1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家江西省2012届高三英语二轮专项训练：阅读理解（21）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A One day, a slave owner entered a local store and threatened a young boy who was his slave. At first, the slave refused to move and ran for the door. The slave owner reached for a heavy weight. He threw it at
2、his slave. Instead, it hit Harriet on the head. Harriet almost died. For the rest of her life, she carried the mark of a deep wound on her head. Miser Brodas felt he never needed Harriet. He decided to sell her. Harriet thought of a way to prevent this. Each time she was shown to someone who might b
3、uy her, she acted as if she were falling asleep. After a while, Mister Brodas gave up the hope of selling Harriet. He sent her back to the fields. At 24 she married a free black man, John Tubman. By then, Harriet was sure she should escape. In 1849, Mister Brodas died. His slaves probably would be s
4、old to further South. John Tubman tried to make Harriet forget about running away. Harriet decided she must end her marriage and that she needed to tell her family that she was leaving. Harriet escaped for Pennsylvania where slavery was banned there. Once she hid under hay that had been cut from the
5、 fields. Another time, she wore mens clothing. Finally, she arrived in Pennsylvania. Now that Harriet was free, she didnt forget other slaves in Maryland. During the next ten years, she freed her parents and other family members. She traveled back and forth eighteen times, helping about 300 slaves e
6、scape. She became an expert at hiding from slave hunters. At one time, anyone finding Harriet was promised 40,000dollars for catching herdead or alive. The people she helped called her Moses. She had rescued them from slavery just as the biblical Moses rescued the Jews. After the Civil War began, Ha
7、rriet started to spy for the North. She also served as a nurse. After four years of bloody fighting, the North won the war. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves in 1863. There was no longer any need for Harriet to be Moses.1. Harriet was hit by a heavy weight on her head when . A. she was helping a slav
8、e run away B. she was playing with a young boy C. she was staying at the local store D. she was running for the door of the store2. We know from the passage that Harriet was Mister Brodas . A. daughter B. slave C. wife D. servant3. Harriet decided to end her marriage with John mainly because . A. sh
9、e lived a terribly unhappy life B. he often stopped her running away C. he couldnt give her right and freedom D. she wanted to save her family members4. Why was Harriet called Moses just like Moses in the Bible? A. She devoted most of her life to helping slaves escape. B. She became an expert at hid
10、ing from slave hunters. C. She made a contribution to the North in the Civil War. D. She traveled back to Maryland eighteen times.5. The passage is mainly about . A. how Harriet rescued her family from the South to the North B. how Harriet became a famous woman in the Civil War C. how Harriet fought
11、 against slavery in her life D. how Harriet turned from a slave to a free womanB Pretending to be happy can actually make you more miserableespecially if youre a woman, according to a new study. Researchers found that walking around with a forced smile and faking(假装的)happiness simply led to people f
12、eeling gloomier. So, putting a brave face on your woes could actually be counterproductive. The research found that women suffered more than men when pretending to be happy. Psychologist, Dr. Brent Scott, who led the study, said employers should take note because forcing workers to smile when worker
13、s were dealing with clients could backfire (产生事的愿违的不良后果). He said:“Smiling for the sake of smiling can lead to emotional exhaustion, and thats bad for the organization.” Dr. Scott said the research showed customer service workers who“faked smiles”throughout a day worsened their moods and then withdr
14、ew from work, so their productivity dropped. He added:“Bosses may think that getting their staff to smile is good for the organization, but thats not necessarily the case.”Dr. Scott, assistant professor of management at Michigan State University, analyzed a group of bus drivers during a two week per
15、iod. The study is one of the first of its kind to examine emotional displays over a period of time and compare the different effects that they have on men and women. His team examined the effects of“surface acting”or fake smilingcompared to what was termed“deep acting”, or cultivating positive emoti
16、ons by recalling pleasant memories.Dr. Scott said: “Women were harmed more bysurface acting, meaning their moods worsened even more than men and they withdrew more from work. However , they were helped more bydeep acting,which meant their moods improved more.”Dr. Scott suggested women tended to suff
17、er more when pretending to be happy because they were expected to be more emotionally expressive than men. Therefore, faking a smile while they are feeling down is more likely to go against their normal behavior and cause more harmful feelings.Although,“deep acting”seemed to improve moods in the sho
18、rt term, Dr. Scott said it was not a long-term solution to feeling unhappy.He said:“Youre trying to cultivate positive emotions, but at the end of the day you may not feel like yourself any more”6. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean? A. Forcing one to smile could make one feel bet
19、ter B. Wearing a fake smile could worsen ones mood C. Always smiling could improve ones performance D. Wearing a fake smile could help one free from sadness7. The finding of the research might serve as a warning to . A. men B. employees C. customers D. bosses8. According to Dr. Brent Scott, . A. mos
