高考英语阅读之日常生活类特训.docx
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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)
Sometimespeoplecalleachother“scaredy-cat”,buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutthisexpression?
Whenacatisfrightened,itsheartstartsbeatingfaster,itsmusclesgettense,andtherearechangesinthechemicalsinitsblood-stream.
Althoughthecatdoesn’trealizethis,itsbodyisgettingreadyforaction.Ifthedangercontinues,thisanimalwilldooneofthetwothings.Itwilldefenditself,oritwillrunawayasfastasitcan.
Somethinglikethisalsohappenstopeople.Whenweareexcited,angry,scared,orarousedbyotheremotions,ourbodiesgothroughmanyphysicalchanges.Ourheartsbeatfaster,andourmusclesgettense.Allofthesechangesmakeusmorealertandreadytoreact.We,too,getreadytodefendourselvesorrun.
Humanbeings,however,haveaproblemthatanimalsneverface.Ifwegivewaytoourfeelings,wecangetintotrouble.Haveyoueversaidsomethinginanger—orhitsomebodyandregretteditlater?
Haveyouevershoutedatateacher,toldsomebodyyouwerelonely,orsaidyouwereinlove,andthenwishedlateryouhadkeptyourmouthshut?
Itisn’talwayswisetoexpressyourfeelingsfreely.
Doesthismeanthatit’ssmarteralwaystohideourfeeling?
No!
Ifyoukeepfeelingsofanger,sadness,andbitternesshiddenawayorbottledupinside,yourbodystaystense.Physicalillnessescandevelop,andyoucanfeelchurnedupinside.Itcanactuallybebadforyourhealth.
Feelingthatyoukeepallbottledupinsidedon’tjustgoaway.It’sasifyouboughtsomebananasandstucktheminacupboard.Youmightnotbeabletoseethem,butbeforelongyou’dsmellthem.Andifyouopenthecupboard,chancesareyou’dseelittlefruitflieshoveringalloverthem.They’dberotten.
Youcantrytotreatemotionsasiftheywerebananasinthecupboard,youcanhidethemandyoucanpretendtheydon’texist,butthey’llstillbearound.Andatlastyou’llhavetodealwiththem,justlikethosebananas.
1.Itismentionedinthepassagethathumanbeingsgetintotroublebecausethey______.
A.arenotasalertasanimalsB.sometimescan’tcontroltheirfeelings
C.alwaysdosomethingwrongtootherpeople
D.don’tpayattentiontotheirphysicalchanges
2.Theunderlinedwords“churnedup”inthe5thparagraphmean“ ”.
A.veryshocked B.beatenheavilyC.veryfrightened D.disturbedbadly
3.Theauthorwantstotellusinthelasttwoparagraphsthat______.
A.you’llnotcompletelygetawayfromyourfeelings
B.youshouldtreatemotionsasbananasinacupboard
C.feelingwillgraduallydisappearwhenyouholdthemin
D.itisgoodforyourhealthtokeeppleasantfeelingsinside
4.Theauthorwritesthisarticleinorderto______.
A.tellusthatitisn’tgoodtokeepfeelingsinside
B.giveussomeadviceonhowtoexpressourfeelings
C.makeusdealwithfeelingsinawiseway
D.makeusknowthatitisn’talwayswisetoexpressourfeelingsfreely
(二)
“SowhatisQuintura?
”youmayask.“IlikethesearchengineIcurrentlyuse,MyFavoriteSearchEngine.WhydoIneedanythingelse?
MyFavoriteSearchEngineknowseverythingabouteverysubjectIaminterestedinandIcanaccessalloftheinformationavailableontheWebwithMyFavoriteSearchEngine.”
“Oh,yes!
”weanswer.“Indeed!
Wehavenodoubtthatyouhavechosenthebestsearchengineforyourownsearchpurposes!
Wedon’twantyoutopartwithyourfavorite─Yahoo,MSNorGoogle.”
However,whatifyouthinkaboutsearchinginadifferentway.Haveyoueverrakedthroughthepapercardindexofabiglibrary?
Youhavetofindthenecessaryletter(ortheircombination),takethecorrectdrawer,andstartsortingthroughthecards.Ringanybells?
Aftermuchtimeandeffort,finallyyoufindthelong-awaitedcard!
Ofcoursewebsearchenginestakeawaythelaborioustaskofsifting(筛选)throughpaperindexcards.Andifyouknowthebook’sexactauthorandtitle,eithersearchiseasy─ontheweborinalibrary.Butwhatifyouknowonlyyourgeneralsearchscope?
Neithertheauthor’snamenorthebooktitle.Inalibrary,theonlywayoutistoaskalibrarian.Butontheweb,whatdoyoudo?
Youareonyourown.
Untilnow,Quinturaistheveryknow-alllibrarian!
Imagineaconversationbetweenyouandthesearchengineyouusemostoften,MyFavoriteSearchEngine(MFSE).
You:
Ineedsomebooksonphysics.
MFSE:
Noproblem.Wehavealotofgoodliterature.
You:
Oh...somanyofthem!
MFSE:
Youaskedforbooksonphysics,here,I’vefoundsomemore.
You:
No,Ineedonlyonebranchofphysics.
MFSE:
ButIhaveallthebranches!
Thousandsofbooks.Choosewhateveryouwant.
You:
ButIneedthebranchonsolidmovement:
acceleration,frictionandsoon.
