2015年同等学力英语-保过专项课-阅读3【板书】-孙老师3.25

2015年同等学力保过班英语

阅读3（3月25日）

Passage One

It's a typical Snoopy card:cheerful message,bright colors, though a little yellow and faded now.Though I've received fancier,more expensive cards over the years,this is the only one I've saved.One summer,it spoke volumes to me.

I received it during the first June I faced as a widow to raise two teenage daughters alone.In all the emotional confusion of this sudden single parenthood,I was overwhelmed with,of all things,the simplest housework:leaky taps,oil changes,even barbeques(烧烤).Those had always been my husband's jobs.I was embarrassed every time I hit my thumb with a hammer or couldn't get the lawnmower(割草机)started. My uncertain attempts only fueled the fear inside me:How could I be both a father and mother to my girls?Clearly,I lacked the tools and skills.

On this particular morning,my girls pushed me into the living room to see something.(I prayed it wasn't another repair job.)The"something"turned out to be an envelope and several wrapped bundles on the carpet.My puzzlement must have been

plain as I gazed from the colorful packages to my daughters' bright faces.

"Go ahead!Open them!"they urged.As I unwrapped the packages,I discovered a small barbecue grill(烧烤架)and all the necessary objects including a green kitchen glove with a frog pattern on it.

"But why?"I asked.

"Happy Father's Day!"they shouted together.

"Morns don't get presents on Father's Day,"I protested.

"You forgot to open the card,"Jane reminded.I pulled it from the envelope.There sat Snoopy,on top of his dog house,merrily wishing me a Happy Father's Day. "Because,"the girls said,"you've been a father and mother to us.Why shouldn't you be remembered on Father's Day?"

As I fought back tears,I realized they were right.I wanted to be“professional”dad,who had the latest tools and knew all the tricks of the trade.The girls only wanted a parent they could count on to be there,day after day,performing repeatedly the maintenance tasks of basic care and love.

The girls are grown now,and they still send me Father's Day cards,but none of those cards means as much to me as that,first one.Its simple message told me being a

great parent didn't require any special tools at all-just a willing worker.

1.By"it spoke volumes to me,"(Para.1)the mother in the story means the card____.

A.made her feel important

B.aroused great sorrow in her

C.brought her pleasant feelings

D.conveyed significant meanings to her

2.After her husband's death,the mother found it was the hardest to______.

A.handle the emotional shock

B.face the terrible loneliness

C.keep harmony of the family

D.fulfill a male role in the house

3.What puzzled the mother when her daughters asked her to see something one morning?

A.It was not another repair job this time.

B.Both of her daughters looked excited.

C.She got gifts at that time of the year.

D.The bundles on the floor were wrapped.

4.The girls gave their mother a barbecue set probably because_____.

A.it was what their mother wanted

B.it was a proper Father,s Day gift

C.barbecue was their favorite food

D.they wanted their mother to barbecue

5.Which of the following statements is true about the first Father's Day card?

A.It showed the girls'appreciation for their mother's love.

B.It praised the mother as a professional dad.

C.Its fancy design impressed the mother most.

D.It made the mother eager to get the latest tools. Passage Two

Emotion is a feeling about or reaction to certain important events or thoughts.People enjoy feeling such pleasant emotions as love,happiness,and contentment. Saitisfy They often try to avoid feeling unpleasant emotions, such as loneliness,worry,and grief.

Inpiduals communicate most of their emotions by means of words,a variety of sounds,facial expressions,and gestures.//For example,anger causes many people to frown, make a fist,and yell.People learn ways of showing some of their emotions from members of their society,though heredity(遗传)may determine some emotional behavior.

//Research has shown that different isolated peoples show emotions by means of similar facial expressions.

Charles Darwin,famous for the theory of natural selection,also studied emotion.Darwin said in1872that emotional behavior originally served both as an aid to survival and as a method of communicating intentions.According to the James-Lange theory of emotions developed in the1880s, people feel emotions0nly if aware of their own internal physical reactions to events,such as increased heart rate or blood pressure.But this theory was not upheld by research on cats //that had their nervous system damaged.

The cats could not feel their body's internal changes, but they showed normal emotional

behavior.John B.Watson,an American psychologist who helped found the school of psychology called behaviorism, observed that babies stimulated by certain events showed three basic emotions-fear,anger,and love.Watson's view has been challenged frequently since he proposed it in1919.

