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Most of us lose life’s tough battles by starting an unexpected attack—when a touch of humor might well enable us to win.　　 the case of a young friend of mine, who was 　　 in a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving a warning about being late for the job. 　　 there was a good reason for Sam’s being late—serious illness at home—he 　　 that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn’t 　　 any longer. His boss was probably already pacing 　　 preparing a speech to fire him.

Yes, the boss was. Sam entered the office at 9:35. The place was as 　　 as a locker room; 　　 was hard at work. Sam’s boss came up to him angrily. Suddenly, Sam　　　 and stretched out his hand. “How do you do!” he said. “I’m Sam Maynard. I’m applying for a 　　 , which, I understand, became　　　 just 35 minutes ago. Does the 　　 bird get the worm?”

The room exploded in laughter. The boss 　　 a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had　　　 his job—with the only 　　 that could win-–a laugh.　　　 is a most effective, yet frequently neglected ,means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for making up differences, apologizing, criticizing and 　　 the other fellow to do what you want 　　 his losing face. For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so　　 that serious dialogue may start a quarrel.　　 , many believe that comedians(喜剧演员) on television are doing more today for racial and religious problems than people in any other field.

1.A．Think    B．Imagine    C．Suppose    D．Consider

2.A．dug    B．trapped    C．erupted    D．aimed

3.A．If    B．Because    C．Unless    D．Although

4.A．decided    B．said    C．talked    D．urged

5.A．work    B．use    C．count    D．make

6.A．here and there    B．in and out    C．up and down    D．now and then

7.A．silent     B．clean    C．noisy    D．quiet

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

9.A．cried    B．shouted    C．stared    D．smiled

10.A．prize    B．patent    C．punishment    D．job

11.A．available    B．fragrant    C．possible    D．reasonable

12.A．lazy    B．late    C．diligent    D．early

13.A．sent    B．hid    C．force    D．had

14.A．protected    B．saved    C．hold    D．took

15.A．tool    B．technique    C．measure    D．instrument

16.A．Understanding    B．Apology    C．Humor    D．Communication

17.A．making    B．having    C．letting    D．getting

18.A．without    B．for    C．to    D．with

19.A．constant    B．easy    C．sensitive    D．heated

20.A．After all    B．For example    C．At length    D．Even so

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A lot of us lose life’s tough situations by mounting a frontal attack when a touch of humor might well enable us to chalk up a win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, Sam, who hit a traffic jam on the way to work. Although there was a good reason for Sam’s constant lateness-serious illness at home, he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn’t work any longer. His boss was probably already pacing up and down with a dismissal speech prepared.

He was. Sam entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room. Sam’s boss approached him. Suddenly, Sam reached out his hand. “How do you do!” he said. “I’ m Sam Maynard. I’m applying for a job which I understand became available just 35 minutes ago. Does the early bird get the worm?” The room exploded in laughter. The boss smiled and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard saved his job with the only tool that could win a laugh.

Here is another example. An English hostess was giving a formal dinner for eight distinguished guests. She had asked her son to serve a large roast turkey. The boy only succeeded in dropping the bird onto the dining-room floor. Moving only her head, the hostess smiled at her son, “No harm, Daniel,” she said, “just pick it up and take it back to the kitchen”, she said clearly so he would think about what she was saying and bring in the other one. Some humorous words changed the dinner from a red-faced embarrassment to a ton of fun.

Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected(忽视)means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for making up differences, saying sorry, saying no, criticizing, and getting the other person to do what you want without his losing face. Also, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people are in any other places.

Of course, humor is often more than a laughing matter. In its potent guises(有效的伪装), it has a Trojan-horse(特洛伊木马)nature: no one goes on guard against a laugh; we let it in because it looks like a little wooden toy. Once inside, however, it can turn a city to reform, to rebellion(反抗), to resistance.

1.What can the underlined words “chalk up” in Paragraph 1 be replaced by?

A.pay for B.respond to C.think of recording D.succeed in getting

2.How does the author explain the power of humor?

A.By using examples. B.By making comparisons.

C.By introducing study results. D.By setting clown general rules.

3.What does the author mean by mentioning humor’s Trojan-horse nature?

A.It is but a toy. B.It catches us unaware.

C.We usually resist its effect. D.We seldom really understand it.

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There are a lot of differences in life in the US that you can only learn by living here. However, we will try to introduce you to some of the more important cultural differences.

Personal Space

When two people are talking to each other, they tend to stand a distance apart. Each person has an invisible boundary (界限) around their body into which other people may not come.

Interestingly，the average personal distance varies from culture to culture. Americans tend to require more personal space than in other cultures. So if you try to get too close to an American during your conversation, he or she will feel that you are “in their face” and will try to back away.

Try to avoid physical contact while you are speaking, since this may also lead to discomfort.

