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河北省保定市高考英语阅读理解选练6

河北省保定市2016高考英语阅读理解选练（6）

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。

Prejudiceisapreconceivedopinionthatisnotbasedonfactorreason.Examplesofprejudiceinschoolsincludebelievingthatsomestudentsareparticulartypeofpeoplesimplybecauseofthewaytheydressoract,orbelievingthatacertaingroupisgoodatsportssimplybecausemanypeop1einthatgrouparegoadatsports.Anotherexampleisbelievingthataboyisgoodatsciencebecausemanyboysaregoodatscience.

IwouldliketocitemoreexamplesfromtheEnglishliterature.Thebestexampleof“prejudice”canbefoundinJaneAusten’snovels.HernovelsinthehistoryofEnglishliteraturearepopularlyknownas"novelsofmanners".Thusyoucanclearlyunderstandthatwheremannersandsocialbehaviorareconcerned，"prejudice"isinevitable!

Austen'sfamousnovelPrideandPrejudiceisthebestexampleinthisrespect.Whenyoureadthenovel,theveryfirstlinethatwouldstrikeyouis“itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.”Itisanexampleof18thcenturyEnglishmiddleclassprejudicethateventuallylookeduponwomenjustasanobjectthatwouldserveasthebasicsignforamantoestablishhismanlinessandhissuperiorandwellacquiredfinancialstatus.Thisnovelischieflyaboutclassdivision，socialnormsandtheconsequenthumanbehavior.ThecharactersElizabethandDarcy，intheirjourneyof1ifethroughthecourseofthenovel,highlighttheirpersonalprejudicestowardsoneanotherthatarisefromtheirdifferentsocialstrata（阶层）.Darcy，arichman,atfirst,

failstoadmirethebeautyandintelligenceofElizabethbecauseofherlowsocialstatus:

"sheistolerable;butnothandsomeenoughtotemptme;”andElizabeth，proudofher"firstimpressions"，failedtounderstandthewellnaturedmanundertheproudandunfriendlyDarcy.

1.Whatis"prejudice"definedinthispassage?

A.Prejudiceisareasonableideathatisbasedonone’sownexperience.

B.Prejudiceisapreferenceforonegroupofpeopleorthingsoveranother.

C.Prejudiceisapreconceivedopinionbeforebecomingawareoffactorreason.

D.Prejudiceisanunreasonabledislikeofaparticulargroupofpeopleorthings.

2.Theunderlinedword"inevitable"inthesecondparagraphprobably_means_.

A.unavoidableB.reasonableC.unbelievableD.valuable

3.FromthenovelPrideandPrejudice，wecan’tlearnthat.

A.wheremannersandsocialbehaviorareconcerned"prejudice"isinevitable

B."prejudice"wasdefinedandcomparedwith“pride”in18thcentury

C.it'saboutclassdivision，socialnormsandtheconsequenthumanbehavior

D.personalprejudicestowardsoneanotherarisefromdifferentsocialstrata

【参考答案】1—3、CAB

【2014高考英语广东省佛山市质测试题】

Beinghonestarefundamentalrequirementsifyouwanttogrowspirituallyandfollowyourtruedestinationofpersonaldevelopment.It'snotsimplyaboutbeinghonestwithpeople.Whilethatwillmakeyouabetterpersonandamoreacceptedoneit'smoreimportantlyaboutbeinghonestwithyourself.

Livingyourlifehonestlymeansthatyou'vedecidedtoliveopenlyandtoshowyourtrueselftoothersandthatyoucanbereliedupontobetrustworthy.Ontheotherhand,dishonestyisallaboutshadeandconcealmentandlivingyourlifein'darkcorners'.Whenyou'redishonest,itmeansthatyouremainlivinginthedarkandcannotgrowspiritually.

Honestyproducestrust-trustinourselvesandinallthosearoundus.Trustinturnproducesconfidencewhichweallneedtoovercomelife'sproblemsandwhichalsoencouragesustotakerisksinordertoachieveourgoals.

You'llhavenodoubtheardexpressionssuchas"whatgoesaround,comesaround"and"yougetback,whatyougiveoutinlife"andthat'sverytrue.Ifyoudon'tliveyourliveshonestly,youcanbeassuredthatthepeopleyou'llattractwillturnouttobeverysimilartoyouandit'sthereforeunavoidablethatonedayyou'11beonthereceivingendofsomeone'sdishonestactionsorwords.

Theremaybesituationswheretellingthewholetruthcausesyoutobringalotofpainonsomebodyelse.Forexample,JohnmayhavetoldPaulthathecan'tgoonaweekendfishingtripwithhimbecausehehasafamilycommitmentarrangedthatweekend.YouknowdifferentlyandthattherealreasonJohnisn'tgoingisbecausehehatesPaul.WhenPaulasksyouifyouknowwhetherthereasonistrue,whatdoyousay?

Well,insituationslikethis,it'softenbettertobeeconomical（经济的）withthetruth.Youmightsaythatyoudon'tknowwhyJohncan'tgoorthatyouthinkhehassomethingonthatweekend."Ofcourse,thisisn'ttellingthecompletetruthbutyouaresparingPaul'sfeelingsonsomethingthatwon't,afterall,havestronginfluenceonPaul'sfuture.

36.Ifyouwanttogrowspiritually,itisbestforyouto______.

A.followyourdestinationB.betruetoyourself

C.planyourpersonaldevelopmentD.accepthonestpeopleas衔ends

37.Whatdoesadishonestmanprobablydo?

