高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 141.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day141

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day141

Passage1

Itwastheendofmyfirstsenioryear.Iwasridingwithmyfriends,andabottleofbeerwaspassedaroundthecar.Everyonewastakingswigs（一大口）.Whenthebottlegottome,Ithought:

"WhatshouldIdo?

"Itookaswig.Itwasthebiggestmistakeofmylife.Ihadtodrivehomelaterthatnight.

　　Iwentbacktomycar,gotinanddroveoff.AtastopsignIsawapolicemansittingintheparkinglotacrossthestreet.Hisheadlightswereturnedon,andIknewhewasgoingtofollowme.Thenheflashedhislightsatme.AllIcouldthinkwas:

"Ohno,thatswig!

"

　　Ipulledoverandwaitedforhimtocometomydoor.Itfeltlikeforever."CanIseeyourlicenseandregistration,please,Miss?

"Igavethemtohim.Hetookthemandwentbacktohiscarforawhile.Whenhereturned,heaskedifIhadbeendrinking.

　　"No,"Isaid.Heaskedmetostepoutofmycar.

　　"Walkheeltotoedownthewhiteline,please."Ipassedthetest.Nexthehadmestandonmyleftfoot,liftmyrightfootandholditfor30seconds.I'mnotthemostcoordinated（动作协调的）personandIcan'tevenwalkandchewgumatthesametime,so,needlesstosay,Ididn'tpass.Thenheaskedmetotakeabreathalyzertest.

　　ThatwaswhereImessedup.ItoldhimIdidn'twanttoanddidn'tunderstandwhyIhadto.Theofficeraskedmethreemoretimes,andIcontinuedtorefuse.Hetoldmetoturnaroundandplacemyhandsbehindmyback.Hearrestedmerightthenandthere.

　　Thepolicemandrovemetoapolicestation20minutesfrommyhome.HecalledmyparentsandtoldthemwhereIwas.

　　Iwenttocourttwomonthsafterthat,chargedwithrefusingtoobeyanofficer.Igota$700（4,340yuan）fineand40hoursofcommunityservice.I'llbeonprobation（缓刑）forayear,andI'llhavetotakethedrivingtestagain.Ilostmylicenseforawholeyear.

　　Thiswasahugelearningexperienceforme.Itopenedmyeyestohoweasyitistomakeastupiddecision.Iwanteveryonereadingthistoknowthatit'snotrighttodrinkanddrive.Itdefinitelyisn'tworthlosingyourlicense.

1.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?

________.

A.Theauthordidn'tremembershehadtodrivehomelaterwhenridingwithherfriends.

B.Theauthorfeltjustonemouthfulwouldnotaffectherdriving.

C.Theauthorwishedshehadrefusedtodrinkthatnight.

D.Theauthorlostherdrivinglicenseontheway.

2.Whatdidthepolicemanasktheauthortodoatthestopsign?

________

a.Showherdrivinglicense.b.Walkinastraightline.c.Standonherhead.d.Standononefootfor30seconds.e.Takehertemperature.

A.a,b,dB.a,c,dC.b,c,eD.b,d,e

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?

________.

A.Theauthorwasinjailfor40hoursandhadtodocommunityservice.

B.Theauthorthoughtherpunishmentshouldn'tbesoserious.

C.Theauthorbelievedshewouldhaveavoidedpunishmentifshehadobeyedthepoliceman.

D.Theauthorwasreallysorrythatshehadmadeaseriousmistake.

4.Thearticlewantsto________.

A.showthatseverepunishmentworks.

B.explainhowpolicementestdrivers.

C.warnpeopleagainstdrivingafterdrinking.

D.blametheauthor'sthoughtlessfriends.

Passage2

　　ItfeelslikeeverytimemymotherandIstarttohaveaconversation,itturnsintoanargument.Wetalkaboutsomethingassimpleasdinnerplansandsuddenly,mymotherwillpushtheconversationintoWorldWar3.She'lltalkaboutmylackofbrightfuturebecauseIdon'tplantobeadoctor.Andmuchtoherdisappointment,Idon'twanttodoanyjobrelatedtoscience,either.Infact,whenIwaspushedtosaythatIplannedtomajorinEnglishandcommunications,shenearlyhadaheartattack.

　　"Whycan'tyoubelikemyco-worker'sson?

"shebemoansallthetime.Herco-worker'ssonreceivedafour-yearscholarshipandisnowearning70,000dollarsayearasanengineer.Idon'tknowwhattoanswerexceptthatIsimplycan'tbelikeMr.PerfectasI'vecalledtheunnamedco-worker'sson.Ican'tbelikehim.Iamthetypeofthepersonwholovestohelpoutinthecommunity,writeuntilthesungoesdown,andmostofall,wantstoachieveacareerbecauseIloveit,notbecauseofafameorsalary.

　　Iunderstandwhymymotherisworriedaboutmyfuturemajor.I'veseenmymotherstruggletoraisemeonhersmallsalaryandworklonghours.Sheleavesthehousearound6:

30amandusuallycomeshomearound5pmoreven6pm.However,Iwanthertoknowthatbybecomingadoctor,itdoesn'tmeanI'llbesuccessful.I'dratherfollowmydreamsandcreatemyownfuture.

1.Whichofthefollowingtopicsdothewriterandhismotheroftentalkabout?

________

A.thewriter'sstudies

B.warsaroundtheworld

C.dinnerplans

D.thewriter'sfuturejob

2.Theunderlinedword"bemoans"inParagraph2mostprobablymeans"________".

