高考专项复习阅读理解02.docx

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（一）

ThefirstthingIdointhemorningsislookatmyphone.That'smainlybecausemyphoneismyalarmclock,butoncemyeyesareopenandthatscreenislitupinmyhands,it'sanawfullyshorttriptocheckemailsandpursueheadlines.There'snoreasonformetodoingthis.Myemailsthatearlyinthemorningaremainlyjunk,andtheheadlineswon'tchangemuchbeforeI'vebrushedmyteethandpouredacupofcoffee,right?

MywifesaysI'maddictedtomyphone,Idisagree,butIcandefinitelystandtospendlesstimelookingatit.I'mnotterriblyactiveonsocialmedia,butIdoenjoymesomeidlescrolling.And,wow,dothesetechcompaniesknowhowtokeepthosethumbsconstantlyswipingup?

We'vegotadaughter.andwhileIthinkwe'reprettygoodaboutlimitingherscreentime,itwouldseemthattechnologyhasfascinatedmefromthestart.So,Idecidedtotrylooseningmyphone'sgrasponmyattentionbyswitchingthescreentoblackandwhite.

Changingthedisplaytoblackandwhiteisveryeasy.InyouriPhone'ssettings（设置）,chooseGeneral（通用功能）,thenAccessibility（辅助功能）.NextchooseDisplayAccommodations（显示调节）,thenColorFilters（滤镜）.Tapthetoggle（切换器）onandalistoffiltersappears.

ChooseGrayscaleandyou'reallset.

1．Whatistheactualreasonfortheauthor'slookingathisphoneinthemornings?

A．Heturnsoffhisalarmclock.

B．Hecan'thelpdoingso.

C．Hehastocheckemailsbeforetheychange.

D．Hecanhaveashorttripwhilescrollingit.

2．Whatdoestheauthor'swifethinkofthetimehespendsusinghisphone?

A．Modestuse,B．Overuse.C．Underuse.D．Adequateuse.

3．Howdoestheauthordecreasetousehisphone?

A．Bychangingthescreentoblackandwhite.B．Bylimitinghisscreentime.

C．Byignoringthetechcompanies.D．Bylookingafterhisdaughter.

4．What'sthefinalsteptosetthephonetoblackandwhite?

A．ChooseGeneral.B．ChooseAccessibility.

C．ChooseGrayscale.D．ChooseColorFilters.

（二）

“Abirdwithabrokenwingwillneverflyashigh.”I’msureT.J,Warewasmadetofeelthiswayalmosteverydayinschool.Byhighschool,T,J.wasthemostcelebratedtroublemakerinhistown.Teachersliterallycringedwhentheysawhisnamepostedontheirclassroomlists.

ImetT.J.forthefirsttimewhenallthestudentsatschoolwereattendingACEtraining.Atfirst,heshowednointerestinthediscussion.Butslowly,theinteractivegamesdrewhimin.T.J.hadsomebrilliantthoughtsonthosesituations,whichwerewelcomedbyhisgroup.Bytheendoftheactivity,theotherstudentsontheteamwereimpressedwithhisconcernandideasandelectedT.J.co-chairmanoftheteam.

WhenT.J.showedupatschoolonMondaymorning,agroupofteacherswereexpressingtheirdisagreementstotheschoolprincipalabouthisbeingelectedco-chairman.Theprincipalremindedthemthatthepurposeoftheprogramwastouncoveranypositivefeelingandstrengthenitspracticeuntiltruechangecantakeplace.Theteachersleftthemeeting,firmlyconvincedthatfailurewasunavoidable.Twoweekslater,T.J.andhisfriendsledagroupof70studentstocollectfoodTheycollectedaschoolrecord:

2,854cansoffoodinjusttwohours.Thelocalnewspapercoveredtheeventwithafull-pagearticlethenextday.Thatnewspaperstorywaspostedonthemainbulletinboardatschool,whereeveryonecouldseeit.

T.J.,spicturewasuptherefordoingsomethinggreat.T.J.startedshowingupatschooleverydayandansweredquestionsfromteachersforthefirsttime.Theeventhestartednowyields9,000cansoffoodinoneday,takingcareof70percentoftheneedforfoodforoneyear.

T,J.remindsusthatabirdwithabrokenwingonlyneedsmending.Butonceithashealed,itcanflyhigherthantherest.T.J.gotajob.Hebecameproductive.Heisflyingquitenicelythesedays.

5．WhatdoweknowaboutT.J.beforeheattendedthetraining?

A．Hewastalkativeinclass.

