高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day Nineteen.docx

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高考英语阅读理解强化训练DayNineteen

高考英语阅读理解强化训练DayNineteen

Passage1

WantawonderfultravelinLondon?

Don’tmissthefollowing!

CartoonMuseum

ThishighlyentertainingLondontouristattractioncoversthehistoryanddevelopmentofBritishcartoonsfromthe18thcenturytothepresentday.Youcanfindadetailedcollectionofalltypesofcartoonsinthismuseumincludingcaricatures（讽刺漫画）andrareexamplesofcartoonart:

it’sanidealplacetoentertainkidsofallagesaswellasaseriouscollectionforanimationenthusiasts.

Thereareoverninehundredpiecesonexhibitandthemuseumregularlyholdseventswherebothchildrenandadultscanparticipate.BookingfortheseeventsisrecommendedduetothepopularityyearroundofthisLondonMuseum.

Telephone:

02075808155

ChislehurstCaves

ChislehurstinLondonishometochalkcavesthatwereminedbyhandforover8,000years.AtourofthesecavesisanexcitingwaytoseehowBritishpeoplehaveimpactedontheirenvironmentoverthousandsofyears.

Telephone:

02084673264

TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseum

TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseumisoneLondonmuseumofferingafascinatinginsightintothemedicalprofessionofthepast.This300-yearoldherbgarret（阁楼）isBritain’sonlysurvivingoperatingtheatre,withawoodenoperatingtableandanobservationstand,fromwhichvisitorscanwitnesssurgeryperformed.

Telephone:

02071882679

CurzonMayfairCinemaMuseum

RecentlyvotedoneofLondon’sbestcinemasbyTimeOutreaders,theCurzonMayfaircinemaiseverythingyouwouldexpectfromthisparticularpartoftown:

luxurious（奢华的）andtasteful.Showingmostlyart-houseandindependentfilms,theCurzonMayfairisuniqueintheworldofLondoncinemaforitsroleinscreeningthesefilmsforindustryandpress.

Telephone:

03333210104

1.WhatcanwelearnfromtheCartoonMuseum?

A.Itisdesignedonlyforkids.

B.ItistheoldestcartoonmuseuminBritain.

C.Visitorscantakepartintheactivitiesheldinit.

D.Onemustbookthemuseuminadvancetovisitit.

2.Whichwillyoucallupifyou’dliketoknowsurgeryofthepast?

A.02075808155.B.02071882679.

C.03333210104.D.02084673264.

3.Whichofthefollowingmayattractanaturelover?

A.ChislehurstCaves.

B.CartoonMuseum.

C.CurzonMayfairCinemaMuseum.

D.TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseum.

Passage2

Hello,

TheInternationalStudentCenterhasheardofseveralfrauds（诈骗）thataretargetinginternationalstudents.Someonemaycallandsaythattheyarefrom:

•ImmigrationCanada

•homecountry’sEmbassy

•CanadaRevenueAgency

•PoliceDepartment

Inmostsituations,thecallerwillrequestthatyoumakeapaymentoryouwillfaceseriousconsequenceswhenreturningtoyourhomecountry.Theymaytalkorthreatenuntilyoumakeapayment.Whilethereisnowaythatthesefraudsterscanknowyouareaninternationalstudent（theycallCanadianstoo）,herearesomethingsthatyoushouldknowinordertobetterprotectyourself:

•UTSCprovidesyouwithFREEImmigrationadvisingandapplicationhelp（forStudy&WorkPermits,Visas,PermanentResidence,andCitizenship）.

•CanadaRevenueAgency（CRA）,Immigration,RefugeesandCitizenshipCanada（IRCC）,andCanadianBorderServicesAgency（CBSA）willnotcallyou,andwillnotaskformoneyorpersonalinformationbyphone.Ifyoucallthem,youwillhavetoidentifyyourself.

•Embassieswillnotthreatenyoutomakeapaymentorrequestaninvestigationfeeduetoafake（伪造的）passport.

•Neverfeellikeyouneedtopayanyonemoneyrightaway.Askforanemployeenumberandhangup.Youcancallbackthecompany（findtheirnumberonline）andaskaboutyoursituationtoconfirm.

•Beskepticalofanyoneaskingyoutomakeapayment.

•Thinktwicebeforeclickingtheweblinksprovidedandmakesuretheywillactuallygowheretheysay.

•Ifyoufeelthatyouhavebeenthevictimofafraud,youshouldreportthistothepoliceintheregionwhereyoulive（e.g.TorontoPoliceServices）.YoucanalsoinformCampusPolice.

•Ifyou’renotsureaboutsomething,WAIT.CometotheISC（IC-350）andmeetwithaTransitionAdvisor.Wecanhelpyouunderstandwhat’shappening.

KendelChitolie

InternationalStudentAdvisor,RISIAS700907

InternationalStudentCentre

1.Itmaybeafraudifthecalleraskingformoneysayshe/sheisfrom.

A.InternationalStudentCentreB.InternationalAirline

C.CanadaTravelAgencyD.ImmigrationCanada

2.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Embassieswillnotaskyoutopayforaninvestigationfeeforafakepassport.

B.UTSCwillaskformoneyifyouneedhelpforStudy&WorkPermits.

C.Youcangorightawaytothegivenweblinksandbelievewhattheysay.

D.Ifyou’renotsureaboutsomething,reportittothepoliceintheregionwhereyoulive.