Tipping(小费)

Restaurants do not include a service charge in the bill, so you should tip the waiter 15% of the total bill. If service is slow or particular bad, some Americans will tip only 10%. If service is particularly good, it is appropriate to tip 20%. If service is so bad that you will never eat in the restaurant again, leave two cents. It tells the waiter that you haven’t forgotten to leave a tip. Tipping is only appropriate in restaurants which offer table service. You do not tip the cashier in a fast food restaurant.

Gestures

To wave goodbye or hello to someone, raise your hand and wave it from side to side, not front to back. Wave the whole hand, not just the fingers. Waving the hand front to back or the fingers up and down means “no”, “stop”, or “go away’. Holding your hand up with the palm facing forward but no movement means “stop”.

If you want to point at an object, extend the index finger and use it to point at the object. It is not polite to point at people.

Although showing your fist with the thumb up or your open hand with the tips of the thumb and index finger together forming an “O” means “OK”， these are stereotypes (老套). Americans understand these gestures, but they are mainly used by actors in movies, not in real life.

1. If an American to whom you are speaking backs away a little, you’d better __________.

A. not try to close the gap              B. stop talking with him or her

C. back away too                     D. ask him or her what happened

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE when you eat out in the US?

A. The tip always ranges from 10% to 20% of the total bill.

B. You needn’t leave a tip if you will never eat in the restaurant.

C. It’s unnecessary to tip the waiter in a restaurant.

D. Tipping is not necessary in fast food restaurants.

3.Which of the following gestures is not used in Americans’ daily life?

A               B.             C.               D.

.         

4.We can learn from the passage that in the US ___________________.

A. it’s natural to touch each other in a conversation.

B. it’s polite to leave a tip though the service is bad.

C. there is only one gesture meaning “stop”.

D. Americans use the same gesture to point at people and objects.

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Times are a little tough at our house right now. Neither of us makes a lot of money, but years of experience have taught us how to walk between the raindrops and make it from one month to the next with a fair amount of grace. I cook a lot at home, more when we’re facing difficult times. When I know that I have to keep us fed on not much money, I fall back on my grandmother’s recipes. She taught me to cook.

When I was a kid, my twin brother and I spent long summer weeks and Christmas vacations with my mother’s parents in the mountains of North Carolina. Rather than go hunting with my grandfather on mornings, I found myself more and more in the kitchen with my grandmother, watching her making a lemon cheese pie with her soft hands.

My great-grandmother died when my grandmother was 11 years old. As the eldest daughter, she was expected to take on all of the housework while attending school. Throughout the Great Depression, she learned how to make a little food go a long way. Vegetables were cheap, so she cooked a lot of them, mostly only using small amounts of meat for seasoning. Roast beef was a twice-a-month luxury, but there was nothing she couldn’t do with a chicken, every part of it. Nothing went to waste.

Now I understand that her food was sacred (神圣的). I feel connected to my grandmother and to hundreds of years of family when I’m in my kitchen making country food. In the delicious smells is a long tale of victory over hard times, of conquering starvation　　 of not just surviving, but finding joy and pleasure in every meal of every day.

From grandmother I learned to take real satisfaction in feeding people. My grandmother would beam with pleasure over a heavily laden table and say: “Do you know what this would cost at the restaurant?” I never knew what restaurant in particular she had in mind, but I knew that the question was totally not fair, because no restaurant anywhere can cook like a grandmother. But now, thanks to her guidance and years of practice, I can.

1.According to the passage, the author cooks a lot at home because _______.

A. she wants to try out her grandmother’s recipes　　 B. she is quite particular about food

C. the food in restaurants is unhealthy　　 D. she and her husband are embarrassed financially

2.According to the passage, the author’s grandmother _______.

A. learnt to cook because of the Great Depression

B. was good at cooking as well as careful in budgeting

C. preferred chicken to beef

D. had to walk a long way to learn cooking in a restaurant

3.It can be inferred from the passage that the author _______.

A. liked to compare her grandmother’s food with that in restaurants

B. learnt something more precious than cooking from her grandmother

C. hasn’t found the joy in cooking though she can cook like her grandmother

D. feels connected to her grandmother when making country food in the kitchen

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Cook like my grandmother　　 B. My grandmother’s sacred food

C. My grandmother’s recipe　　 D. Joy and pleasure in cooking

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Why Do Adults Love Animated Movies?

You go home from work. You are tired, and want to sit in front of the TV, watching something fun. Your children want the same. What is better than an animated film?

Both children and most adults love animation. Of course, there are animated movies that are directed specially to adults.1.So, why do adults like cartoons so much?

They have well-written characters

There are plenty of reasons. First and foremost, a lot of them are really good.2.Screenwriters, designers, programmers and musicians are all working together to bring the best outcome to the big screen. And usually, they succeed.

Animated films have well-written characters facing complicated situations.　 Sometimes the scripts are even better than those in adult films. So, it comes as no surprise that animated films appeal to grown-ups as well.

3.

