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-2016年度高二英语阅读限时训练（30分钟）（一）完形填空Allowmetointroducemyself:IamthelastmaninAmericawhohastime.Ifyoushouldcome1meonthestreet,Iwouldhavetimetochatwithyou.Ifyouinvitedmetodinner,Iwouldbeontimeanddomybitasa（n）2conversationalistatyourtable.Buttheproblemofhavingtime,when3elseseemsto,isthatIhavebecomeasortofisland,orisolatedplanet,withlittle4tomysurroundings.Whendidpeoplebecomesobusy?SometimesI5itonthecomputer,or“smart”phones,forithasbeencreatingdesiresthatcanneverbe6,nomatterhowcontinuouslywehitthekeyboardorthescreen.Theyhavebecomeatimesink,absorbingourmoments7ablackholeabsorbslight.The8tofilleverymomentwithactivityhasbeencalledthe“Americansickness”.Forexample,Imetafriendandasked,“Howareyou?”Checkinghiswatch,hejustgavetheinevitable（必然的）answer“Busy”.“IshouldhavetimeinJune”，heyelled9hisshoulders.“ButthisisstillMarch.”Isighed.Maybemyproblem,then,isthatIamlookingbackontoogooda10.Icameofanagewhenwalkingwasjustwalking,withno_11destinationinmind.Iamalsomissingeveningslyingonthesofa,reading.Alloftheserelaxationsgavemethe12oftimetostopforawhileifImetafriend.IfindthatI13whatSocratesoncesaid:“Beawareofthebarrenness（uselessness）oflife”andIamevenwillingtotakepartintheso-calledSlowMovement,whichadvocates（提倡）acultural_14toslowingdownlife'space.ButIhesitate,15thatitwouldtakemetoomuchtime.1.A.acrossB.afterC.overD.for2.A.persuasiveB.quietC.cheerfulD.innocent3.A.somebodyB.anybodyC.nobodyD.everybody4.A.importanceB.connectionC.advantageD.escape5.A.blameB.putC.dependD.set6.A.hiddenB.expressedC.understoodD.satisfied7.A.asifB.justasC.evenifD.suchas&A.urgeB.effortC.abilityD.behavior9.A.onB.byC.throughD.over10.A.viewB.memoryC.dreamD.chance11.A.particularB.differentC.properD.endless12.A.qualityB.valueC.freedomD.matter13.A.goagainstB.agreewithC.appealtoD.insiston14.A.accessB.approachC.responseD.change15.A.indicatingB.wishingC.fearingD.complaining阅读理解AInthemonthsfollowingmyarrival,myparentsworriedaboutthekindoflifeIwouldhave.Theyconsideredtheirchoices,includingthepossibilityofgivingmeupforadoption.Butatlast,myparentsdecideditwastheirresponsibilitytoraisemeasbestastheycould.Isoonprovedthatevenwithoutlimbs（四肢）Iwasathleticandwellcoordinated（协调）.Iwasalltrunkbutallbabyboytoo.Ilearnttopullmyselfintoastraightpositionbystickingagainstawallandgoingupit.Mymumanddadworkedwithmeforalongtimetryingtohelpmemasteramorecomfortablemethod,butIalwaysinsistedonfindingmyownway.OneofthebestsurprisesofmychildhoodwasthecontrolIhadovermylittleleftfoot.Iusedittorollmyselfaround.Myparentsanddoctorsfeltthatthehandylittlefootmightbeofgreateruse.ThereweretwotoesbuttheywerefUsedwhenIwasborn.Sotheydecidedtogivemeanoperationtofreethetoes,whichwouldenablemetousethemlikefingerstoholdapen.Whenthedoctorsarepreparingmefortheoperation,mymotherkeptemphasizing（强调）tothemthattheyshouldpayspecialattentiontothepossibilityofmybodyoverheating.Sheknewanotherchildwithoutlimbswhooverheatedduringanoperationandwasleftwithbraindamage.Unfortunately,eventhoughtheyknewmymotherwasanurse,theydidn'ttakeheradviceseriously.Despitethesuccessfulseparationofmytoes,Ihadtobeputintobucketsoficetobringdownthetemperature.Aftertheoperation,myqualityoflifeimprovedalotfrommynewlyfreedtoes,thoughtheydidn'tworkexactlyasthedoctorshadhoped.Mostofmyparents'worstfearsneverbecametrue.Raisingmewascertainlynoteasy,butforallthechallenges,wehadplentyoflaughterandjoy.IhadanamazinglynormalchildhoodinwhichIenjoyedplayingjokesonmysiblings,AaronandMichelle,justlikeotherbigbrothers.Lifemaybekickingyouaroundnow.ButI'mtellingyouthatyoucan'tevenimaginethegoodthatawaitsyouifyourefusetogiveup.Stay

