高中英语日常生活类阅读理解练习

高中英语日常生活类阅读理解练习Passage oneI was in my thirdyear ofteaching creativewriting at a highschool inNew York,when one of my students,15year oldMikey,gave mea note fromhis mother.Itexplained his absence fromclass the day before.I hadseen Mikeyhimself writingthe noteat hisdesk.Most parentalexcusenotes Ireceived werepenned bymystudents.If Iwere to deal with them,Pd bebusy24hours aday.The forgedexcuse notesmade alarge pile,with writing that rangedfromimaginative tocrazy.The writersof thesenotes didntrealize thath onest excuse noteswere usuallydull“Peter waslate because the alarmclock didnlgo off.”Isnt itremarkable,I thought,how the students complainedand saidit washardputting200words togetheron anysubjects Butwhen theyproduced excuse notes,they werebrilliant.So oneday Ityped outa dozenexcuse notes and gavethem tomy classes.I said,Theyre supposedto bewritten byparents butactually th ey are not.True.Mikey”The studentslooked at me nervously.“Now,this willbe the first classto studythe artof theexcusenote——thefirst class,ever,to practicewriting them.Youre solucky to have a teacher likemewho hastaken yourbest writingand turnedit into a subject worthyof study.”Everyone smiledas Iwent on.You usedyour imaginations.So trymorenow.Today Idlike you to writeAn ExcuseNote fromAdam to God orAn ExcuseNotefrom EvetoGod.Heads wentdown.P ensraced acrosspaper.For thefirsttime everI sawstudents socareful in theirwritingthat they had to be asked togo tolunchby theirfriends.C.Different studiesthat providesome evidencesupporting the write sbeliefs.D.Some examplesof how to deal with angerin a positive and bene ficialway.Passage six一一一A fewdays agowe---that,s meand thehusband took acab to thestation.Chat with the driverfell to the wrongof cyclists,and themisunderstandingof the road rules.So faras the rules of theroad go,there seemsto beone basicprinciple:when you are drivinga caryou hatebikes,when you are ridinga bikeyouhate carsand Iguess walkershate everyone.There is an obviousdifference ofviewpoint builtin here.It wasn,t until I startedto drivea caralmost20years afterI hadfirst riddena bike that I actuallyrealizedthat youcould not see acyclist at night without lights.In factI nowwant toshout atlate night cyclists without lightslike motoristsonce didatme:“You11get killed,sunshine,I can tseeyou.”The problemis thatcyclists doride headlonginto danger.Its notjust nothavinglights.It sbiking onpavements andso threateningto injurea loadof innocentwalkersin the process andbiking downone-way streets the wrong way.I admitthatIdo bikethe wrong way down a one-way streetsometime s.My脆弱无力fbeble defenseis thatI tryalways to do it as ifI know I was doingwrong.That isslowly,with anapologetic lookon thefac eand ready to getoff at9一伙人any minute.I can,t bearthe guysu sually,but notalways it is guyswhodo itas ifthey ownedthe place,and athigh speed.So cyclistsare notentirely innocent.But theyare amongthe disadvantagedgroups,because thebottom lineis thata caror alorry cankill ac yclistand notthe other wayaround.

1.When didthe writerrealize thedanger forlatenightcyclistswithout lightsA.Not until she becamea driverherself.B.Not untilshe haddriven acar for20years.C.After shewas shoutedat by a motorist.D.After shewas onceknocked downbyagroup ofguys.

2.When the writer biked thewrongwaydown aoneway street,she felt.A.angry B.guilty C.innocent D.proud

3.Which groupis mostlikely toface dangeraccording to thewriterA.drivers B.passers-by C.cyclists D.motorists

