湖北省枣阳市高考英语二轮复习 教育类阅读理解选练（2）.doc

2016湖北枣阳市高考英语二轮教育类阅读理解选练（2）2016高考英语阅读理解教育类 although i started learning english during my college years, when i entered the states, i only understood two english words “yes” and “no”. we learned many grammar rules but we could not make the language connections to the real english world. language frustration worries almost all first generation immigrants. for example, i got a letter from a chinese-american who has lived in the states for a long time and has a good it job saying “my 11-year-old girl writes quite well, but as her parents, we could not even read her article.”in addition, my chinese-american professor friend has difficulty reading a novel. improving our english skills has become a long journey for all of us. honestly, if i have a chance, i really want to reach out to everyone in the world who has had a similar experience: learning a second language in adulthood. i wish i could encourage them to speak out about the culture shock, frustration they felt about the differences between west and east. i have mainly focused on my english writing since 2008 after i found “literacy volunteers”, an organization that specially focuses on helping immigrants improve their english. i decided to challenge myself, writing a story like an american. i saw many wonderful americans there. as soon as i met my teacher alice, i asked her to be my private language tutor and have taken tims english class. every week alice and i have worked on my english essays sentence by sentence. to observe the culture differences between west and east, occasionally, i posted a few of my english essays online. i mentioned previously about american culture; when people read the same article or even face the same situation, american and chinese act very differently. in my viewpoint, these differences make america the strongest country in the world. i know you have the right to express your own opinions, but accusing others without proof is not acceptable.【小题1】the underlined word “frustration” in the first paragraph means. afailure and setbacksbwords and problemscunderstanding and progressdslang and idioms【小题2】in the passage, “literacy volunteers” is. aonly intended to help the chinese-americansban organization which is set up to make a profitcof great use to people like the authorda school showing how to enjoy literature【小题3】from the last paragraph we can learn that. aamericans and chinese are of the same idea about somethingbculture shock only exists between chinese and americanscaccusing others freely can be acceptable in americadculture differences have great influence on the people【小题4】the purpose of the passage is. ato show how hard a chinese-american lives in americabto share her experience of improving her englishcto imply grammar rules are not importantdto warn chinese-americans of english 2016高考英语阅读理解教育类there is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. no school i have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill there are, however, vastly different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority it must be given over in general language development and writing ability. the problem is, how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling? if spelling becomes the only focal point of his teachers interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to play safe. he will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. thats why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability. i was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: this work is terrible! there are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible. it may have been a sharp criticism of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which contained some beautiful expressions of the childs deep feelings. the teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centered on the childs ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement.【小题1】teachers differ in their opinions about _. athe difficulties in teaching spellingbthe necessity of teaching spellingcthe complexities of the basic writing skillsdthe role of spelling in general language development【小题2】the expression play safe probably means “_”. ato write carefullybto avoid using words one is not sure ofcto do as teachers saydto use dictionaries frequently【小题3】teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that _. ateachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakesbstudents will have more confidence in writingcstudents will be able to express their ideas more freelydstudents will learn to be independent of teachers【小题4】the major point discussed in the passage is _. athe relationship between spelling and content of a compositionbthe importance of developing writhing skillscthe correct way of marking compositionsdthe complexities of spelling阅读理解-bmaking an apology is not the same as making amends. sometimes we apologize just because its the easiest thing to do. whats actually important is to identify where we go wrong, take full responsibility for our mistakes and , if possible, try to make up for them.a recent case involving hewlett-packed, the us computer giant, shows the importance of presenting a sincere apology. the chinese consumers who had bought notebook computers of certain models, which have been put on chinese market since 2007, suffered a massive flash screen failures and overheating problems. through investigation, chinese aqsiq (国家质检总局) identified these hp computers had quality problems and hp admitted this. hp made a proposal that they would extend the warranty (保修) period of such computers, but this could not satisfied the consumers. what they needed was a thorough description of the truth. hp has “sincerely” apologized. but the consumers remain angry, and say that only a product recall as hp has done in the past will prove that the apology is sincere.another apology that fell flat on its face was that of thierry henry, the famous french footballer. his deliberate handball in november 2009 created the goal which knocked ireland out of the 2010 world cup. the incident caused great