高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day 36.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day36

高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day36

Passage1

BothofmyparentsworkedfulltimewhenIwasalittlegirl,somygrandmotherwouldstayatourhouseduringtheday.Wewouldwatchgameshowsinthelivingroom.OurfavoritewasThePriceIsRight.Wewouldcalloutouranswersalongwiththecontestants.

WhenIgotolderandstartedgoingtoschool,wecouldn’twatchourgameshowsregularly.Thatwasokaywithme,though,becausetheonethingIlikedbetterthanwatchinggameshowswithmygrandmotherwashelpingherbakecakes.Watchingherinthekitchenwasamazing：

sheneverseemedtoneedtherecipes（食谱）buteverythingshemadetasteddelicious.

AtfirstIwouldjustsitinthekitchenandwatch,eventhoughIdidn’tunderstandwhatshewasdoing.AsIgotolder,sheletmehelpwiththeeasyparts,suchasmeasuringthesugar.Thedaysheletmeseparatetheeggs,IfeltlikeIhadfoundcompletepleasure.

Atlast,myparentsdecidedthatIcouldtakecareofmyself,andmygrandmotherstoppedcomingovereveryday.Theloveofbaking,however,stayedwithme.Istartedbakingbymyself,andevenifthecookiesendedupburntsometimes,moreoftentheyturnedoutprettywell.Itriedoutnewrecipes,andwheneverIgottoathornypart,Iwouldcallmygrandmotherforadvice.SometimesIwouldcallherjusttotalktoo.IfeltlikeIcouldtalktoheraboutanything.

Mygrandmotherpassedawaytenyearsago,butIstillthinkofhereveryday.Lastweek,Ifoundarecipebookshemadeforme.Itincludedherrecipesforbrownies,cookies,andmyfavorite,lemonpie.AsIlookedthroughthepages,IthoughtIcouldhearhervoice.Shewastheonewhotaughtmenotjustaboutbaking,butaboutlife.

1.Thepassageismainlydevelopedby.

A.analyzingcausesB.makingcomparisons

C.followingthetimeorderD.examiningdifferences

2.Whilehelpinghergrandmotherbake,theauthor.

A.founditinterestingB.turnedouttobeatroublemaker

C.hopedtomakealivingbybakingD.regrettedmissingthegameshows

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thorny”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?

A.Basic.B.Common.

C.Special.D.Difficult.

4.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Todescribeherchildhoodmemories.B.Toshowhergoodbakingskills.

C.Torememberhergrandmother.D.Totalkaboutherhappyfamilylife.

Passage2

Itishard,ithurts—andyetmorethantwomillionofusintheUKrunatleastonceaweek.

Ofcourse,somepeopleruntoloseweight,ortogetfit,andthesearegreatreasons.Runningisalsoeasytodo,it'scheap,andyoucandoitwhenyouwant.AllthesefactorscertainlycontributetothefactthatrunningisoneofthemostpopularsportsintheUK.

Butformanyofthosetwomillionrunners,therealreasonweheadouttobeattheroadsuntilourlegshurtismoreintangible（无形的）thanweightlossorfitness.

Manyrunnersbecomeinterestedintimes.Theytrytobreakthe40--minutebarrierforthe10K,orrununderfourhoursforthemarathon.Yet,really,thesetimesarealmostmeaningless.Andassoonastheyareachieved,anothertargetisthrownoutalmostimmediately.

Thetimesareonlythecarrotsweputinfrontofourselves.Butwhydoweputthemthereinthefirstplace?

NobodyevergivesawiseanswerDeepdown,weallknowtheanswer.

Runningbringsusjoy.Watchsmallchildrenwhentheyareexcited,atplay,andmostlytheycan'tstoprunning.There'sagreatmomentinTheCatcherintheRyewhenHoldenCaulfield,caughtintheuneasyspacebetweenchildhoodandadulthood,iswalkingacrosshisschoolgroundsoneeveningandhesuddenlystartstorun.“Idon'teverknowwhatIwasrunningfor一IguessIjustfeltlikeit,”hesays.

Thiswilltorunisborn.Infact,humansmaywellhaveevolved（进化）thewaywedidbecauseofourabilitytorun.Aschildren,andevenadolescents,wecanrespondtothisnaturalcalltorunwheneverthefeelingtakesus.

Aswerun,webegintosensethatchildishjoy,whichisborntoliveawilderexistence.Aswerun,thelayersofresponsibilityandidentitywehavegatheredinourlives,father,mother,lawyer,teacher,allfallaway,leavinguswiththerawhumanbeing.

Ifwepushon,runningharder,deeperintotheloneliness,furtherawayfromtheworldandthestructureofourlives,webegintofeelstrangelyexcited,separatedyetatthesametimeconnected,toourselves.Withnothingbutourowntwolegsmovingus,webegintogetasenseofwho,orwhat,wereallyare.Afteralongrun,everythingseemsrightintheworld.Everythingisatpeace.Toexperiencethisisapowerfulfeeling,strongenoughtohaveuscomingback,againandagain,formore.

1.Whydoestheauthorthinksettingtimegoalsisalmostmeaningless?

A.Becausethosetimegoalscan'tbeachieved.

B.Becausethosetimegoalscanbeachievedeasily

C.Becausepeoplewillbeveryproudoncethetimegoalsareachieved.

