高考英语阅读之日常生活类特训.docx

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高考英语阅读之日常生活类特训

高考英语阅读之日常生活类特训

（一）

Sometimespeoplecalleachother“scaredy-cat”,buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutthisexpression?

Whenacatisfrightened,itsheartstartsbeatingfaster,itsmusclesgettense,andtherearechangesinthechemicalsinitsblood-stream.

Althoughthecatdoesn’trealizethis,itsbodyisgettingreadyforaction.Ifthedangercontinues,thisanimalwilldooneofthetwothings.Itwilldefenditself,oritwillrunawayasfastasitcan.

Somethinglikethisalsohappenstopeople.Whenweareexcited,angry,scared,orarousedbyotheremotions,ourbodiesgothroughmanyphysicalchanges.Ourheartsbeatfaster,andourmusclesgettense.Allofthesechangesmakeusmorealertandreadytoreact.We,too,getreadytodefendourselvesorrun.

Humanbeings,however,haveaproblemthatanimalsneverface.Ifwegivewaytoourfeelings,wecangetintotrouble.Haveyoueversaidsomethinginanger—orhitsomebodyandregretteditlater?

Haveyouevershoutedatateacher,toldsomebodyyouwerelonely,orsaidyouwereinlove,andthenwishedlateryouhadkeptyourmouthshut?

Itisn’talwayswisetoexpressyourfeelingsfreely.

Doesthismeanthatit’ssmarteralwaystohideourfeeling?

No!

Ifyoukeepfeelingsofanger,sadness,andbitternesshiddenawayorbottledupinside,yourbodystaystense.Physicalillnessescandevelop,andyoucanfeelchurnedupinside.Itcanactuallybebadforyourhealth.

Feelingthatyoukeepallbottledupinsidedon’tjustgoaway.It’sasifyouboughtsomebananasandstucktheminacupboard.Youmightnotbeabletoseethem,butbeforelongyou’dsmellthem.Andifyouopenthecupboard,chancesareyou’dseelittlefruitflieshoveringalloverthem.They’dberotten.

Youcantrytotreatemotionsasiftheywerebananasinthecupboard,youcanhidethemandyoucanpretendtheydon’texist,butthey’llstillbearound.Andatlastyou’llhavetodealwiththem,justlikethosebananas.

1.Itismentionedinthepassagethathumanbeingsgetintotroublebecausethey______.　

A.arenotasalertasanimalsB.sometimescan’tcontroltheirfeelings

C.alwaysdosomethingwrongtootherpeople

D.don’tpayattentiontotheirphysicalchanges

2.Theunderlinedwords“churnedup”inthe5thparagraphmean“　　　”.　

A.veryshocked　B.beatenheavilyC.veryfrightened　　D.disturbedbadly

3.Theauthorwantstotellusinthelasttwoparagraphsthat______.　

A.you’llnotcompletelygetawayfromyourfeelings

B.youshouldtreatemotionsasbananasinacupboard

C.feelingwillgraduallydisappearwhenyouholdthemin

D.itisgoodforyourhealthtokeeppleasantfeelingsinside

4.Theauthorwritesthisarticleinorderto______.　

A.tellusthatitisn’tgoodtokeepfeelingsinside

B.giveussomeadviceonhowtoexpressourfeelings

C.makeusdealwithfeelingsinawiseway

D.makeusknowthatitisn’talwayswisetoexpressourfeelingsfreely

（二）

 “SowhatisQuintura?

”youmayask.“IlikethesearchengineIcurrentlyuse,MyFavoriteSearchEngine.WhydoIneedanythingelse?

MyFavoriteSearchEngineknowseverythingabouteverysubjectIaminterestedinandIcanaccessalloftheinformationavailableontheWebwithMyFavoriteSearchEngine.”

“Oh,yes!

”weanswer.“Indeed!

Wehavenodoubtthatyouhavechosenthebestsearchengineforyourownsearchpurposes!

Wedon’twantyoutopartwithyourfavorite─Yahoo,MSNorGoogle.”

However,whatifyouthinkaboutsearchinginadifferentway.Haveyoueverrakedthroughthepapercardindexofabiglibrary?

Youhavetofindthenecessaryletter（ortheircombination）,takethecorrectdrawer,andstartsortingthroughthecards.Ringanybells?

Aftermuchtimeandeffort,finallyyoufindthelong-awaitedcard!

Ofcoursewebsearchenginestakeawaythelaborioustaskofsifting（筛选）throughpaperindexcards.Andifyouknowthebook’sexactauthorandtitle,eithersearchiseasy─ontheweborinalibrary.Butwhatifyouknowonlyyourgeneralsearchscope?

Neithertheauthor’snamenorthebooktitle.Inalibrary,theonlywayoutistoaskalibrarian.Butontheweb,whatdoyoudo?

Youareonyourown.

Untilnow,Quinturaistheveryknow-alllibrarian!

Imagineaconversationbetweenyouandthesearchengineyouusemostoften,MyFavoriteSearchEngine（MFSE）.

You:

Ineedsomebooksonphysics.

MFSE:

Noproblem.Wehavealotofgoodliterature.

You:

Oh...somanyofthem!

MFSE:

Youaskedforbooksonphysics,here,I’vefoundsomemore.

You:

No,Ineedonlyonebranchofphysics.

MFSE:

ButIhaveallthebranches!

Thousandsofbooks.Choosewhateveryouwant.

You:

ButIneedthebranchonsolidmovement:

acceleration,frictionandsoon.

MFSE:

Heretheyare.Booksonphysics...

