高考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（001）

Youarcwatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.Theyhitoneanotherhard.Atthestartthey

onlyfightwiththeirfists.Butsoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.Andsoitgoeson

untiloneofthemencrashes（撞擊）throughawindowandfallsthirtyfeettothegroundbelow.Heisdead!Of

courseheisn'treallydead.Withanyluckheisn*tevenhurt.Why?Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindows

orjumpfromfastmovingtrains,whocrashcarsofevencatchfire,areprofessionals.Theydothisforaliving.

Thesemenarecalledstuntmen.Thatistosay,theyperformtricks.Therearetwosidestotheirwork.They

actuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexample,theyfallfromahighbuilding.However,they

donotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress（床墊）.Again,whenthey

hitoneanotherwithchairs,thechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindows,theglassis

madeofsugar!Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissort,italsorequiresahighdegreeofskilland

training.Oftenastuntman*ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Forexample,whenheis"blownup”inabattle

scene,hehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.

Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriously

injured,andsometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,forexample,skiedovertheedgeofacliff（懸崖）a

thousandfeethigh.Hisparachute（降落傘）failedtoopen,andhewaskilled.Inspiteofalltherisks,thisisno

longeraprofessionformenonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsome

dangerousaction.Fornowadaystherearestuntgirlstoo.

1.Stuntmenarethosewho.

A.oftendressupasactors

B.prefertoleaddangerouslives

C.oftenperfbnnseeminglydangerousactions

D.oftenfighteachotherfortheirlives

2.Stuntmenearntheirlivingby.

A.playingtheirdirtytricks

B.sellingtheirspecialskills

C.jumpingoutofhighwindows

□.jumpingfromfastmovingtrains

3.Whenastuntmanfallsfromahighbuilding,.

A.heneedslittleprotection

B.hewillbecoveredwithamattress

C.hislifeisendangered

D.hissafetyisgenerallyallright

4.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfactor（因素）ofasuccessfulperformance?

A.Strength.B.Exactness.C.Speed.D.Carefulness.

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheauthor*sexampleoftheNorwegianstuntman?

A.Sometimesanaccidentcanoccurtoastuntman.

B.Thepercentageofseriousaccidentsishigh.

C.Parachutesmustbeofgoodquality.

D.Thecliffistoohigh.

高考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（002）

Activitywhichwasalmostunknowntothelearnedintheearlydaysofthehistory,whileduringthefifteenth

centurytheterm"reading"undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Onlyduringthenineteenthcenturydidsilent

readingbecomepopular.

Oneshouldbecareful,however,ofsupposingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudis

distraction（分散注意力）toothers.Examinationofreasonsconnectedwiththehistoricaldevelopmentofsilent

readingshowsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasks

themselveschangedincharacter.

Thelastcenturysawagradualincreaseinliteracy（讀寫能力）andthusinthenumberofreaders.Asreaders

increased,sothenumberoflistenersdropped,andthustherewassomereductionintheneedtoreadaloud.As

readingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlesscommon,socamethepopularityofreadingasaprivateactivityin

suchpublicplacesaslibraries,trainsandoffices,wherereadingaloudwoulddisturbotherreadersinaway.

Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillheatedargumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedfor

informationortreatedrespectfiilly,andoverwhetherthereadingofmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomeway

mentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducation.However,whateveritsadvantages,

theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplacedbytheprintedmassmedia（媒介）ontheonehandand

bybooksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershipontheother.

Bytheendofthecenturystudentswerebeingadvisedtohavesomenewideasofbooksandtouseskillsin

readingthemwhichwerenotproper,ifnotimpossible,fbrtheoralreader.Thesocial,cultural,andtechnological

developmentsinthecenturyhadgreatlychangedwhattheterm"reading"referredto.

1.Whywasreadingaloudcommonbeforethenineteenthcentury?

A.Becausesilentreadinghadnotbeendiscovered.

B.Becausetherewerefewplacesfbrprivatereading.

C.Becausefewpeoplecouldreadfbrthemselves.

D.Becausepeopledependedonreadingfbrenjoyment.

2.Thedevelopmentofsilentreadingduringthenineteenthcenturyshowed.

A.achangeinthepositionofliteratepeople

B.achangeinthenatureofreading

C.anincreaseinthenumberofbooks

D.anincreaseintheaverageageofreaders

3.Educationalistsarestillarguingabout.

