天津北辰区2016高考英语二轮：人生百味类阅读理解（5）练习含答案
2016高考英语阅读理解--人生百味类
I've always felt a bit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) sad for weekend fathers, who are divorced and must maintain a bond with their children through visits on the weekend．Not having the opportunity for a lot of quality time, they go in for quantity giving lots of gifts and taking the children on non stop outings．
But now I can understand．I'm a weekend mom．My child, Henry, is a dog．
Henry just returned to his father, Jack, after a happy stay with me．For ten days, I fed him the best food, canceled plans to stay home with him and let him sleep on the bed every night．
Jack and I broke up a year ago．But neither of us wanted to part with Henry, so we share him．Not surprisingly, Henry is a willing participant in our contest for his love．
Jack doesn't let Henry sleep on his bed, so that's where I can always gain big points．I feed Henry higher quality food．I am always replacing his expensive “thingy" ,a cotton knot he likes chewing on．It' s his favorite toy, and the only one he has is at my house．Score another one for me．
Jack now has a girlfriend, Lucy．At first she was afraid of dogs, which secretly delighted me．But that Henry, just trying to be polite（the way I taught him to be）,won her over．
If truth be told, as time passes, there has been a slight change in Henry' s behavior toward me．The worst was one day when Jack dropped him off for a two week stay．Henry and I were in the backyard playing as Jack was driving off．When he heard Jack's truck, he ran after it for two blocks until Jack had to stop and bring him back．
That hurt, especially since I had friends over at the time．In a rare conciliatory （安抚的） mood, Jack said to me, "You know, I' m his best friend, but you'll always be his mom．"
Whatever it takes, I plan to make sure it stays that way．
【小题1】At the writer's home, Henry________．
A．does a lot of running
B．enjoys high quality food
C．has many expensive toys
D．is not allowed to sleep on her bed
【小题2】The writer feels hurt because________．
A．Jack has got a girlfriend
B．Lucy doesn't like Henry at all
C．Jack doesn't treat Henry as well as before
D．Henry' s attitude to her has changed slightly
【小题3】This article is mainly about________．
A．the tips on keeping dogs
B．the writer' s happy life with a dog
C．the writer' s efforts to win a dog's love
D．the relationship between the writer and Jack
【小题4】The writer wrote the passage in a/an_________way．
A．humorous B．serous C．angry D．painful
2016高考英语阅读理解--人生百味类
The Truth Can Set You Free
I recently got pulle ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d over for speeding not far from my new home in Virginia. I hadn’t been paying attention, and I had driven a few miles an hour over the speed limit.
“Can I see your license and registration ” the police officer asked me. I pulled both out for him, and he saw my Pittsburgh address on my Pennsylvania driver’s license.
“What are you doing here ” he asked. “Are you with the army ”
“No, I’m not.” I answered. I explained that I had just moved to Virginia, and I hadn’t had time to re-register yet.
“So what brings you here ”
He had asked a direct question. Without thinking very hard, I gave him a direct answer. “Well, officer,” I said, “since you’ve asked, I have cancer. I have just months to live. We’ve moved down here to be close to my wife’s family.”
“So you’ve got cancer,” he said flatly. He was trying to figure me out. Was I really dying Was I lying He took a long look at me. “You know, for a guy who has only a few months to live, you sure look good.”
He was obviously thinking: “Either this guy is pulling one big fat line on me, or he’s telling the truth.” He was trying to question my honesty without directly calling me a liar. And so he had forced me to prove that I was being honest.
“Well, officer, I know that I look pretty healthy. I look great on the outside, but the tumors（肿瘤）are on the inside.” And then, I don’t know what possessed me, but I just did it. I pulled up my shirt, showing the operational scars.
He looked at my scars. He looked in my eyes. He now knew he was talking to a dying man. Well, he wasn’t taking this any further. He handed me back my license. “Do me a favor.” he said, “Slow down from now on.”
The awful truth had set me free. As he went back to his police car, I had a realization. I had been one of those gorgeous blondes (金发美女) who could bat her eyelashes and get out of tickets. I drove home under the speed limit, and I was smiling like a beauty queen.
【小题1】The author was stopped by the police officer because ______.
A．he didn’t have a license
B．he forgot to re-register
C．he was seriously ill
D．he drove too fast
【小题2】The author moved to Virginia probably because ______.
A．he was homesick
B．he served in the army there
C．Virginia had better hospitals
D．his family could be better cared for
【小题3】On hearing about ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the author’s cancer, the police officer ______.
A．said it was an excuse
B．doubted his honesty
C．showed sympathy for him
D．asked him to show his scars
【小题4】It can be inferred from the passage that the author was ______.
A．optimistic B．adventurous
C．dishonest D．romantic
阅读理解。阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One evening in Februa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ry 2007. A student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote in Wales. She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path . That's when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train. Her Renault Clio parked across a railway line. Second later, she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.
Ceely's ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) near miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS device(导航仪).She had never driven the route before .It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS. But it made no mention of the crossing. "I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train," she told the BBC.
W ho is to blame he ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceely's story in his book When Machines Fail US, finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says,
But our digi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tal helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it’s not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless key boards.
The problem with ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )his argument in the book is that it’s not clear why he only focuses digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signaling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the CPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn’t say.
It’s a problem that ru ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ns through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an account of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe it’s also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these factors.
The game between huma ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ns and their smart devices is complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be way a wiser use of technology.
If there is such ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long.
( ) 1 .What did ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident
A. She was not familiar with the road.
B. It was dark and raining heavily then.
C. The railway works failed to give the signal.
D. Her GPS device didn’t tell her about the crossing
( ) 2. The phra ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )se “near miss” (paragraph 2) can best be replaced by _______.
A. close bit B. heavy loss C. narrow escape D. big mistake
( ) 3. Which ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with
A. Modern technology is what we can’t live without.
B. Digital technology often falls short of out expectation.
C. Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.
D. GPS error is not the only cause for Celery’s accident.
( ) 4. In the writer’s opinion, Stevenson’s argument is________.
