1、2012高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练（江苏专用）专题2 阅读理解 16（35分钟）ASports is not only physically challenging, but it can also mentally challengingCriticism（批评）from coaches（trainers）, parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiety or stress for young athletesStress can be physical, emoti
2、onal, or psychological, and research has showed that it can lead to burnoutBurnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyableThe early years of development are critical years for learning about oneselfThe sport setting is one where valuable experiences c
3、an take placeYoung athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their livesCoaches and parents should be aware（realize）, at all times, that their feedback（反馈）to youngsters can greatly affect their childrenYoung
4、sters may take their parents and coaches criticisms to heart and find a flaw（缺陷） in themselvesCoaches and parents should also be cautious（careful） that youth sport participation does not become work for childrenThe outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the spo
5、rt and other life lessonsIn todays youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sportFollowing a game, many parents and coaches focus on（pay more attention to） the outcome and find fault with youngsters performancesPositive reinfo
6、rcement should be provided in spite of the outcomeResearch shows that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticismAgain, criticism can create high levels of stress（pressure）, which can lead to burnout1According to the passage sport is positive for young people
7、 in that _Ait can help them learn more about societyBit teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselvesCit enables them to find flaws in themselvesDit can provide them with valuable experiences2According to the passage parents and coaches should _Ahelp children to win every gameBpay more atte
8、ntion to letting children enjoy sportsCenable children to understand the positive aspect of sportsDtrain children to deal with stress3The authors purpose in writing the passage is _Ato persuade young children not to worry about criticismBto emphasize the importance of positive reinforcement to child
9、renCto discuss the skill of combing criticism with encouragementDto teach young athletes how to avoid burnoutBWhen a couple decides to marry, they naturally inform both sets of parents and stepparents before having a party planned or telling all their friendsThe days are long gone of the man going t
10、rembling to the girls father and saying, “ Sir, may I have the honor of having the hand of your daughter in marriage?” However, a wise couple always discuss their plans for marriage with their respective families, and a young man often suggests a “financial talk” with his future father-in-law before
11、 the latter is faced with the embarrassment of asking for oneEven if a young woman has supported herself and lives away from home, her parents have the right to know how her fianc proposes to handle the long-range financing of their family and homeThe fianc should state his income, his savings, and
12、his failure expectations, without overstating any of themEngagement parties are given by the parents of the bride-to-be or by a relative of the bride acting for her parents, usually just before the newspaper announcement of the engagementIf the bride-to-be and her fianc live in a city other than her
13、 parents, it is better for her parents to go to the city than her to go home to them for the engagement partyShe and her fianc will, after all, be partied in her parents hometown during the wedding festivitiesHowever, if the family home is not far away, it is proper for the engaged couple to travel
14、there for the announcement partyThe young mans family should be invited, tooIf the brides parents are no longer living, then a relative or a close friend can give the partyIt is usually a simple cocktails party, champagne served for toasts to the engaged coupleIf the party is very large, the engaged
15、 couple and the girls parents might form a receiving line- but they do not have toThe bride-to-be usually wears her engagement ring officially for the first time on this occasionIf she has a gift for the groom-to-be, she gives it to him right before or after the engagement partyFor Americans, the tr
16、aditional engagement ring is a diamond solitaire （单粒宝石）However, today anything goes- a ring with many colored stones, a ring with a large semiprecious stone, an heirloom （传家宝） ring reset in a modern design, or even a stone in the brides family, simply reset in a Tiffany settingThe wedding ring will
17、be of the same metal as the engagement ringSome girls prefer no engagement ring but choose a wedding band that is decorated with stones insteadNo one has to have an engagement ringA girl may want her fianc to give her a pearl necklace instead, or a jeweled watchJeweled rings can be given as gifts on
18、 many occasions during the married lives- such as wedding anniversaries, the birth of a child, or an important job promotion4According to the first paragraph, young men _Amust tell all their friends before planning a partyBused to feel afraid of going to meet their girl friends parentsCmust promise
19、that their family could support themDmust guarantee they live away from home already5The underlined word “one” in the first paragraph most probably means _Aa marriage Ba plan C a financial talkDan embarrassment6Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?AThe bride-to-be and her fian
20、c will have to wait in line with both of their parentsBIf the girls parents are dead, a relative or a close friend gives a party on their behalfCThe engagement party is usually given before the newspaper announcementDIts no longer necessary to give a diamond solitaire as the engagement ring7We can i
21、nfer from the last paragraph that _Aa young man can give his wife a jeweled watch on the birthday of their childBthe heirloom must be reset in a modern designCthe engagement ring and the wedding ring are differentDsome girls dont mind what they are given for the engagementC“Who questions much, shall
