1、高三英语阅读理解限时训练（4） (A)My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.It was very
2、 tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. Ive never been late for any job since. I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you
3、 work for. More important, I earned my pay; it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didnt want to work.I was only six years old, but I was doing a mans job. Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $ 18 a week. Our home was a three-room
4、wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem(自尊心), one of the most important things a person can have.When I was seven, I got work at a golf course near our house. My
5、job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed, so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.The more I dreamed,
6、 the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb(番石榴树枝) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion and intensity. I learne
7、d working in the field except now I was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick.41. The writers first job was _. A. to stand down the fairway at a golf course B. to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields C. to watch over the sugar-cane plantation D. to spot the balls as they l
8、anded so the golfers could find them42. The writer learned that_ from his first job.A. he should work for those who he liked mostB. he should work longer than what he was expected C. he should never fail to say hello to his owner D. he should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for43.
9、 _ gave the writer self-esteem.A. Having a family of eight people B. Owning his own golf course C. Bringing money back home to help the family D. Helping his father with the work on the plantation44. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. He wanted to be a successful
10、golfer. B. He wanted to run a golf course near his house.C. He was satisfied with the job he got on a plantation.D. He wanted to make money by guiding oxen with a broomstick. (B)Youre out to dinner. The food is delicious and the service is fine. You decide to leave a big fat tip. Why? The answer may
11、 not be as simple as you think.Tipping, psychologists have found, is not just about service. Instead, studies have shown that tipping can be affected by psychological reactions to a series of different factors from the waiters choice of words, to how they carry themselves while taking orders, to the
12、 bills total. Even how much waiters remind customers of themselves can determine how much change they pocket by the end of the night.“Studies before have shown that mimicry (模仿) brings into positive feelings for the mimicker,” wrote Rick van Baaren, a social psychology professor. “These studies show
13、 that people who are being mimicked become more generous toward the person who mimics them.”So Rick van Baaren divided 59 waiters into two groups. He requested that half serve with a phrase such as, “Coming up!” Those in the other half were instructed to repeat the orders and preferences back to the
14、 customers. Rick van Baaren then compared their take-home. The results were clear it pays to mimic your customer. The copycat(模仿者) waiters earned almost double the amount of tips to the other group.Leonard Green and Joel Myerson, psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis, found the generos
15、ity of a tipper may be limited by his bill. After research on the 1,000 tips left for waiters, cabdrivers, hair stylists, they found tip percentages in these three areas dropped as customers bills went up. In fact, tip percentages appear to plateau (达到稳定水平) when bills topped $100 and a bill for $200
16、 made the worker gain no bigger percentage tip than a bill for $100.“Thats also a point of tipping,” Green says. “You have to give a little extra to the cab driver for being there to pick you up and something to the waiter for being there to serve you. If they werent there, youd never get any servic
17、e. So part of the idea of a tip is for just being there.”45. Apart from service, how many other factors affecting the customers tipping are mentioned in the passage?A. 1.B. 2.C. 3.D. 4.46. These studies show that _.A. tipping can be affected by physical reactions to many different waiters factorsB.
18、people who are being mimicked usually tip less to the person who mimics them C. the mimic waiters can get almost twice as much money as the other groupD. mimicry makes the mimicker feel bad47. According to the passage, which of the following will be likely to show the right change of the tip percent
19、ages?Tip ($)50 100 150 Bill ($)302010Tip ($)50 100 150 Bill ($)302010Tip ($)50 100 150 Bill ($)302010Tip ($)50 100 150 Bill ($)302010A B C D48. We know from the passage that the writer seems to _.A. object to Mr. Greens idea about tippingB. think part of Mr. Greens explanation is reasonableC. give h
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24、in hospital testing. C. it helps people absorb at least 42% cholesterol. D. it sells best on Internet every month. 52. Where can you most probably read this passage? AIn a travel guide book.BOn a university bulletin board.CIn a health magazine.DIn a doctors prescription.(D)Have you ever listened to
25、young children talking in the playground? They are always boasting. They say things like, “My Dads car is bigger than your Dads,” and “My Mom is smarter than yours.” They particularly like to boast about their families.There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, who were always boasting. Gav
26、in was the worst. Everything about his family was always the best or the biggest or the most expensive.Whatever the others said, he could always go on better. One day when they were walking to school, Harry said, “My father had a bath twice a week,” Ted spoke next. “Thats nothing,” he said. “Having
27、a bath twice a week is dirty. My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice a day.” Ted looked at Gavin. Now it was his turn. But what could he say? “This time,” Ted thought, “Im going to win.” Gavin didnt know what to say. He couldnt say that his father had a bath three times a day. That was sill
28、y. He walked on in silence. Ted smiled at Harry, and Harry smiled back. They were sure that for once they had beaten Gavin. They reached the school gates. Still Gavin said nothing. “Weve won,” Ted said to Harry, but he spoke too soon. On the way home, Gavin said, “My Dad is so clean that he doesnt h
29、ave to bathe at all.”53. According to the passage, the meaning of the word “boast” is _.A. to sing a nice song B. to talk bigC. to go on better D. to have a bath three times a day54. What did Harry boast about?A. The number of times his father had a bath every week.B. The size of the bathroom in his
30、 home.C. His fathers car. D. His mothers family.55. Why did Ted think that Harrys father was dirty?A. He had a bath every day. B. He had a bath only twice a week.C. Teds father often had a bath twice a day. D. He never had a bath.56. What does “he spoke too soon” in the last paragraph mean?A. He spo
31、ke quickly. B. He should have spoken earlier.C. He was wrong. D. He couldnt be understood. (E)From now on, never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the p
32、ower to make those seeds grow.The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the most awesome machine ever created：the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You were born rich. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.You cannot be successfu
33、l without first developing your self-esteem. Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives.
34、 They are the perennial(长期的) victims and martyrs. They are leaves tossed(摇摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Failure
35、s think that everything happens by accident and chance. Successful people realize that they are responsible.Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe. One generally rises to the lev
36、el that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence.If you associate with positive-thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, an
37、d nurturing the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks.In short, in all areas of your life, whether they be financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success.57. People with low
38、self-esteem are compared to leaves because they _ .A. are ready to change their mindsB. are easily affected by windy weatherC. dont have the power to face their fateD. cant exercise control over themselves58. It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that .A. whether we will succeed depends on our attitud
39、esB. developing confidence is the key to future successC. thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mindD. setting our expectations is essential before taking action59. The last paragraph serves as .A. the proof of the authors pointsB. the conclusion of the argumentC. an introduction to another topicD. a comparison between two views60. Which is the best title for the text?A. Success is a choice.B. The secrets of success.C. Develop our confidence.D. How to achieve success.41-44 CDBD 45-48 CBAC 49-52 DACB 53-56 DACC 57-60 ADBD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