高級中學名校試卷PAGEPAGE1四川省達州市某學校2025-2026學年高二上學期9月月考英語試題第一部分聽力（略）第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項。并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑．ANoticeontheorderlyopeningoftheNationalMuseumofChinaTheNationalMuseumofChina(NMC)haslimitedthedailyvisitorarrivalswithanewtimetableandadoptedanonlinebookingsystem.Weherebyinformyouofthefollowingregulations:*TheNMCisopenfrom9:00to17:00(lastadmissionat16:00)andclosesonMonday.*Visitorsmustmakeappointments1-7daysinadvance.Groupreservationsandon-sitereservationsarenotaccepted.*Visitorscanmakeonlineappointmentsthroughourofficialwebsiteorofficialsocialmediaplatformaccount.*Onthedayofthevisit,pleaseenterthemuseumwithChineseIDcards.Forotherdocumentsholders,pleasebringthecopiesoftheoriginaldocumentsusedatthetimeofreservation.*Visitorsmustenterthemuseumduringtheirreservedtimeperiodtoavoidcrowding.Ifvisitorsmisstheirreservedtimeperiod,theywillberefused.Ifvisitorscannotmakeitontime,pleaseapplyforacancellationinthereservationsystembefore15:00onthedayofthevisit.Reservationscannotbecancelledafterthereserveddate,andthesystemwillautomaticallyrecordone’saccountas“absent”.Foranyonewhoseaccountcontainsthreetimesofabsence,thevisitorwillnotbeabletomakenewreservationswithin90days.*Staff-guidedtoursarecancelledtemporarily.Visitorsmustbeinanorderlymannerthroughoutthevisit.TheNMCwilltakemeasurestoensureorderlyandsafevisits.Thanksforyoursupportandcooperation.NationalMuseumofChina1.WhencanvisitorsentertheNMC?A.At11:00,Monday. B.At10:30,Sunday.C.At17:00,Thursday. D.At16:30,Friday.2.WhatdoweknowabouttheNMCreservation?A.Itshouldbemadeonsite.B.Itcanbemadeingroups.C.Itmustbemadeaweekahead.D.Itcanbemadethroughofficialwebsite.3.Whatifavisitormissesthereservedtimeperiod?A.Heshouldreserveinthreemonths.B.Hemustreserveagainbefore15:00.C.Hewillberefusedtoenterthemuseum.D.Hisaccountcanberecordedas“absent”.BTwoyearsago,HolmesparticipatedinBacktoSchoolBash.Hewasholdingdowntwojobsatthetime—onewiththecity’spublicworksdepartment,theotherasabarber.Saturdaywashisbusiesthair-cuttingday,buthechosetodonatehistimeandgivefreehaircutstounfortunatekidssothey’dlookneatonthatfirstdayofclasses.Butthenhehadalightbulbmoment:“Thekidsshouldearntheirfreehaircutbyhavingtoreadabooktome,”Holmessaid.TheideawassopopularthathecontinueditthefirstTuesdayofeverymonthforthenexttwoyears.Boysfromfivetotenyearsoldwouldgrabafavoritebook,settleintothebarberchair,andreadaloudwhileHolmeswasdoingtheirhair.Iftheywerepuzzledoveraword,Holmeswastheretohelp.Afterthehaircut,they’dreviewhebook,fromthecharactersandvocabularytothethemes—justlikeinschool,onlymorefun.Holmes,whoismarriedandhastwosons,agesthreeandfour,recognizesthatnoteveryparenthasthetimetoreadwiththeirkids.Holmesadmitshe,too,benefitsfromtheprocess.“Therewasthisseven-year-oldwhostruggledthroughhisbook,stutteringoverwordseventhoughhedidn’thaveastutter(口吃),”saidHolmes.Hehadtheboytakethebookhomeandpractice.Whenthechildcamebackafewdayslater,“Hereaditwithnoproblems.Thatinspiresme.”HolmesandhisfamilyhaverecentlymovedtoaChicagosuburb.Whentheygetsettled,heplanstotakeuphisroleastheStory-bookBarber.