阅读选练五 (2)

1、阅读选练五(新高一)一.完型 Learning to AcceptI learned how to accept life as it is from my father. _1_ , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was _2_ and ill.My father was _3_ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness_4_

2、0;all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is _5_ . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started _6_about life, and I told them about one of my_7_ . I said that we must very often give things up _8_we growour

3、 youth, our beauty, our friendsbut it always_9_that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father _10_up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up _11_ ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. _12_, he answer

4、ed his own question: “I _13_the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.I was also_14_ by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated(恼怒的) at someone, I _15_remember his words and become _16_ . If he

5、could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be _17_ to give up my small irritations. In this _18_, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.Sometimes I _19_what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully w

6、hen I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one _20_ .1. A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile2. A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow3. A. already B. still C. only D. once4. A. took B. threw C. sent D. put5. A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. hopeless6. A. wor

7、rying B. caring C. talking D. asking7. A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions D. beliefs8. A. as B. since C. before D. till9. A. suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires10. A. spoke B. turned C. summed D. opened11. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything12. A. Surprisingly B. Immediatel

8、y C. Naturally D. Certainly13. A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed14. A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned15. A. should B. could C. would D. might16. A. quiet B. calm C. relaxed D. happy17. A. ready B. likely C. free D. able18. A. case B. form C. method D. way19. A. doubt B. wonder C.

9、 know D. guess20. A. award B. gift C. lesson D. word二.阅读 Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He stopped by the fence in front of the house where he lived with his aunt Polly. He looked at it, and all joy left him. The fence was long and high. He put the

10、brush into the whitewash and moved it along the top of the fence. He repeated the operation. He felt he could not continue and sat down.He knew that his friends would arrive soon with all kinds of interesting plans for the day. They would walk past him and laugh. They would make jokes about his havi

11、ng to work on a beautiful summer Saturday. The thought burned him like fire.He put his hand into his pockets and took out all that he owned. Perhaps he could find some way to pay someone to do the whitewashing for him. But there was nothing of value in his pockets nothing that could buy even half an

12、 hour of freedom. So he put the bits of toys back into his pockets and gave up the ideaAt this dark and hopeless moment, a wonderful idea came to him. It filled his mind with a great, bright light. Calmly he picked up the brush and started again to whitewash.While Tom was working, Ben Rogers appeare

13、d. Ben was eating an apple as he walked along the street. As he walked along, he was making noises like the sound of a riverboat. First he shouted loudly, like a boat captain. Then he said “Ding-Dong-Dong”, “Ding-Dong-Dong” again and again, like the bell of a riverboat. And he made other strange noi

14、ses. When he came close to Tom, he stopped.Tom went on whitewashing. He did not look at Ben. Ben stared a moment and then said: “Hello! Im going swimming, but you cant go, can you?”No answer. Tom moved his brush carefully along the fence and looked at the result with the eye of an artist. Ben came n

15、earer. Toms mouth watered for the apple, but he kept on working.Ben said, “Hello, old fellow, youve got to work, hey?”Tom turned suddenly and said, “Why, its you, Ben! I wasnt noticing.”“Say Im going swimming. Dont you wish you could? But of course youd rather work wouldnt you? Of course you would.”

16、Tom looked at the boy a bit, and said “What do you call work?”“Why, isnt that work?”Tom went back to his whitewashing, and answered carelessly.“Well, maybe it is, and maybe it isnt. All I know is, it suits Tom Sawyer.”“Oh come, now, you dont mean to say that you like it?”The brush continued to move.

17、“Like it? Well, I dont see why I shouldnt like it. Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?”Ben stopped eating his apple. Tom moved his brush back and forth, stepped back to look at the result, added a touch here and there, and stepped back again. Ben watched every move and got more a

18、nd more interested. Soon he said,“Say, Tom, let me whitewash a little.”Tom thought for a moment, was about to agree; but he changed his mind.“No no it wont do, Ben. You see, Aunt Polly wants this fence to be perfect. It has got to be done very carefully. I dont think there is one boy in a thousand,

19、maybe two thousand, that can do it well enough.”“No is that so? Oh come, now let me just try. Only just a little.” “Ben, Id like to, but if it isnt done right, Im afraid Aunt Polly ”“Oh, Ill be careful. Now let me try. Say Ill give you the core of my apple.”“Well, here No, Ben, now dont. Im afraid ”

20、“Ill give you all of it.”Tom gave up the brush with unwillingness on his face, but joy in his heart. And while Ben worked at the fence in the hot sun, Tom sat under a tree, eating the apple, and planning how to get more help. There were enough boys. Each one came to laugh, but remained to whitewash.

21、 By the time Ben was tired, Tom sold the next chance to Billy for a kite; and when Billy was tired, Johnny bought in for a dead rat and so on, hour after hour. And when the middle of the afternoon came, Tom had won many treasures.And he had not worked. He had had a nice idle time all the time, with

22、plenty of company and the fence had been whitewashed three times. If he hadnt run out of whitewash, Tom would have owned everything belonging to his friends.He had discovered a great law of human action, namely, that in order to make a man or a boy want a thing, it is only necessary to make the thin

23、g difficult to get. 【小题1】How many characters are mentioned in this story?A7B6C5D4【小题2】Why did Tom take all his bits of toys out of his pockets?ABecause he is tired and wanted to play with his toys.BBecause he wanted to throw his toys away.CBecause he wanted to know if he could buy help with his

24、 toys.DBecause he wanted to give his toys to his friends.【小题3】Tom was about to agree to let Ben whitewash when he changed his mind because _.ATom wanted to do the whitewashing by himselfBTom was afraid Ben would do the whitewashing better.CTom was unwilling to let Ben do the whitewashingDTom planned

25、 to make Ben give up his apple first【小题4】We can learn from the passage that _.ATom was good at whitewashing the fence, so he looked at the result of his work with the eye of an artist.BTom was unwilling to whitewash the fence, but he managed to let other boys do it for himCTom had a lot of friends w

26、ho are ready to help others.DTom was interested in whitewashing the fence.【小题5】What made Ben Rogers eagerly gave up his apple and offer to brush the fence for Tom?AHis curiosity about Toms brushing job.BHis warm heart and kindness to friends.CToms threat.DAunt Pollys idea.【小题6】Which of the following

27、 is the most suitable title for this passage?ATom And His FellowsBThe Happy WhitewasherCWhitewashing A FenceDHow To Make The Things Difficult To Get三.任务型 Humans are social beings. We enjoy being understood and accepted. Unfortunately, Western culture values individual achievement more than personal

28、relationships. We're better at finding career success than at connecting with other people. As a result, our relationships often suffer. Here are tips for better relationships with everyone.Everyone wants to share the newest story, the great idea they have and their thoughts and advice. When tal

29、king to someone, hear him/her out without judgment or interruption. Focus on what's being said and do your best to understand.All relationships require trust. Having no trust means worrying about what others are doing, thinking and saying when you're not around. It means monitoring and contr

30、olling someone instead of enjoying them.You probably feel let down at the time when you fail to tell others what you want and then blame them for not reading your mind. So when you want something - or want to share something - be honest about it. Expressing your desires might feel uncomfortable, but

31、 it gives the other person a fighting chance to give you what you really want.We're always looking to gain something from other people: positive emotions, knowledge, gifts. This is fine: humans are selfish by nature. The problem is, you can't just take and take in relationships. If you don't give back something of equal or greater value, there's no reason for other people to stay around you. In today's world, it's always a