新课标高二英语寒假作业4.docx

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新课标高二英语寒假作业4

新课标2016年高二英语寒假作业4

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第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

You’veprobablyheardoftheexpression“Aleopardcan’tchangeitsspots.”This,ofcourse,istrueofleopards.Butisn’tittrueofpeople?

Canpeoplechangethemselves?

Arewehumansjustcreaturesofhabits?

Dowenothaveanycontroloverouractionsandhabits?

Oneguysaid,“Badhabitsarelikeacomfortablebed.They’reeasytogetinto,buthardtogetoutof.”Someoneelsesaid,“Thechainsofhabitsaretoosmalltofeeluntilthey’retoostrongtobreak.”Sobreakingthemouldofourbadhabitstakeseffort.

Habitsareliketheroadswetakethroughourlifeeveryday.Theproblemisthatnoteveryroadtakesuswhereweneedtogo.Actually,ourroutesthroughlifeoftenbecomeourruts（惯例）inlife.Weendupstuckinthemandfindithardtodigourselvesout.That’swhywemustchangeourbadhabitsassoonaspossiblebeforetheybecomeoursecondnature.Yousee,ourhabitsbecomeourcharacterandourcharacterbecomesourlife.Asonewisepersonsaid,“Firstwemakeourhabits,andthenourhabitsmakeus.”

Butwehumansdon’tliketochange.Sowecomeupwithexcuses,like“Ican’tbedifferent;that’sjustthewayIam.”Andthegoodexcuseis“Youcan’tteachanolddognewtricks.”Butthat’sjustit:

we’renotdogsoranimals.Infact,we’retheonlycreatureswhohavethefreedomandpowertochangeandchoosethekindofpersonwewanttobecome.

29.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that.

A.gettingridofbadhabitsisveryhardB.peoplecan’tfindtheirbadhabitsthemselves

C.enteringbadhabitsishardD.peopledon’thavethecouragetochangetheirbadhabits

30.What’smainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?

A.Whatbadhabitsare.B.Howbadhabitsareformed.

C.Howtochangeourbadhabits.D.Whyweshouldchangeourbadhabits.

31.Theauthor’sattitudetowardschangingone’sbadhabitsis.

A.doubtfulB.optimisticC.negativeD.indifferent

B

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C

Thesedays,itseemsthatalmostallofusaretooserious．Myolderdaughteroftensaystome,“Daddy,you’vegotthatseriouslookagain．”Eventhoseofuswhoarecommittedto（致力于）non-seriousnessareprobablytooserious．Peoplearefrustratedandanxiousaboutalmosteverything--beingfiveminuteslate,witnessingsomeonelookatuswrongorsaythewrongthing,payingbills,waitinginline,overcookingameal,makinganhonestmistake--younameit,andweallloseperspective（理性判断）overit．

Therootofbeinganxiousisourunwillingnesstoacceptlifeasbeingdifferent,inanyway,fromourexpectation．Verysimply,wewantthingstobeacertainwaybutthey’renotacertainway．Lifeissimplyasitis．PerhapsBenjaminFranklinsaiditbest:

“Ourlimitedperspective,ourhopesandfearsbecomeourmeasureoflife,andwhencircumstances（环境）don’tfitourideas,theybecomeourdifficulties．”Wespendourliveswantingthings,people,andeventstobejustaswewantthemtobe--andwhenthey’renot,wefightandwesuffer．

Thefirststepinrecoveringfromover-seriousnessistoadmitthatyouhaveaproblem．Youhavetowanttochange,tobecomemoreeasygoing．Youhavetoseethatyourownanxietyislargelyofyourowncreation--it’smadeupofthewayyouhavesetupyourlifeandthewayyoureacttoit．

Thenextstepistounderstandthelinkbetweenyourexpectationsandyourfrustrationlevel．Wheneveryouexpectsomethingtobeacertainwayanditisn’t,you’reupsetandyousuffer．Ontheotherhand,whenyouletgoofyourexpectations,whenyouacceptlifeasitis,you’refree．

