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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day90

Passage1

Thekindly“ChineseFortuneGrandpa”wearingHanChineseclothingandholdingafortunebagdebuted（亮相）attheImperialAncestralShrineinBeijingonthedayafterChristmas.ThefinalimageoftheChinesegift-giverwasselectedthroughaglobaldesigncompetitionagainst“SantaClaus”,accordingtoareportbyGuangmingDaily.

ManyChinesecitieshavebeenfilledwithChristmasneonlights,Christmassongs,Christmastrees,andtheimagesof“SantaClaus”inrecentdays.Asamatteroffact,foreignfestivalsarebecomingmorepopularthancertaintraditionalChinesefestivalsamongtheChinesepeople,particularlytheyouth.“Certaintraditionalfestivalshavediedoutbecausepeoplehaveforgottentheirspiritualmeanings,”saidnotedwriterFengJicai.MoreandmoreChinesepeoplearebeginningtoexchangegiftsonValentine'sDayandChristmas.However,manyofthemknownothingaboutChineseNewYearpicturesorsugarcoatedfigurines（小糖人）,andhaveneverheardsuonamusic.CertainfolkcustomsontheDragonBoatFestival,TombSweepingDay,andothertraditionalfestivalshavegraduallydisappeared.Undersuchcircumstances,eventhe“ChineseFortuneGrandpa”isunlikelytodefeat“SantaClaus”.

However,itisnotabadthingtosomeextent.Itconstantlyremindspeopletorestorethe“trueface”oftraditionalfestivals.ChinahaslistedtraditionalTombSweepingDay,DragonBoatFestivalandMid-AutumnFestivalaslegalholidays,whichbringsmorepaidleavestothepublic,andhelpstoawakethepublicawarenessoftraditionalfestivals.

Inmodernsociety,festivalisacarrierofcultureanditsmeaninglargelydependsontheirunderstandingsandusagesbypeople.Comparedwithforeignfestivals,traditionalChinesefestivalsarenotinferior（次于）inculturalmeanings,butlackoffashionsoughtbymodernpeople.Ifpeopledonotappreciatethehistoricalculturecontainedbytraditionalfestivals,andonlytakepleasure-seekingasthemostimportant,thesignificanceoftraditionalfestivalswillfadeawayandtheinheritance（继承）offinetraditionalculturewillbecutoff.

1.Thesecondparagraphimpliesthat________.

A.traditionalfestivalsshouldco-existwithforeignfestivals

B.alltheChinesefestivalsaredisappearinginthenearfuture

C.westernfestivalsareconstantlyimpactingonourfestivals

D.theChinesepeoplehavethepublicawarenessoftraditionalfestivals

2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.

A.animagedesignedbytheChinesepeoplewillbedisplayed

B.theChinesegift-giverwasintendedtosymbolizetraditionalculture

C.manyforeignersknownothingaboutChinesefestivals

D.theChinesearebeginningtoexchangegiftsontheMid-AutumnFestival

3.ManyChineseyouthdisliketraditionalfestivalsbecausetheythink________.

A.traditionalfestivalsareoutoffashionnow

B.thehistoricalcultureismoredifficulttounderstand

C.westernfestivalscontainmoreculturalmeanings

D.theinheritancewillcutofftheircontactwithwesternfestivals

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.GoneareChineseTraditionalFestivals

B.TrueFaceofChineseTraditionalCulture

C.ForeignFestivalsPopularwithChinese

D.ChineseFortuneGrandpaVSSantaClaus

Passage2

ConsideringthetemperateclimateinEngland,mosttouristsliketovisitLondonbetweenAprilandSeptember.TouristsalsoenjoywhatLondonhastoofferduringChristmas.

GettingaroundLondon

TransportationinLondonisdividedintozones,meaningthefurtheryouintendtogo,themoreexpensiveitwillcostyou.You’llfindoneofthebestsubwayshere,withsingleridesstartingatabout$2.5.Youcanalsousetaxis（keepinmindthatblackcabsdonotacceptsmartcards）,boats,busesaswellascommutertrains（市郊火车）.Toavoidanytrouble,youcangetyourselfasmartcardandperhapsloaditwith$50dollarstocoveryourweeklytravelbudget.

LondonWeather

ToenjoywarmweatherinLondon,planyourvisitinJulyasitisthehottestmonth.JanuaryisthecoldestmonthinLondon.

WhatyoushouldKnowBeforeVisitingLondon

UnlikemostcitiesinEurope,lifeinLondonisabitmoreexpensive.Also,makesureyouplanaheadsothatyoudon’tmissoutonthebesttickets,hotelsandoffers.

BESTOFLONDON

SEALIFELondonAquarium

EnjoyaspectacularexperiencewithunderwatercreaturesatSEALIFELondonaquarium.Itisperfectforafamilyfunday.

TheCoca-ColaLondonEye

AmajorfeatureofLondon’sskyline,theTheCoca-ColaLondonEyeboastssomeofthebestcityviewsfromits32capsules.You’lldefinitelyenjoythebreathtakingexperience.

SherlockHolmesMuseum

Aperfectplacetovisitifyoulovebooksandmusic.

1.ThepeakmonthtovisitLondonismostlikelytobe_____

A.JanuaryB.MarchC.MayD.October

2.Whatisgoodaboutasmartcard?

A.Itcanbepaidforanytransportmeans.

