學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精2014年1月份百題精練（2）英語試題第三部分:閱讀理解(60分）（A） Ihadthemeanestmotherintheworld．Whileotherkidsatecandyforbreakfast,Ihadtohavecereal,eggsandtoast．Othershadcokesandcandyforlunch，whilewehadtoeatasandwich．Asyoucanguess，mysupperwasdifferentthantheotherkids’．ButatleastIwasnotaloneinmysuffering．MysisterandtwobrothershadthesamemeanmotherasIdid． Mymotherinsistedonknowingwherewewereatalltimes．Shehadtoknowwhoourfriendswereandwhatweweredoing．Wehadtowearcleanclotheseveryday．Otherkidsalwaysworetheirclothesfordays．Wereachedtheheightofdisgracebecauseshemadeourclothesherself，justtosavemoney．Theworstisyettocome．Wehadtobeinbedby9：00eachnightandupat7：45thenextmorning．Sowhilemyfriendsslept，mymotheractuallyhadthecouragetobreakChildLaborLaw．Shemadeuswork．Ibelievedshelayawakeallnightthinkingupmeanthingstodotous．Throughtheyears，ourfriends'reportcardshadbeautifulcolorsonthem，blackforpassing，redforfailing．Mymother，however,wouldmerelybecontentwithblackmarks．Noneofuswasallowedthepleasureofbeingadropout． Sheforcedustogrowupintoeducatedandhonestadults．Usingthisasabackground，I’mnowtryingtobringupmythreechildren．I’mfilledwithpridewhenmychildrenthinkIammeanbecausenowIthankGodeverydayforgivingmethemeanestmotherintheworld．36．Whichofthefollowingthingsdidthewriterhatetodomost? A．Eatingdifferentlyfromotherkids． B．Wearingcleanclothesmadebymother C．Goingtobedearlyandgettingupearly D．Lettingmotherknowwheretheywere37．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____________． A．thewriterworkedhardandusuallygotgoodgradesinstudies B．motherwaspunishedforbreakingtheLaborLaw C．a(chǎn)lltheotherkidsstudiedbetterthanthewriter D．thewriter'sfamilylivedamiserablelife38．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrueaccordingtothepassage? A．Motherpracticedeconomyinrunningherhome B．Thewriterisverythankfulforhermother C．Thewriterisseverewithherchildrenwhenbringingthemup D．Thewrierhasadeephatredforhermother39．Thepassagewaswritteninawayof_________tone． A．humorous B．hateful C．ridiculous D．critical(B)Saying“thankyou”isprobablythefirstthingmostofuslearntodoinaforeignlanguage．Afterall，we'rebroughtuptobepolite,anditisimportanttomakeagoodimpressionuponotherpeople—especiallyacrossnationaldivides．So,whatexactlyareyousupposedtosaywhen“thankyou”isonlythe20thmostpopularwaytoexpressgratitude?Accordingtoarecentsurvey，19otherwaysofexpressingappreciationfinishedaheadof“thankyou”inapollof3,000people．Pollsters（民測(cè)調(diào)查員）foundalmosthalfofthoseaskedpreferredthemoreinformal“cheers”，whileotherslikedtousesuchexpressionsas“ta"，“great”and“niceone”．So,justwhatistheappropriateformofwordstoexpressyourthanks?Fortunately,theclueisinthelanguageitself．“Cheers”,despiteitspopularity,isconsideredaninformalwaytosaythankyou—andthisisadefiniteclueastowhenyoucanbestuseit．Forinstance,whengoingforadrinkwithfriends,asmileanda“cheers”bywayofthanksisnotonlyappropriatetothesituation,itisalsoculturallyaccurate．“Ta”，originatedfromtheDanishword“tak”，wasthesecond-mostpopularexpressionofthanks,andisalsocommonlyusedininformalsituations,alongwithphrasessuchas“niceone”，and“brilliant”．Interestingly,onewordthatdidn'tmakeitintothetop20was“thanks”，Thankyouisshorter,moreinformalcousin．