anger in the football world, and eventually henry issued an apology. two days later, he wrote, “im not the refereebut if i hurt someone im sorry.” better late than never, perhaps, but even then he passed the blame onto the referee!such high-profile cases, which attract a lot of publicity often under the spotlight, but similar incidents occur in our everyday lives. stress caused by schoolwork and tiredness can sometimes result in outbursts of anger against friends and family. have you ever lost your temper for minor reasons? after calming down, most people are quick to realize their mistake and apologize. but its just as important to identify what caused the error in the first place and take action to ensure it doesnt happen again.no one should hold a negative attitude to making a sincere apology. empty words are easy to say, but they are as useless as they sound. a real show of remorse（痛悔;自责）demands hard work and commitment to put error right. 6. what does the author intend to tell us in the case of hp? a. a true apology needs sincere actions. b. hp should recall all the faulty computers. c. good quality makes a good company. d. a company should apologize and pay for their mistakes.7. according to the author, when we do anything wrong we firstly _. a. make an apology face to face honestly b. admit we were wrong and try to make the wrong right c. take the responsibility for apologizing to others d. choose the easiest thing to do8. we can infer from the case of thierry henry that _ . a. its never too late to say “im sorry.” b. writing an apology is not a good idea c. henry didnt identify his fault. d. the football fans were mad with henry.9. which of the following can best explain the word “commitment” in the last paragraph? a. decision.b. promise. c. agreement.d. responsibility.10. whats the best title of this passage? a. what really puts things rightb. dont apologize easily c. making an apology no one is out of exception d. how to judge an apology sincere enough?【参考答案】610、a b c d a 阅读理解-c the first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful, says plato. self-control is at the root of all the advantages. let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.a single angry word has lost many a friend. when socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. if you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. many a person has dropped dead in great anger. fits of anger bring fits of disease. whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. keep cool, says george herbert, for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.to be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. anger, says pythagoras, brings with folly ( 愚蠢 ) and ends with regret. you must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.self-control is mans last greatest victory.if a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always becontrolled by his strongest feeling. if he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also.11. what does the reader learn from the first paragraph?a. the greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself.b. ones moral freedom is based on the control of himself.c. to control oneself is the most difficult in ones life.d. if a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful.12. what is the correct interpretation of “whom the gods would destroy they first make mad ” in paragraph 2 ?a. if the gods want to kill you, they make you crazy first.b. if you always lose your temper, you will soon be finished.c. if you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy.d. if you are mad, you will be punished by the gods.13. if a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following except _.a. the very backbone and nerve of characterb. the patience and power to control himselfc. strong feelingsd. self-confidence14. the authors main purpose in writing this article is to _.a. explain that self-control is the key to successb. teach people how to control everything in order to make a great successc. distinguish all kinds of self-control and suggest ways for keeping itd. advise people not to lose temper so as to make and keep more friends14. the passage is mainly developed by _.a. analyzing causes b. making comparisonsc. examining differences d. listing quotations 【参考答案】1115、bbcad 阅读理解-d nothing succeeds like confidence. when you are truly confident, it radiates from you like sunlight, and attracts success to you like a magnet（磁铁）. besides, those who are self-confident can in turn inspire confidence in others: their audience, their peers, their bosses, their customers, and their friends. and gaining the confidence of others is one of the key ways in which a self-confident person finds success. so how can we build a sense of self-confidence and prepare ourselves on the way to success? first, do what you believe to be right, even if others mock or criticize you for it. believe in yourself and believe that you can do it under any circumstances, because if you believe you can, then you really will. the belief keeps you searching for answers, which means that pretty soon you will get them.second, govern your behavior based on what other people think. whats more important, be willing to take risks and go the extra miles to achieve better results, in which case mistakes cannot be avoided. dont hesitate to admit your mistakes, and learn from them. next, work hard to settle the problems in order to cover up your mistakes before anyone notices. building self-confidence is readily achievable, as long as you have the focus and determination to carry things through. and whats even better is that the things youll do to build self-confidence will also build success -after all, your confidence will come from real, solid achievement. no one can take this away from you! as you sow, sow will reap. with your perseverance and improvement, you are getting closer to success. at this stage, wait for others to congratulate you on your accomplishments and compliments graciously. “thanks, i really worked hard on that prospect. im pleased you recognize my efforts.” the congratul