高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 157.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day157

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day157

Passage1

Abargainissomethingofferedatalowandadvantageousprice.Amorerecentdefinitionis:

abargainisadirtytricktoforcemoneyoutofthepocketsofsillyandinnocentpeople.

Thecostofproducinganew-forexample-toothpastewouldmake80ptheproperpriceforit,sowewillmarketitat£1.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste,andaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;buttheattractionofnoveltysoonfades,sosaleswillfall.Whenthathappenswewillreducethepriceto£1.15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloverit.

Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbut1pOFF.Whatbreathtakingrudenesstoadvertise1pOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderorwhatever!

Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsult（侮辱）,buthedoesn't.Abargainmustnotbemissed.Peoplesayonehastohavewashingpowder（orwhatever）andonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.

Therealdangerstartswhenunnecessarythingsbecome‘bargains’.Manypeoplejustcannotresistbargains.Providedtheythinktheyaregettingabargaintheywillbuyclothestheywillneverwearorfurnituretheyhavenospacefor.OnceIheardofamanwhoboughtanelectricsawasabargainandcutofftwoofhisfingersthenextday.Buthehadnoregrets:

thesawhadbeentrulycheap.

Quiteafewpeopleactuallybelievethattheymakemoneyonsuchbargains.Aladyoncetoldme:

“I’vehadaluckydaytoday.Iboughtadressfor£120,reducedfrom£400;andlboughtabeautifulPersiancarpetfor£600,reducedfrom£900.”Itwillneveroccurtoherthatshehasactuallywasted£720.Shefeelsasthoughshehadmade£580.Shealsofeels,Iamsure,thatifshehadmoretimeforshopping,shecouldmakealivingoutofit.

Somepeoplebuyinlargequantitiesbecauseitischeaper.Onceacoupleboughtenoughsugarfortheirlifetimeandthelifetimeoftheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Theythoughtitabargainnottobemissed.Whenthesugararrivedtheydidn'tknowwheretostoreit-untiltheyrealizedthattheirtoiletwasaveryspaciousone.Sothatwaswheretheypileduptheirsugar.Notonlydidtheirguestsfeelratherstrangewhenevertheywereofferedsugartoputintotheircoffee,butthetoiletbecameextremelysticky.

Toofferbargainsisacommercialtricktomakethepoorpoorer.Whengreedyfoolsfallforthistrick,itservesthemright.

1.Whichwordbestdescribesthelanguagestyleofthepassage?

A.Polite.B.Foolish.

C.Humorous.D.Serious.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“novelty”inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Goodquality.B.Lowprice.

C.Curiosity.D.Newness.

3.Howdoestheauthorfeelabout1pOFFaproduct?

A.It’sagiftforpoorpeople.

B.It’sanoffensetoshoppers.

C.It’sabargainworthtrying.

D.It’sarealreductioninprice.

4.Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Bargainsarethingspeopledon’treallyneed.

B.Bargainsareoftenrealcheapproducts.

C.Bargainshelppeoplemakealiving.

D.Bargainsplaytricksonpeople.

Passage2

Whoneedsfriends?

Accordingtomostpsychologists（心理学家）wealldo,especiallynowadayswhensomanyotheraspects（方面）ofmodernlifearechanging.Itseemsthathavingfriendskeepsusbothhealthyandhappy.

ThenumberofTVseriesaboutgroupsoffriendsshowsjusthowimportantfriendshipistous.PsychologistDorothyRowesaysthatmanyofusnowturntoourfriends,insteadofourfamilies,foradvice,comfortandsecurity.OnewomannamedRebeccasheinterviewedeventoldherthatifshehadgottochoosebetweenherhusbandandherfriend,shewouldchooseherfriend.

Sinceourfriendsmeansomuchtous,itisnotsurprisingthatthehappiestmarriagesarealsofriendships."Oncetheromanticstageofarelationshiphaspassed,itisfriendshipthatholdspeopletogether,"saysRowe.Ifthecoupledonotmakesomechanges,theywilleithergettiredofeachotherandbreakuporstaytogetherandseekfriendshipwithothers.

Butisfriendshipequallyimportanttowomenandmen?

AccordingtoauthorRhondaPritchard,womenaremorelikelythanmentohaveclosefriends."Youtellafriendthingsthatyou'dnevertellapartner,"saysonewomansheinterviewed.Formen,friendshipisusuallybasedondoingthingstogetherratherthantheprivateconversationsthataretypicalofwomenfriends.Mensharetimeandactivitieslikebuildingafenceorabusiness,running,ridingabike,fishingorwatchingfootball,buttheydon'toftensharetheirfeelings.

Althoughmanywomenfindtheirrelationshipswithahusbandorboyfriendisnotenough,manymensaythattheirpartneristheirbestfriend.Evenwomenwhoareveryhappilymarriedarelikelytobecomeveryunhappywithoutaclosefriendandcanevenfindthebreakupofaclosefriendshipaspainfulastheendofamarriage.

Lastingfriendshipscanprovidealotofthesamesupportthatfamiliesprovidedinthepast,buttheperfectsituationistohaveyourfamilythereforyouaswell.Friendshipsandfamilyrelationshipscanbothchange,butafriendwillnotconsideryouwhenmakingreallyimportantdecisionsinthesamewaythatafamilymemberwill.

