1、2012高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练专题限时训练(二十五)社会生活型阅读理解(一)(限时：25分钟)(一)You wake up in the morning; the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings, you say hello, and the drama starts. The person on the other end has a depressing tone
2、in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to. Are you still in a wonderful mood? Impossible!Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness. It may not change what you think, but communicating long enough with them will
3、 make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time. Life brings ups and downs, but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer. They only feel glad when they make others feel bad. No wonder they can hardly win others pity or respect. When you communicate with positi
4、ve people, your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted. When the dagger(匕首) of a negative person is put in you, you feel the heavy feeling that all in all, brings you down. Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people. This could be a coworker, or
5、a relative. In this case, say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative person, but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they wont feel ashamed of themselves about that. Negativity often affects happiness
6、without even being realized. The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to(附着) you throughout the rest of your day, which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness. Life is too short to feel negative. Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible. ()1.The purpose of
7、the first paragraph is to_.Amake a comparison Boffer an evidenceCintroduce a topic Ddescribe a daily scene()2.How can negative people have effect on us?ABy influencing our emotion. BBy telling us the nature of life. CBy changing our ways of thinking. DBy comparing their attitudes to life with ours.
8、()3.Some negative people base their happiness on_.Aother peoples pity for them Bmaking other people unhappyCbuilding up a positive attitude Dother peoples respect for them()4.According to the passage, to reduce negative peoples influence on us, we are advised to_.Achange negative peoples attitudes t
9、owards lifeBshow our dissatisfaction to negative peopleCmake negative people feel ashamed of themselvesDcommunicate with negative people as little as possible()5.What is the authors attitude towards negative people?AFavorable. BCritical. CIndifferent. DSupportive.(二)Whether its a carol(圣诞颂歌)service
10、or an evening of karaoke in the pub, many people will enjoy a good old singsong this Christmas. Singing aloud will not just lift the spiritsits good for your physical health as well. Filling the lungs with air, increasing the heart rate and getting blood pumping round the body faster can all help ou
11、r physical health.For the past few years Heart Research UK has been running a Christmas campaign aimed at getting people singing, simply for the benefit it can bring. The organizer of the campaign says singing is a safe, simple and social activity that everyone can enjoy. “Singing is linked to long
12、life, stress reduction, and general health protection. It also brings a great amount of happiness. It is impossible to sing well with a long face because it affects your pitch(音高)”Professor Graham Welch, who leads the International Music Education Research Centre at the University of London, has spe
13、nt more than 30 years studying the effects of singing. He says that singing is a form of exercise. It means were also having a strong aerobic activity(有氧运动)when were singing, which results in increasing the feeling of pleasure while decreasing that of stress.“And communal singinglike in a singing gr
14、oup, a church service or even a singsong in the pubhelps improve our sense of selfrespect. It increases our sense of satisfaction with ourselves, a greater sense of feeling included.”Helen Astrid, a singing teacher, also sees the great effects that singing brings. “It lifts us up on a spiritual leve
15、l, it helps our selfrespect, and its great for all ages from small kids to granniesyou can have a good sing and let_your_hair_down.”But she warns people not to have too many beers or glasses of wine, though a glass may help them gather courage before taking to the stage during the holidays.()1.Heart
16、 Research UK holds a campaign to_.Aencourage people to sing for God at ChristmasBstudy the effects of singing on peopleCget people to sing and improve their healthDbring happiness to people celebrating the holiday()2.What are the benefits of singing according to Graham Welch?a. Living longer.b. Gene
