高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 245.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day245

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day245

Passage1

　　Whetherit'smusic,art,stage,screen,restaurantandbardeals,orthegreatoutdoors—there'salwayssomethinginterestinggoingoninHongKong

　　TimYip:

Blue—Art,CostumesandMemory

　　What:

Awell-knownvisualartist,costumedesigner,andartdirectorforstageandfilm（particularlyonhisworkforCrouchingTiger,HiddenDragon,forwhichhewonanOscar）,TimYiphasbeenaproudpromoterofEasternaestheticism（唯美主义）for30years.Forhisfirstlarge-scalesoloexhibitioninHongKong,Yipexploresthenatureofhumanimaginationandthedepthsofthesubconsciousmind.OrganizedbyMarkHolborn,theexhibitionisexpectedtobepraisedduetoYip'svisionof"NewOrientalism".

　　Where:

HKDIGallery,HongKongDesignInstitute,3KingLingRoad,TiuKengLeng,TseungKwanO

　　When:

UntilMarch31,2019

　　Alice'sAdventureatStarlightGarden

　　What:

Introducedlastyear,thisexhibitionbecameahugehit,withmorethan6,000photosandvideospostedonlineeveryday.Createdby27multimediadigitalartistsfromKorea,theexhibitionfeaturesa30-footrabbitholeforvisitorstoexplorethefantasyworldmadefamousinthebookAlice'sAdventuresinWonderland.ThisChristmas,NewTownPlazadeliversabrand-newinteractivedigitalversionoftheliterarywork.Inparticular,checkouttheseventhfloor,withitsbrightlighting,glitteringmirrorsandrose-shapeddecorations.

　　Where:

NewTownPlaza,18ShaTinCentreStreet,ShaTin

　　When:

UntilJanuary13,2019

　　WeTravelinOurMinds

　　What:

Thisexhibitionofsculptureaimstopresentideasoftheatricality,thefantastical,travelandexchange,withfiguresthattaketheformsofhumansandanimals.MadebyartistEthanMurrow,aprofessorattheSchooloftheMuseumofFineArtsatTuftsUniversityinBoston,thesedream-likeobjectsareinspiredbypuppetry（木偶戏）,music,trade,navigationandbeyond,withmixedeffectsofmateriality,soundandimagination.

　　Where:

Duddell's,Level3,ShanghaiTangMansion,1DuddellStreet,Central

　　When:

UntilMarch10,2019

1.Whichpersonmentionedinthepassagehaseverwonafamousfilmaward?

________

A.EthanMurrow.B.TimYip.

C.MarkHolborn.D.AliceGreen.

2.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

________

A.TimYip,awell-knownvisualartist,isdevotedtopromotingwesternarts.

B.Alice'sAdventureatStarlightGardenwasnotgreetedwithviewers'approval.

C.HumansandanimalssculpturesaredisplayedinWeTravelinOurMinds.

D.TheexhibitioninNewTownPlazaexploresthedepthsofthesubconsciousmind.

3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

________

A.TointroduceinterestingexhibitionsinHongKong.

B.Toencouragepeopletogooutdoors.

C.ToadvertisesomenicebarsinHongKong.

D.Toattractvisitorstogoshopping.

Passage2

　　JimCrabb,aLatinteacheratHallHighSchoolintheUS,wantspeopletoknowthatthelanguageisfarfromdead.

　　CrabbhasbeenteachingLatinatHallHighSchoolforthelast16years.Shortlyafterhearrived,hecreatedtheschool'sannualLatinawardsceremony.Everyyear,awardsaregiventothestudentswhoperformthebestatLatin.

　　ThemostrecentLatinawardsceremonywasheldonJune5,whichhonoredthe118medalsstudentsearnedbytakingtheNationalLatinExamandtheConnecticutStateLatinExam.

　　"Theseexamsareforstudentswhowanttochallengethemselves,"Crabbsaid."Thesestudentswanttobepushed."

　　Theawardsceremonyisagreatwaytohighlightthesuccessofthestudents."Wehaveanicelittlenerd（书呆子）culturehereatHall.Theyliketoreadandtheylikehistory,"Crabbsaid.

　　Morethan200studentstakeLatinclassesatHallHighSchooleachyear.Thosestudents,Crabbsaid,areexperiencingadifferentLatinclassroomthanhedid.

　　"WhenIwasinhighschool,itwasalmostallgrammarbased,"Crabbsaid."Now,cultureispartofmycurriculum.OneofthemostpopularLatinprogramsisthereadingprogram,whichemphasizesculture."

　　Crabbsaidaddingcultureandmythology（神话）tohisclassroomhasgivenstudentsmorecontext.He'sworkingonapplyingthatmoreandmoretohislessonplaneachyear.

　　StudentswhotakeLatinclassestravelalottoo.ClassesinthepasthavegonetocountriesincludingItaly,France.Spain,andtheUK.

　　LatinwordsarestillusedineverydayEnglishlanguage,andcanbeseeninplaceslikethegrocerystore.Crabbsaid.Forexample,theletters"lb"forpound﹣comefromtheLatinwordLibra,meaningscale.

　　"Whatwe'redoinginLatinishelpingbackupwhattheylearninEnglishclass."Crabsaid."We'rereadinginterpreting（阐释）,andanalyzing.Weareacquiringvocabulary.IliketoemphasizethoseLatinwordsthatstudentswillsee10,20yearsfromnow."

