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高考英语二轮复习阅读理解专项精练
阅读理解专项练习
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Mygrandfathergrewupinwar-tornEurope.WhenGermansoldiersoccupiedhishometown,thethrivingcityofTarow,Poland,herefusedtoobeythemandeventuallyjoinedtheSovietarmytofightforhiscountry’sfreedom.“Standstraight,standtall,”hetoldhimself.
Afterthewar,in1947,heboardedaboatforManhattan.Hewashungryandsufferingfromseasickness.Allaloneinanewcountry,hewasfrightenedabouthisfuture.Still,hemarchedhead-onintothehustleandbustleofthestreetsofNewYork.SoonhemetotherEuropeanimmigrants,eachofthemtryingtofindhisorherownway.Iftheycoulddoit,whycouldn’the?
“Standstraight,standtall,”hewouldremindhimself.
Thankstothehelpofaloyalandtrustingfriend,mygrandfathergainedajewelryboothonCanalStreet,NewYorkCity.Heoncetoldmehownervoushewasonthatfirstdayofwork.Hewasnotonlytryingtolearnthistoughnewbusiness,butalsoanewlanguage.
Tohissurprise,themeninneighboringbooths—whocouldhavetakenadvantageofhim—offeredtheirhelpandadvice.Withinmonths,mygrandfatherwascommandinghisspotbehindthecounter,sellingdiamondsandculturedpearlsasifhe’dbeendoingithiswholelife.
Standstraightandstandtall.
Inlateryears,mygrandfatherwouldtakebothmymotherandhersisterdowntheaisleattheirweddings.Ashestoodwitheachofthem,hethoughtabouttheirnewbeginnings,andoftheadventuresandjourneystheywouldexperiencetogether.Healsothoughtaboutthechildrenwhowouldonedaycarryonhisfamilyname.
Iamsoproudtobeoneofthosechildren.Listeningtomygrandfather’sremarkableexperienceshaschangedthewayIviewmyownlife.
56.Whichisthecorrectorderofthethingsthathappenedinthepassage?
a.Mygrandfathertookbothmymotherandhersisterdowntheaisleattheirweddings.
b.WorldWarIIbrokeoutinEurope.
c.MygrandfatherwenttoAmerica.
d.Mygrandfatherbegantorunhisdiamondbusiness.
e.Themeninneighboringboothshelpedhim.
A.b,c,a,d,eB.b,c,d,e,aC.b,c,e,a,dD.c,b,e,d,a
57.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.MygrandfatherwasasoldierduringWorldWarII.
B.MygrandfatherwenttoAmericabysea.
C.Mygrandfatherhadbeendoingajewelrybusinesshiswholelife.
D.Mygrandfatherranhisbusinesssuccessfully.
58.Grandpaprobablyinspiredhisgrandchildrenintimeoftroublebysaying“”.
A.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed
B.Godhelpthosewhohelpthemselves
C.Standstraight,standtall
D.Practicemakesperfect
59.Itcanbeconcludedthat.
A.Grandpaneverlostheartintimeofhardships
B.Grandpaneverthrewdoubtuponhisfate
C.Grandpawasborntobeabusinessman
D.Grandpadidn’tliveuptohisfriend’sexpectations
B
Youfeelhappiestwhenyoucreateahealthybalancebetweengivingandreceiving.Ifyougiveandgivewithoutmakingtimetofillyourownneeds,thenit’slikelyyouwillburnout,orfeelupset.Whenyoutakeandtakewithoutgivinganythingback,youneverfeelfulfilled,soyouarealwayssearchingforwaystofillthevoidinyourlife.
Thewaytocreateahealthybalancebetweengivingandreceivingistoknowandthenlivebyyourvalues.IbreakvaluesupintotwogroupswhichIcallbeingandhavingvalues.Yourbeingvaluesarethecharactertraitsoftheidealpersonyouwouldliketobe.Isuggesttomyclientsthattheychoosethreebeingvaluesthattheyarewillingtomakeacommitmenttoliveby.Anexampleofsomebeingvaluesare:
kind,loving,generous,inspirational,peaceful,wiseandevenpowerful.Byactingonthesevaluesyougivetoothersthroughyouractionsandyouinspireothersbybeingapositiverolemodel.Masteringbeingthesecharactertraitsbecomesyourlifepurpose.
Yourhavingvaluesarethefeelingsyouneedtocreateinordertobehappy.Thesecouldbecompanionship,achievement,support,beingvaluedorfinancialsecurity.Thisiswhatyoureceive.Youtakeresponsibilityforfillingyourownneedsbytakingstepstocreatethesefeelingsandconditionsinyourlife.
Whenyoumakeacommitmenttolivebyyourbeingvalues,itbecomeseasiertomakeconsciouschoicesratherthanreactionaryones.Ifyourusualpatternistotalkaboutyourproblems,youcouldchoosetothinkandactlikeacalmperson.Acalmpersonmightgoforawalk,meditate(沉思),orsetatimelimitbeforeresponding.Ifyourusualpatternistoworry,youcouldchoosetoactlikearesponsibleorwiseperson.Inotherwords,youwouldactlikethepersonyouchoosetobe—thisisthekeytopersonalpower.
Whenyouchoosetoactonyourvalues,younotonlyfeelgoodaboutyourself,youreinforce(加强)yourchosenbeliefs.Overtimeactinginthiswaychangeshowyouseetheworld,andinturnthewayotherpeoplethinkofyou.
