高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 23.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day23

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day23

Passage1

GreatActivitiesforNatureLovers

Hiking

Oneoftheeasiestandmostaccessiblewaystogetclosetonatureisbysettingoutonagoodoldfashionedhike.Hikinggenerallydoesn'trequireanyfancyequipmentorspecialskills,justapieceofmapandathirstforadventure.Thisactivitycanbeasrelaxingasyoumakeit.

BackcountryCamping

Whylimityourselftojustadayhikewhenyoucanhaveafullweekendforalongeradventure?

Backcountrycampinginvolvespackingyourtent,sleepinggear,food,andwateronyourbacktosetupcampinaremotelocation.Iyou’reanexperiencedhikerandcamper,thisisanexcellentwaytotestyoursurvivalskillsandexplorethewilderness.

MountainandRoadBiking

Unlikelonghikesthroughthewoods,bikingallowsyoutocovermoregroundandtravelfartherinnature.Mountainbikingtypicallyinvolvesridingupanddownsteepslopes,betweentrees,andoverrocks.Ifthissoundstoointenseoryourtiresaren'tsuitedforruggedterrain（地形）,considertakingaroadbikeonpavedtrailsthroughforestpreservesoralongcountryroads.

Gardening

Contrarytopopularbelief,youdon'thavetotravelbeyondyourownbackyardtoexperiencethebeautyofnatureeveryday.Ifyourpersonalityislessadventurousoryourmobilityrestricted,considerplantingagardentogrowyourownvegetables,fruit,herbs,orflowers.There'ssomethingtrulysatisfyingaboutmixingupasaladwithfreshingredientsyougrowyourself.Oneofthebestpartsaboutspendingtimeingardeningisthatitdoesn'thavetobreakyourbudgetandanyonecandoit.

1.Whatdohikersneedforhiking?

A.Practicalskills.B.Necessaryequipment.

C.Ausefulmap.D.Arelaxedmood.

3.What'sNOTtheadvantageofgardeningaccordingtothetext?

A.Youdon'tneedtogofartoenjoythebeautyofnature.

B.Itgivesyouasenseofsatisfactionwhencookingwithfreshingredients.

C.Itdoesn'ttakeanyenergyormoneytodoit.

D.I’seasytostartitforanyonewholikesit.

3.Whichofthefollowingcantakeyoutotravelfarthest?

A.Hiking.B.BackcountryCamping.

C.MountainandRoadBiking.D.Gardening.

Passage2

It’shardtobeabirdinaworldwhichisinthechargeofmankind.

Youcanhardlyhearyourselfsing,letalonehearthesongsofyourfriends…andworstofall,youcan’thearapredator（捕食者）.Noiseisalmosteverywhere,especiallynoisefromtraffic.

Researchershavetriedtostudytheinfluenceofroadnoiseonanimalsbylookingatanimalslivingnearnoisyroads.

“Wefiguredoutawaytohavejustthenoisewithoutanyoftheothereffectsoftheroad,andtodothatweputmanyspeakersinaforestwheretherewasnoroad,”saidChrisMcClure,abiologistatBoiseStateUniversityandThePeregrineFund.HeandhisteamcarriedouttheirexperimentataplacepopularwithbirdsinIdahoastheyflysouthforthewinter.

Whilethenoisekeptlotsofbirdsaway,someremained.Buttheyhadtroubleputtingonenoughweighttosupporttheminthenextpartoftheirmigratoryjourney.

“Theyhavetotakefoodbuttheyalsohavetoavoidgettingeatenbyapredator.Butthesetwothingscan’tbedoneatthesametimebecausetoeat,theyhavetolookdown,whichmeanstheyaren’tlookingatpredators.”

Andwhenit’stooloud,theycan’thearthealarmcallsofotherbirds.Sotheyhavetowastetimelookingforpredatorsinsteadofsearchingforfood.

By2050,it’sthoughtthatenoughnewroadswillbebuilttocircletheplanetmorethan600times.Butthere’saneasysolutiontothenoiseproblem—“Loweringspeedlimitsdoesalot.”

Sonexttimeyou’redrivingthroughnature,justslowdownalittle.It’ssaferforyouandthewildlife.Andyoucanenjoytheviewalittlelonger.

1.Whodoestheword“you”inPara2referto?

A.Adriver.B.Apredator.C.Aresearcher.D.Abird.

2.Whydidtheresearchersdotheexperimentinaforestwithoutroads?

A.Topreventbirdsfrombeinghitbycars.

B.Toseparatenoisefromothereffectsoftheroad.

C.Totestalargernumberofbirds.

D.Toputasmanyspeakersaspossible.

3.Whycan’tbirdsputonenoughweightwithmuchnoisearound?

A.Theycan’tconcentrateonlookingforfood.

B.Theyhavetoflysouthforthewinter.

C.Theycan’thearthealarmcalls.

D.Theyfeelafraidofthenoise.

4.Whatisadvisedtodotoprotectbirdsfromthenoiseproblem?

A.Tobuildenoughnewroads.

B.Tocarryoutmoreexperiments.

C.Toenjoytheviewalittlelonger.

D.Todriveslowlythroughnature.

Passage3

InBritain,manytheatresputonshowsforchildrenatChristmasandmanytheatreshaveatheatre-in-educationteamworkingthere.Thisteam,madeupofactorsandteachers,writesplaysforchildren,usuallyperformingtheminschools.Theydodifferentplaysfordifferentagegroupsandthechildrenoftentakepartintheplayinsomeway.

