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高考英语阅读理解50篇
2009年高考英语
阅读理解训练50篇
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Doctorssayangercanbeanextremelydamagingemotion,unlessyoulearnhowtodealwithit.Theywarnthatangercanleadtoheartdisease,stomachproblems,headaches,emotionalproblemsandpossiblycancer.
Angerisanormalemotionthatweallfeelfromtimetotime.Somepeopleexpressangeropenlyinacalmreasonableway.Othersburstwithanger,andscreamandyell.Butotherpeoplekeeptheirangerinside.Theycannotorwillnotexpressit.Thisiscalledrepressinganger.
Foryearsmanydoctorsthoughtthatrepressingangerwasmoredangeroustoaperson'shealththanexpressingit.Theysaidthatwhenapersonisangry,thebrainreleasesthesamehor-mones(荷尔蒙).Theyspeedtheheartrate,raisebloodpressure,orsugarintotheblood,etC.Ingeneralthepersonfeelsexcitedandreadytoact.
Somedoctorssaythatbothrepressingandexpressingangercanbedangerous.Theybelievethatthosewhoexpressangerviolentlymaybemorelikelytodevelopheartdisease,andtheybelievethatthosewhokeeptheirangerinsidemayfaceagreaterdangerofhighbloodpressure.
Doctorssaythesolutionislearninghowtodealwithanger.Theysaythefirststepistoadmitthatyouareangryandtorecognizetherealcauseoftheanger,thendecideifthecauseisseriousenoughtogetangryabout.Ifitis,theysay,“Donotexpressyourangerwhileangry.Waituntilyourangerhascooleddownandyouareabletoexpressyourselfcalmlyandreasonably.”
Doctorssaythatagoodwaytodealwithangeristofindhumorinthesituationthathasmadeyouangry.Theysaidthatlaughterismuchhealthierthananger.
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Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolIhaveevertaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.Thereare,however,differentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriority(优先)itmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemishowtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexities(复杂性)ofspelling.Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocal(焦点的)pointofhisteacher’sinterest,clearlyabrightchildwillbelikelyto“playsafe”.Hewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoidadventurouslanguage.That’swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.
Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience:
“Thisworkisterrible!
Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisterrible.”Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil’stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomitted(省略)toreadtheessay,whichcontainedsomebeautifulexpressionsofthechild’sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcenteredonthechild’sideas,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoremotivation(动机)toseekimprovement.
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Perhapsthemostfamoustheory,thestudyofbodymovement,wassuggestedbyProfessorRayBirdwhistell.Hebelievesthatphysicalappearanceisoftenculturallyprogrammed.Inotherwords,welearnourlooks---wearenotbornwiththem.
Ababyhasgenerallyinformedfacefeatures.Ababy,accordingtoBirdwhistell,learnswheretosettheeyebrowsbylookingatthosearound---familyandfriends.ThishelpsexplainwhythepeopleofsomeareasoftheUSlooksmuchalike.
NewEnglandersorSouthernershavecertaincommonfacefeaturesthatcannotbeexplainedbygenetics(遗传学).Theexactshapeofthemouthisnotsetatbirth,itislearnedafter.Infact,thefinalmouthshapeisnotformeduntilwellafternewteethareset.Formany,thiscanbewellintogrown-ups.Ahusbandandwifetogetherforalongtimeoftencometolooksomewhatalike.Welearnourlooksfromthosearoundus.
Thisisperhapswhyinasinglecountrythereareareaswherepeoplesmilemorethanthoseinotherareas.IntheUS,forexample,thesouthisthepartofthecountrywherethepeoplesmilemostfrequently.InNewEnglandtheysmileless,andinthewesternpartofNewYorkStatesstillless.ManysouthernersfindcitiessuchasNewYorkcoldandunfriendly,partlybecausepeopleinMadisonAvenuesmilelessthanpeopleonPeachtreeStreetinAtlanta,Georgia.Peopleinlargelypopulatedareasalsosmileandgreeteachotherinpubliclessthanpeopleinsmalltownsdo.
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California—UpsetbythewarinIraq,JuliaWilsonexpressedherangerandimpatiencewithPresidentBushlastspringonherwebpageonMyS.Shepostedapictureofthepresident,wrote“KillBush”acrossthetopanddrewaswordstabbinghisoutstretchedhand.Shelaterreplacedherpageafterlearninginhereighth-gradehistoryclassthatsuchthreatsareafederaloffense.
Itwastoolate,FederalauthoritieshadfoundthepageandplacedWilsonontheirchecklist.Theyfinallyreachedherthisweekinherbiologyclass.The14—year—oldwastakenoutofclassWednesdayandquestionedforabout15minutesbytwoSecretServiceagents.Theincidenthasupsetherparents,whosaidtheagentsshouldhaveincludedthemwhenquestioningtheirdaughter.
