2023屆高考英語閱讀理解部分復(fù)習(xí)專練

高三一輪復(fù)習(xí)練習(xí)閱讀理解局部AYearsagowhilelyinginmyhammock〔吊床〕anddrinkingJDfromthebottle,Inoticedmydogdraggingsomethingunderthefence.Uponinspection,tomydisappointment,Irealizeditwasthenextdoorneighbor’s10–year–olddaughter’srabbit.ForyearsIhadwatchedhercomehomefromschoolandheadstraightouttoitscage,freeitandplaywithitintheyard.Iknewthatdaywouldbenodifferentandfearingforourdog,Ihadtothinkfast.Therabbitwasquitedirty,asifithadputupquiteastruggle,soIwashedit,combeditwiththedogbrushandblewitdrywiththeleafblower.UponfinishingitsgroomingIjumpedthefenceandreplaceditbackinitscagehopingitsdeathwouldbewrittenoffas“naturalcaused〞.BacktothehammockandJD.Withinthehourtheneighbor’sVolvopulledinasusualandoutpoppedthelittlegirl,andasusualsheheadedstraightforthecage.Onlythistimeshestoppedaboutsixfeetawayandscreamed:“D—A—D—D—Y!!!〞.Herfather,panicstricken,stoodlookingatthecage.BeingthegoodneighborthatIam,IrushedtofenceandaskediftherewasanythingIcoulddo.Herfatherlessthancalmlyshouted,“Whatkindofsickindividualwoulddigupalittlegirl’srabbitandputitbackinitscage?〞56．Thegirlwasshockedbecause. A．therabbitwaskilledbysomeone B．therabbitwastooclean C．thedeadrabbitwascleanedandputbackintothecage D．therabbitwasasleepinthecage57．Thatdaythegirlrantothecage. A．becauseherrabbitwasthere B．becauseshehadahabitofgoingtheretoseeherrabbit C．becauseshewantedtoseeherrabbitagain D．becausetherabbitwasdead58．Wecaninferthattherabbit. A．wasalivebeforethewritersawhisdogdraggingit B．wasalreadydeadbeforethewritersawhisdogdraggingit C．wasinthecageplayingwiththedog D．wasatthefenceseekingoutforfoodbeforeitwaskilledbythedog59．Accordingtothestory,thewriter. A．washelpfultohisneighbor B．didasmartthing C．washonest D．madeamistakeBIspendhalfofmylifewithmymotherandtheotherhalfwithfather.Myfatherliveswithatwenty–poundcatnamedTofu.Hecallsmehisfavoritedaughter.Iamanonlychild.Myfather’sapartmentisquitedifferentfromanyotherperson’sspace.Exceptformyroom,thereisnofurniture.Hedoesn’tlikesofasoranycomfortablechairs,sohehasonlyadrawingtable,adesk,andhisbed.Forthreeyearshehasresistedbuyingastereo〔立體收錄機(jī)〕becausehethinksit’suglyandwillmessuphisstudio.Frommyfather’sstudiowindow,youcanseealargepartofSanFrancisco.Iliketowatchthecolorschangeinthebaywhenthesunissetting.Allthewallsarewhite,andframedpostersofmyfather’slastthreebookshangsidebyside.Hespendsalotoftimelyingonthestudiofloor.That’showhethinks,hesays.Thenhedoesyoga.Hehasabigkitchen,andontopoftherefrigeratorisanoldclockhewindseveryweekforgoodluck.Thelasttimetheclockstopped,myfather’scarwastowedandsomeotherterriblethingshappened,sohehasbecomeverysuperstitious〔迷信〕.Whenhegoesoutoftown,hehiressomeonetofeedTofuandwindtheclocksoitwon’tstop.Theonethinghehasplentyofishouserules.Youhavetotakeoffyourshoeswhenyoucomein.Hewon’tallowanyonewhowearsabaseballcapintohishouse.Hesaysonlybaseballplayersshouldwearbaseballcapsandonlythecatchersshouldwearthembackward.EverytimeIgotostayathishouse,hemakesupanewrule.