湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解(99)

湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（99）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A First Days

First days are milestones in our lives. They mark the beginning of a new experience or journey. They are also filled with mixed emotions. They can be a little frightening as we step into the unknown, but they can also inspire us as they give us fresh hope for the future, First days are powerful as we can leave our mistakes and failures in the past and make a new start.

I want to share a story that perfectly illustrates this point. It is a story about a little girl named Trisha. Trisha was born into a family of teachers who had taught her that reading was the key to knowledge. She watched her older brother as he read his schoolbooks and could hardly wait for the day when she would learn to read.

But when Trisha finally started school, she found that she was not able to understand the words like the other boys and girls. No matter how hard she tried, the letters mixed up together, and she saw only confusion. Trisha fell further behind, the other children laughed and made fun of her, and she began to believe that she was not smart. By the time Trisha entered fifth grade, she had lost all confidence in herself. That was the year she met Mr. Falker. He was different. He praised Trisha’s talents, and he wouldn’t tolerate the other children teasing her. Mr. Falker realized that Trisha didn’t know how to read, but he knew she could with some help.

He recruited（招聘）a reading specialist, and together they worked with Trisha after school. They helped her to write letters and hear the sounds until one day Mr. Falker handed her a book and she read it all by herself. She didn’t even notice the tears in his eyes.

This is a true story. The little girl is Patricia Polacco, the famous children’s author, and Thank you Mr. Falker is the twenty-sixth book that she has written.

Mr. Falker gave her a fresh new start when she walked into his fifth grade class on that first day of school. And he made a difference in her life.

We can all make a difference in the world —one student at a time by using “first days” with wisdom and grace, and giving each individual the chance to start over and become the best that they can be.

51. Trisha fell far behind in school because she _______.

A. did not try her best B. did not know how to read C. was not smart enough

D. was not confident

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52. The passage is probably intended for _______.

A. Students B. teachers

C. children’s authors

A. By giving an example. C. By arguing.

D. reading specialists

B. By making suggestions. D. By persuading.

53. How does the writer make his point?

54. The passage mainly conveys the message that first days are _______.

A. frightening as we step into the unknown

B. inspiring as they give us fresh hope for the future C. turning points from where we can make a new start D. chances when we can forget our mistakes and failures

B Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them．Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there’s no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment．You only have to share your children’s curiosity．Firstly, listen to their questions．I once visited a classroom of seven－year－olds to talk about science as a job．The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary and whether I liked my job．When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence．Finally I said, “Now that we’ve finished your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?”

After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, “Have you ever seen a grasshopper This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours．

Secondly, give them time to think．Studies over the past 30 years have shown （蚱蜢） eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache．Why?”

that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think．When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical, complete and creative answers．

Thirdly, watch your language．Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don’t jump in with “That’s right” or “Very good”．These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior．But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over．Instead, keep things going by saying, “That’s interesting” or “I’d never thought of it that way before”, or coming up with more questions or ideas．

Never push a child to “Think”．It doesn’t make sense, children are always thinking without your telling them to．What’s more, this can turn a conversation into a performance．The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words

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as possible, so that he will be a smaller target for your disagreement．

Lastly, show; don’t tell．Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program．Let children look at their fingertips through a microscope, and they’ll understand why you want them to wash before dinner．Rather than saying that water evaporates(蒸发), set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop． 55．According to the passage, children can answer questions in a more logical,

complete and creative way if adults ______．

A．ask them to answer quickly

B．wait for one or two seconds after a question C．wait at least for three seconds after a question D．tell them to answer the next day encourage children in a science discussion?

A．The second and third． C．The fifth and sixth． replaced by

A．any questions

C．any number of questions．

B．any problems．

D．questions from textbooks B．The fourth and fifth． D．The seventh．

56．In which of the following paragraph（s) does the author tell us what to say to

57．In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the word “lists” could best be

58．The author mentions all of the following techniques for adults to share with

their children’s curiosity EXCEPT that adults should ____．

A．tell their children stories instead of reciting facts of their own B．encourage their children to ask questions

C．be patient enough when their children answer questions D．offer their children chances to see things for themselves

C It’s a goal for millions and millions of families every year——keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount, but can still afford the gifts that your loved ones will enjoy. Never has this concern been greater in recent years than right now. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.

Hit the sales.

No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get the best deal on Black Friday, and it’s surely very tough to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal, but sometimes——it can be well worth. Many retailers(零售商) offer specials all through the day——and some even offer online Black Friday specials, so you may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.

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Pay close attention to advertisements.

Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers hungry for business will

do just about whatever to get you in the store. Pay very close attention to weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers and you may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.

Shop online.

Some of us don’t like running from store to store in order to get the best price on the perfect gift, and some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all——thankfully for us, we can do online shopping.

The world of online shopping lets people visit all the major retailers as well as some specialty stores that could only be found on the Internet. Customers can find exactly what they are looking for, at the best possible price without ever having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping consumers are sometimes limited to what’s left in stock if they wait too long to get to a particular store. 59. In the writer’s opinion, it is rewarding on Black Friday _____.

A. if we don’t have to get up early C. if the weather is not very cold

B. if we don’t have to fight for

the best deals

D. If we get what we want at a good

price

60. The underlined word “specials” means_______. A. some experts in shopping

B. things that can only be found on Friday C. certain things for especially low price D. some kind of help for a certain customer 61. We can have more choices _____.

A. on Black Friday C. on the Internet

B. in a particular store D. from retailers

62. In this passage the writer means ______. A. to tell us the best way to do shopping B. to attract more readers to do wise shopping

C. to give us advice on how to get a good deal at Christmas time D. to show us how hard it is to do Christmas shopping

D In America, drivers' education is part of regular high school curriculum. Every student in his or her second year of high school is required to take a class in drivers’ education. However, unlike other courses, it is not given during the regular school year. Instead, it is a summer course.

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