高中日常生活类阅提升练习.docx

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高中日常生活类阅提升练习

高中日常生活类阅提升练习

（一）

WalkingdownapaththroughsomewoodsinGeorgia,Isawasmallpoolofwateraheadonthepath.Iangledmydirectiontogoarounditonthepartofthepaththatwasn'tcoveredbywaterormud.AsIreachedthepool,Iwassuddenlyattacked!

YetIdidnothingfortheattack.Itwassounpredictableandfromsomewheretotallyunexpected.IwassurprisedaswellasunhurtthoughIhadbeenstruckfourorfivetimes.Ibackedupafootandmyattackerstoppedattackingme.HadIbeenhurtIwouldn'thavefounditamusing.AndIwaslaughing.Afterall,Iwasbeingattackedbyabutterfly!

　　Havingstoppedlaughing,Itooka

stepforward.Myattackerrushedmeagain.Hechargedtowardsmeatfullspeed,attemptingtohurtmebutinvain.Forasecondtime,Itookastepbackwardswhilemyattackerpaused.Iwasn'tsurewhattodo.Afterall,it’sjustnoteverydaythatoneisattackedbyabutterfly.Isteppedbacktolookthesituationover.Myattackermovedbacktolando

ntheground.That'swhenIdiscoveredwhymyattackerwaschargingmeonlymomentsearlier.Hehadamateandshewasdying.

　　Sittingclosebesideher,heopenedandclosedhiswingsasiftofanher.Icouldonlyadmiretheloveandcourageofthatbutterflyinhisconcernforhismate.Hehadtakenituponhimselftoattackmeforhismate’ssake,eventhoughshewasclearlydyingandIwassolarge.Hedidsojusttogiveherthoseextr

afewpreciousmomentso

flife.ShouldIhavebeencarelessenoughtosteponher?

Hiscourageinattackingsomethingthousandsoftimeslargerandheavierthanhimselfjustforhismate’ssafetyseemedadmirable.Icouldn’tdoanythingotherthanrewardhimbywalkingonthemoredifficultsideofthepool.Hehadtrulyearnedthosemomentstobewithher,undisturbed.

　　Sincethen,I’veusedthatbutterfly’scourageasaninspirationandtoremindmyselfthatgoodthingsareworthfightingfor.

1.Thewriterchangedhisdirectionwhilewalkingdownapathbecausehewanted_______.

A.togetclosetoabutterflyB.toescapeasuddenattack

C.tolookoverthebadsituationD.toavoidgettinghisshoesdirty

2.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheattacker_________.

A.strucktheauthorfourorfivetimesandmadehimbadlyhurt

B.pauseduntiltheauthortookastepbackwards

C.thoughtitwastheauthorwhocausedthedeathofhismate

D.attackedtheauthorforhismate’ssafetyandtoaccompanyherforthelastmomentsoflife

3.Fromthisexperiencethemanlearned_____.

A.butterfliesare

braveinsectsB.thesmallcandefeatthelarge

C.howtodealwithchallengesinhislife

D.peopleshouldtrytheirbesttofightforeverything

4.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethebutterfly?

A.caring              B.ambi

tious                       C.courageous                     D.aggressive

（二）

Havingahusbandmeansanextrasevenhoursofhouseworkeachweekforwomen,accordingtoanewstudy.Formen,gettingmarriedsavesanhourofhouseworkaweek.“It’sawell-knownpattern,”saidleadresearcherFrankStaffordatUniversityofMichigan’sInstituteforSocialResearch.“Menusuallyworkmoreoutsidethehome,whilewomentakeonmoreofthehousework.”

  Hepointsoutthatdifferencesamonghouseholds（家庭）exist.Butingeneral,marriagemeansmorehouseworkforwomenandlessformen.“Andthesituationgetsworseforwomenwhentheyhavechildren.”Staffordsaid.

  Overall,timesarechangingintheAmericanhome.In1976,womenbusiedthemselveswith26weeklyhoursofsweeping-and-dustingwork,comparedwith17hoursin2005.Menaretakingonmorehousework,morethandoublingtheirhouseworkhoursfromsixin1976to13in2005.

  Singlewomenintheir20sand30sdidtheleasthousework,about12weeklyhours,whilemarriedwomenintheir60sand70sdidthemost–about21hoursaweek.

  Menshowedasomewhatdifferentpattern,witholdermenpickingupthebroommoreoftenthanyoungermen.Singlemenworkedthehardestaroundthehouse,morethanthatofallotheragegroupsofmarriedmen.

  Havingchildrenincreaseshouseworkevenfurther.Withmorethanthreechildren,forexample,wivestookonmoreoftheextrawork,clockingabout28hoursaweekcomparedwithhusbands’10hours.

1.Howmanyhoursofhouseworkdidmendoeveryweekinthe1970s?

  A.About26      B.About6     C.About28      D.About13

2.Whatkindofmanisdoingmosthouseworkaccordingtothetext?

  A.Amarriedmanwithchildren.             B.Anoldermarriedman.  

C.Anunmarriedman.                     D.Ayoungermarriedman

3.WhatcanweconcludefromStafford’sresearch?

  A.Houseworksharingchangesovertime. 

B.Havingchildrenmeansdoubledhousework.

 C.Marriagehaseffectsonjobchoices. 

