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高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day8
高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day8
Passage1
Studentswishingtosafeguard(保护)theircareersagainstchangesinthejobmarketshouldchoosescienceratherthanartsdegrees,accordingtoasurveyofundergraduates(大学生).
Engineeringandchemistrywereconsideredtobethemost“futureproof”,astheyarethecoursesmostlikelytoleadtoanenduring(持久的)andadaptablecareer.
StudentspolledbyPearsonCollegewerebroadlyoptimistic(乐观的)thattheirchosencourseswouldpreparethemforaworldinwhichthejobmarketcouldchangedramatically(显著的,戏剧性的)duringtheirworkinglives.
Butopinionsweresharplydividedoverwhichdegreeswerebestforfuture--proofcareers.
82percentofrespondentsbelievedengineeringwouldleadtoafuture--proofskills,with74percentbelievingthesameofchemistryand73percentofcomputerscience.
Butjust33percentofundergraduatesbelievedhistorywouldleadtoafuture--proofcareer,and40percentEnglish.
Howevermorethantwothirds(67percent)ofstudentsthoughttheworldofworkwouldbesignificantlydifferentorcompletelyunrecognizablein20years.
Thefindings,publishedtoday,comeafterEducationSecretaryNickyMorgansparkedcontroversywithclaimsthatteenagersshouldsteerclearoftheartsandhumanitiesandchoosescienceormathsubjectsiftheywanttoaccessthewidestrangeofjobs.
Shesaidthatinpreviousdecadesstudentswouldonlytakemathorscienceiftheywantedtopursueaspecificcareersuchasmedicineorpharmacy,butnowadaysthat“couldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth”.
“Ifyouwanttodosomethingdifferent,orevenifyoudidn’tknowwhatyouwantedtodo...thentheartsandhumanitieswerewhatyouchose,becausetheyareuseful--weweretold--forallkindsofjobs.Ofcoursenowweknowthatthatcouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth,andthatthesubjectsthatkeeppeople’soptionsopenandunlockdoorstoallsortsofcareeraretheSTEM(science,technology,engineeringandmath)subjects.”
Shealsodescribedmathas“thesubjectthatemployersvaluemost”andsaidthatpupilswhostudyA--levelmathwillearn10percentmoreovertheirlifetime.
“Thesefiguresshowusthattoomanyyoungpeopleaged15aremakingchoiceswhichwillholdthembackfortherestoftheirlives,”shesaid.
1.Inordertoguaranteeyourfuturejob,whichwillyouchooseaccordingtothesurvey?
A.EngineeringorEnglish.B.Historyormath.
C.Mathorart.D.Engineeringandchemistry.
2.What’sthestudents’attitudetowardstheirchosencourses?
A.Doubtful.B.Worried.
C.Optimistic.D.Objective.
3.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedwords?
A.Itisfarawayfromthetruth.B.It’sclosetothetruth.
C.Itcouldn’tbeclosetothedeath.D.Itreflectsthetruth.
4.WhatdidNickyMorganindicate(暗示,表明)inherclaims?
A.Ifyouwanttodosomethingdifferent,theartsandsciencearewhatyouchoosenow.
B.STEMsubjectscanmakeyoungpeoplechoosetheirfuturejobfreely.
C.AtCollege,youngpeopleshouldmakechoicesfortheirlives.
D.Mathandscienceareconsideredtobethesubjectsthatemployersvaluemost.
Passage2
LanguageexpertssaythatspokenEnglishwasalmostthesameintheAmericancoloniesandBritaintwohundredyearsago.AmericansbegantochangethesoundoftheirspeechaftertheRevolutionaryWarin1776.TheywantedtomakeitdifferenttoseparatethemselvesfromtheBritishinlanguage,inthesamewaytheyseparatedthemselvesfromtheBritishgovernment.
SomeAmericanleadersproposed(建议)majorchangesinthelanguage.BenjaminFranklinwantedawholenewsystemofspelling.Hisreforms(改革)werenotaccepted.Buthisideasdidinfluenceothers.OnewasNoahWebster.
Websterwrotelanguagebooksforschools.HebelievedtheUnitedStatesshouldhaveasystemofitsownlanguageaswellasgovernment.WebsterpublishedadictionaryoftheAmericanlanguagein1828.ItestablishedrulesforspeakingandspellingthewordsusedinAmericanEnglish.
Websterwrotethatallwordsshouldbesaidintheorderofthelettersthatspellthem.ThisiswhyAmericansusetheletters“e--r”toendmanywordsinsteadoftheBritish“r--e.”Hespelledtheword“center,”forexample,“c--e--n--t--e--r,”insteadoftheBritish“c--e--n--t--r--e.”
Webster’sruleforsayingeverypartofawordmadeAmericanEnglisheasierforforeignsettlerstolearn.Theylearnedtosay“waist--coat,”forexample,thewayitisspelledinsteadoftheBritish“wes--kit.”
ThedifferentlanguagesofmanypeoplewhocametotheUnitedStatesalsohelpedmakeAmericanandBritishEnglishdifferent.ManyoftheirforeignwordsandexpressionsbecamepartofEnglishAsAmericansspeakthem.
