高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解专题编习题(二)1

入舵市安恙阳光实验学校浙江2017高考英语阅读理解九月选练（二）【2016高考模拟题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Itzhak Perlman was born in Tel Aviv, in what was then Palestine, in nineteen-forty five. Today he lives in New York City. But his music has made him a citizen of the world. He has played in almost every major city.He has won many Grammy awards for his recordings. He has also won Emmy awards for his work on television.Itzhak Perlman suffered from polio （脑灰质炎）at the age of four. The disease damaged his legs. He uses a wheelchair or walks with the aid of crutches on his arms.But none of this stopped him from playing the violin. He began as a young child. He took his first lessons at the Music Academy of Tel Aviv. Very quickly, his teachers recognized that he had a special gift.At thirteen he went to the United Sates to appear on television. His playing earned him the financial aid to attend the Juilliard School in New York.In nineteen sixty-four Itzhak Perlman won the Leventritt Competition in that city. His international fame had begun.His music is full of power and strength. It can be sad or joyful, loud or soft. But critics say it is not the music alone that makes his playing so special. They say he is able to communicate the joy he feels in playing, and the emotions that great music can deliver.Anyone who has attended a performance by Itzhak Perlman will tell you that it is exciting to watch him play. His face changes as the music from his violin changes.He looks sad when the music seems sad. He smiles and closes his eyes when the music is light and happy. He often looks dark and threatening when the music seems dark and threatening.In nineteen-eighty six, President Ronald Reagan honored Itzhak Perlman with a Medal of Liberty. In two-thousand, President Bill Clinton awarded him the National Medal of Arts. Several major universities have awarded him honors. He continues to receive honors for his music.1. According to the passage, we know Itzhak Perlman___________.A. is 60 years old todayB. was born in New York CityC. was a rich citizen of the worldD. has some achievement inmusic2. Despite the disease, none of this stopped Itzhak Perlman andhe_________.A. took his first lessons at the Music Academy of New YorkB. appear on television for the first time in New York.C. got the financial aid to continue his study of musicD. won the Leventritt Competition in his nineties3. When the music seems dark，Itzhak Perlman often looks _______.A. darkB. sadC. happyD. light4. We can infer from the passage Ronald Reagan must be president of __________.A. PalestineB. GermanyC. the USAD. England这是一篇记叙文。

入舵市安恙阳光实验学校湖南2017高考英语阅读理解一轮基础选编题阅读理解。

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On Friday June 21st，2013，the folks at the annual Sonoma County Fair in California celebrated the 25th anniversary of a rather unusual contest—one that crowns the “World's Ugliest Dog”！ And while in most settings a title like this would be considered insulting (无礼的) here，it is liked by both the dog owners who come from all over the world and the visitors that come to cheer the contestants.To mark this special anniversary，this year's fair that was themed “Dog Days of Summer” featured among other things，including an exhibit featuring the contestants and winners from the last 25 years.As for the winner? Unlike last year，when he had flown in all the way from London，England，this year's title winner was Chico，California resident Walle，who beat out 29 other equally “ugly contestants”. The refreshing part was that Walle，who happened to be a last minute entrant(参赛者)，is not a nearly hairless，Chinese Crested Chihuahua or a mix of both breeds，which have been dominating the contest for many years now. Instead，he is a mutt mix—part beagle，part basset and part boxer.The four－year－old impressed the judges with his giant head and humped back. As one of them put it，he looked as though he had been photoshopped with pieces from various dogs and maybe a few other animals. It exactly represents the kind of natural “ugliness” they were looking for!Along with the title，the first time entrant received a cash prize of $1，500 as well as scheduled appearances on NBC's weekend Today on Sunday，the Today Show on Monday and the Jimmy Kimmel Show on Wednesday.Though the competition may seem unbelievable to some people，it is held just for fun and organized by an animal psychiatrist who not only vets the dogs before they enter the competition to ensure they are healthy，but also has a “pet” talk with them to ensure they are also happy. It is also important to remember all the contestants come from homes where they are loved because of their rather unusual looks. After all，beauty is in the eye of the beholder!【解题导语】在6月21日举行的世界上最丑的狗的比赛上，一条三个品种的杂交狗赢得了“世界上最丑的狗”这个头衔。

