1、江西省2012届高三英语二轮专项训练：阅读理解（63）AJeremy Wirick, 9, has been back in school for less than two months, but he has already hnd several asthma (哮喘) attacks. A recent attack happened on October 2, after he pushed himself too hard in gym class. Running, power walking, jogging and push-ups took their toll. When
2、 Jeremy got home an hour or two later, he was out of breath. He needed to use a nebulizer, a machine that helps send medicine quickly to the lungs, to get his breathing back to normal.Asthma attacks like Jeremy increase in September and October. More than six times as many asthma sufferers who are e
3、lementary-school age need hospital treatment in the fall as in the summer.Experts believe many factors can contribute to back-to-school asthma. Kids get together in close space, they start passing viruses around. A viral infection can cause an asthma attack. There are also certain fall allergies (过敏
4、症) that can cause attacks. Exercise is another common cause of an attack. Besides, the stress of school can make asthma worse.Parents can play a big role in helping kids with asthma start the school year right. Dawne Gees 10-year-old son, Alexander, has had asthma since he was a baby. Before the sch
5、ool year starts, she tells school workers in writing about her sons asthma.The Gees live in Kentucky, which has passed laws allowing students to carry their asthma medication (药物治疗) with them at school. Alexanders mom makes sure he has his inhaler (人工呼吸器) with him when he goes to school and that he
6、keeps it on hand at all times. In Delaware, where Jeremy lives, kids are allowed to carry their inhalers at school.The American Lung Association says that about 6.2 million American children suffer from asthma. Asthma is the chronic (慢性) illness that causes students to miss the most days of school.
7、There are many things that schools can do to help students control their asthma.1. The passage mainly deals with _.A. how to prevent and treat AsthmaB. what asthma is and its symptomsC. the side-effects asthma has on kidsD. the causes of asthma and its treatment2. By saying “Running, power walking,
8、jogging and push-ups took their toll” in Paragraph 1, the writer means that _.A. physical exercise affected their healthB. physical exercise gave them a deep thoughtC. asthma attacks made them like physical exerciseD. asthma attacks could be cured through physical exercise3. Which of the following s
9、tatements is NOT supported by the passage?A. Kids are likely to suffer asthma attacks in the fall.B. Stress can add to the risk of asthma attacks.C. Medical officials should be blamed for asthma attacks.D. asthma attacks will need necessary medical treatment.4. The passage lists many factors that ca
10、use asthma attacks except _.A. a viral infection B. unhealthy habits C. certain fall allergies D. physical exercise5. The following paragraph is probably going to talk about _.A. the effects asthma has on studentsB. a survey on students with asthmaC. tips on asthma for schoolsD. further understandin
11、g of asthmaB1Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; theres no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your childrens curiosity. Firstly, listen to their questions. I onc
12、e visited a classroom of seven-year-olds to talk about science as a job. The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said, “Now that were finished with your lists, do you hav
13、e questions of your own about science?”2After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, “Have you ever seen a grasshopper (蚱蜢) eating? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?”3This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours.4Secondly, give them time to think. Studies over
14、 the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think. When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical, complete and creative answers.5Thirdly, watch your lang
15、uage. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, dont jump in with “Thats right” or “Very good” These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior (行为). But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussions is over. Instead, keep things going by saying, “T
16、hats interesting” or “Id never thought of it that way before”, or coming up with more questions or ideas.6Never push a child to “Think”. It doesnt make sense, children are always thinking, without your telling them to. Whats more, this can turn a conversation into a performance. The child will try t
17、o find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target (目标) for your disagreement.7Lastly, show; dont tell. Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program. Let children look at their
18、 fingertips through a magnifying glass (放大镜), and theyll understand why you want them to wash before dinner. Rather than saying that water evaporates (蒸发), set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop.6. According to the passage, children are natural scientists, and to raise th
19、eir interest, the most important thing for adults to do is _.A. to let them see the world around B. to share the childrens curiosityC. to explain difficult phrases about science D. to supply the children with lab equipment7. In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the word “lists” could best be
20、 replaced by _.A. questions from textbooks B. any problems C. any questions D. any number of questions8. According to the passage, children can answer questions in a more logical, complete and creative way if adults _.A. ask them to answer quickly B. wait for one to two seconds after a questionC. te
21、ll them to answer the next day. D. wait at least for three seconds after a question9. In Which of the following paragraph(s) does the author tell us what to say to encourage children in a science discussion?A. The second and the third.B. The fourth and the fifth.C. The fifth and the sixth.D. The sev
22、enth.10. The author mentions all of the following techniques for adults to share with their childrens curiosity except that adults should _.A. tell their children stories instead of reciting facts.B. offer their children chances to see things for themselvesC. be patient enough when their children an
23、swer questionsD. encourage their children to ask questions of their ownCLong bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials (商业广告) thrown in every three of four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Ever
24、y couple or minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. “Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.” “Drink Good Wet Root Beer.” “Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It! Buy It Now!”The beginning of t
25、he ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if youve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and its fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly r
26、eckless (鲁莽的) or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always
27、makes bus rides more interesting. But youve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops. The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and theres a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat
28、, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now youve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the armrest or even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit. 11. According to t
29、he passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?A. Buses on the road.B. Films on television.C. Advertisements on the billboards.D. Gas stations.12. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To give the writers opinion about long bus trips.B. To persuade you to take a log
30、 bus trip.C. To explain how bus trips and television shows differ. D. To describe the billboards along the road.13. The writer of this passage would probably favor _.A. bus drivers who arent recklessB. driving aloneC. a television set on the busD. no billboards along the road14. The writer feels lon
31、g bus rides are like TV shows because _.A. the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are funB. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in betweenC. the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on busesD. both traveling and watching T
32、V are not exciting15. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are _.A. boringB. comfortableC. tiringD. excitingDLanguage learning begins with listening. Children are greatly Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they s
33、tart speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word “obey” is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many childre
34、n will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises so
35、rt themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. But since these cant be said to show the babys intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, an
36、d that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. This self-imitation (模仿) leads on to deliberate (有意的) imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.I
37、t is a problem we need to get our teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world. Thus the use, at seven months, of “mama” as a greeting
38、 for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself. I doubt, however, whether
39、anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.16. Before children start speaking_.A. they need equal amount of listeningB. they need different amounts of listeningC. they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obeying spoken instructionsD. th
40、ey cant understand and obey the adults oral instructions17. The underlined word “obey” in Paragraph 1 is close to _ in meaning.A. orderB. setC. changeD. follow18. A babys first noises are_.A. an expression of his moods and feelings B. an early form of languageC. a sign that he means to tell you some
41、thing D. an imitation of the speech of adults19. The problem of deciding at what point a babys imitations can be considered as speech _.A. is important because words have different meanings for different peopleB. is not especially important because the changeover takes place graduallyC. is one that
42、should be properly understood because the meaning of words changes with ageD. is one that should be completely ignored because childrens use of words is often meaningless20. The speaker implies _.A. parents can never hope to teach their children new soundsB. even after they have learnt to speak, children still enjoy imitatingC. children who are good at imitating learn new words more quicklyD. children no longer imitate people after they begin to speakDACBC BADCA CADBD BDACB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
