高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 215.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day215

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day215

Passage1

DINERS

TONYSOPRANO'SLASTMEAL

　　Between1912andthe1990s,NewJerseyStatewashometomorethan20dinermanufacturerswhomadeprobably95percentofthedinersintheU.S.,saysKatieZavoski,whoishelpingholdadinerexhibit.Whatmakesadineradiner?

（Andnot,say,acoffeeshop?

）Traditionally,adinerisbuiltinafactoryandthendeliveredtoitsowntownorcityratherthanconstructedon-site.ZavoskicreditsNewJersey'slocationasthekeytoitsmasteryoftheform."Itwasjusttheperfectplacetomanufacturethediners,"shesays."Wewouldshipthemwhereverweneededtobysea."　　VISIT"IconsofAmericanCulture:

HistoryofNewJerseyDiners,"runningthroughJune2017atTheCorneliusHouse/MiddlesexCountyMuseuminPiscataway,NewJersey

GOODFOOD,GOODTUNES

　　SuzanneVega's1987song"Tom'sDiner"isprobablybestknownforitsfrequentlysampled"doodoodoodoo"melodyratherthanitsdiner-relatedlyrics.Technically,it'snotevenreallyaboutadiner——thesettingisNewYorkCity'sTom'sRestaurant,whichVegafrequentedwhenshewasstudyingatBarnard.Vegausedtheword"diner"insteadbecauseit"singsbetterthatway,"shetoldTheNewYorkTimes.November18hassincebeencalledTom'sDinerDay,becauseonthatdayin1981,theNewYorkPost'sfrontpagewasastoryaboutthedeathofactorWilliamHolden.InhersongVegasings:

"IOpen/Upthepaper/There'sastory/Ofanactor/Whohaddied/Whilehewasdrinking."　　LISTEN"Tom'sDiner"bySuzanneVega

MEETTHEDINERANTHROPOLOGIST

　　RichardJ.S.Gutmanhasbeencalledthe"JaneGoodallofdiners"（heevenconsultedonBarryLevinson's1982film,Diner）.Hisbook,AmericanDiner:

ThenNow,tracestheevolutionofthe"nightlunchwagon,"setupbyWalterScottin1872,totheearly1920s,whenthedinergotitsname（adaptedfrom"diningcar"）,andonthroughthe1980s.Gutmanhashisowndinerfacilities（floorplans,classicwhitemugs,acashierbooth）;250oftheseitemsarcpartofanexhibitinRhodeIsland.　　READAmericanDiner:

Then&Now（JohnHopkinsUniversityPress）　　VISIT"Diners:

StillCookinginthe21stCentury,"currentlyrunningattheCulinaryArtsMuseumatJohnson&WalesUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland

1.Inwhatwayisadinerdifferentfromacoffeeshop?

________

A.Itslocation.B.Itsmanagement.C.Fromwhatitisbuilt.D.Whereitisconstructed.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutVega's1987song"Tom'sDiner"?

________

A.Itwarnspeoplenottodrink.B.ItwasinspiredbyTom'sDinerDay.C.Itsmelodyispreferredtoitslyrics.D.ItsoriginaltitlewasTom'sRestaurant.

Passage2

　　Themorninghadbeenadisaster.Mytoothwasaching,andI'dbeeninargumentwithafriend.Herwordsstillhurt:

"Thetroublewithyouisthatyouwon'tputyourselfinmyplace.Can'tyouseethingsfrommypointofview?

"Ishookmyheadstubbornly—andfelttheacheinmytooth.I'dthoughtIcouldholdouttillmydentistcamebackholiday,butthepainwasreallyunbearable.Istartedcallingthedentistsinthephonebook,butnoonecouldseemeimmediately.Finally,ataboutlunchtime,Igotlucky.　　"Ifyoucomebyrightnow,"thereceptionistsaid,"thedentistwillfityouin."　　Itookmypurseandkeysandrushedtomycar.ButsuddenlyIbegantodoubtaboutthedentist.Whatkindofdentistwouldbesoeagertotreatsomeoneatsuchshortnotice?

Whywasn'theasbusyastheothers?

　　Inthedentist'soffice,Isatdownandlookedaround.IsawnothingbutthebarewallsandIbecameevenmoreworried.Theassistantnoticedmynervousnessandplacedherwarmhandovermyice-coldone.　　WhenItoldhermyfears,shelaughedandsaid,"Don'tworry.Thedentistisverygood."　　"HowlongdoIhavetowaitforhim?

"Iaskedimpatiently.　　"Comeon,heiscoming.Justliedownandrelax.Andenjoytheartwork,"theassistantsaid.　　"Theartwork?

"Iwaspuzzled.　　Thechairwentback.SuddenlyIsmiled.Therewasabeautifulpicture,rightwhereIcouldenjoyit:

ontheceiling.Howconsideratethedentistwas!

Atthatmoment,Ibegantounderstandwhatmyfriendmeantbyherwords.　　Whatarelief!

1.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sfeelingthatmorning?

________

A.Cheerful.B.Upset.C.Satisfied.D.Nervous.

2.Whatmadetheauthorbegintodoubtaboutthedentist?

________

A.Thedentist'sagreeingtotreatheratveryshortnotice.B.Thedentist'sbeingasbusyastheotherdentists.C.Thesurroundingsofthedentist'soffice.D.Thelaughingassistantofthedentist.

3.Whydidtheauthorsuddenlysmile?

