高中英语黄金阅读(高三版)-生活类I(含答案详解)

高中英语黄金阅读(高三版)－－生活类I（含答案详解）(1)Listencarefully,workingpeople,wewouldliketotellyousomethingthatcouldsaveyourprecioustimeandmoney!Bestofall,itisfree!It’s“no”.Whatdoyouask?We’llsayitagain:“No”.Sweetandsimple“no”.Say“no”atyourofficeandseehowquicklythatpileofworkonyourdeskdisappears.“Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourself,”saidLeslieCharles,aprofessionalspeakerfromEastLansing,Michigan.“Timeisprecious.Peoplearespendingmoneybuyingtime.Andyetwearewillingtogiveupourtimebecausewecan’tsay‘no’.”SusieWatson,afamouswriter,saidpeoplewhoalwayssay“yes”needtosay“no”withoutguilt(内疚)orfearofpunishment.“Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated(强制的)‘yes’,”shesaid.SusieWatsonsaysshefeels“no”obligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesays“no”eithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit?“Notatall,”saidWatson,whoisdirectorofadvertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddlebury,Conneticut.“Mostpeopleareafraidofsaying‘no’…Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.”Watsonsaid“no”isthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtime.“Everyyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtime…Otherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtime,”Watsonsaid.Timesavingappearstobe“no’s”greatestfriend.“No”canbeyournewfriend,apowerfultooltotakebackyourlife.“No”mayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthan“yes”.“No”ispowerandstrength.“No”nowseemscompletelycorrect.“Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberating,”Charlessaid.But,headded,a“no”projectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit.But,healsowarns:“Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohear‘no’.”1.Thesentence“Saying‘yes’toyourself”means_______.A.youcanhavemoretimetoplaywithothersB.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappyC.youareselfishandtreatothersrudelyD.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplanned2.Whenyousay“no”toothersyoushouldsayitina_______.A.secretwayB.politewayC.proudwayD.guiltyway3.InWatson’sopinion,peoplecansavemuchtimeonconditionthat_______.A.theysay“no”atasuitabletimeB.theysay“no”asmuchaspossibleC.theyareafraidofsaying“no”D.theymakeothersangryatthem4.Ifapersonsays“no”toeverything,theresultheorshereceivemaybethatheorshe_______.A.enjoysawonderfullifeB.makesalotofmoneyC.facesdifficultyinlifeD.forgetstosay“yes”intheend【答案与解析】本文说明了人们在生活中敢于说“不”的重要性，同时也提醒人们应注意不要走向极端。1.D。推断题。根据Charles所说的Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourself(否定他人就意味着肯定自己)可推知此题答案为D。2.B。推断题。根据SusieWatson所说的Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’(我倒愿意听一声有爱意的否定)可推知此题答案为B。3.A。推断题。对文章倒数第5段最后一句Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.反过来理解：只有当你不肯定的时候说“不”，可推知此题答案为A。4.C。推断题。从文章最后一段Charles所说的Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything可知，不然的话就会遇到麻烦，故此题答案为C。