高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day 36.docx
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高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day36
高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day36
Passage1
BothofmyparentsworkedfulltimewhenIwasalittlegirl,somygrandmotherwouldstayatourhouseduringtheday.Wewouldwatchgameshowsinthelivingroom.OurfavoritewasThePriceIsRight.Wewouldcalloutouranswersalongwiththecontestants.
WhenIgotolderandstartedgoingtoschool,wecouldn’twatchourgameshowsregularly.Thatwasokaywithme,though,becausetheonethingIlikedbetterthanwatchinggameshowswithmygrandmotherwashelpingherbakecakes.Watchingherinthekitchenwasamazing:
sheneverseemedtoneedtherecipes(食谱)buteverythingshemadetasteddelicious.
AtfirstIwouldjustsitinthekitchenandwatch,eventhoughIdidn’tunderstandwhatshewasdoing.AsIgotolder,sheletmehelpwiththeeasyparts,suchasmeasuringthesugar.Thedaysheletmeseparatetheeggs,IfeltlikeIhadfoundcompletepleasure.
Atlast,myparentsdecidedthatIcouldtakecareofmyself,andmygrandmotherstoppedcomingovereveryday.Theloveofbaking,however,stayedwithme.Istartedbakingbymyself,andevenifthecookiesendedupburntsometimes,moreoftentheyturnedoutprettywell.Itriedoutnewrecipes,andwheneverIgottoathornypart,Iwouldcallmygrandmotherforadvice.SometimesIwouldcallherjusttotalktoo.IfeltlikeIcouldtalktoheraboutanything.
Mygrandmotherpassedawaytenyearsago,butIstillthinkofhereveryday.Lastweek,Ifoundarecipebookshemadeforme.Itincludedherrecipesforbrownies,cookies,andmyfavorite,lemonpie.AsIlookedthroughthepages,IthoughtIcouldhearhervoice.Shewastheonewhotaughtmenotjustaboutbaking,butaboutlife.
1.Thepassageismainlydevelopedby.
A.analyzingcausesB.makingcomparisons
C.followingthetimeorderD.examiningdifferences
2.Whilehelpinghergrandmotherbake,theauthor.
A.founditinterestingB.turnedouttobeatroublemaker
C.hopedtomakealivingbybakingD.regrettedmissingthegameshows
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thorny”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?
A.Basic.B.Common.
C.Special.D.Difficult.
4.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?
A.Todescribeherchildhoodmemories.B.Toshowhergoodbakingskills.
C.Torememberhergrandmother.D.Totalkaboutherhappyfamilylife.
Passage2
Itishard,ithurts—andyetmorethantwomillionofusintheUKrunatleastonceaweek.
Ofcourse,somepeopleruntoloseweight,ortogetfit,andthesearegreatreasons.Runningisalsoeasytodo,it'scheap,andyoucandoitwhenyouwant.AllthesefactorscertainlycontributetothefactthatrunningisoneofthemostpopularsportsintheUK.
Butformanyofthosetwomillionrunners,therealreasonweheadouttobeattheroadsuntilourlegshurtismoreintangible(无形的)thanweightlossorfitness.
Manyrunnersbecomeinterestedintimes.Theytrytobreakthe40--minutebarrierforthe10K,orrununderfourhoursforthemarathon.Yet,really,thesetimesarealmostmeaningless.Andassoonastheyareachieved,anothertargetisthrownoutalmostimmediately.
Thetimesareonlythecarrotsweputinfrontofourselves.Butwhydoweputthemthereinthefirstplace?
NobodyevergivesawiseanswerDeepdown,weallknowtheanswer.
Runningbringsusjoy.Watchsmallchildrenwhentheyareexcited,atplay,andmostlytheycan'tstoprunning.There'sagreatmomentinTheCatcherintheRyewhenHoldenCaulfield,caughtintheuneasyspacebetweenchildhoodandadulthood,iswalkingacrosshisschoolgroundsoneeveningandhesuddenlystartstorun.“Idon'teverknowwhatIwasrunningfor一IguessIjustfeltlikeit,”hesays.
Thiswilltorunisborn.Infact,humansmaywellhaveevolved(进化)thewaywedidbecauseofourabilitytorun.Aschildren,andevenadolescents,wecanrespondtothisnaturalcalltorunwheneverthefeelingtakesus.
Aswerun,webegintosensethatchildishjoy,whichisborntoliveawilderexistence.Aswerun,thelayersofresponsibilityandidentitywehavegatheredinourlives,father,mother,lawyer,teacher,allfallaway,leavinguswiththerawhumanbeing.
Ifwepushon,runningharder,deeperintotheloneliness,furtherawayfromtheworldandthestructureofourlives,webegintofeelstrangelyexcited,separatedyetatthesametimeconnected,toourselves.Withnothingbutourowntwolegsmovingus,webegintogetasenseofwho,orwhat,wereallyare.Afteralongrun,everythingseemsrightintheworld.Everythingisatpeace.Toexperiencethisisapowerfulfeeling,strongenoughtohaveuscomingback,againandagain,formore.
1.Whydoestheauthorthinksettingtimegoalsisalmostmeaningless?
A.Becausethosetimegoalscan'tbeachieved.
B.Becausethosetimegoalscanbeachievedeasily
C.Becausepeoplewillbeveryproudoncethetimegoalsareachieved.
