阅读理解-个人情况与人际关系.
Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg，distance of about eighty miles. It was late. Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my left, and I became increasingly impatient.
At one point along an open road, I came to a crossing with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I drove near the light, it turned red and I made a stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of car lamps, but there I sat, waiting for the light to change, the only human being for at least a mile in any direction.
I started wondering why 1 refused to run the light I was not afraid of being caught, because there was clearly no policeman wound, and there certainly would have been no danger in going through it..
Much later that night, the question of why I'd stopped for that light came back to me. I think I
stopped because it's part of a contract(契约)we all have with each other. It's not only the law, but it is an agreement we have, and we trust each other to honor it: we don't go through red lights.
Trust is our first inclination(倾向).Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us. The whole construction of our society depends on mutual(相互)trust, not distrust We do what we say we'll do; we show up when we say we'll show up; and we pay when we say we'll pay. We trust each other in these matters, and we're angry or disappointed with the person or organization that breaks the trust we have in them.
I was so proud of myself for stopping for the red light that night.
63. Why did the author get impatient while driving?
A. He was lonely on the road.
B. He was slowed down by a truck.
C. He got tired of driving too long.
D. He came across too many traffic lights.
64. What was the author's immediate action when the traffic light turned red?
A. Stopping still.
B. Driving through让
C. Looking around for other cars.
D. Checking out for traffic police.
65. The event made the author strongly believe that
.
A. traffic rules may be unnecessary
B. doubting others is human nature
C. patience is important to drivers
D. a society needs mutual trust
66. Why was the author proud of himself?
A He kept his promise.
B. He held back his anger.
C. He followed his inclination.
D. He made a right decision.
2. 2017湖北卷
When my brother and I were young, my mom would take us on Transportation Days.
It goes like this: You can’t take any means of transportation more than once. We would start from home, walking two blocks to the rail station. We’d take the train into the city center, then a bus, switching to the tram, then maybe a taxi. We always considered taking a horse carriage in the historic district, but we didn’t like the way the horses were treated, so we never did. At the end of the day, we took the subway to our closest station, where Mom’s friend was waiting to give us a ride home—our first car ride of the day.
The good thing about Transportation Days is not only that Mom taught us how to get around. She was born to be multimodal (多方式的). She understood that depending on cars only was a failure of imagination and, above all, a failure of confidence—the product of a childhood not spent exploring subway tunnels.
Once you learn the route map and step with certainty over the gap between the train and the platform, nothing is frightening anymore. New cities are just light-rail lines to be explored. And your personal car, if you have one, becomes just one more tool in the toolbox—and often an inadequate one, limiting both your mobility and your wallet.
On Transportation Days, we might stop for lunch on Chestnut Street or buy a new book or toy, but the transportation was the point. First, it was exciting enough to watch the world speed by from the train window. As I got older, my mom helped me unlock the mysteries that would otherwise have paralyzed my first attempts to do it myself: How do I know where to get off? How do I know how much it costs? How do I know when I need tickets, and where to get them? What track, what line, which direction, where’s the stop, and will I get wet when we go under the river?
I’m writing this right now on an airplane, a means we didn’t try on our Transportation Days and, we now know, the dirtiest and most polluting of them all. My flight routed me through Philadelphia. My multimodal mom met me for dinner in the airport. She took a train to meet me.
A. displayed
B. justified
C. ignored
D. ruined
58. Which means of transportation does the writer probably disapprove of?
A. Airplane.
B. Subway.
C. Tram.
D. Car.
【语篇大意】作者描述自己从小妈妈培养自己的生活意识学会独立乘坐交通工具的生活经验以及对这些交通的看法。
55. B 细节理解题。四个选项是在乘坐交通工具日要不要做的事情，从第二段You can’t take any means of transportation more than once.可知乘坐这些交通工具一天不能超过两次，故答案为B项。
56. A推理判断解题。四个选项均为乘坐交通工具日所带来的好处，从作者的角度在孩提时期能顺利自己出门然后归来能学会生活、增强自信，故答案为A项。
57. D词义推测题。小时候学会这些是一件很好的独立意识培养，长大后妈妈给作者揭秘，但在小时候这样做会毁坏作者的独立意识，故答案为D项。
58. A细节理解题。在最后一段作者提到we now know, the dirtiest and most polluting of them all.这是乘坐飞机时的感觉，故答案为A项。
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（2017安徽卷）
When Frida Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “ a ribbon （丝带）around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.
Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City , Kahlo suffered from polio（小儿麻痹症）at the age of seven. Her spine （脊柱）become bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but noting was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.
