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嘉兴英语教学网高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（100）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中。AThisisagreattruth,oneofthegreatesttruths.Itisagreattruthbecauseoncewetrulyseethistruth,wetranscend（超越）it.Oncewetrulyknowthatlifeisdifficult---oncewetrulyunderstandandacceptit---thenlifeisnolongerdifficult.Becauseonceitisaccepted,thefactthatlifeisdifficultnolongermatters.Mostdonotfullyseethistruth.Insteadtheycomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.Itseemstothemthatdifficultiesrepresentaspecialkindofsufferingespeciallyforceduponthemorelseupontheirfamilies,theirclass,oreventheirnation.Whatmakeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisapainfulone.Problems,dependingontheirnature,causeussadness,orlonelinessorregretorangerorfear.Theseareuncomfortablefeelings,oftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpain.Andsincelifecausesanendlessseriesofproblems,lifeisalwaysdifficultandisfullofpainaswellasjoy.Yet,itisinthiswholeprocessofsolvingproblemsthatlifehasitsmeaning.Problemsaretheserioustestthattellsussuccessfromfailure.Whenwedesiretoencouragethegrowthofhumanspirit,weencouragethehumanabilitytosolveproblems,justasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentosolve.Itisthroughthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsthatwelearn.AsBenjaminFranklinsaid,thosethingsthathurt,instruct.Itisforthisreasonthatwisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcomethepainofproblems.1.Fromthepassage,itcanbeinferredthat______.A.everybodyhasproblemsB.webecomestrongerbymeetingandsolvingtheproblemsoflifeC.lifeisdifficultbecauseourproblemsbringuspainD.peopleliketocomplainabouttheirproblems2.Thewriterprobablyusedjustoneshortsentenceinthefirstparagraphto______.A.savespaceB.persuadereadersC.makereaderslaughD.getreaders’attention3.ThemainideaofParagraph3isthat______.A.mostpeoplefeellifeiseasyB.thewriterfeelslifeiseasyC.thewriterlikestocomplainabouthisproblemsD.mostpeoplecomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare4.Accordingtothepassage,wegiveschoolchildrendifficultproblemstosolveinorderto______.A.encouragethemtolearnB.teachthemtofearthepainofsolvingtheproblemC.helpthemlearntodealwithpainD.teachthemhowtorespectfromproblems5.ThesayingfromBenjaminFranklin“Thosethingsthathurt,instruct”suggeststhat______.A.wedonotlearnfromexperienceB.wedonotlearnwhenweareinpainC.painteachesusimportantlessonsD.paincannotbeavoidedBAsanexperiencedphotojournalistinNashville,Tennessee,IwashiredbyUSATodaynewspapertophotographaspinalbifida(脊柱畸形)correctivesurgicalprocedure.Itwastobeperformedonatwenty-oneweekoldfetus（胎儿）inuterus（子宫）atVanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenter.Atthattime,in1999,twenty-oneweeksinuteruswastheearliestthatthe嘉兴英语教学网(切口)wasmadetoaccesstheuterus,whichwasthenliftedoutandlaidatthejunctionofthemother’sthighs（大腿）.Theentireprocedurewouldtakeplacewithintheuterus,andnopartofthechildwastobreachthesurgicalopening.Duringtheprocedure,thepositionofthefetuswasadjustedbygentlymanipulating（熟练操作）theoutsideoftheuterus.Theentiresurgicalprocedureonthechildwascompletedinonehourandthirteenminutes.Whenitwasover,thesurgicalteambreathedasighofrelief,asdidI.AsadoctoraskedmewhatspeedoffilmIwasusing,outofthecornerofmyeyeIsawtheuterusshake,butnoone’shandswerenearit.Itwasshakingfromwithin.Suddenly,anentirearmthrustoutoftheopening,thenpulledbackuntiljustalittlehandwasshowing.Thedoctorreachedoverandliftedthehand,whichreactedandsqueezedthedoctor’sfinger.Asiftestingforstrength,thedoctorshookthetinyfist.Samuelheldfirm.Itookthepicture!Wow!Ithappenedsofastthatthenursestandingnexttomeasked,“Whathappened?”“Thechildreachedout,”Isaid.“Oh.Theydothatallthetime,”sheresponded.ThesurgicalopeningtotheuteruswasclosedandtheuteruswasthenputbackintothemotherandtheC-sectionopeningwasclosed.ItwastendaysbeforeIknewifthepicturewaseveninfocus.Toensurenodigitalmanipulationofimagesbeforetheyseethem,USATodayrequiresthatfilmbesubmitted（提交）unprocessed.Whenthephotoeditorfinallyphonedmehesaid,“It’sthemostincrediblepictureI’veeverseen.”6.In1999,peoplebelievedthatitwas________.A.possibleforafetus21weeksborntosurviveB.likelyforafetusborn21weekstobecomedeformed(畸形的)C.righttimeforafetusborn21weekstoreceiveanoperationD.riskyforafetus21weeksinuterustoreceiveanoperation7.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanseethatthesurgerywas________.A.challengingbutsuccessfulB.demandingandunsuccessfulC.simpleandshortD.long-lastinganddifficult8.Theunderlined“It”inparagraph3refersto________.A.theshakingoftheuterusB.thearmofthefetusC.thetakingofthepictureD.theheadofthefetus9.Fromtheeditorsaidinthelastparagraph,weknowthephotoeditorwasvery________.A.disappointedB.satisfiedC.annoyedD.depressedCBEIJING—AppleIncisonestepclosertobeginningsalesofiPad2tabletcomputerswithcellular(手机)networkcompatibility(兼容)forthefirsttimeintheChinesemainland,wheretheconsumer-electronicsgiantisinthemidstofanaggressiveexpansion