高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 108.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day108

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day108

Passage1

HereisBooked,net'sselectionofthestrangesteventsworldwide.

　　Elephantpolo（象球）

　　Thetitleisself-explanatory,butelephantpoloismoreinterestingthanthetraditionalalternativeplayedonhorses.Elephantsmakethegameslower,and,becauseofthisthefieldisonlythree-quartersthelengthofastandardpolofield.Theelephantscarrytwopeopleandareguidedbymahouts（看象人）.Theplayerhitstheballandtellsthemahoutwhichwaytogo.TheKingsCupElephantPoloTournamentisthesixthlargesteventintheThaicalendar.

　　VolcanodeLodoElTotumo

　　IfyouareinColombiaattheendofMarch,youshouldmakeCartagenapartofyourjourney---herebetweenDecemberandMarcheveryyear,istheopportunitytogetdirty,BathinginmudfromtheVolcanodeLodoElTotumocanbestbedescribedasaprimitiveexperience.Thevolcanoisdiminutive（微小的）,lookingmorelikealittlehillrisingabout10to15mfromtheground.Ifyouclimbawoodenstaircasetoreachtheverytop,youwilldiscoverapit（大坑）ofgraymud.Itisbelievedthatthemudhasacuringeffect,purifyingyourskin.

　　LaTornatina

　　Itispossiblythemostfamousandmostspecificfoodfightintheworld.Ifyouthinktomatoesareonlyforsaladsyouareonawrongtrack.JustavisittoValencia,ormoreprecisely,asmallSpanishvillagenamedBunolinAugustcantotallychangeyourperception.There,onthelastWednesdayofAugusteveryyear,trucksdump120tonsoftomatoesinthestreetsofthetown,andtomatojuiceandpulp（果肉）flowfromthere.

　　BalloonFiesta

　　Haveyoueverbeentakentotheskiesinahot-airballoon?

TheannualAlbuquerqueInternationalBalloonFiestainAmericagivesyouthechancetoenjoyabird'seyeviewofthecityandcountryside.Since1972,perfectOctoberweather,blueskiesandwindpatternshavecombinedtoallowballooniststocontrolandretracetheirroutethankstothedirectionofthewinds.ThisistheonlyplaceintheworldtoenjoyamassriseofballoonsfloatingintheblueskieseachOctober.

1.WherecanvisitorsexperiencebathinginmudinFebruary?

________

A.InThailandB.InColombia

C.InSpainD.InAmerica

2.VisitorstoBunolinAugustcan________.

A.attendtheannualballoonfiesta

B.watchvolcanoeseruptinginperson

C.takepartinthegameofelephantpolo

D.witnessthemostspecificfoodfightintheworld

3.Whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplearelikelytobeinterestedinthispassage?

________

A.Studentswholikebiology

B.Thosewholikeeatingfruit.

C.Scientistswhoaredoingresearchonvolcanos

D.Peoplewhoarecuriousaboutverystrangeevents

Passage2

DearDad,

　　TodayIwasattheshoppingmallandIspentalotoftimereadingtheFather'sDaycards.TheyallhadaspecialmessagethatinsomewayoranotherreflectedhowIfeelaboutyou.YetasIselectedandread,itoccurredtomethatnotasinglecardsaidwhatIreallywanttosaytoyou.

　　You'llsoonbe84yearsold,Dad,andyouandtwillhavehad55Father'sDaystogetherIhaven'talwaysbeenwithyouonFathers'DaybutI'vealwaysbeenwithyouinmyheart.

　　Youknow,Dad,therewasatimewhenwewereseparatedbythegenerationgap.YoustoodononesideoftheGreatDivideandIontheother.

　　TheFather-DaughterDuelshiftedintohighgear（档位）whenyoutaughtmetodrivetheoldDodgeandIdecidedIwoulddrivetheChevywhetheryoulikeditornot.Thepoliceofficerwhosentmehome,afteryoureportedtheChevystolen,didn'thavemuchtoleranceforastubborn16yearold,whileyouweresotolerantaboutit,Dad,andIthinkthatwasprobablywhatmadeittheworstnightofmylife.

　　OurrelationshipgreatlyimprovedwhenImarriedamanyouliked,andthingsreallyturnedaroundwhenwebeganmakingbabiesrightandleft.Somewherealongtheline,thegenerationgapdisappeared.IsupposeIsawusandourrelationshipasagingtogether,ratherlikeafinewine.

　　Butthestrangestthinghappenedlastweek.IwasatastopsignandIwatchedasyouturnedthecomerinyourcar.Itdidn'timmediatelyoccurtomethatitwasyoubecausethemandrivinglookedsoelderlyandfragilebehindthewheelofthathugecar.Itwasratherlikeaslapinthefacedeliveredfromoutofnowhere.PerhapsIsawyourageforthefirsttimethatday.

　　IguesswhatI'mtryingtosay,Dad,iswhateverysonanddaughterwantstosaytotheirDadtoday.HonoringafatheronFather'sDayisaboutrespectandsharingandacceptanceandtoleranceandgivingandtaking.It'saboutlovingsomeonemorethanwordscansay,andit'swishingthatneverhadtoend.

Iloveyou,Dad.

Love,

Jenny

1.HowdidJennyprobablyfeelonthenightshewassenthomebythepolice?

________

A.Disappointed.B.Nervous.

C.Frightened.D.Guilty.

