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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day154
高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day154
Passage1
EveryweekinChina,millionsofpeoplewillsitinfrontoftheirTVswatchingteenagerscompeteforthetitleCharacterHero,whichisaChinesestylespellingbee(拼写大赛).Inthischallenge,youngcompetitorsmustwriteChinesecharactersbyhand.Toprepareforthecompetition,thecompetitorsusuallyspendmonthsstudyingdictionaries.
Perhapstheshow’spopularityshouldnotbeasurprise.Alongwithgunpowderandpaper,manyChinesepeopleconsiderthecreationofChinesecalligraphy(书法)tobeoneoftheirprimarycontributions.Unfortunately,alloverthecountry,Chinesepeopleareforgettinghowtowritetheirownlanguagewithoutcomputerizedhelp.SoftwareonsmartphonesandcomputersallowsuserstotypeinthebasicsoundofthewordusingtheLatinalphabet(字母).Thecorrectcharacterischosenfromalist.Theresult?
It’spossibletorecognizecharacterswithoutrememberinghowtowritethem.
Butthere’sstillhopeforthepaintbrush.China’sEducationMinistrywantschildrentospendmoretimelearninghowtowrite.
InoneBeijingprimaryschoolwevisited,studentspracticecalligraphyeverydayinsideaspeciallydecoratedclassroomwithtraditionalChinesepaintingshangingonthewalls.Softmusicplaysasagroupofsixyearoldsdipbrushpensintoblackink.Theylookupattheblackboardoftentostudytheirteacher’sexamplesbeforecarefullytryingtoreproducethosecharactersonthinricepaper.“Ifadultscansurvivewithoutusinghandwriting,whybothertoteachitnow?
”weaskthecalligraphyteacher,ShenBin.“TheabilitytowritecharactersispartofChinesetraditionandculture,”shereasons.“Studentsmustlearnnowsotheydon’tforgetwhentheygrowup.”saystheteacher.
1.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCharacterHero?
A.Itdrawsgreatpublicattentionacrossthecountry.
B.It’sthemostviewedTVprogramsintheworld.
C.ItmeanstospreadChineseculturetotheworld.
D.It’sopentopeopleofallagesandallwalks.
2.WhyareChinesepeopleforgettinghowtowritethecharacters?
A.Chinesepeopledon’trefertodictionariesveryoften.
B.Chinesepeoplenolongerusebrushpensorpracticecalligraphy.
C.ChinesepeopleareusingtheLatinalphabetinsteadofthecharacters.
D.Chinesepeopleneedn’twritebyhandasoftenwiththehelpoftechnology.
3.AccordingtoShenBin,beingabletowritecharactersbyhandis________.
A.necessaryforadultstosurviveinChina
B.arequirementmadebytheEducationMinistry
C.helpfultokeepChinesetraditionandculturealive
D.anabilitytobedevelopedonlywhenyouarestudents
Passage2
WhenIwasabout4yearsold,IdecidedtogotoDisneyWorld.Formostyoungkids,it’sanormalrequest,butIhadcerebralpalsy(脑瘫).Walkingintoanywhere,letaloneacrowdedplacelikeDisneyWorldwas,toputitlightly,atallorder.Luckily,Ihadpeopleinmycornertohelpme.Overthenextthreeyears,Iworkedwithphysicaldoctors,acquiredawalker,andpracticedwalking,standing,andbalance—allskillsthatIwouldneedtoturnmygoalintoareality.
Irememberthefeelingwhenmylegswouldprotestdoinganymorework.Despitethis,everyoneelsetoldmeIcoulddoit,soIkeptitup.Itwasallbecauseofpeoplelikemyparents,brothers,teachers,anddoctorsthatIwasabletogrowsomuch,bothphysicallyandmentally.Constantlypushingmeto“walkon,”yetencouragingmewheneverIneededit.
OnJune9,2008,asIstoodinthetunnelleadingintoMainStreet,mydadaskedmeifIwantedanyhelp.Iinstantlyreplied,“No!
”andsituatedmyselffacingtheendofthetunnel,feetplantedfirmly,heartmostlikelybeatingoutofmychest.ThenIwent,walkingeversoslowlyatfirst,thengraduallyspeedingup.Step,step,step,step,bump.Holdingfastontothehandlebars,Igatheredupallmystrength,pickedupmywalkerandstraightenedout,pickingupmypaceonceagain.Itwasn’ttoolongbeforethecheeringincreasedbecauseIhadmadeittotheend,wheremymomwaswaitingwithtearsinhereyesandarmsopenwidereadytohughersonandtellhimhowproudshewas.
Lookingbackonthatexperience,Irealizesomethingprettythoughtful.Everyonceinawhile,lifewillthrowafewbumpsintheroad.Thoughitmaysetyoubackforabit,don’tletitstopyou.Pickyourselfbackupandfinish.It’sworthit.Besides,therejustmightbesomeonetherecheeringyouonalongtheway.
1.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“atallorder”underlinedinparagraph1?
A.Aneasydecision.B.Anavailableaction.
C.Areasonableorder.D.Achallengingtask.
2.Whydoestheauthorsayhe’slucky?
A.Heeventuallyhashisbraindiseasewellcured.
B.Heconstantlygetscourageandsupportfromothers.
C.Heislikelytodoanykindofworkinhislaterlife.
D.Heisnaturallygiftedinkeepingbalanceonhisown.
