高中英語黃金閱讀(高三版)-生活類I(含答案詳解)

高中英語黃金閱讀(高三版)－－生活類I（含答案詳解）(1)Listencarefully,workingpeople,wewouldliketotellyousomethingthatcouldsaveyourprecioustimeandmoney!Bestofall,itisfree!It’s“no”.Whatdoyouask?We’llsayitagain:“No”.Sweetandsimple“no”.Say“no”atyourofficeandseehowquicklythatpileofworkonyourdeskdisappears.“Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourself,”saidLeslieCharles,aprofessionalspeakerfromEastLansing,Michigan.“Timeisprecious.Peoplearespendingmoneybuyingtime.Andyetwearewillingtogiveupourtimebecausewecan’tsay‘no’.”SusieWatson,afamouswriter,saidpeoplewhoalwayssay“yes”needtosay“no”withoutguilt(內(nèi)疚)orfearofpunishment.“Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated(強(qiáng)制的)‘yes’,”shesaid.SusieWatsonsaysshefeels“no”obligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesays“no”eithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit?“Notatall,”saidWatson,whoisdirectorofadvertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddlebury,Conneticut.“Mostpeopleareafraidofsaying‘no’…Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.”Watsonsaid“no”isthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtime.“Everyyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtime…Otherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtime,”Watsonsaid.Timesavingappearstobe“no’s”greatestfriend.“No”canbeyournewfriend,apowerfultooltotakebackyourlife.“No”mayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthan“yes”.“No”ispowerandstrength.“No”nowseemscompletelycorrect.“Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberating,”Charlessaid.But,headded,a“no”projectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit.But,healsowarns:“Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohear‘no’.”1.Thesentence“Saying‘yes’toyourself”means_______.A.youcanhavemoretimetoplaywithothersB.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappyC.youareselfishandtreatothersrudelyD.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplanned2.Whenyousay“no”toothersyoushouldsayitina_______.A.secretwayB.politewayC.proudwayD.guiltyway3.InWatson’sopinion,peoplecansavemuchtimeonconditionthat_______.A.theysay“no”atasuitabletimeB.theysay“no”asmuchaspossibleC.theyareafraidofsaying“no”D.theymakeothersangryatthem4.Ifapersonsays“no”toeverything,theresultheorshereceivemaybethatheorshe_______.A.enjoysawonderfullifeB.makesalotofmoneyC.facesdifficultyinlifeD.forgetstosay“yes”intheend【答案與解析】本文說明了人們在生活中敢于說“不”的重要性，同時(shí)也提醒人們應(yīng)注意不要走向極端。1.D。推斷題。根據(jù)Charles所說的Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourself(否定他人就意味著肯定自己)可推知此題答案為D。2.B。推斷題。根據(jù)SusieWatson所說的Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’(我倒愿意聽一聲有愛意的否定)可推知此題答案為B。3.A。推斷題。對文章倒數(shù)第5段最后一句Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.反過來理解：只有當(dāng)你不肯定的時(shí)候說“不”，可推知此題答案為A。4.C。推斷題。從文章最后一段Charles所說的Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything可知，不然的話就會遇到麻煩，故此題答案為C。(2)Myhusbandandchildrenthinktheyareveryluckythattheyarelivingandthatit’sChristmasagain.Theycan’tseethatweliveonadirtystreetinadirtyhouseamongpeoplewhoaren’tmuchgood.ButJohnnyandchildrencan’tseethis.Whatapityitisthatourneighbourshavetomakehappinessoutofallthisdirt.Idecidedthatmychildrenmustgetoutofthis.Themoneythatwe’vesavedisn’tnearlyenough.TheMcGarityshavemoneybuttheyaresoproud.Theylookdownuponthepoor.TheMcGaritygirljustyesterdaystoodoutthereinthestreeteatingfromabagofcandy(糖果)whilearingofhungrychildrenwatchedher.Isawthosechildrenlookingatherandcryingintheirhearts;andwhenshecouldn’teatanymoreshethrewtherestdownthesewer(下水道).Why,isitonlybecausetheyhavemoney?Thereismoretohappinessthanmoneyintheworld,isn’tthere?MissJacksonwhoteachesattheSettlementHouseisn’trich,butsheknowsthings.Sheunderstandspeople.Hereyeslookstraightintoyourswhenshetalkswithyou.Shecanreadyourmind.I’dliketoseethechildrenbelikeMissJacksonwhentheygrowup.1.Thispassagemainlysuggeststhatthewriter_______.A.iseasytogetalongwithB.isunhappywiththelifetheyarelivingC.isgoodatobservingandunderstandingD.isneverpleasedwithherneigbours2.WhatdoyouthinkofMcGaritygirl?A.Sheisproudandhungry.B.Sheisselfishandcruel.C.Sheislonelyandfriendless.D.Sheisunhappyandmisunderstood.3.Inthistext,thewritertriestotellusthat_______.A.moneyisthekeytoeverythingB.themoremoneyyouhave,thelesshappyyou’llbeC.thereissomethingmoreimportantthanmoneyD.whentalkingtopeopleweshouldlookintotheireyes4.PickouttheonethatdoesNOTdescribethewriter’sviewonmoney.A.Why,isitonlybecausetheyhavemoney?B.Thereismoretohappinessthanmoney.C.MissJacksonisn’trich,butsheknowsthings.D.Themoneywesavedisn’tnearlyenough.【答案與解析】本文記述了作者一家所生活的環(huán)境以及作者看到一些現(xiàn)象后產(chǎn)生的感想。1.B。主旨題。文章第1段說：他家所住的房子骯臟、街道骯臟，鄰居們以臟取樂，作者決定他的孩子一定要遠(yuǎn)離這一切，由此可推知此題答案為B。2.B。推斷題。根據(jù)第2段描述：McGarity一個(gè)人在很多小孩面前獨(dú)自吃糖，吃不完時(shí)，把剩余的糖扔進(jìn)下水道，可知此題答案為B。3.C。推斷題。從第2段最后一句：世界上有比錢更使人幸福的東西；第3段：MissJackson教書，沒有很多錢，但知道很多事情而受作者尊敬，可推知此題答案為C。4.D。推斷題。選項(xiàng)A、B、C都是作者對錢的看法，而只有選項(xiàng)D是事實(shí)，可推知此題答案為D。(3)HowtoprotectchildrenWebfansfromunsuitablematerialon-linewhileencouragingthemtousetheInternethaslongbeendiscussedintheU.S.Forsomeparents,theInternetcanseemlikeajungle,filledwithdangerfortheirchildren.Butjunglescontainwondersaswellasdangersandwithgoodguides,someeducation,andafewprecautions(預(yù)防措施),thewildsoftheInternetcanbesafelynavigated(航行).“Kidshavetobeon-line.Ifwetellourkidstheycan’thaveaccess(機(jī)會)totheInternet,we’recuttingthemofffromtheirfuture,”saidanexpert.Mostkidshavestartedtousesearchengines.ManyofthemaregreatforfindingtonsofinterestingInternetsites,andtheycanalsolocateplaceswhereyoumightnotwantyourkidstogo.Therearesearchenginesdesignedjustforkids.Acertainsoftwarecontainsonlysitesthathavebeenselectedassafe.Themostpopularwaytolimitaccesswouldbetousewhatisknownasa“contentscreener(過濾器)”.Butthiscan’tbewhollyreliable(可靠),andthebestthingparentscandoistotalktotheirkidsandletthemknowwhatisOKornotOKtoseeordoontheInternet.Anotherwayisthatmumordadisnearbywhenthechildissurfing(瀏覽)theInternet.Afewothertips●Don’tputthePCinachild’sroombutkeepitinanareawheremumordadcankeepaneyeonthings.ThatalsomakestheInternetmoreofafamilyactivity.●Askyourchildwhatheorshehasbeendoingandaboutanyfriendstheymakeon-line.●Tellyourchildnottogiveon-linestrangerspersonalinformation,especiallylikeaddressandphonenumber.●Andtellyourchildrennevertotalktoanyonetheymeeton-lineoverthephone,sendthemanything,acceptanythingfromthemoragreetomeetwiththemunlessyougoalong.1.Thepassageismainlyaboutthesubjectof_______.A.Americanchildrengoingon-lineB.InternetinAmericaC.appreciatingInternetD.opposingchildren’son-line2.Thebestwaytoprotectchildrenfromimpropermaterialis_______.A.toinstall(安裝)acontentscreeneronthecomputerB.tobuysomesearchenginesforthechildrenC.tobenearbywhentheyaresurfingtheInternetD.totalktothechildrenandpersuadethemtotellrightfromwrong3.