定时训练(13)Ⅰ.阅读理解A体裁：议论文 话题：家庭教育 时间：8分钟Manystudieshaveshownthatchildrentodayaredevelopingtheirownlanguageandfiguringoutwaystotalktooneanotherthatwouldbaffleadults.Oneexampleisthroughthetextmessagesthatyoungpeoplesendtooneanother.Sometimestheyaresostrangethatnoparentonearthwouldbeabletofigureitoutatfirstglance.Now，thiscanbeadilemma(困境)ifyou'reaparenttryingyourbesttofigureoutwhatyourchildisupto.Ifyourchildrefusestocommunicateatall，thenyoushouldn'tjustletthembe.It'simportanttotryandfigureoutawaytoreachyourchildsomehow.Onewayistofindoutyourchild'sinterestsandpassions.Ifaskingthemgetsyounowhere，thenitmightbehelpfultotakeatourthroughtheirroomandseewhatkindsofthingstheycollectandareinterestedin.Forexample，iftheyhaveacollectionofmusic，seewhatkindtheylike.Checkthetitlesoftheirbookcollection，watchthepostersonthewall，andgetasenseofwhoyourchildrenareandwhatkindsofthingsmakethemhappy.Ifyouknowjustanythingatall，itmightbeagreatwaytorelatetohimorherbybringingitupcasually，orgettingsometicketstotheirfavoriteband'sconcertandaskingifyoucangoalong.Ofcourse，takeitslowlyandknowthatcommunicationisnotbuiltovernight.Ofcourse，youwanttomakesurethatyoucommunicateeffectivelywithyourchildren，becausethatmighthelpyoupreventanykindofproblemsortroublethattheymightgetintoduringtheseyears.Thingslikedrugs，alcohol，etc.areallseriousproblemsthatteenagersfacedailyandsometimeswhentheyhavenoonetotalktoaboutit，itcancauselotsofproblemsforthem.Ifyourchildrenaren'twillingtotalkaboutit，it'simportantthatyougettothebottomofitbyreadingthroughtheirtextmessages.Thenyoushouldfigureoutawaytohelpthemthroughit. 【语篇导读】 本文论述了在家庭教育中，父母如何跟孩子交流。1．Thepassageismainlywrittenfor________．A．teenagersB．parentsC．teachersD．doctors解析 推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句可知，本文就父母如何跟孩子沟通的问题给出了建议，故可推知，本文的目标读者是父母。答案 B2．Theunderlinedword“baffle”inParagraph1probablymeans“________”．A．suitB．attractC．puzzleD．frighten解析 词义猜测题。根据第一段第三句中的“...sostrangethatnoparentonearthwouldbeabletofigureitout...”可知，孩子们的短信内容让父母感到困惑不已，故puzzle与画线词的意思最为接近。答案 C3．Whatshouldparentsdoiftheirchildrefusestocommunicatewiththem?A．Leavethechildalone.-5-\nB．Forcethechildtotellthetruth.C．Invitethechildtolistentoaband'sconcert.D．Findoutsomeusefulinformationbytouringthechild'sroom.解析 细节理解题。根据第二段第一至三句可知，如果孩子拒绝与父母交流，父母要设法寻找一种途径来了解孩子，其中一种途径就是找出孩子的兴趣和爱好，而如果问他们无果的话，父母可以去他们的房间寻找一些蛛丝马迹。由此可知D项正确。答案 D4．Whenparentsfindouttheirchild'sseriousproblem，theyshould________．A．helphimorherthroughitB．criticizehimorherseriouslyC．teachhimorheragoodlessonD．pretendnottoknowaboutit解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，父母在发现孩子遇到问题时，要帮助他/她走出困境。答案 A5．What'sthetopicofthepassage?A．Howtoprotectyourchildrenagainstbeingcheated.B．Howtohelpyourchildrenkeepawayfrombadhabits.C．Howtolearnaboutthecontentofyourchildren'stextmessages.D．Howtounderstandyourchildrenandcommunicatewiththemeffectively.解析 主旨大意题。根据全文尤其是第一段最后一句、第二段第一句和第三段第一句可知，本文主要讲述了父母如何了解孩子以及如何与之有效地进行交流。