高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 143.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day143高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day143Passage1To:

TheManagerofMezzoMashRestaurantDearSir,LastTuesdayeveningIwentwithtwofriendstoyourrestaurantformy18thbirthday.Idbookedthetableforeightoclockandwearrivedabouttenminuteslate,butthatwasnotaproblem.Thewaiter,whowasverypolite,showedustoourtableandwestudiedthemenu.Iorderedafishpieandmyfriendsorderedsomesalads.However,afteraboutfifteenminutes,thewaitertoldusthattherewasnomorefishpie.Heapologizedandsuggestedorderingsomethingelse.Ilookedatthemenuagainanddecidedtohavethesameasmyfriendsasalad.Whenthefoodcame,itwasverygood.Afterwefinished,wedecidedtoordersomedesserts（餐后甜点）.Thewaitersaidthat,unluckily,itwastoolate.Therewasntenoughtimeforustoorderdesserts.Hesaidhewasverysorrybutourtablewasbookedbyanothergroupatninethirtyandwewouldhavetoleave.Wepaidthebillandleftfeelingveryunhappy.Itruinedmybirthday.Nobodytolduswhenwearrivedthattherewasatimelimit（限制）.ItwasveryunsatisfactoryandIdoubtthatWellgotoyourrestaurantagain.Yoursfaithfully,MartinCary1.WhydidMartinandhisfriendsfailtohaveanydessert?

A.Someonehadbookedtheirtable.B.Theyhadtobehomeby9:

30.C.Itwastooexpensive.D.Therewasnoneleft.2.WhatisMartinCarytryingtodointheletter?

A.Cancelabooking.B.Offerasuggestion.C.Askforinformation.D.Expressdissatisfaction.3.WhatdoesMartinthinkabouttheirexperience?

A.Thefoodtooktoolongtoarrive.B.Theygottotherestauranttoolate.C.Theywontvisittherestaurantagain.D.Therewasnotmuchchoiceonthemenu.Passage2AccordingtoNielsen,theaveragenumberofmobilephonecallswemakeisdroppingeveryyear,afterhittingapeakin2001.Andourcallsaregettingshorter:

In2005theyaveragedthreeminutesinlength;nowtheyrealmosthalfthat.Wearemoving,inotherwords,towardafascinatingculturaltransition:

thedeathofthetelephonecall.Thisshiftisparticularlyplainamongtheyoung.SomecollegestudentsIknowgodayswithouttalkingintotheirsmartphonesatall.Thisgenerationdoesntmakephonecalls,becauseeveryoneisinconstant,lightweightcontactinsomanyotherways:

texting,chatting,andsocial-networkmessaging.Andwedontjusthavemoreoptionsthanweusedto.Wehavebetterones:

Thesenewformsofcommunicationhaveexposedthefactthatthevoicecallisbadlydesigned.Itdeservestodie.Consider:

IfIsuddenlydecideIwanttodialyouup,Ihavenowayofknowingwhetheryourebusy,andyouhavenoideawhyImcalling.WehavetoopenSchrodingersboxeverytime,havingaconversationtofigureoutwhetheritsOKtohaveaconversation.Plus,voicecallsareemotionallyhigh-bandwidth,whichiswhyitssoweirdlyexhaustingtobeinterruptedbyone.（Weapparentlyfindvoicemailevenmoretorturous:

Studiesshowthatmorethanafifthofallvoicemessagesareneverlistenedto.）Thetelephone,inotherwords,doesntprovideanyinformationaboutstatus,soweareconstantlyinterruptingoneanother.Theothertoolsatourdisposalaremorepolite.Instantmessagingletsusdetectwhetherourfriendsarebusywithoutourannoyingthem,andtextingletsuspingoneanotherbutnotatthesametime.（Plus,wecanspendmoretimethinkingaboutwhatwewanttosay.）Despitethehueandcryaboutbecomingan“alwayson”society,wereactuallymovingawayfromthedemandthateveryoneshouldbeavailableimmediately.Wellstillmakefewerphonecalls,asmostofourformerphonetimewillmigratetoothermedia.Butthecallswedomakewillbelonger,reservedforthesortofdeepdiscussionthatthemediumdoesbest.Asvideochattingbecomesmorecommon,enabledbythenewiPhoneandotherdevices,wemightseethegrowthofpersistenttelepresence,leavingvideo-chatopenalldaysowecanspeaktoaspouseorcolleaguespontaneously.Or,toputitanotherway,wellcalllessbuttalkmore.1.Thewriterofthetextthinksthatwhatishappeningwithmobilephonecallsis_.A.anunexpectedoccurrenceB.astrangebutverypredictablefactC.aninterestingsocialphenomenonD.negativeforsocialinteraction2.Inparagraph3,thewritersattitudetowardsphonevoicecallsis_.A.doubtfulB.concernedC.positiveD.negative3.Whatdoesthewriterthinkwillhappentovoicecallsinthefuture?

