完整高一下阅读理解专项训练一

高一（下）阅读理解专项训练

（一）（）1Even beforemy fatherleft us,my motherhad to go backto workto supportour family.Once Icame outof thekitchen,complaining,Mom,I cantpeel potatoes.I haveonly onehand.^^Mom neverlooked upfrom sewing.You getyourself intothatkitchen andpeel thosepotatoes,she toldme.And dontever usethat asan excusefor anythingagain!”In thesecond grade,our teacherlined upmy classon theplayground andhad eachof usrace acrossthe monkey bars,swingingfrom onehigh steelrod tothe next.When itwas myturn,I shookmy head.Some kidsbehind melaughed,and Iwent homecrying.That nightI toldMom aboutit.She huggedme,and Isaw herwell seiabout thatlook.The nextafternoon,she tookme backtoschool.At thedeserted playground,Mom lookedcarefully at the bars.Now,pull up with yourright armJ sheadvised.She stoodbyas Istruggled tolift myselfwith myright handuntil I could hookthe barwith myother elbow.Day afterday wepracticed,and shepraisedme fbreveryrung（梯级）1reached.Til neverforget thenext time,crossing therungs,I lookeddown at the kidswho werestanding with their mouths open.One night,after adance atmy newjunior high,I layin bedsobbing.Icouldhear Momcome intomy room.“Mom JI said,weeping,“none of the boyswould dancewith me.”For along time,I didnt hear anything.Then shesaid,“Oh,honey,someday youllbe beatingthose boysoff witha bat.”Hervoice wasfaint andcracking.I peekedout frommy coversto seetears runningdown hercheeks.Then Iknew howmuch shesufferedon mybehalf.She hadnever letme seeher tears.

1.Which of the followingexpression can be usedmost suitablyto describeMoms attitudewhen shemade thechild topeel potatoesA.Cruel B.Serious C.Strict D.Cold

2.From the passage,we knowmonkeybarscan helpa childtrain.A.the skill to throwand catchthings B.the speedof oneshand movementC.the strengthand skillto hangand swayD.the bodilyskilltorotate rounda bar

3.What doesthe underlinedsentence implyA.Mom believedevery aimcould beachieved ifyou stuckto itB.The raceacross monkeybars wasnot difficultenough fbr a childto giveup.C.Mom wasdetermined toprove sheherself wasbetter thanthe teacher.D.What thechild hadsaid broughtMom greatattraction andcuriosity.

4.When thechild lookeddown atthe kids,they werestandingwith theirmouthsopen because.A.they feltsorry forwhat theyhad donebeforeB.they wereafraid theauthor mightfall offand gethurtC.they wantedto seewhat theauthor woulddo onthe barsD.they wereastonished tofind the authors progress

5.The mostprobable conclusionwe candraw afterreading the passage is.A.the lastincident wassad enoughto makeMom sweepB.the childsexperience remindedMom ofthat ofher ownC.Mom couldsolve anyproblem exceptthe onein thelast paragraphD.in factMom sufferedmore in the processof thechilds growth（）2A differentsort of generation gapis developingin theworkplace.Someone---specifically thefather-daughter teamof Larry andMeagan Johnson---has figuredout thaton someAmerican jobsites,five generations are working side by side.In theirnew bookabout generationsin theworkplace thepair arguethat whilesuch anage differenceadds alot oftexture andavariety oflife experiences,it canalso bringtensions（紧张）and conflicts（冲突）.The Johnsonsare human-resource trainersand publicspeakers.Dad Larryis aformer health-care executive;daughter Meaganisa onetimehigh-level salesmanager.Here arethe oldestand youngestof the five generationsthey identify:They callthe oldestgroup Traditionals,born before

1945.They wereheavily influenced by thelessons of the GreatDepressionand WorldWar Two.They respectauthority,set ahigh standardof workmanship,and communicateeasily andconfidently.Buttheyre alsostubbornly independent.They wanttheir opinionsheard.At theother extremeare whatthe Johnsonscall Linksters,bom after1995into todaysmore complicated,multi-media world.They liveand breathetechnology andare oftensocial activists.You wontfind many15-year oldsin theoffices oflarge companies,except asvolunteers,of course,but quiteold andquiteyoung workersdo cometogether insales environmentslike bikeshops andice-cream stores.The Johnsons,Larry andMeagan,represent ageneration gapthemselves in their workwith jobsiteissues.The Johnsons,point isthatas theaverage lifespancontinues torise andretirement datesget delayedbecause of the tighteconomy,people ofdifferentgenerations areworkingsidebyside,more oftenbringing withthem verydifferent ideasabout companyloyalty andwork values.The fivegenerationsareheavily influencedby quitedifferent events,social trends,and thecultural phenomenaof theirtimes.Their experiencesshape theirbehavior andmake itdifficult,sometimes,for managersto achievea strongand efficientworkplace.Larry andMeagan Johnsondiscuss allthis ingreater detailin a new book,Generations,Inc.:From Boomersto Linksters---Managing theFriction BetweenGenerations atWork；published byAmacom Press,which isavailable in all goodbookstore fromthisFriday.

1.The typeofgenerationgap inparagraph1refers tothe differencein beliefs.A.between managersand workersB.among familymembersC.among employeesD.between olderand newercompanies

2.Which of the followingstatements isNOT trueabout TraditionalsA.Theyve learnedmuch fromwar andeconomic disaster.B.Theyre difficultto workwith as they arestubborn.C.They respecttheir bossand hopeto berespected.D.Theyre independentworkers withgreat confidence.