A.agrees

B.shouts

C.smiles

D.complains

3.Wecanknowfromthelastparagraphthat________.

A.thewriter'smotherworksveryhardforthefamily

B.thewriterdoesn'tknowwhathisfuturewillbelike

C.thewriterdoesn'tthinkbeingadoctorisagoodjob

D.thewritersometimesthinkshismother'sadviceisverygood

Passage3

　　Walkinghomefromworkwithafamilyfriend,Ifoundmyselfinadiscussionaboutherdaughter'sgoingtocollege.

　　Itstartedwiththemothertellingmethatshehadnomoneytohelpherdaughtergothroughcollege,whichledthemothertopushcommunitycollegefiercely.Shethenstartedtosayhowshehadbeenpushing"high-paying"fieldsonherdaughter—doctor,engineer,lawyer,etc.WhenIaskedherifthatwaswhatherdaughterhadinterestin,shesaidno.Iaskedherwhatthepointwastopushherdaughterintosomethingthatshedidn'tlike,andsherespondedwith,"Ijustwanthertomakeagoodfortune."

　　Afterhearingherwords,Iwouldliketostatethatmoneyisnoteverything.Ahigh-payingjobmeansnothingifyouaremiserable.Iusedtodoahigh-payingjob,butitwasverytiringandIhadnotimeofmyown.Ididn'tlikeitatall.Thoughthepaywasgood,Iwasnothappy.

　　SoI'dliketotellparents,pleasedonotforceyourchildrenintoamajororacareerjustbecauseyouthinktheyaregoingtomakealotofmoney.Theywouldfeelterriblefortakingthatmajororjobjusttocomfortyou.Theworstpartisthefeelingofguiltywhentheydecidetochangethatmajortosomethingtheyactuallywantorwhentheyquitthatjob.

　　Beingamemberofagenerationwhoarewillingtogiveabsolutelyeverythingtoourkids,weknowwejusthopeourchildrencouldlivehappylives.Pleasedonotforceacareerpathonourchildrenjustbecausewethinkitisgoodforthem.Giveourchildrenadvice,butdon'tforcethem.

1.Whatdoweknowaboutthatmother?

________

A.Shethoughthighlyofcommunitycollege.

B.Shegotalongverywellwithherdaughter.

C.Shecouldn'taffordherdaughter'scollegefees.

D.Shewantedtobeadoctorwhenshewasyoung.

2.Themotherchosethefieldsforherdaughtermainlybecause________.

A.herdaughterreallylikethosefields

B.shethoughtthosefieldswereinteresting

C.thosefieldswouldn'tcostmuchatcollege

D.sheconsideredthemtobehigh-payingfields

3.WhydidthewritermentionherstoryinParagraph3?

________

A.Toprovethathigh-payingjobsmeannothing.

B.Toshowthatnotallhigh-payingjobsaresatisfying.

C.Toprovethathigh-payingjobsmakepeoplemiserable.

D.Toshowthatlow-payingjobsarebetterthanhigh-payingjobs.

4.Fromthetext,wecaninferthatthewriterwouldmostprobablyadviseparentsto________.

A.choosethebestmajororcareerfortheirchildren

B.avoidgivingtheirchildrenadviceontheirmajororcareer

C.lettheirchildrenmakethefinaldecisionontheirmajororcareer

D.giveeverythingtotheirkidstomakesurethey'llhaveagoodfuture

Passage4

Ahybridelectricvehicle（混合动力车）orHEVisavehicledrivenbythecombinationofpetrolengineandelectricmotor.TerencehasbeendrivingaHEVforfiveyears.Hereallydoesn'tunderstandwhymorepeoplearen'tacceptingthem."Iprobablyspendabout$7adayonpetrol,”thetaxidrivertoldnews.com.au.InhispreviousconventionalvehicleTerrencesaidhewasspendingupto$30adayanpetrol,meaninghesavesalmost$6000everyyear.

　　TheToyotaspokesmansaidthiswasquiteahighsavingandofficialtestsestimate（估计）anaveragedriverwouldonlysaveabout33percentofftheircurrentbill.Thismeansadriverpaying$30adayonpetrolwouldseetheirbilldroptoabout$20usingthehybrid."Ataxidriverthatdrivesinbuilt-upareasandspendslittletimeonhighwayswillnoticeahigherfuelsaving,"hesaid."Lowspeedsallowtheelectricmotorstobeusedmoreandthepetrolengineusedless."

　　Whilesomepeopleareskepticalabouthowreliablehybridsare,Terrencesaidhehadneverrunoutofpower.HisCamrycostabout34,000andsoafterfiveyears,it'snearlypaidforitself."Forcabdrivers,it'sarealadvantagebecauseofthecost-effectiveness,"hesaid.Terrencehasnocomplaintsaboutthecar."Iloveit,thecalmandquietnessofit,thesimplicityofit—youjustjumpinandgo.Themaintenanceisreallylow.Buttheonlydifficultyisfindingsomeonetoservicethecarastherearenotmanyexperiencedmechanics."

　　Terrencesaidit's"extraordinary"thatmoredriversaren'tbuyingmorehybridelectricvehiclesandthatgovernmentsarenotencouragingthismore."Ithinkpeoplehaveaviewthatyouhavetoplugitinwhichisnottrue.Alackofinformationaboutthecarsmayhestoppingpeoplefromtakingtheplunge.It'snotpromotedatallforthepublictounderstand—it'ssimplif