优点英语2022高考英语阅读提高社会生活1TheHOPEISAGAME--CHANGERPROJECTwilldeliverunbreakablesoccerballstokidswho,alltoooften,seethingshorrible,brokenandnotsurvivethesimplestofcircumstances.Theprojectstartedtakingformwellbeforeanyoneknewwhereitwouldlead–whichistotestthepoweroflike-mindedpeopleworkingtogethertoturninspirationintoaction.FouryearsagoBobbywasinRwandaofferinghelptothepeoplethereandtakingphotosofachildsoldiernamedMoisewithhis“soccerball”，whichwasapileofrubbishtiedtogetherwithastring.This“ball”wastheonlythingMoisecouldcallhisown---nofamily,nohome,noplacetogo.ForcedtofightintheCongoandhavingkilledthreepeopleattheunbearablyyoungageofseven,theboy’sspiritwasbroken.AndBobbyknew,ashetookonephotoafterthenext,thathe’dneverforgethim.Infact,hereturnedthefollowingyeartotellMoisehehadstayeddeepwithinhisheart---buthewasgone.IrecentlyhelpedBobbylaunchhisnewbookThePoweroftheInvisibleSunwhichfeaturesaphotoofMoise,hisball,andkidsfromwar-tornareasaroundtheworld.AllofhisearningsgotowardstheHOPEISAGAME-CHANGERPROJECTforthekidshevisitedoverthepastdecade.Theycaughttheemotionallandscapefromheartbreaktojoy,butsharetheundeniablelongingforrecoveryandhope.BobbyandIsharetheunchangeablebeliefthatdeliveringhopeisreallyagame-changer,especiallytoachild.Webelievethateachindestructibleballwillcometorepresentalastingsymbolofhope.Alightnomatterhowsmall---ThePoweroftheInvisibleSun.Thisholidayseason,Iaskyoutothinkaboutwhetheryouaredoingenoughtohelpsomeoneelseintheworld.OrasBobbylikestoputit,consider“takingaconcretebabystep”,whichaddedtogether,cancreatetransformationalchange.It’smygreathopethattheHOPEISAGAME-CHANGERPROJECTwillchangethelivesofchildrentheworldover---onebook,one
优点英语ballatatime.1．Inthefirstsentenceofthepassage,thewriterimpliesthat.A．kidsliveanunsafelifeinpartsoftheworldB．theballssenttokidsshouldbeofgoodqualityC．youngkidscannotovercomethedifficultiesD．kidsintendtobreaktheirtoysintopieces2．ThepurposeofTheHOPEISAGAME-CHANGERPROJECTisto.A．sendballgiftstokidsinpoorcountriesB．collectmoneytohelpkidsinneedC．comfortkidsinwar-tornareasD．offerkidshelptochangetheirlives3．HowmayBobbyfeelaboutMosie?A．HewasveryproudofMosie’sbravery.B．HefeltsorryforMosie’sruinedchildhood.C．HethoughtmoneycouldsolveMosie’sproblem.D．Hefelthappytotellhimwhatwasinhisheart.4．WhichofthefollowingaboutBobby’snewbookisTRUE?A．ItearnedalotofmoneytohelpkidslikeMosie.B．Thephotosinsidereflectedthekids’hopelesslife.C．Itstitleshowstheauthor’sbelieftochangetheworld.D．Itchangedthelifeofthekidsrecordedinthebook.5．Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagrphprobablymeans.
