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高中英语阅读理解事实细节题1
Passage1
Thekidsinthisvillageweardirty,raggedclothes.Theysleepbesidecowsandsheepinhutsmadeofsticksandmud.Theyhavenoschool.YettheyallcanchanttheEnglishalphabet,andsomecanmakewords.Thekeytotheirsuccess:
20tabletcomputers(平板电脑)droppedoffintheirEthiopianvillageinFebruarybyaU.S.groupcalledOneLaptopPerChild.
Thegoalistofindoutwhetherkidsusingtoday’snewtechnologycanteachthemselvestoreadinplaceswherenoschoolsorteachersexist.TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyresearchersanalyzingtheprojectdatasaythey’realreadyamazed.“WhatIthinkhasalreadyhappenedisthatthekidshavealreadylearnedmorethantheywouldhaveinoneyearofkindergarten,”saidMattKeller,whorunstheEthiopiaprogram.
Thefastestlearner—andthefirsttoturnononeofthetablets—is8-year-oldKelbesaNegusse.Thedevice’scamerawasdisabledtosavememory,yetwithinweeksKelbesahadfiguredoutitsworkingsandmadethecamerawork.Hecalledhimselfalion,amarkerofaccomplishmentinEthiopia.
Withhistablet,KelbasarearrangedthelettersHSROEintooneofthemanyEnglishanimalnamesheknows.Thenhespelledwordsonhisown.“Sevenmonthsagohedidn’tknowanyEnglish.That’sunbelievable,”saidKeller.
Theprojectaimstogetkidstoastagecalled“deepreading,”wheretheycanreadtolearn.Itwon’tbeinAmharic,Ethiopia’sfirstlanguage,butinEnglish,whichiswidelyseenasthetickettohigherpayingjobs.
1.HowdoestheEthiopiaprogrambenefitthekidsinthevillage?
A.Ittrainsteachersforthem.
B.Itcontributestotheirself-study.
C.Ithelpsraisetheirlivingstandards.
D.Itprovidesfundsforbuildingschools.
2.WhatcanweinferfromKeller’swordsinParagraph3?
A.Theyneedmoretimetoanalyzedata.
B.Morechildrenareneededfortheresearch.
C.Heisconfidentaboutthefutureoftheproject.
D.Theresearchshouldbecarriedoutinkindergartens.
3.ItamazedKellerthatwiththetabletKelbesacould_______.
A.learnEnglishwordsquickly.B.drawpicturesofanimals.
C.writeletterstoresearchers.D.makephonecallstohisfriends.
4.Whatistheaimoftheproject?
A.ToofferEthiopianshigherpayingjobs.
B.TomakeAmharicwidelyusedintheworld.
C.TohelpEthiopiankidsreadtolearninEnglish.
D.ToassistEthiopiansinlearningtheirfirstlanguage.
Passage2
TravisisthemanagerofG&Gwhereheisresponsibleforfortyemployees(雇员)andprofits(利润)ofover$2millionperyear.He’sneverlatetowork.Hedoesnotgetupsetonthejob.Whenoneofhisemployeesstartedcryingafteracustomerscreamedather,Travistookheraway.“Yourworkinguniformisyourshelter,”hetoldher.“Nothinganyonesayswilleverhurtyou.Youwillalwaysbeasstrongasyouwanttobe.”
TravispickedupthatlectureinoneofhisG&Gtrainingcourses,aneducationprogramthatbeganonhisfirstdayandcontinuesthroughoutanemployee’soccupation.Thetraininghas,Travissays,changedhislife.G&Ghastaughthimhowtolive,howtofocus,howtogettoworkontime,andhowtomasterhisemotions(情绪).Mostimportantly,ittaughthimwillpower.
Atthecenterofthateducationisanextremefocusonanall-importanthabit:
willpower.Dozensofcasesshowthatwillpoweristhesinglemostimportanthabitforapersonssuccess.
Andthebestwaytostrengthenwillpoweristomakeitintoahabit.“Sometimesitlookslikepeoplewithgreatself-controlaren’tworkinghard—butthat’sbecausethey’vemadeitautomatic,”AngelaDuckworth,oneoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaresearcherssaid.“Theirwillpoweroccurswithoutthemhavingtothinkaboutit.”
Thecompanyspentmillionsofdollarsdevelopingprogramsofstudytotrainemployeesonself-control.Managerswroteworkbooksthatserveasguidestohowtomakewillpowerahabitinworkers’lives.Thosecoursesare,inpart,whyG&Ghasgrownfromasleepycompanyintoalargeonewithmorethanseventeenthousandstoresandprofitsofmorethan$10billionayear.
1.WelearnfromParagraph2thatemployeesinG&Gmust______.
