高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day 8.docx

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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