高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 140.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day140

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day140

Passage1

EPPortableHeater

Weallknowthatthecostofheatingourhomeswillcontinuetobeasignificantburdenonthefamilybudget.NowmillionsofpeoplearesavingontheirheatingbillswiththeEPPortableHeater.Withoveronemillionsatisfiedcustomersaroundtheworld,thenewEPheatsbetterandfaster,savesmoreonheatingbills,andrunsalmostsilent.

TheEPhasnoexposedheatingpartsthatcancauseafire.TheoutsideofEPonlygetswarmtothetouchsothatitwillnotburnchildrenorpets.

TheEPwillnotreduceoxygenintheroom.Withotherheaters,you’llnoticethatyougetsleepywhentheheatcomesonbecausetheyareburningupoxygen.

TheadvancedEPalsoheatstheroomevenly,walltowallandfloortoceiling.Itcomfortablycoversanareaupto350squarefeet.Otherheatersheatroomsunevenlywithmostoftheheatconcentratedtothecenteroftheroom.Andtheyonlyheatanareaafewfeetaroundtheheater.WiththeEP,thetemperaturewillnotvaryinanypartoftheroom.

TheEPcomeswitha3-yearwarranty（保修）anda60-day,noquestionsasked,satisfactionguarantee.Ifyouarenottotallysatisfied,returnitatourexpenseandyourmoneywillbegivenbacktoyou.

Now,wehaveaspecialofferfor10days,duringwhichyoucanenjoyahalfpricediscountandafreedelivery.Ifyouorderafterthat,wereservetherighttoeitheracceptorrejectorderrequestsatthediscountedprice.

Takeactionrightnow!

1.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthattheEP__________.

A.runswithoutanynoiseB.makespeoplegetsleepy

C.doesn’tburnupoxygenD.isunsuitableforchildrenandpets

2.Theunderlinedword“evenly”inParagraph4probablymeans__________.

A.separatelyB.equally

C.quicklyD.continuously

3.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto__________.

A.persuadepeopletobuytheproduct

B.advisepeopletosaveonheatingbills

C.reportthenewdevelopmentofportableheaters

D.comparethefunctionsofdifferentheaterbrands

Passage2

MyFirstMarathon

Amonthbeforemyfirstmarathon,oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnotrunningfortwoweeks,leavingmeonlytwoweekstotrain.Yet,Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.

Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.E.class,theteacherrequiredustorunlapsandthenhitasoftball.Ididn’tdoeitherwell.HelaterinformedmethatIwas“notathletic”.

TheideathatIwas“notathletic”stuckwithmeforyears.WhenIstartedrunninginmy30s,Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself,notaboutcompetitionorwhetherornotIwasathletic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmyownbodyandmind.Atestofwills!

Thenightbeforemymarathon,IdreamtthatIcouldn’tevenfindthefinishline.Iwokeupsweatingandnervous,butreadytoprovesomethingtomyself.

Shortlyaftercrossingthestartline,myshoelaces（鞋带）becameuntied.SoIstoppedtoreadjust.NotthestartIwanted!

Atmile3,Ipassedasign:

“GOFORIT,RUNNERS!

”Bymile17,Ibecameoutofbreathandtheonceinjuredanklehurtbadly.Despitethepain,Istayedthecoursewalkingabitandthenrunningagain.Bymile21,Iwasstarving！

AsIgotclosetomile23,Icouldseemywifewavingasign.Sheismybiggestfan.Shenevermindedthealarmclocksoundingat4a.m.orquestionedmyexpensesonrunning.Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!

AndIgotamedal.Infact,Igotthesamemedalastheonethattheguywhocameinfirstplacehad.

Determinedtobemyselfandfreeofworldlylabels（世俗标签）,Icannowcallmyselfa“marathonwinner”.

1.WhydidtheauthormentiontheP.E.classinhis7thyear?

A.Toappreciatethesupportofhisteacher.

B.Toshowhewasnottalentedinsports.

C.Toamusethereaderswithafunnystory.

D.Toshareapreciousmemory.

2.Howwastheauthor’sfirstmarathon?

A.Hewalkedtotheend.B.Hequithalfway.

C.Hegotthefirstplace.D.Hemadeit.

3.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

A.Amanoweshissuccesstohisfamilysupport.

