阅读强化训练(四)
[学生用书P144(单独成册)] (建议用时：25分钟)
Ⅰ 阅读理解
It’s important to have difficult conversations, so why do we avoid them? We avoid difficult conversations for many reasons—we don’t want to make matters worse, we fear we’ll be attacked back, we don’t want to be mean, and so on.
It’s natural to dread difficult conversations. However, the truth is that when we treat each other with respect, the conversations are rarely as difficult as we expect. When we avoid difficult conversations, the problem never has a chance to be solved. Plus, as we play the stories over and over in our mind, they get louder and the people in the stories become bigger and bigger bad guys.
When we take part in difficult conversations, we have an opportunity to build trust and respect. We also learn we can challenge each other without fear, which means our relationships with other people and organizations improve greatly. When we take part in difficult conversations, we show we care enough to bother and respect creativity and other people’s opinions/experiences/education. We realize we might have missed something if we had not discussed it with someone else—(two minds are better than one). This can build confidence in ourselves and our relationships, and create trust and respect.
So how to prepare for and have difficult conversations? Overall, stay positive, listen carefully, be kind (don’t attack), and do not be defensive(自卫的). Difficult conversations are rarely bad situations unless we make them that way. Get clear on your purpose—make sure your purpose is not about teaching others a lesson. If you get emotional(情绪激动的), heated and off topic, then it’s likely that they will also get emotional.
Having difficult conversations is important to healthy relationships. So don’t avoid having difficult conversations. And finally, be comfortable being uncomfortable. Yes, difficult conversations will be uncomfortable. But your purposes are good and you are willing to be uncomfortable for the benefit of the person, the relationship and / or the company.
【解题导语】 我们倾向于避免艰难对话，但是进行艰难对话有很多好处，我们不应该逃避。
1．Which of the following statements would the author agree with?
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A．Difficult conversations often make things worse. B．Difficult conversations should be avoided at times. C．It’s not that difficult to have difficult conversations. D．We often avoid difficult conversations for no reason.
C 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的．..when we treat each other with respect, the conversations are rarely as difficult as we expect. 可知，作者认为进行艰难对话其实并没有那么难。
2．What does the underlined word “dread” in Paragraph 2 mean? A．Fear. C．Follow.
B．Start. D．Improve.
A 解析：词义猜测题。根据第一段的we don’t want to make matters worse...and so on可知，这里是指“害怕”艰难对话是很自然的事。
3．According to the author, what should we do when having a difficult conversation?
A．Get others emotional when necessary. B．Stop once we feel uncomfortable. C．Control our negative emotions. D．Try to be defensive.
C 解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的If you get emotional(情绪激动的), heated and off topic, then it’s likely that they will also get emotional.可知，我们应该控制好我们的情绪。
4．What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text? A．To encourage us to have good purposes.
B．To explain why difficult conversations are good. C．To encourage us not to avoid difficult conversations. D．To explain why people avoid difficult conversations.
C 解析：写作意图题。根据末段的Having difficult conversations is important to healthy relationships. So don’t avoid having difficult conversations. 可知，作者是想鼓励我们不要避免艰难对话。
Ⅱ 完形填空
When I was ten, my parents felt proud of me when I received a good mark at school. So, I spent most of my time__1__and I always felt afraid that I wouldn’t perform well, which__2__my parents. I had no friends and it seemed that I __3__to be a happy person. When I grew up, I thought a good salary and a better position were what I__4__.
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I was a selfish person and I was lonely. My life seemed to be a __5__．
One day, an old man in__6__clothes knocked at my door and asked me to give him some food. He was dirty, __7__ and thirsty and his eyes were filled with__8__. So, I helped him. I gave him some milk and bread. These were all the things that I could__9__him that day. But he showed me his gratitude(感谢), his __10__as well as his happiness. His smile also made me happy and everything negative inside me__11__. That feeling was__12__. And that old homeless man taught me the__13__meaning of happiness and also changed me.
Happiness doesn’t mean high marks or a good__14__. Happiness means that you receive__15__and give it to someone who needs it. Since I changed myself in a(n)__16__way, many people were__17__to play with me. I also took part in some charity acivities to help people__18__. And I realize__19__someone’s day is one of the most generous things we can do and making other people smile is the most__20__way that makes us happy.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者成绩好、工作好，但是作者不快乐，后来她明白快乐的人不一定是有钱或有地位的人，而是能给别人带去快乐的人。
1．A.thinking B．practising C．studying
D．reading
C 解析：根据下文．..and I always felt afraid that I wouldn’t perform well...可知，作者花很多时间在学习上。
2．A.frightened C．reminded
B．ignored D．disappointed
D 解析：根据上文．..I wouldn’t perform well...可知，作者担心她不能得到好分数，从而让父母失望。
3．A.failed C．refused
B．wanted D．asked
A 解析：根据上文I had no friends...可知，作者把大部分时间用在学习上，没有朋友，看起来不快乐。
4．A.experienced C．needed
B．noticed D．offered
C 解析：根据上文．..a good salary and a better position...可知，作者长大后，丰厚的薪水和好的地位是她追求的或需要的。
5．A.discovery C．dream
B．warning D．failure
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D 解析：根据上文I was a selfish person and I was lonely可知，作者觉得自己很失败。
6．A.formal C．nice
B．worn D．special
B 解析：根据下文And that old homeless man...可知，老人衣衫褴褛。 7．A.simple C．hungry
B．direct D．stubborn
C 解析：根据上文．..asked me to give him some food可知，这位老人很邋遢，饥饿，口渴。
8．A.sadness C．mercy
B．power D．regret
A 解析：这位老人眼睛里都是悲伤，希望作者能帮助他。 9．A.thank C．send
B．pass D．give
D 解析：作者给了那位老人牛奶和面包，这些是她那天能够给他的。 10．A.confidence C．smile
B．humor D．concern
C 解析：根据下文．..as well as his happiness可知，老人很开心，笑了。 11．A.came C．struggled
B．disappeared D．spread
B 解析：根据上文His smile also made me happy...可知，作者的负面情绪都消失了。
12．A.amazing C．general
A 解析：这种感觉特别棒。 13．A.common C．full
B．hidden D．actual B．terrible D．personal
D 解析：根据下文．..changed me可知，那位老人教会了作者快乐的真正意义。 14．A.school C．job
B．family D．chance
C 解析：根据上文．..a good salary and a better position...可知，快乐并不意味着取得高分数和有个好工作。
15．A.food C．advice
B．love D．luck
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B 解析：快乐意味着你接受别人的爱，而且爱别人。 16．A.positive C．new
B．traditional D．important
A 解析：根据下文I also took part in some charity activities...可知，作者用积极的方式转变了自己。
17．A.lucky C．able
B．willing D．proud
B 解析：正因为作者转变了，她不再是一个孤独的人，人们开始喜欢他，愿意和她交朋友。
18．A.in fear C．in anger
B．in danger D．in need
D 解析：作者参加慈善组织帮助有困难的人。 19．A.recording C．remembering
B．brightening D．saving
B 解析：作者认为让别人快乐是我们能做的最慷慨的事情之一。 20．A.useful C．reasonable
B．ordinary D．comfortable
A 解析：作者说使他人快乐是使我们获得快乐的最有用的办法。
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高中英语阅读强化训练四牛津译林版必修3
