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Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date高二阅读理解精选精炼(13)高二阅读理解精选精炼(13)(65)One should be moderate（适度） in all things. Moderation is always the safest way to do things and a virtue（品质）we should have. Let's take the student life for example. There are some students who study too hard and play too little, while there are others who play too much and study too little. On one hand, it is harmful to his health if he has too few exercises, and on the other hand, it is harmful to his mind if he plays too much.In the matter of eating, one also should be moderate. Do not eat too much or too little. Too much eating will make you sick, while too little eating will make you weak.The man of progress is he who neither has too high an opinion of himself nor thinks too poorly of himself. If a man thinks too highly of himself, he is sure to become very proud, but if he has too poor an opinion of himself, he will have no courage to make an advance. Both the conditions above will make you lose your advancing aim. A broadminded man is he who always moves within the orbit （轨道）of reasonableness. Whether in any activities in life, moderation is one of the best ways to enjoy real happiness.1“Someone is moderate” means _ .Ahe walks neither too fast nor too slowlyBhe has good characters and good ways to do thingsChe is not only safe but also successfulDhe is either tall or short2The writer suggests that a student should _ .Ahave much more time to study than to playBspend most of the time playing different gamesConly study hard without any time to playDcorrectly arrange （安排）his time for study and play3 Moderate eating means _ .Aeating as much food as one can if the food is tasty Beating food rich of fatCeating a proper amount of foodDeating either too much or too little4If one wants to be broad-minded, he must _ .Abelieve in himselfBbe full of courageCenjoy real happinessDdo everything that is reasonable  (66)Daniel Boone was born in the United States in 1734. He didn't go to school and couldn't read, although he learned all about the forests, streams and hunting. He could move silently like an Indian leaving no marks. He loved to live alone in the woods where nothing frightened him.When he grew up, he married and tried to settle down on a farm. A year later, however, he wasn't satisfied and decided to go into the unknown western lands, crossing the Appalachian Mountains. When he returned after two years, he became famous for his long journey. He brought valuable animal skins and told stories about the Indians.After this, he chose to keep travelling to unknown places. Once he lost to the Indians in battle and was taken away. The Indians liked him and became his friends.Daniel Boone died at the age of 86 . He is remembered as an explorer(探险者)and a pioneer who lived an exciting life in the early years of American nation.1Daniel Boone's early life was mainly spent in _ .Alearning about natureBhunting with his friendsClearning useful skills from the IndiansDstudying at home because he couldn't go to school2When he got married, Daniel Boone first planned to _.A set up a large farmBgo on a journey with his wifeC find food, new land for his farmDlive a peaceful life with his family3Daniel Boone became famous because _ .Ahe travelled a lot in the western landsBhe was very good at telling storiesChe found better animal skins than othersDhe was the first to climb the Appalachian Mountains4Why did the Indians want to make friends with him?ABecause they wanted to learn from him.BBecause he wanted to make peace with them.CBecause they wanted to make friends with white people.DNo reason is told in this article.5In this article, Daniel Boone is best described as _ .Awarm-heartedBstrongCcarefulDbrave  (67)Scientists around the world have been studying the warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean known as El Nino. The appearance of El Nino is known to affect the weather around the world. Scientists still do not completely understand it. Yet they now find they can use it to tell about the future in different areas of the world.One example is the work of two scientists at Columbia University in New York, Mark Cane and Gordon Eshel. A scientist of Zimbabwe, Roger Buckland worked with them. They have found that when El Nino appears, Zimbabwe has little or no rain. This means corn crops in Zimbabwe are poor. The last El Nino was in 1991 to 1993.That was when southeastern Africa suffered a serious lack of rain.The scientists wrote about their recent work in the publication Nature. Their computer program can tell when an El Nino will develop up to a year before it does. They suggest that this could provide an effective early warning system for southern Africa, and could prevent many people from starving.1El Nino is known as _ .Athe changing of the weather in southern AfricaBthe warming of waters in the Pacific OceanCthe weather which brings drought（旱灾）to AfricaDthe weather phenomenon（现象）that brings heavy rains to Africa2Scientists study El Nino in order that _ .Athey can provide a kind of early warning to the place that will suffer from droughtBthey can tell why Zimbabwe has little or no rainCthey can do some research work in this field.Dthey can put all this information into their computers.3Which of the following is true according to the article?AScientists come to understand how El Nino appears.BThree scientists from the U.S.A. work on this subject.CSouthern Africa suffered a serious drought and many people died from hunger.DEl Nino has something to do with Zimbabwe's crops.4Which of the following is not true according to the article?AThe computer is used in this research work.BScientists know when an El Nino appears by means of computer program.CThe scientists published their results of the research work.DNature is the name of the article written recently by the scientists.5Choose the best title for this article.AAppearance of El Nino Predictable（可预报的）BDrought in ZimbabweCEarly warning systemDWeather in Africa  (68)For years, business people in Western Europe were worried. They knew they could not compete against business from the U. S. The United States is much larger and had many more resources than any Western European country. Some European people realized that the European nations need to join together to help each other. If they could forget their language differences and the differences in customs, they might become strong competition against other countries. In 1958, six of the European countries-Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany and Italy got together and decided to cooperate(合作). They called their group the European Economic Community, or the Common Market These countries agreed to join their resources together. Within a few years, the European Economic Community had worked so well that its members were more prosperous(繁荣) than many other European nations. Soon, other nations began to realize the advantages(好处) of the Common Market. Today the Common Market includes most of the important countries in Western Europe. It is helping Western Europe to again take its place as a leader among the industrial nations of the world.1From the passage we know the U. S. is much richer than _ in resources. Aany other Western European countriesBany other country in Western EuropeCany country in Western EuropeDevery country in Europe2The members of the European Economic Community have developed fast because they _ . Ashare their resources and produce more goodsBcan again take the place as a leaderCforget the differences in their languages and customsDhave become strong competition against the U. S. 3Which statement is true?AThe Common Market is only a political association(联盟). BThe Common Market is an economic and political association. CThe Common Market is only an economic association. DThe Common Market is neither an economic association nor a political one. 4In order to _ the Western European countries decided to cooperate. Ajoin together to found a united countryBhelp each other to smooth away the differences in customsCwork and act together for common purposeDfight against the U.S. 5Today the Common Market has helped _ again take the place as a leader among the industrial nations of the world.ABelgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany and ItalyBBelgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy and other countriesCBelgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy and other European countriesDBelgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy and other Western European nations  65BDCD 66ADADD 67BADDA 68CABCD-