高中阅读理解练习人生百味类.docx

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高中阅读理解练习人生百味类

高中阅读理解练习（人生百味类）

第1篇

Ineededtobuyadigitalcamera,onethatwassimplygoodattakinggoodsnaps（快照）,maybeoccasionallyformagazines.Beingthecautioustype,Ifanciedareliablebrand.SoIwentonthenet,spent15minutesreadingproductreviewsongoodwebsites,wrotedownthenamesofthreetoprecommendationsandheadedformynearestbigfriendlycamerastore.Thereinthecupboardwasoneofthecamerasonmylist.Anditwasonspecialoffer.Ohjoy.Ipointedatitandaskedanassistant,“CanIhaveoneofthose?

”Helookedperturbed（不安）.“Doyouwanttotryitfirst?

”hesaid.Itdidn’tquitesoundlikeaquestion.“DoIneedto?

”Ireplied.“There’snothingwrongwithit?

”ThismadehimlookabitinsultedandIstartedtofeelbad.‘‘No,no.Butyoushouldtry.it,’’hesaidencouragingly.“Compareitwiththeothers.”

   Ilookedacrossattheothers：

shelvesofsimilarcamerasplacedalongthewall,offeringawiderangeofslightlydifferentpricesanddiscounts,witheachcompanysellingarangeofmodelsbasedaroundthesamebasicbox.Withsomanymodelstochoosefrom,itseemedthatIwouldhavetospendhoursweighingXagainstY,alwaystryingtotakeZandpossiblyHintoaccountatthesametime.ButwhenIhadfinished,IwouldstillhaveonlythesametwocertaintiesthatIhadenteredthestorewith：

first,soonafterIcarriedmynewcameraoutoftheshop,itwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforit;andsecond,mywonderfulcamerawouldveryquicklybereplacedbyanewmodel.

   Butsomethinginthehumansoulwhispersthatyoucanbeatthesetrapsbymakingtherightchoice,thecleverchoice,thewisechoice.Intheend,IagreedtotrythemodelIhadchosen.Theassistantseemedasincereman.SoIlethimtakeoutmychosencamerafromthecupboard,showhowittookexcellentpicturesofmyfellowshoppers…andwhenhestartedtointroducethespecialfeatures,IinterruptedtoaskwhetherIneededtobuyacarry-caseandamemorycardaswell.

   Whydowethinkthatnewoptions（选择）stillofferusanythingnew?

Perhapsitisbecausetheyofferanopportunitytoavoidfacingthefactthatourrealchoicesinthisculturearefarmorelimitedthanwewouldliketoimagine.

1.Theshopassistantinsistedthatthewritershould     .

   A.trythecameratoseeiftherewasanythingwrongwithit

   B.comparethecamerahehadchosenwiththeothers

   C.getmoreinformationaboutdifferentcompanies

   D.trusthimandstopaskingquestions

2.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“itwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforit”（Paragraph2）？

   A.Heshouldgeta50％discount.

   B.Thepriceofthecamerawasunreasonablyhigh.

   C.Thequalityofthecamerawasnotgood.

   D.Thecamerawouldsoonfallinvalue.

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthewriter’sopinion. 

   A.peoplewastetoomuchmoneyoncameras

   B.camerashavebecomeanimportantpartofourdailylife

   C.wedon’tactuallyneedsomanychoiceswhenbuyingaproduct

   D.famouscompaniescaremoreaboutprofitthanquality

第2篇

AfterImasteredmyfirstconcerto（协奏曲）atage14,myparentsdecidedtogetmeaniceviolin.ItriedoutdozensofinstrumentsbeforeIfoundmymatch:

aGermanviolin.Itwasbeautiful,butwhatIlikedbestaboutitwasitsvoice.Confidentandstrong,itwaseverythingIlongedtobe.

I’mnotsurehowmuchthatviolincost,butmyparentsmademepromisenevertoletitoutofmysight.Theydidn’tunderstandthatdraggingalargeviolincaserancountertomydailymiddleschooltaskofbeinginvisible（看不见）.Iwasastrange,absent-mindedkid.WhenIspokeupinclass,mycommentsbroughtconfusedsilencefromteachersandwildlaughterfromstudents.Likeadeerinawolfpack,Itriedtobequietandstill.

Incontrast,mynewviolinwasalmostshoc

kinglyloud.Together,wecoulddrownouttherestofmymiddleschoolorchestra—w

hichwasencouraged,sincetheotherkidsmadesoundslikecats’crying.Foroneglorioushoureveryday,Iwasshoweredwithattention.EveryonewantedtohearwhatIhadtosay.

Betweenclasses,Ibentunderthecombinedweightofmyviolincaseandabackpackfilledwithbooks.Myposturesuffered,butmyconfidencegrew.Withmyviolinbymyside,Ifoundmyvoice.Moreandmore,Icontributedtoclassdiscussionsandevenmadeacoupleoffriends.

Today,I’mjustanamateurviolinistwitharegulardayjob.AsIsitinmycommunityorchestra,sometimesIfeeljealous（嫉妒的）ofmyfellowmusicians’instrumentswiththeirelegantvoices.Imaynotbethebestviolinistaround,butatleastI’mstilltheloudest.

1．Theunderlinedpart“rancounterto“inParagraph2probablymeans______.

A．wassimilarto                                   B．wentalongwith

C．wastheoppositeof                                 D．hadsomethingincommonwith

2．WeknowfromParagraph2thattheauthor________.

A．didnotfitinatschool                       B．wasanexcellentstudent

C．wasstrongandconfident                       D．didnotattendclassesregularly

3．WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinParagraph3?

A．Disappointment.          B．Anger.           C．Pride.                   D．Regret.

4．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A．Theviolinchangedtheauthorinsomeway.

B．Theauthorhatedtheloudvoiceofhisviolin.

C．Theviolinalwaysmadetheauthorembarrassed.

D．Theauthorwasthebestviolinistinhiscommunityorchestra.

第3篇

Evenifyouarenaturallyshy,thesethreetrickswillhelpyoutoquicklybuildanewsocialcircleinanynewcity.

1.Takepictures

Oneofthegreatthingsabouttakingpicturesataneventorpartyisthatitgivesyouanexcusetogetintouchwiththepersonlater.Everybodylovesseeingpicturesofthemselves,andit’sveryeasyaftertakingapicturetosay“Ifyou’dlikeIcanemailittoyou”.Thiscanbetheseedthatleadstonewconnections.Thenexttimeyouhearaboutafuneventemailyournewcontactstoletthemknowaboutit.

2.Eataloneinpublic

Youmightfeelself-consciouseatingbyyourselfbutithasanimportantbenefit:

youaremucheasiertoapproachwhenyouarealone.Peoplemaybeafraidofinterruptingyouorbeingrudeifyouareinaconversationwithsomeoneelse.Bringabookornewspapertoread（thiswillmakeyoufeellessself-conscious）.Plus,havinganinterestingbookwithyouwillgiveothersanexcusetostartaconversationifthey’vereadit.

3.Joinaclass,sportsteam,orclub

Yoga,salsadancing,volleyball,Toastmasters（apubicspeakingclub）,aclassforwork,etc.Takeupanewhobbyorcontinueanoldone!

Theseareallgreatplacestomeetnewpeople,primarilybecauseyouwillbeforcedtoseethesamepeopleoverandoveragainintheclass.Youwillautomaticallymakefriendswiththemifyouhaveacommoninterestandareforcedtoseeeachotheragain.

Tips:

*Inthebeginning,neverturndownaninvitationfromsomeone,evenifit’ssomethingyouwouldn’tnormallydo.

*Emailyournewfriendswithfunthingstodoinsteadofalwaysaskingwhattheirplansare.Iftheyhaveabetterplanyoucandropyoursandjointhem.Thiswillhelpestablishyouassomeonewhoiscontributingvalueinsteadofjusttakingit（peoplewantthisinafriend）.

*Don’tletlittlethingsinlifeupsetyouorbeanegativeperson.Peopledon’twanttobearoundsomeonelikethat!

1.______cangiveyouanexcusetostartnewconnections.

 A.Takingpicturesofothers             B.Eatingbyyourselfinpublic

 C.Readinginterestingbooks            D.joininggroupactivities

2.Whenhavingmeals,you’dbetter_______ifyouwanttomakenewfriends.

 A.sitonyourowninpublicplaces

 B.startaconversationwiththosewhohavefriendsaside

 C.inviteotherstoyourapartmenttoeattogether

 D.approachotherstoshowconsciousfriendliness

3.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedanadvantageofjoiningaclass?

 A.Ithelpsyoufindoutyourinterestandtakeupanewhobby.

 B.Ithelpsyoufindoutpeoplewhoshareacommoninterestwithyou.

 C.Itoffersanopportunitytomeetthesamepeoplerepeatedly.

 D.Itisagoodwaytomeetnewpeopleandmakefriendsinanewcity.

4.Whichofthefollowingpiecesofadviceisatipfromthetext?

 A.Trytobeoutgoingandtalkativeinsteadofbeingshy.

 B.Neverturndownaninvitationfromyourfriends.

 C.Offersuggestionsonhowtospendtimetogether.

 D.Don’tgiveanegativeresponsetoanyresponsetoanyrequest.

5.Bywritingthetext,theauthorintendstotellus_______.

 A.whyyoushouldchangewhenyoumovetoanewcity.

 B.whyyoushouldmakenewfriendsinanewcity.

 C.howyoucanmakenewfriendsinanewcity.

 D.howyoucankeepintouchwithstrangers.

第4篇

IstillrememberthedayswhenIwasayouthfulstudentinanengineeringschool.Ilivedacasuallife,withoutcaringaboutthefuture.Ismoked,drankwithfriendsandmadegirlfriends.LittledidIrealizethatcasualnesswouldcertainlyleadtoloss.

      TwoyeashadpassedandIwasstaringdownareportcardthathighlightedFAILinmorethanhalfthesubjects.Ididn’tcare,atleastnottillmydadfoundaboutit.Yousee,IstudiedinIndiaandunliketheUnitedStateswherethestudentsareexpectedtofinancetheirowneducation,mydadfinancedme.

      Thencamethedaywhenmydadfoundoutmyhabitofsmoking.Helosthistemperbuthejusttoldme,“Son,yourallowanceiscutinhalffromthismomenton”.Ithitmelikearoundhousekick（回旋踢）fromBruceLee.Iwasjolted（震摇）outofmybones!

Icouldn’tcomprehendhowtopayoffthedebtsthatIhadaccumulatedincollege.Iowedeverybodymoney:

thegrocerystore,thebars,therestaurants,myfriends,etc.Iwasliving