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山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集（十九）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。ATwenty Things You Should Do in This LifetimeWhen I was a young boy, my grandmother always asked me the question, What is it you want? Id give the age-appropriate answer whether it was candy at age five, a bicycle at age twelve, or ,not answering dumb questions when I was fifteenShe always listened carefully, and then asked, What is it that you really want? I hated when she did that because it made me thinkand thinking was painful Invariably what I really wanted was different than what Id originally asked forHer final question was always the sameWhat price are you willing to pay, in order to get that?When I was sixteen, she increased the complexity of the taskShe asked, What are twenty things you should do in this lifetime? Each year, on Thanksgiving, she made me rewrite the list adjusting it as my maturity and wisdom grewFor twenty-eight years, I gave her my list before I ate her turkey dinnerI was never able to give her the twenty-nineShe died two days before ThanksgivingHowever, I think she would have been proud of how shed helped me grow, from the five-year-old who just wanted candy to this end result of twenty-nine years of refinement:No 1To leave the world a bit better by my having been hereNo 2To love unconditionallyNo 3To dream big dreams and be willing to pay the price to make them come trueNo 4To visit the Lincoln Memorial Hall at dawnNo 5To earn the affection of childrenNo 6To hike and raft the Grand CanyonNo 7To find out what Im good at, and give it back to the worldNo 8To watch a sunset on a tropical isleNo 9To earn the respect of intelligent peopleNo 10To leam my family history and visit the homelandNo 11To drive and bike across the countryNo 12To help a stranger in needNo 13To make something that is still standing when I dieNo 14To play a game for more than I can afford to loseNo 15To meditate and pray dailyNo 16To do something others said was impossibleNo 17To walk beaches under a full moon at midnightNo 18To take a stand on something and not back down under pressureNo 19To never lose childlike enthusiasmNo 20To swim naked under waterfallsWhats on your list?1In his teens, what did the writer hate?AThinking BStudying CHaving candies DRiding a bicycle.2According to the 20 things in the list, which of the following CANNOT be used to describe the writer?AHe loves nature so much BHe is willing to help othersCHe doesnt like anything challenging DHe will try his best to achieve his ambition3It may be interred from this passage that the writers grandmother_Awas curious about everything the writer didBused her own way to help the writer growCdied on Thanksgiving DayDrewrote the list for the writer each yearBIt is 4 oclock in the early morningEverything but the computing room on the campus of the university appears as quiet and misty as the mysterious hellIn the computing room, 30 students with sleepy eyes, sit still at their desk, beating the dirty and worn keysStaring at the colorful screen, they tap continuously for hoursFor the other parts in the world, it might be in the middle of the night, nevertheless here time represents nothingIt is an entirely enclosed fieldThese young computer hackers are tracing a sort of stimulus, a drive so exciting and absorbing that it ignores nearly anything else in their lives and becomes the focus of their beingThey are addicted computer programmersSome of these students have been glued to the console （电子设备的操纵台） for no less than twenty hours even with no break for meals or restSome have been sleeping on sofas and chairs in the computing room, trying to struggle for a few moments rest but hating to get too far away from their addicted machinesIt is not necessary for most of these students to be at the computing room in the middle of the nightWhat they are working belong to no assignmentsThey remain there because they desire to bethey can not resist the attraction of the computersFurthermore, they are in groups instead of being aloneThere are hackers at computing rooms all over the countryIn the unimaginable way, they focus on nothing but computerThey escape from schooling and live beyond friendship; they might have difficulty being employed, choosing to travel from one computing room to anotherThey may even abandon personal healthThere is one hacker in my memoryWe actually had to lift him away from his chair to feed him and arrange him to rest and sleepWe truly worried about his health, says a computing science professor at California UniversityProfessors of computer science are nowadays paying more attention to this hacker phenomenon and are on the watch for future hackers and more and more severe computer addictsThey believe firmly that hackers are not simply resulted from the close relationship with a machineIt is the result of social relationship with the attractive thinking machines, which are becoming nearly universal4We can learn from the passage that those at the computing room in the middle of the night are .Astudents working on a programBstudents using computers to amuse themselvesChard-working computer science majorsDstudents deeply fascinated by the computer5Which of the following is NOT true of those young computer hackers?AMost of them are top students majoring in computer programmingBFor them, computer programming is the only purpose for their lifeCThey can stay with the computer at the computing room for nearly two daysDTheir love for the computer is so deep that they want to be near their machines even when they sleep6It can be reasonably inferred from the passage that _Athe hacker phenomenon exists only at university computing roomsBit is not very easy for the hackers to find friends or jobsCuniversity computing rooms are expecting outstanding programmers out of the hackersDthe hacker phenomenon is partly due to the lack of the computing rooms7According to professors of computer science, the hacker phenomenon can be described as .Apositive Bdisgusting Cworrying Dadmiring8Which of the following may be the most appropriate title for the passage?AThe Charm of Computer Science BA New Type of Electronic ToysCFuture Computer Programmers DComputer AddictsCSuggestions for Your WorkAnnie is a longtime secretary/receptionist for two senior vice presidents at a big companyThey have been doing a lot of hiring lately, and almost all of the new middle-management personnel have been interviewed by one or the other of Annies two bosses, so naturally they come through her office firstSome of these people are unbelievably rudeEither they treat Annie like a piece of furniture （no hello, no smile） or they think she is their errand （差使） girlLately, Annies two bosses have started asking her for her impressions of job candidatesSo far this week, two have been discourteous（失礼的）, so Annie gave both the thumbs-downNeither is called back for the next round of interviewsIf you are job hunting, its necessary to be aware that the dummy at the reception desk may be anything but not just a secretarySuggestions