focusedonyourdreamandchaseit.Youhavethepowertochangeyoursituations.16.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fused”(Para3)mostprobablymean?joinedtogetherC.slightlybentmean?joinedtogetherC.slightlybentbrokenintwoD.seriouslyinjuredWhichofthefollowingabouttheoperationisTRUE?Mymotherhelpedwiththeoperationasanurse.Theoperationwasquitesuccessfulexactlyasexpected.Thedoctorsshouldhavetakenmymum'ssuggestions.Theoverheatingdidsomeharmtomybrain.Whatmessagedoesthepassageexpress?Failureisthemotherofsuccess.Bettertolightonecandlethantocursethedarkness.Allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasy.Hewhofallstodaymayrisetomorrow.It'stough,ithurts一andyetmorethantwomillionofusintheUKrunatleastonceaweek.Ofcourse,somepeopleruntoloseweight,ortogetfit,andthesearegreatreasons.Runningisalsoeasytodo,it'scheap,andyoucandoitwhenyouwant.AllthesefactorscertainlycontributetothefactthatrunningisoneofthemostpopularsportsintheUK.Butformanyofthosetwomillionrunners,therealreasonweheadouttopoundtheroadsuntilourlegshurtismoreintangible(无形的)thanweightlossorfitness.Manyrunnersbecomeinterestedintimes.Theytrytobreakthe40-minutebarrierforthe10K,orrununderfourhoursforthemarathon.Yet,really,thesetimesarealmostmeaningless.Andassoonastheyareachieved,anothertargetisthrownoutalmostimmediately.Thetimesareonlythecarrotsweputinfrontofourselves.Butwhydoweputthemthereinthefirstplace?Nobodyevergivesawiseanswer.Deepdown,weallknowtheanswer.Runningbringsusjoy.Watchsmallchildrenwhentheyareexcited,atplay,andmostlytheycan'tstoprunning.There'sagreatmomentinTheCatcherintheRyewhenHoldenCaulfield,caughtintheuneasyspacebetweenchildhoodandadulthood,iswalkingacrosshisschoolgroundsoneeveningandhesuddenlystartstorun."Idon'tevenknowwhatIwasrunningfor一IguessIjustfeltlikeit,"hesays.Thiswilltorunisborn.Infact,humansmaywellhaveevolvedthewaywedidbecauseofourabilitytorun.Aschildren,andevenadolescents,wecanrespondtothisnaturalcalltorunwheneverthefeelingtakesus.Aswerun,webegintosensethatchildishjoy,whichisborntoliveawilderexistence.Aswerun,thelayersofresponsibilityandidentitywehavegatheredinourlives,thefather,mother,lawyer,teacher,allfallaway,leavinguswiththerawhumanbeing.Ifwepushon,runningharder,deeperintotheloneliness,furtherawayfromtheworldandthestructureofourlives,webegintofeelstrangelyexcited,separatedyetatthesametimeconnected,toourselves.Withnothingbutourowntwolegsmovingus,webegintogetasenseofwho,orwhat,wereallyare.Afteralongruneverythingseemsrightintheworld.Everythingisatpeace.Toexperiencethisisapowerfulfeeling,strongenoughtohaveuscomingback,againandagain,formore.Bysaying“Thetimesareonlythecarrotsweputinfrontofourselves”(Paragraph5),theauthormeans.runnersarenotabletoachievetheirgoalsprogressintimesisjustonesimplereasonforrunningrecordsinrunningcan'tbebrokennobodyknowsthereasonwhypeoplelikerunningThepurposeofusingtheexampleofHoldenCaulfieldinParagraph6istoshowthat.childrenenjoyrunningchildhoodisjoyful.childrenoftenranfornothingrunningisanaturalbehaviorofhumanbeingsTheauthormentionsthereasonsforrunningexcept.physicalfitnessandlowcostB.selfchallengeescapefromresponsibilityD.joyandpeaceinmind2015-2016年度高二英语阅读限时训练（30分钟）（二）Youdon'thavetolookfartofindconcernsabouthowtechnologywillstealourjobs.It'sbeenwidelynoticedthatautomation（自动化）ismakingmachinesmorepowerfulandshorteningthelistofcurrentjobsthatonlyahumancando.Overtheweekend,IreadMartinFord'snewbook,RiseoftheRobots,whichlooksathowfarmachineshavecome.Fordwarnsofacomingperfectstorminwhichmankindhastofightrisinginequality,unemploymentcausedbytechnology,andclimatechange.Hesaysfindingawayforwardmaybethegreatestchallengeofourtime.Yes,robotsarecomingforourcurrentjobs,andthat'sanissue.Butwhat'sespeciallyinterestingistheplacewhereFordsayswereallyneedtogetsomerobots一healthcare.Fordgivesustheexplosionofhealth-carecosts.InI960,healthcarewaslessthan6percentoftheU.S.economy.Thatincreasedthreetimesby2013.TheUnitedStatesspendsaboutdoublewhatmostindustrializedcountriesspendonhealthcare.