NowimaginebeginningthesameconversationwithQuintura（Qu）.

You:

Ineedsomebooksonphysics.

Qu:

OK!

Wehavealotofgoodlit

erature;whatbranchofphysicsdoyouneed?

You:

Branch?

I’mnotsureofitsname.

Qu:

Whatisyourbranchabout?

You:

Solidmovement:

acceleration,frictionandsoon.

Qu:

Let’ssee.Hereismechanics!

Pleasenotethislistofbooks,ourvisitorsmostlyaskforthesebooksonmechanics.

You:

Thankyou.

1.Quinturaisthenameof　　　.

A.awebsearchengine　　　　B.awell-knownwebsite　　　　

C.abiglibrary　　　　D.alibrarian

2.Whatisthepurposeofthewriter’stalkingaboutthepapercardindexofabiglibrary?

A.Totellushowtofindyourbookinabiglibrary.

B.Toremindyouofyourschoollife.

C.Toadviseyoutothinkaboutsearchinginadifferentway.

D.Toprovethepapercardindexisworsethanwebsearchengines.

3.Inthewriter’sopinion,ifyouknowonlyyourgeneralsearchscopeyou’dbetteruse　　　.

A.Quintura　　　　B.Yahoo　　　　C.MSN　　　　D.MFSE

4.Fromthetwoconversationswecanlearn　　　.

A.MFSEcanprovideyouwithmorebooksthanQuintura

B.MFSEalwaysoffersyousomeuselessinformation

C.QuinturacanhelpyoufindwhatyouaresearchingformorequicklythanMFSE

D.QuinturacanofferyoumoreinformationthanMFSE

（三）

Wedon’tknowhowdifferentourlifeinthefuture.Wecanonlytrytoimagineit.

Atfirstwethinkabouthumanrelationship.Intheyear2050,wewillusecomputersalmosteveryday,wewillbemakingnewfriendsthroughtheInternet---evenourhusbandsorwiveswillbemetinthisway.Itwillbemuchfasterandeasierforus.Ontheotherhand,ourrelationshipswithpeoplewon’tbeasimportantastheyaretoday---wewillfeelalittlelonely.

Computerswillalsohelpusinmanyotheractivitiesin2050.Forexample,theywillbeusedbythechildrenatschooltomaketheirlearningeasier.Inaddition,therewillbemoreothermachineswhichwillplayasimilarroleascomputers,likerobotswhichwilldothehouseworkforus.

Spendingholidayswillalsobecompletelydifferent.Travelingtootherplanetsortothemoonwillbeavailableforeveryone.Meansoftransportwill,ofcourse,change,too.Wewillbeusingsolar-poweredcars,whichwillbemuchenvironmentallyfriendly.

Wecouldexpectthatthefastereconomicdevelopmentwouldleadtoamorepollutedenvironment.Butitisn’ttrue.Wewillpaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheenvironment.Scientistswillprobablyfindcuresformanydangerousdiseases,likecancerorAIDS.Therefore,oursurroundingsaswellashealthwillbeinbettercondition.

Althoughwecannotpredicttheexactchangeswhichwillbemadeintheworld,weoftenthinkaboutthem.Weworryaboutourandourchildren’sfuture;wehaveexpectation,hopesaswellasfears.ButIthinkweshouldberathersanguineaboutourfuture.Weshouldbehappyandbelievegoodthingswillhappen.    

1.Theunderlinedword“sanguine”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans______________.

  A.disappointed        B.surprised            C.curious   D.optimistic

2.Accordingto thepassage,whichofthefollowingwillhappenin2050?

  A.Itwillnotbedifficultforpeopletotraveltootherplants.

  B.Ourenvironmentwillbemuchpollutedwithagrowingnumberofcars.

  C.Thewayofspendingholidayswillbethesameasthatoftoday

  D.Therelationshipbetweenpeoplewillbemoreimportantthantoday.

3.Thethirdparagraphmainlytells__________.

  A.thatcomputerswilldoallthethingsforhumanbeing

  B.howpeoplewilluserobotstodohousework.

  C.thatmachineslikecomputerandrobotswillhelppeoplealot. 

  D.howpeoplewillusecomputertocommunicatewitheachother.

4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

  A.Whathightechnologywillappearintheyear2050.

  B.Whatourlifewillbelikeintheyear2050.

  C.Howpeoplewillcommunicateintheyear2050.

  D.Howpeoplewilltravelandspendtheirholidaysintheyear2050.

（四）

Thehostpouredtheteaintothecupandplaceditonthesmalltableinfrontofhisguests,whowereafatheranddaughter,andthecoveronthecup.Apparentlythinkingofsomething,hehurriedintotheinnerroom,leavingthethermos（热水瓶）onthetable.Histwoguestsheardacupboardopening.

Theyremainedsittinginthesittingroom,theten-year-olddaughterlookingattheflowersoutsidethewindow,thefatherjustabouttotakehiscup,whenthecrashcame,rightthereinthesittingroom.Somethingwashopelesslybroken.

Itwasthethermos,whichhadfallentothefloor.Thegirllookedoverhershoulder,shocked,staring.Itwasmysterious.Neitherofthemtouchedit,notevenabit.True,ithadn’tstoodsteadilywhentheirhostplacedinonthetable,butithadn’tfallenthen.

Theexplosioncausedthehosttorushback.Gawkingatthesteamingfloor,thehostsaid,“Itdoesn’tmatter!

Itdoesn’tmatter!

”

Thefatherstartedtosaysome