1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Module 1 Small Talk 高考试卷分块专练 阅读理解提速练 篇阅读 1篇七选五，限时 35分钟 . 阅读理解 A (2018 河南省六市高三第一次联考 )If there was one thing you could make parents understand about kids, what would it be? That is one of the questions TFK and KidsHealth. org recently asked in an anonymous (匿名的 ) survey conducted online.
2、 More than 8,000 kids answered. “We just want to spend time with you ， ” said a 12yearold. “At 13, you cant treat me like Im 6 ， ” another kid said. An 11yearold wrote, “Being a kid is a lot harder than it looks.” The kids who took our survey made it clear that they want to feel close to the importa
3、nt people in their life their mom, dad and other caring adults. But their answers also show that it is not always easy to deal with these close relationships. Many kids two out of three said they get along pretty well or very well with their parents. About four out of five kids told us that they hav
4、e fun with their parents. But that doesnt mean they never disagree. In fact, most kids reported arguing with their parents, at least sometimes. “Its absolutely normal to disagree and argue， ” says DArcy Lyness, a child psychologist. “But its also important to learn how to do so respectfully.” About
5、half of the kids said they are doing that. When they disagree with their parents, they say they discuss issues calmly. But two out of five kids said arguments tend to involve yelling (喊叫 ) at each other. Lyness points out that shouting never helps. “Speak up, and let your parents know your ideas and
6、 your opinions， ” she advises. “But be patient. Dont use a raised, angry voice.” Kids made it clear that they would rather avoid conflict altogether. Not surprisingly, three out of four kids admitted to lying at times. Many said they lied to avoid getting in trouble or disappointing their parents. A
7、ccording to Lyness, lying isnt just wrong. It can actually get negative results. Telling the truth builds trust. “When parents can trust you, they are more likely to give you more freedom and more privileges， ” she says . 语篇解读：孩子要处理好与自己的亲人的关系并不是很容易，儿童专家建议孩子们要大【 精品教育资源文库 】 胆表达自己的诉求，与家长交流沟通，彼此建立信任关系。
8、 1 What can we learn from the first paragraph? A The relationship is always fixed. B The relationship is often changing. C Usually it is easy to deal with the relationship. D Sometimes it is hard to deal with the relationship. 解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句 “But their answers also show that it is not always
9、 easy to deal with these close relationships.” 可知孩子要处理好与自己的亲人 (父母、亲戚等 )的关系并不是很容易。 2 What advice does Lyness give to children on how to get along with parents? A Talking to their friends. B Expressing their own opinions. C Hiding themselves from parents. D Being friends with their teachers. 解析：选 B 细节
10、理解题。根据第三段第三句 “Speak up, and let your parents know your ideas and your opinions， she advises.” 可知莱茵斯建议孩子们学会表达 ，让父母知道自己的想法。 3 Why do some children lie to their parents according to the last paragraph? A In order not to let teachers down. B In order not to run into trouble. C In order to make time for
11、parents. D In order to have fun with parents. 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据最后一段第 三句 “Many said they lied to avoid getting in trouble or disappointing their parents.” 可知孩子跟父母撒谎是为了避免陷入困境或不让父母失望。 4 What can be a suitable title for the text? A Kids Get Up B Kids Hold Up C Kids Stand Up D Kids Speak Up 解析：选 D 标题归纳题。文章
12、从关于儿童怎样与父母和谐相处的调研入 手，着重强调了儿童专家所给出的意见，那就是建议孩子们大胆表达自己的诉求，与家长交流沟通，彼此建立信任关系。 B (2018 郑州市高三质量预测 )At 23, my career got going. I was midway through a 【 精品教育资源文库 】 masters degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science and had been hired as a parttime reporter for a finance website. I got a
13、 great onemonth review and my boss asked if I was interested in staying at the company after graduation. However, balancing graduate studies with work was challenging. To deal with it, I checked my real self at my office door. I came in to work, greeted my colleagues and listened more than I contrib
14、uted in each morning meeting. The small team I worked with often seemed busy, so rather than giving ideas that might get turned down, I stayed back. After four months, my boss called me into his office. The meeting was going well until he told me that despite the great work I had produced, the team
15、had held a meeting and decided, “We dont think its the right fit.” I must have looked confused. “Youre ambitious, intelligent and will be very successful， ” my boss said. “But you havent made enough effort to join the team. You lost the enthusiasm you showed in your interview. That wont work long te
16、rm, and if I could give you one piece of advice, it would be to get your guard down.” I couldnt believe that performing well at my job wasnt enough to keep it. But I knew my boss was right. They knew that when they hired me, I had no experience in finance reporting, yet they took a chance on me. In
17、meetings I usually contributed last, after I had heard everyone elses suggestions. I did it to show that I was a listener, but also to hide my fears. They liked the person who walked into the interview, and they didnt respect me when I hid that person from them. “Dont leave before you leave.” That a
18、dvice is esse ntial for women at all stages of our careers. Because we work so hard for success, we dont like to think that we hurt ourselves sometimes. But each of us must change when necessary. In trying to earn a fulltime job, I “leaned back” in order not to show t oo much of myself or my lack of
19、 expertise (专门知识 ). I learned that the hard way wasnt the way to achieve our goals. 语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。 “ 我 ” 在公司工作，在团队里， “ 我 ” 辛苦勤奋，所在的团队也紧张忙碌，但是 “ 我 ” 害怕表达自己的主张和建议。老板在肯定了 “ 我 ” 的成绩的同时，建议 “ 我 ” 勇于表达自己的主张，分享个人的建议。 5 Why was the author offered a job at the company at first? A Because she just got her ma
20、sters degree in finance. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B Because she greatly impressed her boss in her first month. C Because she had quite a lot of experience in finance reporting. D Because she showed her special financial talent while working there. 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句 “I got a great onemonth review and my bos
21、s asked if I was interested in staying at the company after graduation.”可知，在第一个月的工作中， “ 我 ” 获得了很高的评价，给老板留下了深刻的印象，故老板决定聘用 “ 我 ” 。故 B 项正确。 6 During her next four months at the company, the author _. A performed well enough to earn the teams respect B didnt balance her graduate studies with work very w
22、ell C was a good listener and contributed a lot in the meetings D was afraid to offer her ideas because of her lack of confidence 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第二段第四句 “The small team I worked with often seemed busy, so rather than giving ideas that might get turned down, I stayed back.” ，并结合第四段倒数第二句 “I did it to s
23、how that I was a listener, but also to hide my fears.” 可知， “ 我 ” 工作所在的团队常常看起来很忙碌， “ 我 ” 担心自己的建议或 想法遭到拒绝，所以只愿做一个倾听者。据此可知，由于缺乏自信， “ 我 ” 害怕表达自己的想法，故 D 项正确。 7 What does the author intend to tell us in the passage? A We should always keep up our enthusiasm at work. B Expertise and experience are greatly valued in t
