高三英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀周周練4

高三英語閱讀周周練4記錄成長(zhǎng)：題目數(shù)量：4篇共16小題：正確個(gè)數(shù)：（）適用人群：英語130+目標(biāo)135+限定同時(shí):30分鐘每日雞湯：當(dāng)時(shí)間的主人,命運(yùn)的主宰,靈魂的舵手。 (A)Ifoundoutonetimethatdoingafavorforsomeonecouldgetyouintoalotoftrouble.Iwasintheeighthgradeatthetime,andwewerehavingafinaltest.Duringthetest,thegirlsittingnexttomewhisperedsomething,butIdidn’t:understand.SoIleanedoverherwayandfoundoutthatshewastryingtoaskmeifIhadanextrapen.Sheshowedmethat:herswasoutofinkandwouldnotwrite.Ihappenedtohaveanextraone,soItookitoutofmypocketandputitonherdesk.Later,afterthetestpapershadbeenturnedin,theteacheraskedmetostayintheroomwhenalltheotherstudentsweredismissed(解散).Assoonaswewerealoneshebegantotalktomeaboutwhatitmeanttogrowup；shetalkedabouthowimportantitwastostandonyourowntwofeetandberesponsible(負(fù)責(zé)任)foryourownacts.Foralongtime,shetalkedabouthonestyandemphasized(強(qiáng)調(diào))thefactthatwhenpeopledosomethingdishonest,theyarereallycheating(欺騙)themselves.ShemademepromisethatIwouldthinkseriously(認(rèn)真地)aboutallthethingsshehadsaid,andthenshetoldmeIcouldleave.Iwalkedoutoftheroomwonderingwhyshehadchosentotalktomeaboutallthosethings.Lateron,IfoundoutthatshethoughtIhadcheatedonthetest.Whenshesawmeleanovertotalktothegirlnexttome,itlookedasifIwascopyinganswersfromthegirl’stestpaper.Itriedtoexplainaboutthepen,butallshecouldsaywasitseemedverystrangetoherthatIhadn’ttalkedofanythingaboutthepenthedayshetalkedtomerightafterthetest.EvenifItriedtoexplainthatIwasjustdoingthegirlafavorbylettingherusemypen,Iamsureshecontinued(繼續(xù))tobelievethatIhadcheatedonthetest.1.Thestorytookplace(發(fā)生)exactly________.A．intheteacher’sofficeB．inanexamroomC．intheschoolD．inthelanguagelab2.Thegirlwantedtoborrowapen,because________.A．shehadnotbroughtapenwithherB．shehadlostherownonherwaytoschoolC．therewassomethingwrongwithherownD．herownhadbeentakenawaybysomeone3.Theteachersawallthis,sosheaskedtheboy________.A．togoonwritinghispaperB．tostopwhisperingC．toleavetheroomimmediatelyD．tostaybehindaftertheexam4.Thething(s)emphasizedinhertalkwas(were)________.A．honesty B．senseofdutyC．seriousness D．a(chǎn)lloftheabove(B)Imaginethis:You’resittinginaLondoncaféwithanEnglishfriend.Heturnstoyouandasksifyouthinkthat“birdoverthereisabunnyboiler”.Wouldyou:A)lookblankandtellhimrabbitscan’tfly;B)cursethedayyoueverstartedstudyingtheterribleEnglishlanguage;orC)giveyouropinionofwhetherthatgirloverthereiscrazyornot?Teachersandstudentsoftentalkaboutthe“plateau(高原)”oflanguagelearning.Themetaphorseeseverywordlearnedasasteponthejourneytowardsfluency.Whenyou’vereachedacertainhighlevel,youstopimprovingandhitthe“plateau”.ThousandsofEnglishlanguagelearnershavewanderedaroundforyearsonthisflat,boringplateau.However,fewhavecomeupwithideasabouthowtogetoffit.IfyouansweredAorBtotheabovesituationthenmysolutionmaycomeasasurprise:Youneedslang(俚語)toliftyouupandaway.Ofcoursetextbookswon’trecommendthisroute.Slangistoofast-changingtoberecordedinthem.Andslangisalsoadirtywordtosometeachers,whoonlylikepoliteEnglish.ButEnglishisnotonlyanold-fashioned,politelanguage,itisalsochangingquickly.Attheendof2005,twofatnewdictionaries—“TheNewPartridgeDictionaryofSlangandUnconventionalEnglish”and“Cassell’sDictionaryofSlang”hitthebookshops.IgnoringEnglish’sslangisliketravellingtoanewcountryandonlyvisitingplacesrecommendedina10-year-oldguidebook.Boring.Sowherecanyougetafix?Newbooksaregoodslanguage(slang-language)sources.Ifyou’retiredofreading,buyaCD.MusiciansandrappersliketheUK’sArticMonkeyandTheStreetsandtheUS’KelisandEminemareslangsensations(引起轟動(dòng)的人),constantlyplayingtrickswiththeQueen’sEnglish.AstheAustrian-BritishphilosopherLudwigWittgensteinsaid,thelimitsofyourlanguagearethelimitsofyourworld.Sowhynotwidenyourhorizonswithalittleproperlyusedslanguage?Fromthereit’sjustashortsteptopushingyourselfandyourfriendsofftheplateauonall-newadventures.5.Thefirstparagraphismainlywrittento________.A．showBritishpeopleenjoychattingwithfriendsinacaféB．provethatslanguageisdifficulttostudyC．presentthetopictobediscussedinthepassageD．letthereaderchooseacorrectanswer6.