“Thewaytheworldistodaywithgunsandviolence,”hesays,“it’sasafeheavenforthekids,tocometothebarbershopandreadbooks.”4.WhatdoweknowaboutHolmestwoyearsago?A.Hehadonlyonejob.B.Heearnedalotasabarber.C.Heofferedfreehaircutstothepoorkids.D.HewastheorganizerofBacktoSchoolBash.5.TheexampleinParagrap3mainlyprovesthat_______.A.HolmesisverystrictwiththekidsB.HolmesalsolearnsalotfromthekidsC.beingafluentreaderneedsplentyofpracticeD.manykidshavetroubleinreadingastorybook6.WhatcanwelearnfromthelastParagraph?A.Holmesisdissatisfiedwiththeworldtoday.B.Holmes’barbershopwillhavesomechanges.C.Holmes’barbershophaswongreatpopularity.D.Holmeswillcontinuetobeastorybookbarber.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheStorybookBarberB.BacktoSchoolBashC.ReadingCountsALotD.CareAbouttheKidsC“Istheglasshalfemptyorhalffull?”ThisoldEnglishsayinghaslongbeenusedtotellapessimistfromanoptimist.Formostyoungpeopletoday,theanswerisusually“halffull”,becausewehavebeentaughtthatapositiveattitudetowardslifeisoneoftheprimarykeystosuccess.However,isthisnecessarilyagoodthing?Recentstudiesindicatethatitalldepends.Thereissuchathingastoomuchpositivity.Ithappenswhensomeoneremainsinahappyandpositivestateandignoresanybadandnegativeemotionsacrossallsituations.Butasamatteroffact,itisnormalforustoexperienceanyemotions.Thedeathofapetorlovedone,alowscoreonatest,oramountainofnewhomeworkshouldleadtoemotionssuchassadness,frustrationandanger.Ifwehidetheseemotionsjustbecausewewanttolookoptimisticinfrontofourfriendsandfamily,theycanbuildupinsideofusandenduperuptinginunexpectedways.Thereisnewevidencetosuggestthatmanyoftheseoverlypositivepeopleareatariskofdevelopingdrugoralcoholaddictionsaswellasotherpsychologicalproblems.Asidefromthepersonalemotionalimpacts,thisattitudecanalsohaveanegativeeffectonthepeoplearoundyou.Imaginehavinghadabadday,andwantingtotalkaboutitwithyourfriend.However,insteadoflisteningtoyourproblemsandsympathizingwithyou,theysimplytoldyouto“bepositive”andgiveyoutheimpressionthatyourproblemsarebeingcompletelyignored.Justtakeeverythingasitcomesandexpresshowyoureallyfeel.Thismakesyouhuman,andyourtruefriendswillalwaysstickbyyou.Somysimpleadvicetoyouistodowhatgivesyouthebest“attitude”inlife,whateverforyouthatmightbe.Regardlessofwhetheraglassishalf-emptyorhalf-full,itnonethelessstillhasspacetofill.8.Whydoesthewritermentiontheglassatthebeginningofthetext?A.Togivesomeevidence. B.Tointroducethetopic.C.Topresentanargument. D.Toexplainhisideas.9.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetothepersonwhoremainspositiveacrossallsituations?A.Negative. B.Supportive. C.Doubtful. D.Unclear.10.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph3?A.Thecauseofoverlypositivity.B.Thepreventionofoverlypositivity.C.Thebadeffectofoverlypositivityonothers.D.Thebadimpactsofoverlypositivityonpersonalemotion.11.Whichofthefollowingmaythewriteragreewith?A.Positivityisthekeytosuccess.B.Weneedn’tstaypositiveallthetime.C.Thereisn’tsuchathingasoverlypositive.D.Positivityalwaysdoesaharmeffecttoourlives.DOneofthegreatestkillersintheWesternworldisheartdisease.Thedeathratefromthediseasehasbeenincreasingatanalarmingspeedforthepastthirtyyears.TodayinBritain,forexample,aboutfourhundredpeopleadaydieofheartdisease.Medicalexpertsknowthatpeoplecanreducetheirchancesofgettingheartdiseasebyexercisingregularly,bynotsmoking,bychangingtheirdiets,