(2)Myhusbandandchildrenthinktheyareveryluckythattheyarelivingandthatit’sChristmasagain.Theycan’tseethatweliveonadirtystreetinadirtyhouseamongpeoplewhoaren’tmuchgood.ButJohnnyandchildrencan’tseethis.Whatapityitisthatourneighbourshavetomakehappinessoutofallthisdirt.Idecidedthatmychildrenmustgetoutofthis.Themoneythatwe’vesavedisn’tnearlyenough.TheMcGarityshavemoneybuttheyaresoproud.Theylookdownuponthepoor.TheMcGaritygirljustyesterdaystoodoutthereinthestreeteatingfromabagofcandy(糖果)whilearingofhungrychildrenwatchedher.Isawthosechildrenlookingatherandcryingintheirhearts;andwhenshecouldn’teatanymoreshethrewtherestdownthesewer(下水道).Why,isitonlybecausetheyhavemoney?Thereismoretohappinessthanmoneyintheworld,isn’tthere?MissJacksonwhoteachesattheSettlementHouseisn’trich,butsheknowsthings.Sheunderstandspeople.Hereyeslookstraightintoyourswhenshetalkswithyou.Shecanreadyourmind.I’dliketoseethechildrenbelikeMissJacksonwhentheygrowup.1.Thispassagemainlysuggeststhatthewriter_______.A.iseasytogetalongwithB.isunhappywiththelifetheyarelivingC.isgoodatobservingandunderstandingD.isneverpleasedwithherneigbours2.WhatdoyouthinkofMcGaritygirl?A.Sheisproudandhungry.B.Sheisselfishandcruel.C.Sheislonelyandfriendless.D.Sheisunhappyandmisunderstood.3.Inthistext,thewritertriestotellusthat_______.A.moneyisthekeytoeverythingB.themoremoneyyouhave,thelesshappyyou’llbeC.thereissomethingmoreimportantthanmoneyD.whentalkingtopeopleweshouldlookintotheireyes4.PickouttheonethatdoesNOTdescribethewriter’sviewonmoney.A.Why,isitonlybecausetheyhavemoney?B.Thereismoretohappinessthanmoney.C.MissJacksonisn’trich,butsheknowsthings.D.Themoneywesavedisn’tnearlyenough.【答案与解析】本文记述了作者一家所生活的环境以及作者看到一些现象后产生的感想。1.B。主旨题。文章第1段说：他家所住的房子肮脏、街道肮脏，邻居们以脏取乐，作者决定他的孩子一定要远离这一切，由此可推知此题答案为B。2.B。推断题。根据第2段描述：McGarity一个人在很多小孩面前独自吃糖，吃不完时，把剩余的糖扔进下水道，可知此题答案为B。3.C。推断题。从第2段最后一句：世界上有比钱更使人幸福的东西；第3段：MissJackson教书，没有很多钱，但知道很多事情而受作者尊敬，可推知此题答案为C。4.D。推断题。选项A、B、C都是作者对钱的看法，而只有选项D是事实，可推知此题答案为D。(3)HowtoprotectchildrenWebfansfromunsuitablematerialon-linewhileencouragingthemtousetheInternethaslongbeendiscussedintheU.S.Forsomeparents,theInternetcanseemlikeajungle,filledwithdangerfortheirchildren.Butjunglescontainwondersaswellasdangersandwithgoodguides,someeducation,andafewprecautions(预防措施),thewildsoftheInternetcanbesafelynavigated(航行).“Kidshavetobeon-line.Ifwetellourkidstheycan’thaveaccess(机会)totheInternet,we’recuttingthemofffromtheirfuture,”saidanexpert.Mostkidshavestartedtousesearchengines.ManyofthemaregreatforfindingtonsofinterestingInternetsites,andtheycanalsolocateplaceswhereyoumightnotwantyourkidstogo.Therearesearchenginesdesignedjustforkids.Acertainsoftwarecontainsonlysitesthathavebeenselectedassafe.Themostpopularwaytolimitaccesswouldbetousewhatisknownasa“contentscreener(过滤器)”.Butthiscan’tbewhollyreliable(可靠),andthebestthingparentscandoistotalktotheirkidsandletthemknowwhatisOKornotOKtoseeordoontheInternet.Anotherwayisthatmumordadisnearbywhenthechildissurfing(浏览)theInternet.Afewothertips●Don’tputthePCinachild’sroombutkeepitinanareawheremumordadcankeepaneyeonthings.ThatalsomakestheInternetmoreofafamilyactivity.●Askyourchildwhatheorshehasbeendoingandaboutanyfriendstheymakeon-line.●Tellyourchildnottogiveon-linestrangerspersonalinformation,especiallylikeaddressandphonenumber.●Andtellyourchildrennevertotalktoanyonetheymeeton-lineoverthephone,sendthemanything,acceptanythingfromthemoragreetomeetwiththemunlessyougoalong.1.Thepassageismainlyaboutthesubjectof_______.A.Americanchildrengoingon-lineB.InternetinAmericaC.appreciatingInternetD.opposingchildren’son-line2.Thebestwaytoprotectchildrenfromimpropermaterialis_______.A.toinstall(安装)acontentscreeneronthecomputerB.tobuysomesearchenginesforthechildrenC.tobenearbywhentheyaresurfingtheInternetD.totalktothechildrenandpersuadethemtotellrightfromwrong3.