山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语 专题精选阅读理解强化训练集（二十三）

用心 爱心 专心 1 山西省太原双语中学山西省太原双语中学 20122012 届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集 二十三 二十三 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项 A B C D 中 选出最佳选项 A A Women are friends I once would have said when they totally love and support and trust each other and tell each other the secrets of their souls and run no questions asked to help each other and tell unpleasant truths to each other no you can t wear that dress unless you lose ten pounds first when unpleasant truths must be told A woman friend is a friend all the way I once would have said but now I believe that s a narrow point of view For the friendships I have and the friendships I see are conducted at many levels of closeness serve many different functions meet different needs and range from the soul sisters to the most casual playmates Consider these varieties of friendship ConvenienceConvenience friendsfriends They ll lend us their cups for a party They ll drive our kids to school when we re sick As we will do for them But we don t with convenience friends ever come too close or tell too much we maintain our public face and emotional distance Special interestSpecial interest friendsfriends These friendships aren t close and they needn t involve kids or cups Their value lies in some interest commonly shared And so we may have an office friend or a yoga friend or a tennis friend I dI d saysay thatthat whatwhat we rewe re doingdoing isis doingdoing together together notnot beingbeing togethertogether HistoricalHistorical friendsfriends We all have a friend who knew us when maybe way back in Miss Meltzer s second grade when our family lived in that three room flat The years have gone by and we ve gone separate ways and we ve little in common now but we re still a close part of each other s past CrossroadsCrossroads friendsfriends Crossroads friends form powerful links links strong enough to last with just communication of a once a year letter at Christmas And out of respect for those crossroads years for those dreams and dreams we once shared we will always be friends Cross generationalCross generational friendsfriends The friendship exists across generations in what one woman calls her daughter mother and her mother daughter relationships There are medium 中等的 pretty good and such good friends indeed and these friendships are decided by their level of closeness For example we might tell a medium friend that yesterday we had a fight with our husband And we might tell a pretty good friend that this fight with our husband made us so mad that we slept on the sofa And we might tell a such good friend that the reason why we got so mad in that fight that we slept on the sofa he had a love affair with that girl who works in his office But it s only to our very best friends that we re willing to tell all to tell what s going on with that girl in his office 用心 爱心 专心 2 The best of friends I still believe totally love and support and trust each other and tell each other the secrets of their souls and tell unpleasant truths to each other when they must be told 1 According to the passage convenience friends A are those who are easily available to make friends with B never tell each other their deepest feelings C are not valuable enough D discuss family budgets together 2 The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 means A we should never sit and wait for something to happen B we join each other because we do something together C we complete something together rather than enjoy ourselves D cooperation is of great importance if we want to succeed 3 We can learn from the passage that A special interest friends will drive your kids to school B historical friends remind each other of their shameful past C crossroads friends can maintain their friendship by writing to each other once a year D cross generational friends seem to maintain friendship forever 4 According to the author a woman may tell her good friends that A she is on a diet because she wants to lose weight B her husband has fallen in love with a girl in his office C she has been upset these days because of financial problems D she has lost her job because she isn t really qualified enough 5 Which can be the best title of this passage A Value of friendship B Friendship being together C The qualities of a good friend D Friends good friends and such good friends B ChineseChinese InternationalInternational SchoolSchool ApplicationApplication FormForm Before an applicant can be invited to take part in an assessment an application form should be returned to the Admissions Office and the application fee of HK 1 000 cannot be returned For overseas applicants wishing to pay in currencies other than HK dollars the fee is US 145 Checks are also good for payment to Chinese International School The application should include Applicant academic report from the last school year A recent passport sized photo attached to the application form A copy of the applicant s Hong Kong ID card or a passport showing a valid Hong Kong visa 用心 爱心 专心 3 Only for applicants applying under a Corporate Nomination 提名 Right A company letter confirming the nomination Please note that the application fee is non refundable Applicants who would like to re apply for another academic year are asked to submit a new application and application fee AcceptanceAcceptance Applicants will be informed of their acceptance status in writing by postal mail Initial 最初的 offers for Reception will be sent out from late March once all assessments have been completed Some applicants who have been assessed may be held on a reserve list Acceptances may also be made on a conditional basis among the applicants on the reserve list Applicants who have been assessed but who have not been admitted are welcome to reapply for the next academic year Please note that such applicants will be asked to submit a new application and application fee ConfirmationConfirmation ofof AcceptanceAcceptance andand Enrollment Enrollment 录取录取 Once an applicant has been admitted the applicant family will be asked to confirm acceptance and hold the student s place with immediate payment of the required fees for the Nomination Right HK 500 plus the sum of HK 7 500 as the first tuition 学费 payment In addition enrollment will not be considered complete until the following have been received normally one month before the start of the new school year PhysicalPhysical examinationexamination resultsresults TuitionTuition first first month month 6 According to the passage if the applicants reapply for an academic year A the application fee can be reduced to a half B applicants on a reserve list needn t be assessed C a new application and application fee are to be required D the initial application form should be returned to the Admissions Office 7 Which of the following is true A Once applicants are refused they can t apply for it again B Applicants will be informed of their acceptance by email C Applicants don t have to get a company letter to confirm their application D The applicants should show either a Hong Kong visa or a Hong Kong ID card 8 According to the Application Process the first tuition payment is A HK 500 B HK 7 500 C HK 1 000 D US 145 9 If an applicant has been admitted the applicant family A will be asked to submit a new application B will receive physical Examination results C will be asked to only pay the first month fee D will be asked to confirm acceptance and pay the fees 用心 爱心 专心 4 C Are you a compulsive spender or do you hold on to your money as long as possible Are you a bargain hunter Would you rather use charge accounts than pay cash Your answers to these questions will reflect your personality According to psychologists our individual money habits not only show our beliefs and values but can also stem from past problems Experts in psychology believe that for many people money is an important symbol of strength and influence Husbands who complain about their wives spending habits may be afraid that they are losing power in their marriage Wives on the other hand may waste huge amounts of money because they are angry at their husbands In addition many people consider money a symbol of love They spend it on their family and friends to express love or they buy themselves expensive presents because they need love People can be addicted to different things for example alcohol drugs certain foods or even television They are compulsive in their addictions i e they must satisfy these needs to feel comfortable In the same way according to psychologists compulsive spenders must spend money For people who buy on credit furthermore charge accounts are even more exciting than money in other words they feel that with credit they can do anything Their pleasures in spending enormous amounts are actually greater than those they get from the things they buy There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting To save money of course most people look for sales low prices and discounts Compulsive bargain hunters however often buy things that they don t need just because they are cheap They want to believe that they are helping their budgets but they are really playing an exciting game when they can buy something for less than other people they feel that they are winning Most people experts claim have two reasons for their behavior a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason It is not only scientists of course who understand the psychology of spending habits but also business people Stores companies and advertisers use psychology to increase business they consider people s needs for love power or influence their basic values their beliefs and opinions etc in their advertising and sales methods Psychologists often use a method called behavior therapy 疗法 to help individuals solve their personality problems In the same way they can help people who feel that they have problems with money they give them assignments If a person buys something in every store that he enters for instance a therapist might teach him self discipline in this way on the first day of his therapy he must go into a store stay five minutes and then leave On the second day he should stay for ten minutes and try something on On the third day he stays for fifteen minutes asks the salesclerk a question but does not buy anything Soon he will learn that nothing bad will happen to him if 用心 爱心 专心 5 he doesn t buy anything and he can solve the problem of his compulsive buying 10 If you use charge accounts A you pay in cash B you pay with credit card C you pay less than you should D you pay more than you should 11 Compulsive bargain hunters buy things for all the following reasons except that A the things they buy are cheap B they believe they can balance their budgets C they get psychological satisfaction D they really need the things they buy 12 Behavior therapy in this case aims at A helping businessmen to increase their business B helping compulsive spenders to buy less C finding out how people will react if they are allowed to buy D finding out what people will do in front of a bargain 13 The underlined word those in Paragraph 3 refers to A different thingsB their addictions C charge accounts D their pleasures 14 From the passage we can conclude that A how you spend money reveals if you are psychologically healthy B money is a necessity and will bring you happiness if you have much C compulsive buying problems can be solved by taking some medicine D all businessmen understand well the psychology of customers D When my grandfather died my 83 year old grandmother once so full of life slowly began to fade No longer able to manage a home of her own she moved in with my mother where she was visited often by other members of her large loving family Although she still had her good days it was often hard to arouse her interest But one chilly December afternoon three years ago my daughter Meagan then eight and I were visiting her when she noticed that Meagan was carrying her favorite doll I too had a special doll when I was a little girl she told a wide eyed Meagan I got it one Christmas when I was about your age I lived in an old farmhouse in Maine with Mom Dad and my four sisters and the very first gift I opened that Christmas was the most beautiful doll you d ever want to see She had an elegant hand painted face and her long brown hair was pulled back with a big pink bow Her eyes were blue and they opened and closed I remember she had a body of kidskin and her arms and legs bent at the joints GG s voice dropped low taking on an almost respectful tone My doll was dressed in a pretty pink gown decorated with fine lace Getting such a fine 用心 爱心 专心 6 doll was like a miracle for a little farm girl like me my parents must have had to sacrifice so much to afford it But how happy I was that morning GG s eyes filled and her voice shook with emotion as she recalled that Christmas of long ago I played with my doll all morning long And then it happened My mother called us to the dining room for Christmas dinner and I laid my new doll down gently on the hall table But as I went to join the family at the table I heard a loud crash I hardly had to turn around I knew it was my precious doll And it was Her lace skirt had hung down from the table just enough for my baby sister to reach up and pull on it When I ran in there lay my beautiful doll on the floor her face smashed into a dozen pieces She was gone forever A few years later GG s baby sister was also gone she told Meagan a victim of pneumonia 肺炎 Now the tears in her eyes spilled over tears I knew not only for a lost doll and a lost sister but for a lost time Silent for the rest of the visit Meagan was no sooner in the car going home than she exclaimed Mom I have a great idea Let s get GG a new doll for Christmas Then she won t cry when she thinks about it My heart filled with pride as I listened to my sympathetic little daughter But where would we find a doll to match GG s fond memories Where there s a will as they say there s a way When I told my best friends Liz and Chris about my problem Liz put me in touch with a local doll make From a doll supply house I ordered a long brown hair and a kidskin body to copy the outfit GG had so lovingly described Liz volunteered to put the doll together and Chris helped me make the doll s outfit Meagan wrote the story of the lost doll by giving examples Finally our creation was finished To our eyes it was perfect But there was no way it could be exactly like the doll GG had loved so much and lost Would she think it looked anything like it On Christmas Eve Meagan and I carried our happily packed gift to GG where she sat surrounded by children parents aunts uncles and cousins It s for you Meagan said but first you have to read the story that goes with it GG no sooner got through the first page than her voice cracked and she was unable to go on but Meagan took over where she left off Then it was time to open her present I ll never forget the look on GG s face as she lifted the doll and held it to her chest Once again her tears fell but this time they were tears of joy Holding the doll in her frail arms she repeated over and over again She s exactly like my old doll exactly like her And perhaps she wasn t saying that just to be kind Perhaps however impossible it seemed we had managed to produce a close copy of the doll