to Job HuntersAccording to Annie Stevens and Greg Gostanian, two partners at a Boston-based executive coaching firm called Clear Rock, its not unusual these days for a hiring manager to ask everyone who meets a potential new hire to give an opinion of him or her One of the biggest reasons why so many new managers fail in a new job is their inability to fit in and get along with the people who are already there, says StevensSo employers now want to get staffs impressions right at the startAdds Gostanian: A lot can be learned from how candidates treat receptionistsIf the jobseeker is rude or proud, this might show how he or she would treat coworkersStevens and Gostanian offer the following tips for getting off to the right start:Introduce yourself to any other potential new colleagueSmile, shake hands, and so onLearning and remembering an interviewers receptionists name can only help as you advance in the interviewing process, Stevens notesDont regard a receptionist or other assistant as an underling （部下）at least, not as your own personal underlingAlways ask the interviewer if you need help from anyone else in the office where youre interviewing, instead of seeking this directly yourself, says GostanianFeel free to make small talk, but know that anything you say may well get back to the interviewer No matter how endless the hike from the parking lot, or how inconvenient the wait to see the interviewer, keep it to yourselfPlenty of time for complaining after youre hired Gostanian advisesDont talk on your cell phone in front of the receptionistIf you have to make or take a call, leave the reception areaHow to Measure Your WorkAny job, like any relationship, has its difficult momentsAnd with the job market heating up, the temptations to change partners are growingAs with any relationship, however, you really should assess the full value of what youve got before giving it up wholesaleRegardless of the main task of a jobtrading, teaching, or cleaning hotel roomsare there objective criteria that you can use to measure whether your job is wonderful or not?In the book First, Break All the Rules: What the Worlds Greatest Managers Do Differently, experts Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman offer, in the order of importance, a useful guide in the form of 12 questions:Do I know whats expected of me at work?Do I have the materials and equipment I need to do my work right?At work, do I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day?In the last 7 days, have I received recognition or praise for doing good work?Does my boss, or someone at work, seem to care about me as a person?Is there someone at work who encourages my development?At work, do my opinions seem to count?Does the mission/purpose of my company make me feel my job is important?Are my coworkers committed to doing quality work?Do I have a best friend at work?In the last six months, has someone at work talked to me about my progress?This last year, have I had opportunities at work to learn and to grow?Satisfaction with pay and benefits didnt make the list not because theyre not important, Coffman said; but because theyre important to all employees, whether theyre engaged in their work or notOf course, job satisfaction isnt a one-way street with a department either meeting your needs or notIn order to answer the 12 questions honestly, you need to know what it is that makes you tick and not blindly blame your department for any job dissatisfactionDo you know what it is you like to do and what you do best? What kind of recognition do you like? Public or private? What are your values and do they square with your companys goals? How do you like a manager to relate to you?Otherwise, your career, like a string of bad relationships, can become a case of different partners, the same problem9Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AWhen you go to a company for an interview, there is no need to care the feelings of the receptionistsBAccording to Annie Stevens, many new managers fail in a new job because they cannot get along with their coworkersCIf you want to get off to the right start, you should treat the receptionists as your underlingsDIf you fail to say thank you to the receptionists, they will surely have negative impressions of you10What does the underlined word thumbs-down （Para2） probably mean?Anegative comment Bfair comment Cpositive comment Dneutral comment11If you want to give up a job wholesale, you should _Aevaluate what you have got from it Btalk about your progressCcomplain about any job dissatisfaction Dconsult with your family12When you are measuring your work, you should consider _Aif you are engaged in your workBif you give your opinions properlyCif you are praised for doing well in your jobDif your best friend support you in your work13The question about satisfaction with pay and benefits is not included in the 12 questions because .Ait is not important at allBit is a one-way street to meet all the employees needsCit doesnt square with the companys goals Dits important to all employees, whether they are engaged in their work or not14Which of the following questions is the least important to measure whether your job is wonderful or not?AAt work, do I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day?BIn the last 7 days, have I received recognition or praise for doing good work?CIs there someone at work who encourages my development?DDo I have a best friend at work?DPete Richards was the loneliest man in town on the day that little Jean Grace opened the door of his shopPetes grandfather had owned the shop until his deathThen the shop became PetesThe front window was full of beautiful old things: jewelry of a hundred years ago, gold and silver boxes, carved figures from China and Japan and other nationsOn this winter afternoon, a child stood there, her face close to the windowWith large and serious eyes, she studied each piece in the windowThen, looking pleased, she stepped back from the window and went into the shopPete himself stood behind the counterHis eyes were cold as he looked at the small girl Please, she began, would you let me look at the pretty string of blue beads in the window? Pete took the string of blue beads from the windowThe beads were beautiful against his hand as he held the necklace up for her to seeThey are just right, said the child as though she were alone with the beadsWill you wrap them up in pretty paper for me, please? Ive been looking for a really wonderful Christmas present for my sisterHow much money do you have? asked PeteShe put a handful of pennies on the counterThis is all I have, she explained simplyIve been saving the money for my sisters presentPete looked at her, his eyes thoughtfulThen he carefully closed his hand over the price mark on the necklace so that she could not see itHow could he tell her the price? The happy look in her big blue eyes struck him like the pain of an old woundJust a minute, he said and went to the back of the shopWhats your name? he called outHe was very busy about somethingJean Grace, answered the childWhen Pete returned