高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 222.docx
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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day222
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day222
Passage1
Longbusridesareliketelevisionshows.Theyhaveabeginning,amiddle,andanendwithcommercials(商业广告)thrownineverythreeorfourminutes.Thecommercialsareunavoidable.Theyhappenwhetheryouwantthemornot.Everycoupleofminutesabillboard(广告牌)passesbyoutsidethebuswindow.“BuySuperCleanToothpaste.”“DrinkGoodWetRootBeer.”“FillupwithPacificGas.”Onlyifyousleep,whichisequaltoturningthetelevisionsetoff,areyousparedtheunendingcryof“YouNeedIt!
BuyItNow!
”
Thebeginningoftherideiscomfortableandsomewhatexciting,evenifyou’vetraveledthatwaybefore.Usuallysomethingshavechanged,newhouses,newbuildings,sometimesevenanewroad.Thebusdriverhasastyleofdrivingandit’sfuntotrytofigureitoutthefirsthourorso.Ifthedriverisparticularlyreckless(鲁莽的)ordaring,theridecanbeasthrillingasasuspensestory.Willthedriverpassthetruckintime?
Willthedrivermoveintotherightorthelefthandlane?
Afterawhile,ofcourse,theexcitementdiesdown.Sleepingforawhilehelpspassthemiddlehoursoftheride.Foodalwaysmakesbusridesmoreinteresting.Butyou’vegottobecarefulofwhatkindoffoodyoueat.Toomuchsaltyfoodcanmakeyouverythirstybetweenstops.
Theendoftherideissomewhatlikethebeginning.Youknowitwillsoonbeoverandthere’sakindofexpectationandexcitementinthat.Theseat,ofcourse,hasbecomeharderasthehourshavepassed.Bynowyou’vesatwithyourlegscrossed,withyourhandsinyourlap,withyourhandsonthearmrests,evenwithyourhandscrossedbehindyourhead.Theendcomesjustattherighttime.Therearejustnomorewaystosit.
1.Whatisthewriter’spurposeofwritingthispassage?
________
A.Tosharehis/heropiniononlongbustrips.
B.Topersuadethereaderstotakealongbustrip.
C.ToexplainhowbustripsandTVshowsdiffer.
D.Todescribethebillboardsalongtheroad.
2.Thewriterofthepassageprobablyprefersto________.
A.haveacarefulbusdriver
B.driveinhis/herowncaralone
C.watchTVshowsonthebus
D.seenobillboardsalongtheroad
3.ThewriterfeelslongbusridesarelikeTVshowsbecause________.
A.thecommercialsbothonTVshowsandonbillboardsalongtheroadarefun
B.theybothhaveabeginning,amiddleandanendwithcommercialsinbetween
C.thedriversarealwaysrecklessonTVshowsjustastheyareonbuses
D.bothtravelingonabusandwatchingTVshowsarenotexcitingenough.
4.Thewriterthinksthattheendoftherideissomewhatsimilartothebeginningbecausebothare________.
A.excitingB.comfortable
C.tiringD.boring
Passage2
Parentsarefightingfortheirchild'srighttorestacrossthecountry.Twenty-threeelementary
schoolsinOrangeCounty,Florida,havebeencuttingbackonrest,andevencanceling(取消)ittoincreaseclasstime.
InarecentOrangeCountySchoolBoardmeeting,parentsdemandedthatresttimebecarriedoutinalllocalschoolsforallstudents.AngelaBrowning,aparentinthearea,saidthatschools'restisrangingfromzeroto30minutesperday.
“Five-year-oldsnotgettingrestmeansabuse.”saidBrowning,whosetwinsinthesecondgradebenefitfromtakingabreakandlearnbetter.
“ThemainreasonforreducingtheresttimeisCommonCoreexamsincludingmath,languageartsandliteracy,wherethestudents'performanceoftencontrolsteachers’payandsometimesteachersmaylosetheirjobs.Manyteachersareusingthatextra20minutesthatwouldhavebeenspentontheschools'scores,everybodyisstressful.”saidDianaMoore,presidentoftheOrangeCountyClassroomTeachersAssociation
Thedecisionofwhetherreducingresttakesplace,andforhowlongisuptoeachschool’srule."Floridalawrequiresthatdistrictsprovide900teachinghoursduringtheschoolyear."Florida'sDepartmentofEducationpresssecretaryCheryEtterssaidinastatement,"Whethertestispartoftheschooldayisadecisionmadebytheschoolboard."
Reducingtestalsocantakeawayanopportunityforchildrentolearnsocialskills,accordingtomanyexperts."Insociety,whocaresifyouhavestraightA'sandyougetascholarshiptoHarvardifyoulacksocialskills?
"saidMallet,amotheroftwochildren.
1.WhatwillAngelaBrowningagreewith?
________
A.Properresttimeimproveschildren'slearningefficiency.
B.Kidsoffiveyearsoldhadbettergetmorebreaktime.
C.Themorerestchildrenhave,thehighergradestheywillget.
D.Elementaryschoolsshouldlimitkids'resttimeto30minutes.
2.Whatdrivessomanyteacherstoreducestudents'resttime?
________
A.Parents'demand.
B.Students'badbehavior.
C.Students'lackofsocialskills.
D.Thelinkbetweentheirpayandschoolsscores.
3.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
________
A.GraduatesfromHarvardcan’tfindgoodjobs.
B.WhetherstudentsgetA'sinschoolisveryimportant.