3.According tothepassage,theLinksters areusuallyA.found workingin theoffices oflarge companiesB.influencedbymedia andtechnologyC.enthusiastic multi-media activistsD.ice-cream sellers

4.According tothepassage,modem workforcesare morediverse because.A.people wantto increasetheir averagelifespanB.many youngpeople areentering theworkforceC.employees withdifferent valuescan benefittheir companiesD.retirement datesare beingdelayed foreconomic reasons

5.Whafs the main purpose of thepassageA.To promoteanewbook byLarryandMeagan Johnson.B.To describethefivedifferent workplacegenerations.C.To introducethe Johnsons9research aboutdiverse workforces.D.To identifya majorproblem inmodern workforces.（）3Gabby Loganwas a gymnast when she was young.She isnow the39-year-old motherof seven-year-old twins,Reuben andLois.The otherday on TV she was dressedin anew swimsuit,which wasdesigned to show off her nice figure,which wasadmired byagreat numberof televisionviewers.Gabby,who wonhigh praisefor hertelevision show ofthe Olympics,has asked the womanofthewhole nationtogo to theswimmingpool,saying thesecret ofher figureis regularswimming.She isalso makingadvertisements forthe newSculptureSwimwear ofSpeedo,an internationalswimsuit company,to helpwomen findthe perfectswimsuit.Gabby said,nWe allfelt uneasyabout gettinginto ourswimwear atfirst.But weshould beexcited bythe sportingachievementswe haveseen atthe Olympicsthis summer.To getourselves alittle healthier,have atry andgotothe swimmingpool.Then shesaid,Swimming isthe perfectexercise ifyou wantto feelhealthy orsimply relax.I findthat goingfbraswim alwaysclears mymindand alsogives mesome valuable6my time

1.I likethe calmof swimmingwhich Ican*t experiencewhen Iam notinthe pool.nA studyby Speedo,an Internationalcompany,which sellsswimsuits,reported thebiggest reason why womenwere putoff goingtothepoolwas theway theylooked inswimwear.More thanhalf ofthe1,000women surveyedhave beenreduced totears whentryingon swimwear.And48percent saidthey felttoo self-conscious togo swimmingwith their children.Sally Polak,from Speedo,said,Were hopingto givewomen thecourage andconfidence toget backinto thewater.n

1.What canwe learnabout GabbyLoganA.She hastwo childrenofthesame age.B.She appearedonTVtoshowoffhernicefigure.C.She wasa swimmerwhenshewasyoung.D.She tookpart intheOlympicGames whenshewasyoung.

2.What isthemainreason whyGabby hasa nicefigureA.She isagymnast.B.She oftenswims.C.She hasa peacefulmind D.She wearsSculpture Swimwear.

3.The biggestreasonwhymost womenwere stoppedfrom swimmingis.A.their shymind ofwearing theswimsuitB.their beingtoo busywiththeirhouseworkC.their notbeing comfortableintheswimsuitD.their beingafraid oftheirchildseeing themwear less

4.What istheauthorspurposeofwriting the textA.To introducea famouswoman.B.To discussa TVshowofthe Olympics.C.To reporta wayof keepinga goodfigure.D.To encouragewomen togo swimming.4Taking examsin alarge.group settingcanbestressful fbrstudents andfbr thestaff memberswho arewatching overthem.When classroomsare crowdedand desksare closetogether,cheating mightbe tempting.One universityin Thailandcame upwith ananti-cheating hatthat makesit almostimpossible fbrstudents tosee otherstudents9papers.A photoofthestudents wearing the anti-cheating hatsmade itsway tothe Internet,and the university wascriticized formakingstudents wearthose ridiculouslooking homemadehats.The hatswere madeby staplingpieces ofpaper ontoa headband,oneto eachside ofthe head.After beingcriticized,senior academic staff atKasetsart Universityin Bangkok,Thailand,released astatement sayingthat the hatsidea camefrom students.They saidthat in a bidto prevent cheating theyaskedthestudents fbrideas onhow topreventcheatinginthe upcomingexam,which wasbeing takenby almostone hundredstudents.Students cameupwithdifferent ideas,then the paper hatideawas selectedby themasthe most suitable.The universityclaimed thatno onewas forced to use the hat,but theyall chose to doso.When wearing thehat during the exam,students felt more relaxed,“Nattadon Rungruangkitkrai,a lecturerattheuniversity said.It wasnot meantto indicatethat Kasetsartstudentsoften cheaton exams.I apologizeif thephoto makesother peoplelook atmy studentsinanegative way,^Rungruangkitkraiadded.1・According tothetext,in whichcase cheatingwill becomeeasyA.When desksare crowdedinto aclassroom.B.When studentsare toostressful.C.When toomany studentsare sittinginaclassroom.D.When thestaff memberswho arewatching overthem are not responsible.

2.Why wastheuniversitycriticizedA.The universitywas toostrict.B.The university made studentswear strangelooking hats.C・The universityprevented studentscheating.D.The studentschosetousethehats.3♦What canwe learnfrom thelast twoparagraphsA.The studentsarenotforcedtowear thehats whentaking theexam.B.The senioracademicstaffattheuniversitymadethepaperhat idea.C.The studentsfeltmorestressful whenwearingthehatduringtheexam.D.The studentsdon9t likewearingthehats whentaking theexam.4・Whats thebest titleofthetextA.How tomake theanti-cheating hatB・Anti-cheating hatwas criticizedC.Anti-cheating hatwas consideredthemostsuitable choiceD.Anti-cheating hat11-5CCADD21-5CBBDA3ABAD41-

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