高考英语重点高中英语专项突破经典题库（阅读理解）

重点高中英语专项突破经典题库（阅读理解）

重点高中英语专项突破经典题库（阅读理解）

（一）

A

Mygrandfathergrewupinwar-tornEurope.WhenGermansoldiersoccupiedhish

ometown,thethrivingcityofTarow,Poland,herefusedtoobeythemandeventual

lyjoinedtheSovietarmytofightforhiscountry'sfreedom."Standstraight,stand

tall,"hetoldhimself.

Afterthewar,in1947,heboardedaboatforManhattan.Hewashungryands

ufferingfromseasickness.Allaloneinanewcountry,hewasfrightenedabouthis

future.Still,hemarchedhead-onintothehustleandbustleofthestreetsofNew

York.SoonhemetotherEuropeanimmigrants,eachofthemtryingtofindhisor

herownway.Iftheycoulddoit,whycouldn'the?"Standstraight,standtall,"he

wouldremindhimself.

Thankstothehelpofaloyalandtrustingfriend,mygrandfathergainedajewelr

yboothonCanalStreet,NewYorkCity.Heoncetoldmehownervoushewaso

nthatfirstdayofwork.Hewasnotonlytryingtolearnthistoughnewbusiness,

butalsoanewlanguage.

Tohissurprise,themeninneighboringbooths-whocouldhavetakenadvantag

eofhim—offeredtheirhelpandadvice.Withinmonths,mygrandfatherwascomm

andinghisspotbehindthecounter,sellingdiamondsandculturedpearlsasifhe'd

beendoingithiswholelife.

Standstraightandstandtall.

Inlateryears,mygrandfatherwouldtakebothmymotherandhersisterdownt

heaisleattheirweddings.Ashestoodwitheachofthem,hethoughtabouttheir

newbeginnings,andoftheadventuresandjourneystheywouldexperiencetogethe

r.Healsothoughtaboutthechildrenwhowouldonedaycarryonhisfamilyname.

Iamsoproudtobeoneofthosechildren.Listeningtomygrandfathersremark

ableexperienceshaschangedthewayIviewmyownlife.

56.Whichisthecorrectorderofthethingsthathappenedinthepassage?

a.Mygrandfathertookbothmymotherandhersisterdowntheaisleattheirw

eddings.

b.WorldWarIIbrokeoutinEurope.

c.MygrandfatherwenttoAmerica.

d.Mygrandfatherbegantorunhisdiamondbusiness.

e.Themeninneighboringboothshelpedhim.

A.b,c,a,d,eB.b,c,d,e,aC.b,c,e,a,dD.c,b,e,d,a

57.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.MygrandfatherwasasoldierduringWorldWarII.

B.MygrandfatherwenttoAmericabysea.

C.Mygrandfatherhadbeendoingajewelrybusinesshiswholelife.

D.Mygrandfatherranhisbusinesssuccessfully.

58.Grandpaprobablyinspiredhisgrandchildrenintimeoftroublebysaying"

A.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed

B.Godhelpthosewhohelpthemselves

C.Standstraight,standtall

D.Practicemakesperfect

59.Itcanbeconcludedthat.

A.Grandpaneverlostheartintimeofhardships

B.Grandpaneverthrewdoubtuponhisfate

C.Grandpawasborntobeabusinessman

D.Grandpadidn'tliveuptohisfriend'sexpectations

B

Youfeelhappiestwhenyoucreateahealthybalancebetweengivingandreceivi

ng.Ifyougiveandgivewithoutmakingtimetofillyourownneeds,thenifslikely

youwillburnout,orfeelupset.Whenyoutakeandtakewithoutgivinganything

back,youneverfeelfulfilled,soyouarealwayssearchingforwaystofillthevoid

inyourlife.

