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2011届高三英语阅读理解专练之二

No.1

AlotofmanagementtrainingeachyearforCircleKCorporation,anationalchainofconveniencestores.Amongthetopicsweaddressinourcourseistheretention（保护力）ofqualityemployees-arealchallengetomanagerswhenyouconsiderthepayscale（标准）intheserviceindustry.Duringthesediscussions,Iasktheparticipants（参加者）,“Whathascausedyoutostaylongenoughtobecomeamanager?

”Sometimebackanewmanagertookthequestionandslowly,withhervoicealmostbreaking,said,“Itwasa＄19baseballglove.”

CynthiatoldthegroupthatsheoriginallytookaCircleKclerkjobasaninterim（临时的）positionwhileshelookedforsomethingbetter.Onhersecondorthirddaybehindthecounter,shereceivedaphonecallfromhernine-year-oldson,Jessie.HeneededabaseballgloveforLittleLeague.Sheexplainedthatasasinglemother,moneywasverytight,andherfirstcheckwouldhavetogoforpayingbills.Perhapsshecouldbuyhisbaseballglovewithhersecondorthirdcheck.WhenCynthiaarrivedforworkthenextmorning,Patricia,thestoremanager,askedhertocometothesmallroominthebackofthestorethatservedasanoffice.Cynthiawonderedifshehaddonesomethingwrongorleftsomepartofherjobincompletefromthedaybefore.Shewasconcernedandconfused.

Patriciahandedherabox.“Ioverheardyoutalkingtoyoursonyesterday,”shesaid,“andIknowthatitishardtoexplainthingstokids.ThisisabaseballgloveforJessiebecausehemaynotunderstandhowimportantheis,eventhoughyouhavetopaybillsbeforeyoucanbuygloves.Youknowwecan’tpaygoodpeoplelikeyouasmuchaswewouldliketo;butwedocare,andIwantyoutoknowyouareimportanttous.”

Thethoughtfulness,empathyandloveofthisconveniencestoremanagerdemonstratesvividlythatpeopleremembermorehowmuchanemployercaresthanhowmuchtheemployerpays.AnimportantlessonforthepriceofaLittleLeaguebaseballglove.

1．Amongmanyoftheproblemsintheserviceindustry,talkedaboutinthispassage,is.

A．howtoensurehisemployees’highpayB．howtoattractmorecustomers

C．howtolookcarefullyaftertheemployeesD．howtokeepthegoodemployeesfromleaving

2．Althoughanewmanager,Cynthiawoulddoherjobwellinkeepingqualityemployeesbecauseshe.

A．hadmasteredallthecoursesforthemanager

B．hadalreadyformedgoodrelationshipwiththeemployees

C．knowthewayhowtodealwithheremployees

D．hadherownpersonalexperience

3．Thispassageshowsusthattorunabusinesswellitisnecessaryformanagerstolettheiremployeesknow.

A．howmuchtheycangetfortheirjob.B．whatgoodpositionstheycangetlater

C．theyareverynecessarytothebusinessD．theyareniceaswellasuseful

4．Thestorytoldinthispassagetellsusthatemployeescareabout.

A．onlyhowlargeapaytheycanget

B．lovefromthemanagingpeopleratherthanonlymoney

C．iftheirchildrencouldbeproperlytakencareof

D．whatpositiontheycanbeoffered

No.2

Whateverourdifferencesashumanbeingsare,weallthinkwe’remoreliketherestoftheanimalworldthanwerealize.Itissaidthatweshare40percentofourgenetic（遗传的）structurewiththesimpleworm.

ButthatfacthashelpedSirJohnSulstonwinthe2002NobelPrizeforMedicine.SirJohnisthefounderoftheSangerInstituteinCambridge,whichwassetupin1992togetfurtherunderstandingofthehumangenome（染色体组）.

Tohelpthemdothis,theyturnedtotheworm.Thenematode（线虫类的）wormisoneoftheearliestcreaturesonplanetearth.Itislessthanonemillimeterlong,completelytransparentandspendsitsentirelifediggingholesthroughsand.Butitstillhaslotstosayabouthumanlife,andwhatcanbedonetomakeitbetter.

WhatthewormtoldSirJohnandhiscolleagueswasthateachofcellsinthehumanbodyisprogrammedlikeacomputer.Theygrow,developanddieaccordingtoasetofinstructionsthatarecodedinourgeneticmake-up.

Manyofthediseasesthathumanssufferfromhappenwhentheseinstructionsgowrongorarenotobeyed.Whenthecellrefusestodiebutcarriesongrowinginstead,thisleadstocancer.HeartattacksanddiseaseslikeAIDScausemorecelldeathsthannormal,increasingthedamagetheydotothebody.SirJohnwasthefirstscientisttoprovetheexistenceofprogrammedcelldeath.

5．SirJohnSulstongotaNobelPrizeforMedicinebecausehehas.

A．foundthathumanbeingsaresimilartotheworn

B．gotthefactweshare40percentofourgeneticstructurewiththesimpleworm

C．foundthecomputerwhichcontrolseachofthecellsinthehumanbody

D．provedthatcelldeathisprogrammed

6．Peoplemightbeseriouslyillifthecellsinheirbody.

A．growwithoutbeinginstructedB．dieregularly

C．failtofollowpeople’sinstructionsD．developinthehumanbody

7．Theunderlinedword“they”（paragraph5）refersto.