A.theimportanceofsilentreading

B.theamountofinformationprovidedbybooksandnewspapers

C.theeffectsofreadingonhealth

D.thevalueofdifferenttypesofreadingmaterial

4.Whatisthewriterofthispassageattemptingtodo?

A.Toexplainhowpresentdayreadinghabitsdeveloped.

B.Tochangepeople'swaytoread.

C.Toshowhowreadingmethodshaveimproved.

D.Toencouragethegrowthofreading.

高考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（003）

Insomeways,theUnitedStateshasmadesomeprogress.Firesnolongerdestroy18,000buildingsasthey

didintheGreatChicagoFireof1871,orkillhalfatownof2,400people,astheydidthesamenightinPeshtigo,

Wisconsin.OtherthantheBeverlyHillSupperClubfireinKentuckyin1977,ithasbeenfourdecadessincemore

than100Americansdiedinafire.

Butevenwithsuchsuccesses,theUnitedStatesstillhasoneoftheworstfiredeathratesintheworld.Safety

expertssaytheproblemisneithermoneynortechnology,buttheindifference（無所i胃）ofacountrythatjustwill

nottakefiresseriouslyenough.

Americanfiredepartmentsaresomeoftheworld'sfastestandbest-equipped.Theyhavetobe.TheUnited

StateshastwiceJapan'spopulation,and40timesasmanyfires.Itspendsfarlessonpreventingfiresthanon

fightingthem.AndAmericanfire-safetylessonsareaimedalmostentirelyatchildren,whodieinlargenumbers

infiresbutwho,againstpopularbeliefs,startveryfewofthem.

Expertssaytheerrorisanopinionthatfiresarenotreallyanyone'sfault.Thatisnotsoinothercountries,

wherebothpubliceducationandthelawtreatfiresaseitherapersonalfailingoracrime（罪行）.Japanhasmany

woodhouses;ofthe48firesinworldhistorythatburnedmorethan10,000buildings,Japanhashad27.

Punishmentforcausingabigfirecanbeassevereaslifeimprisonment.

IntheUnitedStates,mosteducationdollarsarespentinelementaryschools.But,thelessonsarcaimedattoo

limitedanumberofpeople;just9percentofallfiredeathsarecausedbychildrenplayingwithmatches.

TheUnitedStatescontinuestodependmoreontechnologythanlawsorsocialpressure.Therearesmoke

detectorsin85percentofallhomes.Somelocalbuildinglawsnowrequirehomesprinklers（噴水裝置）.New

heatersandironsshutthemselvesoffiftheyaretipped.

1.ThereasonwhysomanyAmericansdieinfiresisthat.

A.theytooknointerestinnewtechnology

B.theydidnotpaygreatattentiontopreventingfires

C.theyshowedindifferencetofightingfires

D.theydidnotspendenoughmoneyonfireequipment

2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.firesafetylessonsshouldnotbeaimedonlyatAmericanchildren

B.Americanchildrenhavenotreceivedenougheducationoffiresafetylessons

C.JapanisbetterequippedwithfireequipmentthantheUnitedStates

D.America'slargepopulationleadstomorefires

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TherehasbeennogreatfireintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatleadstohighdeathrate.

B.TherehavebeenseveralgreatfiresintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatleadtohighdeathrate.

C.TherehasbeenonlyonegreatfireintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatledtohighdeathrate.

D.ThefireinKentuckyin1977madeonlyafewpeoplekilled.

高考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（004）

Nuclearpower's（核能的）dangertohealth,safety,andevenlifeitselfcanbedescribedinoneword;

radiation（輻射）.

Nuclearradiationhasacertainmysteryaboutit,partlybecauseitcannotbedetected（探測）byhumansenses.

Itcan*tbeseenorheard,ortouchedortasted,eventhoughitmaybeallaroundus.Thereareotherthingslikethat.

Forexample,radiowavesareallaroundusbutwecan*tdetectthem,sensethem,withoutaradioreceiver.

Similarly,wecan'tsenseradioactivitywithoutaradiationdetector.Butunlikecommonradiowaves,nuclear

radiationisnotharmlesstohumanbeingsandotherlivingthings.