“Houserulenumber579,notelevisionprogramswithlaughtracks〞hewillsay.Butthenhecanneverrememberthenumbers,sotheychangeconstantly.Therulethathealwaysenforcesistheonethatrequiresmetowriteatwo–pageessayanytimeIwantsomething.Hedidn’tspeakEnglishuntilhewassixteen,andhehadahardtimelearningtowriteit,sohewantsmetobecomeagoodwriteratanearlyage.ThisrulestartedwhenIaskedhimifIcouldhavemyearspiercedwhenIwasnine.Hesaiditwasbarbaric〔野蠻〕andtoldmeIcouldn’tdoituntilIwasthirty–five.ButIkeptaskinghim,andhefinallysaidthatifIwroteanessayandIcouldpersuadehiminwritingwhyIwantedholesinmyears,maybehewouldsayokay.Iwrotemyfirstessayformyfather,andafteronemonthofwritingandrewriting,hefinallygavemehispermission.60．Herfatherwindstheclockeveryweek. A．becausehehasabadmemory B．forgoodluck C．becausetheclockdoesn’tworkwell D．tobesureittellscorrecttime61．Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofahouserule? A．Youcan’twearshoesinthehouse. B．Herfatherdoesyogaathome. C．Thereislittlefurnitureintheapartment. D．Herfatherlikeslyingontheground.62．Whichofthesestatementsabouthouserulesistrue? A．Herfatherdoesn’tlikerules. B．Herfather’srulesarealwayschanging. C．Herfatherneverenforcedtherules. D．Shehastowriteatwo–pageEnglishessay.63．Youcaninferthatthewriter’sfather. A．wasbornintheUnitedStates B．doesnotliketowrite C．speaksmorethanonelanguage D．isveryhumorousCLazinessisasin;everyoneknowsthat.Wehaveprobablyallhadlecturespointingoutthatlazinessisnotbasedonpeople’ssenseofwhatisrightandjust,thatitiswasteful,andthatlazypeoplewillneveramounttoanythinginlife.Butlazinesscanbemoreharmfulthanthat,anditisoftencausedbymorecomplex〔復(fù)雜的〕reasonsthansimplewishtoavoidwork.Somepeoplewhoappeartobelazyaresufferingfrommuchmoreseriousproblems.Theymaybesodistrustfuloftheirfellowworkersthattheyareunabletojoininanygrouptaskforfearofbeinglaughedatorofhavingtheirideastolen.Thesepeoplewhoseemlazymaybepreventedfromactingnormallybyafearoffailurethatpreventsfruitfulwork.Orothersortsofimaginationmaypreventachievementsthattheyareunabletodealwithwhatever“l(fā)esser〞workisonhand.Stillotherpeoplearenotavoidingwork;strictlyspeaking,theyaremerelyprocrastinating–reschedulingtheirday.Lazinesscanactuallybehelpful.Likeprocrastinators〔拖延者〕,somepeoplemaylooklazywhentheyarereallythinking,planning,contemplating〔沉思〕,researching.Weshouldallrememberthatgreatscientificdiscoveriesoccurredbychance.Newtonwasn’tworkinginthegardenwhentheapplehithimandthetheoryofgravitywasdevisedbyhim.Allofuswouldliketohavesomeone“l(fā)azy〞,thelazinessofwhichwascausedbytheworker’stakingtimetocheckeachstepofhisworkandtodohisjobright.Andsometimes,being“l(fā)azy〞–thatis,takingtimeoffforarest–isgoodfortheoverworkedstudentsorexecutive.Takingarestcanbeparticularlyhelpfultotheathletewhoistryingtoohardorthedoctorwho’ssimplyworkinghimselfovertimetoomanyeveningsattheclinic.Sobecarefulwhenyoutrytocallsomeonelazy.Thatpersonmaybethinking,resting,orplanninghisorhernextwork.64．Themainideaofthispassageisthat. A．lazinessisamoralsin〔道德上的罪惡〕 B．thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesinbeinglazy C．lazinessisthesignofdeep–seatedemotionalproblems D．lazypeopledomorecarefulwork65．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat. A．lazinessisadisease B．lazinessismoreusefulthanharmful C．lazinessisanemotional〔情感的〕illness D．somepeopleappearlazybecausetheyfeelinsecure〔缺乏平安感〕66．Whichofthefollowingconclusionsdoesthepassagesupport? A．Mostofthetimelazinessisavirtue〔美德〕 B．Mostfactoryworkersarelazy. C．Theword“l(fā)aziness’issometimesusedincorrectly.