B.Itcancoveranyexpenses.

C.Itisavailableonline.

D.Itisconvenient.

3.Ifyourfamilywanttoseeavarietyoffish,youwillgoto_____.

A.SEALIFELondonAquariumB.TheCoca-ColaLondonEye

C.SherlockHolmesMuseumD.LondonCanalMuseum

Passage3

ThesearchengineGooglecelebratedonThursdaythe110thbirthdayofthefirstNativeAmericanwomanengineer.GooglehonoredMaryRosswithaspecialGoogleDoodleonitshomepage.

　　RosswasbornonAugust9,1908,inthestateofOklahoma.Shewasthegreat-granddaughterofJohnRoss,thelongest—servingchiefoftheCherokeeNation.Herworkisconsideredimportanttotheearlystagesoftheageofspacetravel.

　　Rossshowedspecialabilitiesinmathandsciencefromanearlyage.Asastudent,shedevelopedaninterestinaviation,orthepracticeofflyingaircraft.Shewentontoearnamaster'sdegreeinmathematicsfromColoradoStateTeachersCollege,nowcalledtheUniversityofNorthernColorado.

　　DuringWorldWarII,RossbeganworkingfortheLockheedAircraftCorporationasamathematician.SheearnedaspecialcertificationinthefieldfromtheUniversityofCaliforniain1949.RosswaslaterchosentojoinLockheed'stop—secretSkunkWorksteamthatworkedonaircraftdesigns.Thenamereferstoagroupthatispermittedtoworkindependentlyonadvancedprojects.Shewastheonlyfemaleengineeramongtheteam's40members.

　　Earlyon,sheresearcheddefensesystems.Bythelate1950s,herworkcenteredonsatellitesandaseriesofspacerocketscalledAgenda.Therocketswereextremelyimportantinthe1960sduringtheApollomoonprogram.

　　Rossalsohelpeddevelopearlydesignideasforspacetravelbetweenplanets,includingflybyspaceflightstostudyVenusandMars.RossretiredfromLockheedin1973.ButshecontinuedtogivetalksathighschoolsandcollegestoencouragemorewomenandNativeAmericanstostudyengineering.Shediedin2008,afewmonthsbeforeher100thbirthday.

　　ManycelebratedRoss'lifeonsocialmedia.TwitteruserAaronPerez,forexample,wrote:

"MaryRosswasanengineerwhopioneeredinthefieldofsatellites.Ineverwouldhaveknownifitwasn'tforthedoodle.Womenengineersdeservemorerecognition."

1.WhydidGooglecelebrateMaryRoss'110thbirthday?

________.

A.Sheinventedanewflyingaircraft

B.Shehadbeenagreatdesignerever

C.Shecontributedalottospacetravel

D.Shegotamaster'sdegreeinmathematics

2.WhatdidMaryRossdointhemiddleof20thcentury?

________.

A.SheworkedonAgenda

B.Shegavetalksathighschools

C.Shehelpedwomenstudyengineering

D.SheplannedtheApollomoonprogram

3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMaryRoss?

________.

A.Caringandcautious

B.Talentedandcreative

C.Generousandpatient

D.Courageousandoptimistic

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

________.

A.Socialmediaisverypopularintheworld

B.EveryTwitteruserthinkshighlyofMaryRoss

C.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtowomenengineers

D.Manhasmadegreaterprogressinspacetechnology

Passage4

　　WhatareAmericanhighschoolslike?

Well,I'mhappytotellyouwhatlknow.

　　WhenIstartedschoolhere,ithadalreadybeenaweeksincetheschoolopened.Atthisschool,freshmenusuallygoonatripforaboutthreedaysatthebeginningofschool.Unfortunately,Imissedthatwonderfultrip,whichwouldhavebeenthebesttimetogettoknowmyclassmates.Iwasreallysad.IwishedI'dknownaboutitearlier.

　　Despitethedisappointment,however,Igraduallyadaptedtomynewlifeandschool.Thereisaspaceinthebasementoftheteachingbuildingwherestudentchatandmeeteachother.Aswedonotalwayshavethesameclassroomsandclassmates,theschoolwantsustogettoknoweachotherthere.Studentsusuallycometoschoolearly,sitinthatspaceandhavefun.Aroundthespace,therearemanylockersforstudentstoleavetheirbooksin,sothatstudentsdonothavetocarryaheavyschoolbageverywhere.

　　Itreallysurprisesmethatwehavealmostnotextbooks.WeonlyhavetextbooksforWorldHistoryandAlgebra2andtheyarebigandheavy,likebricks.Forotherclasses,weonlyneedbinderswithpaperinthem.Withouttextbooks,studentslearnthingsfreelyandactively.Forexample,myhumanitiesteacherjustteachesuswhatisinhermindatthetime.Weneverknowwhatwewilllearn.

　　AnotherdifferencebetweenAmericanschoolsandChineseschoolsisthatAmericanschoolscareaboutstudents'moralitymorethantheiracademicstudies.Forexample,ifyoudonotfinishyourhomework,youwilljustbeaskedtodoitlater,butifyoucheatorlie,youwillgetawarningorevenbekickedout.

　　Ithinkthatmoststudentsherearegoodatschoolworkaswell,butcomparedtoChinesestudents,theycanmakelearningamorejoyfulexperience.Ithink

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