“Thanks”canbeuseful，asitisabletobridgethedividebetweentheformalityof“thankyou”andthedownrightrelaxed“cheers”．Certainwordscandoubleasanexpressionofthanksaswellasdelight．Again,thewordsthemselvesoffertheclueastowhenbesttousethem．Forexample,wordslike“awesome"，“brilliant"and“youstar”featuredhighlyinthenewpollandtheycanhintatbothyourpleasureatsomeone’saction,aswellasservingtoexpressyourthanks．Ifyouareonthereceivingendofa“new"thankyou，youcanrespondwithasimple“noproblem”,or“sure"．Ofcourse，incertaincircumstances，asimplewave,nodorsmilemaybeappropriate．Forinstance，ifacardriverslowsdowntoletyoucrosstheroad,simplyraisingyourhandinacknowledgementisenoughtoshowthatyouappreciatethedriver’sconsideration．Sometimes，formalityisnecessary，and“thankyou”isstillthebestchoiceinsuchsituations．Butstudentsshouldnotworryaboutwhenexactlytousecertainexpressions．ManypeopleinWesterncountriesareworriedthatgoodmannersareindecline．Peoplearetiredofseeingtheiractsofkindnessandservicepasswithoutcomment．Sodon’tthinkyour“thankyou”isclumsyorawkwardlyformal．Thechancesare，ifyousaid“thankyou",youmadesomeone’sday．Youstar．40．Wecantellfromtheresultsofthepollthat__________． A．peopleareunconcernedaboutpolitenessnowadays． B．“thankyou”remainsthebestexpressionofgratitude． C．thereisavarietyofexpressionsofappreciation． D．therearemoreformalexpressionsthaninformalones．41．Accordingtothepassage,whichisanappropriateresponseto“awesome”or“brilliant”? A．Thanks． B．Sure． C．Niceone． D．Cheers． ．42．Inthelastparagraphtheauthorencouragespeopleto． A．showtheirgratitudetoothers． B．behavethemselveswell． C．continuetheiractsofkindness．D．stopworryingaboutbadmanners．43．Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleofthispassage? A．HowtoAppearMorePolite． B．WaystoShowGratitude． C．NeverhesitatetoSay“ThankYou"． D．GoodMannersinDecline!（C）Tattoosandbodypiercings（穿孔)havemoveduponthetrendlistinrecentyears．AroundWesternschoolslotsofteensaresportingnewholesand“fleshink”(紋身）．Aswithallothersubjects,theChinesewillsurelyhavetodealwiththissituationwithrespecttotheirchildren．TogetabetterviewofwhathashappenedintheWest,1et’ssitdownandhearwhattheysay．TiarafromIndiana：Ipersonallythinkbodypiercingissickening．Ifthereweresupposedtobeholesinyourbody，youwouldhavebeenbornwiththem．Ido,however，thinkthatearpiercingisnotwrong．Thereisadifferencebetweenearpiercingandbellybuttonpiercing．Earpiercingisnotnearlyasdangerous．Iwouldbesickifsomeonestuckaneedleinmybellybutton．LeefromIllinois：Hi!IliveinIllinois．Iam23．Ihave12tattoosandthreepiercings．Ilovemytattoosandconsidermyselfanartcollector．Youwouldbesurprisedatwhohasgivenmethethumbsuponmyartwork．Peopleonthestreetstopmetolookatthetattooonmyleg．Mostofthemdon’tknowwhatitis．Theyjustthinktheworkitselfisgreat．SubotaifromCalifornia:I'mnotforbiddenofself—expression，butwhenIseehighschoolstudentsgettingthesepiercings，Ireallywonder．Insomecases，thedriveisdeeperanddarkerthanmerefashion．Afriendofminetriedpiercingherowntonguewithasafetypin．Itgotinfectedandshehadatonguethesizeofacow’s．JacksonfromOhio：Idon’tthinkitiswrong,butwhenpeopledoitallovertheplaceliketheirfaceandeverything—Ithinkthat’sridiculous．Peoplewhogetthebig“dragonsthatcoverthewholebody—Idon’tthinkthat'snecessary．"WhenIseenakedchicksonguys,Ithink，“Youhavenorespectforwomen．”