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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？

”

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