SometimesAmericansandBritishpeopledonotunderstandeachotherbecauseofdifferentwordmeanings.Forexample,theword“jumper”inBritainmeansasweater.IntheUnitedStates,itisadress.TheBritishword“brolly”isan“umbrella”inAmerica.AndtheBritishcallpotatochips“crisps”.AllofthesedifferencesledBritishwriterGeorgeBernardShawtojokethatBritainandAmericaaretwocountriesseparatedbythesamelanguage!
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthefirstparagraphreferto?
A.SeparatingthemselvesfromtheBritishinlanguage.
B.WrittenEnglishinAmerica.
C.SpokenEnglishinAmerica.
D.SpokenEnglishinBritain.
2.WhydidAmericanwanttheirlanguagetodifferfromBritishEnglish?
A.BecausetheyfoundBritishEnglishhardtospeak.
B.BecausetheyfoundBritishEnglishhardtospell.
C.Becausetheywantedtohavetheirownlanguageandgovernment.
D.Becauseforeignsettlerswantedthemtochangetheirlanguage.
3.WhydoAmericansusetheword“meter”insteadoftheword“metre”?
A.BecauseBenjaminFranklindidn’tliketheword“metre”.
B.Becausetheword“meter”wasabsorbedfromotherlanguages.
C.BecauseWebsterthoughtthewordshouldbesaidinorderofthelettersthatarespelt.
D.BecauseWebsterthoughtAmericanEnglishshouldbemadeeasierforforeignsettlerstolearn.
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthereasonswhyEnglishbegantochangeinAmerica?
A.Thegovernmentleaders.
B.NoahWebster.
C.ImmigrationtoAmerica.
D.ThedifficultyAmericanshadinunderstandingtheBritish.
Passage3
Liverpool,myhometown,isaspecialcity.Itissouniquethatin2004itbecameaWorldHeritage(遗产)Site.
IrecentlyreturnedtomyhomecityandmyfiststopwasatamuseumontheRiverMersey.Blanketedinmist(薄雾),Victorianarchitecturerosefromthebanksoftheriver,respondedtothesoundsofsea-birds,andappearedunbelievablycharming.WhenIheadedtowardthecentre,IfoundmyselfsurroundedbybuildingsthatmirrorthebestpalacesofEurope.Itisnothardtoimaginewhy,onfirstseeingthecity,mostvisitorswouldbeoverpoweredbythebeautyofthenoblebuildings,whicharesolidsignsofLiverpool’shistory.
Asiftostressitsculturalrole,LiverpoolhasmoremuseumsandgalleriesthanmostcitiesinBritain.AtWalkerArtGallery,IwastoldthatithasthebestcollectionsofVictorianpaintingsintheworld,andisthehomeofmodernartin,thenorthofEngland.However,cultureismorethangalleries.Liverpooloffersmanymusicevents.AsBritain’sNo.1musiccity,ithasthebiggestcitymusicfestivalinEurope,anditsmusiciansarefamousallovertheworld.Liverpoolisalsowell-knownforitsfootballandothersportsevents.Everyyear,theMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitors,makingthecityaplaceofwonder.
Asyouwouldexpectfromsuchacity,therearerestaurantsservingfoodfromaroundtheworld.Whenmytripwasabouttocomplete,IchosetorestmylegsinLiverpool’sfamousphilharmonicpub(酒馆).Itisamonumenttoperfection,andaheritageattractionitself.
BeingaWorldHeritageSite,myhomecityiscertainlyaplaceof“outstandinguniversalvalue”.Itisatreasurehousewithplentyofsecretsfortheworldtoexplore.
1.Visitorswhoseethecityforthefirsttimewouldbedeeplyimpressedby________.
A.Itscharmingbanks
B.Itsfamousmuseums
C.Itswonderfulpalaces
D.Itsattractivebuildings
2.Liverpoolhasimportantculturalrolebecause________.
A.ithasthebestcollectionsofVictorianpaintings
B.ithasmuseums,galleries,musicfestivalandsportsevents
C.theMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitors
D.thebestpalacesofEuropeareinLiverpool
3.TheauthorusesthePhilharmonicpubtoprovethat________.
A.Liverpoolisawell-knowncityforitsrestaurants
B.Liverpoolisanimpressiveplacefullofattraction
C.apubisawonderfulplaceforvisitorstorelaxthemselves
D.apubisaperfectchoiceforvisitorstocompletetheirjourney
Passage4
TipsforCycleTrips
Cyclinghasmanyadvantagesasaformoftravel,asitisthefastestwaytotravelbyhumanPower,andslowenoughtoallowthetypeoflocalinvolvementthatisimpossiblewithpoweredtravel.Cycletravelisacheapformoftransportation.
Distance
Onlevelterrain(地形),withoutaheadwind,acyclistofaveragefitnessonatouringbikecancomfortablycover60-120kmaday.Distancesofupto250kmadayarepossible,butanythingmuchbeyond120kmwillrequireconsiderablephysicaltensionandnotallowmanystopstoenjoytheplacesyouvisit.Formany,80﹣100kmadaywillbethemostsuitabledistancetoaimfor,asitwillgiveasenseofachievementandalsoleaveplentyoftimeformealsandactivities.
Geography
Thegradient(坡度)ofthetripwillreduceyourrange.Abasicruleisthatforevery100metresofaltitudeyouclimb,youshouldaddanextra15minutestoyourjourneytime.Inhillyormountainousareas,theeasiestroutesforcycl