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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day63
高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day63
Passage1
“Ididn'thearthemcallmyname,”explainedShelleyHennigtoActiveTeens(AT)asshetalkedaboutthatexcitingmomentonnationaltelevisionwhenshewonthehonorofMissTeenUSA2004.“Areyouready?
”iswhatsheheard.Thenshesaid,“Ishookmyheadno,andthentheysaid‘yes’anditwasannouncedagain.”
Itwasfourdaysafterthatlifechangingmomentfortheseventeen-year-oldhighschoolstudentfromDestrehan,Louisiana—shewasstilloncloudnine.
“Iwassoshocked!
Ineverbelievedthatitcouldactuallyreallyhappen.”Presentintheaudience(观众)thatdaywere:
hermotherandfather,olderbrother,herfriends,andherdanceteacher.
Understandingwhymembersofherfamilyandherfriendswouldbethere,ATaskedwhyherdanceteacherhadtraveledsofartoseehercompete(比赛).“She'salwaysbeenmyrolemodel.I'vedancedwithhersinceIwassix.She'sbeenthroughsomanydifficultiesandcamethroughthemall.I'velearnedtogetoverbadlife'sexperiencesandlearnedhowtomoveonbecauseofher.”
Oneofthosebadlife'sexperiencesforShelleyhappenedthreeyearsagowhenherbrotherBradwaskilledinadrunkdrivingaccident.Hewas18.Shefoundwritinghelpedhergetthroughtheroughdays.Shesaid,“Iwritealotaboutmybrother.Iwritealot,alot,alot...”
AsMissLouisianaTeen,shetraveledaroundthestatespeakingtoteens(青少年)aboutthedangersofdrinkinganddriving.InherroleasMissTeenUSA,Shelleywillcontinuetospeaktoyouthaboutsafedriving,inadditiontomanyotherthingstohelptheyouth.
WhenATaskedMissTeenUSAifshehadanyadviceforourreaders,shesaid,“Don'tletanyonechangeyou.Hangoutwithpeoplethatmakeyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.Thatway,itiseasytobeyourself.”
1.Whatdothewords“oncloudnine”inParagraph2probablymean?
A.frightenedB.troubled
C.veryhappyD.veryangry
2.Shelleytakesherdanceteachersasarolemedelmainlybecausesheis______.
A.determinedB.friendlyC.strictD.experienced
3.HowmanychildrendidtheHennigshaveaccordingtothetext?
A.1B.2.C.3.D.4.
4.WhatdidShelleyoftendoaftershebecameMissLouisianaTeen?
A.Shevisiteddrunkendrivers.
B.Shegavedanceperformances.
C.Shemadespeechesonsafedriving.
D.Shehelpedotherteenswiththeirstudies.
5.WhatsuggestiondoesShelleygivetotheteens?
A.Beyourselfwiththesupportoffriends.
B.Meetfriendswheneverpossible.
C.Goeasyonyourselfandothers.
D.Haveagoodrolemodel.
Passage2
ConsideringtheclimatetemperatureinEngland,mosttouristsliketovisitLondonbetweenAprilandSeptember.TouristsalsoenjoywhatLondonhastoofferduringChristmas.
GettingaroundLondonTransportationinLondonisdividedintozones,whichmeansthefurtheryouintendtogo,themoreexpensiveitwillcostyou.You’llfindoneofthebestsubwayshere,withsingleridesstartingatabout2.5dollars.Youcanalsousetaxis(keepinmindthatblackcabsdonotacceptsmartcards),boats,busesaswellascommutertrains.Toavoidanytrouble,youcangetyourselfasmartcardandperhapsloaditwith50dollarstocoveryourweeklytravelbudget.
WeatherinLondonToenjoywarmweatherinLondon,planyourvisitinJulyasitisthehottestmonth.JanuaryisthecoldestmonthinLondon.
WhatYouShouldKnowbeforeVisitingLondonUnlikemostcitiesinEurope,lifeinLondonisabitmoreexpensive.Also,makesureyouplanaheadsothatyouwon’tmissoutonthebesttickets,hotelsandoffers.
BestsofLondon
SEALIFELondonAquariumEnjoyaspectacularexperiencewithunderwatercreaturesatSEALIFELondonAquarium.Itisperfectforafamilyfunday.
TheLondonEyeAsamajorfeatureofLondon’sskyline,theLondonEyeboastssomeofthebestcityviewsfromits32capsules.You’lldefinitelyenjoythebreathtakingexperience.
SherlockHolmesMuseumAperfectplacetovisitifyoulovethebooksorTVseriesSherlockHolmes.
1.WhichofthefollowingismostlikelytobethepeakmonthtovisitLondon?
A.January.B.March.C.May.D.October.
2.Whatisthebenefitofasmartcard?
A.Itcanbeusedtopayforanymeansoftransport.
B.Itisconvenient.
C.Itcancoveranyexpense.
D.Itisavailableonline.
3.Wherewillyougoifyourfamilywanttoseeavarietyoffish?
A.SEALIFELondonAquarium.B.TheLondonEye.
C.SherlockHolmesMuseum.D.LondonCanalMuseum.
Passage3
If62isthenumberinredonthetopofyourmathtest,formostofus,it'satotaldisaster.Yourentireweekisruined,and62iswhatracesthroughyourheadfortherestoftheday.If9isthenumberoflikesonthatcutephotoyoupostedtheotherday,manywillfeelratherdisappointed.
