高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 228.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day228

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day228

Passage1

Overthelasttwodecades（十年）,theEarthhasseenanincreaseinvegetation（植被）andChinaandIndiaareleadingtheincreaseingreeningonland.TheresultcomesmostlyfromtreeplantingprogramsinChinaandintensiveagriculture（集约农业）inbothcountries.

ResearchersfromBostonUniversityfoundthatglobalgreenareahasincreasedby5%sincetheearly2000s,anareaequaltothesizeofAmazonrainforest.Amongtheincreasedarea,ChinaandIndiacontributetoabout33%,especiallyChina,with25%itself.China’sgreatcontributioncamemostlyfromitsprogramstoprotectandexpandforests,whichisabout42%.Theseprogramsweredevelopedinanefforttoreducetheeffectofdesertification,airpollutionandclimatechange.

Another32%ofthegreeningchangeinChina,and82%inIndia,resultedfromintensiveagricultureoffoodcrops.ThelandareausedtogrowcropsinChinaandIndiahasnotchangedmuchsincetheearly2000s.Yetbothcountrieshavegreatlyincreasedthetotalgreenareaandfoodproductioninordertofeedlargepopulations.TheleadauthorChiChenofBostonUniversitysaid,

“Thatisasurprisingfinding,sinceitisgenerallybelievedthatlanddegradation（退化）inpopulouscountriesisusuallymoreserious.”

RamaNemani,aresearchscientistatNASA’sAmesResearchCenter,sawapositivemessageinthenewfindings.“Oncepeoplerealizethereisaproblem,theytendtofixit,”However,theresearchersrangbellsaswell.TheypointedoutthatthegaindidnotnecessarilyfillupthelossofnaturalvegetationintropicalregionslikeBrazilandIndonesia.

1.What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Theearthisbecomingagreenland.

B.ChinaandIndiaareforestcountries.

C.ChinaandIndiamatteringreeningtheEarth.

D.ChinaandIndiadevelopintensiveagriculturewell.

2.WhyisAmazonrainforestmentionedinParagraph2?

A.Toshowitsimportancetotheplanet.

B.Tocallonpeopletoprotectrainforests.

C.Toclearlyshowtheincreasedgreenarea.

D.Tobeevidenceofthelostnaturalvegetation.

3.WhatbenefitscanChina’streeplantingprogramsbring?

①Reducingairpollution.

②Increasingrichlandforcrops.

③Helpingwithclimatecontrol.

④Controllingthedesertification.

A.①②③B.①③④

C.①②④D.②③④

4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.BrazilandIndonesiadonotprotecttheirforests.

B.Thefindingsdiscouragedbeliefofagreenworld.

C.Humansarecreativeenoughtosolveallproblems.

D.Moreeffortsareneededtoprotectnaturalvegetation.

5.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?

A.Anewspaper.B.Atravelbrochure.

C.Aninterview.D.Ageographytextbook.

Passage2

Rainbeatagainstthewindow,matchingmymood.Ishouldhaveknownthatmynewjobatthehospitalwastoogoodtobetrue.Throughouttheday,rumors（传言）warnedthatthenewestemployeefromeachdepartmentwouldbelaidoff.Iwasthenewestoneinthetrainingdepartment.

"Administrationwantsustoofferoutplacementclassestohelpthoseemployeesfindotherjobs,showingthemhowtoactinaninterview,forexample.""Fine,"Iansweredunwillingly,notknowingwhatelsetosay.

Idecidedtogohomeearlythatday.Inthehall.ImettheladywhobroughtuscookieseveryFriday.Shewasalittlewomanwithgrayhair.Onlyherheadandthetopofhergreenapronwerevisibleoverthecart（小车）loadedwithcleaningsupplies,Atleastshehadajob!

Atthefinalmeeting,laid-offworkersformedalineatthedoor.Acolleaguewhispered,"Ican'tbelieveourCookieLadyisbeinglaidoff.We'llmissherasmuchaswe'llmisshercookiesWhenthecolleaguespoketoherinSpanish,IknewmyclasseswouldbeuselessforherandIrealizedhowmuchbetteroffIwasthanthispoorwoman.

Idecidedtodosomethingforher.IwrotetoanewspaperexpressinghowIfeltabouttheunselfishnessoftheCookieLadywhoneededajob.Afewdayslater,myarticleappearedinthenewspaperandtheCookieLadywasallowedtostayinherposition.Onthesameday,Ireceivedaletter,whichseemedsounlikelythatIreadittwice."Aneditorofalocalmagazinelikesyourpieceandwantsyoutocallhernexttimeyou'relookingforwork…"

1.Howdidtheauthorfeelonthatrainyday?

________

A.Nervous.B.ExcitedC.Lonely.D.Proud

2.Whatwastheauthoraskedtodo?

________

A.Takecareofpatients.

B.Leaveearlierthatday.

C.Gotothehospital.

D.Helpthelaid-offworkers.

3.HowdidtheauthorhelptheCookieLady?

________

A.Heofferedherahigh-paidjob.

B.Hegaveheradviceonjobhunting.

C.Hemadeherstoryknowntoothers

D.Hetaughtherhowtopassaninterview.

4.Whatdoesthestorytellus?

________

A.Gooddeedshavetheirrewards.