In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influences on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.
Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953.For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.
64. What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in paragraph 1 most nearly mean?
A. a far better artist
B. a for more gifted artist
C. a much stronger person
D. a much more famous person
65. The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by
.
A. polio
B. her bent spine
C. back injuries
D. the operations she had
66. Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the
.
A.1930s
B. 1940s
C. 1950s
D. 1970s
67. What is author’s attitude toward Kahlo?
A. Devotion
B. Sympathy
C. Worry
D. Encouragement
【难度】较难
67.【答案】B
【试题解析】本文讲的是Frida Kahlo以及她的画。Frida Kahlo的画在她在世的时候没有多少
·专项训练“ ③In a group of three people, there is always something I can learn, Choose to follow the strengths of others, and use their shortcomings to reflect upon ourselves."
As you can see from what Confucius said, everyone that we come across can teach us something useful. As long as we reflect on the lessons learnt from and by other people, we can continuously improve ourselves. But take note that when you reflect on these lessons,
you apply some wisdom to each lesson because each situation is unique although they share some common principles.
We can learn a lot from others . ④We always tend to think that we can only learn from those who are higher in status or have more knowledge than us, but that is not really the case. We can learn from those who are lower in status than us as well, because the experience and knowledge of each person is very different.
The best thing about this type of learning, reflecting other people's strengths and shortcomings onto ourselves, is that we do not pay for the mistakes that are made. The only cost to us is the time that is needed to learn about and reflect on these lessons from other people' s lives.
As we all know, some mistakes can be ones which people cannot afford to make, for instance, a broken friendship or a financial loss. Thus constantly using other people' s
strengths and shortcomings to reflect upon ourselves makes us realize the costs of these mistakes and reduces
the possibility that we will make similar mistakes.
What can we do now to learn from others? By keeping our eyes and ears open. Be observant and able to realize
what strengths and shortcomings other people have. A lot of people in this world like to complain about their lives. Listen to them and make your own assessment ( 评估) and
from your own assessment, reflect upon your life and make improvements where necessary.
１. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT tree?
A. Confucius thought we should learn from others
B. It is by reflecting on the lessons learnt by others that we can improve ourselves.
C. Only from those who have more knowledge than us can we learn.
D. Reflecting upon other people's strengths and shortcomings can help us make fewer mistakes.
２. The underlined part "this type of learning" in the fourth paragraph probably refers to
A. learning from other people ‘s mistakes
B. learning from others' experiences
C. finding what strengths and shortcomings other people have
D. reflecting others' strengths and shortcomings onto ourselves
３. From the fifth paragraph, we learn that__
A. sometimes we can afford the costs of a broken friendship
B. our reflection will necessarily reduce our mistakes
C. some reflection will help to improve ourselves.
D. reflection will stop us from making any mistakes in life
４. The passage is probably taken from_______.
A. a magazine about life
B. a book about travel
C. an advertisement
D. a research report
５. What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. How to improve oneself.
B. How to use the shortcomings of others to reflect upon ourselves.
C. How to learn from other people's strengths and shortcomings.
D. How to reduce the mistakes in one' s life.
Ｂ
with sharing your own life story, particularly
about how you overcame the same situation. Keep the focus on her.
1. What s the purpose of the passage?
A. To tell us how to be a good listener.
B. To tell us the importance of listening.
C. To tell us when to keep quiet and when to speak up.
D. To tell us how to make ourselves better understood.
2. According to the author, a good communicator is someone who________ .
A. only listens rather than speaks
B. gives advice at any time
C. knows when to speak up and when to stop
D. keeps looking others in the eye
3. Which of the following words can replace the underlined phrase “airing out “ in the last paragraph? A. Spreading
B. Expressing
C. Conclude
D. Inspiring
4. According to the passage , which of the following might the author disagree with ?
A. You should put your heart into your communication when speaking with others.
B. It’s better to listen very carefully than to when your friend is talking about her problem.
C. Making eye contact is very important when communicating with others .
D. You should tell your own stories in details if your friend is in the same situation with you.
5. Make each tip with one of the following titles.
a. Know When to Shut up
b . Don’t go too far
c. be present
d. Look then in the eye.
A. 1-b2-a3-d4-c
B. 1-c2-d3-a4-b
C. 1-c2-a3-b4-d
D. 1-c2-a-3-d-4-b
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⑥Although we may not realize that when we talk with others, we make ourselves understood not only by words, we send messages to the people around us also by expressions and body movements. We call it "body language", which is a kind of nonverbal communication. A smile and a handshake show welcome. Waving one's hand is to say goodbye, nodding the head means agreement, while shaking it means disagreement. Putting up a hand means "May I ask a question?" These gestures are accepted both by Chinese and Americans as having the same meanings.