Ourliveshavebecomeaconstantsystemofranks,assessments,andnumbers.Thedaysofpassingjudgmentonothersbasedonpersonalityaregone,andnowwejudgebasedonhowgoodaperson'snumbersare.Wecompareourselvestothenumbersofothers,suchashowlowanotherperson'sweightishowhightheirpaycheck.Self-worthisnolongerbasedonqualityofcharacter,butquantityofnumbers.
Intoday'ssocialmediaconsumedsociety,ithasneverbeeneasierforpeopletobroadcasttheirnumberstotheworld.Asimpleclickofabuttoncantakeyoutoapagewhereyoucanobservethenumberoffriendsorfollowersapersonhas.Teenagershavetakenonthismentalitythatifyoudon'thaveacertainnumberoffollowers,thenyouaren't“cool”.Manyfeeltheyarenotimportantifveryfewpeoplearewitnessingtheirstatusupdates.Thisstateofmindisharmfulandnotatallaccurate.TwitterandFacebookcanlettheworldwitnessyourupdates,buttheywillneverletanyoneseewhoyoureallyare.Intheend.self-worthshouldbebasedonwhatyouthinkofyourself,notwhattheworldthinksofyou.
Sonexttimeyoureceiveafailinggradeoryouloseafollower,rememberthatthesethingscannotandshouldnotdefine(定义)you.Youarenotyournumbers.Youareaperson-a3-Dlivingandbreathingpersonwithideasandcreativityandlovethattherigidityofnumberscannotrepresent.Youarethethingsyouloveandthethingsyoulaughatandthewayyoutreatothers.
1.HowdoestheauthorsoundinParagraph2?
A.Regretful.B.Conservative.C.Doubtful.D.Friendly.
2.Accordingtothepassage,teenagersbelieveitcoolto.
A.displaytheirstatusupdatesB.posttheirdailydoingsonline
C.winrecognitiononsocialmediaD.definetheirself-worththemselves
3.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.NumbersmakeWhatYouAreB.YouAreMoreThanaNumber
C.It'sYourNumberThatMattersD.Let'sStopSharingOurNumbers
Passage4
LastOctoberIwasonadivingholidayinthePhilippineswithsevenotheradvanceddivers.Idivedofftheboatslowlysinkingtoabout20m.
Afternearly45minutes,thesoundofmybreathingwasdrownedoutbyalowrumblelikeanengineandIfeltdeeppowerfulvibrations(震动)asifabigboatwithapropellerwaspassingoverhead.Thediveinstructor’seyeswerewidewithconfusiontoo.Webothswamnexttoeachotherstayingclosetothesideofthereef(礁石).Thesituationfeltsinister.
Thenwewereenvelopedbycloudsofwhitesandthatmushroomeduparoundus.Coulditbeagiantturtle(海龟)racingpastus?
Theyarenormallyslowmoverssothiswasveryweirdbehavior.ThevibrationbecamesointensethatIcouldfeelitinmybonesandthenthesoundturnedintoadeafeningroar.Suddenly,afewmetersbelowus,breaksbeganformingandthesandwassuckeddown.That’swhenIgotwhatitwas.Thenoisewasthesoundoftheearthsplinteringopenandgrindingagainstitself.
TheinstructorandIheldhandsandlookedintoeachother’seyes.Ifeltcomfortedbyhispresence.Iwasnumb(麻木的)forterrorbutclear’headed.Mybodywentonhighalert,readytoreact.ButIhavenopoweroverwhateverthisis.Theonlyoptionistostayverystillandletitdowhateveritsgoingtodo.
Ittookenormouswillpowertoresisttheurgetoswimtothesurface,whichisnotsensibleassituationonthesurfaceatthattimewasambiguouswithpotentialthreatspending.Soonwesawotherdivers.
ThesoundandvibrationlastedonlytwoorthreeminutesandwhentheystoppedIheardtheswooshofsandfallingovertheseabed.Weallheldhandsbeforeresurfacingtoavoiddecompressionsickness,whichcanbefatal.Whenup,itwasahugerelieftoseeallthediversandweallsharedincredulouslooksbeforepullingoutourbreathingtoolsandshouting,”Whatwasthat?
”
Backontheboat,werushedtocheckthenewsanddiscoveredwehadwitnessedahugeearthquake,measuring7
2ontheRichterscale.Itreleasedmoreenergythan30Hiroshimabombs,thoughitseemedthatwewerenotattheepicenter(震中).Iwashighandfeltluckysurprisinglynotbecauseofmyrecentsurvivalmiracle,buttohaveexperiencednatureatitsmoststunninganditsmostfrightening.
1.Howdidtheauthorrealizethattheymetwithanearthquake?
________
A.Byfeelingtheviolentshakeunderthesea.
B.Bywitnessinganormally﹣slowturtlequicklymovingby.
C.Byseeingtheseafloorcrack.
D.Bycheckingthenewsandbeinformedoftheevent.
2.Whydidn'ttheauthorrisetothesurfacebeforethevibrationstopped?
________
A.Becausetheinstructorgesturedhimnottorise.
B.Becausehewasnumbinbody.
C.Becausehecouldsensetheunclearwatersituation.
D.Becausehetriedtoavoidunexpecteddangerabove.
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
________
A.Atthebeginningoftheevent,abigboatpassedbycausingbigvibration.
B.Allthediversusedthereefa