D.Marriagegivesmenmorefreedom. 

4.Accordingtothe“well-knownpattern”inParagraph1,amarriedman________.

  A.isthemainbreadwinner                      B.isthemasterofthehouse

  C.takesonheavierwork                        D.doesmorehousework

（三）

Youwakeupinthemorning,thedayisbeautifulandtheplansforthedayarewhatyouhavebeenlookingforwardtoforalongtime.Thenthetelephonerings,yousayhello,andthedramastarts.Thepersonontheotherendhasadepressingtoneinhisvoiceashestartstotellyouhowterriblehismorningisandthatthereisnothingtolookforwardto.Youarestillinawonderfulmood?

Impossible!

   Communicatingwithnegativepeoplecanwashoutyourhappiness.Itmaynotchangewhatyouthink,butcommunicatinglongenoughwiththemwillmakeyoufeeldepressedforamomentoralongtime.

   Lifebringsupsanddowns,butsomepeoplearestuckinthewrongideathatlifehasnohappinesstooffer.Theyonlyfeelgladwhentheymakeothersfeelbad.Nowondertheycanhardlywinothers’pityorrespect.

   Whenyoucommunicatewithpositivepeople,yourspiritstayshappyandthereforemorepositivethingsareattracted.Whenthedagger（匕首）ofanegativepersonisputinyou,youfeeltheheavyfeelingthatallinall,bringsyoudown.

   Sometimeswehavenochoicebuttocommunicatewithnegativepeople.Thiscouldbeaco-worker,orarelative.Inthiscase,saywhatneedstobesaidaslittleaspossible.Sometimesitfeelsgoodtoletoutyourangerbacktothenegativeperson,butallthisistoloweryoutothatsamenegativelevelandtheywon’tfeelashamedofthemselvesaboutthat.

 Negativityoftenaffectshappinesswithoutevenbeingrealized.Thenegativewordsof anotheratthestartofthedaycanclingto（附着）youthroughouttherestofyourday,whichmakesyoufeelbadandstealsyourhappiness.Lifeistooshorttofeelnegative.Staypositiveandavoidnegativityasmuchaspossible. 

1.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto__________.

   A.makeacomparison     B.offeranevidence

   C.introduceatopic           D.describeadailyscene

2Howcannegativepeoplehaveeffectonus?

   A.BychangingourwaysofthinkingB.Bytellingusthenatureoflife

   C.ByinfluencingouremotionD.Bycomparingtheirattitudestolifewithours.

3Accordingtothepassage,toreducenegativepeople’sinfluenceonus,weareadvisedto______.

   A.showourdissatisfactiontonegativepeople

   B.communicatewithnegativepeopleaslittleaspossible

   C.changenegativepeople’sattitudestolife

   D.makenegativepeoplefeelashamedofthemselves

（四）

Therearealotofthingsyoucandotohelpothers，whetherit'swithyourmom'schores，orifafriendisupset.Herearesomelittlethingsyoucandotoreachouttootherpeopleandtheywillbringbenefitssuchashappiness.

Trytoofferfirst.Whenpeopleneedyourhelp，they'llmostlikelyaskyoufirst，butifyouhavethechance，trytooffertohelpbeforetheyaskyou.Thiswillshowthatyouarewillingtohelpfromthestart.Forexample，ifyouseeafriendstrugglingtocarrygroceries，offertohelp.Orifyouseethemgettingbullied，helpthemstandup.Orifyouseethemgettingpusheddownorbeaten，ask“Areyouallright？

”andhelpthemup.Thentrytocheerthemup.Believeme，helpingpeoplewillalwaysmakeyoufeelbetterbecauseit'stherightthingtodo.

Put_yourself_in_someone_else's_shoes.Beingcompassionate（有同情心的）cangiveyouastrongreasontohelpsomeoneelse.Itcanalsoshowpeoplethatyoureallydocareaboutsomeone.

Volunteerordonate.Beingincharitableorganizationsisagreatwaytohelpthelessfortunate，likedonatingfoodormoneytothepoor.

Listen.Youobviouslycan'tknowwhatyouneedtodoifyou'renotevenpayingattention.Plus，peoplearen'tgoingtorelyonyouverymuchifyouactlikeyoudon'tevencarewhatthey'resaying.Thinkaboutwhatmighthappenifyoudon't.Morepeoplewillfeelmoremiserableifyoujustleavethemwhentheyneedyou，andyoudon'twanttoseepeopleunhappy，doyou?

Don'tstressyourselftoomuch，butit'salwaysnicetolendahand.

1．Inthepassagetheauthortalksabout________.

A．thebenefitsofhelpingothersB．whatyoucandotohelpothers

C．howtooffertohelpfirstD．howtolistentoothers

2．Whatshouldyoudofirstifyourfriendfeelsdiscouragedafteracompetition?

A．Encouragehimnottoloseheart.B．Helphimfindouttheproblem.

C．Showcompassionforhim.D．Listentohimpatiently.

3．Thesentence“Putyourselfinsomeoneelse'sshoes”means________.

A．puttingonsomeoneelse'sshoesB．puttingyourselfinsomeoneelse'ssituation

C．showingenoughcareforothersD．listeningtootherscarefully

4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Thepurposeofcharitableorganizationsistodonatefoodormoneytothepoor.

B．Helpingothersistheright