Culture influences communication and different countries have different cultures, so the way people in different countries communicate is different too. For example, Arabs often greet each other by kissing on both cheeks. In Japan, people greet each other by bowing. In the United States, people shake hands to show their greeting. And in Thailand, if you want to signal a person to come near, you should move the fingers back and forth with the palm down. But in the United States, you ask someone to come by holding the palm up and moving the fingers towards our body.
Because of cultural differences, we should pay attention to how we use body language. In Turkey, putting one hands in one's pockets is a sign of disrespect when speaking to others. In some Asian countries, you must not touch the head of another person. And in China, people don’t kiss or hug each other , except his / her love.
All of the above shows it is important to know the meaning of gestures and movements . In foreign countries, we should follow their customs and learn their cultures,
so that we can communicate with local people in a correct way , not only by words, but also by body language.
1. All Of the following body languages mean the same in Chinese and American culture EXCEPT_________.
A. shaking hands with each other
B. nodding one's head
C. putting up a hand
D. touching the head of another person
2. If two people meet on the street and bow to each other to show their greetings, they are most probably from _______.
A. China
B. Arab
C. Japan
D. the US
3. Which of the following is a polite way to ask someone to come up to you in Thailand?
A. Holding your palm up and moving towards you.
B. Holding your palm down and waving your hand slowly.
C. Holding your palm up and waving your hand slowly.
D. Holding your palm down and moving the fingers back and forth.
4. The third paragraph is mainly written to___________.
A. inform the readers about some interesting body languages.
B. warn readers that some body languages may lead to misunderstandings.
C. tell the readers not to pat their hah& in their pockets when communicating.
D. explain the differences in body language in certain Asian countries
5.What can we infer from the text?
A. That people always make themselves understood with the help of body language.
B. That Chinese and Americans have most of the same body languages.
C. That body language has something to do with the culture of the country.
D. That some body languages attract our attention while others don't.
3. B。词义猜测题。根据 finished以及her thoughts的语境可猜出此处是指发表完了他 / 她的想法，故air out 在这里的意思是“发表（观点，见解）”，选B。
4. D。理解推断题。根据第四点的 Be careful about going too far with sharing your own life story, particularly about how you overcame the same situation. Keep the focus on her. 可知作者认为我们在讲我们自己类似的经历时一定要小心谨慎，不要讲太多，最好还是听对方讲，故可推出作者不会赞成D项的观点。
5. D。理解推断题。根据第一点的 be really present 可知c适合作第一点的标题；根据第二点的 when to keep quiet and when to speak up 可知a适合作第二点的标题；根据第三点的 try to make an eye contact 可知d适合作第三点的标题；根据 Be careful about going too far ... ①That's why slight differences in conversational style--tiny little things like microseconds （微秒）of pause-can have a great effect on one's life. 那就是为什么在很小的谈话方式中有着很小的区别，比如像一微秒的停顿会影响一个人的一生。
②Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth.③In a group of three people, there is always something I can learn, Choose to follow the strengths of others, and use their shortcomings to reflect upon ourselves. 三人行，必有我师焉：择其善而行之，其不善者而改之。”④We always tend to think that we can only learn from those who are higher in status or have more knowledge than us, but that is not really the case.我们老师倾向于认为我们只能从地位比我们高，知识比我们丰富的人学习，但是事实并不真的如此。
⑤However, a good communication is someone who knows to how to listen and understand well rather than just making himself or herself heard.然而，一个好的交际是某一个人知道如何倾听而不仅仅是使自己被听到。
⑥Although we may not realize that when we talk with others, we make ourselves understood not only by words, we send messages to the people around us also by expressions and body movements. 尽管我们意识不到当我们谈话的时候，我们让别人理解我们不仅仅是通过语言，我们发出给我们附近人们的信息，我们还要通过身体的活动和表达。
·单词百宝箱
coincidental
adj.
一致的，巧合的
Any similarity between this film and real events is purely coincidental.本片与真实事件如属雷同，纯属巧合。
consequence n.结果，后果
Nobody can tell what the consequences may be.没有人能说出可能的后果。whereas
conj. 但是，而
Some praise him, whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他,而有些人谴责他。category n. 种类,类别; 范畴 Gestures fall into six main categories.手势可分为六大类。nique adj. 独一无二的,仅有的,唯一的I am in a rather unique position, as my job is different from anyone else's.我的情况很特殊,因为