高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 206.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day206

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day206

Passage1

　　Americans,generallyspeaking,makeanefforttobefriendlywiththeircolleagues,neighboursandotherpeopletheyoftenruninto.Thisoftentakestheformofasimplegreetinglike"How'sitgoing?

"or"What'sup?

"ThisissimplyawayofsayingIseeyouandIrecognizeyou.

　　Americansalsoshowthisfriendlinessin"smalltalk".SmalltalkisacasualconversationthatAmericansengageinwhentheymeetonthestreet,intheshoporintheofficebeforeameeting.Usuallythetopicsofsuchsmalltalkwillbesomethingthateveryoneisfamiliarwith,theweather,sports,traffic,hobbiesorwhat'sontelevision.Thetopicoftheconversationisnotasimportantastheeffortmadetospendafewminuteswiththeotherperson.Smalltalkshowsthatyouareaconsideratepersonwhoisinterestedinothersandwhoiswillingtotakethetimetogettoknowpeople.

　　Smalltalkisusedinthebusinessworldtocreateafriendlyatmosphereandtoputeveryoneateasebeforetheseriousmattersofbusinessarediscussed.Oftenbusinessmenwillspendafewminutestalkingabouttheweatherorsportsbeforeameeting.ThisformofsmalltalkonlylastsafewminutesbeforetheAmericanbusinessmanwantsto"getdowntobusiness."

　　Asiansareveryskilledatmakingcasualconversation.However,theyoftenfinditdifficulttomakesmalltalkwithAmericansbecausetheydon'tknowwhattosay,howtosayitandwhotosayitto.AmericansmayseeAsianswhoarereluctanttomakesmalltalkasunfriendlyandcold.

1.Americanpeopleaskothershowitisgoingbecause________.

A.theyarecuriousaboutothers'affairs

B.theyareeagertohelpothers

C.theywanttostartalongconversation

D.theyonlywanttoshowtheirkindness

2.Businessmentalkaboutweatherbeforeameeting________.

A.sothateveryonepresentwillfeelrelaxed

B.inorderthateveryonewillbewarnedagainstthepossiblebadweather

C.becauseweatherisveryimportanttoAmericanpeople

D.inordertomakepeoplefresh

3.Theword"reluctant"means________.

A.willingB.eagerC.unwillingD.skilled

Passage2

　　Haveyouevernoticedthatthemoreyouhavethemoreyouwant？

Let'sfaceit.Thinkingourlifeisgoodenoughdoesn'tcomenaturallytomanypeople.Whenwehavehighexpectationsofeverythinginlifewewillrunintodisappointment.Onlywhenweareawarethatneedsaredifferentfromdesirescanwelivewithsatisfaction.Hereareafewideastohelpyoubehappierwithwhatyouhaveandwhoyouare.

　　Focusonwhatyouarethankfulfor.Mostpeoplewantthingstobebetterthantheyare,orwhenthingsaregoingwell,weforgettoappreciatewhatwehave.Learntoreflectonhowmuchbetterthingsarethantheycouldbe.Focusonwhatyouarethankfulfor.Writedown5thingsyouaregratefulforrightnow.

　　Whenweholdontoregretsfromdecisionswehavemade,itcanreallypoisonourwellbeing.Manypeopleregretsomethingtheycannolongerchange,whichendsupholdingthembackfrommovingforwardinamorepositivemanner.Whathappenedinthepastisdoneandgone,soworktostaypresentandbemindfulofthecurrentmomenttofindmorejoyandfulfillment.

　　Whenweuseotherpeopleasthemeasuringstickforourpersonalsuccessandqualityoflife,wearelikelytobelesssatisfied.Socialcomparisonscanprovideusefulinformationwhenwetrytolearnfromothers,buttheyalsoholdourperspectiveinadiscontentedposition.Compareyourselflesswithotherssoyoucanbesatisfiedmore.

　　Whenyouarefocusedonyourbigambitionsandfuturegoals,youmightelidethedailypleasuresthatsurroundyou.Learntoslowdownandabsorbthewonderandbeautyaroundyou.Staypresentandfocusonthetaskyou'reundertakingatthemoment.Don'tletthelifepassyoubybecauseyou'realwaysonthegoanddistractedbyambition.

　　Practicelookingatlifethroughthelensofcontentmentanditwillbecomemorenatural.

1.Howcanwelivewithcontentment?

________

A.Tochangeourlifestyle.

B.Tohaveamotivationinlife.

C.Togivelessattentiontowhatwearegratefulfor.

D.Torealizethedifferencebetweenneedsanddesires.

2.What'sthemainideaofParagraph3?

________

A.Makewisedecisions.

B.Knowthepresentsituation.

C.Letgoofregrets.

D.Rememberthepast.

3.Theunderlinedword"elide"inParagraph5probablymeans"________".

A.enjoyB.change

C.createD.neglect

4.Whatshouldyoudotoputyourselfinagoodmood?

________

A.Maketimeforsimplepleasures.

B.Learnfromsuccessfulpeople.

C.Focusonyourfuturegoals.

D.Createchancetolearnmore.