〞 D．Mostinsecurepeoplearelazy.67．Asusedinthispassage,theword“devised〞means. A．understood B．wroteYCY C．formed D．provedDRussiavTunisiaMatchvenue〔競賽場〕:KobeMatchreferee〔裁判員〕:PeterPrendergast(Jamaica)Linemen:MichaelRagoonath(Trinidad),PaulSmith(NewZealand)Kick–off:14:30Coaches:Russia–OlegRomantsev,Tunisia–AmmarSouayahWorldranking:Russia–27,Tunisia–30Squad〔隊(duì)〕averageage:Russia–27.3.Tunisia–27.04Mostcappedcurrentplayer:Russia–ViktorOnopko97Tunisia–ZoubeirBaya78Population:Russia–145million,Tunisia–9millionPreviousmeetings:NoneYCYPreviousWorldCupappearances:Russia–1958,1962,1966,1970,1982,1986,1990,1994Tunisia–1978,1998…Today’sgamewillbethe15thof64matchesatthisyear’stournament.〔比賽〕UnitedStatesvPortugalMatchvenue:SuwonMatchreferee:ByronMoreno(Ecuador)Linemen:BomerFierro(Ecuador)AwniHassouneh(Jordan)Kick–off:17:00Coaches:UnitedStates–BruceArena,Portugal–AntonioOliveiraWorldranking:UnitedStates–13,Portugal–5Squadaverageage:UnitedStates–28.26Portugal–27.78Mostcappedcurrentplayer:UnitedStates–CobiJones155Portugal–FernandoCouto83Population:UnitedStates–278million,Portugal–10millionPreviousmeetings:1978–PortugallUnitedStates0–FriendlyinPortugal1980–PortugallUnitedStatesl–FriendlyinPortugal1990–PortugallUnitedStates0–FriendlyinPortugal1992–UnitedStateslPortugal0–FriendlyinUSPreviousWorldCupappearances:UnitedStates–1930,1934,1950,1990,1994,1998Portugal–1966,1986…Portugalscored33goalsin10qualifyingmatches,themostofanyEuropeannation…Today’sgamewillbethe16thof64matchesatthisyear’stournament.68．Whichofthefollowingistrueoftheteam’scoach? A．OlegRomantsevisthecoachofTunisiateam. B．AmmarSouayahisthecoachofRussiateam. C．FernandoCoutoisthecoachofPortugalteam. D．AntoniaOliveiraisthecoachofPortugalteam.69．Themostcappedcurrentplayeramongthefourteamis.A．CobiJones B．ViktorOnopko C．ZoubeirBaya D．FernandoCouto70．HowmanytimeshavetheteamoftheUnitedStatesandPortugalteammetbefore? A．None B．One C．Two D．Four71．Whichofthefollowingisnottrue? A．BoththeUnitedStatesandRussiatookpartintheWorldCupin1990. B．TunisiatookpartintheWorldCupin1998. C．PortugalmettheUnitedStatesin1992inPortugal D．TunisiahasnevermetRussiabeforetoday’sgame.ETakethecaseofpubliceducationalone.Thechiefdifficultyfacedbytheschoolshasbeentheamazingincreaseinthenumberofpupils.Thishasbeencausedbytheadvanceofthelegal〔合法的〕ageforgoingintoindustryandtheimpossibilityoffindingajobevenwhenthelegalagehasbeenreached.Inviewofthetechnologicalimprovementsinthelastfewyears,businesswillrequireinthefutureproportionately〔均衡的〕fewerworkersthaneverbefore.Theresultwillbestillfurtherraisingofthelegalageforgoingintoemployment,andstillfurtherdifficultyinfindingemploymentwhenthatagehasbeengained.Ifwecannotputourchildrentowork,wemustputtheminschool.Wemayalsobequiteconfidentthatthepresenttrendtowardashorterdayandashorterweekwillbekeptup.Wehavedevelopedandshallcontinuetohaveanewleisureclass.Alreadythepublicagenciesforadulteducationareswamped〔淹沒〕bythetidethathassweptoverthemsincedepression〔蕭條〕began.Theywillbelittlebetteroffwhenitisover.Theirsupportmustcomefromthetaxpayer.Itissurelytoomuchtohopethattheseincreasesinthecostofpubliceducationcanbebornebythelocalcommunities.Theycannotcareforthepresentlimitedandnotgoodenoughsystem.Thelocalcommunitieshavefailedintheireffortstodealwithunemployment.Theycannotexpecttodealwithpubliceducationonthescale〔規(guī)模〕onwhichwemustattemptit.TheanswertotheproblemofunemploymenthasbeenFederalsupport.Theanswertotheproblemofpubliceducationmayhavetobemuchthesame,andproperlyso.Ifthereisonethinginwhichthecitizensofallpartsofthecountryhaveaninterest,itisinthegoodeducationofthecitizensofallpartsofthecountry.Ourincometaxnowgoesinparttokeepourneighborsalive.Itmayhavetogoinpartaswelltomakeourneighborsclever.WearenowattemptingtosavethepresentgenerationthroughFederalsupportoftheextremelypoor.OnlyapeopledeterminedtoruinthenextgenerationwillrefusesuchFederalfunds〔基金〕aspubliceducationmayrequire.72．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout? A．Howtopersuadelocalcommunitiestoprovidemorefunds. B．Howtodealwiththeshortageoffundsforpubliceducation. C．Howtosolvetherisingunemploymentproblem. D．Howtoimprovethepubliceducationsystem.73．Whatisthereasonfortheincreaseinthenumberofstudents? A．Therequirementofeducationworkersbybusiness. B．Raisingofthelegalageforgoingtowork. C．Thetrendtowardashorterworkday. D．People’sconcernforthefutureofthenextgeneration.74．Accordingtotheauthor,theanswertotheproblemofpubliceducationisthattheFederalgovernment. A．shouldprovideFederalfundsforpubliceducation B．shoulddemandthatlocalcommunitiesprovidesupport C．shouldraisetaxestomeettheneedsofpubliceducation D．shouldfirstofallsolvetheproblemofunemployment75．Whydoestheauthorsay“OnlyapeopledeterminedtoruinthenextgenerationwillrefusesuchFederalfundsaspubliceducationmayrequire.〞 A．OnlybyprovidingenoughFederalfundsforeducationcanthenextgenerationhaveabrightfuture. B．CitizensofallpartsofthecountryagreethatthebestwaytosupporteducationistouseFederalfunds. C．Peoplealloverthecountryshouldmakecontributionstoeducationintheinterestofthenextgeneration. D．EducationpeoplearedeterminedtousepartoftheFederalfundstohelpthepoor.56—69CBBD60—63BABC64—67BDCC68—71DADC72—75BBAAASometimeago,Idiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitmended,asthereareawholelotofantique〔古董〕shopsnearmyhome.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithme.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception〔接待〕.Iwasquitewrong.Themanwouldn'tovenlookatmychair.Thesecondshop,thoughslightlymorepolite,wasjustthesame,andthethirdandthefourth-soIdecidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.Iwentintothefifthshopwithaplaninmymind.Iplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeper,“Wouldyouliketobuyachair?〞Helookeditovercarefullyandsaid,“Yes,notabadchair.Howmuchdoyouwantforit,sir?〞“Twentypounds,〞Isaid.“OK,〞hesaid,“I’llgiveyoutwentypounds.〞“It‘sgotaslightlybrokenleg,〞Isaid.“Yes,Isawthat,it'snothing.〞EverythingwasgoingaccordingtoplanandIwasgettingexcited.“Whatwillyoudowithit?〞Iasked.“Oh,itwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdone.〞“I'llbuyit,〞Isaid.“Whatdoyoumean？You’vejustsoldittome,〞hesaid.“Yes,IknowbutI’vechangedmymind.I'msorry,I'llgiveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit.〞“Yourmustbecrazy,〞hesaid.Then,suddenlythepennydropped.“Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair.〞“You’reright,〞Isaid.“AndwhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadwalkedinandsaid,’WouldyoumendthischairformeIwouldn'thaveagreedtodoit,〞hesaid.