江蘇省沭陽中學(xué)高考英語閱讀理解專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練7

1、江蘇省沭陽中學(xué)閱讀專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練7APerhaps every old generation since ancient times has complained about young people, and today is no different. Isn t it clear that compared with our glorious selves, kids these days are self-absorbed social network addicts?However, this s ummer, my impression of today s kids has been

2、restored by the story of Rachel Beckwith. She could teach my generation a great deal about maturity and unselfishness even though she s just 9 years old, or was when she died on July 23.At age 5, Rachel had her long hair shorn off and sent to Locks of Love, which uses hair donations to make artifici

3、al hair for children who have lost their own hair because of cancer or other diseases. After that, Rachel announced that she would grow her hair long again and don ate it again. And that s what she did.Then when she was 8 years old, her church began raising money to build wells in Africa through an

4、organization called charity: water. Rachel was astonished when she learned that other children had no clean water, so she skipped her ninth birthday party. Rachel set up a birthday page on the charity: water website with a target of $300. Instead of presents, she asked her friends to donate $9 each

5、to charity: water. Finally Rachel raised only $220 which had left her just a bit disappointed.Then, on July 20, a serious traffic accident left Rachel critically injured.Church members and friends, seeking some way of showing support, began donating on Rachel s birthday page /Rachel and donations re

6、ached her $300 goal, and kept rising.But Rachel couldn t hear that she had raised beyond the $47,544 that the singer Justin Bieber had raised for charity: water onhis 17th birthday. “ I think Rachelwould have been overjoyed for she secretlyhad a crush on （ 迷戀 ） him, ” Rachel smom said.When it was cl

7、ear that Rachel would never regain consciousness, the family decided to remove the life support system. Her parents donated her hair for the final time to Locks of Love, and her organs to other children.Word about Rachel s last fund -raising spread. Contributions poured in, often in $9 each. The tot

8、al donations soon topped $100,000, then $300,000.This is a story not just of one girl, but of a young generation of outstanding problem-solvers working creatively.What does the author think of today s kids after he knew the story of Rachel Beckwith?A. They are good at social network. B. They are uns

9、elfish as grown-ups.C. They can get problems settled effectively. D. They have narrow minds and care about nothing.When was it that Rachel s hair was donated for the final time to Locks of Love?A. At her age of 5.B. After her death.C. Right after the traffic accident.D. Before her ninth birthday.Why

10、 did each o f Rachel s friends donate $9 to charity: water?Because she had asked them to do that.Because she set up her birthday page on June 9th.Because she began to raise money from her ninth birthday.Because she died at the age of 9 and they wanted to honor her.The singer Justin Bieber was mentio

11、ned in the text, mainly because .Rachel collected more than him who she admiredhe had donated on Rachel s page on his 17th birthdayRachel would have been overjoyed for his donationRachel s mom said she secretly had a crush on him 45. What does the text mainly talk about?A. Rachel s hair donations.B.

12、 A kind girl, Rachel.C. The author s impression of today s kidsD. A lesson from Rachel.BBelow is a passage adapted from the network edition of China Daily.EventLi Yang, one of China s most famous English teachers, apologized for beating his American wife more than a week after she posted photos of h

13、er injuries on the web and set off a bomb of criticism.“ I wholeheartedly apologize to my wife Kim and my girls for committing domestic violence. This has caused them serious physical and mental damage,” Li said on his microblog at W, the country s most popular social media site, on Saturday. Li, 42

14、, is a mechanics major but is best known for his “ Crazy English, ” a popular method of language learning that involves yelling at the top of one s lungs.He was at the center of public criticism after his wife Kim Lee put up posts on the web accusing him of abuse, showing her swollen forehead and kn

15、ees.VoicesXuemanzi, angel investorAnti-domestic violence laws should be made as soon as possible, giving protection to the rights of women and children lawfully. Police should not stand back from domestic violence any longer, even if no one reports them. Society, as a whole, should attach greater im

16、portance to the crime.ZhangxiaomeiChinese are never taught about marital（ 婚姻的 ） relations, which mean not merely living together. A good marriage needs to overcome three differences: family background, gender and personalities. In addition to these, there is cultural gap in Li Yang s case. If the ef

17、fects of these differences are not well understood, after the honeymoon period, they will turn into conflicts and endanger the marriage. Li s domestic violence is a reminder that China needs such education.Wuxiaolong, Sina Weibo userLi Yang s choice to resort to domestic violence really reflects his

18、 character. Students who have attended his Crazy English Camp may know what I mean: Li wants his students to worship him as an idol. I still remember he once had his students kowtow（叩頭）to him. He always teaches English by imposition（權(quán)威強(qiáng)制）, whichdirectly reflects his desire for power.Sikaozhe, Sina W

19、eibo userIn the US, the punishments for domestic violence are even more severe than stealing. If the police arrive at the wife s call during a fighting between a couple and find injuries on her, they will immediately arrest the husband. Even if the wife doesn t call the police, they may also show up

20、 as neighbors could well do their part.ykxin Sina Weibo UserDon t blindly worship anyone, because in every closet there may hide a skeleton. As a famous Chinese saying goes, “ Only they who do well in their daily routine tasks can fulfills their dreams on great occasions” . Not surprisingly, one who

21、 focusestoo much on his career and ignores his family,like Li Yang, will fail in both. Don tjudge a person by his career success, wealth, or any other materialaspect, becausewhat finally decides a person is his character.Aftermath（ 余波 ）Although Li Yang publicly apologized to his wife, promising to l

22、ove his daughters even if he and Lee divorce, the damage, perhaps permanently, has been done to his wife, his three daughters and the whole family.Wang Xingjuan, founder of the Maple Women s Psychological Consulting Center, a non-profit organization, said nearly half of domestic violence abusers are

