高一英语阅读训练.docx
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高一英语阅读训练
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Beforesheappearedontherealityshow(真人秀)Britain’sGotTalent,SusanBoylewasjustanordinarymiddle-agedBritishwoman.Nowallthisisgoingtochange.
ShelivesinahousewithhercatPebblesinatinyScottishtown.Becauseoflearningdifficulties,shedoesn’thavemucheducation.Butwhatshedoeshaveisaverygoodvoice.Asakid,shesanginchurchandchoirsandschoolplays.Foraliving,shesangatlocalpubs.
WhenshetookthestageonApril10thherhairwasuntidyandherclothesseemedjustonestepupfromrags.Theaudiencelaughedather.
Butthensheopenedhermouth.Afewbarsintothesongandthelaughingaudiencewentsilent.AbeautifulvoicewassingingIDreamedaDreamfromthemusicalLesMiserables.Everyonewasamazed.Attheendofhersong,theaudiencejumpedtotheirfeetandapplaudedwildly.
Almostovernight,Susanbecameahouseholdname.Shewonfansandmillionsofadmirers.Heronlinevideoshavedrawnover85.2millionhits.
Susan’sstoryprovedthetruthofanoldsaying:
“Neverjudgethebookbyitscover.”Susanmaylookordinary,anddoesn’thavemuchdresssense,butshecancertainlysing.
Susan’sfansadmirehercourage,asmuchastheydohervoice.Shehasexperiencedmockeryandmanydisappointments,butherloveformusichaskepthergoing,whichisworthanyone’srespect.
26.Accordingtothepassage,SusanBoyle_______.
A.isafamousyoungactress
B.becamefamousafterashow
C.usedtobeagoodstudent
D.isgoodatdancingandhasmillionsofadmirers
27.Theunderlinedphrase“justonestepupfrom”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans______.
A.farfromB.closeto
C.differentfromD.thesameas
28.Theaudiencejumpedandapplaudedwildlybecause__________.
A.herhairwasuntidyandherclothesseemedjustonestepupfromrags
B.shelookedveryfunny
C.shesangsowellthateveryonewasamazed
D.shemadeafoolishmistakeintheend
29.SusanBoylehasmanyfansnowbecauseof_______.
A.herbeautifulface
B.herknowinghowtodress
C.hergoodeducation
D.herbeautifulvoiceandcourage
30.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.
A.howtowinfans
B.howtosingwell
C.awoman’ssuddensuccess
D.awoman’ssimplelife
B
Ireallyhadn’tmeanttoyellatthem.Butthatgreyafternoonsawitjustasmysonanddaughterweremakingaterriblemessonthefloorinthekitchen.
Withatiresomereporttowrite,Ifeltbotheredatmydesk.Suddenly,itoccurredtomethatmykidswereatfault.AvoiceinsidemeinsistedthatIdosomethingquickly.
“Ok,youtwohere,butwhatanawfulthingyouareattempting!
”Iwasshoutingangrily.Imadeforthem,whileitbecameevidentthattheboywantednopartofme.“Getawayfromus!
”heshoutedback,therebeinganexpressionofsupportfromhissister.
Allofasudden,Ifoundthefaultinmyself.QuicklyIshapedmyhandsintopincersandcrawledtowardsthem,“CrabbyDaddyishere.Ha,Ha,Ha,helikestoyellatchildren,andtheneatthem!
”Mysoncontinuedtokeepmeaway,butnowhewaslaughingandcryingatthesametime.Mymissiontorepairthedamagecausedbymyyellingseemedtoworkwell.Still,Iregrettednothavingcontrolledmyselffirstinarightway.
NeedIletthemknowhowbadlytheywereactingbyblaming?
Thisisalessonthatservesmyself.Itonlyshowsjusthowtogetridofsomething(ill-feelings,responsibility…)byblamingothers.It’snotmy“bestself”.
Wehavetosearchforour“bestself”whenwithourchildren.Theydon’tneedperfectparents,buttheydoneedparentswhoarealwaystryingtogetbetter.Here,Iamremindedofthewordsofagreatthinker.“WhenamanliveswithGod,hisvoiceshallbeassweetasthemurmurofthebook…”Then,inourlifetime,couldn’twealwaysspeaktoourkidsinsuchasweetvoicesincemostofusconsiderthemasthemostpreciousintheworld?
Andbeforewereachthislevel,whatshouldwedowhenwecomeacrossvariousdifficultcaseswithourchildren?
31.Theauthorcouldn’thelpyellingathiskidsthistimeprobablybecause________.
A.theweatherwassounpleasantB.hewastiredofhisboringwork
C.thekidsdidn’taskhimtojointhemD.aDaddyhashisrighttodoso
32.Whichofthefollowingmadetheauthorawareofhisfault?
A.Noobviousreason.
B.Theboy’syellingback.
C.Hisself-awareness.
D.Thegirl’sshoutingback.
33.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorwill_____inanothersimilarsituation.
A.playacrabagainlikethistime
B.apologizetokidsinasincereway
C.avoidblamingkidsinahurry
D.beatthemupaboutsuchthings
34.Whatwillthewritergoontowriteaboutinthenextparagraph(s)?
A.Howtobehaveourselvesproperlywhenkidsareatfault.
B.Howtoplaywithourchildreninamoreinterestingway.
