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2016湖北枣阳市高考英语二轮教育类阅读理解选练（3）2016高考英语阅读理解教育类 my students often tell me they dont have “enough time” to do all their schoolwork. my reply is often brief you have as much time as the president. i usually carry on a bit about there being 24 hours per day for everyone, and suggest that “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done. once in graduate school, i tried to justify myself to one of my professors by saying that i was working. his answer to me was, “thats irrelevant. whats important is the quality of your work.” since then i have had time to reflect on the “hard worker” dodge(伎俩), and i have come to some conclusions all relevant to the issue of how much time we have. if you look at the matter analytically, you can identify two parts of the problem. there is, of course, the matter of “time”, which we can think of as fixed. then there is the issue of “work” during that time, which can vary in intensity. but, as my professor suggested, its not diligence but the quality of the product that is important. that led me to a new idea, the quality of work. that concept is perhaps best explained by a sign i once saw on the wall in someones office dont work harder but work smarter! theres a lot of sense in that idea. if you cant get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of work. that means thinking of ways of getting more out of the same time than we might otherwise get. that should lead us to an analysis of our work habits. since “work” for students usually means “homework”, the expression “work habits” should be read as “learning habits”. then, as a smart student, you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing. if you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off across the board in all your studies.【小题1】from the passage, we know that the author is _. aa poetban educatorcan editorda director【小题2】we can infer from the first two paragraph that we students _. ahave enough timebcan meet the presidentcget something done welldshould accept the explanation【小题3】the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 means _. athat is impossiblebthat is not importantcthat is unbearabledthat is not acceptable【小题4】the main purpose of writing the passage is to give _. ainformationbencouragementccriticismdadvice 2016高考英语阅读理解教育类its so difficult to follow the ups and downs of a 2-year-old. one moment hes beaming and friendly; the next hes sullen（愠怒的）and weepy, often for no apparent reason. these mood swings, however, are just part of growing up. they are signs of the emotional changes taking place as your child struggles to take control of actions, impulses, feelings and his body. at this age, your child wants to explore the world and seek adventure. as a result, hell spend most of his time testing limits, his own, yours and his environments. unfortunately, he still lacks many of the skills required for the safe accomplishment of everything he needs to do, and he often will need you to protect him. when he oversteps a limit and is pulled back, he often reacts with anger and frustration, possibly with a temper tantrum (发脾气). he may even strike back by hitting, biting and kicking. at this age, he doesnt have much control over his emotional impulse (冲动). so his anger and frustration tend to erupt suddenly in the form of crying, hitting or screaming. its his only way of dealing with the difficult realities of life. he may even act out in ways that unintentionally harm himself or others. its all part of being 2. its not uncommon for toddlers to be angels when youre not around, because they dont trust people enough to test their limits. but with you, your toddler will be willing to try things that may be dangerous or difficult, because he knows youll rescue him if he gets into trouble. whatever protest pattern he has developed around the end of his first year will probably persist for some time. for instance, when youre about to leave him with a sitter, he may become angry and throw a tantrum in anticipation (预想) of the separation. or he may cry and cling to you. or he could simply become subdued and silent. whatever his behavior, try not to overreact by scolding or punishing him. the best tactic(策略) is to reassure him before you leave that you will be back and, when you return, to praise him for being so patient while you are gone. take comfort in the fact that separations should be much easier by the time hes 3 years old.【小题1】the “ups and downs” (para. 1) of a 2-year-old refers to _. ahis falling down and standing upbhis successes and failures in doing thingschis good and bad traitsdhis mood swings【小题2】a 2-year-old still lacks all of the following except _. asigns that express his emotional changesbskills necessary for accomplishing certain thingsccontrol over his emotional impulsesdgood methods of dealing with the difficult realities of life【小题3】which of the following is true? aa 2-year-old doesnt know how to express his anger and frustration.ba 2-year-old often intentionally harms himself or others.ca 2-year-old depends on his parents to do everything new and challenging.da 2-year-old trusts his parents more than other people【小题4】when a mother is about to separate with her baby, shed better _. aleave without the babys knowledgebmake the baby subdued and silentccomfort the baby that shell be back soondignore the babys reactions 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a.b.c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。for a while, my neighborhood was taken ever by an army of joggers(慢跑者). they were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evenings. there were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. “come on!” my friend alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. “youll feel great.”well, i had nothing against feeling great and if alex could jog every day, anyone could. so i took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army, im not alone in my opinion.first of all, jogging is very hard on the body. your legs and feet take a real pounding（追击）running down a road for two or three miles. i developed foot, leg, and back problems. then i read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and i had something else to worry about. jogging doesnt kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.secondly, i got no enjoyment out of jogging. putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isnt my idea of fun. jogging is also a lonely pastime. some joggers say, “i love being out there with just my thoughts. ” well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.and how could i enjoy something that brought me pain? and that wasnt just the first week; it was practically every day for two months. i never got past the pain level, and pain isnt fun. what a cruel way to do it! so many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?i dont jog any more, and i dont think i ever will. im walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. i bicycle to work when the weather is good. im getting exercise, and im enjoying it at the same time. i could never say the same for jogging, and ive found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.1. from the first paragraph, we learn that in the writers neighborhood _.a. people jogged only during the daytime b. jogging provided a chance to get togetherc. jogging became very popular d. alex organized an army of joggers2. the underlined word “them”(paragraph 3) most probably refers to _.a. physical weaknesses b. heart attack c. back problems d. famous joggers3. what was the writers attitude towards jogging in the beginning?a. he was very fond of it. b. he felt it was worth a try. c. he was strongly against it. d. he thought it must be painful. 【参考答案】15、cabcd 阅读理解-bwhen the sun is up in amsterdam, the largest city in the netherlands sits quietly on the amstel river .you can rent a bicycle, visit the van gogh or anne frank museum, or take a water taxi.but when the sun goes down, the partying begins. in the big clubs and in coffee shops, tourists gather to hang out, talk politics and smoke.several areas of the city clearly show the two worlds that rule amsterdam. and they are all within a short cab ride of each other.for example, dam square attracts daytime sightseers to its festivals, open markets, concerts and other events. several beautiful and very popular hotels can be found there. and there is the royal palace and the magna plaza shopping mall.but as evening descends on dam square so do the party-seeker, hip pop or funk music begins blaring from club paradiso and club melkweg. these are two of the most popular clubs in europe. so if you come, be ready to dance. the clubs dont shut down until 4 am.and while you are there, check out the various inexpensive ways to tour the city. dont worry about getting lost. although dutch is the official language, most people in amsterdam speak english and are happy to help you with directions.and you will notice that half the people in streets are on bicycles. they rent for us $17 to $20 for a whole day.amsterdam also has a good canal system. from anywhere between us $2 and $9.50, you can use the canal bus or a water taxi to cruise the “venice of the north”.you can take in the picturesque canal house architecture: the rows of neat, narrow sour-story dwellings of brownstone with large windows are well worth seeing. many of them are several centuries old.you might also want to jump out of the canal bus at the museum quarter and start walking. masterpieces by dutch artists such as rembrandt, bruegel, van gogh and others are on display at the van gogh museum, rembrandt house and others.the city has an appreciation of its historic post. one place to visit is the anne frank house in nine streets. it was there that the young jewis