高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 157.docx
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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day157
高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day157
Passage1
Abargainissomethingofferedatalowandadvantageousprice.Amorerecentdefinitionis:
abargainisadirtytricktoforcemoneyoutofthepocketsofsillyandinnocentpeople.
Thecostofproducinganew-forexample-toothpastewouldmake80ptheproperpriceforit,sowewillmarketitat£1.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste,andaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;buttheattractionofnoveltysoonfades,sosaleswillfall.Whenthathappenswewillreducethepriceto£1.15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloverit.
Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbut1pOFF.Whatbreathtakingrudenesstoadvertise1pOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderorwhatever!
Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsult(侮辱),buthedoesn't.Abargainmustnotbemissed.Peoplesayonehastohavewashingpowder(orwhatever)andonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.
Therealdangerstartswhenunnecessarythingsbecome‘bargains’.Manypeoplejustcannotresistbargains.Providedtheythinktheyaregettingabargaintheywillbuyclothestheywillneverwearorfurnituretheyhavenospacefor.OnceIheardofamanwhoboughtanelectricsawasabargainandcutofftwoofhisfingersthenextday.Buthehadnoregrets:
thesawhadbeentrulycheap.
Quiteafewpeopleactuallybelievethattheymakemoneyonsuchbargains.Aladyoncetoldme:
“I’vehadaluckydaytoday.Iboughtadressfor£120,reducedfrom£400;andlboughtabeautifulPersiancarpetfor£600,reducedfrom£900.”Itwillneveroccurtoherthatshehasactuallywasted£720.Shefeelsasthoughshehadmade£580.Shealsofeels,Iamsure,thatifshehadmoretimeforshopping,shecouldmakealivingoutofit.
Somepeoplebuyinlargequantitiesbecauseitischeaper.Onceacoupleboughtenoughsugarfortheirlifetimeandthelifetimeoftheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Theythoughtitabargainnottobemissed.Whenthesugararrivedtheydidn'tknowwheretostoreit-untiltheyrealizedthattheirtoiletwasaveryspaciousone.Sothatwaswheretheypileduptheirsugar.Notonlydidtheirguestsfeelratherstrangewhenevertheywereofferedsugartoputintotheircoffee,butthetoiletbecameextremelysticky.
Toofferbargainsisacommercialtricktomakethepoorpoorer.Whengreedyfoolsfallforthistrick,itservesthemright.
1.Whichwordbestdescribesthelanguagestyleofthepassage?
A.Polite.B.Foolish.
C.Humorous.D.Serious.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“novelty”inParagraph2probablymean?
A.Goodquality.B.Lowprice.
C.Curiosity.D.Newness.
3.Howdoestheauthorfeelabout1pOFFaproduct?
A.It’sagiftforpoorpeople.
B.It’sanoffensetoshoppers.
C.It’sabargainworthtrying.
D.It’sarealreductioninprice.
4.Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?
A.Bargainsarethingspeopledon’treallyneed.
B.Bargainsareoftenrealcheapproducts.
C.Bargainshelppeoplemakealiving.
D.Bargainsplaytricksonpeople.
Passage2
Whoneedsfriends?
Accordingtomostpsychologists(心理学家)wealldo,especiallynowadayswhensomanyotheraspects(方面)ofmodernlifearechanging.Itseemsthathavingfriendskeepsusbothhealthyandhappy.
ThenumberofTVseriesaboutgroupsoffriendsshowsjusthowimportantfriendshipistous.PsychologistDorothyRowesaysthatmanyofusnowturntoourfriends,insteadofourfamilies,foradvice,comfortandsecurity.OnewomannamedRebeccasheinterviewedeventoldherthatifshehadgottochoosebetweenherhusbandandherfriend,shewouldchooseherfriend.
Sinceourfriendsmeansomuchtous,itisnotsurprisingthatthehappiestmarriagesarealsofriendships."Oncetheromanticstageofarelationshiphaspassed,itisfriendshipthatholdspeopletogether,"saysRowe.Ifthecoupledonotmakesomechanges,theywilleithergettiredofeachotherandbreakuporstaytogetherandseekfriendshipwithothers.
Butisfriendshipequallyimportanttowomenandmen?
AccordingtoauthorRhondaPritchard,womenaremorelikelythanmentohaveclosefriends."Youtellafriendthingsthatyou'dnevertellapartner,"saysonewomansheinterviewed.Formen,friendshipisusuallybasedondoingthingstogetherratherthantheprivateconversationsthataretypicalofwomenfriends.Mensharetimeandactivitieslikebuildingafenceorabusiness,running,ridingabike,fishingorwatchingfootball,buttheydon'toftensharetheirfeelings.
Althoughmanywomenfindtheirrelationshipswithahusbandorboyfriendisnotenough,manymensaythattheirpartneristheirbestfriend.Evenwomenwhoareveryhappilymarriedarelikelytobecomeveryunhappywithoutaclosefriendandcanevenfindthebreakupofaclosefriendshipaspainfulastheendofamarriage.
Lastingfriendshipscanprovidealotofthesamesupportthatfamiliesprovidedinthepast,buttheperfectsituationistohaveyourfamilythereforyouaswell.Friendshipsandfamilyrelationshipscanbothchange,butafriendwillnotconsideryouwhenmakingreallyimportantdecisionsinthesamewaythatafamilymemberwill.
