江苏省2014届高三英语一轮复习 阅读理解攻略训练(4).doc

江苏省2014届高三英语一轮复习 阅读理解攻略训练（4）第二部分 阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)Here are two letters from our readers expressing their concern about school assessment:51Simon Harper writes from the viewpoint of someone who .Ainsists grades should become optional in the near futureBbelieves in the advantages of assessment based on gradesCis concerned about improving students creativityDsupports using students interests to measure their abilities52Magdalena Smith thinks it is important for .A. educators to assess the students by grades B. educators to pay more attention to gradesC. students to compete for better grades D. students to take part in music, drama, and sports53According to the letters, which of the following is true about Village High School? _A. Grades are effective in every way. B. Grades hold back students creativity.C. Grades bring about unnecessary competition. D. Grades are still in use at present.54What are the two letters mainly about? _A. The role that grades should play in assessing students.B. The importance of art and music in students life.C. The need to have a standard measure for students success.D. The reasons why grades shouldnt be used to assess students. (B)The day my fianc fell to his death, it started to snow, just like the bottom hadnt fallen out of my world when he fell off the roof. His body, when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it pile up. One morning, I shuffled(拖着脚步走) downstairs and was surprised to see a snowplow(扫雪机) clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman shoveling my walk. I dropped to my knees, crawled through the living room, and back upstairs so those good Samaritans would not see me. I was mortified. My first thought was, how would I ever repay them? I didnt have the strength to brush my hair, let alone shovel someones walk.Before Jons death, I took pride in the fact that I rarely asked for help or favors. I defined myself by my competence and independence. How could I respect myself if all I did was sit on the couch everyday and watch the snow fall?Learning how to receive the love and support that came my way wasnt easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried because I couldnt even help them set the table. “Im not usually this lazy,” I swept. Finally, my friend Kathy sat down with me and said, “Mary, cooking for you is not a burden. It makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”Over and over, I heard similar words of comfort from the people who supported me during those dark days. One very wise man told me, “You are not doing nothing. Being fully open to your grief may be the hardest work you will ever do.”In many ways I have changed for the better. I have been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom that comes from facing ones worst fear and walking away whole. 55. What made the author feel sad?A. Her fiancs sudden death. B. Constant heavy snow. C. Her fianc abandoning her. D. Her job being refused again. 56. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “mortified” in Paragraph 1?A. Surprised. B. Angry. C. Ashamed. D. Moved. 57. It is _ that helped the author out of darkness. A. herself B. her friends C. her fianc D. a snowplow59. Whats the authors purpose in the passage?A. To talk about her hardest work in her life. B. To talk about her real love between her and her fianc.C. To tell us to walk out of hardest work confidently and bravely. D. To tell us the importance of friendship. (C)Sports is not only physically challenging, but it can also mentally challenging. Criticism（批评）from coaches(trainers), parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiety or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological, and research has showed that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware(realize), at all times, that their feedback（反馈）to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters many take their parents and coaches criticisms to heart and find a flaw（缺陷） in themselves.Coaches and parents should also be cautious(careful) that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In todays youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on(pay more attention to) the outcome and find fault with youngsters performances. Positive reinforcement should be provided in spite of the outcome. Research shows that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress(pressure), which can lead to burnout.59. According to the passage sport is positive for young people in that .A. it can help them learn more about societyB. it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselvesC. it enables them to find flaws in themselvesD. it can provide them with valuable experiences60. According to the passage parents and coaches should .A. help children to win every gameB. pay more attention to letting children enjoy sportsC. enable children to understand the positive aspect of sportsD. train children to deal with stress61. The authors purpose in writing the passage is .A. to persuade young children not to worry about criticismB. to emphasize the importance of positive reinforcement to childrenC. to discuss the skill of combing criticism with encouragementD. to teach young athletes how to avoid burnout (D)When an ant dies, other ants take it out of the nest, often within an hour after its death. This behavior interests scientists and they wonder how ants know for sureand so soonthat another ant is dead.One scientist recently came up with a way to explain this ant behaviour. Dong-Hwan Choe is a biologist, a scientist who studies animals and plants. He found that ants have a chemical on the outside of their bodies that signals to other ants, “Im deadtake me away” when it is dead.But theres a question to answer: As we know, if an ant is dead, it stops moving. But when an ant is sleeping or knocked unconscious, it is also not moving. However, other ants dont move the living ant out of the nest. How do they know this ant is not dead? Choe found that ants have another chemical on their bodies, which tells nearby ants something like, “WaitIm not dead yet” when it is not dead. Choe suspects that when an ant dies, the chemical that says, “Wait Im not dead yet” quickly goes away. When other ants detect the “dead” chemical without the “not dead yet” chemical, they move away the body.To test his theory , Choe and his team put different chemicals on ants. When the scientists used the “Im dead” chemical, other ants quickly moved the treated ant away. When the scientists used the “WaitIm not dead yet” chemical, other ants left the treated ant alone. Choe believes this behavior shows that the “not dead yet” chemical overrides the “dead” chemical when picked up by other ants. And that when an ant dies, the “not dead yet” chemical fades away. Other nearby ants then detect the remaining “dead” chemical and remove the body from the nest.Understanding this behavior can help scientists figure out how to stop ants from invading new places and causing problems.62. What is the function of the first paragraph?A. Leading the following paragraphs.B. Showing the main idea of the passage.C. Introducing the background of the passage