andbypayingmoreattentiontoreducingstressintheirwork.However,Westernhealth-caresystemsarestillnotpayingenoughattentiontothepreventionofthedisease.Thereisaneedformoreprogramstoeducatethepublicaboutthecausesandpreventionofheartdisease.Insteadofsupportingsuchprograms,however,theU.S.health-caresystemisspendinglargesumsofmoneyonthesurgical(外科的)treatmentofthediseaseafteritdevelops.Thisemphasis(強調)ontreatmentclearlyhassomethingtodowiththetechnologicaladvancesthathavetakenplaceinthepasttentofifteenyears.Inthistime,moderntechnologyhasenableddoctorstodevelopnewsurgicaltechniques.ManyoperationsthatwereconsideredimpossibleortooriskyafewyearsagoarenowperformedeverydayinU.S.hospitals.Theresulthasbeenahugeincreaseinheartsurgery.Althoughthereisnodoubtthatheartsurgerycanhelpalargenumberofpeople,somepeoplepointoutthattheemphasisonthesurgicaltreatmentofthediseasehasthreecleardisadvantages.First,itattractsinterestandmoneyawayfromthequestionofprevention.Second,itcausesthecostsofgeneralhospitalcaretorise.Afterhospitalsbuytheexpensiveequipmentthatisnecessaryformodernheartsurgery,theymusttrytorecoverthemoneytheyhavespent.Todothis,theyraisecostsforalltheirpatients,notjustthosepatientswhosetreatmentrequirestheequipment.Thethirddisadvantageisthatdoctorsareencouragedtoperformsurgeryevenonpatientsforwhomanoperationisunnecessary—becausetheequipmentandexpertskillsarethere.Agovernmentofficerecentlystatedthatmajorheartsurgerywasoftenperformedeventhoughitschancesofsuccesswerelow.Inonetypeofheartsurgery,forexample,only15percentofpatientsimprovedtheirconditionsafterthesurgery.However,morethan100,000oftheseoperationsareperformedintheUnitedStateseveryyear.12.Whateffecthasmoderntechnologyhadonmedicine?A.Ithasreducedthecostsofmedicaltreatment.B.Ithasn’thelpedsaveanypatients.C.Ithasencourageddoctorstodomoreheartsurgery.D.Ithashelpededucatepeopleaboutthepreventionofheartdisease.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“recover”inparagraph3mean?A.Boost. B.Springup. C.Getback. D.Absorb.14.Theauthorwouldagreethat______.A.moremoneyshouldbespentonthepreventionofheartdiseaseB.heartsurgeryhashelpedmostpatientsimprovetheirconditionsC.moderntechnologyhasmadeheartsurgerymoreriskythanbeforeD.thepublichaveknownagreatdealaboutthecausesofheartdisease15.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheGreatestKillerintheWest B.HeartDisease:TreatorPrevent?C.OldTechnologyandHeartSurgery D.HeartSurgery:Advantages第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Thezero-effortholidayworkout(鍛煉)Buildfunactivitiesintoyourtimeawayandyoumayevenburnofftheextracalories(卡路里)youeat.Trytobeactiveforatleasttwohoursaday.Goforaneveningwalk.TakealeafoutofthebookofpeopleinsouthernMediterraneancountriesandgoforawalkwhenit’sabitcooler.Trytomakeitadailyroutinewhileyou’reaway.It’sapleasantwaytoexperiencelocallife.____16____Getinthewater.Don’tjustrelaxatthewater’sedgebutgoforaswimfromtimetotime,playgamesorjustwalkinthewater.____17____Orifthatallsoundsabittoocoldandwet,rentarowingboat,orgosailing.Messingaboutonthewaterburnscaloriesandexercisesyourmuscles(肌肉)morethanbeingondryland.Flyakite.____18____Itwillgiveyourupperbodyagreatworkoutasyoustrugglewiththatkiteandruntokeepitintheairorfollowitdownwhenitfallstoearth.FlyaFrisbee(飛盤).