftheirkidshavepoorhandwriting.Somepeoplemightthinkhandwritingisnotimportantanymorebecauseofcomputersandvoicerecognitionprograms.

　　ButSteveGrahamatVanderbiltsayswordprocessingisrarelydoneinelementaryschool,especiallyintheearlyyears.Americanchildrentraditionallyfirstlearntoprint,andthentowriteincursive（草体字）,whichconnectstheletters.ButguesswhatwelearnedfromaspokeswomanfortheCollegeBoard,whichadministerstheSATcollegeadmissiontest.Morethan75percentofstudentschoosetoprinttheiressayonthetestratherthanwriteincursive.

60.Wecanlearn________fromParagraph1.

A.teachinghandwritingisabasicrequirementinteachingjob

　B.mostteachersprefertoteachhandwriting

　C.teachersspendlittletimeinteachinghandwriting

D.akeyboardhastakentheplaceofthehandwritingentirely

61.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGfortraditionalhandwritingintheUSA?

　A.Thestudentsaretaughtbypracticingalongperiod.

　B.Thelettersarerepeatedmanytimes.

　C.Handwritingincludestwoskills.

　D.Towriteincursiveistaughtfirst.

62.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.

A.Howtoimprovehandwritinginschool

B.Rightorwrong:

thedeathofhandwriting

C.Handwritinginvolvestwoskills

D.Handwritinglessonsareonthewayout

63.Theauthor’sattitudetowardswhetherstilltolearnhandwritinginschoolis________.

　A.negativeB.objectiveC.criticalD.optimistic

C

Candogsandcatsliveinperfectharmonyinthesamehome?

Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutadoptingadogasafriendfortheircatsareworriedthattheywillfight.Arecentresearchhasfoundanewrecipeofsuccess.Accordingtothestudy,ifthecatisadoptedbeforethedog,andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung（lessthan6monthsforcats,ayearfordogs）,itishighlyprobablethatthetwopetswillgetalongswimmingly.Two-thirdsofthehomesinterviewedreportedapositiverelationshipbetweentheircatanddog.

However,itwasn’tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomes,whileaggressionandfightingwereobservedin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustopposite.Forexample,whenacatturnsitsheadawayitsignalsaggression,whileadogdoingthesamesignalssubmission（恭维）.

Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersobservedasurprisingbehavior.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother’slanguage.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk‘dog’,anddogscanlearnhowtotalk‘cat’.

What’sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveappearedtodeveloptheirintelligence.Theycanlearntore

adeachother’sbodysignals,suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwepreciouslysuspected.Oncefamiliarwitheachother’spresenceandbodylanguage,catsanddogscanplaytogether,greeteachothernosetonose,andenjoysleepingtogetherinthesofa.Theycaneasilysharethesamewaterbowlandinsomecasesgroom（梳理）eachother.

Thesignificanceofthi

sresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets—topeoplewhodon’tgetalong,includingneighbors,colleaguesatwork,andevenworldsuperpowers.Ifcatsanddogscanlearntogetalong,surelypeoplehaveagoodchance.

64.TheunderlinedwordswimminglyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.earlyB.sweetlyC.quicklyD.smoothly

65.Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen_________.

A.theyarecoldtoeachother

B.theylookawayfromeachother

C.theymisunderstandeachother’ssignals

D.theyareintroducedatanearlyage

66.Itissuggestedinparagraph4thatcatsanddogs_______.

A.havecommoninterests

B.arelessdifferentthanwethought

C.haveacommonbodylanguage

D.arelessintelligentthanweexpected

67.Whatcanwehumanbeingslearnfromcatsanddogs?

A.Weshouldlearntoliveinharmony

B.Weshouldknowsmoreaboutanimals

C.Weshouldliveinpeacewithanimals

D.Weshouldlearnmorebodylanguages

D

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