高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day 1.docx
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高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day1
高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day1
Passage1
Navarathri,whichiscelebratedthroughoutIndia,fallsinSeptemberorOctober.Onthefirstthreedays,peoplepray(祈祷)tothegoddessDurga,theprotectorwhodestroysallevil(邪恶).ThenextthreedaystheypraytoLakshmi,thegoddessofwealth.Then,alsoforthreedays,theylooktoSaraswathi,thegoddessofwisdomandknowledge.ThetenthandfinaldayofthefestivalisforthegoddessDurga.Onthisdaymanyyearsago,Durgakilledtheevilbuffalo-headedmonster(怪物),Mahishasura.
MydaughterandItookoutthemodelsofthegodsandgoddessesthatwehadstoredawaylastyear.Soontheroomwaslitteredwithallkindsofdolls.Weusuallybuyatleastonenewdolleveryyear.Onthetenthday,thedollsarecarefullyputaway.Ifadollistoodamagedtobeshown,itisneverthrownaway.Instead,itisputdeepintotheseas.
Inourhallwaysixlongwoodenstepsaresetup.First,wespreadathickwhitecloth(布)overthesteps.Nowit'stimetoputthedollsonthestepscarefully.Everyyear,
isdifferent.Sometimes—asthecollectiongrows—thereisnospacetofitallofthedollsonthesteps.Smallerdollscanalsobeplacedonthefloor.
Everynightthereareprayers,music,dancing,andalargemealformanypeople.InnorthernIndia,thechildrensingsongswhiledoingthedandiyaraas,atraditionaldance.Everydanceralsohastwowoodensticks—calleddandiya—thatheorsheusestomakeasoundintimetothelovelymusic.DancingthedandiyaraashelpspeoplethinkofthetruemeaningofNavarathri—togetherness,laughter,andfun!
1.AccordingtoParagraph1,Navarathri________.
A.isjustcelebratedinNorthernIndia
B.usuallytakesplaceinthewinter
C.isinmemoryofDurga
D.lastsforabouttendays
2.HowtoIndiansdealwiththedollsusedatNavarathri?
________
A.Theyalwaystakegoodcareofthedolls.
B.Theyusuallythrowawaythebrokendolls.
C.Theyhavetobuymanynewdollseveryyear.
D.Theykeepthedollsinthehallwayforamonth.
3.Theunderlinedwords“thegollu”inParagraph3probablymean________.
A.thecollectionofIndiansongs
B.thenumberofwoodensteps
C.theshowingofthedolls
D.thecolorofthecloth
4.Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?
________
A.Sometraditionaldances
B.ThreegoddessesinIndia
C.ThehistoryofNavarathri
D.ApopularfestivalinIndia
Passage2
Lookingforagreatsummerread?
KidreportersfromTimeForKidshavereviewedtheseason'shottestnewbooks.Theyhaverecommendedalistofkid-approvedpage-turners(令人爱不释手的书)toourreaders.Whetheryou'refondofmysterious,fantasticorrealisticfictions,there'salwaysonethatsuitsyou.
ThreeBirdSummer
BySaraSt.Antoine
Genre:
RealisticFiction
Numberofpages:
256
What'sthebasicstoryline?
Forhisentirelife,12-year-oldAdamhasspentsummersathisgrandma'scabininMinnesota.Butthisyearthingsaredifferent.Hisparentshavedivorced.Apartfromthat,Adam'scousinswon'tbevacationingatthecabinwithhim.Also,Grandmaseemstobeactingdifferently.Atfirst,she'sjustabitmoreforgetfulthanusual.Butafterspendingmoretimewithher,AdamrealizesGrandmais"slipping."
Therearenewneighborsatthecabinthissummer,includingagirlatAdam'sagenamedAlice.Atfirst,Adamisn'tinterestedinspendingtimewithher.Butastimegoesby,theirfriendshipflourishes(繁荣).Throughoutthisunusualsummer,Adamsearchesforhiddentreasurewithhisnewfriendandbeginstouncoverfamilysecretsaswell.
Arethecharactersbelievable?
Thecharactersarebelievablebecausetheydon'thavecookie-cutter(千篇一律的)personalities.Adamisquietandshyandfindsgirlsdifficulttounderstand.Aliceisadventurousandunlikeanygirlhehasevermet.Readerswilllikelyseeaspectsoftheirpersonalitiesinthecharactersandrecognizetheirfriendshiptoo.
Whowouldlikethisbook?
AnyonewhoappreciatesmemoriesoffamilyvacationsorsummertimeingeneralwillenjoythevividimaginationthatfillsThreeBirdSummer.Readerswillfallintothestory,almostasifthey'reactuallyspendingthesummerexploringThreeBirdLakewithAdamandAlice.
1.Whilespendinghissummerathisgrandma'scabinthisyear,Adam________.
A.becamefriendswithhiscousins
B.developedafriendshipwithalittlegirl
C.annoyedhisgrandmaoccasionally
D.playedwithAliceinthefieldsnearby
2.Thebookislikelytoappealtokidsbecause________.
A.itdescribescountrylife.
B.ittalksaboutschoollife.
C.itrelatedtotheirexperience.
D.itiswritteninsimplewords.
3.Thetextiswrittento________.
A.praiseawriterforhisgreatwork.
B.discusshowtospendsummerholidays.
C.encouragereaderstodomorereading
D.recommendagoodbooktoreaders.