____19____AndifyouplayFrisbeeonasandybeach,you’llbeworkingthoselegmusclesthatmuchharder.____20____Haveadailycompetitionintheswimmingpool,suchasswimmingbetweenpeople’slegsormakingthebiggestsplash,oraweek-longbadmintontournament.Andmakesureyoumakeitassimplyaspossible.A.Playballgames.B.HoldafamilyOlympics.C.Youmayneverthinkofitasanexercise.D.Thisisanexcellentactivityforawindyday.E.Andyou’llfeelspirituallyandphysicallyrefreshed.F.You’llgetyourheartrateupeverytimeyourunorjumpforthatplasticplate.G.Simplystandinginthewaterisagoodworkoutthankstotheactionofthewater.第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A,B,C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Miller’sblackshirtishisfavorite.He’shaditforeightyears,butheneverthoughtitwouldonedaycomeinhandywhensavingalife.OneSaturday,Millerwasonhiswayhomeonhismotorcyclewhenthetraffic____21____infrontofhim.Millerstoppedandwas____22____toknowwhatwascausingthetrafficjam.“Iwenttoseewhyeveryonewasstoppingandfoundabaldeagleinthemiddleoftheroad,”Millersaid.“Anotherpersonwasthereandhegavethebirda____23____toseeifshewouldwalkorflyaway.Shespreadher____24____butwasunabletogoanywhere.”Thebirdwastoobadlyhurtto____25____.Asananimallover,Millerknewhehadtohelpthebirdthatwas____26____.Sohetookoffhisfavoriteshirtandthrewitovertheeagle.Tohis____27____,theeagleremainedcalmashe____28____herintheshirt.OnceMillerhadmovedtheeagleoutofthe____29____,hecalled911andeventuallygotintouchwithalocalrecoverycenterfor____30____birds.Millerheldthe15-poundbirdforabout45minuteswhile____31____rescuestafftoarrive.Butthetimeseemedtopassquickly.“Iwasn’treallythinkingaboutitwhenIwas____32____her,”Millersaid.“Iwasjusttryingtokeephercalmandmakesuresheknowsshe’s____33____,andIwasn’tgoingtodropher.”Afterafewdays’____34____,therescuersareconfidentthatthebaldeaglewillfinallybeabletoreturnintothewild.AsforMiller’sfavoriteshirt,ithassomebloodonit,butMillerknowsitwasusedforagoodcause—andhewillsurelybe____35____itagain.21.A.signaled B.passed C.slowed D.reduced22.A.scared B.shocked C.upset D.excited23.A.hit B.glance C.smile D.push24.A.toes B.tails C.wings D.neck25.A.fly B.eat C.fight D.scream26.A.cute B.injured C.shy D.endangered27.A.credit B.annoyance C.surprise D.relief28.A.saved B.wrapped C.buried D.hid29.A.road B.motorcycle C.car D.shirt30.A.young B.wild C.rare D.strong31.A.cheeringup B.callingup C.seeingto D.waitingfor32.A.holding B.facing C.checking D.catching33.A.clever B.fierce C.weak D.secure34.A.judgement B.suffering C.treatment D.protection35.A.wearing B.throwing C.polluting D.washing第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。ThedancedramaadaptationoftheChinesescienceclassicTianGongKaiWu,orTheExploitationoftheWorksofNature,began___36___(it)nationwidetourrecentlyinXiamen,Fujianprovince,bringingtolifeanearly400-year-oldmasterpiece.Thebook,___37___(write)bySongYingxing,ascientist___38___livedduringthelateMingDynasty,wasfirstpublishedin1637.ItoffersasummaryofancientChina’smanufacturingandfarmingtechniques,earning___39___(recognize)asanencyclopedia(百科全書)ofscienceandtechnologyfromthattime.The___40___(pioneer)workhassincebeentranslated___41___multiplelanguages,includingEnglish,Japanese,French,GermanandRussian.