A.Theywillonlybeusedinemergencies.B.Theywillcontinuetogetmoreexpensive.C.Theywillonlybeusedbetweenfamilymembers.D.Theywillbeusedmainlyforintimateanddetaileddiscussions.Passage3Somescientistssaythatanimalsintheoceanareincreasinglythreatenedbynoisepollutioncausedbyhumanbeings.Thenoisethataffectsseacreaturescomesfromanumberofhumanactivities.Itiscausedmainlybyindustrialunderwaterexplosions,oceandrilling,andshipengines.Suchnoisesareaddedtonaturalsounds.Thesesoundsincludethebreakingoficefield,underwaterearthquakes,andsoundsmadebyanimalsthemselves.Decibelsmeasuredinwateraredifferentfromthosemeasuredonland.Anoiseofonehundredandtwentydecibelsonlandcausespaintohumanears.Inwater,adecibellevelofonehundredandninety-fivewouldhavethesameeffect.Somescientistshaveproposedsettinganoiselimitofonehundredandtwentydecibelsinoceans.Theyhaveobservedthatnoisesatthatlevelcanfrightenandconfusewhales.AteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsdiscoveredthatloudernoisescanseriouslyinjuresomeanimals.Theresearchteamfoundthatpowerfulunderwaterexplosionswerecausingwhalesintheareatolosetheirhearing.Thisseriouslyaffectedthewhalesabilitytoexchangeinformationandfindtheirway.Someofthewhalesevendied.Theexplosionshadcausedtheirearstobleedandbecomeinfected.Manyresearcherswhoseworkdependsonoceansoundsareagainstalimitofonehundredandtwentydecibels.Theysaysuchalimitwouldmeananendtoimportantindustrialandscientificresearch.Scientistsdonotknowhowmuchandwhatkindsofnoisesareharmfultooceananimals.However,manyscientistssuspectthatnoiseisagreaterdangerthantheybelieved.Theywanttopreventnoisesfromfarmingcreaturesintheocean.1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisincreasinglydangeroustoseacreatures?

_A.Theman-madenoise.B.Thenoisesmadebythemselves.C.Thesoundofearthquakes.D.Thesoundoftheice-breaking.2.Whichofthefollowingisdiscussedinthesecondparagraph?

_A.Differentplaceswithdifferenttypesofnoise.B.Theveryhumanearssensitivetoalltypesofnoises.C.Thesamenoisemeasuredifferentlyonlandandintheocean.D.Theoceananimalsreactiontonoises.3.Astotheinfluenceofnoisesonwhales,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

_A.Theyaredeaftonoises.B.Noisesatacertainlevelmayhurtthem.C.Theyareeasilyconfusedbynoises.D.Noiseswilllimittheirabilitytoreproduce.4.Wecanknowfromthepassagethatmanyscientiststhinkthatthenoiselimitofonehundredtwentydecibelswould_.A.preventthemfromdoingtheirresearchworkB.benefitthemalotintheirresearchworkC.dogoodtotheirhealthD.increasetheindustrialoutput5.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillscientistsmostprobablydointhefuture?

_A.Theywilltrytheirbesttodecreasenoise.B.Theywillworkhardtocutdownnoisepollution.C.Theywillstudytheeffectofdifferentnoises.D.Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.Passage4DoyoureallycarewhowinsOscars?

OnFebruary24thisyear,theAcademyAwardswerepresentedtoactors,actresses,directors,musiciansandmanyotherpeople.Usuallytheyarethebestandwe,theaudience,arepersuadedthatthisistrue.Thisyear,thenominations（提名）forBestPictureincludeBlackPanther,BohemianRhapsodyandGreenBook.Accordingtomanypeople,thesearegreatmovies,asaretheperformerswhobringthestoriestolife.WhoeverwinstheawardforBestActororBestActresswillundoubtedlybecomeaHollywoodstar.However,LeonardohadneverwonanOscarbefore2016,butthatdoesntmeanthathisfilmsarentamazing.IonlyneedtomentionTitanicandTheWolfofWallStreetandyoucanclearlyseethatheisanexcellentactor.Andofcourse,letsnotforgetRomeoandJuliet.Imafraidsomeonemaywronglyapprehendmymeaning.IamnotsayingthatthosewhowinAcademyAwardsarenottalentedpeople.Theymostcertainlyaretalented.WhatImeanisthatIdontthinkweshouldjudgefilmsandactorsbyhowmanyawardstheyhave.Afterall,atthisyearsGoldenGlobeAwards,RickyGervaiscomparedtheprizestoadoorstopandtoldthenomineestorememberthatnoonecaredaboutthatawardasmuchastheydid.Soletsnotjudgeanactororactressjustbasedonwhatcritics（评论家）say.Ifyouwanttoknowhowgoodanactororactressreallyis,goandwatchthefilmheorshestarsin.1.WhyisLeonardomentionedinthepassage?

_A.Heisoneofthewritersfavoritefilmactors.B.Heisoneoftheactorswhostarredinmanyfilms.C.Heistheleadingactorinmanyaward-winningfilms.D.HeisagoodactorwhodidntwinanOscaruntil2016.2.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordapprehendinParagraph4?

_A.ExpressB.UnderstandC.ChangeD.Show3.Intheauthorsopinion,whatisthebestwaytojudgeanactor?

_A.ToseeifhehaswonanOscar.B.Toreadwhatcriticssay.C.Tojudgehimbywatchinghisacting.D.Toseehowmanyawardshehaswon.Passage5YouhaveprobablyheardoftheMozarteffect.ItstheideathatifchildrenorevenbabieslistentomusiccomposedbyMozart,theywillbecomemoreintelligent.AquickInternetsearchrevealsplentyofproductstoassistyouinthetask.WhateveryouragethereareCDsandbookstohelpyoutastethepowerofMozartsmusic,butwhenitcomestoscientificevidencethatitcanmakeyoumoreclever,thepictureismoremixed.Thephrase“theMozarteffect”wasmadeup