优点英语A．startingthefirststepasababydoesB．takinganactiveactionfromnowonC．makinggreatchangesstepbystepD．doingsomesmallbutgooddeeds2Actually,individualhumanbeingshavesurvivedunderconditions,whichtheythemselveswouldhavecalledimpossible.Weseethisoverandoveragaininthefaceofnaturaldisasters(earthquakes,floods,andfamines)andalsointhefaceofmanmadedisasters(war,concentrationcamps,andslums).Butthepointhereisthatthewholebroadrangeofpeoplehassurvivedovertheagesundermorevariedconditionsthananyone–personencountersinalifetime.Wemustdistinguish,then,betweenwhatapersoncandoandwhatpeoplecando.Eachpersonhasherlimits,andtheyare,necessarily,narrowerthanthoseofthespeciesasawhole.Whatonehumanbeingcannotdo,someotherhumanbeingssomewhere–adistantbrotherorsister–cando.Thisdiversity,thesevariationsamongus,arewhatmakethehumanraceviable–aspeciesthatcancontinuetolineandtoavoidextinction.“Cherishdiversity!”mightwellbeourmotto.Bothasscientistsandashumanbeing,wemustvalue–actuallycherish–thedifferencesamongindividuals.Thisisnotbecausewewanttobecometolerantofdifferencesamongpeople,though,ofcourse,wedo!Nordowevaluediversitybecausesuchvastvarietyisfascinating,though,ofcourse,itis!Wemustcherishdiversitybecauseitisessentialtoourverysurvival.Thevariationsamongus(sometimeslargeandsometimessmall,sometimesobviousandsometimesalmostimpossibletosee)increasethechancesthatthehumanrace,asawhole,willbeabletoadapttoalmostanythingthatmighthappen.1.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.anindividualcansurviveunderalmostanyconditionB.naturaldisastershavestrengthenedouradaptability
优点英语C.peoplehaveunderestimatedtheharshnessofnaturalconditionsD.thehumanraceasawholeisremarkablyadaptable2.Theword“viable”inthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto________.A.abletosurviveB.differentC.likelytodieoutD.strong3.Humanbeingshavebeenabletosurvivebecauseof_____.A.physicalsizeB.outstandingintelligenceC.cooperativespiritD.vastvariety4.Whyshouldwecherishdiversity?A.BecauseitisourmottoB.Becauseweenjoybeingdifferent.C.BecauseweenjoydifferentD.Becauseitisessentialtohumansurvival5.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_____A.mosthumanbeingsareintolerantofhumandifferencesB.whatapersoncandoisdifferentfromwhatpeoplecandoC.variationsamongusmakeitdifficultforustocoexistD.unfortunatelypeopledon’tvaluediversitydespiteitsbenefits3Packagingisanimportantformofadvertising.Apackagecansometimesmotivate(刺激)someonetobuyaproduct.Forexample,asmallchildmightaskforabreakfastfoodthatcomesinaboxwithapictureofaTVcharacter.Thechildismoreinterestedinthepicturethaninbreakfastfood.Picturesforchildrentocolourorcutout,gamesprintedonapackage,orsmallgiftsinsideaboxalsomotivatemanychildrentobuyproductsortoasktheirparentsforthem.Somepackagessuggestthatabuyerwillgetsomethingfornothing.Foodproductssoldinreusablecontainersareexamplesofthis.Althoughasimilarproductinaplaincontainermightcost
优点英语less,peopleoftenprefertobuytheproductinareusableglassordish,becausetheybelievethecontainerisfree.However,thecostofthecontainerisaddedtothecostoftheproduct.Thesizeofapackagealsomotivatesabuyer.Maybethepackagehas“EconomySize”or“FamilySize”printedonit.Thissuggeststhatthelargesizehasthemostproductfortheleastmoney.Butthatisnotalwaystrue.Tofindoutabuyerhastoknowhowtheproductissoldandthepriceofthebasicunit.Theinformationonthepackageshouldprovidesomeanswers.Buttheimportantthingforanybuyertorememberisthatapackageisoftenanadvertisement.Thewordsandpicturesdonottellthewholestory.Onlytheproductinsidecandothat.1.“Abuyerwillgetsomethingfornothing”mostprobablymeansthat_______.A.abuyerwillnotgetwhathewantstoB.abuyerwillgainmorethanhelosesC.abuyerwillgetwhathepaysforD.abuyerwillgetsomethingusefulfreeofcharge2.Peoplearelikelytobuytheproductsoldinaglassordishbecause_______.A.theyhavenootherchoiceB.theythinktheycangetthecontainerforfreeC.thecontaineristooattractiveD.theybelievethecostofthecontainerisincludedinthecostoftheproduct3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Onseeingawell-designedcontainer,abuyeroftenneglectswhatisinsideit.B.Abuyerisalsoattractedbythesizeofthecontainer.C.Childrenareoftenmadetobuyaproductbyitspackagewithattractivepictures.
