2015届高考英语一轮复习单元测试选修模块试题.docVIP

(1) (2013·金华模拟) 题号:05 阅读理解(分两节, 共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分) 阅读下面短文, 并根据短文后的要求答题。 To think for yourself is an important rule of life. You’ll think it’s so obvious that you’ll be wondering what’s the point discussing it here. I don’t mean to offend or insult and I do appreciate that you do think for yourself. I guess what I mean by this is that we need to be clear about our opinions, grounded in our own sense of identity and very confident about being us so that we aren’t easily confused by what other people think of us. 　①　We are all weak inside. We all have fears and concerns. We all want to be loved and accepted. We all want to be one of the crowd, be acknowledged. We all want to belong. The temptation is to say “I’ll be whatever you want to be. ” 　②　But truly successful people are well accepted. They instead become pack leaders because of their originality, their difference. If you are unpleasant or hurtful, you will indeed not be accepted. But if you are kind, thoughtful, caring and respectful, you will be loved and accepted. If you are also original in your thinking, you will be looked up to, respected and admired. To think for yourself you have to be pretty sure of who you are and be clear in your thinking—there’s no point in thinking for yourself if it’s all not clear. I have a friend who is very intelligent. But all her opinions come from reading a particular national newspaper. Whatever line it takes on a particular issue is the same line she will come out with. She trusts her paper completely and is unable to see how predictable her views are—seeing as they are always based on what she has read. She is able to express her thoughts and ideas easily and well, but always absolutely in line with her paper’s views. 　③　We need to change where we get our information to make sure we stay fresh and original. Of course, to think for yourself means you have to have something to think about and actually do the thinking. Look at a selection of people you know. 　④? 第一节　根据