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湖南省长沙市高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练23
湖南长沙市2016高考英语(二轮)阅读理解训练(23)
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。
Allparentsknowthatoneoftheirmostimportanttasksistopreparetheirchildrenforanindependentlife,butanyparentcantellyouthatit’shardtoletgoofyourchildren.Thatbalancebetweenkeepingyourchildrensafeandallowingthemtolearnfromtheirownmistakescanbeheartbreaking.Yearsofexperiencemeansthatparentsoftendoknowbest,butontheotherhand,theyoung,beinglessboundbytradition,areoftenmorecreative,moreabletofindnewsolutionstooldproblems.Revolutionsareledbytheyoung.
Goodteachersmakethegrowthofcritical(批判性的)thinkingeasierintheirstudents,onlytofindthatthiscanleadtoaquestioningoftheteachers’basicbeliefs.Schoolsencourageparentstobecomeinvolved,butareoftenembarrassedwhenparentshavereservationsaboutsomeoftheeducationalmethodsbeingused.Governmentsencourageunimportantgroupstoempowerthemselvesinordertoparticipatefullyinthedevelopmentprocess.Andtheyareoftensurprisedwhenthenewleadersofthesegroupsturnaroundandattackthepoliciesofthatsamegovernment.Therebellions(叛逆的)youngandthenewlyunimportantgroupsareimportantinsocialdevelopment.Theyarenotnecessarilyrepresentativesofthosetheywanttorepresentornotrealisticintheirdemands,buttheirvoicesmustbeheard.
Goodparentsknowthatjustforbiddingparticularbehaviorsdoesnotpreventtheirchildrenfromfindingwaystoengageintheseforbiddenactivities.Indeed,sometimestheforbiddenfruitismoreinviting,justbecauseitisnotacceptedbyauthority.Parentsmustworkwiththeirchildrentoeducatethemonthefacts,knowasmuchaspossibleabouthelivesoftheirchildren,provideagoodexample,encouragemorewholesomeactivitiesbutalsosupporttheirchildrenwhentheydon’tfollowwhatisexpectedofthem.Butthemostimportantpointisthattheyalsoneedtolearnhowtoletgo.
1.Bysaying“Revolutionsareledbytheyoung”,theauthorindicatesthatyoungpeoplearemore___________________.
A.conventionalB.creativeC.realisticD.heartbreaking
2.Fromthesecondparagraphweknow__________________.
A.thevoiceoftherebelliousyoungshouldbeheardbythegovernment
B.schoolsencourageparentstoquestiontheireducationmethods
C.movementissatisfiedwiththenewleaders’attackonthepolicies
D.teachers’basicbeliefsshouldbequestionedbystudents
3.Inordertoeducatechildrenwell,parentsshould_________________.
A.forbidparticularbehaviorsintheirdailylife
B.knowasmuchaspossibleastheirchildren
C.educatethemwithfactsandexpectmuchofthem
D.knowthemwellandsetagoodexampletothem
4.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheauthorprefers_____________________.
A.freeparentingB.traditionalparenting
C.smartparentingD.criticalparenting
5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TeachingMethods–forTeachersandSchools
B.Parents’Tasks–inChildren’sDevelopment
C.WayofGrowth–fortheYoungGroups
D.LettingGo–forChildren’sIndependentLife
【参考答案】1---5、BADCD
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Theterm“multitasking”originallyreferredtoacomputer’sabilitytocarryoutseveraltasksatonetime.Formanypeople,multitaskinghasbecomeawayoflifeandevenakeytosuccess.Infact,someexcellentmentalaerobicexercises(大脑训练)involveengagingthebrainintwoormorechallengingactivitiesatatime.Althoughcheckinge-mailwhiletalkingonaphoneandreadingthenewspapermaybesecondnatureforsomepeople,manytimesmultitaskingcanmakeuslessproductive,ratherthanmore.Andstudiesshowthattoomuchmultitaskingcanleadtoincreasedstress,anxietyandmemoryloss.
Inordertomultitask,thebrainusesanareaknownastheprefrontalcortex(前额叶脑皮层).Brainseansofvolunteersperformingmultipletaskstogethershowthatastheyshiftfromtasktotask,thisfrontpartofthebrainactuallytakesamomentofrestbetweentasks.Youmayhaveexperiencedaprefrontalcortex“momentofrest”yourselfifyou’veeverdialed(拨电话)aphonenumberandsuddenlyforgottenwhoyoucalledwhenthelineisanswered.Whatprobablyoccurredisthatbetweenthedialingandtheanswering,yourmindshiftedtoanotherthoughtortask,andthentookthat“moment”tocomeback.Researchhasalsoshownthatformanyvolunteers,jobefficiency(效率)declineswhilemultitasking,ascomparedtowhentheyperformonlyonetaskatatime.