Atveryhighlevels,radiationcankillananimalorhumanbeingoutrightbykillingmassesofcells（細(xì)胞）in

importantorgans（器官）.Buteventhelowestlevelscandoseriousdamage.Thereisnolevelofradiationthatis

completelysafe.Iftheradiationdoesnothitanythingimportant,thedamagemaynotbesignificant.Thisisthe

casewhenonlyafewcellsarehit,andiftheyarekilledoutright.Yourbodywillreplacethedeadcellswith

healthyones.Butifthefewcellsareonlydamaged,andiftheyreproducethemselves,youmaybeintrouble.

Theyreproducethemselvesinanunusualway.Theycangrowintocancer.Sometimesthisdoesnotshowupfor

manyyears.

Thisisanotherreasonforsomeofthemysteryaboutnuclearradiation.Seriousdamagecanbedonewithout

theknowledgeofthepersonatthetimethatdamagehasoccurred.Apersoncanbeirradiated（放射治療）andfeel

fine,thendieofcancerfive,ten,ortwentyyearslaterasaresult.Orachildcanbebomweakoreasytoget

seriousillnessasaresultofradiationabsorbedbyitsgrandparents.

Radiationcanhurtus.Wemustknowthetruth.

1.Accordingtothepassage,thedangerofnuclearpowerliesin.

A.nuclearmysteryB.radiationdetection

C.radiationlevelD.nuclearradiation

2.Radiationcanleadtoseriousresultsevenatthelowestlevel.

A.whenitkillsfewcells

B.ifitdamagesfewcells

C.thoughthedamagedcellscanrepairthemselves

D.unlessthedamagedcellscanreproducethemselves

3.Radiationcanhurtusinthewaythatitcan.

A.killlargenumbersofcellsinmainorganssoastocausedeathimmediately

B.damagecellswhichmaygrowintocanceryearslater

C.affectthehealthygrowthofouryoungergeneration

D.leadtoalloftheaboveresults

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbebestinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theimportanceofprotectionfromradiationcannotbeoveremphasized（過分強(qiáng)調(diào)）.

B.Themysteryaboutradiationremainsunsolved.

C.Cancerismainlycausedbyradiation.

D.Radiationcanhurtthosewhodonotknowaboutitsdanger.

高考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（005）

TodayisthedateofthatafternooninAprilayearagowhenIfirstsawthestrangeandattractivedoll（玩具娃

娃）inthewindowofAbeShefteFstoyshoponThirdAvenuenearFifteenthStreet,justaroundthecomerfrom

myoffice,wheretheplateonthedoorreads.DrSamuelAmory.Irememberjusthowitwasthatday:thefirst

signofspringfloatedacrosstheEastRiver,mixingwiththesoft-coalsmokefromthefactoriesandthestreet

smellsofthepoorneighbourhood.AsIturnedthecorneronmywaytoworkandcametoShefteFs,Iwasmade

oncemoreknownofthepoorcollectionoftoysinthedustywindow,andIrememberedthecomingbirthdayofa

smallnieceofmineinCleveland,towhomIwasinthehabitofsendingsmallgifts.Therefore,Istoppedand

examinedthewindowtoseeiftheremightbeanythingsuitable,andlookedatthecollectionofunattractive

objects-aredtoyfireengine,someleadsoldiers,cheapbaseballs,bottlesofink,pens,yellowedenvelopes,and

advertisementsforsoft-drinks.Andthusitwasthatmyeyesfinallycametorestuponthedollstoredawayinone

corner,adollwiththestrangest,mostcharmingexpressiononherface.Icouldnotwhollymakeherout,dueto

theshadowsandthefilmofdustthroughwhichIwaslooking,butIwassurethatadeepimpressionhadbeen

madeuponmeasthoughIhadrunintoaperson,asonedoessometimeswithastranger,withwhosepersonality

oneisdeeplyimpressed.

1.Whatmadeanimpressionontheauthor?

A.ThedolFsunusualface.

B.Thecollectionoftoys.

C.Astrangerhemetatthestore.

D.Thebeautyandsizeofthedoll.

2.Whydoestheauthormentionhisniece?

A.Shelikesdolls.

B.Thedolllookslikeher.

C.ShelivesnearShefteFs.

D.Hewaslookingfbragiftforher.

3.WhydidthewritergopastSheftePs?

A.Hewasonhiswaytoschool.

B.Hewaslookingforapresentforhisniece.

C.Hewantedtobuysomeenvelopes.

D.Noneoftheaboveisright.

4.Thestorytakesplaceinthe.

