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第一节篇章阅读(共15小题;
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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,并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。
A
Funishardtohave.
Funisararejewel.
Somewherealongthelinepeoplegotthemodernideathatfunwastherefortheasking,thatpeopledeservedfun,thatifwedidn'
thavealittlefuneveryday,wewouldturnintopuritans(清教徒).
“Wasitfun?
”becamethequestionthatovershadowedallotherquestions.Whenthepleasuregottobethemainthing,thefunfetish(迷恋)wassuretofollow.Everythingwassupposedtobefun.Ifitwasn'
tfun,thenweweregoingtomakeitfun,orelse.
Thinkofallthethingsthatgotthereputationofbeingfun.Familyoutingsweresupposedtobefun.Educationwassupposedtobefun.Workwassupposedtobefun.WaltDisney,churchandstayingfitweresupposedtobefun.
Fungottobesuchabigthingthateverybodystartedtolookformoreandmorethrillingwaystosupplyit.OnewaywastostepupthelevelofdangerSothatyoucouldbesurethat,nomatterwhat,youwouldmanagetohavealittlefun.
Bigoccasionsweresupposedtobefun,suchasChristmas,ThanksgivingandEaster.ButweendedupgoingthrougheveryBigEventweevercelebrated,waitingforthefuntostart.SoIshouldtellyoujustincaseyou'
reworriedaboutyourfuncapacitywhileyouaresittingaroundwaitingforthefuntostart,thatnotmuchis.Idon'
tmeantoputadamperonthings.Ijustmeanweoughttotreatfunreverently.Itisamystery.Itcannotbecaughtlikeavirus.Itcannotbetrappedlikeananimal.Whenfuncomesinonlittledancingfeet,weprobablywon'
tbeexpectingit.Infact,Ibetitcomeswhenwe'
redoingourduty,ourjob.
Irememberoneday,longago,onwhichIhadanespeciallygoodtime.PamDavisandI,aged12,walkedintoastorethatmorningtobuysomecandy.ShegotherBit-O-Honey.Igotmymaltedmilkballs,chocolatestars.Thenwestartedbacktoherhouse.ItwasalongwaytoPam'
shousebuteverytimewegotweary,Pamwouldputherhandoverhereyes,scanthehorizonlikeasailorandsay,"
Weoughttoreachhomebynightfall,"
atwhichpointthetwoofuswouldlaughuntilwethoughtwecouldn'
tstanditanotherminute.Thenafterwegotcalm,she'
dsayitagain.Youshouldhavebeenthere.ItwasthekindofdayandfriendshipandoccasionthatmademedeeplyregretfulthatIhadtogrowup.
Itisfun.
1.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotalkaboutinthispassage?
A.Thebestwaytofindfun.
B.Theimportanceoffun.
C.Thedefinitionoffun.
D.Thecommonoccasionstofindfun.
2.Whentheauthortellsusto"
treatfunreverently"
sheisencouragingusto.
A.lookforwardtohavingfun
B.havefunlessfrequently
C.showgreatrespectforfun
D.teachothershowtohavefun
3.Whowouldbenefitmostfromthearticle?
A.Thosewhohavegreatfuninbigoccasions.
B.Thosewhopreferfriendshiptohavingfun.
C.Thosewhoregrethavinggrownup.
D.Thosewhoareworriedaboutnothavingfun.
B
Mostpeopleagreethathonestyisagoodthing.ButdoesMotherNatureagree?
Animalscan'
ttalk,butcantheylieinotherways?
Cantheyliewiththeirbodiesandbehavior?
Animalexpertsmaynotcallitlying,buttheydoagreethatmanyanimals,frombirdstochimpanzees,behavedishonestlytofoolotheranimals.Why?
Dishonestyoftenhelpsthemsurvive.
Manykindsofbirdsareverysuccessfulatfoolingotheranimals.Forexample,abirdcalledtheploversometimespretendstobehurtinordertoprotectitsyoung.Whenapredator(猎食动物)getsclosetoitsnest,theploverleadsthepredatorawayfromthenest.How?
Itpretendstohaveabrokenwing.Thepredatorfollowsthe"
hurt"
adult,leavingthebabybirdssafeinthenest.
Anotherkindofbird,thescrubjay,buriesitsfoodsoitalwayshassomethingtoeat.Scrubjaysarealsothieves.Theywatchwhereothersburytheirfoodandstealit.Butcleverscrubjaysseemtoknowwhenathiefiswatchingthem.Sotheygobacklater,unburythefood,andburyitagainsomewhereelse.
Birdscalledcuckooshavefoundawaytohavebabieswithoutdoingmuchwork.How?
Theydon'
tmakenests.Instead,theygetintootherbirds'
nestssecretly.Thentheylaytheireggsandflyaway.Whenthebabybirdscomeout,theiradoptiveparentsfeedthem.
Chimpanzees,orchimps,canalsobesneaky.Afterafight,thelosingchimpwillgiveitshandtotheother.Whenthewinningchimpputsoutitshand,too,thechimpsarefriendlyagain.Butananimalexpertoncesawalosingchimptakethewinner'
shandandstartfightingagain.
