2013年江苏高考英语抢分训练78.docVIP

阅读下列短文，从每题所给出的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A At a physics conference dinner with my husband Alex, I sat next to a man I’ll call Clayton．Clayton kept talking about himself all through the entire conversation: he had solved problems no one else could; only his views were right; other researchers’ work was inaccurate or unimportant．I could not put in a word．Extremely annoyed, I planned to avoid Clayton in the future．In fact, I decided never to have another conversation with him． A few days later I was in an education class．Our professor explained how one child could become the target of the other students’ ridicule（讥笑）． “Usually it’s because the class sees their own weaknesses glaringly magnified（放大） in that student．They don’t want to admit they have the same weakness, so they ridicule and exclude（排斥） the student．The behavior of both the class and the excluded student is caused by personal insecurity．” As I took notes, suddenly I thought of Clayton．It struck me that I have many of the same faults．How easily I rule a conversation and leave others out．I, too, sometimes feel that only my opinion is right．My concerns or work easily seems most important．As my professor had described, I reacted negatively to someone in whom I experienced my own weaknesses． I changed my mind．Instead of avoiding Clayton, I’ll try to listen patiently with the same kindness and acceptance that I need． 56．The writer was extremely annoyed with Clayton because __________． A．he said only his views were right B．he wouldn’t let her put in a word C．he kept silent all through the dinner D．he was too particular about the food 57．Who said the words in Paragraph 3? A．Clayton． B．The writer’s husband． C．The writer． D．The writer’s professor． 58．The fourth paragraph was written to show __________． A．why the writer changed her mind B．how the writer was annoyed C．when the writer had her education D．what weakness the writer had 59．We can infer from the last paragraph that _