高考英语快速阅读训练.docx
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高考英语快速阅读训练
高考英语快速阅读训练
1.
Apunctualpersonisinthehabitofdoingathingatthepropertimeandisneverlateinkeepinganappointment.
Theunpunctualman,ononehand,neverdoeswhathehastodoatthepropertime.Heisalwaysinahurryandintheendlosesbothtimeandhisgoodname.Alostthingmaybefoundagain,butlosttimecanneverberegained.Timeismorevaluablethanmaterialthings.Infact,timeislifeitself.Theunpunctualmanisforeverwastingandmismanaginghismostvaluableasset(财产)aswellasother’s.Theunpunctualpersonisalwayscomplainingthathefindsnotimetoanswerletters,orreturncallsorkeepappointmentpromptly.Butthemanwhoreallyhasagreatdealtodoisverycarefulofhistimeandseldomcomplainsofwantofit.Heknowsthathecannotgetthroughhishugeamountofworkunlesshefaithfullykeepseverypieceofworkwhenithastobeattendedto.
Failuretobepunctualinkeepingone’sappointmentsissignofdisrespecttowardsothers.Ifapersonisinvitedtodinnerandarriveslaterthantheappointedtime,hekeepsalltheguestswaitingforhim.Usuallythiswillberegardedasagreatdisrespecttothehostandallotherguestspresent.
Unpunctuality,moreover,isveryharmfulwhenitcomestodowithone’sduty,whetherpublicorprivate.Imaginehowitwouldbeifthosewhoareputinchargeofimportanttasksfailedtobeattheirproperplaceattheappointedtime.Amanwhoisknowntobehabituallyunpunctualisnevertrustedbyhisfriendsorfellowmen.
1.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisthemaindifferencebetweenapunctualpersonandanunpunctualperson?
A.Apunctualpersondoeseverythingaheadoftimewhileanunpunctualpersondoeseverythingbehindschedule.
B.Apunctualpersondoeseverythingattherighttimewhileanunpunctualpersonseldomdoesanythingatthecorrecttime.
C.Apunctualpersonhasalotofappointmentswhileanunpunctualpersonhasfewappointments.
D.Apunctualpersonhasmuchtimetodoeverythingwhileanunpunctualpersonhaslittletimetodoanything.
2.Accordingtothepassagethemainreasonthatapersonisalwaysunpunctualisthat____.
A.hehasmoreworktodothanotherpeople.
B.heisalwaysinahurrywhenheworks
C.hedoesn’tcaremuchabouttime
D.healwaysmismanagesandwasteshistime.
3.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,whenyouareinvitedtodinner,youshouldarrivethere_____.
A.afterotherguestshavearrived
B.beforeallotherguests
C.attheappointedtime
D.afterthehosthasgotthingsready.
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheharmofunpunctuality?
A.Ifyouareanunpunctualperson,youcannotbeinchargeofanyimportanttask.
B.Ifyourfriendsknowthatyouareunpunctual,theymaynotseeyouagain.
C.Unpunctualitymaybringaboutheavylossesforbothpublicandprivateaffairs.
D.Unpunctualitymaymakeyoumissalotofappointmentandlosefriends.
2.
NorthernEuropeansspendalotoftimeintheircoldandcloudywintersplanningtheirsummerholidays.Theyareproudoftheirhealthycolorwhentheyreturnhomeaftertheholiday.Buttheyalsoknowthatacertainamountofsunshineisgoodfortheirbodiesandgeneralhealth.
InancientGreecepeopleknewaboutthehealing(治疗的)powersofthesun,butthisknowledgewaslost.AttheendofthenineteenthcenturyaDanishdoctor,NielsFinsen,begantostudytheeffectofsunlightoncertaindiseases,especiallydiseasesoftheskin.Hewasinterestednotonlyinnaturalsunlightbutalsoinartificially(人造的)producedrays.Sunlightbegantoplayamoreimportantpartincuringsickpeople.
ASwissdoctorAugusteRollier,madefulluseofthesuninhospitalatLeysin.LeysinisasmallvillagehighupintheAlps.Thepositionisimportant:
theraysofthesunwiththegreatesthealingpoweraretheinfrared(红外线的)andultraviolet(紫外线的)rays:
butultravioletraysaretooeasilylostinfogandthepollutedairnearindustrialtowns.Dr.Rollerfoundthatsunlight,freshairandgoodfoodcureagreatmanydiseases.Hewasparticularlysuccessfulincuringcertainformsoftuberculosiswithhis“sun—cure”.
TherewerealargenumberofchildreninDr.Roller’shospital.Hedecidedtostartaschoolwheresickchildrencouldbecuredandatthesametimecontinuetolearn.Itwasnotlongbeforehisschoolwasfull.
Inwinter,wearingonlyshorts,socksandboots,thechildrenputontheirskisafterbreakfastandleftthehospital.Theycarriedsmalldesksandchairsaswellastheirschoolbooks.Theirteacherledthemoverthesnowuntiltheyreachedaslopewhichfacedthesunandwasfreefromcoldwinds.Theretheysetouttheirdesksandchairs,andschoolagain.
Althoughtheyworehardlyanyclothes,Roller’spupilswereveryseldomcold.Thatwasbecausetheirbodieswerefullofenergywhichtheygotfromthesun.Butthedoctorknewthatsunshinecanalsobedangerous.If,forexample,tuberculosisisattackingthelungs,unwisesunbathingmaydogreatharm.
