高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 81.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day81

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day81

Passage1

AsurveysaidtheaverageAsiandadspentoneminuteadaywithhischildren.Iwasshocked.Imean,awholeminute?

Everyday?

Getreal.Onceaweekmaybe.Thefactis,manyAsianmalesareterribleatkid-relatedthings.Infact,Iamoneofthem.

Child-rearing（养育）doesn'tcomenaturallytoguys.Mymotherknewthenamesofourteachers,bestfriendsandcrushes.Mydadwasonlyvaguelyawaretherewereshortpeoplesharingtheapartment.Mymotherboughthealthyfreshfoodatthemarketeveryday.Mydadwouldonlygoshoppingwhentherewasnothinginthefridgeexceptajarofbutter.Thenhe'dbuybeer.Mymotheralwaysknewtherightquestionstoaskourteachers.MydadwouldaskmyEnglishteacherifshecouldgetusadiscountonschoolfees.Mymotherservedkidfoodtokids.Mydadaddedchilisaucetoeverything,includingourbabyfood.

Thetruthis,motherhavesuperpowers.Mysonfelloffawallonceandhurthimselfallover.IdemandedsomeonebringmeacomputersoIcouldgooglewhattodo.Mywifeignoredmeanddidsomesortofchanting（咏诵）phrasesuchas"Mummykissitbetter,"andcured17separateinjuriesinlessthan15seconds.

Yes,mothersareincrediblepeople,buttheyarenotalwayscorrect.Yethonestyforcesmetorecordthefactthatmothersonlyknowbest99.99percentofthetime.Herearesomefamousslip-ups.

ThemotherofBillGates:

"Ifyou'regoingtodropoutofcollegeandhangoutwithyourstupidfriends,don'tcomerunningtomewhenyoufindyourselfpenniless."ThemotherofAlbertEinstein:

"Whenyougrowup,you'llfindthatsittingaroundthinkingaboutthenatureoftimeandspacewon'tpaythegrocerybills."ThemotherofGeorgeW.Bush:

"You'llneverbelikeyourdad,whobecamePresidentoftheUnitedStatesandstartedhisownwar."

1.Thetoneforthewritertowritethepassageis________.

A.seriousB.humorous

C.disapprovingD.critical

2.Inparagraph2thewritermakesacomparisonbetweenmothersandfatherstoprovethat________.

A.femaleslovekidsmorethanmales

B.child-rearingisdifficultbothforfemalesandmales

C.mydadisnotinterestedinchild-rearing

D.malesarenotgoodatchild-rearing

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"slip-ups"inparagraph4probablymean?

________

A.StoriesB.Shortcomings

C.MistakesD.Disadvantages

4.Thelastparagraphismainlydevelopedby________.

A.providingdifferentexamples

B.followingtheorderofspace

C.makingcomparisons

D.analyzingcauses

Passage2

Thisistheageofbeingbusy.Manyofusliveinbusyplacesandhavebusylives.Eventheroadsarebusyaswetrytogetfromheretothere.Adultsarebusygoingtojobsandtakingcareoftheirfamilies.Kidsarebusy,too,goingtoschoolanddoingalotofhomeworkafterschoolandonweekends.

Busyisn’tbad,necessarily.Ifyouarenotbusyenoughyoumightbebored.Butifyouaretoobusy,youmightbreakdown.Forexample,ifyouhaveasoccergamethatrunslateonaschoolnightandyouhaven’teatendinnerordoneyourhomework,that’sanot-so-funkindofbusy.Wewantedtoknowwhatkidsthought,sowedidakidsPollaboutbeingbusywith882girlsandboysaged9to13.

Almostallofthemsaidtheyfeltstressedbecausetheyweretoobusy.Abouthalfsaidtheyfeltthiswayonceinawhileorsomeofthetime.But17%saidtheyfeltthiswaymostofthetimeand24%saidtheyfeltthisallthetime!

Ohdear,that’snofun.

Only4%ofkidssaidtheywantedlessfreetimeand18%saidtheyalreadyhadjusttherightamount.But,nobigsurprise,61%ofkidswishtheyhadalotmorefreetime.Iftheyhadmoretime,mostwouldspendithangingoutorplayingwithfriends.

Often,adultsplanlargepartsofakid’sday,especiallyduringtheschoolyear.Kidscan’ttelltheirparentsthey’llbeskippingschool（逃学）todaytogetmorefreetime!

Buttheycantelltheirparentsthey’dliketoplayagameorreadabookduringtheirfreetimeinsteadofwatchingTV.

1.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto________.

A.Introducethetopic

B.Supportthemainidea

C.Raisethetopicsentence

D.Attractthereaders’attention

2.Bygivingtheexampleofalatesoccergame,thewriterintendstotellus________.

A.Beingtoobusyisbadforthekids

B.Itisnofuntobebusyforthekids

C.Homeworkshouldgobeforegame

D.Beingbusymaycausethekidstofeelbored

3.Accordingtothepassage,theKidsPollisdonetocarryoutresearchon________.

A.Howkidsarrangetheirfreetime

B.Whatkidsthinkofbeingbusy

C.Howmanykidsfeltstressed

D.Whatkidsdowiththeirstudy

4.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatthewriteragreeskidscan________.

A.Spendtheirfreetimehangingorplayingout

B.Getalotmorefreetimefromtheirparents

C.Havearightamountoffreetimewithpermission

D.Getmorefreetimefromschoolworksometimes

Passage3

Thereisawonderfulstoryaboutayounggirlwhohadnofamilyandnoonetoloveher.