60.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto.
A.persuadethereaderstomakeacommitment
B.explaintothereaderswhatpersonalvaluesare
C.informthereadershowtobetrulyhappy
D.instructthereadershowtomakewisechoices
61.Accordingtothetext,livingbyyourbeingvalues,youwould.
A.gainalotofpowerB.formpositivepersonality
C.seekallhumanvirtuesD.fillyourownneeds
62.Theunderlinedword“void”inParagraph1means.
A.afeelingofemptinessB.anabsenceofone’smind
C.abreakofcontinuityD.astateofconfusion
63.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.Havingvaluesarebetterthanbeingvalues.
B.Acalmpersondoesnotchoosetocomplain.
C.Thewayotherpeoplethinkofyoudecideswhoyouare.
D.Aresponsiblepersondoesnotcareaboutfinancialsecurity.
C
Thewords“timetable”and“schedule”makemostfinalyearstudentswanttoeattheirownvomit(呕吐物).Unfortunately,theharshrealityisthatfinalyearstudentsmustdevelopatimetable.Ifyoudon’thaveascheduleorplanforstudying,youwillhavenowayofallocatingyourvaluabletimewhentheunexpectedarises.Awell-thought-outtimetablecanbealifesaver.Itisuptoyoutolearnhowtodevelopaschedulethatmeetsyourneeds.Changeitifnecessary,butmostimportant,followit.Alltimetablesshouldbemadewiththeideathattheycanbechanged.Agoodonewillkeepyoufromwanderingoffcourse.
Agoodtimetableshouldmakeeveryhourcount—everyclass,socialeventandotheractivityyouengagein.Youmustfocusontheother“freetime”availableandhowyouwilluseit.Makeaweeklyscheduleanddividedeachdayintoone-hourincrements.Indicatetimesforclasses,socializing,andworktime.Alsoblockoffaperiodforsleepingeveryday.Intheprecioushoursleftover,plantimeforstudy.Thisgivesyouaroughroadmapofthetimeavailable.Ofcourse,youcanchangeyourscheduleascircumstancesneed.
Thetimetableyoudevelopshouldguideyouinhowtodistributetheavailabletimeinthemostproductivemanner.Stickingtoyourschedulecanbetough,butdon’tdribbleawayvaluabletime.Avoidingstudyistheeasiestthingintheworld.Itisuptoyoutofollowthescheduleyou’veprepared.Agooddealofyoursuccessinhighschoolandwithanyfuturestudydependsonthissimpletruth.
Remember,thereisalearningcurve.Youlearnthemostinthefirst30minutesofstudy;afterthat,itprogressivelydeteriorates(减弱).Afterfourorfivehoursofstudyingthesamematerialinthesameway,youarelearningvirtuallynothing.Thesolutionistokeepswitchingsubjectsandstudystyles.
64.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.AdvantagesofstartingatimetableB.Keeptoit,andyouwillsucceed
C.Makeaschedule,andfollowitD.Learntoloveyourtimetable
65.WhatdoesParagraph2talkabout?
A.Tipsformakingaschedule.B.Significanceofascientifictimetable.
C.Requirementsformakingatimetable.D.Importanceoffollowingone’sschedule.
66.ThefollowingarecharacteristicsofagoodtimetableEXCEPTthat.
A.itcanbechangedB.itisflexible
C.itisofmanyperiodsD.itcansaveourtime
67.Fromthispassage,wecanlearnifwewishtoachievehighlearningefficiency,we’dbetter.
A.shiftsubjectsandusedifferentmethodsregularly
B.devotetothesamematerialcontinuously
C.turntoteachersforhelpifnecessary
D.haveabreakeverythirtyminutes
D
ThedecisiontoenterF1andcompeteatthehighestlevelofmotorsportwasanintendedmovebyToyota,theworld’sthirdlargestautomanufacturer,tofurtherchallengeitsowncapabilities.Bygoinghead-to-headwiththeindustry’stopperformersontheworld’spremierracingstage,theJapanesegiantwassettingitselfahugetask.Asportwithanenormousinternationalfollowing,therisksofenteringtheF1arenaarehigh—buttherearerichrewardsforthosewhosucceed.Besidesbeingashowcaseforstate-of-the-arttechnology,theintensecompetitioninthismostdemandingofracingdisciplinesleavesnoroomforself-satisfaction.Moreimportantly,itfosters(培养)thekindofforward-thinkingteamspiritthatToyotaisseeking.
WhileF1benefitedgreatlyfromtheaddedprestigeofhavingsuchadistinguishednewcomeramongitscompetitors,thedemandsplacedonPanasonicToyotaRacinglastyearrevealedtheshortcomingsofnothavingenoughexperienceasateam.Mistakesweremadeandvaluablelessonswerelearned,amongwhichwasthefundamentaltruth:
“TostandstillinF1istogobackwards.”
Withthepastinmind,preparationsforthe2003seasonincludedsweepingchangesonboththetechnicalandpersonnel(人事的)sides.ThemanagementatToyotaMotorsportGmbHwasrestructured,withJohnHowettmovingfromToyotaMotorMarketingEuropetobecomePresident,thusenablingthecompanyfounder,OveAndersson,moretimetoconcentrateontheoperationoftheraceteamatthetrack.Anders