The most widely accepted view is that emotions occur as a complex sequence of events.The sequence begins when a person encounters an important event or thought.The person's interpretation of the encounter//determines the feeling that is

likely to follow.For example,someone who encounters a bear in the woods would probably interpret the event as dangerous. The sense of danger would cause the inpidual to feel fear. Each feeling is followed by physical changes and desires to take action,which are responses to the event that started the sequence.Thus,a person who met a bear would probably run away.

Several American psychologists independently developed the theory that there are eight basic emotions.These emotions-which can exist at various levels of intensity-are anger,fear,joy,sadness,acceptance,disgust,surprise,and interest or curiosity.They combine to form all other emotions, just as certain basic colors produce all others.

1.It can be inferred from the second paragraph that those who are born blind_____.

A.have emotions different from those of sighted persons

B.depend only on words to express their feelings

C.have some facial expressions like those of sighted persons

D.seldom communicate with other people by means of gestures

2.The James-Lange theory of emotions_____.

A.overlooked internal physical reactions

B.faced a challenge from counter evidence

C.exaggerated the function of stimulating events

D.offered a narrow interpretation of emotions

3.In the sequence of events for emotions to occur,which is next

to the encounter of an important event?

A.Interpretation made.

B.Responses produced.

C.Feeling stimulated.

D.Action taken.

4.Emotions are compared to colors because______.

A.they are classified in a similar way

B.they have the same influence on people's life

C.both of them may take on different forms

D.both of them may have basic elements mixed in them

5.The main purpose of this writing is to_____.

A.arouse readers'interest in emotional behaviors

B.help readers enjoy pleasant emotions

C.outline the development of theories about emotions

D.analyze various emotions and physical changes Passage Three

If those“mad moments”—when you can’t remember// what your friend has told you or where you left your keys—are becoming more frequent,mental exercises and a healthy brain diet may help.

Just as bodies require more maintenance with the passing years,so do brains,which scientists now know show signs of aging as early as the20s and30s.“Brain aging starts at a very young age,younger than any of us had imagined and these processes continue gradually over the years,”said Dr.Gary Small,the director of the Center on Aging at the University of California,Los Angeles.“I’m convinced that it is never too early to get started on a mental or brain-fitness program.”he added.

再…也不为过

Can\t be too;can nerver be;it is nerver too…to

House can nerver/be too big.

House is nerver too lager to have.

Too heavy to lift

In his book,The Memory Bible,the51-year-old neuroscientist（神经学家）lists what he refers to as the10 suggestions for keeping the brain young.They include training

memory,building skills,reducing stress,mental exercises,brain food and a healthy lifestyle.It’s a game plan for keeping brain cells sparking and neural networks in perfect shape.

“Misplacing your keys a couple of times doesn’t mean you should start labeling your cabinets.Memory loss is not an inevitable consequence of aging.Our brains can fight back.”he said.

Small provides the weapons for a full-scale attack.

Simple memory tests give an indication of what you are up against and tools such as“look”and“connect”are designed to make sure that important things such as names and dates are never forgotten.“So if you wanted to learn names and faces,for example,you meet Mrs.Beatty and you notice a distinguishing facial feature,maybe a high eyebrow,”said Small.//“You associate the first thing that comes to mind.I think of the actor Warren Beatty so I create a mental picture of Warren Beatty kissing her brow.”

Small admits it may sound a bit strange but he says it works.“Mental exercises could be anything from doing crossword puzzles and writing with your left hand if you are right handed or learning a language.It could be anything that is fun that people enjoy doing.”he added.

He also recommends physical exercise,a low-fat diet and eating foods rich in fatty acids,such as fish,nuts,and fruits and vegetables high in antioxidants（抗氧化剂）including blueberries and onions in addition to reducing stress.

1.The“mad moment”in the first paragraph refers to the time when we______.

A.don’t listen to our friends

B.have lost our important things

C.have some mental problems

D.have a bad memory

2.In this passage,the author mainly tells us______.

A.everyone has bad memories sometimes no matter how old he is

B.we can prevent our mind from aging with various methods

C.brain aging starts at the time when we are in the20s and 30s

D.memory loss is not the sign that we are getting old

3.By giving the example“you meet Mrs.Beatty and you notice a distinguishing...eyebrow”,

Dr.Small is trying to explain the memory tool of ______.

A.look

B.physical exercises

C.connect

D.mental exercises

4.By saying“I think of the actor Warren Beatty so I create...her brow”Dr.Small is trying to

explain the memory tool of______.

A.remembering facial features

B.reducing stress

C.connecting related things

D.observing carefully

5.Mental exercises do NOT include______.

A.writing with one’s left hand

B.learning a foreign language

C.doing crossword puzzles

D.taking pictures

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