D.Becausetherewillalwaysbeanewtimegoaloncetheformeroneisachieved.
2.TheauthormentionsthereasonsforrunningEXCEPT___________.
A.challengingourselvesB.runningawayfromresponsibility
C.losingweightandkeepingfitD.bringingusjoyandpeaceinmind
3.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor'sattitudetowardsrunning?
A.Uncertain.B.Doubtful.
C.Supportive.D.Puzzled.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?
A.breakingthe40--minutebarrierforthe10K.
B.runningunderfourhoursfortheMarathon.
C.feelingseparatedfromtheworldafterrunning
D.feelingeverythingisrightafteralongrun.
5.Whatmaybethebesttileofthispassage?
A.RunningtoKeepFitB.RunningtoBreakRecords
C.RunningtoBetheRealYouD.RunningtoBecomeanAdult
Passage3
ThemomentIwalkedoutofthe“Arrival”gateattheairport.Isawabighandmadesignboard“WelcomeXiyun”behindthewaitingtime,andIknewIhadfoundacaringhostfamilyattheothersideoftheworld—theUnitedState.
Myhostmomhadalreadypreparedanddecoratedmyroomnicelyforme.Therewasadollononesideoftheroom,andabookcasefullofbooksontheother—theyhadheardIlovedreading.Momhadalsoplacedakeyboardforme,sincesheknewthatIplayedthepianowell.
Mylifeinthehostfamilydidnotgoverywellatfirst.BecauseIamtheonlychildinmyfamilyinChina.Iwasnotusedtohavingtwoyoungerkids—ZoeandGrace—runningaroundmeyellingallthetime.MomhadaserioustalkwithmeabouttheproblemonaSundayafternoon.Shetoldme:
“Youcan’tjustcomehomefromschooleveryday,gotoyourroomanddoyourhomework.Youneedtobeapartofthisfamily.Youneedtoplaywithchildrenforatleastonehour.”However,themoretimeIspentwiththekids,themoreIgrewtolovethem.Weplayedgamesandreadbookstogether.IeventaughtthemChinese.ThankstoMom’srule,IbegantofeellikeIwasreallypartofthefamily.
Meanwhile,Mominspiredmetoliveahealthierlife.Shegotupearlyeverymorningtogorunning.Onweekends,shetookthewholefamilytovisitparksorgocamping.IdidnotlikesportsmuchwhenIwasathome,butnowIlovesports.Iamhealthierandmoreconfidenttoo.Withthefamily,Ifoundjoyandlaughter.IlearnedtolivewithenergyandoptimismthankstothecareandresponsibilityofmylovingAmericanparents.
1.Thepassageismainlytalkingabout________.
A.variousdifficultiesXiyunmetAmerica
B.HowXiyunlearnedtogetalongwithyoungerkidsinAmerican
C.HowmuchXiyun’scaringhostfamilychangedher
D.TheculturaldifferenceXiyunexperiences.
2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassages?
________
A.Xiyun’slifewithherAmericanhostfamilywentverywellfromthebeginning.
B.ThehostmomcaredaboutXiyun’soveralldevelopment.
C.Thehostfamily’stwochildrendidn’tlikeXiyunatall
D.Xiyundidn’tnoticewhatthehostfamilydidforher.
3.HowdidthehostmominfluenceXiyungradually?
________
A.BywordsandforceB.Bytalkingandforce
C.ByforceandbehaviorD.Bywordsandactions
Passage4
“Aphotographthatonehastakenofoneself,typicallywithasmartphoneorwebcamanduploadedtoasocialmediawebsite.”Thisisthedefinition(定义)oftheword“selfie”intheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Infact,itwasn'teveninthedictionaryuntilAugust,2013.Itearneditsplacetherebecausepeoplearenowsoobsessed(着迷)withselfies–wetakethemwhenwetryonanewhat,playwithourpetsorwhenwemeetafriendwhomwehaven'tseeninawhile.
Butdoesthisobsessionactuallymakesense?
Isthereanyscientificexplanationforit?
Well,youshouldprobablyaskJamesKilner,aneuroscientistatUniversityCollegeLondon.
Throughourlifetimewebecomeexpertsatrecognizingandinterpretingotherpeople'sfacesandfacialexpressions.Incontrast,accordingtoKilner,wehaveaverypoorunderstandingofourownfacessincewehavelittleexperienceoflookingatthem–wejustfeelthemmostofthetime.
Thishasbeenprovedinpreviousstudiesinwhichparticipantswereshownimagesofthemselvesandaskedtomatchtheirfacialexpressionsinthepictures.Inmostcases,theyfailedtoaccuratelyproducethesamefacialexpressionswithoutbeingabletoseethemselvesinthemirror,accordingtoBBC.
Tofurthertesthowweactuallysenseourownfaces,Kilnercarriedoutanotherstudy.Heshowedpeopledifferentversions(版本)oftheirownimage–theoriginalwhichhadbeeneditedtolooklessattractiveandonethatwasmademoreattractive–andaskedthemtopicktheversionwhichtheythoughtlookedmostlikethem.Kilnerfoundthatmostpeoplechosethemoreattractivepicture.Thissuggeststhatwetendtothinkofourselvesasbetter-l
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