B．Hedidn'thaveagoodfame.

C．Hisideaswerequiteimpressive.

D．Heshowedupatschooleveryday.

6．WhydidtheteammemberselectT.J.co-chairman?

A．Hepromisedthemabrightfuture.

B．Theywantedtoofferhimachance.

C．Theythoughtthejobwasquiteeasy.

D．Hewasconsideredqualifiedforthejob.

7．Whatdoweknowaboutpeople'sattitudetowardsT.J.'sbeingelected?

A．Uncaring.B．Favorable.

C．Controversial.D．Doubtful.

8．Whatdoestheauthortrytoconveywiththisstory?

A．Nopain,nogain.B．Romewasn’tbuiltinaday.

C．Don'tjudgeabookbyitscover.D．Treatothersasyouwanttobetreated.

（三）

Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherway,you’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyes,andthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics.Butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallenge,itistimeyoushouldbuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.

Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulook,thewayyouact,thewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestingly,ourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutUS.Unfortunately,mostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbe.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworld.Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatis,makealistifyouneedto,butwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.

Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Well,rollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmath,findatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan’trunamile,gettothetrackandpractice.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrends,buyafewnewclothes.Butremember,justbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’strue.

Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeself-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjective,andtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-image.Whenyoucanpat（拍）yourselfontheback,you’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!

9．Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou_________.

A．daretochallengeyourselfB．feelithardtochangeyourself

C．areunconfidentaboutyourselfD．haveahighopinionofyourself

10．Howshouldyouchangeyourself-imageaccordingtothepassage?

A．Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.B．Tomakeyourlifesuccessful.

C．Tounderstandyourownworld.D．Tochangethewayyouthink.

11．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Howtoprepareforyoursuccess.B．Howtofacechallengesinyourlife.

C．Howtobuildapositiveself-image.D．Howtodevelopyourgoodqualities.

12．Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?

A．Parents.B．Adolescents.

C．Educators.D．Peopleingeneral.

（四）

IncredibleWomenYouDidn'tLearnAboutinHistoryClass

Herearethestoriesofwomenyoumaynotknowabout,butdefinitelyshould

◆MariaSibyllaMerian

BorninGermanyin1647,Merianwasfascinatedbyinsects,andshebegancollecting,studying,anddrawingthemwhenshewasasyoungas13.Shewasoneofthefewnaturalistsofhertimetoactuallystudyliveinsects.Itwasthroughherstudyofcaterpillars（毛毛虫）thatshediscoveredthetruthabouttheirlifecycles.Herworkprovidedmajorcontributionstothefieldofentomology（昆虫学）。

◆MurasakiShikibu

MurasakiShikibu,aJapanesewoman,waswidelyconsideredtobetheworld’sfirstnovelist.ShewasanoblewomanlivinginJapanaroundtheyear1000AD．Shewroteatwo-partnovelcalledTheTaleofGenji,whichtellsariches-to-ragsstoryaboutthesonofaJapaneseemperorforcedtoliveasacommonman.TheTaleofGenjiiswidelyconsideredtobeamasterpieceofJapaneseliterature.

◆AdaLovelace

Adawasworkingtodesignearlycomputingmachinesthatshehopedwouldbeabletoquicklysolvemathproblems.Inadditiontodesigningthisearlycomputerprogram,shealsowasfirsttosuggestthatthesecomputersmightbeabletodomorethan,well,calculate.Sheimaginedthemdoingeverything,fromproducingimagestocomposingmusic.

◆LucyStone

Bornin1818,Stonemarriedafellowactivistandchangedhername,butdecidedtochangeitbackayearlater.Sheheldthebeliefthat"awifeshouldnomoretakeherhusband'snamethanhers."ShebecamethefirstAmericanmarriedwomantokeephermaidennameforherentirelife.StonewasalsooneofthefoundingmembersoftheAmericanEqualRightsAssociationandfoughtfortheendingofslavery.

13．WhatcanreaderslearnaboutfromTheTaleofGenji?

A．AncientJapaneseculture.

B．Developmentofcomputer.

C．Researchonlivingthings.

D．ModernlifeofJapanesewomen.

14．WhatdoMariaSibyllaMerianandAdaLovelacehaveincommon?

A．Theywerepioneersincomputer.

B．Theydevotedthemselvestoscience.

C．Theycreatedmasterpiecesofliterature.

D．TheymadeprogressinstudyingInsects

15．Whichofthefollowingwomenfoughtforhumanrights?

A．LucyStoneB．AdaLovelace

C．MurasakiShikibuD．MariaSibyll