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高二英语阅读材料1dont take the fun out of youth sports when i joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. my coach （教练）said that i had lots of potential （潜力）, and i became captain of my 36 . that was before all the fun was taken out of 37 . at first, everyone on the team got 38 playing time. then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the 39 started. some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have 40 one-on-one training, got angry when she didnt give them more playing time in our 41 . the coach was replaced. the new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: all we did during practice was 42 . i always wished to god that it would rain so we would not have the 43 . of course, all teams run drills; they are 44 . but we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble 45 . younger people shouldnt be doing exercises 46 for 18-year-olds. i was very thin 47 i started football, but as a member of this team i wouldnt eat much, because i was afraid of being too 48 to run. i feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual 49 . is all this pressure necessary ? i 50 up leaving the football team. four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. thats 51 , because they had so much potential. they were just burned-out with all the pressure they 52 from the coach or their parents. i continued playing football at school and 53 my love for it. i joined a private team coached by my school coach. when i started playing 54 him, he told me i needed to relax because i looked nervous. after i 55 down, i played better. when you enjoy something, its a lot easier to do it well. 36. a. classb. clubc. teamd. board37. a. playingb. livingc. learningd. working 38. a. greatb. equalc. rightd. extra 39. a. businessb. strugglec. attemptd. pressure 40. a. freeb. privatec. goodd. basic 41. a. matchesb. coursesc. lessonsd. programs 42. a. jumpb. playc. rund. shoot 43. a. dutyb. meetingc. operationd. training 44. a. necessaryb. boringc. scientificd. practical 45. a. speakingb. movingc. sleepingd. breathing 46. a. usedb. intendedc. maded. described 47. a. tillb. sincec. befored. because 48. a. fullb. tiredc. lazyd. big 49. a. sizeb. sharec. spaced. state 50. a. gaveb. keptc. endedd. picked 51. a. sadb. shamefulc. sillyd. serious 52. a. receivedb. sufferedc. broughtd. felt 53. a. reconsideredb. rediscoveredc. re-formedd. replaced 54. a. atb. byc. ford. around 55. a. fellb. steppedc. slowedd. calmedchancesi really love my job because i enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. i also think my work is important. there was a time when i thought i would never have that sort of career（职业）.i wasnt an excellent student because i didnt do much schoolwork. in my final term i started thinking what i might do and found i didnt have much to offer. i just accepted that i wasnt the type to have a career.i then found myself a job. looking after two little girls, it wasnt too bad at first. but the problems began when i agreed to live in, so that i would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. we agreed that if i had to work extra hours one week, shed give me time off the next. but unfortunately, it didnt often work out. i was getting extremely tired and fed up, because i had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.one sunday, i was in the park with the children, and met megan who used to go to school with me, i told her about my situation. she suggested that i should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if i wanted to work with children. i didnt think i would be accepted because i didnt take many exams in school. she persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. my experience counted for a lot and i got on a part time course. i had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.now ive got a full time job there. i shall always be thankful to megan. i wish i had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you arent top of the class at school.56what is the authors present job?aworking part time in a college.btaking care of children for a family.chelping children with their schoolwork.dlooking after children at a kindergarten.57when staying with the two girls family, the author .awas paid for extra workboften worked long hourscgot much help from her bossdtook a day off every other week58why did the author leave her first job?ashe found a full time job.bshe was fed up with children.cshe decided to attend a part time course.dshe needed a rest after working extra hours.59what has the author learned from her own experiences?aless successtul students can still have a career.bqualifications are necessary for a career.chard work makes an excellent student.3one must choose the job she likes chow could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environmentsmostly for entertainment purposesis fair and respectful?zoo officials say they are concerned about animals. however, most zoos remain “collections” of interesting “things” rather than protective habitats(栖息地). zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural homes.zoos claim(声称) to educate people and save endangered species(物种), but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals natural behavior, intelligence, or beauty. zoos keep animals in small spaces or cages, and most signs only mention the species name, diet, and natural range(分布区). the animals normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos dont usually take care of the animals natural needs.the animals are kept together in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise. this results in unusually and self-destructive behavior called zoochosis. a worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common among animals kept in small spaces or cages. another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars, and bears spend 30 percent of their time walking back and forth, a sign of unhappiness and pain.furthermore, most animals in zoos are not endangered. captive breeding(圈养繁殖) of endangered big cats. asian elephants, and other species has not resulted in their being sent back to the wild. zoos talk a lot about their captive breeding programs because they do not want people to worry about a species dying out. in fact, baby animals also attract a lot of paying customers. havent we seen enough competitions to name baby animals?actually, we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people kill them. instead of supporting zoos, we should support groups that work to protect animals natural habitats.64how would the author describe the animals life in zoos?adangerous.bunhappy.cnatural.deasy.65in the state of zoochosis, animals _.aremain in cagesbbehave strangelycattack other animalsdenjoy moving around66what does the author try to argue in the passage?azoos are not worth the public support.bzoos fail in their attempt to save animals.czoos should treat animals as human beings.dzoos use animals as a means of entertainment.67the author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by _.apointing out the faults in what zoos dobusing evidence he has collected at zooscquestioning the way animals are protectedddiscussing the advantages of natural habitats68although he argues against zoos, the author would still agree that _.azoos have to keep animals in small cagesbmost animals in zoos are endangered speciescsome endangered animals are reproduced in zoosdits acceptable to keep animals away from their habitats4“i went skydiving at 84” as a young girl growing up in the 1930s, i always wanted to fly a plane, but back then it was almost unheard of for a woman to do that. i got a taste of that dream in 2001. when my husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday. but the experience turned out to be very dull. around that time, i told my husband that they were having an essay competition and the topic was experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, i decided to write about my dream. in the essay, i wrote about my desire to skydive, stating george bush sr. did it at age 80. why not me? i was just 84 and in pretty good health. a