优点英语2022高考英语阅读提高父母与子女11Untillateinthe20thcentury,mostAmericansspenttimewithpeopleofdifferentgenerations．Nowmiddle-agedAmericansmaynotkeepintouchwitholdpeopleuntiltheyareoldthemselves．That’sbecausewegrouppeoplebyage．Weputourthree-year-oldstogetherinday-carecenters,our13-year-oldsinschoolsandsportsactivities,andour80-year-oldsinsenior-citizenhomes．Why? Weliveawayfromtheoldformanyreasons．Youngpeoplesometimesavoidtheoldtogetridoffearsofaginganddying．Itismuchhardertowatchsomeonewelovedisappearbeforeoureyes．Sometimesit’ssohardthatwestayawayfromthepeoplewhoneedusthemost． Fortunately,someofushavefoundourwaytotheold．Andwehavediscoveredthattheyoftensavetheyoung． Areportermovedherfamilyontoablockfilledwitholdpeople．Atfirstherchildrenweredisappointed．Butthereporterbakedbananabreadfortheneighborsandhadherchildrendeliveritandvisit．Soonthechildrenhadmanynewfriends,withwhomtheysharedfood,storiesandprojects．“Mychildrenhaveneverbeenlesslonely,”thereportersaid． Theyoung,inturn,savetheold．OnceIwasinaresthomewhenavisitorshowedupwithababy,shewasimmediatelysurrounded．Peoplewhohadn’tgottenoutofbedinaweeksuddenlywereringingforawheelchair．Eventhosewhohadseemedasleepwokeuptowatchthechild．Babieshaveanastonishingpowertocomfortandcure． Grandparentsareaspecialcase．Theygivetheirgrandchildrenafeelingofsecurity(安全)andcontinuity．Asmyhusbandputit,“Mygrandparentsgavemeadeepsensethatthingswouldturnoutrightintheend．”Grandchildrenspeakofattentiontheydon’tgetfromworriedparents．“Myparentswerealwaystellingmetohurryup,andmygrandparentstoldmetoslowdown,”onefriendsaid．Ateachertoldmeshecantellwhichpupilshaverelationshipswithgrandparents:theyarequieter,calmerandmoretrusting．,优点英语41．NowinanAmericanfamily,peoplecanfindthat_____． A．childrenneverlivewiththeirparents B．notallworkingpeoplelivewiththeirparents C．agedpeoplearesupportedbytheirgrandchildren D．grandchildrenaresupportedbytheirgrandparents42．Whatmaybethereasonwhyoldpeopleareleftalone? A．Theolddon’tliketoliveinabigfamily. B．Theyoungcan’tgetenoughmoneytosupporttheold. C．Differentgenerationshavedifferentlifestyles. D．Theoldaretooweaktolivewiththeyoung.43．Thefactthereportertoldusshowsthat_____． A．oldpeopleinAmericaleadahardlife B．oldpeopleinAmericaenjoybananabread C．shehadnotimetotakecareofherchildren D．oldpeopleareeasytogetalongwith44．Seeingababy,theoldpeoplegotexcitedbecause_____． A．theyhadneverseenababybefore B．thebabywascleverandbeautiful C．thebabybroughtthemtheimageoflife D．thebaby’smotherwouldtakecareofthem45．Whyaresomechildrenquieter,calmerandmoretrusting?A．Becausetheyhaverelationshipswiththeirgrandparents.B．Becausetheirworriedparentsaskthemtoactlikethat.C．Becausetheyhavenothingtoworryabout.D．Becausetheirteachersaskthemtoactlikethat.2,优点英语SoI’mdrivingthelovelyandpatientolderdaughtertowork.At7a.m.,shepushestheseatwarmerbuttonashernewHondazoomsacrossL.A.,theCityofPaddedShoulders."Oh,look,I’mlowongas,"shesays.First,wepickupherboss,thenwepickupherotherboss.TheyareallheadedtoStaplesCenterforsomeawardsshow.Mydaughterdoessomethinginpublicrelations,I’mnotsurewhat.Butwhenthisshowcomesalong,shegetsverybusy."InthepasttwonightsI’vegotten,like,sevenhourssleep,"shenotes,theimplicationbeingthatIsleepallthetime,whichisprettymuchtrue.InLosFeliz,adashboardlightconfirmsthatweare,indeed,lowonfuel.Thisdoesnotperturbmydaughter."Don’tworry,we’llgetthere,"shesays.Mydaughtersaysnothingaboutgettingbackhome,whichismyjob.I’vejustagreedtodropheroff,soshecanavoidtrafficlater.Mytaskissimple,thoughnowfullofuncertainty.Idon’tknowhowIendedupdroppingmydaughterandherbossesoffat7a.m.onaSunday.IjustknowthatJ.D.Salingermaynowbedead,butIstillfeellikeHoldenCaulfield--atthemercyoftoomanyyammeringadults.Now,I’vehadmixedluckwithadults.Apparently,mydaughter’sjobinPRistokeepeveryonehappywhiletellingthetruthasmuchaspossible.Isenthertocollegetostudythat.Nowsheisanexpert."Afteryoudropusoff,youcangetgas,"mydaughterassuresme.Ihavebeenherchauffeurfor26years.Bythetimeshewas3,I’dsnappedherintoacarseatsome14,000times.Itookhertoseventh-gradedances,skitrips,college.Evenafterallthat,wecontinuetohaveacivilrelationship,sortofaqueen-mum-and-her-driversortofdynamic.WhenIscrewup,shejustraisesherprettychinandsnorts.It’sveryBritish.,优点英语Bytheway,mydaughternowhasanicercarthanIdo,whichisasignsheisdoingwell.Or,aswithsomanyyoungpeople,sheisuptoherhoopearringsinconsumerdebt.46．WhichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrueabouttheauthor’sdaughter?A．Sheisfashionable.B．Shealwaystellsthetruth.C．Sheisdoingwellinherwork.D．Shelivesafast-pacedlife.47．Theauthor’stonesuggeststhat.A．heisfeelingleftbehindwhenhisdaughterhasgrownupandbegunadultlifeB．heiscontentwithhisgrowndaughterC．hedoesnotlikehisdaughter’sbossesD．hewillnotbelievehisdaughteranymore48．Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.A．theauthorwon’thaveanydifficultyingettinggasB．thedaughtercaresforherfatheralotC．theauthorhasdonealottohelphisdaughtergetwheresheisD．theBritishpeoplehaveprettychinandsnortoften49．ByreferringtoJ.D.SalingerandHoldenCaulfield,theauthorismostprobably.A．recallinghisdaughter’schildhoodB．mentioninghisfamilymemberswhoarenowdeadC．comparinghissituationtoasceneinafamousliteraryworkD．tellingastoryabouthisdaughter’sfriends50．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．APR’sBusyLife,优点英语B．RelationshipBetweenDadandDaughterC．ALovingFatherD．GoAheadandFillHerup,Dad3Apersonmayhaveanideaabouthimselfthatwillpreventhimfromdoinggoodwork.Hemayhavetheideathatheisnotcapableofit.Achildmaythinkheisstupidbecausehedoesnotunderstandhowtomakethemostofhismentalfaculties(机能),orhemayacceptanotherperson'smistakenestimate(评价)ofhisability.Olderpeoplemaybehandicapped(阻碍)bythemistakenbeliefthattheyareincapableoflearninganythingnewbecauseoftheirage.Apersonwhobelievesthatheisincapablewillnotmakearealeffort,becausehefeelsthatitwouldbeuseless.Hewon’tgoatajobwiththeconfidencenecessaryforsuccess.Heisthereforelikelytofail,andthefailurewillstrengthenhisbeliefinhisincompetence.AlfredAdler,afamousdoctor,hadanexperiencewhichillustratesthis.Whenhewasasmallboyhegotofftoapoorstartinarithmetic.Histeachergottheideathathehadnoabilityinarithmetic,andtoldhisparentswhatshethoughtinorderthattheywouldnotexpecttoomuchofhim.Inthisway,theytoodevelopedtheidea,“Isn’tittoobadthatAlfredcan’tdoarithmetic?”Heacceptedtheirmistakenestimateofhisability,feltthatitwasuselesstotry,andwasverypooratarithmetic,justastheyexpected.OnedayAdlersucceededinsolvingaproblemwhichnoneoftheotherstudentshadbeenabletosolve.Thisgavehimconfidence.Herejectedtheideathathecouldn’tdoarithmeticandwasdeterminedtoshowthemthathecould.Hisnewfoundconfidencestimulatedhimtogoatarithmeticproblemswithanewspirit.Henowworkedwithinterest,determinationandpurpose,andhesoonbecameextraordinarygoodatarithmetic.Thisexperiencemadehimrealizethatmanypeoplehavemoreabilitythantheythinktheyhave,andthatlackofsuccessisasoftentheresultoflackofknowledgeofhowtoapplyone’sability,lackofconfidence,andlackofdeterminationasitistheresultoflackofability.41.Whymightapersonbepreventedfromdoinggoodwork?_______.,优点英语A.BecausehethinksheisoldenoughtomakethemostofhismentalfacilitiesB.Becauseheacceptsanotherperson’smistakenestimateofhisabilityC.BecausehehastheideathatheisincapableofdoingeverythingD.Becausehebelievesinwhatotherpeoplethinkofhim42.Apersonwhobelievesinhislowabilitywill________.A.sparenoeffortstodothingsB.failtogoatajobbutneverloseheartC.changetolearnothercourseinsteadofmathematicsD.showcompletelackofconfidence43.Asaboy,AlfredAdlerwaspooratarithmeticbecause________.A.helosthisself-confidenceB.hewasweakinthinkingC.hisparentsexpectedtoomuchofhimD.histeacherhadnoconfidenceinherself44.WhichofthefollowingisthemostimportantfactortoAlder'ssuccess?______A.SpiritandexperienceB.Interestandself-respectC.ConfidenceanddeterminationD.Purposeandknowledge45.Alder’sexperiencemadehimrealizethat_______.A.peoplearenotascapableastheythinkB.peoplecanbemorecapablethantheythinkC.lackofconfidenceleadstofailureD.lackofabilityresultsinlackofdetermination,优点英语4IbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt’shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingandnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism,buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto“thehardtimes.”MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficers,tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:Almostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway!Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,andjustwaitalittle!Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.41.HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?A.FromherrelativesB.FromhermotherC.FrombooksandpicturesD.Fromradioprograms42.UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt.,优点英语A.confusedB.excitedC.worriedD.amazed43.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor.A.oftenlostherwayB.didnotthinkaboutherfutureC.studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD.gotonwellwithherstepfather44.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A.Sheworkedasatranslator.B.Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews.C.Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily.D.ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish.45.Theauthorbelievesthat.A.herfuturewillbefreefromtroublesB.itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatientC.therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthingsD.goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying5WhenIwalkedintothehouseafterschool,thefirstthingInoticedwasaboxwithitemsIrecognizedfrommydad’soffice.“Whatareyoudoinghomealready?”Iaskedcasually.“Andrew,Iwaslaidofftoday,”heanswered,quietly.Iwassurehewasjoking.“No,youweren’t.Whyareyoureallyhome?”ThenInoticedhisseriousnessandrealizedhewastellingthetruth.Myfatherhasalwaysbeenahardworkerandpridedhimselfonhiscareer.Providingforourfamilyhasbeenhisjoy,andIguessIhadtakenhisworkforgranted.Myfather’sunemploymentcreatedmanychangesinourlives.Forstarters,hewashomeall,优点英语thetime,whichmeantmybedhadtobemade,myroomcleanedup,andmyhomeworkdonerightafterschool.Iwouldcomehomeeverydaytofindhimatthecomputersearchingforjobs.Ibegantonoticehowdownheseemed,andhowlosinghisjobhadaffectedhisself-esteem,thoughhetriedtobeoptimistic.Forthefirsttime,Isawmydadasvulnerable.Heaskedmybrotherandmetospendless.Igaveupmyallowance,whicheventhoughitwasn’tmuch,feltliketherightthingtodo.Ialsofoundapart-timejob.Afterseveraldifficultmonthsofsearching,mydaddecidedtogoinatotallydifferentdirection.Heexplainedthatheneverwantedtobelaidoffagain,sohewasgoingtostarthisownbusiness.Daybyday,Iwatchedhimbuildit,andIadmiredhowmuchtimeandenergyheexpended.OneeveningIaskedifheneededhelp.