入舵市安恙阳光实验学校黑龙江2017高考英语一轮阅读理解编选（二）完形填空。

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Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more anxious, waiting for the final school bell. Upon its 1 everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except DavidDavid was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often wondered what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so 2 for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David 3. I can still remember he was always 4 a smile and willing to help. He always stayed after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He 5 just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly head for homeWeeks passed and the 6 over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of school before the holiday break. I smiled in 7 as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David quietly standing by my desk.“I have something for yo u.” he said and 8 from behind his back a small box. 9 it to me, he said anxious ly, “Open i t.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my surprise saw nothing. I looked at David‘s smiling face a nd back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s 10 .”“Oh no it isn’t” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”Tears filled my eyes 11I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given attention to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning 12 the little empty box set on my desk.1. A. warning B. ringing C. calling D.yelling2. A. modestly B. naturally C. inaccurately D. inappropriately3. A. popular B. upset C. special D. funny4. A. expressing B. delivering C. wearing D. sharing5. A. would B. should C. might D. could6. A. argument B. excitement C. movement D. judgment7. A. relief B. return C. vain D. control8. A. searched B. found C. raised D.pulled9. A. Holding B. Handing C. Sending D.Leaving10. A. cheap B. empty C. useless D. improper11. A. as B. until C. because D.though12. A. from B. behind C. over D. towards 【参考答案】 1-5BDCCA 6-10 BADBB 11-12 AB阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

入舵市安恙阳光实验学校江苏2017高考英语一轮阅读理解训练2016高考模拟题。

阅读理解。

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Death Valley is a land of beautiful yet dangerous extremes．Death Valley can be dangerously cold during the winter months． Storms in the mountains can produce sudden flooding on the floor of the Valley．The air temperature during the summer has been as high as fifty- seven degrees Celsius． The sun can heat the ground so that the temperature of the rocks and soil can be as high as seventy -four degrees Celsius. Death Valley contains evidence of several ancient volcanoes that caused huge explosions． Evidence of one of these explosions is called Ubehebe Crater． The explosion left a huge hole in the ground almost a kilometer and a half wide． In many areas of Death Valley it is easy to see where the ground has been pushed up violently by movement deep in the Earth． This movement has created unusual and beautiful rock formations． Some are red． Others are dark brown, gray, yellow or black．The area was named by a woman in 1849． Thousands of people from other parts of the country traveled Lo the gold mining areas in California． They Were in a hurry to get there before other people did．One group trying to reach California decided to take a path called the Old Spanish Trail． By December they had reached Death Valley．They did not have to survive the terrible heat of summer, hut there was still an extreme lack of water．There were few plants for their work animals to eat．The people could not find a pass through the call mountains to the west of the Valley, Slowly, they began co suffer from a lack of food．To survive, they killed their work animals for food and began to walk out of the Valley． As they left, one Woman looked back and said, "Good -bye, death valley．” The na me has never been changed．Almost everyone who visits Death Valley visits a huge house called Scotty' s Castle．The building design is Spanish, with high thick walls to provide protection from the fierce heat．The castle is named for Walter Scott , called Scotty． by his friends． He was a gold miner．He told everyone that he built the house with money he made from his gold mine, Many people believed him．But it was not really the truth．1．The first two paragraphs discuss Death Valley' s ． A． geography B． climateC． location D． Size2．The woman who named Death Valley intended to ．plants for animalsC．experience the terrible heat of summer D．look for gold inCalifornia3．If the passage continues, it will be about .A．the truth about Scotty's Castle B．why Spanish builtthe castleC．when the castle was built D．where the castle lies in1.B段落大意题。

