高一英语暑假提升训练三.docx

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高一英语暑假提升训练三

高一英语暑假提升训练（三）

一、阅读理解

1Apopularsayinggoes,"Sticksandstonesmaybreakmybones,butwordswillneverhurtme."However,that'snotreallytrue.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn'tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeone'selseorourselves—thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarejustaslasting.

Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We'reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmitit,though.Infact,wereallyshouldn'tbebecausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.

This"self-talk"helpsusmotivateourselves,rememberthings,solveproblems,andcalmOur-selvesdown.Beaware,though,thatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegative.Soinordertostaypositive,weshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback.Thenexttimeyoufinishaproject,dowellinatest,orfinallycleanyourroom,joinmeinsaying"Goodjob!

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Often,wordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheeffecttheywillhave.Butweshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsesinothers.Forexample,whenreturninganitemtoastore,wemightusewarm,friendlylanguageduringtheexchange.Andtheclerkwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.Orharsh（刻薄的）andcriticallanguagewillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensive.

Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffect.Manyofusregretsomethingweoncesaid.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!

Beforespeaking,weshouldalwaysaskourselves:

Isitloving?

Isitneeded?

Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn'tpassthistest,thenit'sbetterleftunsaid.

Wordspossesspowerbothpositiveandnegative.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhope,buildself-esteemandmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal?

Thechoiceisours.

1.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat________.

A.notsticksandstonesbutwordswillhurtus

B.inspiringwordsgiveusconfidence

C.negativewordsmayletusdown

D.wordshavealastingeffectonus

2.Thereisnosenseforustofeelembarrassedwhenwetalktoourselvesbecause_______.

A.almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtothemselves

B.wecanbenefitfromtalkingtoourselves

C.talkingtoourselvesalwaysgivesuscourage

D.itdoesnoharmtohave"self-talk"whenwearealone

3.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphmeansthatweshouldalsotimely_______.

A.praiseourselves

B.remindourselves

C.makeourselvesrelaxed

D.giveourselvesamusement

4.Theauthorwouldprobablyholdtheviewthat___________.

A.encouragingwordsaresuretoleadtokindoffers

B.negativewordsmaystimulateustomakemoreprogress

C.peopletendtorememberfriendlywords

D.itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers

2.May:

HappeningsfromthePast

May5,1884

IsaacMurphy,sonofaslaveandperhapsthegreatesthorseriderinAmericanhistory,ridesBuchanantowinhisfirstKentuckyDerby.Hebecomesthefirstriderevertowintheracethreetimes.

May9,1754

BenjaminFranklin'sPennsylvaniaGazetteproducesperhapsthefirstAmericanpoliticalcartoon,showingasnakecutinpieces,withthewords"JoinorDie"printedunderthepicture.

May11,1934

ThefirstgreatduststormoftheGreatPlainsDustBowl,theresultofyearsofdrought,blowstopsoilallthewaytoNewYorkCityandWashington,D.C.

May19,1994

JacquelineLeeBouvierKennedyOnassis,formerfirstladyandoneofthemostfamouspeopleofthe1960s,diedofcancerinNewYorkCityattheageof64.

May24,1844

SamuelF.B.Morsetapsoutthefirstmessage,"WhathathGodwrought,"overtheexperimentallong-distancetelegraphlinewhichrunsfromWashington,D.C,toBaltimore,Md.

1.WeknowfromthetextthatBuchananis.

A.Isaac'sfather

B.awinninghorse

C.aslavetakingcareofhorses

D.thefirstracinghorseinKentucky

2.WhatisthetitleofthefirstAmericanpoliticalcartoon?

A.JoinorDie

B.PennsylvaniaGazette

C.WhatHathGodWrought

D.KentuckyDerby

3.Whichofthefollowingplaceshastodowiththefirsttelegraminhistory?

A.Washington,D.C.

B.NewYorkCity

C.Kentucky

D.Pennsylvania

3Anoldgentlemanwholivesafewdoorsawayfrommecanalwaysbeseenwithabag.Hegoesoutbyhimselfandpicksupplasticbottles,plasticbagsandpiecesofpapereverywhere.Hedoesitallcarefullyandnevercomplains.

Thechildreninthenearbyschoolareprobablyresponsibleforsomeofthatlitter（废弃物）.“Therewillcomeatimewhentheyknowbetter,”hesaid.“It’sjustnotyet.So,I’lldoitforthem.”

Well,thismorningIwasoutwalkingmyneighbor’sdogwhenIsawanotherneighbor,amuchyoungerman,outdoingthesamething!

Hehadhistwolittlesonswithhimandtheywerehavinggoodfuntryingtopickupthelitter.

WhenIcommentedonwhatagoodjobhewasdoing,hesaid,“Well,anolderfellowinourstreetdoesthis.AndmyfriendandIthoughtitwasn’tfairthathehadtodoitallthetime,sonowwetaketurns.”

