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高三英语综合练习
综合测试题
第二部分 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
IfConfucius(孔子)werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He'dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.
WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonthisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It'snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon'tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.
Butthisdoesn'tmeanthatAmericansdon'tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.
Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChineseart,historyandphilosophy(哲学).SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.
Sotheoldthinker'sideasarestillaliveandwell.
TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.
Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.
21.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________.
A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfucius
B.attractthereaders'interestinthesubject
C.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinker
D.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations
22.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents________.
A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChinese
B.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitions
C.trytogethighscoresinChineseexams
D.fightforachancetolearnChinese
23.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ForgottenWisdominAmerica
B.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguage
C.ChineseCultureforWesterners
D.OldThinkerwithaBigFuture
B
DuringthepastSpringFestival,manychildrenmayhavereceivedredpacketsfromtheirfamilies.ButXingPu,a40-year-oldeconomist,isaskingthegovernmenttogiveredpacketstoeveryChinesecitizen.
Xingsuggestedthegovernmentgiveout1,000yuantoeachChinesesincethegovernmentincomehasincreasedrapidlyinrecentyears.Hesaidhissuggestionwouldalloweveryonetodirectlyenjoythefruitsofthecountry'seconomicsuccess,helpthelower-incomegroupsdealwithrisingpricesandincreaseconsumption(消费)aroundthecountry.
Recentyearshaveseenthegovernmentcarryoutaseriesofpro-poor(扶贫)andpro-rural(惠农)policies,includingincreasingspendingonpublichealthcareandcallingofftheagriculturaltax.Butthelower-incomegroupstillneedsmorehelpwhilebeinghithardbyan11-yearhighinpricesandrecentsnowstorms.
Xingsaidwhilemakingthedraft,hehasborrowedmanyideasfrompracticesincountriesliketheUnitedStatesandSingapore.Earlierthisyear,thegovernmentsofthetwonationsofferedcashhandouts(救济)totheircitizensastheresultofasurplusingovernmentincome.AsforinChina,“Wecanevenencouragetherichtodonatetheir1,000yuanredpackettothepoor,”saidXing.
AlthoughXing'ssuggestionhasgainedwidesupportamongordinaryChineseontheInternet,manyothereconomistscriticizeditasunpractical.EvenXinghimselfadmittedhemadethesuggestionwithoutanycarefulcalculation.ButtheyagreedwithXing'spointthatthegrowingeconomicpieshouldbesharedamongthepeople.
“Tobetterusetheincreaseofmoney,handingoutmoneyisnotasolutionthatholdsgoodforalltime.Itcouldbebettertoimprovethepublicserviceorcutthepriceofenergyuseindailylife,”saidQiaoXinsheng,aneconomicprofessor.
24.XingPusuggestedthatthegovernmentgiveout1,000yuantoeachChinesebecause________.
A.thepoorshouldgethelpfromtherich
B.thegovernmentshouldhelptherich
C.thegrowingeconomicpieshouldbesharedamongthepeople
D.thegovernmentdoesn'tknowhowtousethemoney
25.Whathasthegovernmentdonetohelpthelower-incomegroup?
A.Spendinglessonpublichealthcare.
B.Increasingtheagriculturaltax.
C.HandingoutmoneytoeveryChinese.
D.Carryingoutpro-poorpolicies.
26.Accordingtosomeexperts,whatisbetterthangivingoutmoney?
A.Supplyingfoodtoeveryoneeveryday.
B.Cuttingthepriceofenergyuseindailylife.
C.Controllingtherisingofprices.
D.Increasingthegovernmentincome.
27.XingPu'sideasofgivingredpacketstoeveryChinesecitizenmainlycamefrom________.
A.childrenreceivingredpacketsfromtheirfamilies
B.theUSandSingaporegovernmentsofferingcashhandoutstotheircitizens
C.thegovernment'sincreasingspendingonpublichealthcare
D.therisingpricesinthecountry
C
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A.talkingbooksB.captionedvideos
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31.Togethomedeliveryservice,youmust________.
A.onlychooseprintedbooks
B.registeraheadoftime
C.paythelibraryaheadoftime
D.haveotherschoosetheresourcesforyou
D
You'veprobablyheardaboutsportscoaches,fitnesscoaches,voiceandmusicteachers,careercounselors,psychiatrists(精神病医师)andotherspecialistswhoteachskillsandhelpuscopewithdailylife.
Butthere'sarapidlygrowingkindofprofessionalwhodoesalittlebitofeverything.Sheorheiscalleda“life__coach”.Peoplewhoareatcrossroadsintheirlives,andcorporationsthatwanttogivecertainemployeesacareerboost,areturningtothemforhelp.
Theideathatoneperson'ssuccessstorycanchangeotherpeople'slivesforthebettergoesbackatleasttothe1930s.DaleCarnegie'sfamousself-improvementprogram“HowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople”camealongsoonthereafter.
Butthisnewstyleoflifecoachesincludesmorethanenthusiasticspeakersorwriters.Theyusetheirownexperiencesinbusiness,sports,militaryservice,orpsychotherapy(心理疗法)tohelpothersmakecriticallifedecisions.
Theyoftengivetheirapproachaslogan,suchas“energycoaching”or“fearlessliving”or“workingyourselfhappy”.
DaveLakhaniinBoise,Idaho,forinstance,workswithsalespeopletodevelopwhathecallsa“roadmap”.Hesaysanongoingrelationshipwithacoachislikehavingapersonalfitnesstrainerforone'scareerandlifeoutsidework.
Lakhani'sBoldApproachcoachingfirmalsodonatessomeofitstimetohelppeoplewhoareanythingbutsuccessful—includingbatteredwomenandstrugglingsinglemothers.
Butothersintheso-called“helpingprofessions”arenotthrilledaboutthelife-coachingmovement.Theysaythatanyone,trainedoruntrained,cancallhimselforherselfalifecoach,andthatslick(华而不实的)promoterswhomesswithpeople'slivescandomoreharmthangood.
32.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.WorkingYourselfHappy.
B.LifeCoachesHelpwithToughDecisions.
C.HowtoCopewithDailyLifewithLifeCoaches.
D.TheLife-CoachingMovement.
33.Theunderlinedphrase“lifecoach”inParagraph2means“________”.
A.Thecareercounselorwhoteachesskills
B.Thepsychiatristwhohelpsuscopewithdailylife
C.Thefitnesscoachwhoteachesuslessons
D.Thespecialistwhohelps