Thewaytocreateahealthybalancebetweengivingandreceivingistoknowa

ndthenlivebyyourvalues.1breakvaluesupintotwogroupswhichIcallbeing

andhavingvalues.Yourbeingvaluesarethecharactertraitsoftheidealpersony

ouwouldliketobe.Isuggesttomyclientsthattheychoosethreebeingvaluesth

attheyarewillingtomakeacommitmenttoliveby.Anexampleofsomebeingv

aluesare:kind,loving,generous,inspirational,peaceful,wiseandevenpowerful.B

yactingonthesevaluesyougivetoothersthroughyouractionsandyouinspireo

thersbybeingapositiverolemodel.Masteringbeingthesecharactertraitsbecome

syourlifepurpose.

Yourhavingvaluesarethefeelingsyouneedtocreateinordertobehappy.Th

esecouldbecompanionship,achievement,support,beingvaluedorfinancialsecuri

ty.Thisiswhatyoureceive.Youtakeresponsibilityforfillingyourownneedsbyt

akingstepstocreatethesefeelingsandconditionsinyourlife.

Whenyoumakeacommitmenttolivebyyourbeingvalues,itbecomeseasiert

omakeconsciouschoicesratherthanreactionaryones.Ifyourusualpatternisto

talkaboutyourproblems,youcouldchoosetothinkandactlikeacalmperson.

Acalmpersonmightgoforawalk,meditate（沉思）,orsetatimelimitbeforeres

ponding.Ifyourusualpatternistoworry,youcouldchoosetoactlikearesponsib

Ieorwiseperson.Inotherwords,youwouldactlikethepersonyouchoosetobe

—thisisthekeytopersonalpower.

Whenyouchoosetoactonyourvalues,younotonlyfeelgoodaboutyourself,

youreinforce（加强）yourchosenbeliefs.Overtimeactinginthiswaychangesho

wyouseetheworld,andinturnthewayotherpeoplethinkofyou.

60.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto.

A.persuadethereaderstomakeacommitment

B.explaintothereaderswhatpersonalvaluesare

C.informthereadershowtobetrulyhappy

D.instructthereadershowtomakewisechoices

61.AccordingtothetextJivingbyyourbeingvalues,youwould.

A.gainalotofpowerB.formpositivepersonality

C.seekallhumanvirtuesD.fillyourownneeds

62.Theunderlinedword,tvoid^^inParagraph1means.

A.afeelingofemptinessB.anabsenceofone'smind

C.abreakofcontinuityD.astateofconfusion

63.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Havingvaluesarebetterthanbeingvalues.

B.Acalmpersondoesnotchoosetocomplain.

C.Thewayotherpeoplethinkofyoudecideswhoyouare.

D.Aresponsiblepersondoesnotcareaboutfinancialsecurity.

C

Thewordsutimetable^^and“schedule”makemostfinalyearstudentswanttoeat

theirownvomit（口区吐物）.Unfortunately,theharshrealityisthatfinalyearstudent

smustdevelopatimetable.Ifyoudon'thaveascheduleorplanforstudying,you

willhavenowayofallocatingyourvaluabletimewhentheunexpectedarises.A

well-thought-outtimetablecanbealifesaver.Itisuptoyoutolearnhowtodevel

opaschedulethatmeetsyourneeds.Changeitifnecessary,butmostimportant,

followit.Alltimetablesshouldbemadewiththeideathattheycanbechanged.

Agoodonewillkeepyoufromwanderingoffcourse.

Agoodtimetableshouldmakeeveryhourcount-everyclass,socialeventand

otheractivityyouengagein.Youmustfocusontheother“freetime”availableand

howyouwilluseit.Makeaweeklyscheduleanddividedeachdayintoone-hour

increments.Indicatetimesforclasses.socializing,andworktime.Alsoblockoffa

periodforsleepingeveryday.Intheprecioushoursleftover,plantimeforstudy.

Thisgivesyouaroughroadmapofthetimeavailable.Ofcourse,youcanchang

eyourscheduleascircumstancesneed.

