高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 154.docx

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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