高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 250.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day250

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day250

Passage1

　　Itistheidealwayfortravelerstoensuretheywakeupwiththeperfectview—aportableeco-capsulethatcanbesetupanywhereintheworld.Theinnovative,egg-shapedpodsensuretravelerscancampinthemostextremecorersoftheworld,withalltheluxuriesofahotelroom.

　　Lookinglikesomethinginasci-fimovie,thepodsareequippedwithsolarpanels,andaretractable（可收缩的）windturbine（涡轮机）,whichguaranteesolarandwindenergyasitspower.Inthisway,thetinyhomecanletyoulivecomfortablywhereveryoutravel.Itevenhasitsownshowerandtoilet,sleepingareafortwo,andasmallkitchen.Itmaylooklikecamping,butatleastwiththeeco-capsuleyoucanlookforwardtoahotshowerandrunningwateronyourtravels.

　　The33061bpodscanbetransportedonyourtravelsinasea-containerorcanbetowedonatrailer（拖车）,meaningthepossibilitiesareendless.

　　Bratislava-basedNiceArchitectsarebehindtheextraordinarysleepersandsaidtheyinitiallydesignedthemforpeoplewhostayinthenatureforalongtime.However,itquicklybecameapparentthattheycouldbeopeneduptothewiderpublicandeverusedinurbanareastocombathighrent,andplacedonroofsforstudiospace,orlivingquarters.Theeco-capsulecanserveasacottage,apop-uphotelorevenasachargingstationforelectriccars.

　　Thecapsulescouldevenbequicklyimportedforhousingforemergencyteamswhohavebeenquicklydeployedtohelpwithnaturaldisastersthathavedestroyednearbyinfrastructure.Describedbythewebsiteasa"Swiss-armyknife",theself-containedunitcansustainlongperiodstimewithoutexternalresources.

The86sqftpodsareabletosleeptwopeopleforupforayearandforthoseworriedaboutacoldnight'ssleep,thecapsulehasathicklayerofefficientheatisolationandenergyrestorationwhichsignificantlyreduceheatlosses.

　　Thepodisdesignedtowithstandharshweatherconditionsduetoitsinnovativedesignandmaterialsused.NowondertheNiceArchitectsaresoconfidentaboutitsprospectandtheproducersarereceivingheavyorders.

1.Whomaybetheeco-capsuleinitiallydesignedfor?

________

A.Campers.B.Officeladies.

C.Fieldbiologists.D.Homelesspeople.

2.Whyistheeco-capsuledescribedasa"Swiss-armyknife"inparagraph5?

________

A.Becauseitisintheshapeofanarmyknife.

B.Becauseitistinybutofgoodquality.

C.Becauseitpackseverythingyouneed.

D.Becauseitissousefulthatitisveryexpensive.

3.Whatdoesthedesignerviewtheeco-capsule'sfuturemarket?

________

A.Negative.B.Optimistic.

C.Worried.D.Doubtful.

Passage2

　　VisitorstoEnglandlovegoingtoseethemanypalaces,castlesandgreatoldhousesthatareopentothepublic.Alotofthesebuildingshavebeautifulgroundsaroundthem—withgreenhills,smalllakesorstreamsand,perhaps,anoldruinhalf-hiddenamongsomedistanttrees.Theselandscapes（景观）looklikethenaturalcountryside.ButmanyofthemaretheworkofEngland'smostfamouslandscapearchitect（建筑师）,Lancelot"Capability"Brown.

　　Intheearly1700,EnglishgardenscopiedFrenchones—likethefamousgardensatVersailles,nearParis.Inthesegardens,ownerswantedtoshowtheirpowerovernature.Treeswereplantedinlonglines.Flowerbedsandpathsmadesymmetricalpatterns（对称式样）ontheground.ButCapabilityBrownchangedallthat.Hedidn'twanttoseepatternsinagarden.Hewantedapieceofcountryside.

　　Bornin1716,Brownbeganhisworkinglifeasagardener'shelper.Attwenty-five,hewenttoworkforwell-knowngardenerWilliamKentatStoweHouse,northwestofLondon.KentwasbeginningtodesignmorenaturalgardensanditwasherethatBrown'sideasbegantoform.Hewasallowedtodesigngardensforotherhomesandwassoonworkingformanywealthyfamilies.Whenfirstlookedatthelandforagardenthathewasgoingtocreate,heoftenusedtosay,"Ithasgreatcapabilities"（meaninghewassurehecouldimproveit）soeveryonebegantocallhim"Capability"Brown.

　　Tomakehisgardens,hepulledeverythingoutandstartedagain.Hesometimestoldhisgardenerstomovewholehillsorchangethepathofastream.Carefullyplacingtrees,hills,waterandbridges,hecreateda"dream"ofnature—anideaofEnglandthatisstillmuchlovedtoday.

1.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

________

A.ToexplainhowEnglishlandscapearchitectsworkedthen.

B.TodescribehowCapabilityBrownbecamealandscapearchitect.

