高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 234.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day234

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day234

Passage1

AppleannounceditsnewiPhoneslastweek,butcompetitors’mobilephonescandomanyofthesamethingsforlessmoney.

ThenewiPhone8andXhavewirelesscharging,edge-to-edgeglassscreenanddoublecameras.ButallofthesefeaturesarealreadyavailableinsmartphonesfromChina’sHuaweiandOppo,andKorea’sSamsung.WhileAppleasksbuyerstopay$1,000foritshigh-endmodel,someAsianphonemakerscanoffersimilarfeaturesforless.

Atonetime,Chinesemanufacturerscopiedfeaturesanddesignsfromotherstoproducelow-costphones.Buttheyhavenowaddedhigh-endfeaturestotheirphonesandtheycontrolnearlyhalftheglobalmobilephonemarket.

MediaMarktSaturnisEurope’sbiggestelectronicsseller.AspokespersonforthestoretoldReutersthat,“HuaweiisseenasarelevantcompetitortoAppleandSamsungbycoveringallmajorpricepointsandplacingbiginvestmentsinmarketingandsales.’’ShealsosaidthattheChinesecompaniesHuawei,ZTE,LenovoandTCLwereamongthetop-10best-sellingsmartphonesinitsstores.

Chinesemanufacturers’fastgrowthhasbeenfueledbystrongsalesinChina.Buttheynowexport40percentoftheirsmartphones.Thatisalmostdoublethenumberfromjustthreeyearsago,accordingtotheHongKonginvestmentcompanyCLSA.

Huaweiiscurrentlytheworld’sthirdlargestphonemakerbehindSamsungandApple.AccordingtoresearchcompanyCanalys,theChinesecompanyisgettingclosertosecond-placeAppleandmightovertakeitlaterthisyear.Huaweiplanstoshowitstop-of-the-lineMate10phoneonOct.13.Thephonewillhaveartificialintelligencefeaturessuchasinstanttranslationandimagerecognitionandwillcostlessthan$1,000.

OtherChinesecompaniesarelookingtoenterthehigh-endsmartphonemarket.

1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Smartphone’smanufacturers.B.Applesmartphone’sfeatures.

C.Asianphonemakers’fastgrowth.D.CompetitionamongAsianphonemakers.

2.WhichisNOTamongthetop3phonemakersintheworld?

A.TCL.B.Samsung.

C.Apple.D.Huawei.

3.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?

A.HueweiwillhaveovertakenApplebylater2017.

B.Chinesemakers’phoneswithhigh-endfeaturescostless.

C.Thetop-10smartphonesaretoenterthehigh-endcompetition.

D.40percentofAsiansmartphonesareexportednow.

4.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsAsianphonemakers?

A.Doubtful.B.Concerned.

C.Optimistic.D.Uncertain.

Passage2

ShangYangwasapoliticianoftheQinstate.Hewasverywiseandforward-thinking.Heworkedoutseveralreformplansforthestate,includingfocusingonfarmingandgivingrewardstosoldierswhoweresuccessfulduringwar.

Butatthebeginning,thesereformswerenoteasilycarriedout.OnlyafewpeopleinthestateunderstoodShang'stalentandtheadvantagesofhisplans.Mostpeoplehadlittletrustandconfidenceinhim.

Tosolvethisproblem,Shangcameupwithanidea.HeorderedsomesoldierstoputathinwoodenpoleatthesouthgateoftheQinstatecapital.Thisattractedmanypeople.Then,infrontofthecrowd,hesaidloudly:

"PeopleofQin,whoevertakesthispoletothenorthgatewillgetarewardof10goldpieces."

Itwasasimpletaskandtherewardwasbig.Sometimepassedandnoonesteppedforward.TheyallthoughtthatShangwasjoking.Hearingnoanswer,Shangsteppedforwardandsaid,"Iwillincreasetherewardto50goldpieces."

Thewordssoundedevenmoreunbelievable.Finally,amanfromthecrowdcameforwardtotakethepole.Heputthepoleonhisshouldersandwalkedtothenorthgate.Truetohisword,Shangpaidtheman50goldpieces.

Soon,thepeopleweresayingthatShangwasamanofhisword.Whenhebeganpromoting（推行）hisreforms,thepeoplefollowedanddidnotquestionhim.

UnderthegreatreformsQingrewstrongandunitedallthestates,becomingthefirstempireofChina.Later,peopledrewtheChineseidiom"立木取信"fromthisstory.

1.ShangYang'sreforms________.

A.werenevertrustedbypeople

B.madeQingrowstrong

C.werecarriedouteasilyatthebeginning

D.focusedonfarmingandeducation

2.Toletpeopletrusthim,ShangYang,________.

A.orderedmanyyoungmentojointhearmy

B.gavearewardtoanyonewhosupportedhim

C.showedthathecouldkeephispromises

D.introducedhisreformsatthesouthgateofthecapital

3.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?

________

A.TheChineseidiom"立木取信"justcamefromthisstory.

B.Underthereforms,Qinunitedallthestates.

C.Themanwhocarriedthepole1othenorthgatewaspaidonly10goldpieces.

D.Atfirst,onlyafewpeopleinthestateunderstoodtheadvantagesofShangYang'splans.

