高考英语冲刺阅读理解训练题（五十二）
<p> 阅读理解训练题（五十二）</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Dear">Dear</span> <span word="editor">editor</span>,</p><p> <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dear">dear</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sorrow">sorrow</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="precious">precious</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="slip">slip</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impulsive">impulsive</span> (冲动的) <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span>? <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="ambitions">ambitions</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="flung">flung</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="darkness">darkness</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="regret">regret</span>.</p><p> <span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Reasons">Reasons</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="vary">vary</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span>.</p><p> <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="morally">morally</span> <span word="weak">weak</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="west">west</span>, <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="present">present</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>, <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="tight">tight</span>, <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="isolated">isolated</span> <span word="fortress">fortress</span> (孤堡), <span word="lonely">lonely</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weak">weak</span>.</p><p> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="students">students</span>’ <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="failures">failures</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="colleague">colleague</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="deserted">deserted</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="death">death</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>nother reason for the weakness of today’s youth, in my opinion, comes from society’s pressures. The young are forced to try too hard to succeed. On the other hand, society refuses to accept that children sometimes do fail. But failure is more important because it can teach the young how to win next time.</p>
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