1、34阅读理解议论文高考英语专题训练系列3.4阅读理解议论文-2020年高考英语专题训练系列(一)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Anger is an emotion that can be hard to control. Despite this, we should learn how to manage anger in a constructive manner. In the most intense moments of anger, we usually have two choices to fight or to run. Some cho
2、ose the option of violence, which is a negative reaction to anger; and others choose to run. But the option of walking away and calming down is the more productive method of handling anger. It is difficult to walk away, especially when your heart is racing, and your anger is boiling over.There are s
3、ome other constructive ways of handling anger in any situation. First, you have to stop for a brief moment and think before you act. Take that moment and calm down if you feel yourself being pushed.At that moment you should admit you are angry. If you refuse to admit you are angry or hurt, or if you
4、 make it appear that everything is all right, you are not managing angry in a productive way. You should first admit you are angry and let your feelings out before you blow up. For example, you can stay in a quiet place by yourself and shout; or you can talk to close friends to pour out your rage (愤
5、怒). If you do not acknowledge your anger, it only builds up inside you and will eventually explode like a volcano.Then, in order to manage your angry, you can ask yourself an important question that we all must ask ourselves What made me angry? When you get the answer, and then ask yourself Why did
6、that made me angry? Through such logical reasoning, one tends to calm down and move towards a sensible solution.1. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 is to _.A. provide an example B. make a comparisonC. introduce a new statement D. develop a previous statement2. If people face anger, _.A. they k
7、now how to manage itB. it is often quite hard to get awayC. they can only choose to fight or to runD. they believe running means being a coward3. It can be inferred from Para. 3 and 4 that _.A. one can handle anger by oneself or in groupsB. the first step of handling anger is to calm downC. a person
8、 may handle anger by asking random questionsD. acknowledging anger will do harm to a persons health4. The main purpose of the passage is _.A. to tell readers what anger isB. to explain why anger is hard to controlC. to show the importance of handling angerD. to offer tips on handling anger助读词汇emotio
9、n n. 情感constructive n. 建设性的intense adj. 激烈的productive adj. 富有成效的acknowledge vt. 承认explode vi. 爆发sensible adj. 明智的boil over 沸腾；爆发blow up 爆炸pour out 发泄build up 积累logical reasoning 逻辑推理(二)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。The secret to happiness is keeping busy, research has found.Keeping the mind occup
10、ied with tasks no matter how meaningless keeps off negative emotions, the study found.However, the bad news is that humans are seemingly born to be lazy in order to save energy, according to Professor Christopher Hsee, a behavioral scientist at Chicago University.In a study, 98 students were asked t
11、o complete two surveys. After they had completed the first, they were made to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one. They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or at a more distant location they had to walk to. Whichever option they chose, they received a chocolate bar.
12、It turned out that approximately two-thirds (68 students) chose the lazy option. Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed put.Prof. Hsee concluded that keeping busy helped keep people happy. He said the findings, reported in the journal Psychological Science, h
13、ad policy implications.“Governments may increase the happiness of idle (闲散的) citizens by having them build bridges that are actually useless”, he proposed.At the individual level, he advised, “Get up and do something. Anything. Even if there really is no point to what you are doing, you will feel be
14、tter for it.” He added, “Incidentally, thinking deeply or engaging in self-reflection counts as keeping busy, too.“You do not need to be running around. You just need to be engaged, either physically or mentally.”1. Keeping busy can make people happy because .A. it can help people get rid of lazines
15、sB. it can make people sleep betterC. it can help get rid of negative emotionsD. it can give people a sense of achievement2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The finding may contribute to politics.B. The officials have taken Prof. Hsees advice.C. In the study hal
16、f students handed in the first survey nearby.D. Governments can increase citizens happiness by building bridges.3. What can we infer from the passage?A. Everybody is born to be lazy.B. Only by keep working all the time can you gain happiness.C. Prof. Hsees finding was published in Psychological Scie
17、nce.D. Keeping busy can add to the possibility of being happy.4. What is the authors purpose in writing this passage?A. To explain what happiness is.B. To advise people not to sit around.C. To advise people to do what they like to.D. To show people how to take life correctly.助读词汇behavioral adj. 行为的a
18、pproximately adv. 大约propose vt. 建议individual adj. 个人的self-reflection n. 反省occupied with 忙于keep off 避开negative emotion 负面情绪stay put 留在原处不动policy implication 政策意义(三)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Too often we accuse others of not listening, pretending that we ourselves are faultless, yet we know tha
19、t many of the mistakes we make come about because we havent listened carefully enough. We get things wrong because we havent quite understood what someone meant when they were talking to us. Anyone who has ever taken the minutes of a long meeting will know how hard its to remember despite the benefi
20、t of notes exactly what everyone said. But success depends on getting things right and that means listening.Listening isnt the same thing as hearing; its not an effort actively. It demands attention and concentration. It may mean quizzing the speaker for additional information or for clarification i
21、ts always better to ask than to continue regardless and get things wrong. However, if you allow your mind to wander onto something else, even for a few minutes, youll miss what the speaker is saying probably at the very moment when he/she is saying something critical. And not having heard, you wont
22、know youve missed anything until its too late.The most common bad habit we have is to start thinking of what were going to say about the subject long before the other speaker has finished. We then stop listening. Even worse, this often adds rudeness to inattentiveness, as once youve decided what to
23、say theres a fair chance youll interrupt to say it. Good listeners dont interrupt. In fact its often worth explaining the main idea of what youve just been told before continuing to make your own points. Nobody is offended by this and it shows you have listened well.Above all, be patient and accept
24、that many people arent good communicators. Its helpful to remember that the ways people move and position themselves while theyre speaking can reveal much about what theyre saying. Equally important, you should put yourself in the other persons place; itll help you understand what they are getting a
25、t and form a response. But dont be too clever. Faced with a know-all, many people keep quiet because they see no point in continuing.1. Which is the best title for this passage?A. Dont be too clever B. Be a good listenerC. Dont miss anything critical D. Think of the speaker2. the underlined part can
26、 be best replaced by _.A. what they imply B. what they lackC. what they attack D. what they achieve3. We know the following from the last paragraph EXCEPT _.A. a number of people are not good at communicatingB. body gestures can tell a lot about what people are sayingC. we should think more of other
27、s while having a talkD. faced with a know-all, we should try our best to be clever4. What is the lesson we can learn from this passage?A. Dont accuse others of not listening while talking with them.B. We should blame ourselves for not understanding other.C. Listening inattentively may lead to your f
28、ailure in talk.D. Think carefully of what youll say before the speaker finishes.助读词汇faultless adj. 完美的；无缺点的quiz vt. 询问 clarification n. 说明 critical adj. 关键的reveal vt. 透露 inattentiveness n. 不专心 know-all n. 自以为无所不知的人 accuse sb. of 指责某人 makecome about 使发生additional information 进一步的信息 wander onto 游荡到 in
29、tellectually and emotionally 知性上和情感上(四)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to a Chinese student, they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” However
30、, their spoken English does not have to remain “poor”! I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary. Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary. H
31、owever, you can speak with a limited vocabulary, if your attitude is positive. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.Second, theyre afraid of making mistakes. Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remembe
32、r that their goal should be fluency not accuracy. Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly. However, in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across, to talk to someone in English, as quickly and as well as you can, even though sometimes you may u