“Wedon’tdorepairs,notenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtrouble.ButI’llmendthisforyou,shallwesayforafiver?〞Hewasaverynicemanandwasgreatlyamused〔感到有趣〕bythewholething.56．Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefirstshopthewriter________.A.wasratherimpoliteB.waswarmlyreceivedC.askedtheshopkeepertobuyhischairD.askedtheshopkeepertorepairhischair57．Theexpression“thepennydropped〞inthelastparagraphmeanstheshopkeeper________.A.changedhismind B.acceptedtheofferC.sawthewriter’spurpose D.decidedtohelpthewriter58．Howmuchdidthewriterpay?A.￡5.B.￡7. C.￡20. D.￡27.59．Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatthewriterwas________A.honestB.careful C.smart D.funnyBLifeonlandprobablybeganabout430millionyearsago,thoughithasexistedinthewaterforperhapsasmuchas3,000millionyears.Whenwethinkofthefirstthingonland,weprobablythinkofstrangeanimalscomingoutoftheoceans,butinfactnoanimalscouldhavebeenlivingifplantshadnotbeenonlandfirst.Plantshadtobeonlandbeforeanimalsarrived.Theysuppliedthefirstlandanimalswiththesurroundingandfoodnecessity,sincethey,theplants,aretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy.Thefirstplantstoexistoutofthewaterwereprobablycertainkindsofalgae〔海藻〕whichwerefollowedbyotherplantsthatgrewclosetothegroundandneededwaterinwhichtoreproduce.Oncethemovetolandhadbeenmade,however,evolution〔進(jìn)化〕tookplacequickly.Bytheendof100millionyears,plantshaddevelopedtheirroots〔根〕,andsomehadgottree-likeformssinceheightwasveryimportantingainingsunlight.About300millionyearsago,muchoftheworldwascoveredwithforestsofhugetrees.Inmostwaystheywerelikemoderntrees.Theyhadroots,leaves,wood,butmostlytheyhadnotdevelopedseeds.60．Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis________.A.lifeonlandprobablybegan430yearsagoB.thefirstanimalonlandcamefromoceansC.therewouldn'tbeanimalswithoutplantsD.plantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy61．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Algaehasexistedformorethan430millionyears.B.Itisimpossiblethatalgaemightbetheearliestplantonland.C.Plantsgetfoodfromanimalsintheoceans.D.Evolutionbeganafteranimalsappearedonland.62．Plantswithrootsappearedabout________millionyearsago.A.430 B.30063．Accordingtothepassage,________appearedearlierthan________.A.apples;oranges B.oranges;applesC.oranges;roses D.algae;wheatCThedreamofflyingintoouterspace,cherishedbytheChinesepeopleforcenturies,willsooncometrue.Chinalauncheditsfourthunmannedspacecraft〔飛船〕“ShenzhouⅣ〞onDecember30attheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCentreinGansuProvince.Itwasthe27thconsecutive〔連續(xù)的〕andsuccessfullaunchofChina-maderocketssinceOctober1996.ThislaunchhasmadeitmorerealisticforChinatosendapersonintospaceonitsownfollowingRussiaandtheUSA.QiFaren，leadingdesignerofthespacecraftsystem,saidallthefunctions〔功能〕designedformannedflightshavewithstood〔經(jīng)受住〕thetestofthreeprevious,successfullaunchesandreturnlandingsofthe“Shenzhou〞spaceships.Chinalaunchedthe“ShenzhouⅠ〞,“ShenzhouⅡ〞and“ShenzhouⅢ〞spacecraftsin1999,2001and2002respectively.