高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 225.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day225

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day225

Passage1

Award-winningfoodwriterSashaMartinstartedherblogin2010.Herplanwassimple:

toprepareamealfromeverycountryintheworld.Overthenextfouryears,shecookedover650dishesfrom195countries.Inthisinterview,Martindescribesherexperienceofcookingtheworld.

Was“cookingtheworld”awaytotravelwithoutleavinghome?

That’sright.Ithinktheideathatexplorationisforeveryoneisreallyimportant.Therearesomanypeoplewhodreamoftravel.ButIthinkthatyoureallycangoonadventureswithoutleavinghome.Withfood,ifyouhavetherightingredients,youcancreatetheflavorofanotherplace.It’slikearmchairtravel,butit’sfasterandeasier.Icallit“stovetoptravel.”

Whatdidyouhopetoteachyourdaughterbycookingtheworld?

Iwantedhertofeelthatshehadaplaceintheworldwhereshebelonged.ButIalsofeelit’simportantforchildrentogrowupknowingpeoplefromothercountries-theirglobalneighbors.Icallthemneighborsbecausetheworldissosmallnow.IremembergoingonFacebookinitsearlydays.Inoticedtherewerepeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldcommentingonposts,evenarguingwitheachother.Ifeelthatinthatenvironment,youngpeopleneedtobeabletorespectandunderstandeachother.

Sofoodisagreatwaytocreatethatcommonground?

Yes.Iwantedtosharerecipesthatwerebridgestoothercultures.AlotofcelebrityTVchefstendtochoosethemostshockingrecipes.ButIthinkyouneedabridgefirst.Thenpeoplewon’tputupawallintheirmindaboutthatculture.Theywon’tjustthink,“Gross!

Thosepeopleeatsuchoddthings!

”

1.WhatseemstobethenameofMartin’sblog?

A.CookingtheWorld.B.ArmchairTravel.

C.KnowingYourNeighbors.D.CulturesinFood.

2.WhyisfoodagreatwaytocreatecommongroundaccordingtoMartin?

A.Itmakestheworldcolorful.B.Itisauniversaltopic.

C.Itcreatesculturalconnections.D.Itoffersasenseofbelonging.

3.WhomightMartin’sblogbeintendedfor?

A.Ordinarypeople.B.Peopletravellingabroad.

C.CelebrityTVchefs.D.Parentswithyoungchildren.

4.WhichofthefollowingChineserecipesmightnotbesharedonMartin’sblog?

A.GongBaoChicken.B.DimSum.

C.SichuanHotPot.D.StinkyTofu.

5.WhichmightbestexpressyourcommentonMartin’sblog?

A.“Gross!

Dotheyreallyeatsuchoddfood?

“

B.“Wow!

You’vebeentosomanyamazingplaces!

!

”

C.“Awesometraveltipsforgettingaroundtheworld!

”

D.“Incredible!

Icookedblackpuddingbymyself!

Thanks!

”

6.Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?

A.TalkShow.B.Features.C.BreakingNews.D.WorldScreen.

Passage2

MysisterAliceandIhavebeentryingtogetpeopletostopdroppingcigarette（香烟）butts（烟头）forsevenyears.Oneday,wewerewalkinginourhometownandsawhundredsofcigarettebuttsontheground.Theymadethetownlooksouglythatwedecidedtostartagrouptostoppeopledroppingbutts.Wecalledit"NoButtsAboutIt".

Atfirst,wedrewpictureswith"TheEarthisnotyourashtray（烟灰缸）"writtenonthem.Weputthepicturesaroundourhometown—inparks,bybeaches,andalongroads.Wewantedtomakepeopleunderstandthatdroppingbuttshurtstheenvironment.Mostsmokersdon'tthinkthatdroppingbuttshurtstheEarth.Butitdoes,andallrubbishdoes!

Later,wewrotetocompaniesandaskedthemformoneytohelpus.Weusedthemoneytobuyashtraystogivetosmokers.Wewantedsmokerstocarrytheashtrayswiththemsotheydidn'thavetodropbutts.

Atthemoment,wearetryingtogetcigarettecompaniestoputanashtrayineachpackofcigarettes.Somecompanieswanttodoit.Manypeoplehavestartedtojoinourgroupsinceitbegan.Todaythereare45other"NoButtsAboutIt"groupsinAmerica.

NowthereareevengroupsinEngland,AustraliaandIndia!

Manynewspapershavewrittenaboutmysisterandmeoverthelastsevenyears.Andwehavewonmanyprizesforwhatwedo.Butwearenotinterestedinprizes.WejustwanttomaketheEarthabetterandcleanerplaceforanimals,plantsandpeople.

Oneday,itwillbe.

1.Whatdidthewriterthinkaboutthecigarettebuttsinthefirstplace?

________

A.Theymadethetownsmelly.

B.Theymadethetownunhealthy.

C.Theymadethetowndirty.

D.Theymadethetownpoor.

2.Whatdoesthewriterdowithcigarettebutts?

________

A.Giveashtraystothesmokers.

B.Stoppeoplebuyingcigarettes.

C.Pickupthecigarettebutts.

D.Winprizesforstartinggroups.

3.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat________.

