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石家庄市新华区2016高考英语阅读理解和作文暑假练习9阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。education in the united states is compulsory for children up to about the age of sixteen. most young people stay in school longer than that. most graduate from high school at the age of 17 or 18. almost half of these high school graduates continue their education at a college or university. education for most young people in this country is free up to the time they graduate from high school. there are private schools, but most parents send their children to public schools, where students do not pay tuition. when young people go to college, however, they must pay tuition at a public university or a private university. university costs are going up a lot：private universities have become very expensive because the government does not help them. who pays? the parents of children in college may have to pay more, or often students may have to find jobs. these students have to worry about assignments and grades and also about their jobs. if they work too much at their jobs they may be absent from class or miss assignments or make too many errors on tests. they may even fail their courses and have to leave the university.for many students, the problem of getting an education is not just a problem of homework and exams. they also have to make money to pay for tuition. and professors dont teach them how to do that! 1in the united states, almost half of the high school graduates_. ago to colleges and universitiesbneed not pay any tuitionchave to enter open universitiesdwork hard to avoid errors on tests答案：a本题考查细节题。由文章第二段第一句“almost half of these high school graduates continue their education at a college or university”可知，几乎有一半的中学生毕业都在大学或学院里继续深造。 2which of the following statements is not true?amost parents prefer to send their children to public schools rather than to private schools due to tuition. beducation is not free until the students graduate from high school.cuniversity costs are on the increase.dthe students may be absent from class if they work overtime. 答案：b本题考查细节理解。由文章第二段第二句“education for most young people in this country is free up to the time they graduate from high school.”可知，在这个国家，大多数年轻人接受的免费教育可持续到中学毕业，而这正与b的意思相反，因此b是正确答案。3the private university students have to pay more money for tuition because_.athe government does not finance the private universities bnone of companies support the private universities cthe teaching quality of the private universities are superior to public onesdthey have some trouble in passing the exams答案：a本题考查细节理解。由文章第二段第五句“university costs are going up a lot; private universities have become very expensive because the government does not help them.”可知，私立大学学费高昂的原因是政府不资助私立学校。4the main idea of the passage might be_.aselecting a good university costs in the united states bthe increase on university costs in the united statescthe argument about education in the united statesdthe problem of getting an education in the united states答案：d本题考查主旨大意。纵观全文，一直谈论的都是在美国教育中遇到的问题，因此d项是正确答案。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项。 pretending to be happy can actually make you more miserableespecially if youre a woman, according to a new study. researchers found that walking around with a forced smile and faking(假装的)happiness simply led to people feeling gloomier. so, putting a brave face on your woes could actually be counterproductive. the research found that women suffered more than men when pretending to be happy. psychologist, dr. brent scott, who led the study, said employers should take note because forcing workers to smile when workers were dealing with clients could backfire (产生事的愿违的不良后果). he said:“smiling for the sake of smiling can lead to emotional exhaustion, and thats bad for the organization.” dr. scott said the research showed customer service workers who“faked smiles”throughout a day worsened their moods and then withdrew from work, so their productivity dropped. he added:“bosses may think that getting their staff to smile is good for the organization, but thats not necessarily the case.”dr. scott, assistant professor of management at michigan state university, analyzed a group of bus drivers during a two week period. the study is one of the first of its kind to examine emotional displays over a period of time and compare the different effects that they have on men and women. his team examined the effects of“surface acting”or fake smilingcompared to what was termed“deep acting”, or cultivating positive emotions by recalling pleasant memories.dr. scott said: “women were harmed more bysurface acting, meaning their moods worsened even more than men and they withdrew more from work. however , they were helped more bydeep acting,which meant their moods improved more.”dr. scott suggested women tended to suffer more when pretending to be happy because they were expected to be more emotionally expressive than men. therefore, faking a smile while they are feeling down is more likely to go against their normal behavior and cause more harmful feelings.although,“deep acting”seemed to improve moods in the short term, dr. scott said it was not a long-term solution to feeling unhappy.he said:“youre trying to cultivate positive emotions, but at the end of the day you may not feel like yourself any more”61. what does the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 mean? a. forcing one to smile could make one feel better b. wearing a fake smile could worsen ones mood c. always smiling could improve ones performance d. wearing a fake smile could help one free from sadness62. the finding of the research might serve as a warning to . a. men b. employees c. customers d. bosses63. according to dr. brent scott, . a. most bus drivers have to wear“fake smiles” b. “fake smiles”workers work better than usual c. “fake smiles”might lead to lower productivity d. bosses know the negative effect of forced smiles64. it can be inferred from paragraph 4 that . a. pleasant memories are associated with positive feelings b. men suffer more from fake smiling, compared to women c. women should smile a lot when faced with new challenges d. few employers know how to increase the productivity of their staff65.