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阅读理解限时练16高考题

阅读理解限时练

（一）

A

WhenwomensittogethertowatchamovieonTV,theyusuallytalksimultaneously（同时的）aboutavarietyofsubjects,includingchildren,men,careersandwhat'shappeningintheirlives.Whengroupsofmenandwomenwatchamovietogether,themenusuallyenduptellingthewomentoshutup.Mencaneithertalkorwatchthescreen--theycan'tdoboth--andtheydon'tunderstandthatwomencan.Besides,womenconsiderthatthepointofallgettingtogetheristohaveagoodtimeanddeveloprelationships--notjusttosittherelikecouchpotatoesstaringatthescreen.

Duringtheadbreaks,amanoftenasksawomantoexplaintheplotandtellhimwheretherelationshipbetweenthecharactersisgoing.Heisunable,unlikewomen,toreadthesubtlebodylanguagesignalsthatrevealhowthecharactersarefeelingemotionally.Sincewomenoriginallyspenttheirdayswiththeotherwomenandchildreninthegroup,theydevelopedtheabilitytocommunicatesuccessfullyinordertomaintainrelationships.Forawoman,speechcontinuestohavesuchaclearpurpose:

tobuildrelationshipsandmakefriends.Formen,totalkistorelatethefacts.

Menseethetelephoneasacommunicationtoolforsendingfactsandinformationtootherpeople,butawomanseesitasameansofbonding.Awomancanspendtwoweeksonvacationwithhergirlfriendand,whenshereturnshome,telephonethesamegirlfriendandtalkforanothertwohours.

Thereisnoconvincingevidencethatsocialconditioning,thefactthatgirls'motherstalkedthemmore,isthereasonwhygirlstalkmorethanboys.PsychiatristDrMichaelLewis,authorSocialBehaviourandLanguageAcquisition,conductedexperimentsthatfoundmotherstalkedtoandlookedat,babygirlsmoreoftenthanbabyboys.Scientificevidenceshowsparentsresthebrainbiasoftheirchildren.Sinceagirl'sbrainisbetterorganizedtosendandreceivespeech,

Wethereforetalktothemmore.Consequently,motherswhotrytotalktotheirsonsareusuallypointedtoreceiveonlyshortgruntsinreply.

1.WhilewatchingTVwithothers,womenUsuallytalkalotbecausethey

A.areafraidofawkwardsilencewiththeirfamiliesandfriends

B.canbothtalkandwatchthescreenattheSametime

C.thinktheycanhaveagoodtimeanddeveloprelationships

D.havetoexplaintheplotandbodylanguagetotheirhusbands

2.Afteravacationwithhergirlfriend,awomanwouldtalktoheragainonthephoneforhoursinorderto.

A.experiencethehappytimeagainB.keepaclosetiewithher

C.recommendheranewscenicspotD.remindherofsomethingforgotten

3.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusmost?

A.Women'sbrainsarebetterorganizedforlanguageandcommunication

B.Womenlovetotalkbecausetheyaremoresociablethanmen.

C.Mendonotliketalkingbecausetheyrelymoreonfacts.

D.Socialconditioningisnotthereasonwhywomenlovetalking.

4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WomenAreSociallyTrainedtoTalkB.TalkingMaintainsRelationships

C,WomenLovetoTalkD.MenTalkDifferentlyfromWomen

B

Itwasthefirstmowofwinter--anexcitingdayforevery,childbutnotformosttether.Upuntilnow,lhadbeenabletodressmyselfforrecess（课间休息）,buttodayIwouldneedsomehelp.MissFinlayson,mykindergartenteacheratPrincessElizabethSchoolnearHamilton,Ontario,hadbeenthroughfirstsnowdays,tonytimesinherlongcareer,butIthinkstruggledstillrememberthisone.

Imanagedtogetintomywoolsnowpants.ButIstraggledwithmyjacketbecauseitdidn’tfitwell.Itwasahand-me-downfrommybrother,anditmademewonderwhyIhadtowearhisuglyclothes.Atleastmyhatandmatchingscarfweremine,andtheywerequitepretty.FinallyitwastimetohaveMissFinlaysonhelpmewithmyboots.Inhercalm,motherlyvoiceshesaid,"Bytheendofwinter,youwillbeabletoputonownboots.“Ididn’trealizeatthetimethatthiswasmoreastatementofhopethanofconfidence.

Ihandedhermybootsandstuckoutmyfoot.Likemostchildren,Iexpectedtheadulttodoanthework.Aftermushwigglingandpushing,shemanagedtogetfirstoneintoplaceandthen,withasigh,workedthesecondoneontoo.

Iannounced，“They’reonthewrongfeet．”Withthegracethatonlyexperiencecanbring，shestruggledtogetthebootsoffandwentthroughthejoylesstaskofputtingthemonagain．ThenIsaid，“Thesearen’tmyboots．youknow．”Asshepulledtheoffendingbootsfrommyfeet，shestillmanagedtolookbothhelpfulandinterested．Oncetheywereoff．Isaid，“Theyaremybrother’sboots．Mymothermakesmewearthem，andIhatethem!

