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届高考英语实战演练专题阅读理解140
2012届高考英语实战演练专题阅读理解(1__40)
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
Youknowhowwonderfulyouare,andyouknowthatothersknowhowwonderfulyouare,butwhatdoyoudowhenadmirationcrossesoverthelineintojealousy?
Formostteenstherewillcomeadaywhenyourealizethatoneofyourfriendsisjealousandthatthisjealousyishurtingyourfriendship.Whenthishappensitcanseemlikethereisnothingthatyoucando,butthegoodnewsisthatthereis.Don’tletjealousyspoilyourrelationships.Tackleitheadonandyoumightbebacktonormalmuchsoonerthanyouthink.
Itcanbehardtowalkuptoafriendandaskthemwhattheproblemis,butifyouwanttosaveyourfriendshipyou’llhavetodojustthat.Don’tapproachthemandaskwhytheyarejealousofyou(unlessofcourseyouwanttoappeartotallyconceited),justtakesometimealonewiththemandletthemknowthatyou’vebeenfeelinglikethere’sbeensomethingcomingbetweenyou.Iftheyrefusetorespond,thenusetheopportunitytoexplainhowyouhavebeenfeeling.Chancesarethatsomethingyousaywillstrikeanerveandyourfriendwillopenupaswell.
Whenyoufigureoutwhatisannoyingyourfriend,askhimorherwhat(s)hethinkswouldmakethesituationbetter.If,forexample,(s)hesaysthat(s)hefeelslike(s)hedoesn’tgettospendanytimewithyoubecauseofyourbeingoffwithyournewfriendsfromteeswimteamthenmaybeyoucouldinviteheralongthenexttimeorblockoffonedayaweekforjustthetwoofyou.Remember,though,thatwhateversolutionyoudecideonshouldbeacompromise.Don’tlimityourowntalentsoropportunitiessimplybecauseyourfriendisunhappy.Tryinsteadtoincludehimorherinyournewlifeandseehowthatworksout.
Eventhebestoffriendshipscanbetingedbyjealousy.Thisdestructiveemotionisrarelyproductiveandcanturnbestfriendsintoworstenemies.Beforetakingextremeaction,chatwithyourjealousfriendtoseeifthetwoofyoucanworkoutacompromise.Ifyoucan’t,bepreparedtoknowexactlyhowfaryouwillgotokeepyourfriendandhowfaryouwon’t.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,thejealousyemotionis________.A.normalB.productiveC.destructiveD.extreme
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawaytoconfrontyourfriendwhenjealousyhappens?
A.Walkinguptohim/herandaskinghim/herwhyhe/sheisjealousofyou.
B.Walkinguptohim/herandaskinghim/herwhattheproblemis.
C.Spendingsometimewithhim/herandlettinghim/herknowhowyoufeel.
D.Spendingsometimewithhim/herandlettinghim/herknowyouthinkthere’ssomethingbetweenyou.
3.Theunderlined“it”inthefirstparagraphrefersto________.
A.friendshipB.relationshipC.admirationD.jealousy
4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?
A.There’salwaysasolutiontosolvetheproblemofjealousy.
B.Jealousycanturnbestfriendsintoworstenemies.
C.Youmayloseafriendtokeepyourowngifts,chancesorselfdevelopment.
D.Youshouldgoalongwaywithyourfriendtoworkoutasolution5.Thepurposeofthepassageis________.
A.toexplainwhatcausesjealousy
B.tooffersomeadviceonmakingfriends
C.tointroducethewaytocopewithajealousfriend
D.toexplainhowdestructivethejealousemotionis
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DoAmericanchildrenstilllearnhandwritinginschool?
Intheageofthekeyboard,somepeopleseemtothinkhandwritinglessonsareonthewayout.90%ofteacherssaytheyarerequiredtoteachhandwriting.Butstudieshaveyettoanswerthequestionofhowwelltheyareteachingit.Onestudypublishedthisyearfoundthataboutthreeoutofeveryfourteacherssaytheyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting.Someteachersareteachinghandwritingbyprovidinginstructionfor10___15minutesaday,andthenotherteacherswhobasicallyteachitfor60to70minutesaday—whichreallyforhandwritingisprettymuch.
Manyadultsrememberlearningthatway—bycopyinglettersoverandoveragain.Today’sthinkingisthatshortperiodsofpracticearebetter.Manyexpertsalsothinkhandwritingshouldnotbetaughtbyitself.Instead,theysayitshouldbeusedasawaytogetstudentstoexpressideas.Afterall,thatiswhywewrite.
Handwritinginvolvestwoskills.Oneislegibility,_whichmeansformingtheletterssotheycanberead.Theotherisfluency—writingwithouthavingtothinkaboutit.Fluencycontinuestodevelopupuntilhighschool.
Butnoteveryonemasterstheseskills.Teacherscommonlyreportthataboutonefourthoftheirkidshavepoorhandwriting.Somepeoplemightthinkhandwritingisnotimportantanymorebecauseofcomputersandvoicerecognitionprograms.