1.WhatdidRebeccathinkaboutfriendship?

A.Allofusneedfriendship.

B.Friendsareasimportantasfamilies.

C.Herfriendmeansmoretoherthanherhusband.

D.Oneneednothavetoomanyfriends.

2.Whydomarriedmenorwomenlookforfriendship?

A.Theyareencouragedbytheirpartners

B.Theydonotgetwhattheyneedfromtheirpartners.

C.Theyarenotfairlytreatedbytheirpartners

D.Theythinktheirfriendsaremoreromantic.

3.Whatisthemaindifferencebetweenmen’sandwomen’sfriendship?

A.Womenoftendothingstogetherwithfriends.

B.Menoftentalktotheirfriendsaboutworkandfamily.

C.Womenoftentalkaboutbusinesswithfriends.

D.Menseldomtalktotheirfriendsabouttheirfeelings.

4.Whatmightwomendowhenaclosefriendshipends?

A.Theyfeelasupsetaswhenamarriageends.

B.Theysharefeelingswiththeirpartners.

C.Theytreattheirpartnersasfriends.

D.Theyturntotheirhusbandsforcomfort.

Passage3

Newresearchhasfoundthatevenifyougiveupsmoking,thedamageithasdonetoyourgenes（基因）willstaythereforamuchlongertime.Intheresearch,ateamofUSscientistsstudiedthebloodof16,000people.Amongthem,someweresmokers,someusedtosmoke,andtherestwerenon-smokers.Scientistscomparedtheirgenesandfoundthatmorethan7,000genesofsmokershadchanged—anumberthatisone-thirdofknownhumangenes.AccordingtoNBCNews,bothheartdiseaseandcancerarecausedbygeneticchanges.Somepeoplemayhavehadthechangeswhentheywereborn,butmostpeoplegetthemintheirday-to-dayliveswhiledoingthingslikesmoking.Whenyoustopsmoking,alotofthesegeneswillreturntonormalwithinfiveyears.Thismeansyourbodyistryingtoheal（治愈）itselfoftheharmfuleffectsofsmoking.Butthechangesinsomeofthegenesstayforlonger.Theycanstayforaslongas30years.It'salmostlikeleavingafootprintonwetcement（水泥）--itwillalwaysbethere,evenwhenyou'vewalkedawayandwhenthecementbecomesdry.Althoughthestudyresultsmaymakepeopleunhappy,thereisabrightside:

thefindingscouldhelpscientistsinventmedicinetotreatgeneticdamagecausedbysmokingorfindwaystotellwhichpeoplehaveheartdiseaseorcancerrisks.

1.TheusageofParagraph1isto________.

A.giveanexampleB.introducethetopicofthepassageC.makeanargumentD.comparethegeneticchanges

2.Mostgeneticchangeshappenbecauseof________.

A.people'sconditionatbirthB.environmentalpollutionC.people'sbadlivinghabitsD.heartdiseaseandcancer

3.Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph4refersto________.

A.thecementB.thefootprintC.theharmfuleffectD.thegeneticchange

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

________

A.Thefindingsarethefruitofmorethanthirtyyearsˈresearch.B.Thefindingshavepreventedmorepeoplefromstartingsmoking.C.Thefindingsofferevidencethatadamagedgenecanhealitself.D.Thefindingshelptofindcuresforgeneticdamagecausedbysmoking.

Passage4

Iliveonthetwelfthfloorofabuilding.OneafternoonIwascominghomefromafriend'shouse.Itwasjustafterfouro'clock.IgotquicklyintotheliftandpressedButton12.Theliftstartedtogoup,butveryslowly.Andthen,halfwayup,itsuddenlystoppedbetweentwofloors.Icouldn'tunderstandit.Ipressedallthebuttonsfrom1to14.Icalledforhelpveryloudly.Butnobodyanswered.Thensuddenlythelightswentout,andIwasaloneinthedark.Istartedtocryandbeatthewallsofthelift.IcriedandcrieduntilIhadnovoiceleft.Then,Ifelthopeless,andpressedallthebuttonswithmyopenhands.Andallatthesametime,therewasabellfaraway.Itrangandrang.Itwasthefirealarm（火灾警报）.Ithoughtthewholebuildingwasonfire.IsaidtotheGodquietly,"Justgetmeoutofhere.I'llneverbebadagain."Justthen,Irealizedtheliftwasmovingveryslowly.Onthegroundflooritstopped,andthedooropened.Amanwasstandingthere."Howlonghaveyoubeenthere?

Itisgoodthatyoupressedthealarmbell.Buthaven'tyoulearnedtoreadatyourschool?

"Hepointedatasmallpieceofpaperonthewallbesidethelift.Itsaid:

"Attention:

Thisliftwillbestoppedforrepairsbetween4pmand5pmonThursday,March13."

1.Whathappenedtothelift?

________

A.Ithadafireaccident.B.Itstoppedhalfway.C.Itwasturnedoffbythewriter.D.Itmovedfastuptothetopfloor.

2.Asthesituationwenton,thewriterbecame________.