高中日常生活类阅提升练习.docx

1、高中日常生活类阅提升练习高中日常生活类阅提升练习（一）Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasnt covered by water or mud. As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked!Yet I did nothing for the atta

2、ck. It was so unpredictable and from somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me. Had I been hurt I wouldnt have found it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attac

3、ked by a butterfly!Having stopped laughing, I took a step forward. My attacker rushed me again. He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain. For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker paused. I wasnt sure what to do. After all, its just not every day that

4、 one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. Thats when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was dying.Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fa

5、n her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mates sake, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life. Should I have been

6、careless enough to step on her? His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mates safety seemed admirable. I couldnt do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be wit

7、h her, undisturbed.Since then, Ive used that butterflys courage as an inspiration and to remind myself that good things are worth fighting for.1. The writer changed his direction while walking down a path because he wanted_.A. to get close to a butterfly B. to escape a sudden attackC. to look over t

8、he bad situation D. to avoid getting his shoes dirty2. From the passage we can learn that the attacker _.A. struck the author four or five times and made him badly hurtB. paused until the author took a step backwardsC. thought it was the author who caused the death of his mateD. attacked the author

9、for his mates safety and to accompany her for the last moments of life3. From this experience the man learned_.A. butterflies are brave insects B. the small can defeat the large C. how to deal with challenges in his lifeD. people should try their best to fight for everything4. Which of the following

10、 words can best describe the butterfly?A. caringB. ambitious C. courageous D. aggressive （二） Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “Its a well-known pattern,” said lead resea

11、rcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigans Institute for Social Research. “Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework.” He points out that differences among households (家庭) exist. But in general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. “A

12、nd the situation gets worse for women when they have children.” Stafford said. Overall, times are changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling th

13、eir housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005. Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most about 21 hours a week. Men showed a somewhat different pattern, with older men picking up the broom more often t

14、han younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men. Having children increases housework even further. With more than three children, for example, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with hus

15、bands 10 hours.1. How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s? A. About 26 B. About 6 C. About 28 D. About 132. What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text? A. A married man with children. B. An older married man. C. An unmarried man. D. A younger married man3.

16、What can we conclude from Staffords research? A. Housework sharing changes over time. B. Having children means doubled housework.C. Marriage has effects on job choices. D. Marriage gives men more freedom. 4. According to the “well-known pattern” in Paragraph 1, a married man _. A. is the main breadw

17、inner B. is the master of the house C. takes on heavier work D. does more housework（三）You wake up in the morning, the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings, you say hello, and the drama starts. The person on the

18、 other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to. You are still in a wonderful mood? Impossible! Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness. It may not change what you think, but commun

19、icating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time. Life brings ups and downs, but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer. They only feel glad when they make others feel bad. No wonder they can hardly win others pity or respect

20、. When you communicate with positive people, your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted. When the dagger（匕首） of a negative person is put in you, you feel the heavy feeling that all in all, brings you down. Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative peo

21、ple. This could be a co-worker, or a relative. In this case, say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative person, but all this is to lower you to that same negative level and they wont feel ashamed of themselves about that. Negat

22、ivity often affects happiness without even being realized. The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to（附着） you throughout the rest of your day, which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness. Life is too short to feel negative. Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as

23、 possible. 1. The purpose of the first paragraph is to _. A. make a comparison B. offer an evidence C. introduce a topic D. describe a daily scene2 How can negative people have effect on us? A. By changing our ways of thinking B. By telling us the nature of life C. By influencing our emotion D. By c

24、omparing their attitudes to life with ours. 3 According to the passage, to reduce negative peoples influence on us, we are advised to _. A. show our dissatisfaction to negative people B. communicate with negative people as little as possible C. change negative peoples attitudes to life D. make negat

25、ive people feel ashamed of themselves（四）There are a lot of things you can do to help others，whether its with your moms chores，or if a friend is upset.Here are some little things you can do to reach out to other people and they will bring benefits such as happiness.Try to offer first.When people need

26、 your help，theyll most likely ask you first，but if you have the chance，try to offer to help before they ask you.This will show that you are willing to help from the start.For example，if you see a friend struggling to carry groceries，offer to help.Or if you see them getting bullied，help them stand up

27、.Or if you see them getting pushed down or beaten，ask “Are you all right？” and help them up.Then try to cheer them up.Believe me，helping people will always make you feel better because its the right thing to do.Put_yourself_in_someone_elses_shoes.Being compassionate(有同情心的) can give you a strong reas

28、on to help someone else.It can also show people that you really do care about someone.Volunteer or donate.Being in charitable organizations is a great way to help the less fortunate，like donating food or money to the poor.Listen.You obviously cant know what you need to do if youre not even paying at

29、tention.Plus，people arent going to rely on you very much if you act like you dont even care what theyre saying.Think about what might happen if you dont.More people will feel more miserable if you just leave them when they need you，and you dont want to see people unhappy，do you? Dont stress yourself

30、 too much，but its always nice to lend a hand.1In the passage the author talks about_.Athe benefits of helping others Bwhat you can do to help othersChow to offer to help first Dhow to listen to others2What should you do first if your friend feels discouraged after a competition?AEncourage him not to

31、 lose heart. BHelp him find out the problem.CShow compassion for him. DListen to him patiently.3The sentence “Put yourself in someone elses shoes” means_.Aputting on someone elses shoes Bputting yourself in someone elses situationCshowing enough care for others Dlistening to others carefully4Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AThe purpose of charitable organizations is to donate food or money to the poor.BHelping others is the right