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(5月集训)天津市宁河县高考英语阅读理解训练(9)(含解析)VIP免费

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天津市宁河县2014高考英语阅读理解训练(9)及答案(解析)阅读理解-Just25yearsago,thetopthreecareerhopesforyoungpeopleinBritainwereteacher,bankeranddoctor.Now,theywanttobesportsstar,popstarandactor,accordingtosurveybytheGuardiannewspaper.Rachel,acharacterinthepopularTVshowGlee,maybesaidtospeakforBritishteenagers.“Nowadaysbeingnobodyisworsethanbeingpoor.”Hesaid.EmmaBrockes,areporterwiththeGuardian,believesitis“thebadinfluenceofcelebrity(名人)culture”thatistoblame.“Whenchildrenwantedtobedoctor,itwasn’tbecausetheywerereallymoreinterestedinthefunctionsofhumanorgansthantheyarenow;yougowheretherespectis.”Shewrote.Itcouldexplainwhytherehasbeensuchanincreaseinlevelsofanxietyanddepression.DrCarloStrenger,ofTelAvivUniversity,studiedthesenseofselfforhisnewbookTheFearofInsignificance:SearchingforMeaninginthe21stCentury.HetoldtheDailyMailthatyoungpeoplenoware“affectedbythecloseconnectiontotheglobalentertainmentnetwork,whichhasturnedrankingandratingpeopleaccordingtowealthandcelebrityintoanobsession(痴迷).”“Ashumans,wenaturallymeasureourselvestothosearoundus,butnowweliveinaglobalvillage.Wearecomparingourselveswiththemost‘important’peopleintheworldandfindingourselveswanting,”hesaid.Today,evenhighachieversconstantlyfearthattheyareinsignificantwhentheycomparethemselvestosuccessstoriesinthemedia.Thewayout?Simplystopmeasuringyourachievementthroughafantasyofwealthandcelebrity.DrStrengersaidthatitisaprocesscalled“activeself-acceptancethroughaconstantsearchforself-knowledgethroughlife.”“Thefearofinsignificancecanonlybeovercomethroughstrongindividualandculturalidentityoverandabovemeasurableachievement,”hesaid.11.Nowadays,youngpeopleinBritainhavedifferentcareerhopesbecausetheywantto.A.choosejobsbasedoninterestsB.becomefamousC.beteachers,bankersanddoctorsD.earnmoremoney12.AccordingtoEmmaBrockes,whatcausestheincreasinglevelofanxiety?A.Choicesoffuturecareers.B.Accesstotheglobalnetwork.C.Badinfluencesofcelebrities.D.Endlesscomparisonwithothers.13.WhichofthefollowingisTrueofDrCarloStrenger?A.Heisanewspaperreporter.B.Heisthespokesmanofteenagers.C.HetellssuccessstoriesonTV.D.Heisagainstrankingpeoplewithwealth.14.DrCarloStrengersuggeststhatyoungpeopleshould.A.seekactiveself-acceptanceB.sticktotheirowndreamsC.makegreatachievementsD.searchforthesecretofwealth15.Thetextismainlywrittento.A.talkaboutjobchoicesB.analyzeasocialphenomenonC.encouragecelebritycultureD.introducethreefamouspeople【参考答案】11—15、BCDAB阅读理解Angeratthepracticeofdemandingdowries,whichcanleadtoviolenceagainstbrides,haspromptedatakeoffof“AngryBirds”called“AngryBrides”thataimstohighlighttheillegalpracticestillprevalentinmanySouthAsiancountries.Dowries-suchasjewelry,clothes,carsandmoney-aretraditionallygivenbythebride’sfamilytothegroomandhisparentstoensuresheistakencareofinhernewhome.Thecustomwasoutlawedmorethanfivedecadesago.Butitisstillwidelypracticed,withthegroom’sfamilydemandingevenmoremoneyaftermarriage,leadingtomentalandphysicalannoyancethatcandrivethewomantosuicide.“TheAngryBridesgameisourwayofthrowingaspotlightonthenuisance(陋习)ofdowry.”saidRamBhamidi,seniorvicepresidentandheadofonlinemarketingforShaadi.com,amatrimonial(婚姻的)websitewithtwomillionmembers.“Accordingtoa2007study,thereisadowry-relateddeatheveryfourhoursinIndia,Wecondemnthisandhaveconsistentlyruncampaignsonsocialmediatohelpcreateawarenes...

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