Thetimetableyoudevelopshouldguideyouinhowtodistributetheavailableti

meinthemostproductivemanner.Stickingtoyourschedulecanbetough,butdo

n'tdribbleawayvaluabletime.Avoidingstudyistheeasiestthingintheworld.Iti

suptoyoutofollowthescheduleyou'veprepared.Agooddealofyoursuccessi

nhighschoolandwithanyfuturestudydependsonthissimpletruth.

Remember,thereisalearningcurve.Youlearnthemostinthefirst30minutes

ofstudy;afterthat,itprogressivelydeteriorates（减弱）.Afterfourorfivehoursof

studyingthesamematerialinthesameway,youarelearningvirtuallynothing.Th

esolutionistokeepswitchingsubjectsandstudystyles.

64.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AdvantagesofstartingatimetableB.Keeptoit,andyouwillsucceed

C.Makeaschedule,andfollowitD.Learntoloveyourtimetable

65.WhatdoesParagraph2talkabout?

A.Tipsformakingaschedule.B.Significanceofascientifictimetable.

C.Requirementsformakingatimetable.D.Importanceoffollowingone'ssche

dule.

66.ThefollowingarecharacteristicsofagoodtimetableEXCEPTthat.

A.itcanbechangedB.itisflexible

C.itisofmanyperiodsD.itcansaveourtime

67.Fromthispassage,wecanlearnifwewishtoachievehighlearningefficiency,

we'dbetter.

A.shiftsubjectsandusedifferentmethodsregularly

B.devotetothesamematerialcontinuously

C.turntoteachersforhelpifnecessary

D.haveabreakeverythirtyminutes

D

ThedecisiontoenterF1andcompeteatthehighestlevelofmotorsportwasan

intendedmovebyToyota,theworld'sthirdlargestautomanufacturer,tofurtherch

allengeitsowncapabilities.Bygoinghead-to-headwiththeindustry'stopperformer

sontheworld'spremierracingstage,theJapanesegiantwassettingitselfahuge

task.Asportwithanenormousinternationalfollowing,therisksofenteringtheF1

arenaarehigh-buttherearerichrewardsforthosewhosucceed.Besidesbeing

ashowcaseforstate-of-the-arttechnology,theintensecompetitioninthismostde

mandingofracingdisciplinesleavesnoroomforself-satisfaction.Moreimportantly,

itfosters（培养）thekindofforward-thinkingteamspiritthatToyotaisseeking.

WhileF1benefitedgreatlyfromtheaddedprestigeofhavingsuchadistinguish©

dnewcomeramongitscompetitors,thedemandsplacedonPanasonicToyotaRaci

nglastyearrevealedtheshortcomingsofnothavingenoughexperienceasateam

.Mistakesweremadeandvaluablelessonswerelearned,amongwhichwasthef

undamentaltruth:uTostandstillinF1istogobackwards.n

Withthepastinmindpreparationsforthe2003seasonincludedsweepingchan

gesonboththetechnicalandpersonnel（人事的）sides.ThemanagementatToyot

aMotorsportGmbHwasrestructured,withJohnHowettmovingfromToyotaMotor

MarketingEuropetobecomePresident,thusenablingthecompanyfounder,Ove

Andersson,moretimetoconcentrateontheoperationoftheraceteamatthetra

ck.Andersson'svalueasaninspirationalleaderwasoneoftheteam'sbiggestass

ets（财富）in2002.

68.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?

A.Togobackwards,Toyotahastostandstill.

B.IfToyotadoesn'tmakeimprovements,theywillfallbehind.

C.Keepingcalmwillhelpgoforward.

D.Inordertokeepupwithotherteams,Toyotahastostandstill.

69.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.ToyotaenteredF1toenlargeitsmarket.

B.EnteringF1islowriskbutrichrewarding.

C.Toyotateamhasalwaysbeenexperienced.

D.Toyotamadegoodpreparationsforthe2003season.

70.Whatwillthenextparagraphtalkaboutifthepassagegoeson?

A.Preparationsforthe2003season.

