高二英语阅读训练1-2

2015-2016年度高二英语阅读限时训练（30分钟）

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Allow me to introduce myself: I am the last man in America who has

time.

If you should come 1 me on the street, I would have time to

chat with you. If you invited me to dinner, I would be on time and do my

bit as a(n) 2 conversationalist at your table. But the problem of

having time, when 3 else seems to, is that I have become a sort of

island, or isolated planet, with little 4 to my surroundings.

When did people become so busy? Sometimes I 5 it on the

computer, or ―smart‖　

phones, for it has been creating desires that can

never be 6 , no matter how continuously we hit the keyboard or the

screen. They have become a time sink, absorbing our moments 7 a

black hole absorbs light.

The 8 to fill every moment with activity has been called the

―American sickness‖. For example, I met a friend and asked, ―Ho Checking his watch, he just gave the inevitable(必然的) answer

you?‖　

he yelled 9 his shoulders.

―Busy‖.

―I should have time in June‖，

―But this is still March.‖ I sighed.

Maybe my problem, then, is that I am looking back on too good a

10 . I came of an age when walking was just walking, with no 11

destination in mind. I am also missing evenings lying on the sofa, reading.

All of these relaxations gave me the 12 of time to stop for a while if I

met a friend. I find that I 13 what Socrates once said: ―Be aware of

the barrenness (uselessness) of life‖ and I am even willing to take part in the so-called Slow Movement, which advocates(提倡) a cultural 14

15 that it would take me

to slowing down life‘s pace. But I hesitate,

too much time.

1. A. across B. after C. over D. for

2. A. persuasive B. quiet C. cheerful D. innocent

3. A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody

4. A. importance B. connection C. advantage D. escape

5. A. blame B. put C. depend D. set

6. A. hidden B. expressed C. understood D. satisfied

7. A. as if B. just as C. even if D. such as

8. A. urge B. effort C. ability D. behavior

9. A. on B. by C. through D. over

10. A. view B. memory C. dream D. chance

11. A. particular B. different C. proper D. endless

12. A. quality B. value C. freedom D. matter

13. A. go against B. agree with C. appeal to D. insist on

14. A. access B. approach C. response D. change

15. A. indicating B. wishing C. fearing D. complaining

阅读理解

A

In the months following my arrival, my parents worried about the

kind of life I would have. They considered their choices, including the possibility of giving me up for adoption. But at last, my parents decided it

was their responsibility to raise me as best as they could.

I soon proved that even without limbs(四肢) I was athletic and well coordinated(协调). I was all trunk but all baby boy too. I learnt to pull

myself into a straight position by sticking against a wall and going up it.

My mum and dad worked with me for a long time trying to help me

master a more comfortable method, but I always insisted on finding my

own way.

One of the best surprises of my childhood was the control I had over

my little left foot. I used it to roll myself around. My parents and doctors

felt that the handy little foot might be of greater use. There were two toes

but they were fused when I was born. So they decided to give me an operation to free the toes, which would enable me to use them like fingers

to hold a pen.

When the doctors are preparing me for the operation, my mother

kept emphasizing(强调) to them that they should pay special attention to

the possibility of my body overheating. She knew another child without

limbs who overheated during an operation and was left with brain damage. Unfortunately, even though they knew my mother was a nurse,

vice seriously. Despite the successful separation of

they didn‘t take her ad

my toes, I had to be put into buckets of ice to bring down the temperature.

After the operation, my quality of life improved a lot from my newly

had hoped.

freed toes, though they didn‘t work exactly as the doctors Most of my parents‘ worst fears never became true. Raising me was certainly not easy, b ut for all the challenges, we had plenty of laughter

and joy. I had an amazingly normal childhood in which I enjoyed playing

jokes on my siblings, Aaron and Michelle, just like other big brothers.

Life may be kicking you around now. But I‘m telling you that you can‘t even imagine the good that awaits you if you refuse to give up. Stay