高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 100.docx
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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day100
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day100
Passage1
Ifyou’renewtoSanFrancisco,payingthecityavisit,orsimplylookingforanewplaygroundforyouandyourdog,herearefourofthefinestdogparksinSanFrancisco.
CoronaHeightsDogPark
OftenvisitedbyresidentsfromalloverthecitybecauseofitsnearnesstotheRandallMuseum,CoronaHeightsDogParkofferspetsandownersbreathtakingviewafterasteephillsideclimb,andafenceddogareathatallowsdogstoletloosewithoutaleash(狗链).Ownerswillalsoenjoytheplayground,tenniscourtsandbasketballcourts.
DoloresDogPark
ThegroundsofDoloresParkonceservedascampsforthosewhowerelefthomelessbythe1906earthquake,butnowareoftenvisitedbycrowdsofMissionDistrictpeople.Four-leggedfriendscanalsowanderaboutcarefreeoff-leashwhilemakingfriendswithothermembersofthedoggiecommunity.
PineLakeDogPark
Famousforitsplaceasareststopforhundredsofspeciesofbirdstoflytoandfromwarmerclimates,PineLakeParkisalsoprizedbycitydogsandtheirownersfortheirnicehikingpaths,picturesquelakesuitedforswimming,andoff-leashareaonthepark’swestendthatletsdogsrunfree.
BuenaVistaDogPark
Withahistoryof146years,BuenaVistaParkisSanFrancisco’soldestpark.Dogsandownerswithplusenergywillloveburningitonthispark’ssteeppathsandwindingstaircases.Dogownersshouldhavegoodcontrolovertheirdogs,asit’squiteeasyfordogstogetseparatedwhengoingthroughBuenaVista’smanytwistsandturns.
1.WhydodogownerstaketheirpetstoDoloresDogPark?
A.Toletthemsocialize.
B.Togivethemrescuelessons.
C.Tohelpthemloseweight.
D.Toincreasetheirphysicalactivities.
2.Whichdogparkispopularwithbirdlovers?
A.DoloresDogPark.B.PineLakeDogPark.
C.BuenaVistaDogPark.D.CoronaHeightsDogPark.
3.WhatisspecialaboutBuenaVistaDogPark?
A.Dogscangoclimbing.B.Itisclosetoamuseum.
C.Dogsmustbeonaleash.D.Itissuitableforswimming.
Passage2
ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!
TourA-Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-£37until26Marchand£39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.
TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway’s-£32until12Marchand£36thereafter.Oxford:
IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires(尖顶)”fromStMary‘sChurchTower.Stratford:
IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.
TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:
includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-£34until11Marchand£37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宫)whereitiseasytogetlost!
TourD–CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-£33until18Marchand£37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.
1.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?
A.TourAB.TourB
C.TourCD.TourD
2.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?
A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtB.Oxford&Stratford
C.Bath&StonehengeD.Cambridge
3.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?
A.Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies
B.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze
C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain
D.Itisaworld-famouscastle
Passage3
Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanispossibletolearningeneralclasses.Mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics,economics,andwars.Butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsoreligiousbeliefs,emotions,andpsychology.Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestors―orofpeopleverydifferentfromourown―canbeprovidedbyart.Inshort,artexpressestheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthanwhatcanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.
Inhistorybooks,objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryispresented:
thatis,factsaboutpoliticsaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective:
itreflectsemotionsandopinions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFrancisoGoyawasperhapsthefirsttrulypoliticalartist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingTheThirdofMay,1808,hecriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforitsmisuseofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslater,symbolicimageswereusedinPabloPicasso’sGuernicatoexpressthehorrorofwar.Meanwhile,onanothercontinent,thepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRivera,JoseClementsOrozco,andDavidAlfaroSiqueiros―aswellastheworksofAlfredoRamosMartinez―showedtheseMexicanartists’deepangerandsadnessaboutsocialproblems.
Inthesameway,artcanreflectaculture’sreligiousbeliefs.FourhundredsofyearsinEurope,religiousartwasalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Althoughmostpeoplecouldn’tread,theycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas(andstillis)itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamic(伊斯兰教的)beliefthatstatuesareunholy(不神圣的;亵渎的).
