高考英语阅读理解大题培优 易错 难题含答案1.docx

1、高考英语阅读理解大题培优 易错 难题含答案1一、高中英语阅读理解1阅读理解 The age of adulthood is by definition arbitrary. If everyone matured at the same, fixed rate, it wouldnt be a human process. Indeed, maturation happens at varying speeds across different categories within the same individual, so Id say I was easily old enough to

2、 vote at 16, but nobody should have given me a credit card until I was 32, and Ive got the county court judgment to prove it. However, we broadly agree that theres a difference between a child and an adult, even if we might argue about the transition point. So the political theorist David Runcimans

3、view that six-year-olds should be allowed to vote goes against any standard argument about the age of civic responsibility. Nobody would say that a six-year-old could be held criminally responsible, could be sent to war, could be capable of consent, could be given responsibility for anything. So all

4、owing them the votealong with, unavoidably, seven-year-olds who are even sillier, if anythingis quite an amusing proposal. Runcimans argument is that this is the only way to rebalance political life, which is currently twisted in favor of the old, who dont (he added) ever need to demonstrate mental

5、capacity, even long after theyve lost it. The first part of his case is self-evident: pensions are protected while childrens centers are closed, concepts such as sovereignty (最高权威) are prioritized over the far more urgent business of the future: climate change. Nostalgia (怀念) for a past the young wo

6、uldnt even recognize plays a central role, which is completely unfair. Most of the arguments against giving six-year-olds a vote are that children would end up voting for something damaging and chaotic, if someone made unrealistic promises to them, which could never be realized. Well, its not childr

7、ens fault. Having said that, children do tend towards the progressive, having a natural sense of justice (which kicks in at the age of six months, psychologists have shown, by creating scenes of great unfairness to babies, and making them cry) and an underdeveloped sense of self-interest. My kid, wh

8、en he was six, made quite a forceful case against private property, on the basis that, since everybody needed a house, they shouldnt cost money, because nobody would want anyone else not to have one. Also, food should be free. It was a kind of pre-Marx communism, where you limit the coverage of the

9、market to only those things that you wouldnt mind someone else not having. On that particular day, when we were registered as voters, my kid was quite far to the left of me, but in the normal run of things, were united, which brings us to the point of the problem: children obey you on almost nothing

10、, but they do seem to believe in your politics until theyre adolescent. So giving kids the vote is really just a way of giving parents extra votes. And what can stop us having even more children, once theres so much enfranchisement (选举权) in it for us? Now, if parents could be trusted to use their in

11、fluence wisely, and hammer into children the politics it will take to assure a better future, then I wouldnt necessarily have a problem with that, apart from, obviously, that culture is already wildly twisted towards parents, and I can imagine a few non-parents boiling with fierce anger. But thats n

12、ot worth talking about anyway, because parents cant be trusted, otherwise wed all already vote Green(绿党). In short: no, six-year-olds should not get the vote; but while were here, if any votes come up in the near future, which will have an impact on the next five decades of British political life, a

13、longside EU migrants, 16-year-olds certainly should be enfranchised.（1）The author refers to his age of adulthood to prove that _. A.certain rights are granted at different stages of lifeB.theres a common standard for the age of adulthoodC.people mature at different rates in various aspectsD.a credit

14、 card is more difficult to get than the vote（2）People reject David Runcimans proposal because _. A.they believe children are far from mature in many waysB.they are uncertain whether children can assume responsibilityC.they know the age to get the vote is not to be questionedD.they dont think a child

15、 can grow into adulthood earlier（3）What is the base for David Runcimans argument? A.Public ignorance of childrens abilities.B.Inequalities of opportunity.C.A cultural preference for the old.D.The imbalance in political life.（4）The author talks about his kid to indicate that _. A.children are in favo

16、r of a just society and tend to be idealisticB.children are innocent and dont want to be involved in politicsC.children are simple-minded and can fall for an adults trickD.children are good-natured and like to help people in need（5）The author thinks allowing children the vote may lead to _. A.twisted c