四川省成都市高考英语阅读理解一轮选练10.docx

1、四川省成都市高考英语阅读理解一轮选练10F. Scctt Fitzgerald(13961940)F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once astude nt of St. PaulAcademy, the Newma nSchool and atte nded Prin cet onUni versity fora short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he methi

2、s future wife Zelda Sayre. The n he had to make some money to impress her.His life with her was full of great happ in ess, as he wrote in his diary: “ My ownhapp in ess in the past often approached such joy that I could not share it even withthe person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet

3、streets and take down partsof it in my diary. “This Side of Paradise, his first no vel, was published in 1920. En couraged by itssuccess, Fitzgerald bega n to devote more time to his writ ing. Then he continued withthe no vel The Beautiful and Damn ed(1922), a collect ion of short stories Tales of t

4、heJazz Age(1922), and a play The Vegetable(1923). But his grea test success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quickly brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the n eeded finan cial security. Then, in 1926, he publishedano ther collecti on of short stories A

5、ll the Sad Young Men.However, Fitzgerald s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her firstbreakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The Love

6、 of the Last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.1.How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?A.5.B. 6.C. 7.D. 8.2.accordingWhich of the follow

7、ing is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald s life to the passage?a.He became addicted to drinking.b.He studied at St. PaulAcademy.c.He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.d.The Great Gatsby won high praise.e.He failed to reorder his life.f.He joined the army and met Zelda.A.f-c-e-a-

8、b-dB. b-e-a-f-c-dC. f-d-e-c-b-aD. b-f-c-d-e-a3.We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald.A.had made some money when he met Zelda in AlabamaB.was well educated and well off before he served in the armyC.would have completed more works if his wife hadn t broken downD.helped his friend get rid of d

9、rinking while his wife was in hospital4.The passage is probably followed by a con cludi ng paragraph about.A.Zelda s personal lifeB.Zel da s illness and treatmentC. FitzgeraldD. Fitzgeralds friendship with Grahams contributions to the literary world阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。For millions

10、of Facebook users, choosing which photo to use for an online profileis an important decision. According to a study by researchers at the UT Dallas Center, the photos we select may reflect in dividual prefere nces, but they also appear to reflect more deeply rooted, uncon scious cultural differe nces

11、.Previous research hasshown that culture can affect not only Ianguage and custom, but also how we experienee the world and process information. Western cultures ， for example ， condition peopleto think of themselves as highly independent entities （ 实体）， whereas East Asiancultures stress collectivism

12、 and in terdepe ndence.Dr. Denise Park, co-director of the Center at UT Dallas, and former graduate studentDr. ChihMao Huang of the University of Illinois, were curious about whether these patter ns of cultural in flue nee exte nd to cyberspace .In a paper published in theIntern ati onal Jour nal of

13、 Psychology, they exam ined the profile photographs of more than 500 active Facebook users from the Un ited States a nd East Asia. Overall, they found that profile photos of America ns are more likely to focus on the in dividuals face，while the profiles of East Asia ns tend to less emphasize the fac

14、e and in clude more backgro und features. America ns also show greater smile inten sity compared toEast Asia n Facebook users.The findings show marked cultural differences in the focus of attention among EastAsian and American Facebook users. Moreover, they echo previous research on cultural influen

15、ces on visual perception（ 感知）， attention, and reasoning in the offline world.“We believe these findings relate to a cultur al bias to be more individualistic andindependent in the US and more communal and interdependent in Asia ”， said Park.The research also found that cultural influences over our s

16、elf-presentation online can shift over time and from place to place. In one of the study samples, Americans studying in Japan and Japanese studying in the US both showed a tendency to adjust their profile photos to the general preferences of their host country.“ Facebook constitutes an extended soci

17、al context in which personal profi les mirror various individual characteristics ， private thoughts ，and social behaviors ，” notedHuang. “ As such ， the study presents a new approach to investigate cognition and behaviors across cultures by using Facebook as a data collection platform. ”1.The underl

18、ined word condition ” in the first paragraph probably means .A.adviseB. instructC. shapeD. forbid2.We can know from the passage that Mongolians probably emphasize .A.cultural influencesB. social behaviorsC.independent existenceD. collective power3.It can be inferred that a Korean studying in the US