Agoodexerciseistotrytoapproachasingledaywithoutexpectation．Don’texpectpeopletobefriendly．Whenthey’renot,youwon’tbesurprisedorbothered;iftheyare,you’llbedelighted．Don’texpectyourdaytobeproblem-free．Instead,asproblemscomeup,saytoyourself,“Ah,anotherbarriertoovercome．”Asyouapproachyourdayinthismanneryou’llnoticehowelegantlifecanbe．Ratherthanfightingagainstlife,you’llbedancingwithit．Prettysoon,withpractice,you’lllightenupyourentirelife．Andwhenyoulightenup,lifeisalotmorefun．

32．Whyarepeopleeasilyfrustratedandanxiousthesedays?

A．Becausetheirchildrenaredisappointing．

B．Becausetheyhavetolookseriousinpublic．

C．Becauselifeisbecomingagreaterburden．

D．Becausepeoplehavelostsensiblejudgment．

33．AccordingtoBenjaminFranklin,whatwasthecauseofover-seriousness?

A．Thefactthatpeople’sperspective,hopesandfearsarelimited．

B．Thefactthatpeoplecan’tchangelifeitself．

C．Thefactthatthingsfailtomeetpeople’sexpectations．

D．Thefactthatcircumstancesturnouttobedifficult．

34．Inwhatpatternisthisarticledeveloped?

A．Phenomenon（现象）,causesandsolutions．

B．Problems,explanationandconclusion．

C．Examples,causesandarguments．

D．Phenomenon,analysisandconclusion．

35．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Peopleseemtobetooserious

B．Lifeissimplyasitis

C．Hopescanturnintodifficulties

D．Agoodexerciseremovesover-seriousness

D

Whenwasthelasttimesomeonedidsomethingunexpectedlyniceforyou?

Notsomeoneyouknew,butatotalstranger?

It’shappenedtomeafewtimes,buttwoinstancesreallystandout.

Afewyearsago,Iwasdiningoutwithapersonwhokeptgoingonandonabouthimself,completelyunawareofthefactthatIwassittingthereinmisery（痛苦）.Itwasn’thiscompanythatdisappointedme.Iwasrecoveringfromabadgradeinmystudy.Icouldhavecollapsed（崩溃）intearsrightthereatthetable.

Whenwepickedupthecheck,thewaitresssaid,“Yourmealwasalreadypaidfor.”MyfriendandIdidn’thaveacluehowithappened.ThenIrememberedamancominginoutofthecornerofmyeye.Hewasdressedinmostlywhite,satdownatthebar,hadaglassofwine,stayedformaybetenminutesandthenleft.Thewaitresssaid,“Yes,thegentlemanwhowasinhereawhileagopaidforyou.”

Justlastyear,Iwasrunningahalf-marathon.Withjust0.1milestogo,Iwasoutofgas.Runnerscallit“hittingthewall”;IthoughtIcouldn’tmoveanothermuscle.Outofnowhere,ateenagerjoggedupnexttomeandsaid,“What’syournamesweetie?

Jennifer?

Okay,Jennifer,let’sgo!

Comeon!

It’sjustaroundthecorner!

Youcandoit!

”.AndheranwithmeuntilIpickedupmypace.Ifoundhimatthefinishlinetothankhimfortheencouragementonlytolearnhewasn’tevensupposedtobeintheracethatday.Hewasrunninginplaceofsomeoneelse.

IstillshakemyheadwhenIthinkofthesemomentaryangelsthatcametomeatmypointofneed.Doyouhaveanyexperienceslikethis?

21.Whydidtheauthorsayshewasinmisery?

A.Becauseshegotintotroublewithherfriend.

B.Becauseshecouldn’tenjoyhermealquietly.

C.Becauseherfriendcomplainedsomuch.

D.Becauseshewasdoingpoorlyinherstudy.

22.Whatdoyouthinkofthemanwhopaidforthemeal?

A.Hewasgenerousandwarm-hearted.

B.Heknewtheauthorwell