Theteenagersaidtheagents’questioningledhertotears.“Iwasn’tdangerous,”saidWilson,anhonorstudentwhodescribesherselfaspoliticallyenthusiastic.“I’mapeace-lovingperson.I’magainstthewarinIraq.I’mnotgoingtokillthepresident.”
Hermother,KirstieWilson,saidtwoagentsshowedupatthefamily’shomeWednesdayafternoon,questionedherandpromisedtoreturnonceherdaughterwashomefromschool.
Aftertheyleft,KirstieWilsonsentanextmessagetoherdaughter’scallphone,askinghertocomestraighthomeandtellingherthattwomenfromthesecretservicewantedtotalkwithher.
Butmomentslater,KirstieWilsonreceivedatextmessagefromherdaughtersayingagentshadpulledheroutofclass.
JuliaWilsonsaidtheagentsthreatenedher,sayingshecouldbesenttocourtformakingthethreat.“Theyyelledatmealot,”shesaid.“Theywereunnecessarilymean.”
WilsonandherparentssaidtheagentswerejustifiedinquestioningheroverherMySposting.Buttheysaidtheagentswenttoofarbynotwaitinguntilshewasoutofschoolandtheagentsshouldhavemorequicklyfiguredouttheyweren’tdealingwitharealdanger.
AssistantPrincipalPaulRobinonsaidtheagentsgavehimtheimpressionthegirl’smotherknewtheywereplanningtoquestionherdaughteratschool.Thereisnolegalrequirementthatparentsbenotified.
“Thishasbeenanon-goingproblem.”saidAnnBrick,alawyerwiththeAmericanCivilLibertiesUnioninSanFrancisco.
FormergovernorsPeteWilsonandGrayDavisvetoed(否决)billsthatwouldhaverequiredthatparentsgivepermissionorbepresentwhentheirchildrenarequestionedatschoolbylawenforcementofficers.
4.Theauthorwrotethisstorymainlyto.
A.struggleagainstthewarinIraqstartedbytheUS
B.discusswhetherparentsshouldbeincludedwhenchildrenarequestioned
C.warnteenagersnottopostwebpagesonwebsites
D.criticizetheformergovernorswhovetoedthebill
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WhenNathanWinogradannouncedthathewasleavinghisjobasalawyerinCaliforniatorunananimalshelterinTompkinsCounty,NewYork,hisfatherlookedathimforalongminuteandthenasked,“Whatdodogsandcatsneedalawyerfor?
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Themovemeantgivingupeightweeks’vacation,anofficewithaviewoftheSanFranciscoBayandabighouseamongtheredwoods,andmovingtoaruralareaknowforitsharshwinters.ButWinograd’swife,Jennifer,alsoananimallover,wasallforit.Sotheypackedeverythingtheyowned,andwithtwoyoungchildren,plustwodogs,andabunchofcatsWinogradhadrescued,drovecross—country.
Onthesecondday,theyhadnoroomforsixmorepuppiestheyreceived.Theyfoundanoldhorsetrough,filleditwithhayandnestledtheanimalsinside.Theyplaceditnexttothefrontdesk,andwithinadayortwo,allsixhadhomes,adoptedbypeoplewhowalkedintotheshelterandcouldn’tresist.
Blinddogs,catswithmissinglimbs—allfindhomes.“Thereisnodogorcattooold,too
uglyortooundesirablenottobeadoptedbysomeone,”saysWinograd.
Today,TompkinsCountyisconsideredtheonlyno-killcountyintheUnitedStates.Nineoutoftendogscatsthatcomethroughtheshelterdoorsaresaved.Onlyanimalswithincurableinjuriesorillnesses,andthetrulyevil,areputdown.Thenationalaverageishalfofalldogsand70percentofcats,totalingmorethanfourmillionanimalslastyearalone.
Eventhoughhedrivesanoldcarthatleakswhenitrains,andhisfamilylivesonatightbudgetwhilehisclassmatesfromStanfordLawearnsix-figuresalaries,Winogradsayshe’sdoingwhathe’dalwayswantedtodowhenhegrewup;runananimalshelterandsavealltheanimals.
Asayoungdistrictlawyer,hekepthisgoalinmind,startingwhenheraisedhisfirstanimalcrueltycase.Amanwasaccusedofintentionallysettinghisbrowncatonfire.Winogradmadehiscase,andtheabusiveownerwassentencedtoprison.
Itwasthefirstofmanysuchcases,andheraisedeachwithvigor.Butthesenselessviolence,neglectandignoranceneverfailedtoshockhim.Hedecidedsimply,“Ineedtogettotheothersideandstartsavingtheseanimals.”
Now,Winogradishelpingtosavethousands,evenmillions,“I’mconvincedthatanokillnationispossible,I’mjustheretryingtoshortenthetimeuntilitarrives.”
4.Whichcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.BeingRichis
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