高考英语阅读之日常生活类特训.docx

1、高考英语阅读之日常生活类特训高考英语阅读之日常生活类特训（一）Sometimes people call each other “scaredy-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood-stream. Although the cat doesnt realiz

2、e this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things. It will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can. Something like this also happens to people. When we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies go

3、through many physical changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves or run. Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings, we can get into

4、trouble. Have you ever said something in angeror hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isnt always wise to express your feelings freely. Does this mean t

5、hat its smarter always to hide our feeling? No!If you keep feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. Physical illnesses can develop, and you can feel churned up inside. It can actually be bad for your health. Feeling that you keep all bottled

6、 up inside dont just go away. Its as if you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before long youd smell them. And if you open the cupboard, chances are youd see little fruit flies hovering all over them. Theyd be rotten. You can try to treat emotio

7、ns as if they were bananas in the cupboard, you can hide them and you can pretend they dont exist, but theyll still be around. And at last youll have to deal with them, just like those bananas. 1. It is mentioned in the passage that human beings get into trouble because they_.A. are not as alert as

8、animals B. sometimes cant control their feelingsC. always do something wrong to other peopleD. dont pay attention to their physical changes2. The underlined words “churned up”in the 5th paragraph mean “”.A. very shocked B. beaten heavily C. very frightenedD. disturbed badly3. The author wants to tel

9、l us in the last two paragraphs that_.A. youll not completely get away from your feelingsB. you should treat emotions as bananas in a cupboardC. feeling will gradually disappear when you hold them inD. it is good for your health to keep pleasant feelings inside4. The author writes this article in or

10、der to_.A. tell us that it isnt good to keep feelings insideB. give us some advice on how to express our feelingsC. make us deal with feelings in a wise wayD. make us know that it isnt always wise to express our feelings freely（二）“So what is Quintura?” you may ask. “I like the search engine I curren

11、tly use, My Favorite Search Engine. Why do I need anything else? My Favorite Search Engine knows everything about every subject I am interested in and I can access all of the information available on the Web with My Favorite Search Engine.” “Oh, yes!” we answer. “Indeed! We have no doubt that you ha

12、ve chosen the best search engine for your own search purposes! We dont want you to part with your favorite Yahoo, MSN or Google.” However, what if you think about searching in a different way. Have you ever raked through the paper card index of a big library? You have to find the necessary letter (o

13、r their combination), take the correct drawer, and start sorting through the cards. Ring any bells? After much time and effort, finally you find the long-awaited card! Of course web search engines take away the laborious task of sifting (筛选) through paper index cards. And if you know the books exact

14、 author and title, either search is easy on the web or in a library. But what if you know only your general search scope? Neither the authors name nor the book title. In a library, the only way out is to ask a librarian. But on the web, what do you do? You are on your own. Until now, Quintura is the

15、 very know-all librarian! Imagine a conversation between you and the search engine you use most often, My Favorite Search Engine (MFSE). You: I need some books on physics. MFSE: No problem. We have a lot of good literature. You: Oh. . . so many of them! MFSE: You asked for books on physics, here, Iv

16、e found some more. You: No, I need only one branch of physics. MFSE: But I have all the branches! Thousands of books. Choose whatever you want. You: But I need the branch on solid movement: acceleration, friction and so on. MFSE: Here they are. Books on physics. . . Now imagine beginning the same co

17、nversation with Quintura (Qu). You: I need some books on physics. Qu: OK! We have a lot of good literature; what branch of physics do you need? You: Branch? Im not sure of its name. Qu: What is your branch about? You: Solid movement: acceleration, friction and so on. Qu: Lets see. Here is mechanics!

18、 Please note this list of books, our visitors mostly ask for these books on mechanics. You: Thank you. 1. Quintura is the name of. A. a web search engineB. a well-known websiteC. a big library D. a librarian2. What is the purpose of the writers talking about the paper card index of a big library? A.

19、 To tell us how to find your book in a big library. B. To remind you of your school life. C. To advise you to think about searching in a different way. D. To prove the paper card index is worse than web search engines. 3. In the writers opinion, if you know only your general search scope youd better

20、 use. A. Quintura B. YahooC. MSN D. MFSE4. From the two conversations we can learn. A. MFSE can provide you with more books than QuinturaB. MFSE always offers you some useless informationC. Quintura can help you find what you are searching for more quickly than MFSED. Quintura can offer you more inf

21、ormation than MFSE（三）We dont know how different our life in the future. We can only try to imagine it.At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day, we will be making new friends through the Internet- even our husbands or wives will be met in th

22、is way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people wont be as important as they are today- we will feel a little lonely.Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their

23、 learning easier. In addition, there will be more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transpo

24、rt will, of course, change, too. We will be using solar-powered cars, which will be much environmentally friendly.We could expect that the faster economic development would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isnt true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. Scientists wil

25、l probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as health will be in better condition.Although we cannot predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our childrens future; we h

26、ave expectation, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen. 1. The underlined word “sanguine” in the last paragraph most probably means _. A. disappointed B. surprised C. curious D. optimistic 2. Accordin

27、g to the passage, which of the following will happen in 2050? A. It will not be difficult for people to travel to other plants. B. Our environment will be much polluted with a growing number of cars. C. The way of spending holidays will be the same as that of today D. The relationship between people

28、 will be more important than today.3. The third paragraph mainly tells_. A. that computers will do all the things for human being B. how people will use robots to do housework. C. that machines like computer and robots will help people a lot. D. how people will use computer to communicate with each

29、other.4. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. What high technology will appear in the year 2050. B. What our life will be like in the year 2050. C. How people will communicate in the year 2050. D. How people will travel and spend their holidays in the year 2050.（四）The host poured the tea into

30、 the cup and placed it on the small table in front of his guests, who were a father and daughter, and the cover on the cup. Apparently thinking of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the thermos(热水瓶) on the table. His two guests heard a cupboard opening.They remained sitting in the si

31、tting room, the ten-year-old daughter looking at the flowers outside the window, the father just about to take his cup, when the crash came, right there in the sitting room. Something was hopelessly broken.It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked over her shoulder, shocked,

32、 staring. It was mysterious. Neither of them touched it, not even a bit. True, it hadnt stood steadily when their host placed in on the table, but it hadnt fallen then.The explosion caused the host to rush back. Gawking at the steaming floor, the host said, “It doesnt matter! It doesnt matter!”The father started to say some