高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day 15.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day15

高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day15

Passage1

America’slatestsuperheroAustinPerine,whocallshimselfPresidentAustin,isnowtakingthecountrybystorm.Butheisnotatypicalsuperhero.Twothingssethimapart:

Hedoesn’tfighthumanenemies,buthungerandhomelessness.Also,he’sonlyfouryearsold.

Oursuperhero’soriginstorystartedfromthedaywhenTJPerine,hisfather,tookAustintotheFirehouseMinistries,alocalshelterthatprovideshousing,foodandotherservicesforthehomeless.Astheydrovebythebuilding,theysawagroupof25homelessmenstandingonthestreetcorner.Thatday,Austinusedhisallowancetobuyeachmanasandwichandhandedthefoodouthimselfwithhisslogan,“Don’tforgettoshowlove!

”

Afterhereturnedeveryweekforfiveweeksinarow,wordofAustin’skindnessspreadthroughsocialmedia.AustinandTJcouldfeed25to50peopleatatimebefore,andnow,thankstocommunitysupport,theycanfeed800to2,000people.

ButAustinisn’tmerelyfillingstomachs.Hehasbeenimprovingthelivesofthehomelesspeoplehemeets.OnthatfirsttriptoFirehouseMinistries,TJandAustintalkedtoapoormannamedRaymont.TherespectAustinshowedforhimtouched41--year--oldRaymont,whoregainedhisconfidenceinlifeandfinallyfoundajobwiththehelpofTJ.Allthatwasmadepossiblebecausealittleboytookthetimetocare.

Austin’spassionhasbecomehisfamily’scalling.AfterraisingmoneythroughaGoFundMepage,Audrey,TJ’smotherestablishedthenonprofitShowLoveFoundation,dedicatedtofightinghomelessness.Shenowservesaspresident,andTJoverseespublicrelationsforthefoundationfulltime.Theyoffermedicalandmentalhealthcareaspreventivestepsagainsthomelessness.

AsforPresidentAustin,hecontinuestogiveoutfood,smiles,andhisinspirationalmessageoflove.“ItmakesmefeellikeI’msavingtheday,”hesaidproudly.

1.WhyhasAustinbecomewell—knowntotheentirecountry?

A.Hehassuperpowertofillthestomachsofthehomeless.

B.Hefightshungerandhomelessnessatsuchayoungage.

C.Hehasremovedthepovertyofthelocalcommunity.

D.Hehaschosenanimpressiveanduniquename.

2.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“dedicated”inParagraph5?

A.Exposed.B.Opposed.C.Devoted.D.Addicted.

3.WhydoestheauthorintroducetheexampleofRaymontinParagraph4?

A.ToshowAustin’spositiveinfluence.

B.Topersuadepeopletoliveofftheirown.

C.ToprovethepersonalabilityofAustin’sfather.

D.Todescribethedifficultsituationofpoorpeople.

4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardswhatAustindoes?

A.Sympathetic.B.Humorous.C.Approving.D.Considerate.

Passage2

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FreeComedyMoviesatTubiTV

ThousandsoffreemoviesandTVshowsareavailablethroughTubiTV,andtheycanallbeviewedonanumberofmobiledeviceinadditiontoacomputer.There’salsoawholesectionatTubiTVthat’sjustforcomedyvideos.Somemoviesrequireyoutologintoviewthem,butregistrationisfreeandonlytakesafewmoments.

ClassicCinemaOnline’sComedies

DozensoffreeclassiccomediesareavailablefromClassicCinemaOnline.WhatreallymakesClassicCinemauniquefromtherestisitsratherlargeselectionofsilentfilms.Whilethere’reonlyalargehandfulofmoviesatClassicCinemaOnline,ifyouloveclassicandsilentmovies,youreallyneedtocheckitout.

1.WhatdoesHulu’sFreeComedyMoviesofferapartfromfreecomedymovies?

A.Free--books.B.FunnyfreeTVshows

C.Sciencefiction.D.Actionmovie

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutFreeComediesatPopcornflix?

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C.Ithasawholesectionofcomedyvideos.D.Itsmoviescanbewatchedanywhere.

3.WhatmakesClassicCinemaOnline’sComediesstandoutfromtherest?

A.Dozensoffreeclassiccomedies.B.Alargeselectionofsilentfilms.

C.Ratherfinevideoquality.D.Thebestselectionofmovies.

Passage3

YouareanewmanagerattheAmericanbranchofyourGermanfirminChicago.Withafewminutestosparebetweenmeetings,yougotogetaquickcupofcoffee.

"Hey,David,howareyou?

"oneoftheseniorpartnersatthefirmasksyou.