D.Becausetherewillalwaysbeanewtimegoaloncetheformeroneisachieved.

2.TheauthormentionsthereasonsforrunningEXCEPT___________.

A.challengingourselvesB.runningawayfromresponsibility

C.losingweightandkeepingfitD.bringingusjoyandpeaceinmind

3.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor'sattitudetowardsrunning?

A.Uncertain.B.Doubtful.

C.Supportive.D.Puzzled.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.breakingthe40--minutebarrierforthe10K.

B.runningunderfourhoursfortheMarathon.

C.feelingseparatedfromtheworldafterrunning

D.feelingeverythingisrightafteralongrun.

5.Whatmaybethebesttileofthispassage?

A.RunningtoKeepFitB.RunningtoBreakRecords

C.RunningtoBetheRealYouD.RunningtoBecomeanAdult

Passage3

ThemomentIwalkedoutofthe“Arrival”gateattheairport.Isawabighandmadesignboard“WelcomeXiyun”behindthewaitingtime,andIknewIhadfoundacaringhostfamilyattheothersideoftheworld—theUnitedState.

Myhostmomhadalreadypreparedanddecoratedmyroomnicelyforme.Therewasadollononesideoftheroom,andabookcasefullofbooksontheother—theyhadheardIlovedreading.Momhadalsoplacedakeyboardforme,sincesheknewthatIplayedthepianowell.

Mylifeinthehostfamilydidnotgoverywellatfirst.BecauseIamtheonlychildinmyfamilyinChina.Iwasnotusedtohavingtwoyoungerkids—ZoeandGrace—runningaroundmeyellingallthetime.MomhadaserioustalkwithmeabouttheproblemonaSundayafternoon.Shetoldme：

“Youcan’tjustcomehomefromschooleveryday,gotoyourroomanddoyourhomework.Youneedtobeapartofthisfamily.Youneedtoplaywithchildrenforatleastonehour.”However,themoretimeIspentwiththekids,themoreIgrewtolovethem.Weplayedgamesandreadbookstogether.IeventaughtthemChinese.ThankstoMom’srule,IbegantofeellikeIwasreallypartofthefamily.

Meanwhile,Mominspiredmetoliveahealthierlife.Shegotupearlyeverymorningtogorunning.Onweekends,shetookthewholefamilytovisitparksorgocamping.IdidnotlikesportsmuchwhenIwasathome,butnowIlovesports.Iamhealthierandmoreconfidenttoo.Withthefamily,Ifoundjoyandlaughter.IlearnedtolivewithenergyandoptimismthankstothecareandresponsibilityofmylovingAmericanparents.

1.Thepassageismainlytalkingabout________.

A.variousdifficultiesXiyunmetAmerica

B.HowXiyunlearnedtogetalongwithyoungerkidsinAmerican

C.HowmuchXiyun’scaringhostfamilychangedher

D.TheculturaldifferenceXiyunexperiences.

2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassages?

________

A.Xiyun’slifewithherAmericanhostfamilywentverywellfromthebeginning.

B.ThehostmomcaredaboutXiyun’soveralldevelopment.

C.Thehostfamily’stwochildrendidn’tlikeXiyunatall

D.Xiyundidn’tnoticewhatthehostfamilydidforher.

3.HowdidthehostmominfluenceXiyungradually?

________

A.BywordsandforceB.Bytalkingandforce

C.ByforceandbehaviorD.Bywordsandactions

Passage4

“Aphotographthatonehastakenofoneself,typicallywithasmartphoneorwebcamanduploadedtoasocialmediawebsite.”Thisisthedefinition（定义）oftheword“selfie”intheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Infact,itwasn'teveninthedictionaryuntilAugust,2013.Itearneditsplacetherebecausepeoplearenowsoobsessed（着迷）withselfies–wetakethemwhenwetryonanewhat,playwithourpetsorwhenwemeetafriendwhomwehaven'tseeninawhile.

Butdoesthisobsessionactuallymakesense?

Isthereanyscientificexplanationforit?

Well,youshouldprobablyaskJamesKilner,aneuroscientistatUniversityCollegeLondon.

Throughourlifetimewebecomeexpertsatrecognizingandinterpretingotherpeople'sfacesandfacialexpressions.Incontrast,accordingtoKilner,wehaveaverypoorunderstandingofourownfacessincewehavelittleexperienceoflookingatthem–wejustfeelthemmostofthetime.

Thishasbeenprovedinpreviousstudiesinwhichparticipantswereshownimagesofthemselvesandaskedtomatchtheirfacialexpressionsinthepictures.Inmostcases,theyfailedtoaccuratelyproducethesamefacialexpressionswithoutbeingabletoseethemselvesinthemirror,accordingtoBBC.

Tofurthertesthowweactuallysenseourownfaces,Kilnercarriedoutanotherstudy.Heshowedpeopledifferentversions（版本）oftheirownimage–theoriginalwhichhadbeeneditedtolooklessattractiveandonethatwasmademoreattractive–andaskedthemtopicktheversionwhichtheythoughtlookedmostlikethem.Kilnerfoundthatmostpeoplechosethemoreattractivepicture.Thissuggeststhatwetendtothinkofourselvesasbetter-l