阅读理解
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I was a very luck girl. Many girls didn’t know they could participate or even be good at sports, but I never needed to be told that because I grew up with my grandmother who was a great Olympian. Even today, many girls need that extra nod in sports, but where can they get it?
Winners Never Quit by Mia Hamm This picture book has a great message about how important attitude is in sports. I especially love the main character who is a child. This makes little girls and boys find themselves in similarly frustrating situation. You will find yourself saying “Winners Never Quit” a lot reading this book. |
Players in Pigtails by Shana Corey This book takes the story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and personalizes it for young readers. Many young girls who love sports more than princess will like the main character and hopefully understand her desire to do what she loves. |
Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull It’s a true story of Wilma Rudolph, an African-American Olympian who, despite having polio(小儿麻痹) as a child, became the first American woman ever to win three gold medals at one Olympic Games. What did Wilma have in her corner? Not much more than great determination. This story is incredibly inspiring and the illustrations(插图) by David Diaz bring the amazing facts straight to your heart. |
Basketball Belles by Sue Macy This book is set in 1896 and the attractive illustrations by Matt Collins take readers back to that time. The author takes you back into that gymnasium and makes you see not only how amazing that first game was for those devoted women who played in it, but also how important it was to all the women that have played basketball ever since. |
What do we know about Winners Never Quit?
| A．Its story happened in ancient times. |
| B．It shows sport isn’t always easy for children. |
| C．It tells the story of a successful adult player. |
| D．It mainly attracts girls who desire to be successful. |
The main character who may play basketball was written by ______.
| A．Mia Hamm | B．Shana Corey |
| C．Kathleen Krull | D．Sue Macy |
What do the four books have in common?
| A．They are all picture books intended for teenagers. |
| B．They all contain knowledge about the Olympics. |
| C．They all inspire girls to participate in sports. |
| D．They are all about modern sports players. |
To me, life without music would not be exciting. I realize that this is not true for everybody. Many people get along quite well without going to the concert, and listening to the record. But music plays an important part in everyone's life, whether he realizes it or not. Try to imagine, for example, what films or TV plays would be like without music. Would the feelings, the moving plot, and the greatest interests, be so exciting or dramatic? I'm not sure about it.
Now, we have been speaking of music in its more common meaning—the kind of music we hear in the concert hall. But if we look at some parts of music more closely, we discover them in our everyday life too—in the rhythm of the sea, the melody of a bird in the woods and so on. So music surely has meaning for everyone, in some way or other. And, of course, it has special meaning for those who have spent all their lives working on playing or writing music.
It is well said, “Through music a child enters into a world of beauty, expresses himself from his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body strong.”What dose the writer say more about in the text?
| A．Life full of music. |
| B．Life without music. |
| C．The importance of music. |
| D．The development of music. |
What does the underlined word “melody” mean in the text?
| A．flying | B．looking |
| C．singing | D．living |
From the last paragraph, we learn that music________.
| A．is very important, especially for children |
| B．is very necessary for our everyday life |
| C．can make our life exciting and dramatic |
| D．can enter into another beautiful world |
Isthereanythingmoreimportantthanhealth?Idon’tthinkso.“Healthisthegreatestwealth.”wisepeoplesay.Youcan’tbegoodatyourstudiesorworkwellwhenyouareill.Ifyouhaveaheadache,toothache,backache,earacheorbadpaininthestomach,ifyoucomplainofabadcough,ifyourunahightemperatureandhaveabadcold,orifyousufferfromhighorlowbloodpressure,Ithinkyoushouldgotothedoctor. Thedoctorwillexamineyourthroat,feelyourpulse,testyourbloodpressure,takeyourtemperature,soundyourheartandlungs,testyoureyes,checkyourteethorhaveyourchestX-rayed.Afterthathewilladvisesometreatment,orsomemedicine.Theonlythingyouhavetodoistofollowhisadvice.Speakingaboutdoctor’sadvice,Ican’thelptellingyouafunnystory. Anoldgentlemancametoseethedoctor.Themanwasveryill.Hetoldthedoctorabouthisweakness,memorylossandseriousproblemswithhisheartandlungs.Thedoctorexaminedhimandsaidtherewasnomedicineforhis
disease. Hetoldhispatienttogotoaquietplaceforamonthandhaveagood
rest.Healsoadvisedhimtoeatalotofmeat,drinktwoglassesofredwine everydayandtakelongwalks.Inotherwords,thedoctoradvisedhimto
followtherule:“Eatatpleasure,drinkwithmeasureandenjoylifeasitis.”Thedoctoralsosaidthatifthemanwantedtobewellagain,heshouldn’tsmokemorethanonecigaretteaday.Amonthlaterthegentlemancameintothedoctor’soffice.Helookedcheerfulandhappy.Hethankedthedoctor
andsaidthathehadneverfeltahealthierman.“ Butyouknow,doctor,”hesaid,“it’snoteasytobeginsmokingatmyage.”Thewriterthinksthat_____.
