高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 101.docx
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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day101
高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day101
Passage1
Myfather'sfamilyisnotamusicalfamily.Theyareafamilyofwords.Mybrotherhasmyfather'sdarkhair,hisloveofagoodargument.Itakeaftermymother.FromherIgotacuriousnature,asenseofadventure,brightredhair.Ididnot,however,haveatalentforthepiano.Thatfactwasseenbeyonddoubtafterunsuccessfulattemptstodrawmusicfromme.
ThepianolessonsbeganwhenIwasfour.MymotherwasconvincedthatIwouldbeachildMozart.Shefoundtheidealteacher—MadameOblenka,astrictRussianwoman,whosepursedlipswereenoughtofrightenawildhorseintosubmission(服从).MadameOblenka,whoexpectedalittleMozart,wasnotveryhappytofindalittlegirlbangingherfists(拳头)onthekeys.
Itriedtopleaseher."Feelthemusic,"sheurged.I"felt"itandclosedmyear—forwhatismoreunpleasantthanaseriesofwrongnotesplayedcontinuously?
She"felt"mymusic,too,becauseshealwaysleftwithanangrierexpressionthanwhenshecame.
Once,whenIwasten,Imanagedtorecordoneofmyownrehearsals(练习).Inordertoescapemypracticesessions,Iwouldclosemyselfbehindthedoorofthepianoroom,putonthetaperecording,andreaduntilthetapehadfinished.Thatmethodworkedforaweek,untilmymotherbegantowonderwhyIalwaysmissedthesameB-sharp.Sheknockedonthedoor,and,receivingnoanswer,cameintocheckonmeandfoundthatIhadfallenasleepwhilethetapeofmyperformanceplayedonandon.
Iwastwelvewhenmyparentsfinallyrealizedthatmyhiddentalentwasnotabouttoemergeanytimesoon.Mymother,refusingtoadmitdefeat,toldmetopickanotherinstrument."Chooseanythingyouwant,Honey,"shesaid,thinkingthatfreedomofchoicewouldbringdevotion.Ithoughtlongandhardandchosethedrums.Myparents,sensitivetonoise,wouldbelessthanoverjoyedbyadailybombardment(轰炸)ofplaying.Iimaginedmyfatherinhisstudy,cottonwads(团)inhisears.
Iworkedmywaythroughseveralotherinstrumentsbeforemymotherhitonanotheridea.MaybeIwasn'tmeanttobeamusician.Realizingthatdramamightbemoresuitedtomytalents,Momtookmetoadramateacher.However,heputmebackstage,paintingscenery.OnceIrecoveredfrommysenseofinjury,Irealizedthewisdomofhischoice.Ilovedtheactive,practicalbackstageworld,andIdiscoveredthatIhadaloveforbuildingandpainting.Ilovedthechallengeoftakingourlimitedsuppliesandusingthemtomakesomethingbeautiful.Imaginingasceneandthenseeingitemergebeforeme—this,tome,wasclosetomagic.
I'masculptor(雕刻家)now,andeverydayIexperienceafreshthejoyofbeingfullyabsorbedintheactofartisticcreation.It'sawonderful,cheerfulfeeling.Irealizethatmyparents,intheirmisguidedattemptstointerestmeinmusic,weretryingtogivemethisfeeling.AndnowIfeelgrateful.Perhapstheywentaboutitinthewrongway,buttheirheartswereintherightplace.
1.Theunderlinedword"emerge"inthefifthparagraphcanbereplacedby________.
A.disappearB.fail
C.turnD.show
2.Themusicteacheralwaysleftwhentheplayingbecause________.
A.shedidn'tlikethemusicbeingplayed
B.shewasalreadyangrywhenshecame
C.thewriterplayedtoomanywrongnotes
D.thewriter"felt"herownmusic
3.Whichofthefollowingbestshowstheauthor'sattitudetowardspianopractice?
________
A.Shetriedtomakethepianoteacherpleased.
B.Sherepeatedthesamemistakeinpracticing.
C.Sheplayedtherecordinginsteadofpracticing.
D.Sherecordedherperformanceforimprovement.
4.Theauthor'smothercanbebestdescribedas________.
A.devotedandstubborn
B.encouragingandindependent
C.helpfulandthoughtful
D.hardworkingandgenerous
5.Wecanlearnfromthepassage________.
A.artshouldbetreatedasajoyratherthanaburden
B.theordinarybackstageworkcanhelponesucceed
C.youcanonlygetbetteratsomethingifyoupractice
D.parentsshouldencouragetheirchildrentocreateart
Passage2
Liverpool,myhometown,isauniquecity.Itissouniquethatin2004itbecomeaWorldHeritage(遗产)Site.
IrecentlyreturnedtomyhomecityandmyfirststopwasatamuseumontheRiverMersey.Blanketedinmist,Victorianarchitecture(建筑)rosefromthebanksoftheriver,respondedtothesoundsofsea-birds,andappearedunbelievablycharming.WhenIheadedtowardthecenter,IfoundmyselfsurroundedbybuildingsthatmirrorthebestpalacesofEurope.Itisnothardtoimaginewhy,onfirstseeingthecity,mostvisitorswouldbeoverpoweredbythebeautyofthenoblebuildings,whicharesolidsignsofLiverpool'shistory.