A.learntogivelectures
B.attendeducationprograms
C.designaworkinguniform
D.developacommonhobby
2.Willpowerwillbecomeahabitwhenemployeescan______.
A.focusontheprofits
B.benefitfromthejob
C.protectthemselveswell
D.controltheirfeelingswell
3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.G&Ghasgrownintoalargecompany.
B.G&Gwillspendhalfitsprofitstrainingemployees.
C.G&Gmaybecomemoresuccessfulinthefuture.
D.G&Ghastoproducemoreworkbooksformanagers.
Passage3
Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.Backtheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicycle.Millionsofthem,allblack.Carswererare.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyear,I’vefoundtheoppositeistrue.Therearemillionsofcars.However,peoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetaround.Formany,it’stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors---sivler,green,red,blue,yellow,whateveryouwant.
It’sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroads,moveskillfullythroughtraffic,andrideevenonsidewalks(人行道).Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan’tprovide.
EagertobepartofthisaspectofChineseculture,Idecidedtobuyabicycle.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.Iimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhome.
Myfirstridehomewasorderly(守秩序的).Tobesafe,Istayedwitha“pack”ofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn’twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.
Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewide,socrossingtooktime,skillandalittlebitofluck.
Ifinallymadeithome.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeople.Bikingmademefeelalive.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,whyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday
A.Becausetheyaretraditionalandsafe.B.Becausetheyareconvenientandinexpensive.
C.Becausetheyarecolorfulandavailable.D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.
2.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended__________.
A.torideitforfunB.touseitfortransport
C.toexperiencelocalskillsD.toimprovehisridingskills
3.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing
A.Itwasboring.B.Itwasdifficult.C.Itwaslively.D.Itwaswonderful.
4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sbikingexperience
A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.
B.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.
C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.
D.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.
Passage4
Someyearsago,writinginmydiaryusedtobeausualactivity.Iwouldreturnfromschoolandspendtheexpectedhalfhourrecordingtheday'sevents,feelings,andimpressionsinmylittlebluediary.Ididnotreallyneedtoexpressmyemotionsbywayofwords,butIgainedacertainsatisfactionfromseeingmyexperiencesforeverrecordedonpaper.Afterall,isn'taccumulatingmemoriesawayofpreservingthepast?
WhenIwasthirteenyearsold,Iwentonalongjourneyonfootinagreatvalley,well-equippedwithpens,adiary,andacamera.Duringthetrip,Iwasbusyrecordingeveryincident,nameandplaceIcameacross.Ifeltproudtobespendingmytimeproductively,dutifullypreservingforfuturegenerationsadetaileddescriptionofmytravels.Onmylastnightthere,Iwanderedoutofmytent,diaryinhand.Theskywasclearandlitbytheglareofthemoon,andthewallsofthevalleylookedthreateningbehindtheirscreenofshadows.Iautomaticallytookoutmypen...
Atthatpoint,IunderstoodthatnothingIwrotecouldevermatchorreplacethefewsecondsIallowedmyselftoexperiencethedramaticbeautyofthevalley.AllIrememberedofthepreviousfewdayswerethedullcharacterizationsIhadsetdowninmydiary.
Now,IonlywriteinmydiarywhenIneedtowritedownaspecialthoughtorfeeling.Istilllovetorecordideasandquotationsthatstrikemeinbooks,orobservationsthatareparticularlymeaningful.Itakepictures,butnotveryoften—onlyofobjectsIfindreallybeautiful.I'mnolongerblindlysatisfiedwithhavingsomethingtorememberwhenIgrowold.IrealizethatlifewillsimplypassmebyifIstaybehindthecamera,busypreservingthepresentsoastoliveitinthefuture.
Idon'twanttowakeuponedayandhavenothingbutapileofpicturesandnotes.MaybeIwon'thaveasmanyexactrepresentationsofpeopleandplaces;maybeI'llforgetcertainfacts,butatleasttheexperienceswillalwaysremaininsideme.Idon'tlivetomakememories—Ijustlive,andthememoriesformthemselves.
1.Beforetheageofthirteen,theauthorregardedkeepingadiaryasawayof________.
A.observingherschoolroutine
B.expressinghersatisfaction
C.impressingherclassmates
D.preservingherhistory
2.Whatcausedachangeintheauthor'sunderstandingofkeepingadiary?
A.Adullnightonthejourney.
B.Thebeautyofthegreatvalley.
C.Astrikingquotationfromabook.
D.Herconcernsforfuturegenerations.
3.Whatdoestheauthorputinherdiarynow?
A.Notesandbeautifulpictures.
B.Specialthoughtsandfeelings.
C.Detailedaccountsofdailyactivities.
D.Descriptionsofunforgettableevents.
4.Theauthorcomestorealizethattoliveameaningfullifeis________.
A.toexperienceit
B.tolivethepresentinthefut