19、is likely to .A.use a picture of his face on FacebookB.adjust to American preferences quicklyC.change his profile photos from time to timeD.put up a photo of his apartme nt on Facebook4.Accord ing to Dr. Huang, Facebook can help to A.make up a more exte nded social con textB.study the diversity of w

20、orldwide culturesC.promote com muni cati on betwee n east and westD.comb ine differe nt cultures from differe nt aspects【参考答案】1 4、CDAB阅读理解。Some children are natural-bciTL bosses. They have a strong need ta make deciiotis, manage tJieir enviroruriEiit, and lead Tetter than follow. Stephen Jacksoa a Y

21、ear One student, operates under the theory ofvtofs nunc and wMfs yours is mjne/1 says his ftwth氏* 谑 other day I b&aght wo new Star Vfes light 也(鋤-Later, I saw Stephen with the two nevr ones while Lie brother vras using the beat-up ones,Examine the extended family, and you311 prcibably find a bossy g

22、randparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generatioTi. It电 an inheritabl 亡 trait J says Russell Barkley, a j)r 匚 Fesgzr at the Medical University of South Carafcna. Other chidren who may 口at tepardcularly bossy can gradually gain duminan匚e(支酉已地位)when they soie their parents are weak, hesitanL, ar m

23、 disagreement with each ollieiWhether it5 5 inti cm nature cr developed character at weirt, too much control in hands of the yowg 诒 iVt healthy for children or the femily. Fear is at the root of a lot bossy Ijehavioc says family psychologist John Taylor. Children, lie says in his bock From Defiance

24、to Cooperation,谅与 secret fediiigs cf weaknesand (1a desire lo feel safe It s the parents5 role to provide that protection.A friend of mine, in response Lo a cotivercation we were having about the injustices of life, asked me the question, Who said life was guing to be fair, or that it was even meant

25、 to be 7 Her uesti 口 was a good 口门已 It reminded me of sotviettiiii I was tiughl as a youngster: Life istft W Its disappointing, but itTs absolutely true One cf the mjstakes many of us make is tat vre fed suriy for ourselves, ur for others, tlunldLig tat life should be fair, or that someday it will h

26、e. It?s not and- it wontOne of the nice thmgs aljout surrenderingt t-o the fact that life iti：t fair is That it keeps us from feeling sony fhr ouisdves by encounagmg us to do the very best we can with what we have We know if s not 心lifes job to make everything perfectr ifs our own challenge Sutrende

27、ring to this fcct also keeps 11s from feeling sorty for others because we are reminded that everyone is dealt a differ ent hand; everyon.6 has unique strengths and prolilcms in the pro亡ess af growing up, fociAg the reality and ntakrng decisiofis; and evetryoae has those tines thattay feel victimized

28、 or unfairly treated.When a “boss child ” doesn t learn limits at home, the stage is set for a hostof troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have troubleobeying teachers or coachers, for example, or trouble keeping friends. It can be prettyIon ely as the top dog if n

29、o one likes your bossy ways.“ I see more and more parents giving up their power, ” says Barkley, who has studiedbossy behavior for more than 30 years. They bend too far because they don t wantto be as strict as their own pare nts were. But they also feel less con fide nt about their pare nting skill

30、s. Their kids, in turn, feel more an xious.1.Bossy childre n like Stephe n Jacks on .A.make good decisi onsC. lack care from others2.The un derl ined phrase “ in heritable traitA.i nborn n ature B. developed characterB.show self-ce ntered nessD.have little sense of fearin paragraph 2 means .C.accept

31、ed theory D. particularenvironment3.B. should be strict with theirThe study on bossy behavior implies that pare nts A. should give more power to their childre n childre nC. should not be so an xious about their childre n D. should not set limits for their childre n4.What is the passage mainly about?

32、A. How bossy behavior can be con trolled. B. childre n.How we can getalong withbossyC. What leads to childre ns bossy behavior.D. What effectbossy behaviorbrings about.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、B C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【四川省绵阳市 2014高考英语一模试题】 ASometimes people call each other scared-cat, but have you ever thought about this expression? Whena cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its