高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 72.docx
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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day72
高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day72
Passage1
Afteryearsofresearchandtesting,thehybridcarwasdevelopedandputonthemarket.It'saninterestingandexcitingnewimprovementintoday'sworldaswelookforbetterwaystoprotectthequalityoftheairwebreatheandconserveournaturalresources.
Thequalityofourairisaffectedbymanydifferentthings.Butoneofthelargestsourcesofairpollutionistheburningoffossilfuelssuchascoalandgasolinewhichisusedtopoweracar'sengine.TheEPAhassetnationalstandardstohelpcontrolthelevelofharmfulpollutantssentoffintotheair,andtheautomobileindustryhasactedbyproducingahybridcarthatuseslessgasandthereforecauseslesspollution.
Ahybridcarisacombinationofaregularcarthatrunsongasolineandanelectriccarthatisbatterypowered.Somepeopletendtothinkthatsincethehybridcarispartiallyelectric,youhavetoplugitintochargeit.Butthat'snothowitworks.The144-voltbatterypackisactuallyrechargedthroughtheenergythatisproducedwhenthecar'sbrakesareused.Thisisreferredtoas"regenerativebraking",becauseitgenerateselectricity.
Althoughthehybridcarstillrunsongasolinemostofthetime,thishelpsituselessgasthanaregularcar.Whenthedriverstopsatatrafficlight,theengineautomaticallyshutsofftosavefuel.Then,assoonasthedriverputsthecaringearandtouchesthegaspedal,theenginestartsbackup.
Haveyoueverriddeninacarwithsomeonewhoranoutofgas?
Thatprobablywouldn'thappenifyouwereridinginahybridcar.Itflashesawarningonitscomputerscreenthatsays,"Iamlowongas".Whenitcompletelyrunsout,thewarningreads,"YOUARENOWOUTOFGAS!
"Thentheelectricpowersupplykicksintoletthedrivertravelafewmoremilestoagasstation.
1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
________.
A.Thehybridcarwillbeputonthemarket
B.Hybridcarsrunfasterthanregularcars
C.Whenthehybridcarstopsatatrafficlight,thedriverwillgetawarning
D.Theburningoffossilfuelsisoneofthelargestsourcesofairpollution
2.Accordingtothepassage,theword"hybrid"refersto________.
A.ahigh-techdiscovery
B.energysaving
C.anewinvention
D.acombinationoftwothings
3."Regenerativebreaking"isanimportantprocessofthehybridcarbecause________.
A.itallowsthecartocometoaquickstop
B.itgivesthedriverasmootherride
C.itproducesenergytochargethebattery
D.itcancontrolthespeedofthecar
4.WhichofthefollowingisrightabouttheEPA?
________.
A.Theydesignedhybridcars
B.Theyoutlawed(宣布……为不合法)theburningoffossilfuels
C.Theysetimportantguidelinesthathelpcontrolpollution
D.Theirmainpurposeistoprotectendangeredplantsandanimals
5.Whichofthefollowingisthereasonfordevelopinghybridcars?
________
A.Theyuselessgasthanregularcars
B.They'resafertodrivethanmostcars
C.They'remoremodernthanothercars
D.Theycostlessthanregularcars
Passage2
HumanHeadPotteryJar
Collection:
BanpoMuseumPeriod:
Neolithicera
Thishead-shapedredclay(粘土)jardatesfrom6,000to6,500yearsago.ItwasaproductoftheYangshaoCuiturethatexistedalongtheYellowRiverinChina,madeatthedawnoftheNeolithicear,whenhumansbegantopolishstone,domesticate(驯养)animals,farmandfromtribes.
It'shardtotellthegenderofthefigure,buttheup-turnedlipssuggesttheinnocenceofachild.Onthebackisaspout,throughwhichliquidcouldbepouredinside.Theeyesandmouthserveasoutlets.Theyseemimprobablynarrow,butthismayindicatethatthejarservedsomespecialpurpose.
Eagle-ShapedPotteryDing
Collection:
NationalMuseumofChinaPeriod:
Neolithicera
Potteryistheartofbringingclaytolife.Here,theclayisgivenlifeasading—athree-leggedvessel.
ThedingintheformofaneagleisamongChina'smostunusualpiecesofancientpottery.It's6,000yearsold,originatingintheNeolithicYangshaoCulture.MostofthepaintedpotteryvesselsproducedbytheYangshaoCulturewerefordailyuse.Theeagle-shapeddingistheonlypiecefromthatPeriodthat'sintheshapeofabird.
Whatwasitspurpose?
Perhapstostorewater,orgrain?
Butwhywasitgiventheformofabird?
Suchquestionsaddtothefascinationthedingevokes(引起).
HongshanCultureC-ShapedJade(玉)Dragon
Collection:
OngniudBannerMuseumPeriod:
Neolithicera
ThismysteriousworkofjadeartwasdiscovredinOngniudBannerinChifeng,InnerMongoliaautonomousregion.Thedesignissimpleandelegant;thejade,fineandsmooth.Knownasthe"FirstDragonofChina",itisregardedastheancientdescriptionofadragon.Itwashere,intheLiaoheRiverBasinthattheHongshanCultureoriginatedaround5,000yearsago.Theimageofthejadedragon-boarhasbecomeasymboloftheHongshanCulture.