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlined“bird”inParagraph1probablyrefersto________.A．Englishlanguage B．a(chǎn)youngwomanC．slanguage D．a(chǎn)rabbit7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofpeopleonthe“plateau”oflanguagelearning?A．Theynevermakeanyimprovementinlanguagelearning.B．Theyusuallyloseheartinlanguagelearning.C．Theyknownothingaboutslang.D．Theyarepuzzledbyhowtolearnalanguagebetter.8.Inthepassage,slanguageisbestseenas________.A．a(chǎn)keytothe“plateau”problem B．a(chǎn)dirtywordtosometeachersC．a(chǎn)10-year-oldguidebook D．a(chǎn)foreignlanguage(c)I’manAmerican-bornChinese.Iwouldn’tsayI’mmoreAmericanthanChineseorviceversa.Mycharacterwasequallymoldedbybothcultures.Foralongtime,Iwascomfortablewithbeingfromtwocultures.Iwasfluentin“Chinglish”.However,asIgrewup,somethingunexpectedrose,causingaparalleltensionbetweenthetwocorrespondingcultures.DuringChineseeventswhenIwasinChina,thehostwouldsometimesmakefunofAmerica.Myrelativeswouldlookatmeandlaugh,askingmehowIfelt.ButhowcouldIrespondtoaquestionlikethat?IfIsaidIwasuncomfortable,itwouldjustmakemeseemevenmoreAmericanintheireyes.ButIcouldn’tpretendtolaugheither.So,Ioftenjuststayedquietandsmiled.Sometimes,I’dleaveChinafeelinglessChinesethanwhenIwentin.Thispastsummer,onmywaybacktoRochester,amanattheairportkeptaskingmyfatherandIwherewewerefrom.WhenItoldhimIwasfromtheUnitedStates,hedidn’tseemtobelieveme.Hethenwentontoasktheterriblequestion,“Butlikewhereareyoureallyfrom,like,wherewereyouborn?”Andnomatterhowspecificouranswerswere,themanstillseemedalittledoubtful.HethenwentontoaskusifweknewwhereTampa,Floridawasandifweknewanythingaboutit.It’smomentslikethesewhenIrealizethatsometimesmyappearancemakesithardformetoseemfullyAmerican.TheseexperiencesmademequestionifIwasmoreChineseorAmerican.IfeltlikeIwasneither.So,ifIwasn’tcompletelyonecultureortheother,whatwasI?InChina,IwouldfeelmoreAmerican,whileinAmerica,IwouldfeelmoreChinese.Therewasnobalancebetweenmytwocultures.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatIdon’tembrace(擁抱)bothmyidentities.IlovebothmyChineseculturalidentityandmyAmericanone.Ijustneedtolearntolovethemtogether.9.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisidentityattheverybeginning?A．Special. B．Confident. C．Confused. D．Ridiculous.10.WhydidtheauthorfeellessChinesewhenheleftChina?A．Becausehefoundithardtoremainquietandhaveabigsmile.B．BecausehewasunabletospeakfluentChineseathishometown.C．Becausehehadlostfaceinfrontofhisrelativesandfriends.D．BecausehewastreatedasanAmericanbyhisChineserelatives.11.Whatmadethemanattheairportkeepquestioningwheretheauthorwasfrom?A．Hiscultures. B．Hisexperience. C．Hislook. D．Hisairtickets.12.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．BeingCulturallyHomeless B．ABoywithTwoIdentitiesC．AChineseBoyBorninAmerican D．BetterChinesethanAmerican(D)Fourteen-year-oldThuchSalikbecameanovernightstarlastyear,afteravideoofhimsellingsouvenirsatAngkorArchaeologicalParkinmultiplelanguagesanddialectswentpopularonline.Atthetimeofthevideobeingfilmed,Thuchlivedwithhisparentsandtwobrothersclosetothepark.HisparentshadrelocatedthefamilyfromthecityofBattambangtoSiemReaptoworkinthetouristtrade,butgotintogreatdebtsduringthemove.Thuchwasalwaysabrightboyandoftenbeggedhismothertoallowhimtostudyforeignlanguages,butshehadnomoneytoprovidelessonsforhim.Yetthisdidn’tfailthedeterminedteenager.“Ilearnedfromtourists.Whentheysaysomething,Ilisten.Oneday,twodays,threedays,Ilistened,”saidThuch.“Iremember,andIsaylikethetourists.”Sincethevideowasposted,Thuchandhisfamilyhavereceiveddonationsandoffersofhelpfromaroundtheworld.Initially,ThuchwentwithhismotherandyoungerbrothertoPhnomPenhandwassenttoBELTEIInternationalSchoolbyaCambodianbusinessman.Thismonth,however,ThuchSalikflewtoChinatobeginhisstudyatHailiangForeignLanguageSchoolinZhejiangProvince,China.ZhejiangHailiangCharityFoundationwillfullycoverThuch’sexpensesuntilhefinishesuniversity,orevendoctoralstudy,accordingtoastatementfromtheHailaingEducationGroup.ThegrouprevealedthatamajorfactoringivingThuchthischancetorealizehisdreamsisduetotheirnewly-launched“OneBeltOneRoad”InternationalTalentStudy-in-ChinaPhilanthropicProgram.Asapartofthisprogram,