1、高三英语 关于描述和表达情感类话题阅读理解 专项训练题九高三英语 关于描述和表达情感类话题阅读理解 专项训练题九学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Christmas was near a season that we took seriously in our house. But a week or so before the 25th, my father would give each of his children $ 20. This was the 1970s, and $ 20 was quite a bit of money.But I saw it differen
2、tly. My father trusted me to have the smart to spend money wisely. Even better, he gave me the means to get it. On a very basic level, my father was giving me a shopping spree (狂欢) every year. But he was also giving me charge over my own fun, trusting my ability to manage money and making me feel li
3、ke a grown-up. He didnt buy me Sherlock Holmes, but he gave me the means to walk into the bookstore and choose it for myself, so it felt like a gift from him.My mother had a gift for giving me what I needed, usually right at the moment I needed it most. This was when I was 25, I failed at being an a
4、dult on my very first try. I had quitted my previous job but had no new one. But when my mother paid me a visit, I put on a good show, telling her I had started my own company.My mother knew that I was trying hard and failing at that time. It wasnt until after she left that I noticed at the foot of
5、my bed an envelope thick with cash. She knew how desperately I needed it. She knew that had she just shown up with groceries, or offered to pay my rent, she would have made me feel much worse. The cold, hard cash meant she was helping me. And, funnily enough, the distance with which she gave the gif
6、t felt like she was giving me space to fix my life and preserve my dignity. My mother and father both did the same thing. One was giving me the means to take my own decisions, and the other was giving me a second chance when those decisions had cost me dearly.1What can we learn about the author from
7、 the first two paragraphs?A. His family once celebrated Christmas happily.B. His father gave the author chances to make decisions.C. His best memories about Christmas were in the 1970s.D. He used to choose books as his fathers gift on Christmas.2What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refe
8、r to?A. money offered by his father. B. father generous with money.C. Christmas being important. D. the means of spending money.3When he was 25 years old, the author .A. planned to open his company B. became interested in showsC. gave his mother a gift D. was out of work4Which word can best describe
9、 the authors mother?A. sensitive. B. optimistic.C. considerate. D. determined.Last Sunday, an earthquake struck the Napa Valley area of northern California. It happened in the middle of the night, becoming the strongest earthquake to strike the Napa Valley in 15 years. No one was killed, but many pe
10、ople were treated in hospitals.I said to my seven year old twins, Brad and Brett, and three year old Meghan, “We have so much, and these poor people in trouble now have nothing. Well share what we have with them.”I filled a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this, I advised the boys to ch
11、oose their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later she came back with Lucy, her much loved doll. She put the doll on top of the other toys. “Oh, dear,” I said. “You
12、 dont have to give Lucy. You love her so much.” Meghan said, “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe shell make another little girl happy, too.”I looked at Meghan for a long moment. She taught me a lesson. Its easy to give something that we dont want any more, but hard to give what we cherish(珍爱), isnt i
13、t?5How many children does the writer have?A. One B. TwoC. Three D. Four6Which of the following is TRUE?A. The earthquake caused many deaths.B. The earthquake is the biggest in history.C. The earthquake happened at night.D. The earthquake hit the city of California.7What did Meghan take out for the p
14、eople in trouble?A. A toy B. ClothesC. A doll D. Food8Whats the best title of this passage?A. A Family Story B. The Spirit of GivingC. A white night D. A Sad Experience9What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Its really selfless to give what we have.B. Its really selfless to give what we love.C
15、. Its really selfless to give what we want.D. Its really selfless to give what we dont want.The year 2013 was very bad for my life. Due to illness I had to be in hospital for the first time in my life. Everything went wrong in the work. On personal front, my marriage date was fixed but that guy left
16、 me just a week before our engagement. I was almost in depression because of whatever all happened to me. I was struggling to come out of this situation as it was a very bad period of my life.In those days, I met a guy in the office. This guy was much younger to me but still very soon, we became goo
17、d friends. We had so much in common that we spent a lot of time talking with each other. On my birthday, he offered to share my birthday evening. It was a lovely evening and I felt so nice. He made my birthday so special that I couldnt help crying. Very soon, our friendship became stronger and final
18、ly we fell in love in just a few days. These days its very rare that people get love in return. So I found myself so lucky that I experienced equal love in return. Its always the inner beauty that makes a person beautiful and he made me realize how beautiful I was and brought my confidence back. He
19、not only loved me so much but also helped me in many ways to solve my other problems. I became more and more confident and made great progress in my work.This man came into my life like an angel when I needed him most. I got thousands of reasons to hate 2013 but just one reason which made 2013 very
20、special was enough to forget all bad memories. I owe so much to him and dont know if I would ever be able to repay for what he has done for me. I would like to take this opportunity to tell him “THANK YOU SO MUCH, my dear”.Also, I want to convey one message to everyone. In life we always pass throug
21、h lots of ups and downs. Sometimes our circumstance becomes even worse, which affects us badly but we should never lose hope. We will always see the sunshine even after the darkest night.10How did the author feel about the year 2013 at first?A. It was lively. B. It was wonderful.C. It was important.
