13．Everyone needs to be safe，loved and to have a sense of belonging．These are inborn and natural basic needs．In an effort to have these needs satisfied，many of us tend to please others．And it works for a while．We find that we experience less conflict with others，but the conflict within ourselves grows．Saying"no"produces feeling of guilt and saying"yes"brings anger．
My father was in the military，so we moved frequently．Being shy，I didn't make friends．What's more，I grew up in a household where grades，image and how others saw our family were very important．In our household a"C"was unacceptable，a"B"should have been an"A"and an"A"meant the lesson was too easy．I was too skinny，my sister was too fat and my brother's lips and ears were too big for his tiny head．
To stop pleasing others is easier said than done．It's a long process，one in which I am consistently working to perfect．The turning point for me came shortly after I got married．The very first thing we did to end the cycle of catering to others was develop our own identity as individuals and then as a couple．And then we developed a strong set of core（核心）values and a vision for our future．The third and one of the most valuable things we did during this process was develop our own personal influence on others and we valued deeply the opinions of the wiser and more successful people around us．
Besides，we should understand that sometimes helping people actually hurts them．Struggle is necessary to success．Struggle strengthens character，making people determined．So sometimes allowing people to struggle is the best thing you can do for them．

32．How are we likely to feel when pleasing others？B
A．Satisfied．
B．Angry．
C．Happy．
C．Guilty．
33．What can we infer from the author's experience as a child？D
A．He grew up doing a lot of housework．
B．It was hard for him to adjust to the moving life．
C．He realized the value of opinions from others．
D．His parents had great expectations of the children．
34．What is the third paragraph mainly about？B
A．What steps the author took to go on pleasing others．
B．How the author stepped out of the cycle of pleasing others．
C．Why the author further developed his values and character．
D．When the author turned to others for their valuable opinions．
35．What does the author suggest doing？C
A．Helping others without delay．
B．Refusing to help others．
C．Thinking twice before offering help．
D．Leaving someone alone in trouble．

分析 本文講述了我小時候因為家里管束嚴格，而總是取悅他人，后來我成婚之后一直努力逃出這個怪圈，形成了自己的價值觀．

解答 32．B．細節(jié)理解題．由第一段Saying"no"produces feeling of guilt and saying"yes"brings anger可知，順應他人取悅他人的時候我們會產(chǎn)生憤怒，故選B．
33．D．理解推斷題．由第二段In our household a"C"was unacceptable，a"B"should have been an"A"and an"A"meant the lesson was too easy可知在我的家庭中，表現(xiàn)差和表現(xiàn)一般都是不行的，我們必須做到A，可推知我的父母對我期望很高，故選D．
34．B．理解推斷題．由第三段To stop pleasing others is easier said than done．It's a long process，停止取悅他人說起來容易做起來難，它是一個長期的過程，可知這段內(nèi)容主要在講我是如何停止取悅他人的，故選B．
35．C．理解推斷題．由最后一段we should understand that sometimes helping people actually hurts them．Struggle is necessary to success我們應該明白，有時候幫助別人實際上傷害別人，困難是成功所必須的，可知作者建議我們幫助他人之前要三思，故選C．

點評 在做閱讀理解時，考生可快速閱讀短文，通讀測試題，明確考察點，在對應細讀，加快做題速度．有時間還可以復查校對答案．

練習冊系列答案
相關習題

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：選擇題

3．While working in Kunming，he checked the weather each morning for months               he realized it would be the same every day．（　�。�
A．whenB．afterC．beforeD．since

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：書面表達

4．假定你是李華．第二屆風箏節(jié)將于下周日在你所在的城市舉辦，請給正在北京學中文的你的美國朋友Mike寫郵件，邀請他前來參加．內(nèi)容包括：
1．建議的交通方式；
2．風箏節(jié)活動：了解風箏歷史，放風箏等．
注意：
1．詞數(shù)100左右；
2．可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫．
Dear Mike，
I'd like to invite you to join me in the Kite Festival to be held next Sunday in my city．It is an activity in which you can appreciate all kinds of fantastic kites and get to know its birthplace and history．（高分句型一）Since it happens that you are studying Chinese in Beijing，I think it's such a good chance for you to taste something about Chinese tradition and culture．（高分句型二）I'm also expecting you to join me in flying a kite made by myself．We'll have a lot of fun．
If you are able to come，please let me know and I suggest you take a train here．（高分句型三）
Looking forward to your early reply．
Yours，
Li Hua．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：書面表達

1．假定你是李華，你校將在暑假舉辦國際中學生夏令營，主題為"感受中國文化"．請給你的美國朋友Mary寫一封電子郵件，邀請她來參加，并說明相關情況（大學教授講座；游覽故宮、長城等名勝古跡；所需費用等）．
注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；
2．可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫．
Dear Mary，
Here's a good opportunity for you to learn about the Chinese culture right in China．In the summer holidays，a camp will be held in my school for international students to experience the Chinese culture．
Lectures will be given by professors from famous universities in China．Students of different cultures can have a face-to-face talk with each other．（高分句型一）Besides，trips to historical places of interest will be made，including the Palace Museum，the Great Wall and so on．（高分句型二）Come and experience the real Chinese culture!You're free to stay in our school，but pay for entrance tickets to places of interest at a discount and your flights fully．（高分句型三）
I'm looking forward to your coming to China．
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：填空題

8．Few people would even think of beginning a new job at （61）theage of 76，but one of America's （62）most （much） famous artists did just that．Anna Mary Robertson，better known as"Grandma Moses"，turned to painting when she was too old （63）to work （work） on her farm．
Grandma Moses was crazy （64）aboutpainting soon after she picked it up and worked hard at it．She painted（65）carefully（careful） and her works were nice．She first painted only to please herself，（66）and then began to sell her works to make a little money．In 1993，a （67）collector（collect），Louis Caldor，happened to see several of Grandma Moses'works hanging in a shop．He liked （68）them（it），bought them at once，and set out to look for more．Caldor （69）held （hold） a show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses to other artists．Grandma Moses，（70）whowas world-famous，died on December 13，1961，at the age of 101．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：書面表達

