高二英语阅读理解专项练习.docx

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高二英语阅读理解专项练习

阅读理解专项练习：

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WhenfamiliesgatherforChristmasdinner,somewillsticktoformaltraditionsdatingbackto

grandma'sgeneration.Theirtableswillbesetwiththegooddishesandsilver,andthedresscode

willbeSundaybest.

Butinmanyotherhomes,thischina-and-silverelegancehasgivenwaytoastoneware（粗

陶）andstainlessinformality,withdressesassuminganequallycasual-Fridaylook.Forhostsand

guests,thechangemeansgreatersimplicityandcomfort.FormakersoffinechinainBritain,it

spellseconomichardtimes.

LastweekRoyalDoulton,thelargestemployerinStoke-on-Trent,announcedthatitiseliminating

1,000jobs--one-fifthofitstotalworkforce.Thatbringstomorethan4,000thenumber

ofpositionslostin18monthsinthepottery（陶瓷）region.Wedgwoodandotherpotteryfactories

madecutsearlier.

AlthoughastrongpoundandweakmarketsinAsiaplayaroleinthedownsizing,thelayoffsin

Stokehavetheirrootsinearthshakingsocialshifts.AspokesmanforRoyalDoultonadmittedthatthe

company"hasbeensomewhatslowincatchingupwiththetrend"towardcasualdining.Familieseattogether

lessoften,heexplained,andmorepeopleeatalone,eitherbecausetheyaresingleortheyeatin

frontoftelevision.

Evendinnerparties,iftheyhappenatall,havegonecasual.Inatimeoflongworkhoursand

demandingfamilyschedules,busyhostsinsist,rightly,thatit'sbettertoshareatakeoutpizza

onpaperplatesinthefamilyroomthantowaitfortheperfectmomentora"real"dinnerparty.

Toooften,theperfectmomentnevercomes.Ironafine-patternedtablecloth?

Forgetit.Polishthe

silver?

Whohastime?

Yetthelossofformalityhasitsdownside.Thefinepointsofetiquette（礼节）thatchildren

mightoncehavelearnedatthetablebyobservationorinstructionfromparentsandgrandparents

（"Chewwithyourmouthclosed.""Keepyourelbowsoffthetable."）mustbepickedupelse-

where.Somecompaniesnowofferetiquetteseminarsforemployeeswhomaybeableprofessionally

butinexperiencedsocially.

72.Whydopeopletendtofollowthetrendtocasualdining?

A.Familymembersneedmoretimetorelax.

B.Busyschedulesleavepeoplenotimeforformality.

C.Peopleprefertoliveacomfortablelife.

D.Youngpeoplewon'tfollowtheetiquetteoftheoldergeneration.

73.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat'RoyalDoultonis.

A.asellerofstainlesssteeltablewareB.adealerinstoneware

C.apotterychainstoreD.aproduceroffineChina

74.Themaincauseofthelayoffsinthepotteryindustryis.

A.theincreasedvalueofthepoundB.theworseningeconomyinAsia

C.thechangeinpeople'swayoflifeD.thefiercecompetitionathomeandabroad

75.Formaltablemanners,thoughlesspopularthanbeforeincurrentSociallife,.

A.arestillamustoncertainoccasions

B.arecertaintoreturnsoonerorlater

C.arestillbeingtaughtbyparentsathome

D.canhelpimprovepersonalrelationships

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WhenJohnnyCashsings,peoplelisten.Hisbig,deepvoicerumblesoutofradiosandjuke-

boxesacrossNorthAmerica.Hisrecordssellbythemillion.Country-musicfanseverywhere,know

hisbighits.Theylovesongslike"HeyPorter","RingofFire",and"FolsomPrisonBlue".

JohnnyCashsingsaboutahundredconcertsayear.Peoplelikewhattheyhear--andwhat

theysee,too.Ruggedandbig-shouldered,thesingerstandssix-twowithouthisblackbootson.

He'satwo-hundred-poundpackageofmuscleandtalent.Andthatscar（疤痕）onhischeek?

It's

abullet（子弹）hole,ofcourse!

Inthemindsofmostpeople,JohnnyCashis"MrTough（violent）Guy".He'sanex-drug

addict（上瘾者）whowasonceputinprison.HisgrandmotherwasanIndian.Tokeepfromstarving

heoncehadtoliveonwildrabbitskilledfromfortyfeetawaywithaknife.Somepeoplesayhe

evenkilledaman.

Infact,mostoftheJohnnyCashstoryisjustthat--astory.True,yearsagohehada"drug

habit"forashorttime.He"popped"pills.Butheneverusedheroinorother"hard"drugs.Some-

timeshe'dgowildandgetlockedupforafewhours.Butheneverservedaprisonsentence.