2.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatJennyandherfather________.

A.keptintouchbywritingeachother

B.areseparatedduetothegenerationgap

C.hadahardtimeunderstandingeachother

D.havebeengettingalongverywell

3.WhydidJennyfeelstrangewhenshesawherfatherlastweek?

________

A.Shehadneverrealizedhisbeingoldandweak.

B.Sheseldomsawhimdrivingthathugecar.

C.Shedidn'texpecttomeetwithhimthere.

D.Shehadneverseenhimdrivingsoslowlybefore.

4.Jennywrotehisfatherthisletterto________.

A.tellhimabouttheirconflicts

B.saysorryforherbeingstubborn

C.remindhimoftheearlyincident

D.expresshergratitudetohim

Passage3

　　MalalaYousafzaiisaPakistanistudentandeducationactivistwhobeganspeakingoutforgirls'educationattheageof11,Aftersurvivinganassassination（暗杀）attheageof15,sheco-foundedtheMalalaFund（基金会）withherfathertocreateaworldwheregirlseverywherecouldbeeducatedwithoutfear.Herfundsupportseverygirl'srightto12yearsoffree,safe,qualityeducationandworksmainlyincountriessuchasPakistan,Afghanistan,IndiaandNigeria.

　　Malalabelievesgirlsarethebestinvestment（投资）inthefuturepeaceandfurtherdevelopmentofourworld.Itwillneverbeawrongchoicetospendmoneyongirls.

　　In2014theNorwegianNobelCommitteeawardedKailashSatyarthiandMalalaYousafzaitheNobelPeacePrizefortheirfightagainstthesuppression（镇压）ofchildrenandyoungpeopleandfortherightofallchildrentoeducation.Malalabecametheyoungest-everNobelPeacePrizewinner.

　　Acceptingtheaward,Malalasaid,"Thisawardisnotjustforme.Itisforthoseforgottenchildrenwhowanteducation.Itisforthosefrightenedchildrenwhowantpeace.Itisforthosevoicelesschildrenwhowantchange."

　　Inhernewpicturebook,Malala'sMagicPencil,Malalareturnstoherchildhoodtoteachyoungreadersabouttheimportanceofhope,believinginmagic,andmakingtheworldabetterplace.

　　Malala'sfirstbook,herpersonallifestoryco-writtenwithChristinaLamb,IAmMalala:

HowOneGirlStoodUpforEducationandChangedtheWorld,waspublishedin2013.Sheisalsothesubjectofthe2015filmHeNamedMeMalala.

1.What'sthepurposeoftheMalalaFund?

________

A.Toimprovegirls'safety.

B.Togetyounggirlstoschool.

C.Toimprovepeople'slivingconditions.

D.Towinwomenlifetimeeducationrights.

2.WhichofthefollowingisMalala'sopinionofgirlsaccordingtoParagraph2?

________

A.Theyarequitegoodatmakinginvestments.

B.Theyareingreaterneedofpeacethanboys.

C.Theywillplayanimportantroleinthefuture.

D.Theydomoreforthedevelopmentoftheworldthanboys.

3.WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatMalalasaidwhileacceptingtheaward?

________

A.Shehasacaringattitude.

B.Sheissatisfiedwithhereducation.

C.Shefeelspowerlesstochangetheworld.

D.Shewillhavemoresupportersinthecomingyears.

4.WhatcanbelearnedaboutMalala'sMagicPencil?

________

A.Itteachesreadershowtodraw.

B.ItwasMalala'sfirstbook.

C.Itwasaco-writtenbook.

D.Itspreadshope.

Passage4

ThegovernmenthasproposedtospendmoneydevelopingwirelesschargingroadsintheUKaspartofa￡40millionplan.Wirelesschargingroadscouldbedevelopedtorechargeelectriccarswhiletheydrivealongtosolvesomeproblemsaboutlimitedequipmenttoencourageownershipofthesevehiclesandensurebetterairquality.Thegovernmenthaspromisedthemoneytodevelopingbothon-streetandwirelesschargingtohelptransformationfrominternalcombustionengine（内燃机）carstoelectriccars.

ThesesystemsworksimilarlytoaScalextrictoycar.Wirelesschargingusesaprocesscalledelectromagneticinduction（电磁感应）tomoveenergy.Onthegroundisapadinwhichelectricityispassedthroughasetofwiretocreateamagneticfield.Itisthenmovedtoareceiverontheundersideofthecar.Oncethetechnologyworks,itcouldmeanthatdriverscanfilluptheircarsastheydrivealong,meaningtherecouldbelongerperiodsbetweencharging.

TheproposalwasmadeinDepartmentforTransport（DFT）andcouldalsoseechargingpointspositionedatservicestationsandcarparks.Newhomeswillalso,wherepermitted,bebuiltwithsomepoints.DavidMartell,oftheelectriccarchargingcompanyBPChargemaster,said,"Wirelesschargingwillmakedrivinganelectricvehicleassimilaraspossibletodrivingapetrolcarbutwithoutgoingtothepetrolstationfrequently."

Thisisnotthefirsttimethatwirelesschargingroadshavebeenproposedasanumberoffirmshavedevelopedtechnologies.RenaultpartneredwithQualcommandVEDECOMTechtodeveloparoadtotestthetechnology'scapability.The100-metertesttrackwassaidtobecapableofachargeupto20kilowattsatspeedsupto,andover,62milesperhour