B.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

C.Atruewinnerisonewithagreateffortofwill.

D.Wellbegunishalfdone.

Passage3

Familyfightsareneverpleasant.Whetheryouaredealingwithaloudsisterorastubbornmomordad,thesituationcanbebad.Atleastthat'swhatwehavelearnedtoexpect.

Whatifitcouldbedifferent?

Whatiffamilyfightsandconflictscouldbeturnedintoopportunitiestobecomecloser?

Whatifproblemscouldbesolvedwitheveryonewalkingawayfeelingmoredeeplycaredforandloved?

Familyfightingis,ononelevel,aboutpower.Someoneistellingsomeoneelsewhattodo.Inashortmoment,emotionscanbebroughtoutandthefightison.Youcangodownthatoldroadoryoucantrysomethingdifferent.

Inanyfight,youhaveaneedtobelistenedtoandunderstood.Peopleraisetheirvoicesandshoutateachotherbecausethey'renotbeinglistenedto.It'stotallyunconscious.Youwantyourmomordadtolistenandunderstand.Butyoualwaysseemstoforgetthepersonyou'refightingwithhasthesameneedtobelistenedto.Soifyoucanputasideyourneedforafewminutes,thesituationwillchangequickly.Givetheotherpersonsometimetoexpresshisorherfeelings,andyouwillearnyourturntobelistenedto.

Andwhileyouarelistening,youhavetolistenfortherightinformation.Thebestwaytodothisinemotionalsituationsistoforgetmostofthewordsbecausemanypeoplecan'texpresswhattheyarefeelingwithwordsalone,especiallywhentheyareupset.

Butifthesituationstartstogetoutofhand,itwouldbewisetojustcalmdownandleavetheproblemuntillaterbecausemanyfightshappenatthewrongtime.Thesituationwilldiedownquickly,usuallyinlessthan30seconds.Youcaneithermoveontoproblemsolvingorreachanagreementtoworkonitatabettertime.

Thisway,everyonewillfeelrespectedandlistenedto,evenwhenthereisconflict.Emotionswillbeunderstoodandrespected,anditwillbringyourfamilyclosertogether.

1.Fromthefirst3paragraphs,wecanconcludethat________.

A.peoplehadbetteravoidfamilyfights

B.familymembersfighttocontroleachother

C.familyfightscanbechangedintosomethingpositive

D.whenfamilymembersfight,it'sworseastheyknoweachother'sweakness

2.Intheauthor'sopinion,thekeytodealingwithfamilyfightsisto________.

A.satisfytheneedtobelistenedtofirst

B.makesurethatyou'rethefirsttobelistenedto

C.paynoattentiontowhatotherssayinemotionalsituations

D.stopquarrellingwhenyoufeelyouaregivingorders

3.Whenthesituationgetsoutofcontrol,it'sbestto________.

A.waitforasuitablemomenttospeakB.lettheotherpersonexpresstheirfeelings

C.workonawrittenagreementfirst

D.moveontoproblemsolving

4.Themainpurposeofthisarticleisto________.

A.tellreadersthatfamilyfightsarenotthatbad

B.teachreaderhowtolisteninfamilyfights

C.remindreaderstoshowrespectinfamilyfights

D.giveadviceondealingwithfamilyfights

Passage4

Grown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.

Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows：

Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrialsincreasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.

Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.

Themultiplicationtables（乘法口诀表）areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.

Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming（突击学习）foranexamination,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone’sfuturedevelopment.

1.What’sthemainideaofParagraph1?

A.Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.

B.Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.

C.Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.

D.Storiesforchildrenareeasytoremember.

2.Theauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningby________.

A.presentingresearchfindings

B.settingdowngeneralrules

C.usingexamples

D.makingacomparison

3.Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis________.

A.aresultofoverlearning

B.aspecialcaseofcramming

C.askilltodealwithmathproblems

D.abasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies

4.Whatistheauthor’sopiniononcramming?

A.leadstofailureincollegeexams.

B.increasesstudents’learninginterest.

C.It’spossibletoresultinpoormemory.

D.It’shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.

Passage5

Upto65%ofchildrendon'tgetasmuchsleepastheyshoulddo,andthiscanmakethemnervousandsloweratscho