高考英语二轮复习 专题限时训练(二十五)文化教育型阅读理解配套作业(解析版,湖南省专用)

专题限时训练(二十五) [文化教育型阅读理解]

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(一)

“Confidence” is probably one of the most noticeable traits(品质)in the Americans. They show confidence in the way they talk, the way they smile, the way they dress and the way they walk. Living and competing with all these confident American students, I find it extremely important to be confident as an international student and instructor. As a student, being confident means you should never hesitate to raise your hand whenever a question or a point comes to your mind. Don't mind if it sounds simple or silly. Otherwise you will never get a chance to speak in class at all. What's worse, the professors may think you are not prepared for the discussion or you do not have your own opinion on the issue—this is the last comment any graduate would like to receive.

Being confident for me as a foreign instructor means calmly asking the student to repeat what he or she has said if I did not get it. Pretending to understand what you actually did not may just bring yourself embarrassment or even disgrace. But the time I most need to be confident is when my students come to my office and bargain about the grades I have given for their Speeches(The course I'm teaching here is public speaking). Modesty is a trait highly valued in China, but it won't be of much help here if you want to survive and succeed in a good American graduate program.

1. To compete with American students it's very important to ________.

A. be quite confident

B．be polite and friendly

C．have more discussions with them

D．understand what they think about

2. A professor will have the worst opinion of a student who ________.

A. gives a silly or simple answer

B．tries to seize any chance to speak in class

C．shows no interest in the course

D．is considered to have no opinion of his own

3. The author is most likely to feel embarrassed if ________.

A. he asks a student to repeat what he has said

B．the students bargain with him

C．he pretends to know what he doesn't

D．he has to give a speech

4．We learn from the second paragraph that ________.

A. we should also remain modest in America

B．modesty doesn't help in America

C．the Americans also like modest people

D．modesty can help you through an American graduate program

5. The passage is mainly developed by ________.

A. providing examples

B．making comparisons

C．giving different figures

D．telling personal experiences

(二)

You'll go to college some day and college is one of the most exciting phases of one's life.If you wish to make the most of your campus experience and become a better person after those four years, then first you ought to make friends because close friends contribute to our self­growth for they provide us with the moral support that is so important to surviving the stressful life of college.Friends can lend a helping hand when necessary like collecting your homework when you're too sick to leave your dorm, and help you cultivate the right attitude by pointing out to you your flaws and weak points.

Being home most of your life and then suddenly finding yourself on your own in a large campus without your parents to hold your hand can be annoying.However, rather than dwelling(细想) on your missing home too long, why not see this new phase in your life as an opportunity for self­growth and developin g the right attitude that will prepare you for the rigors of post­graduation life, particularly when you join the work force?

Special­interest clubs or organizations are great for self­growth.Here, not only do you get the opportunity to meet with like­min ded people, you can also discover more things about your field of interest.Club meetings usually include lively discussions, so go in there with the right attitude.But you should try to build a good name in the organization by being respectful, active and considerate to others.

Show your respect for your professors.You might not like all of them, but your professors are there to provide knowledge you need to be successful in your chosen field.Thus, show up for each class with the right attitude and determination to learn.Whether you get along well with your professors or not has a huge impact on your self­growth as they are a measure of how well you can respect authority and obey requirements.

Be active in class.Actively participating in a class debate or lecture contributes to your self­growth as it helps you build confidence in speaking up and improves your communication skills.It also helps you cultivate the right attitude by exercising diplomacy(外交) when you choose your words carefully especially when discussing a very politically sensitive issue and exercising patience when dealing with classmates who shoot down your ideas.

1．The purpose of the passage is to ________.

A．introduce how to spend college life meaningfully

B．tell college students how to socialize with others

C．provide some self­growth tips for college students

D．explain the importance of four­year college life

2．We can know from the passage that ________.

A．the good teacher­student relationship is good for a student's growth

B．a college student can always avoid stress by making close friends