阅读理解及高中

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阅读理解（1）20小题；每题2分，满分40分)AThehousewasquietat5a.m.andTim’smotherwasasleep.Onlythesoundofthebigfreezerbrokethequiet.He’ddreamtofthecavelast.Thenightpurring(略微颤动声)ofthefreezerhadbeenthesea.Timpulledonasweaterandputsomeapplesintohisschoolbag.Itwastooearlyforbreakfast.He’deatafterhe’dbeenthroughthecave,sittingontherocksandstaring.atthesebuthismothermightwakeupifhestartedpullingoutbreadforsandwiches,she’wantdtoknowwhyhehadtoleavesoearly.Hesettledforsomebiscuits,andleftanotestucktothetable.GonetoMichaelsBack’tonight.Tim.Theskywashighandsoftandlightoutside,thoughthesunstillwasn’tup.Eventhehighupthehillwasquietashemadehiswaydownthestreet.Thewindfromtheseawasfreshandsweet.Thesandhillsstillbreathedheatfromyesterday’ssun,thoughthetopofthesandwascool.Herandowntothebeachimpatiently,buttherewasnoone,justdrysanddancingintheearlywindandseabirdsmarchingupanddownwatchingthewaves.Thelightchangedsuddenly.Thefirstraysofsunlightstretchedacrossthesea.Thesunwaspushingitswayovertheedgeoftheworld．Overthefirstrocks,alongtothepoint,Timglancedback.Thebeachwasstillempty.Thesunsailedhigherinthesky.Hecouldseethecavenow,evendarkerinthemorninglight.Thesandturnedsilverthendarkgoldasthewaterflowedawayfromit.Hehadtoforcehimselftogocloser.Whywasitsomuchmoremysteriousnow?Butitwouldbesillytogobacknowaftersomuchtrouble.Heneedngoinalltheway【小题1】WhatdidTimdoatthebeginningofthestory?A.HeleftthehousequietlyB.Hehadbreakfastathome.C.Heleftanoteonthefreezer.D.Heputasweaterinhisschoolbag.【小题2】"Hesettledforsomebiscuits”(inParagraph3)meansthatTim_______.A.lefthomelookingforsomebiscuitsB.feltlikeeatingbiscuitsratherthansandwichesC.hadtotakebiscuitsinsteadofsandwichesD.couldonlyfindsomebiscuitsinthekitchen【小题3】WhatmadeitpossibleforTimtoseetheentrytothecave?A.Theheightofthefirstrocks.B.Theupsanddownsofthewaves.C.Thechangeinthepositionofthesun.D.Thevaststretchofthesunlitbeach.【小题4】WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothestory?A.Thesealookedlikeapieceofgold.B.SeabirdsflewawaywhenTimarrived.C.Timwastheonlypersononthebeach.D.TheskygotdarkasTimreachedthecave.【小题5】Inthestory,Tim’smoodchangedfrom.A.lonelinesstocrazinessB.anxiousnesstoexcitementC.helplessnesstohappiness