4.What canwe learnabout the writerA.She oftentook acab with her husband.B.She hasbeen amotorist forover20years.C.She used to ridea bikewithout lightsatnight.D.She oftenbikedthewrongwaydownaone-way street.Passage sevenIsnt itinteresting howwe expectothers to behave in a certainwa yso we canfeel goodabout ourselvesAnd thenwhen peopledont behave aswe wantthem to9we feelso disappointedand angry---whe nreally,most times,we renot actuallysurprisedat theiractions Weju stwant thoseactions to be different---actions wedbe morecomf ortablewith.This weekI shareda frienda wonderfulhome-cooked mealand abottle ofwine.About the time wegot to the freshly-baked cookies,the conversationturned toher somewhat crazysister.I hadto smile,just ali ttle,since her sister-stories hadhadmuch thesame themefor thelast two decades.When herfrustration wasjust abouttopeak overher sisters latestunbelievably selfishact,I suggestedshe begintrying“The Lawof PatientAcceptance.”“How canI possiblyaccept herbehavior”myfriend asked.u Acceptancedoesn tnecessarily meantolerance」I shared.It justmeansthat youaccept the person for who theyare and you stopknocking yourselfouttrying tochange them.”Everyone hasthese difficultpeople in their livesfrom time to time.Think（搁脚凳）of itthis way,“I said.If youwere togo outand buy an ottomantoday,thinking youwere buyinga chair,you dbe really angrythat the ottoman wassuch a（差劲的）pathetic chair.But oncey ourealize whatyou,re dealing with,once youaccepttheottomanfbr what itis andyou stoptrying toturn itintoachair,your angerlargelyg oesaway.You haveto acceptpeople fbrwho theyare.Even when you vehad highhopesthat theymight havebeen able to be someone else.“Yo ucan,t change」people myMother alwayssaid.And shewas right.T hebest we can dois toseepeople asclearly andobjectively as possible.For theyrarely change.、1According to the secondparagraph,wecanknow that.A.the writerthinksher friendshould talkabout hersister thatwayB.the writer s friendoften complainsabout hersisterC.the writeradvises her friend tospend more time withhersisterD.thewriter doesn t thinkherfriends sisteris selfish、2By mentioningthe exampleof buyingan ottoman,the writerinten dstoexplain.A.how“The Lawof PatientAcceptanceworksB.what themeaning of“The Lawof PatientAcceptance isC.why greedand selfishnessexistD.when we should use“The Lawof PatientAcceptance

3.According to the writer,.A.we shouldaccept othersforwhothey areB.we shouldtry tochange othersC.we shouldnt makefriends withdifficult peopleD.we shouldnt havehigh hopesfbr ourselvesPassageeightWhen Istepped outthe planefrom Miamiinto Charlotte,North Carolina5airport for a connectingflight home,I immediatelyknew something was wrong.Lotsof desperatepeople crowded the terminal.I quicklylear nedthat flights headed to theNortheast werecalled offbecause of a storm.The earliestthey could get usout ofCharlottewas Tuesday.It wasF riday.A gateagent stoodon thecounter andshouted,Don task usf orhelp!We cannothelp you!”I joineda crowdthat ranfrom terminalto terminalin searchof afl ightout.Eventually,I foundsix strangerswilling torent avan withme.We drovethrough thenightto Washington,where Itook atrain the rest of the way to Providence.The realproblem,of course,is thatincidents likethis happenevery day,toeveryone whoflies,more andmore often.It reallygets tome,th ough,because fbreightyears I was on the otherside,as aflight attendant for Trans-World AirlinesTWA.I know the daysare gonewhen attendantscould bewritten upif wedid notputthe linesnapkins withthe TWAlogo in the lowerright-hand comerof thefirst-classdiners trays.As arethe dayswhen there were threedinner optionson flightsfrom机场停Boston toLos Angelesin economyclass.When,once,stuck on a tarmac机坪in Newarkfbr fourho urs,a planeloadof passengersgot McDonald shamburgers andfries bythoughtfulness of the airline.I haveexperienced thedecline ofservice alongwiththerest of theflying public.But Ibelieve everythingwill changelittle bylittle,because I remember the days（翱翔）.when tofly wasto soarThe airlines,and th eir employees,took pridein howtheirpassengers weretreated.And Ithi nkthedaysare sureto comeback oneday inthenear future.

1.Many peoplecrowdedtheterminal because.A.they werereadytoboard on the planesB.somethingwaswr ongwith theterminalC.the flightsto theNortheast werecanceled D.the gateagent wouIdn thelpthe passengers

2.How didthe writerget toProvidence atlastA.By air.B.By van.C.By train.D.Byunderground.

3.Which of the followingis NOTtrue according to the passageA.Incidents happenedto thosewho flyquite often.B.The writerused to beaflight attendantforTrans-World Airlines.C.Even asmall mistakemight causecomplaints frompassengers in the past.D.McDonaldshamburgers andfries were among regulardinner options.

