高考真题阅读练词汇 09(教师版)

高考真题阅读练词汇09

等待

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天津卷

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371

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8'

1 I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives waiting. But where are we doing all of this waiting, and

what does it mean to an impatient society like ours? To understand the issue, let's take a look at three types of

“waits”.

2 The very purest form of waiting is the Watched-Pot Wait. It is without doubt the most annoying of all. Take filling

up the kitchen sink(洗碗池)as an example. There is absolutely nothing you can do while this is going on

but keep both eyes fixed on the sink until it's full. During these waits, the brain slips away from the body and

wanders about until the water runs over the edge of the counter and onto your socks. This kind of wait makes the

waiter helpless and mindless.

3 A cousin to the Watched-Pot Wait is the Forced Wait. This one requires a bit of discipline. Properly preparing

packaged noodle soup requires a Forced Wait. Directions are very specific. "Bring three cups of water to boil, add

mix, simmer three minutes, remove from heat, let stand five minutes. ”I have my doubts that anyone has actually

followed the procedures strictly. After all, Forced Waiting requires patience.

4 Perhaps the most powerful type of waiting is the Lucky-Break Wait. This type of wait is unusual in that it is for

the most part voluntary. Unlike the Forced Wait, which is also voluntary, waiting for your lucky break does not

necessarily mean that it will happen.

5 Turning one's life into a waiting game requires faith and hope, and is strictly for the optimists among us. On the

surface it seems as ridiculous as following the directions on soup mixes, but the Lucky-Break Wait well serves

those who are willing to do it. As long as one doesn't come to rely on it, wishing for a few good things to happen

never hurts anybody.

6 We certainly do spend a good deal of our time waiting. The next time you're standing at the sink waiting for it to

fill while cooking noodle soup that you'll have to eat until a large bag of cash falls out of the sky, don't be

desperate. You're probably just as busy as the next guy.

doing a Watched-Pot Wait, we tend to

A. keep ourselves busy B. get absent-minded

C. grow anxious D. stay focused

is the difference between the Forced Wait and the Watched-Pot Wait?

A. The Forced Wait requires some self-control. B. The Forced Wait makes people passive.

C. The Watched-Pot Wait needs directions. D. The Watched-Pot Wait engages body and brain.

can we learn about the Lucky-Break Wait?

A. It is less voluntary than the Forced Wait. B. It doesn't always bring the desired result.

C. It is more fruitful than the Forced Wait. D. It doesn't give people faith and hope.

does the author advise us to do the next time we are waiting?

A. Take it seriously. B. Don't rely on others.

C. Do something else. D. Don't lose heart.

author supports his view by

A. exploring various causes of “waits B. describing detailed processes of “waits

C. analyzing different categories of “waits” D. revealing frustrating consequences of “waits"

答案：11.B 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.C

Words

somewhere

issue

annoying

mindless

properly

require

simmer

actually

patience

unusual

faith

surface

desperate

without doubt

wander about

in that

rely on

Definition

adv.在某处

n.问题

adj.恼人的

adj.无须动脑筋的

adv.适当地

v.需要

v.炖

adv.实际上

n.耐心

adj.不寻常的

n.信念

n.表闻

adj.绝望的

毫无疑问

徘徊，闲纸

因为

依靠

spend

pure

absolutely

discipline

packaged

specific

remove

procedure

powerful

voluntary

optimist

ridiculous

take a look

slip away

a bit of

as long as

Words Definition

v.度过（时间）

adj.纯的(最高级是purest)

adv.绝对地

n.纪律

adj.包装过的

adj.具体的

v.移走

n.步骤

adj.强有力的

adj.自愿的

n.乐观主义者

adj.荒谬的，可笑的

看一下

溜走

一点儿，少量

只要

结构划分

具体信息

本部分介绍主题：等待。

Para.1

第一句说明我们一生中有三分之一的时间都在等待，接着提出疑问，为引出三种不同类型的等待进行铺垫。

本部分介绍三种不同类型的等待。

第2段介绍第一种等待：the Watched-Pot Wait。在这种等待中，人们倾向于心不在焉。

Para.2~5

第3段介绍第二种等待：the Forced Wait。这种等待需要自控力和耐心。

第4段介绍第三种等待：the Lucky-Break Wait。这种等待不一定会带来预期的结果。

第5段深入分析the Lucky-Break Wait。只要人们不依赖它，希望一些美好的事情发生就不会伤害任何人。

本部分照应开头，升华主题。我们确实花了很多的时间来等待，但是我们不应该在Para.6

等待时失去信心，也许其他人也是处于一样的状态。

11.B细节理解题

【定位句】During these waits, the brain slips away from the body and wanders about until the water runs over the

edge of the counter and onto your socks. This kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindless. (第2段）