C.TodescribetheworkofthelandscapearchitectCapabilityBrown.

D.ToexplainthedifferencesbetweenEnglishgardensandFrenchgardens.

2.Englishgardensintheearly1700s________.

A.wereopentothepublic

B.wereallbuiltincities

C.lookedlikethenaturalcountryside

D.lookedlikeFrenchgardens

3.WhohadagreatinfluenceonBrown'sideasaboutgardens?

________

A.WilliamKent.

B.Hishelper.

C.VisitorstoEnglishgardens.

D.Richownersofgardens.

4.BrownmadehisgardensdifferentfromFrenchgardensby________.

A.movingwholehillsandpaths

B.plantingtreesandflowersinlines

C.creatingapieceofcountryside

D.makingregularpatternsontheground

Passage3

Doyouhaveahobbythathelpsyourelaxandunwind？

Forsomepeople,thereisnobetterwaytoswitchoffthanspendingtimeinthegarden.Thissmallprivateareaofgreenspacecanbetheiroasisofcalm.

It’snowondersomeofusturntogardeningasaformoftherapy（治疗）.AsurveyconductedbytheRoyalHorticulturalSociety,foundthat82%ofpeopleintheUKsaidthatgardeningmakesthemhappier.Italsofoundthat70%ofthem,giventhechoice,wouldprefertospendtheirworkingdayinthegardenwhilejust9%optingforanoffice.

Forthosewith

thepleasureofgardeningcomesfromgettingoutinthefreshair,inallweathersandcommuningwithnature—evenifthereareafewtoomanycreepy-crawlies（爬虫）!

Itcanalsobeseenasasortofdigital-detox-time（数码排毒）awayfromtechnology.Someexpertsactuallybelievethatgettingoutsidetodigandplantthingsactsasa'naturalhigh'

DrChristopherLowry,aneuroscientistattheUniversityofColorado,injectedabacteriumcommonlyfoundinsoilintomicetoseewhateffectthiswouldhaveonthem.Hefoundthebacteriumhadasimilareffectonthemiceasanantidepressant（抗抑郁）drugmight.WhenwediginsoilweintakethisbacteriumthroughourlungsorcutsinourskinsoDrLowryconcludedthatsincethemiceseemedhappierwhentreatedwithsoilbacteria,it’slikelywewouldbetoo.

Gardeningcanalsobeusedasawayoftreatingaddiction.There’sevidencethatrecoveringalcoholicswhohavebeengiventheopportunitytoplant,grow,andevenselltheirproduce,havemanagedtostoptheiraddictivehabits.ScotStephenson,forexample,gotexpelled（驱逐）fromschoolandstartedajobqualificationingardening.Hesays,“IgotmyNVQlevel2whichismyfirstqualificationandenjoyediteversince,”

Whateverthereason,therearemanytherapeuticbenefitstogettingyourhandsdirty,doingsomephysicalhardworkandthenwatchingyourgardengrow.Doesthissoundlikeyourideaoffun？

1.Theunderlinedword“greenfingers”inparagraph3probablymeans________

A.someonewhoisinfavorofnature

B.someonewhoisfondofgardening

C.someonewhoisinexperiencedornaive

D.someonewhoispaleandsickly-looking

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementisprobablyTRUE？

________

A.Amajorityofpeopleintheworldfindgardeningmakethemhappier.

B.Peoplewithdepressionturnstogardeningforhelp

C.Gardeningcanhelpalcoholicsgetridoftheiraddictivehabits

D.Peoplearelikelytofeelhappierafterbeinginjectedwithbacteriumcommonlyfoundinsoil

3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？

________

A.Thebenefitsofgardening

B.Anaturaltherapy

C.Arelaxinghobby

D.Jobqualificationingardening

Passage4

　　Irelandhashadaverydifficulthistory.Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIreland.Forhundredsofyears,theIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish.Finally,in1921,theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependencetothesouthofIreland.Theresultisthattodaytherearetwo"Irelands".NorthernIreland,inthenorth,ispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheRepublicofIreland,inthesouth,isanindependentcountry.

　　Inthe1840sthemaincrop,potatoes,wasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750,000peoplediedofhunger.This,andashortageofwork,forcedmanypeopletoleaveIrelandandliveintheUSA,theUK,AustraliaandCanada.Asaresultoftheseproblems,thepopulationfellfrom8.2millionin1841to6.6millionin1851.

　　Formanyyears,themajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers.Today,manypeoplestillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactoriesandoffices.Lifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfromlifeinthecountryside,wherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpace.

　　TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarm-heartedandfriendly.OscarWilde,afamousIrishwriter,oncesaidthattheIrishwere"thegreatesttalkerssincetheGreeks".Sinceindependence,Irelandhasreviveditsowncultureofmusic,language,literatureandsinging.DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments.OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolin,whistles,etc.

1.WhatdoestheauthortellusinParagraph1?

________

A.HowtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish

B.HowIrelandgainedindependence

C.HowEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIreland

D.Howtwo"Irelands"cameintobeing

2.Wele