There'snoIndianbloodinhisveins.He'sbeenakilleronlyinsong.Asforthe"bullethole",

it'sanoldscarleftbyadoctorwhoopenedacyst（囊肿）.

PeoplewhoknowJohnnyCashwellsayhe'sa"gentleguy",a"generousguy'--anythingbut

a"toughguy".Howdidthestoriesgetstarted?

Someofthem,likethestoryaboutthe"Indian

grandmother",hemadeuplongagotoaddexcitementtohiscareer.Others,likethe"bullet

hole",simplygotstarted.Nowthere'slittlethesingercandotochangepeople'sminds."They

justwanttobelieveit,"hesays.

56.JohnnyCashisafavoriteofmany.

A.operaloversB.countrymusicfans

C.hard-rockfansD.jazzmusiclovers

57.Intruth,JohnnyCash.

A.inventedthe"Indiangrandmother"

B.usedtokillrabbitsforaliving

C.hadabulletholeonhischeek

D.servedalongprisonsentence

58.Inhisprivatelife,JohnnyCashis,.

A.muchwilderthanhelooks

B.muchsmallerthanheisonstage

C.muchtougherthanheisinpublic

D.muchmoregentlethanmostpeoplesuppose

59.Thepassageshowsusthatmanypeoplebelieve.

A.onlywhattheyseeB.whattheyaresureistrue

C.onlywhattheyhearD.whattheyfindinteresting

B

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Dodogsunderstandus?

Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.

AbordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objects,sayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchild.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee（黑猩猩）.

Inoneexperiment,theresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.Infourtests,Ricogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn'tseeanyonetogetclues,thescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.

Inanotherexperiment,thescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobject,usingawordthedoghadneverheardbefore.

Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutofl0tests,suggestingthatthedoghadworked

outtheanswerbyprocessofelimination（排除法）.Amonthlater,Ricorememberedhalfofthenewnames,whichisevenmoreimpressive.

Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.Foronething,Ricoisabordercollie,abreed（品种）knownforitsmentalabilities.Inaddition,the9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.

It'shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydo,theycan'ttalkback.Still,itwouldn'thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabig,wetkissinreturn!

60.Fromparagraph2weknowthat__.

A.animalsareascleverashumanbeings

B.dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzees

C.chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskills

D.dogshavesimilar'learningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren

61.Bothexperimentsshowthat.

A.Ricoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsright

B.Ricocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoys

C.Ricohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematics

D.Ricowon'tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem

62.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie'smentalabilities.

B.Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.

C.Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.

D.Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner'scommands.

63.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Totrainyourdog.B.Totalktoyourdog.

C.Tobefriendlytoyourdog.D.Tobecarefulwithyourdog.

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PaynesPrairie（used）

HaveyoueverheardofPaynesPrairie?

ItisoneofthemostimportantnaturalandhistoricalareasinFlorida.PaynesPrairieislocatednearGainesville.Itislarge,21000acres.Thisprotectedlandiscalledapreserve.TheFloridaParkServicemanagethepreserve.

ThePaynesPrairiebasinwasformedwhenlimestonedissolvedandthegroundsettled.Itiscoveredbymarsh（沼泽）andwetprairievegetation.Thereareareasofopenwater.Duringbriefperiodsithasfloodedenoughtobeconsideredalake.Exceptforthat,thebasinhaschangedlittlethroughtime.

ManhaslivedonPaynesPrairieaverylongtime.Helivedthereasfarbackas10000B.C.Atonetime,theSeminoleslivedthere.TheprairieisthoughttohavebeennamedafterKingPayne,aSeminolechief.Duringthelate1600s,thelargestcattleranchinFloridawasonPaynesPrairie.Today,PaynesPrairieispreservedland.ItisoccupiedbyvisitorsandFloridaParkServiceemployees.

WillamBartramvisitedPaynesPraire.Bartramwasthefirstpersonwhoportrayed（described）naturethroughpersonalexperienceaswellasscientificobservation.Helived200yearsago.HevisitedPaynesPrairiein1774.Atthattimehedescribedit.HecalledPaynesPrairiethe"greatAlachuaSavannah."

Mostoftheanimallife,whichBartramdescribed,isstillhere.Alargenumberofsandhillcranes,hawksandwaterfowlarehereinwinter.Theanimaldiversityisincreasedbythepresenceofpineflatwoods,hammock,swampsandponds.

ThePaynesPrairiePreserveStateParkisopenyearround.TheFloridaParkServiceworkshardsothattheparkwillappearasitdidinthepast.Itoffersmanyopportunitiesforrecreation.Attheparkyoucancampandpicnic.