高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 186.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day186

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day186

Passage1

AscomputersbecomemorepopularinChina,Chinesepeopleareincreasinglyrelyingoncomputerkeyboardstoinput（输入）Chinesecharacters.Butiftheyusethecomputertoomuch,theymayendupforgettingtheexactstrokes（笔画）ofeachChinesecharacterwhenwritingonpaper.Expertssuggestpeople,especiallystudents,writebyhandmore.

Doyouwritebyhandmoreortypemore?

InBeijing,studentsstartusingacomputerasearlyasprimaryschool.Andcomputerdependenceismorewide-spreadamonguniversitystudents.Almostalltheirassignmentsandessaysaretypedonacomputer.

Allthestudentsinterviewedsaytheyusuallyuseacomputer.

It’sfasterandeasiertocorrectifusingacomputer.Andthat’swhycomputersarebeingappliedmoreandmoreoftentomoderneducation.

“WhenI’mwritingwithapen,IfindIoftencan’trememberhowtowriteacharacter,thoughIfeelI’mfamiliarwithit.”

“I’mnotinthemoodtowritewhenfacedwithapenandpaper.”

Manystudentsdon’tfeelthisissomethingtoworryabout.Nowthatit’smoreconvenientandefficienttowriteonacomputer,whybothertohandwrite?

Manyeducatorsthinkdifferently.ShiLiwei,theheadmasterofafamousprimaryschoolinthecapital,said,“Chinesecharactersenjoybothpracticalandaesthetic（审美的）value.Butthosecharacterstypedwithcomputerkeyboardsonlymaintaintheirpracticalvalue.Alltheartisticbeautyofthecharactersislost.Andhandwritingcontainsthewriter’semotion.Throughone’shandwriting,peoplecangettoknowone’sthinkingandpersonality.Beautifulwritingwillgivepeopleabetterfirstimpressionofthem.”

Toencouragestudentstohandwritemore,manyprimaryschoolsinBeijinghavemadewritingclassescompulsory（必修的）andinuniversities,someprofessorsareaskingstudentstoturnintheirhomeworkandessayswrittenbyhand.

1.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

A.ToTypeortoHandwrite

B.TheImportanceofHandwritingandTyping

C.WritingbyComputerWillReplaceWritingbyHand

D.PracticalandAestheticValueofChineseCharacters

2.Thestudentsinterviewedprefertowriteusingacomputermainlybecause_____.

A.theyareusuallyaskedtoe-mailtheirhomeworkandessays

B.theyfinditnoteasytorememberhowtowriteacharacter

C.theycancorrectthemistakestheymakequicklyandconveniently

D.computershavebecomeatrendandfashioninChina

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutadvantagesofhandwriting?

A.Handwritingcontainsthewriter’semotion.

B.Handwritingcanimpresspeoplewellandbuildtheirself-confidence.

C.Thewriter’sthinkingandpersonalityareshowninhisorherhandwriting.

D.Chinesecharactersenjoybothpracticalandaestheticvalue.

4.Wecandrawtheconclusionfromthepassagethat_____.

A.moreandmorestudentswillgiveupwritingonacomputer

B.writingbyhandwillgivewaytotypingbycomputeroneday

C.thetypingarticlebetterexpressesone’sfeelingsandquality

D.moreandmorestudentswillpayattentiontohandwriting

Passage2

It’sanamethatneedsnoaddress.EveryoneknowsSantaClauslivesattheNorthPole.

SoletterssenttoSantaClausfindtheirwaytothesmalltownoftheNorthPoledeepinAlaska,includingthosesimplysenttoSanta.Lastyear,120,000lettersarrivedfrom26countries,notincludingthethousandswithnoreturnaddresses.

ThosewhohavereturnaddressesusuallygetareplyandaNorthPolepostmark（邮戳）thathasdelightedchildrenallovertheworldformanyyears.TheyfeelhappytoreceiveSanta’sreply.

Lettersarrivealltheyeararoundinthetownof1,600,wherestreetshavenamessuchasSantaClausLaneandKrisKringleDrive.AroundThanksgiving,theystartgettingtherebythethousandseachdayasChristmascomes.Evenletterswithoutstampsgetthrough,anexceptionfortheU.S.PostalService.

“ThisisspecialbecauseithasSanta’snameonit,”saidDebraCornelius,anofficeratthemainpostofficeinnearbyFairbanks,wherethelettersarekeptduringtheholiday.

GabbyGaborikisamongseveraldozenvolunteerswhoarebusysendingoffrepliestochildrenwhosentreturnaddresses.

Inhis10yearsasavolunteer,Gaborikhasseeneverykindofwish.TherearechildrenwhowantthelatesttoystheyseeonTV.Therearechildrenwhoaskformiracles,somewantingtheirmotherbackforChristmasortheirfatherbackfromIraq,eventhoughhediedthere.

RepliesgetaNorthPolepostmark,includingadrawingofSanta’sface.Evenlatelettersgetareply,Gaboriksaid,“Itsayssomethinglike‘Thanksforwriting.Santa’sbeenreallybusy,’anythingthechildrenmightwanttohear,”hesaid.

1.LetterswrittentoSantaClauswithoutanaddresscanarriveattheNorthPolebecause____.

