2012届高考英语 考前冲刺精选阅读理解

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1、2012届高考英语考前冲刺精选阅读理解PartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Text1Notlongafterthetelephonewasinvented,Iassume,acallwasplaced.Thecallerwasaparentsaying,“yourchildisbullyingmychild,andIwantitstopped!”Thebully'

2、sparentreplied,“youmusthavethewrongnumber.Mychildisalittleangel.”Atrillionphonecallslater,theconversationisthesame.Whenchildrenareteasedortyrannized,theparentalimpulseistograbthephoneandrant.Butthesedays,asstudiesintheU.S.showbullyingontheriseandparentalsupervisiononthedecline,researcherswhostudy

3、bullyingsaythatcallingmomsanddadsismorefutilethanever.Suchcallsoftenleadtoplaygroundrecriminationsanddon'treallyteachourkidsanylessonsabouthowtonavigatetheworldandresolveconflicts.Whenyoucallparents,youwantthemto“extractthecruelty”fromtheirbullyingchildren,saysLauraKavesh,achildpsychologistinEvan

4、ston,Illinois.“Butmanyparentsareblownawaybytheideaoftheirchildbeingcruel.Theywontbelieveit.”InarecentpolicedepartmentsurveyinOakHarbor,Washington,89%oflocalhighschoolstudentssaidtheyhadengagedinbullyingbehavior.Yetonly18%ofparentsthoughttheirchildrenwouldactasbullies.InanewU.S.PTAsurvey,5%ofpar

5、entssupportcontactingotherparentstodealwithbullying.Butmanyeducatorswarnthatthoseconversationscanbemisinterpreted,causingtemperstoflare.Instead,theysay,parentsshouldgetobjectiveoutsiders,likeprincipals,tomediate.Meanwhile,ifyougetacallfromaparentwhoisangryaboutyourchild'sbullying,listenwithoutget

6、tingdefensive.That'swhatLauraMcHughofCastroValley,California,didwhenacallertoldherthatherthen13-year-oldsonhadspitinanotherboy'sfood.Hersonhadconfessed,butthevictim'smom“wantedtomakesuremysonhadn'tgivenhersonanastydisease,”saysMcHugh,whoapologizedandpromisedtogethersontestedforAIDSandotherdisease

7、s.Sheknewthechanceofcontractinganydiseasethiswaywasremote,butherpromisecalmedthemotherandshowedMcHugh'ssonthathisbadbehaviourwasbeingtakenseriously.McHugh,founderofParentsCoachKids,agroupthatteachesparentingskills,sent