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.SurfingtheInternetisthebestmethodofeducatingchildren.B.Children’snothavingaccesstoInternetmayhaveeffectontheirprogress.C.UsingacontentscreenerismostreliableforkeepingchildrenhavingaccesstoInternet.D.Searchingenginescanhelpchildrentoselectmaterialsfitforthem.4.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat_______.A.softwaresfitforchildrenwantprogrammingB.achildwhoison-lineisindangerC.InternetisajunglefullofdangerD.Internetcontainsalotofharmfulsites【答案與解析】本文講述因特網(wǎng)對孩子既有利也有害，并告訴父母應(yīng)該如何保護(hù)他們的孩子遠(yuǎn)離那些不適合孩子的網(wǎng)絡(luò)資料。1.A。主旨題。文章第1段就是主題句。2.D。判斷題。從第3段倒數(shù)第2句話…andthebestthingparentscandoistotalktotheirkidsandletthemknowwhatisOKornotOKtoseeordoontheInternet可以做出正確判斷。3.B。判斷題。從文章內(nèi)容來看，A、C、D三項(xiàng)明顯與題意不符，而B項(xiàng)內(nèi)容文中的一位專家則說過。4.D。主旨題。從第2段和第3段內(nèi)容可以概括出本文主旨。(4)Haveyoueverbeenafraidtotalkbackwhenyouweretreatedunfairly?Haveyoueverboughtsomethingjustbecausethesalesmantalkedyouintoit?Areyouafraidtoaskaboy(girl)foradate？Manypeopleareafraidtoassertthemselves(insistupontheirownrights).DrRobertAlberti,authorofStandUp,SpeakOut,andTalkBack,thinksit’sbecausetheirself-esteem(自尊)islow.“Ourwholeset-upmakespeopledoubtthemselves,”saysAlberti.“There’salwaysa'superior'around—aparent,ateacher,aboss—who'knowsbetter’”.ButAlbertiandotherscientistsaredoingsomethingtohelppeopletoassertthemselves.Theyoffer“assertivenesstraining”courses(AT).IntheATcoursespeoplelearnthattheyhavearighttobethemselves.Theylearntospeakoutandfeelgoodaboutdoingso.Theylearntobeaggressive(敢闖,闖勁兒)withouthurtingotherpeople.Inoneway,learningtospeakoutistoovercomefear.AgrouptakinganATcoursewillhelpthetimidpersontolosehisfear.ButATusesanevenstrongermotive—theneedtoshare.Thetimidpersonspeaksoutinthegroupbecausehewantstotellhowhefeels.ATsaysyoucangettofeelgoodaboutyourself.Andonceyoudo,youcanlearntospeakout.1.Inthepassage,thewritertalksabouttheproblemthat_______.A.somepeoplearetooeasy-goingB.somepeoplearetootimidC.therearetoomanysuperiorsaroundusD.somepeopledarenotstickupfortheirownrights2.Theeffectofourset-uponpeopleisoftento_______.A.makethemdistrusttheirownjudgmentB.makethingsmorefavorableforthemC.keepthemfromspeakingoutasmuchastheirsuperiorsdoD.helpthemtolearntospeakupfortheirrights3.OnethingATdoesn’tdoisto_______.A.usetheneedofpeopletoshareB.showpeopletheyhavetherighttobethemselvesC.helppeopletobeaggressiveatanytimeevenwhenotherssufferD.helppeopleovercomefear【答案與解析】人要有主見，要敢表達(dá)出自己的意見，要維護(hù)自己的權(quán)益。1.D。判斷題。自卑的人不敢說“不”，也不敢當(dāng)眾發(fā)表自己的意見，那當(dāng)然是失去了自己的權(quán)力。2.A。語義理解題。從第2段第3句話Ourwholeset-upmakespeopledoubtthemselves可知答案為A。3.C。語義理解題。從第3段最后一句話Theylearntobeaggressive(敢闖,闖勁兒)withouthurtingotherpeople可以做出正確判斷。(5)ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone’sown.Then,inthecountryonecanrestfromthenoiseandhurryofthetown.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgardens,onecanspendone’sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersandvegetablescomeup,onehastherewardofonewhohassharedthesecretofNature.Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:forthem,happinessliesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight’s(twoweeks)visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Peoplewholikecountrythingsprefertoliveoutsidethecity.B.PeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.C.BecauseofcertaindisadvantagesoflivingoutsideLondon,somepeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinsideLondon.D.BecauseofcertainadvantagesoflivingoutsideLondon,manypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideLondon.2.Onecanusethesamem