高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 279.docx
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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day279
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day279
Passage1
Britishpeoplearefamousforapologizinginalmosteverysituation.Whethertheyareapologizingforaskingaquestion,fortheirbadweatherorbecausetheysneezed,theyareprobablythenumber-onenationforapologies.
Britspridethemselvesontheirpolitemannerstowardsoneanotherinpublic.Asaresult,theyoftenusetheword“sorry”quitealot---evenwhentheydon’treallymeanit!
Usually,iftheywanttoaskastrangerforthetime,theywouldstartbysaying“Sorrytobotheryou.Doyouknowwhattimeitis?
”Iftheyarefiveminuteslateforanappointment,theywouldgenerallygreetthepersonbysaying“Sorry,I’mlate!
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Thattheysaysorrydoesnotonlymeantheyfeelsadforsomeoneelsebecauseoftheirproblemsormisfortunes.Anothermaindictionarydefinitionof“sorry”isfeelingregretbecausetheyhavedonesomethingwrong.Andnow,thinkaboutthis.Normally,whentheywanttoaskastrangeraquestion,theystartwith“Sorrytodisturbyou”.Inthissituation,theyaren’tsayingsorrybecausetheyfeelsadforthatpersonorbecausetheyfeelregret.
IntheBritishculture,apologizing,ingeneral,isawaytobepolite,especiallytopeoplewhotheydon’tknowverywell.Furthermore,italsocanbringthemotherbenefitsintheirdailylife.Inarecentexperiment,anactorapproacheddifferentstrangersonarainydaytoaskifhecouldusetheirmobilephonestomakeacall.Whenheapproachedonegroupofstrangersandaskedthemwithoutapologizingfirst,hewasonly9%successfulinborrowingtheirphones.However,whenheapologizedtoanothergroupofstrangersaboutthebadweatherbeforeaskingifhecouldusetheirmobilephones,hewas47%successful.
1.WhydoBritishpeoplesay“sorry”somuch?
A.Torespectothers.
B.Toshowtheirpoliteness.
C.Toexpresstheirregret.
D.Toapologizefortheirmistakes.
2.Whatcanweinferabouttheword“sorry”fromthethirdparagraph?
A.Itisusedinmoresituationsthanbefore.
B.Itisembarrassingtousesorryimproperly.
C.Ithasdifferentmeaningsindifferentsituations.
D.Itmeaningisalwayshardtounderstand.
3.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?
A.Thebenefitsofsaying“sorry”.
B.Thewaysofborrowingaphone.
C.Thesecretstodealingwithstrangers.
D.Thekeystobeingapoliteman.
Passage2
IhavebeendancingsinceIwas14yearsold,whenmybestfrienddraggedmetoanafter-schooldanceclass.IenjoyedthatdanceclasssomuchthatIhavebeendancingeversince.Aftereverydanceclass,however,Ialwayshavetostretchoutmylegsandbacktomakemyselfrelaxed!
Itfeelslikeasmuchexerciseasgoingtothegym---butdancingisnotwidelyconsideredtobeasport.Doesthatdancingisexpressiveandartisticmeanthatitisnotasport?
Somedancerswouldarguethatdancingisasport,asitrequiresgreatphysicalstamina,strongmusclesandimpressiveflexibility.Nomatterwhatstyleofdanceyouareparticipatingin,youwillalwaysbeusingallofyourmuscleswhiledancingandthiscanoftenbeforseveralhoursaday.Additionally,inthemoretraditionaldancestyle(likeballet),menoftenlifttheirfemaledancepartnershighintheair.Thatmeansthedancersareoftenjustasathleticasfootballers,runnersorswimmers.
Ontheotherhand,manypeoplearguethatdanceisanartform.Danceoftenexhibitemotion,representcharactersandtellstories.Dancingtomusiciscreativeandvisuallyappealingtotheeyesandears,justlikewatchingaplayoraprofessionalshow.Theshinycostumes,thestagemake-upandthebighairstylesareartisticandimaginative.Itiseasytoseewhymanypeopleconsiderdancetobeanartform.
Ipersonallybelievethatdanceisbothasportandanart.Ibelievethatagreatdancerwillbeamixtureofanathleteandanartist.Youcouldhavethestrongestmusclesintheworldbutnotnecessarilybeagreatdancer.Likewise,youcouldbeagreatactresswhocanexpressemotionseasilybutyoustillmightnotbeabletodance.However,whetheryouconsiderdancetobeanartorasport,theimportantthingistoenjoyit!
Dancingisagreatwaytomakenewfriendsandit’sareallyfunwaytoexercise!
1.Whydoestheauthorthinkhavingadanceclassisliketakingexercise?
A.Becauseshefindsitalsoneedsphysicaleffort.
B.Becauseshetakesinterestindancingaswellasinsport.
C.Becausesheshoulddomuchexercisebeforedancing.
D.Becauseshefindsdancinghashurtherlegsandbacks.
2.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“stamina”inparagraph2?
A.activityB.shape
C.strengthD.condition
3.Howisthetextorganized?
A.Topic—Comparison—Opinion.
B.Opinion—Discussion—Effect.
C.Mainidea—Argument—Discussion.
D.Introduction—SupportingExamples—Conclusion.
4.Whatisthemainartisticfeatureofdancing?
A.Havingalargeamountofexercise.