B.ThevalueofOveAndersson.

C.HowtoimprovetheEuropeanmarket.

D.Changesontechnicalside.

E

Theoldestformsofmedicineareenjoyingacomeback.Modernholisticmedicine

isanapproachthattreatsthewholepatient,notjustthedisease.Itisawayto

maintaingoodhealthratherthancureillness.Themostimportantinfluencesontod

ay'sholisticmedicineareancientChinesemedicineandIndianAyurvedicmedicine,

bothofwhichpromotedwholebodyhealth.

Holisticmedicineusuallycombinesdietphysicalexerciseandmeditation,togethe

rwithotheralternativetechniquessuchasmassage（按摩）andacupuncture（针炙）.

Herbaltreatment,apracticeoftreatingillnessbyusingplants,isinfluencedbythe

writingsofCulpeperaswellasChineseandAyurvedicmedicine.Homeopathy（顺

势疗法）isoneoftheformsofholisticmedicinewhichiswidelypracticedinEurope

andtheUSA.HomeopathybeganinGermanyintheearly1800s,whenSamuel

Hahnemannbescribedhowverytinydoses（剂量）ofadrughadaneffectonhisp

atients.AccordingtoHahnemann,themorethedrugwasdiluted（稀释）,thestrong

eritseffects.Thesubstanceselectedwouldproducesimilareffectstothedisease

itselfifgiveninlargedoses.IntheUKhomeopathyisregardedasanon-traditiona

Ibutjustaboutacceptabletreatment.

Meditationandcontemplationhaveanimportantroleinholisticmedicine.Theyw

erebroughttoEuropebyIndianteacherswhocombinedIndianAyurvedicmedicine

withWesternbeliefs.Transcendentalmeditation（超脱静坐）isoneofthebestkno

wnofthesetechniques.Peoplerepeatwordsinsidetheirheadtoreachastateof

deeprelaxation.

Theholisticmovementhasmademanydoctorslookatthewholepatient,notjus

tthedisease.Life-style,emotionalproblemsanddietarejustsomeofthefactorsth

atcanaffectaperson'shealth.Holisticmedicineemphasizesgooddiet,exercise

andfreshair,allofwhich

contributetohealth.Someclinicsnowofferholisticmedicinealongwithtraditionalt

reatments,so

thattheirpatientscanchooseacombinationoftreatmentsthatsuitsthem.Onepro

blemwithholisticmedicineisthatitisdifficultforpeopletobesureadoctorisrel

iable.Tosolvethis,manycountrieswantalternativedoctorstoformprofessionalb

odies.

71.Modernholisticmedicinecentersupon.

A.curingadiseaseB.herbaltreatment

C.continuousdevelopmentD.keepingpatientshealthy

72.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoholisticmedicine?

A.massageB.meditation

C.abalanceddietD.akneeoperation

73.Theprincipleofhomeopathyisthat.

A.thelargedosesofmedicinethatwillnotbeharmfulwilltakebettereffect

B.thediseasewillbecuredsoonerbytakinglargerdosesofmedicine

C.asmallthinnerdoseofmedicinewillbemoreeffective

D.thedosesofmedicinedependonhowserioustheillnessis

74.Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsumsupthepassage?

A.HolisticMedicineB.TraditionalMedicineReturns

C.HistoryofMedicineD.CombinationofTreatmentsWorks

75.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Relaxationisthekeyofholistictreatment.

B.Holisticmedicineneedstobecomemoretrustworthy.

C.Holistictreatmentismorebeneficialthantraditionaltreatments.

D.Holisticmedicinewillbecomethemostwelcometreatmentsoon.

56-60BCCAC61-65BABCA66-70DABDD71-75DDCAB

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A

HowDoAnimalsCatchTheirZZZs?