A.allletterswithoutanaddressaresentthere

B.peoplebelievethatSantaClauslivesthere

C.thiskindofletterissentwithaspecialpostmark

D.streetsnamedSantaClausLanecanbefoundthere

2.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat____.

A.letterswrittentoSantaClausaresentfree

B.SantaClaus’repliestochildrenalwaysarriveatChristmas

C.childrenwritetoSantaClauswiththesamepurpose

D.there’rethousandsofletterssenttoSantaClauseverymonth

3.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Letterswrittentoparents

B.Allkindsofwishesfromchildren

C.LetterstoSantaClausrushintoAlaska

D.NorthPole,Alaska,abeautifulplace

Passage3

Howdoyouaddress（称呼）peopleinEnglishwhenyouwanttotalktothem?

Thefollowingmaybesomesimplerulesthebeginnersshouldfollow.

1.WhentalkingtostrangersthereisoftennospecialformofaddressinEnglish.Usually,ifyouwanttocatchtheattentionofastranger,itisnecessarytousesuchphrasesas"Excuseme".

2.InBritishEnglish"Sir"and"Madam"areconsideredtobetooformalformostsituations.Theyareusedmostlytocustomersinshopsorrestaurants.WhileinAmericanEnglish"Sir"and"Madam"arenotsoformalandarecommonlyusedbetweenstrangers,especiallywitholdpeoplewhosenamesyoudon’tknow.

3.Whenyoutalktosomepeopleyouknow,youcanusetheirnames.Ifyouarefriends,usetheirfirstnames；ifyourrelationshipismoreformal,use"Mr.","Mrs.","Ms",etc,beforetheirfamilynames.

4.Therearemanyotherformsofaddresswhichcanbeusedbetweenfriendsandstrangers.However,manyofthesearelimitedinuse.Forexample,"pal"and"mate"canbeusedbetweenstrangers,butareusuallyonlyusedbymentalkingtoothermen.

1.Accordingtothepassage,"Excuseme"ismainlyusedto________.

A.addressapersonyoudon'tknowB.apologizetoothersC.catchtheattentionofastrangerD.suggestgoodmanners

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue________?

A."Sir"and"Madam"areusedmoreofteninAmericathaninEngland.B.Peopleoftenuse"Mr.","Mrs."or"Ms."beforethefirstnamesofthosepeoplewhotheydon'tknowverywell.C."Pal"and"mate"areusuallyonlyusedamongmen.D.Whileaddressingfriends,peoplejustusetheirfirstnames.

3.ThepassageismostlylikelytakenfromanEnglish________.

A.TextbookB.CardC.StorybookD.Grammarbook

Passage4

Boomerangchildrenwhoreturntolivewiththeirparentsafteruniversitycanbegoodforfamilies,leadingtocloser,moresupportiverelationshipsandincreasedcontactbetweenthegenerations,astudyhasfound.Thefindingsdisagreewiththeresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantworseningintheirparents'qualityoflifeandwellbeing.Theyoungadultstakingpartinthestudywere"morepositivethanmighthavebeenexpected"aboutmovingbackhome–theshameisreducedassomanyoftheirfriendsareinthesameposition,andtheyacknowledgedthebenefitsoftheirparents'financialandemotionalsupport.Daughterswerehappierthansons,oftengettingbackeasilytoteenagepatternsofbehavior,thestudyfound.Parentsonthewholeweremoreuncertain,expressingconcernabouthowtheycanarrangeandmanageitiftheirchildrencontinuetolivewiththem.Buttheyacknowledgedthatthingsweredifferentforgraduatestoday,wholeaveuniversitywithhugedebtsandfewerjobopportunities.Thefamiliesparticipatedinthestudyweremiddle-classandweremorelikelytoviewtheachievementofadultindependencefortheirchildrenasa"familyproject".Parentsacceptedthattheirchildrenneededsupportasuniversitystudentsandthenasgraduatesreturninghome,astheytriedtofindjobspayingenoughtoenablethemtomoveoutorevenaffordtheirownhouse."However,"thestudysays,"manyparentsandalittleoverhalfthegraduatesreportday-to-daytensions（矛盾）abouttheprospectsofachievingadultindependence,whichinafewextremesituationscameclosetoconflict".Areasofdisagreementincludedhousework,moneyandsociallife.Whileparentswerewillingtohelp,theyalsowanteddifferentrelationshipsfromthosetheyhadwiththeirownparents,andcontinuingtosupporttheiradultchildrenallowedthemtoremainclose.

1.Whatisthefindingoftheearlierresearch?

________

A.Boomerangchildrenmadetheirparentshappier.B.Theparentswerelookingforwardtotheirchildren'sreturn.C.Theparents'qualityoflifewasnotasgoodasbefore.D.Boomerangchildrenneverdidanyhousework.

2.Theunderlinedword"trigger"inParagraph2maybebestreplacedby________.

A.causeB.gainC.ariseD.allow

3.Whatistheattitudeofthecollegegraduatestowardsreturninghome?

________

A.Theyareashamedofturningtotheirparentsforhelp.B.Theyaregladthattheycouldcomeback.C.Theyaredoubtfulaboutwhetherth