Passage3

　　"Thefirstandbestofvictoriesisforamantoconquerhimself;tobeconqueredbyhimselfis,ofallthings,themostshameful,"saysPlato.Self-controlisattherootofalltheadvantages.Letamangiveintohisimpulses（冲动）andfeelings,andfromthatmomenthegivesuphismoralfreedom.

　　Asingleangrywordhaslostmanyfriends.WhenSocratesfoundinhimselfanytemperoranger,hewouldcheckitbyspeakinglowinordertocontrolhimself.Ifyouareconsciousofbeingangry,keepyourmouthshutsothatyoucanholdbackrisinganger.Manyapersonhasdroppeddeadingreatanger.Fitsofangerbringfitsofdisease."Whoeverthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakethemmad.""Keepcool,"saysWebster,"angerisnotargument.""Becalminarguing,"saysGeorgeHerbert,"forangermakeserrorafault."

　　Tobeangrywithaweakmanistoprovethatyouarenotstrongyourself."Anger,"saysPythagoras,"bringswithfollyandendswithregret."Youmustmeasurethestrengthofamanbythepowerofthefeelingsheconquers,notbythepowerofthosewhichconquerhim.

　　Self-controlisman'slastandgreatestvictory.

　　Ifamanlacksself-controlheseemstolackeverything.Withoutithecanhavenopatience,nopowertogovernhimself;hecanhavenoself-confidence,forhewillalwaysbecontrolledbyhisstrongestfeeling.Ifhelacksself-control,theverybackboneandnerveofcharacterarelackingalso.

1.Whatdoesthereaderlearnfromthefirstparagraph?

________

A.Thegreatestvictoryforamanistoconquereverythingexcepthimself.

B.One'smoralfreedomisbasedonthecontrolofhimself.

C.Tocontroloneselfisthemostdifficultinone'slife.

D.Ifapersonistoostubborn,hewillfeelmostshameful.

2.Ifamanlacksself-control,helacksallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.

A.theverybackboneandnerveofcharacter

B.thepatienceandpowertocontrolhimself

C.wildfeelings

D.self-confidence

3.Theauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthisarticleisto________.

A.explainthatself-controlisveryimportant

B.teachpeoplehowtocontroleverythinginordertomakeagreatsuccess

C.distinguishallkindsofself-controlandsuggestwaysforkeepingit

D.advisepeoplenottolosetempersoastomakeandkeepmorefriends

4.Thepassageismainlydevelopedby________.

A.analyzingcausesB.makingcomparisons

C.examiningdifferencesD.listingquotations（引证）

Passage4

　　Ascientistturnsouttobeabletoseethefuturebyofferingeachoffour-year-oldapieceofcandyandwatchinghowheorshedealswithit.Somechildrenreacheagerlyforthetreattheysee.Somelastafewminutesbeforetheygivein.Butothersaredeterminedtowaituntilthelastmoment.

　　Bythetimethechildrenreachhighschool,somethingremarkablehashappened.Asurveyfoundthatthosewhoasfour-year-oldhadenoughself-controltoholdoutgenerallygrewuptobemorepopular,adventurous,confidentanddependable.Thechildrenwhogaveintotemptation（诱惑）earlyweremorelikelytobelonely,easilyfrustratedandinflexible.

　　Actually,theabilitytodelayrewardisasignofemotionalintelligencewhichdoesn’tshowuponanIQtest.

　　Thehardwareofthebrainandthesoftwareofthemindhavelongbeenscientists’concerns.Butbraintheorycan’texplainwhatwewonderaboutmost,likethequestionwhysomepeopleremainupbeatinthefaceoftroublesthatwouldsinkalessresistant（有抵抗力）soul.

　　HerecomesthetheoryofDanielGoleman,writerofEmotionalIntelligence:

whenitcomestopredictingpeople’ssuccess,brainabilityasmeasuredbyIQmayactuallymatterlessthanthequalitiesofmindoncethoughtofas“character”.

　　EQisnottheoppositeofIQ.Whatresearchershavebeentryingtounderstandishowtheyworktogether;howone’sabilitytohandlestress,forinstance,affectstheabilitytoconcentrateandputintelligencetouse.Amongtheingredients（要素）forsuccess,researchersnowgenerallyagreethatIQcountsforabout20%;therestdependsoneverythingfromsocialclasstoluck.

　　Whilemanyresearchersinthisrelativelynewfieldaregladtoseeemotionalissuesfinallytakenseriously,somefewfearEQinvitesmisuse.

1.Whydoestheauthormentiontheexperimentatthebeginningofthetext?

________

A.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.

B.Toprovethescientist’swisdom.

C.ToshowushowtodoanIQtest.

D.Toamuseboththechildrenandreaders.

2.Theunderlinedword"upbeat"inParagraph4probablymeans________.

A.kindB.floating

C.optimisticD.excited

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofEQandIQaccordingtothetext?

________

A.ThereisnolinkbetweenEQandIQ.

B.Thehigheraperson’sIQis,thehigherhisorherEQis.

C.Somepeoplecanbeblessedwithlotsofboth,butsomewithlittleofeither.

D.ScientistsaretryingtodiscoverthewayinwhichEQandIQworktogether.

4.Whatismostlikelytobewrittenintheparagraphthatfollows?

________

A.InformationaboutfamouspeoplewithhighEQ.

B.Examplesshowingt