A.earlysummerB.earlyspring

C.midsummerD.latespring

高考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（006）

Technologyistheapplication（應(yīng)用）ofknowledgetoproduction.Thankstomoderntechnology,wehave

beenabletoincreasegreatlytheefficiencyofourworkforce.Newmachinesandnewmethodshavehelpedcut

downtimeandexpensewhileincreasingoveralloutput.Thishasmeantmoreproductionandahigherstandardof

living.FormostofusinAmerica,modemtechnologyisthoughtofasthereasonwhywecanhavecarsand

televisionsets.However,technologyhasalsoincreasedtheamountoffoodavailable（有用的）tous,bymeansof

modemfanningmachineryandanimalbreedingtechniques,andhasextendedourlifespanvia（）medical

technology.

Willmankindcontinuetolivelongerandhaveahigherqualityoflife?Inlargemeasuretheanswerdepends

ontechnologyandourabilitytouseitwidely.Ifwekeepmakingprogressaswehaveoverthepastfiftyyears,the

answerisdefinitelyyes.Theadvancementoftechnologydependsuponresearchanddevelopment,andthelatest

statistics（統(tǒng)力卜）showthattheunitedStatesiscontinuingtopumpbillionsofdollarsannually（每年）intosuch

efforts.Sowhilewearerunningoutofsomescarceresources（少的資源）wemaywellfindtechnological

substitutes（代用品）formanyofthemthroughourresearchprograms.

Therefore,inthefinalanalysisthethreemajorfactorsofproduction（land,laborandcapital）areall

influencedbytechnology.Whenweneednewskillsontechniquesinmedicine,peoplewillstartdevelopingnew

technologytomeetthoseneeds.Asequipmentprovestobesloworinefficient,newmachineswillbeinvented.

Technologyrespondstoourneedsinhelpingusmaintainourstandardofliving.

1.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Thedefinitionoftechnology

B.Modemtechnology

C.Theapplicationoftechnology

D.Thedevelopmentoftechnology

2.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatthisarticleisprobably.

A.apartoftheintroductiontoAmericanbusiness

B.followedbythepassagetalkingaboutfactorsofproduction

C.takenfromalearnedjournal

D.BothAandB

3.Whichisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Moderntechnologyisthekeytotheimprovementofstandardofliving.

B.Thethreemajorfactorsofproduction-land,laborandcapitalareallinfluencedbytechnology.

C.Technologyistheresponsetoourneeds.

D.TheUnitedStatesismakinggreateffortstoadvanceitstechnology.

4.Accordingtothepassage,peoplecanlivealonglifewiththehelpof.

A.higherqualityoflife

B.medicaltechnology

C.modemfarmingmachinery

D.technologicalsubstitute

KEY:1-4BDAB

高考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（007）

Thevolcanoisoneofthemostsurprisingfrighteningforcesofnature.Maybeyouhaveseenpicturesof

these"fireworks^ofnature.Sometimeswhenavolcanoerupts,averylargewallofmeltedrockmovesdownthe

sideofamountain.Itlookslikea“riveroftire.^Sometimesvolcanoesexplode,throwingthemeltedrockand

ashes（灰）highintotheair.Butwheredoesthismeltedrockcomefrom?

Theearthismadeupofmanylayers（層）.Thetoplayerthatweseeiscalledthecrust.Underthecrustare

manylayersofhardrock.Butfar,farbeneaththecrustwhoserockissohot,thatitissoft.Insomeplacesiteven

melts.Themeltedrockiscalledmagma.Sometimesthemagmabreaksouttothesurfacethroughcracks（爆裂

聲）inthecrust.Thesecracksarevolcanoes.

Mostpeoplethinkofmountainswhentheythinkofvolcanoes.Butnoteverymountainisavolcano.A

volcanoissimplytheopeningintheearthfromwhichthemagmaescapes.Thehotmagma,orlavaasitiscalled,

colsandbuildsuponthesurfaceoftheearth.Overthousandsofyears,thispileofcooledlavacangrowtobe

very,verybig.Forexample,thehighestmountaininAfrica,Kilimanjaro,isavolcano.Ittowersmorethan16,000

feetabovethegroundaroundit.

l.Theunderlinedword^crupts^means.

