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1、阅读专项限时训练一阅读理解(共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分)阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最正确选项。ASports is not only physically challenging, but it can also mentally challenging. Criticism (升匕评) from coaches (trainers), parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiety or stress for young athl
2、etes. Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological, and research has showed that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport set
3、ting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware (realize) , at all times, that their feedback (反应)to yo
4、ungsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents9 and coaches criticisms to heart and find a flaw (缺陷) in themselves.Coaches and parents should also be cautious (careful) that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not
5、 be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In todays youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on (pay more attention to) the outcom
6、e and find fault with youngsters5 performances . Positive reinforcement should be provided in spite of the outcome. Research shows that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress (pressure), which can lead t
7、o burnout. 71. According to the passage sport is positive for young people in that.A it can help them learn more about societyB it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselvesC it enables them to find flaws in themselvesD. it can provide them with valuable experiencesAccording to the passa
8、ge parents and coaches shouldA. help children to win every gameB. pay more attention to letting children enjoy sportsC. enable children to understand the positive aspect of sportsD train children to deal with stressThe authors purpose in writing the passage isA to persuade young children not to worr
9、y about criticismB to emphasize the importance of positive reinforcement to childrenC to discuss the skill of combing criticism with encouragementD to teach young athletes how to avoid burnoutBWhen a couple decides to marry, they naturally inform both sets of parents and stepparents before having a
10、party planned or telling all their friends. The days are long gone of the man going trembling to the girls father and saying, Sir, may I have the honor of having the hand of your daughter in marriage?” However, a wise couple always discuss their plans for marriage with their respective families, and
11、 a young man often suggests a financial talk” with his future father-in-law before the latter is faced with the embarrassment of asking for one. Even if a young woman has supported herself and lives away from home, her parents have the right to know how her fiance education and 21 million new babies
12、 every year. Selling educational toys should be easy.While China may be the worlds biggest toy maker, many of the best are exported . Department stores here do not have enough high quality toys. It is said that the demand for educational toys is low. A US company, BabyCare, is trying to change that
13、with a new way to sell toys in China.BabyCare works basically together with doctors in Beijing hospitals. People who join the companys mother clubncan get lectures and newsletters on baby and child development at no extra cost, if they agree to spend 18 dollars a month on the companys educational to
14、ys and child care books.We want to build a seven year relationship with those people/ said Matthew J. Estes, BabyCare9s president. nIt starts during pregnancy , when the anxiety and needs are highest.H BabyCare works on a one to one basis. Doctors, nurses, and teachers paid by BabyCare advise parent
15、s, explain toys that are designed for children at each stage of development to age six.BabyCare opened its first store in China last June in a shopping center in central Beijing and another near Beijing Zoo. It plans to have 80 stores in China within six years.It is a new model for China and develop
16、s a market in young childrens education and health that no other companies are in.60. What do the first two paragraphs mainly tell us?A. Educational toys and foreign toy markets.B. Problems with Chinas toy market and education.C. Reasons for pushing sales of educational toys in China.D. Baby populat
17、ion and various kinds of toys made in China.61. Which of the following is a fact according to the passage?A. Club members buy BabyCare products for free child care advice.B. Doctors in Beijing help in making BabyCare products.C. Parents are encouraged to pay $ 18 for club activities.D. BabyCare trai
18、ns Chinese doctors at no extra cost.62. BabyCare is developing its business in China by.A. opening stores in Beijing hospitalsB. offering 18 month courses on child careC. setting up childrens education centersD. forming close relationships with parentsWhich of the following would be the most suitabl
19、e title for the passage?A. Mothers Club in China. B. BabyCare and Doctors.C. American Company Model.D. Educational Toys in China.CJonathan James looks like just another kid about to graduate from high school. But this 19-year-old Swede is anything but ordinary, from the computer in his parents home
20、he helps the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) find out the worlds most wanted cyber criminals.Jonathan first made headlines when he and another Swede, Fredrik Bjoerck, found out the maker of the Melissa virus in March 1999. He came to the aid of the FBI again on May 7, finding out the suspec
21、ted sender of the dangerous I LOVE YOU” virus. The suspect was caught in Manila on May 8.Jonathans special skills are in hot demand as officials around the world express alarm at the “virtual” crimewave. In between studying for final exams, hanging out with friends and refereeing his younger brother
22、s football matches, the quiet, gentle teenager also gives lessons on e-security (电子安 全)to large companies. He reads a lot and exchanges information with other computer experts to know much about the latest tricks of the hacker trade.Many companies have already tried to employ him, but he is not inte
23、rested at the moment. Instead, he plans to begin law school in the autumn at Swedens Uppsala University and start up his own e-security company.Although he works with the FBI now, his family insists hes just a regular kid”, “Jonathan is a great kid, he has his friends and he does a lot more than jus
24、t play with the computer/9 his little sister Tessa said, adding that he helps the FBI because “he likes to help: not because hes looking fbr fame and recognition.When the world was hit by the “Love Bug” virus, Jonathan was too busy preparing a speech on e-security to look into the problem. Finally o
25、n May 7, T had some free time, so I began looking. Within a few hours, he had found the suspect and e-mailed his method and results to the FBI. He said his work on the “Melissa“ virus, which took three weeks to solve, was a big help in finding the suspect so quickly.“This time I knew exactly where t