3.Theauthorgivesavividpictureofhimselfinparagraph3to______.
A.explainhewasterrifiedtotakethefirststep
B.describehetookprideinhismotherandfriends
C.showhowhemanagedtowalkbyhimself
D.provehowheunderstoodtorespectothers
4.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.WhereDreamsComeTrueB.WhenBadFortuneFalls
C.HowIValueFriendshipD.WhyILookBackMyLife
Passage3
Whileitisimpossibletolivecompletelyfreeofstress,itispossibletopreventstressaswellasreduceitseffectwhenitcan’tbeavoided.TheUSDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesoffersthefollowingsuggestionsforwaystodealwithstress◆Takecareofyourself
Youshouldmakeeveryefforttoeatwellandgetenoughrest.Ifyoueasilygetangryandcan’tsleepwellenough,orifyou’renoteatingproperly,itwillbemorelikelythatyouwillfallintostressfulsituations.Ifstressrepeatedlykeepsyoufromsleeping,youshouldconsultadoctor.◆Maketimeforyourself
Scheduletimeforbothworkandentertainment.Don’tforget,playcanbejustasimportanttoyouroverallwell-beingaswork.Youneedabreakfromyourdailyroutinetojustrelaxandhavefun.Gowindow-shoppingorworkonahobby.Allowyourselfatleastahalfhoureachdaytodosomethingyouenjoy.◆Makealistofthingstodo
Stresscanresultfromdisorganizationandafeelingthat“there’ssomuchtodo,andnotenoughtime!
”.Tryingtotakecareofeverythingatoncecanbetoomuchforyouandasaresult,youmaynotachieveanything.Instead,makealistofeverythingyouhavetodo,thendoonethingatatime,checkingoffeachtaskasitiscompleted.Setouttodothemostimportanttaskfirst.
1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsshowsthatyouhavefallenintostressfulsituations?
________
A.Youcan’tsleepwellallthetimeB.YouhaveabreakafterworkC.YoualwaysfeelhappyandrelayedD.Youonlydoonethingatatime
2.Accordingtothepassage,howdoyoumakealistofthingstodo?
________
A.TrytotakecareofeverythingatonceB.DoonethingatatimeC.OnlydothemostimportantthingD.Haveabreakfromyourwork
3.Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?
________
A.TogiveopinionB.TogivesuggestionsC.Tomakearequest.D.Toaskforadvice
Passage4
Mymomonlyhadoneeye.Ihatedher.Shewassuchanembarrassment.Sheranasmallshop,atafleamarketandcollectedoldclothesandsomeotherthingstosellforthemoneyweneeded.Onceduringelementaryschool,itwasfieldday,andmymomcame.Iwassoembarrassedandwonderedhowcouldshedothistome?
Ithrewherahatefullookandranout.Thenextdayatschool,myschoolmatesaskedme,“yourmomonlyhasoneeye?
!
”andlaughedatme.Iwassoangrywithmymomandwishedthatshewouldjustdisappearfromthisworld.SoIsaidtomymom,“Whydon’tyouhavetheothereye?
!
Ifyou’reonlygonnamakemealaughingstock!
”Mymumdidnotrespond.IguessIfeltalittlebad,butatthesametime,IfeltsogoodtohavesaidwhatIwantedtosay.Maybeitwasbecausemymomhadn’tpunishedme,Ididn’tthinkthatIhadhurtherfeelingsverybadly.ForthewordsIhadsaidtoherearlier,therewassomethingpinchingatmeinthecornerofmyheart.Evenso,Ihatedmyone-eyedmomandourdesperatepoverty.ItoldmyselfthatIwouldbecomesuccessfulinthenearfuture,soIstudiedveryhard.LaterIgotacceptedbytheSeoulUniversity.IleftmymotherandcametoSeoultostudy.ThenIgotmarriedthere.Iboughtahouseofmyown.ThenIhadkids,too.NowIamlivinghappilyasasuccessfulman.IenjoythelifeinSeoulbecauseit’saplacethatdoesn’tremindmeofmymomandmypast.Thiskindofhappinesswasgettingbiggerandbigger,untilonedaysomeoneknockedatmydoor.Itwasmymom!
Andstillwithheroneeye!
Itfeltasifthewholeskywasfallingapartonme.Mylittlegirlranaway,scaredofmymom’seye.Iscreamedather,“Whoareyou?
Idon’tknowyou!
Howdareyoucometomyhouseandscaremydaughter!
”Tothis,mymomquietlyanswered,“Oh,I’msosorry.Imayhavegottenthewrongaddress,”andshedisappearedoutofsight.Oneday,aletterregardingaschoolreunioncametomyhouse.LyingtomywifethatIwasgoingonabusinesstrip,Iwentbacktoparticipateinthereunion.Afterthereunion,Iwentdowntotheoldshack,whichIusedtocallahouse,justfornoreason.ThereIfoundmymomlyingonthecoldground.Ididnotshedasingletear.Thenapieceofpaperinherhandcameintomyeyes.Itwasalettertome.Myson,IthinkmylifehasbeenlongenoughnowandIwon’tvisitSeoulanymore.ButwoulditbetoomuchtoaskifIwantedyoutocometovisitmeonceinawhile?
Imissyousomuch.AndIwassogladwhenIheardyouwerecomingforthereunion.ButIdecidednottogototheschoolforyou.I