________

A.Becausethedentistcameatlast.B.Becausetheassistantkeptcomfortingher.C.Becauseshecouldrelaxinthechair.D.Becauseshesawapictureontheceiling.

4.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromherexperiencemostprobably?

________

A.Strikewhiletheironishot.B.Haveagoodwordforone'sfriend.C.Putoneselfinothers'shoes.D.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

Passage3

　　Startingthedayonaneggcouldkeepyourbloodpressureundercontrol,researchsuggests.Scientistshaveshownthateggsproduceproteinswithafunctionsimilartothatofpowerfulbloodpressure-loweringdrugs.　　Theresearch,fromtheUniversityofAlbertainCanada,showedthatwheneggscomeincontactwithstomachenzymes（酶）theyproduceaproteinthatactsinthesamewayasAceinhibitors,butmoreworkisneededtoshowtheeffectsoutsidealabandinthehumanbody.　　Earlierthismonth,Britishresearchersdeclaredthat,contrarytopopularbeliefs,itishealthytogotoworkonanegg.Theyconcludedthatthetypeofcholesterol（胆固醇）foundineggshaslittleeffectonincreasingheartdiseaserisks.　　ResearcherProfessorBruceGriffin,fromtheUniversityofSurrey,said,"Thewrongbeliefslinkingeggeatingtohighbloodcholesterolandheartdiseasemustbecorrected.Theamountoffatinourdiethasaneffectonbloodcholesterolthatisseveraltimesgreaterthantherelativelysmallamountsofcholesterolfoundineggs.TheUKpublicdonotneedtobelimitingthenumberofeggstheyeat.Theycanbeencouragedtoincludetheminahealthydietastheyareoneofnature'smostnutritiousfoods."　　TheBritishHeartFoundationdroppeditsthree-egg-a-weeklimitin2005.However,almosthalfofBritonsbelievethelimitstillapplies.

1.FromthetextweknowthatAceinhibitorsare________.

A.akindofproteinB.akindoffoodC.akindofmedicineD.akindofillness

2.AccordingtowhatProfessorBrucesaid,eggs________.

A.arethemostnutritiousfood.B.canbeincludedinahealthydiet.C.havenoeffectonbloodcholesterol.D.areforbiddentobeeatenintheUK.

3.Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.

A.stomachenzymesmixedwitheggscancureheartdiseases.B.drugstolowerbloodpressurewillbereplacedbyeatingeggs.C.mostBritonsagreethethree-egg-a-weeklimitshouldbedropped.D.about50

ofBritonsthinkeatinganeggadayisbadfortheirhealth.

4.Thetextismeant________.

A.tointroduceamedicinemadefromeggs.B.tointroducescientificfindingsabouteggs.C.totellpeoplehowtolowertheirbloodpressure.D.toadvisepeopletoeatasmanyeggsaspossible.

Passage4

　　China'sSinglesDay,whichfallsonNov.11everyyear,hasfarsurpasseditsU.S.counterpartsofBlackFridayandCyberMonday—combinedLastyear,Americansspentarecord12.8billiondollarsonlinebetweenThanksgivingDayandCyberMonday.It'simpressiveuntilyoucompareittothe17.6billiondollarsinsalesmadebyChineseconsumersinasingle24-hourperiodduring2016'sSinglesDay.　　SinglesDayisknownas"BareSticksDay"or"BareBranchesDay"inChinese-becausethedate"11/11"lookslikebarebranchesand"one"istheloneliestnumber.SinglesDaybeganintheearly1990sinthedormroomsofNanjingUniversitywhenagroupofsinglefriendsweresorryaboutthelackofsignificantothersanddecidedtomarkthedaybyorganizingactivitiesasagroupofsinglesandreducingtheirlonelinessbybuyingthemselvesagift.　　Thenin2009,sensingabreakbetweenthesalesperiodofChina'sNationalDayonOct.1andChineseNewYearinlateJanuaryorearlyFebruary,Alibaba'sJackMasawanopening:

selltocomfortlonelyhearts.　　Thefirstyeardidonly7.5millioninsales,butjust8yearslater,shoppersspent25.3billion,or168.2billionyuan,thisyear—a40percentjumpfromlastyear's7.6billion.Forcomparison,BlackFridayandCyberMondayintheU.S.onlynetted6.79billionin2016.Amazondoesn'treleasesalesfiguresforJuly'sPrimeDay,butit'sprettysafetobelievethenot-quite-national-holidaydoesn'tcomecloseto25billion.　　"Morethan25billioninonedayisnotjustasalesfigure,"AlibabaGroupCEODanielZhangsaidinastatement."ItrepresentsthedesireforqualityconsumptionoftheChineseconsumer,anditreflectshowmerchantsandconsumersalikehavenowfullyacceptedthecombinationofonlineandofflinesales."

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"others"refertoinParagraph2?

________

A.Roommates.B.Goodfriends.C.Boyfriendsorgirlfriends.D.Relatives.

2.WhatistheoriginalpurposeofChina'sSinglesDay?

________

A.Topromotetheonlinesaleofgoods.B.ToreducelonelinessofsinglesinChina.C.TocreateaholidayforallChineseyouth.D.Tofindboyfriendsorgirlfriendsforsingles.

3.China'sSinglesDaybecameconsumers'dayin________.

A.2009B.2016C.2017D.theearly1990s

4.WhichofthefollowingwordscandescribeDanielZhang'sattitudetoonlinesales?

________

A.Confused.B.Indifferent.C.Worried.D.Optimistic.

Passage5

TraineeKeeperDay

　　Auniqueopportunityforyourchi