高中英语阅读理解七选五专练(11页).doc

-高中英语阅读理解七选五专练-第 11 页阅读理解七选五专练： 1. I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收银台）in her general store. 71 I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”At first I was paid in candy. 72 I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. 73 By the time I was 12, My grandmother thought I had done such a good job that the promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妆品）. I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “ What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妆）ideas. 74 The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didnt need to be a Rocket scientistyou needed to be a great listener. _expect they are NO longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.A. Later I received 50 cents an hour.B. Before long, she let me sir there by myself.C. I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics.D. Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.E. My grandmas trust taught me how to handle responsibility.F. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.G. Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.（宁夏2010年高考） 2.Money MattersParents should help their children understand money. 71 so you may start tallking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things,candy or toys,for example.1. The basic function of moneyBeing explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services.its important to show your child how money is traded for the thing he wants to have.If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier .72 when your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.2.Money lessonsApproach money lessons with openness and honesty. 73 If you must say no to a childs request to spend money,explain,”You have enough toy trucks for now.”Or,if the request is for many different things, say.“You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.”3. 74 Begin at the grocery store. Pick put similar brands of a producta name brand butter and a generic(无商标产品),for example.You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money. 75 If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved.Later,you may explains how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.A. wise decision.B. The value of money.C. Permit the child why he canor cannothave certain things.D. Talk yourself what things that cost money are most important to you.E. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you.F. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.G. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest. （宁夏2011高考） 3.Many people think of guys as being carefree when it comes to their appearance. But in fact, a lot of guys spend plenty of time in front of the mirror. They care just as much as girls do about their body image. Body image is a persons opinions and feelings about his or her own body and physical appearance. 71 You appreciate your body for its capabilities and accept its imperfections. 72 Here are some ideas： Recognize your strengths. Different body types are good for different things. What does your body do well? Maybe your speed, strength, or coordination makes you better than others at a certain sport. That may be basketball, table tennis, mountain biking, dancing, or even running. Or perhaps you have non-sports skills, like drawing, painting, singing, playing a musical instrument, writing, or acting. 73 Exercise regularly. Exercise can help you look good and feel good about yourself. Good physiques (体形) dont just happen. 74 A healthy habit can be as simple as exercising 20 minutes to 1 hour three days a week. Working out can also lift your spirits. Respect your body! Practicing good habitsregular showering; taking care of your teeth, hair, and skin; wearing clean clothes, and so oncan help you build a positive body image. 75 Your body is just one part of who you are. Your talent for comedy, a quick wit (智慧), and all the other things make you unique. So try not to let small imperfections take over. A. Use this as an opportunity to discover what youre good at. B. Be yourself. C. Having a positive body image means feeling satisfied with the way you look. D. Just explore talents that you feel good about. E. They take hard work, regular workouts, and a healthy diet. F. The good news is that self-image and body image can be changed. G. So, what can you do to develop a positive body image? （英语配套月考 一） 4Making Peace with Your ParentsAs a teen, youre going through big changes physically and mentally. Your interests are expanding. 71 Here is the challenge：Kids need to explore the world in new ways, and parents need to protect them from the dangers that all out in that world. These conflicts can easily set off fireworks in otherwise calm houses. Sometimes conflicts cant be avoided. But by paying attention to the building blocks of successful relationships, you can work towards making home a happy and healthy place for you and your parents. For instance, try to find a time to talk when your parents are all not angry, tired, distracted, or hungry. A good time to talk is when youre all relaxed. Timing is everything. If the conversation begins to turn into an argument, youd better calmly and coolly ask to stop the conversationfor now. 72 Listen to what your parents are saying, and repeat it back to them. This shows them that youre listening. 73 Respect is the building block of good communication. People who respect each other and care about each others feelings call disagree without things getting ugly. 74 How do you build trust? Trust comes by actually doing what you say youre going to do. Some teens find that doing fun activities with their parents can improve their relationships. Sometimes we forget that parents are more than rule-makerstheyre interesting people who like to watch movies. And go shoppingjust like their teenagers! What do you do if you are trying your best, but your relationship with your parents continues to be rocky? 