B.Beingcreativeandimaginative.
C.Requiringgreatphysicalstrength.
D.Creatingemotionsaccurately.
Passage3
LikeIndianaJones(afictionalcharacter),whoundertakesdaringadventuresinhissparetime,myfatherisabusinessmanbydayandathrill-seekerbynight.
Hisenthusiasmrubbedoffonme,andIhavebeenluckytobehiscompaniononmanyadventures.WestartedoutbyridingAmerica’sfastest,mosttwistedrollercoasters.AfterthatawhitewaterraftingtripthroughtheGrandCanyon(峡谷)ontheColoradoRiverstartedoursearchforotherextremethrillsacrosstheglobe.
Amazingthrillsawaitedusateverycorneroftheworld.SkydivingwasespeciallythrillingwhenperformedfromahelicopteroverthebreathtakingSwissAlps.Wehavebungeejumpedfromtheworld’shighestplatform,BloukransBridgeinSouthAfrica.Mostrecently,inInterlaken,Switzerland,weattemptedcanyoning(溪降运动).
Anyonewholovesachallengingthrillshouldtrycanyoning.Ouradventurebeganwitha90-footropedownacanyonwallintoarushingice-coldriver.Thenwecrossedthebone-chillingwatertowardthemouthoftheriver,ourfinaldestination,wheretherewardforthejourneywouldbeawholeviewofthebeautifulInterlakenbasin.Weslidoverslipperyrocksatonemoment,jumpedfromwaterfallsandswamthroughunderwatertunnelsthenext.Backandforthwealternated,climbingropeladdersbeforegoingbackintothefreshmountainwater.Certainly,dangerwaswaitingforusineachoftheseactivities,butthatverydangerprovidedtherush.Canyoningwasindeedonethrillafteranother,frombeginningtoend.
Whilecanyoningispossibleonlyincertainplaces,thrillsandadventurecanbefoundanywhere.OurbeginningsintheU.S.showedusjustthat.Wecontinuetoseekthebigthrills,butindoingso,wehavelearnedtoseeklesserexcitementindailylifeaswell.Afterall,wecan’tgocanyoningeveryday,andsmallthrillsarebetterthannoneforusthrill-seekers.
1.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’sfather?
A.Heisaverysuccessfulbusinessman.
B.Heisdoingapart-timejob.
C.HelikesIndianaJonesverymuch.
D.Heenjoysexperiencingadventures.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“rubbedoffon”meaninparagraph2?
A.relatetoB.keepoff
C.affectD.confuse
3.Whatdidtheauthorandhisfatherdowhenattemptingcanyoning?
A.Jumpeddownfromwaterfallsandswamacrosstheicywater.
B.Jumpeddownacanyonriverandcrossedit.
C.Climbedoveraropeladderandswamthroughunderwatertunnels.
D.Climbeddownacanyonwallandswamacrosstherushingicyriver.
4.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?
A.Smallthrillsindailylifeareworthatryaswell.
B.Wehadbettergoabroadtoexperiencecanyoning.
C.Canyoningisnotsuitableforeveryone.
D.Americaisthemostproperplacetoexperienceadventures.
Passage4
Withanimprovedeconomy,manytravelershavebeenbuyingfirstorbusinessclassseats,leavingfewerforupgrades(升级).Herearesomestrategiesforgettingafreeupgrade.
1.Flyalot.
Thisisthemostcommonwaytoearnafreeupgrade.Mostairlinesreservesomespacesfortravelerswhoflyatleast5,000milesperyear.Fiveyearsago,thismeanthalformoreofdomestic(国内的)firstclasstravelerssatupfrontforfree.Butnow,airlinesaresellingmorehigh-priceseats,soonpopularroutesitisnotunusualformorethan20travelerstocompeteforoneortwoupgrades.Butonrouteswithfewerbusinessclasstravelers,freeupgradesremainmoreplentiful.
2.Usemiles.
Ifyou'renotafrequenttravelerbutstillhavesomemilestofly,youmaybeabletousethemforanupgrade.Becareful,though,asmanyairlinesnowasknotjustformilesbutalsoacashco-pay.Oneexample:
onflightstoEurope,AmericanAirlinescharges5,000miles,plus$110,foraone-wayupgradefromdiscountedeconomyclasstobusinessclass.Formostdomesticupgrades,AmericanAirlineswants15,000milesplus$75.
3.Getlucky.
Sometimesairlinesoverbookcoach(经济舱),andafewtravelersgetnoseats.Agentstrytoensuretheairline'smostloyaltravelersgetthenod(被选中).Agentsusuallyhavesomeflexibilitytomakesuretheplaneisfullandtakesoffontime.Soit'stheeasiestwayforthemtodoit-theymightupgradesomeoneelseoutoforder.
4.Savealife.
Flightattendantsdon'tusuallyupgradepassengers,evenwhenemptyseatsremain.Doctorsandnurseswhoansweranemergencycallaresometimesanexception.Iftheycomfortapassenger,flightattendantsmightallowthemtositinbusinessorfirstclassfortherestoftheflight.
1.Whatmightbethemaintopicofthepassage?
A.Thewaystogetupgradedonaplane.
B.Howtogetontheflightsafelyandontime.
C.Thebestwaystogetfreeflighttickets.
D.Howtosavealifeonaplanequickly.
2.Whocanhavet
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