A. one-sided B. reasonable C. puzzling D. well-based
( ) 5.What is the real concern of the writer of this article
A. The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.
B. The relationship between humans and technology
C. The shortcomings of digital devices we use.
D. The human unawareness of technical problems.
【参考答案】1---5、DCBAB
阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
It’s 5:00 in the m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )orning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I face my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise, I feel extremely tired, but a smile is of my face. It’s not a smile because the DVD is over, but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.
Some people enjoy ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother’s chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my “no thank you,” or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years, I have learned it’s okay to just say “no.” I shouldn’t feel sorry for refusing food that I don’t want to eat.
So what drives me ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m. What gives me the reason to just say to ice cream Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases self –confidence and energy, extends life and above all improve my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. It’s through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out.
( ) 1.Why is there a smile on the author’s face in the morning
A. Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully.
B. Because she finishes her favorite exercise
C. Because she enjoys the interesting DVD
D. Because she feels a sense of achievement
( ) 2. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2
A. She doesn’t treat others politely
B. She likes to make others surprised
C. Others don’t understand what she does
D. Others try to help her by offering her food
( ) 3. What does the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) underlined word “commitment” in the last paragraph mean
A. Good health B. Firm belief C.A strong power D.A regular half
( ) 4. What can we learn about the author from the text
A. She acts in a strange way
B. She wants to look different from others
C. She aims to develop a good body shape
D. She has difficult getting along with others
【答案与解析】
【要点综述】本文叙述了作者不辞辛苦地坚持锻炼，有时还不为他人所理解的故事；她只为自己的坚定信念，即通过锻炼来改变自己。
【参考答案】1---4、DCBC天津北辰区2016高考英语二轮：人生百味类阅读理解（2）练习含答案
2016高考英语阅读理解--人生百味类
Have you ever com ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )plained why life is so tiring Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you Are your studies sometimes not successful Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you’ll find that the whole world smiles to you.
While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job
One day it is fine. Just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concerts that the nature offers you And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.
Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t be avoided. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success”.
Attitude decides everything. With an optimistic attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let’s smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.
【小题1】People sometimes complain _________.
A．the sky is always dark
B．their studies are successful
C．they see the world with their heart
D．life is tiring
【小题2】When we face failure, we ___________.
A．must be confident in ourselves
B．shouldn’t be afraid of it
C．shouldn’t give up hope
D．All of the above
【小题3】The best title for the passage is_______.
A．Smile and the World Smiles to You
B．Complaining about Life
C．Failure is the Mother of Success
D．It is Very Hard to Succeed
2016高考英语阅读理解--人生百味类
Summer Rain
The worst days of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )any summer are the rainy ones. We spend all year looking forward to nice weather and long, hot days. All of winter, with its cloudy days and bitter cold, we dream of those endless days at the beach, lying on the sand and enjoying the bright and burning sun. And then, summer comes, and it rains.
As a child, I would wake up to rainy summer days and come close to crying. It wasn’t fair. We suffered through months of school and experienced bad weather for those short ten weeks of freedom and pleasant weather.
On those rainy summer days, I had nothing fun to do and could only sit inside, staring out at the rain like a bird in a cage. I was an only child, so there was no one else to play with. My father worked from home, so I was not truly alone, but he could not actively play with me since he was at work. It was those days that I would watch whatever was on television or read any books that I could find lying around. I’d drag through the day and pray each night that the rain would not be there the next day.
As an adult, though, my opinion of summer rain has changed. When you have to work every day, summer is not as exciting. Everything seems dull. Such a mindset makes you cheer for anything new or different. I spend the winter dreaming of summer and the summer dreaming of winter. When summer comes, I hate how hot it is. And then I look forward to the rain, because the rain brings with it a cold front, which makes me comfortable. Rainy days are still the worst days of the summer, but summer rain today means positively beautiful — and considerably cooler — weather tomorrow.
【小题1】When the author was a child, he ______.
A．hated rainy days
B．liked staying indoors
C．preferred cooler weather
D．dreamed on summer days
【小题2】We can learn from the passage that the author ______.
A．was often left alone at home
B．had no brothers or sisters
C．preferred reading to playing outside
D．could enjoy the brilliant sun in winter
【小题3】As an adult, t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he author views summer rain differently because ______.
A．he knows it won’t last long
B．his summer holiday is very short
C．rain makes the weather cooler
D．he can better deal with his holiday
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
(2013·郑州市二模，B)
It was an au ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Our children were upstairs unpacking, and I was looking out of the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. “What are you doing out there？” I called to him.
He looked up, smi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ling, “I'm making you a surprise.” I thought it could be just about anything. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us. Today, however, Dad would say no more, and caught up in the business of our new life, I eventually forgot about his surprise.
Until one gl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )oomy day the next March when I glanced out of the window, I saw a dot of blue across the yard. I headed outside for a closer look. They were crocuses (番红花) throughout the front lawn—blue, yellow and my favorite pink, with little faces moving up and down in the cold wind. I remembered the things Dad secretly planted last autumn. He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down. What could have been more perfectly timely to my needs
My father's crocu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ses bloomed (开花) each spring for the next five seasons, always bringing the same assurance: Hard times are almost over. Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon.
Then a spring ca ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )me with only half the usual blooms and the next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses, so I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did. He died suddenly one October day. My family were in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith.
On a spring after ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )noon four years later, I was driving back when I felt depressed. It was Dad's birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual—my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived up to his faith. Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. There on the muddy grass with small piles of melting snow, bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus.
How could a f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years ago, one that hadn't bloomed in over a decade But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.
Hold on, keep g ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )oing, and light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day, but it built my faith for a lifetime.
文章大意：本文是一篇充满爱和哲理的记叙文。文 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )章主要讲述了搬家之后，作者的父亲在她家草坪里种下了番红花。这让作者在寒冷的冬天情绪也不会低落。多年之后的一个下午，作者发现18年前种下的已有10多年未曾生长开花的球茎，如今重新开放，这让作者理解了其深刻的含义：只要坚持不懈，光明就会来临。
4．According to the first three paragraphs, we learn that ________.