20XX届高考英语一轮复习全方位配套训练人教版必修一Unit 1Friendship阅读理解2第Ⅱ组AFacebook means never having to say goodbye.The social media website has earned a reputation for reconnecting old st week，a guy whom I hadn’t seen since my bachelor party five years ago sent me a friend request.I accepted and waited for “Easy E” to send me a greeting of some kind.He had sought me out，after all.I learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son.However，I’m pretty sure we won’t ever write wall-to-wall，let alone e-mail each other.But he’ll remain a friend of online until one of us makes a point of removing the other from his official list.My pool of friends consists of family members，college buddies，co-workers from past and present，and friends of friends.There are 35 in all.If I spent some time uploading old e-mail addresses，I’m confident that I could increase my friend count actually.A person could make a mission out of reconnecting with childhood friends，former classmates，distant cousins,and those one would like to get to know better.And some people can even handle hundreds of on-screen relationships，keeping up with the daily happenings of their small army of companions.After all，there are worse fates than having too many friends.Thanks to e-mail，the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a friendship must come to a close.But even with e-mail，people will lose touch if one or both parties stop writing back.That’s normal.People move from school to school，job to job，city to city.You never have to feel guilty for breaking away.Every day，the masterminds of Web 2.0 find new ways of making human communication easier.However，convenience can be a crutch(拐杖).Some things shouldn’t be simplified.When it comes to friendship，there can be no shortcuts.1.According to Paragraph 1，the website is famous because.A.it has an interesting name of “Facebook”B.it helps people get in touch with old friendsC.it can send people a greeting of some kindD.it reminds people of events in the past2.From the second paragraph we can learn that the writer.A.would write to the friend quite oftenB.asked the friend to e-mail himC.did get some information about the friendD.would keep in touch with the friend forever3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.There are 35 people in the author’s list of friends right now.B.The author communicates with all the 35 friends by e-mails.C.The list of 35 friends doesn’t include the old e-mail addresses.D.It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count.4.What does the writer mean by saying “However，convenience can be a crutch（拐杖）.”？A.The masterminds of Web 2.0 also sell crutches online.B.Taking a crutch is a new way of making friends online.C.Convenience is dangerous for human communication.D.Convenience is not really good for human communication.5.What does the author think of the convenience of communicating online?A.The technology could not keep true friendship forever.B.The social website of Facebook means nothing at all.C.There will be no ways of making real friends online.D.People will not lose friends with the help of the Facebook.【语篇解读】网络使人们的交流更加简单方便，然而这些简便的方式也往往使真正的友谊不能长久。

入舵市安恙阳光实验学校湖南2017高考英语阅读理解一轮选练（一）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。

October 21 was a very dark day in Texas.Not only did Hurricane Hanna destroy homes, but also it caused the largest business damage in Texas's history.The worst thing is that Hanna's destructive force nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines.According to Center Point Energy, Hurricane Hanna affected 2.15 million customers.Currently, more than 4,000 of them are still in the dark.Crews have worked 16­hour shifts to restore power to residents.Most of Houston seems to be returning to normal.Schools, restaurants, retail stores and gas stations are open.Smiles are back.But harder­hit places, including Galveston, will take much longer to recover.Hundreds of people are still missing, and coastal towns are a mess.Some ruins from storm have drifted south to other beaches in Texas.Several public schools in Galveston are closed due to water damage.Parents are registering kids in other area schools which are scheduled to begin class on November 13.Many school supplies were destroyed.Clara Barton Village is an emergency shelter located at Alamo Elementary School in Galveston, Texas.This is where Paula Reed and her family are staying.Believe it or not, Paula Reed and her family consider this hurricane a blessing.When Paula was a girl, she was an orphan, but was taken in by her stepmother, Antonia Flores.Reed lost contact with Flores and had been trying desperately to locate her for the past few years.Before the hurricane, Reed and her family moved away from Galveston to a San Antonio shelter.There, she reunited with Flores after 30 long years！The moment they saw each other, their lives were changed.1.What's the most serious damage caused by Hurricane Hanna?A.Hundreds of people are still missing.B.A large number of people are homeless.C.Power facilities are severely destroyed.D.Factories are closed and many people jobless.2. It can be inferred that the residents in Houston ________.A.have fully recovered from the disasterB.were the most unlucky people in the disasterC.need a long time to bring their life back to normalD.suffered less from Hanna than people in Galveston3.Kids in public schools in other areas of Houston will have to stay at home for ________.A.at least one monthB.at least three weeksC.two weeks at mostD.nearly half a month4.Paula Reed and her family consider the hurricane a blessing because________.A.they had nothing lost after Hurricane HannaB.they lived a happier life in San Antonio shelterC.Paula was taken good care of in the shelterD.Paula reunited with her stepmother after three decades1．解析：选C 细节理解题。

