江苏省宁海学校2012届高三英语 阅读限时训练一

用心 爱心 专心1 宁海学校高三阅读限时训练 一 宁海学校高三阅读限时训练 一 阅读理解阅读理解 共 15 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 30 分 请认真阅读下列短文 从短文后各题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 A A Some children are natural born bosses They have a strong need to make decisions manage their environment and lead rather than follow Stephen Jackson a Year One student operates under the theory of what s mine and what s yours is mine says his mother The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers 剑 Later I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat up ones Examine the extended family and you ll probably find a bossy grandparent aunt uncle or cousin in every generation It s an inheritable trait says Russell Barkley a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance 支配地 位 when they sense their parents are weak hesitant or in disagreement with each other Whether it s inborn nature or developed character at work too much control in the hands of the young isn t healthy for children or the family Fear is at the root of a lot bossy behavior says family psychologist John Taylor Children he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation have secret feelings of weakness and a desire to feel safe It s the parents role to provide that protection When a boss child doesn t learn limits at home the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coachers for example or trouble keeping friends It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways I see more and more parents giving up their power says Barkley who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years They bend too far because they don t want to be as strict as their own parents were But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills Their kids in turn feel more anxious 1 Bossy children like Stephen Jackson A make good decisions B show self centeredness C lack care from others D have little sense of fear 2 The underlined phrase inheritable trait in paragraph 2 means A inborn nature B developed character C accepted theory D particular environment 3 The study on bossy behavior implies that parents A should give more power to their children B should be strict with their children C should not be so anxious about their children D should not set limits for their children 4 What is the passage mainly about A How bossy behavior can be controlled B How we can get along with bossy children C What leads to children s bossy behavior D What effect bossy behavior brings about 用心 爱心 专心2 B B Healthy knees aren t the main consideration in choosing high heels but new research says chunky heels are just as bad for the knees as spindly stilettos 细高跟鞋 It takes a long time to feel the effects of knee osteoarthritis 骨关节炎 and once you do it is too late said Dr Casey Kerrigan leading researcher of the study and associate professor at Harvard Medical School s department of physical medicine I compare it to smoking one cigarette is not painful but over a lifetime it is Wide heeled shoes feel comfortable so women wear them all day long Kerrigan said They are better for your feet than stiletto heels but just as bad for your knees In the study researchers had twenty women wear two pairs of shoes with three inch heels one with a narrow heel and the other with a thick one The scientists compared how much pressure was put on the women s knees by both types of shoes The women also walked barefoot to test normal pressure The scientists found that both types of shoes applied equal amounts of pressure to the knees Compared with walking barefoot the heels increased pressure on the inside of the knee by 26 percent Increased pressure on the knee eventually leads to arthritis 关节炎 experts say The idea that high heels are bad for your health isn t new scientists have warned women for years that they contribute to problems ranging from corns to hammer toes tendonitis knee pain sprained 扭伤 ankles and back problems But in 1998 Kerdgan and a team of Harvard researchers were the first to link high heels and knee osteoarthritis a painful joint disease that destroys cartilage 软骨 surrounding the knee The first study looked only at stiletto heels and Kerrigan said she wanted to study the chunky high heeled shoes she noticed many women wearing This study confirms what we all intuitively 直觉 地 know that high heeled shoes of any kind are not good for our health said Dr Glenn Pfeifer a San Francisco doctor and member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons who was not connected to the study 5 We learn from the passage that women choose chunky heels because A they want to walk comfortably B chunky heeled shoes are cheaper than stiletto heeled pairs C chunky heels do less harm to knees D chunky heels are not painful at all 6 It can be inferred from the passage that A people got to know the high heels are bad for health recently B people have known the high heels are bad for health for years C people haven t known the high heels are bad for health yet D people will be warned that the high heels are bad for health soon 7 The best title for the passage may be A Taking Healthy Knees into Consideration B High heels Do Harm to Knees C Chunky Heels and Stiletto Heels D When Wearing High heels C C Opinion is a word that is used carelessly today It is used to refer to matters of taste belief and judgment This inaccurate use would probably cause little confusion if people didn t attach too much importance to opinion 用心 爱心 专心3 Unfortunately most attach great importance to it I have as much right to my opinion as you to yours and Everyone s entitled to his opinion are common expressions In fact anyone who would challenge another s opinion is likely to be branded intolerant Is that label accurate Is it intolerant to challenge another s opinion It depends on what definition of opinion you have in mind For example you may ask a friend What do you think of the new Ford cars And he may reply In my opinion they re ugly In this case it would not only be intolerant to challenge his statement but foolish For it s obvious that by opinion he means his personal preference a matter of taste And as the old saying goes It s pointless to argue about matters of taste But consider this very different use of the term A newspaper reports that the Supreme Court has delivered its opinion in a controversial 有争议的 case Obviously the justices did not share their personal preferences their mere likes and dislikes They stated their considered judgment painstakingly arrived at after thorough inquiry and deliberation 审议 Most of what is referred to as opinion falls somewhere between these two extremes It is not an expression of taste Nor is it careful judgment Yet it may contain elements of both It is a view or belief more or less inaccurately arrived at with or without examining the evidence Is everyone entitled to his opinion Of course this is not only permitted but guaranteed We are free to act on our opinions only so long as in doing so we do not harm others 8 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the author A Everyone has a right to hold his own opinion B Free expression of opinions always leads to confusion C Most people tend to be careless in forming their opinions D Casual use of the word opinion often brings about quarrels 9 According to the author who of the following would be labeled as intolerant 来源 A Someone who turns a deaf ear to others opinions B Someone who can t put up with others tastes C Someone who values only their own opinions D Someone whose opinion harms other people 10 The new Ford cars are cited as an example to show that A it is foolish to criticize a famous brand B one should not always agree to others opinions C personal tastes are not something to be challenged 来源 Z xx k Com D it is unwise to express one s likes and dislikes in public 11 Considered judgment is different from personal preference in that A it is stated by judges in the courtB it reflects public like and dislikes C it is a result of a lot of controversyD it is based on careful thought D D A friend of mine in response to a conversation we were having about the injustices of life asked me the question Who said life was going to be fair or that it was even meant to be fair Her question was a good one It reminded me of something I was taught as a youngster Life isn t fair It s 用心 爱心 专心4 disappointing but it s absolutely true One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves or for others thinking that life should be fair or that someday it will be It s not and it won t One of the nice things about surrendering 屈从 to the fact that life isn t fair is that it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging us to do the very best we can with what we have We know it s not life s job to make everything perfect it s our own challenge Surrendering to this fact also keeps us from feeling sorry for others because we are reminded that everyone is dealt a different hand everyone has unique strengths and problems in the process of growing up facing the reality and making decisions and everyone has those times that they feel victimized or unfairly treated The fact that life isn t fair doesn t mean we shouldn t do everything in our power to improve our own lives or the world as a whole To the contrary it suggests that we should When we don t recognize or admit that life isn t fair we tend to feel pity for others and for ourselves Pity of course is a self defeating emotion that does nothing for anyone except to make everyone feel worse than they already do When we do recognize that life isn t fair however we feel compassion 热情 for others and for ourselves And compassion is a heartfelt emotion that delivers loving kindness to everyone it touches The next time you find yourself thinking about the i