Chimpsaresneakyinotherways,too.Whenchimpsfindfoodthattheylove,suchasbananas,itisnaturalforthemtocryout.Thenotherchimpscomerunning.Butsomecleverchimpslearntocryverysoftlywhentheyfindfood.Thatway,otherchimpsdon'
thearthem,andtheydon'
tneedtosharetheirfood.
Aschildren,manyofuslearnthesaying"
Youcan'
tfoolMotherNature."
Butmaybeyoucan'
ttrusther,either.
4.Aploverprotectsitsyoungfromapredatorby.
A.gettingclosertoitsyoungB.pretendingtobeinjured
C.leavingitsyounginanothernestD.drivingawaytheadultpredator
5.By"
Chimpanzees,orchimps,canalsobesneaky"
(paragraph5),theauthormeans.
A.chimpsarereadytoattackothersB.chimpsarejealousofthewinners
C.chimpsaresometimesdishonestD.chimpscanbeselfishtoo
6.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Somecleverscrubjaysoftenstealtheirfoodback.
B.Thelosingchimpwonthefightbytakingthewinner'
shand.
C.Cuckoosfooltheiradoptiveparentsbymakingnonests.
D.Somechimpslowertheircrytokeepfoodawayfromothers.
7.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Doanimalslie?
B.DoesMotherNaturefoolanimals?
C.Howdoanimalslearntolie?
D.Howdoeshonestyhelpanimalssurvive?
C
Intheanimalkingdom,weaknesscanbringaboutaggressioninotheranimal.Thissometimeshappenswithhumansalso.ButIhavefoundthatmyweaknessbringsoutthekindnessinpeople.Iseeiteverydaywhenpeopleholddoorsforme,pourcreamintomycoffee,orhelpmetoputonmycoat.AndIhavediscoveredthatitmakesthemhappy.
Frommywheelchairexperience,Iseethebestinpeople,butsometimesIfeelsadbecausethosewhoappearindependentmissthekindnessIseedaily.Theydon'
tgettoseethissoftsideofothersoften;
wetryeverywaypossibletoavoidshowingourweakness,whichincludesalotofpretending.Butonlywhenwestoppretendingwe'
rebraveorstrongdoweallowpeopletoshowthekindnessthat'
sinthem.
Lastmonth,whenIwasdrivinghomeonabusyhighway,Ibegantofeelunwellanddrovemoreslowlythanusual.Peoplebehindmebegantogetimpatientandangry,withsomespeedingupalongsideme,horning(按喇叭)orevenshoutingatme.AtthemomentIdecidedtodosomethingIhadneverdoneintwenty-fouryearsofdriving.Iputonthecarflashlightsanddroveonatareallylowspeed.
Nomoreangryshoutsandnomorehorns!
WhenIputonmyflashlights,Iwassayingtootherdrivers,"
Ihaveaproblemhere.IamweakanddoingthebestIcan."
Andeveryoneunderstood.Severaltimes,Isawdriverswhowantedtopass.Theycouldn'
tgetaroundmebecauseofthestreamofpassingtraffic.Butinsteadofgettingimpatientandangry,theywaited,knowingthedriverinfrontofthemwasinsomewayweak.
Sometimessituationscallforustoactstrongandbraveevenwhenwedon'
tfeelthatway.Butthosearefewandfarbetween.Moreoften,itwouldbebetterifwedon'
tpretendwefeelstrongwhenwefeelweakorpretendthatwearebravewhenwearescared.
8.Theauthorfeelssadsometimesbecause..
A.hehasasoftheart
B.hereliesmuchonothers
C.somepeoplefailtoseethekindnessinothers
D.somepeoplepretendtobekind
9.Whatdidtheotherdriversdowhentheysawtheflashlights?
A.Theywaitedwithpatience.
B.Theyspeededuptopass.
C.Theytriedtheirbesttohelp.
D.Theyputontheirflashlightstoo.
10.Inthispassage,theauthoradvisesusto..
A.handleproblemsbyourselves
B.admitourweakness
C.accepthelpfromothers
D.showourbravery
11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.WheelchairExperience
B.ADrivingExperience
C.WeaknessandStrength
D.WeaknessandKindness
D
Giveyourselfatest.Whichwayisthewindblowing?
Howmanykindsofwildflowerscanbeseenfromyourfrontdoor?
Ifyourawarenessisassharpasitcouldbe,you'
llhavenotroubleansweringthesequestions.
Mostofusobservedmuchmoreaschildrenthanwedoasadults.Achild'
sdayisfilledwithfascination,newnessandwonder.Curiositygaveusallanaturalawareness.Butdistinctionsthatweresharptousaschildrenbecomeunclear;
wearenumbtonewstimulation(刺激),newideas.Relearningtheartofseeingtheworldaroundusisquitesimple,althoughittakespracticeandrequiresbreakingsomebadhabits.
Thefirststepinawakeningsensesistostoppredictingwhatwearegoingtoseeandfeelbeforeitoccurs.Thisblocksawareness.OnechillynightwhenIwashikingintheRockyMountainswithsomestudents,Imentionedthatweweregoingtocrossamountainstream.Thestudentsbegancomplainingabouthowcolditwouldbe.Wereachedthestream,andtheyunwillinglywalkedahead.Theywerealmostknee-deepwhentheyrealizeditwasahotspring.Lat