【翻译大意】在这些等待的过程中，我们思想开小差，直到水溢出操作台边缘流到你的袜子上。这样的等待让人很无助，也无须动脑筋。

【解析】根据定位句可知，在Watched-Pot Wait中，我们经常魂不守舍，思维四处游荡，因此B项“变得心不在焉”箱合。(小贴士：表达感情状态的形容词往往表达了一种观点，要学会区分观点和事实。）

【千扰项排除】A项意为“让我们忙碌”，文中无表述；C项意为“变得焦虑”，漫长的等特让人无助，但不是让人变得焦虑，故错误；D项意为“保持专注”。在无事可做时、人的思维是发散的，不能保持专注，故错误。

12.A细节理解题

【定位句1】This one requires a bit of discipline.(第3段）

【翻译大意】这种等待需要一点自制力。

【定位句2】After all, Forced Waiting requires patience.(第3段）

【翻译大意】毕竟，被迫等待需要耐心。

【解析】根据定位句1和定位句2可知，the Forced Wait需要自控力，因此A项符合。

【干扰项排除】根据第3段第四句Directions are very specific.可知，这是一个目的性很强的等待，不是被动的等待，因此B项“Forced Wait让人被动”不符合文意。由第2段第五句中的the brain slips away from

the body可知，这种等待是不需要头脑指示的，因此C项“Watched Pot Wait需要指示”不符合文意。根据

第2段最后一句This kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindless. 可知，等待者不需要身心参与，因此D项“Watched-Pot Wait需要身心参与”不符合文意。

13.B细节理解题

【定位句】Unlike the Forced Wait, which is also voluntary, waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily

mean that it will happen. (第4段）

【翻译大意】与也是自愿的Forced Wait不同，等待你的好运并不一定意味着它会发生。

【解析】根据定位句可知，Lucky-Break wait不一定会发生，因此B项“它并不总会带来期望的结果”符合。

【干扰项排除】根据定位句可知，Forced Wait 和Lucky-Break wait都是自愿的，并没有程度上的差别，因此A项不符合；C项文中未提及；根据第5段第一句可知，Lucky-Break Wait需要信念和希望，而不是它带给人们信念和希望，故D项说法与文中不符。

14.D细节理解题

【定位句】The next time you're standing at the sink waiting for it to fill while cooking noodle soup that you'll

have to eat until a large bag of cash falls out of the sky, don't be desperate.(第6段）

【翻译大意】下一次当你站在洗碗池边等待水池注满，又同时在煮一碗不得不吃的面条汤，哪怕遥遥无期到一大包管票从天而降才能停止时，也千万别感到绝望。

【解析】由定位句中的don't be desperate可知作者建议我们在等待时要充满信心，因此D项符合。其他各项均不符合。

15.C推理判断题

【解析】文中作者通过在每一类等待下面举出具体的例子，并解释人的心理来分析三种不同类型的等待，以此来支持他的观点。因此C项“分析不同种类的等待”符合。

【干扰项排除】本文对等待的不同类型进行分析，并没有涉及这些类型的原因，因此A项“探索等待的不同原因”不符合文意；本文不是对等待本身的步骤等进行描述，而是对不同类型的等待进行举例论证，重点在分析类型，因此B项“描述等待的细致过程”不符合文意；本文对等待的结果保持了中立态度，并没有说是积极还是消极，总体上还是带有一点积极的态度的，因此D项“揭示等待产生的沮丧后果”不符合文意

（一）单词填空。

you be more (具体的)about where your back hurts?

(志愿的）organization aims to help disabled students with their studies.

sea covers almost three-fourths of the earth's （表面）.

are many people who lose （信仰）in themselves nowadays.

was running out and we were getting （绝望的）.

6.I think we must have taken a wrong turning （在某处）.

you follow the emergency （程序）when you heard the alarm?

8.I've no （耐心）with people who are always complaining.

（二）短语填空。

will not take long before you become fluent in English you keep practicing.

was thankful for the darkness which allowed her to unnoticed.

was fortunate she had friends to help her.

has lived in Spain for nearly two years, but strangely enough he can't speak Spanish.

the voyage we the radio for news of the outside world.

(一)ic 2. voluntary e ate ere ure ce

(二) long as 2. slip away that 4.a bit of on