D.eagernesstonervousnessB“Averydestructiveseven-yearoldchildkickedmylegsandscratchedatmyhand,”saidoneteacher.“Ibrokeupafightandwaskicked,”saidanother.Manypeoplehaveheardstorieslikethis.Butthesituationismoreworryingstillanditinvolvesparents.Everychild,regardlessofthecircumstancesintowhichtheyareborn,hastherighttoachievetheirpotential,regardlessoftheirparentsass’.Andwealthrecognizeandclthat,asanation,itisalongwaytoachievethisgoal.Butrightscomewithresponsibilitiesandwhatworriespeopleisthatweareindangerofneglectingthelatter.Fartoomanychildrenarebehavingbadlyatschool,eventothepointofbeingviolenttostaff.Thisisterribleenough，butitishardtobesurprisedsincemanychildrenarejustmirroringthebehavioroftheirparents.Toomanyarestartingschoolunabletoholdaknifeandfork,unusedtoeatingatatable，andunabletousethelavatoryproperly.bedroom,onceaplacetosleep,hasbecomethelivingspacefortheyoung.Spendinghoursinfrontofcomputerscreens,onsocialnetworkingsitesorbeingimmersedincomputergames,childrenandyoungpeoplespendlittletimewiththeirparents.Parentsareunabletomonitorjustwhattheirchildrenarewatching.Schoolscannotrightthewrongsofsocietyandteacherscannotbecomesubstituteparents.Bothpartiesneedtoworktogether.Parentsmustbehelpedandgivenconfidencetotakebackcontrol.Theyareresponsibleforsettingboundariesfortheirchildren’sbehaviorandstickingthoseboundarieswhenthegoinggetstough.Theyareresponsibleforsettingagoodexampletotheirchildrenandfordevotingthatmostpreciousofresources---time---sothatchildrencometoschoolreadyandwillingtolearn.【小题1】Whatproblemdopeopleignoreinthewriter’sopinion?A.Theschoolviolence.B.Thepressureofstudents’.learningC.Therighttoachievestudents’Dpotential.Students.responsibilities’.【小题2】Thewriter’sattitudetothebehaviorsofparentsmaybethatof.A.dissatisfactionB.sympathyC.understandingD.tolerance【小题3】TheunderlinedpartinParagraph4maymean.A.childrendon’tlivewiththeirparentsinthesameroomB.parentscarelittleaboutchildren’slifeathomeC.childrenspendlittletimewiththeirparentsathomeD.parentsattempttoestablishagoodrelationshipwiththeirchildren【小题4】Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat.A.schoolcan’tcorrectthewrongsthatsocietydoestoteachersB.teachershavenoresponsibilityforplayingtheroleofparentsC.parentsshouldspendtimewithchildrenmakingthemreadytolearnD.studentsareresponsibleformakingthemselvesknowninsociety【小题5】Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Children’sbehavioratschoolisworryingpeopleB.Parentsexpectschoolstocorrecttheirchildren’sbadhabitsC.Thereisnopointinparentsteaching’childrenathomeD.Don’tblameteacherswhenit’sparentswhoarefailingCManyofusmistakenlybelievethatit’swrongtothinkwehaveanygoodqualities.Wemayspendalotoftimeblamingourselvesforournegativequalities,thinkingthatselfcriticismisthekeytoimprovingourperformance.However,aconstantfocusonoursupposedshortcomingscanstopoureffortstomakefriendswithotherpeople.Howcanwebelievethatotherscouldlikeusifwebelieveourinnerbeingisflawed?withyou.Thepersonwhodoesn’tlikeyoumightbefearful,orshalloworbusyorshy.Perhapsyouandthatpersonaresimplyamismatchforeachotheratthisparticulartime.Don’takeyourselfoutofthegamebydecidingthatyourflawsarebiggerthanyourgoodqualities.Infact,someoftheveryqualitiesyouconsidertobeflawsmaybeirresistibletosomeoneelse.Althoughsomefactorsthatmightcauseonepersontorejectyou,thereareatleastmanyfactorsthatwillworkinyourfavor.Youmightbethirtypoundsoveryouridealweight,butyoumayhaveawonderfullaughandarealenthusiasmforlife.Therearemanypeoplewhodon’tmindyourextrapounds.Youmaydriveashabbycar,butyoumightbeagreatdancerandaloyalfriend.Therearepeopleouttherelookingforloyalty,orfun,orsweetness,orwisdom,andthepackageitcomesinisnotimportant.Ifyouareworriedthatyouarenotbeautifulenoughtoattractfriends,keepinmindthatnoteveryoneislookingforphysicalbeautyintheirfriends.Youcandecidetofeelinferiorbecauseyoudon’thavemuchmoneyandyoudon’tdriveanicecar.Youcanbelievethatthisisthereasonthatyoudon’thavemanyfriendsinyourife.lOntheotherhand,ifyouareverywealthyyoumaybesuspiciousthateveryoneisafteryourmoneyandthatnobodyreallylikesyouasaperson.Thepointisthatyoucanfocusonjustaboutanythingandbelieveit’sthereasonyoudonhavefriendsandcannotmakeany.【小题1】Accordingtothepassage,playsanimportantroleinmakingfriends.A.admittingyourshortcomingsB.selfcriticismC.modestyD.confidence【小题2】Ifyouarenotlikedbyaperson,.A.youshouldfindthereasoninyourselfB.you’dbettertalkwiththepersonfacetofaceC.youmaynotbetheonetobeblamedD.youandthatpersonmisunderstandeachother【小题3】Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat.A.yourgoodqualitiesmaymakeyouearnmoremoneyB.yourweaknessmayalsobeyourstrengthsinsomewayC.yournegativequalitiesmaycauseyoutolosefriendsD.you’llhavefewfriendsifyoudonsharethesame’tinterest【小题4】WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?【小题5】Whatdoyouthinktheauthorismostlikelytosuggestifhecontinuestowrite?A.Howtofindyourgoodqualities.B.Howtomakefriends.C.Howtomakeselfcriticism.D.Howtokeepfit.Mostemployerssaythattheywish

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therightjob.ArecentreportbyBritain’sIndependentInstituteofManpowerStudies,however,disagreeswiththis.Thereportstatesthatmostemployerswishtoavoidemployingthewrongperson.Ratherthanlookingfortherightpersontheyarelookingforapplicantstoturndown.ThereportalsosuggeststhatinBritainandinmanyotherpartsoftheworldtheselectionmethodsusedtopickouttherightpersonforthejobcertainlydonotmatchuptothoseusedtojudgeapieceofnewequipment.Employersusedthreemainselectionmethods:interviewing,checkingresumeorapplicationformsandexaminingreferences.Mostoftheemployersaskedinthissurveystatedthattheseselectionmethodswereusedmoreforweedingoutunsuitableapplicantsratherthanforfindingsuitableones.Interviewswereconsideredtobemorereliablethaneitherresumechecksorreferencesfrompastemployers.Research,however,provesotherwise.Interviewersdecisions’areoftenstronglyinfluencedbytheirearlierjudgmentofthewrittenapplication.Alsodifferentemployersviewfactsdifferently.Onemayconsiderapplicantswhohavefrequentlychangedjobsaspeoplewithbroadandusefulexperience.Anotherwillseesuchapplicantsasunreliableandunlikelytostayforlonginthenewjob.Someemployersplacegreatimportanceonacademicqualificationswhereasthelinkbetweenthisandsuccessinmanagementisnotnecessarilystrong.Someemployersusehandwritingasastandard.Thereportstatesthatthereislittleevidencetosupportthevalueofthelatterforjudgingworkingability.References,also,aresometimesunreliableastheyarenotveryimportantwhilechecksoncreditandsecurityrecordsandapplicants’politicalopinionsareoftentheopposite.Thereportismorefavorabletowardstrainabilitytestsandthosewhichtestpersonalityandpersonalandmentalskills.Thereportconcludesbysuggestingthatinterviewingcouldbecomemorereliableifthequestionswerearrangedinacareful,organizedsystemandfocusedontheneedsoftheemployingorganization.【小题1】Accordingtothepassage,whenmostemployerswanttohireworkers,.A.theywilltrytofindsuitablepeopleB.theywilllookfortherightapplicantC.the