答案 DB体裁：说明文 话题：现代生活 时间：8分钟Bottledwaterisbigbusiness.Americanschugmorethan8billiongallonsofthestuffayear—anda$10billionindustryhassprunguptomeetthedemand.Thesedays，consumerscanchoosebetweenwatersourcedfromIcelandicglaciersorthethawingsnowsofMt.Fuji；there'sevenonebrand—WoofWater—speciallydesignedfordogs.Ofcourse，America'sthirstforbottledwateristakinganenvironmentalcost.AccordingtotheEarthPolicyInstitute，producingallthoseplasticbottlesrequiressome17millionbarrelsofoilayear.Theenergyneededtoprocessandtransportthebottlesrisesto50millionbarrels—enoughtorun3millioncarsforawholeyear.Meanwhile，wateritselfisgrowingincreasinglyscarce，promptingsomecommunitiestoquestionthewisdomofgivingbottlingcompaniesfreerein(缰绳)tosiphon_offlocalsupplies.Bottlingplantscanconsumehundredsofmillionsofgallonsofwaterayear，seriouslyimpactinggroundwaterlevels—andexpertssaythenatural－springsourcespreferredbyconsumersarepreciselythesourcesmostvulnerable(脆弱的)toover－pumping.Fortunately，localleadersarestartingtotakenote.TheUSConferenceofMayorsisworkingtomanagebottlingplantsandmonitortheeffectofthrown－awaybottles；leadersinSanFrancisco，SaltLakeCity，LosAngeles，andSantaBarbarahavealreadypromisedtostopspendingcityfundsonbottledwater.Somelawmakersaregoingfurtherstill：Thismonth，Chicagointroducedanew5－centtaxoneverybottlesold，whileWashingtonStateandthecityofMadisonareboth-5-\nconsideringbottled－waterbans.Thebottlingcompanieshavelaunchedatwo－prongedcounterattack.Individualbrandsareseekingtocleanuptheirimage：FujiWaterrecentlypromisedtogocarbonnegative，andothercompaniesarelikelytofollowsuit.Thetradegroupsrepresentingtheindustry，meanwhile，areplayinghardball：They'velaunchedamajorlobbying(游说)effortandlegalcampaigntotrytorollbackthenewefforts.Fornow，though，themomentum(契机)iswiththereformers：Lastmonth，theissueevenreachedthenationalstage，withOhioDemocratDennisKucinichchairingHousehearingsontheindustry'ssocialandenvironmentalinfluence.WithexpertwitnessesblastingbottlingcompaniesandaccusingtheFDAoffailingtoproperlymonitortheindustry，Kucinichpledgedtoexaminethestateoflocalandnationalregulations.6．Theauthorprobablyholdsthebeliefthat________．A．bottledwaterisabigbusinessandshouldbepromotedB．theconsumptionofbottledwatershouldbelimitedC．bottledwaterindustryisnotfairlytreatedD．it'sgoodforconsumerstohaveafreechoiceofwater解析 推理判断题。由文章第三段第一句可知，作者在谈到有些地方政府开始注意瓶装水带来的问题时用了fortunately“幸运的是”，说明他赞成限制瓶装水。答案 B7．Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthesecondparagraph?A．America'sthirstforbottledwater.B．Thedisadvantagesofdrinkingbottledwater.C．Americanexperts'viewonwaterresources.D．Theimpactofbottledwaterconsumptiononenvironment.解析 主旨大意题。概括文章第二段可知，本段主要说明瓶装水在生产、运输等各个环节中所消耗的能源及对环境所造成的不良影响。答案 D8．Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________．A．bottled－waterbanshavecomeintoeffectinseveralstatesB．theleadersdon'tpayenoughattentiontobottledwaterC．bottledwaterhascausedmuchconcerninAmericaD．bottled－watercompaniesarenowintrouble解析 推理判断题。根据文章第二段介绍的情况分析，美国的一些州政府开始关注瓶装水所带来的问题，开始考虑通过立法来限制或禁止瓶装水，但这些法律都还没有起作用。由此可知，人们对瓶装水所引发的问题十分关注。答案 C9．Thetradegroupsrepresentingtheindustryaretryingto________．A．maketheindustrymoreenergy－efficientB．