A.Hekeepsallhisthingssecret.B.Hedoesn'twanttobetrustworthy.

C.Hedependsmuchonothers.D.Hestopsgrowinganytaller.

38.Thepassagetellsusthatifyouchoosetoliveadishonestlife,youwill_____.

A.sufferfromdishonestyB.becomeveryattractive

C.influencehonestpeopleD.haveattractivefriends

39.Theexampleinthelastparagraphisusedtoprovethat______.

A.weshouldalwaystellthetruth

B.Johnisnotatrustworthyperson

C.tellingliescausespainonsomeoneelse

D.sometimeswecan'tbecompletelyhonest

40.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Weshouldbeeconomicalwiththetruth.

B.Peoplecangainfromdishonesty.

C.Honestyhelpsyoudevelop.

D.Trustproducesconfidence.

【参考答案】BAADC

【2014高考英语广东省佛山市质测试题】

Evergetthatfeelingyou'rebeingwatched?

Well,ifyou'readog-owner,youmayhaveapoint.Dogsareabletowatchpeople'sinteractionswithoneanothertodeterminewhoholdsyummiertreats,accordingtoanewstudy.Thisstudyjoinsothersthatshowdogsaregoodobserversofhumanbehaviorsandfeelings.Itoffersevidencedogsuseinformationnotonlyfrompeople'sdirectinteractionswiththem,butalsotheirinteractionswithoneanother.

Inthestudy,dogswatchedamanasktwowomenforsomeoftheircorns.Bothwomengavethemancornswhenheasked,butinresponsetoonewoman,themanshowedhisenthusiasmandsaidthecornsweresodelicious.Inresponsetotheotherwoman,hegavethecornsbackandcalledthemgross（inSpanish;thestudywasconductedinArgentina）.Aftertheseinteractions,themanleftandanassistantholdingthedogletthedoggo.Whilemanydogsdidn'tapproacheitherwoman,thedogsthatdidhaveapreferencetendedtopreferthewomanwiththeyummierfood.

Otherstudiesofdogs'people-watchingabilityhavefounddogsareabletotellthe

differencebetweenhappyandsadfacesintheirowners.Theypreferpeoplewhogiveothersfoodwhenaskedoverpeoplewhodon'tgiveothersfood.Andinonestudy,dogsturnedtowardcryingpeoplemoreoftenthantowardtalkingpeople.

Sohowmuchdodogsreallyunderstandaboutthehumansaroundthem?

That'snottotallysettledyet.InastrangetwisttotheArgentinestudyabove,whentheresearcherstriedanexperimentinwhichtheyputtwoplatesofcornsonatableandhadamanreacttoeachplate,dogsdidn'tpreferentiallyapproachthetastierplateafterward.Youcouldsaydogswatchfortheinteractionbetweentwopeople,notjusthowapersonreacts.Yetapreviousstudyfounddogswillchooseboxesthatpeoplereactedtohappily,butnotboxespeoplereactedtowithadisgustedface.

Well,eitherway,youcanbesureFluffsiskeepinganeyeonyou,tothebestofherability.ThestudywaspublishedinthejournalPLOSOne.

41.WhatdoesthestudymentionedinParagraphlshow?

A.Dogspreferyummierfoods.

B.Dogsliketocopyhuman'sbehavior.

C.Dogscaninteractwithhumanseasily.

D.Dogscanreadhumanactionsandfeelings.

42.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"gross"probablymean?

A.Disgusting.B.Healthy.

C.Yummy.D.Hot.

43.WhichisoneoftheproceduresoftheArgentinestudy?

A.Oneofthewomendidn'tgivethefoodtotheman.

B.Themanhaddifferentreactionstothefoodreceived.

C.Theassistantaccompaniedthedogstogetthefood.

D.Manydogswenttooneofthewomen.

44.WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph4?

A.Interactionsbetweentwopeopleconfusedogs.

B.Dogsneverunderstandthereactionofoneperson.

C.Dogshavegoodinteractionswithoneanother.

D.Thefindingsofsomestudiesarecontroversial.

45.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Man'sBestFriend.B.BeKindToYourDog

C.Dog'sAmazingAbilityD.DogsAreObservingYou

【参考答案】DABDD

【浙江省金华十校2014高考英语模拟试题】

单项填空（共20小题；每小题0．5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

1．—Sally,doyoumindifItakeoffmyjacket?

—Ofcoursenot．．

A．Itdoesn'tmatterB．Makeyourselfathome

C．EnjoyyourselfD．Forgetit

2．Thankstodramacurrentlyonair,ManFromtheStars,SouthKoreanTVdramashaveattractedwideraudience．

A．the;theB．a；aC．a;theD．a;/

3．HeavysmogblanketsBeijing．,cityauthoritiesstartusingitsnewsmogwarningsystem．

A．InturnB．IntimeC．InresponseD．Inreturn

4．Daysofsnowstormshaveleftthecityunderthicklayersoficeandsome50,000homeswithoutpower．

A．tobetrappedB．trappedC．havingtrappedD．beingtrapped

5．Sinkinginthecheersofpeople,Davidwalkedoffthestage,tearsdroppinghecouldstopthem．

A．afterB．whenC．untilD．before

6．Ifittheclimate,Iwouldstayheremuchlonger．

A．isnotforB．hadnotbeenforC．werenotforD．wouldnotbefor

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