A．celldeathsB．diseasesC．instructionsD．cells

8．Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?

A．Thetheoryofprogrammedcelldeaths.B．Agreatscientist—SirJohnSulston.

C．Theprogrammedhumanlife.D．Dangerousdiseases.

No.3

Sportsisnotonlyphysicallychallenging,butitcanalsomentallychallenging.Criticism（批评）fromcoaches（trainers）,parents,andotherteammates,aswellaspressuretowincancreatetoomuchanxietyorstressforyoungathletes.Stresscanbephysical,emotional,orpsychological,andresearchhasshowedthatitcanleadtoburnout.Burnouthasbeendescribedasdroppingorquittingofanactivitythatwasatonetimeenjoyable.

Theearlyyearsofdevelopmentarecriticalyearsforlearningaboutoneself.Thesportsettingisonewherevaluableexperiencescantakeplace.Youngathletescan,forexample,learnhowtocooperatewithothers,makefriends,andgainothersocialskillsthatwillbeusedthroughouttheirlives.Coachesandparentsshouldbeaware（realize）,atalltimes,thattheirfeedback（反馈）toyoungsterscangreatlyaffecttheirchildren.Youngstersmanytaketheirparents’andcoaches’criticismstoheartandfindaflaw（缺陷）inthemselves.

Coachesandparentsshouldalsobecautious（careful）thatyouthsportparticipationdoesnotbecomeworkforchildren.Theoutcomeofthegameshouldnotbemoreimportantthantheprocessoflearningthesportandotherlifelessons.Intoday’syouthsportsetting,youngathletesmaybeworryingmoreaboutwhowillwininsteadofenjoyingthemselvesandthesport.Followingagame,manyparentsandcoachesfocuson（paymoreattentionto）theoutcomeandfindfaultwithyoungsters’performances.Positivereinforcementshouldbeprovidedinspiteoftheoutcome.Researchshowsthatpositivereinforcementmotivatesandhasagreatereffectonlearningthancriticism.Again,criticismcancreatehighlevelsofstress（pressure）,whichcanleadtoburnout.

9．Accordingtothepassagesportispositiveforyoungpeopleinthat.

A．itcanhelpthemlearnmoreaboutsociety

B．itteachesthemhowtosetrealisticgoalsforthemselves

C．itenablesthemtofindflawsinthemselves

D．itcanprovidethemwithvaluableexperiences

10．Manycoachesandparentsareinthehabitofcriticizingyoungathletes.

A．withoutrealizingcriticismmaydestroytheirself-confidence

B．inordertomakethemrememberlife’slessons

C．believingthatcriticismisbeneficialfortheirearlydevelopment

D．soastoputmorepressureonthem

11．Accordingtothepassageparentsandcoachesshould.

A．helpchildrentowineverygame

B．paymoreattentiontolettingchildrenenjoysports

C．enablechildrentounderstandthepositiveaspectofsports

D．trainchildrentodealwithstress

12．Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageis.

A．topersuadeyoungchildrennottoworryaboutcriticism

B．toemphasizetheimportanceofpositivereinforcementtochildren

C．todiscusstheskillofcombingcriticismwithencouragement

D．toteachyoungathleteshowtoavoidburnout

No.4

AftertheSeptember11terroristattacks,somehighschoolsinAmericawantedthestudentstopledgeallegiance（宣誓效忠）totheflag.Isitnecessaryornot?

Let’sseehowthekidsthinkofthisrequirement.

LeaMouallem,MarymountHighSchool

IbelievethatsayingthePledgeofAllegianceisawayofremindingourcountrythatnomatterwhathappens,weareunited.Idon’tthinkourpresidentwantsustogoandjointhearmynow,buthewantstotellusthatwewillbeabletoovercomethedisasterasawholenationthatisworkingtogether.

HarryChin,15,CulverCityHighSchool

IamnotforthePledgeofAllegianceandIamnotagainstthePledgeofAllegiancebecauseIjustsayitsomanytimesthatitlosesmeaning.Isayiteverydayatschoolinthesecondperiod.Itdoesn’tmeananythinganymore.

DavidTran,15,WarrenHighSchool.

ThePledgeofAllegianceisanothersignofcountry.Weshouldhavesomerespecttoit.Itmanyschools,wedon’tsaythePledgeeverymorning-wejuststandupandlettheNationalanthemringthroughthesilence.WesaidthePledgeofAllegianceonSept.12.

DannyMaryanor,16,SantaMonicaHighSchool

IwonderwhyweweresuddenlyaskedtorecitethePledgewhenmanyofusstoppedafterelementaryschool;andthePledgewasrecitedbeforetheplayof“OdetoJoy”（欢乐颂）withrecorders.Thiswasnottoexpresspatriotism（爱国主义）,oreventorememberthosewholosttheirlivesonSept.11.

IfeelIcannotsupportanationthatinthistimeofcrisislooksoutwardforrevenge（报复）insteadofinwardforpeace.Perhapsweshouldthinkmoreaboutourproblems.

13．SayingthePledgeofAllegiancetotheflagfirstappearedinAmericanschools.

A．afterSept.11,2000B．beforeSept.11,2001

C．onSept.11,2001D．afterSept,11,2001

14．WhowereforthePle