Multitaskingiseasiestwhenatleastoneofthetasksishabitual,orrequireslittlethought.Mostpeopledon’tfinditdifficulttoeatandreadthenewspaperatthesametime.However,whentwoormoreattention-requiringtasksareattemptedatonetime,peoplesometimesmakemistakes.
Weoftendon’trememberthingsaswellwhenwe’retryingtomanageseveraldetailsatthesametime.Withoutmentalfocus,wemaynot
payenoughattentiontonewinformationcomingin,soitnevermakesitintoourmemorystores.Thatisoneofthemainreasonsweforgetpeople’snames—evensometimesrightaftertheyhaveintroducedthemselves.Multitaskingcanalsoaffectourrelationships.Ifsomeonecheckstheire-mailwhileonthephonewithafriend,theymaycomeoffasabsent-mindedordisinterested.Itcanalsocausethatpersontomissoroverlookkeyinformationbeingpassedontothem.
1.Whyaresomementalaerobicexercisesdesignedtoengagepeopleinmultitasking?
A.Tomakethemmoreproductive.B.Toreducetheirstressandanxiety.
C.Todeveloptheircommunicationskills.D.Tohelpthemperformdailytasksmoreeasily.
2.AccordingtoParagraph2,whymayapersonsuddenlyforgetwhohehascalled?
A.Hemayhavehisprefrontalcortextemporarilydamaged.
B.Heisprobablyinterruptedbyanothertask.
C.Heisprobablynotveryfamiliarwiththepersonhehascalled.
D.Hemayneedarestbetweendialingandspeaking.
3.Peopletendtomakemistakeswhen .
A.theyperformseveralchallengingtasksatatime
B.newmessagesareprocessedoneafteranother
C.theirrelationshipswithothersareaffected
D.thetasksrequirelittlethought
4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Multitaskinghasbecomeawayoflife.
B.Multitaskingoftenleadstoefficiencydecline.
C.Multitaskingexercisesneedtobeimproved.
D.Multitaskingenablespeopletorememberthingsbetter.
【参考答案】1--4、ABAB
2016高考模拟题。
阅读理解。
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。
Weoftensmileattimes.However,themeaningofasmileindifferentculturesmaybedifferent.Dependingondifferentcultures,smilingcanexpressjoyandamusement,butitcanalsoindicateembarrassment.Thefollowingexamplesshowthispointofview:
Inanattempttobeopenandfriendly,peopleintheUnitedStatessmilealot.Everyonesmilesateachother,thisnonverbalcommunicationshowsbeingfriendlyintheUnitedStates.However,inChina,smilingisnotonlyanexpressionofhappiness,butalsoawaytoavoidbeingembarrassed.Chinesepeoplelikesmilingwhentheyareembarrassedinordertoavoidembarrassment.Smilingisakindofgoodwillbutnotsneer(嘲笑).Forexample:
Whenachildfallsofffromabike,theadultsinChinamaysmile,whichisakindofgentleencouragementandmaynotbeakindofimpolitelaugh.
WhenapersonfromtheUnitedStatesmightblush(脸红)withembarrassmentorbecomeoffensive,aChinesemightblushwithsmile.Toavoidseriousmisunderstanding,peoplewhoengageininterculturalcommunicationshouldbeabletounderstandthemeaningofsmilingappropriately.Relatedtothesmileisthelaugh.Also,differentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsaboutlaugh.Forexample,Americanscanenjoyaveryheartfeltbelly(腹部)laughthatcomesfromthedeepestemotions.However,mostChineseseldomlaughthatwaybecausetheyarethoughttobesillyexceptamongclosefriends.
1.Wecanusesmiletoexpressallofthefollowingfeelingsexcept_________,
A.joyandhappinessB.amusementC.embarrassmentD.fear
2.PeopleoftensmileateachotherintheUnitedStatesbecause_________.
A.theyareveryhappyB.theywanttoshowtheyarefriendly
C.theywanttohidetheirtruefeelingsD.theywanttoavoidembarrassment
3.InChina,seeingachildfallsoffabike,anadultwillsmileinorderto________.
A.laughathimB.avoidhisownembarrassment
C.avoidembarrassmentandencouragetheboyD.showhispoliteness
4.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?
A.Peoplesmileattimes.
B.Smilingcanexpressdifferentfeelingsdependingondifferentcultures.
C.AmericansaremoreopenandfriendlythanChinesepeople.
D.TheChinesepeopleoftenhidetheirtruefeelings.
参考答案1—4、DBCB
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Grown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.
Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:
Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrialsincreasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.
Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbut