山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解（36）

用心 爱心 专心1 山西省山西省 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 3636 阅读下面短文 从短文后所给各题的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出可以填入空白处 的最佳选项 A Mom can I bake some bread We were 15 my best friend Hanna and I determined to try our hands at creating some beautiful bread It s not worth the trouble my mother said It takes lots of time and makes a big mess Our bakery bread is delicious without all that effort Begging was useless Mom s no meant No But several weeks later opportunity knocked My parents were going out for the evening I immediately invited Hanna to be my partner in bread baking crime We studied the recipe That was easy Mix oil into flour then beat in four eggs one at a time with remaining sugar and salt We were not good at breaking eggs I tried to learn from my mother Gradually add eight cups of flour When dough 面团 holds together squeeze it We took turns working like that Is the dough holding together we asked each other I remembered my neighbor s instructions If it s too sticky add some flour if too dry add water We added water Then more flour Then more water By then the mass of our dough had grown very much 用心 爱心 专心2 Place dough on floured surface and squeeze till smooth the recipe instructed We took turns burying our hands in the damp dough pinching squeezing and feeling it leak between fingers Clean and oil bowl and then return dough to bowl Cover and let dough rise in a warm place for one hour This was good news we d have a break On the dirty kitchen chairs we dreamed about our beautiful bread See we would tell my mom Isn t it worth the work Hanna and I couldn t help glancing at the rising process every few minutes But nothing happened Maybe something will happen in the hot oven I said Unfortunately when we removed the loaves from the oven they were like hard stones Mom was right it takes time and effort It sometimes makes a mess But still it feels good somehow to be part of that long ongoing chain of bread bakers Since that night both Hanna and I have learned to do it right 1 To the writer what her mother said was A lawB rubbishC adviceD warning 2 Which of the following can best describe the children s feelings while making their first bread A Confident hopeful proud B Curious hopeful disappointed C Interested excited satisfied D Worried satisfied proud 用心 爱心 专心3 3 Which of the following did the writer do without referring to the instructions A Placed dough on floured surface B Added eight cups of flour to eggs C Returned dough to a cleaned bowl D Placed the dough into the hot oven 4 The passage mainly tells us A the process of making bread B the conflict between mother and daughter C the first experience of making bread D the way of doing housework B In Britain in a population of 60 million there are 13 million grandparents many of whom live alone a long way from their grandchildren The loneliness of these older people has become an issue that schools are trying to teach children about On a popular teacher s website there is a classroom activity to help make children aware of the implications of the different generations of the same family living far from each other It s a story about Mrs Eiderdown an elderly lady whose grandchildren have moved to Australia with their parents She lives alone and rarely sees her family First of all the children speculate about Mrs Eiderdown s life What does she have for breakfast what does she do all day how does she feel about her life 用心 爱心 专心4 One day Mrs Eiderdown decides that she wants a pet to keep her company and puts an advertisement in a local shop window Then she waits at home to see if anyone will answer her advertisement A tall thin man rings her doorbell he is holding a cardboard box Mrs Eiderdown chats with the man for ten minutes before she realizes that she hasn t looked in side the box to see what the pet is She can hear a his sing sound The children guess what is in the box a snake Mrs Eiderdown thanks the man but says she doesn t think the snake is a good idea The next time the doorbell rings there s a lady on the doorstep also carrying a cardboard box In the bottom of the box Mrs Eiderdown sees something black and hairy with eight legs Again the children say what they think it is a spider Mrs Eiderdown thanks the lady for her kindness but says that a spider is not the sort of pet she has in mind At last the little girl next door brings her a dog Mrs Eiderdown s life improves a lot because of the dog more importantly of course the little girl whose own granny lives a long way away starts to visit Mrs Eiderdown more often This interactive classroom idea has led to a greater awareness among children about the possible loneliness of older people who live quite near them 5 what s the main idea of the passage A children get to know about the trouble of the elderly B neighbors help select pets for Mrs Eiderdown C society helps the lonely people in the UK 用心 爱心 专心5 D school send pets to the lonely elderly 6 what does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean A they talk about how she feels about being old B they try to experience her loneliness C they try to imagine how she lives D they write about her life story 7 what can we infer from the passage A the little girl often visits her own granny B the people who offer pets are lady s neighbors C the farther the elderly live the lonelier they feel D the little girl begins to care more about Mrs Eiderdown C Get a FREE YEAR Order NOW and get a FREE YEAR of Parents magazine That s 2 full years 24 issues for the regular 1 year rate just 12 But HURRY this offer won t last U S orders only please Every issue of PARENTS is filled with practical advice from leading doctors and child experts toys and games that develop reader tested products and more 100 Money Back Guarantee You must be pleased or you may cancel any time during the life of your subscription and get all your money back no questions asked Parents Magazine is published 12 times per year Savings are based on 用心 爱心 专心6 12 00 annual 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questions C He can e mail them to access your bank account to get all your money back D He can cancel and get all money back without answering any questions D 用心 爱心 专心7 When we think of leadership we often think of strength and power But what are these really and how do they operate Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things if this is even possible it is short term and tends to backfire If you order someone to do something against their will they may do it because they feel they must but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long term they will also experience fear Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down making the person unable to function at his or her best If they associate you with this emotion of fear they will become less functional around you and you will have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot but possibly making a very good employee or partner unable to perform effectively Fear has no place in leadership The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character and our understanding and use of emotion We can order someone to do something which may be part of the work day or we can employ them at the emotional level so they became fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation Today s work place is all about relationships as a human being as well as a worker Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like Leaders understand the way things work They know the pay check is not the single most motivating factor in the work life of most people The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the 用心 爱心 专心8 confidence of emotional intelligence knowing your own emotions and how to handle them and those of others Developing your emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with