1.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?
A.Arthistoryconcentratesonreligiousbeliefs,emotionsandpsychologyonly.
B.Artcanprovideinformationabouttheeverydayactivitiesofancientpeople.
C.Informationandfactsaboutpoliticsaregivenobjectivelyinhistory.
D.FrancisoGoyawasperhapsthefirsttrulypoliticalartist.
2.Historybooksareobjectivebecause_____.
A.personalandemotionalopinionsareexpressedthroughit
B.itwillmaketheviewersangryandsadabouthistory
C.itcanhelpusunderstandhistoricalfactsbetter
D.opinionsaboutfactsarenotexpressed
3.ThetwopicturesTheThirdofMay,1808andGuernicamentionedinparagraph2showthat_____.
A.artissubjective
B.artistsareverysimilarevenoverahundredyears
C.artcanreflectpoliticallifeofacountry
D.historybookspresentobjectiveinformation
4.Inparagraph2,theunderlined“anothercontinent”refersto_____.
A.EuropeB.America
C.MexicoD.MiddleEast
5.Thepassageismainlydiscussing_____.
A.thedifferencebetweengeneralhistoryandarthistory
B.thedevelopmentofarthistory
C.theinfluenceofartistsonarthistory
D.whatwecanlearnfromart
6.Itmaybeconcludedfromthispassagethat_____.
A.Islamicartistsfocusoncreatingarchitecturaldecorationswithpicturesofflowersorgeometric(几何)forms
B.historyteachersaremoreobjectivethanartists
C.itismoredifficulttostudyarthistorythangeneralhistory
D.peopleandstoriesfromtheBiblewerepaintedonchurchesandotherbuildingsinordertopopularizetheBible
Passage4
IfyouhadtocounteverypersonwholivedintheUnitedStates,andtherewereneithercalculationsnorcomputersofanykindtohelpyou,howwouldyoudoit?
That'sthepuzzlethatnineteen-year-oldengineerHermanHollerithwasfacedwithinthe1880swhenhewasemployedbytheU.S.CensusBureau(美国人口调查局).HissolutionwastoinventamachinecalledtheHollerithtabulatingmachine,whichwasusedtorecordthe1890populationcensusandshortenedwhathadbeenaseven-yearjobtojustthreemonths.
Hollerith'smachineisconsideredtheveryfirstcomputer.Goanywheretodayandyouseeoneofitsmanydescendants(派生物),suchasthecalculator,personalcomputer,iPad,andsmartphone.ThoughHollerithretiredtoworkinMaryland,in1924thecompanyhefoundedwasrenamedInternationalBusinessMachines(IBM),whichisstilloneofthelargesttechnologycorporationsintheworld.
Asadatastoragemedium,Hollerith'sinventionwasrevolutionary,butoneproblemwithitwasthephysicalsizeandquantitiesofcards,eachpunchcard(打孔卡)holdingonly960bitsofinformation.Manycompaniesneededtoholdmoredatainasmallerspace.Abigleapwasmadeinthe1950swiththeinventionofmagnetic(磁的)tapethatcouldstoreasmuchdataas10,000punchcards.Asinglereel(卷盘)wasaboutthesizeofadinnerplate.In1963,Philipsintroducedmagnetizedtapeinasmallcassette,whichbecameapopularchoiceforbusinessestostoredatasuingcomputers.
However,tapeswerestillcumbersome.Thencametheharddrive.IBMmadeoneofthefirst,in1956,called305RAMAC.The305RAMACcouldstore4
4megabytesofdata.Harddriveshavebeenconstantlyimprovingeversince,gettingsmaller,faster,andmoreenergy-efficient.Withtheinventionofthemicro-SDcard,ourinformationstorageplatformsarealmosttoosmalltohandlewithourbarehands.
Overtheyears,thepriceofdatastoragespacehasdecreasedgreatly.In1984,a5-megabytedrivecost$1,400.Withinfiveyears,thiswascutinhalf,andsincethen,personalcomputersforhomeandbusinesshave
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