4.What can be impliedfrom the passageA.The writerlived inCharlotte,North Carolina.B.The writerthought theservice wasnot asgood asit usedto be.C.The writerwith otherpassengers waitedtobepicked uppatiently.D.Passengers wouldfeel proudof howthey weretreated on the planePassagenineSometimes you11hear peoplesay that you cant loveothers untilyou loveyourself.Sometimes you11hear peoplesay that you cantexpect someoneelse toloveyou untilyou love yourself.Either way,you vegot tolove yourselffirst andthis canbetricky.Sure weall knowtha twe rethe appleof ourparents eyes,andthat ourGrandmas thinkw ere greattalents andour UncleRoberts thinkthat wewillgo to the01ympics.But sometimesit sa lotharder tothink suchnice thoughtsabout ourselves.If youfind thatbelieving in yourself isa challenge,itisti meyou builda positive self-image andlearn tolove yourself.Self-image isyour ownmind spicture of yourself.This imageincl udestheway youlook,the way you act,the way you talkand the way youthink.Interestingly,our self-images are often quitedifferent from the imagesothers holdabout us.Unfortunately,most of these imagesare more negativethan theyshould be.Thuschanging thewayyouthink aboutyourself is the keyto changingyour self-imageand yourwhole world.The bestway todefeat apassive self-image isto stepback anddeci deto stressyoursuccess.That is,make alist if you needto,but writedown allof thegreat thingsyoudo everyday.Don,t allowdoubts too ccurin it.It verywell might be that you areexperiencing anegative self-image becauseyou cantmove pastone flawor weaknessthat yousee aboutyourself.Well,roll upyoursleeves and make achange ofitas your primary task.If youthink you re sillybecause you arent goodat math,find atutor.If youthink youre weakbecause youcant runa mile,g etto thetrack andpractice.If youthink youre dullbecause youdont wearthe latesttrends,buya few new clothes.But remember,just becauseyou，think itdoesntmean it s true.The bestway toget ridof anegative self-image isto realizethatyour imageisfar fromobjective,and toactively convinceyourself of your positivequalities.Changing thewayyouthink andworking onthose yo u needto improvewill goalong waytowards promotinga positiveselfimage.When you can patyourself on theback,you11know yourewell onyour way.Good luck!

1.You needto buildapositiveself-image when you.A.dare tochallenge yourselfB.feel ithard tochange yourselfC.are unconfidentof yourselfD.have ahigh opinionofyour self

2.According tothe passage,ourself-images.A.have positiveeffects B.are probablyuntrueC.areoftenchangeable D.have differentfunctions

3.How shouldyou changeyour self-image according tothe passageA.To keep a differentimage ofothers.B.To makeyour lifes uccessfiil.C.To understandyour ownworld.D.To changethewayyouthink.

4.Who arethe intendedreaders ofthe passageA.Parents.B.Adolescents.C.Educators.D.People ing eneral.Passage tenTeenDating canbe funif you are awareof itspros andcons and a realso awareofthe waysto protect yourself.There area coupleof suggestions you would liketoknow beforeyou areout for dating.Do notgo outfordatingwith somebodywhom you have seenonlya fewtimes and does notknow muchabout himor her.Before leavingonadate,knowtheexact plansfbr the evening andmake sureaparent orfriend knowsthese plansand whattime toexpect youhome.Let your dateknow that youareexpected tocall ortell thatperson whenyou getin.Similarly,if youleave aparty withsomeone youdo notknow well,make sureyoutell anotherperson youare leavingand withwhom.Ask afriend tocall andmake sure youarrive homesafely.（直No matterhow goodthepersonappears toyou,trust yourinner instinets感）.If asituation makesyou uncomfortable,try tostay calmand think of a way toremoveyourselffrom thesituation withoutletting yourdaterealize whatis goingonin your mind.Be awareofyourdecreased abilityto reactunder theinfluence ofal coholordrugs and keep yourself in controlwhen outfbr adate.Always stayfirm,straightforward and clear in your relationships,tho ughts,decisions andjudgments.Never leta doubtcome toyour mindor facewhen outfordating.If youare firmandclearin yourcommunicatio n,your datewill alwaysbecareful indealing withyou.You shouldthink aheadabout waystobesafe if youarein adange rousorpotentially dangerousrelationship.Adults,like parents,teachers,co unselors,can betrustedin suchcases.

1.Which ofthe followingis forbiddenwhen datingaccordingtothe passageA.Going outfbr datingwith astranger.B.Knowing theplan fbr theevening.C.Telling your parents about the date.D.Telling theperson youdate that yourparentsknow aboutthe date.