“Song___42___(fascinate)bytheingenuityandcreativityoflaborers,”saidXuBinbin,directoroftheSongYingxingMemorialMuseum.Thedrama,co-producedbytheJiangxiCulturalPerformanceGroupandtheBeijingDanceAcademy,isdirectedbyChinesefilmmakerLuChuan.Lusaid,“ThedramafocusesonSong’sjourneytogatherthetechniquesandtools,emphasizingthecraftsmanshipofancientChineselaborers.___43___gracefuldancebringsvitality(活力)intothisscienceencyclopedia,___44___mayotherwiseseemcoldandboring.”“Thedancedramaovercomeslanguagebarriers,allowingpeopleofdifferentagesandnationalities,especiallytheyoungergeneration,____45____(gain)insightsintoChina’sscientificandtechnologicaldevelopment,”Lusaid.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)(滿分15分)46.假如你是李華，你校英語報的“RemarkablePeople”（非凡人物）專欄正在征稿。請你用英語寫一篇短文，介紹一位你敬佩的人物（可以是歷史人物、科學家、藝術家、運動員等）。內容包括：（1）人物的基本信息及主要成就；（2）你敬佩他/她的原因；（3）他/她對你的影響或啟示。注意：(1)詞數(shù)不少于80詞；(2)可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)（滿分25分）47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。Itwasthedayofthebigcross-countryrun.Studentsfromsevendifferentprimaryschoolsinandaroundthesmalltownwerewarmingupandwalkingtheroute(路線)throughthickevergreenforest.IlookedaroundandfinallyspottedDavid,whowasstandingbyhimselfofftothesidebyafence.Hewassmallfortenyearsold.Hisusualbigtoothysmilewasabsenttoday.Iwalkedoverandaskedhimwhyhewasn’twiththeotherchildren.Hehesitatedandthensaidhehaddecidednottorun.Whatwaswrong?Hehadworkedsohardforthisevent!Iquicklysearchedthecrowdfortheschool’scoachandaskedhimwhathadhappened.“Iwasafraidthatkidsfromotherschoolswouldlaughathim,”heexplaineduncomfortably.“Igavehimthechoicetorunornot,andlethimdecide.”Ibitbackmyfrustration(懊惱).Iknewthecoachmeantwell—hethoughthewasdoingtherightthing.AftermakingsurethatDavidcouldrunifhewanted,Iturnedtofindhimcomingtowardsme,hissmallbodyrockingfromsidetosideasheswunghisfeetforward.Davidhadabraindiseasewhichpreventedhimfromwalkingorrunninglikeotherchildren,butatschoolhisclassmatesthoughtofhimasaregularkid.Healwaysparticipatedtothebestofhisabilityinwhatevertheyweredoing.ThatwaswhynoneofthechildrenthoughtitunusualthatDavidhaddecidedtojointhecross-countryteam.Itjusttookhimlonger—that’sall.Davidhadnotmissedasinglepractice,andalthoughhealwaysfinishedhisrunlongaftertheotherchildren,hedidalwaysfinish.Asaspecialeducationteacherattheschool,IwasfamiliarwiththechallengesDavidfacedandwasproudofhisstrongdetermination.注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150左右;2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答.Wesatdownnexttoeachother,butDavidwouldn’tlookatme.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________IwatchedasDavidmoveduptothestartinglinewiththeotherrunners.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________四川省達州市某學校2025-2026學年高二上學期9月月考英語試題第一部分聽力（略）第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項。并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑．ANoticeontheorderlyopeningoftheNationalMuseumofChinaTheNationalMuseumofChina(NMC)haslimitedthedailyvisitorarrivalswithanewtimetableandadoptedanonlinebookingsystem.Weherebyinformyouofthefollowingregulations:*TheNMCisopenfrom9:00to17:00(lastadmissionat16:00)andclosesonMonday.*Visitorsmustmakeappointments1-7daysinadvance.Groupreservationsandon-sitereservationsarenotaccepted.