高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day 17.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day17

高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day17

Passage1

TheparkbenchwasdesertedasIsatdowntoreadbeneaththebranchesofanoldtree,withgoodreasontofrown,fortheworldwasintendedtodragmedown.Atthistime,aboyapproachedme.Hestoodrightbeforeme,andsaidwithgreatexcitement,"LookwhatIfound!

"

Inhishandwasaflower,andwhatapitifulsight,withitspetals（花瓣）allworn.Wantinghimtotakehisflowerandgoofftoplay,Ifakedasmallsmileandthenturnedtotheotherside.

Butinsteadofleaving,hesatnexttomysideandplacedtheflowertohisnoseanddeclared,"Itreallysmellsprettyandit'sbeautiful,too.That'swhyIpickedit.Here,it'sforyou."

Theflowerbeforemewasdyingordead.ButIknewImusttakeit,orhemightneverleave.SoIreachedfortheflower,andreplied,"JustwhatIneed."

Butinsteadofplacingtheflowerinmyhand,hehelditinmid--air.ItwasthenthatInoticedthattheboywasblind.

Iheardmyvoicequiver（轻微颤抖）,andatthesametimemytearsshonelikethesun.AsIthankedhimforpickingtheverybestone,hesmiledandsaid,"You'rewelcome."Andthenheranofftoplay,unawareoftheimpacthe'dhadonme.

Isatthereandwonderedhowhemanagedtoseeaself--pityingwomanbeneathanoldtree.Perhapsfromhisheart,he'dbeenblessedwithtruesight.

Throughtheeyesoftheblindboy,Icouldseetheproblemwasnotwiththeworld；theproblemwasme.AndforallofthosetimesIhadbeenblind.FromnowonIvowedtoseebeautyandappreciateeverysecondthat'smine.ThenIheldthefloweruptomynoseandbreatheditsfragranceandsmiledasthatyoungboy.

1.Whenshesatdowntoreadonthebench,theauthor______.

A.feltrelaxedandpeaceful

B.feltupsetandunhappywithherlife

C.wantedtohaveafriendkeepinghercompany

D.feltproudtohaveovercomethedifficultiesinlife

2.Theauthordecidedtotakethefloweratfirstbecause______.

A.shewasreallymovedbytheboy

B.shedidn'twanttohurttheyoungboy

C.shethoughttheflowerwasreallybeautiful

D.shedidn'tlikebeingbotheredbytheboyanymore

3.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheboy？

______

A.Kindandoptimistic.B.Independentandactive.

C.Handsomeandintelligent.D.Warmheartedandsensitive.

Passage2

TheChineseword"Shanzhai"meansasmallmountainvillage,butnowitbecomesanacceptednameforfakes（假货）,after"ShanzhaiCell--phones"producedbysmallworkshopsinsouthernChinabecamepopularinthemainlandmarketoverthepasttwoyears.Besides（除……之外,还有）"Shanzhai"electronicproducts,thereare"Shanzhai"movies,"Shanzhai"starsandevena"Shanzhai"SpringFestivalGala,acopyofthe25--year--oldtraditionalshowpresentedbyCCTVonChineseLunarNewYear'sEve.

"Shanzhai"hasbecomeacultureofitsown,meaninganythingthatimitatessomethingfamous.InChongqing,"Shanzhai"version"Bird'sNest（鸟巢）"and"WaterCube（水立方）"wovenbyfarmerswithbambooattract（吸引）wideattentionfromtourists.BotharecopiesofthefamousOlympicbuildingsinBeijing.

Aliteraturecriticsaidthattakingthe"Shanzhai"Galaasanexample,whenthetraditionalCCTVprogrambecomeslessandlessattractivetotheaudience,the"Shanzhai"versionappearstimelytoattractpeople."Althoughitisoftenconnectedwithpoortechniquesandoperation,'Shanzhai'culturemeetsthepsychologicalneedsofcommonpeopleandcouldbeacomforttotheirminds,"hesaid.

Tothemainstream（主流）culture,theriseof"Shanzhai"cultureisachallengeandamotivation（推动）.Peoplebelievedifferentkindsofculturesdevelopingtogetherisaperfectwayanditisforthepublictochoose.

1.TheChineseword"Shanzhai"mayhavestartedwith_______.

A.fake（假的）cell--phonesB.electronicproducts

C.SpringFestivalGalaD.Olympicbuildings

2.Accordingtothepassage,"Shanzhai"culturemeans_______.

A.theactionthatapersonimitatesfamouspeople

B.productswithpoortechniquesandquality

C.anythingthatarecopiesofsomethingfamous

D.thosesimilarnamestofamousbrands

3.Wecaninferthatthemainstreamculture_______.

A.isheldbackby"Shanzhai"culture

B.isthechallengeof"Shanzhai"culture

C.willbereplacedby"Shanzhai"culture

D.maydevelopfasterbecauseofthechallengeof"Shanzhai"culture

4.Theunderlinedword"imitates"isclosestinmeaningto_______.

A.偷窃B.仿造

C.做广告D.欺骗

Passage3

MyparentsdivorcedwhenIwas5,makingmymotherasingleparent.Wehadlittlemoney,butmymomgavemealotoflove.Eachnight,shesatmeonherlapandspokethewordsthatwouldchangemylife,“Kemmons,youarecertaintobeagreatmanandyoucandoanythinginlifeifyouworkhardenoughtogetit.”