Oneday,feelingverysadandlonely,shewaswalkingthroughagrasslandwhenshenoticedasmallbutterflycaughtinathornbush.Theyounggirlcarefullyreleasedthebutterfly.Insteadofflyingaway,thelittlebutterflychangedintoabeautifulfairy.Theyounggirlrubbedhereyesindisbelief.

"Foryourwonderfulkindness,"thegoodfairysaidtothegirl,"Iwillgiveyouanywishyouwouldlike."Thelittlegirlthoughtforamomentandthenreplied,"Iwanttobehappy."

Thefairyleanedtowardherandwhisperedinherear.Thenthefairydisappeared.

Asthelittlegirlgrewup,therewasnooneinthelandashappyasshe.Everyoneaskedhersecretofhappiness.Shewouldonlysmileandanswer,"ThesecretofmyhappinessisthatIlistenedtoagoodfairywhenIwasalittlegirl."

Whenshewasveryoldandonherdeathbed,theneighborsallgatheredaroundher,afraidthatherunbelievablesecretofhappinesswoulddiewithher."Tellus,please,"theybegged,"Telluswhatthegoodfairysaid."Thelovelyoldwomansimplysmiledandsaid,"Shetoldmethateveryone,nomatterhowsecuretheyseemed,nomatterhowoldoryoung,howrichorpoor,hadneedofme."

1.Noticingthebutterflywascaughtbythethorn,theorphangirl________.

A.helpedthebutterflyescapefromthethorn

B.feltsorrow,butshedidn'thelpit

C.felldownonittoo

D.failedtohelpitreleasefromthethorn

2.Theonlythingthatthelittlegirlwantedwas________.

A.toberich

B.tohaveherownparents

C.tohavealotoffriends

D.happiness

3.Theneighborsallgatheredaroundtheoldhappywomanwhenshewasdying,because________.

A.theylovedthiswomandeeplyandtheydidn'twanthertodie

B.thewomanhadlotsofmoneytobesharedassoonasshedied

C.theywantedtoknowthesecretofherlifetimehappiness

D.theywantedtoprayforherafterherdeath

Passage4

Whatisanaccent（口音）?

Anaccentisaflavoringtoyouthatinfluencesthesoundsofwordsandsentences.InBirminghamyoumighthear''lake''soundingcloseto''like'',andinIrelandyoumighthear''this''soundingcloseto''diss''.

Accentsarerelatedtosocialgroup.Everyonehasanaccent,andforeveryaccenttherearegroupsofpeoplewhoreactbadlytoit.Thesereactionsaretheresultofprejudice（偏见）-anunreasonedjumpingtoconclusions.

Everybodyhasprejudicesaboutaccents.Icertainlydo.Ihaveheldprejudicesaboutotherpeople'saccents.Butovertheyears,myexperienceofworkingwithpeoplefromallkindsofbackgroundshasledmetogiveuptheseprejudices.However,IstillhaveprejudicesthatIfinddifficulttocontrol.

Studiestellusthatnoaccentisbetterthananyother.Buttherealityisthatmanypeoplejudgeothersaccordingtoaccents.

Jacob,MemberofParliament（议会）,rememberswhenhefirststoodunsuccessfullyforelectioninFife,Scotland,''IgraduallyrealizedthatwhateverIhappenedtobespeakingabout,thenumberofvotersinmyfavordroppedassoonasIopenedmymouth.''

Andsomepeoplechangetheiraccentstosoundmorerefined（文雅的）whentalkingtopeopleoutsidetheircircleoffamilyandfriends.

SkyNewsranareportrecentlyinwhichan18-year-oldwomanwastryingtosoundlessposh（上等人的）,thatisspeakingnon-standardEnglish,becauseshedidn'tlikethestrangerstellingherthatshemustberichandfromafamousfamily.

Lastly,it'sworthbeingremindedthatpeoplecanhaveanaccentandstillberecognized.

1.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofaccentprejudice?

A.Itisreasonable.B.Itshouldbebanned（禁止）.

C.Itishardtoavoid.D.Itcausesserioussocialissues.

2.WhydidJacobfailintheelection?

A.Whathesaidwasunwise.

B.Hespokewithanaccent.

C.Hebroketheelectionrules.

D.Hewasunabletomakehimselfunderstood.

3.Whatdidthe18-year-oldwomantrytodoaccordingtoSkyNews?

A.Tokeepherwaysofspeaking.

B.Tochangeheraccent.

C.Topretendtobeawell-educatedperson.

D.Tolearntheupper-classBritishaccent.

4.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthepassagemean?

A.Theaccenttellswhatkindofpeopleyouare.

B.Itiseasytorecognizepeoplewithaccent.

C.Peoplewithaccentcanalsobesuccessful.

D.Itisimportanttorecognizeone’saccent.

Passage5

Afewyearsago,mysister-in-lawstartedtofeelconcernedaboutherteenagedaughter.Whatwasshedoingafterschool?

Wherewasshespendinghertime?

Myniecewasanexcellentstudent,andtookpartinallkindsofafter-classactivities.Evenso,hermomdecidedtoputatrackingapp（跟踪应用程序）onthekid'sphone.

Atfirst,thismademysister-in-law''feelbetter''.Thenthegoodsituationsuddenlyended.Sherecalled,''Ifoundou