2.The underlinedword date”in thethird paragraphmight meanA.a time B.a planC.a personD.a place

3.If youfeel uncomfortable,you shouldNOT.A.leave assoon aspossible B.tell yourdate whatyouarethink ingC.stay calmD.trust yourself

4.The best title forthis passagemightbe.A.Be carefulwith yourfriends B.Never goout datingC.Safety measuresfor teendating D.Dating outis alwaysdan gerousPassageelevenLast week,we explainedthat theplanet Mars has passed“oppositio n”.Itpassed apoint oppositethe Sun.This week,we tellaboutthepla nets surprising（运动）motion amongthe stars.For thousandsof years,people have recognized thatplanets travelamongthe stars.The planetsgenerally followthe pathtaken by the Sunthrough thesky.TheSun spath is called the ecliptic.The groupsof stars alongtheeclipticare calledtheZodiac.The motion ofthe planets canbe confusingat times.Everyone knows theSunrises in the eastand setsin thewest.But thisis causedbytheturning motionofthe Earth.Planets generallymove fromwest toea st.However,Mars willappear to move backwardfor abouttwo mont hs thisyear.This happensbecausethe Earth isovertaking Marson itsw ayaround the Sun.Mars beganits backward,or westward,motion onMa y11th,It willstart movingeastwardagain onJuly19th.Mars apparentmotion hasbeen amystery toastronomers forhundr edsof years.Most earlytheories ofthe solarsystem arguedthat theSun and planets turnedaroundthe Earth.But thesudden westwardmotion ofMarspresented aproblem.Why wouldMars movewest fortwo monthswhen itnears“opposition”In1543,a Polishchurch workernamed NicolasCopernicus publishedadifferent theory.His theorysaid theEarth andplanets movedaround theSuninperfectly circular orbits.Copernicus theorywas simpler.But hisSun-centered systemstill didnot explain the observedmotionofMars verywell.Finally,a Germanmathematician namedJohannes Keplerpublished acompletetheory ofthe motionoftheplanets in

1619.He hadcarefully studiedthemotion ofMars formany years.Johannes Keplerdiscovered that theplanetsdo notmove incircular orbitsaroundthe sun.Instead,they travelin flattenedorbits calledellipse s.Mars ellipticalorbitisthe cause ofits unusualbrightening thisyear and its apparentlarge size.During thenext severalweeks,youcansee foryourself whythe mysteriousmotion ofMarshascaused so many people to wonder.

1.From thepassage wecan learnthat.A.the sunandplanetsgenerally travelwestwardB.Kepler studiedthe orbitoftheplanets in1619C.Copernicus theorywell explainedthe motionof MarsD.theEarth,s turningmotion causesthe sunto rise in theeast

2.On July19th Mars.A.will passthe“opposition B.appears tochange itsdirecti onagainC.will begin tomovewestward D.appears tochange itsorbit again

3.Why doesMars appeartobebigger andbrighter whenit passes“opposition”The nextday everyonehad excuse notes.Heated discussionsfollowed.Theheadmaster enteredthe classroomand walkedup anddown lookingatpapers,andthen said,“Pd likeyou tosee me in myoffice.”When Istepped intohis office,he cameto shakemy handand said,“I justwantto tellyou thatthat lesson,that taskwhatever thehell youwere doing,was，，great.Those kidswere writingon thecollege level.Thank-you.

1.What didthe authordo withthe studentsfound dishonestA.He reportedthem tothe headmaster.B.He lecturedthem hardon honesty.C.He had them takenotes beforelunch.D.He helpedimprove theirwriting skills.

2.The authorfound thatcompared withthe trueexcusenotestheproducedones bythestudentswere usually.A.less impressiveB.more imaginativeC.worse writtenD.less convincing

3.The authorhadthestudents practicewriting excusenotes so thatthestudents couldlearn.A.the importanceof beinghonest B.how towrite excuseno tesskillfullyC.the pleasureof creativewriting D.howtobe creativein writing

4.What didthe headmasterthinkofthe authorsway ofteachingA.Effective.B.Difficult.C.Misleading.D.Reasonable.Passage twoWhen you startyour preparationlate,it wouldgive youtwo results.Firstly,itwould increaseyour stressas you would haveto completesomanythings ata veryshortspan of time.Secondly,owing tolimited time,you wouldnot beabletocarryon witha healthypreparation andyouA.It isovertaking theearth.B.It followsthe pathofthe.sun.C.It movesin anelliptical orbit.D.It travelsinacircularorbit.