“ShouzhouⅣ〞wastomakeitamorecomfortableplaceinwhichastronautscanliveandwork.Allpartsoftheapplicationsystemformannedflightareaboardthe“ShenzhouⅣ〞craftinalltestflights.China’smannedflightprogrammebeganin1992.AnumberofunmannedtestflightswillbelaunchedbeforeChineseastronautsaresentintospace.LeadingscientistsinchargeofChina’smannedspaceprogrammesaidthesuccessfullaunchofthe“ShenzhouⅣ〞laidasolidfoundationforthecountry’sfuturetaskofsendingChineseastronautstoouterspace.ThespacecraftreturnedtotheearthonJanuary5,aftercompletingsevenexperimentsinspace.Officialsatthecentresaidthat“ShenzhouⅤ〞,amannedspacecraft,isexpectedtobelaunchedlaterthisyear.64．Howmanycountriescansendapersonintospaceonitsownbynow？A.2. B.3 C.4. D.Notmentioned.65．China’smannedflightprogrammebeganin________.A.1992 B.October1996. C.1999 D.January200366．Asamatteroffact,________.A.“ShenzhouⅤ〞hasbeenlaunchedB.“ShenzhouⅣ〞wasamannedspacecraftC.“ShenzhouⅢ〞and“ShenzhouⅣ〞werenotlaunchedinthesameyearD.thedreamofmanflyingintoouterspacehascometrueinChina67．Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.TheSuccessfulLaunchingof“ShenzhouⅣ〞.B.TheLandingof“ShenzhouⅣ〞.C.China’sMannedFlightProgramme.D.TheThirdCountrySendingaPersonintoOuterSpace.DMoresurprising,perhaps,thanthecurrentdifficultiesoftraditionalmarriageisthefactthatmarriageitselfisaliveandthriving〔旺盛的〕.AsSkolnichnotes,Americansareamarryingpeople:relativetoEuropeans,moreofusmarryandwemarryatayoungerage.Moreover,afteradecline〔衰退〕intheearly1970s,therateofmarriageintheUnitedStatesisnowincreasing.Eventhedivorce〔離婚〕rateneedstobetakeninthispro-marriagecontext:some80percentofdivorcedindividualsremarry.Thus,marriageremainsbyfarthepreferredwayoflifeforthevastmajorityofthepeopleinoursociety.Whathaschangedmorethanmarriageisthenuclearfamily.Twenty-fiveyearsago,thetypicalAmericanfamilyconsistedofthehusband,thewife,andtwoorthreechildren.Now,therearemanymarriagesinwhichcoupleshavedecidednottohaveanychildren,andtherearemanymarriageswhereatleastsomeofthechildrenarefromthewife’spreviousmarriage,orthehusband’s,orboth.Sometimesthesechildrenspendalloftheirtimewithoneparentfromtheformermarriage;sometimestheyaresharedbetweenthetwoformerspouses〔配偶〕．Thus,onecanfindeverytypeoftamelyarrangement.Therearemarriageswithoutchildren;marriageswithchildrenfromonlythepresentmarriages;marriageswith“full-time〞childrenfromboththepresentandformermarriages;marriageswith“full--time〞childrenfromthepresentmarriageand“part-time〞childrenfromformer-marriages.Therearestepfathers,stepmothers,half-brothersandhalf-sisters.Itis-notallthatunusualforachildtohavefourparentsandeightgrandparents!Theseareenormouschangesfromthetraditionalnuclearfamily.Butevenso,eveninthemidstofallthis,thereremainsoneconstant:mostAmericansspendmostoftheir-adultlivesmarried.68．BycallingAmericansamarryingpeoplethewritermeansthat________.A.AmericansaremoretraditionalthanEuropeansB.AmericansexpectmoreoutofmarriagethanEuropeansC.therearemoremarriedcouplesintheUSAthaninEuropeD.moreofAmericans,ascomparedwithEuropeans,prefermarriageandtheyacceptitatayoungerage69．DivorcedAmericans________.A.preferthewaytheyliveB.willmostlikelyremarryC.havelostinterestinmarriageD.arethemajorityofpeopleinthesociety70．Whichofthefollowingcanbepresentedasthepictureoftoday’sAmericanfamilies？