河北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解（31）

用心 爱心 专心1 河北省河北省 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 3131 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 A A William Shakespeare was born in 1564 at Stratford on Avon in England At that time Elizabeth I had been queen for six years We do not know much about Shakespeare s life However we do know that his father was a shopkeeper and that his mother was the daughter of a farmer William went to Stratford Grammar School where he learnt Latin scripture and mathematics When he left school William worked for his father He married Anne Hatheway when he was eighteen Three years later he left Stratford for London We do not know anything about Shakespeare s life between the years of 1585 1590 We are certain however that by the end of 1590 he had joined a group of actors and had started writing plays During that next twenty years he wrote thirty two plays He possibly wrote more plays which he did not have them published or put on Shakespeare went back to Stratford on Avon a few years before his death at the age of 52 1 Elizabeth I became the Queen in A 1558B 1564 C 1570D 1605 2 What did Shakespeare do in 1582 A He became the husband of Anne Hatheway B He studied in Stratford Grammar School C He left Stratford Grammar School D He went to London 3 Which of the following statements is NOT true A Shakespeare s grandfather was a farmer B Shakespeare spent his childhood in his hometown C Shakespeare had written thirty two plays altogether before his death D Shakespeare began writing plays after he came to London 4 Most of Shakespeare s plays A were written between the sixteenth and the seventeenth century B were not published or put on until today C were put on but not published D were published but not put on B B TwoTwo teachersteachers areare neededneeded inin JiangsuJiangsu ProvinceProvince ASAP ASAP 7000 8000 RMB month 20 lessons week plus benefits The school is located in Sihong Town which is only two hours away from 用心 爱心 专心2 Nanjing City by bus Requirements Requirements 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academic history D a recommendation letter 7 If you are employed you may A live far away from the campus B share a room with another teacher C surf the Internet for free D enjoy three free meals every day 8 Where can you mostly read the advertisement A In a telephone book B In a newspaper C In a travel guide D In a textbook c When someone says Well I guess I ll have to go to face the music it does not mean he is planning to go to a concert It is something far less 用心 爱心 专心3 pleasant like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this or that and why you did not do this or that Sour music indeed but it has to be faced The phrase to face the music is familiar to every American young and old It is at least 100 years old The first information comes from the American writer James Fenimore Cooper He said in 1851 that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on stage After they got their cue 提示 暗示 to go on they often said It s time to go to face the music And that is exactly what they did face the orchestra which was just below the stage An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly or perhaps unfriendly especially if he forgot his lines But he had to go out So to face the music came to mean having to go through something no matter how unpleasant the experience might be because you knew you had no choice The other explanation comes from the army Men had to face inspection by their leader The soldiers worried about how well they looked Was their equipment clean shiny enough to pass inspection Still the men had to go out and face the music of the band as well as the inspection What else could they do 9 According to the passage the word music means A your boss s criticism 批评 B your leader s inspection C something unpleasant to be experienced D sour pop music 10 The phrase to face the music was first used by A some American actors B the American writer James Fenimore Cooper C all the Americans D the American orchestra 11 An actor might feel frightened or nervous when going on stage One of the reasons is that A his performance might not satisfy most of the audience B he might not remember what he should say on stage C he had to face the unfriendly audience D most of the audience might be his friends D D Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress 紧张 helps to bring it on We need to consider therefore what are the causes of stress in our life and whether we can do anything about them Are we under employed or overburdened 负担过重 with too many responsibilities Do we have a right balance of work and leisure 闲散 in our 用心 爱心 专心4 lives Are our relationships with family friends or fellow workers all that they should be All these things can be a cause of stress and it is best to face them directly and to bring our frustrations 失意 into the open People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings If our self examination has brought any causes of stress to light let us consider what we can do about them It is possible to change jobs We can make more leisure and fill it more happily if we will accept a different living standard We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour s anger The teaching in the Bible Let not the sun go down upon your wrath 愤怒 is good advice from the health point of view as well as religion 12 Which of the following statements is true A Freedom from responsibilities helps reduce stress B Stress is the direct cause of caner C The causes of stress are