C.Howtodealwiththehouseworkwithchildrenaroundus.
D.Howtopersuadechildrentodowhattheyaretoldto.
35.Whatdoes“theboywantednopartofme”inthethirdparagraphmean?
A.TheboywashappybecauseIlovedthem.
B.TheboywascuriousbecauseIwantedtohelpthem.
C.TheboywasveryhappyforIwasangry.
D.Theboydidn’twantmetojointhem.
C
Inmanypartsoftheworld,carsplayanimportantroleindailylifeandmanysocietieswouldnotexistwithoutthem.Sotheideathatin20years’time,noonewillowncarsmaybehardtobelieve.Butthisisthepredictionmadebyateamoftransportresearcherswhoaretakenseriously,notonlybygovernmentbutalsobycarmanufacturers.
TheHumanScienceandAdvancedTechnologyInstituteatLoughboroughintheUKispartofaninternationalresearchprogram.Theteamtherebelievesthatby2020allcarswillbecomputerized,whichwillmeanmuchsaving,noaccidentsandbetteruseofroads.Thesuper-intelligentcarofthe21stcenturywilldriveitself,anditwillnotbeownedbyoneindividual.Instead,wewillhaveachoiceofcarsandchangethemasfrequentlyaswechangeourclothing.
AccordingtoDr.DavidDavis,wholeadstheresearchteam,thesepredictionsarebasedontherisingcostofthecarculture,whichhasblockedupourcities,pollutedourair,andcausedmoredeathsthanbothworldwarsputtogether.
Davissays,carswillbefittedwithsomeintelligentdevicestoregulatethedistancebetweenonecarandanother.Thecarwillautomaticallyspeedup,orslowdown,tomatchthespeedofthecarinfront.Computersaremuchsaferdriversthanpeople,socarsinaroadtrainwillbeabletodrivemuchclosertogetherthancarsdrivenbypeople.
By2010,Dr.DavidDavisbelieves,cartechnologywillgivemotoristsaclearviewoftheroad,whatevertheweatherconditions,byprojectinganimageoftheroadaheadontothecar’swindscreen.Andby2020,carswilltravelinconvoy,linkedtoeachotherelectronically.Carswillbeconnectedbyanelectronictowbartothecarinfronttoform“road–trains”.“Thefrontvehicleinsuchatrainburnsthenormalamount.”saysDavis.“Butalltheothersinthetrainwouldburnabouttenpercentofthenormalamount,andsoproduceabouttenpercentofthepollution.”
36.Weknowfromthepassagethatgovernmentsandcarmanufacturers_______
A.donotbelievethepredictionthatnoonewillowncarsby2020
B.aredevotedtothetechnologicalrevolutionincarindustry
C.considerthepredictionsseriously
D.haveputthesuper-intelligentcarintomassproduction
37.Whichofthefollowingwillbethecharacteristicofthecarsof2020?
A.Thecarwillspeedupoutofcontrol.
B.Wewillownasmanycarsaswewant.
C.Allcarswillbedrivenbycomputers.
D.Carswillproducemorepollutionthanpresentones.
38.Theleaderoftheresearchteambelievesthatthepresentcarcultureshouldchangebecause_________.
A.carsplayaveryimportantroleindailylife
B.manysocietieswouldstopfunctioningwithoutcars
C.carsshouldnotbeownedbyoneindividual
D.itcausesmanydeathstohumansociety
39.Theexpressionclosestinmeaningtothephrase“inconvoy”inthelastparagraphis________.
A.inlineB.sidelongC.sidebysideD.shouldertoshoulder
40.Whatwillhappenifcarsarejoinedtoeachotherelectronicallyin2020?
A.Motoristswillgetaclearviewoftheroad.
B.Theweatherconditionwillnothaveeffectonmotorists.
C.Therewillbelesspollutioncausedbycar.
D.Alltrainswillburnlessfuelthanpresent.
D
Kenyaislosinganaverageof100ofits2,000lionseachyearbecauseofgrowinghumansettlements,increasingfarming,climatechangeanddiseases,accordingtotheKenyaWildlifeService(KWS).
“LionshaveaspecialplaceinKenyans’life,”saidPaulUdoto,aspokesmanfortheorganization.“Otherthanbeingthesymbolofnationalstrength,theyareamongtheBigFive,amainattractionforvisitorstoKenya.”
Therewere2,749lionsinKenyain2002andtheirpopulationdroppedto2,280by2004andtoabout2,000today,accordingtoKWSfigures.
“ThefallofthelionpopulationisworryingandeveryeffortneedstobemadetomakesurethatKenyaeitherprotectsitspopulationof2,000lionsatpresentorincreasesthenumberstoanecologically(生态上地)acceptablelevel,”saidMr.Udoto.
“Thereisnodoubtthatthenumbersareinfreefall.I’dbesurprisediftheyevenlastaslongas20years,”saidLaurenceFrank,projectdirectorofLivingWithLions,aKenya-basedanimalprotectionorganization.“WhenIfirstcamehere30yearsago,Iwouldalwayshearlionsroaringacrossthelandatnightandseetheirtracksinthemorning.Nowthatisveryrare.”
“Thereasonissimple.Asthenumbersofpeoplegrowandthenumbersofcowsincrease,theytakeupmuchofthelion’sspace.Alongsidethatthereareotherways,includingpoisoning,tokilllions.”
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