高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 117.docx
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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day117
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day117
Passage1
Iwas16whenmyfatherfinallydecidedhewouldsendmetowildernesscampforseveralmonths.Hehadthreatenedtodoitmanytimesbefore,butmymotherhadalwaysmanagedtopreventhimfromdoingso.Thistimeheinsistedondoingit.
Thelatestincidentwasthelaststraw.Impulsively((冲动地),IhadpushedMr.Ford,mymathteacher,downaflightofstepsatschool.Hebrokehisarmintwoplaces.Anyway,hehadagreednottoaccusemeasafavortomydad,whowasinthemiddleofatightraceforsheriff(执法官)inourtown.Butmyrecklessbehaviorhadmydad'sclosestadvisortalking."John?
he'syoursonandhe'sakid,butheisdraggingyoudown."hisadvisorsaid."Ifyoucan'tmakeyoursonobeytherules,howcanyoumakethelawobeyedinthistown?
"
So,offtoPisgahNationalForestIwent.Iimaginedhoursofuntoldabuseatthehandsofsomestrongofficer.Iwasdeterminednottobebroken.IwaswhoIwas.
Nearlyeverydayforsixmonths,asmallgroupofothertroubledteensandIcarriedour30-poundbackpacksonadifficultjourneycoveringabout10miles.
Oursergeantswerefirmbutkind9notfrighteningasIhadimagined.Welearnedhowtomakeafirewithoutmatches.Welearnedwhichplantsweresafetoeatoutinthewild.Ifeltmyselfchange.Iwascalmandoftenreflective.Myold,impulsiveselfwasgone.
Onemorning,sixmonthslater,mydadcametopickmeup.Irantohughimandsawhappinessandloveinhiseyes.
"Sowhat'sitlikebeingsheriff?
"Iaskedontheridehome.
"Ilosttherace,Danny,”hesaid.
"I'msorry,Dad.”Iknewmybehaviorprobablyhadalottodowiththedefeat.
Dadsqueezedmyshoulderandbroughtmeclose.“AslongasIdon'teverloseyou,I'mokay.”
1.Theauthorwasfinallysenttowildernessbecause.
A.hecouldlearnhowtosurviveinthewild
B.histeacherinsistedongivinghimalesson
C.hepushedhismathteacherdownthestairs
D.hismotherfearedthathewouldbeaccused
2.Theunderlinedword“reckless"inParagraph2probablymeans.
A.proudB.rude
C.carelessD.reasonable
3.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthepassage?
A.Hechangedalotafterthecamp.
B.Hewasnotsatisfiedwithhislifeinthecamp.
C.Hewasabusedbytheofficer.
D.Hemadeenemieswithothertroubledteensatthecamp.
4.Howdidtheauthorfatherfeelattheendofthestory?
A.Anxious.B.Astonished.
C.Disappointed.D.Relieved.
Passage2
Lightningisapowerfulforceofnature.Infact,alightningstrikecarriesmillionsofvolts(伏特)ofelectricity.ScientistssayaboltoflightningstrikessomewhereonEartheverysecond.Thatisalotofenergy!
Thinkhowwonderfulitwouldbeifwecouldcapturelightningandsellitinabottle.Sadly,thatisnotsomethingyouorIcando,atleastnotyet.
Thephrase"tocatchlightinginabottle”meanscapturingsomethingpowerfulordifficult.Thenyouareabletocontrolitandperhapsshowittotheworld.Thisiswherethe"bottle”partisimportant.
Wecanalsouse"tocatchlightninginabottle"todescribeanextremelydifficultorunlikelysuccess.Intheworldofsports,playersandteamshavealsobeenknownforcatchinglightninginabottle.Anythingphysicalthatis"lightninginabottle"canbedescribedasarareachievement.ClimbingthetopofMountEverestisconsideredarareachievementofendurance(忍耐力).
Languageexpertsdonotknowexactlywherethisexpressioncomesfrom.SomesayitmayhavestartedwithBenjaminFranklin---theAmericandiplomat,businessmanandinventor.BenjaminFranklinisknownforascientificexperimentinvolvingelectricityandlightning.Asthestorygoes,Franklinonceflewakiteinalightningstorm.Hehadhopedthatlightningwouldstrikethekiteasitflewhighinthesky.Hethoughttheelectricitywouldtraveldownthestringtoametalkeyatthebottom.Thentheplanwastocatchtheelectricityinaglassjar,butthatdidn'thappen.However,itdidleadtotheinventionofthelightningrodandtheunderstandingofpositiveandnegativecharges.
So,youcan’tcatchreallightninginabottle.Buthopefully,duringyourlifetimeyou'llhavetheexperienceofcatchingalittleofyourownlightninginabottle・
1.Howdoestheauthorstartthepassage?
A.Bycomparingdifferentviews.
B.Bygivinganexample.
C.Bypresentingsomefacts.
D.Bystatinghisownexperience.
2.ThereasonwhyBenjaminFranklindidthescientificexperimentwasthatheaimedto
A.catchtheelectricity
B.flyakiteinalightningstorm
C.inventthelightningrod
D.understandpositiveandnegativecharges
3.Whichkindofmagazineisthispassageprobablyfrom?
A.Entertainment.B.Language.
C.Science.D.Sports.
