湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（99）

用心 爱心 专心1 湖北省湖北省 20122012 高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 9999 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出最佳选项 并在答题卡上 将该项涂黑 A A FirstFirst DaysDays First days are milestones in our lives They mark the beginning of a new experience or journey They are also filled with mixed emotions They can be a little frightening as we step into the unknown but they can also inspire us as they give us fresh hope for the future First days are powerful as we can leave our mistakes and failures in the past and make a new start I want to share a story that perfectly illustrates this point It is a story about a little girl named Trisha Trisha was born into a family of teachers who had taught her that reading was the key to knowledge She watched her older brother as he read his schoolbooks and could hardly wait for the day when she would learn to read But when Trisha finally started school she found that she was not able to understand the words like the other boys and girls No matter how hard she tried the letters mixed up together and she saw only confusion Trisha fell further behind the other children laughed and made fun of her and she began to believe that she was not smart By the time Trisha entered fifth grade she had lost all confidence in herself That was the year she met Mr Falker He was different He praised Trisha s talents and he wouldn t tolerate the other children teasing her Mr Falker realized that Trisha didn t know how to read but he knew she could with some help He recruited 招聘 a reading specialist and together they worked with Trisha after school They helped her to write letters and hear the sounds until one day Mr Falker handed her a book and she read it all by herself She didn t even notice the tears in his eyes This is a true story The little girl is Patricia Polacco the famous children s author and Thank you Mr Falker is the twenty sixth book that she has written Mr Falker gave her a fresh new start when she walked into his fifth grade class on that first day of school And he made a difference in her life We can all make a difference in the world one student at a time by using first days with wisdom and grace and giving each individual the chance to start over and become the best that they can be 51 Trisha fell far behind in school because she A did not try her best B did not know how to read 用心 爱心 专心2 C was not smart enough D was not confident 52 The passage is probably intended for A Students B teachers C children s authors D reading specialists 53 How does the writer make his point A By giving an example B By making suggestions C By arguing D By persuading 54 The passage mainly conveys the message that first days are A frightening as we step into the unknown B inspiring as they give us fresh hope for the future C turning points from where we can make a new start D chances when we can forget our mistakes and failures B B Children start out as natural scientists eager to look into the world around them Helping them enjoy science can be easy there s no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment You only have to share your children s curiosity Firstly listen to their questions I once visited a classroom of seven year olds to talk about science as a job The children asked me textbook questions about schooling salary and whether I liked my job When I finished answering we sat facing one another in silence Finally I said Now that we ve finished your lists do you have questions of your own about science After a long pause a boy raised his hand Have you ever seen a grasshopper 蚱蜢 eat When I try eating leaves like that I get a stomachache Why This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours Secondly give them time to think Studies over the past 30 years have shown that after asking a question adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer no time for a child to think When adults increase their wait time to three seconds or more children give more logical complete and creative answers Thirdly watch your language Once you have a child involved in a science discussion don t jump in with That s right or Very good These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior But in talking about science quick praise can signal that discussion is over Instead keep things going by saying That s interesting or I d never thought of it that way 用心 爱心 专心3 before or coming up with more questions or ideas Never push a child to Think It doesn t make sense children are always thinking without your telling them to What s more this can turn a conversation into a performance The child will try to find the answer you want in as few words as possible so that he will be a smaller target for your disagreement Lastly show don t tell Real life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program Let children look at their fingertips through a microscope and they ll understand why you want them to wash before dinner Rather than saying that water evaporates 蒸发 set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop 55 According to the passage children can answer questions in a more logical complete and creative way if adults A ask them to answer quickly B wait for one or two seconds after a question C wait at least for three seconds after a question D tell them to answer the next day 56 In which of the following paragraph s does the author tell us what to say to encourage children in a science discussion A The second and third B The fourth and fifth C The fifth and sixth D The seventh 57 In the last sentence of the first paragraph the word lists could best be replaced by A any questionsB any problems C any number of questions D questions from textbooks 58 The author mentions all of the following techniques for adults to share with their children s curiosity EXCEPT that adults should A tell their children stories instead of reciting facts of their own B encourage their children to ask questions C be patient enough when their children answer questions D offer their children chances to see things for themselves C C It s a goal for millions and millions of families every year keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount but can still afford the gifts that your loved ones will enjoy Never has this concern been greater in recent years than right now Even so there are several things that you can do to help 用心 爱心 专心4 Hit the sales No one wants to get up at four o clock in the morning and fight to get the best deal on Black Friday and it s surely very tough to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal but sometimes it can be well worth Many retailers 零售商 offer specials all through the day and some even offer online Black Friday specials so you may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday Pay close attention to advertisements Once the Christmas shopping season is coming retailers hungry for business will do just about whatever to get you in the store Pay very close attention to weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers and you may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops Shop online Some of us don t like running from store to store in order to get the best price on the perfect gift and some of us don t like to go out in the cold at all thankfully for us we can do online shopping The world of online shopping lets people visit all the major retailers as well as some specialty stores that could only be found on the Internet Customers can find exactly what they are looking for at the best possible price without ever having to leave the house With traditional Christmas shopping consumers are sometimes limited to what s left in stock if they wait too long to get to a particular store 59 In the writer s opinion it is rewarding on Black Friday A if we don t have to get up earlyB if we don t have to fight for the best deals C if the weather is not very cold D If we get what we want at a good price 60 The underlined word specials means A some experts in shopping B things that can only be found on Friday C certain things for especially low price D some kind of help for a certain customer 61 We can have more choices A on Black FridayB in a particular store C on the Internet D from retailers 62 In this passage the writer means A to tell us the best way to do shopping B to attract more readers to do wise shopping 用心 爱心 专心5 C to give us advice on how to get a good deal at Christmas time D to show us how hard it is to do Christmas shopping D D In America drivers education is part of regular high school curriculum Every student in his or her second year of high school is required to take a class in drivers education However unlike other courses it is not given during the regular school year Instead it is a summer course The course is divided up into two parts class time for learning laws and regulations and driving time to practise driving Class time is not unlike any other class The students have a text from which they study the basic laws they must know to pass the written driving test that is given to anyone wanting to get a driver s license Driving time is a chance for the students to get behind the wheel steering wheel and practise starting steering backing up parking switching lanes turning corners and all the other maneuvers required to drive a car Each student is required to drive a total of six hours The students are divided up into groups of four The students and the instructor go out driving for two hour blocks of time Thus each student gets half an hour driving time per outing The instructor and driver sit in the front seats and the other three students sit in the back Drivers Ed cars are unlike other cars in which they have two sets of brakes one on the driver s side and one on the other side where the instructor sits Thus if the student driver should run into difficulties the instructor can take over The car also has another special feature On the top of the car is a sign that reads STUDENT DRIVER That lets nearby drivers know that they should use extra caution because the student driver is a beginning driver not very experienced and prone to driving slowly After the student has passed the driver s education course and reached the appropriate age to drive this age differs in every state but in most cases the person must be 16 years old they can go to a designated state office to take their drivers test which is made up of an eye examination a written test and a road test The person must pass all three tests in order to be given a driver s license If the person did well in his or her driver s education class he or she will pass the test with flying colors and get a driver s license 63 In America the driver s course mentioned above A is offered to all the students of Grade 2 in high schools B is considered as part of the advanced education 用心 爱心 专心6 C is given to anyone wanting to get a driver s license D is carried on at the same time as other courses 64 To prevent accidents a drivers Ed car A has a sign inside it B can t run very fast C has two sets of brakes D is big enough to hold five persons 65 We can infer that the students are required to in their whole driving practice A spend at least six hours driving B go out driving for twelve times C drive for two hour blocks of time D get half an hour driving 66 In the last sentence with flying colors means A happily B colorfully C successfully D quickly E E Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty In fact they say by the age of eighty five people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old The findings came from a survey of more than 340 000 adults in the United States The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008 At that time the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty five The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness sadness and worry They also asked about mental or emotional stress Arthur Stone at Stony Brook University in New York led the study His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty two and twenty five The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older One theory is that as people grow older they