*Visitorscanmakeonlineappointmentsthroughourofficialwebsiteorofficialsocialmediaplatformaccount.*Onthedayofthevisit,pleaseenterthemuseumwithChineseIDcards.Forotherdocumentsholders,pleasebringthecopiesoftheoriginaldocumentsusedatthetimeofreservation.*Visitorsmustenterthemuseumduringtheirreservedtimeperiodtoavoidcrowding.Ifvisitorsmisstheirreservedtimeperiod,theywillberefused.Ifvisitorscannotmakeitontime,pleaseapplyforacancellationinthereservationsystembefore15:00onthedayofthevisit.Reservationscannotbecancelledafterthereserveddate,andthesystemwillautomaticallyrecordone’saccountas“absent”.Foranyonewhoseaccountcontainsthreetimesofabsence,thevisitorwillnotbeabletomakenewreservationswithin90days.*Staff-guidedtoursarecancelledtemporarily.Visitorsmustbeinanorderlymannerthroughoutthevisit.TheNMCwilltakemeasurestoensureorderlyandsafevisits.Thanksforyoursupportandcooperation.NationalMuseumofChina1.WhencanvisitorsentertheNMC?A.At11:00,Monday. B.At10:30,Sunday.C.At17:00,Thursday. D.At16:30,Friday.2.WhatdoweknowabouttheNMCreservation?A.Itshouldbemadeonsite.B.Itcanbemadeingroups.C.Itmustbemadeaweekahead.D.Itcanbemadethroughofficialwebsite.3.Whatifavisitormissesthereservedtimeperiod?A.Heshouldreserveinthreemonths.B.Hemustreserveagainbefore15:00.C.Hewillberefusedtoenterthemuseum.D.Hisaccountcanberecordedas“absent”.BTwoyearsago,HolmesparticipatedinBacktoSchoolBash.Hewasholdingdowntwojobsatthetime—onewiththecity’spublicworksdepartment,theotherasabarber.Saturdaywashisbusiesthair-cuttingday,buthechosetodonatehistimeandgivefreehaircutstounfortunatekidssothey’dlookneatonthatfirstdayofclasses.Butthenhehadalightbulbmoment:“Thekidsshouldearntheirfreehaircutbyhavingtoreadabooktome,”Holmessaid.TheideawassopopularthathecontinueditthefirstTuesdayofeverymonthforthenexttwoyears.Boysfromfivetotenyearsoldwouldgrabafavoritebook,settleintothebarberchair,andreadaloudwhileHolmeswasdoingtheirhair.Iftheywerepuzzledoveraword,Holmeswastheretohelp.Afterthehaircut,they’dreviewhebook,fromthecharactersandvocabularytothethemes—justlikeinschool,onlymorefun.Holmes,whoismarriedandhastwosons,agesthreeandfour,recognizesthatnoteveryparenthasthetimetoreadwiththeirkids.Holmesadmitshe,too,benefitsfromtheprocess.“Therewasthisseven-year-oldwhostruggledthroughhisbook,stutteringoverwordseventhoughhedidn’thaveastutter(口吃),”saidHolmes.Hehadtheboytakethebookhomeandpractice.Whenthechildcamebackafewdayslater,“Hereaditwithnoproblems.Thatinspiresme.”HolmesandhisfamilyhaverecentlymovedtoaChicagosuburb.Whentheygetsettled,heplanstotakeuphisroleastheStory-bookBarber.“Thewaytheworldistodaywithgunsandviolence,”hesays,“it’sasafeheavenforthekids,tocometothebarbershopandreadbooks.”4.WhatdoweknowaboutHolmestwoyearsago?A.Hehadonlyonejob.B.Heearnedalotasabarber.C.Heofferedfreehaircutstothepoorkids.D.HewastheorganizerofBacktoSchoolBash.5.TheexampleinParagrap3mainlyprovesthat_______.A.HolmesisverystrictwiththekidsB.HolmesalsolearnsalotfromthekidsC.beingafluentreaderneedsplentyofpracticeD.manykidshavetroubleinreadingastorybook6.WhatcanwelearnfromthelastParagraph?A.Holmesisdissatisfiedwiththeworldtoday.B.Holmes’barbershopwillhavesomechanges.C.Holmes’barbershophaswongreatpopularity.D.Holmeswillcontinuetobeastorybookbarber.