高三英语 专题复习阅读理解练习(10)

2011届高三英语专题复习阅读理解练习（10）

A

Everyone has got two personalities – the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behaviour, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.

If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust pe ople and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.

If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn (顽固的) ,but you aren’t very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.

If you sleep on curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You’re easily hurt. If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weakness. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.

1. According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality _______.

only in a normal night

only when you go to sleep

only when you refuse to show yourself to the world

only when you change sleeping position

2. Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Wh y? He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.

He or she is rarely ready to help you.

He or she prefers staying at home to going out.

He or she wouldn’t like to get help from you.

3. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _______.

he or she always shows sympathy for people

he or she is confident, but not stubborn

he or she has more strengths than weakness

he or she often considers annoying people

B

He has lived through countless dangers but time may be running out for the Palestinian (巴勒斯坦) leader, Yasser Arafat.

On September 11, Israel (以色列) announced its decision to remove him,

following several Palestinian suicide bomb attacks on Israel. "He should take some responsibility for the killings," an Israeli official said. "He has done nothing to stop the terrorist groups."

But the decision has angered many other countries. China said that Arafat is the true leader, elected by the Palestinian people, and removing him would harm the peace in the Middle East. This view is shared by other governments.

Arafat himself said: "They can kill me, but never get me out of my country." He has spent most of his life in danger as the chief target (目标) of Israel. But, just like a cat with nine lives, Arafat escaped every time.

For years he has made a practice of sleeping in a different bed each night, thinking a moving target is harder to hit.

In 1985, Israel sent fighter planes to kill Arafat. The wild bombing destroyed his old headquarters (总部) in Tunis but Arafat himself was unhurt.

In 1992, the aircraft in which he was flying over north Africa broke in two during a crash landing. The crew was killed but he managed to remain alive.

What is so unbelievable is that he always remains calm in great danger.

Israeli tanks and helicopters attacked his headquarters in Ramallah in December, 2001. When they saw the attackers coming, Arafat's bodyguards ignored his orders to stay still and carried him to safety underground. Seconds later, several bombs exploded nearby. Though safe, his bodyguards were so scared they were soaked in sweat.

But Arafat, with Israeli tanks only 200 metres away, showed no fear at all. He stayed in the damaged office, contacting foreign leaders in hope of preventing further attacks from Israel.

All these experiences have made him a mysterious man, and one of the world's most legendary (传奇式的) leaders.

But has he used up the last of his nine lives? Only time will tell.

4. What is the main idea of the story？

A. Arafat was in danger again after Israel's decision to remove him.

B. Arafat faced dangers without fear.

C. Arafat was one of the most legendary leaders in the world.

D. Arafat may have used up the last of his nine lives.

5. Which is not one of the reasons that Arafat managed to live through countless dangers?

A. Luck.

B. He was very careful.

C. He kept a clear head in danger.

D. He had mysterious powers.

6. What does the boldfaced word “scared” in the last paragraph but three mean?

A. Glad.

B. Frightened.

C. Feeling lucky.

D. Worried.

7. Arafat's answer to Israeli decision showed ______.

A. that he wasn't afraid of danger

B. his determination to stay in his own country

C. that he has belief in himself

D. both A and B

C