2016届四川省广安市高考英语阅读理解及书面表达选练（6）
<p> 四川省广安市2016高考英语阅读理解及书面表达选练（6）</p><p> 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>、<span word="D">D</span>四个选项中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cry">cry</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cry">cry</span>.</p><p> <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>, <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="stiff">stiff</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="lip">lip</span>”. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="true">true</span>?</p><p> <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Kleenex">Kleenex</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="reveals">reveals</span> <span word="that">that</span> 95 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span>.</p><p> <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="while">while</span> 72 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unhealthy">unhealthy</span>, 19 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> “<span word="let">let</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span>”. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="Kleenex">Kleenex</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="Out">Out</span>” <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="encourages">encourages</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grab">grab</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tissue">tissue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="cry">cry</span>.</p><p> <span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="Briton">Briton</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="struggles">struggles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="emotionally">emotionally</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 2004 <span word="study">study</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Issues">Issues</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> 77 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span>. <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="males">males</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span>. <span word="Scotsmen">Scotsmen</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="weddings">weddings</span>.</p><p> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Marsh">Marsh</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="said">said</span>: “<span word="Crying">Crying</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="sensitivity">sensitivity</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Beckham">Beckham</span>, <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="nursery">nursery</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="weak">weak</span>.”</p>
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