一轮复习高考英语二模试卷分类汇编阅读理解(含答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解"When someone is rude to you, it can put you in a bad mood. It may even lead you to be rude to someone else, creating a chain of rudeness. In fact, this troubling chain may even be caused by simply seeing someone be rude to another person. You don't even have to be the target of the had behavior," stated a researcher.The researchers worked with 81 persons, with occupations ranging from security to business to medicine, who were asked to complete online surveys over a 10-day period. Participants recorded their moods when they woke up; and in the evening, they described their experiences over the course of that day.Each morning the participants also viewed a short video, describing workplace interaction of some kind. Half of the mornings, the video included some kind of rudeness while the other half had some kind of warm interaction in the workplace. Rudeness was conveyed through various means, including a lack of eye contact or unpleasant language.Participants who watched the rudeness videos reported seeing or experiencing rudeness during the day, and they were also more likely to escape from fellow employees to avoid being the victims of rudeness themselves. They reported their overall work suffered that day as a result. Not all participants were affected by the rudeness videos, however. A few weeks before the study began, the participants completed an evaluation that measured their self-confidence and emotional stability among other things. The participants who scored higher on this evaluation were significantly less likely to be influenced by the rudeness.Consequently, one of the researchers recommended that companies hire managers who can limit exposure to rudeness, provide plenty of positive reinforcement (强化) and build a civil workplace environment. This, in turn, could help employees build their confidence levels and help them better handle workplace rudeness.（1）What is Paragraph 1 intended to show?A. The popularity of rudeness.B. A regular cause of rudeness.C. A new finding about rudeness.D. The common disadvantage of rudeness.（2）Why are the short videos played for the participants?A. To make them spread rudeness.B. To educate them on workplace interaction.C. To expose them to various aspects of rudeness.D. To teach them how to use right body languages.（3）What is the probable effect of watching the videos on some participants?A. Being unwilling to work.B. Poor ability to do their work.C. Serious emotional sufferings.D. Less interaction with others.（4）Who may not be affected by the rudeness videos?A.People positive and kind to themselves.B.People keeping calm in stressful situations.C.People owning confidence in others' ability.D.People participating in the rudeness experiment.【答案】（1）C（2）C（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，研究表明，关于“无礼”行为作为一种“传染性”行为是可以避免的。

入舵市安恙阳光实验学校黑龙江2017高考英语一轮阅读理解编选（2016高考阅读理解）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。

Every day is a gift，and if you look forward to spending each day with happiness，wake up every morning with a positive attitude and enjoy a beautiful day!Set up a daily plan for yourself and ensure that you reserve enough time for your homework.Also，don’t forget to spare some time for play！Stop being lazy and start participating in your life instead of just watching it pass by.Try to do something fun and constructive every day.Read a book，write something interesting in your diary，try a new hobby，spend time with your friends，or just watch your favorite show on television，and you will see how every moment of your day untelevision，and you will see how every moment of your day unfolds.You’ll ac hieve better results，and ultimately greater success.However，every day will not be the way you want it to be.Some days will be good，while some will be bad.You won’t be always happy and smiling.You may come across many challenges.Don’t forget to remind your self to slow down and take care of yourself.In today’s busy lifestyle，it is necessary to relax to bring balance and joy back into your life.So，take charge of your life.Enjoy and appreciate the small things around you.Do a good deed and make others happy.Sometimes，doing something as simple as having a cup of tea with an old friend or a family member，listening to a cheerful song，or just writing down all the things that make you happy could indeed turn your day around!Review and analyze your day before you sleep at night.Reward yourself for completing the set goals and prepare the stage for the next day.This will impact your sleep and overall happiness levels.Plan for the next day，take a good rest，and wake up fresh the next morning!If you are doing the same things every day，step out of your comfort zone and set aside some time to do things you have never done before.Stretch your limits.Not only will it make a boring day exciting but it will also build your confidence.1．Who are the intended readers of the passage?A．Teachers. B．Students.C．Workers. D．People in general.2．Why is “Read a book” mentioned in the second paragraph?A．To show readers how to make themselves happy.B．To tell readers to learn hard for their future.C．To supply readers with ways of killing time.D．To offer readers suggestions on hobbies.3．What can we infer from the third paragraph?A．Every day is beautiful and worth­remembering.B．Your future is up to yourself and your friends.C．A good start is definitely good for the future.D．You should make a difference in your day.4．What would be the best title for the passage?A．How to Make the Most of Your DayB．How to Lead a Happy and Satisfying LifeC．Act Now without Delay to Change Your LifeD．Spare Time to Focus on Daily Responsibilities1．B [细节理解题。

