湖北省武昌区高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练(3)

湖北武昌区2016高考英语阅读理解二轮选练（3）

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。 【2014高考训练】 A

American LaMar Baylor spends most of his time in New York City, working as a performer in the Broadway musical —The Lion King. But since 2011, he has also spent weeks in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. There, he teaches dance to boys who live on the street. His teaching is part of an effort by the Rebecca Davis Dance Company. The project helps young people learn more about dance and learn how to behave in a classroom environment.

LaMar Baylor describes his students as genocide (种族屠杀) survivors. They have lost all of their families, some even have been in prison. “They have been through things that no one should ever have to go through,” said Baylor. Dance classes provide the children with structured learning and self-expression that they’ve never had before. They can also take classes in information and technology after they have learned to attend classes and follow directions.

Boys who have done best in the classes win scholarships, and are sent to the Sunrise Boarding School. About 30 boys have won this kind of financial aid. All the students are male, because few girls in Rwanda live freely on the street.

The Rwanda program is the largest one set up by the Rebecca Davis Dance Company, founded and directed by Rebecca Davis. Ms. Davis has also set up dance programs in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Guinea. About 2,000 children in the three countries have taken part in the project since it was launched in 2010.

As for LaMar Baylor, he knows from his own experience how dance can lead to a better life. He is from Camden, New Jersey. Camden has sometimes been called America’s poorest and most dangerous city. Mr. Baylor says that growing up in Camden, it took a long time for him to find out what he wanted to do. He now thanks dancing saved his life.

41. What do we know about LaMar Baylor according to the text?

A. He spends most of his time in Rwanda.

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B. He is director of the musical The Lion King. C. He himself grew up in a poor environment. D. He started the Rwanda Program on his own.

42. It can be learned from the text that the children in Rwanda .

A. have gone through tough times B. have committed violent crimes C. worked hard to win scholarship D. forced mainly on dancing

43. In how many countries are the dance programs launched?

A. Two

B. Three

C. Four

D. Five

44. Which of the following is true of the dance project?

A. Most children participating in it were boys. B. The project could date back to the year 2010. C. In is aimed to improve the kid’s dancing skills. D. It has gained much support from the world. 45. What can be the main idea of the text?

A. Dance offers street children path to education. B. The largest dance project was set up in Guinea. C. Education is important to street children. D. Where you grow up decides what you are. 【参考答案】41—45 CABBA

【2014高考训练】 Boredom and Creativity

Most of us think of being bored at work as a negative experience, but a new study suggests it can have positive results including an increase in creativity because it gives us time to daydream.

That is the finding of Dr. Sandi Mann from the University of Central Lancashire. Dr. Mann conducted two studies. In the first experiment, 40 people were asked to carry out a boring task. They were told to copy numbers out of a telephone directory for

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15 minutes. After that they were asked to complete another task. A pair of cups were given to each of them. Everyone tried to come up with different uses of the cups, and was given a chance to display their creativity. Meanwhile, another group of 40 people were just asked to come up with uses for the cups without doing any boring tasks before. It turned out that the 40 people who had first copied out the telephone numbers were more creative than the control group(对照组).

To see if daydreaming was a factor in this effect, a second boring task was introduced that allowed even more daydreaming than the boring writing task. This second study saw 30 people copying out the numbers as before, but also included a second group of 30 reading rather than writing them.

Again the researchers found that the people in the control group were least creative, but the people who had just read the names were more creative than those who had to write them out. This suggests that more passive boring activities, like reading or perhaps attending meetings, can lead to more creativity. Compared with reading, writing reduced the scope（范围） for daydreaming. As a result, it reduces the effects of boredom on creativity.

Dr. Mann says: “Boredom at work has always been seen as something to be avoided, but perhaps we should accept it in order to promote our creativity. What we want to do next is to see what the practical implications of this finding are. Do people who are bored at work become more creative in other areas of their work -- or do they go home and write novels?”

67. Who proved to be the most creative in the two studies? A. The people who attended meetings. B. The people who did the reading task. C. The people who invented uses for cups. D. The people who copied telephone numbers.

68. The studies conducted by Dr. Mann indicate that creativity results from _______. A. creative tasks B. controlled activities C. the range of daydreaming D. reading and writing ability

69. What is Dr. Mann’s attitude towards boredom at work? A. Positive. B. Skeptical.

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C. Subjective. D. Disapproving.

70. What will Dr. Mann probably continue to research in their study? A. The real causes of creativity. B. The actual use of boredom. C. The practical reasons of boredom. D. The writing ability improved by boredom. 【参考答案】67．B

【安徽省蚌埠市三县联谊校2014高考二模】D

Two friends have an argument that breaks up their friendship forever, even though neither one can remember how the whole thing got started. Such sad events happen over and over in high schools across the country. In fact, according to an official report on youth violence, \our country today, the greatest threat to the lives of children and adolescents is not disease or starvation or abandonment, but the terrible reality of violence\conflict the way they are taught to solve math problems, drive cars, or stay physically fit?

First of all, students need to realize that conflict is unavoidable. A report on violence among middle school and high school students indicates that most violent incidents between students begin with a relatively minor insult (侮辱). For example, a fight could start over the fact that one student eats a peanut butter sandwich each lunchtime. Laughter over the sandwich can lead to insults, which in turn can lead to violence. The problem isn't in the sandwich, but in the way students deal with the conflict.

Once students recognize that conflict is unavoidable, they can practice the golden rule of conflict resolution (解决) stay calm. Once the student feels calmer, he or she should choose words that will calm the other person down as well. Rude words, name-calling, and accusation only add fuel to the emotional fire. On the other hand,

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68．C 69．A 70．B