1、河北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（27）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。ASeveral times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mother, you must come to see the daffodils （水仙花）before they are over” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead, “I will come next Tuesday, I promised a
2、little unwillingly on her third callThe next Tuesday dawned cold and rainyStill, I had promised, and I drove thereWhen I finally walked into Carolyn house I was welcomed by the joyful sounds of happy childrenI delightedly hugged and greeted my grandchildren“Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is
3、 invisible in these clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see badly enough to drive another inch!”My daughter smiled calmly and said, We drive in this all the time，Mum” “You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience”After about t
4、wenty minutes, we turned onto a small gravel （砂烁）road and I saw a small churchOn the far side of the churcht I saw a hand-lettered sign that read, “Daffodil Garden” We got out of the car* each took a childs hand, and I followed Carolyn down the pathThen, as we turned a corner, I looked up and gasped
5、 Before me lay the most beautiful sight There were five acres of flowers!But “Who has done this?” I asked Carolyn“Just one woman,” Carolyn answered “Thats her home” Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house-We walked up to the houseOn the patio （露台），we saw a poster“Answers to the Questions I Know
6、 You Are Asking”, was the headlineThe first answer was a simple one“50, 000 bulbs （球基），” it readThe second answer was, “One at a time, by one woman” The third answer was, Began in 1958”For me, that moment was a life-changing experienceI thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than fort
7、y years before, had begun _ one bulb at a time to bring her vision of beauty and joy to the mountain top1The author didnt want to see the daffodils because _ Athe weather was cold and rainyBthe long drive was too much for herCshe didnt take interest in themDshe was afraid to climb up the mountain2Wh
8、ich of the following words can best describe the authors feeling when she saw the daffodils?Aamazed Bconfused Cmoved Dsatisfied3What can we learn about the woman living in the A-frame house?AShe was a single middle-aged womanBShe was employed as a gardenerCShe grew daffodils in order to make a livin
9、gDShe was a woman of determination and love4We can learn from the text that _Ait is the first time that they have seen the daffodilsBthe Daffodil Garden was next to a small churchC the Daffodil Garden was run by one womanDmore than 1, 000 bulbs is planted every yearBSchool ActivitiesOur school activ
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16、hool ProgramCSelf-led ActivitiesDHands-on ActivitiesCPretending to be happy can actually make you more miserable 一 especially if youre a woman, according to a new studyThe research found that women suffered more than men when pretending to be happyPsychologist Dr Brent Scott, who led the study said
17、employers should take note because forcing workers to smile when dealing with customers can backfireHe said： Smiling for the sake of smiling throughout the day can lead to emotional exhaustion （枯竭）and then withdraw from work, so their productivity drops and thats bad for the organization, ” He added
18、 ： “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 periodHis team examined the effects of surface acting” 一
19、 pretending to smile, compared with what was termed “deep acting” 一 cultivating （培养）positive emotions by recalling pleasant memoriesHe said： “Women were harmed more by surface acting meaning their mood worsened even more than the men and they withdrew more from work” However, they were helped more b
20、y deep acting, which means their mood improved more and they withdrew lessTherefore，pretending to be happy while feeling down is more likely to go against their normal behavior and cause more harmful feelingsAlthough ,“deep acting” seemed to improve mood in the short-term, Dr Scott says its not a lo
21、ng-term solution （解决方 法）to feeling unhappyHe said： “Youre trying to cultivate positive emotions, but at the end of the day you may not feel like yourself anymore”8What does the text mainly tell us?AWomen suffer more than men when pretending to be happyBIt is wrong of employers to force the workers t
22、o smile all the timeCCultivating positive emotions is a must for the women workersDMen are harmed less by “surface acting, than by “deep acting”9The finding of the research might serve as a warning especially to _ Awomen employers BcustomersDbus drivers Dbosses10The underlined word “backfire” in Par
23、agraph 2 probably means _ Bsuffer from hard workCget angry more easily C have the opposite effectDbecome more productive11According to Dr Scott， _Awomen suffer more than men when always wearing a smileBworkers shouldnt wear forced smiles to please their bossCemployers should know the bad effect of f
24、orcing their workers to smileD“deep acting” is a good lasting solution to feeling unhappyDWould the voice of Amanda Holden saying “your city had talent” encourage you to use a litter bin? Or maybe former Monty Python star Michael Palin telling you no one had expected “the Spanish bin-quisition ”？Org
25、anizers of a plan persuading celebrities （名人）to lend their voices to “talking bins” believe it can make a real difference to keeping Britain tidyThey hope that by using humor, they will succeed where fines and warnings have failed in keeping streets and parks cleanA similar experiment in Sweden foun
26、d a talking bin received nearly three times as much rubbish as an ordinary one because people were attracted by its novelty valueTwenty-five specially adapted bins to be installed （安装）in the streets of London: and Liverpool next month will use a sound card to play a themed message when litter is| pl
27、aced insideFor example, one near the Royal Opera House will play a thank you message sung by Janis Kelly to the tune of Nessun Dorma, Bins installed in Liverpool will play Beatles-themed messagesFor others, BritainS Got Talent judge Holden is expected to record the message： “This is Amanda, and this
28、 citys got talent”The campaign, entitled Bin Thinking, is being organized by art group Sing LondonIf successful, talking bins could become a familiar feature on Britains streetsColette Hiller, director of Sing London, said： “The idea is to reward people in a small way for changing their behavior and
29、 raise awareness through a sense of fun”12What is the plan persuading celebrities to lend their voices to “talking bins” aimed at?AAttracting passers -by attention on celebritiesBEncouraging people to use a litter bin to keep Britain tidyCMaking fun of those who wont keep the streets and parks clean
30、DThanking people for cleaning the litter bins through a sense of fun13 The following stars, voices are to be lent to “talking bins” except _ AAmanda Holdens BMichael PalinsCJanis Kellys DNessun Dorma,s14We can infer from the text that _ Achildren are most attracted by talking bins”Bdifferent message
31、s will be played due to different streetsCBritain is the first city where the experiment on “talking bins” was madeD“talking bins” might take the place of ordinary litter bins in Britain15What would be the best title for the text?ALending your voice to “talking bins”.BSing London art organizationCAn entitled Bin -Thinking campaignDA new experiment on litter bin115 BADCD ABADC CBDDA 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