江苏海盐县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解训练（二）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

In Western culture, 21 was the age at which young people traditionally received a key to their parents’ door, as a symbol of entering adulthood. Now, the age of 21 is a time when people ask themselves: where do I go from here?Jiang Fang zhou’s21 years have been filled with the kind of success most young people wouldn’t dare hope for in a lifetime. She published her first book at the age of nine and has written many more since then. She is regarded as a spokesperson for her generation. However, her hopes and concerns for the future appear decidedly normal.She explains that while her fellow students are chiefly concerned with getting a job or buying an apartment, shefrets over how she can excel in her work when having limited experience of the world.However, Jiang, now a senior at the School of Journalism and Communication of Tsinghua University, notes that her peers face intense pressure and competition at school. They are expected to excel in their field of study despite limited experience, just as Jiang is expected to shine in the literary world.Young people, she says, have been forced to open their eyes to the world around them. Jiang’s world has opened up, too. She’s more at ease with hersel f at 21, compared with when she began college.“My horizon h as bro adened and I’m more tolerant,” she says. “As a freshman, I was desperate.I stopped people around me and asked: ‘Is there anything in the world still worth hoping for? ‘ But now I don’t do that.”Jiang says that she m ay not pursue writing as her main future career because she wants to try“other lifestyles”—overseas travel and study touring sound particularly inviting to her. But she is concerned that many foreigners have skewed (歪曲的,倾斜的) perceptions about China.“A few days ago I over heard a conversation between two foreigners sitting next to me on a flight,” says Jiang. “They were having a heated discussion about the number of beggars in China. And how Chinese always go for ‘petty profits’. In fact, they had been in China for only a week.”Jiang believes prejudice is unavoidable, but she also maintains that Chinese and Westerners, for example, share much common ground.“We sh are the same principles, such as honesty and a willingne ss to help others,” says Jiang. “The differences between peoples are not that huge.”1. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Jiang Fangzhou’s novels.B. Embracing new challenges.C. Jiang Fangzhou’s university life.D. Jiang Fangzhou’s su ccess.2. What does the underlined phrase mean?A. be patient withB. be worried aboutC. be content withD. be indifferent about3. Which of the following sentences is true?A. Jiang doesn’t have any pressure and competition as the others do.B. Jiang’s peers face intense pressure and competition at school.C. Jiang wants to be a professional writer in future.D. Jiang often asks her friends some questions now.4. We can infer from the text that_____.A. there is nothing but prejudice between Chinese and WesternersB. Jiang accepts the fact that there are huge differences between peoplesC. one week is enough to know about a true China.D. Jiang disagrees with what the two foreigners said about Chinese【参考答案】1—4、BBBD科普知识（阅读理解）由 (2013江苏,C)改编If a diver surfaces too quickly,he may suffer the bends.Nitrogen(氮) dissolved(溶解) in his blood is suddenly liberated by the reduction of pressure.The consequence,if the bubbles(气泡)accumulate in a joint,is sharp pain and a bent body—thus the name.If the bubbles form in his lungs or his brain,the consequence can be death.Other air-breathing animals also suffer this decompression(减压) sickness if they surface too fast: whales,for example.And so,long ago,did ichthyosaurs.That these ancient sea animals got the bends can be seen from their bones.If bubbles of nitrogen form inside the bone they can cut off its blood supply.This kills the cells in the bone,and consequently weakens it,sometimes to the point of collapse.Fossil(化石)bones that have caved in on themselves are thus a sign that the animal once had the bends.Bruce Rothschild of the University of Kansas knew all this when he began a study of ichthyosaur bones to find out how widespread the problem was in the past.What he particularly wanted to investigate was how ichthyosaurs adapted to the problem of decompression over the 150 million years.To this end,he and his colleagues traveled the world’s natural-history museums,looking at hundreds of ichthyosaurs from the Triassic period and from the later Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.When he started,he assumed that signs of the bends would be rarer in younger fossils,reflecting their gradual evolution of measures to deal with decompression.Instead,he was astonished todiscover the opposite.More than 15% of Jurassic and Cretaceous ichthyosaurs had suffered the bends before they died,but not a single Triassic specimen(标本) showed evidence of that sort of injury.If ichthyosaurs did evolve an anti-decompression means,they clearly did so quickly—and,most strangely,they lost it afterwards.But that is not what Dr Rothschild thinks happened.He suspects it was evolution in other animals that caused the change.Whales that suffer the bends often do so because they have surfaced to escape a predator(捕食动物) such as a large shark.One of the features of Jurassic oceans was an abundance of large sharks and crocodiles,both of which were fond of ichthyosaur lunches.Triassic oceans,by contrast,were mercifully shark-and crocodile-free.In the Triassic,then,ichthyosaurs were top of the food chain.In the Jurassic and Cretaceous,they were prey(猎物) as well as predator—and often had to make a speedy exit as a result.1.Which of the following is a typical symptom of the bends?( )A.A twisted body.B.A gradual decrease in blood supply.C.A sudden release of nitrogen in blood.D.A drop in blood pressure.2.The purpose of Rothschild’s study is to se e .A.how often ichthyosaurs caught the bendsB.how ichthyosaurs adapted to decompressionC.why ichthyosaurs bent their bodiesD.when ichthyosaurs broke their bones3.Rothschild’s finding stated in Paragraph 4 .A.confirmed his assumptionB.speeded up his research processC.disagreed with his assumptionD.changed his research objectives4.Rothschild might have concluded that ichthyosaurs .A.failed to evolve an anti-decompression meansB.gradually developed measures against the bendsC.died out because of large sharks and crocodilesD.evolved an anti-decompression means but soon lost it语篇解读:本篇为科普说明文,文章主要说明了鱼龙得减压病的原因和后果。

