阅读理解+七选五限时组合练4(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解AAgoodbookisindeedthebestfriendofaperson.Thesamegoesforhigh-profileCEOsofworldrecognizedcompaniesaswell.Let’shavealookatthefavoritebooksofsomeoftheworld-famousCEOs.AppleCEO—TimCook,CompetingagainstTimebyGeorgeStalkJr.andThomasM.HoutThisbookisbasedon10yearsofvaluableresearchdonebytheauthors.Ittalksabouthownewconceptsofmanagingtimeinnewproductdevelopment,productionandsalesprovidecompanieswiththeadvantagestosucceedinthishighlycompetitive①world.MicrosoftCEO(Former)—BillGates,TheCatcherintheRyebyJ.D.SalingerAfewthemesexploredinthenovelarerebellion(叛逆),anxietyandconfusion.Ittellsthatyoungpeoplearealittleconfused,butcanbesmartaboutthingsandseethingsthatadultsdon’treallysee.Gatessaid,“Ididn’tactuallyreadTheCatcherintheRyeuntilIwas13,andeversincethenI’vesaidthat’smyfavoritebook.”OracleCEO—LarryEllison,NapoleonbyVincentCroninThisbookisconsideredbyfarthebestbiographyeverwrittenonNapoleonBonaparte.Ellisonsaid,“It’sinterestingtoreadabouthimforacoupleofreasons:toseewhatanordinarymancandowithhislifeandtoseehowhistorycandistort(歪曲)thetruthentirely.”OWECEO—OprahWinfrey,ToKillaMockingbirdbyHarperLeeThisbooktalksabouthowalittlegirlobservesthepeoplearoundher.Winfreysaid,“Ireaditineighthorninthgrade,andIwastryingtorecommendthebooktootherkids.SoitmakessensetomethatnowIhaveabookclub,becauseIhavebeendoingthatprobablysinceIreadthisbook.”1.WhatisthethemeofCompetingAgainstTime?A.Howtoincreaseproduction.B.Howtoimproveefficiency.C.Howtoenrichexperience.D.Howtosaveenergy.2.Whichbookmaybechosenbyparentstolearnaboutrebelliouskids?A.CompetingagainstTime.B.TheCatcherintheRye.C.Napoleon.D.ToKillaMockingbird.3.WhatcanbeinferredfromWinfrey’swords?A.Shelovedreadingwhenyoung.B.Shereadthebookwithotherkids.C.Thebookhasaninfluenceonhercareer.D.Thebookisaboutagirl’sthoughts.BItcanbearealstruggletryingtolearnanewlanguage.Ihadalwaysenjoyedlearninglanguagesinschool,butonlyrecentlydidIstartlearningGerman.IfoundthatIcouldunderstandandlearnindividualwordseasily,butwhenitcametoliterature,Ireallystruggled.Thatwaswhenmytutoratuniversitysuggestedreadingsomechildren’sbooksprintedinthetargetlanguage.Atfirst,Ifeltabitsillygoingonahuntfor②abookdesignedforsomeonehalfmyage,butthenIrealisedthateveryonehadtostartsomewhere.Aschildren,wearegiventhesebasictextstofamiliarise③ourbrainswithcertainvocabularyandwritingstructures,andfromthere,wecanlearnanddevelop.IstartedwithbookswhicharetaughttousaschildrenintheUK.ImanagedtofindOliverTwistbyCharlesDickensandJamesandtheGiantPeachbyRoaldDahl.Thebeautyofreadingbooksthatwereintroducedtoyouasachildisthatyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththeplot.Asaresult,youcanworkoutsomeofthedefinitionsofwordswithyourpriorknowledgeofthestory.Atfirst,Iusedtoreadwiththebookinonehandandadictionaryintheother,butthismethoddidnotworkwellforme.ThemethodIwouldrecommendistoreadachapterofyourchosenchildren’sbookandattheendofthatchapter,highlightthewordsyoudonotknowandthenlookupthedefinitions.Ifyoucanwaitabitbeforeyouuseadictionary,youmaybesurprisedwhatyoucangetmerelyfromthecontextofthesentenceinthestory.Additionally,alotofchildren’sbookshavepictureswhichmaygiveyouaclueastowhatortowhomthepassageisreferring.4.Whywastheauthoradvisedtoreadchildren’sbooks?A.Becauseshewasweakinreadinggreatworks.B.Becauseshewasslowtolearnalanguage.C.Becauseshelikedchildren...
