高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day 9.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day9

高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day9

Passage1

Haveyoueverreceivedagiftthatwassoclearlynotyourtastethatyouwonderedifperhapsithadbeenhandedtoyoubymistake?

Worse,haveyouevergivenapresentandwatchedyourfriendlookasthoughshehadopenedthewrongbox?

Maybesherespondedwithapolite"Why,thankyou,"butyouknewyouhadmissedthemark.Whydopresentssometimesgowrong?

Andwhatdoyourchoices（goodandbad）reflectaboutyourpersonalqualities?

Choosingtherightgiftisanart,Ibelieve.Itcallsforempathy—theabilitytoputyourselfintosomeoneelse'sheadandheart.We'reallabletodothis;infact,we'rebornwithakindofnaturalempathy.Aftertheearliestperiodofchildhood,however,itneedstobereinforced（加强）—byourparents,teachers,friends.Whenitisn't,we'renotabletounderstandotherpeople'sfeelingsassharply.Thiscanshowinthegiftsweselect,andsocanmanyotheremotional（情感的）qualities.

Thinkbacktothepresentsyou'vegivenoverthepastyear,thetimeandeffortyouputintoyourselection,howmuchyouspent,yourthoughtswhileyouwereshopping,andyourfeelingswhenthereceiveropenedthepackage.Keepinmindthatwhatyouchoosedisplaysyourinnerworld.Ofcourse,youmayexpressyourselfdifferentlywithdifferentfriends,relatives,andotherpeopleyouknow.

Weliveinasocietywhereexchangingpresentsisanimportantpartofcommunication.Ignoringthetraditionwon'tmakeitgoaway.Ifyoureallydislikesuchatradition,tellyourfriendsaheadoftime.

1.Theunderlinedexpression"youhadmissedthemark"means"youhadfailedto________".

A.makeherfeelbetter

B.keepyourfriendship

C.receiveapresentinreturn

D.gettheexpectedeffect

2.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

________

A.Naturalempathyneedstobereinforced.

B.Emotionalchangesinfluenceone'schoiceofgifts.

C.Selectingtherightgiftisanabilitypeoplearebornwith.

D.Choosinggiftsrequiresonetounderstandthereceivers.

3.Inthethirdparagraph,theauthortellsusthat________.

A.attentionshouldbepaidtothereceiver'sresponses

B.onelearnsfromwhathedidinthepast

C.thechoiceofgirlsreflectsone'semotionalqualities

D.oneshouldspendmoretimechoosinggifts

4.Thebestpossibletitleforthispassageis"________".

A.WaysofChoosingGiftsB.AnImportantTradition

C.ExchangingPresentsD.MessageinaGift

Passage2

ChineseactorJackieChan,waspresentedwiththeAcademyHonoraryAwardsorecognizehislifetimecontributionstothefilmindustry.

Chan,asanactor,writer,directorandproducer,hasbeenperformingsincetheageofeight,actingindozensofkungfufilmsinHongKongbeforebecominganinternationalfilmstar.

SincethefilmRumbleintheBronxin1996,hehasgoneontohugeworldwidesuccesswiththeRushHour,ShanghaiNoon,ShanghaiKnights,AroundtheWorldin80Days,TheKarateKidandtheKungFuPanda.

ChansaidwithhisgoldenOscarstatuette,"After56yearsinthefilmindustrymakingmorethan200films,andbrokesomanybones,finallythisismine,"hesaid,"IwanttothankHongKong,anincrediblecity,myhometown.（Thank）whomademe,China,mycountry,IamproudtobeChinese."

TomHanks,atwo-timeOscarwinner,saidChan'smovieshadjoinedseriousandcomedicfactorstogether."ItisespeciallysatisfyingtobeabletoadmitJackie'slargecreativity,hisgreatgiftforphysicalperformance,andincrediblecontributionstohiswork."Hankssaid.

TheHonoraryAward,anOscarstatuette,isgivetohonorunusualexcellenceinlifetimeachievement,exceptionalcontributionstothefilmindustry,orforoutstandingservicetotheAcademy.

Thisawardcoulddatebackto1929whentheAcademyhonoredWarnerBrosandCharlieChaplin.Since2009,theHonoraryAwardhasbeenpresentedattheannualGovernorsAwardsratherthanattheAcademyAwards.

1.Howmanymoviesarementionedinthepassage?

________

A.FiveB.Six

C.SevenD.Eight

2.WhatdidTomHanksthinkofJackieChan?

________

A.Devotedandcreative.

B.Generalandserious.

C.Gratefulandconfident.

D.Giftedandhumorous.

3.WhatdoyouknowabouttheHonoraryAwardfromthepassage?

________

A.Ithasahistoryofnomorethan20years.

B.ItisalwayspresentedattheAcademyAwards.

C.Itisonlygiventohonorthoseoutstandingactors.

D.ItwasfirstgiventoWarnerBrosandCharlieChaplin.

4.Whatdosethepassagemainlytalkabout?

________

A.TheworkingexperienceofJackieChan.

B.TheintroductiontotheHonoraryAwards.

C.JackieChan'swinningtheHonoraryAwards.

D.JackieChan'sgreatgiftforphysicalperformance.

5.Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanwefindthearticle?

