高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 11.docx

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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day11

高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day11

Passage1

Silenceisunnaturaltoman.Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness.Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworld,andhefearssilencemorethananythingelse.Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence.Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,heregardshimselfasafailure,aworthlessperson,andisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox（喋喋不休的人）.Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofafly,butheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure（蜡塑人像）.

Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsound.Thereare,itmustbeadmitted,differentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito（蚊子）.Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson.Mostbuzzing,fortunately,ispleasanttotheear,andsomeofitispleasanteventothemind.Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzingwithhisneighbours.

Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswishtotalk.Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew.Someofthemarecontentiftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople'sears,thoughtheyhavenothingtotellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenewplaysorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotel.Attheendofaneveningduringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingmeaningfulforalongtime,theyjustprovethemselvestobesuccessfulconversationists.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,peoplemakeconversationto______.

A.exchangeideas

B.provetheirvalue

C.achievesuccessinlife

D.overcometheirfearofsilence

2.By“thebuzzingofafly”（Para.1）,theauthormeans“______”.

A.thenoiseofaninsect

B.alowwhisperingsound

C.meaninglesstalks

D.thevoiceofachatterbox

3.Accordingtothepassage,peopleusuallytalktotheirneighbors______.

A.aboutwhatevertheyhaveprepared

B.aboutwhatevertheywantto

C.inthehopeoflearningsomethingnew

D.inthehopeofgettingonwell

4.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Todiscusswhypeopleliketalkingaboutweather.

B.Toencouragepeopletojoininconversations.

C.Topersuadepeopletostopmakingnoises.

D.Toexplainwhypeoplekeeptalking.

Passage2

HowmanypeoplehaveImetwhohavetoldmeaboutthebooktheyhavebeenplanningtowritebuthaveneveryetfoundthetime?

Fartoomany.

Thisislife,allright,butwedotreatitlikearehearsal（排演）and,unhappily,wedomisssomanyofitsbestmoments.

Wetakejobstostayaliveandprovidehomesforourfamiliesalwaysmakingourselvesbelievethatthisstyleoflifeismerelyatemporarystateofaffairsalongtheroadtowhatwereallywanttodo.Then,at60or65,wearesuddenlypresentedwithaclockandseveralgrandchildrenandwelookbackandrealizethatallthoseyearswaitingforRealLifetocomealongwereinfactreallife.

InAmericatheyhaveasayingmuchlaughedatbytheEnglish:

“Haveaniceday”theyspeakslowlyandseriouslyintheirshops,hotelsandsandwichbars.Ithinkitisawonderfulphrase,remindingus,ineffect,toenjoythemoment:

tovaluethisveryday.

Howoftendowesaytoourselves,“I'lltakeuphorse-riding（orgolf,orsailing）assoonasIgetahigherposition,”onlytodononeofthosethingswhenIdogetthehigherposition.

WhenIfirstbecameareporterIknewamanwhogaveupaverywellpaidrespectablejobattheDailyTelegraphtogoandeditasmallweeklynewspaper.AtthetimeIwasastonishedbywhatappearedtometobehiscompletelyabnormal（反常的）mentalstate.HowcouldanyoneturnhisbackonFleetStreetincentralLondonforasmalllocalarea?

Iwantedtoknow.

NowIamalittleolderandpossiblywiser.Iseethesenseinit.InFleetStreetthemanwasundercontinualpressure.HelivedinanunattractiveLondonsuburbandhespentmuchofhislifesittingonSouthernRegiontrains.

1.Thefirstparagraphofthepassagetellsusthat______.

A.wealwaystrytofindsometimetowriteabook

B.wealwaysmakeplansbutseldomfulfillthem

C.wealwaysenjoymanyoflife'sbestmoments

D.wealwaysdowhatwereallywanttodo

2.Theunderlinedphrase“turnhisbackon”（Paragraph6）mostprobablymeans______.

A.leaveforB.returntoC.giveupD.relyon

3.Theman（Paragraph6）lefthisfirstjobpartlybecausehewas______.

A.inanabnormalmentalstateB.undertoomuchpressure

C.notwellpaidD.notrespected

4.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ProvideHomesForOurFamilyB.TakeUpHorse-riding

C.ValueThisVeryDayD.StayAlive

Passage3

Onedayyourpocketmightpoweryoursmartphone.Soonyoumayneverhavetoworryaboutyoursmartphonerunningoutofjuice.Yourclothingwillsimplypoweritbackupforyou.That'sthewordfromscientistsatChina'sChongqingandJinanUniversitiesinastudyjustpublishedinthejournalACSNano.

