1、江西省2012届高三英语二轮专项训练：阅读理解（30）AWear real pants! The combination of leggings and baggy shirts is all too common on college campuses. Smith points out that leggings, yoga pants, and sweatpants are entirely unacceptable in public unless youre exercising. Although leggings worn as pants are a common trend
2、among high school and college girls, they are not an appropriate choice for daywear. As a young woman, your style choice should begin to reflect your maturity level. So, get rid of leggings and wear real pants!Keep the cute factor to a minimum: Stay away from sweaters and T-shirts with smiling anima
3、ls, cartoon characters, or Hello Kitty on them. Sure, kittens might be cute, but theyre not doing you any favors in the style department. Dressing too cutesy can take years off your look, and not necessarily in a good way!1. The second paragraph indicates the importance of _. A. impressing professor
4、s B. getting on well with classmates C. creating a professional image D. dressing appropriately2. The author believes that college girls should _. A. choose a logo that suits their age B. try to load up on well-known logos C. use logos to show who they are D. find their identity by trying different
5、logos3. The author recommends wearing real pants because _. A. leggings and baggy shirts are too common B. yoga pants and sweatpants are not as comfortable C. real pants can present you with appropriate maturity D. people like real pants better than the other pants4. Whats the writers attitude towar
6、ds sweaters with animals on them? A. They make people look lovely. B. They are very fashionable these days. C. They will show youre an animal lover. D. They are not suitable for college-aged students.5. In which magazine would you most likely find this passage?A. Business Week. B. Parents. C. In sty
7、le. D. TBMost American students go to traditional public schools. There are about 88,000 public schools all over the US. Some students attend about 3000 independent public schools called charter schools.Charter schools are self-governing. Private companies operate some charter schools. They are simi
8、lar in some ways to traditional public schools. They receive tax money just as other public schools do. Charter schools must prove to local or state governments that their students are learning. These governments provide the schools with the agreement called a charter that permits them to operate.Ch
9、arter schools are different because they do not have to obey most laws governing traditional public schools. Local, state or federal governments cannot tell them what to teach. Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to reach them. Class size is usually smaller than in trad
10、itional public schools.The Bush Administration strongly supports charter schools as a way to re-organize public schools that are failing to educate students. But some education agencies and unions oppose charter schools. One teachers union has just made public the results of the first national study
11、 comparing the progress of students in traditional schools and charter schools.The American Federation of Teachers criticized the governments delay in releasing the results of the study, which is called the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Union education experts say the study shows that
12、 charter school students performed worse on math and reading tests than students in regular public schools.来源: Some experts say the study is not a fair look at charter schools because students in those schools have more problems than students in traditional schools. Other education experts say the s
13、tudy results should make charter school officials demand improved student progress.6If a private company wants to operate a charter school, it must .Atry new methods of teachingBprove its management abilityCobey the local and state lawsDget the governments permission7Charter schools are independent
14、because .Athey make greater progressBtheir class size is smallerCthey enjoy more freedomDthey oppose traditional ways8Whats the governments attitude toward charter schools?ADoubtful.BSupportive.CSubjective.DOptimistic.9What can we learn from the text?AMore students choose to attend charter schools.B
15、Charter schools are better than traditional schools.CStudents in charter schools are well educated.DPeople have different opinions about charter schools.10It can be inferred from the text that .Acharter schools are part of the public education systemBone-on-one attention should be paid to studentsCt
16、he number of charter schools will be limitedDcharter schools are all privately financedCJust 25 years ago, the top three career hopes for young people in Britain were teacher, banker and doctor. Now, they want to be sports star, pop star and actor, according to survey by the Guardian newspaper.Rache
17、l, a character in the popular TV show Glee, may be said to speak for British teenagers. “Nowadays being nobody is worse than being poor.” He said.Emma Brockes, a reporter with the Guardian, believes it is “the bad influence of celebrity(名人) culture” that is to blame. “When children wanted to be doct
18、or, it wasnt because they were really more interested in the functions of human organs than they are now; you go where the respect is.” She wrote.来源: It could explain why there has been such an increase in levels of anxiety and depression. Dr Carlo Stranger, of Tel Aviv University, studied the sense
19、 of self for his new book The Fear of Insignificance: Searching for Meaning in the 21st Century. He told the Daily Mail that young people now are “affected by the close connection to the global entertainment network, which has turned ranking and rating people according to wealth and celebrity into a
20、n obsession(痴迷).”“As humans, we naturally measure ourselves to those around us, but now we live in a global village. We are comparing ourselves with the most important people in the world and finding ourselves wanting,” he said. Today, even high achievers constantly fear that they are insignificant
21、when they compare themselves to success stories in the media.The way out? Simply stop measuring your achievement through a fantasy of wealth and celebrity. Dr Strenger said that it is a process called “active self-acceptance through a constant search for self-knowledge through life.”“The fear of ins
22、ignificance can only be overcome through strong individual and cultural identity over and above measurable achievement,” he said.11Nowadays, young people in Britain want to .Achoose jobs based on interestsBbecome famousCbe teacher, banker and doctorDearn more money12According to Emma Brockes, what c
23、auses the increasing level of anxiety?AChoices of future careers.BAccess to the global network.CBad influences of celebrities.DEndless comparison with others.13Which of the following is true of Dr Carlo Strenger?AHe is a newspaper reporter.BHe is the spokesman of teenagers.CHe tells success stories
24、on TV.DHe is against ranking people with wealth.14Dr Carlo Strenger suggests that young people should .Aseek active self-acceptanceBstick to their own dreamsCmake great achievementsDsearch for the secret of wealth15The text is mainly written to .Atalk about job choicesBanalyse a social phenomenonCen
25、courage celebrity cultureDintroduce three famous peopleD来源: WHAT happens to a teenage kid when the world he thought he knew suddenly changes? Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory DoctorowIt is a fascinating book for a new generation of sci-fi readers Marcus Yallow, 17, from San Francis
26、co is much more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of societySmart, fast and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting （骗过） his high schools monitoring systemThis way he and his friends get to head off to play a popular online game in real life Whil
27、e they are playing, a bomb explodes on the Bay BridgeMarcus stops a military vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security （DHS） secret prisonThere he is treated as a possible terroristHe is eventually let go after four days, but hi
28、s injured friend disappears When he returns, Marcus discovers that there are many security measures in place and that now all citizens are treated like potential terroristsWhile some consider this government action necessary for public safety, Marcus sees this as a complete destruction of the rights
29、 he is supposed to have as a citizen He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him with only one thing to do: to take down the DHS himselfHe helps organize a large network called Xnet to spread the truth, anonymously （匿名地） The book presents a young man who is irresponsible, but learn
30、s about himself, and grows, in the course of the storyAs part of this learning and growing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society16What kind of article does this passage belong to? AA fascinating story BA book review CA News report DA TV programme17The underlined word “destruction
31、” in the passage means Adamage Breward CruinDprotection18Marcus Yallow was sent to prison because Ahe killed his friend Bhe bombed a military vehicleChe did something that a possible terrorist could doDhis injured friend disappeared19From the second paragraph we can infer that AMarcus Yallow is much
32、 more comfortable obeying the rules of society BMarcus Yallow is smart, fast and wise in real lifeCMarcus Yallow always plays online games in real lifeDMarcus Yallow is expert at the network world20At the end of the book, Marcus Yallow Ais supposed to be more irresponsible Bbecomes aware of very serious issues about his societyCpresents a young man who is irresponsible Dplays a popular online game in real life高考资源网独家精品资源，欢迎下载！高考资源网Ks5uK&S%5#UKs5uKs%U高考资源网高考资源网高考资源网