A．it kept bothering the author not knowing what the surprise was
B．the author was unpacking when her father was making the surprise
C．it was not the f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )irst time that the author's father had made a surprise
D．the author knew what the surprise was because she knew her father
答案：C 细节理解题。根 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )据文章第二段第三句“When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us.”可知，作者的父亲从她小的时候就一直给她惊喜，这已不是第一次了。故答案选C。
5．Which of t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he following statements is NOT true according to the passage
A．The author usually felt depressed in the season of winter.
B．The author's father planted the crocuses to lift her low spirits.
C．The author often thought about her father after he died.
D．The crocuses bloomed each spring before her father died.
答案：D 细节理解题。根据文章第三段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )倒数第二句“He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down.”可知，A、B两项正确。根据文章倒数第三段第二句“It was Dad's birthday, and I found myself thinking about him.”和第三句可知，作者经常会想起她的父亲，所以C正确。所以本题应选D。
6．The author's father should be best described as ________.
A．a part time worker who loved flowers
B．a kind hearted man who lived with faith
C．a full time gardener with skillful hands
D．an ordinary man with doubts in his life
答案：B 推理判断题。根据文章中讲述父 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )亲为防止作者在冬天情绪低落而为她种了番红花可知，他有爱心且心地善良；根据文章倒数第三段第三句中“remembering how he lived up to his faith”可知，父亲实践着自己的信仰。故答案选B。
7．What can be the best title for the passage
A．Crocuses—My Source of Faith
B．Crocuses—Father's Surprise
C．A Pink Crocus—My Memory
D．Crocuses in Blossom—My Favorite
答案：A 标题概括题。根据文章最后一段第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )二句“The pink crocus bloomed for only a day, but it built my faith for a lifetime.”可知，作者在父亲为她种的番红花上找到了人生信仰。故答案选A。
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
(2013·太原市二模，B)
MARCH 05, 2013
TOKYO (AFP)—A fathe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r froze to death while sheltering his nine year old daughter from severe weekend snowstorms that swept northern Japan. Mikio Okada, one of at least nine people killed as snowstorms swept across Hokkaido (北海道), died as he tried to protect his only child Natsune against winds of up to 109 kilometers per hour in Yubetsu, Hokkaido, as temperatures fell sharply to minus 6 degrees centigrade.
Okada's body was uncov ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ered by rescuers looking for the pair after relatives raised the alarm. Natsune was wearing her father's jacket and was wrapped in his arms. The pair had last been heard from at 4 p. m. on Saturday, after fisherman Okada picked his daughter up from a school where she was being looked after while he was at work. Okada called his relatives to say his truck had become stuck in the driving snow, which was several meters deep in places. He told them he and Natsune would walk the remaining kilometre. The two were found just 300 meters from the truck at 7 a．m. on Sunday.
Okada had his b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ody bent over his daughter, gently holding her in his arms and apparently using his body and a warehouse wall to provide shelter. The small girl was taken to hospital, where she was found to have no serious injuries. Her father was officially pronounced dead by doctors at the same hospital.
The newspaper Yom ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )iuri said Natsune's mother had died of illness two years earlier. The paper quoted neighbors as saying Okada had been an extremely caring father who would often delay the start of his working day to enjoy breakfast with his daughter.
His death came ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) as families all over Japan celebrated Girls' Day, a festival in which they gather at home and decorate houses with dolls. “He reserved a cake for his only daughter and was looking forward to celebrating Dolls' Festival together，” a neighbor told the Yomiuri.
文章大意：本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了在日本发生的一场暴风雪，父亲为了保护女儿被冻死的感人故事。
8．When the disaster happened, the father and daughter were ________.
A．returning home after visiting relatives
B．just 300 meters away from home
C．driving home after a visit to a hospital
D．on their way home from the girl's school
答案：D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第三、四 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )句“... after fisherman Okada picked his daughter up from a school... his truck had become stuck in the driving snow...”可知，D项正确。
9．Which of the follow ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing doesn't show the father's love for his daughter
A．Okada called his relatives to say his truck had become stuck.
B．Okada had his body bent over his daughter.
C．Okada had been looking forward to Dolls' Festival.
D．Natsune was wearing her father's jacket.
答案：A 细节理解题。文章第二段第四句“Ok ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ada called his relatives to say his truck had become stuck in the driving snow...”只是在陈述一个事实，并不能显示父女情深。故A项正确。本题可用排除法。
10．What can we infer from the passage
A．The relatives ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) were not careful enough and raised the alarm too late.
B．No one cared for Natsune at home while her dad was at work.
C．The rescuers' delay resulted in the avoidable death.
D．Okada had just celeb ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rated Girls' Day with his daughter before he died.
答案：B 推理判断题。根据 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )文章第二段第三句“... where she was being looked after while he was at work”可推知，在Okada上班时，没有人照顾女儿。故B项正确。
11．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage
A．9 year old girl made orphan in snowstorm
B．Snowstorm takes away 9 year old girl's father
C．Father dies sheltering daughter from snowstorm
D．Japanese dad dies in snowstorm
答案：C 标题概括题。根据文章第一段第一句及对文章的整体描述可知，C项做标题最恰当。天津北辰区2016高考英语二轮：人生百味类阅读理解（1）练习含答案
2016高考英语阅读理解--人生百味类
Why can’t some peopl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e even get an inch of what they dream of being Blame it on pure dreaming and lack of surrounding goals for achieving their dreams.
Setting goals is very significant part of accomplishing and positive actions. It is like scaling(攀爬) a 200 feet construction and marking in the early hours on what feet you would like to reach at this specific period.
People who set goals literally generate a map of their goal settings in life, marking where they should start, where to pause, where to study a bit, and where and when to end. Once this map comes into being, it allows the map drawer to check where he is in the scheme(安排) of things and whether or not he is making some planning that will take him closer to his goals.
By surrounding goals, people will know how they are doing and what they should be doing to get their goals or dreams in life. They will know if they can relax or if they have to double their efforts when they are falling short of what is expected of them.