“Thedanger,isnottoomanyhealthcarerobotsbuttoofbw,”Fordwrites.“Technologyhasaffectedotheremploymentareas.Itisproducinginequalityandunemployment,aswellasfallingincomesformostworkersinotherindustries.Iftechnologycan'timprovethehealth-carearea,manypeoplewillbeunabletoaffordhealthcare.Takeagloballookatthisanditbecomesmoreacceptabletowelcomethemachines,andtoacceptthatsomejobsshoulddisappear.Ifmachinesmakehealthcarecheaper,thenmorehumansaroundtheworldwillbeabletoaffordit.Thehealthofhumansworldwidewouldbenefit.Besides,we'veseenworkersturntootherjobsinthepast.AsFordsays,nearlyhalfofU.S.workerswereemployedonfarmsinthelate1800s.Whenthosejobsdisappeared,newoneswerefound.Fordisn'taloneinhighlightingourdifficultsituationhere.VenturecapitalistMarcAndreessenrecentlytouchedonitwithFortune'sDanPrimack.“Everybodycomplains,‘Oh,myGod,robotsaregoingtokillallthejobsandthisisgoingtobeterribleandweneedlesstechnologybecauseofthat.'Butthenatthesametimeeverybodycomplains,‘Oh,myGod,lookattherisingcostofhealthcare,'”AndreessentoldPrimack.“Ifyouwanttobringdownthepricesofhealthcareandeducation,theanswerwillbemoretechnology.”Toofewhealthcarerobotswillleadto.unaffordablehealthcareB.morepeopleoutofworkincomedecreasesD.unequalsocialstatusTheexampleoffarmsinthelate1800sinParagraph7showsthat•technologycanhelpbringdownhealthcarecoststhereisnoneedtoworryaboutjoblossAmericanworkerscouldfindnewjobseasilymachineswillcauseworkerstolosejobsWhatdoesthe“difficultsituation”(Para8)referto?HowtopreventrobotsstealingjobsHowtoreducehealthcarecostsHowtoapplytechnologyinhealthcareHowtobalancehealthcarecostsandemploymentThemainpurposeofthepassageistoraisesomeconcernsabouttechnologyargueagainstrisinghealthcarecostsdeclaretheimportanceofintroducingrobotsintohealthcarewarnpeopleofthedangersofhealthcarerobots第五部分任务型阅读请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。Lessismore.Thisiswhywesay:reducethingsbyhalfinsteadofdoublingthem,relaxinsteadofstressing,andslowdowninsteadofspeedingup.Applytheseprinciples(原贝U)inyoureverydaylife.Youwillthenfindyourselfwellalongonyourjourneytosimplification.SeparateYOurActionsWhenyouconcentrateononetask,youfindyouhaveenergythatyoudidn'tevenknowyouhad.Justimagine:youhavetocarrytwoheavypigsover100yards.Ifyoucarrytwo,itwilltakeforever.Butifyoutieonepiginaplace,pickuptheother,gatherallyourstrengthandmakeadashforthefinishline,pauseforamoment,runbackandgettheotherone,andcarrythesecondpigtothefinishline,thenyoucanbesureofsuccess.Say“No”FirmlyIfyouhavethefeelingthat24hoursperdayarenotenoughforallthethingsyouneedtodo,thenit'snotbecausethedayhastoofewhours,butbecauseyouhavetoomanyactivities.Thesolutionisequallysimple:saynotoacceptsomuchworkinyourprivatelifeoryourworkinglife.AllowYburselftoBeWeak“Icandealwithstress”isregardedasapositivestatementintheworldofwork.Peoplewhocandealwithstressaregivenmoreandmoretountilonedaytheybreak.Paycarefulattentiontothesignsthattellyouthatyouareundermorestressthanyoucandealwith.Ifyoubecomeill,oryourworkefficiencydecreases,changeyourlifegoals.Sayquiteopenly,“Ican'tmanagethat.”StopExpectingEverythingtoBePe