44．Whodoesn'tthinktattoosandpiercingsexceptearpiercingarebeautiful？ A．Jackson B．Lee C．Tiara D．Subotai45．Wecanconcludethat． A．tattoosandpiercingsareanewkindofelegantart B．a(chǎn)lltheteachersintheWestareinfavouroftattoosandpiercings C．everythingischangeableastimegoeson D．itisnecessarytolivewithdifferentviewsofbeauty46．Thebesttitleforthispassageisprobably． A．BodyArtorCausingDamage B．DoingDamagetotheYoungPeople'sBodies C．YoungPeople’sDifferentCuriosities D．TheLatestFashion（D）Weallknowthateveryonebecomesalittlemoreforgetfulastheygetolder,butmen'smindsdeclinemorethanwomen’s，accordingtotheresultsofaworldwidesurvey．Generaldifferencesseemtobenaturalinmaleandfemalebrains:Menarebetteratmaintaininganddealingwithmentalimages（usefulinmathematicalreasoningandspatialskills），whilewomentendtoexcelbegoodatrecallinginformationfromtheirbrain’sfiles．Manystudieshavelookedforaconnectionbetweensexandtheamountofmentaldeclinepeopleexperienceastheyage,buttheresultshavebeenmixed．Somestudiesfoundmoreage—relateddeclineinmenthaninwomen,whileotherssawtheoppositeorevennorelationshipatallbetweensexandmentaldecline．Thoseresultscouldbeimproperbecausethestudiesinvolvedolderpeople，andwomenlivelongerthanmen:Thementestedarethesurvivors,“sothey'retheonesthatmaynothaveshownsuchcognitive（認(rèn)知的）decline,”saidstudyteamleaderElizabethoftheUniversityofWarwickinEngland．Scientistssurveyedcompletedfourtasksthattestedsex—relatedcognitiveskills：matchinganobjecttoitsrotatedform,matchinglinesshownfromthesameangle,typingasmanywordsinaparticularcategoryaspossibleinthegiventime,e．g．“objectusuallycoloredgray",andrecallingthelocationofobjectsinalinedrawing．Thefirsttwoweretasksatwhichmenareusuallygood；thelatteraretypicallydominatedbywomen．Withineachagegroupstudied,menandwomenperformedbetterintheirseparatecategoriesonaverage．Andthoughperformancedeclinedwithageforbothgenders,womenshowedobviouslylessdeclinethanmenoverall．47．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanNOTbetypedintothesamecategory？ A．cloud B．sheep C．trees D．goose48．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingthearticle?_______ A．MendobetterthanwomenwhenitcomestolearningEnglish． B．Womenstandoutatrememberingpeople’snames． C．Womendowellindealingmathematicproblems． D．Menexcelattypingasmanywordsaspossibleinthegiventime．49．Oneimportantfactorthataffectsthecorrectnessoftheresultsisthat________． A．womenlivelongerthanmen B．peoplesurveyedareallold C．theoldmentestedmaynothaveshownsuchcognitivedecline D．peopletakingpartinthistestcamefromallovertheworld50．Theauthoraimstotellusthat_________． A．women’smindsperformbetterthanmen’s B．men’smindsdeclinemorewithage C．everyonebecomesalittlemoreforgetfulastheygetolder D．a(chǎn)surveyonhuman'sminddeclinewasdonerecentlyEHowtoTeachaChildRespectAsachildgrowsoutofbeinganinfant（嬰兒）andbeginstonoticeandreacttotheworldaroundthem,youmayfindyourselfwonderinghowyoupossiblypassallofthethingsthattheyneedtobecomearesponsible，respectfuladult．51AInstructions★1Showyourchildrespect．Thisisperhapsthebestwaytoteachyourchildhowtorespectothers．Listentoyourchildbygivingheryourfullattentionandshewilllearntolistentoyou,understandinghowimportantthisisinrelationships．★252Themoreyousay”please"