4.What isthe besttitle for thepassageA.The RecentResearch intoMars B.The SurprisingMotion ofMarsC.The GreatDiscovery onMars D.The WonderfulMystery of MarSPassagetwelveAs wedrove along,my spiritswent upagain,and Iturned,with pieasure,to thethoughtofthenew lifewhich Iwas entering.But thoughit wasnot farpast themiddleof September,the heavyclouds andstrong north-easterly windcombined tomakethedayextremely cold;and thejo umeyseemed avery longone,so thatit wasnearlyoneoclock beforewe reachedthe placeof ourdestination.Yet whenweentered thegatew ay,my heartfailed me,and Iwished itwereamile ortwo fartheroff.For thefirst timeinmylife Imust standalone:there wasno retreatingnow.Imust enterthat house,and introducemyself amongits strangepeo pie.But howwasit tobe doneTrue,Iwasnear nineteen;but,thanks totheprotecting careof mymother and sister,I wellknew thatmany a girl offifteen,or under,was giftedwith amorewomanly address,and greater easeand self-possession,than Iwas.Yet,anyway.I woulddo verywell,after all;and the children,of course,I shouldsoon beatease withthem.Be calm,be calm,whatever happens/I saidwithin myself;and truly Iwas sofullyoccupied insteadying mynerves andkeeping downthe rebelliousbeat ofmyheart thatwhen Iwas admittedinto thehall andintothe presenceof Mrs.Bloomfield,I almostforgot toanswer herpolite greeting;and itafterwards struckme thatthelittle Idid saywas spokenin thetone ofone half^dead orhalf-asleep.With duepoliteness,however,she showedme mybedroom,and leftme theretotake alittle refreshmentfor alittle whileand ledme intothedining-room.Somebeefsteaks andpotatoes wereset beforeme;and while Idined upon these,she satopposite,watching meas I thought andtrying tokeep somethinglike a一conversation consistingchiefly ofcom monplaceremarks.In fact,my attentionwas almost whollyabsorbed inm ydinner:not fromappetite,but from the toughnessofthe beefsteaks,and thenumbness ofmy hands.have hadso littletime toattend totheir educationmyself,but I think theyareclever children,and verywilling tolearn,especially theli ttleboy;he is,Ithink,一the floweroftheflock agenerous,noble-spirite dboy,one tobe led,but notdriven,and remarkablefbr alwaysspeaking the truth.”“His sisterMary Annwillrequire watching,“continued she,“but sheisavery goodgirl onthe whole,though Iwishher tobe keptout ofthe nurseryas muchaspossible,as sheis nowalmost sixyears old,and mightacquire badhabits fromthe nurses.I haveordered her bedto beplacedinyourroom,and if you willbesokind asto lookafter herwashing anddressing,and takecharge of her clothes,she needstohavenothing furtherto dowiththe nurserymaid.”I repliedIwasquite willingto doso;and atthat momentthechildren enteredtheroom.Tom Bloomfieldwas awell-grown boyof seven.M arywas atall girlfor9her ageof six,somewhat darklike her mother.T hesecond sisterwas Fanny,a veryprettylittle girl,looking littleyounger thanMary.The remainingone wasHarriet,alittle broad,fat,merry,pla yftdthing ofscarcely two,whom Ihad moredesire fbr一than all therestbut withher Ihad nothingtodo.

1.Which ofthe followingstatements bestdescribes howthe writerf eltwhenshe enteredMrs.Bloomfields homeA.She wasnervous,dissatisfied withher mannersbut stillconfident.B.She wascold,hungry buteager tosee allthe children in thefam iiy.C.She wasfrightened,nervous andregretful abouther decision.D.She wascalm,confident andvery happywith allthe family.

2.What jobwould the writer takein Mrs Bloomfields homeA.A nurserymaid.B.A housecleaner.C.A homecook.D.A familyteacher.

3.Which ofthe followingwas TRUEaccordingtothepassageA.The writerhad somedifficulty withher lunchbecause ofthe tough foodand the cold.B.The deliciousfood tookthe writersattention awayfrom Mrs.Bio omfield,swords.C.All thechildren werewell educatedbefore the writer cametothe family.D.All thechildrenin thefamilywere lookedafter byMrsBloomfieId herself.