A.Whichtypesoffamilyarrangementshavebecomesociallyacceptable.B.AtypicalAmericanfamilyconsistsofonlyahusbandandawife.C.Americansprefertohavemorekidsthanbefore.D.Therearenonuclearfamiliesanymore.71．ThoughgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinthestructureofAmericanfamilies,________.A.themajorityofAmericansstillhavefaithinmarriageB.thefunctionsofmarriageremainunchangedC.mostAmericanspreferasecondmarriageD.mostAmericansprefertobesingleEManypeoplebelievetheglare〔炫目的光〕fromsnowcausessnowblindness.Yet,withdarkglassesornot,theyfindthemselvessufferingfromheadachesandwateringeyes,andevensnowblindness,whenexposedtoseveralhoursof“snowlight〞.TheUnitedStatesarmyhasnowdeterminedthatglarefromsnowdoesnotcausesnowblindnessintroopsinasnow-coveredcountry.Rather,aman’seyesfrequentlyfindnothingtofocuson〔聚集〕inabroadspaceofsnow-coveredwithout-grassland.Sohisgazecontinuallymovesandjumpsbackandforthovertheentirelandscapeinsearchofsomethingtolookat.Findingsomething,hourafterhour,theeyesneverstopsearchingandtheeyeballsbecometiredandtheeyemusclesache.Naturemakesupforthisdiscomfortbyproducingmoreandmorefluid〔流體〕whichcoverstheeyeball.Thefluidcoverstheeyeballinincreasingquantityuntilitmakeseyesdifficulttoseedearly,andtheresultistotal,eventhoughforashorttime,snowblindness.ExperimentsledtheArmytoasimplemethodofovercomingthisproblem.Scouts〔偵察兵〕aheadofthetroopsaretrainedtoshakesnowfromevergreenbushes,creatingadottedlineastheycrosscompletelysnow-coveredlandscape.Eventhescoutsthemselvesthrowlightweight,dark-coloredobjectsaheadonwhichtheycanfocustoo.Themenfollowingcanthenseesomething.Theirgazeisarrested.Theireyesfocusonabushandhavingfoundsomethingtosee,stopsearchingthesnowblanketedlandscape.Byfocusingtheirattentionononeobjectatatime.themencancrossthesnowwithoutbecominghopelesslysnowblindorlost.Inthiswaytheproblemofcrossingacontinuouswhitelandisovercome.72．Topreventsnowblindnesscausedbythestronglightfromsnow,wearingglassesornot________.A.dependsonwhetherthesnowiswhiteenoughB.makesnodifferenceC.makesmuchdifferenceD.dependsonwhetherthesnowisthick73．Whentheeyesaretired,tearsflowout________.A.toclearthevisionB.tomaketheeyesstopsearchingC.tomakethevisionunclearD.toproducemoreandmoreliquid74．Snowblindnesscanbeavoided________.A.bymovingone’sgazebackandforthB.bywalkingaheadandkeepinglookingaroundC.bymakingupforthediscomfortofone’seyesD.byprovidingtheeyeswithsomethingtofocuson75．Whatistheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedpart“Theirgazeisarrested〞〔inparagraph3〕?A.Theygetsomethingtolookat.B.Theycanonlylookatonespot.C.Theireyesareclear.D.Theycan’tseefreely.56—60DCACC61—65ACDAA 66—70BADBA71—75ABCDAAConsider…YOU.Inalltimebeforenowandinalltimetocome,therehasneverbeenandwillneverbeanyonelikeyou.Youareuniqueintheentirehistoryandthefutureoftheuniverse.Wow!Stopandthinkaboutthat.Youarebetterthananyoneinamillion,oragazillion.Youaretheonlyonelikeyouinaseaofinfinity!Youareamazing!Youareawesome!Beautifulyoungpeoplearethewhimsyofnature,butbeautifuloldpeoplearetrueworksofart.Butyoudon’tbecome“beautiful〞justbyvirtueoftheagingprocess.Realbeautycomesfromlearning,growing,andlovinginthewaysoflife.ThatistheArtofLife.Youcanlearnslowly,andsometimespainfully,byjustwaitingforlifetohappentoyou,oryoucanchoosetoaccelerateyourgrowthandintentionallydevourlifeandallitsoffers.Youar