________

A.SportB.CultureC.FinanceD.Travel

Passage3

Itseemsthatpeoplearegraduallylosingtheirsmartnessassmartphonesbecomeincreasinglyimportantassistantsintheirlives.Aswerelytoomuchontechnologyinsteadofourbrains,manypeoplehavelostthreebasicabilities.

Thefirstskillmanypeoplehavelostisrememberingphonenumbers.Becausephonenumbersarestoredinsmartphonecontacts,there'snownoneedtodialanumberorlookatitagain.Thisisfineuntilyouneedtocallsomeoneforhelp,onlytofindyourphoneinnotaround.

Andsomepeoplemayalsohavelosttheirsenseofdirectionbecausesomeapps（智能手机的第三方应用程序）canguidepeopleanywheretheywant.Peoplegetsodependentonthemthatwhentheycan'tusetheirsmartphones,theygetlostandanxious.

Buttheworstlostskillsmaybesocialones,meaningthatsomepeoplearebecomingsociallyinept（无能的）.Peopleoftenburythemselvesintheirsmartphones.Aswe'retooabsent-mindedbywhat'shappeninginthevirtual（虚拟的）someofushavelostconversationalskillsandsometimescan'teventellwhetherapersonishappyornot.

LastAugust,researchersattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,studied51studentsaged11and12whohadoverfivehours'screentimeeveryday.Theirtaskwastotelltheemotionsof48picturesoffacesthatwerehappy,sad,angryorscared.

Thechildrenmadeanaverageof14.02mistakesatthebeginning.Butafterafive-daycampwithoutelectronic（电子的）products,theymadeonly9.41mistakesonaverage.

Luckily,peoplestillhaveachancetogettheseabilitiesback.Youshouldtrytokeepyourparents'numbersinmindforemergencies.Youshouldalsopaymoreattentiontostreetsignsandstores,whichwillhelpyoutodrawamindmapandstopyoufromgettinglost.Andtheeasiestsolutiontosocialskilllossistotakeabreakfromelectronicproducts.

1.Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphimpliesthat________.

A.youareabletoturntoothersforhelp

B.othersareabletocallyouanytimeandanywhere

C.othersareunabletogetintouchwithyoubysmartphone

D.youareunabletocontactotherswithoutyoursmartphone

2.Theexperimentshowsthatwithoutelectronicproducts,onecould________.

A.recognizemorefacialexpressionscorrectly

B.losethesenseofdirectionfrequently

C.telldifferentemotionsimmediately

D.tellmorepicturesoffaceseasily

3.Overusingsmartphones,peoplewillprobably________.

A.havenosenseofnumbers

B.failtofindtheirdestination

C.loseface-to-facecommunicationskills

D.weakentheirsensesofhearingandsight

4.What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardselectronicproducts?

________

A.ObjectiveB.CriticalC.SupportiveD.Optimistic

Passage4

Spotifycantellifyou’resad.Here’swhythatshouldscareyou.Wanttofigureoutifsomeoneisapatientwithamentaldisability?

Askthemwhattheirfavoritesongis.ANewYorkUniversitystudylastyearfoundthatpeoplewholovedEminem’sLoseYourselfandJustinBieber’sWhatDoYouMean?

weremorelikelytohavetroublewithmentaldisabilitiesthanpeoplewhowereintoDireStraits.

Overthepastfewyears,Spotifyhasbeenimprovingtheabilitytoanalyzeinformationtohelpbusinessmentargetconsumerswithadvertisementsmadespeciallyfortheirneeds.Theyconcludethisfromthesortofmusicyou’relisteningto,combinedwithwhereandwhenyou’relisteningtoit,alongwiththird--partydatathatmightbeavailable.

Now,tobeclear,there’snothingsignificantlyillegalaboutwhatSpotifyisdoingwithyourinformation.Icertainlydon’tthinkthattheyareworkingwithconsultingfirmstoserveyourelevantadswhileyou’relisteningtomusicthatsuggestsyoumightbeinaterriblesituation.However,Ifinditdisappointingthatourprivatemomentswithmusicareincreasinglybeingturnedintoinformationpointsandofferedtoadvertisers.

Youcanseewherethiscouldgo,can’tyou?

Asadtargetinggetsevenmoreaccurate,businessmenwillhavetheabilitytotargetourfeelingsinpotentiallyimproperways.Accordingtoonestudy,youaremorelikelytospendmoreonaproductifyou’refeelingsad.Youcanimaginesomecompaniesmighttakeadvantageofthat.Andonthatnote,I’mfeelingalittledownaboutallthis.Headofftotreatmyselftosomethingexpensive.

1.What’sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Tointroduceanewsong.B.Todrawreaders’attention.

C.Tohelpmorepatients.D.Topromoteanewmedium.

2.Spotifyimprovesitsabilitytoanalyzeinformationto________.

A.provideservicesforthegovernmentB.workwithconsultingfirms

C.getlisteners’personalinformationD.helpbusinessmenattractconsumers

3.Whoisthetextprobablydesignedfor?

A.Internetusers.B.Officials.C.Researchers.D.Managers.

Passage5

Manyofushavereadstoriesorseenfilmsaboutspacecreatures（生物）.TheycometotheEarthinspaceshipsthatlooklikeflying