Goal surroundings means a person is proactive in dealing with challenges that may affect his plans. Being proactive means one is able to outline possible difficulties that may occur as well as the solutions to these difficulties. By doing this, a person is not easily scared or defeated when challenges occur because he has already prepared for them. He knows they can happen and he has prepared a solution or strategy when that time comes.
Setting goals will enable people to track their progress in whatever hard work they set out to do. It will help people bee more confident in themselves and more motivated to get their plans.
【小题1】The purpose of this passage is to _______________.
A．explain the difference between the two goals.
B．show the importance of surrounding goals.
C．tell us how to set and achieve one’s goals.
D．tell us setting goals makes one confident.
【小题2】The underlined w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ord “proactive” in paragraph 5 may have the closest meaning to “________”.
A．positive B．careful
C．brave D．prepared
【小题3】According to the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) author, one had better ___________ in making a goal in life.
A．take an active attitude
B．create a scheme as a whole
C．consider the possible troubles
D．check where he is frequently
【小题4】From the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) passage, we can reach the conclusion that___________________.
A．achievements come to those who are well prepared
B．everyone faces the situation which is scaring or threatening
C．the higher one sets his goal, the more achievements he will have
D．success never es to people who always blame
2016高考英语阅读理解--人生百味类
To Friend or Not To Friend
We all love our par ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ents and turn to them when we’re in need, but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue Social networking sites have become extensions of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends
In the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, content to continue their day to day lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology. However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to education themselves about social networking sites.
These days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; there’s also a certain amount of control over privacy that we don’t get in real life. Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated when we must accept a “friend” request from a parent or family member.
It’s a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online lives. On the one hand we don’t want to “reject” their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something to hide. On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.
A recent survey suggested that parents shouldn’t take it personally if their child ignores their request, “When a teen ignores a parent’s friend request, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be independent.”
Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help soften the blow if you do choose not to add them to your friends list.
【小题1】From Paragraph 2, we learn that _______.
A．parents feel secure about their privacy online
B．social networks successfully fill the generation gap
C．parents have realized the importance of social networks
D．social networks offer a platform for parents to communicate
【小题2】Teenagers may refuse a parent’s friend request because _______.
A．they hide something from their parents
B．they are unwilling to be watched by parents
C．their parents tend to fall behind in technology
D．their parents make negative comments on them
【小题3】The passage is mainly about _______.
A．privacy online
B．social networks
C．the generation gap
D．parents’ friend requests
【小题4】The passage is written mainly for _______.
A．parents B．teenagers
C．teachers D．researchers
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
(2013·南昌市二模，D)
Parents say that ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )honesty is the best policy, but they regularly lie to their children as a way of influencing their behavior and emotions, finds new research from the University of Toronto and the University of California.
Surprisingly litt ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )le has been published on the subject of parental lying, so Gail Heyman, professor of psychology at the University of California, Diem Luu, a former student of the University of California, and Kang Lee, professor at the University Toronto, set out to explore the under researched phenomenon. They asked US participants in two related studies about parents lying to their children—either for the purpose of promoting appropriate behavior or to make them happy.
In one of the studies, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) many parents reported they told their young children that bad things would happen if they didn't go to bed or eat what they were supposed to. Other parents reported inventing magical creatures. One explained, “We told our daughter that if she wrapped up all her pacifiers (橡皮奶嘴) like gifts, the fair would come and give them to the children who needed them.”
In the other ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )study, the researchers surveyed college students' recollections about their parents' lying and obtained similar results: parents often lie to their children even as they tell them that lying is unacceptable.
The research ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ers refer to this practice as “parenting by lying”. “We are surprised by how often parenting by lying takes place，” said LEE. Though Heyman thinks that there are occasions when it is appropriate to be less than truthful with a child, she urges parents to think through the issues and consider alternatives before using lies.
“Children sometimes ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) behave in ways that are disruptive or are likely to harm their long term interests，” said Heyman. “It is common for them to try out a range of strategies, including lying, to stop them. However, parents should be concerned about the possible long term negative consequences to children's beliefs about honesty.”
文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。父母常教育 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )孩子要诚实，但他们自己有时却对孩子撒谎。研究人员就此现象进行了调研，并且提出家长应该考虑到对孩子经常说谎可能会造成的长期的负面影响的结论，并建议家长考虑一些其他的教育方法。
16．The subject of parental lying ________.
A．was not allowed to be researched in the past
B．attracts little attention because it is common
C．hasn't got many published results about it
D．is becoming more and more popular
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第二段第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )一句中“Surprisingly little has been published on the subject of parental lying”可知，对于父母撒谎的行为很少有报道。故C项正确。
17．The study of Gai ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Heyman, Diem Luu and Kang Lee was focused on parents' lies that ________.
A．aim to cover their mistakes
B．lead children to hate them
C．aim to give children a positive influence
D．make children get used to lying
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )一句中“They asked US participants in two related studies about... for the purpose of promoting appropriate behavior or to make them happy.”可知，父母说谎的原因本是想给孩子带来积极的影响。故C项正确。
18．What does Heyman think of parental lying
A．It is a great parenting strategy.
B．Parents should think twice before using it.
C．It usually does more good than harm.
D．Parents should do something to make up for it after using it.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Though Heyman thinks that there are occasions when it is appropriate to be less than truthful with a child, she urges parents to think through the issues and consider alternatives before using lies.”可知，Heyman认为父母应该想清楚对孩子撒谎的问题，在撒谎之前要考虑再三。故B项正确。
19．Parents usua ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lly ________ when their young children don't go to bed properly.
A．turn off the bedroom lights and play some music
B．shout at them loudly
C．shut the door and let them alone
D．make up some magical creatures to let them believe
答案：D 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )“Other parents reported inventing magical creatures”可知，D项正确。
20．In which part of a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) newspaper would you most probably find the passage
A．Business. B．Education.
C．Technology. D．Fashion.
答案：B 推理判断题。文章主要讨论了父母在教育孩子时，是否应该撒谎的问题。故最有可能在报纸上的教育一栏出现。故B项正确。
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
(2013·郑州市二模，A)
“Croeso I Gymr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )u！” If you don't know what this means, read on to find out more.