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.SurfingtheInternetisthebestmethodofeducatingchildren.B.Children’snothavingaccesstoInternetmayhaveeffectontheirprogress.C.UsingacontentscreenerismostreliableforkeepingchildrenhavingaccesstoInternet.D.Searchingenginescanhelpchildrentoselectmaterialsfitforthem.4.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat_______.A.softwaresfitforchildrenwantprogrammingB.achildwhoison-lineisindangerC.InternetisajunglefullofdangerD.Internetcontainsalotofharmfulsites【答案与解析】本文讲述因特网对孩子既有利也有害，并告诉父母应该如何保护他们的孩子远离那些不适合孩子的网络资料。1.A。主旨题。文章第1段就是主题句。2.D。判断题。从第3段倒数第2句话…andthebestthingparentscandoistotalktotheirkidsandletthemknowwhatisOKornotOKtoseeordoontheInternet可以做出正确判断。3.B。判断题。从文章内容来看，A、C、D三项明显与题意不符，而B项内容文中的一位专家则说过。4.D。主旨题。从第2段和第3段内容可以概括出本文主旨。(4)Haveyoueverbeenafraidtotalkbackwhenyouweretreatedunfairly?Haveyoueverboughtsomethingjustbecausethesalesmantalkedyouintoit?Areyouafraidtoaskaboy(girl)foradate？Manypeopleareafraidtoassertthemselves(insistupontheirownrights).DrRobertAlberti,authorofStandUp,SpeakOut,andTalkBack,thinksit’sbecausetheirself-esteem(自尊)islow.“Ourwholeset-upmakespeopledoubtthemselves,”saysAlberti.“There’salwaysa'superior'around—aparent,ateacher,aboss—who'knowsbetter’”.ButAlbertiandotherscientistsaredoingsomethingtohelppeopletoassertthemselves.Theyoffer“assertivenesstraining”courses(AT).IntheATcoursespeoplelearnthattheyhavearighttobethemselves.Theylearntospeakoutandfeelgoodaboutdoingso.Theylearntobeaggressive(敢闯,闯劲儿)withouthurtingotherpeople.Inoneway,learningtospeakoutistoovercomefear.AgrouptakinganATcoursewillhelpthetimidpersontolosehisfear.ButATusesanevenstrongermotive—theneedtoshare.Thetimidpersonspeaksoutinthegroupbecausehewantstotellhowhefeels.ATsaysyoucangettofeelgoodaboutyourself.Andonceyoudo,youcanlearntospeakout.1.Inthepassage,thewritertalksabouttheproblemthat_______.A.somepeoplearetooeasy-goingB.somepeoplearetootimidC.therearetoomanysuperiorsaroundusD.somepeopledarenotstickupfortheirownrights2.Theeffectofourset-uponpeopleisoftento_______.A.makethemdistrusttheirownjudgmentB.makethingsmorefavorableforthemC.keepthemfromspeakingoutasmuchastheirsuperiorsdoD.helpthemtolearntospeakupfortheirrights3.OnethingATdoesn’tdoisto_______.A.usetheneedofpeopletoshareB.showpeopletheyhavetherighttobethemselvesC.helppeopletobeaggressiveatanytimeevenwhenotherssufferD.helppeopleovercomefear【答案与解析】人要有主见，要敢表达出自己的意见，要维护自己的权益。1.D。判断题。自卑的人不敢说“不”，也不敢当众发表自己的意见，那当然是失去了自己的权力。2.A。语义理解题。从第2段第3句话Ourwholeset-upmakespeopledoubtthemselves可知答案为A。3.C。语义理解题。从第3段最后一句话Theylearntobeaggressive(敢闯,闯劲儿)withouthurtingotherpeople可以做出正确判断。(5)ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone’sown.Then,inthecountryonecanrestfromthenoiseandhurryofthetown.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgardens,onecanspendone’sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersandvegetablescomeup,onehastherewardofonewhohassharedthesecretofNature.Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:forthem,happinessliesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight’s(twoweeks)visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Peoplewholikecountrythingsprefertoliveoutsidethecity.B.PeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.C.BecauseofcertaindisadvantagesoflivingoutsideLondon,somepeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinsideLondon.D.BecauseofcertainadvantagesoflivingoutsideLondon,manypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideLondon.2.Onecanusethesamem