A.nocompanieswantedtogivemoneytothem

B.thewriterbelievesthattheEarthwillbeabetterandcleanerplace

C.thereareonly45"NoButtsAboutIt"

D.thewriterlikestobeonnewspapersandwinprizes

Passage3

SalvadorDali（1904-1989）wasoneofthemostpopularofmodernartists.ThePompidouCentreinParisisshowingitsrespectandadmirationfortheartistandhispowerfulpersonalitywithanexhibitionbringingtogetherover200paintings,sculptures,drawingsandmore.Amongtheworksandmasterworksonexhibitionthevisitorwillfindthebestpieces,mostimportantlyThePersistenceofMemory.ThereisalsoL'EnigmesansFinfrom1938,worksonpaper,objects,andprojectsforstageandscreenandselectedpartsfromtelevisionprogrammesreflectingtheartist'sshowmanqualities.

ThevisitorwillentertheWorldofDalithroughaneggandismetwiththebeginning,theworldofbirth.Theexhibitionfollowsapathoftimeandsubjectwiththevisitorexitingthroughthebrain.

TheexhibitionshowshowDalidrawstheviewerbetweentwoinfinities（无限）."Fromtheinfinitysmalltotheinfinitylarge,contractionandexpansioncominginandoutoffocus:

amazingFlemishaccuracyandtheshowyBaroqueofoldpaintingthatheusedinhismuseum-theatreinFigueras,"explainsthePompidouCentre.

Thefineselectionofthemajorworkswasdoneinclosecollaboration（合作）withtheMuseoNacionalReiaaSofiainMadrid,Spain,andwithcontributionsfromotherinstitutionsliketheSalvadorDaliMuseuminSt.Petersburg.

1.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeDaliaccordingtoParagraph1?

________

A.Optimistic.B.Productive.

C.Generous.D.Traditional.

2.WhatisDali'sThePersistenceofMemoryconsideredtobe?

________

A.Oneofhismasterworks.

B.Asuccessfulscreenadaptation.

C.Anartisticcreationforthestage.

D.OneofthebeatTVprogrammes.

3.HowaretheexhibitsarrangedattheWorldofDali?

________

A.Bypopularity.B.Byimportance.

C.Bysizeandshape.D.Bytimeandsubject.

Passage4

Areyousometimesalittletiredandsleepyintheearlyafternoon?

Manypeoplefeelthiswayafterlunch.Theymaythinkthateatinglunchisthecauseofthesleepiness.Or,insummer,theymaythinkitistheheat.However,therealreasonliesinsidetheirbodies.Atthattime—abouteighthoursafteryouwakeup—yourbodytemperaturegoesdown.Thisiswhatmakesyouslowdownandfeelsleepy.Scientistshavetestedsleephabitsinexperimentswheretherewasnonightorday.Thepeopleintheseexperimentsalmostalwaysfollowedasimilarsleepingpattern.Theysleptforonelongperiodandthenforoneshortperiodabouteighthourslater.

Inmanypartsoftheworld,peopletakenaps（小睡）inthemiddleoftheday.Thisisespeciallytrueinwarmerclimates,wheretheheatmakesworkdifficultintheearlyafternoon.Researchersarenowsayingthatnapsaregoodforeveryoneinanyclimate.Adailynapgivesoneamorerestedbodyandmindandthereforeisgoodforhealthingeneral.Incountrieswherenapsaretraditional,peopleoftensufferlessfromproblemssuchasheartdisease.Manyworkingpeople,unfortunately,havenotimetotakenaps.Thoughdoctorsmayadvisetakingnaps,employersdon'tfollowit!

Ifyoudohavethechance,however,hereareafewtipsaboutmakingthemostofyournap.Rememberthatthebesttimetotakeanapisabouteighthoursafteryougetup.Ashortsleeptoolateinthedaymayonlymakeyoufeelmoretiredandsleepyafterward.Thiscanalsohappenifyousleepfortoolong.Ifyoudonothaveenoughtime,tryashortnap—eventenminutesofsleepcanbehelpful.

1.Whydoyousometimesfeelsleepyintheearlyafternoon?

A.Becauseyoueattoomuchforlunch.

B.Becauseit'shotinsummer.

C.Becauseyourbodytemperaturegoesdownatthattime.

D.Becauseyoudidn'thaveagoodsleeplastnight.

2.Whatcanwelearnabout"naps"accordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Allthepeopleinwarmerclimatestakenapsinthemiddleoftheday.

B.Doctorsneedtotakenapswhileemployersdon't.

C.Ifyoutakenapseveryday,you'llneversufferfromheartdisease.

D.Takingnapsregularlyisbeneficialtopeople'shealth.

3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Ifyougetupat6:

30am,you'dbettertakeanapatabout2:

30pm.

B.Takinganapwheneveryouwantwilldogoodtoyourhealth.

C.Youwillfeellesssleepyifyousleepforalongtime.

D.You'llfeelsleepyatregularintervals.

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.JustforaRest

B.AllforaNap

C.ASpecialSleepPattern

D.TakingNapsinWarmerClimates

Passage5

ThatcoldJanuarynight,IwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwas,walkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheatre.Withopeningnightonlyaweekago,Iwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametime.AsIwalked,IthoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.Citylifehadbecometoomuchforme.

AsIwalkeddownemptystreets