高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 148.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day148

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day148

Passage1

ItmayseemasifMother'sDaywasinventedbyacompanynamedHallmark,butpeoplehavebeentakingtimeonthecalendartogiveashout-outtoMomforalongtime.TheGreeksandRomanshadmothergoddessfestivals—althoughtheircelebrationsdidn'tinvolvethemenfolktakingtheirunderappreciatedmothersouttodinner.AmorerecenttraditionwasMotheringSunday,whichdevelopedintheBritishIslesduringthe16thcentury.OnthefourthSundayinApril,youngmenandwomenwhowerelivingandworkingapartfromtheirfamilieswereadvisedtoreturntotheirmothers’houses.

Mother'sDayasitisobservedintheUnitedStatesstartedinthe1850swithAnnJarvis,aWestVirginiawomanwhoheld“Mothers'WorkDays”topromotehealthandhygiene（卫生）athomeandintheworkplace.DuringtheCivilWar,Jarvisorganizedwomentoimprovesanitaryconditionsforsoldiersonbothsides,andafterthewarshebecameapeacemaker,furtheringthecausebybringingtogethermothersofUnionandConfederatesoldiersandpromotingaMother'sDayholiday.

Jarvis'sworkinspiredanother19th-centurywoman,JuliaWardHowe.In1870Howepublishedher“Mother'sDayProclamation”,whichenvisionedthedaynotasappreciationofmothersbytheirchildrenbutasanopportunityforwomentoexercisetheircollectivepowerforpeace.HowestartedholdingannualMother'sDaycelebrationsinBoston,herhometown,butafteraboutadecadeshestoppedfootingthebillandthetraditionfadedaway.

ItwasJarvis'sdaughterAnnawhosucceededingettingMother’sDayrecognizedasanationalholiday.Afterhermotherdied,inMay1905,AnnastartedholdingyearlyceremonyontheanniversaryandconductingatirelessPRcampaigntohavethedaymadeaholiday.In1908shesucceededinenlistingthesupportofJohnWanamaker,thePhiladelphiadepartmentstoremagnateandadvertisingpioneer,andby1912WestVirginiaandafewotherstateshadadoptedMother'sDay.Twoyearslater,PresidentWoodrowWilsonsignedaresolutiondeclaringthesecondSundayinMayanationalholiday.

Itwasn'tlong,though,beforewhateveridealsthedaywassupposedtocelebratewereburiedunderanamountofgreetingcardsandcandy.Bythe1920sAnnaJarviswascampaigningagainsttheholidayshehadbeeninstrumentalincreating.“Iwantedittobeadayofemotionalism,notprofit,”shesaid.

1.Thefirstparagraphsuggeststhat.

A.mothersdidn'tgetenoughappreciation

B.Mother'sDaywasinventedbyHallmark

C.youngpeoplereturnedtotheirmothers'houses

D.GreeksandRomanswerethefirsttocelebrateMother'sDay

2.WhoplaysthemostimportantroleincreatingMother'sDay?

A.AnnJarvis.B.JuliaWardHowe.

C.WoodrowWilson.D.AnnaJarvis.

3.WhydidAnnaJarvisobjecttoMother'sDayatlast?

A.Becauseitwasanemotionalday.

B.Becausethefestivalwasnotprofitable.

C.Becausethecelebrationswentagainsttheoriginalspirit.

D.Becausethedaywasburiedundergreetingcardsandcandy.

4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheObjectiontoMother’sDay

B.TheArgumentonCelebratingMother'sDay

C.TheStoryBehindtheCreationofMother'sDay

D.DifferentFormofCelebrationsonMother'sDay

Passage2

Ifyou'reajunkfoodlover,youwillknowthis：

Nomatterwhereyoushoporwhatbrandyoubuy,whenyoutear（openabagofpotatochips,it'salmostalwayshalffilled.Thiscanbequitedisappointing.Ialwayshopethosebagsarequitefull.Butthere'sactuallyagodreasonforthis--andno,thefoodcompaniesarenotpullingafastoneonyou.

Inthemanufacturingindustry.“slackfill”istheemptyspacethat'splacedaroundaproductonpurpose.Theideaisthattheextraroomcan"protect"yourLaysorTostitos（brandsofchips）.Thetripfromtheproductionmachinetothemarketcanbegrillelongandhard！

Ifitweren'tfor"slackfill',yourchipswouldprobablylookmorelikebreadcrumbs（面包屑）.

Butwait,there'smore,Thinkthatthebagofpotatochipswasfilledupwithair？

Itactuallyisnitrogengas（氮气）.ChipsmanufacturersfillbagswiththisgastohelpkelpchipsfreshIfitwerefilledwithregularair,thechipswouldlikelyturnwetandsoftin1994,scientistsfoundthatexposingchipstonitrogennotonlyheapedtoprolongtheshelflife（保质期）,butalsomadethemstaycrisp（脆的）What'smore,nitrogenisanaturalgasandcompletelyharmless.

Stillfeelyouaretrickedbytheemptybag？

There'sawaytotelltheamountofpotatochipsinyoursnickbugbeforeyoubreakitopen.In1966,theFairPackagingandLabelingActwaspassed.whichrequiresmanufacturerstoshowthenetweightoftheirproducts'contents.Whenshoppingforyournextbagofpotatochips,payattentiontothenetweightthat'sprintedonthebag.Thiswayyou'llbeabletoknowifitisworthyourmoney.