Passage3
JeriSolomonisamorningpersonbutJim,herhusbandof11years,isnot.Earlyintheirlife,itcausedaproblem."Whenwewereplanningourwedding,Iwantedtohavethesebigdiscussionsat8a.m.,whenIhadbeenupfortwohoursandwasfresh,butJimwouldjustbegettingoutofbed,"saysthe46-year-olddesignerfromMelrose,Mass."WeendedupgettingintomanyargumentsbecauseIthoughthehadnointerest,whenreallyhewasjuststillhalf-asleep."
Thecouplelearnedtoworkaroundtheirdifferencesovertheyears,buttheirsituationisn'tuncommon,saysKatherineSharkey,professoratBrownUniversity."Morewomentendtobelarks,whilemenarelikenightowls(猫头鹰),"shesays.
Thequestionis:
Why?
Theanswerliesineachperson'sbodyclock."Thebodyclockisabout24hours,thankstoEarth's24-hourlight-darkcycle,"Sharkeysays."Butsomepeoplehavealongernaturalcycle,andsomeareshorter."Ifyoursisonthelongside,you'remorelikelytobeanightowl.Ifitrunsshort,you'reprobablyanearlyriser.Butyourbodyclockcanchangeoveryourlifetime.There'sadevelopmentalpiece-school-agechildrenaregenerallyearlybirds,whileteenagerstendtobenightowls,andthenastheyage,adultsgraduallyturnbackintomorningpeople,"Sharkeysays.
Besidestheclearproblemswithbeinganightowlifyouhavefldayjob,"nightowlstendtobemorelow-spirited,andhaveahigherdependenceoncoffee,"Sharkeysays.Butthenewsisn'tallbad.ArecentstudyinBelgiumfoundthatnightowlscanstaymorefocusedasthedaygoeson,comparedwithearlyrisers.
Morningpeople,however,alsohaveadvantages."Larksgenerallysleepbetter,havemoreregularsleep,andhavemoreflexiblecharacters,"Sharkeysays.Theyalsotendtobehappierandfeelhealthierthannightowls,accordingtoarecentstudyfromtheUniversityofToronto.
1.JeriSolomonandherhusband________.
A.triedtochangeeachother'ssleepinghabits
B.oftenarguedaboutsmallthings
C.couldnotunderstandeachother
D.gotupatdifferenttimes
2.Theunderlinedword"larks"inParagraph2referstobirdswhich________.
A.aresleepyatnoon
B.stayawakeallnight
C.searchforfoodatnight
D.areactiveinthemorning
3.Comparedwithmorningpeople,nightowls________.
A.workmoreflexibly
B.feelhappymoreeasily
C.sleepmoresoundlyatnight
D.getmoreandmorefocusedduringtheday
4.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
________
A.Toexplainwhywegetupearlyorlate.
B.Toadviseeveryoneofustogetupearly.
C.Totellushowtochangeourbodyclock.
D.Topointoutmorningpeople'sadvantages.
Passage4
Doyoureallyknowwhoyouare?
Thisisnotatrickquestionbutratheranhonestunderstandingintotheinnerworkingsofeachoneofus.Weusuallysharewithourfriendsapieceofwhoweare,thepiecethatwewantthemtolikeorconnectwith.However,thereisasecret,ahiddenpiecethatdoesn'twanttobenoticedbyothers.
Ourpersonalinnerbeliefsplayavitalroleinthewaywethink,actandlive.Theysetusuptoacceptabeliefandthenitisthebeliefthatseparatesourpersonalstory.Therearenumerouspeoplewhohavetakenonthepainandsufferingoftheirparents.Somehavedevotedtheirlivestolivingwithlack;thatislackoflovebecausetheysawwhattheythoughtwaslovewhileinthecrib(婴儿床)anditfrightenedthem.Subconsciously(潜意识地)theymadegreateffortsintheirlivestoavoidasimilarexperience.
Eachoneofuscarriesaroundwithusourinnerbeliefs.Ifoneofyourbeliefsisonethatcausesyoutoholdbackfromgettingtheperfectjoborblockinglovetocometoyou,thatbeliefisanegativebeliefandonethatneedstobedealtwithifyouareseekingalifeofjoy,contentmentandpersonalsuccess,whetheritisemotional,spiritual,financialorphysical.
Don'tletyourblockedorfrozenemotionsguidethewayyouwanttoleadyourlife.Nowitisyourtimetofinallybecomevictoriousoverthosepastsituationsthathaveupsetyouduringyourentirelifeandbecomethewinneryouwereborntobe.
1.Whatistheauthor'spurposewithaquestionatthebeginning?
________
A.Toexplainwhowearereally.
B.Tointroducethemaintopic.
C.Toshowtheauthor'sopinion.
D.Topersuadepeopletoshareinnerbeliefs.
2.Wecaninferthattheauthorbelievesinnerbeliefs________.
A.shapeus
B.blocklovetocome
C.shouldn'tbehidden
D.makeussadandpainful
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthethirdparagraphreferto?
________
A.Thelovetocome.
B.Thenegativebelief.
C.Thepastpainfulexperience.
D.Thelifeofjoy,contentmentandpersonalsuccess.
4.Whichofthefollowingisthesuggestionoftheauthor?
________
A.Sharingourinnerbeliefswithothers.
B.Ignoringblockedorfrozenemotions.
C.Dealingwithournegativeinnerbeliefswisely.
D.Havingadeepunderstandingofourinnerbeliefs.
Passage5
AncientChinesefolkpaintingsand
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