ThedragonisthesymboloftheChinesenation:
EveryaspectofthelifeofeveryChinesepersonislikeascaleonthedragon'sbody.Together,thesescalesshapeChinesecivilization.
1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
________
A.TheHongshanCultureexistedalongtheYellowRiverinChina.
B.PeoplelikedtousedthesharpodbirdintheYangshaoCulture.
C.Thesethreewereallusedforpeople'sdailylifeduringancienttimes.
D.Jadedragonismadebydifferentmaterialfromtheothertwo.
2.Wherecanweprobablyfindthispassage?
________
A.Inastorybook
B.Inatravelbooklet
C.Inanartmagazine
D.Inanentertainmentprogram
Passage3
ChinesebillionaireentrepreneurJackMarevealedthatoneofhissecretstorunningasuccessfulcompanyishiringlotsofwomen.Usinghisowncompanyandsuccessrateasanexample,JackMasaidthat47%ofhisemployeesand32%ofthetopboardmembersarefemales.
“Ifyouwantyourcompanytobesuccessful,thenyoushouldhirefemaleworkers!
”Alibaba’sCEOsaid.“Womenthinkaboutothersmorethanthemselves.”Masaidthatthereasonbehindthisisawoman’semotionalintelligencewhichallowsthemtobemorethoughtfulabouttheirjobsandroles.Thisisincomparisontosomemenwhoareverystraightforwardwithwhattheywanttogetfromajobwhichisusuallyaraiseorapromotion.
Thebusinessmogulalsoadvisedemployerstogivechancestonewbiesanddon’talwaysgoforthe“bigshots”,otherwise,allofthecompany’smoneywilljustendupbeingused.
Inaddition,hissuggestionfortheyoungergenerationissimple:
“Youngman,todayisthedayyoustartmakingchanges.Nowistheeraofinternetrevolution,theeffortyouputinnowwilldecidehowyouwillliveinthenext50years.”
1.ThereasonwhyAlibabahiresmanyfemaleworkersisthat________.
A.comparedtomaleworkers,mostfemaleworkersdon’twantapayriseorapromotion
B.maleemployersenjoyhavingemployeesworkingaroundthem
C.womenarelikelytothinkmoreabouthowothersfeelandwhatrolestheyplayintheirpositions
D.femaleworkerscancreatemoreprofitforthecompanythanmaleworkers
2.Theunderlinedword“mogul”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.successB.loser
C.ownerD.president
3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?
________
A.Alibabahiresmorefemaleworkersthanmaleworkers
B.Menarestraightforwardwhentheytalkaboutwhattheywant
C.It'seasierformaleworkerstogetpromotionsinAlibaba
D.Theyoungergenerationshouldworkveryhardinordertoliveabetterlifeinthefuture
Passage4
Hasanyonenoticedhow,withthepassageoftime,one’srelationshipwithone’sgrown-updaughtersandsonsbecomeschanged?
I’vebeenawareofthisforsometimebutI’mnotquitesurehowtodealwithit.
Takethekitchensinkforexample.
Followingafamilyget-togetheratmyplace,IwalkedintothekitchentofindKate,mydaughtercarefullycleaningthesink.
“Don’tdothat;whatareyoudoingthatfor?
”Isaid,unhappyaboutthehiddencriticism.
“Mum,”shesaid,“youreallyoughttoputyourglassesonwhenyoucleanthesink.Behindthetapherewasblack!
”
Butit’snotjustthingslikekitchensinks.AnothertimeKatearrivedtopickmeuptolunch.Shelookedatmeandthenasked,“Mum,whydoyouusebrowneyebrowpencilwhenyourhairisgrey?
”
Asuddenmemoryofher,aged14,goingtoherfirstmixedpartyfloodedback.Shehadcomeintosaygoodbye.ForamomentIthoughtshe’dbeenanaccident.Botheyeswereblack.Iremembersuggestingthatperhapsalittlelesseyemake-upmightbemoreeffective.
NowItoldher,“Myhairusedtobebrown.”
“Itlooksabsurd.”
“Mrs.Menzieshaddarkeyebrowswithgreyhair.”
“Yes,butyou’renotMrs.Menzies,areyou?
”shesaidtriumphantly,asifthatprovedherpoint.
Butarecenteventmademerealizethatsomethingreallymustbedone.
Shehadreturnedsomeforafewweeksbeforegettingmarried.OneeveningIwentoutonadinnerdate.Bythetimemycompanionleftmeatthefrontdoor,itwasabout2am.AsIsteppedin,anangryfigureinawhitenightgownstoppedme.
“Well,whattimeofnightisthistobecominghome?
”sheshouted.“Wherehaveyoubeen?
I’vebeenworriedsick!
”
Shadesofthepastcomebacktodisturbme.ButwhatshouldIdoaboutallthis?
Nothing,probably.Maybe,afterall,it’sonlyastageyoungpeoplearegoingthrough.
1.Thedaughterthoughthermotherdidn’tcleanthekitchensinkwellbecauseofher.
A.lazinessB.carelessness
C.unhappinessD.poor-qualityglasses
2.Fromthepassageweknowthedaughter.
A.didn’twanttohelpwiththesink
B.didn’tlikebrowneyebrowpencils
C.hadanaccidentwhenshewenttoherfirstparty
D.
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