Notonlywashetakingaturn,notonlydidhehaveafriendjoininaswell,buthewaspassingonthelessontothenextgeneration!

BythetimeIhadreturnedthedogtomyneighborIlookedagainandhischildren’sfriendshadjoinedin!

Thismanwasteachingawholegroupofyoungchildrentokeeptheirownstreettidy.Anoldermanhadsetanexampleforhimandnowhewaspassingiton—thenextgenerationisdoingwhathedidandthegenerationtocomeafterthat!

1.Theoldgentlemanpicksupthelitter_____

A.tomakemoney

B.tohelpthecleaners

C.tokeeptheenvironmentclean

D.tosetanexampletochildren

2.Theyoungermandidthesamethingastheoldgentlemanbecause_____.

A.itwashisturn

B.hewantedtosharethejobwiththeoldman

C.itwasinterestingforhim

D.hewantedtopassitontohischildren

3.Fromthetext,wecaninferthattheauthor_____.

A.believedmorepeoplewouldjoininthecleaning

B.calledonreaderstoprotecttheenvironment

C.feltsorryfornotgivingahandtotheoldman

D.thoughtitunfairfortheoldmantodothecleaningalone

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Nopains,nogains.

B.Likefather,likeson.

C.Thepowerofexampleisendless.

D.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

4Lifeisdifficult.

Whatdoyouthinkaboutlife?

Maybemostpeoplesaythatlifeisdifficult.Butlifeisnolongerdifficultoncewetrulyunderstandandacceptit.Mostpeopledonotfullyseethistruth.Instead,theycomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.Itseemstothemthattheirdifficultiesrepresentaspecialkindofsufferingespeciallyforcedupon（强加于）themortheirfamilies,theirclass,oreventheirnation.

Whatmakeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisapainfulone.Problems,dependingontheirnature,causeussadnessorlonelinessorregretorangerorfear.Theseareuncomfortablefeelings,oftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpain.Andsincelifecausesanendlessseriesofproblems,lifeisalwaysdifficultandisfullofpainaswellasjoy.

Yet,itisinthiswholeprocessofsolvingproblemsthatlifehasitsmeaning.

Problemsaretheserioustestthattellssuccessfromfailure.Whenwedesiretoencouragethegrowthofthehumanspirit,weencouragethehumanabilitytosolveproblems,justasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentosolve.Itisthroughthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsthatwelearn.AsBenjaminFranklinsaid,“Thosethingsthathurtinstruct.”Itisforthisreasonthatwisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcomethepainofproblems.

1.Thewriterprobablyusedjustoneshortsentenceinthefirstparagraphto_________.

A.showhisopinion

B.arguewithreaders

C.giveanexample

D.getreaders’attention

2.Accordingtothepassagewegiveschoolchildrendifficultproblemsinorderto_________.

A.encouragethemtosolveproblems

B.teachthemtofearthepainofsolvingproblems

C.helpthemlearntodealwithpain

D.teachthemhowtorespectproblems

3.ThesayingfromBenjaminFranklin“Thosethingsthathurtinstruct.”suggeststhat_________.

A.wedonotlearnfromexperience

B.wedonotlearnwhenweareinpain

C.painteachesusimportantlessons

D.thepainofproblemsisnotwelcome

4.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat_________.

A.webecomestrongerbyfacingandsolvingtheproblemsoflife

B.lifeisdifficultbecauseourproblemsbringuspain

C.peopleliketocomplainabouttheirproblems

D.everybodyhasproblems

二、七选五

5.根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Doesfailurereallyexist?

Ifyoubelieveyouhavefailed,thenyouhave.Ifyoubelieveyoudon’thavetheabilitytosucceed,thenyoudon’t.①__________Themomentyoudecidetogiveuporstopworkingtowardyourgoals,failureisborn.

②__________

Mostpeoplegivethemselvesanoutwithoutevenrealizingit.Theyarewillingtoworkhardonreachingtheirgoals,butonlyuntilthegoinggetstooroughortheirenergydiesdown.Don’tdothat!

③__________Neverquit,neveradmitfailure,andneverloseheart.

Don’tbelieveinaclearfinishlineforgoals.

It’sagoodideatosetageneraltimeline（时间表）,butrememberthatsomethingwillbebeyondyourcontrol.④__________Ifyoulockyourselfintoagiventimeline,youmightmakeyourselffeellikeafailure!

Instead,getageneralideaofwhenyou’dlikeyourgoaltobecompleted.Thentakeitonedayatatimeandfocusonmakingprogressinsteadofreachingthefinishlineinaslittletimeaspossible.

Besurethatyoudon’tseedifficultiesasfailures.

Difficultiesmeanonlyonething:

it’snottimeforyourgoalto