ButSteveGrahamatVanderbiltsayswordprocessingisrarelydoneinelementaryschool,especiallyintheearlyyears.Americanchildrentraditionallyfirstlearntoprint,andthentowriteincursive,whichconnectstheletters.ButguesswhatwelearnedfromaspokeswomanfortheCollegeBoard,whichadministerstheSATcollegeadmissiontest.Morethan75percentofstudentschoosetoprinttheiressayonthetestratherthanwriteincursive.
1.Wecanlearn________fromParagraph1.
A.teachinghandwritingisabasicrequirementinteachingjob
B.mostteachersprefertoteachhandwriting
C.teachersspendlittletimeinteachinghandwriting
D.akeyboardhastakentheplaceofthehandwritingentire
2.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGfortraditionalhandwritingintheUSA?
A.Thestudentsaretaughtbypracticingalongperiod.
B.Thelettersarerepeatedmanytimes.
C.Handwritingincludestwoskills.
D.Towriteincursiveistaughtfirst.
3.Theunderlinedword“legibility”inParagraph3means________.
A.easytoreadB.complexC.unexpectedD.unreadable
4.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.
A.Howtoimprovehandwritinginschool
B.Rightorwrong:
thedeathofhandwriting
C.Handwritinginvolvestwoskills
D.Handwritinglessonsareonthewayout
5.Theauthor’sattitudetowardswhetherstilltolearnhandwritinginschoolis________.
A.negativeB.objectiveC.criticalD.optimistic
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ASouthamptonUniversityteamfoundthatpeoplewhowerevegetariansby30hadrecordedfiveIQpointshigheronaverageattheageof10.ResearcherssaiditcouldexplainwhypeoplewithahigherIQwerehealthierasavegetariandietwaslinkedtolowerheartdiseaseandobesityrates.Thestudyof8,179peoplewasreportedintheBritishMedicalJournal.
TwentyyearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutin1970,366oftheparticipantssaidtheywerevegetarians—althoughmorethan100reportedeatingeitherfishorchicken.
MenwhowerevegetarianshadanIQscoreof106,comparedwith101fornon-vegetarians;whilefemalevegetariansaveraged104,comparedwith99fornon-vegetarians.TherewasnodifferenceintheIQscores,betweenstrictvegetariansandthosewhosaidtheywerevegetariansbutreportedeatingfishorchicken.
Researcherssaidthefindingswerepartlyrelatedtobettereducationandhigherclass,butitremainedstatisticallysignificantafteradjustingforthesefactors.
Vegetariansweremorelikelytobefemale,tobeofhighersocialclassandtohavehigheracademicorvocationalqualificationsthannon-vegetarians.However,thesedifferenceswerenotreflectedintheirannualincome,whichwassimilartothatofnon-vegetarians.
LeadresearcherCatharineGalesaid,“Thefindingsthatchildrenwithgreaterintelligencearemorelikelytoreportbeingvegetariansasadults,togetherwiththeevidenceonthepotentialbenefitsofavegetariandietonhearthealth,mayhelptoexplainwhyahigherIQinchildhoodoradolescenceislinkedwithareducedriskofcoronaryheartdiseaseinadultlife.ButDrFrankiePhillipsoftheBritishDieteticAssociationsaid,“It_is_like_the_chicken_and_egg.DopeoplebecomevegetariansbecausetheyhaveaveryhighIQorisitjustthattheyarecleverenoughtobemoreawareofhealthissues?
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1.What’stheresultoftheresearchmentionedinthetext?
A.Intelligentchildrenaremorelikelytobecomevegetarianslaterinlife.
B.ChildrenwithahigherIQarelesslikelytohaveheartdiseaselaterinlife.
C.Intelligentchildrentendtobelongtohighersocialclasslaterinlife.
D.ChildrenwithahealthierhearttendtohaveahigherIQlaterinlife.
2.Itwasfoundintheresearchthat________.
A.mostoftheparticipantsbecamevegetarians20yearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedout
B.vegetarianswhoatefishorchickenwereofsimilarintelligencewithstrictvegetarians
C.femalevegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon-vegetarians
D.vegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon-vegetarians
3.CatharineGaletalkedabout“beingvegetarians”ina(n)________way.
A.doubtfulB.favorableC.negativeD.objective
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?
A.Intelligenceislinkedtonotjustbeingavegetarianbuttomanyfactors.
B.Therateofgettingheartdiseaseislinkedtoyourlifestyle.
C.ThelinkbetweenahighIQandbeingavegetarianisstilluncertain.
D.Thelinkbetweenahealthyheartanddietremainstobeproved.
5.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?
A.GetmoreIQpoints!
B.Beavegetarian,please!
C.VegetariandietcutsheartriskD.AhighIQislinkedtobeingavegetarian
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TheholeintheEarth’sozonelayer(臭氧层)hasuntilnowprotectedAntarcticafromtheworsteffectsofglobalwarming.Butscientistshavewarnedthatastheholeclosesupinthenextfewdecades,temperaturesonthecontinentcouldrisebyaround3℃onaverage,withmeltingicecontributingtoaglobal
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