Researchershavebeenhardatworkduringthelastfewyearstryingtocreatewearableenergy,orclothesthatcanchargethings.Theassumptionissimple.Peopletodayrelyheavilyupondevicessuchassmartphonesandtablets.Andthey'relookingforwaystorechargethesedevicesonthego.Soifyoucoulddesignclothingfabricthatcouldmakeuseofsolarpower-oneofthemostwidelyavailableandinexhaustiblerenewableenergysources-you'dbeabletochargeyourvariousdeviceswithease.

Scientistshavehadsomepastsuccesscreatingenergy-harvestingfibers.Buttherewasalwaysoneproblemwhentheytriedtofashionthesethreadsintoself-poweredsmartclothes：

Thefiberstheydesignedgotdamagedduringtheclothingmanufacturingprocess,namelyduringtheweavingandcutting.TheChongqingandJinanUniversityscientistssaythey'vesolvedthisproblembecausetheenergy-collectingandenergy-storingthreadstheycreatedarehighlyflexible-eachindividualthreadiseasilybendable,andnotsimplythefabricasawhole.

Theteam'ssampletextilecanbefullychargedto1.2voltsin17secondsbyexposuretosunlight-enoughvoltagethatyourfuturesmartT-shirtorsmartdressmightbeabletopowersmallelectronics.It'sdurable,too;theirresearchshowedtherewasnodescentinthefabricafter60days.Butdon'tworrythatthismeansthefabricissimilartoroughcloth.Thescientistsnotetheirtextilecanbefashionedintonumerousdifferentpatterns,andtailoredintoanydesignedshape,withoutaffectingperformance.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"runningoutofjuice"inParagraph1mean？

______

A.Beinglackinginenergy.B.Wantingtohavesomejuice.

C.Beingpickedoutofadrink.D.Havingsomewaterrunningout.

2.Whycouldsmartdresschargeaphone？

______

A.Asolarcellisattachedtothedress.

B.Thefabricofthetextilecontainscurrent.

C.Thefabricofthetextileiseasilybendable.

D.Thefabricofthetextilecouldcollectandstorethesolarenergy.

3.Whatisthescientists'attitudetowardsthescientifictechnology？

______

A.Optimistic.B.Pessimistic.

C.Neutral.D.Doubtful.

4.Thispassageiswrittento______.

A.persuadereaderstobuynewclothes

B.informreadersofthewaystousetheirdevices

C.introducenewwearableenergytoreaders

D.remindreaderstowearsmartclothes

Passage4

BritishwriterJohnDonneoncesaid:

“Nomanisanisland;everybookisaworld.“Asanenthusiasticreader,Ican’tagreewiththelatterpartofthesentencemore.Everysummer,IendeavortofindsomepeacefulplaceswhereIcanattacksomeclassicswithoutbeingdisturbed.ThomasHardywantstolivefarfromthemaddingcrowd.Iamnofriendtochaos,either.

IreadGeorgeOrwell’s1984inaNewEnglandbeachsidecottagewithnolocksonthedoors,notelephonesortelevisionsintherooms.1984isagoodbookthatneedsdeepreflection.AttemptingSoundandFurylyingonthebedofapoorly-occupiedmotel,however,waslessfruitful:

Imadeitthroughoneandaquartervolumes,butthenmyeyelidsweresoheavythatIcouldn’tkeepthemopen.

ButthissummerIfindmyselfataloss.I’mnotquiteinterestedinJ.D.Salinger,say,orFrankenstein.There’salwaysWarandPeacewhichI’vecoveredsomedistanceseveraltimes,onlytogetboggeddowninthe“War”part,setitasideforawhile,andrealizethatIhavetostartoverfromthebeginningagain,havingforgotteneveryone’snameandsocialrank.Howappealingtosimplyfallbackonafavorite—oncemoreintoTheCalloftheWildorAliceintheWonderland,whichfeelsalmostlikecheating,tooexcitingandtoomuchfuntoproperlybelongtoseriousliterature.

Andthenthere’sJohnSteinbeck’sTheGrapesofWrath.Thistitledoesnotamazebutconfuse.We’renevershortofsourgrapes,butwe’veneverheardofangrygrapes.Anywaygrapesaremyfavoritefruitofsummer.Thesestonefruitscanalwaysmakemefeelcheerfulandpeacefulallatonce.

1.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?

A.TheauthorhasacottageinNewEngland.

B.1984isabookthatneedscarefulthought.

C.Bothofthereadingattemptswerenotfruitful.

D.SoundandFurywassetinapoorly-occupiedmotel.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“getboggeddown”inparagraph3referto?

A.Getconfused.B.Becarriedaway.

C.Beinterpreted.D.Makenoprogress.

3.Whydoestheauthorsayreadinghisfavori