高中英语8月份百题精练（1）.doc

2013年8月份百题精练（1）英语试题第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）athere are two kinds of people in the worldthose of the first kind are born idlers （游手好闲者）, taking interest in nothingit seems what they live for is to pass time idlythey simply dont know why they have to do so, nor will they bother to askthe other kind are those who take things seriously and never wish to idle away their lifebut only a part of the second group are eager enough to make successall the others fail to make enough effort to make their dreams come truewhy do things so happen to them? what are the reasons?i later find out that some people are determinedthey are “igniters” that catch fire of their own, giving light and heartbut thats not the case with othersthey may be fuels but not ignitersas pieces of wood or coal, they need a match or a lighter to make them burn so that their energy can be released to give off light and heatthe majority of people need some igniter to light themthus igniter becomes a must for those people to succeedunless a suitable igniter comes their way, they will always remain idle like cold unused firewood or coalfortunately, such an igniter is not difficult to meetone may find it in an instructive book, a film story, a few words of a close friend, some advice of a good teacher, a pleasant journey, or an unexpected loveany of these, coming at the right time, can serve as an igniter to start ones enthusiasm for learning or for a better career, to turn him from a passive state of waiting to an active state of pursuing, to lend him strength to go ahead bravelyin that case, what he has prepared for years will be quickly turned into fruitful realitysuch an igniter may turn up of itself, but most likely we have to find it ourselvesnever let a chance slide away, for it is the key to your success56according to the text, “_” take things seriously, but may not be able to succeedaidlersbigniterscfuelsdlighters57according to the writer, what do most people definitely need to succeed?astoring a lot of energybgreat interest in everythingcan igniter coming at the right timedwonderful dreams about a bright future58the writer writes the article to _adescribe two kinds of peoplebencourage people to find chances to succeedcpraise those who work harddmake fun of idlersbfor many years, i was convinced that my suffering was due to my sizei believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts and rejections with itmany weight-conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everythingperhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherishedwe fantasize about what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goalwe work very hard to realize this dreamthen, at last, we find ourselves therebut we often gain back what we have losteven so, we continue to believe that next time it will be differentnext time, we will keep it offnext time, being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self-worth, and, of course, loveit took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beautybeauty standards vary with culturein samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 poundsmore importantly, if its happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? why not look inside? many of us strive hard to change our body, but in vainwe have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselveswhen we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes59what does the underlined word “everything” in paragraph 2 mean?aall the problemsball the propertiescthe whole worlddthe absolute truth60what can be inferred about the author?athe author is a samoanbthe author succeeded losing weightcthe author has been troubled by her weightdthe author probably got wounded in an accident61according to the text, those who have lost weight first and gained it back later feel _aangry about the regained weightbindifferent to the regained weightcoptimistic about future plans on weight controldthey should give up their future plans on weight control62the text tries to stress the importance of _abody size battitudes toward life cculture difference ddifferent beauty standardsc“soon, youre going to have to move it out!” cried my neighbor on seeing the largest tomato plant known to mankind or at least known in my neighborhoodone tiny 9-inch plant, bought for $125 in the spring, has already taken over much of my rose bed, covering much of other plants, and is well on its way to the front doorroses require a good deal of care, and if it werent for the pleasure they give, it wouldnt be worth the workas it is, i have a garden full of sweet-smelling roses for most of the yearbushes must be pruned （剪枝） in early spring, leaving ugly woody branches until the new growth appears a few weeks laterit was the space available in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato planta big mistakesoil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out to be even more perfect for tomatoesthe daily watering coupled with full sun and regular fertilizing （施肥） have turned the little plant into a tall bushthe cage i placed around it has disappeared under the thick leavesnow when harvesting the fruit, i have to find the red ones among the leaves, which means i almost have to stand on my head, and once found, i have to reach down and under to pick the tomatoesi found two full-blown white roses completely hidden as i picked tomatoes in junebut they were weak and the leaves already yellow for lack of lighthere i am faced with a painful small decision: to tear up a wonderful and productive tomato plant that offers ten to twenty ripe sweet tomatoes each day or say goodbye to several expensive and treasured roseslike scarlett in gone with wind, ill think about that tomorrow63what are the requirements for the healthy growth of roses?aa lot of care and the right soilbfrequent pruning and fertilizingctomato plants grown alongsidedcages placed around the roots64the writer planted the tomato because _ait cost only $125 bthe soil was just right for itcthere was room for it in the gardendthe roses branches needed to be covered65this year the writers roses were _aremoved from the rose bedbpicked along with the tomatoescmostly damaged by too much sunlightdlargely hidden under the tomato plant66in the situation described in the text, one good thing is that _athe roses cost the writer little moneybthe writer has a daily harvest of tomatoescsomeone will help the writer make the decisiondthe writer can now enjoy both the roses and tomatoesdthere is a story about british poet samuel coleridgehe was writing a poem when he was interrupted by a knock at the doorthat was an age before telephonessomeone was delivering a messagewhen coleridge got back to his poem, he had lost his inspirationhis poetic mood had been broken by the knock on his doorhis unfinished poem, which could otherwise have been a masterpiece, would now never be more than a fragment （片段）this story tells us how unexpected communication can destroy an important thought, which brings us to the cell phonewe have already entered a golden age of little white lies about our cell phones, and this is actually a healthy, protective development“i didnt hear it ring” or “i didnt realize my phone had shut off” are among the lies that we tell to give ourselves space where were beyond reachin fact, we have “do not disturb” signs on the doors of hotel rooms, so why must we feel guilty when it comes to cell phones? why must we apologize if we decide to shut off the phone for a while?cell phones make long-distance communication common, but also endanger our timenow, time alone or a conversation with someone next to us without being interrupted by a phone is something to be cherishedsometimes, even cell phone devotees, myself usually included, cant help wanting to throw their phone awaybut we dont and wont, and there is really no needwe have to develop a healthy contempt （轻视） for the rings of our own phonesease yourself of making and receiving cell phone callsif we dont talk to the caller right now, we surely will shortly latera cell phone call deserves no greater priority than a random word from the person next to usthe call on my cell phone may be the oneinamillion from steven spielbergwho has finally read my novel and wants to make it his next movie, but most likely it is not, so id better think about the idea that i just had for a new story, or the slice of pizza ill eat for lunch67the writer tells us the story in paragraph 1 to _adirect read