Differentcreatureshavedevelopedsomeprettycreativewaystogettheirrestan

dstaysafe.Thelizard（蜥蝎）likestosleepatthefarendofsmallbrancheshangi

ngoutoverapondorlakeintherainforest.Ifasnaketriestoslitherupthebra

nchtoeatit,itwillshakethebranchandknockthelizardoff,andthelizardwillf

allsafelyintothewater.Chameleonscanchangecolortomatchtheirsurroundings

inordertohideevenwhilesleeping.

Gorillas（大猩猩）liketosleephighinthetrees.Theybuildanewbedeverynig

ht,sometimestakinguptohalfanhourtopilebranches,twigs,andleavesintoa

comfortablebed.Birdsalsofinditsafetosleepinthetrees,butunlesstheyhave

eggsoryoungchicks,theydon'tuseanest.Theyjustlocktheirfeetaroundabra

nchandhangon.Aspecialtendon（腱）intheirlegsinautomaticallytightwhenth

eyareatrest,sotheywon'tletgoandfall.

Dolphinsliveunderwater,butmustcometothesurfacetobreather.Scientistsno

wbelievethatdolphinsmaysleepwithonlyhalftheirbrain,whiletheotherhalfst

aysawaketokeepthemsafeandbreathing.Sealsalsodothis,lyingontheirside

sonthesurfaceofthewaterwithoneflipperunderwaterpaddlingtokeeptheirno

sesabovethesurface.Someducksmayalsohavethisability,andactuallysleep

withoneeyeclosedandoneeyeopen.

56.Howmanyanimalsarementionedinthispassage?

A.6.B.7.C.8.D.9.

57.Howdoesachameleonprotectitselfwhilesleeping?

A.Bychangingitsbodycolors.B.Byhingingoutoverapond.

C.Bysleepingwithhalftheirbrain.D.Bymakingbedswithbranches.

58.Whywillnotbirdsfallwhentheyareatrest?

A.Theybuildnestsandsleepinthem.B.Theyfallasleepautomatically.

C.Theyhavealoosetendonintheirlegs.D.Theylocktheirfeetaroundabran

ch.

59.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?

A.Thecleverestanimalisthegorillabecauseitcanmakebeds.

B.Differencesinhabitatcouldleadtodifferentlivinghabits.

C.ThewaysanimalscatchtheirZZZsareprettymuchhesame.

D.Inordertoprotectthemselvesmostanimalschoosenottosleep.

B

ButIwonderaboutmyMommasometimes,andalltheotherNegro(blacks)moth

erswhogotupat6a.m.togotothewhiteman'shousewithsacksovertheirsh

oesbecauseitwassowetandcold.Iwonderhowtheymadeit.Theyworkedver

yhardfortheman,theymadehisbreakfastandtheyscrubbedhisfloorsandthey

tookcareofhisbabies.Theydidn'thavetoomuchtimeforus.

IwonderaboutmyMomma,whowalkedoutofawhitewoman'scleanhouseat

midnightandcamebacktoherownwherethelightshadbeenoutforthreemont

hs,andthepipeswerefrozenandthewindcameinthroughtheholesinthewall.

She'dhavetomakedealswiththerats:leavesomefoodoutforthemsothewo

uldn'tbitethedoorsorthebabies.Theroaches(蜂螂)？Oh,theywerejustlikep

artofthefamily!

Iwonderhowshefelttellingthosewhitekidsshetookcareoftobrushtheirte

ethaftertheyate,towashtheirhandsaftertheyfinishbathroom.Shecouldnever

tellherownkidsbecausetherewasn'tsoaporwaterbackhome.

IwonderhowmyMommafeltwhenwecamehomefromschoolwithalistofvi

taminsandpillstheschoolnursesaidwehadtohave.Mommawouldcryallnight

,andthengooutandspendmostoftherentmoneyforpills.Aweeklater,the

whitemanwouldcomeforhiseighteendollars*rentandMommawouldbeghimto

waituntiltomorrow.Shehadtolietohimthatshehadlostherwalletorthereli

efcheckwascomingsoonorthewhitepeoplehadsomemoneyforher.Tomorro

wrdbehidingintheclosetbecausetherewasonlysupposedtobetwokidsint

heflat,andIcouldheartherentmanshoutatmyMommaandcallheracheat.