18．假定你是李華，你在某英文網(wǎng)站看到一個關于"Food & Culture"的征文活動．請根據(jù)下表內(nèi)容提示寫一篇短文．
中國餃子與文化
歷史大約1，500年
文化習俗新年食物，家庭團聚，好運象征
做法蒸、煎、煮等
注意：
1．詞數(shù)120左右，題目已為你寫好；
2．可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫．
Chinese Dumplings and Culture．
Chinese dumplings or jiaozi，mainly with meat and vegetable fillings，is a traditional Chinese food，which dates back to about 1，500 years ago．（高分句型一）China has been perfecting the art of dumpling making since the Ming Dynasty．
As the Spring Festival marks the start of a new year，people choose to eat jiaozi to express their wishes for good fortune，so it is part of the Chinese culture．（高分句型二）Traditionally，family members get together to make dumplings on New Year's Eve．Making dumplings is really teamwork to create harmonious family atmosphere．Ways of cooking Chinese dumplings vary from place to place．Generally，they are steamed，boiled or pan-fried．Some are served dry with vinegar while others in soup．
As for details of Chinese dumplings and culture，it's well worth exploring．（高分句型三）．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：填空題

5．A television series is fast gaining its word-of-mouth （61）popularity（popular） among not only Chinese households but also some foreigners．The drama，（62）called（call） In the Name of the People，offers viewers，（63）particularly（particular） foreigners，an opportunity to better understand China's politics and culture and also the nations'iron-fist resolve in the fight （64）againstcorruption（腐敗）among the country's officials．The drama is （65）aneffort rarely seen in recent memory that carries the anti-corruption topic onto mainstream television．Before that，the discussion of this topic was widespread （66）butmostly remains private in Chinese society．
"I was quite（67）impressed（impress）by the jaw-dropping scene（68）wherethe cash hidden on a giant wall was found in a low-level official's house．It is a bribe（行賄）he's accepted which is worth 230 million yuan （about 33 million U．S．dollars"，said Eric Ivarsen from Norway，a master's student （69）majoring（major）in the public management and social development at the University of Chinese Academy of Science．
"My subject has a very high requirement of knowledge about Chinese politics and culture．After watching the drama，I（70）better（well）understand China's political terms，for example，seats order according to official rankings，languages being used in a meeting，which is quite different from my country，"lvarsen added．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

11．Scientists study the natural world by using"scientific method"．When a scientist observes some phenomenon in nature，he develops an idea，called a theory or hypothesis （假設），about what is happening．Then he does an experiment to test his theory．If the results are as expected，then the experiment proves the hypothesis which makes it more likely that the theory is correct．If the experiment fails and the results are not as expected，then the scientist must come up with a new theory that he can test．
   In ancient times great thinkers came up with complicated theories to explain nature，but they did not always prove them by experiment．For example，the great Greek thinker Aristotle，had a theory that heavy objects would fall faster than light objects．People believed this until the scientist Galileo performed an experiment and found it was wrong．
    Here's an experiment that you can use to prove or disprove a common-sense theory：
    Step 1：Get an empty bottle with a small neck．A diameter （直徑） of 1/2 inch should be ideal．
    Step 2：Cut a sheet of paper to a square 5 inches on each si de．
    Step 3：Crumple （壓皺） the paper into a tight wad （塊狀物）．
    Step 4：Lay the bottle on its side and place the paper so it lies loosely in the neck of the bottle．
    Construct a theory about what will happen if you put your mouth about a half inch from the neck of the bottle and blow hard towards it．A common-sense theory might be that the wad would be blown into the bottle by the force of the breath．Now do your experiment to see what really happens．
    If your theory was that the wad would be blown by the force of the air into the bottle，the experiment gave you unexpected results．In most cases the wad is blown out of the neck of the bottle in the opposite direction．A new theory might be that the air being blown into the bottle creates a whirlwind （旋風） of air currents （氣流） in the closed space which push the wad out．
29．The writer mentions Aristotle's theory to showD．
A．he was a greater thinker in ancient times
B．he was less successful than Galileo
C．objects of different weights fall at the same speed
D．experiments are necessary to support theories
30．According to the passage，what is not required in the four-step experiment？A
A．A pair of scissors．
B．A piece of paper．
C．A bottle．
D．A strong breath．
31．What's the best title for the passage？D
A．Come to Nature with Scientists          
B．Make up a New Theory
C．Experiment with Breath in a Bottle      
D．Watch Out for Common Sense．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：填空題

12．Zhangjiajie is already home to the world's longest and tallest glass bridge，but now architects have gone much （61）further（far）．
Two worldfamous architects，who won a design （62）competition（compete），have designed a transparent footbridge．It （63）is expected（expect） that it will cost over￡4 million （64）to build（build）．
The bridge will be made up of two layers，so there are some options for nervous visitors．The upper level that connects the two rock faces is in （65）the shape of a disk and doesn't have a seethrough floor．A winding black stone path leads fearless explorers from one peak to the other．Surrounding the path （66）is （be） a layer of water two centimetres thick，which is sprayed onto the path every seven minutes （67）byspecial equipment creating a temporary cloud and mist．
However，the lower level is where things start to get really （68）frightening（frighten）．The floor is 100per cent glass，（69）allowing （allow） brave visitors to look at the valley below．As well as walking across the hairraising bridge you can also sleep in one of three pavilions（樓閣），all of （70）which offer incredible views．

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習冊答案