4.From thepassage,wecaninfer that.A.Mrs Bloomfieldwould treatthewriterkindly andhelp hera lotB.theyoungest girlHarriet would be thewritersfavorite studentC.thewriterwouldtake onmore responsibilitiesthan sheshould D.Tom Bloomfieldwould be thecleverest ofallthechildren PassagethirteenI suddenlyheard anelephant cryingas thoughfrightened.Looking down,Iimmediately recognizedthat somethingwas wrong,and randown tothe edgeof thenearbank.There Isaw Ma Shwe withher three-month-old calfstruggling inthefast-rising water,andit was alife-and-death struggle.Her calf was floatingand screamingwith fear.Ma Shwewas asnear tothefar bank as she could get,holding herwhole bodyagainst the rushing water,andkeeping the calf pressedagainst herhuge body.Ever ynow andthen therushingwater wouldsweep the calf away.There wasa suddenriseinthe waterandthe calfwas washed cleanover themothers bodyand wasgone.Ma Shweturned quicklyto reach itand pressedthecalf withher headand trunkagainst therocky bank.Then witha hugeeffort,shepicked itup inher trunkand trieduntilshewas ableto placeit ona narrowshelf ofrock.Just atthis moment,she fellback into the river.If shewere carrieddown,itwould becertain death.I knew,as wellas shedid,that therew asone spotwhere shecouldget up the bank,but it was ontheothersi defrom whereshe hadput her calf.While Iwas wonderingwhat I could donext,I heardthe soundofamother slove.Ma Shwehad crossedthe riverand gotupthebankand wasmaking herway（吼叫）back asfast asshecould,roaring allthetime,but to hercalfitwasmusic.

1.The momentthe authorgot downtotheriver bankhe saw■A.the calfwas aboutto fallintotheriverB.Ma Shwewas placingthe calfontherockC.thecalfwaswashedaway bythe risingwaterD.Ma Shwewas holdingthecalfagainst therushingwater

2.How didMaShwemanage tosave hercalf fromthe fast-flowing waterk.A.By puttingit ona safespot.B.By pressingit againsther body.C.By takingit awaywithher.D.By carryingit on her bac

3.How didthecalffeel aboutthe mother elephant sroaringA.It wasa greatcomfort.B.It wasa signof danger.C.It wasa callfor help.D.It wasa musicalnote.

4.What canbethe besttitle fbrthetextA.A Mothers LoveB.A BraveActC.A DeadlyRiver D.A Matterof Lifeand Death参考答案、1DBDA、2AD AB、3CABDC、4DACD、5BCAD、6ABCC、7BAA、8CCDB、9CBDB、10ACBC、11DBCB、12ADAC、13DAAAwould endup securingless marksintheexamination.So,ifyou haveregistered fbrthePharmacy CollegeAdmission TestPCAT,make surethat youstart preparingahead oftime,sothatyou haveenough time to correctyourmistakes andatthesametime,youcanrevise allthe PCATcha pterswell.Whenyouplan foran earlystart,make surethatyoustick toyour decision.Youshould studyand controlyourmindin suchawaythatyoucontinue withyour study,不考虑irrespective ofyour otherworks.Turn offyour computer,television ormobilephone,whenyousit tostudy.Th iswould enable youtoconcentrate onyourPCAT studyandmakeyour studysession astressfree one.Do notdelay.We allknowu Tomorrowne vercomes!”So,do notspend yourtime dillydallying.Instead,finishyou rwork withintime.An earlypreparation wouldensure thatyou givetimetoeach ofyoursubjectsand improveyour flaws.At thesame time,youwouldget moretimeto practicePCATsample papers.The moreyou practice,youwouldgettimetocorrect yourmistakes.Moreover,regular practicewould enableyouto knowthe patternof thequestionsthatyouare goingto encounter inyour examination.While studyingorpracticing yourPCAT papers,ifyoudo notunderstand anything,make surethat youtakehelp fromthe experts.In theend,makesurethatyoumake atimetable ofrevision alongwith yourstudy timetable.Revision wouldenable youto graspyour chapters andregain allthatyouhavestudied inyour memory.

1.If youwant togain agood markin PCAT,youfd better.A.have agood revisionaheadoftimeB.avoid anychances ofmaking mistakesC.learn somethingfrom yourcomputer D.keep studyingwithout playingallthe time

2.What canwe learnfrom Paragraph2A.PCAT isvery easyifyouconcentrate onit.B.If youwork hard,youll succeedsomeday.C.You canonly enjoyyourselfinyour sparetime.D.You shouldtry torevise allthe lessonsasyouhave planned.