优点英语D.Packageisoftenasuccessfuladvertisement.4.Whatsuggestiondoestheauthorgiveinthepassage?A.Thebestchoiceforabuyeristogetaproductinaplainpackage.B.Abuyershouldgetwhatheneedsmost.C.Thequalityofacontainerhasnothingtodowiththequalityoftheproduct.D.Donotbuytheproductwhichissoldinaglassordish.4AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNewYorkCitywhenawomanandayoungboysetdownatthenexttable,Icouldn’thelpoverhearingpartsoftheirconversation.Atonepointthewomanasked,“So,howhaveyoubeen?”Andtheboy---whocouldnothavebeenmorethansevenoreightyearsold---replied.“Frankly,I’vebeenfeelingalittledepressedlately.”Thisincidentstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmedmygrowingbeliefthatchildrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremember,myfriendsandIdidn’tfindoutwewere“depressed”untilwewereinhighschool.Theevidenceofachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyinrecentyears.Childrendon’tseemchildlikeanymore.Childrenspeakmorelikeadults,dressmorelikeadultsandbehavemorelikeadultsthantheyusedto.Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosay,butitcertainlyisdifferent.Childhoodasitoncewasnolongerexists,why?Humandevelopmentisbasednotonlyoninnate(天生的)biologicalstates,butalsoonpatternsofaccessto(接近)socialknowledge.Movementfromonesocialroletoanotherusuallyinvolveslearningthesecretsofthenewstatus.Childrenhavealwaysbeentaughtadultsecrets,butslowlyandinstages:traditionally,wetellsixthgradersthingswekeephiddenfromfifthgraders.Inthelast30years,however,asecret-revelation(揭示)machinehasbeeninstalledin98percentofAmericanhomes.Itiscalledtelevision,televisionpassesinformation,andindiscriminately
优点英语(不加区分的),toallviewersalike,boththeirchildrenandadults.Unabletoresistthetemptation,manychildrenturntheirattentionfromprintedtextstobelesschallenging,morevividmovingpictures.Communicationthroughprint,asamatteroffact,allowforagreatdealofcontroloverthesocialinformationtowhichchildrenaccess.ReadingandWritinginvolveforacomplexcodeofsymbolsthatmustbememorizedandpracticed.Childrenmustreadsimplebooksbeforetheycanreadcomplexmaterials.1.Accordingtotheauthor,feelingdepressedis________.A.asuresighofapsychologicalprobleminachildB.somethinghardlytobeexpectedinayoungchildC.aninevitablestatusofchildren’smentaldevelopmentD.amentalscaleinallhumans,includingchildren2.Traditionally,achildissupposedtolearnabouttheadultworld________A.throughcontactwithsocietyB.graduallyandunderguidanceC.naturallyandbybiologicalinstinctDthroughexposuretosocialinformation3.Whyistheauthorinfavorofcommunicationthroughprintforchildren?A.Itenableschildrentogainmoresocialinformation.B.Itdevelopschildren’sinterestinreadingandwriting:C.Ithelpschildrentomemorizeandpracticemore.D.Itcancontrolwhatchildrenaretolearn.4.Whatdoestheauthorthinksofthechangeintoday’schildren?A.Hefeelsamusedbytheirprematurebehavior.B.Hethinksitisaphenomenonworthyofnote.C.Heconsidersitapositivedevelopment.
优点英语D.Heseemstobeupsetaboutit.5Whymustwepaytaxes?Theansweristhatthegovernmentneedsmoneyformanythings,forexampletopayitssoldiers,sailorsandairmen,tobuildroads,bridges,offices,schools,etc,andtobuygoodsfromabroad;andonlythepeopleofthecountrycansupplythemoney.Oneofthemostimportanttaxesisincome-taxwhichapersonpaysaccordingtotheamountofhisincome-tax.Whetherheisamerchant,adoctor,alawyer,ashopkeeper,aminer,oranythingelse.Thisiscalleda“direct”tax,becauseitispaidinmoneydirecttothegovernment.Anothertaxispaidongoodssuchaswatches,jewellery,newclothes,tobacco,wine,etc,whentheyarebroughtintoacountry,suchataxispaidaspartofthepriceofthesegoodsiftheyarelatersoldinshops.Wecallit“indirect”tax,becauseitispaidindirectlythroughtheshopkeeper.Peopleusuallycomplainabouthavingtopaytaxes,buttheyforgetthatthemoneyisspentonthingsthattheyandtheirfamiliesneed.Weneedpolicementocatchthieves,toseethatmenobeythelaws,todirecttraffic,etc,andtheymustbepaidwhattheyearn;childrenneededucationandtheremustbeschoolsandteachers;wewantourstreetstobekeptclean,andthewagesofmenwhodothiskindofworkhavetobepaid.Aboveall,thecountrymustalwaysbereadytodefenditselfagainstattackingenemies,andwecannothaveanarmywithoutpayingforit.Taxes,therefore,cannotbeavoided.Webuyourownfoodandclothesandpayforourownamusements;but,thereareseveralthingsthattheStatefindsthemoneyfor,andthatarenecessaryforusifoursocietyistocontinue.Wehavenorealcausetocomplain,therefore,whenweareaskedtosupplymoneytobespentforthegoodofourselvesandforourfellow-citizens.1.Indirecttaxmeans.A.taxthatonepaysdirectlytothegovernmentB.taxthatisnotpaiddirectlytothegovernmentC.taxthatispaidasanextraamountaddedtothepriceofcertaingoodsD.bothBandC