4.Whatcanweknowformthisstory?

________

A.Earingpeople'strustisnevereasy.

B.Keepingpromisescanearnpeople'strust.

C.Moneycanleadpeople10doanythingintheworld.

D.Reformsareimportantforacountrytodevelop.

Passage3

Modernfathersspendanaverageofsixandahalfhoursaweekplayingwiththeirchildren.Astudysaidthisequals338hoursayear,orjustover14days,threewholedaysmorefuntimethantheirownfathersspentwiththem.

Thereportsaidmodernparentsare"adventurous",asmanyencouragetheirchildrentoplayoutside.Athirdofparentsalsopreferfamilytripswhichencouragechildrentolearnnewstillandmostsaythathavingfuntogetherimprovesfamilyties.Thestudysaidthelackoftimethattoday'sparentssharedwiththeirowndadsencouragedthemtobemoreactivewiththeirchildren.

Dr.AmandaGummer,psychologistandfounderofFundamentallyChildren,acompanywhichprovidesadviceonchilddevelopment,saidbeingadventuroushelpschildren.Shesaid,"Beingadventurousfromanearlyagehelpschildrendevelopimportantskillthatwillasthroughoutchildhoodandsetthemupforahealthyandsuccessfuladulthood.“

Outdooractivitiesareapopularchoicefordadsandtheirchildren,with40percentchoosingnaturetrailsand26percentlookingforwildlife,while13percentsaytheirtopoutdooractivityisclimbingtrees.Thesimplethingsarethemostpopular,with46percentgoingtotheparkand41percentchoosingtokickaballaroundtheirchildren.

Dr.Gummersaid,"Childrenareabletochallengethemselvesbybeingmoreadventurousandtheycanbesafeintheknowledgethattheirdadwillbetheretohelpifthingsstartgettingoutofcontrol.Parentscanhelpencouragetheirchildren'sadventurous,outdoorspiritwithwildlifetreasurehuntsandadventureplaygrounds.Theycanevendomoreexcitingthings,likegoingoncampingtrips."

1.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanlearnthatmodemfathersspend________ayearonaverageplayingwiththeirchildren.

A.threewholedaysB.morethan14days

C.338daysD.sixandahalfhours

2.Asforoutdooractivities,whichactivityismostlikelytoenjoypopularityamongdadsandtheirchildren?

________

A.climbtreesB.lookforwildlife

C.gototheparkD.Kickaballaround

3.AccordingtoDr.Gummer,Wecanlearnthat.________

A.childrencanbenefitfromchallengingthemselves

B.childrenshouldbeadventurousasearlyaspossible

C.parentsshouldn'thelptheirchildrenwhenthingsgowrong

D.theskillsdevelopeddoesn'tcarryovertoadulthood

4.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

________

A.Howchildrencanbeadventurous

B.Whatactivitiesfatherscandowiththeirchildren

C.Today'sfathersshouldplaymorewiththeirchildren

D.Today'sfathersarespendingmoretimeplayingwiththeirchildren

Passage4

AsmalltowninsouthwestBritainisbanningplasticbagsinanattempttohelptheenvironmentandcutwaste—astepthatenvironmentalistsbelieveisafirstforEurope.

ShopkeepersinModbury,population1,500,agreedtostophandingoutdisposableplasticbagstocustomersonSaturday.Theysaidpapersacksandclothcarrierbagswouldbeofferedinstead.

Lastmonth,SanFranciscobecamethefirstU.Scitytobanplasticgrocerybags.Internationally,lawstodiscouragetheuseofplasticbagshavebeenpassedinpartsofSouthAfricaandIreland,wheregovernmentseithertaxshopperswhousethemorfinecompaniesthathandthemout.Bangladeshalreadybansthem,andsodoatleast30remoteAlaskanvillages.

Modbury,about225milessouthwestofLondon,hasalsodeclaredabagamnesty（宽限期）,allowinglocalpeopletohandinplasticbagsthathavepiledupathome.Theywillbesentforrecycling.

TheModburybanwastheideaofRebeccaHosking.whosawtheeffectofbagsonmarinelifewhileworkinginthePacificasawildlifecamerawoman.Shesaidresponse（反应）inthetownsofarhadbeen"reallypositive".

"Modburyisquiteanold-fashionedtownandalotofpeoplehavewickerbasketstogooutshoppinganyway,"HoskingtoldSkyNewsTelevision.

TheWorldwatchInstitute,anenvironmentresearchagency,statesthat100billionplasticbagsarethrownawayeachyearintheUnitedStatesalone.Morethan500areusedyearlyaroundtheworld.

1.WhatwasRebeccaHosking?

________

A.lawyer.

B.Anenvironmentalist.

C.Asailor.

D.Aphotographer.

2.Theunderlinedword"disposable"inthepassageprobablymeans________.

A.acceptableB.valuable

C.throw-away

D.long-lasting

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A.mostofthepeopleinModburycontinuetouseplasticbags

B.fewerandfewerplasticbagswillbeusedintheworld

C.SanFranciscoisthefirstcitytobanplasticbagsintheworld

D.mostcountriesintheworldhavepassedlawstobanplasticbags

4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

________

A.EnvironmentProtect