A.movesdownB.breaksaway

C.buildsupD.suddenlythrowsoutlava

2.Whichwordsinthepassagehavethesamemeaningas“meltedrock”？

A?tVolcano,,andctexplode,\B."Crust”and“hardrock,,

C.”magma”and"lava"D."Volcano"and"magma''

3.Whichisthecorrectorderofthelayersoftheearth（bcginningwiththetoplayer）?

A.crust-hardrock-magma-softrock

B.crust-hardrock-softrock-magma

C.magma-softrock-hardrock-crust

D.volcano-cracks-magma-crust

4.Thebesttitle（標(biāo)題）ofthepassageshouldbeu.

A.TheVolcanoB.KilimanjaroVolcano

C.TheMountainsD.TheMeltedRock

KEY:DCBA

高考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（008）

WHERETOSTAYINBOSWELLYOURGUIDETOOURBESTHOTEL

Name/AddressNo.ofRoomsSingleDoubleSpecialAttractions

FIRSTHOTEL222EdwardRoad

Tel.414-6433120$25$35Air-conditionedrooms,

Frenchrestaurant,

Nightclub,

Swimming-pool,Shops,

Coffeeshopandbar,

Telephone,radioand

TVineachroom,

Closetothecitycenter

FAIRVIEWHOTEL

129NorthRoad

Tel.591-562050$12$18Closetotheair-port,Telephone

Ineachroom.Bar,Restaurant,

Garage,Swimming-pool

ORCHARDHOTEL

233EdwardRoad

Tel.641-6646120$15$20FacingFirsthotel,

Europeanrestaurant,

Coffeeshop,Dry-cleaning,

Shops,tv,night-club

OSAKAHOTEL

1264VenningRoad

Tel.643-820180$30$50Air-Conditionedrooms,

Japaneseand

Chineserestaurants,Shops,

Swimming-pool,Largegarden

l.ThenumberoftheroomsinthebesthotelsinBoswellis.

A.120B.470C.450D.240

2.IfaJapanesetravelerlikestoeatinFrenchrestaurant,istherightplaceforhimtogoto.

A.233EdwardRoadB.1264VenningRoad

C.222EdwardRoadD.129NorthRoad

3.WhichhotelfacestheOrchardhotel?

A.TheFirsthotel.B.TheOsakahotel.

C.TheFairviewHotel.D.Nohotel.

KEY:BCA

高考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（009）

WhenIaskedmydaughterwhichitemshewouldkeep;thephone,thecar,thecooker,thecomputer,theTV,

orherboyfriend,shesaid<6thephone^^.Personally,Icoulddowithoutthephoneentirely,whichmakesmeunusual.

Becausethetelephoneischangingourlivesmorethananyotherpieceoftechnology.

Point1Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicate,inthesamewaythatmoreroadscreatemoretraffic.

Mydaughtercomeshomefromschoolat4:00pmandthenspendsanhouronthephonetalkingtotheverypeople

shehasbeenatschoolwithallday.Ifthephonedidnotexist,wouldshehaveanythingtotalkabout?

Point2Themobilephonemeansthatweareneveralone."ThemobilesavedmylifbjsaysCrystalJohnstone.

ShehadanaccidentinherVolvoontheA45betweenOtleyandSkipton.Trappedinside,shemanagedtomake

thecallthatbroughttheambulance（救護(hù)車）toherrescue.

Point3Themobileremovesoursecret.ItallowsmarketingmanagerofHabaDeutsch,CarlNicolaisen,to

ringhissalesstaffallroundtheworldatandtimeofdaytoaskwheretheyare,wheretheyaregoing,andhow

theirlastmeetingwent.

Point4Thetelephoneseparatesus.AntonellaBramanteinRomesays,44WeworkedinseparateofficesbutI

couldseehimthroughthewindow.Itwaseasytogethisnumber.Weweresonearbutwedidn'tmeetfbrthe

firsttwoweeks!”

Point5Thetelephoneallowsustoreachoutbeyondourownlives.Todaywecantalktoseveralcomplete

strangerssimultaneously（同時(shí)地）onchatlines（atleastmydaughterdoes.Iwouldn'tknowwhattotalkabout）.

Wecantalkacrosstheworld.Wecaneventalktoastronauts（ifyouknowany）whilethey'respace-walking.And,

withthephonelinehookeduptothecomputer,wecanaccess（存?。﹖heInternet,thebiggestlibraryonEarth.

l.Howdoyouunderstand'Point1—Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicate,..??

A.Peopledon'tcommunicatewithouttelephone.