C.Socialskillsaremoreimportantthanhighscores.
D.Resttimehasnothingtodowithstudents'socialskills.
Passage3
Forthepastthreedecades,Dr.ScottBeckerhasbeensearchingforhisdaughter,AprilBeckerAntoniou.Fivedaysago,AntoniouGoogledherownnameandfoundawebsitenamedafterher.Now,thefatheranddaughterwhohavenoconnectiontoAtlantaaremeetingforthefirsttimeatChopsSteakhouseinBuckhead,NorthAtlanta.AntoniouwasborninSouthernCalifornia,butrecentlymovedtoNewnan,Georgia.Dr.BeckerlivesinWichita,Kansas.
"IstartedlookingforherandIcouldnotfindher.Icouldnotfindhermother.So,IthoughtmaybeonedaymydaughterwouldGooglehernameandmaybeshewouldfindmethatwayandfivedaysagoshefoundme,"Beckersaid.
HenamedthewebsiteafterherandwhileAntoniouwastypinghernamein,"ScottBeckerlookingforApril",thewebsitehecreatednearly10yearsago,poppedup.Thetwocommunicatedbye-mailandoverthephoneforthepastfivedays.Beckersaidheconfirmedhermother'smaidenname,herbirthday,middlenameandsomeotherspecificdetailsonlyhisdaughterwouldknow.
"Heisabsolutelymyfather.IjustfeltlikeIwasn'tcompleteandnowIfeelpeace.IalwaysaskedmymominformationaboutmyfathersoIcouldfindhim,"Antoniousaid.
OnAntoniou'sFacebookpageshewrites,"YouthinkIcouldhaveGoogledthat7yearsagoandsavedmyselftheyearlysuffering.Butitallhappenswhenithappensforareason."
Overthepast30years,Dr.Beckersayshehashiredprivateinvestigators,andbeentrickedbypeopleclaimingtobehisdaughter.HewillnotbeseekingaDNAtest.Hesaid,"Ifoundmydaughter.Iamfinallycomplete."
1.Whatcanweknowaboutthefatheranddaughter?
________
A.TheyspendmostoftheirsparetimeontheInternet.
B.Theyhaven'tmetfornearlytenyears.
C.Theyliveindifferentplaces.
D.Theymovequiteoften.
2.Beckerfinallyfoundhisdaughterby________.
A.seekingaDNAtest.
B.hiringprivateinvestigators.
C.Googlinghisdaughter'snameonline.
D.namingawebsiteafterhisdaughter.
3.Antonioufeltlikeshewasn'tcompletebecause________.
A.shehadn'tfoundherfather.
B.shehadnoconnectiontoAtlanta.
C.shewasangrywithhermother.
D.shedidn'tGooglehernameearlier.
Passage4
Bangkok,Thailand,isknownforhavingsomeofthebeststreetfoodintheworld.Butofficialshaveannouncedplanstobanfoodvendors(小贩)inanefforttocleanupthecity.AnassistanttoBangkok'sgovernortoldTheNationnewspaperthemoveismeanttoimprovethecityappearance,walkabilityandsafetyofcitystreets.
"Thestreetvendorshaveseizedthepavementspacefortoolongandwe'vealreadyprovidedspaceforthemtosellfoodandotherproductslegallyinthemarket,"theassistantsaid."Soeverystreetvendorwillhavetostopsellingfoodonthepavementsofthestreets."Bangkokwasrecentlynamedtheworld'sfineststreetfoodlocationforthesecondyearbyCableNewsNetwork(CNN).
CNNsaiditwasimpossibletoavoidstreetfoodinBangkok.Itnotedthatvendorsacrossthecitychangedlocationsthroughoutthedaytoserveasmanypeopleaspossible.
VendorscanbefoundinallofBangkok'sbusiestareas.Theyserveeveryonefrombusinesspeople,touriststolocalcitizens.Thechairsandtablesarebasic.CustomershavetodealwithBangkok'sextremeheatandpollutedairwhiletheyeat.Butthetastyfoodkeepspeoplecomingbackagainandagain.
NontNontskiulisafinancialworkerinBangkok.Helivesinapartofthecitywherestreetvendorswillbethefirsttoberemoved.HetoldtheAssociatedPress,"Evenpeoplewhoeatatpriceyrestaurantseverydaycan'tavoidstreetfood."
Criticsofthestreetfoodclean-upcampaignsaidlow-incomepeoplewouldbemostaffectedbytheban.Theyhavecalledonthegovernmenttodomoretohelpthevendorskeeptheirbusinessgoinginalegalway.
UbolwattanaMingkwanisacoffeevendorinBangkok.Shecharges85centsforacupofcoffee.Shesaidshecouldnotaffordthecostofrentrequiredtodobusinessinagovernment-approvedarea."I'veaskedcityofficialsforhelpandunderstanding,"shetoldtheAssociatedPress,"Alltheysaynowis'no,no,no'.They'vealreadyreceivedtheirorders."
AnopinionarticleintheBangkokPostsaidthebanwouldhurtworkingclasspeople.Thewriterofthearticlewrote,"WhilemanyseemworriedthatBangkok'charm'willbewipedfromtourismmap,I'mmoreworriedaboutthedisappearanceofaffordablefoodchoicesforaveragemenandwomen,especiallylow-incomeearners."
1.Whydotheofficialswanttoforbidstreettraders?
________
A.Toforcet
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