Atfourteen,IwashitbyacarandthedoctorssaidIwouldneverwalkagain.Everyday,mymotherspoketomeinhegentle,lovingvoice,tellingmethatnomatterwhatthosedoctorssaid,IcouldwalkagainifIwantedtobadlyenough.ShedrovethatmessagesodeepintomyheartthatIfinallybelievedher.Ayearlater,Ireturnedtoschool—walkingonmyown!

WhentheGreatDepression（大萧条）occurred,mymomlostherjob.ThenIleftschooltosupportthefamily.Atthatmoment,Iwasdeterminednevertobepooragain.

MyrealchangeoccurredonavacationItookwithmywifeandfivekidsin1951.Iwasangrythatthesecond-classhotelchargedanextra\2foreachchild.ThatwastooexpensivefortheaverageAmericanfamily.Idecidedtoopenamotel（汽车旅馆）forfamiliesthatwouldneverchargeextraforchildren.Therewereplentyofdoubtersatthattime.

Notsurprisingly,motherwasoneofmystrongestsupporters.Weexperiencedalotofchallenges.Butwithmymother’swordsdeeplyrootedinmysoul,Ineverdoubtedwewouldsucceed.Fifteenyearslater,wehadthelargesthotelsystemintheworld—HolidayInn.In1979mycompanyhad1,759innsinmorethatfiftycountrieswithanincomeof\1billionayear.

Youmaynothavestartedoutlifeinthebestsituation.Butifyoucanfindataskinlifeworthworkingforandbelieveinyourself,nothingcanstopyou.

1.WhenKemmonswasalittlechild,whathismotherusuallytoldhimwas________.

A.funnyB.touching

C.fightingD.encouraging

2.Formtheauthor’sview,whoplayedthemostimportantpartinmakinghimwalkbacktoschoolagain?

________.

A.MotherB.TeachersC.FriendsD.Relatives

3.Accordingtothepassage,whatmadeKemmonsstartamotelbyhimself________.

A.Hispreviousbusinesssuccessofvariouslevels

B.Histerribleexperienceinthehotel

C.Hismorn’ssupport

D.Hiswife’ssuggestion

4.Inyouropinion,whichofthefollowingbestdescribesKemmons’mother?

________

A.Modest,helpful,andhard-working.

B.Careful,helpfulandbeautiful.

C.Loving,supportiveandstrong-willed.

D.Strict,sensitiveandsupportive.

Passage4

OnehotnightlastJuly,whenournewbabywouldn'torcouldn'tsleep,ItriedeverythingIcouldthinkof：

awarmbottle,songs,gentlerocking.Nothingwouldsettlehim.GuessingthatIhadalongnightaheadofme,Ibroughtaportable（手提式的）TVintohisroom,figuringthatwatchingthelatemoviewasasgoodawayasanytokilloffthehoursuntildawn.Tomysurprise,assoonastheTVlitup,thebabyquietedrightdown,hislittleeyesfocused（集中）brightlyonthetube.Nottowasteanopportunityforsleep,Ithentiptoes（踮脚尖）outoftheroom,leavinghimtowatchtheactorscelebrateJohnBellushi'sforty﹣fifthbirthday.

MywifeandIheardnoneofthebabythatnight,andthenextmorningwhenIwentintohisroom,IfoundhimstillwatchingTVhimself.

Ifoundinmybaby'sbehaviorametaphor（暗语）forthenewgeneration.MywifeandIhadgivenhimsomebookstoexamine,buthemerelyspitupon（不屑一顾）them.Whenwereadtohim,hedidnotfeelcomfortable.Andsoitisintheschools.Wefindthatourstudentsdon'treadandtheylookdownuponreadingandscoldthoseofuswhoteachit.AlltheywanttodoiswatchTV.Afterthisexperiencewiththebaby,however,Ihavereachedaconclusion：

"Letthemwatchit!

"Iftelevisionisthatmuchmoreattractivetochildrenthanbooks,whyshouldwefightit?

Letthemwatchitalltheywant!

1.WhydidtheauthorbringaTVsetintohisson'sroom?

________

A.Tomakehissonstopcrying.

B.TospendthenightbywatchingTVprograms.

C.Toleaveittohisson.

D.Tomakehissongotosleepassoonaspossible.

2.Thebaby'sreactiontotheTVprogramwas________.

A.unexpectedB.exciting

C.awfulD.calm

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichistrueoftheschoolchildren?

________

A.TheypreferreadingtowatchingTV.

B.TheylikewatchingTVonlyafterschool.

C.TheywouldratherwatchTVthanreadbooks.

D.Theyliketheirteacherswhoteachthemreading.

4.Whatdoyouthinkistheauthor'sattitudetowardsTVexpressedinthelasttwosentences?

________

A.Favorable.B.Serious.

C.Notfavorable.D.Notserious.

Passage5

Herearesomebookspublishedthisyear.Thefollowingintroductionsofthesebooksmayhelpyouchooseabooktoyourowntaste.

LifeSimplified

Ifyouarelookingforabookthatwilltransformyourlifeforgood,LifeSimplifiedisthatbook.Ifyouarelookingforaguidetoinspireandleadyoubacktoyourinherentself,Lifesimplifiedwillactasyourcompass.LifeSimplifiedprovidesreaderswithacarefullymappedapproachtocreatelifechanges.Thereaderwilldevelopasenseofpersonalprideintheirprogressaseachchapteriscompleted,motivatingthemfurther.Thebookisanabsolutemustreadifyouwouldlikeanuncomplicatedmethodinpositivelyimprovingyourlife.

BuildingtheBestYou

Howcanyoubecomethepersonyou'vealwaysdreamedofbeing?

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