22、 learn much, and remember much”- Francis Bacon （1561-1626）It seems obvious now how we acquire knowledge and understandingTo start with, you need questionsThen, to find answers, you observe the world around you and study the factsAfter that you consider possible answers and test each to find the righ
23、t onesAlthough today we are more accustomed to typing a few key words into a search engine and waiting for the Internet to spit the answer out for us, modern scientists and thinkers are still solving the worlds problems with this type of analysis- luckily for usHowever, in the 17th century when Fran
24、cis Bacon suggested that this type of thinking was the way to gain knowledge, he was going against the views of the dayAt that time, people believed more in religion than in facts, and people like Galileo Galilei, who proved scientific ideas such as “ the Earth is not the centre of the universe”, we
25、re often punished by the church with no one coming to their defenceThe church and many people tended to ignore the facts and were unwilling to challenge that they had always comfortably believedThey preferred to make assumptions about the world based on the experience of othersIn fact, when Galilei
26、proved that the Earth was not the centre of the universe, instead of believing him, people chose to believe ancient views put forward by the great philosopher Aristotle （384-322BC）This also shows how people didnt want to search for their own understanding or educate themselvesAnd this is still often
27、 true todayPeople feel that if someone important and respected says that something is right, then it must be soBut even though Aristotle was a great man who inspired many great scientists and philosophers after him, he was wrong at timesAnd Galilei too made mistakesHe is now known as the father of a
28、stronomy but he believed that the earth moved round the sun in a perfect circleHe was wrongTherefore our understanding of the world around us is constantly growing and changingIn other words, we learn more every day and none of us can ever sit back and say “We know it all”We need to thank the great
29、men of the past for the wisdom to know that we dont know it all and probably never will, for that would mean a world without questionsSo much of our knowledge and understanding of the world today is due to people like Bacon and Galilei, who were brave enough to step out from the shadows of old thoug
30、hts in order to find the kingdom of knowledge that todays civilization is built uponThese men knew that knowledge and understanding are things to fight for; more vital to a man, and more beneficial to mankind, some might say, than all the money in the world“All truths are easy to understand once the
31、y are discovered; the point is to discover them”-Galileo Galilei （1564-1642）8In Bacon and Galileos times, people would prefer to _Alearn new things by observing the world around themselvesBacquire knowledge from church or experience of great ancestorsCseek answers to their puzzles from contemporary
32、scientistsDexplore knowledge out of facts they saw with their own eyes9In this passage Bacon and Galileo are mentioned as examples for _Atheir great achievements in scienceBtheir ambition to doubt great ancestorsCtheir revolutionary way of acquiring knowledgeDtheir preference to believe in themselve
33、s rather than others10What is the main purpose of the passage?ATo help the readers learn more about great thinkers in historyBTo convince the readers of the importance of thinking and discoveringCTo persuade the readers to thank the great men of the past for their wisdomDTo encourage the readers to
34、go against the views of their day11Which of the following is the process the writer suggests to acquire knowledge?Aasking questionssearching the Internet waiting the results finding answersBacquiring knowledge and understanding asking questions answering questionsCobserving the world asking question
35、s studying facts finding answers considering possibilitiesDasking questions observing the world studying facts considering possibilities testing and finding answersDA new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily
36、and happily，it is a bad thing for young peoplePuppy love（早恋）may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression（忧郁症）The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys，and younger girls are the worst of allThe possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depress
37、ion for girls is “loss of self”According to the study，even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”，this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girlsYoung girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opini
38、onsThey wont tell that to their parentsDr Marianm Kaufman，an expert on young people problems，says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growingTrying romance often causes the depressionShe advises kids not to jump into romance too earlyDuring growing up，it is important for young
39、people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of selfShe also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends，attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with familyParents should watch for signs of depressioneating or mood changesand if th
40、ey see signs from their daughters or sons，they need to give helpThe good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with ageLove will always make us feel young，but only maturity（成熟）gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects12Whats the main idea of the passag
41、e?APuppy love may bring young people depressionBParents should forbid their childrens loveCRomance is a twoedged sword for adultsDRomance is good for young people13Which of the following is more likely to have depression?AYoung people who have a strong sense of selfishnessBYoung boys whose parents w
42、atch for their behaviorCYoung girls who always hide their feelings and opinionsDCareless parents whose children are deep in love14What can be inferred from the passage?ALacking love can lead young people to grow up more quicklyBEarly love makes young people keep close to their friends and parentsCParents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depressionDThe older a woman is，the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance15Whats the authors attitude towards puppy love?AConfused BDisapprovingCDisinterested DScaredDBB BCAD BCBD ACDB