| A．healthismoreimportantthanwealth |
| B．workisasimportantasstudies |
| C．medicineismoreimportantthanpleasure |
| D．nothingismoreimportantthanmoney |
Thedoctorusuallytellshispatientwhattodo______.
| A．withoutexaminingthepatient |
| B．afterhehasexaminedthepatient |
| C．ifthepatientdoesn’ttakemedicine |
| D．unlessthepatientfeelspain |
Fromthelastsentenceofthepassage,welearntheman_______beforethedoctortoldhimnottosmokemorethanonecigaretteaday.
| A．wasaheavysmoker | B．didn’tsmokesomuch |
| C．didn’tsmoke | D．begantolearntosmoke |
WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
| A．Thedoctorusuallytestshis/herbloodpressurewhenapersonisill. |
| B．Themantoldthedoctorhecouldn’trememberthings. |
| C．Themanthankedthedoctor. |
| D．Themandidn’tfollowthedoctor’sadvice. |
Dear Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul,
Most people don’t really know what pressures a typical teenager has to go through. Sure, our parents and grandparents were once teens, but things are so different now. It has never been to tougher (严格)to a teenager.
It had never been more important to be in the “right group” or to have the “right brand” of shoes. And those are the easy things to deal with. We also face problems with family, friends, relationships and school pressures.
When it gets to be too much, I turn to my friends. One friend I could not live without is Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. Your books have been so inspiring to me and have helped me to deal with and understand the problems I go through.
For example, I went through a confusing time with my friends when we got to junior high. I had known these friends since kindergarten, and when we began junior high it seemed like some of them began to change. We started hanging out with different groups, and we slowly grew so far apart that it seemed as if we had never been friends. I felt confused and hurt.
Sometime during this period I read the story Friends Forever in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Ⅱ.I felt so much better after reading it. It was like a weight had been lifted from me when I realized that many friendships went through changes and that we weren’t the only friends to experience them.
People change, but that doesn’t mean we have to lose the friendships we once shared. My friends and I still spend time together when we can and care about each other a lot. That things are different doesn’t mean I have to forget about all the good times we had. I will always keep the memories in a safe place in my heart.
Sincerely,
PeterAccording to the author, parents and grandparents
| A．didn’t have to overcome difficulties when in their teens. |
| B．don’t fully understand the pressures of being a teenager now |
| C．can easily deal with things such as choosing friends and shoes. |
| D．don’t need to give help to teenagers with pressures and problems |
Why did the author feel confused and hurt when he got to junior high？
| A．Because he was afraid that he had lost his friends. |
| B．Because he and his friends weren’t in the same school. |
| C．Because he was too busy to be with his friends. |
| D．Because his friends refused to hang out with him. |
What does the underlined word “them” in Para．5 refer to？
| A．Friendships． | B．Changes． | C．Friends． | D．Pressures |
In the letter the author mainly tells us that
| A．people change but friendships always last. |
| B．changes sometimes cause hurt and confusion |
| C．people will go through many changes in life |
| D．friendships should be kept with skills |
Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and even cancer.
Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Some burst with anger and scream and yell. But others keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.
For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person's health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones(荷尔蒙). They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. In general the person feels excited and ready to act.
Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.
Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, "Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably."
Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger."Damaging emotion" means that _____________.
| A．the emotion is harmless | B．the emotion is harmful |
| C．the feeling is very strong | D．the feeling is hard |
According to the author, you'd better __________
| A．never be angry |
| B．cool down your anger before you express it |
| C．laugh and laugh when you get angry |
| D．admit you are wrong when you are angry |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．The types of anger. | B．How to release anger. |
| C．Causes of anger. | D．The damage to health caused by being angry. |
Everyone has got two personalities (个性) —the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control your behaviour, but when you're asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you're a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don't like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You're quite shy and you aren't very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive (不坦率的) person. You worry a lot and you're always easily upset. You're very stubborn (顽固的), but you aren't very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep curled up (卷曲), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you're often defensive (戒备的). You're shy and you don't normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You're easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You're usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don't often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality _______.
| A．only in a normal night |
| B．only when you go to sleep |
| C．only when you refuse to show yourself to the world |
| D．only when you change sleeping position |
Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person's personality?
| A．He or she is always open with others. |
| B．He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others. |
| C．He or she is always easily upset. |
| D．He or she tends to believe in others. |
You may not want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up and the reason is that __________.
| A．he or she would rather be alone than communicate with you |
| B．he or she is rarely ready to help you |
| C．he or she prefers staying at home to going out |
| D．he or she wouldn't like to get help from you |
It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because __________.
| A．he or she always shows sympathy for people |
| B．he or she is confident, but not stubborn |
| C．he or she has more strengths than weaknesses |
| D．he or she often considers annoying people |