高考英语一轮复习限时阅读训练11 3页

‎2019届高考英语一轮复习限时阅读训练11‎ A Who’s in control of your life? Who is pulling your string? For the majority of us, it’s other people—society, colleagues, friends, family or our religious community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry(模仿), their passions a quotation.”‎ So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix (一剂毒品). We worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.‎ But, just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom—the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think. People have their own agenda, and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process. ‎ So how can we take back control? I think there’s only one way—make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values---not values imposed（强加）from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic, effective, purposeful and happy life.‎ ‎48. What Oscar Wilde says implies that _____________.‎ A. we have thoughts similar to those of others B. most people have a variety of thoughts C. most people’s thoughts are controlled by others D. other people’s thoughts are more important ‎ ‎49. What does the author try to argue in the third paragraph ?‎ A. We may lose ourselves to please others.‎ B. Changing opinions may cost us our freedom. ‎ C. We need to pay for what we want to get.‎ D. The price of taking drugs is freedom.‎ ‎50. In order to live a happy, effective and purposeful life, we should _________.‎ A. care about others’ opinions and change opinions all the time B. guide ourselves by means of values from the outside C. persuade others to accept our opinions ‎ D. stick to our own values ‎51. It can be concluded from the passage that __________.‎ A. we shouldn’t care what others think B. it’s better to do what we like C. we shouldn't change our own opinions D. it’s important to accept others’ opinions B An old problem is getting new attention in the United States—bullying．Recent cases included the tragic case of a fifteen-year-old girl whose family moved from Ireland．She hanged herself in Massachusetts in January following months of bullying．Her parents criticized her school for failing to protect her．Officials have brought criminal charges against several teenagers．‎ Judy Kuczynski is president of an anti-bullying group called Bully Police USA．Her daughter Tina was the victim of severe bullying starting in middle school in the state of Minnesota．Her said, “Our daughter was a very outgoing child．She was a bubbly personality, very involved in all kinds of things, had lots of friends．And over a period of time her grades fell completely．She started having health issues．She couldn't sleep．She wasn't eating．She had terrible stomach pains．She started clenching(咬紧) her jaw and grinding(磨,咬牙) her teeth at night．She didn't want to go to school.”‎ Bullying is defined as negative behavior repeated over time against the same person． It can involve physical violence．Or it can be verbal — for example, insults or threats．Spreading lies about someone or excluding a person from a group is known as social or relational bullying．‎ And now there is cyber bullying, which uses the Internet, e-mail or text messages．It has easy appeal for the bully because it does not involve face-to-face contact and it can be done at any time．‎ The first serious research studies into bullying were done in Norway in the late 1970s．The latest government study in the United States was released last year．It found that about one-third of students aged twelve to eighteen were bullied at school．‎ Susan Sweater is a psychologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and co-director of the Bullying Research Network．She says schools should treat bullying as a mental health problem to get bullies and victims the help they need．She says bullying is connected to depression, anxiety and anti-social behavior, and bullies are often victims themselves．‎ ‎52. Which of the following is NOT bullying?‎ ‎ A．To beat someone repeatedly． B．To call someone names．‎ ‎ C．To isolate someone from friends． D．To refuse to help someone in need．‎ ‎53. Why is cyber bullying appealing to the bully?‎ ‎ A．Because it can involve more people． B．Because it can create worse effects．‎ ‎ C．Because it is more convenient． D．Because it can avoid cheating．‎ ‎54. According to Susan Sweater, ．‎ ‎ A．bullies are anti-social B．bullies should give victims help ‎ C．students are not equally treated D．bullies themselves also need help ‎55. Which of the following can be the best title of the text?‎ ‎ A．How to wipe out bullying in schools.‎ ‎ B．Bullying has a negative influence on students in US.‎ ‎ C．Cyber bullying-Taking Off in Schools.‎ ‎ D．Girl's suicide in US brings fresh attention to bullying. ‎ ‎48-51 CADA 52-55 DCDD