year went by and i heard nothing. but then at a community party in late april 2009, they announced that i was one of the winners. i just couldnt believe it. inspired by this, i decided to realize my dream, even though some of my family members and my doctor were against it.on june 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where i would land while i headed up in the airplane. my instructor, jay, guided me through the experience. the plane was the noisiest one i had even been in, but i wasnt frightened - i was really just looking forward to the experience. when we reached 13,000 feet, jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane. when we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that i could hardly breathe. for a second i thought, “what have i gotten myself into?” but then everything got calmer. we were in a free fall for about a minute before jay opened the parachute (降落伞) then we just floated downward for about five minutes. being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything i have ever felt- much better than the hot air balloon. i was just enjoying it.skydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my life. i hope other people will look at me and realize that you dont stop living just because you are 84 years old. if there is something you want to experience, look into it. if its something that is possible, make it happen.56. what happened to the author in 2001? a. she flew an airplane. b. she entered a competition. c. she went on a hot air balloon ride. d. she moved into a retirement community.57. the author mentioned george bush sr. in her essay to _. a. build up her own reputation. b. show her admiration for him. c. compare their health condition. d. make her argument persuasive.58. how did the author feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane? a. excited. b. scared. c. nervous. d. regretful.59. what did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving? a. the beautiful clouds. b. the wonderful view. c. the company of jay. d. the one-minute free fall.5 it seems that some people go out of their way to get into trouble. thats more or less what happened the night that nashville police officer floyd hyde was on duty. “i was on the way to a personal-injury accident in west nashville. as i got onto highway 40, blue lights and sirens（警笛）going, i fell in behind a gold pontiac firebird that suddenly seemed to take off quickly down the highway. the driver somehow panicked at the sight of me. he was going more than a hundred miles an hour and began passing cars on the shoulder. ” but hyde couldnt go after him. taking care of injured people is always more important than worrying about speeders, so the officer had to stay on his way to the accident. but he did try to keep the firebird in sight as he drove, hoping another nearby unit would be able to step in and stop the speeding car. as it turned out, keeping the firebird in sight was not that difficult. every turn the pontiac made was the very turn the officer needed to get to the accident scene. hyde followed the pontiac all the way to his destination （目的地）. at that point he found another unit had already arrived at the accident scene. his help wasnt needed. now he was free to try to stop the driver of the firebird, who by this time had developed something new to panic about. “just about that time, ”hyde says, “i saw fire coming out from under that car, with blue smoke and oil going everywhere. hed blown his engine. now he had to stop. ” “after i arrested him, i asked him why he was running. he told me he didnt have a drivers license（执照）. ” that accident cost the driver of the firebird plentya thousand dollars for the new enginenot to mention the charges for driving without a license, attempting to run away, and dangerous driving. 63. the meaning of “panicked”in paragraph 2 is related to _. a. shameb. hatec. angerd. fear64. why did the driver of the firebird suddenly speed down the highway? a. because he was racing with another driver on the road.b. because he realized he had to hurry to the accident scene.c. because he thought the police officer wanted to stop him.d. because he wanted to overtake other cars on the shoulder. 65. which of the following statements is true? a. someone else was taking care of the injured person.b. the pontiac reached its destination at the accident scene.c. hyde knew where he was going by following the right car.d. the policeman was running after a speeder on highway 40. 66. the driver of the firebird _. a. took a wrong turn on the wayb. had some trouble with his carc. was stopped by the police officerd. paid for the expenses of the accident 67. what is probably the best title for the article? a. losing his way? b. going my way?c. fun all the way? d. help on the way? 6the best of friendsthe evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families.but it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents,which is the opppsite of the popularly held image(印象)of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.an important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past.”we were surprised by just how positive todays young people seen to be about their families,”said one member of the research team.”theyre expected to be rebellious(叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds;they want a car and material goods,and they worry about whether school is serving them well.theres more negotiation(商议) and discussion between parents and children,and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process.they dont want to rock the boat.”so it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to theat their children as friends.”my parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,”says 17-years-old daniel lazall.”i always tell them when lm going out clubbing.as long as they know what im doing,theyre fine with it.”susan crome,who is now 21,agrees.”looking back on the last 10 years,there was a lot of what you could call negotiation.for example,as long as id done all my homework,i could go out on a saturday night.but i think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”maybe this positive view of family life shoululd not be unexpected.it is possible that the idea of teenages rebellion is not rooted in real facts.a researcher comments,”our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in out social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings.but that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled.the normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change fromm helping out with the family business to taking it over.”67.what is the popular images of teenagers today?a. they worry about schoolb. they dislike living with their parentsc. they have to be locked in to avoid troublesd. they quarrel a lot with other family members68.the study shows that teenagers dont want to _a. share family responsibilityb. cause trouble in their familiesc. go boating with their familyd. make family decisions69.compared with parents of 30 years age,todays parents_.a. go to clubs more often with their childrenb. are much stricter with their childrenc. care less about their childrens lifed. give their children moren freedom70.according to the authour,teenage rebellion_.a. may be a false beliefb. is common nowadaysc. existed only in the 1960sd. resulted from changes in families71.what is the passage mainly about?a. negotiation in familyb. education in familyc. harmony in familyd. teenage trouble in family7submission guidelines before sending us a manuscript (稿件), look through recent issues (刊物) of the post to get an idea of the range and style of articles we publish. you will discover that our focus has broadened to include well-researched, timely and informative articles on finance, home improvement, travel, humor, and many other fields. the posts goal is to remain unique, with content that provides additional understandings on the ever-evolving american scene. in addition to feature-length （专题长度的）article, the post buys anecdotes, cartoons, and photos. payment ranges from $25 to $ 400.our nonfiction 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