高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 260.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day260

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day260

Passage1

Winterplaysavitalpartinnature’scycleteachingusthroughplantsthat“allgoodthingsmustcometoanend”overtime.However,rebirthandrestorationoftenbringsagreatergloryandappreciationforthenaturalbeautyaroundus.

EachdaywhenItakemybikeforaspinaroundthecitystreets,Iamremindedthattechnologyalsoteachesuslessons,specificallywhenthebicyclechainunavoidablyslipsoutofgear（齿轮）,refusingtoshiftproperly,thehandbrake-lineskeepreactingfaultyandsomeman-madethingsneedrepairorreplacement.“Winteriscoming.”Formany,thismeansatimetooilup,repairandadjustequipment.Inthecaseofmytwo-wheeltransportation,somepeoplehavesuggested,“Whydon’tyoujustgetanewbikeforsafety’ssake?

”Myunwillingness,however,stemsfromloyalty,fondattachment.Also,IholdabeliefthatIshouldbeabitpatientandresourceful,simplyreplacingworn-outpartswhenrequired.

However,asItrytoswingmylegsovertheseatwhilegettingonthebike,mylegsandjoint（关节）donotrespondquicklyandreliablelikebefore.Afewmonthsago,afterhikingtheGreatWallonanovernightcampingtrip,IrealizedIneededmorerestandrestorationthanever.Myheartratebeatviolently,andeverymuscleinmytiredbodyscreamedforrelief.Admittedly,thesepainswerenothinglikehavingabrokenlimb,orsurgery.Yet,theworldsuddenlyseemedtobeveryunfriendly.Ikeeptellingmyself“winteriscoming.”andsoonIcanhibernate（冬眠）gettingmuchneededrest.

Actually,weallneedtotakeabreakfromtrainingroutines,hardjobs,andfrequentlyrepeatedtasks,torestore（修复）ourbodiesandminds.Natureshowsustheway.Patiencepaysoffwhenyouattendtoyourgardenswithfaithfulattentiontoeachofnature’sjewels.Hopefully,aswegrow,eachofuslearnstheartofrepair,restoration,andpatience.Perhaps,youwilldiscoverthegloryofrebirthafterwinter,beingrebornandrestoredtoevenmorepowerfulmagnificentglory.

1.Whydoesthewriterrefertohisshabbybikeinthepassage?

A.Tointroducethetopic.

B.Toshowheissoattachedtoitthatheisunwillingtochangeitforanewone.

C.Toshowhehaslearnedalessonfromit.

D.Toinformhelovescyclingitaroundthecity.

2.Whatisconveyedbytheword“winter”inthepassage?

A.Allgoodthingsmustcometoanend.

B.Itisessentialtokeepabalancebetweenworkandlife.

C.Patiencepaysoffandwhatdoesn’tkillyoumakesyoustronger.

D.Weshouldlearntheartofrepair,restorationandpatiencefromnature.

3.Howdoesthewritergethisideaacrosstothereaders?

A.Bymakingcomparisons.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Byanalyzingandsummarizing.D.Byusingmetaphor（暗喻）.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheCycleofNature

B.TheVitalRoleofWinter

C.TheArtofNature

D.TheLessonsfromNatureandLife

Passage2

Faces,likefingerprints,areunique.Didyoueverwonderhowitispossibleforustorecognizepeople?

Evenaskilledwriterprobablycouldnotdescribeallthefeaturesthatmakeonefacedifferentfromanother.Yetaveryyoungchildorevenananimal,suchasapigeoncanlearntorecognizefaces.Wealltakethisabilityforgranted.

Wealsotellpeopleapartbyhowtheybehave.Whenwetalkaboutsomeone’spersonality,wemeanthewaysinwhichheorsheacts,speaks,thinksandfeelsthatmakethatindividualdifferentfromothers.

Likethehumanface,humanpersonalityisverycomplex.Butdescribingsomeone’spersonalityinwordsissomewhateasierthandescribinghisface.Ifyouwereaskedtodescribewhata“niceface”lookedlike,youprobablywouldhaveadifficulttimedoingso.Butifyouwereaskedtodescribea“niceperson”,youmightbegintothinkaboutsomeonewhowaskind,considerate,friendly,warm,andsoforth.

Therearemanywordstodescribehowapersonthinks,feelsandacts.GordonPorts,anAmericanpsychologist,foundnearly18,000Englishwordscharacterizingdifferencesinpeople’sbehavior.Andmanyofususethisinformationasabasisfordescribing,ortyping,hispersonality.Bookworms,conservatives,militarytypespeoplearedescribedwithsuchterms.

Peoplehavealwaystriedto“type”eachother.ActorsinearlyGreekdramaworemaskstoshowtheaudiencewhethertheyplayedthevillain’sorthehero’srole.Infact,thewords“person”and“personality”comefromtheLatinword“persona”,meaning“mask”.Today,mosttelevisionandmovieactorsdonotwearmasks.Butwecaneasilytellthe“goodguys”fromthe“badguys”becausethetwotypesdifferinappearanceaswellasinactions.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Peoplemayhavedifferentpersonalities.

B.Peopledifferfromeachotherinappearance.

C.Peoplecanlearntorecognizehumanfaces.

D.Peoplecandescribeallhumanfeaturesofothers.

2.Thereasonthatitiseasiertodescribeone’spersonalityinwordsthanonesfaceisthat________.