3.It canbe inferredfromthelast paragraphthat.A.study timetableand revisiontimetable areboth importantB.you shouldpay moreattention toyour revisionthan studyC.studytimetableis moreimportant thanrevision timetableD.revision is just toregain whatyouhavelearned

4.You can get oversome difficultiesanddobetter inyour exambyA.meeting yourclose friendsB.doing samplepapersregularlyC.doing exercisesinthemorning D.collecting allkindsof questionsPassagethreeYou cantalways predicta heavyrain orremember yourumbrella.B utdesignerMikhail Belyaevdoesnt thinkthat forgettingto checkthe weather forecastbeforeheading outshould resultinyougetting wet.Thafs whyhe createdLampbrella,a lamppost withits ownrainsensing umbrella.The designersays hecame upwiththeidea afterwatching peopleg etwet onstreetsin Russia.Once,Iwasdriving ona centralSaint Petersburg streetand sawthestreet lampslighting uppeople tryingto hidefr omthe rain.Ithoughtit wouldbe（伞篷）appropriate tohave acanopy buiIt intoa streetlamp,“he said.The Lampbrellaisastandardlooking streetlamp fittedwith anumbre Ilacanopy.lt hasa builtinelectric motorwhich canopen orclose the um brellaon（传感器）demand.Sensors thenensure thatthe umbrellaoffers pedestrians shelterwheneverit startsraining.In additiontothe rain sensor,theres alsoa360°motion sensoronthefiberglassstreet lampwhich detectswhether anyoneis usingthe Lampbrella.After threeminutesof notbeing usedthe canopyis closed.According tothe designer,the Lampbrellawould moveatarelativel ylowspeed,so asnot tocause harmtothepedestrians.Besides,it wouldbegrounded toprotectfrom possiblelightning strike.Each Lampbrellawould offerenough shelter（安装）fbr severalpeople.Being installedat2metres offthe ground,it wouldonlybe adanger fbrthe tallestof pedestrians.While therearenoplans totake the Lampbrella intoproduction,Bel yaevsayshe recentlyintroduced hiscreation toone MoscowDepartment,and insistshiscreation could be installedon anystreet wherea lotof people walkbut thereare nocanopiesto provideshelter.

1.For whatpurpose didBelyaev createthe LampbrellaA.To predicta heavyrain.B.To checkthe weatherfbrecast.C.To protectpeople fromtherain.D.To remindpeopletotake anumbrella.

2.What dowe knowfrom Belyaevswords in Paragraph2A.His creationwas inspiredby anexperience.B.It rainsa lotinthecity ofSaint Petersburg.C.Street lampsare protectedby canopies.D.He enjoyedtaking walksintherain.

3.Which ofthe followingshows howtheLampbrellaworksA.motor—canopy-sensors B.sensorsmotor-1canopyC-motor-sensorsf canopyD.canopymotor-sensors

4.What doesParagraph5mainly tellus aboutthe LampbrellaA.Its movingspeed.B.Its appearance.C.Its installation.D.Its safety.

5.What canbe inferredfromthelast paragraphA.The designerwill opena companyto promotehis product.B.The Lampbrellacouldbeput intoimmediate production.C.The designeris confidentthat hiscreation ispractical.D.The Lampbrellawouldbeput onshow inMoscow.Passage fourMymoms entirelife changedinthematter ofafewseconds.While drivinghomelate onenight,my parents1SUV washit frombehind bya drunkdrivertraveling70miles perhour.Dad waskilled instantly.Mom was thrownfrom theSUVand peoplefound herontheside ofthe road.Once Isaw my mom inthe hospital,I knewshe hada longroad ahead ofher.She hadcrushing injuriesto herarm andshoulder,and herel bowwas dislocatedinthree places,leaving itpermanently bent.Although ittook mymom a long timeto physicallyrecover fromtheaccident,itwasonly ashort timebefore mymom!s positivespirit retumed.Throughout herjourneyof recovery,my motherrarely complained.Icouldsee thepain inher eyesduringphysical therapy,but neverhear dher questionwhy thishad happenedtoher.In fact,Irememberone“role reversalvwhere weboth justhadtolaugh.Motherhad losta lotof weightduring herhospital stay,so Ibou ghthersomenewclothes.Ihad todress herat first,but shechallenged herself everyday.Finally,when shewasable toget dressedon herown,shelooked atmeinthe mirrorand startedlaughing.While sheappreciated theclothes Ihad bought,she reallyhated thestyles Ihadchosen forherand couldntwait togo shoppingonherown.Istartedlaughing；too shehad struggledfor monthsto putontheseclothes thatshe didnteven like!It remindedme ofwhen Iwas inkindergarten andmy mothermade meweardresses whenI justwanted towear pants.lt wasa funnyrol ereversal forboth ofusand Iunderstood howshe felt.It tookmymomtwo longyears togain backher strengthand limitedflexibility.Those fewyears werea traumatictime fbrour entirefamily.Mom hadtoovercome manychallenges.But shefound thatstrength ofwi11andasense ofhumorcangetyou throughthe toughesttimes,even whenyoudon!t thinkyou haveanythingto smileabout.