Andwhenhefinallywentaway,Mommaputthesacksonhershoesandwentoff

totherichwhiteman'shousetodresstherichwhitekidssotheirmothercouldt

akethemtoaspecialbabydoctor.

60.Mothergotupat6a.m.everyday,because

A.shehadtocookbreakfastforherchildren

B.shehadtocatchthefirstbustothefactory

C.shehadtoworkinthewhiteman'shouse

D.shehadtogotoseeaspecialbabydoctor

61.Mothernevertoldustobrushourteethortowashourhandsbecause.

A.shethoughwedidn'tneedtoB.wedidn'tlikewashinghands

C.wehaddoneeverythingverywellD.therewasnosoaporwaterinourho

me

62.Whydidthewriterhideinaclosetwhenthelandownercameforrent?

A.Theclosetcouldonlyholdtwokids.

B.Onlytwokidswereallowedtoliveinthehouse.

C.Theyshouldpaymorerentfortwokids.

D.Therewasonlyonebedroomforthetwokids.

63.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellus?

A.Blackpeopleleadamiserablelife.

B.Blackpeopledon'thaveenoughrentmoney.

C.Whitepeopleleadanexpensivelife.

D.Whitepeoplehavespecialbabydoctors.

C

Britainisfacingasharpriseinitsratpopulationasgrowingnumbersofpeople

leavefastfoodscrapsinthestreet,anenvironmentgroupwarned.KeepBritainTi

dysaidtherodents（啮齿动物）werestoppingtheirtraditionalhuntsundergroundan

dwereroamingthestreets,temptedbydiscardedburgers,pizzasandcrisps.uThe

ratpopulationisontheriseandsoonifllbeascommontoseearodentonour

streetasitistoseeadogoracat,"saidgroupDirector,SueNelson.Thepractic

eofdumpingfastfoodlitterandscrapsonthestreetratherthaninthetrash—with

youngmentheworstoffenders—wasbehindtherise.AccordingtotheNationalR

odentSurveyin2005,Britain'sratpopulationhasgrownbynearlyonequartersine

e2000andisnowestimatedat60million,twomillionmorethanthehumanpopul

ation.Onaveragearatcangivebirthevery24—28daysandjustasinglepairof

ratscanproduceacolonyof2,000ayear.Around200peopleayeargetWeil's

Disease-aninfectionwhichcanleadtoliverorkidney（肝肾）failureandeventuall

ydeathandwhichisarrivedinrafswaste.Tohighlighttheissue,KeepBritainTid

ylaunchedacinemaadentitled“Howclosedoyouwantthemtoget?”Theadga

veashockingimageofayoungwomansleepinginabedofrots-echoingtheni

ghtmarescenefromJamesHerbert'sclassichorrortaleTheRats,inwhichmutant

rodentsbegintopreyon（捕食）humans.

64.Wheredidtherodentsusetosearchforfood?

A.IntheStreet.B.Undertheground.

C.Fromthetrashcans.D.Inburgershops.

65.Whatisthehumanpopulationnowaccordingtothewriter?

A.60rr^llion.B.58million.C.35million.D.2million.

66.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat.

A.WeiPsDiseasewillfinallyendtheworld

B.pizzasandcrispswillbecomepoisonous

C.ratswillendangerhumanbeings5life

D.youngpeopleareblamefortheratpopulation

67.Bywritingthepassage,theauthortriesto.

A.closesomeoftheburgerandpizzarestaurants

B.drawthepublicattentiontotheproblemofrats

C.preventtheratsfromgrowingup

D.makingadvertisementfortheclassichorrorfilmTheRats

D

Weallknowwhatitisliketobeunabletoturnyourheadbecauseofacoldinth

emusclesofyourneck,orbecauseanunexpectedtwisthasmadeyourneckach

eandstiff.Yourwholebodyfeelstight.Theslightestmovemakesyoujumpwith

pain.Nothingcouldbeworsethanapainintheneck.