入舵市安恙阳光实验学校江苏2017高考英语一轮阅读理解九月编习题（二）阅读理解。

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Listen carefully, working people, we would like to tell you something that could save your precious time and money! Best of all, it is free!It’s “no”.What do you ask? We’ll say it again: “No”.Sweet and simple “no”.Say “no” at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears.“Saying ‘no’ to others means you are saying ‘yes’ to yourself, ” said Leslie Charles, a professional speaker from East Lansing, Michigan.“Time is precious. People are spending money buying time. And yet we are willing to give up our time because we can’t say ‘no’.”Susie Watson, a famous writer, said people who always say “yes” need to say “no” without guilt(内疚)or fear of punishmen t. “I would rather have someone give me a loving ‘no’ than an obligated(强制的) ‘yes’, ” she said.Susie Watson says she feels “no” obligation to give an explanation when she says “no” either socially or professionally. Does she feel guilty about it? “Not at all, ” said Watson, who is director of advertising and public relations at Timex Corp in Middlebury, Conneticut. “Most people are afraid of saying ‘no’… My advice is to say ‘yes’ only if you don’t mean ‘no’.”Watson said “no” is the most effective weapon a gainst wasting time. “Every year there are more demands on your time… Other people are happy to use up your time, ” Watson said. Time saving appears to be “no’s” greatest friend.“No” can be your new friend, a powerful tool to take back your life. “No” may even take you further in the business world than “yes”.“No” is power and strength. “No” now seems completely correct. “Saying ‘no’ isn’t easy. But finally it’s greatly liberating,” Charles said. But, he added, a “no” project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long-term habit.But, he also warns: “Don’t go to extremes. Don’t find yourself saying ‘no’ to everything. In return you should learn to hear ‘no’.”1. The sentence “Saying ‘yes’ to yourself” means _______.A. you can have more time to play with othersB. you needn’t care about other’s feeling if you are happyC. you are selfish and treat others rudelyD. you can deal with your business as you have planned2. When you say “no” to others you should say it in a _______.A. secret wayB. polite wayC. proud wayD. guilty way3. In Watson’s opinion, people can save much time on condition that _______.A. they say “no” at a suitable timeB. they say “no” as much as possibleC. they are afraid of saying “no”D. they make others angry at them4. If a person says “no” to everything, the result he or she receive may be that he or she _______.A. enjoys a wonderful lifeB. makes a lot of moneyC. faces difficulty in lifeD. forgets to say “yes” in the end1、答案解析：答案为D。