高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 94.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day94

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day94

Passage1

TheLegend（传说）ofKungFu

Accordingtoalegend,inthefifthcentury,anIndianmastertaughtsomemonksattheShaolinTempleaseriesofexercises,orforms,inspiredbythemovementofanimals.TheseformsbecamethebasisofthestyleoffightingknownasKungFu.Over16centuries,themonkshaveusedKungFuforself-defenseandinwar.Withit,theyhavewonmanybattlesagainsttheirenemies.

InDengfengtoday,tenkilometersfromtheShaolinTemple,thereareover60martialarts（武术）schoolswithmorethan50,000students.Studentscometotheschoolsforavarietyofreasons.Somehopetobecomemoviestars.Otherscometolearnskillsthatwillensuregoodjobsinthemilitaryorpoliceforce.Afewaresentbytheirparentstolearnself-controlandhardwork.

MasterHuZhengshengteachesatasmallschoolinDengfeng.Recently,hewasofferedanimportantroleinaKungFumovie.Itcouldhavebeengoodpublicityforhisschool.However,hedidnotaccept.Hedoesn'tagreewithhowKungFuisoftenshowninmovies.Hefeelstheyshowtoomuchviolence.

Unlikemanylargeschools,whichteachacrobatics（特技）andkickboxing,HuteacheshisstudentstraditionalKungFuforms.Heteachesthemthewayhismaster—aShaolinlegendtaughthim.ButattractingnewstudentstothisstyleofKungFuhasbecomeaproblem.Huisafraidhisartwillsoondieout.HehastoremindhisstudentsthatKungFuwasdesignedforfighting,nottoentertain.

Hu’sstudentshavelittle.Theysleepinunheatedroomsandtrainoutsidenomatterwhatthetemperature.Theyhittreeswiththeirbarehandsandtaketurnssittingoneachother’sshoulderstobuildlegstrength.Whysuchhardship?

TomasterKungFu,theymustlearnrespect,andhowto“eatbitterness”,aMandarin（普通话）expressionmeaning“toenduresuffering”.ThelifeofaShaolinmaster,Huteaches,isnoteasyorattractive.

MasterHuisinadifficultposition.Foroldtraditionstosurvive,theyoungmustlearn.Gradually,hehadbegunofferingafewcoursesinkickboxingandtheacrobaticKungFuforms,hopingtoattractnewstudents.Then,maybe,he’llbeabletoconvincethemtolearnShaolinKungFuthetraditionalway.

1.WhatistrueaboutKungFu?

A.It’sover17centuriesold.

B.Itwastraditionallyusedforfighting.

C.ItwasintroducedtoChinafromThailand.

D.Itwasoriginallydesignedtoentertainpeople.

2.Whatisthepurposeofthethirdparagraph?

A.ToshowwhyHuteachesacrobaticsandkickboxing.

B.Toconvincepeoplethattheycanberichandfamous.

C.ToexplainthechallengestraditionalKungFuschoolsface.

D.ToshowhowHu’sideasaboutKungFuaredifferentfromotherteachers.

3.Inthefifthparagraph,theunderlinedwords“enduresuffering”mean_________.

A.stopthesufferingB.makesomeonesuffer

C.survivethesufferingD.makethesufferingworse

4.WhydoesthepassagementionHuZhengsheng?

A.HeisaKungFustudentlearningkickboxing.

B.HeisaKungFumasterpreservingoldtraditions.

C.HeisthemanwhointroducedKungFutoChina.

D.HeisafamousactorinanexcitingKungFumovie.

Passage2

BeijingDaxingAirportisFinallyOpen

BeijingDaxingInternationalAirport（PKX）,alsoknownasBeijingNewAirport,isthebiggestairportintheworld.ItisalsothesecondinternationalairportofBeijingalongwithBeijingCapitalInternationalairport.Theairport'sdesignispioneeringwhileitslocationonDaxingDistrict（thesouthernsuburbsofBeijing）isperfectinordertoservetheChinesecapitalandtheneighboringareasofHebeiandTianjin.Thenewmega-airporthub（大型枢纽机场）isexpectedtohandleupto45millionpassengersperyearby2021andreachanoutstanding100millioninthefuture.

HowbigisDaxingAirport?

ThegiganticDaxingAirport,withtheimpressiveshapewhichhasgivenitthenickname''Starfish'',hasenormousdimensions.Thereare4runwaysatpresent（withthehopeofbecoming7inthefuture）andavastterminalbuilding（航站楼）coveringa700,000m²areawhilethegroundtransportationcentreextendsto80,000m².

HowmanyrunwaysdoesDaxingAirporthave?

Forthetimebeing,DaxingAirporthasfourrunwaysand79airportstands.The4runways'sizeisimpressivewhiletheairportstandsaresuitablebothforonetwin-aisle（双通道）andtwosingle-aisleplanes.Eventually,theairportwillhave7runwaysintotalandwillbeabletoserveabout620,000flightseveryyear.

WhodesignedDaxingAirport?

DaxingAirport'sterminalbuildingistheimpressiveoutcomeofthecooperationbetweenADPIngeniérie（ADPI）andthearchitectureteamofZahaHadid（ZHA）whotragicallypassedawayin2016.Asaresult,inAugust2018,HongKongdesignstudioLead8undertookthedesignofthenewcommercialterminalwhichisexpectedtomeeteverypassenger'sneeds.