22、 D. It was unpleasant.11The second paragraph is developed mainly .A. by giving examples B. by showing the reasonC. by making contrasts D. by the order of time12What does the author want to tell the readers through the last paragraph?A. No sweat, no sweet. B. Grasp all, lose all.C. Never lose hope in
23、 difficulties. D. Love me, love my dog.13Whats the purpose of the author in writing the passage?A. To tell us about her experiences in 2013.B. To show us how to stick to our aims.C. To share her ways of keeping healthy with us.D. To show us how to help ourselves in difficulties.Optimism May Help Peo
24、ple Live LongerPeople who have an optimistic view on life are more likely to live longer, a US study said Wednesday.The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, analyzed data from 2004 to 2012 from 70,000 women enrolled in the Nurses Health Study, a long-running US study tracking wo
25、mens health via surveys every two years.The researchers looked at participants levels of optimism and other factors that might play a role in how optimism may affect mortality risk, such as race, high blood pressure, diet, and physical activity.It found the most optimistic women, or the top 25%, had
26、 a nearly 30 percent lower risk of dying from any of the diseases analyzed in the study compared with the least optimistic women, or the bottom 25%.The most optimistic women had a 16 percent lower risk of dying from cancer; 38 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease; 39 percent lower risk of
27、dying from stroke; 38 percent lower risk of dying from respiratory disease; and 52 percent lower risk of dying from infection.Previous studies have linked optimism with reduced risk of early death from cardiovascular (心脑血管的) problems, but this was the first to find a link between optimism and reduce
28、d risk from other major causes.“While most medical and public health efforts today focus on reducing risk factors for diseases, evidence has been mounting that enhancing psychological resilience (弹性，复原力) may also make a difference,” said Eric Kim, research fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of P
29、ublic Health and co-lead author of the study.“Our new findings suggest that we should make efforts to boost optimism, which has been shown to be associated with healthier behaviors and healthier ways of coping with life challenges.” The study also found that healthy behaviors only partially explain
30、the link between optimism and reduced mortality risk. One other possibility is that higher optimism directly affects our biological systems, Kim said.Co-lead author and postdoctoral research fellow Kaitlin Hagan said optimism can be varied with relatively uncomplicated and low-cost interventions (干预
31、), even things as simple as having people write down and think about the best possible outcomes for various areas of their lives, such as careers or friendships.“Encouraging use of these interventions could be an innovative way to enhance health in the future,” Hagan said.14According to the recent s
32、tudy, optimism can _.A. help women live longer than menB. enable people to stay healthyC. cure people of high blood pressureD. make woman stay young and nice15From the recent study, the optimistic women _.A. took the risk of dying from infectionB. were less likely to die from some diseaseC. had a 39% lower risk of suffering from cancerD. were less likely to suffer from low emotions16The underlined word “mounting” in pa
