广西柳江县 2016 高考英语 二轮 阅读理解摸底练习 1 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 2014 模拟 阅读理解 Directions Read the following three passages Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read Yo Yo Ma is one of the most gifted cellists 大提琴手 in the world today He is known internationally for not only the many classical pieces he performs but also his willingness to think outside of the box musically Yo Yo Ma has recorded over 75 albums many of them strictly considered classical in arrangement while others differ greatly from classical music He s worked with musicians like Bobby Mcferrin and Sting and explored musical forms that range from traditional Chinese music to bluegrass His musical explorations including the scoring or performance in numerous films have won Ma many awards and honors Born to Chinese immigrant parents in Paris in 1955 Yo Yo Ma was already a gifted musician by the time his family moved to the U S when he was seven One of his first performances where he was much noted was a 1962 performance for U S President John F Kennedy Ma was certainly a genius appearing on television by the time he was eight and performing with numerous orchestras through his teens Like many young extraordinary musicians Yo Yo Ma s educational path included the study at the distinguished Juilliard School of Music Unlike geniuses that stay on a singular path Ma felt that he wanted to expand his education by taking a traditional liberal arts course at first Columbia and then Harvard University where he received his bachelor s degree in 1976 He wasn t always certain that he should continue to pursue his career as a cellist and refers to hearing the work of Pablo Casals the famous Spanish cellist as inspiration to continue his studies and performance By the early 1980s Yo Yo Ma had become internationally known He also began to express considerable interest in the possibilities of musical education for children To that end he made appearances on Sesame Street and other shows targeted at children In 1998 Ma started the Silk Road Project which promotes cooperation among artists including musicians from around the world His devotion to bringing together the various cultures represented by the ancient Silk Road is expressed in Ma s political attitude of peace through music In 2006 the UN Secretary General Kofi Anan named Ma a Peace Ambassador 66 Which of the following statements is TRUE about Yo Yo Ma A He has explored a wide range of musical forms B He wasn t well known in the U S until the 1980s C He is famous only for the classical pieces he performs D He was determined to become a cellist since childhood 67 Whose work has had an influence on Ma in deciding to pursue a career as a cellist A Bobby McFerrin s B Kofi Anan s C Pablo Casals D Sting s 68 Through the Silk Road Project Yo Yo Ma intended to A continue his studies while performing with musicians all around the world B bring together many different cultures represented by the ancient Silk Road C become a UN Peace Ambassador by expressing his political attitude of peace D promote musical education for children in the countries along the ancient Silk Road 69 Which of the following might be the best title of the passage A To Be Known as Early as Possible B Growth Process of a Peace Ambassador C University Education Key Factor to Yo Yo Ma s Success D A Talented Musician with Sense of Social Responsibility 参考答案 66 69 ACBD 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 The Child Ego State The Child ego state is a set of behaviors thoughts and feelings which are replayed from our own childhood Perhaps the boss calls us into his or her office we may immediately get a churning in our stomach and wonder what we have done wrong If this were explored we might remember the time the head teacher called us in to tell us off Of course not everything in the C hild ego state is negative We might go into someone s house and smell a lovely smell and remember our grandmother s house when we were little and all the same warm feelings we had at six years of age may come flooding back The Child ego states are constantly being updated For example we may meet someone who gives us the permission we needed as a child and did not get to be fun and joyous We may well use that person in our imagination when we are stressed to resist our old ways of thinking that we must work longer and longer hours to keep up with everything We might ask ourselves I wonder what X would say now Then on hearing the new permissions to relax and take some time out do just that and then return to the work renewed and ready for the challenge Afterwards rather than blaming ourselves for what we did or did not do what tends to happen is that we automatically start to give ourselves new permissions and take care of ourselves Alternatively we might have had an extremely unplea