1.What'sthepurposeoftheannualLatinawardsceremony？

________

A.Tocelebratethestudents'achievement.

B.ToallowstudentstoshowtheirLatinabilities.

C.ToencouragestudentstoreadmoreLatinworks.

D.ToremindpeopleoftheimportanceofLatin.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"highlight"inParagraph5probablymean？

________

A.Explainthereasonsfor

B.Givespecialattentionto

C.Competefor

D.Showoff

3.WhatdoesCrabbthinkofLatinclasses？

________

A.Theyhelpstudentsunderstandmoreaboutforeigncountries.

B.Theyhelpstudentswiththeirdailycommunication.

C.Theyimprovestudents'Englishknowledge.

D.Theywillsoonbecomepopularamongotherhighschools.

Passage3

　　BeijingImperialCourtFoodImperialCourtFood（宫廷菜）isastyleoffoodwithoriginsintheImperialPalaceanditiswell-knownfortheoriginalfeaturesoftherawmaterialsandcarefullyselectedingredients.Inaddition,thedishesaredecoratedwithdifferentcoloredvegetablesandfruitsinvariousshapes.Eachdishhasaspecialname,suchasYuFengHuanChao.Today,ImperialCourtFoodhasbecomeanimportantschoolofChinesecookingwithseveralplacesofferingthisspecialtaste.Whileexpensive,itisworthtrying.

　　RestaurantsofImperialCourtFood

　　FangshanRestaurant

　　FangshanRestaurantisthemostfamousoneofferingthefirst-classImperialCourtFood.Therestaurantismadeupofthreepartsanditcanhold500peopleeatingatthetime.Itisdecoratedinimperialstylewiththedesignofdragonandphoenix.HereisthebestplacetoexperiencethelifeoftheChineseemperorsinformerdays.Now,itservesnearly800kindsofImperialCourtDishes.Amongthem,Man-HanBanquetisthemostfamous.

　　YushanRestaurant

　　Thelayoutoftherestaurantfollowstheimperialpalace.Wheneatingintherestaurant,dinersareservedbywaitressesintraditionalimperialclothes.

　　DaZhaiMen

　　Thedishesandsnackscookedinthisrestaurantareworthytohaveatry.And,thetraditionalperformancesatnightisoneoftherestaurant'sattractions.

　　RoyalPalace

　　Bothofthefoodandservicesofthisrestaurantaresogood.Youcanalsoenjoysomewonderfulperformancesinthislargecourtyard.

1.ImperialCourtFoodstandsoutbecauseofthefollowingEXCEPT________.

A.reasonableprices.B.selectivematerials.

C.pleasantnames.D.prettydecorations.

2.Ifyou'dliketotryMan-HanBanquet,whichrestaurantshouldyougoto?

________

A.DaZhaiMen.B.RoyalPalace.

C.YushanRestaurant.D.FangshanRestaurant.

3.InwhichrestaurantcanyouenjoyChinesetraditionalperformances?

________

A.FangshanRestaurant.B.YushanRestaurant.

C.DaZhaiMen.D.RoyalPalace.

Passage4

　　Theworldisfilledwithsmart,talented,educatedandgiftedpeople.Wemeetthemeveryday.Afewdaysago,mycarwasnotrunningwell.Ipulleditintoagarageandtheyoungmechanichaditfixedinjustafewminutes.Heknewwhatwaswrongbysimplylisteningtotheengine.Iwasamazed.Thesadtruthis,greattalentisnotenough.Iamconstantlyshockedathowlittletalentedpeopleearn.Iheardtheotherdaythatlessthan5percentofAmericansearnmorethan﹩100,000ayear.Abusinessconsultantwhospecializesinthemedicaltradewastellingmehowmanydoctorsanddentistsstrugglefinancially.Itwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephrase,"Theyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth."

　　Thereisanoldsayingthatgoes,"Jobmeans'justoverbroke（破产）'".Andunfortunately,Iwouldsaythatthesayingappliestomillionsofpeople.Becauseschooldoesnotthinkfinancialintelligenceisintelligence,mostworkers"livewithintheirmeans".Theyworkandtheypaythebills.InsteadIrecommendtoyoungpeopletoseekworkforwhattheywilllearn,morethanwhattheywillearn.

　　WhenIasktheclassesIteach,"HowmanyofyoucancookabetterhamburgerthanMcDonald's?

"almostallthestudentsraisetheirhands.Ithenask,"Soifmostofyoucancookabetterhamburger,howcomeMcDonald'smakesmoremoneythanyou?

"Theanswerisobvious:

McDonald'sisexcellentatbusinesssystems.Thereasonwhysomanytalentedpeoplearepoorisbecausetheyfocusonbuildingabetterhamburgerandknowlittleornothingaboutbusinesssystems.Theworldisfilledwithtalentedpoorpeople.Theyfocusonperfectingtheirskillsatbuildingabetterhamburgerratherthantheskillsofsellinganddeliveringthehamburger.

1.Theauthormentionsthemechanicinthefirstparagraphtoshowthat________.

A.heknowslittleaboutcarrepairing.

B.heisjustoneofthetalentedpeople.

C.hehasasharpsenseofhearing.

D.heisreadytohelpothers.

2.Whydotalentedpeopleearnsolittleaccordingtotheauthor?

________

A.Theylackfinancialintelligence.

B.heydon'tmakefulluseoftheirtalents.

C.Theydon'tworkhardenough.

D.Theyhavenospecializedskills.

3.Themainpurp