1.The authorpresented thestory by.A.asking driversto payattention whiledrivingB.reminding readersnot todrive toofastC.explaining theresult ofdriving afterdrinkingD.describing thescene ofthe accident

2.By saying“alongroad aheadofher”,the authormeantA.it wouldtake her motheralong timeto recoverB.her mothercould continueto liveforalong timeC.her motherneeded towalk everyday toget betterD.her motherwould paya lotforthetreatment

3.The exampleof“role reversalisusedtoproveA.her motherwas particularabout dressingB.her motherbehaved likeagirlinthekindergartenC.hermothercould keepapositiveattitudeD.hermotherhad aneye fbrbeautiful clothes

4.The besttitlefbrthepassagemay be.A.Remain ClamWhen DeathDrawing NearB.Keep YourHead Upin Caseof TroubleC.Show RealCourage inFront ofDangerD.Persist NoMatter WhatYour TroublesArePassage fiveAngeris not wrong.I knowthis statementseems shockingand challenges thewildlypopular nPositive（积极正面的）Thinkingn movement,wh ichencourages ustobe fullof positiveenergy”and letgo ofour anger.n However,thetruthis thatanger isjust an emotion,and emotionsare neitherright norwrong.We donot（有意识地）consciously choosethem.We do,ontheother hand,choose howweexpress our emotions andthereare definitelyright andwrong meansof expression.The reasonwhy wefreoften advisedto nkeepa lid on ouranger isthat fewpeopleever learnproper andpositive waysto expressanger.Instead,we aretaughtthat angeris wrongnandyoushould keepyour angerinside”.But thesemessagesdont changethe factthat for most ofus,anger exists.Many popularnPositive Thinking11programmes assumethat successcomesfrom controllingouremotions”and thatthiscanbe doneby simply repeating（口号）positive statements.Interestingly,these positiveslogans ofteninclude alotof negativity（消极负面性）.Only loserscomplain（埋怨）!I ama winner!n isonepopular saying.The beliefthat thosewho disagreewith usare losersis actuallyquitenegative andis oftenused asan excuse forrude languageand personalattacks.When itcomes todealingwithnegative situationsin ourdaily lives,theability toreasonably expressanger ordisagreement isan importantskill.But wemustuse balancedand non-violent methodsto expressour dissatisfaction.（挫折）Frustration atunfair policiesor treatmentcan certainly causeanger,but our（虐待）anger cannever beanexcusefor abusingfamily members,damaging（恐惧主义）.schools,attacking doctorsormostseriousl y,engaging interrorismInstead ofpretending thatanger doesn!t exist,we shouldstart teaching（，咨当的）appropriate meansof dealingwith anger.When weexperienceangry feelingsin ourselvesor others,what weshould nletgo0fH isthe sillyidea thatwecan removeanger withjustafew sweetwords.Instea d,weshouldfindreasonable solutionstothecauses ofthose angryfeelin gs.We needto acceptanger（暴力的）asanatural emotionbut stopusing itas anexcuse fbrviolent and（破坏性的）destructive behavior.Anger isn,twrong,but failuretodealwith itappropriatelyis.

1.What isthe writersopinion abouttheuPositive Thinking”m ovementA.It canhelp peoplecontrol theirnegative feelings.B.It doesnot offeruseful solutionsfor dealingwith anger.C.Simply followingitsadvice canimprove peoples chancesof success.D.Most ofthe peoplewho participatein suchprogrammes aredisho nest.

2.The underlinedexpression“keepalidon”inParagraph2isclosest inmeaningto“”.A.freely expressB.always forgiveC.hold backandkeepinside D.completely forget

3.According tothewriter,thebestwaytodealwithangeristoA.understand thecause ofthe problemand actappropriatelyB.ignore thecause andhope thatthe angerwill goawayC.respond tothecausewith positiveenergy andwordsD.let theanger outfreely untilyou finallyfeel relaxed.

4.What informationis usefulto addtothefinal paragraphA.The namesof somegood booksthat talkabout angerissues.B.The viewpointsof peoplewho holdthe oppositeopinion tothewriter.。