B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

C.Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.

D.Lovebringsmorejoytopeoplethanworkdoes.

Passage3

WhoeverhasmadeavoyageuptheHudsonRivermustremembertheCatskillMountains.TheyareabranchofthegreatAppalachianfamily,andcanbeseentothewestrisinguptoanobleheightandtoweringoverthesurroundingcountry,whentheweatherisfairandsettled,theyareclothedinblueandpurple,andprinttheirbeautifulshapesonthecleareveningsky,butsometimeswhenitiscloudless,graysteamgathersaroundthetopofthemountainswhich,inthelastraysofthesettingsun,willshineandlightuplikeacrownofglory.

Atthefootofthesemountains,atravelermayseelightsmokegoingupfromavillage.Inthatvillage,andinoneofthehouses（which,totelltheexacttruth,wassadlytime-wornandweather-beaten）,therelivedmanyyearsago,asimple,good-naturedfellowbythenameofRipVanWinkle.

Rip'sgreatweaknesswasanaturaldislikeofallkindsofmoney-makinglabor.Itcouldnotbefromlackofdiligence（勤劳）,forhecouldsitalldayonawetrockandfishwithoutsayingaword,eventhoughhewasnotencouragedbyasinglebite.Hewouldcarryagunonhisshoulderforhours,walkingthroughwoodsandfieldstoshootafewbirdsorsquirrels.Hewouldneverrefusetohelpaneighbor,evenintheroughestwork.Thewomenofthevillage,too,usedtoemployhimtodosuchlittlejobsastheirlesshelpfulhusbandswouldnotdoforthem.Inaword,Ripwasreadytoattendtoeverybody'sbusinessbuthisown.

Iflefttohimself,hewouldhavewhistled（吹口哨）lifeawayinperfectsatisfaction;buthiswifewasalwaysmadathimforhisidleness（懒散）.Morning,noon,andnight,hertonguewasendlesslygoing,sothathewasforcedtoescapetotheoutsideofthehouse—theonlysidewhich,intruth,belongstoahenpeckedhusband.

1.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheCatskillMountains?

________

A.TheyareonthewestoftheHudsonRiver.

B.Theyareveryhighandbeautifulinthisarea.

C.TheycanbeseenfromtheAppalachianfamily.

D.Theygatherbeautifulcloudsinblueandpurple.

2.Theheroofthestoryisprobably________.

A.gentle,helpfulbutalittleidle

B.idleandhatesallkindsofjobs

C.simple,idlebutverydutiful

D.hard-workingandlikesallkindsofwork

3.Theunderlinedwords"henpeckedhusband"inthelastparagraphprobablymeansamanwho________.

A.isafraidofhiswife

B.isafraidofhens

C.loveshiswife

D.likeshunting

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

________

A.RipVanWinkle.

B.AMountainVillage.

C.CatskillMountains.

D.ADutifulHusband.

Passage4

Onemorning,astudentwaswalkingwithhisteacherwhentheynoticedapairofoldshoesbytheroadside.Theythoughttheshoesmightbelongtoafarmer.Infact,theowneroftheshoeswasworkinginafieldnearby,andhehadnearlyfinishedhiswork.

Thestudentsaidtohisteacher,"Let'splayatrickontheman:

wehidehisshoes,andwaittoseewhathewilldowhenhecan'tfindthem."

"Myyoungfriend,weshouldneverhavefunbytrickingotherslikethat,"answeredtheteacher."Instead,let'sputacoinineachoftheshoes,andwatchwhathewilldo."

Thestudentdidso,andthentheyhidnearby.

Themansooncamebacktogethisshoes,butwhenheslippedhisfootintooneofhisshoes,hefeltsomethinghardinit.Hebentdownandfoundthecoin.

Surpriseappearedonhisface.Helookedatthecoinforaminute,andthenlookedaround,butnobodycouldbeseen.Hethenwentontoputontheothershoe.However,hewasevenmoresurprisedtofindanothercoin.

Hethenkneltdown,lookeduptoheavenandsaidthanksaloud,inwhichhespokeofhiswife,sickandhelpless,andhischildrenwithoutbread.

Thestudentwasdeeplymoved,andhiseyeswerefilledwithtears."Now,"saidtheteacher,"youcan'tbemuchmorepleasedthanifyouhadplayedyourtrick."

Theboyreplied,"YouhavetaughtmealessonwhichI'llneverforget.Ifeelnowthetruthofthesewords,whichIdidn'tunderstandbefore:

'Itismoreblessed（神圣的）togivethantoreceive.'"

1.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoyouthinkofthefarmer?

________

A.Hisfamilyisverypoor.

B.Heiskindofrich.

C.Heisadishonestman.

D.Becauseofthetrick,heisunlucky.

2.Theunderlinedword"trick"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans________.

A.truthB.gameC.storyD.hoax

3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?

________

A.Themanworkedinthefieldallday.

B.Thestudenthidtheman'sshoesatlast.

C.Theman'schildrenweresick,andtheydidn'thaveenoughtoeat.

D.Afterfindingthecoins,firsthefeltsurprised,thenhewasverythankful.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

________

A.Thestudentandtheteacher

B.Ameaningfullesson

C.Givingisreceiving

D