17、ral health protection.c. Feeling happier.d. Reducing stress.e. Improving the sense of selfrespect.Aa，b，c Bb，c，dCc，d，e De，a，b()3.The underlined part “let your hair down” probably means “ _”Afeel at ease Bprotect yourselfCdress casually Dcover your nervousness()4.What can we infer from the passage?ASi
18、nging at Christmas is good for health.BOne is not able to sing well when he or she is in a low mood.CExperts have disagreements on singing.DSinging is the same as other aerobic activities.()5.Which is the best title of the passage?AKaraokeBest Place for Singing!BChristmasBest Time for Singing!CSingi
19、ngHealthy but not Easy!DFor HealthLets Sing!(三)Faced with a tough job market, fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own businesses instead.But a recent survey has showed that such ambitions lack the required support and remain just dreams.The Shanghai Municipal Employment Promotion Center po
20、ll of 1,276 graduates in several universities and colleges in the city, released last Friday, showed 60 percent of interviewees considered the possibility of setting up a company or at least a small store.“But they just stop at the thinking stage，” it stated.Interviewees put the top reasons for not
21、going it alone down to a shortage of money and a lack of business opportunity.They also listed lack of business experience and social networks, the need for advanced study and objections from family members as factors that stood in their way.More than 90 percent of the interviewees said they would r
22、ather take up a job after graduating and then consider starting their own business two or three years down the road.Guo Bing, a senior student in Shanghai International Studies University, majoring in English, decided he wanted to be his own boss last year.But he is looking for a job first.“If I fai
23、l to find a satisfying job, I would like to run a company in exhibition services, ”Guo said.The Shanghai native has some relatives working in a local printing plant.With their help, Guo hopes to produce exhibition brochures (资料手册) at a low price.He is also confident that his English language skills
24、can help him do well in the industry.Guo said that the shortage of graduate jobs is the main reason driving more university students to set up a business right after their graduation.()1.Which factor contributes most to the interviewees “unrealized dreams”？AA lack of business experience.BA lack of s
25、ocial networks.CObjections from family members.DA lack of money.()2.What can help Guo Bing do well, if he runs a company in exhibition services?AHis parents help.BHis strong will.CHis good command of English.DHis interview experience.()3.How many of the interviewees in the survey would like to find
26、a job first after graduation?AOver 1,148. BOver 128.COver 757. DOver 510.()4.We definitely know from the passage that _.Amore than half of the interviewees have set up their own companies or storesBthe fresh graduates want to set up their own business because of a tough job marketCGuo Bing decided t
27、o be his own boss when he graduated from his universityDGuo Bing is so independent that he can do well without others help专题限时训练(二十五)社会生活型阅读理解(一)(一)1C推理判断题。由第一段可以概括得知，作者是用一个实例来引出下文要谈论的话题。2A推理判断题。文章第二段第二句It may not change what you think，but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depre
28、ssed for a moment or a long time.可知，消极的人是通过改变我们的情绪来影响我们。3B细节理解题。由文章第三段They only feel glad when they make others feel bad.可知，一些消极的人是把自己的快乐建立在别人的痛苦之上的，故B是正确答案。4D细节理解题。由文章第五段Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people及say what needs to be said as little as possible可知，与消极的人尽量少说话，
29、故D项正确。5B推理判断题。通过概括全文可以得知，作者对negative people持批评态度，故选B。A项“赞成的”；C项“冷漠的”；D项“支持的”，都不符合题意。(二)1C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的内容可知举办该运动的目的是让人们唱歌，享受其中的益处，再结合本段引号中的内容可判断C项正确。2C细节理解题。由第三段和第四段的内容可知Graham Welch认为唱歌可以增加人们的快乐感，减少压力感，增强自尊，故C项符合题意。3A词义猜测题。上文提到歌唱可以振奋精神，增强自尊，对各个年龄阶段的人都适用，由此可推断唱歌能够让人“放松”。4B推理判断题。第二段最后一句提到一个人耷拉着脸不可能把
30、歌唱好，因为会影响音高，由此可推测当一个人情绪低落时是不能把歌唱好的。5D主旨大意题。文章第一段开门见山地指明了唱歌对健康的益处，下文则比较详细地进行了叙述，所以本文意在倡导大家为健康而纵情歌唱。(三)1D细节理解题。根据第四段“Interviewees put the top reasons for not going it alone down to a shortage of money and a lack of business opportunity.”可知，大学生不能自己办公司的主要原因(top reasons)是资金短缺和缺乏商业机遇，故D项正确。A项混淆了business o
31、pportunity和business experience。2C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句可知C项正确。3A细节理解题。结合第三段“poll of 1,276 graduates”和第六段“More than 90 percent of the interviewees said they would rather take up a job after graduating”可知A项正确。4B细节理解题。根据第一段可知B项正确。文章并未说一半以上受访者已经建立了自己的公司和商店，故A项与文章意思不符；由倒数第三、四段排除C项；根据倒数第二段排除D项。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