75 You can find supportive adults, such as a teacher or a coach, who can lend an ear. Remember you can only change your own behavior. Your parents are the only ones who can change theirs. AIt also gives them a chance to clear things up if youre not on the same page. BYou can pick it up again when everyones more relaxed. CAnd then youll be able to accept what your parents say.DFaced with the challenge, children dont know what to do.EYou are more likely to get along with your parents and have more independence if your parents believe in you.FAnd your desire to take control of your own life is growing.GYou may consider seeking outside help. （ 英语配套月考 二 ）571 He had more money than he could ever spend, and he was admired and looked up to by his community72 He wasnt happyAll his life he had been pursuing happiness and striving (奋斗) for happiness, but he had never been able to find it.Then one day he heard about a hidden temple in Nepal that had a special room that contained the secret of happiness73 After many years of searching and countless hardships he arrived thereHe was tired and penniless, but he knew that none of that mattered now because he had found the templeHe asked a wise, smiling monk (僧侣) if he could enter the special roomThe monk agreed and showed him the stairs leading to the room74 He stared into the room with sunlight steaming through the window and saw what he had come so far to findThere hanging on the wall was the secret of happinessThe man gazed at his reflection in the mirror and laughed.75 Happiness is a choice that we can makeDont spend the rest of your life searching the world for happiness thenJust look in the mirror and laughJust let the happiness flow from your heart, mind, and soul until it fills your life and the lives of all those around youAHe immediately sold all that he owned and set out to find this hidden temple.BIt was difficult to find the temple in Nepal.CNo one found the secret of happiness at last.DBut he knew that something was missing in his life.EThere once was a very wealthy and successful man.FHe climbed them with legs shaking with expectation and slowly opened the door.GIt is time that we all realized that we were the secret of our own happiness.（银川一中2011届高三年级第一次月考）6.Is there anything more important than health? I dont think so“Health is the greatest wealth,” wise people say 71 If you have a headache, toothache, backache, or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you go to the doctorThe doctor will examine your throat, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed_72_The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice_73_An old gentleman came to see the doctorThe man was very illHe told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungsThe doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his diseaseHe told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest_74_In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldnt smoke more than one cigarette a dayA month later the gentleman came into the doctors office_75_He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man“But you know, doctor,” he said, “its not easy to begin smoking at my age”AHe also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walksBYou cant be good at your studies or work well when you are illCAfter that he will advise some treatment or some medicineDAll these will cost a lot of moneyEHe looked cheerful and happyFHe was more worried about his illnessGSpeaking about doctors advice, I cant help telling you a funny story（银川一中2011届高三年级第二次月考）7.Being healthy means taking care of yourself physically and mentally. Here are some of my best tips on how to do both:Break a bad habit.You dont really “break” habits. _71_. So if your problem is that you eat too much when you get home from work, find something new to do that is incompatible（不能共存的）with what you usually do. You cant walk around the track at the school and pig out in your kitchen at the same time.Grow your marriage._72_.Its always a give-and-take, always requires work. Its like if you planted a garden and came back six months later-you wouldnt even be able to find it. _73_Beat stress.My dog, Maggie, is the best anti stress tool I have. A few minutes petting, scratching or playing with her, and_74_ . Exercise also helps. Just about every day, Im on the tennis court. Its a great workout, and if I dont have that, I dont cope as well, sleep as well or think as well.Refocus your anger.Expressing your anger is just not that good an idea. You say things you dont mean. _75_When you do that, youre a problem solver.Dont medicate with food.It never, ever works. Youre denying your issue by eating your way through it, instead of saying, “Hey, Ive got a problem.”A. You replace the unwanted behavior with something that prevents you from doing it and that doesnt have unhealthy side effects.B. Ill feel easy.C. If there is a problem, you neednt deal with it immediately.D. You have to tend it, feed it, weed it, deal with the problems.E. Instead, recognize that anger is usually a symptom of hurt, fear or frustration, and deal with the causes rather than blow up.F. Relationships are negotiated（协商）, and the negotiation never stops.G. You do something without any good effect on your health during the time when you usually do something harmful to your body. （银川一中2010届高三年级第一次模拟考试）8.November 30th, 2008A few weeks ago, we talked about the Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL. A listener in Cambodia named Thida asks if American colleges and universities also accept the IELTS exam. IELTS is the International English Language Testing System. It was developed by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations.Cambridge UniversityCambridge ESOL says the test measures true-to-life ability to communicate in English for education, immigration or employment. The IELTS tests listening, reading, writing and speaking skills. It uses a mixture of accents and spellings, including British English and American English.The test is used by government agencies, schools and professional organizations in one hundred twenty countries. 71 Many American schools that accept the IELTS can be found on the Web at ielts.org.72 But the graduate school at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, for example, says it prefers the IELTS.The listening and speaking parts are the same for everyone who takes the IELTS. But people have a choice of reading and writing tests- either academic or general training. The listening test takes thirty minutes. 73 .The reading test takes sixty minutes. Students answer forty questions based on three written passages.The writing test also takes sixty minutes. Students have to write two essays. One essay has to be at least one hundred fifty words long and the other at least two hundred fifty words. 74; the longer one has to support an argument.75. The score is based on a recorded talk between the student and a test examiner.A. IELTS is a comprehensive test of your English proficiency.B. And, yes, that includes the United States.C. The shorter one is a description of something.D. Some schools accept both the TOEFL and the IELTS.E. These language skills are increasingly demanded by intern