Passage3
SamuelLanghorneClemens,whoisbetterknownallovertheworldasMarkTwain,leftschoolwhenhewastwelve.Hehadlittleschooleducation.However,hestillbecamethemostfamouswriterofhistime.Hemademillionsofdollarsbywriting.
MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.Infact,hewasnotexpected(期望)tolivethroughthefirstwinter.Butwithhismother'scare,hemanagedtosurvive.Asaboy,hecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.Heusedtoplayjokesonallhisfriendsandneighbors.Hedidn'tliketogotoschool,andheoftenranawayfromhome.HealwayswentinthedirectionofthenearbyMississippi.Hewasnearlydrowned(淹没)ninetimes.
Afterhisfather'sdeath,MarkTwainbegantoworkforaprinter(印刷厂),whoonlyprovidedhimwithfoodandclothing.Then,heworkedasaprinter,ariver-boatpilot(引航员)andlaterjoinedthearmy.Butsoonafterthathebecameaminer.Duringthisperiod,hestartedtowriteshortstories.Afterwards(后来)hebecameafull-timewriter.
In1870,MarkTwaingotmarried.IntheyearsthatfollowedhewrotemanybooksincludingTomSawyerin1876,andHuckleberryFinnin1884,whichmadehimfamous,andbroughthimgreatfortune.
Unfortunately,MarkTwaingotintodebtsinbadinvestments(投资)andhehadtowritelargenumbersofstoriestopaythesedebts.In1904,hiswifedied,andthenthreeofhischildrenpassedaway.
Attheageof70,hishairwascompletelywhite.Heboughtmanywhitesuitsandneckties(领带).HeworeonlywhitefromheadtofootuntilhisdeathonApril21,1910.
1.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderaboutMarkTwain?
________
a.Hebecameaminer.
b.Heworkedasaprinter.
c.Hegotintodebts.
d.Hisfatherdied.
e.Hebecameafull-timewriter.
f.Hejoinedthearmy.
A.a-d-b-c-e-fB.d-b-f-a-e-c
C.d-a-f-e-b-cD.c-b-d-f-e-a
2.Inordertomakealiving,MarkTwain________.
A.alwaysworkedasaprinter
B.didmanykindsofwork
C.wrotestoriesinthebeginning
D.joinedthearmyafterheworkedinamine
3.FromthepassagewecanseethatMarkTwain________.
A.hadahappychildhood
B.wasagoodboyandalwaysdidwhathewasasked
C.wasverynaughty(淘气的)whenhewasyoung
D.livedapleasantlife
Passage4
Anewtypeofrobotcouldhelpindustriestocutcostsandmakebetterproducts.
Industrialrobotshavelongbeendangerous,cagedcreatures.Butinrecentyears,thebarriersbetweenrobotsandhumanshavebeencomingdown.Afriendliertypeofrobothasbegunappearingonthefactoryfloor–andwithit,anewwayofworkingthatcouldcutcostsinmanyindustries.
Oneareathathasbenefitedhugelyisthecarindustry.“Inacarplant,avehicleisproducedeveryminute,andapproximately1,000carsaremadeaday,”saidAdolfoSuarezRoos,theAirbusGroupexpertwhoworkswithroboticsontheFrenchNationalResearchAgencyprojectICARO.Ontheproject,robotsareabletohelpworkerswithrepetitivetasks.
Suarezishopefulthesamesuccesscanbeenjoyedwhilemakingplanes.Butgiventhatroboticsisn’taswidelyused,thechallengesareverydifferent.“Whenmakingcars,arobothas40secondstodoitsjobandthecompleteprogrammingtasktakesaboutamonth,”hesaid.“AtAirbus,weproduce1.5aircraftperday,sowehavetolookattasksthatwilllastseveralhours.Weneedmobilerobotsandaverysimplewaytoprogramtherobot.”
AtCranfieldUniversity,theEPSRCCentreinIntelligentAutomationistryingtomakethisarealityforflight.Animportantpartoftheworkisunderstandinghowtaskscanbedividedbetweenindustrialrobotsandhumanoperatorstomakeuseoftheskillsofboth.Whenmanandmachineareworkingtogetheroverlongperiodsoftime,engineersarelookingathowhumancanimprovetherobotortherobotcanimprovethehuman.
Theproject,calledFuturassy,lastyearbeganintroducingtherobotstoperformtheprocessesthatcouldbeusedacrossothersitesbyAirbus,anaircraftcompany.
ThefirstroboticunitboughtbyAirbusarrivedlastyear,andisnowusedattheA380station,wherehumansnowworkwiththerobot.Keytothesuccessofthisprojectissafety,andmakingsurethatthebarriersbetweenhumanandrobotarejustenoughtostillallowaproductiveworkingrelationship.
ProfPhilWebbclaimsthereisnodoubtthatthenumberofrobotsputtingtogetheraircraftwillincreasesignificantlyoverthenextfewyears.CostpressuresplacedonthetraditionalcentersinNorthAmericaandEuropemeantheysoonwon’thaveachoicebuttomoveaheadwithrobotics.
1.Whichindustryhasbenefitedalotfromroboticsaccordingtothearticle?
A.Thecarindustry.B.Theplaneindustry.
C.Thecomputerindustry.D.Theserviceindustry.
2.Whatarethemaindifficultiesofusingrobotstomakeplanes?
a.Thehighcostofrobots.
b.Thesafetyofusingrobots.
c.Thepoorcreativityof
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