广东高考英语阅读训练题附答案

广东高考英语阅读训练题附答案

Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space. The amount of space aperson needs around him is a cultural difference,not an economic one. Knowing your ownpsychological 心理的 space needs is important because they strongly affect yourchoices,including,for example,the number of bedrooms in the home. If you were brought up in atwo-child family and both you and your sister or brother had your own bedrooms,the chancesare,if you have two children or more,that you also will offer separate bedrooms for them. InAmerica,for example,they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving them theirown rooms when they are babies. This is very rare in the world. In many other countries,thebaby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in bed near them.

The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs. Some familiesgather closer to each other and the size of their house has nothing to do with it. Others haveseparate little corners where family members go to bed alone.

Although it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons,theysometimes have to be changed a little because of economic pressures. It is almostimpossible,however,to completely change your psychological space needs.

1. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means " ______ ".

A. No two people need exactly the same amount of living space

B. The requirements of living space are not always the same

C. The world requires the same amount of living space

D. Nobody needs a required amount of living space

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Americans are trained to live in large rooms at birth.

B. Economic situation decides one's amount of space needs.

C. People in various countries demand different psychological space.

D. Knowing your psychological space needs is important, as it affects your future.

1. B。本题考查句子语意理解。划线的句子意思为：世界上并不是每一个人都需要同样大的空间。所给的四个选项中，只有选项B与划线句子的意思一致。

2. B。本题属于概括文章主旨大意题。

One silly question I simply can't stand is "How do you feel".Usually the question is asked of aman in action—a man on the go walking along the street or busily working at his desk. So whatdo you expect him to say? He'll probably say "Fine.I'm all right." But you've put a bug in his earmaybe now he's not sure. If you are a good friend,you may have seen something in his face,orhis walk that he did not realize that morning. It starts him worrying a little. First thing youknow he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all

fight,while you go merrily on your wayasking someone else. "How do you feel?" Every question has its time and place It's perfectlyacceptable,for instance,to ask "How do you feel if you're visiting a close friend in the hospital.But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to make a train,or sitting at his deskworking,it's no time to ask him that silly question. When George Bernard Shaw,the famouswriter of plays was in his eighties,someone asked him "How doyou feel". Shaw put him in hisplace. "When you reach my age", he said. "either you feel all right or you're dead"

1.According to the writer,greetings, such as"How do you feel?" ___

A.show one's consideration for others

B.are a good way to make friends

C are proper to ask a man in action

D.generally make one feel uneasy

2.The question"How do you feel?" seems to be correct and suitable when asked of________

A.a man working at his desk

B.a person having lost a close friend

C.a stranger who looks somewhat worried

D.a friend who is ill

3.The writer seems to feel that a busy man should ____

A be praised for his efforts