When you cross over ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the border from England into Wales, you don't have to show your passport but you do notice a difference immediately. All the road markings and signs are shown in two languages—English and Welsh (威尔士语). Not all visitors to Britain know that other languages are spoken here. There's the Gaelic (盖尔语) language in Scotland and a few people speak Cornish (康沃尔语) in the southwest of England, but the most widely spoken language in the UK besides English is Welsh.
Perhaps the first W ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )elsh word you'll see on the road into Wales is ARAF. There's a helpful English translation next to it—SLOW. As you can see, Welsh looks quite different from English. It sounds very different, too. Welsh looks and sounds so different from English because it's a Celtic language. Celtic cultures still exist around the edges of the UK—in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and also in parts of France. For hundreds of years, almost everyone in Wales spoke Welsh, but nowadays there are about 600 thousand Welsh speakers—around 20% of the population.
So is Welsh dying ou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t Not at all! Nowadays, all school children in Wales study Welsh and many choose to go to an all Welsh speaking school. You can get public information in Welsh, speak Welsh in court or take a course at university in Welsh. People surf the Internet in Welsh, keep up with friends on Facebook and write blogs in Welsh.
By the way，“Croeso I G ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ymru！” means “Welcome to Wales！” —I hope you'll be able to visit it one day.
文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了威尔士语，包括威尔士语的特点、使用的人群、发展前景以及与英语的不同。
1．According to the passage, Welsh ________.
A．has developed from Cornish
B．is still widely used in the UK
C．sounds a little similar to English
D．is more widely spoken than before
答案：B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )最后一句中的“but the most widely spoken language in the UK besides English is Welsh”可知，威尔士语在英国应用比较广泛。故答案选B。
2．How does the author feel about the future of Welsh
A．Optimistic. B．Curious.
C．Worried. D．Confused.
答案：A 观点态度题。根据文章倒数第二 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段第一句“So is Welsh dying out Not at all！”可知，作者相信威尔士语不会消失。故答案选A。
3．What is the author's purpose of writing the passage
A．To explain a typical Welsh term.
B．To compare English with Welsh.
C．To give an introduction to Welsh.
D．To encourage people to visit Wales.
答案：C 写作意图题。文章主要介绍了威尔士语的特点、使用的人群、发展前景以及与英语的不同。故答案选C。天津北辰区2016高考英语二轮：人生百味类阅读理解（4）练习含答案
2016高考英语阅读理解--人生百味类
often teach ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )about happiness and what has become clear is this：There are some qualities always unhappy people have．Here are some of them．
Happy people know life can be hard and tend to live through hard times．They take responsibility for how they got themselves into a mess，and focus on getting themselves out of it as soon as possible．Unhappy people see themselves as victims of life and stay stuck in the“look what happened to me” attitude instead of finding a way through and out to the other side．
Most happy people believe in the good in people instead of thinking everyone is out to get them．Generally open and friendly towards people they meet，happy people foster(培养)a sense of community around themselves and meet new people with all open heart．Unhappy people are distrustful of most people they meet and don’t think strangers can be trusted．Unfortunately，this behavior slowly closes all chances of meeting new friends．
Unhappy people believe someone else’s good fortune steals from their own．They believe there’s not enough goodness to go around and always compare others’against theirs．This leads to jealousy(嫉妒)．Happy people know that others’good luck and circumstance are just signs of what they also can achieve if they try hard enough．They believe in unlimited possibilities and don’t get stuck in thinking one person’s good fortune limits their possible outcome in life．
There’s only so much space between the two ears．Unhappy people fill that space with constant worry and fear．Happy people experience fear and worry too，but make an important difference between feeling it and living with it．When fear or worry crosses a happy person’s mind，they’ll ask themselves if there’s an action they can take to prevent their fear or worry from happening and they take it．If not，they realize they’re spinning in fear and they lay it down．
【小题1】Paragraph 2 mainly shows that unhappy people tend to _______________．
A．focus on what they really want
B．get worried about what will happen
C．stay focused on the past misfortunes
D．find a way to live through hard times
【小题2】According to paragraph 3 and 4，unhappy people ______________．
A．like making some new friends
B．hate seeing others with good fortune
C．are more likely to be cheated by strangers
D．believe they can get good luck by working hard
【小题3】What is implied about happy people
A．They don’t think life is hard．
B．They hardly ever fear anything．
C．They try to get out of their fear or worries．
D．They don’t believe in every people they meet．
【小题4】How is the text mainly developed
A．By making comparisons．
B．By giving examples．
C．By showing detailed data．
D．By proving some theories．
2016高考英语阅读理解--人生百味类
Too many people want o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )thers to be their friends, but they don't give friendship back. That is why some friendships don't last very long. To have a friend, you must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous (宽宏大量的); be understanding.
Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you do not tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven't been honest, you may lose your friend's trust. Good friends always rely on one another to speak and act honestly.
Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friend know better.
Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend's place so that you can understand the problem better.
No two friendships are exactly alike (相同的). But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friends, you must practice honesty, generosity and understanding.
【小题1】Some friendships don't last long because _____.
A．there are too many people who want to make friends
B．those who give others friendship receive friendship from others
C．some people receive friendship but don't give friendship back
D．they don't know friendship is something serious
【小题2】According to the passage, honesty is _____.
A．something countable
B．the base of friendship
C．as important as money
D．more important than anything else
【小题3】In the third p ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )aragraph, the underlined word 'they' refers to (指) _____.
A．generosity and friendship B．generosity and sharing
C．your ideas and feelings D．your clothes
【小题4】The best title of this passage is _____.
A．How to Be a Friend
B．Honesty Is the Best Policy
C．A Friend in Need Is a Friend indeed
D．Three Important Points in Life
阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
In the more and more c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ompetitive service industry, it is no longer enough to promise customer satisfaction. Today, customer “delight” is what companies are trying to achieve in or order to keep and increase market share.