Todaythereisnotjustoneschoolinthesun.ThereareseveralinSwitzerland,andsinceSwitzerlandisnottheonlycountrywhichhastherightconditions,therearesimilarschoolinotherplaces.
1.Accordingtothepassage,whendidsunlightbegintoplayamoreimportantpartinthetreatmentofdisease?
A.Fromancienttimes
B.Attheendofthenineteenthcentury.
C.Notuntilthiscentury.
D.Onlyveryrecently.
2.WhyareaDanishdoctorandaSwissdoctormentionedinthesecondandthirdparagraphs?
A.Becausetheybothusesunlighttotreatillness.
B.Becausetheywerethefirstpeoplewhousedsunlightfortreatment.
C.BecausetheywerebothfamousEuropeandoctors.
D.Becausetheyusedsunlightinverydifferentways.
3.Dr.Rollersetupa“sun—cure”schoolprobablyforthereasonthat____.
A.mostchildrencouldstayinhishospital
B.chidrencouldstudywhilebeingtreated
C.theschoolwasexpectedtobefullofpupils
D.theschoolwashighupinthemountains.
4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphofthepassage?
A.“Sun—cure”schoolsarebecomingpopulareverywhere.
B.Switzerlandistheonlycountrywhere“sun—cure”schoolsarepopular.
C.Properconditionsarenecessaryfortherunningofa“sun—cure”school.
D.“Sun—cure”schoolsarefoundincountrieswherethereisalotofsunshine.
3.
HowtoSolvePersonalProblems
ByRobertMillward
Somepeoplewhofindthemselvesunabletosolveaproblemreactbyjustgivingup.Butitisnotgoodtoescapefromproblemsbygivinguporbymakingexcusesforfailures.Youmaybesurethatallyoungpeoplegothroughthesamedifficultprocessthatyouaregoingthrough:
meetingnewsituations,developingnewskills,andtestingtheirabilities.
Ifyouareunhappyaboutsomething,faceit.Trytostatetheprobleminafewwords,sothatyouwillknowexactlywhatyouareupagainst.Thenseeifyoucan’t“putyourfinger”onthecauseofyourunhappiness.
Inmanycases,weonly“think”thereisnosolutiontoaparticularproblem.Butoftenwecanovercometheproblemandachievethegoalbymakingadirectattack.
Forexample,aboywantedtobeadebater(辩论家).Whenhetriedoutforthedebatingteamasafreshman,thecoachthoughthewashopeless.Hewasshy;hehadahigh—pitchedvoice;andhisposture(体态)waspoor.Althoughhewasgivenlittlehopeofsuccess,hetookadvantageofeveryopportunitytodebate.Hestudiedsuccessfulspeakersandsizeduphisownweaknessesandassets.Thenhespentmanyhourslearningallthefactsonthetopicsfordebate,andworkedatdevelopinggoodpostureandatspeakingclearly.Byhisjunioryear,hemadetheschooldebatingteam,andinhissenioryearhewasonthewinningteaminhisstate.Heachievedhisgoalbecausehehadmadeadirectattackuponhisproblem.
Althoughdirectattackisoftenthebestwaytomeetproblems,wehavetoberealisticinjudgingsituations.Sometimesitisnecessarytochangeeitherthetactics()orthegoal.
Aboywhowantstobeagreatfootballplayermaybetoolightandnotquitefastenoughforfootball.Inthissituation,becomingagreatfootballplayermaybeaunreasonablegoalforhim.However,hemaybecauseoutstandingintennisorgolf,andsatisfyhisdesiretotakepartinsports.
Agirlwhohasplainfeaturesmaydecidethatshecannotwinpopularitywithherface,andsoshemaytrytodevelopanincreasingpersonality,whicheventuallywillgethermuchfurther.Inthissituation,shemustchangehermethodofachievinghergoal.
So,althoughdirectattackisoftenthebestwaytohandleproblems,itisimportanttostudythesituationandmakeawisedecisionaboutwhattodo.
1.Whatisthemainideadiscussedinthefirstparagraph?
A.Givingupapuzzlingproblem.
B.Escapingfromproblemsbymakingexcusesforfailures.
C.Goingthroughthesamedifficultprocess.
D.Testingpeople’sabilities.
2.Thephrase“areupagainst”inthesecondparagraphcouldbestbereplacedby’_____”.
A.arefondofB.arefacedwithC.metwithD.lookedat
3.Bytakingexamplefromtheboywhowantedtobeadebater,theauthormeans______.
A.youaregoingthroughnewsituations,developingnewskills,andtestingtheirabilities.
B.wecanovercometheproblemandachievethegoalbymakingadirectattack.
C.itisnecessarytochangeeitherthetacticsorthegoal.
D.itisimportanttostudythesituationandmakeawisedecisionaboutwhattodo.
4.Whichofthefollowingisthetopicsentenceofthetext?
A.Itisnotgoodtoescapefromproblemsbygivinguporbymakingexcusesforfailures.
B.Ifyouareunhappyaboutsomething,faceit,andtrytostatetheprobleminafewwords.
C.Althoughdirectattackisoftenthebestwaytome
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