高考英语阅读理解专项练习一.docx

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高考英语阅读理解专项练习一

高考英语阅读理解专项练习

（一）

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.Ander