It is accepte ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d in the marketing industry, and confirmed by a number of researches, that customers receiving good service will promote business by telling up to 12 other people: those treated badly will tell their tales of woe to up to 20 people, 80 percent of people who feel their complaints are handled fairly will stay loyal
New lung ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )es for customer care have come when people can obtain goods and services through telephone call centers and the Internet. For example , many companies now have to invest(投资)a lot of money in information technology and staff training in order to cope with the “phone rage”—caused by delays in answering calls ,being cut off in mid-conversation or left waiting for long periods.
“Many people do not li ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ke talking to machines,” says Dr . Storey Senior Lecturer in Marketing at City University Business School. “Banks, for example, encourage staff at call centers to use customer data to establish instant and good relationship with them .The aim is to make the customer feel they know you and that you can trust— the sort of comfortable feelings people have during face-to-face chats with their local branch manager.”
Recommended ways of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) creating customer delight include: under-promising and over-delivering (saying that a repair will be calmed out within five hours ,but getting it done within two );replacing a faulty product immediately : throwing in a gift voucher(购物礼卷)as an unexpected “thank you” to rental customers ;and always returning calls ,even when they are complaints.
Aiming for customer ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) delight is all very well , but if services do not reach the high level promised , disappointment or worse will be the result . This can be eased by offering an apology and an explanation of why the service did not meet usual standards with empathy (for example,” I know how you must feel”), and possible solutions (replacement , compensation or whatever fames suggests best meets the case).
Airlines face some o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f the toughest challenges over customer care. Fierce competition has convinced them that delighting passengers is an important marketing tool, while there is great potential for customer anger over delays caused by weather, unclaimed luggage and technical problems.
For British Air ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ways staff, a winning telephone style is considered vital in handling the large volume of calls about bookings and flight times. They are trained to answer quickly, with their name, job title and a “we are here to help” attitude. The company has invested heavily in information technology to make sure that information is available instantly on screen.
British Airwa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ys also says its customer care policies are applied within the company and staff are taught to regard each other as customers requiring the highest standards of service.
Customer c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )are is obviously here to stay and it would be a foolish company that used slogans such as "we do as we please”. On the other hand, the more customers are promised, the greater the risk of disappointment.
( ) 1. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that .
A. complaining customers are hard to satisfy
B. unsatisfied customers receive better service
C. Satisfied customers catch more attention
D. well-treated customers promote business
( ) 2. The writer ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )mentions “phone rage”(Paragraph 3) to show that .
A. customers often use phones to express their anger
B. people still prefer to buy goods online
C. customer care becomes more attention
D. customers rely on their phones to obtain services
( ) 3. What does the writer recommend to create delight
A. Calling customers regularly B. Giving a “thank you” note.
C. Delivering a quicker service D. Promising more gifts.
( ) 4. If a manager ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )should show his empathy (Paragraph6), what would he probably say
A. “I know how upset ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )you must be.” B. “I appreciate your understanding.”
C. “I’m sorry for the delay.” D. “I know it’s our fault.”
( ) 5. Customer delight is important for airlines because .
A. their telephone style remains unchanged
B. they are more likely to meet with complaints
C. the services cost them a lot of money
D. the policies can be applied to their staff
( ) 6. Which of the following is conveyed in this article
A. Face-to-face service creates comfortable feelings among customers.
B. Companies that promise more will naturally attract more customers.
C. A company should promise less but do more in a competitive market.
D. Customer delight is more important for airlines than for banks.
【参考答案】1—6、DCCABC
阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
It was Saturday ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ). As always, it was a busy one, for “Six days shall you labor and do all your work” was taken seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in spring cleaning.
Somehow the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having Brother caught to beat carpets , they had sent him to the kitchen for string(线). It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would fly today.
My mother looked ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping, A gun she cast a look toward the window. “Come on, girls! Let’s take string to the boys and watch them
On the wa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y we met Mrs. Patrick, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girls.
There never ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )was such a day for flying kited! We played all our fresh string into the boys’ kites and they went up higher and higher .We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down it the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again.
Even our ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think we were all beside ourselves. Parents forgot their duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. “Perhaps it’s like this in the kingdom of heaven,” I thought confusedly.
It was growing dark ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) before we all walked sleepily back to house. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been a surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was, we didn't mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed .Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep “the things that cannot be and yet they are.”
The years we ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nt on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to “go park ,see duck.”
“I can’t go!” I ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )said. “I have this and this to do, and when I’m through I’ll be too tired to walk that for.”
My mother , w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ho was visiting us , looked up from the peas she was shelling ,“It’s a wonderful day,” she offered，“Really warm , yet there’s a fine breezy . Do you remember that day we flew kites ”
I stopped in m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y dash between stove and sink. The looked door flew open and with it a rush of memories. “Come on.” I told my little girl. “You’re right, it’s too good a day to miss.”
Another decade pass ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed. We were in the aftermath (余波)of a great war. All
evening we had bee ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent. What was he thinking of – what dark and horrible things
“Say!” A smil ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e slipped out from his lips. “Do you remember --- no, of course you wouldn’t. It probably didn’t make the impression on you as it did on me.”
I hardly dared speak. “Remember what ”
“I used to t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hink of that day a lot in POW camp(战俘营), when things weren’t too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites ”
( ) 1. Mrs. Patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought
A. she was too old to fly kites
B. her husband would make fun of her
C. she should have been doing her housework then
D. her girls weren’t supposed to play the boy’s game
( ) 2. By” we were a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ll beside ourselves”, the writer means that they all .
A. felt confused B. went wild with joy
C. looked on D. forgot their fights
( ) 3. What did the writer think after the kite-flying
A. The boys must have had more fun than the girls.
B. They should have finished their work before playing.
C. Her parents should spend more time with them.
D. All the others must have forgotten that day.
( ) 4. Why did the w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )riter finally agree to take her little girl for an outing
A. She suddenly remembered her duty as a mother.
B. She was reminded of the day they flew kites.
C. She had finished her work in the kitchen.
D. She thought it was a great day to play outside.
( ) 5. The youngest Patrick Boy is mentioned to show that _____ .