26、o start, I knew what to disregard and what to look at.” 64. The passage mainly wants to tell us that.A. Swedish kid helps FBI find out the most wanted cyber criminalsB. Jonathan is really a quiet, gentle and ordinary boyC. many companies want the young computer expert to join inD. any cyber criminal
27、s will surely be found out wherever they areThe public started to know something about Jonathan just from.A. his helping the US FBI to find out the sender of the dangerous I LOVE YOU virusB. his work together with Fredrik Bjoerck to find out the maker of the Melissa” virusC. his little sisters talk
28、about his good qualities as a regular kid and a good programmerD. his speech on e-security to many computer companies after his fight against hackersFrom Jonathans success in finding out the sender of the dangerous Tove Bug virus we can infer that.A. where theres a will, there9s a wayB. experience i
29、s knowledgeC. hard work leads to successD. failure is the mother of successWhat do we know about Jonathan?A. He is a good fame hunter with various abilities.B. He is such a brave fighter that any criminal will feel afraid.C. He is an expert on security, not interested in running a company.D. He is a
30、 regular kid but does something unusual.DWhy do so many Americans distrust what they read in their newspapers? The American Society of Newspaper Editors is trying to answer this painful question. The organization is deep into a long self-analysis known as the journalism credibility project.Sad to sa
31、y, this project has turned out to be mostly low-level findings about factual errors and spelling and grammar mistakes, combined with lots of head-scratching puzzlement about what in the world those readers really want.But the sources of distrust go way deeper. Most journalists learn to see the world
32、 through a set of standard patterns into which they plug each days events. In other words, there is a conventional story line in the newsroom culture that provides a backbone and a ready-made narrative structure for otherwise confusing news.There exists a social and cultural disconnect between journ
33、alists and their readers, which helps explain why the nstandard patternsn of the newsroom seem alien to many readers. In a recent survey, questionnaires were sent to reporters in five middle-size cities around the country, plus one large metropolitan area. Then residents in these communities were ph
34、oned at random and asked the same questions.Replies show that compared with other Americans, journalists are more likely to live in upscale neighborhoods, have maids, own Mercedes, and trade stocks, and theyre less likely to go to church, do volunteer work, or put down roots in a community.Reporters
35、 tend to be part of a broadly defined social and cultural elite, so their work tends to reflect the conventional values of this elite. The surprising distrust of the news media isnt rooted in inaccuracy or poor reportorial skills but in the daily clash of world views between reporters and their read
36、ers.This is an explosive situation for any industry, particularly a declining one. Here is a troubled business that keeps hiring employees whose attitudes vastly annoy the customers. Then it sponsors lots of symposiums and a credibility project dedicated to wondering why customers are annoyed and fl
37、eeing in large numbers. But it never seems to get around to noticing the cultural and class biases that so many former buyers are complaining about. If it did, it would open up its diversity program, now focused narrowly on race and gender, and look for reporters who differ broadly by outlook, value
38、s, education, and class.65. What is the passage mainly about?A. needs of the readers all over the worldB. causes of the public disappointment about newspapersC. origins of the declining newspaper industryD. aims of a journalism credibility projectThe results of the journalism credibility project tur
39、ned out to be.A. quite trustworthyB. somewhat contradictoryC. very instructiveD. rather superficial （浅薄的）The basic problem of journalists as pointed out by the writer lies in their.A. working attitudeB. conventional lifestyleC. world outlookD. educational background阅读专项限时训练四阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分）阅读
40、以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最正确选项。AHe was an old man who fished alone in a boat in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish the boys parents had told him that the old man was now d
41、efinitely and finally salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his skiff empty and he always went down to help him carry either the coiled
42、lines or the gaff （鱼钩）and harpoon （鱼叉）and the sail that was furled around the mast （桅杆）.The sail was patched with flour sacks and, furled, it looked like the flag of permanent defeat.The old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck. The brown blotches （斑/点）of the skin cancer
43、 the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. The blotches ran well down the sides of his face and his hands had the deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish on the cords. But none of these scars were fresh. They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert.Everything
44、about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated.“Santiago J the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from where the skiff was pulled up. I could go with you again. Weve made some money.”The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy
45、loved him.“No J the old man said. Youre with a lucky boat. Stay with them.”“But remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day fbr three weeks.”“I remember, the old man said. I know you did not leave me because you doubted.”“It was papa who made me leave.
46、I am a boy and I must obey him.”“I know,“ the old man said. It is quite normal/9“He hasnt much faith79“No J the old man said. “But we have. Havent we?”“Yes J the boy said. Can I offer you a beer on the Terrace and then well take the stuff home.“Why not?” the old man said. Between fishermen.56. The b
47、oy left the old man and went in another boat to fish because .A. the old man preferred to fish aloneB. the old man was unluckyC. the boys parents ordered him toD. the old mans sail suggested a permanent defeatAfter reading this passage, we may safely conclude that .A. the old man was insistent and n
48、ot afraid of failureB. the boys papa had confidence in everythingC. the old man caught big fishes during eighty-seven daysD. the boy obeyed his father because he had some doubts about the old man 58. What might happen after the last paragraph?A. The old man and the boy might go to fish with other fi
49、shermen.B. The old man might go to have a drink with the boy.C. The old man and the boy might go to enjoy beer at the old mans home.D. The old man might go to tell the boys papa about the secrets between fishermen.BThe Friday after the American holiday of Thanksgiving is called Black Friday. Its sai