1.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph1mean?

A.Doingatest.B.Playingatrick.

C.Changingitsfocus.D.Reachinganagreement.

2.Whatdoweknowabout“slackfill”?

A.Itmakesthechips’baglookempty.B.Itcanshortentheproducts'trip.

C.ItisonlyusedorLaysorTostitos.D.Itcanpreventdamagetothechips

3.Whydochips'manufacturerschoosenitrogentofillupthebag?

A.Tokeepchipstastinggood.B.Tomakechipslookgood.

C.Toreducetheproductscost.D.Toavoidcausingharmtohumans.

4.Whatareweadvisedtodointhelastparagraph?

A.Valueaproductbyitsnetweight.

B.Workouttheproductsnetweight.

C.Noticetheproducts'shelflife.

D.Paymoreattentiontotheemptybag.

Passage3

Today'sworldputsalotofpressureonteenagerstowork.Byworking,theygainmoreindependencefromtheirfamilies,andtheyalsogetthespendingmoneyneededtokeepupwiththeirpeers（同龄人）.Manypeoplearguethatworkingcanbeavaluableexperiencefortheyoung.

However,schoolworkandthebenefitsofextracurricular（课外的）activitiestendtogobythewaysidewhenadolescentsworkmorethanfifteenhoursaweek.Teachersarethenfacedwiththeproblemsofkeepingtheattentionoftiredpupilsandofgivinghomeworktostudentswhichsimplydon'thavethetimetodoit.Inaddition,educatorshavenoticedlessinvolvementintheextracurriculareventsmanyconsiderhealthyinfluencesonyoungpeople.Schoolbandsandathleticteamsarelosingplayerstowork,andsportseventsarepoorlyattendedbyworkingstudents.Thoseteenagerswhotrytodoitall—homework,extracurricularactivities,andwork—mayfindthemselvesexhaustedandproneto（易于）illness.

Anothershortcomingoftoomuchworkisthatitmaypromotematerialismandanunrealisticlifestyle.Someparentssaythatworkteachesadolescentsthevalueofadollar.Undoubtedly,itcan,andit'struethatsometeenagersworktohelpoutwiththefamilybudgetorsaveforcollege.Butsurveyshaveshownthatthemajorityofworkingteensusetheirearningstobuyluxuries—fancymobilephone,clothing,evencars.Theseyoungpeople,someofwhomearn300andmoreamonth,don'tworryaboutspendingwisely—theycanjustabouthaveitall.Inmanycases,expertspointout,theyarebecomingusedtoalifestyletheywon'tbeabletoaffordseveralyearsdowntheroad,whentheynolongerhaveparentstopayforcarinsurance,food,house,andsoon.Atthatpoint,they'llbehardpressedtopayfornecessitiesaswellasluxuries.

Teenscanbenefitfrombothworkandschool—andavoidtheproblemofmaterialism—simplybyworkingnomorethanfifteenhoursaweek.Asisoftenthecase,amoderate（适度的）approachislikelytobethemosthealthyandrewardingone.

1.Theunderlinedphrase"gobythewayside"inparagraph2mostprobablymeans________.

A.gotoextremesB.besetaside

C.bepaidbackD.makeprogress

2.Accordingtothetext,theauthorprobablyagreeswiththesayingthat________.

A.beautywillbuynobeef

B.Romewasnotbuiltinoneday

C.doasyouwouldbedonebyothers

D.allworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy

3.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?

________

A.Teenagersnowadaysprefermoneytoknowledge.

B.It'simpossibletostrikeabalancebetweenworkandschool.

C.It'sadvisabletolimittheworkinghourtofifteenhoursaweek.

D.Manystudentsaredroopingoutofschoolbecauseoftheirwork.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

________

A.TeenagersandJobs

B.PressureonTeenagerstoWork

C.BenefitsofWork

D.SchoolworkandExtracurricularActivities

Passage4

Thisfall,Applewillrolloutitsnewestupdate.Itwillofferparentsgreatercontrolovercontenttheirkidviews.Additionally,itwilltracktheamountoftimetheyspendusinganiOSdevice.FollowingGoogle'sleadtodealwithsmartphoneaddiction（上瘾）,newtoolswillincludeincreasedmonitoring,usagetimeandactivityreports.

Currently,Apple'sparentalcontrolsonlyallowforlimitingusageofadultapps,musicandvideo.Thereisgrowingpublicconcernoverunlimitedexposuretosocialmediaforyoungpeople.Smartphoneaddictioncombinedwithincreasedratesofdistraction,suicide,anddepressioninteensledAppletorespond.IthasdevelopedbettertoolsformonitoringcontentandcontroloveriOSdeviceusageforparents.FormomsanddadslookingtomoreeffectivelymanagehowtheirteenaccessesiOSdevices,theScreenTime,AppLimits,andDownTimefeatureswillbeofparticularhelp.

ScreenTimewillgeneratedailyandweeklyreportsdetailinghowmanytimesuserspickuptheirdevices,thecategoriesofappsandwebsitestheyusemostoftenandtheamountoftimetheyspendinteractingwitheachapp.

Accordingtopublicstatements,Appleintendsthesereportstohelp