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheStorybookBarberB.BacktoSchoolBashC.ReadingCountsALotD.CareAbouttheKidsC“Istheglasshalfemptyorhalffull?”ThisoldEnglishsayinghaslongbeenusedtotellapessimistfromanoptimist.Formostyoungpeopletoday,theanswerisusually“halffull”,becausewehavebeentaughtthatapositiveattitudetowardslifeisoneoftheprimarykeystosuccess.However,isthisnecessarilyagoodthing?Recentstudiesindicatethatitalldepends.Thereissuchathingastoomuchpositivity.Ithappenswhensomeoneremainsinahappyandpositivestateandignoresanybadandnegativeemotionsacrossallsituations.Butasamatteroffact,itisnormalforustoexperienceanyemotions.Thedeathofapetorlovedone,alowscoreonatest,oramountainofnewhomeworkshouldleadtoemotionssuchassadness,frustrationandanger.Ifwehidetheseemotionsjustbecausewewanttolookoptimisticinfrontofourfriendsandfamily,theycanbuildupinsideofusandenduperuptinginunexpectedways.Thereisnewevidencetosuggestthatmanyoftheseoverlypositivepeopleareatariskofdevelopingdrugoralcoholaddictionsaswellasotherpsychologicalproblems.Asidefromthepersonalemotionalimpacts,thisattitudecanalsohaveanegativeeffectonthepeoplearoundyou.Imaginehavinghadabadday,andwantingtotalkaboutitwithyourfriend.However,insteadoflisteningtoyourproblemsandsympathizingwithyou,theysimplytoldyouto“bepositive”andgiveyoutheimpressionthatyourproblemsarebeingcompletelyignored.Justtakeeverythingasitcomesandexpresshowyoureallyfeel.Thismakesyouhuman,andyourtruefriendswillalwaysstickbyyou.Somysimpleadvicetoyouistodowhatgivesyouthebest“attitude”inlife,whateverforyouthatmightbe.Regardlessofwhetheraglassishalf-emptyorhalf-full,itnonethelessstillhasspacetofill.8.Whydoesthewritermentiontheglassatthebeginningofthetext?A.Togivesomeevidence. B.Tointroducethetopic.C.Topresentanargument. D.Toexplainhisideas.9.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetothepersonwhoremainspositiveacrossallsituations?A.Negative. B.Supportive. C.Doubtful. D.Unclear.10.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph3?A.Thecauseofoverlypositivity.B.Thepreventionofoverlypositivity.C.Thebadeffectofoverlypositivityonothers.D.Thebadimpactsofoverlypositivityonpersonalemotion.11.Whichofthefollowingmaythewriteragreewith?A.Positivityisthekeytosuccess.B.Weneedn’tstaypositiveallthetime.C.Thereisn’tsuchathingasoverlypositive.D.Positivityalwaysdoesaharmeffecttoourlives.DOneofthegreatestkillersintheWesternworldisheartdisease.Thedeathratefromthediseasehasbeenincreasingatanalarmingspeedforthepastthirtyyears.TodayinBritain,forexample,aboutfourhundredpeopleadaydieofheartdisease.Medicalexpertsknowthatpeoplecanreducetheirchancesofgettingheartdiseasebyexercisingregularly,bynotsmoking,bychangingtheirdiets,andbypayingmoreattentiontoreducingstressintheirwork.However,Westernhealth-caresystemsarestillnotpayingenoughattentiontothepreventionofthedisease.Thereisaneedformoreprogramstoeducatethepublicaboutthecausesandpreventionofheartdisease.Insteadofsupportingsuchprograms,however,theU.S.health-caresystemisspendinglargesumsofmoneyonthesurgical(外科的)treatmentofthediseaseafteritdevelops.Thisemphasis(強調)ontreatmentclearlyhassomethingtodowiththetechnologicaladvancesthathavetakenplaceinthepasttentofifteenyears.Int