高考英语二轮 阅读理解35分钟限时训练（4）.doc

2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）35分钟限时训练（4）及答案.阅读理解awords：568难度系数：建议用时：9分钟if i could select a word that best describes the majority of american parents, that word would be guiltridden (内疚的)how sad it is to see parents become the willing victims of the “giveme game”， only to discover that, no matter what they do, it isnt enough.in the end, they are looked down for their lack of firmness and blamed when their spoiled children get into trouble.with this in mind, i shall first answer this question: “what do parents owe their children？”and i shall start with what they dont owe them.parents dont owe their children every minute of their day and every ounce of their energy.they dont owe roundtheclock car service, singing lessons, tennis lessons, an expensive car when they reach sixteen, or a trip to europe when they graduate.i take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education.if they can afford it, fine.but they need not feel guilty if they cant.if the children really want to go, theyll find a way.here are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and eager who cant afford to pay.after children marry, their parents do not owe them a house or money for the furniture.they do not have an obligation to babysit their grandchildren when the parents were on vacation.if they want to do it, it must be considered a favour, not an obligation.in my opinion, parents do not owe their children an inheritance, no matter how much money they have.one of the surest ways to produce a loafer is to let children know that their future is assured.do parents owe their children anything? yes, they owe them a great deal.one of their chief obligations is to give their children a sense of personal worth, for selfesteem is the basis of a good mental health.parents owe their children firm guidance and consistent discipline.parents owe their children privacy and respect for their personal belongings.no child asks to be born.if you bring a life into the world, you owe the children something.and if you give him his due, hell have something of value to pass along to your grandchildren.1according to the author, _.aparents ought to send children to college as a dutybparents neednt feel guilty if they are unable to send their children to collegecif they say “no”，parents will surely make their children angrydparents must support their children even after their marriage解析：选b。 第三段谈到父母供孩子上大学的问题时认为，but they neednt feel guilty if they cant.，说明他们如果供不起孩子上大学，不应感到愧疚。2the underlined word “loafer” most probably refers to _.aa poorly educated personba well educated personca hardworking person da lazy person解析：选d。培养懒汉最好的办法，就是让孩子们从小知道了他们的未来有保障。loafer意为： “懒汉”。3the writer of this passage mainly wants to tell us _.awhy children look down upon their parentsbthe difference between duties of the parents and the childrencover devotion to the children results in trouble for the parents themselvesdchildren should depend on no one but themselves解析：选c。第一段说明了主题，即父母为孩子们做出了牺牲，而得到的回报却是陷入了不断的麻烦之中。4the authors attitude towards the parents is _.aangry bpitifulc disappointed dsatisfied解析：选b。作者通过描述父母为其孩子做出的种种牺牲，表达了作者对父母怜悯、同情的态度。*结束dfor many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: where is the line between what i control and what you do?both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. in part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it. from the parents point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents complete unreasonableness. and of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely. both feel trappedin this article, ill describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. the first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things. examples include the color of the teens hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the childs failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends. second, blaming. the goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. third, needing to be right. it doesnt matter what the topic is-politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg-the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority-someone who actually knows something - and therefore to command respect. unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, theyll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress. 67. why does the author compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict?a. both can continue for generations.b. both are about where to draw the line. c. neither has any clear winner. d. neither can be put to an end. 68. what does the underlined part in paragraph 2 mean?a. the teens blame their parents for starting the conflict.b. the teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict. c. the teens accuse their parents of misleading them. d. the teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents. 69. parents and teens want to be right because they want to _.a. give orders to the other b. know more than the other c. gain respect from the other d. get the other to behave properly70. what will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?a. causes for the parent-teen conflicts. b. examples of the parent-teen war. c. future of the parent-teen relationship. d. solutions for the parent-teen problems.参考答案 67. b 68. a 69. c 70. d*结束it happened to me recently that i was telling someone how much i had enjoyed reading barack obamas dreams from my father and how it had changed my views of the current us president the person i was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words,“a wonderfully written book ”however, he then proceeded to talk about mr obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all i sensed that i was talking to a book liar and it seems that he is not the only one clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they havent in the world book day survey, dreams from my father is at number 9 the survey lists top ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading as im not one to lie too often, ill admit here and now that i havent read the entire ten books but i am pleased to say that i have read the book at number one, george orwells 1984 i think its absolutely outstandingasked why they lied, the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to this could be difficult if the conversation became more in-depth !the world book day survey also has some other interesting information in it it shows that many people lie about having read classical works by jane austen, the bronte sisters, charles dickens and so on. but when asked which authors they actually enjoy, they named jk rowling, jilly cooper, and stephen king (ah, the big sellers, in other words) forty-one percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the b