HowmuchdidDaxingAirportcost?

Theconstructionofthemega-airport,whichisexpectedtoeventuallybecomethebusiestairportintheworld,costanunsurprisinglylargeamount.TheChinesegovernmentisestimatedtohavepaidaboutUS$17.47billionforthisgreatproject.

1.DaxingAirportisbuilt_________________.

A.toserveBeijing,HebeiandTianjin

B.onlyfortheChinesecapital,Beijing

C.asthesecondbiggestairportintheworld

D.tohandleupto45millionpassengersperyear

2.WhatdidtheHongKongdesignstudioLead8undertake?

A.Therunways.B.Theairportstand.

C.Theterminalbuilding.D.Thecommercialterminal.

3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.TointroduceDaxingAirport.

B.ToinformhowDaxingAirportwasbuilt.

C.ToattractpeopletovisitDaxingAirport.

D.TodiscussimportanceofDaxingAirport.

Passage3

MoreandmorepeopleinAmericaarecelebratingtheIndianholidayDiwali.DiwaliisHindifor“rowoflights”.ItisthemostimportantholidayinIndia.

Manypeoplearoundtheworldarebeginningtocelebrateitaswell.TheUnitedStatesisoneoftheplaceswherethefestivalisbecomingmorecommon.DiwalicelebrationscannowbefoundatAmericanlandmarkslikeDisneylandinCaliforniaandNewYorkCity’sTimesSquare.Theyarealsoheldinmanyparksandmuseums.

NeetaBhasincreatedtheTimesSquareevent.ShesaidIndianimmigrantshavefoundgreatsuccessinAmerica.But,shesaid,manyAmericansstilldonotknowmuchaboutIndia.So,shedecidedtoact.“Ifeltit’sabouttimethatweshouldtakeIndiatomainstreamAmericaandshowIndia’srichculture,heritage,artsandvarietytotheworld,”shesaid,“andIcouldn’tfindabetterplacethanTimesSquare.”

BhasincametotheUnitedStatesfromIndia40yearsago.SheispresidentofASBCommunications,themarketingfirmbehindDiwaliatTimesSquare.Tensofthousandsofpeopleattendtheevent,nowinitsfourthyear.

InIndia,Diwaliisafive-dayharvestfestivalheldjustbeforetheHinduNewYear.TheexactdateschangefromyeartoyearbutDiwaliisalwaysinthefall.Celebrationsincludelightingoillampsorcandlescalled“diyas”.

ADiwalicelebrationwilllightupDisneyCaliforniaAdventureParkinAnaheimthisyear.VisitorscanwatchperformancesoftraditionalIndiandancesandtakepartinaBollywooddanceparty.TheeventispartofaFestivalofHolidaysprogramatthethemeparktoshowculturaltraditionsfromaroundtheworld.TheprogramtakesplaceonNovember10ththroughJanuary7th.

SanAntonio,Texas,alsoholdsaDiwalicelebration.Anditisoneofthenation’slargestcelebrations,withmorethan15,000peopleinattendanceeachyear.VisitorscanenjoyIndiandance,foodandfireworks.OrganizersalsoplantofloathundredsoflightedcandlesintheSanAntonioRiver,alongthecity’sfamousRiverWalk.

1.WhichisthemainsymbolintheIndianholidayDiwali?

A.Dances.B.Lamps.

C.Food.D.Clothes.

2.WhydidNeetaBhasinsetuptheTimesSquareevent?

A.TomaketheAmericanculturericher.

B.Tocreateanewbusinessforthefirm.

C.TomakeIndianculturebetterknownintheUS.

D.ToshowtheachievementsofIndianimmigrants.

3.WhatdoweknowaboutDiwali?

A.ItisheldinautumninIndia.

B.ItlastsfivedaysinAmerica.

C.Ithasbeenheldfor40yearsinAmerica.

D.IthappensfromNovember10thtoJanuary7thinIndia.

4.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.DiwaliismainlycelebratedinDisneyParks.

B.ManyAmericancitiescompetetoholdDiwali.

C.IndianHolidayDiwalilightsupAmerica,too.

D.DiwalihasbecomethemostimportantholidayinIndia.

Passage4

Itisquitereasonabletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife,butmannersontheroadarebecominghorrible.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenwouldbecomefiercetigersbehindthewheel.Itisallrighttohaveatigerinacage,buttohaveoneinthedriver’sseatisanothermatteraltogether.

Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemostcool-headeddriversgreatpatiencetogiveupthedesiretobeatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedriving.Ontheotherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsreducingthepossibilityofquarrellingandfighting.Afriendlynodorawaveofthanksinanswertoanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandcalmsonecessaryinmoderntrafficcondition.Butsuchbehaviorsofpolitenessarebynomeansenough.Manydriversnowadaysdon’tevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.

However,misplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexamplesarethedriverwhowavesachildcrossingthestreetatawrongplaceintothepathofoncomingcarsthatmaybenotabletostopintime.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheywantto.Italwaysamazesmethatthehighwaysarenotcovered