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高二阅读训练100篇 No. 1 words: 576 suggested time : 7.5 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 . Although they may not die from lack of love, adults also need a great amount of affection (友情) and companionship. In the past, many people spent their entire lives in the communities inwhich they were born and raised. Many more people continued to live with their parents, brothers and sisters after they were married and had children of their own. By remaining in familiar communities with relatives nearby, families had enough opportunities for friendly contact and for support in time of trouble. Recent studies suggest that family arrangements in Western societies have not changed as much in the last few centuries as is generally believed. Yet most sociologists agree that in modern societies, there are fewer opportunities for friendship and support from relatives outside the imme- diate family. Parents and children often live apart from other relatives, and seldom visit them. Also, the family moves when a parent accepts a job in another place or when it decides to live in a better neighborhood. Together, loneliness and mobility(迁移) force immediate family members to depend heavily on one another for affection and companionship. Because the family is one of the few on going sources of affection and companionship in modern societies, a high percentage of people continue to marry, even though it is possible for asingle man and woman to live together without marrying. On the other hand, because affection and companionship have become so important, families are more likely to break up if the husbands or wifes emotional (情感的) needs are not met within the family circle-even if all other family functions (功能) are being satisfactorily performed, and in this sense, affection and companionship have become the touchstone of the modem family.1. It is generally believed that _.A. many people spend their lives in familiar communitiesB. a person can easily get in touch with relatives in times of difficultyC. the organization of the family has changed a great dealD. western societies have not changed much in the past few years2. Sociological studies show that _.A. the more the family moves, the less support it gets from its distant relativesB. parents and children live together to make up for the lack of relatives outside the familyC. family arrangements have changed and so there is little need for companion of relativesD. family members are separated from each other because of lack of support from relatives3. The word touchstone in the last paragraph may be replaced by _.A. result B. trouble C. function D. standard4. In the last paragraph, the writer mainly wants to say _.A. affection and companionship are important for the family and they can be gained from nowhere but the familyB. affection and companionship can come from the family and at the same time safeguard the familyC. there are few ways to gain affection and companionship but the best way to get them is from the familyD. in modern societies a lot of families break up and its just for a lack of affection and companionship No. 2 words: 324 suggested time : 4 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 . * Never give out identifying information such as Name, Home, Address, School Name, or Telephone Number in a public message such as at a chat room or on bulletin boards. Never send a person a picture of you without first checking with your parents. * Never reply to messages of bulletin board items that are: Suggestive / Obscene (下流的) / Ready to fight / Express intention to hurt / Make you feel uncomfortable. *Be careful when someone offers something for nothing, such as gifts and money. Be very careful about any offers that get you to meet or have someone visit your house. *Tell your parents right away if you come across any information that makes you feel uncomfortable. * Never arrange a face-to-face meeting without telling your parents. If your parents agree to the meeting, make sure that you meet in a public place and have a parent with you. * Remember that people online may not be who they seem. Because you cant see or even hear the person, it would be easy for someone to misrepresent himself/herself. Thus someone who says that she is a 12-year-old girl could really be an old man. * Be sure that you are dealing with someone that you and your parents know and trust before giving out any personal information about yourself through E-mail. * Get to know your online friend just as you get to know all of your friends.1. The best title for the passage may be _. A. Warning Against Making Online Friends B. Messages One Can Get on the Internet C. How to Make Friends on the Internet D. Safety Tips for Kids on the Internet2. The underlined word misrepresent in the passage means _. A. make a wrong judgement about B. understand somebody wrongly C. give a wrong description of D. form a wrong opinion about3. In the last four paragraphs, the writer suggests that one should _. A. believe nobody on the Net B. be careful about the online friends C. not be honest on the Net D. make friends with those you believe No. 3 words: 376 suggested time : 4.5 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 . There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. Noschool I have taught in has ever considered spelling unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, quite different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority it must be given overgeneral language development and writing without holding him back with spelling. If spelling becomes the only point of his teachers interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to play safe. He will write only words within his spelling range. Thats why teachers oftenencourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to the content rather than technical ability. I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal expe-rience: This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling mistakes. It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad thing for the teacher who had omitted to read the composition, which contained some beautiful expressions of the childs deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the mistakes, but if his priority had centered on the childs ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more hope to seek improvement.1. Teachers differ in their opinions about _.A. the difficulties in teaching spelling B. the role of spelling in general language developmentC. the importance of the basic writing skills D. the necessity of teaching spelling2. The expression play safe probably means _.A. to write carefully B. to do as teachers sayC. to use dictionaries frequently D. to avoid using words one is not sure3. Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that _.A. students will be able to express their ideas more freelyB. teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakesC. students will have more trust in writing D. students will learn to spell words correctly4. The writer seems to think that the teachers judgment on that sensitive piece of writing is _.A. reasonable B. unfair C. foolish D. careless5. The major point discussed in the passage is _.A. the importance of developing writing skillsB. the importance of spellingC. the correct way of marking compositionD. the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition No. 4 words: 528 suggested time : 6.5 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 . Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventure-those who have climbedthe highest mountains, travelled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across thegreatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate excitement from a risky (冒险的) activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds. I would consider bungee jumping (蹦极跳) to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 metres above the ground with an elastic (有弹性的) rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that about 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities which most people would say are as risky as bungee jump- ing include jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high cliffs (悬崖) Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is beca- use life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, peoples lives were constantly in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured (治愈), and life was a continuous battle for survial (生存). Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in com- paratively safe conditions; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping.1. A best title for the text is _. A. Dangerous Sports: What and Why B. The Boredom of Modern Life C. Bungee Jumping: Is It Really Dangerous? D. The Need for Excitement2. More and more people today _. A. are trying activities such as bungee jumping B. are climbing the highest mountains C. are coming close to death in sports D. are looking for adventures such as travelling into unknown places3. In bungee jumping, you _. A. jump as high as you can B. slide down a rope to the ground C. attach (系) yourself to a rope and fall to the ground D. fall towards the ground without a rope4. People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because _. A. they have a lot of free time B. they can go to hospital if they are injured C. their life is short of excitement D. they no longer need to hunt for food5. The writer of the text has _ attitude (态度) towards dangerous sports. A. positive (肯定的) B. negative (否定的) C. neutral (中立的) D. nervous (紧张的) No. 5 words: 480 suggested time : 6 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 . In the United States 84 colleges now accept just women. Most of them were established in the 19th century; they were designed to offer women the education they could not receive anywhere else. At that time major universities and colleges accepted only men. In the past 20 years many young women have chosen to study at colleges that accept both men and women. As a result some womens colleges decided to accept men students too. Others, however, refused to change. Now these schools are popular again.The president of Trinity College in Washington, D. C. said that by the end of the 1980s women began to recognize that studying at the same school with men did not mean women were having an equal chance to learn. The president of Smith College in Massachusetts says a womens college permits women to choose classes and activities freely. For example, she says that in womens college a higher percentage of students studies mathematics than in a college with both men and women. Educational experts say men students in the United States usually speak in class more thanwomen students do. In a womens college, women feel freer to say what they think. Womensschools also bring out leadership capabilities in many women. Women are represented everywhere. For example, at a womens college every evening, office is held by a woman. Recent studies reportedly show that American women who went to Womens colleges are more likely to hold successful jobs later in life.1. Most of womens colleges were established _. A. to give women the education they could not receive anywhere else B. to separate women from menC. to offer women special chances for work D. to help women have more study opportunities2. Some womens colleges decided to accept men students because _. A. teaching women is more difficult than teaching men B. many young women choose to study at colleges with both men and women C. study with men is more challenged D. women and men can have equal chances of competition3. Why did womens schools become popular again? A. Because women could study mathematics only in womens colleges. B. Because women could not have equal chances to learn, if studying with men at the same school. C. Because men could not choose classes freely in womens colleges. D. Because there were more educational experts in womens colleges.4. From the passage we know that. _. A. more and more womens colleges are being established now B. more and more women like to study in colleges with both men and women C. there are more womens colleges than colleges with both men and women in the USA D. both Trinity College and Smith College are womens colleges5. According to this passage, if a woman wants to hold successful jobs, shed better _. A. study in colleges with both men and women B. study in Trinity College C. learn from the president of Smith College D. study in womens college No. 6 words: 550 suggested time : 7 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 . Most people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are three different types of loneliness. The first kind of loneliness is temporary (暂时的). This is the most common type. It usually Dis-appears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation-for example, a family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year.The third kind of lonelin-ess is the most severe. Unlike the second type, chronic (长期的) loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition. Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a persons social contacts, e.g.friends, family members, co-workers, etc. We depend on various people for different guidance,and our friends share similar interests and activities. However, psychologists have found that,though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their own popularity. Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease. While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal, healthy part of life, chronic loneliness can be a very sad, and sometimes dangerous, condition.1. How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage? A. Talk to friends. B. Just ignore it. C. Go to see a doctor. D. Ask your teachers for guidance.2. It in the last sentence of the second paragraph refers to _. A. temporary loneliness B. situational loneliness C. a new place D. sleeplessness3. The topic of the 4th paragraph is that _. A. one problem of loneliness is a persons social contacts B. we depend on various people for different reasons C. lonely people dont have many social problems D. lonely people dont have many friends4. Why do psychologists want to help chronically lonely people? A. Chronic loneliness can cause-family problems. B. Chronic loneliness can cause serious illness. C. Chronic loneliness can not be overcome. D. A, B, and C are all correct.5. What is the best title for the passage? A. Three Kinds of Loneliness. B. Loneliness and Diseases. C. Loneliness and Social Contacts. D. Chronic Loneliness. No. 7 words: 382 suggested time : 4.5 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 . Many university students dislike studying history because there is little to get excited about when historical events are presented in a boring manner. However, Ill never forget my AmericanHistory professor, Dr. Williamson. Each event leaped from the pages of our text and beca