Remember the time when you were a child and used to sit in front of the TV enjoying cartoons? Animated films bring out that specific feeling of our childhood. Moreover, they reveal our inner child. By watching an animated movie, we forget the monotony of everyday life and leave our problems behind.

We love heroes

Almost every cartoon has something to do with the journey of a character. A journey towards adulthood, or towards finding oneself, or succeeding in a quest.4. A hero that overcomes all obstacles trying to find true meaning and happiness in his or her existence? Plenty of times, the characters in animated films are bigger-than-life and that’s what we need in order to believe in humans again.

They are treats for adults

Animated films are made for children, but sometimes filmmakers decide to put something for adults as well: Shrek, for example, has scenes with a sense of humor that is addressed mainly to grown-ups.5. And it’s a really successful practice.

A.They bring out the child in us.

B.Anything can happen in childhood.

C.And who doesn’t love a hero like that?

D.Talents work together in producing animated films.

E.We applaud those characters because they remind us of ourselves.

F.And there is also the chance that adults will love a kid’s movie more.

G.It’s a treat that aims to help parents enjoy their time in the animated films as well.

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Those citizens who love _________ nature told us that a lot of precious plants in Mount Jinyun stood in _______ danger.

A. a; a       B. the; the        C. /; the   D. /; /

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Life is tough in the city. In order to lose their _______, some people drink alcohol.

A. temper    B. mood     C. consciousness     D. pressures

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How do you stay true to yourself when you're surrounded by friends and/or family that have an opinion on everything you do? It's not easy! However, there are great possibilities that you can lead the life you really want. 1..

Never let others' opinions affect your choices

Stay true to yourself by listening to the only opinions that really matter --- your own and those from people who believe in and encourage you. 2..

Don't fear people

3.. The reason most people don't take risks, or live on the edge is the fear of what others might think of them. If you want to live the life you truly deserve, you must give up the need to be liked by everybody.

4.

When you do, others will too. Own the choices you make in your life. When you doubt yourself, others will doubt you. When you believe in yourself, in time, others will believe in you too. Show confidence in your choices, and what you stand for whether others agree or not.

Focus on appreciation

No matter what the circumstances are, there is always something to be grateful for. All successful people ask: What am I grateful for? How can I improve my situation and use these tough times to inspire others?5..

These steps, if applied, will help you transform your peace of mind, lifestyle, and productivity(生产力).

A.Value yourself and your choices

B.Focus on your own talents and strengths

C.Treat every person like they are important

D.You know yourself better than anybody else

E.Stay fearless in everything you will have to do

F.Here are four tips which can help you live an energetic life

G.Be thankful to life and be helpful to others, and you'll lead a happy life

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Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable dict...We are surrounded by the word" diet" everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically.

Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, influenced by diet products, people tend to watch their weight rather than their diet. Diet products make us Jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale(秤）instead. All we have to do is to recognize the word" diet" in food labels in the supermarket. On another level, diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle. For example, every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don't have to work to get results.

The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients. Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.

Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the potential harm that comes from using them.

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I am the proud owner of three pet dogs. Over the years, I have watched their behaviours carefully that help me when I travel around the world.

One important lesson that my dog, Cody, taught me is how to deal with little problems in life. From his calm behavior when someone knocked unexpectedly at the door to the indifferent way he has dealt with his recent serious illness, he has always had the same easy-going attitude. This attitude is an important lesson to me in how I can face difficult situations when travelling, I've learned to try to handle bad situations calmly, such as when we miss a train, lose luggage, and so on.

Another dog of mine, Preston, loves to walk around the yard, spending hours smelling every place and finding out what it means to him. Taking it slowly is another lesson that’s been very hard for me to learn. As an active traveller, I am actually experiencing less by speeding through everything, rather than slowly getting to know a place. Even if it means that you won’t see as many things, going slowly when you travel is the only way to really get to know a new place. Rushing around a foreign city isn’t fun at all.

My dog, Moya, came from a truly bad situation. I am not sure what happened to her before; I just know it wasn’t good. Although she has become more relaxed over the years, she is still slightly on edge. She is very cautious when faced with any new situation. But once she’s accustomed to her new surroundings, she is fine. She doesn’t let fear influence her experience. The same can be applied to our travel experience. No matter where we go, we need to manage new situations with caution——while at the same time not letting that caution turn into fear.

Many thanks to my pets. Truly speaking, pets are as basic to American culture as hot dogs or apple pies. To Americans, pets are not just property, but a part of the family. After all, pets are people, too, with the help of whom I am able to gain a lot and live differently.

1.One of the three dogs, Cody,　　　　 .

A.once suffered from a serious illness B.is excited when under pressure

C.enjoys walking around the yard D.is unable to deal with new situations

2.From Preston, the author learned that one should　　 .

A.pay attention to the details in life B.see as many things as possible when travelling

C.stay indifferent to strangers D.travel around slowly and have fun

3.The underlined phrase “on edge” in the fourth paragraph probably means _____.

A.hungry B.nervous C.calm D.happy

4.Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

A. B. C. D.

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