20、t bus drivers have to wear“fake smiles” B. “fake smiles”workers work better than usual C. “fake smiles”might lead to lower productivity D. bosses know the negative effect of forced smiles9. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that . A. pleasant memories are associated with positive feelings B. men s
21、uffer more from fake smiling, compared to women C. women should smile a lot when faced with new challenges D. few employers know how to increase the productivity of their staff10.“Deep acting”is helpful to women in that . A. they forget their trouble B. they will behave normally C. they become more
22、talkative D. their moods are getting betterC I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a splendid, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness. Many intelligent people still equate happines
23、s with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion. Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities t
24、hat help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends. I have often though that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, be
25、autiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells“happiness”.But in memoir（回忆录）after memoir, they reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism ,drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and prof
26、ound loneliness. Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage, if hes honest, and he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment, for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distingui
27、shing features. Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they can. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or a three-day vacation. I dont kno
28、w any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating（解放性的）realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness
29、. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually
30、 may not be happy at all.11. We can learn from the passage that . A. fun creates long-lasting satisfaction B. fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness C. happiness is lasting whereas fun is short-lived D. fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness12. To the author, the role Hollywoo
31、d stars play is to . A. write memoir after memoir about their happiness B. tell the public that happiness has nothing to do with fun C. teach people how to enjoy their lives D. bring happiness to the public instead of going to parties13. In the authors opinion, marriage . A. affords greater fun B. l
32、eads to raising children C. indicates duty and devotion D. usually ends up in pain14.Which of the following is the best example of“painful happiness”? A. Winning lottery by accident B. A bachelor resisting marriage C. Raising children D. Buying some fancy clothes15. If one gets the true sense of hap
33、piness, he will . A. stop playing games and joking with others B. keep himself with his family C. give a free hand to money D. use his time to increase happinessD I always avoid going on field investigations with the toxics (毒物)team, unless its absolutely necessary. Its not that I mind the hard work
34、, or am afraid of coming into contact with toxic substances. What I fear is quickly losing hope about the work I do. However, doing field research with the toxics team, all I see and feel is filthnothing else. Even if I close my eyes, I can smell the smell of food processing, rotting organic waste f
35、rom paper mills and chemicals from clothing manufacturers. One morning, I went to investigate a discharged pipe to document and collect samples of pollutants secretly being emitted by a textile mill. I had to work with the utmost secrecy in order to avoid being discovered by the textile mill. I dipp
36、ed a long measuring pole into the large polluting pipe to measure the volume of polluted water being emitted. But the surface of the water, covered in oil and filth, made me feel as if to vomit. All of a sudden, I felt someone hit me on my back. It frightened me so much that I almost fell into the w
37、ater. I grasped the pole and looked behind me to see an old man standing there. He asked:“Can you catch fish here?”I realized that he thought I was holding a fishing pole, so I kept calm and said: “Yes, I heard that theres a kind of small fish living in this water, and it has medicinal benefits.” Th
38、e old man grew quite curious and replied:“That may be. If a fish can survive in water as dirty as this , it must have a lot of resistance. So it wouldnt be too strange if such fish had medicinal benefits.” It was clear he was just passing by, so I answered:“Yeah, survival of the fittest. Fish that a
39、dapt can survive, just like us humans.” He kept talking to me and didnt want to leave. He wanted to see whether or not I would catch the small fish with medicinal benefits.16. The text is mainly about . A. a research report about pollution B. an exciting experience of fishing C. an experience of doi
40、ng research on pollution D. an unforgettable talk with an old man17. Which word can take place of the underlined word in the 2nd paragraph? A. fish B. textile C. water D. pollutants18. What is the writer of the text most probably? A. A newspaper reporter. B. A researcher about pollution. C. A fisher
41、man. D. A worker of the textile mill.19. Why did the writer tell the old man he was fishing? A. Because he wanted to satisfy the old mans curiosity B. Because the old man was interested in fishing too C. Because he did the research secretly D. Because the old man wanted to buy the fish20. We can inf
42、er from the last paragraph that . A. the old man had found out the secret B. the old man wanted to catch the fish by himself C. the writer would have to tell the old man the fact D. the old man was sent to watch over the writerCBBAC BDCAD CBCCD CDBCC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 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！