A. the writer was not alone in treasuring her fond memories
B. his experience in POW camp threw a shadow over his life
C. childhood friendship means so much to the writer
D. people like him really changed a lot after the war
【参考答案】1---5、CBDBA天津北辰区2016高考英语二轮：人生百味类阅读理解（3）练习含答案
2016高考英语阅读理解--人生百味类
You feel happiest ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving. If you give and give without making time to fill your own needs， then it’s likely you will burn out， or feel upset. When you take and take without giving anything back， you never feel a sense of achievement，so you are always searching for ways to fill the void in your life.
The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving so as to achieve real happiness is to know and then live by your values. I break values up into two groups which I call “being” and “having” values. Your “being” values are the character traits(特征)of the ideal person you would like to be. An example of some “being” values are： kind， loving， generous， inspirational， peaceful， wise and even powerful. By acting on these values， you give to others through your actions and you inspire others by “being” a positive role model. Mastering “being” these character traits becomes your life purpose.
Your “having” values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy. These could be companionship， achievement， support， “being” valued or financial security. This is what you receive. You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life.
When you make a commitment to live by your “being” values， it becomes easier to make conscious choices rather than reactionary(保守的) ones. If your usual habit is to complain about your problems， you could choose to think and act like a calm person. A calm person might go for a walk， meditate(沉思)， or set a time limit before responding. If your usual pattern is to worry， you could choose to act like a responsible or wise person. In other words， you would act like the person you choose to be—this is the key to personal power.
When you choose to act on your values， you not only feel good about yourself， but you reinforce(增强)your chosen beliefs. Over time acting in this way changes how you see the world， and in turn the way other people think of you.
【小题1】The underlined word “void” in Paragraph 1 probably means .
A．a feeling of emptiness
B．a loss of power
C．a lack of energy
D．a state of being confused
【小题2】According to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the text， by acting on your own “being” values， you will .
A．gain a lot of power
B．fill your own needs
C．seek all human virtues
D．form positive personality
【小题3】Which of the following does NOT belong to your “having” values？
A．Your success in the competition.
B．The support from your friends.
C．Your own peaceful mind.
D．The friendship with others.
【小题4】What can be inferred from the text？
A．“Having” values are better than “being” values.
B．The way other people think of you decides who you are.
C．A calm person does not choose to complain easily.
D．A responsible person does not care about financial security.
【小题5】The main purpose of this passage is to .
A．persuade the readers to make a commitment
B．inform the readers how to be truly happy
C．explain to the readers what personal values are
D．instruct the readers how to make wise choices
2016高考英语阅读理解--人生百味类
Thirteen can be a c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hallenging age. Not only did I have to adapt to my changing body, I also had to deal with my parents’ bitter divorce, a new family and the upsetting move from my country home to a crowded town.
When we moved, my beloved companion, a small brown pony had to be sold. I was heartbroken and terribly lonely. I couldn’t eat or sleep and cried all the time. Finally, realizing how much I missed my pony, my father bought me another horse, Cowboy.
Cowboy was without doubt the ugliest horse in the world. But I didn’t care. I loved him beyond all reasons.
I joined a riding club. When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse was judged by appearance, we were quickly ”shown the gate”. I knew nothing could turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the timed speed events. I chose the jumping race.
For the whole next month we practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home, totally exhausted.
All of our hard work didn’t make me feel confident by the time the show came. One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. I sat at the gate and sweated all out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the court and finish in first place.
My turn finally came. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped over it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line.
No cheers filled the air. The end of our run was met with surprised silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds.
I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds, I’d always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it. I can be the owner of my fate.
【小题1】Why did the author like Cowboy so much in spite of its ugliness
A．Because she loved horses more than anything else.
B．Because Cowboy was a strong and smart young horse.
C．Because Cowboy had a lot in common with her pony.
D．Because she was sad and lonely and needed a companion.
【小题2】The audienc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e fell into silence at the end of the run probably because_________.
A．they didn’t expect Cowboy would win the event
B．they were unhappy that Becky was beaten in the event
C．they didn’t like cowboy, for it was too ugly
D．they never saw a horse running as fast as Cowboy
【小题3】After the competition, the author came to realize that _______.
A．she ought to gather the courage to solve all the problems
B．it was time to forget her pony and treat Cowboy better
C．she needed to work harder to win more blue ribbons
D．she could be the god of her own fate if she tried hard enough
【小题4】It can be inferred from the story that _________.
A．all of their hard training was totally in vain
B．a blue ribbon must be the second highest prize
C．Cowboy lost in the event of being judged by appearance
D．both Becky and the author won in the jumping event
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
(2013·太原市二模，C)
Facebook has ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) been tricking people into using its so called “fun, free service”. Users, however, are actually paying an unconscious high price—the leak of their personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.
Most Facebook users ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )don't realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they're paying for Facebook because people don't really know what their personal data is worth.
The biggest prob ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lem is that the company keeps changing the rules. Early on, you could keep everything private. That was the great thing about Facebook—you could create your own little private network. Last year, the company changed its privacy rules so that many things—your city, your photo, your friends' names—were set to be shared with everyone on the Internet.
According to Fac ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ebook's vice president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don't share information, they have a “less satisfying experience”．
Some critics ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. Its original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the pages, was a total failure. Who wants to look at ads when they're online connecting with their friends
The privacy iss ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April, Senator Charles Sehumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social networking sites.
Whatever Facebo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ok has done so far to invade our privacy, it's only the beginning, and that is why I'm considering closing my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I'm upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don't trust. That's too high a price to pay.
文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。Fac ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ebook是一个世界上很受欢迎的免费社交网站，然而其用户的个人信息却在不知不觉中被运营商出卖并滥用。本文对此进行了讨论。
12．According to the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )passage, the majority of Facebook users are unconscious that Facebook ________.