PantomimeisaspecialkindofChristmasshowforchildren.Itislovedbypeopleandalsoallowstheaudiencetojoinin.“Pantomime”wasthenameoftheRomanactorwhoperformedshowswithoutspeaking—thisiswheretheEnglishword“mime”comesfrom.

Apantomimeisalwaysbasedonawell-knownchildren'sstory.Buttherearealwayscertaintypesofcharactersintheshowandcertainsituationsandevents.Forexample,apantomimemustalwaysincludeahero,knownasthe“principalboy”andthisprincipalboyisalwaysplayedbyaprettygirlwearingashortcostume.Thenthereisthecomicolderwoman,knownasthe“dame”whoisplayedbyaman.Thereisalwaysagroupofmenandwomenwhosinganddanceandoftenthereisapantomimehorse.Thehorseisplayedbytwomenwhoformthe“front”and“back”endsinsidea“horse”costume.Itisfunnyanditusuallykicksthedamewhensheisn'tlooking.

Membersoftheaudiencehavetoshoutawarningtooneofthecharactersandarguewiththecharacter（usuallythedame）whenshedoesnotbelievethem.Whensheshouts,“Ohno,itisn't,”theaudiencealwaysrespondswith“Ohyes,itis!

”Theaudiencealsolearnsandsingsasimplesongandafewchildrenaresometimesinvitedtohelponeofthecharactersduringtheshow.

1.Thetheatre-in-educationteams_____.

A.aremadeupoffamouslocalactors

B.writeplaysforthesameagegroup

C.oftengiveplaysintheirowntheatres

D.usuallyallowchildrentojoininaplay

2.Accordingtothetext,apantomime_____.

A.isdesignedtomakepeoplelaugh

B.ismadeupofthreecharacters

C.isespeciallypopularwithgrown-ups

D.canbewatchedallyearroundinBritain

3.Whenthedamesays,“Yes,itis”,theaudienceshould_____.

A.followherandsing

B.standupanddance

C.repeatwhatshesays

D.disagreewithherloudly

Passage4

Thenexttimeyougettheurgetothrowacoinintoalake,river,streamoreventhefountaininyourneighborhoodforgoodluck,resistitforyourgoodfortunemaynotbesogoodforthereceiveroftheforeignobject.

　　Notconvinced?

YouwillbewhenyouseewhattheseriouseffectofyearsofcointhrowinghasdoneontheMorningGlory.OnceregardedasoneoftheprettiestandmostfamouspoolsinYellowstoneNationalPark,MorningGlorywasnamedafterthebeautifulblueflower,whosedistinctcolorwasattributedtothermophilic（喜温的）bacteriathatgrewfastinthepool'shotwater.However,todayitisamixofyellow,greenandalittleoftheoriginalblue.

　　Whileitmayappeartobemorecolorful,thereasonforthecolorchangeisnotgood.Overthepastyears,thethoughtlessthrowingofcoins,stones,rocksandevenbottles,hasblockedthepool'sopeningfortheescapeofheat.Consequently,thetemperatureofthepoolhascooleddownconsiderably,whichinturnkilledthebacteria,causingthebrightbluetofade.

　　Now,differentkindsofalgae（藻类）andbacteriahavetakenover,resultinginthecurrentrainbowofcolors.Expertsbelievethattheyellowbacteriaaretakingoversorapidlythatinafewyears,theentirepoolwillbeasicklyorangeincolor.

　　Thoughtheauthoritieshavetriedtoremovetheoffensiveitems,theyhavenothadmuchsuccessinrestoringthepooltoitsoriginalglory.Topreventfurtherdamage,theyhavefencedoffthelake,sothattouristscannotgotoonearitandalsoplacedasignappealingtothemnottoturnthisMorningGloryintoa"FadedGlory".So,thenexttimeyouarethinkingofthrowingthatcoin–thinktwice!

1.Theunderlinedphrase“wasattributedto”inParagraph2canbeplacedby“________”.

A.accountedforB.contributedto

C.dealtwithD.resultedfrom

2.Thereasonwhythehotspringhaslostitsoriginalcoloristhat________.

A.foreignobjectshaveblockedtheheatandkilledthebacteria

B.theriseofitswatertemperaturehaschangeditsecologicalbalance

C.thermophilicbacteriahavegrownfastinthepool’shotwater

D.somebacteriahavepreventedalgaefromgrowingfast

3.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

________

A.ThrowingThatCoinforMakingaWishIsUseless!

B.GoodFortuneDestroystheBeautyofMorningGlory!

C.ThinkTwiceBeforeThrowingCoinsForGoodLuck!

D.BeCarefulofBacteriaTakingoverthe"FadedGlory"!

Passage5

Thoughimpressive,sandworksofartaretemporarymasterpiecesthatdisappearwiththefirstlargewaveofrain.However,Bengel’ssandartispermanent.That’sbecausetheGermanartistusesthesandto“paint”hismasterpiecesoncanvas（帆布）.Whilethefinalproductiscertainlybrilliant,whatisevenmoresoisthewayitiscreated.

Bengelbeginsbycoveringablankcanvaswithaspecialgluethatdriesextremelyslowlygivingtheartistampletimetodrawthedesiredimage.Hethenbegins“painting”withgrainsofblacksandandinsomecases,goldfoil.Ittakesthe