2019届高三英语一轮复习题组层级快练30Unit5Thepowerofnature新人教版选修6.doc

题组层级快练30 Unit 5 The power of nature Ⅰ. 阅读理解As a high school senior, pretty soon, Ill be the same age as some of the top athletes in the world. This realization was both confusing and comforting. Until this point, Id always thought of top athletes in another generation. I had no real connection to people in the news or playing sports on TV because they were so much older. But pretty soon, people of my age will be the ones dominating(支配) the news.or myself. Right now, Im at the end of one of life stages, with many more to come. As seniors, many in my class developed superiority_complexes. Wed see baby－faced ninth－graders and think, omplain about starting the college application process and say to each other, 揟hose juniors have no idea what theyre talking about.?Of course, last years seniors said the same thing about last years juniors, repeating a timeless cycle. Psychologist ann,d author Thomas Armstrong writes that life is made up of 12 stages. He stresses that no stage is more important than another, and each has its own unique gifts. There is no highest point in life, no impressive ending when you are above everybody else. At the same time, there is no lowest point in life; at no point is a human worthless and below others. Just as an infant isnt below everyone else, our elders arent above everyone else. 1. What can we know about the author? A. Hell finish his high school studies about one year later. B. Reflecting on the past is a part of his daily routine. C. Football is a particular favorite with him. D. He dreams of being an excellent athlete. 2. Why did the author find his realization comforting? A. The top athletes are the same age as him. B. There is a possibility that he can be famous. C. He will be admitted to his dream university. D. Hes made full preparations for entering society. 3. What does the underlined phrase “superiority complexes” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. A habit of making complaints. B. A habit of following in others footsteps. C. A feeling tha