Thatiswhyweusephrasetodescribesomepeoplewhogiveyouthesamefeelin

g.Wehaveallmetsuchpeople.

Oneisthemanwhoalwaysseemstobeclappinghishands-oftenatthewrongt

ime-duringaperformanceinthetheater.Hekeepsyoufromhearingtheactors.

Evenworsearethosewhocanneverarrivebeforethecurtaingoesupandplayb

egins.Theycomehurryingdowntoyourrowofseats.Youarecomfortablysettled

down,withyourhatandheavycoatinyourlap.Youmuststandupto;etthem

pass.Youareproudofyourself-controlaftertheyhavesettledintotheirseats...

Well,whatnow...GoodGod,oneofthemisupagain.Heforgottogotothemen*

sroom,andoncemoreyouhavetostandup,hangingontoyourhatandcoatto

lethimpass.Now,thatis“apainintheneck.”

Another,well-knowntousall,isthepersonsittingbehindyouinthemovies.His

mouthisfullofpopcorn;heischewingloudly,ortalkingbetweenbitestofriendsn

exttohim.Noneofthemremainstill.Upanddown,backandforth,theygo-for

anotherbagofpopcorn,orsomethingtodrink.

Then,thereisthemainsittingnexttoyouatalunchcountersmokingasmellyci

gar.Hewantsyoutoenjoyittoo,andblowssmokeacrossyoufoodintoyourmo

uth.

Wemustnotforgetthemanwhocomesintoabusorsubwaycarandsitsdown

nexttoyou,justascloseasyouwilllethim.Youarereadingthenewspaperand

heleansoverandstretcheshisrocksothathecanreadthepaperwithyou.He

mayeventurnthepapertothenextpagebeforeyouarereadyforit.

Wealsocallsuchapersona"rubberneck,"alwaysstretchinghisnecktowhereit

doesnotbelong,likeneighborswhowatchallyourvisitors.Theyenjoyinvadingy

ourprivacy.Peoplehaveastrongdislikeforrubbernecks.Theyhatebeingspiedu

pon.

68.Wherecanyoufindthispassage?

A.Medicinedictionaries.B.Socialsciencebooks,

C.Kids'comicbooks.D.Sciencetextbooks.

69.Howdoyoufeelwhenlatecomerswalkbackandforthinfrontofyouinaci

nema?

A.Ignored.B.Bored.C.DisturbedD.Relaxed.

70.A“rubberneck”often.

A.saysbadwordsbehindpeople.

B.quarrelsfacetofacewithneighbors.

C.bargainsthepricewithsaleswomen

D.asksaboutotherpeople'sbusiness

71.Whichofthefollowisa“painontheneck”？

A.Someonewhohelpsyoufindyourseatinamovietheatre.

B.Someonewhosmokesinasmokingsectiononatrain.

C.Someonewhothrowstrashoutofhiscarwindowonthehighway.

D.Someonewhogoestothedoctorforhisseverepainontheneck.

F

Babiesarenotjustpassingidletimewhentheystaregoggle-eyedatthetelevision

一theyareactuallylearningabouttheworld,U.S.researcherssaid.Parentsmayw

anttlimitwhattheirbabiesseeontelevision,basedonthestudy,saidDonnaM

umme,assistantprofessorofpsychologyatTuftsUniversityinBoston,wholedthe

research.^Childrenasyoungas12monthsaremakingdecisionsbasedntheem

otional（情感的）reactionsofadultsaroundthem,^^Mummesaidinastatement.ulttur

nsouttheycanalsouseemotionalinformationtheypickupfromtelevision.This

meansthatadultsmightwanttothinktwicebeforetheyspeakinaloudandharsh

voiceorletababyseetelevisionprogramsmeantforinformationabouttheworld.

Amoth