A．makes big financial gain by selling their personal data
B．makes its free service possible by selling ad space
C．profits by sending targeted messages
D．profits by offering personal information to its users
答案：A 细节理解题。根据文章第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )一段第二、三句“Users, however, are actually paying an unconscious high price—the leak of their personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers...”可知，A项正确。
13．What can be learned from the passage
A．Facebook rule changes are indeed meant for the good of users.
B．With its trick ex ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )posed, Facebook will see its users reduced sharply.
C．The original busin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ess model did not bring Facebook the desired benefits.
D．Few Facebook ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) users care about the leak of their personal information.
答案：C 推理判断题。根 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )据文章第五段第二句“Its original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the pages, was a total failure.”可推知，C项正确。
14．Which of the foll ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )owing is true according to the last two paragraphs
A．The writer and Senator Schumer disagree sharply on this issue.
B．Facebook's privacy policy has the support of the government.
C．Social networking ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) sites like Facebook are under strict state control.
D．Senator Schumer is not satisfied with Facebook's privacy policy.
答案：D 推理判断题。根据文章第六段第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )一句“The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington.”和倒数第二段中Senator Charles Schumer的呼吁可推知，D项正确。
15．Why does the author plan to close his Facebook account
A．To escape Facebook's membership fee.
B．To avoid his personal data being abused.
C．To protect the safety of his bank account.
D．To support Senator Schumer's call.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据文章最 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )后一段倒数第二句“... but I'm upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don't trust”可推知，B项正确。
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
(2013·长沙市二模，B)
These days, t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )here are very few wild animals left in the UK. The wolves have gone. The bears have been hunted to extinction. Fortunately, there are a few badgers (獾)—Oh, well, actually, not for long as the British government has just decided to kill them too! But why
Badgers are fasci ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nating creatures. The black and white mammals live underground in “setts”， which they dig out of the earth. They are extremely brave, fighting off larger animals such as bears and wolves. The problem is that some badgers carry “Bovine Tuberculosis”(BTB), an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium Bovis (M. Bovis) which can cause TB in some other animals, including cattle.
For farmers, t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )his is a serious issue. In 1998 in the UK, almost 6 000 cows were killed to control the disease. And in 2010, more than 30 000 animals were destroyed. It's expensive too. Bovine TB costs the UK about ￡100 million per year. And some believe that the disease could end up costing the economy ￡9 billion over the next 40 years if nothing is done about it.
Experts say that ba ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dgers are responsible for about 50% of the infected cattle. So, after much debate, the government has agreed to a badger cull (杀戮). This will mean about 30 000 of the innocent creatures will be wiped out to fight the disease. Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman admitted that there was “great strength of feeling” about it, but said, “I believe this is the right way forward.”
Of course, many are a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )gainst the measure, including conservationists and animal rights activists. They claim that killing the badgers in controlled zones wouldn't work because badgers from neighboring areas would simply move into the empty setts and become infected too. Furthermore, they believe that the way cattle are raised intensively, and transported around to lots of different farms during their lives is probably the biggest cause of the spread of the disease.
Most ordinar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y people are against the measure too. A survey suggests about two thirds are against killing the badgers, with majorities against killing them regardless of age, region and gender. One of the alternatives to the cull involves using vaccine (疫苗) on badgers. However, this costs an average of ￡2 250 per year per square kilometer. Trapping and shooting badgers costs ￡2 500 per year, but shooting free running badgers only costs about ￡200 per year (per square kilometer)．
So, with that in mind, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) it's easy to see how the government arrived at their decision. Money talks!
文章大意：本文是一篇新闻报道。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )在英国，一些獾身上携带TB病菌，这种病菌会传播给牲畜，从而给农民带来巨大的损失。政府不顾多数人的反对，决定采取行动来杀掉獾，因为对他们来说，这样做的代价相对来说较低。
16．Why does the government want to kill the badgers
A．Because there is no other choice to cut the spread of the disease.
B．Because badgers carry TB, a disease which can infect other animals.
C．Because they almost wiped out an entire population of cattle.
D．Because it might b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e an effective way to fight TB at the least expense.
答案：D 细节理解题。根据文章第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )二段中第四句“The problem is that some badgers carry ‘Bovine Tuberculosis’ (BTB)．..”及倒数第二段最后一句“... shooting free running badgers only costs about ￡200 per year (per square kilometer)．”可知，杀死獾可能是以最低价来对抗TB传播的有效办法。故答案选D。
17．Which of the following statements is TRUE
A．Some people ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) object to culling because it costs much more to trap and shoot badgers.
B．In the following four decades, ￡9 billion will be spent on TB.
C．Based on the sur ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )vey, people of different age groups, regions and both genders are against killing the badgers.
D．Caroline Spe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lman thought badgers should be culled despite people's strong reaction.
答案：C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第二句 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )“A survey suggests about two thirds are against killing the badgers, with majorities against killing them regardless of age, region and gender.”可知，一项调查表明来自不同年龄、地区和性别的人，大多数都反对屠杀獾。故答案选C。
18．Who is strongly for killing the badgers according the passage
A．The government.
B．Most ordinary people.
C．Conservationists.
D．Animal rights activists.
答案：A 细节理解题。根据文 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )章第四、五、六段及文章最后一段中“it's easy to see how the government arrived at their decision. Money talks！”可知，政府对屠杀獾是非常支持的，因为这样做的代价最低。故答案选A。
19．What is the author's attitude toward government's decision
A．Supportive. B．Critical.
C．Objective. D．Unconcerned.
答案：B 推理判断题。根据文章 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第一段最后一句中“actually, not for long as the British government has just decided to kill them too！”及最后一段“So, with that in mind, it's easy to see how the government arrived at their decision. Money talks！”可知，政府不顾多数人的反对，只考虑钱的问题。从中可以看出，作者对政府的决定是持批评态度。故答案选B。
20．Which is the best title for the passage
A．The Control of TB
B．The Voice of the Badgers
C．Badger Danger
D．The Threat of the Badgers
答案：C 标题概括题。通读全文可知， ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )文章主要讲了英国政府不顾人们的反对，已经决定杀死獾，从而使獾处于危险之中。因此，短文的最佳标题应是Badger Danger。故答案选C。