“deep acting”is helpful to women in that . a. they forget their trouble b. they will behave normally c. they become more talkative d. their moods are getting better【参考答案】61-65 bdcad 阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。good morning. the program today is about music.the word “music” comes from the greek word “muse”. the muses are the goddesses of the arts. music is only one of the arts. it is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. todays program brings together music from different corners of the world.who invented music? who sang the first song? no one knows exactly the answers to these questions. but we know that music plays an important part in almost everyones life. babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. when they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard.when children go to school, their world of music grows. in the middle grades students take music lessons. when they reach high school, they become more and more interested in listening to pop music. the records we have chosen for you today are from american country music, indian music, pop music and so on. music has different meanings for everyone. it can make people happy or it can make them sad.music is now heard everywhere, in shops and buses and at home. in this program we shall study the language of music.we shall be trying to find out more about how music works. we shall try to find out how music says what people feel. it is worth making the effort. only then can we say why one piece of music is good and another is bad.now, here comes the music today, i shall explain why they are all good music.1. what is the first paragraph mainly about?asome knowledge about music.bthe origin of music.csomething about the announcer.dsome questions about music.2. which of the following is not the purpose of this music program?ato study the language of music.bto learn more about music.cto find out how music expresses peoples feelings. dto tell us we should listen to music every day.3. why should we study music a lot according to the text? ato tell whether a piece of music is good or not. bto learn about the development of music.cto have a talent for music.dto know more about the society.4. what does the announcer think about the function of music in our life?ait is important to almost everyone.bit is necessary for the young.cit plays a great role when we are children.dit decides our future.解题导语本文主要讨论了一个主要涉及世界各地的音乐的节目，然后对音乐进行了阐述。1解析：选a。主旨大意题。第一段主要讨论了这个节目主要涉及世界各地的音乐，然后对音乐进行了阐述。故选a。2解析：选d。细节理解题。a、b、c三项在第二段中都提到了，文章未提及d项。故选d。3解析：选a。细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句only then can we say why one piece of music is good and another is bad.可知。 4解析：选a。细节理解题。根据第一段的but we know that music plays an important part in almost everyones life.以及下文的内容可知。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项。 i live in the land of disney, hollywood and year-round sun. you may think people in such a splendid, fun-filled place are happier than others. if so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness. many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. the truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. fun is what we experience during an act. happiness is what we experience after an act. it is a deeper, more lasting emotion. going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. but they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends. i have often though that if hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. these rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells“happiness”.but in memoir（回忆录）after memoir, they reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism ,drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness. ask a bachelor why he resists marriage, if hes honest, and he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment, for commitment is in fact quite painful. the single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features. similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. they can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they can. couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or a three-day vacation. i dont know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating（解放性的）realizations. it liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. it liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. and it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.66. we can learn from the passage that . a. fun creates long-lasting satisfaction b. fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness c. happiness is lasting whereas fun is short-lived d. fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness67. to the author, the role hollywood stars play is to . a. write memoir after memoir about their happiness b. tell the public that happiness has nothing to do with fun c. teach people how to enjoy their lives d. bring happiness to the public instead of going to parties68. in the authors opinion, marriage . a. affords greater fun b. leads to raising children c. indicates duty and devotion d. usually ends up in pain69.which of the following is the best example of“painful happiness”? a. winning lottery by accident b. a bachelor resisting marriage c. raising children d. buying some fancy clothes70. if one gets the true sense of happiness, he will. a. stop playing games and joking with others b. keep himself with his family c. give a free hand to money d. use his time to increase happiness（2014江西卷） 假定你是星光中学的高中毕业生李华，母校将为高一新生举办主题为“what to learn in senior high school?”的英语沙龙活动，特邀请你结合自身经历谈谈自己的体会。请根据以下提示准备一份英语发言稿。 1.学会学习：方法，习惯等； 2.学会做人：真诚，友善； 3.学会其他：考生自拟。注意：1.词数120左右； 2.发言稿开头和结尾已给出，不须抄在答题卡上，不计入总次数。good morning, everyone! it is my honor to be here to share with you my opinions on what to learn in