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高考英语阅读理解50篇专题突破1
2009年高考英语
阅读理解训练50篇
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Doctorssayangercanbeanextremelydamagingemotion,unlessyoulearnhowtodealwithit.Theywarnthatangercanleadtoheartdisease,stomachproblems,headaches,emotionalproblemsandpossiblycancer.
Angerisanormalemotionthatweallfeelfromtimetotime.Somepeopleexpressangeropenlyinacalmreasonableway.Othersburstwithanger,andscreamandyell.Butotherpeoplekeeptheirangerinside.Theycannotorwillnotexpressit.Thisiscalledrepressinganger.
Foryearsmanydoctorsthoughtthatrepressingangerwasmoredangeroustoaperson'shealththanexpressingit.Theysaidthatwhenapersonisangry,thebrainreleasesthesamehor-mones(荷尔蒙).Theyspeedtheheartrate,raisebloodpressure,orsugarintotheblood,etC.Ingeneralthepersonfeelsexcitedandreadytoact.
Somedoctorssaythatbothrepressingandexpressingangercanbedangerous.Theybelievethatthosewhoexpressangerviolentlymaybemorelikelytodevelopheartdisease,andtheybelievethatthosewhokeeptheirangerinsidemayfaceagreaterdangerofhighbloodpressure.
Doctorssaythesolutionislearninghowtodealwithanger.Theysaythefirststepistoadmitthatyouareangryandtorecognizetherealcauseoftheanger,thendecideifthecauseisseriousenoughtogetangryabout.Ifitis,theysay,“Donotexpressyourangerwhileangry.Waituntilyourangerhascooleddownandyouareabletoexpressyourselfcalmlyandreasonably.”
Doctorssaythatagoodwaytodealwithangeristofindhumorinthesituationthathasmadeyouangry.Theysaidthatlaughterismuchhealthierthananger.
1.“Damagingemotion”meansthat_________.
A.theemotionisharmlessB.theemotionisharmful
C.thefeelingisverystrongD.thefeelingishard
2.Whatstatementisright?
A.Wereyouangry,youwouldbecancered(得癌症).
B.Onceyouareangry,youmustbecancered.
C.Angryasyouareoften,youcan'tbecancered,
D.Angermaycauseyouacancer.
3.Expressingangerviolently_________repressingitaccordingtosomescientists.
A.isjustthesameasB.ismoreharmfulthan
C.isnobetterthanD.ismuchbetterthan
4.Accordingtotheauthor,you'dbetter_________.
A.neverbeangry
B.coolitdownbeforeyouexpressit
C.laughandlaughwhenyougetangry
D.admityouarewrongwhenyouareangry
二
Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolIhaveevertaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.Thereare,however,differentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriority(优先)itmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemishowtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexities(复杂性)ofspelling.
Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocal(焦点的)pointofhisteacher’sinterest,clearlyabrightchildwillbelikelyto“playsafe”.Hewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoidadventurouslanguage.That’swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.
Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience:
“Thisworkisterrible!
Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisterrible.”Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil’stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomitted(省略)toreadtheessay,whichcontainedsomebeautifulexpressionsofthechild’sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcenteredonthechild’sideas,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoremotivation(动机)toseekimprovement.
1.Teachersaredifferentintheiropinionsabout_________.
A.hedifficultiesinteachingspelling
B.theroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopment
C.thecomplexitiesofthebasicwritingskills
D.thenecessityofteachingspelling
2.Theunderlinedexpression“playsafe”probablymeans________.
A.towritecarefully
B.todoasteacherssay
C.tousedictionariesfrequently
D.toavoidusingwordsoneisnotsureof
3.Teachersencouragetheuseofdictionariessothat____________.
A.studentswillbeabletoexpresstheirideasmorefreely
B.studentswillhavemoreconfidenceinwriting
C.studentswillhavelesstroubleincorrectingmistakes
D.studentswilllearntobeindependentofteachers
4.Theauthorseemstothinkthattheteacher’sjudgmentonthatsensitivepieceofwritingis__________.
A.unfairB.reasonableC.foolishD.careless
三
Perhapsthemostfamoustheory,thestudyofbodymovement,wassuggestedbyProfessorRayBirdwhistell.Hebelievesthatphysicalappearanceisoftenculturallyprogrammed.Inotherwords,welearnourlooks---wearenotbornwiththem.
Ababyhasgenerallyinformedfacefeatures.Ababy,accordingtoBirdwhistell,learnswheretosettheeyebrowsbylookingatthosearound---familyandfriends.ThishelpsexplainwhythepeopleofsomeareasoftheUSlooksmuchalike.
NewEnglandersorSouthernershavecertaincommonfacefeaturesthatcannotbeexplainedbygenetics(遗传学).Theexactshapeofthemouthisnotsetatbirth,itislearnedafter.Infact,thefinalmouthshapeisnotformeduntilwellafternewteethareset.Formany,thiscanbewellintogrown-ups.Ahusbandandwifetogetherforalongtimeoftencometolooksomewhatalike.Welearnourlooksfromthosearoundus.
Thisisperhapswhyinasinglecountrythereareareaswherepeoplesmilemorethanthoseinotherareas.IntheUS,forexample,thesouthisthepartofthecountrywherethepeoplesmilemostfrequently.InNewEnglandtheysmileless,andinthewesternpartofNewYorkStatesstillless.ManysouthernersfindcitiessuchasNewYorkcoldandunfriendly,partlybecausepeopleinMadisonAvenuesmilelessthanpeopleonPeachtreeStreetinAtlanta,Georgia.Peopleinlargelypopulatedareasalsosmileandgreeteachotherinpubliclessthanpeopleinsmalltownsdo.
1.RayBirdwhistellbelievesthatphysicalappearance___________.
A.haslittletodowithcultureB.hasmuchtodomuchculture
C.iseverchangingD.isdifferentfromplacetoplace
2.Accordingtothepassage,thefinalmouthshapeisformed_________.
A.beforebirthB.assoonasone’steetharenewlyset
C.sometimeafternewteetharesetD.around15yearsold
3.RayBirdwhistellcantellwhatareaoftheUSapersonisfromby_______.
A.howmuchheorshesmilesB.howheorsheraisehisorhereyebrows
C.whatheorshelikesbestD.thewayheorshetalks
4.Peoplewholive_________aremorefriendly.
A.inlargelypopulatedareasB.inNewYorkCity
C.inthecountryD.intheNorth
四
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A.Thesalary.B.Thenumberoftheteachinghours
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2.Someteachersmaybeableto______________.
A.accomplishthejobaheadofschedule
B.quitthejobwhentheychoosetodoso
C.enjoyfreeaccommodationforalongertime
D.continueworkingattheschoolafterthesummer
3.Arels-Felcoisprobably_____________.
A.acompanyB.thenameofaschool
C.aneducationalorganizationD.ahousingagency
五
California—UpsetbythewarinIraq,JuliaWilsonexpressedherangerandimpatiencewithPresidentBushlastspringonherwebpageonMyS.Shepostedapictureofthepresident,wrote“KillBush”acrossthetopanddrewaswordstabbinghisoutstretchedhand.Shelaterreplacedherpageafterlearninginhereighth-gradehistoryclassthatsuchthreatsareafederaloffense.
Itwastoolate,FederalauthoritieshadfoundthepageandplacedWilsonontheirchecklist.Theyfinallyreachedherthisweekinherbiologyclass.The14—year—oldwastakenoutofclassWednesdayandquestionedforabout15minutesbytwoSecretServiceagents.Theincidenthasupsetherparents,whosaidtheagentsshouldhaveincludedthemwhenquestioningtheirdaughter.
Theteenagersaidtheagents’questioningledhertotears.“Iwasn’tdangerous,”saidWilson,anhonorstudentwhodescribesherselfaspoliticallyenthusiastic.“I’mapeace-lovingperson.I’magainstthewarinIraq.I’mnotgoingtokillthepresident.”
Hermother,KirstieWilson,saidtwoagentsshowedupatthefamily’shomeWednesdayafternoon,questionedherandpromisedtoreturnonceherdaughterwashomefromschool.
Aftertheyleft,KirstieWilsonsentanextmessagetoherdaughter’scallphone,askinghertocomestraighthomeandtellingherthattwomenfromthesecretservicewantedtotalkwithher.
Butmomentslater,KirstieWilsonreceivedatextmessagefromherdaughtersayingagentshadpulledheroutofclass.
JuliaWilsonsaidtheagentsthreatenedher,sayingshecouldbesenttocourtformakingthethreat.“Theyyelledatmealot,”shesaid.“Theywereunnecessarilymean.”
Wilsonandherparentssaidtheagent