23、 people who have higher education, senior jobs and social status. She said this was probably because such people were usually under more mental stress.This passage is focused on Li Yang s .A microblog articleB domestic violenceC English-teaching careerD international marriageZhangxiaomei holds the v

24、iew that .A laws should be passed to protect women and childrencrazy personality accounts for violence and ill temperC overcoming background gap is necessary for marriageD Li is wrong to have his students worship him as an idolWho thinks that character plays the most important role in one s life?A X

25、uemanziB SikaozheC ykxinD ZhangxiaomeiAccording to Wang Xingjuan, .A people of higher education won t easily lose temperpeople under stress tend to have domestic violenceC people in lower social status often beat their wivesD people with senior jobs seldom have family troubleCIt s 5pm on a Friday an

26、d Im standing in a coffee shop above Shibuya crossing - one of the most busiest place in Japan where more than a thousand of Tokyo ssmartly dressed people gather at eight points, ready to cross - then rush straight for each other. It looks like they must bump into each other, but It s amazingthat th

27、ey all manage to reach the other side safely.But the real reason Im here is that I want to see people crash. I want businessmen to knock into each other, their umbrellas flying off their arms, and uniformed schoolchildren hitting grannies. Why may I see this now, but wouldnt have had the chance even

28、 a year ago? It s very simple - smartphones.Smartphone use is booming in Japan. In 2012, only about a quarter of Japanese used them, most being perfectly happy with their everyday mobiles. But now more than half of all Japanese now own a smartphone and the number is rising fast. But with that rise h

29、as grown another phenomenon - the smartphone walk. Those people whore staring at a phone screen adopt this kind of pace- their head down, arms outreached, looking like zombies （僵尸）trying to find human prey（ 獵食 ）.Surprisingly, an American named Michael Cucek who has lived here for more than 20 years

30、told me smartphone walk probably wouldn t be a long -term problem. Japanese phone manner is in fact better than anywhere else in the world - hardly anyone speaks on their phones on trains, and teenagers wouldnt dare broadcast music out of one. If things got truly bad at Shibuya, the police would jus

31、t start shouting at people to look up.But really, is the smartphone walk such an annoying problem? Theres only one way to find out. So I leave the coffee shop, head down to the crossing and start typing an email, promising myself I wont look up until I get to the other side. When they start walking

32、past me, its my time to cross. As I step forward, the experience quickly becomes nervous - legs jump in and out of my vision without warning, while shopping bags fly towards my face before being pulled away at the last moment. Im sure Im going to get hit, but after a few seconds I relax. It sOK. Eve

33、ryones reacting for me.I expect to see two smartphone walkers just like me. But instead I find a young couple, very much in lov e and very much refusingto let each other s hands go justto give way to a fool on his smartphone. The girl gives me such a look of dislike that I quickly apologize and rush

34、 round them. That look was enough to ensure Ill never be smartphone walking again.From paragraph 1, we can know .people at Shibuya crossing always bump into each other.more than a thousand of people gather at Shibuya crossing every day.more than a thousand of people are ready to rush in a competitio

35、n every day.more than a thousand of people at Shibuya crossing make it a busy one in Japan.Why does the author stand in a coffee shop above Shibuya crossing?Because he is waiting for somebody.Because he can have a good view from there.Because he wants to see what would happen because of smartphones.

36、Because it s interesting to see businessmen s umbrellas flying off their armsHow does Michael Cucek find smartphone walk in Japan?He found it by accident when he lives here.Japanese pay much attention to their phone manner in public.The police in Shibuya are too strict with people s phone manner.Sma

37、rtphone walk in Japan has a deep root.How does the author confirm whether smartphone walk is annoying or not?A. By personal experimenting B.By comparing with other way of walkC. By giving example.D. By explaining the traffic rulespatientlyAfter smartphone walking himself, the author thinks.it s exci

38、ting to walk while sending emailsit s really dangerous to walk while sending emailsthere are some others smartphone walking like himother passers-by give way to him although they dislike.DJerry was the kind of guy you love to hate from the bottom of your heart, for he was always in a good mood and a

39、lways had something positive to say. When asked how he was able to do so, he would reply, “ If I were any better, I would be twins! ”There was no doubt that Jerry was unique because he had several followers who were in his shadow from restaurant to restaurant. Obviously, these colleagues were greatl

40、y touched by Jerry s attitude so as to follow him here and there. Being a natural motivator, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation whenever he or she was having a bad day.Curious about his style, I went up to Jerry and asked him,“ Ican t believeit! Yo

41、u can t be a positive person all the time. How do you do it? ” Jerry replied, “ Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry, you have two choices today.You can choose to be in a good mood or in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victi

42、m or to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or to point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life. ”“ Yeah, right, it s not that easy, ” I protested. “ Yes, it is, ” Jerry said.“ Life i

43、s all about choices. When youcut away all the junk, every situation isa choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It s your choice how you live life. ”I reflected on what Jerry said. Soon

44、 after I left the restaurant industry tostart my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposedto do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open

45、 one morning and was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination（密碼組合）. The robberspanicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed tothe local hospital. After 18 hours of surg

46、ery and weeks of intensive care, Jerrywas released from the hospital with fragments（ 碎片 ） of the bullets still in his body.I bumped into Jerry about six months after the terrifying accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, “ If I were any better, I d be twins . Want to see my scars（ 傷疤 ） ？”

47、 I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery to ok place. “ The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door, ” Jerry replied.“ Then, as I lay on thefloor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live

48、, or I could choose to die. I chose to live. ” “ Weren t you scared? ” I asked.Jerry continued, “ The paramedics（ 護(hù)理人員）were great. They kept telling me Iwas going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, He s a