“Onlyifitdoesn’tinterferewithschool,”hesaid.Ishowedupathisofficethenextafternoon,andmostafternoonsafterthatfortwomonths.Ialwaysknewhewasahardworker,butwatchinghiminactionreallyimpactedme.Althoughthiswasoneoftheworstexperiencesforourfamily,ittaughtmealotaboutdealingwithadversity.NowIknowthatthroughcreativeproblem-solving,IcanalwaysfindPlanB,askforhelp,andtakerisks.WhatIhavelearnedfrommydad’sunderstandingofbusinessandhisworkethicaretwoofthemostimportantlessonsIwilleverlearn,andwillbemyfoundationsforsuccess.41.Theauthor’sfatherstayedathomebecause__________.A.hehadtohelpwiththeauthor’slessonsB.hisbosshadstoppedemployinghimC.heavyhouseworkwaswaitingforhimtodoD.hewantedtosearchfornewjobsonline42.Whatmadetheauthorknowthetruth?A.Theboxfromhisdad’soffice.B.Hisfather’swords.C.Hisfather’sexpression.D.Beinginformedbyhisfamily.,优点英语43.Theauthor’sattitudetowardhisfather’sformerjobwas__________.A.unconcernedB.sympatheticC.doubtfulD.tolerant44.Bysaying“Onlyifitdoesn’tinterferewithschool,”theauthor’sfatherseemed____________.A.torefusetheauthor’sadviceonthenewbusinessB.toshowhisdiscontentwiththeauthor’sschoolworkC.tohavesaidyestotheauthor’sofferofhelpD.tobelookingforwardtotheauthor’sgoodbehavioratschool45.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat___________.A.theauthor’sfatherwasmoreoptimistictostayathomeB.theauthorcouldn’tputupwithhisdad’sownbusinessC.theauthor’sfatherofferedlittleallowancetotheauthorD.theauthorbenefitedfromhisfatheronhowtodealwithadversity6Carl’sparentshadstartedasmallgrocerystoreandhadbuiltitovertheyearsintoamajorsupermarket.Carlnowworkedtherefulltime.Helikedworkingathisparent’sbusiness;itwasanhonestbusiness.Hehadbeenbroughtuptobehonest,totellthetruth,andmore—heknewthattherewassuchathingastruth.Ayearago,hishomeroomteacherhadsaidinfrontofthewholeclass:“Thereisnosuchthingastruth.”CarlSavinskihadstoodupandsaid,“Thatwouldmakeyourstatementfalse.”“Huh?”“Thatwouldmakeyourstatementfalse,”Carlhadrepeated.“Ifthereisnosuchthingastruth,thenyourstatementisnottrue.Tosaythatthereisnosuchthingastruthisabsurd—youdumb,优点英语pieceofshit!”Carlwasexpelledfromschoolfortwoweeks.Hedidn’tgoback.Hejoinedhisparent’sbusinessinstead.Inthepastyearhehadlearnedthattobehonestwasnotonlytherightthingtodobutalsothepracticalthingtodo.Hesawhowhisparentshadbuiltthisbusiness.Hesawthattheyhadmadereasonablerulesforthestaffandemployedthemequallywithoutfavoritism.Thestafflikedworkingthereandhisparentshadgainedacompetentworkforcethatcaredaboutthefutureofthecompany.Hisparentshadgainedmorecustomersbytreatingthemhonestly,bybeingfair,bygivingthemmorevaluefortheirmoney.Ifproducewastooold,theythrewitout;theydidn’tsellthree-dayoldbreadasfresh.Theystucktotermswiththeirsuppliers:ifpaymentwasrequiredinthirtydays,theypaidinthirtydays.Ifasupplieraccidentallyshippedmorethantheywereinvoicedfor,theypaidfortheextra;butifthishappenedtoooften,theychangedsuppliers.Theybuiltuphonestrelationshipswiththeirsuppliers.Andtheygained:theywerefirsttobeofferedacommodityinshortsupply,andfirsttoreceiveadiscountifasupplierwasoverstocked.InthepastyearCarlSavinskisawwithhisowneyes,inhisday-to-dayjob,thatbeinghonestpaid.Hesawthattobereasonable,tobehonest,totellthetruthwaspractical—thatonedidnotsufferalossbybeinghonest,butmadeagain.41.HowlonghadCarlworkedinhisparents’supermarket?A.Forhalfayear.B.Formorethanayear.C.Forayear.D.Foryears.42.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“expelled”mean?A.cutoffB.drivenoffC.setoffD.warnedof43.WhydidthestafflikeworkingforCarl’sparents?,优点英语A.Becausethestaffwereallequallypaidwithoutfavoritism.B.BecauseCarl’sparentsmadestrictrulesfortheirbusiness.C.Becausethefutureofthecompanywasreallypromising.D.Becausetheregulationswereeffectiveandthestaffwereequallytreated.44.Whichofthefollowingcanbeseenasanhonestoperationofthecompany?A.Theygavemorediscountsbyraisingtheprice.B.Theirbutchercutmorefatoffthemeat.C.Theychangedsuppliersforcheapergoods.D.Theircontractsareoccasionallynotcarriedout.45.Whatdoesthisstorymainlytellus?A.Beinghonestpaysoff.B.Beinghonestmakesaloss.C.Notallpeoplebelieveintruth.D.Peoplehaveafalsebeliefintruth.答案：1.41—45BCDCA 2.46—50BACCD3.41-45:BDACB4.41-45:CBCDD5.BCACD6.41～45CBDBA