”Somehow，fromlongyearsofpractice，shemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn’tanannoyinglittlegirl．Shepushedandshoved．lessgentlythistime，andthebootswerereturnedtotheirproperplaceonmyfeet．Withagreatsighofrelief，seeingtheendofherstrugglewithme，sheasked，“Now，whereareyourgloves?

’’

Ilookedintohereyesandsaid．“Ididn’twanttolosethem．soIputthemintothetoesofmyboots．”

5．Accordingtothepassage，thelittlegirlgotfromherbrother．

A．thewoolsnowpantsandthejacketB．thejacketandtheboots

C．thejacketandthehatD．thebootsandthegloves

6．Whatmadeitsohardfortheteachertohelpthelittlegirlputherbootson?

A．Theglovesinthetoesoftheboots．B．Theslownessoftheteacher．

C．Thewrongsizeoftheboots．D．Theunwillingnessofthegirl．

7．Itcanbeinferredthatbeforethelittlegirlfinallywentouttoenjoythefirstsnowofwinter，theteacherhadtohelpherputonherboots．

A．onceB．twiceC．threetimesD．fourtimes

8．WhichofthefollowingsentencesfromthetextBESTindicatesthattheteacherisveryconsiderate?

A．Inhercalm，motherlyvoiceshesaid，“Bytheendofwinter，…”（Paragraph2）

B．Withthegracethatonlyexperiencecanbring，shestruggledto…（Paragraph4）

C．…．shestillmanagedtolookbothhelpfulandinterested．（Paragraph4）

D．…，shemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn’tanannoyinglittlegirl.（Paragraph4）

阅读理解限时训练

（二）

A

ThousandsofpeoplelivingintheChinesecapitalwillcelebratethestartoftheChineseNewYearbyheadingfortheskiresorts（滑雪场）.NevermindthatBeijing’sdryweatherseldomproducesnow.Itiscoldenoughinwinterforsnow-makingmachinestomakeacoveringforthehillsnorthtothecapital.Andtherapidgrowthofapleasure-seekingmiddleclasshasformedthebasisforthisNewcraze（热潮）.

SinceBeijing’sfirstskiresortwasopenedtenyearsago,thesporthasenjoyedanastonishingincrease.Therearenowmorethanadozenresorts.Clothesmarketsinthecityhaveaddedbrightcoloredskisuitstotheirwintercollections.Mr.Wei,amanagerofanewly-openedskiresortinBeijing,seesthegrowthofanindustrythatcouldsoonleadChinesetoheadfortheskiresortsofEurope.InrecentyearsskiresortsofferingnaturalsnowhaveopenedinChina.Butmanyareinfarawayareasofthecountryandcan’treallymatchtheequipmentandservicesofsomeskiresortsinEurope.

Beijing’sskiingcrazeispartlyaresultoftherecentincreaseinprivate（私有的）cars.Thishasledtothegrowthofaleisureindustryinthecapital’ssuburbs（郊区）.whichuntilthelate-1990swereunreachabletoordinarypeople.AccordingtoMr.Wei,About40％ofthevisitorstohisresortsomeintheirowncars.Therestarebusedinbyschools,businessesorgovernmentoffices.

Theproblemismakingmoney.Startingskiresortrequiresquitealotofmoney:

hiringlandfromthelocalgovernment,preparingthehills,buyingsnowmachines,makingsurethereareenoughwaterandelectricitytorunthem,andbuyingskiequipmentforhiringouttocustomers.TheskiresortwhereMr.Weiworkscostnearly$4mtosetup.And,assoofteninChinawhensomeonecomesupwithagoodidea,manyothersrushinandpricewarsbreakout.Beijingnowofferssomeofthecheapestskitrainingclassesintheworld,thoughwithmostpeoplerathernewtothesport,expectingafewmoredoingthesamejob.

50.Whatdoesthistextmainlytalkabout?

A．Convenienceforskiersbroughtaboutbyprivatecars

B．Skiingasanewwayofenjoyingone’ssparetime

C．Thingstobeconsideredwhenstartingaskiresort

D．AsuddenincreaseofskitrainingclassesinBeijing

51.WhyaresomeChineselikelytogoskiinginEurope?

A．TovisitmoreskiareasB．Toskionnaturalsnow

C．ForalargecollectionofskisuitsD．Forbetterservicesandequipment

52.Theunderlinedwords”leisureindustry”inParagraph3referto

A．transporttoskiresortsB．productionoffamilycars

C．businessofprovidingsparetimeenjoyments

D．part-timeworkforpeoplelivinginthesuburbs

53.Whatisthemainprobleminrunningaskiresort?

A．DifficultyinhiringlandB．Lackofbusinessexperience

C．……skiresorts.D．Shortageofwaterandelectricity

B

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