优点英语2.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Taxesarepaidtothesellers.B.Income-taxisanindirecttax.C.Thetaxonnewclothesispaidinmoneydirecttothegovernment.D.Taxisamountofmoneythatyoupaytothegovernmentforpublicservices.3.Peoplehavenorealreasontocomplainabouthavingtopaytaxesbecause.A.someshopkeepersareveryrichB.theyneedmoneytobuygoodsfromabroadC.theirchildrenneededucationD.themoneyisspentonthingsthattheyandtheirfamiliesneed4.“Taxescannotbeavoided”means.A.peoplehavetopaytaxestothegovernmentB.youdonothavetopaytaxonsomegoodsC.soldiersdonothavetopaytaxesD.allgoodshavetobetaxed6Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportscreategoodwillbetweenthenationsandthatifcountriesplaygamestogethertheywilllearntolivetogether.Otherssaythattheoppositeistrue:thatinternationalcompetitionsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingandhatred.Thereisprobablysometruthinbotharguments,butinrecentyearstheOlympicGameshavedonelittletosupporttheviewthatsportsencourageinternationalbrotherhood:Notonlywastherethetragicincidentinvolvingthemurderofathletes,buttheGameswerealsoruinedbylesserincidentscausedmainlybyminornationalcompetitions.Onecountryreceiveditssecond-placemedalswithvisibleindignation(愤慨)afterahockeyfinal.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheendofthehockeymatch,theloser’sobjectiontothefinaldecision.Theyweresurethatoneoftheirgoalsshouldnothavebeendisallowedandthattheiropponents’victorywasunfair.Theirmanagerwasveryangryandhesaid,“Thiswasn’thockey.
优点英语HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished.”ThepresidentoftheFederationsaidlaterthatsuchbehaviorcouldresultinthesuspension(停赛)oftheteamforatleastthreeyears.TheAmericanbasketballteamannouncedthattheywouldnotgiveupthefirstplacetoRussia,afteradisputableendtotheircompetition.Thegamehadendedindisturbance.ItwasthoughtatfirstthattheUnitedStateshadwon,byasinglepoint,butitwasannouncedthattherewerethreesecondsstilltoplay.ARussianplayerpoppedtheballintothebasket.ItwasthefirsttimetheUSAhadeverlostanOlympicbasketballmatch.Anappealjurydiscussedthematterforfourandahalfhoursbeforeannouncingthattheresultwouldstand.TheAmericanplayersthenvotednottoreceivethesilvermedals.Incidentsofthiskindwillcontinueaslongassportsareplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegame.Thesuggestionthatathletesshouldcompeteasindividuals,orinnon-nationalteams,mightbetoomuchtohopefor.ButinthepresentorganizationoftheOlympicsthereisfartoomuchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism(爱国主义).1.Accordingtotheauthor,recentOlympicGameshave________.A.causednationalprideforathletesB.createdgoodwillbetweenthenationsC.hardlyshowedanyinternationalfriendshipD.ledtolessmisunderstandingbetweencountries2.Whatdidthemanagermeanbysaying“HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished”?A.Histeamwouldnolongertakepartininternationalgames.B.ThereshouldbenohockeymatchesorganizedbytheFederation.C.HockeyandtheFederationarebothruinedbytheunfairdecisions.D.TheInternationalHockeyFederationshouldbedismissedforever.3.Bytakingthebasketballgameforexample,theauthorwantstoprovethat________.
优点英语A.toomuchpatriotismwasdisplayedinthegamesB.theannouncementtoprolongthematchwaswrongC.theappealjurywastoohesitantinmakingthedecisionD.theteamwasrightinrefusingtoacceptthesilvermedals.4.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?A.Sportsshouldbeplayedfortheloveofone’snation.B.UnfairdecisionsarecommonintheOlympicGames.C.Internationalcompetitionswillleadtomisunderstanding.D.TheorganizationfortheOlympicGamesmustbereformed.5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.RussianbasketballsalwayswonattheOlympicGames.B.AmericanbasketballteamsseldomloseattheOlympicsGames.C.RussianbasketballteamwasoncedefeatedbytheAmerican’s.D.Americanbasketballteamoncereceivedthesilvermedals.答案1.1-5ADBCD是一篇故事性的记叙文，讲述了一项给战争中的孩子提供希望和帮助的工程计划。2.DADDB3.DBAC4.BBDB
优点英语5.DDDA6.CCADB