MFSE:
Heretheyare.Booksonphysics...
NowimaginebeginningthesameconversationwithQuintura(Qu).
You:
Ineedsomebooksonphysics.
Qu:
OK!
Wehavealotofgoodlit
erature;whatbranchofphysicsdoyouneed?
You:
Branch?
I’mnotsureofitsname.
Qu:
Whatisyourbranchabout?
You:
Solidmovement:
acceleration,frictionandsoon.
Qu:
Let’ssee.Hereismechanics!
Pleasenotethislistofbooks,ourvisitorsmostlyaskforthesebooksonmechanics.
You:
Thankyou.
1.Quinturaisthenameof .
A.awebsearchengine B.awell-knownwebsite
C.abiglibrary D.alibrarian
2.Whatisthepurposeofthewriter’stalkingaboutthepapercardindexofabiglibrary?
A.Totellushowtofindyourbookinabiglibrary.
B.Toremindyouofyourschoollife.
C.Toadviseyoutothinkaboutsearchinginadifferentway.
D.Toprovethepapercardindexisworsethanwebsearchengines.
3.Inthewriter’sopinion,ifyouknowonlyyourgeneralsearchscopeyou’dbetteruse .
A.Quintura B.Yahoo C.MSN D.MFSE
4.Fromthetwoconversationswecanlearn .
A.MFSEcanprovideyouwithmorebooksthanQuintura
B.MFSEalwaysoffersyousomeuselessinformation
C.QuinturacanhelpyoufindwhatyouaresearchingformorequicklythanMFSE
D.QuinturacanofferyoumoreinformationthanMFSE
(三)
Wedon’tknowhowdifferentourlifeinthefuture.Wecanonlytrytoimagineit.
Atfirstwethinkabouthumanrelationship.Intheyear2050,wewillusecomputersalmosteveryday,wewillbemakingnewfriendsthroughtheInternet---evenourhusbandsorwiveswillbemetinthisway.Itwillbemuchfasterandeasierforus.Ontheotherhand,ourrelationshipswithpeoplewon’tbeasimportantastheyaretoday---wewillfeelalittlelonely.
Computerswillalsohelpusinmanyotheractivitiesin2050.Forexample,theywillbeusedbythechildrenatschooltomaketheirlearningeasier.Inaddition,therewillbemoreothermachineswhichwillplayasimilarroleascomputers,likerobotswhichwilldothehouseworkforus.
Spendingholidayswillalsobecompletelydifferent.Travelingtootherplanetsortothemoonwillbeavailableforeveryone.Meansoftransportwill,ofcourse,change,too.Wewillbeusingsolar-poweredcars,whichwillbemuchenvironmentallyfriendly.
Wecouldexpectthatthefastereconomicdevelopmentwouldleadtoamorepollutedenvironment.Butitisn’ttrue.Wewillpaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheenvironment.Scientistswillprobablyfindcuresformanydangerousdiseases,likecancerorAIDS.Therefore,oursurroundingsaswellashealthwillbeinbettercondition.
Althoughwecannotpredicttheexactchangeswhichwillbemadeintheworld,weoftenthinkaboutthem.Weworryaboutourandourchildren’sfuture;wehaveexpectation,hopesaswellasfears.ButIthinkweshouldberathersanguineaboutourfuture.Weshouldbehappyandbelievegoodthingswillhappen.
1.Theunderlinedword“sanguine”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans______________.
A.disappointed B.surprised C.curious D.optimistic
2.Accordingto thepassage,whichofthefollowingwillhappenin2050?
A.Itwillnotbedifficultforpeopletotraveltootherplants.
B.Ourenvironmentwillbemuchpollutedwithagrowingnumberofcars.
C.Thewayofspendingholidayswillbethesameasthatoftoday
D.Therelationshipbetweenpeoplewillbemoreimportantthantoday.
3.Thethirdparagraphmainlytells__________.
A.thatcomputerswilldoallthethingsforhumanbeing
B.howpeoplewilluserobotstodohousework.
C.thatmachineslikecomputerandrobotswillhelppeoplealot.
D.howpeoplewillusecomputertocommunicatewitheachother.
4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Whathightechnologywillappearintheyear2050.
B.Whatourlifewillbelikeintheyear2050.
C.Howpeoplewillcommunicateintheyear2050.
D.Howpeoplewilltravelandspendtheirholidaysintheyear2050.
(四)
Thehostpouredtheteaintothecupandplaceditonthesmalltableinfrontofhisguests,whowereafatheranddaughter,andthecoveronthecup.Apparentlythinkingofsomething,hehurriedintotheinnerroom,leavingthethermos(热水瓶)onthetable.Histwoguestsheardacupboardopening.
Theyremainedsittinginthesittingroom,theten-year-olddaughterlookingattheflowersoutsidethewindow,thefatherjustabouttotakehiscup,whenthecrashcame,rightthereinthesittingroom.Somethingwashopelesslybroken.
Itwasthethermos,whichhadfallentothefloor.Thegirllookedoverhershoulder,shocked,staring.Itwasmysterious.Neitherofthemtouchedit,notevenabit.True,ithadn’tstoodsteadilywhentheirhostplacedinonthetable,butithadn’tfallenthen.
Theexplosioncausedthehosttorushback.Gawkingatthesteamingfloor,thehostsaid,“Itdoesn’tmatter!
Itdoesn’tmatter!
”
Thefatherstartedtosaysome
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