stoplawfulmanagementfrombeingpassedC．adjustandreformtheindustryD．cleanuptheimageofthewholeindustry解析 细节理解题。由文章倒数第二段可知，瓶装水贸易行业对政府立法采取了敌对态度，组织游说和合法的运动，意图阻止政府通过立法来限制瓶装水。答案 B-5-\n10．Theunderlinedphrase“siphonoff”(inPara.2)probablymeans“________”．A．overuseB．overlookC．protectD．control解析 词义猜测题。根据语境分析，有些团体开始怀疑给瓶装水行业权利，让他们去开发当地资源是不是明智，因为自然水资源如果“过度利用”和开发是很容易被破坏的。siphonoff原意为“把……抽走”，这里与overuse意思相近。答案 AⅡ.信息匹配阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先请阅读下列某记者采访几位女明星记录中整理出来的关键备忘信息：A.B.CandiceAccola：ThePowerofFriendship.LaurenToyota：MuchMusicLedMeonMyWay.C.D.MelindaClarke：DoingItYourWay.HilaryDuff：NeverSatisfiedwithDoingtheSameOldThing.E.F.CarltonVanessa：SingMyLifeForever.MichelleBranch：WorkComesFirst.以下是各位明星对自己成长经历的详细陈述。请将相关的陈述与关键备忘信息匹配起来：1．“Yourhighschoolprobablydoesn'tofferaprogramcalledVJ101，soifyouwanttoworkatMuchMusic，youmighthavetofindyourownway，”shecertainlydidasshesaid.“Myjourneytothefrontofthecamerawasn'tatypicalone.But，IstartedthewaymanyVJsstart：watchingMuchMusicasachild.Andbasically，whenIwasgrowingupasateenager，MuchMusicwasallIhad.Ididn'tgrowupintheInternetage，thewayitisnow.SoMuchMusicwasmysourcetolearnabouteverything，”shesays.( )2．“Anartistshouldbringhonestyandadesiretomovepeople，”saysshe.“Thepeoplethatwoulddoanythingfortheirartarethepeoplethatyouaregoingtowanttosee—really-5-\npassionate，creativepeople.Sowhentheysharethatwithothers，youhavealotofpower，andultimately，Ithinkthatiswhypeoplelovemusic.”SomeofhermusicalinfluencesincludelegendslikeNeilYoung，andElvisCostello.“Iadmiremusiciansthatarestillchallengingthemselvesafter30yearsormore.ThatiswhatIhopetoonedaydoformyself.MymusicisareflectionofdifferentexperiencesthatIendureatanygiventimeofmylife，”sheadds.( )3．SheandTerristartedoutasschoolfriendsyearsago.Shesays，“TerriwasthekindofpersonIjustknewIwouldkeepintouchwithwhenwewentourseparatewaysafterhighschool.”“Thereisperhapsnogreaterneedforatruefriendthanintimesofloss，painorillness.Itislife'sstrugglesthatputfriendshipstothetest，andifyoucancomeoutsmilingandknowingthattheotherisalwaysthereforyounomatterwhathappens，thenthat'safriendworthkeeping，”theVampireDiariesstaradded.( )4．“IfIwanttobealone，orifI'mhavingabadday，Ipickupmyguitar.Musicismyrelease，”sheexplains.“Sincestartingonthisnon－stopjourney，IfeelthatI，asaperson，havenotchangedalthoughotherthingshave.Mysurroundingshavedefinitelychanged，andI'vehadtoadapttothat—beingawayfromhomeconstantly，whichwasstrangetomeatfirst.ButI'vehadayearoftouringtopracticebeingonmyown，andtriedtokeepincontactwithmyclosestfriendsandfamilyasmuchaspossible.”“AllIdothesedaysiswork，soifIeverdoneedadvice，ithastodowithwork，”shelaughs.( )5．“Ilikechoosingtocontinuallychallengemyself.Changeisanimportantandnaturalthing，”shesays.“It'simportantbecauseeveryonechangesastheygrowup.Withthealbum，IwantedtoletpeopleknowthatIwasmaturing.Musicisagoodwaytogeteveryonetoknowtherealme.Everyoneevolvesandchanges，”sheadds.Withthesuccessofherdebutalbum，sheprovedthatevolvingfromTVactresstomoviestartopopstarwasanimportantandnaturalchangeindeed.( )答案 1.B 2.E 3.A 4.F 5.D-5-