1.WhatdidRebeccathinkaboutfriendship?
A.Allofusneedfriendship.
B.Friendsareasimportantasfamilies.
C.Herfriendmeansmoretoherthanherhusband.
D.Oneneednothavetoomanyfriends.
2.Whydomarriedmenorwomenlookforfriendship?
A.Theyareencouragedbytheirpartners
B.Theydonotgetwhattheyneedfromtheirpartners.
C.Theyarenotfairlytreatedbytheirpartners
D.Theythinktheirfriendsaremoreromantic.
3.Whatisthemaindifferencebetweenmen’sandwomen’sfriendship?
A.Womenoftendothingstogetherwithfriends.
B.Menoftentalktotheirfriendsaboutworkandfamily.
C.Womenoftentalkaboutbusinesswithfriends.
D.Menseldomtalktotheirfriendsabouttheirfeelings.
4.Whatmightwomendowhenaclosefriendshipends?
A.Theyfeelasupsetaswhenamarriageends.
B.Theysharefeelingswiththeirpartners.
C.Theytreattheirpartnersasfriends.
D.Theyturntotheirhusbandsforcomfort.
Passage3
Newresearchhasfoundthatevenifyougiveupsmoking,thedamageithasdonetoyourgenes(基因)willstaythereforamuchlongertime.Intheresearch,ateamofUSscientistsstudiedthebloodof16,000people.Amongthem,someweresmokers,someusedtosmoke,andtherestwerenon-smokers.Scientistscomparedtheirgenesandfoundthatmorethan7,000genesofsmokershadchanged—anumberthatisone-thirdofknownhumangenes.AccordingtoNBCNews,bothheartdiseaseandcancerarecausedbygeneticchanges.Somepeoplemayhavehadthechangeswhentheywereborn,butmostpeoplegetthemintheirday-to-dayliveswhiledoingthingslikesmoking.Whenyoustopsmoking,alotofthesegeneswillreturntonormalwithinfiveyears.Thismeansyourbodyistryingtoheal(治愈)itselfoftheharmfuleffectsofsmoking.Butthechangesinsomeofthegenesstayforlonger.Theycanstayforaslongas30years.It'salmostlikeleavingafootprintonwetcement(水泥)--itwillalwaysbethere,evenwhenyou'vewalkedawayandwhenthecementbecomesdry.Althoughthestudyresultsmaymakepeopleunhappy,thereisabrightside:
thefindingscouldhelpscientistsinventmedicinetotreatgeneticdamagecausedbysmokingorfindwaystotellwhichpeoplehaveheartdiseaseorcancerrisks.
1.TheusageofParagraph1isto________.
A.giveanexampleB.introducethetopicofthepassageC.makeanargumentD.comparethegeneticchanges
2.Mostgeneticchangeshappenbecauseof________.
A.people'sconditionatbirthB.environmentalpollutionC.people'sbadlivinghabitsD.heartdiseaseandcancer
3.Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph4refersto________.
A.thecementB.thefootprintC.theharmfuleffectD.thegeneticchange
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
________
A.Thefindingsarethefruitofmorethanthirtyyearsˈresearch.B.Thefindingshavepreventedmorepeoplefromstartingsmoking.C.Thefindingsofferevidencethatadamagedgenecanhealitself.D.Thefindingshelptofindcuresforgeneticdamagecausedbysmoking.
Passage4
Iliveonthetwelfthfloorofabuilding.OneafternoonIwascominghomefromafriend'shouse.Itwasjustafterfouro'clock.IgotquicklyintotheliftandpressedButton12.Theliftstartedtogoup,butveryslowly.Andthen,halfwayup,itsuddenlystoppedbetweentwofloors.Icouldn'tunderstandit.Ipressedallthebuttonsfrom1to14.Icalledforhelpveryloudly.Butnobodyanswered.Thensuddenlythelightswentout,andIwasaloneinthedark.Istartedtocryandbeatthewallsofthelift.IcriedandcrieduntilIhadnovoiceleft.Then,Ifelthopeless,andpressedallthebuttonswithmyopenhands.Andallatthesametime,therewasabellfaraway.Itrangandrang.Itwasthefirealarm(火灾警报).Ithoughtthewholebuildingwasonfire.IsaidtotheGodquietly,"Justgetmeoutofhere.I'llneverbebadagain."Justthen,Irealizedtheliftwasmovingveryslowly.Onthegroundflooritstopped,andthedooropened.Amanwasstandingthere."Howlonghaveyoubeenthere?
Itisgoodthatyoupressedthealarmbell.Buthaven'tyoulearnedtoreadatyourschool?
"Hepointedatasmallpieceofpaperonthewallbesidethelift.Itsaid:
"Attention:
Thisliftwillbestoppedforrepairsbetween4pmand5pmonThursday,March13."
1.Whathappenedtothelift?
________
A.Ithadafireaccident.B.Itstoppedhalfway.C.Itwasturnedoffbythewriter.D.Itmovedfastuptothetopfloor.
2.Asthesituationwenton,thewriterbecame________.
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