中山市2012年高中英语读写能力竞赛高三试题(4)

11. Which of the following statements about the findings is right?

A. Children with a low IQ and good background are more likely to have low levels of self-control

B. Children who have health and money problems are more likely to have good background

C. Children with low self-control at three are more likely to commit a crime in their early 30s

D. Children who have low levels of self-control at three will have health and money problems by the age of 32

12. According to the passage, children with low self-control were more likely to have the following problems in their later life

EXCEPT________.

A. having health problems such as high blood pressure, being overweight

B. getting divorced before they have a baby

C. having problems with finances including savings, credit card debt

D. being addicted to smoking, drinking and taking drugs

13. How many children were studied by the researchers in all?

A. 1,000. B. 2,000.

C. 1,500. D. 500. 14. From paragraph six, we can know that children with low self-control may _________ A. lack big goals C. have more failure A. Entertainment. C. Science Research.

B. think and act actively D. fear to fail B. Family Education. D. Current Affairs. 15. In which section of a newspaper does the passage probably appear?

Passage 4

Brad and Sue have three lovely but naughty boys. One day, Sue left home to visit her mother. Expecting a whole day to relax, Brad was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favorite TV talk show on his first day off in months. ―This will be like a walk in the park,‖ he’d told his wife. ―I’ll look after the kids, and you can go visit your mom.‖

Things started well, but just after eight o’clock, his three little ―good kids‖—Mike, Randy, and Alex—came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted ―breakfast, daddy.‖ When food had not appeared within thirty seconds, Randy began using his spoon on Alex’s head as if it were a drum. Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat（节拍）. Mike chanted ―Where’s my toast, where’s my toast‖ in the background. Brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.

Life became worse after breakfast. Mike wore Randy’s underwear on his head. Randy locked himself in the bathroom, while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody could find clean socks, although they were before their very eyes. Someone named ―Not Me‖ had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Brad knew the talk show had already started.

By ten o’clock, things were out of control. Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colour pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared to be reading quietly in the family room，but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. Brad realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.

At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare centre (日托所). ―I suddenly have to go into work and my wife’s away. Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?‖ The answer was obviously ―yes‖ because Brad was smiling.

16. When his wife left home, Brad expected to _______ .

A. go out for a walk in the park

B. watch TV talk show with his children

C. enjoy his first day off work