"Good,thankyou,Dr.Greer,"youreply.You'vereallybeenwantingtomakeaconnectionwiththeseniorleadershipathefirm,andthisseemslikeagreatopportunity.Butasyoustarttothinkofsomethingtosay,yourAmericancolleaguebreaksintostealyourspotlight.

"SoArnold",yourcolleaguesaystoyourboss,insuchacasualmannerthatitmakesyourGermansoulcringe（畏缩）,"Sowhat'syourSuperbowlprediction?

Imean,you'reaNiner’sfan,right?

"

Theconversationmoveson,andyouwalksilentlybacktoyourdeskwithyourcoffee.YouknowhowimportantsmalltalkisintheU.S.,andyoufeeljealousofpeoplewhocandoitwell.

There'snothingsmallabouttherolethatsmalltalkplaysinAmericanprofessionalculture.PeoplefromothercountriesareoftensurprisedathowimportantsmalltalkisintheU.S.andhownaturallyandcomfortablypeopleseemtodoitwithpeers,men,women,andevenwithsuperiors.Youcanbethemosttechnicallyskilledworkerintheworld,butyourabilitytoprogressinyourjobintheUnitedStatesishighlydependentonyourabilitytobuildandmaintainpositiverelationshipswithpeopleatwork.Andguesswhatskilliscriticalforbuildingandmaintainingtheserelationships?

Smalltalk.

WhatcanyoudoifyouarefromanothercultureandwanttolearntousesmalltalkintheU.S.tobuildrelationshipsandestablishtrust?

Workhardtohone（磨练）yourownversionofAmerican-stylesmalltalk.Watchhowothersdoit.Youdon'thavetomimicwhattheydo;infact,thatwouldlikelybackfirebecausepeoplewouldseeyouasinauthentic.Butifyoucandevelopyourownpersonalversion,thatcangoalongwaytowardmakingyoufeelcomfortableandcompetence.

1.Theauthorintroducesthetopicofthepassageby________.

A.offeringaplot

B.describingninterestingscene

C.makingcomparisons

D.tellingasmalljokes

2.WhatdoweknowaboutGermanpeople?

________

A.Theydon'tmakesomuchsmalltalk.

B.Theyhatemakingsmalltalk.

C.Theyusuallymakesmalltalkinworkbreaks.

D.Theyaregoodatmakingsmalltalktoo.

3.WhatmakespeoplefromothercountriessurprisedinAmericanprofessionalculture?

________

A.Americanworkers'abilitytomakeprogress.

B.Americanworkers'attitudetowardssuperiors.

C.Thespecialmeaningofsmalltalk.

D.Therolesmalltalkplaysinworksettings.

4.Whatdoes"backfire"underlinedinthelastparagraphmean?

________

A.haveawarmatmosphere

B.havetheoppositeeffect

C.haveagoodresult

D.haveahardtime

Passage4

Asalanguagestudentthereareseveralreasonswhylearningaboutculturalaspectsisimportantandfun.Oneisinterest.Knowingaboutthewaypeoplebehavemakesyourreadingmoreinteresting.Anotherreasonisusefulness.

Ifyouaregoingtohaveaconversationwithnativespeakersofalanguageyoulearn,youneedtoknowthesortoftopicsthatinterestthemonceyougetpast“Hello”.Youneedtoknowsomethingabouttheirfavoritesports,thecurrent（现时的）governmentofthecountrywherethelanguageisspoken,currentfashionsinclothesandoutstandingnationaleventsinrecenttimes,tomentionafew.Showingthatyouknowsomethingabouttheircountrycanleadtointerestingconversations.

Thewaypeoplethinkiscloselyconnectedwithlanguage.Languagesareonechannelthroughwhichdifferentculturespresenttheirideasbothwithinthemselvesandincontactwithothers.Thefactthatalanguagedoesnothavethesamerangeofwordsasanotherlanguagedoesnotmeanthattheydonotvaluethosethingsasmuch.

WhetherornotyourmainintentiontoLearnalanguageistolearnaboutpeople’sculturalbackgroundsortodealwithadegreecourse,youwillbelearningaboutitindirectlyfromvarioussourcesaboutculturelikethecoursebook,films,thenews,literatureoreventravelbrochures（手册）.Youcouldmakealonglistjustbythinkingofallthethingsthatareimportanttotheculturesuchascustomsthatgobackcenturies,architecture,traditionalceremonies,thewaypeoplerelatetoeachotherinfamilies,thevaluethatareimportanttoasociety,thesenseofhumourthatpeopleshare,movies,musicandart.Alltheseculturalaspectsareimportanttolanguagelearnersiftheywanttogetabetterunderstandingofthelanguageitself.

1.Whichofthefollowinghelptoaconversationwithnativespeakers?

________

A.Greetingthembysaying“Hello”.

B.Talkingabouttheirreligiousbeliefs.

C.Tellingthemabo