1、2012高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练（江苏专用）专题2 阅读理解 26（35分钟）AI think it was my mother who taught me the meaning of honesty. Not because she actually was honest, but because she lied all the time. She felt that the easiest way out of any given situation was generally the best way out. And, for her, that generally meant
2、 telling a “little white lie.” As a young child I thought it was kind of cool. And, naturally, when I would come to her with a concern or question wondering what I should do, she generally advised me to lie.“Mom, I told Theresa that I would go over to her house, but now I would rather go to Sues hou
3、se to play.”“Tell Theresa youre sick,” she would advise. And generally I did. But I didnt seem blessed with her lack of conscience. On many painful occasions Theresa would find out that I really went to Sues house without her. These occasions taught me that it is more painful to be caught in a lie t
4、han it is to tell the truth in the first place. I wondered how it was possible that my mother had never learned that lesson.I started thinking of all the lies that Id heard her tell. I remembered the time she told someone that her favorite restaurant had closed, because she didnt want to see them th
5、ere anymore. Or the time she told Dad that she loved the lawn-mower he gave her for her birthday. Or when she claimed that our phone lines had been down when she was trying to explain why she hadnt been in touch with a friend of hers for weeks. And what bothered me even more were all the times she h
6、ad involved me into her lies. Like the time she told my guidance counselor that I had to miss school for exploratory surgery, when she really needed me to babysit. And it even started to bother me when someone would call for her and she would ask me to tell them that she wasnt there.So, I started my
7、 own personal fight against her dishonesty. When I answered the phone and it was someone my mother didnt want to talk to, I said, “Louise, mom is here, but she doesnt want to talk to you.” The first time I did it, she punished me, but I refused to apologize. I told her that I had decided that it was
8、 wrong to lie. And the next time it happened I did the same thing. Finally, she approached me and said, “I agree that lying is not the best thing to do, but we need to find a way to be honest without being rude.” She admitted that her methods werent right, and I admitted that mine were a bit too ext
9、reme.Over the past few years, the two of us have worked together to be honestand yet kind. Honesty should mean more than not lying. It should mean speaking the truth in kindness. Though I started by trying to teach my mom the importance of honesty, I ended up gaining a deeper understanding of the me
10、aning of the term.1. The authors mother _. A. thought white lies were not liesB. helped the author get out of trouble with white liesC. told the author to lie when in troubleD. taught the author the importance of being honest2. The author _. A. was thankful to her mothers adviceB. felt more awkward
11、when being caught lyingC. found that telling the truth hurt more than telling a lieD. felt guilty when hurting people with her honesty3. It can be inferred that the authors mother _. A. met her friends in the same restaurant regularlyB. didnt get along with the authors teachersC. was not popular amo
12、ng her friendsD. wanted to have something else for her birthday4. Finally the author and her mother agreed that _. A. kind-heartedness is more important than honestyB. appropriate methods are the key to telling a good lieC. honesty is defined as kindness as well as truthfulnessD. absolute honesty is
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32、p all children live happy lives.B. Our doctors jump through rings to cure the blues.C. Every life deserves world class care.D. Work together for a healthier world.DThroughout the 1990s and 2000s until today, Domingo continued performing, singing many of the same roles but adding new roles as well, a
33、mong them the title roles in Wagners Parsifal and Mozarts Idomeneo, Rossinis Il barbiere di Siviglia as Figaro, Wagners Die Walkre as Siegmund, Lehrs The Merry Widow as Danilo and Alfanos Cyrano de Bergerac as Cyrano. From the middle 1990s to early in 2008 alone, he added 38 new roles, covering oper
34、a in six different languages (English, Italian, French, German, Russian and Spanish). The latest was the Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, Tamerlano.Giving him even greater international recognition outside of the world of opera, he participated in The Three Tenors（男高音）concert at the eve of t
35、he 1990 FIFA World Cup Final in Rome with Jos Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti. The event was originally planned to raise money for the Jos Carreras International Leukemia（白血病）Foundation and was later repeated a number of times, including at the three later World Cup finals (1994 in Los Angeles, 1998
36、in Paris, and 2002 in Yokohama). Alone, Domingo again made an appearance at the final of the 2006 World Cup in Berlin, along with rising stars Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazn. On 24 August 2008, Domingo performed a duet with Song Zuying, singing i de Huyn (The Flame of Love) at the 2008 Summer Oly
37、mpics closing ceremony in Beijing. The Beijing Olympics were the second Olympics he performed at; he sang the Olympic Hymn at the closing ceremonies of the Barcelona Olympics. At the Olympic games that followed, he would meet Sissel Kyrkjeb, who performed the Olympic Hymn at both the opening and clo
38、sing ceremonies at those games.In what has been called his final career move, Plcido Domingo announced on 25 January 2007 that in 2009 he would take on one of Verdis most demanding baritone（男中音）roles, singing the title role in Simon Boccanegra. The first performance was at Berlin State Opera on Octo
39、ber 24, followed by 29 other performances during 2009/2010 at major opera houses around the world. He would, however, continue to sing tenor roles beforehand and afterwards.On 1617 April 2008 he sang during the visit of Pope Benedict XVI at Nationals Park and at the Italian embassy in Washington D.C
40、. Since 1990 Plcido Domingo has received many awards and honors for his achievement in the field of music and in recognition of his many benefit concerts and contributions to various charities.On 15 March 2009, The Metropolitan Opera celebrated Domingos 40th anniversary with the company with an on-s
41、tage gala dinner at the Mets 125th anniversary, in honour of his first performance in Adriana Lecouvreur as Maurizio opposite Renata Tebaldi on 28 September 1968.On 29 August 2009 he sang Panis Angelicus at the funeral mass of Senator Ted Kennedy in the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Bost
42、on, Massachusetts.On September 20, 2010, Domingo announced that he would renew his contract as General Director of the Los Angeles Opera through 2013. On September 27, 2010, Domingo announced that he will not renew his contract as General Director of the Washington National Opera beyond its June 201
43、1 expiration date.Ever a sympathetic colleague, in March 2011 he refused to sing in Buenos Aires until the city settled a bitter musicians strike at the Teatro Colon.13. What can we conclude from the passage? A. Domingo can only sing in six different languages. B. Domingo won many awards because he
44、sang a lot. C. Jos Carreras was later diagnosed with Leukemia. D. Domingo enjoyed world-wide popularity as a Tenor.14. Domingo does the following EXCEPT _. A. charity workB. promoting world sportsC. organizing anniversary celebrationsD. forming a peaceful society15. Singing at different events of wo
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