A.manywordsareavailabletodescribepersonality

B.aperson’spersonalityiseasilydistinguished

C.people’spersonalitiesareverymuchalike

D.aperson’sfaceismorecomplexthanhispersonality

3.Welearnfromthepassagethatpeopleareclassifiedaccordingto__________.

A.theirwayofwearingmasks

B.theirwayofspeakingandplaying

C.theirknowledgeandbehavior

D.theirphysicalappearanceandpersonality

Passage3

Danniswaswaitingattheairlineticketcounterwhenhefirstnoticedtheyoungwomanwithshinyblackhairpulledtightlyintoaknot.Sheworeblackbootsofsoftleather.Dannisstruggledtoseeherface,shewasaheadofhiminline,butitwasnotuntilsheboughtherticketandturnedtowalkawaythatherealizedherbeauty,whichwasfair-skinnedandbig-eyed.Sheseemedawarethathewasstaringatherandloweredhergazeabruptly.

Whennexthesawher,Danniswasbuyingamagazineandbecameawaresomeonewaspushinghim.Atfirst,hewasstartled（受惊吓的）thatanyonewouldbesocloseastotouchhim,butwhenhesawwhoitwas,hesmiled.

“Busyplace,”Dannissaid.

Shelookedupathimandblushed.Wordlessly,shemovedawayandjoinedthecrowdsintheterminal.

Danniswasatthecounterwithhismagazine,butwhenhereachedintohispocketforhiswallet,thepocketwasempty.WherecouldIhaveleftit?

Hismindwasracing,thecreditcards,thecash,theidentificationcard...“Thegirlwhowassoneartome!

”hesaidtohimself.Allatonceheunderstoodshehadstolenhispocket.Whatshallhedo?

Dannisgrittedhisteeth.Whenglancingaroundforthepolice,suddenly,hespottedtheblack-hairedgirl,seatedagainstafrontwindowoftheterminal.Sheseemedabsorbedinabook.

“Whereismywallet?

”heyelled.Theblack-hairedgirlglancedupfromherreading,withaconfusedlookonherface.Dannisglaredatherandshouted,“Youstolemywallet!

”Thecrowdsbegantogossip.Thegirlturneddeadlypale,lookingsorestlessthatwordsfailedher.Astrangesilencehungintheair.Abruptly,sheleapedfromtheseatandtriedtoescapefromthecrowds.

Dannisgrabbedherbythearm.Atexactlythatmoment,apolicemanapproachedthemandaskedaboutwhathappened.Dannishastenedtoexplainitwhilethegirlfrownedwithashakeofherhead.Afterfurtherenquiries,thepolicemantookoutawalletandhandedittoDannis,addingthatsomeonehadfounditinthetoilet.

1.Whilewaitingattheairlineticketcounter,whydidDannisstareattheblack-hairedgirl?

A.Hesuspectedthatshewasathief.

B.Hewasattractedbyher.

C.Hewaswonderingifhehadmetherbefore.

D.Hewantedhertohelphimtobuytheticket.

2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theblack-hairedgirltriedtoescapefromthecrowdforfearofgossip.

B.Theblack-hairedgirladmittedthefactthatshehadstolenthewallet.

C.Dannisforgavetheblack-hairedgirlatlast.

D.Dannisfoundhiswalletinthetoilet.

3.Attheendofthestory,Dannismayprobablyfeel_________towardstheblack-hairedgirl.

A.sympatheticB.skeptical

C.startledD.embarrassed

Passage4

Ensleymademeapoet.

WhenIwasone,myparentsandImovedintoatinyapartmentoff20thStreet.Iwrotemyfirstpoemsittinginthecornerofmybedroom,surroundedbytoys.Iwas7or8andthepoemwasformybestfriendwhohadmovedaway.Iwasangrywithhimforbeingwillingtoleaveme,andwhenIgetangry,Igetmean.Ifiguredhisleavingwouldbeeasiertoface,ifIpushedhimawayfirst.Butassoonasthemovingtruckpulledaway,IrealizedhowfoolishI’dbeen.

SoIwrotehimapoemtoapologize.Thepoemwasterrible,ofcourse,butwithit,alifelongloveaffairbegan---notwiththeboywhomovedaway,butwiththewrittenword.Asanadult,I’dwritepoemsaboutplayingkickballintheparkinglotofthoseEnsleyapartmentblocks,andpoemsabouttripstoseethecandyladyandtothecornerstore.

WhenpeopleaskmewhereinBirminghamIgrewup,Isometimessay“Everywhere”.WemovedaroundalotandtheneighborhoodsofBirminghamfindtheirwayintosomuchofwhatIwrite.

IhadtoleaveBirminghamtolearnhowtotelltruestoriesinprose（散文）.AftercollegeinAlabamaandgraduateschoolinBerkeley,California,ImovedtoKentuckytobeanewspaperreporter.Myskillatwritingpersonalessayslandedmemyowncolumn（专栏）andthechancetobeincludedinacollectionofessayspublishedbySealPress.

ThenIcamehome.

InherbookWritingDowntheBones,NatalieGoldbergwrites,“Itisveryimportanttogohomeifyouwantyourworktobewhole...youmustclaimwhereyoucomefromandlookdeepintoit.Cometohonorandembraceit,orattheleast,acceptit.”

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