3.Whoisthise-mailintendedfor?

A.Internationalstudents.B.Students’parents.

C.Canadians.D.Schoolteachers.

Passage3

Theboysatonhischair,withhishandabovethekeyboard.Hethoughtaboutwhattowrite.

Herecalledthatthecompetitiondeadlinewasmerelyaweekaway.Buthestillhadnotevenstartedonhispiece.Helookedatthebrochureagain.“WRITINGCOMPETITION!

”thetitleread.Hismomhadencouragedhimtoenterthewritingcompetition,andnowhewastakingitonashispersonaltaskfortheholidays.

Astheboyreflectedonhispreviouswritingefforts,herealizedhowhopelesshistaskofwinningwas.Everystoryheeverwrotewasbasedonotherstories.Hehadlittleimagination,andunfortunately,imaginationwasthekeytowriting.

Suddenly,hehadabrainwave.Thistime,hecameupwithanoriginalandimaginativestory.

Thewordsshottowardshimlikeastormofleaves.Wordswerecomingeasily,flowingthroughhim,fasterthanhecouldtype.Hetypedfasterthanheeverhadbefore.Hecontinuedtotype,amazedathoweasywritingthisstorywas.Theboycouldnotstopwriting.Helookedatthewordcountandsawthenumber“248”staringrightbackathim.Hewasnotevenhalfwayyet.

Thenheheardthecallofhismothersayingtimeforbed.Hecontinuedwritingthepiece,ignoringher.Hehadtomakeupforthetimehehadlostthinkingaboutatopictowrite.

Finally,hefinished.Thewordcountnowread“498”.

“Perfect,”hethought,“justunderthewordlimit.”Heknewthiswasthestorythatwouldwin.

HewentontoGoogleandsearchedforthecompetition.Hefoundthepagebuttherewasno“Enter”button.

1.Whatcausedtheboytotakepartinthewritingcompetition?

A.Anewcomputer.B.Theprizemoney.

C.Hisowninterest.D.Hismom’sadvice.

2.Howdidtheboyfinishhisearlierwriting?

A.Hismomhelpedhim.B.Hecopiedothers’ideas.

C.Hisfriendsassistedhim.D.Heusedhisimagination.

3.Whydidtheboydelayhiswriting?

A.Becausehewasterriblylazy.B.Becausehedidn’tknowwhattowrite.

C.Becausehewasn’tconfident.D.Becausehereadtoomanystories.

4.Whichmightbethemaximumwordlimitforeachentry?

A.100.B.250.C.500.D.1000.

Passage4

（2006北京D）

Whileparents,particularlymothers,havealwaysbeenattachedtotheirinfants（婴儿）,societalconditionsfrequentlymadethisattachmentdifficulttomaintain（保持）.Firstofall,thehighinfantdeathrateinthepremoderntimesmeantthatsuchattachmentsoftenendedinhopelessness.Perhapstopreventthesadnessthatinfantdeathcaused,anumberofsocietalpracticesdevelopedwhichworkedagainstearlyattachmentofmotherandchild.

Oneofthesepremodernattachment-discouragingpracticeswastoleaveinfantsunnameduntiltheyhadsurvivedintothesecondyear.Anotherpracticethatdiscouragedmaternal（母亲的）attachmentwastightlywrapping（包裹）infants.Wrappingeffectivelypreventedtheclosephysicalinteractionslikestroking（抚摸）andkissingthataresomuchapartofmodernmothers'andfathers'affectionfortheirinfants.

Athirdpracticewhichhadthesamedistancingeffectwaswet-nursing.Breast-feeding（母乳哺育）wasnotpopularamongthewell-to-dointheearlymoderntimes;infantswereoftenfedbywetnurseshiredforthepurpose.Insomeplaces,suchasnineteenth-centuryFrance,cityinfantsweresenttowetnursesinthecountry.Oftenawetnursewouldfeedherownchildfirst,leavinglittlemilkforthecityinfant—who,inmanycases,died.InRouen,thedeathrateforchildrensenttoawetnursewas35percent.

1.Babieswereunnameduntiltheyweretwosothat______.

A.anoldsocialcustomcouldbekeptup

B.maternalattachmentcouldbemaintained

C.theycouldhavebetterchancestosurvive

D.theirparentswouldnotbetoosadiftheydied

2.Whywerebabieswrapped?

A.Toprotectthemfromthecold.

B.Todistancetheirmothersfromthem.

C.Tomakethemfeelmorecomfortable.

D.Tomakeiteasyfortheirmotherstoholdthem.

3.Wetnurseswerewomenwho______.

A.babysatcityinfantsB.fedbabiesofotherfamilies

C.senttheirbabiestothecountryD.failedtolookaftertheirbabies

4.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SocietalConditionsinPremodernTimes

B.PracticesofReducingMaternalAttachment

C.PoorHealthServiceandHighInfantDeathRate

D.DifferencesBetweenModernandPremodernParents

Passage5

Toextinguish（熄灭）differentkindsoffires,severaltypesoffireextinguishershavebeeninvented.Theymustbereadyforimmediateusewhenfirebreaksout.Mostportable（手提式的）kindsoperateforlessthanaminute,sotheyareusefulonlyonsmallfires.Thelawrequiresships,trains,busesandplanestocarryextinguishers.

Sincefuel,oxygen（氧气）andheatmustbepresentinorderforfiretoexist,oneormoreofthesethingsmustberemovedorredu