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高考英语阅读理解专项训练生活类(1)Listen carefully, working people, we would like to tell you something that could save your precious time and money! Best of all, it is free!Its “no”.What do you ask? Well say it again: “No”.Sweet and simple “no”.Say “no” at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears.“Saying no to others means you are saying yes to yourself, ” said Leslie Charles, a professional speaker from East Lansing, Michigan.“Time is precious. People are spending money buying time. And yet we are willing to give up our time because we cant say no.” Susie Watson, a famous writer, said people who always say “yes” need to say “no” without guilt(内疚)or fear of punishment. “I would rather have someone give me a loving no than an obligated(强制的) yes, ” she said. Susie Watson says she feels “no” obligation to give an explanation when she says “no” either socially or professionally. Does she feel guilty about it? “Not at all, ” said Watson, who is director of advertising and public relations at Timex Corp in Middlebury, Conneticut. “Most people are afraid of saying no My advice is to say yes only if you dont mean no.” Watson said “no” is the most effective weapon against wasting time. “Every year there are more demands on your time Other people are happy to use up your time, ” Watson said. Time saving appears to be “nos” greatest friend.“No” can be your new friend, a powerful tool to take back your life. “No” may even take you further in the business world than “yes”.“No” is power and strength. “No” now seems completely correct. “Saying no isnt easy. But finally its greatly liberating,” Charles said. But, he added, a “no” project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long-term habit.But, he also warns: “Dont go to extremes. Dont find yourself saying no to everything. In return you should learn to hear no.”1. The sentence “Saying yes to yourself” means _.A. you can have more time to play with othersB. you neednt care about others feeling if you are happyC. you are selfish and treat others rudelyD. you can deal with your business as you have planned2. When you say “no” to others you should say it in a _.A. secret wayB. polite wayC. proud wayD. guilty way3. In Watsons opinion, people can save much time on condition that _.A. they say “no” at a suitable timeB. they say “no” as much as possibleC. they are afraid of saying “no” D. they make others angry at them4. If a person says “no” to everything, the result he or she receive may be that he or she _.A. enjoys a wonderful lifeB. makes a lot of moneyC. faces difficulty in lifeD. forgets to say “yes” in the end【答案解析】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 to others means you are saying yes to yourself(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Susie Watson所说的I would rather have someone give me a loving 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My advice is to say yes only if you dont mean 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 Dont go to extremes. Dont find yourself saying no to everything 可知，不然的话就会遇到麻烦，故此题答案为C。(2)My husband and children think they are very lucky that they are living and that its Christmas again. They cant see that we live on a dirty street in a dirty house among people who arent much good. But Johnny and children cant see this. What a pity it is that our neighbours have to make happiness out of all this dirt. I decided that my children must get out of this. The money that weve saved isnt nearly enough. The McGaritys have money but they are so proud. They look down upon the poor. The McGarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of candy(糖果)while a ring of hungry children watched her. I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts; and when she couldnt eat any more she threw the rest down the sewer(下水道). Why, is it only because they have money ? There is more to happiness than money in the world, isnt there?Miss Jackson who teaches at the Settlement House isnt rich, but she knows things. She understands people. Her eyes look straight into yours when she talks with you. She can read your mind. Id like to see the children be like Miss Jackson when they grow up. 1. This passage mainly suggests that the writer _.A. is easy to get along withB. is unhappy with the life they are livingC. is good at observing and understandingD. is never pleased with her neigbours2. What do you think of McGarity girl?A. She is proud and hungry.B. She is selfish and cruel.C. She is lonely and friendless.D. She is unhappy and misunderstood.3. In this text, the writer tries to tell us that _.A. money is the key to everythingB. the more money you have, the less happy youll be C. there is something more important than moneyD. when talking to people we should look into their eyes4. Pick out the one that does NOT describe the writers view on money.A. Why, is it only because they have money?B. There is more to happiness than money.C. Miss Jackson isnt rich, but she knows things. D. The money we saved isnt nearly enough.【答案解析】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：Miss Jackson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)How to protect children Web fans from unsuitable material on-line while encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed in the U.S.For some parents, the Internet can seem like a jungle, filled with danger for their children. But jungles contain wonders as well as dangers and with good guides, some education, and a few precautions(预防措施), the wilds of the Internet can be safely navigated(航行). “Kids have to be on-line. If we tell our kids they cant have access(机会) to the Internet, were cutting them off from their future,” said an expert.Most kids have started to use search engines. Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites, and they can also locate places where you might not want your kids to go. There are search engines designed just for kids. A certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safe. The most popular way to limit access would be to use what is known as a “content screener(过滤器)”. But this cant be wholly reliable(可靠), and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet. Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing(浏览) the Internet.A few other tipsDont put the PC in a childs room but keep it in an area where mum or dad can keep an eye on things. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity.Ask your child what he or she has been doing and about any friends they make on-line.Tell your child not to give on-line strangers personal information, especially like address and phone number.And tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet on-line over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you go along.1. The passage is mainly about the subject of _.A. American children going on-lineB. Internet in AmericaC. appreciating InternetD. opposing childrens on-line2. The best way to protect children from improper material is _.A. to install(安装) a content screener on the computerB. to buy some search engines for the childrenC. to be nearby when they are surfing the InternetD. to talk to the children and persuade them to tell right from wrong3. Which of the following is right according to the passage?A. Surfing the Internet is the best method of educating children.B. Childrens not having access to Internet may have effect on their progress.C. Using a content screener is most reliable for keeping children having access to Internet.D. Searching engines can help children to select materials fit for them.4. According to the passage, we can infer that _.A. soft wares fit for children want programmingB. a child who is on-line is in dangerC. Internet is a jungle full of dangerD. Internet contains a lot of harmful sites【答案解析】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and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet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)Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it? Are you afraid to ask a boy (girl) for a date？Many people are afraid to assert themselves (insist upon their own rights). Dr Robert Alberti, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back, thinks its because their self-esteem(自尊) is low. “Our whole set-up makes people doubt themselves,” says Alberti. “Theres always a superior around a parent, a teacher, a boss who knows better”. But Alberti and other scientists are doing something to help people to assert themselves. They offer “assertiveness training” courses (AT). In the AT courses people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive(敢闯, 闯劲儿) without hurting other people.In one way, learning to speak out is to overcome fear. A group taking an AT course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But AT uses an even stronger motivethe need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels. AT says you can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out.1. In the passage, the writer talks about the problem that _.A. some people are too easy-goingB. some people are too timidC. there are too many superiors around usD. some people dare not stick up for their own rights2. The effect of our set-up on people is often to _.A. make them distrust their own judgmentB. make things more favorable for themC. keep them from speaking out as much as their superiors doD. help them to learn to speak up for their rights3. One thing AT doesnt do is to _.A. use the need of people to shareB. show people they have the right to be themselvesC. help people to be aggressive at anytime even when others sufferD. help people overcome fear【答案解析】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 Our whole set-up makes people doubt themselves 可知答案为A。3. C。语义理解题。从第3段最后一句话They learn to be aggressive(敢闯, 闯劲儿) without hurting other people 可以做出正确判断。 (5) Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of ones own. Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend ones free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnights (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. 1. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. People who like country things prefer to live outside the city. B. People who work in London prefer to live in the country. C. Because of certain disadvantages of living outside London, some people who work in London prefer to live inside London. D. Because of certain advantages of living outside London, many people who work in London prefer to live outside London. 2. One can use the same money for _ to buy a little house with a garden in the country. A. getting a small flat with a gardenB. having a small flat with a garden C. renting a small flat without a garden D. buying a small flat without a garden 3. When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those _ have the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. A. who live in the country B. who have spent time working in the garden C. who have a garden of their ownD. who have been digging, planting and watering 4. People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _ if they had to live it outside London. A. their life was meaningless B. their life was invaluable C. they didnt deserve a happy lifeD. they were not worthy of their happy life 5. The underlined word rest in the last paragraph refers to _. A. the rest timeB. the rest people C. the rest of the countryD. the rest of the parks and of the sea 【答案解析】本文介绍在伦敦工作的人对是在市里居住还是在乡下居住所持的不同看法和态度。1. B。推断题。根据文章内容：虽然有很多喜欢乡村生活，但文章最后讲也有些人喜欢城市生活，从而可推知此题答案为B。2. C。细节题。根据文章第2段第二、三句可推知此题答案为C。3. B。推断题。根据文章第3段最后两句可知：要是他喜欢花园，在花园里挖土、种植、浇水等等，那么当鲜花和蔬菜生长起来的时候，他就得到了与大自然分享秘密的奖赏，所以选B。4. A。推断题。根据文章最后一段第2句Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London可推知此题答案为A。5. C。推断题。根据其上文：这些人偶尔去公园散散步后去海边度两周假；本句接着说：其余的就留给那些每天晚上喜欢离开伦敦的人，那么，“其余的”显然指“其余的乡村”。从而可推知题答案为C。(6)In every school there is a “top” crowd that sets the pace, while the others follow their lead. Lets say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters. Pretty soon everybody is wearing a bright red sweater. There is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that on some people bright red sweater is extremely unbecoming. The situation can even become dangerous, if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at seventy miles an hour. Then the people who follow the lead are endangering their lives. They are like the sheep being led to the butcher. Now, chances are that you have come across situations like these more than once in your life; chances are that one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong. You may have excused yourself by saying, “Gee, the crowd does it.” Well, let the crowd do it, but dont do it yourself. Learn to say, “No.”Develop your own standards and your own judgment. If you know the crowd is planning something you disagree to, have the courage to bow out mannerly. Youll have the satisfaction of standing on your own two feet. 1. Which is the best title for this passage? A. Follow the Lead. B. Top Crowd. C. Being Yourself. D. Bright Red. 2. The author doesnt think it good wearing red sweaters if _. A. the crowd does itB. you cant afford them C. you dont look good in redD. the situation isnt safe 3. According to the passage, people who follow the crowd _. A. sometimes do things against their better judgment B. make mistakes blindly C. are willing to put their lives in danger D. will in the end become pace-setters 【答案解析】本文分析了生活中的一种随主流的现象，并指出了其危害，劝人们凡事应自己作主。1. C。主旨题。根据文章最后一段第1句Develop your own standards and your own judgment及其全文内容可推知此题答案为C。2. C。细节题。根据文章第2段第1句on some people bright red sweater is extremely unbecoming可推知此题答案为C。3. A。推断题。根据文章第3段第1句中的后半部分chances are that one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong可推知此题答案为A。（7） Among various programmes, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style(风格). But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “rubbish talk”. The contents on his show are as surprising as can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other peoples lives.Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top. But Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality(质量) of life. Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The shows main viewers are middleclass Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and ability to deal with lifes toug