B.Peoplecommunicatebecauseofthecreatingofthetelephone.

C.Peoplecommunicatemoresincetelephonehasbeencreated.

D.Peoplecommunicatemorebecauseofmoretraffic.

2.Whichofthefollowingbestshowspeople'sattitudetowardsmobilephones?

A.Mobilephoneshelppeopledealwiththeemergency.

B.Mobilephonesbringconvenienceaswelllittlesecrettopeople.

C.Mobilephonesaresoimportantandshouldbeencouraged.

D.Mobilephonesarepartofpeople'slife.

3.Whichpointsdoyouthinksupporttheideathatphonesimprovepeople'slife?

a.Point1.b.Point2.c.Point3.d.Point4.e.Point5.

A.c,dB.a,eC.a,cD.b,e

4.1tispossibletotalktoseveralcompletestrangerssimultaneouslythrough.

A.theTVscreenB.afaxmachineC.thephonelinehookeduptothecomputerD.amicrophone

5.Thcbestheadingforthepassageis.

A.phonePowerB.KindsofPhoneC.howtoUsePhonesD.AdvantageofPhones

高考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（010）

“Ithurtsmemorethanyou”,and“Thisisforyourowngood”-thesearethestatementsmymotherusedto

makeyearsagowhenIhadtolearnLatin,cleanmyroom,stayhomeanddohomework.

Thatwasbeforeweenteredthepermissiveperiodineducationinwhichwedecideditwasallrightnotto

pushourchildrentoachievetheirbestinschool.Theschoolsandtheeducatorsmadeiteasyforus.Theytaught

thatitwasallrighttobeparentswhotakealet-alonepolicy.Westoppedmakingourchildrendohomework.We

gavethemcalculators,turnedonthetelevision,lefttheteachingtotheteachersandwentonvacation.

Nowteachers,facedwithchildrenwhohavebeendevelopingattheirownpacefbrthepast15years,are

realizingwe'vemadeaterriblemistake.OnesuchteacherisSharonKlompuswhosaysofherstudents—“so

passive”—andwonderswhathashappened.Nothingisdemandedofthem,shebelieves.Television,says

Klompus,contributestochildren'spassivity."We'retalkingaboutagenerationofkidswho'veneverbeenhurt

orhungry.Theyhavelearnedsomebodywillalwaysdoitfbrthem,insteadofsaying'goandlookitup',youtell

themtheanswer.Ittakesgreaterenergytosaynotoakid.^^

Yes,itdoes.Ittakesenergyandittakeswork.It'stimefbrparentstoendtheirvacationandcomebackto

work.Ifstimetotakethecaraway,toturntheTVoff,totellthemithurtsyoumorethanthembutit'sfortheir

owngood.It'sstimetostarttellingthemnoagain.

1.Childrenarebecomingmoreinactiveinstudybecause.

A.theywatchTVtoooftenB.theyhavedonetoomuchhomework

C.theyhavetofulfiltoomanydutiesD.teachersaretoostrictwiththem

2.Welearnfromthepassagethattheauthor'smotherusedtolayemphasison.

A.learningLatinB.discipline

C.naturaldevelopmentD.educationatschool

3.ByU6permissiveperiodineducatio^XL.1,Para.2）theauthormeansatime.

A.whenchildrenareallowedtodowhattheywishto

B.wheneverythingcanbetaughtatschool

C.wheneverychildcanbeeducated

D.whenchildrenarepermittedtoreceiveeducation

4.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.

A.parentsshouldleavetheirchildrenalone

B.kidsshouldhavemoreactivitiesatschool

C.ifstimetobemorestrictwithourkids

D.parentsshouldalwayssetagoodexampletotheirkids

高考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（Oil）

Thegreatestrecentchangeshave,beeninthelivesofwomen,Duringthetwentiethcenturytherewasan

unusualshorteningofthetimeofawoman'slifespentincaringfbrchildren.Awomanmarryingattheendofthe

19thcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreight

children,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold,Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themother

wouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyears,duringwhichcustom,chance

andhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork,Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren

Usuallyawoman'syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandislikelytotakepaidworkuntil

retirementatsixtyEvenwhileshehasthecareofchildren,herworkislightenedbyhouseholdappliances（家用

電器）andconveniencefoods.

Thisimportantchangeinwomen'swayoflifehasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen5s

economicpositionEvenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunityandmostofthem