英语阅读表达专练24篇Word格式.docx

1、 Do you frequently ignore work, study, and other activities to check your phone for messages? Are you anxious and restless if you are separated from your mobile phone,9 Do you hardly ever use your phone to talk any more, and do your thumbs hurt from texting too much?2 If , then it is very possible t

2、hat you are a textaholic. A textaholic can be defined as someone who is addicted to sending and receiving messages. The main symptoms are a strong desire to text messages, which takes precedence （优先）over everything else, and bad moods, low spirits and a lack of self-confidence if messages fail to co

3、me in. The root of the problem, as with many addictions, is the desire to escape from emotional difficulties such as stress, atrxiety and relationship problems. Experts warn that text addiction is likely to become the most common form of addiction in the future, especially among the young. 3 So what

4、 can you do if you think you may be a textaholic? The key is to get your life back in balance. Make sure you resist the urge to answer every message you receive, and consider leaving your mobile phone behind occasionally when you go out. Most importantly, make a point of spending quality time with f

5、riends and family, and make time to re-learn the art of face-to-face conversation instead of conducting your relationships by means of text messages. Not only will you save time and money, but you may also rediscover the pleasure of true communication.76. How does the author introduce the topic of t

6、he text? （no more than 5 words）77. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. （no more than 8 words）78. What emotional difficulties may be the causes of text addiction?79. What do experts say about text addiction? （no more than 14 words）80. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3? （no more tha

7、n 8 words）（二）2009.天津卷第一节:阅读表达（共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分）阅读下面短文,并按照题目要求用英语回答问题.Almost everybody in America will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart（购物手推车）. They will, in a lifetime, push the chrome-plated contraptions many miles. But few will knowor even think to askwho it was that invented

8、 them.Sylvan N. Goldman invented the shopping cart in 1937. At that time he was in the supermarket business. Every day he would see shoppers lugging（吃力地携带） groceries around in baskets they had to carry.One day Goldman suddenly had the idea of putting baskets on wheels. The wheeled baskets would make

9、 shopping much easier for his customers, and would help to attract more business.On June 4, 1937, Goldmans first carts were ready for use in his market. He was terribly excited on the morning of that day as customers began arriving. He couldnt wait to see them using his invention.But Goldman was dis

10、appointed. Most shoppers gave the carts a long look, but hardly anybody would give them a try.After a while, Goldman decided to ask customers why they werent using his carts. “Dont you think this arm is strong enough to carry a shopping basket?” one shopper replied.But Goldman wasnt beaten yet. He k

11、new his carts would be a great success if only he could persuade people to give them a try. To this end, Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market and pretend they were shopping! Seeing this, the real customers gradually began copying the phony（假冒的） customers.As Goldman had hop

12、ed, the carts were soon attracting larger and larger numbers of customers to his market. But not only did more people comethose who came bought more. With larger, easier-to-handle baskets, customers unconsciously bought a greater number of items than before.Todays shopping carts are five times large

13、r than Goldmans original model. Perhaps thats one reason Americans today spend more than five times as much money on food each year as they did before 1937before the coming of the shopping cart.1. The underlined words “chrome-plate contraptions” in Paragraph 1 refer to_（No more than 3 words）2. What

14、was the purpose of Goldmans invention? （No more than 10 words）3. Why was Goldman disappointed at first?4. Why did Goldman hire people to push carts around his market?5. What do you think of Goldman? Please give your reasons. （No more than 20 words） （十一）Modern life is a lot less to the advantage of f

15、riendships and neighborliness than it used to be. The average American moves every five years. People drive straight into their garages, hire lawn services, hang out in their backyards instead of their front porches（前走廊）. These days, neighbors dont even know each others names. Good neighbors and good friends are a lot like electricity or running water: We dont know how much we depend on them until we dont have