Asiftostressitsculturalrole,LiverpoolhasmoremuseumsandgalleriesthanmostcitiesinBritain.AtWalkerArtGallery,IwastoldthatithasthebestcollectionsofVictorianpaintingsintheworld,andisthehomeofmodernartinthenorthofEngland.However,cultureismorethangalleries.Liverpooloffersmanymusicevents.AsBritain'sNo.1musiccity,ithasthebiggestcitymusicfestivalinEurope,anditsmusiciansarefamousallovertheworld.Liverpoolisalsowell-knownforitsfootballandothersportsevents.Everyyear,theMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitors,makingthecityaplaceofwonder.
Asyouwouldexpectfromsuchacity,therearerestaurantsservingfoodfromaroundtheworld.Whenmytripwasabouttocomplete,IchosetorestmylegsinLiverpool'sfamousPhilharmonicpub.Itisamonument(丰碑)toperfection,andaheritageattractionitself.
BeingaWorldHeritageSite,myhomecityiscertainlyaplaceof"outstandinguniversalvalue".Itisatreasurehousewithplentyofsecretsfortheworldtoexplore.
1.Visitorswhoseethecityforthefirsttimewouldbedeeplyimpressedby________.
A.itscharmingbanks
B.itsfamousmuseums
C.itswonderfulpalaces
D.itsattractivebuildings
2.Thethirdparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby________.
A.providingdifferentexamples
B.followingtheorderofspace
C.makingcomparisons
D.analyzingcauses
3.TheauthorusesthePhilharmonicpubtoprovethat________.
A.Liverpoolisawell-knowncityforitsrestaurants
B.Liverpoolisanimpressiveplacefullofattraction
C.apubisawonderfulplaceforvisitorstorelaxthemselves
D.apubisaperfectchoiceforvisitorstocompletetheirjourney
4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
________
A.TheunusualartisticbeautyinLiverpool
B.TheexcitingexperienceoftheauthorinLiverpool
C.ThespecialculturalatmosphereofLiverpool
D.ThebeautifulhistoricsitesofLiverpool
Passage3
Athemeparkmanagerhasthejobofwatchingoverandcontrollingthedailyoperationsofthethemepark.Oneoftheirmostimportantjobsistomanagethevisitors'experience.Thiscanincludeeverythingfromtheappearanceoftheparktothehoursofoperation.Athemeparkmanageralsomakesplansanddevelopsstrategies(策略)toensurethehealthandsafetyofvisitors.Tohelpkeepvisitorssatisfied,heusuallysetscustomerservicepolices(政策)thatshowhowemployeesshouldtreatvisitorsandrespondtotheirneeds.
Often,themeparkmanagersmakedecisionsregardingthemeparkpolicies.Forexample,themanagerofathemeparkmayhavetodecidewhentheparkopensandclosesdaily.Hemayalsochoosewhentheparkwillopenandclosefortheseason.Iftheweatherturnsterrible,themanageroftenhastodecidewhetherornottoopentheparkfortheday.Apersoninthispositionmayalsoberesponsibleformakingpoliciesonwhenavisitorcangetarefund(退款)ordiscountonhisadmissionfee.
Theamusementsinathemeparkhavetobemaintained(保养)inordertoensuretheystayingoodworkingordertoensuretheystayingoodworkingorder.Athemeparkmanagertypicallycarriesoutaroutineinspection.Theindividualwhoholdsthispositionalsocreatesplansandstrategiesfordealingwithemergencies.Hemayalsowatchoversecurityworkerswhohelpkeeptheparksafeforvisitors.
Somethemeparkmanagersalsohavethejobofstayingabreastofchangesinthethemeparkindustryandknowingwhatthepark'scompetitorsaredoing.Theinformationthemanagergetsthroughtheseeffortsoftenhelpshimdecidewhentomakeimprovementsandhowtokeeptheparkcompetitive.
Theextent(范围)ofathemeparkmanager'sjobmaydependonthesizeofthepark.Inasmallpark,hemaycloselywithhisemployees.Inalargepark,hemayworktosetpolicesandthendependonothermanagersordepartmentheadstocarrythemout.Whatheneedstodoiswatchoverthesemanagers.
1.Whatmightbeathemeparkmanager'smostimportantjob?
________
A.Tomakesuretheparkgetsregularimprovements.
B.Tomaketheparkworkersperformtheirjobswell.
C.Toensurethevisitorshaveasatisfyingexperience.
D.Toensurethecustomersservicepoliciesworkwell.
2.Thedecisionsmadebythemeparkmanagersusuallydependon________.
A.customers'needs.
B.themeparkpolicies.
C.thesizeofthepark.
D.weatherconditions.
3.Theunderlinedphrase"stayingabreastof"inParagraph4probablymean"________".
A.knowingabout
B.bringingabout
C.callingfor
D.gettingusedto
4.Thewriterdevelopsthepassageby________.
A.tellingstories
B.givingexamples
C.makingcomments
D.makingcomparison
Passage4
Itbeganasagame:
Highschoolandcollegestudentsstudyingcomputertechnologyfiguredouttheycouldusepersonalcomputerstobreakintotelephonecompanycomputersandmakefree,long-distancetelephonecalls.Theseyoungcomputertalentssoongainedthename"hackers".
Policearrestedafewhackers,butmanywentontoeve
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